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2021 • PG-13 • 2h 36m • Crime, Drama, Musical • 20th Century Studios

Something's coming.

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3.8

7.1

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Box office summary

Opening weekend

$10.50M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$38.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$76.50M

Global release

Domestic legs3.7x

Budget$100M

2021 rank#38

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Cast & crew

Full Spielberg filmography

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg Director

Rachel Zegler

Rachel Zegler Starring

Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort Starring

Ariana DeBose

Ariana DeBose Starring

ScreenplayTony Kushner Produced byNot specified CinematographyNot specified MusicDavid Newman Prod. DesignNot specified

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 10-12 (opening) 1 $10.6M — 3,750 $2,819 $10.6M

2 Dec 17-19 3 $3.7M −65% 2,820 $1,296 $18.2M

3 Dec 24-26 6 $2.8M −22% 2,810 $1,013 $24.0M

4 Dec 31-2 6 $2.2M −24% 2,690 $805 $29.6M

5 Jan 7-9 7 $1.4M −37% 2,290 $598 $32.1M

6 Jan 14-16 8 $928.7K −32% 1,460 $636 $33.7M

7 Jan 21-23 9 $715.6K −23% 1,290 $554 $35.1M

8 Jan 28-30 10 $573.5K −20% 1,335 $429 $36.0M

9 Feb 4-6 — $418.3K −27% 800 $522 $36.7M

10 Feb 11-13 — $246.4K −41% 450 $547 $37.2M

11 Feb 18-20 15 $315.9K +28% 955 $330 $37.7M

12 Feb 25-27 — $188.4K −40% 680 $277 $38.1M

13 Mar 4-6 — $55.2K −71% 165 $334 $38.2M

14 Mar 11-13 — $43.3K −21% 270 $160 $38.3M

15 Mar 18-20 — $53.2K +23% 270 $197 $38.4M

16 Mar 25-27 — $53.7K +1% 485 $110 $38.5M

17 Apr 1-3 — $8.5K −84% 30 $283 $38.5M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Dec 10 #1 $4.1M — $4.1M 2,820 $1,466 1

