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The Simpsons MovieFollow

2007 • PG-13 • 1h 27m • Adventure, Animation, Comedy • 20th Century Fox

See our family. And feel better about yours.

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80

3.51

7.3

CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$74.00M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$183.00M

Final

Worldwide total

$536.00M

$353.00M international

Domestic legs2.47x

Budget$75.0M

2007 rank#12

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Cast & crew

Directed byDavid Silverman ScreenplayJon Vitti, Matt Groening, Mike Reiss, Al Jean Produced byJames L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Scully, Richard Sakai MusicHans Zimmer StarringDan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 27-29 1 $74.0M — 3,922 $18,877 $74.0M

2 Aug 3-5 2 $25.1M −66.1% 3,926 $6,396 $128.1M

3 Aug 10-12 3 $11.3M −55.1% 3,552 $3,172 $152.4M

4 Aug 17-19 4 $6.8M −39.4% 3,162 $2,159 $165.3M

5 Aug 24-26 7 $4.3M −36.8% 2,600 $1,660 $173.4M

6 Aug 31-Sep 2 11 $2.8M −34.6% 2,066 $1,366 $177.7M

7 Sep 7-9 14 $1.3M −53.3% 1,440 $916 $180.3M

8 Sep 14-16 18 $661.8K −49.9% 799 $828 $181.2M

9 Sep 21-23 28 $297.9K −55.0% 413 $721 $181.7M

10 Sep 28-30 28 $222.0K −25.5% 321 $691 $182.0M

11 Oct 5-7 33 $200.9K −9.5% 267 $752 $182.3M

12 Oct 12-14 36 $180.7K −10.1% 223 $810 $182.5M

13 Oct 19-21 42 $134.9K −25.4% 194 $695 $182.7M

14 Oct 26-28 42 $97.2K −27.9% 158 $615 $182.8M

15 Nov 2-4 41 $63.3K −34.8% 116 $546 $182.9M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Jul 27 #1 $30.8M — $30.8M 3,922 $7,842 1

