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2022 • PG-13 • 2h 31m • Drama • Universal Pictures

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85

4.01

CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$162K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic total

$17.30M

Final

Worldwide total

$43.30M

$25.90M international

Domestic legs7.7x from $2.3M first wide weekend

Budget$40.0M

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Cast & crew

Full Spielberg filmography

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg Director

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams Starring

Paul Dano

Paul Dano Starring

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen Starring

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch Starring

ScreenplaySteven Spielberg, Tony Kushner Produced byKristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner CinematographyJanusz Kamiński Music byJohn Williams StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 11-13 - $161.6K — 4 $40,395 $161.6K

2 Nov 18-20 - $89.7K −44.5% 4 $22,433 $309.7K

3 Nov 25-27 7 $2.3M +2419.8% 638 $3,544 $3.5M

4 Dec 2-4 8 $1.3M −43.9% 638 $1,990 $5.5M

5 Dec 9-11 7 $1.2M −7.7% 973 $1,205 $7.3M

6 Dec 16-18 7 $743.7K −36.6% 955 $779 $8.7M

7 Dec 23-25 8 $745.3K +0.2% 1,122 $664 $9.9M

8 Dec 30-Jan 1 9 $1.0M +39.2% 1,149 $903 $12.1M

9 Jan 6-8 11 $590.1K −43.1% 998 $591 $13.4M

10 Jan 13-15 - $544.0K −7.8% 808 $673 $14.2M

11 Jan 20-22 12 $438.8K −19.3% 947 $463 $15.0M

12 Jan 27-29 - $738.2K +68.2% 1,962 $376 $16.0M

13 Feb 3-5 - $305.9K −58.6% 1,054 $290 $16.7M

14 Feb 10-12 - $149.7K −51.1% 718 $209 $17.0M

15 Feb 17-19 - $53.6K −64.2% 329 $163 $17.1M

16 Feb 24-26 - $33.6K −37.3% 316 $106 $17.2M

17 Mar 3-5 - $50.1K +49.1% 591 $85 $17.2M

18 Mar 10-12 - $62.9K +25.4% 567 $111 $17.3M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Nov 11 - $59.6K — $59.6K 4 $14,892 1

