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The MachinistFollow

2004 • R • 1h 42m • Drama, Thriller • Paramount Classics

How do you wake up from a nightmare if you're not asleep?

🍅 77% 83% MC 61 LB 3.79 IMDb 7.6

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$65K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic total
$1.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$8.70M
$7.60M international
Domestic legs9.4x from $118K biggest weekend
Budget$5M
2004 rank#257
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Cast & crew

Christian Bale Christian Bale Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh Starring Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Starring Michael Ironside Michael Ironside Starring
Written byScott Kosar Produced byJulio Fernández CinematographyXavi Giménez Music byRoque Baños StudioParamount Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 22-24 44 $64.7K — 3 $21,554 $64.7K
2 Oct 29-31 37 $51.0K −21.1% 8 $6,381 $141.8K
3 Nov 5-7 40 $55.2K +8.1% 13 $4,245 $221.0K
4 Nov 12-14 42 $46.0K −16.7% 16 $2,874 $293.0K
5 Nov 19-21 35 $66.6K +44.9% 19 $3,506 $379.7K
6 Nov 26-28 34 $107.4K +61.2% 35 $3,068 $537.7K
7 Dec 3-5 28 $117.6K +9.5% 60 $1,960 $693.8K
8 Dec 10-12 30 $90.1K −23.4% 72 $1,251 $838.0K
9 Dec 17-19 39 $52.9K −41.3% 60 $882 $939.5K
10 Dec 24-26 55 $9.1K −82.8% 26 $351 $978.6K
11 Dec 31-Jan 2 59 $13.6K +48.7% 26 $521 $1.0M
12 Jan 7-9 63 $13.1K −3.6% 26 $503 $1.0M
13 Jan 14-16 66 $8.4K −36.0% 12 $697 $1.0M
14 Jan 21-23 71 $5.4K −35.2% 11 $493 $1.1M
15 Jan 28-30 90 $2.3K −58.5% 9 $250 $1.1M
16 Feb 4-6 81 $4.5K +100.9% 10 $452 $1.1M
17 Feb 11-13 103 $1.6K −65.1% 6 $263 $1.1M
18 Feb 18-20 109 $1.7K +6.6% 4 $421 $1.1M
19 Feb 25-27 100 $2.0K +19.0% 5 $400 $1.1M
20 Mar 4-6 118 $143 −92.9% 2 $72 $1.1M
21 Mar 11-13 125 $516 +260.8% 3 $172 $1.1M
22 Mar 18-20 124 $590 +14.3% 4 $148 $1.1M
23 Mar 25-27 124 $1.0K +73.4% 2 $512 $1.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $9.1K
$64.7K
$51.0K
$55.2K
$46.0K
$66.6K
$107.4K
$117.6K
$90.1K
$52.9K
$9.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −82.8%
−21.1%
W1→2
+8.1%
W2→3
−16.7%
W3→4
+44.9%
W4→5
+61.2%
W5→6
+9.5%
W6→7
−23.4%
W7→8
−41.3%
W8→9
−82.8%
W9→10
Steepest −82.8%Biggest gain +61.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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