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2013 • PG-13 • 1h 43m • Comedy, Drama • Fox Searchlight Pictures

We've all been there.

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3.69

7.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$553K

Limited · 19 theaters

Domestic total

$21.50M

Final

Worldwide total

$26.90M

$5.40M international

Domestic legs6.2x from $3.4M first wide weekend

Budget$5M

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Cast & crew

Steve Carell

Steve Carell Starring

Toni Collette

Toni Collette Starring

AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb Starring

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell Starring

Allison Janney

Allison Janney Starring

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph Starring

ScreenplayNat Faxon, Jim Rash Produced byKevin J. Walsh, Tom Rice CinematographyJohn Bailey MusicRob Simonsen Prod. DesignMark Ricker StudioFox Searchlight Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 5-7 13 $552.8K — 19 $29,094 $552.8K

2 Jul 12-14 13 $1.1M +102.9% 79 $14,201 $1.9M

3 Jul 19-21 13 $2.2M +96.2% 304 $7,239 $4.6M

4 Jul 26-28 11 $3.4M +56.6% 886 $3,889 $9.1M

5 Aug 2-4 11 $2.7M −20.8% 1,001 $2,728 $13.6M

6 Aug 9-11 17 $1.5M −45.4% 780 $1,912 $16.3M

7 Aug 16-18 19 $737.4K −50.6% 457 $1,613 $17.9M

8 Aug 23-25 22 $407.2K −44.8% 302 $1,348 $18.6M

9 Aug 30-Sep 1 29 $744.1K +82.8% 654 $1,138 $19.6M

10 Sep 6-8 25 $459.2K −38.3% 550 $835 $20.4M

11 Sep 13-15 29 $290.2K −36.8% 421 $689 $20.9M

12 Sep 20-22 34 $216.0K −25.6% 324 $667 $21.2M

13 Sep 27-29 41 $90.7K −58.0% 158 $574 $21.3M

14 Oct 4-6 50 $33.5K −63.0% 131 $256 $21.4M

15 Oct 11-13 55 $23.2K −30.8% 63 $368 $21.4M

16 Oct 18-20 63 $17.9K −22.9% 38 $470 $21.5M

17 Oct 25-27 62 $10.3K −42.7% 23 $446 $21.5M

18 Nov 1-3 48 $9.6K −6.0% 15 $642 $21.5M

19 Nov 8-10 72 $3.7K −61.2% 7 $534 $21.5M

20 Nov 15-17 68 $3.1K −17.8% 6 $512 $21.5M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Jul 5 — $175.9K — $175.9K 19 $9,256 1

