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There Will Be BloodFollow

2007 • R • 2h 38m • Drama • Paramount Vantage

There will be greed. There will be vengeance.

🍅 91% 86%

93

4.46

8.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$191K

Limited · 2 theaters

Domestic total

$40.20M

Final

Worldwide total

$77.20M

$37.00M international

Domestic legs8.3x from $4.9M first wide weekend

Budget$25.0M

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Cast & crew

Full Anderson filmography

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson Director

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis Starring

Paul Dano

Paul Dano Starring

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds Starring

ScreenplayPaul Thomas Anderson Based on"Oil!" by Upton Sinclair Produced byJoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi CinematographyRobert Elswit Music byJonny Greenwood StudioParamount Vantage

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 28-30 31 $190.7K — 2 $95,370 $314.9K

2 Jan 4-6 18 $1.3M +592.6% 51 $25,905 $1.8M

3 Jan 11-13 17 $1.9M +40.8% 129 $14,421 $4.3M

4 Jan 18-20 11 $2.9M +58.1% 389 $7,562 $8.0M

5 Jan 25-27 9 $4.9M +65.5% 885 $5,502 $14.7M

6 Feb 1-3 10 $4.7M −4.4% 1,507 $3,088 $21.0M

7 Feb 8-10 10 $4.0M −14.5% 1,620 $2,456 $26.7M

8 Feb 15-17 12 $3.0M −23.8% 1,410 $2,150 $31.0M

9 Feb 22-24 10 $2.7M −11.3% 1,402 $1,917 $35.1M

10 Feb 29-Mar 2 15 $1.5M −42.4% 1,248 $1,240 $37.6M

11 Mar 7-9 19 $649.4K −58.0% 643 $1,010 $38.7M

12 Mar 14-16 27 $346.9K −46.6% 339 $1,023 $39.3M

13 Mar 21-23 32 $211.6K −39.0% 224 $945 $39.7M

14 Mar 28-30 38 $180.9K −14.5% 263 $688 $40.0M

15 Apr 4-6 44 $69.7K −61.5% 124 $562 $40.1M

16 Apr 11-13 68 $21.3K −69.4% 40 $534 $40.2M

17 Apr 18-20 77 $11.6K −45.7% 25 $464 $40.2M

18 Apr 25-27 99 $5.1K −56.3% 9 $564 $40.2M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Wed Dec 26 — $68.0K — $68.0K 2 $33,976 -2

