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The Big SickFollow

2017 • R • 1h 59m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • Lionsgate

An awkward true story.

🍅 98% 88%

86

3.76

7.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$422K

Limited · 5 theaters

Domestic total

$42.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$56.90M

$14.00M international

Domestic legs5.7x from $7.6M first wide weekend

Budget$5M

2017 rank#65

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Cast & crew

Full Showalter filmography

Michael Showalter

Michael Showalter Director

Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani Starring

Zoe Kazan

Zoe Kazan Starring

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter Starring

Ray Romano

Ray Romano Starring

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher Starring

ScreenplayKumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon Produced byJudd Apatow, Barry Mendel CinematographyBrian Burgoyne StudioLionsgate

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jun 23-25 17 $421.6K — 5 $84,315 $421.6K

2 Jun 30-Jul 2 12 $1.7M +291.9% 71 $23,267 $2.2M

3 Jul 7-9 8 $3.6M +116.5% 326 $10,971 $6.8M

4 Jul 14-16 5 $7.6M +111.5% 2,597 $2,912 $16.0M

5 Jul 21-23 8 $5.0M −33.8% 2,597 $1,928 $24.5M

6 Jul 28-30 11 $3.2M −36.5% 1,589 $2,000 $30.2M

7 Aug 4-6 14 $2.2M −31.9% 1,005 $2,152 $33.9M

8 Aug 11-13 14 $1.5M −32.3% 709 $2,065 $36.4M

9 Aug 18-20 17 $1.0M −31.6% 618 $1,620 $38.1M

10 Aug 25-27 23 $730.6K −27.0% 706 $1,035 $39.2M

11 Sep 1-3 19 $1.4M +96.6% 1,270 $1,131 $41.0M

12 Sep 8-10 19 $441.9K −69.2% 535 $826 $42.0M

13 Sep 15-17 21 $317.8K −28.1% 338 $940 $42.5M

14 Sep 22-24 30 $106.5K −66.5% 122 $873 $42.7M

15 Sep 29-Oct 1 40 $44.2K −58.5% 81 $545 $42.8M

16 Oct 6-8 51 $20.9K −52.6% 34 $616 $42.8M

17 Oct 13-15 47 $26.4K +26.2% 64 $413 $42.9M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Jun 23 — $133.8K — $133.8K 5 $26,750 1

