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The LadykillersFollow

2004 • R • 1h 44m • Comedy, Crime, Thriller • Touchstone Pictures

The greatest criminal minds of all time have finally met their match.

🍅 54% 43% MC 56 LB 2.90 IMDb 6.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$12.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$39.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$77.40M
$37.70M international
Domestic legs3.1x
Budget$35M
2004 rank#76
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Cast & crew

Full Coen filmography
Joel Coen Joel Coen Director Ethan Coen Ethan Coen Director Tom Hanks Tom Hanks Starring Marlon Wayans Marlon Wayans Starring J.K. Simmons J.K. Simmons Starring Tzi Ma Tzi Ma Starring
ScreenplayJoel Coen, Ethan Coen Produced byJoel Coen, Ethan Coen, Tom Jacobson, Barry Sonnenfeld, Barry Josephson CinematographyRoger Deakins Music byCarter Burwell StudioTouchstone Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 26-28 2 $12.6M — 1,583 $7,981 $12.6M
2 Apr 2-4 7 $7.1M −43.9% 1,587 $4,468 $23.5M
3 Apr 9-11 12 $4.6M −35.4% 1,589 $2,880 $30.4M
4 Apr 16-18 15 $2.5M −45.8% 1,534 $1,619 $34.5M
5 Apr 23-25 14 $1.5M −39.8% 1,204 $1,242 $36.7M
6 Apr 30-May 2 19 $715.6K −52.2% 764 $937 $37.9M
7 May 7-9 22 $326.0K −54.4% 385 $847 $38.5M
8 May 14-16 26 $174.3K −46.5% 240 $726 $38.8M
9 May 21-23 32 $122.6K −29.7% 182 $674 $39.0M
10 May 28-30 41 $70.4K −42.6% 105 $671 $39.1M
11 Jun 4-6 51 $42.3K −39.9% 70 $605 $39.2M
12 Jun 11-13 20 $146.4K +245.8% 231 $634 $39.3M
13 Jun 18-20 31 $87.6K −40.1% 181 $484 $39.5M
14 Jun 25-27 46 $37.9K −56.7% 88 $431 $39.6M
15 Jul 2-4 53 $18.0K −52.4% 44 $410 $39.7M
16 Jul 9-11 62 $11.4K −36.9% 22 $517 $39.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$25.1M
Mar 26Mar 29Apr 1Apr 4Apr 7
Weekend grossWk 10 · $70.4K
$12.6M
$7.1M
$4.6M
$2.5M
$1.5M
$715.6K
$326.0K
$174.3K
$122.6K
$70.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 1,587 → 1,587 +0.0%
1,583 open1,587 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −42.6%
−43.9%
W1→2
−35.4%
W2→3
−45.8%
W3→4
−39.8%
W4→5
−52.2%
W5→6
−54.4%
W6→7
−46.5%
W7→8
−29.7%
W8→9
−42.6%
W9→10
Steepest −54.4%Best hold −29.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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