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2018 • R • 2h 9m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • 20th Century Fox

Left with nothing. Capable of anything.

🍅 91% 62%

84

3.56

6.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$12.40M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$42.40M

Final

Worldwide total

$76.00M

$33.60M international

Domestic legs3.4x

Budget$40M

2018 rank#71

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Cast & crew

Full McQueen filmography

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen Director

Viola Davis

Viola Davis Starring

Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez Starring

Elizabeth Debicki

Elizabeth Debicki Starring

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo Starring

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell Starring

ScreenplaySteve McQueen, Gillian Flynn Produced bySteve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman CinematographySean Bobbitt MusicHans Zimmer Prod. DesignAdam Stockhausen Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 16-18 5 $12.4M — 2,803 $4,410 $12.4M

2 Nov 23-25 8 $8.2M −33.4% 2,803 $2,937 $25.9M

3 Nov 30-Dec 2 9 $4.4M −46.5% 2,393 $1,840 $33.1M

4 Dec 7-9 10 $3.2M −28.5% 2,161 $1,458 $38.2M

5 Dec 14-16 13 $1.3M −59.7% 1,228 $1,034 $40.9M

6 Dec 21-23 23 $134.0K −89.4% 149 $899 $41.6M

7 Dec 28-30 27 $148.0K +10.4% 121 $1,223 $41.9M

8 Jan 4-6 27 $123.6K −16.5% 125 $989 $42.1M

9 Jan 11-13 35 $72.7K −41.2% 108 $673 $42.2M

10 Jan 18-20 38 $41.9K −42.4% 76 $551 $42.3M

11 Jan 25-27 45 $22.8K −45.5% 43 $531 $42.4M

12 Feb 1-3 50 $11.2K −51.0% 33 $339 $42.4M

13 Feb 8-10 57 $7.6K −32.3% 21 $360 $42.4M

14 Feb 15-17 68 $4.8K −36.9% 11 $434 $42.4M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Nov 16 #5 $4.2M — $4.2M 2,803 $1,500 1