Sat Jul 6 — $220.1K +25.2% $396.0K 19 $11,585 2

Sun Jul 7 — $156.8K −28.8% $552.8K 19 $8,254 3

Mon Jul 8 — $46.3K −70.5% $599.1K 19 $2,437 4

Tue Jul 9 — $49.1K +5.9% $648.1K 19 $2,582 5

Wed Jul 10 — $49.5K +0.9% $697.6K 19 $2,605 6

Thu Jul 11 — $46.8K −5.4% $744.5K 19 $2,465 7

Fri Jul 12 #13 $305.5K +552.2% +73.7% $1.0M 79 $3,867 8

Sat Jul 13 #13 $480.6K +57.3% +118.3% $1.5M 79 $6,083 9

Sun Jul 14 #13 $335.8K −30.1% +114.2% $1.9M 79 $4,251 10

Mon Jul 15 #13 $121.0K −64.0% +161.4% $2.0M 79 $1,532 11

Tue Jul 16 #13 $131.6K +8.7% +168.3% $2.1M 79 $1,666 12

Wed Jul 17 #14 $138.6K +5.3% +180.0% $2.3M 79 $1,754 13

Thu Jul 18 #13 $134.7K −2.8% +187.6% $2.4M 79 $1,705 14

Fri Jul 19 #14 $623.9K +363.2% +104.3% $3.0M 304 $2,052 15

Sat Jul 20 #13 $959.1K +53.7% +99.6% $4.0M 304 $3,155 16

Sun Jul 21 #13 $617.6K −35.6% +83.9% $4.6M 304 $2,032 17

Mon Jul 22 #14 $237.0K −61.6% +95.8% $4.8M 304 $779 18

Tue Jul 23 #14 $280.7K +18.5% +113.3% $5.1M 304 $923 19

Wed Jul 24 #14 $251.7K −10.3% +81.6% $5.4M 304 $828 20

Thu Jul 25 #13 $269.2K +7.0% +99.9% $5.6M 304 $886 21

Fri Jul 26 #11 $978.9K +263.6% +56.9% $6.6M 886 $1,105 22

Sat Jul 27 #11 $1.4M +44.8% +47.8% $8.0M 886 $1,600 23

Sun Jul 28 #11 $1.0M −25.9% +70.0% $9.1M 886 $1,185 24

Mon Jul 29 #12 $403.2K −61.6% +70.1% $9.5M 886 $455 25

Tue Jul 30 #12 $460.4K +14.2% +64.0% $9.9M 886 $520 26

Wed Jul 31 #12 $431.5K −6.3% +71.5% $10.4M 886 $487 27

Thu Aug 1 #12 $450.1K +4.3% +67.2% $10.8M 886 $508 28

Fri Aug 2 #11 $804.1K +78.7% −17.8% $11.6M 1,001 $803 29

Sat Aug 3 #11 $1.2M +51.1% −14.3% $12.8M 1,001 $1,214 30

Sun Aug 4 #12 $711.0K −41.5% −32.3% $13.6M 1,001 $710 31

Mon Aug 5 #12 $325.5K −54.2% −19.3% $13.9M 1,001 $325 32

Tue Aug 6 #12 $350.6K +7.7% −23.8% $14.2M 1,001 $350 33

Wed Aug 7 #13 $305.0K −13.0% −29.3% $14.5M 913 $334 34

Thu Aug 8 — $286.4K −6.1% −36.4% $14.8M 913 $314 35

Fri Aug 9 — $485.7K +69.6% −39.6% $15.3M 780 $623 36

Sat Aug 10 — $633.5K +30.4% −47.9% $15.9M 780 $812 37

Sun Aug 11 — $372.3K −41.2% −47.6% $16.3M 780 $477 38

Mon Aug 12 — $193.0K −48.2% −40.7% $16.5M 780 $247 39

Tue Aug 13 — $253.9K +31.5% −27.6% $16.8M 780 $325 40

Wed Aug 14 — $186.7K −26.5% −38.8% $16.9M 780 $239 41

Thu Aug 15 — $168.1K −10.0% −41.3% $17.1M 780 $215 42

Fri Aug 16 — $205.7K +22.4% −57.6% $17.3M 457 $450 43

Sat Aug 17 — $315.3K +53.3% −50.2% $17.6M 457 $690 44

Sun Aug 18 — $216.3K −31.4% −41.9% $17.9M 457 $473 45

Mon Aug 19 — $95.6K −55.8% −50.5% $17.9M 457 $209 46

Tue Aug 20 — $96.5K +1.0% −62.0% $18.0M 457 $211 47

Wed Aug 21 — $85.4K −11.6% −54.3% $18.1M 457 $187 48

Thu Aug 22 — $92.9K +8.8% −44.7% $18.2M 457 $203 49

Fri Aug 23 — $123.5K +32.9% −40.0% $18.3M 302 $409 50

