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The Lincoln LawyerFollow

2011 • R • 1h 59m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Lionsgate

This case is a dangerous game of life and death.

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63

3.59

7.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$13.20M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$58.00M

Final

Worldwide total

$87.10M

$29.10M international

Domestic legs4.4x

Budget$40M

2011 rank#57

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Cast & crew

Full Furman filmography

Brad Furman

Brad Furman Director

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey Starring

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei Starring

Ryan Phillippe

Ryan Phillippe Starring

William H. Macy

William H. Macy Starring

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas Starring

ScreenplayJohn Romano Produced bySidney Kimmel, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg, Richard S. Wright, Scott Steindorff CinematographyLukas Ettlin Music byCliff Martinez StudioLionsgate

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Mar 18-20 4 $13.2M — 2,707 $4,879 $13.2M

2 Mar 25-27 4 $10.8M −18.6% 2,707 $3,971 $28.7M

3 Apr 1-3 6 $6.8M −36.5% 2,707 $2,523 $39.4M

4 Apr 8-10 10 $4.3M −37.3% 2,420 $1,769 $46.1M

5 Apr 15-17 12 $2.9M −32.6% 1,702 $1,695 $50.5M

6 Apr 22-24 14 $1.8M −38.0% 1,220 $1,467 $53.4M

7 Apr 29-May 1 17 $789.2K −55.9% 719 $1,098 $54.8M

8 May 6-8 21 $465.4K −41.0% 440 $1,058 $55.5M

9 May 13-15 22 $397.4K −14.6% 345 $1,152 $56.1M

10 May 20-22 26 $253.5K −36.2% 258 $982 $56.5M

11 May 27-29 26 $191.6K −24.4% 166 $1,154 $56.8M

12 Jun 3-5 31 $112.4K −41.3% 196 $573 $57.0M

13 Jun 10-12 32 $84.7K −24.7% 101 $838 $57.1M

14 Jun 17-19 24 $199.2K +135.3% 220 $906 $57.4M

15 Jun 24-26 27 $137.3K −31.1% 189 $726 $57.6M

16 Jul 1-3 34 $88.9K −35.2% 138 $644 $57.8M

17 Jul 8-10 39 $62.0K −30.2% 106 $585 $57.9M

18 Jul 15-17 47 $42.3K −31.8% 72 $587 $58.0M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Mar 18 #5 $4.1M — $4.1M 2,707 $1,510 1

