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2015 • R • 2h 1m • Action, Crime, Drama • Lionsgate

The border is just another line to cross.

🍅 91% 85%

82

4.01

7.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$401K

Limited · 6 theaters

Domestic total

$46.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$84.30M

$37.40M international

Domestic legs3.9x from $12.1M first wide weekend

Budget$30M

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Cast & crew

Full Villeneuve filmography

Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve Director

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt Starring

Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro Starring

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin Starring

Victor Garber

Victor Garber Starring

Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal Starring

ScreenplayTaylor Sheridan Produced byBasil Iwanyk, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill CinematographyRoger Deakins Music byJóhann Jóhannsson StudioLionsgate

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Sep 18-20 25 $401.3K — 6 $66,881 $401.3K

2 Sep 25-27 10 $1.7M +327.9% 59 $29,107 $2.3M

3 Oct 2-4 3 $12.1M +607.4% 2,620 $4,637 $15.1M

4 Oct 9-11 5 $7.6M −37.6% 2,620 $2,893 $26.9M

5 Oct 16-18 8 $4.6M −39.9% 2,130 $2,140 $34.7M

6 Oct 23-25 10 $2.8M −37.6% 1,448 $1,965 $39.3M

7 Oct 30-Nov 1 14 $1.7M −39.6% 1,073 $1,603 $42.1M

8 Nov 6-8 14 $1.1M −38.9% 722 $1,455 $43.9M

9 Nov 13-15 17 $760.6K −27.6% 529 $1,438 $45.2M

10 Nov 20-22 20 $284.9K −62.5% 285 $1,000 $45.8M

11 Nov 27-29 27 $148.4K −47.9% 113 $1,313 $46.1M

12 Dec 4-6 33 $98.6K −33.6% 94 $1,049 $46.2M

13 Dec 11-13 27 $169.5K +72.0% 178 $952 $46.4M

14 Dec 18-20 33 $90.2K −46.8% 134 $673 $46.6M

15 Dec 25-27 39 $53.8K −40.4% 134 $401 $46.7M

16 Jan 1-3 40 $53.6K −0.3% 59 $908 $46.8M

17 Jan 8-10 43 $30.3K −43.5% 53 $571 $46.9M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Sep 18 — $133.8K — $133.8K 6 $22,302 1

