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The Nut JobFollow

2014 • PG • 1h 26m • Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family • Open Road Films

No nuts, no glory.

🍅 12% 43%

37

2.28

5.7

CS B

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$19.40M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$64.30M

Final

Worldwide total

$122.50M

$58.30M international

Domestic legs3.3x

Budget$30M

2014 rank#51

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Cast & crew

Will Arnett

Will Arnett Starring

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser Starring

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson Starring

Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl Starring

Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang Starring

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph Starring

ScreenplayLorne Cameron, Peter Lepeniotis Produced byWooKyung Jung, Graham Moloy Music byPaul Intson StudioOpen Road Films

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jan 17-19 3 $19.4M — 3,427 $5,662 $19.4M

2 Jan 24-26 3 $12.1M −37.6% 3,472 $3,485 $40.1M

3 Jan 31-Feb 2 4 $7.3M −39.9% 3,472 $2,096 $49.9M

4 Feb 7-9 8 $3.8M −48.4% 3,004 $1,249 $55.0M

5 Feb 14-16 15 $1.8M −51.0% 1,918 $959 $57.6M

6 Feb 21-23 16 $1.1M −42.0% 1,235 $864 $59.9M

7 Feb 28-Mar 2 20 $661.5K −38.0% 752 $880 $60.8M

8 Mar 7-9 24 $315.4K −52.3% 490 $644 $61.4M

9 Mar 14-16 20 $482.3K +52.9% 405 $1,191 $62.1M

10 Mar 21-23 19 $336.4K −30.2% 335 $1,004 $62.6M

11 Mar 28-30 19 $312.5K −7.1% 294 $1,063 $63.1M

12 Apr 4-6 21 $273.4K −12.5% 285 $959 $63.5M

13 Apr 11-13 24 $186.6K −31.8% 261 $715 $63.8M

14 Apr 18-20 33 $110.1K −41.0% 201 $548 $64.0M

15 Apr 25-27 32 $101.6K −7.7% 160 $635 $64.2M

16 May 2-4 40 $49.7K −51.1% 101 $493 $64.2M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Jan 17 #4 $4.8M — $4.8M 3,427 $1,403 1