Sat Nov 12 - $57.8K −2.9% $117.4K 4 $14,462 2

Sun Nov 13 - $44.2K −23.7% $161.6K 4 $11,041 3

Mon Nov 14 - $16.4K −62.9% $178.0K 4 $4,100 4

Tue Nov 15 - $17.2K +4.8% $195.2K 4 $4,296 5

Wed Nov 16 - $14.4K −16.4% $209.5K 4 $3,592 6

Thu Nov 17 - $10.4K −27.7% $219.9K 4 $2,596 7

Fri Nov 18 - $31.3K +201.8% −47.4% $251.3K 4 $7,836 8

Sat Nov 19 - $35.7K +13.9% −38.3% $287.0K 4 $8,927 9

Sun Nov 20 - $22.7K −36.5% −48.6% $309.7K 4 $5,671 10

Mon Nov 21 - $10.8K −52.3% −34.1% $320.5K 4 $2,703 11

Tue Nov 22 - $9.3K −14.0% −45.9% $329.8K 4 $2,325 12

Wed Nov 23 - $398.9K +4189.6% +2676.1% $728.7K 638 $625 13

Thu Nov 24 #7 $473.4K +18.7% +4458.3% $1.2M 638 $742 14

Fri Nov 25 #7 $879.7K +85.8% +2706.7% $2.1M 638 $1,379 15

Sat Nov 26 #8 $826.6K −6.0% +2215.1% $2.9M 638 $1,296 16

Sun Nov 27 #8 $554.8K −32.9% +2345.7% $3.5M 638 $870 17

Mon Nov 28 #7 $175.1K −68.4% +1519.7% $3.6M 638 $274 18

Tue Nov 29 #6 $238.2K +36.0% +2461.2% $3.9M 638 $373 19

Wed Nov 30 #6 $202.5K −15.0% −49.2% $4.1M 638 $317 20

Thu Dec 1 - $186.4K −7.9% −60.6% $4.3M 638 $292 21

Fri Dec 2 #9 $351.0K +88.2% −60.1% $4.6M 638 $550 22

Sat Dec 3 #8 $569.5K +62.3% −31.1% $5.2M 638 $893 23

Sun Dec 4 #8 $349.1K −38.7% −37.1% $5.5M 638 $547 24

Mon Dec 5 #9 $130.2K −62.7% −25.6% $5.7M 638 $204 25

Tue Dec 6 #8 $205.0K +57.4% −13.9% $5.9M 638 $321 26

Wed Dec 7 #8 $146.5K −28.5% −27.6% $6.0M 638 $230 27

Thu Dec 8 #8 $133.2K −9.1% −28.5% $6.1M 638 $209 28

Fri Dec 9 #6 $341.1K +156.1% −2.8% $6.5M 973 $351 29

Sat Dec 10 #8 $507.9K +48.9% −10.8% $7.0M 973 $522 30

Sun Dec 11 #8 $323.3K −36.3% −7.4% $7.3M 973 $332 31

Mon Dec 12 #6 $141.4K −56.3% +8.6% $7.5M 973 $145 32

Tue Dec 13 #6 $203.4K +43.8% −0.8% $7.7M 973 $209 33

Wed Dec 14 #7 $137.8K −32.2% −5.9% $7.8M 973 $142 34

Thu Dec 15 #6 $111.0K −19.4% −16.6% $7.9M 973 $114 35

Fri Dec 16 #7 $222.7K +100.5% −34.7% $8.1M 955 $233 36

Sat Dec 17 #7 $321.6K +44.5% −36.7% $8.5M 955 $337 37

Sun Dec 18 #8 $199.4K −38.0% −38.3% $8.7M 955 $209 38

Mon Dec 19 #7 $123.4K −38.1% −12.8% $8.8M 955 $129 39

Tue Dec 20 #7 $176.7K +43.2% −13.1% $9.0M 955 $185 40

Wed Dec 21 - $120.6K −31.7% −12.5% $9.1M 955 $126 41

Thu Dec 22 #8 $94.1K −22.0% −15.3% $9.2M 955 $99 42

Fri Dec 23 #10 $124.0K +31.8% −44.3% $9.3M 1,122 $111 43

Sat Dec 24 #8 $160.8K +29.6% −50.0% $9.5M 1,122 $143 44

Sun Dec 25 #8 $460.5K +186.4% +130.9% $9.9M 1,122 $410 45

Mon Dec 26 #8 $362.6K −21.3% +193.9% $10.3M 1,122 $323 46

Tue Dec 27 #8 $295.5K −18.5% +67.2% $10.6M 1,122 $263 47

Wed Dec 28 #9 $250.2K −15.4% +107.4% $10.8M 1,122 $223 48

Thu Dec 29 #9 $247.2K −1.2% +162.7% $11.1M 1,122 $220 49

Fri Dec 30 #9 $322.5K +30.5% +160.1% $11.4M 1,149 $281 50

Sat Dec 31 #7 $409.6K +27.0% +154.8% $11.8M 1,149 $357 51

Sun Jan 1 #9 $305.0K −25.6% −33.8% $12.1M 1,149 $265 52

Mon Jan 2 - $265.2K −13.0% −26.8% $12.4M 1,149 $231 53

Tue Jan 3 - $159.8K −39.7% −45.9% $12.5M 1,149 $139 54

Wed Jan 4 #9 $123.0K −23.0% −50.8% $12.7M 1,149 $107 55

Thu Jan 5 #9 $108.5K −11.8% −56.1% $12.8M 1,149 $94 56

Fri Jan 6 #11 $165.4K +52.4% −48.7% $12.9M 998 $166 57

Sat Jan 7 #11 $273.1K +65.1% −33.3% $13.2M 998 $274 58

Sun Jan 8 #11 $151.7K −44.4% −50.3% $13.4M 998 $152 59

Mon Jan 9 #11 $51.9K −65.8% −80.4% $13.4M 998 $52 60

Tue Jan 10 #9 $94.8K +82.6% −40.7% $13.5M 998 $95 61

Wed Jan 11 #10 $100.0K +5.4% −18.7% $13.6M 998 $100 62

Thu Jan 12 #10 $88.8K −11.2% −18.1% $13.7M 998 $89 63

Fri Jan 13 - $134.8K +51.8% −18.5% $13.8M 808 $167 64

Sat Jan 14 #11 $229.1K +70.0% −16.1% $14.1M 808 $284 65

Sun Jan 15 #10 $180.1K −21.4% +18.7% $14.2M 808 $223 66

Mon Jan 16 #10 $133.2K −26.1% +156.4% $14.4M 808 $165 67

Tue Jan 17 #10 $71.1K −46.6% −25.1% $14.4M 808 $88 68

