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The Sweetest ThingFollow

2002 • R • 1h 15m • Comedy, Romance • Sony Pictures Releasing

A romantic comedy without the sugar.

🍅 25% 64% MC 32 LB 2.86 IMDb 5.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$9.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$24.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$63.10M
$38.60M international
Domestic legs2.6x
Budget$43M
2002 rank#98
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Cast & crew

Cameron Diaz Cameron Diaz Starring Christina Applegate Christina Applegate Starring Thomas Jane Thomas Jane Starring Selma Blair Selma Blair Starring Jason Bateman Jason Bateman Starring Parker Posey Parker Posey Starring
ScreenplayNancy M. Pimental Produced byCathy Konrad CinematographyAnthony B. Richmond MusicEdward Shearmur Prod. DesignJon Gary Steele StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 12-15 3 $9.4M — 2,670 $3,532 $9.4M
2 Apr 19-21 7 $5.1M −45.9% 2,670 $1,912 $16.9M
3 Apr 26-28 10 $2.9M −43.1% 2,124 $1,367 $21.3M
4 May 3-5 13 $1.0M −65.4% 1,125 $894 $23.3M
5 May 10-12 21 $440.3K −56.2% 568 $775 $24.1M
6 May 17-19 28 $156.5K −64.5% 202 $775 $24.4M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $156.5K
$9.4M
$5.1M
$2.9M
$1.0M
$440.3K
$156.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −64.5%
−45.9%
W1→2
−43.1%
W2→3
−65.4%
W3→4
−56.2%
W4→5
−64.5%
W5→6
Steepest −65.4%Best hold −43.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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