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2012 • PG-13 • 1h 43m • Drama • Summit Entertainment

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4.04

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Box office summary

Opening weekend

$228K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic total

$17.70M

Final

Worldwide total

$33.10M

$15.30M international

Domestic legs8.3x from $2.2M first wide weekend

Budget$13M

2012 rank#127

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Cast & crew

Full Chbosky filmography

Stephen Chbosky

Stephen Chbosky Director

Logan Lerman

Logan Lerman Starring

Emma Watson

Emma Watson Starring

Ezra Miller

Ezra Miller Starring

Mae Whitman

Mae Whitman Starring

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd Starring

ScreenplayStephen Chbosky Produced byLianne Halfon, Russell Smith, John Malkovich CinematographyAndrew Dunn Music byMichael Brook StudioSummit Entertainment

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Sep 21-23 32 $228.4K — 4 $57,090 $228.4K

2 Sep 28-30 13 $1.1M +383.4% 102 $10,823 $1.4M

3 Oct 5-7 11 $1.6M +41.9% 221 $7,088 $3.3M

4 Oct 12-14 10 $2.2M +37.3% 726 $2,962 $6.1M

5 Oct 19-21 12 $2.2M +0.1% 745 $2,890 $9.1M

6 Oct 26-28 16 $1.4M −32.7% 736 $1,969 $11.3M

7 Nov 2-4 15 $1.2M −14.3% 622 $1,997 $13.1M

8 Nov 9-11 14 $1.1M −8.8% 607 $1,866 $14.6M

9 Nov 16-18 15 $585.2K −48.3% 511 $1,145 $15.6M

10 Nov 23-25 18 $392.8K −32.9% 242 $1,623 $16.3M

11 Nov 30-Dec 2 21 $212.5K −45.9% 189 $1,124 $16.6M

12 Dec 7-9 23 $138.5K −34.8% 175 $791 $16.9M

13 Dec 14-16 26 $87.5K −36.9% 125 $700 $17.0M

14 Dec 21-23 31 $77.1K −11.9% 126 $612 $17.1M

15 Dec 28-30 33 $93.0K +20.6% 125 $744 $17.3M

16 Jan 4-6 35 $80.7K −13.2% 98 $824 $17.5M

17 Jan 11-13 39 $66.7K −17.4% 100 $667 $17.6M

18 Jan 18-20 42 $51.4K −22.9% 73 $705 $17.7M

19 Jan 25-27 51 $29.8K −42.1% 56 $532 $17.7M

20 Feb 1-3 61 $14.3K −51.9% 37 $387 $17.7M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Sep 21 #- $84.9K — $84.9K 4 $21,229 1

