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2012 • PG-13 • 2h 4m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • Fox Searchlight Pictures

Share the journey. Share the laughter.

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62

3.39

7.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$737K

Limited · 27 theaters

Domestic total

$46.40M

Final

Worldwide total

$137.00M

$90.40M international

Domestic legs7.3x from $6.4M first wide weekend

Budget$10.0M

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Cast & crew

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy Starring

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith Starring

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson Starring

Judi Dench

Judi Dench Starring

Dev Patel

Dev Patel Starring

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton Starring

ScreenplayOl Parker StudioFox Searchlight Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 May 11-13 8 $2.7M — 178 $15,012 $3.7M

2 May 18-20 6 $3.2M +20.9% 354 $9,125 $8.2M

3 May 25-27 8 $6.4M +97.6% 1,233 $5,176 $16.6M

4 Jun 1-3 6 $4.5M −29.8% 1,294 $3,464 $25.4M

5 Jun 8-10 6 $3.3M −27.1% 1,298 $2,517 $31.0M

6 Jun 15-17 8 $2.3M −30.1% 1,184 $1,928 $35.2M

7 Jun 22-24 12 $1.6M −28.7% 741 $2,197 $38.4M

8 Jun 29-Jul 1 15 $1.1M −32.2% 534 $2,067 $40.4M

9 Jul 6-8 17 $741.1K −32.9% 359 $2,064 $42.0M

10 Jul 13-15 19 $651.1K −12.1% 342 $1,903 $43.0M

11 Jul 20-22 17 $416.8K −36.0% 288 $1,447 $43.9M

12 Jul 27-29 20 $335.3K −19.5% 276 $1,215 $44.5M

13 Aug 3-5 23 $310.5K −7.4% 230 $1,349 $45.0M

14 Aug 10-12 30 $168.0K −45.9% 184 $913 $45.4M

15 Aug 17-19 36 $108.4K −35.5% 128 $846 $45.6M

16 Aug 24-26 43 $92.8K −14.3% 112 $828 $45.8M

17 Aug 31-Sep 2 44 $99.4K +7.1% 105 $946 $45.9M

18 Sep 7-9 45 $82.3K −17.1% 114 $722 $46.1M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri May 4 $197.1K — $197.1K 27 $7,298 1

