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The MartianFollow

2015 • PG-13 • 2h 24m • Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi • 20th Century Fox

Bring him home.

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Box office summary

Opening weekend

$54.30M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$228.40M

Final

Worldwide total

$653.60M

$425.20M international

Domestic legs4.21x

Budget$108.0M

2015 rank#8

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Cast & crew

Full Scott filmography

Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott Director

Matt Damon

Matt Damon Starring

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain Starring

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig Starring

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels Starring

Michael Peña

Michael Peña Starring

ScreenplayDrew Goddard Produced bySimon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam CinematographyDariusz Wolski MusicHarry Gregson-Williams Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 2-4 1 $54.3M — 3,831 $14,176 $54.3M

2 Oct 9-11 1 $37.0M −31.9% 3,854 $9,602 $108.7M

3 Oct 16-18 2 $21.3M −42.4% 3,701 $5,755 $143.6M

4 Oct 23-25 1 $15.7M −26.1% 3,504 $4,490 $166.2M

5 Oct 30-32 1 $11.7M −25.5% 3,218 $3,640 $183.1M

6 Nov 6-8 3 $9.1M −22.5% 2,855 $3,178 $196.8M

7 Nov 13-15 4 $6.7M −26.0% 2,788 $2,408 $207.4M

8 Nov 20-22 7 $3.8M −43.4% 2,086 $1,821 $213.1M

9 Nov 27-29 10 $3.2M −15.2% 1,420 $2,268 $218.5M

10 Dec 4-6 11 $1.6M −50.1% 1,140 $1,409 $220.8M

11 Dec 11-13 11 $1.5M −9.3% 1,041 $1,400 $222.9M

12 Dec 18-20 17 $450.0K −69.1% 493 $913 $223.9M

13 Dec 25-27 22 $487.4K +8.3% 279 $1,747 $224.9M

14 Jan 1-3 21 $565.4K +16.0% 282 $2,005 $225.9M

15 Jan 8-10 21 $375.9K −33.5% 271 $1,387 $226.5M

16 Jan 15-17 22 $453.1K +20.5% 275 $1,648 $227.1M

17 Jan 22-24 27 $281.2K −37.9% 276 $1,019 $227.6M

18 Jan 29-31 33 $211.9K −24.6% 230 $921 $227.9M

19 Feb 5-7 37 $113.7K −46.3% 173 $657 $228.1M

20 Feb 12-14 38 $85.2K −25.1% 108 $789 $228.3M

21 Feb 19-21 52 $45.2K −46.9% 75 $603 $228.3M

22 Feb 26-28 54 $30.7K −32.2% 56 $548 $228.4M

23 Mar 4-6 60 $20.3K −34.0% 25 $810 $228.4M

24 Mar 11-13 70 $9.5K −53.3% 13 $728 $228.4M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Oct 1 #P $2.5M — $2.5M 2,800 $893 -1

