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2023 • R • 2h 13m • Comedy, Drama • Focus Features

Discomfort and joy.

🍅 97% 92%

82

4.26

CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$211K

Limited · 6 theaters

Domestic total

$20.40M

Final

Worldwide total

$46.10M

$25.70M international

Domestic legs6.3x from $3.2M first wide weekend

Budget$13.0M

2023 rank#74

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Cast & crew

Full Payne filmography

Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne Director

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti Starring

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Da'Vine Joy Randolph Starring

ScreenplayDavid Hemingson Produced byMark Johnson, Bill Block CinematographyEigil Bryld Music byMark Orton StudioFocus Features

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 27-29 - $211.1K — 6 $35,182 $211.1K

2 Nov 3-5 - $568.0K +169.1% 64 $8,875 $846.2K

3 Nov 10-12 6 $3.2M +467.1% 778 $4,140 $4.3M

4 Nov 17-19 7 $2.7M −16.3% 1,478 $1,825 $8.4M

5 Nov 24-26 7 $2.8M +3.7% 1,601 $1,748 $12.9M

6 Dec 1-3 14 $1.2M −57.0% 1,312 $917 $15.1M

7 Dec 8-10 - $667.6K −44.5% 923 $723 $16.4M

8 Dec 15-17 - $402.4K −39.7% 587 $686 $17.2M

9 Dec 22-24 - $236.0K −41.4% 316 $747 $17.7M

10 Dec 29-31 - $203.8K −13.7% 237 $860 $18.2M

11 Jan 5-7 - $107.7K −47.2% 153 $704 $18.5M

12 Jan 12-14 - $89.0K −17.3% 100 $890 $18.6M

13 Jan 19-21 - $77.8K −12.6% 127 $613 $18.8M

14 Jan 26-28 - $496.9K +538.4% 1,270 $391 $19.3M

15 Feb 2-4 - $181.1K −63.6% 562 $322 $19.8M

16 Feb 9-11 - $65.2K −64.0% 270 $242 $19.9M

17 Feb 16-18 - $46.8K −28.2% 168 $279 $20.0M

18 Feb 23-25 - $34.7K −25.8% 226 $154 $20.1M

19 Mar 1-3 - $75.4K +117.1% 326 $231 $20.2M

20 Mar 8-10 - $107.1K +42.0% 617 $174 $20.3M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Oct 27 - $95.4K — $95.4K 6 $15,897 1