Sat May 5 $312.2K +58% $509.3K 27 $11,564 2

Sun May 6 $227.8K −27% $737.1K 27 $8,435 3

Mon May 7 $78.7K −65% $815.8K 27 $2,915 4

Tue May 8 $86.8K +10% $902.6K 27 $3,216 5

Wed May 9 $86.3K −1% $989.0K 27 $3,198 6

Thu May 10 $83.5K −3% $1.1M 27 $3,094 7

Fri May 11 #8 $672.2K +705% +241% $1.7M 178 $3,776 8

Sat May 12 #8 $1.1M +61% +246% $2.8M 178 $6,072 9

Sun May 13 #8 $919.1K −15% +304% $3.7M 178 $5,163 10

Mon May 14 #7 $279.1K −70% +255% $4.0M 178 $1,568 11

Tue May 15 #7 $347.3K +24% +300% $4.4M 178 $1,951 12

Wed May 16 #6 $322.0K −7% +273% $4.7M 178 $1,808 13

Thu May 17 #7 $304.4K −5% +264% $5.0M 178 $1,709 14

Fri May 18 #6 $873.0K +187% +30% $5.9M 354 $2,466 15

Sat May 19 #6 $1.4M +55% +25% $7.2M 354 $3,824 16

Sun May 20 #6 $1.0M −26% +9% $8.2M 354 $2,835 17

Mon May 21 #6 $522.3K −48% +87% $8.8M 354 $1,475 18

Tue May 22 #6 $521.7K n/c +50% $9.3M 354 $1,473 19

Wed May 23 #6 $460.5K −12% +43% $9.7M 354 $1,300 20

Thu May 24 #6 $471.0K +2% +55% $10.2M 354 $1,330 21

Fri May 25 #8 $1.7M +255% +92% $11.9M 1,233 $1,355 22

Sat May 26 #7 $2.5M +47% +82% $14.3M 1,233 $1,993 23

Sun May 27 #7 $2.3M −8% +125% $16.6M 1,233 $1,827 24

Mon May 28 #5 $2.0M −12% +279% $18.6M 1,233 $1,603 25

Tue May 29 #7 $819.2K −59% +57% $19.4M 1,233 $664 26

Wed May 30 #5 $753.6K −8% +64% $20.1M 1,233 $611 27

Thu May 31 #6 $759.5K +1% +61% $20.9M 1,233 $615 28

Fri Jun 1 #7 $1.3M +67% −24% $22.2M 1,294 $978 29

Sat Jun 2 #5 $2.0M +57% −19% $24.1M 1,294 $1,534 30

Sun Jun 3 #6 $1.2M −38% −45% $25.4M 1,294 $951 31

Mon Jun 4 #5 $545.7K −56% −72% $25.9M 1,294 $421 32

Tue Jun 5 #5 $669.3K +23% −18% $26.6M 1,294 $517 33

Wed Jun 6 #4 $592.9K −11% −21% $27.2M 1,294 $458 34

Thu Jun 7 #4 $586.0K −1% −23% $27.8M 1,294 $452 35

Fri Jun 8 #6 $940.4K +60% −26% $28.7M 1,298 $724 36

Sat Jun 9 #6 $1.4M +48% −30% $30.1M 1,298 $1,069 37

Sun Jun 10 #6 $938.6K −32% −24% $31.0M 1,298 $723 38

Mon Jun 11 #6 $397.9K −58% −27% $31.4M 1,298 $306 39

Tue Jun 12 #6 $557.8K +40% −17% $32.0M 1,298 $429 40

Wed Jun 13 #6 $489.3K −12% −17% $32.5M 1,298 $376 41

Thu Jun 14 #6 $447.7K −8% −24% $32.9M 1,298 $344 42

Fri Jun 15 #8 $632.1K +41% −33% $33.6M 1,184 $533 43

Sat Jun 16 #8 $957.9K +52% −31% $34.5M 1,184 $809 44

Sun Jun 17 #9 $693.2K −28% −26% $35.2M 1,184 $585 45

Mon Jun 18 #9 $328.8K −53% −17% $35.5M 1,184 $277 46

Tue Jun 19 #8 $411.8K +25% −26% $36.0M 1,184 $347 47

Wed Jun 20 #8 $396.1K −4% −19% $36.4M 1,184 $334 48

Thu Jun 21 #8 $401.9K +1% −10% $36.8M 1,184 $339 49

Fri Jun 22 #12 $454.2K +13% −28% $37.2M 741 $612 50

Sat Jun 23 #12 $697.8K +54% −27% $37.9M 741 $941 51

Sun Jun 24 #12 $476.6K −32% −31% $38.4M 741 $643 52

Mon Jun 25 #12 $223.9K −53% −32% $38.6M 741 $302 53

Tue Jun 26 #12 $256.7K +15% −38% $38.9M 741 $346 54

Wed Jun 27 #12 $224.0K −13% −43% $39.1M 741 $302 55

Thu Jun 28 #12 $232.4K +4% −42% $39.3M 741 $313 56

Fri Jun 29 $278.1K +20% −39% $39.6M 534 $520 57

Sat Jun 30 $462.3K +66% −34% $40.1M 534 $865 58

Sun Jul 1 $363.8K −21% −24% $40.4M 534 $681 59

Mon Jul 2 $193.7K −47% −13% $40.6M 534 $362 60