Thu Dec 27 — $56.2K −17.3% $124.2K 2 $28,114 -1

Fri Dec 28 — $61.8K +10.0% $186.0K 2 $30,911 1

Sat Dec 29 — $65.1K +5.3% $251.1K 2 $32,554 2

Sun Dec 30 — $63.8K −2.0% $314.9K 2 $31,905 3

Mon Dec 31 — $48.6K −23.8% $363.5K 2 $24,299 4

Tue Jan 1 — $63.5K +30.7% $427.0K 2 $31,754 5

Wed Jan 2 — $42.6K −32.9% −37.3% $469.7K 2 $21,314 6

Thu Jan 3 — $38.5K −9.7% −31.5% $508.1K 2 $19,245 7

Fri Jan 4 — $393.2K +921.4% +535.9% $901.3K 51 $7,709 8

Sat Jan 5 — $513.2K +30.5% +688.3% $1.4M 51 $10,064 9

Sun Jan 6 — $414.7K −19.2% +550.0% $1.8M 51 $8,132 10

Mon Jan 7 — $142.3K −65.7% +192.8% $2.0M 51 $2,790 11

Tue Jan 8 — $151.2K +6.3% +138.1% $2.1M 51 $2,965 12

Wed Jan 9 — $152.7K +1.0% +258.3% $2.3M 51 $2,995 13

Thu Jan 10 — $142.1K −6.9% +269.3% $2.4M 51 $2,787 14

Fri Jan 11 — $568.5K +299.9% +44.6% $3.0M 129 $4,407 15

Sat Jan 12 — $775.2K +36.4% +51.0% $3.8M 129 $6,009 16

Sun Jan 13 — $516.7K −33.4% +24.6% $4.3M 129 $4,005 17

Mon Jan 14 — $204.1K −60.5% +43.4% $4.5M 129 $1,582 18

Tue Jan 15 — $192.2K −5.8% +27.1% $4.7M 129 $1,490 19

Wed Jan 16 — $185.7K −3.4% +21.6% $4.9M 129 $1,440 20

Thu Jan 17 — $174.6K −6.0% +22.8% $5.0M 129 $1,353 21

Fri Jan 18 — $834.7K +378.1% +46.8% $5.9M 389 $2,146 22

Sat Jan 19 — $1.3M +56.8% +68.8% $7.2M 389 $3,364 23

Sun Jan 20 — $798.3K −39.0% +54.5% $8.0M 389 $2,052 24

Mon Jan 21 #13 $720.4K −9.8% +253.0% $8.7M 389 $1,852 25

Tue Jan 22 #8 $380.5K −47.2% +98.0% $9.1M 389 $978 26

Wed Jan 23 #7 $395.3K +3.9% +112.8% $9.5M 389 $1,016 27

Thu Jan 24 #8 $404.8K +2.4% +131.9% $9.9M 389 $1,041 28

Fri Jan 25 #9 $1.3M +211.4% +51.0% $11.1M 885 $1,425 29

Sat Jan 26 #10 $2.1M +70.0% +63.8% $13.3M 885 $2,421 30

Sun Jan 27 #8 $1.5M −31.6% +83.6% $14.7M 885 $1,656 31

Mon Jan 28 #8 $421.2K −71.3% −41.5% $15.2M 885 $476 32

Tue Jan 29 #8 $416.3K −1.2% +9.4% $15.6M 885 $470 33

Wed Jan 30 #8 $414.9K −0.3% +5.0% $16.0M 885 $469 34

Thu Jan 31 #8 $385.9K −7.0% −4.7% $16.4M 885 $436 35

Fri Feb 1 #10 $1.4M +263.5% +11.3% $17.8M 1,507 $931 36

Sat Feb 2 #9 $2.5M +77.7% +16.3% $20.3M 1,507 $1,654 37

Sun Feb 3 #11 $758.6K −69.6% −48.2% $21.0M 1,507 $503 38

Mon Feb 4 #8 $441.2K −41.8% +4.8% $21.5M 1,507 $293 39

Tue Feb 5 #8 $421.6K −4.4% +1.3% $21.9M 1,507 $280 40

Wed Feb 6 #7 $397.5K −5.7% −4.2% $22.3M 1,507 $264 41

Thu Feb 7 #8 $410.0K +3.1% +6.2% $22.7M 1,507 $272 42

Fri Feb 8 #10 $1.1M +156.9% −24.9% $23.8M 1,620 $650 43

Sat Feb 9 #10 $1.8M +73.0% −26.9% $25.6M 1,620 $1,125 44

Sun Feb 10 #9 $1.1M −39.4% +45.4% $26.7M 1,620 $681 45

