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The PledgeFollow

2001 • R • 2h 4m • Crime, Drama, Mystery • Warner Bros.

Detective Jerry Black has made a promise he can't break, to catch a killer he can't find.

🍅 78% 58% MC 71 LB 3.28 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$5.80M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$19.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$29.40M
$9.70M international
Domestic legs3.4x
Budget$45M
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Cast & crew

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Sean Penn Sean Penn Director Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson Starring Helen Mirren Helen Mirren Starring Aaron Eckhart Aaron Eckhart Starring Robin Wright Robin Wright Starring Sam Shepard Sam Shepard Starring
ScreenplayJerzy Kromolowski, Mary Olson-Kromolowski Produced bySean Penn, Michael Fitzgerald, Elie Samaha CinematographyChris Menges MusicHans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt Prod. DesignBill Groom StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 19-22 11 $5.8M — 1,275 $4,522 $5.8M
2 Jan 26-28 11 $3.7M −36.2% 1,410 $2,609 $11.1M
3 Feb 2-4 15 $3.1M −16.9% 1,385 $2,207 $15.5M
4 Feb 9-11 17 $1.3M −56.3% 1,105 $1,209 $17.6M
5 Feb 16-19 20 $887.5K −33.5% 648 $1,370 $18.9M
6 Feb 23-25 29 $265.7K −70.1% 284 $935 $19.3M
7 Mar 2-4 47 $80.9K −69.5% 90 $899 $19.4M
8 Mar 9-11 54 $47.9K −40.8% 67 $715 $19.5M
9 Mar 16-18 65 $27.0K −43.7% 62 $435 $19.6M
10 Mar 23-25 43 $73.0K +170.5% 230 $317 $19.7M
11 Mar 30-Apr 1 57 $30.8K −57.7% 109 $283 $19.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $73.0K
$5.8M
$3.7M
$3.1M
$1.3M
$887.5K
$265.7K
$80.9K
$47.9K
$27.0K
$73.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +170.5%
−36.2%
W1→2
−16.9%
W2→3
−56.3%
W3→4
−33.5%
W4→5
−70.1%
W5→6
−69.5%
W6→7
−40.8%
W7→8
−43.7%
W8→9
+170.5%
W9→10
Steepest −70.1%Biggest gain +170.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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