Tue Jul 3 $168.7K −13% −34% $40.8M 419 $402 61

Wed Jul 4 #15 $298.4K +77% +33% $41.1M 419 $712 62

Thu Jul 5 #17 $164.8K −45% −29% $41.3M 401 $410 63

Fri Jul 6 $210.4K +28% −24% $41.5M 359 $586 64

Sat Jul 7 $327.3K +56% −29% $41.8M 359 $911 65

Sun Jul 8 $203.4K −38% −44% $42.0M 359 $566 66

Mon Jul 9 $85.9K −58% −56% $42.1M 359 $239 67

Tue Jul 10 $107.3K +25% −36% $42.2M 359 $299 68

Wed Jul 11 $99.0K −8% −67% $42.3M 359 $275 69

Thu Jul 12 $105.6K +7% −36% $42.4M 359 $294 70

Fri Jul 13 $167.9K +59% −20% $42.6M 342 $491 71

Sat Jul 14 $274.6K +64% −16% $42.8M 342 $802 72

Sun Jul 15 $208.5K −24% +3% $43.0M 342 $609 73

Mon Jul 16 $84.3K −60% −2% $43.1M 342 $246 74

Tue Jul 17 $123.7K +47% +15% $43.2M 342 $361 75

Wed Jul 18 $97.1K −22% −2% $43.3M 342 $283 76

Thu Jul 19 $90.0K −7% −15% $43.4M 342 $263 77

Fri Jul 20 $118.3K +31% −30% $43.6M 288 $410 78

Sat Jul 21 $173.0K +46% −37% $43.7M 288 $600 79

Sun Jul 22 $125.5K −27% −40% $43.9M 288 $435 80

Mon Jul 23 $63.9K −49% −24% $43.9M 288 $221 81

Tue Jul 24 $78.0K +22% −37% $44.0M 288 $270 82

Wed Jul 25 $68.1K −13% −30% $44.1M 288 $236 83

Thu Jul 26 $73.5K +8% −18% $44.1M 288 $255 84

Fri Jul 27 $84.8K +15% −28% $44.2M 276 $307 85

Sat Jul 28 $144.9K +71% −16% $44.4M 276 $525 86

Sun Jul 29 $105.6K −27% −16% $44.5M 276 $382 87

Mon Jul 30 $47.1K −55% −26% $44.5M 276 $170 88

Tue Jul 31 $64.5K +37% −17% $44.6M 276 $233 89

Wed Aug 1 $59.3K −8% −13% $44.6M 276 $214 90

Thu Aug 2 $61.1K +3% −17% $44.7M 276 $221 91

Fri Aug 3 $74.6K +22% −12% $44.8M 230 $324 92

Sat Aug 4 $129.8K +74% −10% $44.9M 230 $564 93

Sun Aug 5 $106.1K −18% n/c $45.0M 230 $461 94

Mon Aug 6 $49.7K −53% +6% $45.1M 230 $216 95

Tue Aug 7 $55.8K +12% −14% $45.1M 230 $242 96

Wed Aug 8 $45.0K −19% −24% $45.2M 230 $195 97

Thu Aug 9 $42.7K −5% −30% $45.2M 230 $185 98

Fri Aug 10 $48.6K +14% −35% $45.3M 184 $264 99

Sat Aug 11 $72.7K +50% −44% $45.3M 184 $394 100

Sun Aug 12 $46.8K −36% −56% $45.4M 184 $254 101

Mon Aug 13 $22.6K −52% −55% $45.4M 184 $122 102

Tue Aug 14 $30.6K +35% −45% $45.4M 184 $166 103

Wed Aug 15 $28.6K −7% −37% $45.5M 167 $171 104

Thu Aug 16 $26.8K −6% −37% $45.5M 167 $160 105

Fri Aug 17 $31.5K +17% −35% $45.5M 128 $245 106

Sat Aug 18 $45.3K +44% −38% $45.6M 128 $353 107

Sun Aug 19 $31.6K −30% −32% $45.6M 128 $247 108

Mon Aug 20 $14.4K −54% −36% $45.6M 128 $112 109

Tue Aug 21 $19.4K +34% −37% $45.6M 128 $151 110

Wed Aug 22 $17.3K −11% −40% $45.6M 120 $143 111

Thu Aug 23 $17.7K +2% −34% $45.7M 120 $147 112

Fri Aug 24 $25.4K +44% −19% $45.7M 112 $226 113

Sat Aug 25 $39.9K +57% −12% $45.7M 112 $355 114

Sun Aug 26 $27.6K −31% −13% $45.8M 112 $246 115

Mon Aug 27 $16.1K −41% +12% $45.8M 112 $144 116

Tue Aug 28 $21.1K +31% +9% $45.8M 112 $188 117

Wed Aug 29 $18.0K −15% +4% $45.8M 106 $169 118

Thu Aug 30 $18.9K +5% +7% $45.8M 106 $178 119

Fri Aug 31 $23.6K +24% −7% $45.9M 105 $224 120

Sat Sep 1 $39.6K +68% −1% $45.9M 105 $377 121

Sun Sep 2 $36.2K −9% +31% $45.9M 105 $344 122

Mon Sep 3 $30.1K −17% +87% $46.0M 105 $287 123