Sat Sep 19 — $146.5K +9.5% $280.3K 6 $24,416 2

Sun Sep 20 — $121.0K −17.4% $401.3K 6 $20,164 3

Mon Sep 21 — $44.0K −63.7% $445.3K 6 $7,328 4

Tue Sep 22 — $47.3K +7.6% $492.6K 6 $7,884 5

Wed Sep 23 — $53.1K +12.3% $545.7K 6 $8,856 6

Thu Sep 24 — $34.9K −34.3% $580.6K 6 $5,816 7

Fri Sep 25 #10 $558.5K +1500.4% +317.4% $1.1M 59 $9,466 8

Sat Sep 26 #10 $680.6K +21.9% +364.6% $1.8M 59 $11,535 9

Sun Sep 27 #10 $478.2K −29.7% +295.3% $2.3M 59 $8,105 10

Mon Sep 28 #10 $175.6K −63.3% +299.4% $2.5M 59 $2,976 11

Tue Sep 29 #11 $199.9K +13.8% +322.6% $2.7M 59 $3,388 12

Wed Sep 30 #12 $195.2K −2.4% +267.3% $2.9M 59 $3,308 13

Thu Oct 1 #11 $132.7K −32.0% +280.4% $3.0M 59 $2,250 14

Fri Oct 2 #3 $4.3M +3134.4% +668.8% $7.3M 2,620 $1,639 15

Sat Oct 3 #4 $4.7M +8.8% +586.5% $12.0M 2,620 $1,783 16

Sun Oct 4 #3 $3.2M −31.9% +565.5% $15.1M 2,620 $1,215 17

Mon Oct 5 #3 $1.1M −66.9% +499.4% $16.2M 2,620 $402 18

Tue Oct 6 #4 $1.3M +24.8% +557.3% $17.5M 2,620 $502 19

Wed Oct 7 #4 $923.1K −29.7% +373.0% $18.4M 2,620 $352 20

Thu Oct 8 #4 $917.0K −0.7% +590.8% $19.4M 2,620 $350 21

Fri Oct 9 #5 $2.3M +148.4% −46.9% $21.6M 2,620 $869 22

Sat Oct 10 #5 $3.0M +33.0% −35.2% $24.7M 2,620 $1,156 23

Sun Oct 11 #4 $2.3M −25.0% −28.6% $26.9M 2,620 $867 24

Mon Oct 12 #5 $1.0M −54.4% −1.7% $28.0M 2,620 $395 25

Tue Oct 13 #5 $899.5K −13.1% −31.5% $28.9M 2,620 $343 26

Wed Oct 14 #5 $687.7K −23.5% −25.5% $29.6M 2,620 $262 27

Thu Oct 15 #5 $604.9K −12.0% −34.0% $30.2M 2,620 $231 28

Fri Oct 16 #9 $1.3M +119.8% −41.6% $31.5M 2,130 $624 29

Sat Oct 17 #8 $1.9M +43.6% −37.0% $33.4M 2,130 $897 30

Sun Oct 18 #8 $1.3M −31.0% −42.0% $34.7M 2,130 $619 31

Mon Oct 19 #7 $410.1K −68.9% −60.4% $35.1M 2,130 $193 32

Tue Oct 20 #7 $541.8K +32.1% −39.8% $35.7M 2,130 $254 33

Wed Oct 21 #8 $412.9K −23.8% −40.0% $36.1M 2,130 $194 34

Thu Oct 22 #8 $350.6K −15.1% −42.0% $36.4M 2,130 $165 35

Fri Oct 23 #10 $791.1K +125.6% −40.5% $37.2M 1,448 $546 36

Sat Oct 24 #10 $1.3M +59.1% −34.1% $38.5M 1,448 $869 37

Sun Oct 25 #10 $795.0K −36.8% −39.7% $39.3M 1,448 $549 38

Mon Oct 26 #10 $266.4K −66.5% −35.0% $39.5M 1,448 $184 39

Tue Oct 27 #10 $325.5K +22.2% −39.9% $39.9M 1,448 $225 40

Wed Oct 28 #10 $250.4K −23.1% −39.4% $40.1M 1,448 $173 41

Thu Oct 29 #11 $234.6K −6.3% −33.1% $40.4M 1,448 $162 42

Fri Oct 30 #14 $502.7K +114.3% −36.5% $40.9M 1,073 $468 43

Sat Oct 31 #14 $639.4K +27.2% −49.2% $41.5M 1,073 $596 44

Sun Nov 1 #13 $577.5K −9.7% −27.4% $42.1M 1,073 $538 45

Mon Nov 2 #12 $207.0K −64.2% −22.3% $42.3M 1,073 $193 46

Tue Nov 3 #12 $241.8K +16.8% −25.7% $42.5M 1,073 $225 47

Wed Nov 4 #12 $189.8K −21.5% −24.2% $42.7M 1,073 $177 48

Thu Nov 5 #13 $157.0K −17.3% −33.1% $42.9M 1,073 $146 49

Fri Nov 6 #14 $292.4K +86.3% −41.8% $43.2M 722 $405 50

Sat Nov 7 #13 $472.7K +61.6% −26.1% $43.6M 722 $655 51

Sun Nov 8 #13 $285.7K −39.6% −50.5% $43.9M 722 $396 52

Mon Nov 9 #12 $104.3K −63.5% −49.6% $44.0M 722 $145 53

Tue Nov 10 #12 $148.2K +42.0% −38.7% $44.2M 722 $205 54

Wed Nov 11 #12 $180.2K +21.6% −5.1% $44.4M 722 $250 55

Thu Nov 12 #13 $98.8K −45.2% −37.0% $44.5M 722 $137 56

Fri Nov 13 — $208.1K +110.6% −28.8% $44.7M 529 $393 57

Sat Nov 14 — $331.7K +59.4% −29.8% $45.0M 529 $627 58

Sun Nov 15 — $220.8K −33.4% −22.7% $45.2M 529 $417 59

Mon Nov 16 #15 $73.7K −66.6% −29.4% $45.3M 529 $139 60

Tue Nov 17 #15 $92.4K +25.5% −37.6% $45.4M 529 $175 61

Wed Nov 18 #15 $71.4K −22.8% −60.4% $45.5M 529 $135 62

Thu Nov 19 #15 $48.0K −32.7% −51.4% $45.5M 529 $91 63

Fri Nov 20 — $77.2K +60.7% −62.9% $45.6M 285 $271 64

