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The Secret in Their EyesFollow

2009 • R • 2h 9m • Drama, Mystery, Thriller • Sony Pictures Classics

An unsolved crime. A love story. An unwritten ending.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$168K
Limited · 10 theaters
Domestic total
$6.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$40.50M
$34.10M international
Domestic legs14.0x from $458K biggest weekend
Budget$3.5M
2010 rank#156

Cast & crew

Directed byJuan José Campanella ScreenplayJuan José Campanella, Eduardo Sacheri Produced byJuan José Campanella, Mariela Besuievsky CinematographyFélix Monti Music byFederico Jusid, Sebastian Kauderer StarringRicardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino, Guillermo Francella StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 16-18 30 $167.9K — 10 $16,787 $167.9K
2 Apr 23-25 19 $360.1K +114.5% 33 $10,911 $592.9K
3 Apr 30-May 2 24 $337.2K −6.4% 45 $7,493 $1.1M
4 May 7-9 22 $384.2K +13.9% 81 $4,743 $1.6M
5 May 14-16 21 $368.3K −4.1% 103 $3,576 $2.1M
6 May 21-23 16 $446.5K +21.2% 141 $3,167 $2.7M
7 May 28-30 14 $457.7K +2.5% 155 $2,953 $3.3M
8 Jun 4-6 15 $397.7K −13.1% 160 $2,486 $4.0M
9 Jun 11-13 16 $347.9K −12.5% 162 $2,148 $4.5M
10 Jun 18-20 20 $282.3K −18.9% 166 $1,701 $4.9M
11 Jun 25-27 27 $217.2K −23.1% 143 $1,519 $5.3M
12 Jul 2-4 27 $175.2K −19.3% 127 $1,380 $5.6M
13 Jul 9-11 31 $129.8K −25.9% 110 $1,180 $5.9M
14 Jul 16-18 37 $79.8K −38.5% 81 $986 $6.0M
15 Jul 23-25 37 $63.2K −20.8% 59 $1,071 $6.1M
16 Jul 30-Aug 1 45 $39.9K −36.8% 41 $973 $6.2M
17 Aug 6-8 54 $31.3K −21.5% 28 $1,118 $6.3M
18 Aug 13-15 62 $15.5K −50.6% 15 $1,030 $6.3M
19 Aug 20-22 74 $9.4K −39.1% 9 $1,046 $6.3M
20 Aug 27-29 72 $7.5K −20.4% 13 $577 $6.3M
21 Sep 3-5 78 $7.0K −6.9% 12 $582 $6.3M
22 Sep 10-12 85 $7.2K +3.6% 18 $402 $6.4M
23 Sep 17-19 90 $6.3K −13.2% 11 $571 $6.4M
24 Sep 24-26 97 $4.3K −32.2% 9 $473 $6.4M
25 Oct 1-3 109 $2.5K −41.4% 6 $416 $6.4M
26 Oct 8-10 123 $719 −71.2% 2 $360 $6.4M
27 Oct 15-17 121 $701 −2.5% 1 $701 $6.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $282.3K
$167.9K
$360.1K
$337.2K
$384.2K
$368.3K
$446.5K
$457.7K
$397.7K
$347.9K
$282.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −18.9%
+114.5%
W1→2
−6.4%
W2→3
+13.9%
W3→4
−4.1%
W4→5
+21.2%
W5→6
+2.5%
W6→7
−13.1%
W7→8
−12.5%
W8→9
−18.9%
W9→10
Steepest −18.9%Biggest gain +114.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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