Sat Sep 22 #- $86.6K +2% $171.5K 4 $21,655 2

Sun Sep 23 #- $56.8K −34% $228.4K 4 $14,206 3

Mon Sep 24 #- $18.6K −67% $247.0K 4 $4,655 4

Tue Sep 25 #- $25.1K +35% $272.1K 4 $6,273 5

Wed Sep 26 #- $34.7K +38% $306.8K 4 $8,674 6

Thu Sep 27 #- $18.1K −48% $324.8K 4 $4,518 7

Fri Sep 28 #13 $373.1K +1% +339% $698.0K 102 $3,658 8

Sat Sep 29 #13 $467.1K +25% +439% $1.2M 102 $4,580 9

Sun Sep 30 #13 $263.7K −44% +364% $1.4M 102 $2,585 10

Mon Oct 1 #14 $82.6K −69% +344% $1.5M 102 $810 11

Tue Oct 2 #15 $93.4K +13% +272% $1.6M 102 $916 12

Wed Oct 3 #14 $79.5K −15% +129% $1.7M 102 $779 13

Thu Oct 4 #12 $98.0K +23% +442% $1.8M 102 $961 14

Fri Oct 5 #10 $483.3K +393% +30% $2.3M 221 $2,187 15

Sat Oct 6 #11 $634.0K +31% +36% $2.9M 221 $2,869 16

Sun Oct 7 #11 $449.2K −29% +70% $3.3M 221 $2,032 17

Mon Oct 8 #11 $227.2K −49% +175% $3.6M 221 $1,028 18

Tue Oct 9 #10 $143.1K −37% +53% $3.7M 221 $648 19

Wed Oct 10 #10 $129.4K −10% +63% $3.8M 221 $586 20

Thu Oct 11 #9 $136.8K +6% +40% $4.0M 221 $619 21

Fri Oct 12 #11 $691.3K +405% +43% $4.7M 726 $952 22

Sat Oct 13 #10 $926.2K +34% +46% $5.6M 726 $1,276 23

Sun Oct 14 #10 $532.5K −43% +19% $6.1M 726 $734 24

Mon Oct 15 #10 $189.7K −64% −17% $6.3M 726 $261 25

Tue Oct 16 #10 $212.8K +12% +49% $6.5M 726 $293 26

Wed Oct 17 #10 $200.7K −6% +55% $6.7M 726 $277 27

Thu Oct 18 #10 $231.9K +16% +69% $7.0M 726 $319 28

Fri Oct 19 #12 $712.3K +207% +3% $7.7M 745 $956 29

Sat Oct 20 #12 $936.3K +31% +1% $8.6M 745 $1,257 30

Sun Oct 21 #12 $504.6K −46% −5% $9.1M 745 $677 31

Mon Oct 22 #12 $146.8K −71% −23% $9.3M 745 $197 32

Tue Oct 23 #12 $191.3K +30% −10% $9.5M 745 $257 33

Wed Oct 24 #12 $160.4K −16% −20% $9.6M 745 $215 34

Thu Oct 25 #12 $185.2K +15% −20% $9.8M 745 $249 35

Fri Oct 26 #16 $489.6K +164% −31% $10.3M 736 $665 36

Sat Oct 27 #- $602.9K +23% −36% $10.9M 736 $819 37

Sun Oct 28 #16 $357.0K −41% −29% $11.3M 736 $485 38

Mon Oct 29 #- $92.8K −74% −37% $11.3M 736 $126 39

Tue Oct 30 #- $153.7K +66% −20% $11.5M 736 $209 40

Wed Oct 31 #- $127.1K −17% −21% $11.6M 736 $173 41

Thu Nov 1 #- $186.5K +47% +1% $11.8M 736 $253 42

Fri Nov 2 #15 $384.9K +106% −21% $12.2M 622 $619 43

Sat Nov 3 #15 $565.5K +47% −6% $12.8M 622 $909 44

Sun Nov 4 #16 $291.4K −48% −18% $13.1M 622 $469 45

Mon Nov 5 #16 $108.8K −63% +17% $13.2M 622 $175 46

Tue Nov 6 #17 $118.5K +9% −23% $13.3M 622 $190 47

Wed Nov 7 #17 $84.7K −29% −33% $13.4M 622 $136 48

Thu Nov 8 #15 $110.7K +31% −41% $13.5M 622 $178 49

Fri Nov 9 #14 $333.1K +201% −13% $13.8M 607 $549 50

Sat Nov 10 #14 $478.3K +44% −15% $14.3M 607 $788 51