Sat Jun 24 — $169.3K +26.5% $303.0K 5 $33,851 2

Sun Jun 25 — $118.6K −29.9% $421.6K 5 $23,714 3

Mon Jun 26 — $40.7K −65.7% $462.3K 5 $8,140 4

Tue Jun 27 — $38.7K −5.0% $500.9K 5 $7,731 5

Wed Jun 28 — $30.6K −20.8% $531.6K 5 $6,126 6

Thu Jun 29 — $24.9K −18.6% $556.5K 5 $4,985 7

Fri Jun 30 #12 $537.5K +2056.5% +301.9% $1.1M 71 $7,571 8

Sat Jul 1 #12 $611.7K +13.8% +261.4% $1.7M 71 $8,616 9

Sun Jul 2 #13 $502.7K −17.8% +324.0% $2.2M 71 $7,081 10

Mon Jul 3 #12 $405.1K −19.4% +895.3% $2.6M 71 $5,705 11

Tue Jul 4 #12 $360.4K −11.0% +832.3% $3.0M 71 $5,076 12

Wed Jul 5 #15 $151.1K −58.1% +393.3% $3.1M 71 $2,128 13

Thu Jul 6 #13 $145.3K −3.8% +483.0% $3.3M 71 $2,047 14

Fri Jul 7 #8 $1.1M +669.9% +108.1% $4.4M 326 $3,432 15

Sat Jul 8 #8 $1.5M +33.3% +143.8% $5.9M 326 $4,575 16

Sun Jul 9 #8 $966.3K −35.2% +92.2% $6.8M 326 $2,964 17

Mon Jul 10 #9 $335.7K −65.3% −17.1% $7.2M 326 $1,030 18

Tue Jul 11 #9 $440.9K +31.3% +22.3% $7.6M 326 $1,352 19

Wed Jul 12 #8 $430.5K −2.4% +184.9% $8.1M 326 $1,321 20

Thu Jul 13 #8 $382.8K −11.1% +163.4% $8.4M 326 $1,174 21

Fri Jul 14 #5 $2.5M +550.1% +122.5% $10.9M 2,597 $958 22

Sat Jul 15 #5 $3.1M +25.0% +108.6% $14.0M 2,597 $1,198 23

Sun Jul 16 #5 $2.0M −36.9% +103.1% $16.0M 2,597 $756 24

Mon Jul 17 #6 $769.0K −60.8% +129.1% $16.8M 2,597 $296 25

Tue Jul 18 #6 $1.1M +44.2% +151.5% $17.9M 2,597 $427 26

Wed Jul 19 #6 $874.4K −21.1% +103.1% $18.8M 2,597 $337 27

Thu Jul 20 #6 $787.4K −9.9% +105.7% $19.5M 2,597 $303 28

Fri Jul 21 #8 $1.4M +79.1% −43.3% $20.9M 2,597 $543 29

Sat Jul 22 #8 $2.2M +54.0% −30.2% $23.1M 2,597 $837 30

Sun Jul 23 #9 $1.4M −34.4% −27.4% $24.5M 2,597 $549 31

Mon Jul 24 #9 $622.6K −56.3% −19.0% $25.2M 2,597 $240 32

Tue Jul 25 #9 $757.7K +21.7% −31.7% $25.9M 2,597 $292 33

Wed Jul 26 #9 $563.9K −25.6% −35.5% $26.5M 2,597 $217 34

Thu Jul 27 #9 $553.0K −1.9% −29.8% $27.0M 2,597 $213 35

Fri Jul 28 #11 $926.0K +67.4% −34.4% $28.0M 1,589 $583 36

Sat Jul 29 #10 $1.5M +59.5% −32.0% $29.4M 1,589 $929 37

Sun Jul 30 #11 $775.1K −47.5% −45.6% $30.2M 1,589 $488 38

Mon Jul 31 #11 $333.2K −57.0% −46.5% $30.6M 1,589 $210 39

Tue Aug 1 #11 $443.3K +33.0% −41.5% $31.0M 1,589 $279 40

Wed Aug 2 #11 $404.0K −8.9% −28.4% $31.4M 1,589 $254 41

Thu Aug 3 #11 $361.3K −10.6% −34.7% $31.8M 1,589 $227 42

Fri Aug 4 #14 $609.4K +68.7% −34.2% $32.4M 1,005 $606 43

Sat Aug 5 #13 $982.0K +61.1% −33.5% $33.4M 1,005 $977 44

Sun Aug 6 #14 $571.6K −41.8% −26.3% $33.9M 1,005 $569 45

Mon Aug 7 #14 $291.1K −49.1% −12.6% $34.2M 1,005 $290 46

Tue Aug 8 #14 $289.6K −0.5% −34.7% $34.5M 1,005 $288 47

Wed Aug 9 #14 $227.0K −21.6% −43.8% $34.7M 1,005 $226 48

Thu Aug 10 #14 $208.8K −8.0% −42.2% $34.9M 1,005 $208 49

Fri Aug 11 — $405.2K +94.1% −33.5% $35.3M 709 $572 50

Sat Aug 12 #14 $693.1K +71.0% −29.4% $36.0M 709 $978 51

Sun Aug 13 — $365.7K −47.2% −36.0% $36.4M 709 $516 52

Mon Aug 14 — $150.7K −58.8% −48.2% $36.6M 709 $213 53

Tue Aug 15 — $210.4K +39.6% −27.3% $36.8M 709 $297 54

Wed Aug 16 — $152.1K −27.7% −33.0% $36.9M 709 $215 55

Thu Aug 17 #15 $144.5K −5.0% −30.8% $37.1M 709 $204 56

Fri Aug 18 — $319.3K +121.0% −21.2% $37.4M 618 $517 57

Sat Aug 19 — $446.2K +39.7% −35.6% $37.8M 618 $722 58

Sun Aug 20 — $235.6K −47.2% −35.6% $38.1M 618 $381 59

Mon Aug 21 — $85.1K −63.9% −43.5% $38.2M 618 $138 60

Tue Aug 22 — $122.0K +43.4% −42.0% $38.3M 618 $197 61

Wed Aug 23 — $109.2K −10.5% −28.2% $38.4M 618 $177 62

Thu Aug 24 — $98.6K −9.7% −31.8% $38.5M 618 $160 63

Fri Aug 25 — $207.3K +110.3% −35.1% $38.7M 706 $294 64