Sat Nov 17 #5 $5.0M +18.0% $9.2M 2,803 $1,770 2

Sun Nov 18 #5 $3.2M −35.6% $12.4M 2,803 $1,140 3

Mon Nov 19 #5 $1.1M −65.3% $13.5M 2,803 $396 4

Tue Nov 20 #5 $1.5M +39.0% $15.0M 2,803 $550 5

Wed Nov 21 #8 $1.2M −20.7% $16.2M 2,803 $436 6

Thu Nov 22 #8 $1.4M +14.4% $17.6M 2,803 $499 7

Fri Nov 23 #8 $3.1M +120.3% −26.8% $20.7M 2,803 $1,099 8

Sat Nov 24 #8 $3.2M +4.3% −35.3% $23.9M 2,803 $1,145 9

Sun Nov 25 #8 $1.9M −39.5% −39.2% $25.9M 2,803 $693 10

Mon Nov 26 #8 $610.7K −68.5% −44.9% $26.5M 2,803 $218 11

Tue Nov 27 #7 $1.0M +63.9% −35.1% $27.5M 2,803 $357 12

Wed Nov 28 #7 $612.0K −38.8% −49.9% $28.1M 2,803 $218 13

Thu Nov 29 #8 $574.6K −6.1% −58.9% $28.7M 2,803 $205 14

Fri Nov 30 #9 $1.3M +122.7% −58.5% $29.9M 2,393 $535 15

Sat Dec 1 #9 $1.9M +50.7% −39.9% $31.9M 2,393 $806 16

Sun Dec 2 #9 $1.2M −38.0% −38.4% $33.1M 2,393 $500 17

Mon Dec 3 #8 $395.3K −66.9% −35.3% $33.5M 2,393 $165 18

Tue Dec 4 #7 $708.7K +79.3% −29.2% $34.2M 2,393 $296 19

Wed Dec 5 #8 $471.3K −33.5% −23.0% $34.6M 2,393 $197 20

Thu Dec 6 #8 $417.2K −11.5% −27.4% $35.1M 2,393 $174 21

Fri Dec 7 #10 $910.4K +118.2% −28.8% $36.0M 2,161 $421 22

Sat Dec 8 #9 $1.4M +54.7% −26.9% $37.4M 2,161 $652 23

Sun Dec 9 #10 $831.0K −41.0% −30.5% $38.2M 2,161 $385 24

Mon Dec 10 #8 $320.5K −61.4% −18.9% $38.5M 2,161 $148 25

Tue Dec 11 #8 $514.1K +60.4% −27.5% $39.0M 2,161 $238 26

Wed Dec 12 #9 $312.5K −39.2% −33.7% $39.4M 2,161 $145 27

Thu Dec 13 #9 $262.4K −16.0% −37.1% $39.6M 2,161 $121 28

Fri Dec 14 #13 $384.2K +46.4% −57.8% $40.0M 1,228 $313 29

Sat Dec 15 #13 $518.7K +35.0% −63.2% $40.5M 1,228 $422 30

Sun Dec 16 #13 $366.3K −29.4% −55.9% $40.9M 1,228 $298 31

Mon Dec 17 #15 $148.7K −59.4% −53.6% $41.0M 1,228 $121 32

Tue Dec 18 #13 $237.2K +59.6% −53.9% $41.3M 1,228 $193 33

Wed Dec 19 #15 $127.1K −46.4% −59.3% $41.4M 903 $141 34

Thu Dec 20 — $68.2K −46.3% −74.0% $41.5M 903 $76 35

Fri Dec 21 — $36.1K −47.0% −90.6% $41.5M 149 $243 36

Sat Dec 22 — $54.5K +50.9% −89.5% $41.6M 149 $366 37

Sun Dec 23 — $43.3K −20.6% −88.2% $41.6M 149 $291 38

Mon Dec 24 — $28.0K −35.3% −81.2% $41.6M 149 $188 39

Tue Dec 25 — $37.1K +32.5% −84.3% $41.7M 103 $360 40

Wed Dec 26 — $33.4K −10.1% −73.8% $41.7M 103 $324 41

Thu Dec 27 — $30.8K −7.7% −54.8% $41.7M 103 $299 42

Fri Dec 28 — $46.4K +50.6% +28.4% $41.8M 121 $383 43

Sat Dec 29 — $57.2K +23.2% +4.8% $41.8M 121 $472 44

Sun Dec 30 — $44.4K −22.3% +2.6% $41.9M 121 $367 45

Mon Dec 31 — $26.8K −39.6% −4.2% $41.9M 121 $222 46

Tue Jan 1 — $45.7K +70.3% +23.1% $41.9M 121 $378 47

Wed Jan 2 — $21.1K −53.7% −36.6% $42.0M 121 $175 48

Thu Jan 3 — $19.1K −9.5% −37.9% $42.0M 121 $158 49

Fri Jan 4 — $39.5K +106.5% −14.8% $42.0M 125 $316 50

Sat Jan 5 — $53.2K +34.7% −6.9% $42.1M 125 $426 51

Sun Jan 6 — $30.9K −41.9% −30.5% $42.1M 125 $247 52

Mon Jan 7 — $10.1K −67.3% −62.4% $42.1M 125 $81 53

Tue Jan 8 — $15.7K +55.6% −65.7% $42.1M 125 $126 54