Mon Feb 11 #9 $296.4K −73.1% −32.8% $27.0M 1,620 $183 46

Tue Feb 12 #9 $295.9K −0.2% −29.8% $27.3M 1,620 $183 47

Wed Feb 13 #8 $298.6K +0.9% −24.9% $27.6M 1,620 $184 48

Thu Feb 14 #12 $366.3K +22.7% −10.7% $27.9M 1,410 $260 49

Fri Feb 15 #12 $692.9K +89.2% −34.2% $28.6M 1,410 $491 50

Sat Feb 16 #12 $1.3M +86.1% −29.2% $29.9M 1,410 $914 51

Sun Feb 17 #10 $1.0M −18.7% −4.9% $31.0M 1,410 $744 52

Mon Feb 18 #11 $643.3K −38.7% +117.0% $31.6M 1,410 $456 53

Tue Feb 19 #11 $265.5K −58.7% −10.3% $31.9M 1,410 $188 54

Wed Feb 20 #11 $252.3K −4.9% −15.5% $32.1M 1,410 $179 55

Thu Feb 21 #9 $288.4K +14.3% −21.3% $32.4M 1,410 $205 56

Fri Feb 22 #12 $653.6K +126.6% −5.7% $33.1M 1,402 $466 57

Sat Feb 23 #10 $1.4M +107.5% +5.2% $34.4M 1,402 $967 58

Sun Feb 24 #11 $677.6K −50.0% −35.4% $35.1M 1,402 $483 59

Mon Feb 25 #10 $239.2K −64.7% −62.8% $35.4M 1,402 $171 60

Tue Feb 26 #10 $233.7K −2.3% −12.0% $35.6M 1,402 $167 61

Wed Feb 27 #10 $227.9K −2.5% −9.7% $35.8M 1,402 $163 62

Thu Feb 28 #10 $211.7K −7.1% −26.6% $36.0M 1,402 $151 63

Fri Feb 29 #15 $388.6K +83.6% −40.5% $36.4M 1,248 $311 64

Sat Mar 1 #15 $728.2K +87.4% −46.3% $37.1M 1,248 $584 65

Sun Mar 2 #14 $430.3K −40.9% −36.5% $37.6M 1,248 $345 66

Mon Mar 3 #15 $128.7K −70.1% −46.2% $37.7M 1,248 $103 67

Tue Mar 4 #13 $132.9K +3.2% −43.1% $37.8M 1,248 $106 68

Wed Mar 5 #13 $128.0K −3.7% −43.8% $38.0M 1,248 $103 69

Thu Mar 6 #14 $129.1K +0.9% −39.0% $38.1M 1,248 $103 70

Fri Mar 7 — $169.3K +31.1% −56.4% $38.3M 643 $263 71

Sat Mar 8 — $301.1K +77.8% −58.6% $38.6M 643 $468 72

Sun Mar 9 — $179.0K −40.6% −58.4% $38.7M 643 $278 73

Mon Mar 10 — $61.3K −65.8% −52.4% $38.8M 643 $95 74

Tue Mar 11 — $64.9K +6.0% −51.1% $38.9M 643 $101 75

Wed Mar 12 — $61.4K −5.4% −52.0% $38.9M 643 $96 76

Thu Mar 13 — $64.7K +5.3% −49.9% $39.0M 643 $101 77

Fri Mar 14 — $91.2K +41.1% −46.1% $39.1M 339 $269 78

Sat Mar 15 — $156.3K +71.3% −48.1% $39.2M 339 $461 79

Sun Mar 16 — $99.4K −36.4% −44.5% $39.3M 339 $293 80

Mon Mar 17 — $32.9K −66.9% −46.3% $39.4M 339 $97 81

Tue Mar 18 — $39.1K +18.8% −39.8% $39.4M 339 $115 82

Wed Mar 19 — $40.6K +3.7% −34.0% $39.5M 339 $120 83

Thu Mar 20 — $41.7K +2.8% −35.6% $39.5M 339 $123 84

Fri Mar 21 — $65.1K +56.2% −28.7% $39.6M 224 $291 85

Sat Mar 22 — $88.9K +36.6% −43.1% $39.6M 224 $397 86

Sun Mar 23 — $57.6K −35.2% −42.0% $39.7M 224 $257 87

Mon Mar 24 — $24.9K −56.8% −24.3% $39.7M 224 $111 88

Tue Mar 25 — $23.9K −3.9% −38.8% $39.8M 224 $107 89

Wed Mar 26 — $23.5K −2.0% −42.2% $39.8M 224 $105 90

