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The Suicide SquadFollow

2021 • R • 2h 12m • Action, Adventure, Comedy • DC Comics

Assemble. Survive.

🍅 90% 82% MC 72 LB 3.3 IMDb 7.9
CS B+

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$26.50M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$55.80M
Final
Worldwide total
$168.70M
Global release
Domestic legs2.1x
Budget$185M
2021 rank#23
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Cast & crew

Full Gunn filmography
James Gunn James Gunn Director Margot Robbie Margot Robbie Starring Idris Elba Idris Elba Starring John Cena John Cena Starring Joel Kinnaman Joel Kinnaman Starring Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone Starring
ScreenplayJames Gunn Produced byNot specified CinematographyNot specified MusicNot specified Prod. DesignNot specified SeriesDC Extended Universe

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 6-8 1 $26.2M — 4,002 $6,548 $26.2M
2 Aug 13-15 5 $7.5M −71.5% 4,019 $1,859 $42.6M
3 Aug 20-22 6 $3.4M −54.5% 2,926 $1,162 $49.3M
4 Aug 27-29 7 $2.0M −41.5% 2,436 $817 $52.7M
5 Sep 3-5 8 $912.0K −54.2% 1,561 $584 $54.4M
6 Sep 10-12 12 $389.0K −57.3% 831 $468 $55.3M
7 Sep 17-19 19 $164.6K −57.7% 416 $396 $55.6M
8 Sep 24-26 20 $96.1K −41.6% 242 $397 $55.7M
9 Oct 1-3 30 $19.1K −80.1% 80 $239 $55.8M
10 Oct 8-10 34 $6.4K −66.6% 43 $148 $55.8M
Cumulative total$26.2M
Aug 6Aug 7Aug 7Aug 8Aug 8
Weekend grossWk 10 · $6.4K
$26.2M
$7.5M
$3.4M
$2.0M
$912.0K
$389.0K
$164.6K
$96.1K
$19.1K
$6.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 4,002 → 4,002 +0.0%
4,002 open4,002 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −66.6%
−71.5%
W1→2
−54.5%
W2→3
−41.5%
W3→4
−54.2%
W4→5
−57.3%
W5→6
−57.7%
W6→7
−41.6%
W7→8
−80.1%
W8→9
−66.6%
W9→10
Steepest −80.1%Best hold −41.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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