Sat Nov 21 — $114.1K +47.9% −65.6% $45.7M 285 $400 65

Sun Nov 22 — $93.5K −18.0% −57.6% $45.8M 285 $328 66

Mon Nov 23 — $41.8K −55.4% −43.3% $45.8M 285 $147 67

Tue Nov 24 — $38.5K −7.8% −58.4% $45.9M 285 $135 68

Wed Nov 25 — $24.8K −35.5% −65.2% $45.9M 285 $87 69

Thu Nov 26 — $23.3K −6.2% −51.5% $45.9M 285 $82 70

Fri Nov 27 — $56.3K +142.0% −27.0% $46.0M 113 $499 71

Sat Nov 28 — $58.9K +4.6% −48.4% $46.0M 113 $521 72

Sun Nov 29 — $33.2K −43.7% −64.5% $46.1M 113 $294 73

Mon Nov 30 — $13.6K −59.0% −67.5% $46.1M 113 $120 74

Tue Dec 1 — $16.0K +17.8% −58.4% $46.1M 113 $142 75

Wed Dec 2 — $14.1K −11.9% −43.2% $46.1M 113 $125 76

Thu Dec 3 — $13.2K −6.5% −43.4% $46.1M 113 $117 77

Fri Dec 4 — $27.6K +109.7% −50.9% $46.1M 94 $294 78

Sat Dec 5 — $43.0K +55.4% −27.1% $46.2M 94 $457 79

Sun Dec 6 — $28.0K −34.9% −15.7% $46.2M 94 $298 80

Mon Dec 7 — $10.5K −62.6% −23.1% $46.2M 94 $111 81

Tue Dec 8 — $13.2K +26.2% −17.6% $46.2M 94 $140 82

Wed Dec 9 — $14.0K +6.4% −0.4% $46.3M 94 $149 83

Thu Dec 10 — $10.8K −23.3% −18.3% $46.3M 94 $115 84

Fri Dec 11 — $47.1K +337.6% +70.6% $46.3M 178 $265 85

Sat Dec 12 — $69.4K +47.1% +61.5% $46.4M 178 $390 86

Sun Dec 13 — $52.9K −23.7% +89.3% $46.4M 178 $297 87

Mon Dec 14 — $22.4K −57.6% +114.4% $46.5M 178 $126 88

Tue Dec 15 — $25.1K +12.1% +90.5% $46.5M 178 $141 89

Wed Dec 16 — $21.9K −12.7% +56.2% $46.5M 178 $123 90

Thu Dec 17 — $20.2K −8.2% +87.1% $46.5M 178 $113 91

Fri Dec 18 — $24.6K +21.8% −47.9% $46.6M 134 $183 92

Sat Dec 19 — $35.9K +46.4% −48.2% $46.6M 134 $268 93

Sun Dec 20 — $29.7K −17.3% −43.8% $46.6M 134 $222 94

Mon Dec 21 — $17.2K −42.3% −23.5% $46.6M 134 $128 95

Tue Dec 22 — $18.3K +6.6% −27.3% $46.7M 134 $136 96

Wed Dec 23 — $16.2K −11.7% −26.4% $46.7M 134 $121 97

Thu Dec 24 — $10.7K −33.8% −46.9% $46.7M 134 $80 98

Fri Dec 25 — $16.9K +57.9% −31.2% $46.7M 134 $126 99

Sat Dec 26 — $21.1K +25.0% −41.3% $46.7M 134 $158 100

Sun Dec 27 — $15.8K −25.3% −46.9% $46.7M 134 $118 101

Mon Dec 28 — $9.9K −37.1% −42.2% $46.7M 134 $74 102

Tue Dec 29 — $10.3K +4.1% −43.5% $46.8M 134 $77 103

Wed Dec 30 — $11.6K +12.2% −28.3% $46.8M 134 $86 104

Thu Dec 31 — $6.7K −42.3% −37.5% $46.8M 134 $50 105

Fri Jan 1 — $20.3K +204.3% +20.4% $46.8M 59 $345 106

Sat Jan 2 — $21.5K +5.8% +1.9% $46.8M 59 $365 107

Sun Jan 3 — $11.7K −45.4% −25.6% $46.8M 59 $199 108

Mon Jan 4 — $5.5K −53.4% −44.9% $46.8M 59 $93 109

Tue Jan 5 — $5.5K +0.5% −46.8% $46.8M 59 $93 110

Wed Jan 6 — $5.0K −9.4% −57.0% $46.8M 59 $84 111

Thu Jan 7 — $5.3K +5.9% −21.1% $46.8M 59 $89 112

Fri Jan 8 — $9.1K +73.4% −55.0% $46.9M 53 $173 113

Sat Jan 9 — $12.3K +34.2% −43.0% $46.9M 53 $232 114

Sun Jan 10 — $8.9K −27.7% −24.4% $46.9M 53 $167 115

Mon Jan 11 — $3.3K −62.8% −39.7% $46.9M 53 $62 116

Tue Jan 12 — $3.6K +8.2% −35.1% $46.9M 53 $67 117

Wed Jan 13 — $3.6K −0.1% −28.4% $46.9M 53 $67 118

Thu Jan 14 — $3.4K −4.9% −35.7% $46.9M 53 $64 119

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$45.9M

Sep 18Oct 5Oct 23Nov 9Nov 26

Weekend grossWk 10 · $284.9K

$401.3K

$1.7M

$12.1M

$7.6M

$4.6M

$2.8M

$1.7M

$1.1M

$760.6K

$284.9K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,620 → 285 −89.1%

6 open285 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −62.5%

+327.9%

W1→2

+607.4%

W2→3

−37.6%

W3→4

−39.9%

W4→5

−37.6%

W5→6

−39.6%

W6→7

−38.9%

W7→8

−27.6%

W8→9

−62.5%

W9→10

Steepest −62.5%Biggest gain +607.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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