Sat Aug 24 — $181.7K +47.1% −42.4% $18.5M 302 $602 51

Sun Aug 25 — $102.0K −43.8% −52.8% $18.6M 302 $338 52

Mon Aug 26 — $49.7K −51.3% −48.0% $18.7M 302 $165 53

Tue Aug 27 — $53.1K +6.8% −45.0% $18.7M 302 $176 54

Wed Aug 28 — $44.6K −15.9% −47.7% $18.8M 302 $148 55

Thu Aug 29 — $45.1K +1.0% −51.5% $18.8M 302 $149 56

Fri Aug 30 — $175.8K +290.0% +42.4% $19.0M 654 $269 57

Sat Aug 31 — $278.3K +58.3% +53.2% $19.3M 654 $426 58

Sun Sep 1 — $290.0K +4.2% +184.2% $19.6M 654 $443 59

Mon Sep 2 — $241.9K −16.6% +386.8% $19.8M 654 $370 60

Tue Sep 3 — $51.5K −78.7% −3.0% $19.9M 654 $79 61

Wed Sep 4 — $45.0K −12.6% +0.9% $19.9M 654 $69 62

Thu Sep 5 — $46.9K +4.1% +4.0% $19.9M 654 $72 63

Fri Sep 6 — $132.2K +182.1% −24.8% $20.1M 550 $240 64

Sat Sep 7 — $225.2K +70.3% −19.1% $20.3M 550 $409 65

Sun Sep 8 — $101.8K −54.8% −64.9% $20.4M 550 $185 66

Mon Sep 9 — $32.3K −68.3% −86.7% $20.4M 550 $59 67

Tue Sep 10 — $42.7K +32.3% −17.1% $20.5M 550 $78 68

Wed Sep 11 — $40.8K −4.5% −9.4% $20.5M 550 $74 69

Thu Sep 12 — $35.3K −13.6% −24.8% $20.6M 550 $64 70

Fri Sep 13 — $86.4K +145.1% −34.7% $20.6M 421 $205 71

Sat Sep 14 — $135.6K +56.9% −39.8% $20.8M 421 $322 72

Sun Sep 15 — $68.3K −49.6% −32.9% $20.9M 421 $162 73

Mon Sep 16 — $24.4K −64.3% −24.5% $20.9M 421 $58 74

Tue Sep 17 — $26.8K +9.8% −37.3% $20.9M 421 $64 75

Wed Sep 18 — $24.7K −7.9% −39.5% $20.9M 421 $59 76

Thu Sep 19 — $26.4K +7.2% −25.0% $21.0M 421 $63 77

Fri Sep 20 — $62.4K +136.2% −27.7% $21.0M 324 $193 78

Sat Sep 21 — $108.0K +73.0% −20.3% $21.1M 324 $333 79

Sun Sep 22 — $45.5K −57.9% −33.4% $21.2M 324 $140 80

Mon Sep 23 — $14.2K −68.8% −41.8% $21.2M 324 $44 81

Tue Sep 24 — $19.9K +40.4% −25.6% $21.2M 324 $61 82

Wed Sep 25 — $15.8K −20.8% −36.0% $21.2M 324 $49 83

Thu Sep 26 — $15.6K −1.4% −41.2% $21.2M 324 $48 84

Fri Sep 27 — $28.7K +84.3% −54.1% $21.3M 158 $181 85

Sat Sep 28 — $44.5K +55.2% −58.8% $21.3M 158 $282 86

Sun Sep 29 — $17.5K −60.7% −61.5% $21.3M 158 $111 87

Mon Sep 30 — $6.7K −61.7% −52.8% $21.3M 158 $42 88

Tue Oct 1 — $7.1K +5.6% −64.5% $21.3M 158 $45 89

Wed Oct 2 — $6.8K −3.3% −56.6% $21.3M 158 $43 90

Thu Oct 3 — $8.5K +23.6% −45.6% $21.4M 158 $54 91

Fri Oct 4 — $10.5K +24.5% −63.3% $21.4M 131 $80 92

Sat Oct 5 — $15.1K +43.9% −66.0% $21.4M 131 $116 93

Sun Oct 6 — $7.9K −48.0% −55.0% $21.4M 131 $60 94

Mon Oct 7 — $6.8K −14.0% +1.0% $21.4M 131 $52 95

Tue Oct 8 — $3.0K −55.3% −57.3% $21.4M 131 $23 96

Wed Oct 9 — $2.3K −23.3% −66.1% $21.4M 131 $18 97

Thu Oct 10 — $2.8K +18.8% −67.4% $21.4M 131 $21 98

Fri Oct 11 — $6.7K +144.3% −36.0% $21.4M 63 $107 99

Sat Oct 12 — $10.6K +57.0% −30.2% $21.4M 63 $168 100

