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The Squid and the WhaleFollow

2005 • R • 1h 21m • Comedy, Drama • Samuel Goldwyn Films

Joint custody blows.

🍅 91% 81% MC 82 LB 3.70 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$130K
3-day opening
Domestic total
$7.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$11.20M
$3.80M international
Domestic legs56.8x
Budget$1.5M
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Cast & crew

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Noah Baumbach Noah Baumbach Director Jeff Daniels Jeff Daniels Starring Laura Linney Laura Linney Starring Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Eisenberg Starring Anna Paquin Anna Paquin Starring William Baldwin William Baldwin Starring
ScreenplayNoah Baumbach Produced byWes Anderson Music byDean Wareham, Britta Phillips StudioSamuel Goldwyn Films

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 7-9 37 $129.8K — 4 $32,461 $154.5K
2 Oct 14-16 24 $279.9K +115.6% 27 $10,368 $501.2K
3 Oct 21-23 30 $315.3K +12.6% 40 $7,883 $915.5K
4 Oct 28-30 28 $285.2K −9.6% 59 $4,834 $1.3M
5 Nov 4-6 20 $400.2K +40.3% 81 $4,941 $1.8M
6 Nov 11-13 23 $410.9K +2.7% 90 $4,566 $2.4M
7 Nov 18-20 20 $280.9K −31.6% 80 $3,511 $2.8M
8 Nov 25-27 23 $353.6K +25.9% 82 $4,312 $3.3M
9 Dec 2-4 22 $307.3K −13.1% 102 $3,012 $3.7M
10 Dec 9-11 23 $220.6K −28.2% 115 $1,918 $4.0M
11 Dec 16-18 19 $218.1K −1.1% 132 $1,652 $4.3M
12 Dec 23-25 23 $146.5K −32.8% 123 $1,191 $4.6M
13 Dec 30-Jan 1 24 $289.9K +97.8% 131 $2,213 $5.1M
14 Jan 6-8 26 $275.6K −4.9% 151 $1,825 $5.6M
15 Jan 13-15 29 $269.8K −2.1% 143 $1,887 $6.0M
16 Jan 20-22 32 $204.0K −24.4% 117 $1,744 $6.3M
17 Jan 27-29 38 $165.6K −18.8% 110 $1,505 $6.6M
18 Feb 3-5 42 $105.7K −36.2% 82 $1,289 $6.8M
19 Feb 10-12 47 $87.8K −16.9% 76 $1,156 $6.9M
20 Feb 17-19 49 $94.1K +7.1% 66 $1,426 $7.1M
21 Feb 24-26 52 $73.8K −21.5% 56 $1,319 $7.2M
22 Mar 3-5 58 $60.3K −18.4% 57 $1,057 $7.3M
23 Mar 10-12 61 $34.0K −43.6% 32 $1,063 $7.3M
24 Mar 17-19 75 $13.2K −61.1% 12 $1,102 $7.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $220.6K
$129.8K
$279.9K
$315.3K
$285.2K
$400.2K
$410.9K
$280.9K
$353.6K
$307.3K
$220.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −28.2%
+115.6%
W1→2
+12.6%
W2→3
−9.6%
W3→4
+40.3%
W4→5
+2.7%
W5→6
−31.6%
W6→7
+25.9%
W7→8
−13.1%
W8→9
−28.2%
W9→10
Steepest −31.6%Biggest gain +115.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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