Fri Oct 2 #1 $18.1M +625.8% $18.1M 3,831 $4,737 1

Sat Oct 3 #1 $22.3M +22.6% $40.4M 3,831 $5,808 2

Sun Oct 4 #1 $13.9M −37.5% $54.3M 3,831 $3,631 3

Mon Oct 5 #1 $4.4M −68.4% $58.7M 3,831 $1,149 4

Tue Oct 6 #1 $5.5M +24.0% $64.2M 3,831 $1,424 5

Wed Oct 7 #1 $3.7M −31.4% $67.9M 3,831 $977 6

Thu Oct 8 #1 $3.8M +1.6% $71.7M 3,831 $992 7

Fri Oct 9 #1 $10.7M +182.2% −40.9% $82.4M 3,854 $2,784 8

Sat Oct 10 #1 $15.9M +48.0% −28.6% $98.3M 3,854 $4,120 9

Sun Oct 11 #1 $10.4M −34.5% −25.3% $108.7M 3,854 $2,698 10

Mon Oct 12 #1 $4.9M −52.9% +11.4% $113.6M 3,854 $1,272 11

Tue Oct 13 #1 $3.5M −29.5% −36.7% $117.1M 3,854 $896 12

Wed Oct 14 #1 $2.6M −23.7% −29.6% $119.7M 3,854 $684 13

Thu Oct 15 #1 $2.6M −1.7% −31.9% $122.3M 3,854 $672 14

Fri Oct 16 #2 $6.3M +142.3% −41.5% $128.6M 3,701 $1,696 15

Sat Oct 17 #2 $9.5M +50.6% −40.4% $138.0M 3,701 $2,555 16

Sun Oct 18 #2 $5.6M −41.1% −46.5% $143.6M 3,701 $1,504 17

Mon Oct 19 #1 $1.6M −71.4% −67.5% $145.2M 3,701 $431 18

Tue Oct 20 #1 $2.1M +31.7% −39.2% $147.3M 3,701 $567 19

Wed Oct 21 #2 $1.6M −25.0% −40.2% $148.9M 3,701 $426 20

Thu Oct 22 #1 $1.6M +0.9% −38.6% $150.5M 3,701 $430 21

Fri Oct 23 #1 $4.4M +173.9% −30.6% $154.8M 3,504 $1,243 22

Sat Oct 24 #1 $7.3M +66.9% −23.2% $162.1M 3,504 $2,073 23

Sun Oct 25 #2 $4.1M −43.4% −26.1% $166.2M 3,504 $1,174 24

Mon Oct 26 #1 $1.2M −70.5% −23.8% $167.4M 3,504 $347 25

Tue Oct 27 #1 $1.6M +29.6% −25.0% $169.0M 3,504 $449 26

Wed Oct 28 #1 $1.3M −20.5% −20.5% $170.2M 3,504 $357 27

Thu Oct 29 #1 $1.2M −5.9% −26.0% $171.4M 3,504 $336 28

Fri Oct 30 #1 $3.5M +195.2% −20.2% $174.9M 3,218 $1,080 29

Sat Oct 31 #1 $4.6M +31.4% −37.2% $179.4M 3,218 $1,419 30

Sun Nov 1 #1 $3.7M −19.5% −10.7% $183.1M 3,218 $1,142 31

Mon Nov 2 #1 $1.2M −68.7% −5.3% $184.3M 3,218 $358 32

Tue Nov 3 #1 $1.5M +27.9% −6.5% $185.7M 3,218 $458 33

Wed Nov 4 #1 $1.1M −27.6% −14.8% $186.8M 3,218 $332 34

Thu Nov 5 #1 $955.1K −10.5% −18.9% $187.8M 3,218 $297 35

Fri Nov 6 #3 $2.6M +170.9% −25.5% $190.4M 2,855 $906 36

Sat Nov 7 #3 $4.3M +65.8% −6.0% $194.6M 2,855 $1,503 37

Sun Nov 8 #3 $2.2M −48.8% −40.2% $196.8M 2,855 $769 38

Mon Nov 9 #3 $616.7K −71.9% −46.4% $197.5M 2,855 $216 39

Tue Nov 10 #3 $1.0M +70.1% −28.8% $198.5M 2,855 $367 40

Wed Nov 11 #3 $1.5M +43.2% +40.8% $200.0M 2,855 $526 41

Thu Nov 12 #3 $673.2K −55.2% −29.5% $200.7M 2,855 $236 42

Fri Nov 13 #4 $1.9M +186.5% −25.5% $202.6M 2,788 $692 43