Sun Oct 13 — $5.9K −44.2% −25.1% $21.4M 63 $94 101

Mon Oct 14 — $3.1K −47.1% −53.9% $21.4M 63 $50 102

Tue Oct 15 — $3.2K +1.0% +4.2% $21.4M 63 $50 103

Wed Oct 16 — $3.4K +6.9% +45.3% $21.4M 63 $53 104

Thu Oct 17 — $3.2K −3.8% +17.6% $21.4M 63 $51 105

Fri Oct 18 — $5.6K +72.7% −16.9% $21.4M 38 $147 106

Sat Oct 19 — $7.8K +38.5% −26.6% $21.5M 38 $204 107

Sun Oct 20 — $4.5K −41.6% −23.2% $21.5M 38 $119 108

Mon Oct 21 — $2.0K −55.5% −35.5% $21.5M 38 $53 109

Tue Oct 22 — $2.7K +33.5% −14.7% $21.5M 38 $71 110

Wed Oct 23 — $3.0K +9.8% −12.4% $21.5M 38 $78 111

Thu Oct 24 — $1.7K −43.7% −48.7% $21.5M 38 $44 112

Fri Oct 25 — $3.1K +88.7% −44.0% $21.5M 23 $136 113

Sat Oct 26 — $4.8K +52.0% −38.5% $21.5M 23 $207 114

Sun Oct 27 — $2.4K −50.7% −48.1% $21.5M 23 $102 115

Mon Oct 28 — $873 −62.9% −56.6% $21.5M 23 $38 116

Tue Oct 29 — $1.8K +108.4% −32.3% $21.5M 23 $79 117

Wed Oct 30 — $1.1K −42.2% −64.4% $21.5M 23 $46 118

Thu Oct 31 — $1.1K +2.3% −35.3% $21.5M 23 $47 119

Fri Nov 1 — $2.7K +154.7% −12.7% $21.5M 15 $183 120

Sat Nov 2 — $4.7K +71.5% −1.4% $21.5M 15 $313 121

Sun Nov 3 — $2.2K −53.1% −6.3% $21.5M 15 $147 122

Mon Nov 4 — $631 −71.3% −27.7% $21.5M 15 $42 123

Tue Nov 5 — $655 +3.8% −64.0% $21.5M 15 $44 124

Wed Nov 6 — $719 +9.8% −31.6% $21.5M 15 $48 125

Thu Nov 7 — $880 +22.4% −18.1% $21.5M 15 $59 126

Fri Nov 8 — $1.1K +25.3% −59.7% $21.5M 7 $158 127

Sat Nov 9 — $2.0K +77.3% −58.3% $21.5M 7 $279 128

Sun Nov 10 — $676 −65.4% −69.3% $21.5M 7 $97 129

Mon Nov 11 — $292 −56.8% −53.7% $21.5M 7 $42 130

Tue Nov 12 — $262 −10.3% −60.0% $21.5M 7 $37 131

Wed Nov 13 — $374 +42.7% −48.0% $21.5M 7 $53 132

Thu Nov 14 — $374 +0.0% −57.5% $21.5M 7 $53 133

Fri Nov 15 — $820 +119.3% −25.7% $21.5M 6 $137 134

Sat Nov 16 — $1.5K +79.4% −24.8% $21.5M 6 $245 135

Sun Nov 17 — $778 −47.1% +15.1% $21.5M 6 $130 136

Mon Nov 18 — $459 −41.0% +57.2% $21.5M 6 $76 137

Tue Nov 19 — $348 −24.2% +32.8% $21.5M 6 $58 138

Wed Nov 20 — $431 +23.9% +15.2% $21.5M 6 $72 139

Thu Nov 21 — $354 −17.9% −5.3% $21.5M 6 $59 140

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

Cumulative total$20.6M

Jul 5Jul 22Aug 9Aug 26Sep 12

Weekend grossWk 10 · $459.2K

$552.8K

$1.1M

$2.2M

$3.4M

$2.7M

$1.5M

$737.4K

$407.2K

$744.1K

$459.2K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,001 → 550 −45.1%

19 open550 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −38.3%

+102.9%

W1→2

+96.2%

W2→3

+56.6%

W3→4

−20.8%

W4→5

−45.4%

W5→6

−50.6%

W6→7

−44.8%

W7→8

+82.8%

W8→9

−38.3%

W9→10

Steepest −50.6%Biggest gain +102.9%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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