Sat Aug 26 — $333.1K +60.7% −25.3% $39.0M 706 $472 65

Sun Aug 27 — $190.2K −42.9% −19.3% $39.2M 706 $269 66

Mon Aug 28 — $73.1K −61.6% −14.1% $39.3M 706 $104 67

Tue Aug 29 — $107.5K +47.1% −11.9% $39.4M 706 $152 68

Wed Aug 30 — $78.6K −26.9% −28.0% $39.5M 706 $111 69

Thu Aug 31 — $84.3K +7.3% −14.5% $39.6M 706 $119 70

Fri Sep 1 — $309.9K +267.6% +49.5% $39.9M 1,270 $244 71

Sat Sep 2 — $555.2K +79.2% +66.7% $40.4M 1,270 $437 72

Sun Sep 3 — $571.1K +2.9% +200.3% $41.0M 1,270 $450 73

Mon Sep 4 — $317.1K −44.5% +333.9% $41.3M 1,270 $250 74

Tue Sep 5 — $95.4K −69.9% −11.2% $41.4M 1,270 $75 75

Wed Sep 6 — $86.4K −9.4% +10.0% $41.5M 1,270 $68 76

Thu Sep 7 — $58.2K −32.7% −30.9% $41.5M 1,270 $46 77

Fri Sep 8 — $129.3K +122.1% −58.3% $41.7M 535 $242 78

Sat Sep 9 — $218.0K +68.6% −60.7% $41.9M 535 $408 79

Sun Sep 10 — $94.6K −56.6% −83.4% $42.0M 535 $177 80

Mon Sep 11 — $38.5K −59.3% −87.9% $42.0M 535 $72 81

Tue Sep 12 — $50.5K +31.2% −47.1% $42.1M 535 $94 82

Wed Sep 13 — $47.6K −5.7% −44.9% $42.1M 535 $89 83

Thu Sep 14 — $42.0K −11.9% −27.9% $42.2M 535 $78 84

Fri Sep 15 — $92.7K +121.0% −28.3% $42.3M 338 $274 85

Sat Sep 16 — $155.3K +67.5% −28.8% $42.4M 338 $460 86

Sun Sep 17 — $69.8K −55.1% −26.2% $42.5M 338 $206 87

Mon Sep 18 — $28.8K −58.7% −25.2% $42.5M 338 $85 88

Tue Sep 19 — $30.5K +5.8% −39.7% $42.5M 338 $90 89

Wed Sep 20 — $28.6K −6.2% −40.0% $42.6M 338 $85 90

Thu Sep 21 — $26.2K −8.4% −37.6% $42.6M 338 $77 91

Fri Sep 22 — $32.5K +24.3% −64.9% $42.6M 122 $267 92

Sat Sep 23 — $52.4K +61.2% −66.2% $42.7M 122 $430 93

Sun Sep 24 — $21.6K −58.9% −69.1% $42.7M 122 $177 94

Mon Sep 25 — $9.0K −58.4% −68.9% $42.7M 122 $73 95

Tue Sep 26 — $10.1K +12.7% −66.8% $42.7M 122 $83 96

Wed Sep 27 — $9.2K −8.5% −67.7% $42.7M 122 $76 97

Thu Sep 28 — $7.5K −18.7% −71.3% $42.7M 122 $62 98

Fri Sep 29 — $11.6K +54.0% −64.4% $42.8M 81 $143 99

Sat Sep 30 — $21.1K +82.0% −59.8% $42.8M 81 $260 100

Sun Oct 1 — $11.5K −45.3% −46.5% $42.8M 81 $142 101

Mon Oct 2 — $3.8K −67.3% −57.9% $42.8M 81 $47 102

Tue Oct 3 — $4.8K +26.7% −52.7% $42.8M 81 $59 103

Wed Oct 4 — $3.7K −22.7% −60.0% $42.8M 81 $46 104

Thu Oct 5 — $3.8K +3.6% −49.1% $42.8M 81 $47 105

Fri Oct 6 — $5.0K +30.7% −56.7% $42.8M 34 $147 106

Sat Oct 7 — $8.7K +74.5% −58.5% $42.8M 34 $257 107

Sun Oct 8 — $7.2K −17.6% −37.5% $42.8M 34 $212 108

Mon Oct 9 — $4.0K −44.4% +6.1% $42.8M 34 $118 109

Tue Oct 10 — $2.1K −46.9% −55.5% $42.8M 34 $63 110

Wed Oct 11 — $2.1K −1.2% −43.1% $42.8M 34 $62 111

Thu Oct 12 — $2.0K −3.7% −47.1% $42.8M 34 $60 112

Fri Oct 13 — $8.2K +304.5% +63.6% $42.8M 64 $128 113

Sat Oct 14 — $11.8K +43.5% +34.5% $42.9M 64 $184 114

Sun Oct 15 — $6.5K −44.8% −10.0% $42.9M 64 $101 115

Mon Oct 16 — $2.6K −59.2% −33.9% $42.9M 64 $41 116

Tue Oct 17 — $3.2K +19.7% +48.8% $42.9M 64 $49 117

Wed Oct 18 — $2.5K −20.2% +20.3% $42.9M 64 $40 118

Thu Oct 19 — $2.8K +10.5% +38.0% $42.9M 64 $44 119

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

Cumulative total$39.6M

Jun 23Jul 10Jul 28Aug 14Aug 31

Weekend grossWk 10 · $730.6K

$421.6K

$1.7M

$3.6M

$7.6M

$5.0M

$3.2M

$2.2M

$1.5M

$1.0M

$730.6K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,597 → 706 −72.8%

5 open706 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −27.0%

+291.9%

W1→2

+116.5%

W2→3

+111.5%

W3→4

−33.8%

W4→5

−36.5%

W5→6

−31.9%

W6→7

−32.3%

W7→8

−31.6%

W8→9

−27.0%

W9→10

Steepest −36.5%Biggest gain +291.9%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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