Sat Nov 14 #4 $3.2M +65.6% −25.6% $205.8M 2,788 $1,146 44

Sun Nov 15 #4 $1.6M −50.2% −27.6% $207.4M 2,788 $570 45

Mon Nov 16 #4 $455.8K −71.3% −26.1% $207.9M 2,788 $163 46

Tue Nov 17 #5 $604.6K +32.6% −42.4% $208.5M 2,788 $217 47

Wed Nov 18 #4 $467.1K −22.7% −68.9% $208.9M 2,788 $168 48

Thu Nov 19 #4 $417.1K −10.7% −38.0% $209.3M 2,788 $150 49

Fri Nov 20 #8 $1.0M +143.7% −47.3% $210.4M 2,086 $487 50

Sat Nov 21 #7 $1.7M +71.8% −45.3% $212.1M 2,086 $837 51

Sun Nov 22 #7 $1.0M −40.7% −34.9% $213.1M 2,086 $497 52

Mon Nov 23 #6 $443.4K −57.2% −2.7% $213.6M 2,086 $213 53

Tue Nov 24 #7 $510.3K +15.1% −15.6% $214.1M 2,086 $245 54

Wed Nov 25 #10 $603.7K +18.3% +29.2% $214.7M 1,407 $429 55

Thu Nov 26 #9 $621.3K +2.9% +49.0% $215.3M 1,407 $442 56

Fri Nov 27 #10 $1.3M +116.0% +32.0% $216.7M 1,420 $945 57

Sat Nov 28 #10 $1.3M −2.4% −24.9% $218.0M 1,420 $923 58

Sun Nov 29 #11 $568.7K −56.6% −45.1% $218.5M 1,420 $400 59

Mon Nov 30 #12 $163.9K −71.2% −63.0% $218.7M 1,420 $115 60

Tue Dec 1 #12 $189.0K +15.3% −63.0% $218.9M 1,420 $133 61

Wed Dec 2 #12 $157.2K −16.8% −74.0% $219.0M 1,420 $111 62

Thu Dec 3 #12 $151.1K −3.9% −75.7% $219.2M 1,420 $106 63

Fri Dec 4 #11 $451.9K +199.0% −66.3% $219.7M 1,140 $396 64

Sat Dec 5 #11 $769.5K +70.3% −41.3% $220.4M 1,140 $675 65

Sun Dec 6 #12 $385.0K −50.0% −32.3% $220.8M 1,140 $338 66

Mon Dec 7 #11 $132.3K −65.6% −19.3% $220.9M 1,140 $116 67

Tue Dec 8 #12 $173.4K +31.1% −8.2% $221.1M 1,140 $152 68

Wed Dec 9 #11 $146.3K −15.7% −6.9% $221.3M 1,140 $128 69

Thu Dec 10 #11 $143.5K −1.9% −5.1% $221.4M 1,140 $126 70

Fri Dec 11 #11 $397.3K +176.9% −12.1% $221.8M 1,041 $382 71

Sat Dec 12 #11 $676.4K +70.3% −12.1% $222.5M 1,041 $650 72

Sun Dec 13 #11 $383.7K −43.3% −0.3% $222.9M 1,041 $369 73

Mon Dec 14 #11 $148.6K −61.3% +12.3% $223.0M 1,041 $143 74

Tue Dec 15 #11 $175.7K +18.2% +1.3% $223.2M 1,041 $169 75

Wed Dec 16 #11 $159.0K −9.5% +8.7% $223.3M 1,041 $153 76

Thu Dec 17 #12 $88.8K −44.2% −38.1% $223.4M 1,041 $85 77

Fri Dec 18 #- $113.6K +28.0% −71.4% $223.5M 493 $230 78

Sat Dec 19 #- $194.1K +70.9% −71.3% $223.7M 493 $394 79

Sun Dec 20 #- $142.3K −26.7% −62.9% $223.9M 493 $289 80

Mon Dec 21 #15 $124.1K −12.8% −16.5% $224.0M 493 $252 81

Tue Dec 22 #15 $144.5K +16.4% −17.8% $224.1M 493 $293 82

Wed Dec 23 #- $123.7K −14.4% −22.2% $224.3M 493 $251 83