Sat Dec 11 #2 $3.8M −9.0% $7.9M 2,820 $1,333 2

Sun Dec 12 #2 $2.7M −28.7% $10.6M 2,820 $951 3

Mon Dec 13 #1 $1.0M −62.1% $11.6M 2,820 $360 4

Tue Dec 14 #1 $1.3M +28.3% $12.9M 2,820 $462 5

Wed Dec 15 #1 $968.3K −25.7% $13.9M 2,820 $343 6

Thu Dec 16 #2 $705.0K −27.2% $14.6M 2,820 $250 7

Fri Dec 17 #4 $1.1M +52.8% −73.9% $15.6M 2,820 $382 8

Sat Dec 18 #4 $1.4M +31.1% −62.4% $17.1M 2,820 $502 9

Sun Dec 19 #3 $1.2M −17.7% −56.6% $18.2M 2,820 $413 10

Mon Dec 20 #3 $711.5K −38.9% −29.9% $18.9M 2,820 $252 11

Tue Dec 21 #3 $797.8K +12.1% −38.8% $19.7M 2,820 $283 12

Wed Dec 22 #6 $671.3K −15.8% −30.6% $20.4M 2,820 $238 13

Dec 23, 2021 #6 $723.7K +8% +3% $21.1M 2,820 $257 14

Dec 24, 2021 #5 $528.0K −27% −51% $21.7M 2,810 $188 15

Dec 25, 2021 - $1.2M +131% −14% $22.9M 2,810 $435 16

Dec 26, 2021 - $1.1M −10% −6% $24.0M 2,810 $390 17

Dec 27, 2021 - $903.4K −18% +27% $24.9M 2,810 $321 18

Dec 28, 2021 - $869.1K −4% +9% $25.7M 2,810 $309 19

Dec 29, 2021 - $866.5K n/c +29% $26.6M 2,810 $308 20

Dec 30, 2021 - $856.8K −1% +18% $27.5M 2,810 $305 21

Dec 31, 2021 #6 $698.6K −18% +32% $28.2M 2,690 $260 22

Jan 1, 2022 #6 $835.2K +20% −32% $29.0M 2,690 $310 23

Jan 2, 2022 #6 $632.0K −24% −42% $29.6M 2,690 $235 24

Jan 3, 2022 #6 $324.8K −49% −64% $30.0M 2,690 $121 25

Jan 4, 2022 #6 $309.9K −5% −64% $30.3M 2,690 $115 26

Jan 5, 2022 #6 $249.6K −19% −71% $30.5M 2,690 $93 27

Jan 6, 2022 #6 $223.2K −11% −74% $30.7M 2,690 $83 28

Jan 7, 2022 #7 $380.1K +70% −46% $31.1M 2,290 $166 29

Jan 8, 2022 #7 $620.6K +63% −26% $31.7M 2,290 $271 30

Jan 9, 2022 #7 $369.3K −40% −42% $32.1M 2,290 $161 31

Jan 10, 2022 #6 $150.0K −59% −54% $32.3M 2,290 $66 32

Jan 11, 2022 #7 $201.9K +35% −35% $32.5M 2,290 $88 33

Jan 12, 2022 #6 $181.8K −10% −27% $32.6M 2,290 $79 34

Jan 13, 2022 #6 $172.0K −5% −23% $32.8M 2,290 $75 35

Jan 14, 2022 #9 $233.5K +36% −39% $33.1M 1,460 $160 36

Jan 15, 2022 #8 $387.2K +66% −38% $33.4M 1,460 $265 37

Jan 16, 2022 #8 $307.9K −20% −17% $33.7M 1,460 $211 38

Jan 17, 2022 #8 $253.3K −18% +69% $34.0M 1,460 $173 39

Jan 18, 2022 #8 $131.1K −48% −35% $34.1M 1,460 $90 40

Jan 19, 2022 #8 $113.1K −14% −38% $34.2M 1,460 $77 41

Jan 20, 2022 #8 $107.5K −5% −37% $34.4M 1,460 $74 42

Jan 21, 2022 #10 $191.6K +78% −18% $34.5M 1,280 $150 43

Jan 22, 2022 #8 $324.6K +69% −16% $34.9M 1,280 $254 44

Jan 23, 2022 #8 $199.3K −39% −35% $35.1M 1,280 $156 45

Jan 24, 2022 #9 $74.3K −63% −71% $35.1M 1,280 $58 46

Jan 25, 2022 #9 $99.9K +34% −24% $35.2M 1,280 $78 47

Jan 26, 2022 #9 $86.1K −14% −24% $35.3M 1,280 $67 48

Jan 27, 2022 - $91.7K +7% −15% $35.4M 1,280 $72 49

Jan 28, 2022 #10 $162.4K +77% −15% $35.6M 1,335 $122 50

Jan 29, 2022 #10 $261.4K +61% −19% $35.8M 1,335 $196 51

Jan 30, 2022 #10 $149.7K −43% −25% $36.0M 1,335 $112 52

Jan 31, 2022 #9 $73.5K −51% −1% $36.1M 1,335 $55 53

Feb 1, 2022 #8 $90.0K +22% −10% $36.2M 1,335 $67 54

Feb 2, 2022 #9 $73.0K −19% −15% $36.2M 1,335 $55 55

Feb 3, 2022 #9 $70.0K −4% −24% $36.3M 1,335 $52 56

Feb 4, 2022 #13 $93.2K +33% −43% $36.4M 800 $116 57

Feb 5, 2022 - $192.9K +107% −26% $36.6M 800 $241 58

Feb 6, 2022 - $132.2K −31% −12% $36.7M 800 $165 59

Feb 7, 2022 - $45.5K −66% −38% $36.8M 800 $57 60

Feb 8, 2022 - $74.0K +63% −18% $36.8M 800 $93 61

Feb 9, 2022 #9 $68.6K −7% −6% $36.9M 800 $86 62

Feb 10, 2022 #9 $57.9K −16% −17% $37.0M 800 $72 63

Feb 11, 2022 - $66.9K +16% −28% $37.0M 450 $149 64

