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The Wedding DateFollow

2005 • PG-13 • 1h 28m • Comedy, Romance • Universal Pictures

Love doesn't come cheap.

🍅 12% 67% MC 32 LB 3.05 IMDb 6.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$31.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$47.20M
$15.40M international
Domestic legs2.9x
Budget$15M
2005 rank#87
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Cast & crew

Debra Messing Debra Messing Starring Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney Starring Amy Adams Amy Adams Starring Jack Davenport Jack Davenport Starring Holland Taylor Holland Taylor Starring
ScreenplayDana Fox Produced byJessica Bendinger, Paul Brooks, Nathalie Marciano, Michelle Chydzik Sowa CinematographyOliver Curtis MusicBlake Neely Prod. DesignTom Burton StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 4-6 2 $11.1M — 1,695 $6,566 $11.1M
2 Feb 11-13 6 $5.5M −50.5% 1,704 $3,235 $19.4M
3 Feb 18-20 10 $3.9M −30.1% 1,566 $2,460 $25.3M
4 Feb 25-27 12 $2.1M −45.2% 1,290 $1,635 $28.9M
5 Mar 4-6 17 $850.5K −59.7% 810 $1,050 $30.3M
6 Mar 11-13 21 $382.2K −55.1% 394 $970 $31.0M
7 Mar 18-20 27 $233.6K −38.9% 264 $885 $31.4M
8 Mar 25-27 39 $88.9K −62.0% 176 $505 $31.6M
Weekend grossWk 8 · $88.9K
$11.1M
$5.5M
$3.9M
$2.1M
$850.5K
$382.2K
$233.6K
$88.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −62.0%
−50.5%
W1→2
−30.1%
W2→3
−45.2%
W3→4
−59.7%
W4→5
−55.1%
W5→6
−38.9%
W6→7
−62.0%
W7→8
Steepest −62.0%Best hold −30.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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