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2009 • PG-13 • 1h 47m • Drama, Fantasy, Romance • Warner Bros.

🍅 38% 59%

47

3.18

7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$18.60M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$63.40M

Final

Worldwide total

$102.30M

$38.90M international

Domestic legs3.4x

Budget$39M

2009 rank#54

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Cast & crew

Full Schwentke filmography

Robert Schwentke

Robert Schwentke Director

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams Starring

Eric Bana

Eric Bana Starring

Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston Starring

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky Starring

ScreenplayBruce Joel Rubin Produced byNick Wechsler, Dede Gardner CinematographyFlorian Ballhaus Music byMychael Danna StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Aug 14-16 3 $18.6M — 2,988 $6,233 $18.6M

2 Aug 21-23 4 $9.7M −47.7% 2,988 $3,261 $37.2M

3 Aug 28-30 7 $6.5M −33.8% 2,961 $2,179 $47.9M

4 Sep 4-6 10 $4.3M −32.9% 2,803 $1,544 $54.7M

5 Sep 11-13 12 $2.3M −46.7% 2,228 $1,035 $59.0M

6 Sep 18-20 16 $1.0M −55.4% 1,372 $750 $60.8M

7 Sep 25-27 19 $566.1K −45.0% 810 $699 $61.7M

8 Oct 2-4 29 $303.7K −46.4% 440 $690 $62.2M

9 Oct 9-11 36 $183.4K −39.6% 263 $697 $62.5M

10 Oct 16-18 50 $70.2K −61.7% 101 $695 $62.6M

11 Oct 23-25 26 $204.0K +190.6% 284 $718 $62.8M

12 Oct 30-Nov 1 31 $109.4K −46.4% 219 $499 $63.0M

13 Nov 6-8 31 $110.9K +1.4% 171 $649 $63.2M

14 Nov 13-15 39 $67.1K −39.5% 121 $554 $63.3M

15 Nov 20-22 50 $31.1K −53.6% 82 $379 $63.4M

16 Nov 27-29 67 $11.3K −63.5% 29 $391 $63.4M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Aug 14 #2 $7.7M — $7.7M 2,988 $2,584 1