Tue Sep 4 $13.0K −57% −38% $46.0M 105 $124 124

Wed Sep 5 $13.6K +4% −24% $46.0M 105 $129 125

Thu Sep 6 $16.6K +22% −12% $46.0M 105 $158 126

Fri Sep 7 $23.2K +40% −1% $46.0M 114 $203 127

Sat Sep 8 $39.0K +68% −1% $46.1M 114 $342 128

Sun Sep 9 $20.1K −48% −44% $46.1M 114 $176 129

Mon Sep 10 $8.5K −58% −72% $46.1M 114 $74 130

Tue Sep 11 $12.2K +43% −6% $46.1M 114 $106 131

Wed Sep 12 $10.2K −16% −24% $46.1M 114 $89 132

Thu Sep 13 $10.7K +4% −36% $46.1M 114 $93 133

Fri Sep 14 $17.5K +64% −24% $46.1M 80 $219 134

Sat Sep 15 $26.8K +53% −31% $46.2M 80 $335 135

Sun Sep 16 $16.5K −39% −18% $46.2M 80 $206 136

Mon Sep 17 $8.0K −52% −6% $46.2M 80 $99 137

Tue Sep 18 $10.7K +34% −12% $46.2M 80 $134 138

Wed Sep 19 $8.4K −21% −18% $46.2M 80 $105 139

Thu Sep 20 $9.0K +7% −16% $46.2M 80 $112 140

Fri Sep 21 $11.7K +29% −34% $46.2M 47 $247 141

Sat Sep 22 $17.8K +53% −34% $46.3M 47 $378 142

Sun Sep 23 $11.9K −33% −27% $46.3M 47 $254 143

Mon Sep 24 $4.4K −63% −45% $46.3M 47 $94 144

Tue Sep 25 $7.4K +67% −31% $46.3M 47 $157 145

Wed Sep 26 $7.2K −2% −14% $46.3M 47 $154 146

Thu Sep 27 $6.2K −15% −31% $46.3M 47 $131 147

Fri Sep 28 $4.2K −31% −64% $46.3M 32 $132 148

Sat Sep 29 $10.2K +141% −42% $46.3M 32 $319 149

Sun Sep 30 $11.2K +9% −6% $46.3M 32 $349 150

Mon Oct 1 $5.2K −53% +18% $46.3M 32 $163 151

Tue Oct 2 $4.7K −10% −36% $46.3M 32 $147 152

Wed Oct 3 $5.0K +7% −31% $46.3M 32 $157 153

Thu Oct 4 $3.9K −22% −36% $46.3M 32 $123 154

Fri Oct 5 $3.1K −22% −27% $46.3M 18 $171 155

Sat Oct 6 $4.3K +38% −58% $46.3M 18 $237 156

Sun Oct 7 $3.3K −23% −71% $46.3M 18 $182 157

Mon Oct 8 $4.0K +23% −23% $46.3M 18 $225 158

Tue Oct 9 $2.1K −48% −55% $46.3M 18 $117 159

Wed Oct 10 $3.4K +61% −32% $46.4M 18 $189 160

Thu Oct 11 $2.1K −39% −47% $46.4M 18 $116 161

Fri Oct 12 $2.2K +4% −29% $46.4M 9 $242 162

Sat Oct 13 $3.4K +57% −20% $46.4M 9 $379 163

Sun Oct 14 $3.2K −7% −3% $46.4M 9 $353 164

Mon Oct 15 $1.5K −54% −64% $46.4M 9 $163 165

Tue Oct 16 $1.2K −17% −42% $46.4M 9 $135 166

Wed Oct 17 $1.9K +52% −46% $46.4M 9 $205 167

Thu Oct 18 $1.3K −31% −39% $46.4M 9 $143 168

Fri Oct 19 $1.8K +42% −16% $46.4M 10 $183 169

Sat Oct 20 $1.8K +1% −46% $46.4M 10 $184 170

Sun Oct 21 $3.5K +91% +11% $46.4M 10 $353 171

Mon Oct 22 $2.0K −44% +33% $46.4M 10 $196 172

Tue Oct 23 $2.1K +7% +73% $46.4M 10 $210 173

Wed Oct 24 $2.1K n/c +13% $46.4M 10 $210 174

Thu Oct 25 $1.9K −8% +50% $46.4M 10 $192 175

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

Cumulative total$42.4M

May 4May 21Jun 8Jun 25Jul 12

Weekend grossWk 10 · $651.1K

$2.7M

$3.2M

$6.4M

$4.5M

$3.3M

$2.3M

$1.6M

$1.1M

$741.1K

$651.1K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,298 → 359 −72.3%

27 open359 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −12.1%

+20.9%

W1→2

+97.6%

W2→3

−29.8%

W3→4

−27.1%

W4→5

−30.1%

W5→6

−28.7%

W6→7

−32.2%

W7→8

−32.9%

W8→9

−12.1%

W9→10

Steepest −32.9%Biggest gain +97.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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