Wed Jan 9 — $11.1K −29.5% −47.6% $42.2M 125 $89 55

Thu Jan 10 — $11.5K +3.8% −39.9% $42.2M 125 $92 56

Fri Jan 11 — $21.0K +83.1% −46.8% $42.2M 108 $195 57

Sat Jan 12 — $29.9K +42.0% −43.8% $42.2M 108 $277 58

Sun Jan 13 — $21.8K −27.1% −29.5% $42.2M 108 $202 59

Mon Jan 14 — $7.9K −63.5% −21.3% $42.2M 108 $74 60

Tue Jan 15 — $10.8K +36.6% −30.9% $42.3M 108 $100 61

Wed Jan 16 — $9.3K −14.4% −16.1% $42.3M 108 $86 62

Thu Jan 17 — $7.9K −15.0% −31.3% $42.3M 108 $73 63

Fri Jan 18 — $12.1K +53.3% −42.5% $42.3M 76 $159 64

Sat Jan 19 — $17.5K +44.3% −41.5% $42.3M 76 $230 65

Sun Jan 20 — $12.3K −29.5% −43.4% $42.3M 76 $162 66

Mon Jan 21 — $8.5K −31.2% +6.8% $42.3M 76 $112 67

Tue Jan 22 — $5.9K −30.9% −46.0% $42.3M 76 $77 68

Wed Jan 23 — $4.5K −23.9% −52.0% $42.3M 76 $59 69

Thu Jan 24 — $4.8K +8.1% −39.0% $42.3M 76 $63 70

Fri Jan 25 — $5.5K +14.1% −54.6% $42.3M 43 $128 71

Sat Jan 26 — $11.2K +103.3% −36.0% $42.4M 43 $260 72

Sun Jan 27 — $6.2K −44.9% −50.0% $42.4M 43 $143 73

Mon Jan 28 — $1.6K −74.1% −81.2% $42.4M 43 $37 74

Tue Jan 29 — $2.5K +58.3% −57.0% $42.4M 43 $59 75

Wed Jan 30 — $1.5K −39.3% −65.7% $42.4M 43 $36 76

Thu Jan 31 — $2.0K +31.0% −58.4% $42.4M 43 $47 77

Fri Feb 1 — $3.7K +86.1% −32.2% $42.4M 33 $113 78

Sat Feb 2 — $5.3K +42.0% −52.6% $42.4M 33 $161 79

Sun Feb 3 — $2.2K −59.3% −65.0% $42.4M 33 $65 80

Mon Feb 4 — $1.3K −40.1% −18.9% $42.4M 33 $39 81

Tue Feb 5 — $1.2K −6.4% −52.0% $42.4M 33 $37 82

Wed Feb 6 — $1.2K −4.1% −24.2% $42.4M 33 $35 83

Thu Feb 7 — $1.2K +4.2% −39.7% $42.4M 33 $37 84

Fri Feb 8 — $1.9K +54.5% −49.9% $42.4M 21 $89 85

Sat Feb 9 — $3.7K +98.6% −30.0% $42.4M 21 $177 86

Sun Feb 10 — $2.0K −46.3% −7.5% $42.4M 21 $95 87

Mon Feb 11 — $821 −58.8% −36.4% $42.4M 21 $39 88

Tue Feb 12 — $887 +8.0% −26.6% $42.4M 21 $42 89

Wed Feb 13 — $801 −9.7% −30.9% $42.4M 21 $38 90

Thu Feb 14 — $1.2K +43.9% −4.6% $42.4M 21 $55 91

Fri Feb 15 — $592 −48.7% −68.3% $42.4M 11 $54 92

Sat Feb 16 — $1.6K +177.0% −55.8% $42.4M 11 $149 93

Sun Feb 17 — $2.5K +54.9% +27.6% $42.4M 11 $231 94

Mon Feb 18 — $1.6K −36.6% +96.3% $42.4M 11 $147 95

Tue Feb 19 — $1.1K −32.3% +23.1% $42.4M 11 $99 96

Wed Feb 20 — $789 −27.7% −1.5% $42.4M 11 $72 97

Thu Feb 21 — $240 −69.6% −79.2% $42.4M 11 $22 98

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

Cumulative total$42.3M

Nov 16Dec 3Dec 21Jan 7Jan 24

Weekend grossWk 10 · $41.9K

$12.4M

$8.2M

$4.4M

$3.2M

$1.3M

$134.0K

$148.0K

$123.6K

$72.7K

$41.9K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,803 → 76 −97.3%

2,803 open76 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −42.4%

−33.4%

W1→2

−46.5%

W2→3

−28.5%

W3→4

−59.7%

W4→5

−89.4%

W5→6

+10.4%

W6→7

−16.5%

W7→8

−41.2%

W8→9

−42.4%

W9→10

Steepest −89.4%Biggest gain +10.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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