Sat Aug 15 #3 $6.4M −17.4% $14.1M 2,988 $2,133 2

Sun Aug 16 #3 $4.5M −29.0% $18.6M 2,988 $1,516 3

Mon Aug 17 #3 $2.3M −48.4% $21.0M 2,988 $783 4

Tue Aug 18 #3 $2.5M +6.0% $23.4M 2,988 $830 5

Wed Aug 19 #3 $2.1M −17.1% $25.5M 2,988 $688 6

Thu Aug 20 #3 $1.9M −6.2% $27.4M 2,988 $645 7

Fri Aug 21 #4 $3.4M +75.7% −56.1% $30.8M 2,988 $1,133 8

Sat Aug 22 #4 $3.9M +14.7% −39.1% $34.7M 2,988 $1,299 9

Sun Aug 23 #5 $2.5M −36.3% −45.4% $37.2M 2,988 $828 10

Mon Aug 24 #4 $1.1M −56.9% −54.4% $38.2M 2,988 $357 11

Tue Aug 25 #4 $1.2M +13.5% −51.2% $39.4M 2,988 $405 12

Wed Aug 26 #4 $1.0M −14.7% −49.8% $40.5M 2,988 $345 13

Thu Aug 27 #4 $973.5K −5.7% −49.5% $41.4M 2,988 $326 14

Fri Aug 28 #6 $2.1M +116.7% −37.7% $43.6M 2,961 $712 15

Sat Aug 29 #7 $2.8M +32.7% −27.9% $46.4M 2,961 $945 16

Sun Aug 30 #7 $1.5M −44.8% −37.6% $47.9M 2,961 $522 17

Mon Aug 31 #7 $577.1K −62.6% −45.9% $48.5M 2,961 $195 18

Tue Sep 1 #6 $698.3K +21.0% −42.3% $49.2M 2,961 $236 19

Wed Sep 2 #6 $581.1K −16.8% −43.7% $49.8M 2,961 $196 20

Thu Sep 3 #6 $587.1K +1.0% −39.7% $50.3M 2,961 $198 21

Fri Sep 4 #10 $1.2M +104.2% −43.2% $51.5M 2,803 $428 22

Sat Sep 5 #9 $1.6M +32.9% −43.0% $53.1M 2,803 $569 23

Sun Sep 6 #10 $1.5M −3.7% −0.7% $54.7M 2,803 $547 24

Mon Sep 7 #9 $1.1M −25.8% +97.4% $55.8M 2,803 $406 25

Tue Sep 8 #9 $335.3K −70.6% −52.0% $56.1M 2,803 $120 26

Wed Sep 9 #9 $291.4K −13.1% −49.9% $56.4M 2,803 $104 27

Thu Sep 10 #9 $292.2K +0.3% −50.2% $56.7M 2,803 $104 28

Fri Sep 11 #11 $727.4K +149.0% −39.3% $57.5M 2,228 $326 29

Sat Sep 12 #12 $1.1M +46.8% −33.0% $58.5M 2,228 $479 30

Sun Sep 13 #12 $512.1K −52.0% −66.6% $59.0M 2,228 $230 31

Mon Sep 14 #12 $168.4K −67.1% −85.2% $59.2M 2,228 $76 32

Tue Sep 15 #12 $204.4K +21.4% −39.0% $59.4M 2,228 $92 33

Wed Sep 16 #12 $190.3K −6.9% −34.7% $59.6M 2,228 $85 34

Thu Sep 17 #12 $196.9K +3.5% −32.6% $59.8M 2,228 $88 35

Fri Sep 18 #16 $335.5K +70.4% −53.9% $60.1M 1,372 $245 36

Sat Sep 19 #16 $448.2K +33.6% −58.0% $60.6M 1,372 $327 37

Sun Sep 20 #16 $245.7K −45.2% −52.0% $60.8M 1,372 $179 38

Mon Sep 21 — $86.0K −65.0% −48.9% $60.9M 1,372 $63 39

Tue Sep 22 — $104.1K +21.0% −49.1% $61.0M 1,372 $76 40

Wed Sep 23 — $86.4K −17.0% −54.6% $61.1M 1,372 $63 41

Thu Sep 24 — $81.2K −6.0% −58.8% $61.2M 1,372 $59 42

Fri Sep 25 — $176.3K +117.1% −47.5% $61.4M 810 $218 43

Sat Sep 26 — $253.1K +43.6% −43.5% $61.6M 810 $312 44

Sun Sep 27 — $136.8K −45.9% −44.3% $61.7M 810 $169 45

Mon Sep 28 — $38.1K −72.1% −55.6% $61.8M 810 $47 46

Tue Sep 29 — $40.3K +5.7% −61.2% $61.8M 810 $50 47

Wed Sep 30 — $42.7K +6.0% −50.5% $61.9M 810 $53 48

Thu Oct 1 — $45.3K +6.0% −44.2% $61.9M 810 $56 49

Fri Oct 2 — $88.7K +95.7% −49.7% $62.0M 440 $202 50

Sat Oct 3 — $140.6K +58.6% −44.4% $62.1M 440 $320 51

Sun Oct 4 — $74.4K −47.1% −45.6% $62.2M 440 $169 52

Mon Oct 5 — $23.7K −68.2% −37.9% $62.2M 440 $54 53

Tue Oct 6 — $24.9K +5.0% −38.3% $62.3M 440 $57 54

Wed Oct 7 — $21.1K −15.0% −50.5% $62.3M 440 $48 55

Thu Oct 8 — $21.6K +2.0% −52.4% $62.3M 440 $49 56

Fri Oct 9 — $45.9K +112.6% −48.3% $62.4M 263 $174 57

Sat Oct 10 — $86.2K +88.0% −38.7% $62.4M 263 $328 58

Sun Oct 11 — $51.4K −40.4% −31.0% $62.5M 263 $195 59

Mon Oct 12 — $9.9K −80.8% −58.3% $62.5M 263 $38 60

Tue Oct 13 — $9.9K +0.0% −60.3% $62.5M 263 $38 61