Sat Jul 28 #1 $23.8M −23% $54.6M 3,922 $6,068 2

Sun Jul 29 #1 $19.5M −18% $74.0M 3,922 $4,966 3

Mon Jul 30 #1 $9.3M −52% $83.3M 3,922 $2,365 4

Tue Jul 31 #1 $7.5M −19% $90.8M 3,922 $1,912 5

Wed Aug 1 #1 $6.4M −15% $97.2M 3,922 $1,633 6

Thu Aug 2 #1 $5.7M −11% $102.9M 3,922 $1,460 7

Fri Aug 3 #2 $8.0M +40% −74% $111.0M 3,926 $2,045 8

Sat Aug 4 #2 $9.6M +19% −60% $120.5M 3,926 $2,437 9

Sun Aug 5 #2 $7.5M −22% −61% $128.1M 3,926 $1,913 10

Mon Aug 6 #2 $4.0M −47% −57% $132.0M 3,926 $1,010 11

Tue Aug 7 #2 $3.4M −15% −55% $135.4M 3,926 $858 12

Wed Aug 8 #2 $3.1M −9% −52% $138.5M 3,926 $784 13

Thu Aug 9 #2 $2.6M −15% −54% $141.1M 3,926 $670 14

Fri Aug 10 #3 $3.6M +37% −55% $144.7M 3,552 $1,012 15

Sat Aug 11 #3 $4.3M +20% −55% $149.0M 3,552 $1,211 16

Sun Aug 12 #3 $3.4M −22% −55% $152.4M 3,552 $948 17

Mon Aug 13 #3 $1.6M −53% −60% $154.0M 3,552 $450 18

Tue Aug 14 #3 $1.6M −1% −53% $155.6M 3,552 $443 19

Wed Aug 15 #3 $1.4M −8% −53% $157.0M 3,552 $407 20

Thu Aug 16 #3 $1.4M −1% −45% $158.4M 3,552 $404 21

Fri Aug 17 #5 $1.9M +34% −47% $160.4M 3,162 $608 22

Sat Aug 18 #4 $2.7M +41% −37% $163.1M 3,162 $855 23

Sun Aug 19 #4 $2.2M −19% −35% $165.3M 3,162 $695 24

Mon Aug 20 #4 $1.0M −53% −35% $166.3M 3,162 $330 25

Tue Aug 21 #4 $1.1M +2% −32% $167.4M 3,162 $336 26

Wed Aug 22 #4 $853.6K −20% −41% $168.2M 3,162 $269 27

Thu Aug 23 #4 $801.9K −6% −44% $169.0M 3,162 $253 28

Fri Aug 24 #7 $1.3M +57% −34% $170.3M 2,600 $485 29

Sat Aug 25 #7 $1.8M +44% −33% $172.1M 2,600 $700 30

Sun Aug 26 #7 $1.2M −32% −44% $173.4M 2,600 $474 31

Mon Aug 27 #7 $439.5K −64% −58% $173.8M 2,600 $169 32

Tue Aug 28 #8 $422.4K −4% −60% $174.2M 2,600 $162 33

Wed Aug 29 #10 $350.3K −17% −59% $174.6M 2,600 $134 34

Thu Aug 30 #10 $328.8K −6% −59% $174.9M 2,600 $126 35

Fri Aug 31 #12 $715.9K +118% −43% $175.6M 2,066 $346 36

Sat Sep 1 $1.1M +50% −41% $176.7M 2,066 $518 37

Sun Sep 2 $1.0M −3% −16% $177.7M 2,066 $501 38

Mon Sep 3 #12 $806.7K −22% +84% $178.5M 2,066 $390 39

Tue Sep 4 #12 $170.6K −79% −60% $178.7M 2,066 $82 40

Wed Sep 5 #12 $134.7K −21% −62% $178.8M 2,066 $65 41

Thu Sep 6 #12 $120.5K −10% −63% $179.0M 2,066 $58 42

Fri Sep 7 $319.4K +165% −55% $179.3M 1,440 $221 43

Sat Sep 8 $624.2K +95% −42% $179.9M 1,440 $433 44

Sun Sep 9 $376.3K −40% −64% $180.3M 1,440 $261 45

Mon Sep 10 $71.3K −81% −91% $180.3M 1,440 $49 46

Tue Sep 11 $71.9K +1% −58% $180.4M 1,440 $49 47

Wed Sep 12 $72.8K +1% −46% $180.5M 1,440 $50 48

Thu Sep 13 $88.5K +22% −27% $180.6M 1,440 $61 49

Fri Sep 14 $159.2K +80% −50% $180.7M 799 $199 50

Sat Sep 15 $328.0K +106% −47% $181.1M 799 $410 51

Sun Sep 16 $174.7K −47% −54% $181.2M 799 $218 52

Mon Sep 17 $33.7K −81% −53% $181.3M 799 $42 53

Tue Sep 18 #15 $35.1K +4% −51% $181.3M 799 $43 54

Wed Sep 19 $34.1K −3% −53% $181.3M 799 $42 55

Thu Sep 20 $34.1K n/c −62% $181.4M 799 $42 56

Fri Sep 21 $73.9K +117% −54% $181.4M 416 $177 57

Sat Sep 22 $144.9K +96% −56% $181.6M 416 $348 58

Sun Sep 23 $79.1K −45% −55% $181.7M 416 $190 59

Mon Sep 24 $22.4K −72% −33% $181.7M 416 $53 60

Tue Sep 25 $23.0K +3% −35% $181.7M 416 $55 61

Wed Sep 26 $20.9K −9% −39% $181.7M 416 $50 62

Thu Sep 27 $21.6K +3% −37% $181.8M 416 $51 63

Fri Sep 28 $54.3K +152% −27% $181.8M 321 $169 64

Sat Sep 29 $102.3K +88% −29% $181.9M 321 $318 65

Sun Sep 30 $65.3K −36% −17% $182.0M 321 $203 66

Mon Oct 1 $18.1K −72% −19% $182.0M 321 $56 67

Tue Oct 2 $19.0K +5% −17% $182.0M 321 $59 68

Wed Oct 3 $18.9K n/c −9% $182.0M 321 $59 69

Thu Oct 4 $18.5K −2% −14% $182.1M 321 $57 70

Fri Oct 5 $53.6K +190% −1% $182.1M 267 $200 71

Sat Oct 6 $88.1K +64% −14% $182.2M 267 $330 72