Thu Dec 24 #- $94.3K −23.8% +6.3% $224.4M 429 $220 84

Fri Dec 25 #- $128.0K +35.7% +12.7% $224.5M 279 $459 85

Sat Dec 26 #- $204.1K +59.4% +5.1% $224.7M 279 $732 86

Sun Dec 27 #- $155.3K −23.9% +9.2% $224.9M 279 $557 87

Mon Dec 28 #- $116.4K −25.1% −6.2% $225.0M 279 $417 88

Tue Dec 29 #- $129.4K +11.2% −10.5% $225.1M 279 $464 89

Wed Dec 30 #- $131.2K +1.4% +6.0% $225.2M 279 $470 90

Thu Dec 31 #- $115.0K −12.4% +21.8% $225.3M 279 $412 91

Fri Jan 1 #- $221.6K +92.7% +73.1% $225.6M 282 $786 92

Sat Jan 2 #- $232.8K +5.1% +14.1% $225.8M 282 $826 93

Sun Jan 3 #- $111.0K −52.3% −28.5% $225.9M 282 $394 94

Mon Jan 4 #- $49.1K −55.8% −57.8% $226.0M 282 $174 95

Tue Jan 5 #- $53.3K +8.5% −58.8% $226.0M 282 $189 96

Wed Jan 6 #- $47.5K −10.8% −63.8% $226.1M 282 $168 97

Thu Jan 7 #- $50.4K +6.1% −56.1% $226.1M 282 $179 98

Fri Jan 8 #- $108.3K +114.8% −51.1% $226.2M 271 $400 99

Sat Jan 9 #- $176.0K +62.5% −24.4% $226.4M 271 $649 100

Sun Jan 10 #- $91.7K −47.9% −17.4% $226.5M 271 $338 101

Mon Jan 11 #- $40.4K −55.9% −17.7% $226.5M 271 $149 102

Tue Jan 12 #- $52.0K +28.7% −2.3% $226.6M 271 $192 103

Wed Jan 13 #- $42.3K −18.7% −10.9% $226.6M 271 $156 104

Thu Jan 14 #- $51.3K +21.3% +1.8% $226.7M 271 $189 105

Fri Jan 15 #- $130.4K +153.9% +20.4% $226.8M 275 $474 106

Sat Jan 16 #- $186.9K +43.4% +6.2% $227.0M 275 $680 107

Sun Jan 17 #- $135.8K −27.3% +48.1% $227.1M 275 $494 108

Mon Jan 18 #- $102.7K −24.4% +154.0% $227.2M 275 $373 109

Tue Jan 19 #- $39.2K −61.8% −24.7% $227.3M 275 $142 110

Wed Jan 20 #- $33.0K −15.8% −22.1% $227.3M 275 $120 111

Thu Jan 21 #- $34.5K +4.6% −32.8% $227.3M 275 $125 112

Fri Jan 22 #- $77.1K +123.6% −40.8% $227.4M 276 $279 113

Sat Jan 23 #- $144.8K +87.7% −22.5% $227.6M 276 $525 114

Sun Jan 24 #- $59.3K −59.1% −56.4% $227.6M 276 $215 115

Mon Jan 25 #- $23.8K −59.8% −76.8% $227.6M 276 $86 116

Tue Jan 26 #- $30.3K +26.9% −22.7% $227.7M 276 $110 117

Wed Jan 27 #- $27.8K −8.0% −15.6% $227.7M 276 $101 118

Thu Jan 28 #- $28.2K +1.1% −18.3% $227.7M 276 $102 119

Fri Jan 29 #- $56.1K +99.3% −27.2% $227.8M 230 $244 120

Sat Jan 30 #- $97.0K +72.8% −33.0% $227.9M 230 $422 121

Sun Jan 31 #- $58.8K −39.4% −0.8% $227.9M 230 $256 122

Mon Feb 1 #- $16.4K −72.2% −31.4% $228.0M 230 $71 123

Tue Feb 2 #- $18.1K +10.5% −40.3% $228.0M 230 $79 124

Wed Feb 3 #- $16.7K −7.6% −40.0% $228.0M 230 $73 125

Thu Feb 4 #- $16.6K −0.7% −41.1% $228.0M 230 $72 126