Sat Jan 18 #3 $8.8M +82.1% $13.6M 3,427 $2,554 2

Sun Jan 19 #2 $5.9M −33.0% $19.4M 3,427 $1,711 3

Mon Jan 20 #2 $6.3M +7.0% $25.7M 3,427 $1,832 4

Tue Jan 21 #4 $878.8K −86.0% $26.6M 3,427 $256 5

Wed Jan 22 #5 $725.4K −17.5% $27.3M 3,427 $212 6

Thu Jan 23 #7 $651.1K −10.2% $28.0M 3,427 $190 7

Fri Jan 24 #5 $2.6M +292.1% −46.9% $30.5M 3,472 $735 8

Sat Jan 25 #3 $5.8M +128.0% −33.5% $36.3M 3,472 $1,677 9

Sun Jan 26 #2 $3.7M −36.0% −36.4% $40.1M 3,472 $1,073 10

Mon Jan 27 #6 $615.2K −83.5% −90.2% $40.7M 3,472 $177 11

Tue Jan 28 #4 $904.4K +47.0% +2.9% $41.6M 3,472 $260 12

Wed Jan 29 #7 $520.2K −42.5% −28.3% $42.1M 3,472 $150 13

Thu Jan 30 #7 $536.8K +3.2% −17.6% $42.6M 3,472 $155 14

Fri Jan 31 #7 $1.8M +228.5% −30.9% $44.4M 3,472 $508 15

Sat Feb 1 #3 $3.9M +121.2% −33.0% $48.3M 3,472 $1,123 16

Sun Feb 2 #2 $1.6M −58.6% −56.7% $49.9M 3,472 $465 17

Mon Feb 3 #10 $312.2K −80.7% −49.3% $50.2M 3,472 $90 18

Tue Feb 4 #11 $347.2K +11.2% −61.6% $50.6M 3,472 $100 19

Wed Feb 5 #7 $376.2K +8.4% −27.7% $50.9M 3,472 $108 20

Thu Feb 6 #9 $325.7K −13.4% −39.3% $51.3M 3,472 $94 21

Fri Feb 7 #11 $720.2K +121.1% −59.2% $52.0M 3,004 $240 22

Sat Feb 8 #7 $1.9M +160.0% −52.0% $53.9M 3,004 $623 23

Sun Feb 9 #7 $1.2M −38.0% −28.1% $55.0M 3,004 $386 24

Mon Feb 10 #10 $227.2K −80.4% −27.2% $55.3M 3,004 $76 25

Tue Feb 11 #12 $180.2K −20.7% −48.1% $55.4M 3,004 $60 26

Wed Feb 12 #13 $147.3K −18.3% −60.9% $55.6M 3,004 $49 27

Thu Feb 13 #13 $170.2K +15.6% −47.7% $55.8M 3,004 $57 28

Fri Feb 14 #17 $400.3K +135.2% −44.4% $56.2M 1,918 $209 29

Sat Feb 15 #13 $773.5K +93.2% −58.7% $56.9M 1,918 $403 30

Sun Feb 16 #12 $665.2K −14.0% −42.7% $57.6M 1,918 $347 31

Mon Feb 17 #9 $688.2K +3.5% +202.9% $58.3M 1,918 $359 32

Tue Feb 18 #12 $191.3K −72.2% +6.1% $58.5M 1,918 $100 33

Wed Feb 19 #12 $180.3K −5.7% +22.4% $58.6M 1,918 $94 34

Thu Feb 20 #11 $190.2K +5.5% +11.7% $58.8M 1,918 $99 35

Fri Feb 21 #18 $212.2K +11.6% −47.0% $59.1M 1,235 $172 36

Sat Feb 22 #16 $488.1K +130.1% −36.9% $59.5M 1,235 $395 37

Sun Feb 23 #13 $366.3K −25.0% −44.9% $59.9M 1,235 $297 38

Mon Feb 24 #- $51.2K −86.0% −92.6% $60.0M 1,235 $41 39

Tue Feb 25 #- $59.7K +16.5% −68.8% $60.0M 1,235 $48 40

Wed Feb 26 #- $57.3K −4.0% −68.2% $60.1M 1,235 $46 41

Thu Feb 27 #20 $56.4K −1.6% −70.4% $60.1M 1,235 $46 42

Fri Feb 28 #- $107.2K +90.1% −49.5% $60.2M 752 $143 43

Sat Mar 1 #- $324.2K +202.4% −33.6% $60.6M 752 $431 44

Sun Mar 2 #- $230.1K −29.0% −37.2% $60.8M 752 $306 45

Mon Mar 3 #- $73.6K −68.0% +43.7% $60.9M 752 $98 46

Tue Mar 4 #- $89.1K +21.1% +49.4% $61.0M 752 $119 47

Wed Mar 5 #- $66.0K −26.0% +15.2% $61.0M 752 $88 48

Thu Mar 6 #- $62.7K −5.0% +11.1% $61.1M 752 $83 49

Fri Mar 7 #- $71.1K +13.5% −33.7% $61.2M 490 $145 50

Sat Mar 8 #- $143.1K +101.2% −55.9% $61.3M 490 $292 51

Sun Mar 9 #- $101.2K −29.3% −56.0% $61.4M 490 $207 52

Mon Mar 10 #- $45.8K −54.8% −37.8% $61.4M 490 $93 53

Tue Mar 11 #- $57.2K +25.0% −35.8% $61.5M 490 $117 54

Wed Mar 12 #- $51.2K −10.5% −22.4% $61.6M 490 $105 55

Thu Mar 13 #- $55.3K +8.0% −11.7% $61.6M 490 $113 56

Fri Mar 14 #20 $125.0K +126.1% +75.8% $61.7M 405 $309 57

Sat Mar 15 #20 $204.2K +63.3% +42.7% $61.9M 405 $504 58

Sun Mar 16 #18 $153.1K −25.0% +51.3% $62.1M 405 $378 59

Mon Mar 17 #22 $39.8K −74.0% −13.1% $62.1M 405 $98 60

Tue Mar 18 #22 $51.4K +29.0% −10.3% $62.2M 405 $127 61