Sat Oct 28 - $62.2K −34.8% $157.6K 6 $10,372 2

Sun Oct 29 - $53.5K −14.1% $211.1K 6 $8,913 3

Mon Oct 30 - $20.4K −61.9% $231.5K 6 $3,397 4

Tue Oct 31 - $12.0K −41.1% $243.5K 6 $1,999 5

Wed Nov 1 - $16.7K +39.3% $260.2K 6 $2,786 6

Thu Nov 2 - $18.0K +7.6% $278.2K 6 $2,997 7

Fri Nov 3 #14 $202.3K +1025.0% +112.1% $480.5K 64 $3,161 8

Sat Nov 4 - $226.3K +11.9% +263.7% $706.8K 64 $3,536 9

Sun Nov 5 - $139.4K −38.4% +160.7% $846.2K 64 $2,178 10

Mon Nov 6 - $46.1K −67.0% +126.0% $892.3K 64 $720 11

Tue Nov 7 - $69.4K +50.7% +478.4% $961.6K 64 $1,084 12

Wed Nov 8 - $57.3K −17.5% +242.6% $1.0M 64 $895 13

Thu Nov 9 - $55.4K −3.3% +207.8% $1.1M 64 $865 14

Fri Nov 10 #6 $1.2M +2139.5% +512.8% $2.3M 778 $1,593 15

Sat Nov 11 #6 $1.2M −1.8% +438.1% $3.5M 778 $1,565 16

Sun Nov 12 #7 $763.5K −37.3% +447.7% $4.3M 778 $981 17

Mon Nov 13 #6 $299.1K −60.8% +549.5% $4.6M 778 $385 18

Tue Nov 14 #6 $460.4K +53.9% +563.6% $5.1M 778 $592 19

Wed Nov 15 #5 $334.0K −27.5% +483.3% $5.4M 778 $429 20

Thu Nov 16 #5 $268.5K −19.6% +385.1% $5.7M 778 $345 21

Fri Nov 17 #7 $812.3K +202.5% −34.5% $6.5M 1,478 $550 22

Sat Nov 18 #6 $1.1M +41.5% −5.6% $7.6M 1,478 $778 23

Sun Nov 19 #7 $735.4K −36.0% −3.7% $8.4M 1,478 $498 24

Mon Nov 20 #7 $344.1K −53.2% +15.0% $8.7M 1,478 $233 25

Tue Nov 21 #6 $440.4K +28.0% −4.3% $9.1M 1,478 $298 26

Wed Nov 22 - $454.3K +3.1% +36.0% $9.6M 1,601 $284 27

Thu Nov 23 - $539.5K +18.8% +100.9% $10.1M 1,601 $337 28

Fri Nov 24 #7 $1.1M +98.2% +31.6% $11.2M 1,601 $668 29

Sat Nov 25 #7 $1.1M −0.7% −7.6% $12.3M 1,601 $663 30

Sun Nov 26 #7 $666.8K −37.2% −9.3% $12.9M 1,601 $417 31

Mon Nov 27 #8 $214.5K −67.8% −37.7% $13.1M 1,601 $134 32

Tue Nov 28 #8 $352.7K +64.4% −19.9% $13.5M 1,601 $220 33

Wed Nov 29 - $237.1K −32.8% −47.8% $13.7M 1,601 $148 34

Thu Nov 30 - $188.6K −20.5% −65.0% $13.9M 1,601 $118 35

Fri Dec 1 #14 $341.4K +81.0% −68.1% $14.3M 1,312 $260 36

Sat Dec 2 #14 $520.8K +52.5% −51.0% $14.8M 1,312 $397 37

Sun Dec 3 #15 $341.2K −34.5% −48.8% $15.1M 1,312 $260 38

Mon Dec 4 - $129.7K −62.0% −39.5% $15.3M 1,312 $99 39

Tue Dec 5 - $216.1K +66.6% −38.7% $15.5M 1,312 $165 40

Wed Dec 6 #15 $150.7K −30.2% −36.4% $15.6M 1,312 $115 41

Thu Dec 7 #15 $121.5K −19.4% −35.6% $15.7M 1,312 $93 42

Fri Dec 8 - $180.1K +48.2% −47.2% $15.9M 923 $195 43

Sat Dec 9 - $292.6K +62.4% −43.8% $16.2M 923 $317 44

Sun Dec 10 - $194.9K −33.4% −42.9% $16.4M 923 $211 45

Mon Dec 11 - $80.6K −58.7% −37.9% $16.5M 923 $87 46

Tue Dec 12 - $127.4K +58.0% −41.1% $16.6M 923 $138 47

Wed Dec 13 - $95.0K −25.4% −36.9% $16.7M 923 $103 48

Thu Dec 14 - $80.2K −15.6% −34.0% $16.8M 923 $87 49

Fri Dec 15 - $113.7K +41.7% −36.9% $16.9M 587 $194 50

Sat Dec 16 - $170.2K +49.7% −41.8% $17.1M 587 $290 51

