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2008 • R • 2h 4m • Drama • Sony Pictures Classics

The end is built into the beginning.

🍅 69% 71% MC 67 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$172K
Limited · 9 theaters
Domestic total
$3.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$4.40M
$1.30M international
Domestic legs9.3x from $332K biggest weekend
Budget$20M
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Cast & crew

Full Kaufman filmography
Charlie Kaufman Charlie Kaufman Director Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman Starring Samantha Morton Samantha Morton Starring Michelle Williams Michelle Williams Starring Catherine Keener Catherine Keener Starring Emily Watson Emily Watson Starring
ScreenplayCharlie Kaufman Produced byAnthony Bregman, Charlie Kaufman, Sidney Kimmel, Spike Jonze CinematographyFrederick Elmes MusicJon Brion Prod. DesignMark Friedberg StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 24-26 31 $172.2K — 9 $19,132 $172.2K
2 Oct 31-Nov 2 39 $99.4K −42.3% 9 $11,040 $337.9K
3 Nov 7-9 27 $293.6K +195.5% 35 $8,389 $675.5K
4 Nov 14-16 26 $331.8K +13.0% 80 $4,147 $1.1M
5 Nov 21-23 21 $319.1K −3.8% 111 $2,874 $1.6M
6 Nov 28-30 22 $285.8K −10.4% 119 $2,401 $2.0M
7 Dec 5-7 24 $163.6K −42.8% 115 $1,422 $2.2M
8 Dec 12-14 29 $104.8K −36.0% 97 $1,080 $2.4M
9 Dec 19-21 36 $53.6K −48.8% 56 $957 $2.5M
10 Dec 26-28 50 $36.8K −31.4% 38 $968 $2.6M
11 Jan 2-4 50 $44.8K +21.8% 39 $1,149 $2.7M
12 Jan 9-11 43 $48.4K +7.9% 41 $1,179 $2.8M
13 Jan 16-18 46 $39.7K −17.8% 33 $1,204 $2.9M
14 Jan 23-25 45 $47.6K +19.7% 28 $1,699 $2.9M
15 Jan 30-Feb 1 48 $26.0K −45.4% 23 $1,129 $3.0M
16 Feb 6-8 55 $26.8K +3.0% 25 $1,070 $3.0M
17 Feb 13-15 68 $8.2K −69.5% 11 $741 $3.0M
18 Feb 20-22 67 $8.2K +0.3% 17 $481 $3.0M
19 Feb 27-Mar 1 72 $9.9K +21.6% 24 $414 $3.1M
20 Mar 6-8 86 $5.2K −48.0% 9 $574 $3.1M
21 Mar 13-15 92 $3.2K −38.5% 4 $795 $3.1M
22 Mar 20-22 95 $2.0K −35.6% 4 $512 $3.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $36.8K
$172.2K
$99.4K
$293.6K
$331.8K
$319.1K
$285.8K
$163.6K
$104.8K
$53.6K
$36.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −31.4%
−42.3%
W1→2
+195.5%
W2→3
+13.0%
W3→4
−3.8%
W4→5
−10.4%
W5→6
−42.8%
W6→7
−36.0%
W7→8
−48.8%
W8→9
−31.4%
W9→10
Steepest −48.8%Biggest gain +195.5%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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