Feb 12, 2022 - $120.9K +81% −37% $37.2M 450 $269 65

Feb 13, 2022 - $58.6K −52% −56% $37.2M 450 $130 66

Feb 14, 2022 - $64.3K +10% +41% $37.3M 450 $143 67

Feb 15, 2022 - $33.3K −48% −55% $37.3M 450 $74 68

Feb 16, 2022 - $32.9K −1% −52% $37.3M 450 $73 69

Feb 17, 2022 - $29.7K −10% −49% $37.4M 450 $66 70

Feb 18, 2022 #15 $70.9K +138% +6% $37.4M 955 $74 71

Feb 19, 2022 #15 $132.2K +87% +9% $37.6M 955 $138 72

Feb 20, 2022 #15 $112.8K −15% +92% $37.7M 955 $118 73

Feb 21, 2022 #15 $81.1K −28% +26% $37.8M 955 $85 74

Feb 22, 2022 #15 $52.0K −36% +56% $37.8M 955 $54 75

Feb 23, 2022 #15 $43.3K −17% +32% $37.9M 955 $45 76

Feb 24, 2022 #15 $38.5K −11% +30% $37.9M 955 $40 77

Feb 25, 2022 - $45.1K +17% −36% $37.9M 680 $66 78

Feb 26, 2022 - $82.8K +84% −37% $38.0M 680 $122 79

Feb 27, 2022 - $60.6K −27% −46% $38.1M 680 $89 80

Feb 28, 2022 - $25.9K −57% −68% $38.1M 680 $38 81

Mar 1, 2022 - $30.4K +17% −42% $38.1M 680 $45 82

Mar 2, 2022 - $26.2K −14% −39% $38.2M 680 $39 83

Mar 3, 2022 - $18.0K −31% −53% $38.2M 680 $27 84

Mar 4, 2022 - $13.6K −25% −70% $38.2M 165 $82 85

Mar 5, 2022 - $22.4K +65% −73% $38.2M 165 $136 86

Mar 6, 2022 - $19.2K −14% −68% $38.2M 165 $116 87

Mar 7, 2022 - $5.9K −69% −77% $38.3M 165 $36 88

Mar 8, 2022 - $7.7K +30% −75% $38.3M 165 $47 89

Mar 9, 2022 - $10.7K +39% −59% $38.3M 165 $65 90

Mar 10, 2022 - $8.7K −19% −52% $38.3M 165 $53 91

Mar 11, 2022 - $11.8K +36% −13% $38.3M 270 $44 92

Mar 12, 2022 - $17.2K +46% −23% $38.3M 270 $64 93

Mar 13, 2022 - $14.3K −17% −25% $38.3M 270 $53 94

Mar 14, 2022 - $7.6K −47% +27% $38.3M 270 $28 95

Mar 15, 2022 - $11.2K +48% +45% $38.3M 270 $41 96

Mar 16, 2022 - $9.8K −12% −9% $38.4M 270 $36 97

Mar 17, 2022 - $7.7K −21% −11% $38.4M 270 $29 98

Mar 18, 2022 - $13.4K +73% +14% $38.4M 270 $50 99

Mar 19, 2022 - $20.7K +54% +20% $38.4M 270 $77 100

Mar 20, 2022 - $19.1K −7% +34% $38.4M 270 $71 101

Mar 21, 2022 - $7.6K −60% n/c $38.4M 270 $28 102

Mar 22, 2022 - $15.0K +98% +34% $38.4M 270 $56 103

Mar 23, 2022 - $10.2K −32% +4% $38.4M 270 $38 104

Mar 24, 2022 - $6.0K −42% −23% $38.5M 270 $22 105

Mar 25, 2022 - $12.3K +105% −9% $38.5M 485 $25 106

Mar 26, 2022 - $32.8K +167% +58% $38.5M 485 $68 107

Mar 27, 2022 - $8.7K −74% −55% $38.5M 485 $18 108

Mar 28, 2022 - $2.1K −76% −72% $38.5M 485 $4 109

Mar 29, 2022 - $4.5K +117% −70% $38.5M 485 $9 110

Mar 30, 2022 - $3.0K −34% −71% $38.5M 485 $6 111

Mar 31, 2022 - $2.7K −11% −55% $38.5M 485 $5 112

Apr 1, 2022 - $1.9K −30% −85% $38.5M 30 $62 113

Apr 2, 2022 - $4.2K +125% −87% $38.5M 30 $139 114

Apr 3, 2022 - $2.5K −41% −71% $38.5M 30 $83 115

Apr 4, 2022 - $1.3K −46% −36% $38.5M 30 $45 116

Apr 5, 2022 - $977 −27% −78% $38.5M 30 $33 117

Apr 6, 2022 - $661 −32% −78% $38.5M 30 $22 118

Apr 7, 2022 - $1.4K +113% −47% $38.5M 30 $47 119

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

Cumulative total$37.4M

Dec 1027, 202114, 202231, 202217, 2022

Weekend grossWk 10 · $246.4K

$10.6M

$3.7M

$2.8M

$2.2M

$1.4M

$928.7K

$715.6K

$573.5K

$418.3K

$246.4K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,820 → 450 −84.0%

2,820 open450 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −41%

−65%

W1→2

−22%

W2→3

−24%

W3→4

−37%

W4→5

−32%

W5→6

−23%

W6→7

−20%

W7→8

−27%

W8→9

−41%

W9→10

Steepest −65%Best hold −20%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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