Sun Oct 7 $59.2K −33% −9% $182.3M 267 $221 73

Mon Oct 8 $27.5K −54% +52% $182.3M 267 $103 74

Tue Oct 9 $15.4K −44% −19% $182.3M 267 $57 75

Wed Oct 10 $14.2K −8% −25% $182.3M 267 $53 76

Thu Oct 11 $14.8K +4% −20% $182.3M 267 $55 77

Fri Oct 12 $49.7K +237% −7% $182.4M 223 $222 78

Sat Oct 13 $81.1K +63% −8% $182.5M 223 $363 79

Sun Oct 14 $49.9K −38% −16% $182.5M 223 $223 80

Mon Oct 15 $14.5K −71% −47% $182.5M 223 $64 81

Tue Oct 16 $14.2K −2% −8% $182.5M 223 $63 82

Wed Oct 17 $14.5K +2% +2% $182.6M 223 $65 83

Thu Oct 18 $16.8K +15% +14% $182.6M 223 $75 84

Fri Oct 19 $38.5K +130% −23% $182.6M 194 $198 85

Sat Oct 20 $61.3K +59% −24% $182.7M 194 $315 86

Sun Oct 21 $35.1K −43% −30% $182.7M 194 $180 87

Mon Oct 22 $8.2K −77% −43% $182.7M 194 $42 88

Tue Oct 23 $8.5K +4% −40% $182.7M 194 $44 89

Wed Oct 24 $7.8K −9% −47% $182.7M 194 $39 90

Thu Oct 25 $8.2K +5% −51% $182.7M 194 $42 91

Fri Oct 26 $25.5K +212% −34% $182.8M 158 $161 92

Sat Oct 27 $43.6K +71% −29% $182.8M 158 $275 93

Sun Oct 28 $28.2K −35% −20% $182.8M 158 $178 94

Mon Oct 29 $5.8K −79% −29% $182.8M 158 $36 95

Tue Oct 30 $5.9K +2% −31% $182.8M 158 $37 96

Wed Oct 31 $5.0K −16% −36% $182.9M 158 $31 97

Thu Nov 1 $7.2K +45% −12% $182.9M 158 $45 98

Fri Nov 2 $14.6K +103% −43% $182.9M 116 $126 99

Sat Nov 3 $29.4K +101% −32% $182.9M 116 $253 100

Sun Nov 4 $19.3K −34% −31% $182.9M 116 $166 101

Mon Nov 5 $1.2K −94% −80% $182.9M 116 $10 102

Tue Nov 6 $4.5K +289% −23% $182.9M 116 $39 103

Wed Nov 7 $4.4K −3% −11% $182.9M 116 $37 104

Thu Nov 8 $5.1K +15% −30% $182.9M 116 $43 105

Fri Nov 9 $13.9K +173% −5% $183.0M 96 $144 106

Sat Nov 10 $26.8K +93% −9% $183.0M 96 $279 107

Sun Nov 11 $16.6K −38% −14% $183.0M 96 $173 108

Mon Nov 12 $8.5K −49% +628% $183.0M 96 $88 109

Tue Nov 13 $4.8K −44% +5% $183.0M 96 $49 110

Wed Nov 14 $4.3K −10% −2% $183.0M 96 $44 111

Thu Nov 15 $4.5K +5% −11% $183.0M 96 $46 112

Fri Nov 16 $7.5K +68% −46% $183.0M 61 $123 113

Sat Nov 17 $14.6K +93% −46% $183.0M 61 $238 114

Sun Nov 18 $9.9K −32% −40% $183.0M 61 $162 115

Mon Nov 19 $2.5K −75% −71% $183.1M 61 $40 116

Tue Nov 20 $3.2K +28% −33% $183.1M 61 $51 117

Wed Nov 21 $5.2K +65% +21% $183.1M 54 $96 118

Thu Nov 22 $3.3K −37% −27% $183.1M 54 $61 119

Fri Nov 23 $7.7K +132% +2% $183.1M 50 $153 120

Sat Nov 24 $9.6K +26% −34% $183.1M 50 $192 121

Sun Nov 25 $5.0K −48% −49% $183.1M 50 $100 122

Mon Nov 26 $1.2K −76% −51% $183.1M 50 $24 123

Tue Nov 27 $1.4K +13% −56% $183.1M 50 $27 124

Wed Nov 28 $1.4K +3% −73% $183.1M 50 $28 125

Thu Nov 29 $1.3K −12% −62% $183.1M 50 $25 126

Fri Nov 30 $3.7K +197% −51% $183.1M 44 $85 127

Sat Dec 1 $7.0K +86% −28% $183.1M 44 $158 128

Sun Dec 2 $4.1K −42% −20% $183.1M 44 $92 129

Mon Dec 3 $779 −81% −37% $183.1M 44 $17 130

Tue Dec 4 $718 −8% −48% $183.1M 44 $16 131

Wed Dec 5 $847 +18% −41% $183.1M 44 $19 132

Thu Dec 6 $735 −13% −42% $183.1M 44 $16 133

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

Cumulative total$182.1M

Jul 27Aug 13Aug 31Sep 17Oct 4

Weekend grossWk 10 · $222.0K

$74.0M

$25.1M

$11.3M

$6.8M

$4.3M

$2.8M

$1.3M

$661.8K

$297.9K

$222.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,926 → 321 −91.8%

3,922 open321 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −25.5%

−66.1%

W1→2

−55.1%

W2→3

−39.4%

W3→4

−36.8%

W4→5

−34.6%

W5→6

−53.3%

W6→7

−49.9%

W7→8

−55.0%

W8→9

−25.5%

W9→10

Steepest −66.1%Best hold −25.5%

Run milestones

$100M in 7 days

$100M

Day 7

Aug 2

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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