Sun Dec 17 - $118.6K −30.3% −39.2% $17.2M 587 $202 52

Mon Dec 18 - $62.4K −47.4% −22.6% $17.3M 587 $106 53

Tue Dec 19 - $88.3K +41.5% −30.6% $17.3M 587 $150 54

Wed Dec 20 - $80.1K −9.3% −15.7% $17.4M 587 $136 55

Thu Dec 21 - $61.5K −23.2% −23.3% $17.5M 587 $105 56

Fri Dec 22 - $72.7K +18.2% −36.0% $17.6M 316 $230 57

Sat Dec 23 - $103.4K +42.2% −39.3% $17.7M 316 $327 58

Sun Dec 24 - $64.4K −37.7% −45.7% $17.7M 316 $204 59

Mon Dec 25 - $83.7K +30.1% +34.1% $17.8M 316 $265 60

Tue Dec 26 - $67.5K −19.3% −23.6% $17.9M 316 $214 61

Wed Dec 27 - $60.3K −10.7% −24.7% $17.9M 316 $191 62

Thu Dec 28 - $61.5K +2.0% +0.0% $18.0M 316 $195 63

Fri Dec 29 - $67.0K +8.9% −7.8% $18.1M 237 $283 64

Sat Dec 30 - $78.3K +16.8% −24.3% $18.2M 237 $330 65

Sun Dec 31 - $58.5K −25.2% −9.1% $18.2M 237 $247 66

Mon Jan 1 - $52.6K −10.1% −37.2% $18.3M 237 $222 67

Tue Jan 2 - $30.7K −41.5% −54.5% $18.3M 237 $130 68

Wed Jan 3 - $36.3K +18.0% −39.9% $18.3M 237 $153 69

Thu Jan 4 - $27.5K −24.1% −55.3% $18.4M 237 $116 70

Fri Jan 5 - $30.3K +9.9% −54.9% $18.4M 153 $198 71

Sat Jan 6 - $45.7K +51.2% −41.6% $18.4M 153 $299 72

Sun Jan 7 - $31.7K −30.7% −45.8% $18.5M 153 $207 73

Mon Jan 8 - $14.7K −53.5% −72.0% $18.5M 153 $96 74

Tue Jan 9 - $20.9K +41.7% −32.1% $18.5M 153 $136 75

Wed Jan 10 - $27.5K +31.8% −24.1% $18.5M 153 $180 76

Thu Jan 11 - $25.1K −8.9% −9.0% $18.6M 153 $164 77

Fri Jan 12 - $20.9K −16.5% −30.8% $18.6M 100 $209 78

Sat Jan 13 - $38.2K +82.5% −16.5% $18.6M 100 $382 79

Sun Jan 14 - $29.9K −21.7% −5.7% $18.6M 100 $299 80

Mon Jan 15 - $16.1K −46.0% +9.6% $18.7M 100 $161 81

Tue Jan 16 - $10.7K −33.6% −48.6% $18.7M 100 $107 82

Wed Jan 17 - $12.5K +16.2% −54.7% $18.7M 100 $125 83

Thu Jan 18 - $10.0K −19.7% −60.1% $18.7M 100 $100 84

Fri Jan 19 - $18.0K +80.4% −13.8% $18.7M 127 $142 85

Sat Jan 20 - $32.2K +78.2% −15.8% $18.7M 127 $253 86

Sun Jan 21 - $27.6K −14.1% −7.6% $18.8M 127 $218 87

Mon Jan 22 - $8.9K −67.8% −44.9% $18.8M 127 $70 88

Tue Jan 23 - $14.1K +58.9% +31.8% $18.8M 127 $111 89

Wed Jan 24 - $16.0K +12.9% +28.0% $18.8M 127 $126 90

Thu Jan 25 - $18.6K +16.5% +85.9% $18.8M 127 $146 91

Fri Jan 26 - $133.4K +617.3% +639.1% $19.0M 1,270 $105 92

Sat Jan 27 - $236.0K +76.9% +633.9% $19.2M 1,270 $186 93

Sun Jan 28 - $127.5K −45.9% +361.6% $19.3M 1,270 $100 94

Mon Jan 29 - $53.8K −57.9% +504.3% $19.4M 1,270 $42 95

Tue Jan 30 - $97.4K +81.2% +589.0% $19.5M 1,270 $77 96

Wed Jan 31 - $60.9K −37.4% +281.7% $19.5M 1,270 $48 97

Thu Feb 1 - $52.6K −13.6% +182.9% $19.6M 1,270 $41 98

Fri Feb 2 - $43.3K −17.8% −67.6% $19.6M 562 $77 99

Sat Feb 3 - $81.5K +88.4% −65.5% $19.7M 562 $145 100

Sun Feb 4 - $56.4K −30.8% −55.8% $19.8M 562 $100 101