Fri Feb 5 #- $33.8K +103.7% −39.8% $228.0M 173 $195 127

Sat Feb 6 #- $62.0K +83.6% −36.1% $228.1M 173 $358 128

Sun Feb 7 #- $18.0K −71.0% −69.5% $228.1M 173 $104 129

Mon Feb 8 #- $10.6K −40.7% −34.9% $228.1M 173 $62 130

Tue Feb 9 #- $13.2K +24.3% −26.8% $228.1M 173 $76 131

Wed Feb 10 #- $10.3K −22.2% −38.4% $228.2M 173 $59 132

Thu Feb 11 #- $13.2K +28.1% −20.4% $228.2M 173 $76 133

Fri Feb 12 #- $17.3K +30.9% −48.9% $228.2M 108 $160 134

Sat Feb 13 #- $33.2K +92.3% −46.5% $228.2M 108 $307 135

Sun Feb 14 #- $34.7K +4.6% +93.4% $228.3M 108 $321 136

Mon Feb 15 #- $15.6K −55.1% +46.3% $228.3M 108 $144 137

Tue Feb 16 #- $7.6K −51.1% −42.4% $228.3M 108 $71 138

Wed Feb 17 #- $7.0K −8.2% −32.0% $228.3M 108 $65 139

Thu Feb 18 #- $6.7K −4.6% −49.4% $228.3M 108 $62 140

Fri Feb 19 #- $9.2K +37.2% −46.9% $228.3M 75 $122 141

Sat Feb 20 #- $26.5K +189.2% −20.2% $228.3M 75 $353 142

Sun Feb 21 #- $9.6K −63.8% −72.4% $228.3M 75 $128 143

Mon Feb 22 #- $2.6K −72.5% −83.1% $228.3M 75 $35 144

Tue Feb 23 #- $5.2K +97.2% −31.8% $228.3M 75 $69 145

Wed Feb 24 #- $3.6K −29.9% −47.9% $228.3M 75 $49 146

Thu Feb 25 #- $3.3K −9.3% −50.5% $228.3M 75 $44 147

Fri Feb 26 #- $6.2K +88.9% −31.8% $228.4M 56 $112 148

Sat Feb 27 #- $17.7K +183.2% −33.2% $228.4M 56 $316 149

Sun Feb 28 #- $6.8K −61.8% −29.6% $228.4M 56 $121 150

Mon Feb 29 #- $3.3K −50.5% +26.8% $228.4M 56 $60 151

Tue Mar 1 #- $4.0K +20.9% −22.3% $228.4M 56 $72 152

Wed Mar 2 #- $4.5K +10.9% +22.9% $228.4M 56 $80 153

Thu Mar 3 #- $4.0K −11.2% +20.3% $228.4M 56 $71 154

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

Cumulative total$221.4M

Oct 1Oct 19Nov 5Nov 23Dec 10

Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.6M

$54.3M

$37.0M

$21.3M

$15.7M

$11.7M

$9.1M

$6.7M

$3.8M

$3.2M

$1.6M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,854 → 1,140 −70.4%

2,800 open1,140 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −50.1%

−31.9%

W1→2

−42.4%

W2→3

−26.1%

W3→4

−25.5%

W4→5

−22.5%

W5→6

−26.0%

W6→7

−43.4%

W7→8

−15.2%

W8→9

−50.1%

W9→10

Steepest −50.1%Best hold −15.2%

Run milestones

$200M in 41 days

$100M

Day 10

Oct 11

$200M

Day 41

Nov 11

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

#10 Biggest October openingsAll-time $54.3M #19 Best second-weekend holds$50M+ openers, all-time −31.9%

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