Wed Oct 14 — $11.3K +14.0% −46.8% $62.5M 263 $43 62

Thu Oct 15 — $12.8K +14.0% −40.5% $62.5M 263 $49 63

Fri Oct 16 — $21.4K +66.8% −53.3% $62.6M 101 $212 64

Sat Oct 17 — $30.8K +43.9% −64.3% $62.6M 101 $305 65

Sun Oct 18 — $18.0K −41.7% −65.0% $62.6M 101 $178 66

Mon Oct 19 — $5.1K −71.7% −48.4% $62.6M 101 $50 67

Tue Oct 20 — $6.1K +19.6% −38.3% $62.6M 101 $60 68

Wed Oct 21 — $5.9K −3.2% −47.6% $62.6M 101 $58 69

Thu Oct 22 — $5.5K −6.0% −56.8% $62.6M 101 $55 70

Fri Oct 23 — $67.5K +1117.7% +215.4% $62.7M 284 $238 71

Sat Oct 24 — $86.2K +27.6% +179.6% $62.8M 284 $303 72

Sun Oct 25 — $50.3K −41.7% +179.7% $62.8M 284 $177 73

Mon Oct 26 — $20.6K −59.0% +304.7% $62.9M 284 $73 74

Tue Oct 27 — $25.4K +23.0% +316.3% $62.9M 284 $89 75

Wed Oct 28 — $20.8K −18.0% +252.5% $62.9M 242 $86 76

Thu Oct 29 — $21.2K +2.0% +282.4% $62.9M 242 $88 77

Fri Oct 30 — $38.1K +79.7% −43.6% $63.0M 219 $174 78

Sat Oct 31 — $37.8K −0.9% −56.2% $63.0M 219 $172 79

Sun Nov 1 — $33.5K −11.3% −33.3% $63.0M 219 $153 80

Mon Nov 2 — $12.1K −64.0% −41.5% $63.1M 219 $55 81

Tue Nov 3 — $16.3K +35.0% −35.8% $63.1M 219 $74 82

Wed Nov 4 — $14.9K −8.8% −28.5% $63.1M 219 $68 83

Thu Nov 5 — $16.2K +9.3% −23.4% $63.1M 219 $74 84

Fri Nov 6 — $36.4K +123.8% −4.6% $63.1M 171 $213 85

Sat Nov 7 — $49.0K +34.8% +29.8% $63.2M 171 $287 86

Sun Nov 8 — $25.5K −47.9% −23.8% $63.2M 171 $149 87

Mon Nov 9 — $9.4K −63.2% −22.1% $63.2M 171 $55 88

Tue Nov 10 — $12.6K +33.9% −22.7% $63.2M 171 $74 89

Wed Nov 11 — $18.8K +49.0% +26.3% $63.3M 171 $110 90

Thu Nov 12 — $10.3K −45.0% −36.5% $63.3M 171 $60 91

Fri Nov 13 — $22.4K +117.2% −38.3% $63.3M 121 $185 92

Sat Nov 14 — $29.9K +33.3% −39.0% $63.3M 121 $247 93

Sun Nov 15 — $14.8K −50.6% −42.2% $63.3M 121 $122 94

Mon Nov 16 — $5.4K −63.6% −42.9% $63.3M 121 $44 95

Tue Nov 17 — $6.3K +17.0% −50.1% $63.3M 121 $52 96

Wed Nov 18 — $6.0K −4.4% −68.0% $63.4M 121 $50 97

Thu Nov 19 — $5.9K −1.9% −43.0% $63.4M 121 $49 98

Fri Nov 20 — $10.5K +78.9% −53.0% $63.4M 82 $128 99

Sat Nov 21 — $13.7K +30.1% −54.1% $63.4M 82 $167 100

Sun Nov 22 — $6.9K −49.9% −53.5% $63.4M 82 $84 101

Mon Nov 23 — $3.5K −49.5% −35.4% $63.4M 82 $42 102

Tue Nov 24 — $5.0K +44.0% −20.5% $63.4M 82 $61 103

Wed Nov 25 — $2.5K −50.8% −59.1% $63.4M 29 $85 104

Thu Nov 26 — $1.9K −21.3% −67.2% $63.4M 29 $67 105

Fri Nov 27 — $4.5K +131.2% −57.6% $63.4M 29 $154 106

Sat Nov 28 — $4.5K +1.3% −67.0% $63.4M 29 $156 107

Sun Nov 29 — $2.3K −48.3% −65.9% $63.4M 29 $81 108

Mon Nov 30 — $796 −66.0% −77.1% $63.4M 29 $27 109

Tue Dec 1 — $947 +19.0% −81.0% $63.4M 29 $33 110

Wed Dec 2 — $824 −13.0% −66.5% $63.4M 29 $28 111

Thu Dec 3 — $801 −2.8% −58.6% $63.4M 29 $28 112

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

Cumulative total$62.6M

Aug 14Aug 31Sep 18Oct 5Oct 22

Weekend grossWk 10 · $70.2K

$18.6M

$9.7M

$6.5M

$4.3M

$2.3M

$1.0M

$566.1K

$303.7K

$183.4K

$70.2K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,988 → 101 −96.6%

2,988 open101 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −61.7%

−47.7%

W1→2

−33.8%

W2→3

−32.9%

W3→4

−46.7%

W4→5

−55.4%

W5→6

−45.0%

W6→7

−46.4%

W7→8

−39.6%

W8→9

−61.7%

W9→10

Steepest −61.7%Best hold −32.9%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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