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Wet Hot American SummerFollow

2001 • R • 1h 37m • Comedy • USA Films
🍅 39% 75% MC 42 LB 3.53 IMDb 6.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$17,481
3-day opening
Domestic total
$547K
Final
Worldwide total
$547K
Domestic only
Budget$1.8M
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Cast & crew

Full Wain filmography
David Wain David Wain Director Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo Starring David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce Starring Paul Rudd Paul Rudd Starring Amy Poehler Amy Poehler Starring Bradley Cooper Bradley Cooper Starring
ScreenplayDavid Wain, Michael Showalter StudioUSA Films

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 27-29 67 $17.5K — 2 $8,741 $17.5K
2 Aug 3-5 57 $18.0K +2.8% 2 $8,988 $45.8K
3 Aug 10-12 72 $13.5K −25.1% 2 $6,736 $73.0K
4 Aug 17-19 79 $9.5K −29.3% 2 $4,765 $89.7K
5 Aug 24-26 84 $6.9K −27.2% 2 $3,469 $104.0K
6 Aug 31-Sep 2 54 $61.5K +787.0% 12 $5,128 $172.5K
7 Sep 7-9 69 $23.7K −61.4% 8 $2,967 $209.4K
9 Sep 21-23 77 $15.7K — 9 $1,741 $267.4K
10 Sep 28-30 92 $6.9K −55.8% 3 $2,308 $282.6K
11 Oct 5-7 93 $6.9K 0.0% 6 $1,154 $292.1K
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $6.9K
$17.5K
$18.0K
$13.5K
$9.5K
$6.9K
$61.5K
$23.7K
$15.7K
$6.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −55.8%
+2.8%
W1→2
−25.1%
W2→3
−29.3%
W3→4
−27.2%
W4→5
+787.0%
W5→6
−61.4%
W6→7
−55.8%
W9→10
Steepest −61.4%Biggest gain +787.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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