Thu Mar 27 — $23.9K +2.1% −42.5% $39.8M 224 $107 91

Fri Mar 28 — $50.4K +110.6% −22.5% $39.9M 263 $192 92

Sat Mar 29 — $80.8K +60.2% −9.1% $39.9M 263 $307 93

Sun Mar 30 — $49.7K −38.5% −13.8% $40.0M 263 $189 94

Mon Mar 31 — $19.0K −61.9% −23.9% $40.0M 263 $72 95

Tue Apr 1 — $20.9K +10.5% −12.5% $40.0M 263 $80 96

Wed Apr 2 — $21.2K +1.0% −9.8% $40.0M 263 $80 97

Thu Apr 3 — $20.0K −5.3% −16.3% $40.1M 263 $76 98

Fri Apr 4 — $20.2K +0.8% −59.9% $40.1M 124 $163 99

Sat Apr 5 — $29.2K +44.4% −63.9% $40.1M 124 $235 100

Sun Apr 6 — $20.3K −30.4% −59.2% $40.1M 124 $164 101

Mon Apr 7 — $7.3K −64.2% −61.7% $40.1M 124 $59 102

Tue Apr 8 — $8.2K +13.4% −60.7% $40.1M 124 $66 103

Wed Apr 9 — $8.2K −0.3% −61.2% $40.2M 124 $66 104

Thu Apr 10 — $8.3K +1.4% −58.4% $40.2M 124 $67 105

Fri Apr 11 — $6.4K −23.4% −68.4% $40.2M 40 $159 106

Sat Apr 12 — $9.4K +47.8% −67.7% $40.2M 40 $236 107

Sun Apr 13 — $5.5K −41.2% −72.7% $40.2M 40 $139 108

Mon Apr 14 — $1.9K −65.3% −73.5% $40.2M 40 $48 109

Tue Apr 15 — $2.2K +16.5% −72.8% $40.2M 40 $56 110

Wed Apr 16 — $2.5K +9.9% −70.0% $40.2M 40 $62 111

Thu Apr 17 — $2.9K +16.2% −65.7% $40.2M 40 $72 112

Fri Apr 18 — $3.1K +9.5% −50.9% $40.2M 25 $125 113

Sat Apr 19 — $4.9K +57.4% −47.7% $40.2M 25 $197 114

Sun Apr 20 — $3.5K −28.4% −36.3% $40.2M 25 $141 115

Mon Apr 21 — $2.0K −43.7% +3.4% $40.2M 25 $80 116

Tue Apr 22 — $1.4K −31.6% −39.3% $40.2M 25 $54 117

Wed Apr 23 — $1.3K −5.7% −47.9% $40.2M 25 $51 118

Thu Apr 24 — $1.3K +1.2% −54.6% $40.2M 25 $52 119

Fri Apr 25 — $1.4K +11.5% −53.8% $40.2M 9 $161 120

Sat Apr 26 — $1.6K +9.5% −67.9% $40.2M 9 $176 121

Sun Apr 27 — $2.0K +28.9% −42.2% $40.2M 9 $227 122

Mon Apr 28 — $1.2K −39.0% −37.3% $40.2M 9 $138 123

Tue Apr 29 — $1.1K −8.2% −15.9% $40.2M 9 $127 124

Wed Apr 30 — $850 −25.7% −33.7% $40.2M 9 $94 125

Thu May 1 — $371 −56.4% −71.4% $40.2M 9 $41 126

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

Cumulative total$38.1M

Dec 26Jan 13Jan 31Feb 17Mar 6

Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.5M

$190.7K

$1.3M

$1.9M

$2.9M

$4.9M

$4.7M

$4.0M

$3.0M

$2.7M

$1.5M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,620 → 1,248 −23.0%

2 open1,248 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −42.4%

+592.6%

W1→2

+40.8%

W2→3

+58.1%

W3→4

+65.5%

W4→5

−4.4%

W5→6

−14.5%

W6→7

−23.8%

W7→8

−11.3%

W8→9

−42.4%

W9→10

Steepest −42.4%Biggest gain +592.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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