Sun Nov 11 #15 $321.6K −33% +10% $14.6M 607 $530 52

Mon Nov 12 #15 $154.6K −52% +42% $14.8M 607 $255 53

Tue Nov 13 #15 $83.1K −46% −30% $14.9M 607 $137 54

Wed Nov 14 #15 $71.0K −14% −16% $14.9M 607 $117 55

Thu Nov 15 #14 $63.6K −10% −43% $15.0M 607 $105 56

Fri Nov 16 #14 $176.0K +177% −47% $15.2M 511 $345 57

Sat Nov 17 #14 $256.4K +46% −46% $15.4M 511 $502 58

Sun Nov 18 #14 $152.7K −40% −53% $15.6M 511 $299 59

Mon Nov 19 #14 $83.1K −46% −46% $15.7M 511 $163 60

Tue Nov 20 #12 $132.7K +60% +60% $15.8M 511 $260 61

Wed Nov 21 #- $86.3K −35% +21% $15.9M 511 $169 62

Thu Nov 22 #- $56.5K −35% −11% $15.9M 511 $110 63

Fri Nov 23 #- $156.6K +177% −11% $16.1M 242 $647 64

Sat Nov 24 #- $160.1K +2% −38% $16.2M 242 $662 65

Sun Nov 25 #- $76.1K −52% −50% $16.3M 242 $314 66

Mon Nov 26 #- $23.5K −69% −72% $16.3M 242 $97 67

Tue Nov 27 #- $27.2K +16% −80% $16.4M 242 $112 68

Wed Nov 28 #- $25.1K −8% −71% $16.4M 242 $104 69

Thu Nov 29 #- $29.3K +17% −48% $16.4M 242 $121 70

Fri Nov 30 #- $67.4K +130% −57% $16.5M 189 $357 71

Sat Dec 1 #- $94.3K +40% −41% $16.6M 189 $499 72

Sun Dec 2 #- $50.8K −46% −33% $16.6M 189 $269 73

Mon Dec 3 #- $17.8K −65% −24% $16.7M 189 $94 74

Tue Dec 4 #- $19.8K +11% −27% $16.7M 189 $105 75

Wed Dec 5 #- $19.8K — −21% $16.7M 189 $105 76

Thu Dec 6 #- $21.4K +8% −27% $16.7M 189 $113 77

Fri Dec 7 #- $43.4K +103% −36% $16.8M 175 $248 78

Sat Dec 8 #- $59.3K +37% −37% $16.8M 175 $339 79

Sun Dec 9 #- $35.8K −40% −29% $16.9M 175 $205 80

Mon Dec 10 #- $12.9K −64% −28% $16.9M 175 $74 81

Tue Dec 11 #- $16.7K +29% −16% $16.9M 175 $95 82

Wed Dec 12 #- $15.6K −7% −22% $16.9M 175 $89 83

Thu Dec 13 #- $17.1K +10% −20% $16.9M 175 $98 84

Fri Dec 14 #- $26.0K +53% −40% $16.9M 125 $208 85

Sat Dec 15 #- $36.1K +39% −39% $17.0M 125 $289 86

Sun Dec 16 #- $25.3K −30% −29% $17.0M 125 $202 87

Mon Dec 17 #- $14.4K −43% +12% $17.0M 125 $115 88

Tue Dec 18 #- $16.9K +17% +1% $17.0M 125 $135 89

Wed Dec 19 #- $14.4K −15% −8% $17.1M 125 $115 90

Thu Dec 20 #- $16.0K +12% −6% $17.1M 125 $128 91

Fri Dec 21 #- $22.0K +38% −15% $17.1M 126 $175 92

Sat Dec 22 #- $29.3K +33% −19% $17.1M 126 $233 93

Sun Dec 23 #- $25.7K −12% +2% $17.1M 126 $204 94

Mon Dec 24 #- $11.3K −56% −21% $17.2M 126 $90 95

Tue Dec 25 #- $13.8K +22% −18% $17.2M 126 $109 96

Wed Dec 26 #- $21.7K +58% +51% $17.2M 126 $173 97

Thu Dec 27 #- $25.3K +16% +58% $17.2M 126 $200 98

Fri Dec 28 #- $29.2K +16% +33% $17.2M 125 $234 99

Sat Dec 29 #- $33.5K +15% +14% $17.3M 125 $268 100

Sun Dec 30 #- $30.3K −10% +18% $17.3M 125 $242 101