Sat Mar 19 #4 $5.6M +37.2% $9.7M 2,707 $2,071 2

Sun Mar 20 #4 $3.5M −37.3% $13.2M 2,707 $1,298 3

Mon Mar 21 #3 $1.2M −65.8% $14.4M 2,707 $444 4

Tue Mar 22 #2 $1.4M +15.6% $15.8M 2,707 $513 5

Wed Mar 23 #2 $1.1M −21.2% $16.9M 2,707 $404 6

Thu Mar 24 #2 $1.1M −1.5% $18.0M 2,707 $398 7

Fri Mar 25 #4 $2.9M +172.1% −28.3% $20.9M 2,707 $1,083 8

Sat Mar 26 #4 $4.9M +66.2% −13.1% $25.8M 2,707 $1,799 9

Sun Mar 27 #5 $2.9M −39.5% −16.1% $28.7M 2,707 $1,089 10

Mon Mar 28 #4 $945.1K −67.9% −21.3% $29.7M 2,707 $349 11

Tue Mar 29 #4 $1.1M +15.8% −21.2% $30.8M 2,707 $404 12

Wed Mar 30 #4 $913.1K −16.6% −16.5% $31.7M 2,707 $337 13

Thu Mar 31 #4 $917.0K +0.4% −14.9% $32.6M 2,707 $339 14

Fri Apr 1 #6 $2.1M +124.3% −29.8% $34.6M 2,707 $760 15

Sat Apr 2 #6 $3.0M +45.3% −38.7% $37.6M 2,707 $1,103 16

Sun Apr 3 #6 $1.8M −40.2% −39.4% $39.4M 2,707 $660 17

Mon Apr 4 #7 $500.3K −72.0% −47.1% $39.9M 2,707 $185 18

Tue Apr 5 #5 $761.0K +52.1% −30.5% $40.7M 2,707 $281 19

Wed Apr 6 #5 $584.7K −23.2% −36.0% $41.3M 2,707 $216 20

Thu Apr 7 #5 $592.8K +1.4% −35.4% $41.9M 2,707 $219 21

Fri Apr 8 #10 $1.3M +113.9% −38.4% $43.1M 2,420 $524 22

Sat Apr 9 #10 $2.0M +60.1% −32.1% $45.2M 2,420 $839 23

Sun Apr 10 #10 $984.4K −51.5% −44.9% $46.1M 2,420 $407 24

Mon Apr 11 #9 $315.5K −67.9% −36.9% $46.5M 2,420 $130 25

Tue Apr 12 #9 $416.5K +32.0% −45.3% $46.9M 2,420 $172 26

Wed Apr 13 #9 $346.9K −16.7% −40.7% $47.2M 2,420 $143 27

Thu Apr 14 #9 $354.3K +2.1% −40.2% $47.6M 2,420 $146 28

Fri Apr 15 #12 $796.2K +124.7% −37.2% $48.4M 1,702 $468 29

Sat Apr 16 #12 $1.4M +77.4% −30.4% $49.8M 1,702 $830 30

Sun Apr 17 #12 $676.3K −52.1% −31.3% $50.5M 1,702 $397 31

Mon Apr 18 #12 $235.1K −65.2% −25.5% $50.7M 1,702 $138 32

Tue Apr 19 #13 $298.5K +27.0% −28.3% $51.0M 1,702 $175 33

Wed Apr 20 #13 $269.0K −9.9% −22.4% $51.3M 1,702 $158 34

Thu Apr 21 #11 $334.7K +24.4% −5.5% $51.6M 1,702 $197 35

Fri Apr 22 #15 $589.5K +76.2% −26.0% $52.2M 1,220 $483 36

Sat Apr 23 #14 $740.9K +25.7% −47.5% $52.9M 1,220 $607 37

Sun Apr 24 #14 $459.1K −38.0% −32.1% $53.4M 1,220 $376 38

Mon Apr 25 #15 $175.2K −61.8% −25.5% $53.6M 1,220 $144 39

Tue Apr 26 #15 $160.9K −8.2% −46.1% $53.7M 1,220 $132 40

Wed Apr 27 #15 $147.9K −8.1% −45.0% $53.9M 1,220 $121 41

Thu Apr 28 #15 $144.9K −2.0% −56.7% $54.0M 1,220 $119 42

Fri Apr 29 #19 $214.4K +48.0% −63.6% $54.2M 719 $298 43

Sat Apr 30 #17 $375.4K +75.1% −49.3% $54.6M 719 $522 44

Sun May 1 #17 $199.4K −46.9% −56.6% $54.8M 719 $277 45

Mon May 2 #18 $62.5K −68.7% −64.3% $54.9M 719 $87 46

Tue May 3 #17 $82.2K +31.6% −48.9% $54.9M 719 $114 47

Wed May 4 #18 $69.8K −15.1% −52.8% $55.0M 719 $97 48

Thu May 5 #18 $68.2K −2.3% −52.9% $55.1M 719 $95 49

Fri May 6 — $124.3K +82.3% −42.0% $55.2M 440 $283 50

Sat May 7 — $193.5K +55.7% −48.4% $55.4M 440 $440 51

Sun May 8 — $147.6K −23.7% −26.0% $55.5M 440 $335 52

Mon May 9 — $35.0K −76.3% −44.0% $55.6M 440 $80 53

Tue May 10 — $45.8K +30.9% −44.3% $55.6M 440 $104 54

Wed May 11 — $41.5K −9.5% −40.6% $55.7M 440 $94 55

Thu May 12 — $44.5K +7.2% −34.8% $55.7M 440 $101 56

Fri May 13 — $100.2K +125.3% −19.4% $55.8M 345 $290 57

Sat May 14 — $192.6K +92.2% −0.5% $56.0M 345 $558 58

Sun May 15 — $104.6K −45.7% −29.1% $56.1M 345 $303 59

Mon May 16 — $33.1K −68.4% −5.6% $56.1M 345 $96 60

Tue May 17 — $42.0K +27.0% −8.4% $56.2M 345 $122 61

Wed May 18 — $35.4K −15.7% −14.7% $56.2M 345 $103 62

Thu May 19 — $32.8K −7.3% −26.2% $56.3M 345 $95 63

Fri May 20 — $68.6K +109.1% −31.6% $56.3M 258 $266 64

Sat May 21 — $110.8K +61.7% −42.4% $56.4M 258 $430 65

Sun May 22 — $74.1K −33.2% −29.2% $56.5M 258 $287 66

Mon May 23 — $29.3K −60.4% −11.3% $56.5M 258 $114 67

Tue May 24 — $23.2K −21.0% −44.8% $56.6M 258 $90 68