Wed Mar 19 #22 $43.1K −16.0% −15.8% $62.2M 405 $106 62

Thu Mar 20 #22 $39.2K −9.0% −29.1% $62.3M 405 $97 63

Fri Mar 21 #- $75.2K +91.6% −39.9% $62.3M 335 $224 64

Sat Mar 22 #- $150.0K +99.6% −26.5% $62.5M 335 $448 65

Sun Mar 23 #- $111.2K −25.9% −27.4% $62.6M 335 $332 66

Mon Mar 24 #- $37.8K −66.0% −5.0% $62.6M 335 $113 67

Tue Mar 25 #- $52.6K +39.0% +2.3% $62.7M 335 $157 68

Wed Mar 26 #18 $51.5K −2.0% +19.5% $62.7M 335 $154 69

Thu Mar 27 #16 $51.0K −1.0% +30.0% $62.8M 335 $152 70

Fri Mar 28 #18 $83.2K +63.1% +10.6% $62.9M 294 $283 71

Sat Mar 29 #19 $145.2K +74.6% −3.2% $63.0M 294 $494 72

Sun Mar 30 #18 $84.1K −42.1% −24.4% $63.1M 294 $286 73

Mon Mar 31 #18 $27.2K −67.7% −28.0% $63.1M 294 $93 74

Tue Apr 1 #18 $35.9K +32.0% −31.7% $63.2M 294 $122 75

Wed Apr 2 #18 $31.2K −13.0% −39.3% $63.2M 294 $106 76

Thu Apr 3 #18 $32.2K +3.0% −36.9% $63.2M 294 $109 77

Fri Apr 4 #- $66.1K +105.5% −20.5% $63.3M 285 $232 78

Sat Apr 5 #- $127.1K +92.2% −12.5% $63.4M 285 $446 79

Sun Apr 6 #- $80.2K −36.9% −4.6% $63.5M 285 $282 80

Mon Apr 7 #- $25.9K −67.7% −4.9% $63.5M 285 $91 81

Tue Apr 8 #- $29.5K +14.0% −17.8% $63.6M 285 $104 82

Wed Apr 9 #- $25.4K −14.0% −18.8% $63.6M 285 $89 83

Thu Apr 10 #- $25.9K +2.0% −19.5% $63.6M 285 $91 84

Fri Apr 11 #- $47.2K +82.4% −28.6% $63.7M 261 $181 85

Sat Apr 12 #- $79.1K +67.5% −37.7% $63.7M 261 $303 86

Sun Apr 13 #- $60.2K −23.9% −25.0% $63.8M 261 $231 87

Mon Apr 14 #- $19.3K −68.0% −25.6% $63.8M 261 $74 88

Tue Apr 15 #- $27.7K +44.0% −6.0% $63.8M 261 $106 89

Wed Apr 16 #- $27.2K −2.0% +7.1% $63.9M 261 $104 90

Thu Apr 17 #- $31.3K +15.0% +20.8% $63.9M 261 $120 91

Fri Apr 18 #- $44.9K +43.5% −5.0% $63.9M 201 $223 92

Sat Apr 19 #- $43.2K −3.7% −45.4% $64.0M 201 $215 93

Sun Apr 20 #- $22.0K −49.0% −63.4% $64.0M 201 $110 94

Mon Apr 21 #- $13.7K −38.0% −29.1% $64.0M 201 $68 95

Tue Apr 22 #- $11.7K −14.0% −57.7% $64.0M 201 $58 96

Wed Apr 23 #- $11.0K −6.0% −59.4% $64.1M 201 $55 97

Thu Apr 24 #- $12.3K +11.0% −60.8% $64.1M 201 $61 98

Fri Apr 25 #- $22.5K +83.2% −50.0% $64.1M 160 $140 99

Sat Apr 26 #- $46.9K +108.7% +8.5% $64.1M 160 $293 100

Sun Apr 27 #- $32.3K −31.0% +46.7% $64.2M 160 $202 101

Mon Apr 28 #- $5.3K −83.7% −61.4% $64.2M 160 $33 102

Tue Apr 29 #- $6.1K +16.0% −48.0% $64.2M 160 $38 103

Wed Apr 30 #- $7.0K +14.0% −36.9% $64.2M 160 $44 104

Thu May 1 #- $5.2K −25.0% −57.4% $64.2M 160 $33 105

Fri May 2 #- $10.4K +98.7% −53.8% $64.2M 101 $103 106

Sat May 3 #- $23.2K +123.0% −50.6% $64.2M 101 $229 107

Sun May 4 #- $16.2K −30.0% −49.9% $64.2M 101 $160 108

Mon May 5 #- $2.8K −82.6% −46.3% $64.2M 101 $28 109

Tue May 6 #- $3.6K +27.0% −41.3% $64.2M 101 $36 110

Wed May 7 #- $2.9K −18.9% −58.2% $64.2M 101 $29 111

Thu May 8 #- $3.4K +18.0% −34.2% $64.3M 101 $34 112

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

Cumulative total$62.8M

Jan 17Feb 3Feb 21Mar 10Mar 27

Weekend grossWk 10 · $336.4K

$19.4M

$12.1M

$7.3M

$3.8M

$1.8M

$1.1M

$661.5K

$315.4K

$482.3K

$336.4K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,472 → 335 −90.4%

3,427 open335 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −30.2%

−37.6%

W1→2

−39.9%

W2→3

−48.4%

W3→4

−51.0%

W4→5

−42.0%

W5→6

−38.0%

W6→7

−52.3%

W7→8

+52.9%

W8→9

−30.2%

W9→10

Steepest −52.3%Biggest gain +52.9%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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