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What a Girl WantsFollow

2003 • PG • 1h 45m • Comedy, Drama, Family • Warner Bros.

Trying to fit in. Born to stand out.

🍅 34% 62% MC 41 LB 3.17 IMDb 5.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$36.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$37.20M
$1.20M international
Domestic legs3.1x
Budget$25M
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Cast & crew

Full Gordon filmography
Dennie Gordon Dennie Gordon Director Amanda Bynes Amanda Bynes Starring Colin Firth Colin Firth Starring Kelly Preston Kelly Preston Starring Eileen Atkins Eileen Atkins Starring Anna Chancellor Anna Chancellor Starring
ScreenplayJenny Bicks, Elizabeth Chandler Produced byDenise Di Novi, Hunt Lowry, Bill Gerber CinematographyAndrew Dunn MusicRupert Gregson-Williams Prod. DesignMichael Carlin StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 4-6 2 $11.4M — 2,964 $3,858 $11.4M
2 Apr 11-13 3 $6.3M −45.0% 2,964 $2,121 $20.0M
3 Apr 18-20 6 $4.5M −28.4% 2,930 $1,537 $27.2M
4 Apr 25-27 7 $3.2M −28.2% 2,540 $1,274 $32.9M
5 May 2-4 12 $1.2M −63.8% 1,720 $682 $34.5M
6 May 9-11 17 $522.4K −55.4% 925 $565 $35.3M
7 May 16-18 30 $130.7K −75.0% 260 $503 $35.5M
8 May 23-26 29 $143.1K +9.5% 330 $434 $35.7M
9 May 30-Jun 1 31 $89.6K −37.4% 288 $311 $35.8M
10 Jun 6-8 41 $48.3K −46.1% 178 $271 $35.9M
11 Jun 13-15 43 $34.2K −29.3% 138 $248 $36.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $48.3K
$11.4M
$6.3M
$4.5M
$3.2M
$1.2M
$522.4K
$130.7K
$143.1K
$89.6K
$48.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −46.1%
−45.0%
W1→2
−28.4%
W2→3
−28.2%
W3→4
−63.8%
W4→5
−55.4%
W5→6
−75.0%
W6→7
+9.5%
W7→8
−37.4%
W8→9
−46.1%
W9→10
Steepest −75.0%Biggest gain +9.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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