Wed May 25 — $20.9K −9.9% −41.0% $56.6M 258 $81 69

Thu May 26 — $17.6K −15.8% −46.4% $56.6M 258 $68 70

Fri May 27 — $46.9K +166.9% −31.6% $56.6M 166 $283 71

Sat May 28 — $80.7K +72.1% −27.2% $56.7M 166 $486 72

Sun May 29 — $64.0K −20.7% −13.6% $56.8M 166 $385 73

Mon May 30 #27 $47.0K −26.5% +60.3% $56.8M 166 $283 74

Tue May 31 — $15.4K −67.2% −33.5% $56.9M 166 $93 75

Wed Jun 1 — $14.8K −4.1% −29.2% $56.9M 166 $89 76

Thu Jun 2 — $16.4K +11.1% −6.5% $56.9M 166 $99 77

Fri Jun 3 — $30.3K +84.5% −35.4% $56.9M 196 $155 78

Sat Jun 4 — $53.7K +77.2% −33.5% $57.0M 196 $274 79

Sun Jun 5 — $28.4K −47.1% −55.6% $57.0M 196 $145 80

Mon Jun 6 — $11.8K −58.5% −74.9% $57.0M 196 $60 81

Tue Jun 7 — $13.7K +16.5% −11.0% $57.0M 196 $70 82

Wed Jun 8 — $13.5K −1.4% −8.5% $57.0M 196 $69 83

Thu Jun 9 — $13.0K −3.8% −20.8% $57.0M 196 $66 84

Fri Jun 10 — $23.5K +80.5% −22.5% $57.1M 101 $232 85

Sat Jun 11 — $40.6K +72.9% −24.4% $57.1M 101 $402 86

Sun Jun 12 — $20.6K −49.3% −27.5% $57.1M 101 $204 87

Mon Jun 13 — $8.4K −59.3% −28.8% $57.1M 101 $83 88

Tue Jun 14 — $10.9K +30.4% −20.3% $57.2M 101 $108 89

Wed Jun 15 — $9.9K −9.0% −26.4% $57.2M 101 $99 90

Thu Jun 16 — $11.7K +17.2% −10.4% $57.2M 101 $115 91

Fri Jun 17 — $58.2K +398.7% +147.7% $57.2M 220 $264 92

Sat Jun 18 — $78.8K +35.6% +94.2% $57.3M 220 $358 93

Sun Jun 19 — $62.3K −21.0% +202.3% $57.4M 220 $283 94

Mon Jun 20 — $25.1K −59.7% +198.7% $57.4M 220 $114 95

Tue Jun 21 — $30.8K +22.9% +181.7% $57.4M 220 $140 96

Wed Jun 22 — $28.9K −6.1% +190.7% $57.5M 220 $131 97

Thu Jun 23 — $30.1K +4.2% +158.4% $57.5M 220 $137 98

Fri Jun 24 — $40.6K +34.8% −30.2% $57.5M 189 $215 99

Sat Jun 25 — $57.1K +40.5% −27.6% $57.6M 189 $302 100

Sun Jun 26 — $39.6K −30.6% −36.4% $57.6M 189 $209 101

Mon Jun 27 — $16.3K −58.9% −35.0% $57.6M 189 $86 102

Tue Jun 28 — $19.3K +18.4% −37.4% $57.7M 189 $102 103

Wed Jun 29 — $17.5K −9.3% −39.6% $57.7M 189 $93 104

Thu Jun 30 — $18.1K +3.5% −39.9% $57.7M 189 $96 105

Fri Jul 1 — $24.3K +34.2% −40.2% $57.7M 138 $176 106

Sat Jul 2 — $35.4K +45.5% −38.0% $57.8M 138 $256 107

Sun Jul 3 — $29.3K −17.3% −26.1% $57.8M 138 $212 108

Mon Jul 4 #32 $20.6K −29.6% +26.4% $57.8M 138 $149 109

Tue Jul 5 — $12.7K −38.1% −33.9% $57.8M 138 $92 110

Wed Jul 6 — $12.1K −5.3% −31.0% $57.8M 138 $87 111

Thu Jul 7 — $13.2K +9.7% −26.9% $57.8M 138 $96 112

Fri Jul 8 — $19.0K +43.4% −21.9% $57.9M 106 $179 113

Sat Jul 9 — $26.0K +36.8% −26.6% $57.9M 106 $245 114

Sun Jul 10 — $17.1K −34.2% −41.6% $57.9M 106 $161 115

Mon Jul 11 — $7.7K −54.8% −62.5% $57.9M 106 $73 116

Tue Jul 12 — $9.2K +19.5% −27.5% $57.9M 106 $87 117

Wed Jul 13 — $7.7K −16.8% −36.3% $57.9M 106 $72 118

Thu Jul 14 — $8.2K +6.4% −38.2% $57.9M 106 $77 119

Fri Jul 15 — $12.9K +57.5% −32.2% $58.0M 72 $179 120

Sat Jul 16 — $18.0K +39.5% −30.8% $58.0M 72 $250 121

Sun Jul 17 — $11.4K −36.3% −33.0% $58.0M 72 $159 122

Mon Jul 18 — $5.0K −56.5% −35.5% $58.0M 72 $69 123

Tue Jul 19 — $7.0K +40.0% −24.5% $58.0M 72 $97 124

Wed Jul 20 — $7.3K +4.8% −4.8% $58.0M 72 $102 125

Thu Jul 21 — $8.0K +10.0% −1.6% $58.0M 72 $112 126

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

Cumulative total$56.6M

Mar 18Apr 4Apr 22May 9May 26

Weekend grossWk 10 · $253.5K

$13.2M

$10.8M

$6.8M

$4.3M

$2.9M

$1.8M

$789.2K

$465.4K

$397.4K

$253.5K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,707 → 258 −90.5%

2,707 open258 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −36.2%

−18.6%

W1→2

−36.5%

W2→3

−37.3%

W3→4

−32.6%

W4→5

−38.0%

W5→6

−55.9%

W6→7

−41.0%

W7→8

−14.6%

W8→9

−36.2%

W9→10

Steepest −55.9%Best hold −14.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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