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2002 • PG-13 • 1h 59m • Drama, Horror, Mystery • Sony Pictures Releasing

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🍅 52% 56% MC 52 LB 3.03 IMDb 6.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$35.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$56.40M
$21.20M international
Domestic legs3.1x
Budget$42M
2002 rank#74
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Cast & crew

Full Pellington filmography
Mark Pellington Mark Pellington Director Richard Gere Richard Gere Starring Laura Linney Laura Linney Starring Will Patton Will Patton Starring Debra Messing Debra Messing Starring Alan Bates Alan Bates Starring
ScreenplayRichard Hatem Produced byTom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Gary W. Goldstein CinematographyFred Murphy StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 25-27 6 $11.2M — 2,331 $4,809 $11.2M
2 Feb 1-3 6 $7.4M −34.3% 2,331 $3,159 $21.2M
3 Feb 8-10 9 $4.9M −33.9% 2,275 $2,141 $28.0M
4 Feb 15-18 18 $2.5M −47.8% 1,410 $1,805 $32.4M
5 Feb 22-24 21 $1.0M −59.5% 818 $1,261 $34.0M
6 Mar 1-3 25 $505.5K −51.0% 524 $965 $34.8M
7 Mar 8-10 33 $208.9K −58.7% 273 $765 $35.2M
8 Mar 15-17 49 $49.0K −76.5% 66 $742 $35.2M
Weekend grossWk 8 · $49.0K
$11.2M
$7.4M
$4.9M
$2.5M
$1.0M
$505.5K
$208.9K
$49.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −76.5%
−34.3%
W1→2
−33.9%
W2→3
−47.8%
W3→4
−59.5%
W4→5
−51.0%
W5→6
−58.7%
W6→7
−76.5%
W7→8
Steepest −76.5%Best hold −33.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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