Mon Feb 5 - $20.5K −63.7% −61.9% $19.8M 562 $36 102

Tue Feb 6 - $31.6K +54.4% −67.5% $19.8M 562 $56 103

Wed Feb 7 - $19.8K −37.3% −67.5% $19.8M 562 $35 104

Thu Feb 8 - $19.0K −4.1% −63.9% $19.9M 562 $34 105

Fri Feb 9 - $17.0K −10.4% −60.6% $19.9M 270 $63 106

Sat Feb 10 - $33.1K +94.3% −59.4% $19.9M 270 $123 107

Sun Feb 11 - $15.1K −54.4% −73.2% $19.9M 270 $56 108

Mon Feb 12 - $9.5K −36.9% −53.5% $19.9M 270 $35 109

Tue Feb 13 - $12.5K +31.3% −60.4% $19.9M 270 $46 110

Wed Feb 14 - $8.3K −34.0% −58.4% $20.0M 270 $31 111

Thu Feb 15 - $7.1K −13.5% −62.5% $20.0M 270 $26 112

Fri Feb 16 - $9.9K +38.8% −41.8% $20.0M 168 $59 113

Sat Feb 17 - $17.0K +71.9% −48.5% $20.0M 168 $101 114

Sun Feb 18 - $19.9K +16.7% +31.7% $20.0M 168 $118 115

Mon Feb 19 - $17.7K −11.0% +85.6% $20.0M 168 $105 116

Tue Feb 20 - $9.3K −47.6% −26.0% $20.0M 168 $55 117

Wed Feb 21 - $6.3K −31.7% −23.4% $20.0M 168 $38 118

Thu Feb 22 - $5.5K −12.5% −22.5% $20.0M 168 $33 119

Fri Feb 23 - $8.9K +61.2% −9.9% $20.1M 226 $39 120

Sat Feb 24 - $14.2K +59.0% −16.7% $20.1M 226 $63 121

Sun Feb 25 - $11.6K −18.1% −41.5% $20.1M 226 $51 122

Mon Feb 26 - $7.5K −35.3% −57.5% $20.1M 226 $33 123

Tue Feb 27 - $4.2K −43.9% −54.5% $20.1M 226 $19 124

Wed Feb 28 - $4.3K +1.9% −32.1% $20.1M 226 $19 125

Thu Feb 29 - $4.6K +6.1% −17.7% $20.1M 226 $20 126

Fri Mar 1 - $25.9K +467.8% +189.8% $20.1M 326 $79 127

Sat Mar 2 - $27.8K +7.6% +96.1% $20.2M 326 $85 128

Sun Mar 3 - $21.7K −22.0% +86.8% $20.2M 326 $67 129

Mon Mar 4 - $9.1K −58.0% +21.2% $20.2M 326 $28 130

Tue Mar 5 - $21.0K +130.3% +398.0% $20.2M 326 $64 131

Wed Mar 6 - $15.6K −25.7% +263.1% $20.2M 326 $48 132

Thu Mar 7 - $5.7K −63.3% +25.6% $20.2M 326 $18 133

Fri Mar 8 - $29.7K +419.8% +14.9% $20.3M 617 $48 134

Sat Mar 9 - $45.4K +52.8% +63.2% $20.3M 617 $74 135

Sun Mar 10 - $32.0K −29.6% +47.2% $20.3M 617 $52 136

Mon Mar 11 - $3.3K −89.6% −63.6% $20.3M 617 $5 137

Tue Mar 12 - $7.6K +129.8% −63.6% $20.3M 617 $12 138

Wed Mar 13 - $3.6K −53.3% −77.1% $20.4M 617 $6 139

Thu Mar 14 - $4.3K +20.1% −25.2% $20.4M 617 $7 140

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

Cumulative total$18.4M

Oct 27Nov 13Dec 1Dec 18Jan 4

Weekend grossWk 10 · $203.8K

$211.1K

$568.0K

$3.2M

$2.7M

$2.8M

$1.2M

$667.6K

$402.4K

$236.0K

$203.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,601 → 237 −85.2%

6 open237 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −13.7%

+169.1%

W1→2

+467.1%

W2→3

−16.3%

W3→4

+3.7%

W4→5

−57.0%

W5→6

−44.5%

W6→7

−39.7%

W7→8

−41.4%

W8→9

−13.7%

W9→10

Steepest −57.0%Biggest gain +467.1%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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