Mon Dec 31 #- $16.2K −46% +43% $17.3M 125 $130 102

Tue Jan 1 #- $28.1K +73% +103% $17.4M 125 $225 103

Wed Jan 2 #- $21.1K −25% −3% $17.4M 125 $169 104

Thu Jan 3 #- $21.1K — −16% $17.4M 125 $169 105

Fri Jan 4 #- $27.1K +28% −7% $17.4M 98 $276 106

Sat Jan 5 #- $33.4K +23% $17.5M 98 $341 107

Sun Jan 6 #- $20.3K −39% −33% $17.5M 98 $207 108

Mon Jan 7 #- $9.2K −54% −43% $17.5M 98 $94 109

Tue Jan 8 #- $9.1K −2% −68% $17.5M 98 $93 110

Wed Jan 9 #- $7.8K −14% −63% $17.5M 98 $80 111

Thu Jan 10 #- $9.6K +22% −55% $17.5M 98 $97 112

Fri Jan 11 #- $21.8K +128% −20% $17.5M 100 $218 113

Sat Jan 12 #- $28.6K +31% −14% $17.6M 100 $286 114

Sun Jan 13 #- $16.3K −43% −20% $17.6M 100 $163 115

Mon Jan 14 #- $6.5K −60% −30% $17.6M 100 $65 116

Tue Jan 15 #- $6.3K −3% −30% $17.6M 100 $63 117

Wed Jan 16 #- $6.6K +4% −16% $17.6M 100 $66 118

Thu Jan 17 #- $7.0K +6% −27% $17.6M 100 $70 119

Fri Jan 18 #- $13.2K +88% −39% $17.6M 73 $181 120

Sat Jan 19 #- $22.1K +68% −23% $17.6M 73 $303 121

Sun Jan 20 #- $16.1K −27% −1% $17.7M 73 $221 122

Mon Jan 21 #- $11.8K −27% +81% $17.7M 73 $161 123

Tue Jan 22 #- $3.9K −67% −39% $17.7M 73 $53 124

Wed Jan 23 #- $4.1K +5% −39% $17.7M 73 $56 125

Thu Jan 24 #- $5.0K +23% −29% $17.7M 73 $68 126

Fri Jan 25 #- $9.0K +80% −32% $17.7M 56 $160 127

Sat Jan 26 #- $13.1K +46% −41% $17.7M 56 $234 128

Sun Jan 27 #- $7.7K −41% −52% $17.7M 56 $138 129

Mon Jan 28 #- $2.4K −69% −80% $17.7M 56 $42 130

Tue Jan 29 #- $2.5K +6% −35% $17.7M 56 $45 131

Wed Jan 30 #- $2.4K −4% −41% $17.7M 56 $43 132

Thu Jan 31 #- $3.1K +30% −37% $17.7M 56 $56 133

Fri Feb 1 #- $4.7K +52% −47% $17.7M 37 $128 134

Sat Feb 2 #- $7.4K +55% −44% $17.7M 37 $199 135

Sun Feb 3 #- $2.2K −70% −71% $17.7M 37 $60 136

Mon Feb 4 #- $1.1K −51% −54% $17.7M 37 $30 137

Tue Feb 5 #- $1.1K −1% −57% $17.7M 37 $29 138

Wed Feb 6 #- $1.1K — −55% $17.7M 37 $29 139

Thu Feb 7 #- $1.1K +5% −64% $17.7M 37 $31 140

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

Cumulative total$16.4M

Sep 21Oct 8Oct 26Nov 12Nov 29

Weekend grossWk 10 · $392.8K

$228.4K

$1.1M

$1.6M

$2.2M

$2.2M

$1.4M

$1.2M

$1.1M

$585.2K

$392.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 745 → 242 −67.5%

4 open242 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −32.9%

+383.4%

W1→2

+41.9%

W2→3

+37.3%

W3→4

+0.1%

W4→5

−32.7%

W5→6

−14.3%

W6→7

−8.8%

W7→8

−48.3%

W8→9

−32.9%

W9→10

Steepest −48.3%Biggest gain +383.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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