Wed Jan 18 - $52.7K −25.8% −47.3% $14.5M 808 $65 69

Thu Jan 19 #11 $50.9K −3.5% −42.7% $14.5M 808 $63 70

Fri Jan 20 - $118.6K +133.0% −12.0% $14.7M 947 $125 71

Sat Jan 21 - $199.4K +68.1% −13.0% $14.9M 947 $211 72

Sun Jan 22 - $120.9K −39.4% −32.9% $15.0M 947 $128 73

Mon Jan 23 - $48.8K −59.7% −63.4% $15.0M 947 $51 74

Tue Jan 24 - $95.5K +95.8% +34.4% $15.1M 947 $101 75

Wed Jan 25 - $63.9K −33.0% +21.2% $15.2M 947 $68 76

Thu Jan 26 - $70.5K +10.3% +38.5% $15.3M 947 $74 77

Fri Jan 27 - $198.8K +182.0% +67.6% $15.5M 1,962 $101 78

Sat Jan 28 - $351.1K +76.6% +76.1% $15.8M 1,962 $179 79

Sun Jan 29 - $188.3K −46.4% +55.8% $16.0M 1,962 $96 80

Mon Jan 30 - $83.3K −55.8% +70.9% $16.1M 1,962 $42 81

Tue Jan 31 #12 $133.7K +60.5% +40.1% $16.2M 1,962 $68 82

Wed Feb 1 - $88.0K −34.2% +37.6% $16.3M 1,962 $45 83

Thu Feb 2 - $70.2K −20.2% −0.4% $16.4M 1,962 $36 84

Fri Feb 3 - $67.3K −4.1% −66.1% $16.4M 1,054 $64 85

Sat Feb 4 - $135.8K +101.8% −61.3% $16.6M 1,054 $129 86

Sun Feb 5 - $102.8K −24.3% −45.4% $16.7M 1,054 $98 87

Mon Feb 6 - $26.3K −74.5% −68.5% $16.7M 1,054 $25 88

Tue Feb 7 - $45.3K +72.4% −66.2% $16.8M 1,054 $43 89

Wed Feb 8 - $31.8K −29.7% −63.9% $16.8M 1,054 $30 90

Thu Feb 9 - $28.1K −11.6% −60.0% $16.8M 1,054 $27 91

Fri Feb 10 - $41.3K +46.8% −38.7% $16.9M 718 $57 92

Sat Feb 11 - $75.2K +82.3% −44.6% $16.9M 718 $105 93

Sun Feb 12 - $33.2K −55.9% −67.7% $17.0M 718 $46 94

Mon Feb 13 - $19.4K −41.7% −26.2% $17.0M 718 $27 95

Tue Feb 14 - $37.0K +91.3% −18.2% $17.0M 718 $52 96

Wed Feb 15 - $19.8K −46.5% −37.7% $17.0M 718 $28 97

Thu Feb 16 - $15.3K −22.6% −45.4% $17.1M 718 $21 98

Fri Feb 17 - $12.0K −21.9% −71.0% $17.1M 329 $36 99

Sat Feb 18 - $21.9K +82.8% −70.9% $17.1M 329 $67 100

Sun Feb 19 - $19.8K −9.7% −40.5% $17.1M 329 $60 101

Mon Feb 20 - $14.2K −28.1% −26.6% $17.1M 329 $43 102

Tue Feb 21 - $6.0K −57.8% −83.8% $17.1M 329 $18 103

Wed Feb 22 - $4.4K −26.0% −77.6% $17.1M 329 $13 104

Thu Feb 23 - $5.7K +29.5% −62.5% $17.1M 329 $17 105

Fri Feb 24 - $8.6K +50.5% −27.8% $17.1M 316 $27 106

Sat Feb 25 - $16.6K +92.1% −24.1% $17.2M 316 $53 107

Sun Feb 26 - $8.4K −49.7% −57.7% $17.2M 316 $26 108

Mon Feb 27 - $4.4K −47.7% −69.2% $17.2M 316 $14 109

Tue Feb 28 - $7.5K +70.8% +24.5% $17.2M 316 $24 110

Wed Mar 1 - $2.7K −63.6% −38.7% $17.2M 316 $9 111

Thu Mar 2 - $4.8K +75.7% −16.8% $17.2M 316 $15 112

Fri Mar 3 - $14.0K +193.5% +62.3% $17.2M 591 $24 113

Sat Mar 4 - $7.8K −44.3% −53.0% $17.2M 591 $13 114

Sun Mar 5 - $28.3K +262.2% +238.3% $17.2M 591 $48 115

Mon Mar 6 - $7.6K −73.3% +72.9% $17.3M 591 $13 116

Tue Mar 7 - $3.6K −52.2% −51.6% $17.3M 591 $6 117

Wed Mar 8 - $18.9K +423.5% +595.8% $17.3M 591 $32 118

Thu Mar 9 - $3.9K −79.5% −18.7% $17.3M 591 $7 119

Fri Mar 10 - $6.4K +64.1% −54.6% $17.3M 567 $11 120

Sat Mar 11 - $32.2K +404.5% +311.8% $17.3M 567 $57 121

Sun Mar 12 - $24.3K −24.3% −13.9% $17.3M 567 $43 122

Mon Mar 13 - $1.8K −92.5% −76.0% $17.3M 567 $3 123

Tue Mar 14 - $2.0K +9.9% −44.8% $17.3M 567 $4 124

Wed Mar 15 - $2.0K −0.3% −89.5% $17.3M 567 $4 125

Thu Mar 16 - $2.9K +46.2% −25.1% $17.3M 567 $5 126

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

Cumulative total$14.5M

Nov 11Nov 28Dec 16Jan 2Jan 19

Weekend grossWk 10 · $544.0K

$161.6K

$89.7K

$2.3M

$1.3M

$1.2M

$743.7K

$745.3K

$1.0M

$590.1K

$544.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,149 → 808 −29.7%

4 open808 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −7.8%

−44.5%

W1→2

+2419.8%

W2→3

−43.9%

W3→4

−7.7%

W4→5

−36.6%

W5→6

+0.2%

W6→7

+39.2%

W7→8

−43.1%

W8→9

−7.8%

W9→10

Steepest −44.5%Biggest gain +2419.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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