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2014 • R • 1h 55m • Drama, Biography, Adventure • Fox Searchlight Pictures

Based on the inspirational best seller.

🍅 88% 75%

74

3.64

7.1

CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$606.8K

Limited · 21 theaters

Domestic total

$37.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$52.50M

$14.60M international

Domestic legs9.2x from $4.1M first wide weekend

Budget$15M

2014 rank#82

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Cast & crew

Full Vallée filmography

Jean-Marc Vallée

Jean-Marc Vallée Director

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon Starring

Laura Dern

Laura Dern Starring

Michiel Huisman

Michiel Huisman Starring

Gaby Hoffmann

Gaby Hoffmann Starring

ScreenplayNick Hornby Produced byReese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Bill Pohlad CinematographyYves Bélanger StudioFox Searchlight Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 5-7 15 $606.8K — 21 $28,896 $654.1K

2 Dec 12-14 10 $1.5M +152.3% 116 $13,198 $2.4M

3 Dec 19-21 6 $4.1M +168.7% 1,061 $3,877 $7.2M

4 Dec 26-28 10 $5.4M +31.0% 1,285 $4,194 $16.3M

5 Jan 2-4 11 $4.6M −15.3% 1,361 $3,353 $25.9M

6 Jan 9-11 12 $2.7M −41.3% 1,286 $2,082 $30.3M

7 Jan 16-18 16 $1.4M −45.9% 764 $1,898 $33.0M

8 Jan 23-25 18 $957.2K −34.0% 505 $1,895 $34.7M

9 Jan 30-Feb 1 23 $550.2K −42.5% 418 $1,316 $35.7M

10 Feb 6-8 24 $470.2K −14.5% 286 $1,644 $36.4M

11 Feb 13-15 27 $277.2K −41.1% 185 $1,498 $36.9M

12 Feb 20-22 29 $188.2K −32.1% 158 $1,191 $37.3M

13 Feb 27-Mar 1 34 $122.8K −34.7% 119 $1,032 $37.5M

14 Mar 6-8 44 $70.2K −42.9% 93 $755 $37.6M

15 Mar 13-15 50 $49.0K −30.1% 61 $804 $37.7M

16 Mar 20-22 51 $43.8K −10.6% 59 $743 $37.7M

17 Mar 27-29 57 $24.3K −44.7% 37 $656 $37.8M

18 Apr 3-5 59 $17.0K −30.0% 28 $607 $37.8M

19 Apr 10-12 64 $11.5K −32.4% 17 $675 $37.8M

20 Apr 17-19 68 $6.7K −41.3% 12 $561 $37.9M

21 Apr 24-26 81 $5.0K −25.0% 10 $505 $37.9M

22 May 1-3 67 $4.1K −18.7% 10 $411 $37.9M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Wed Dec 3 — $25.9K — $25.9K 5 $5,186 -2

Thu Dec 4 — $21.3K −17.8% $47.2K 5 $4,263 -1

Fri Dec 5 #15 $170.3K +698.8% $217.5K 21 $8,108 1

Sat Dec 6 #15 $260.3K +52.9% $477.9K 21 $12,397 2

Sun Dec 7 #14 $176.2K −32.3% $654.1K 21 $8,390 3

Mon Dec 8 #14 $57.3K −67.5% $711.3K 21 $2,727 4

Tue Dec 9 #15 $56.8K −0.9% $768.1K 21 $2,703 5

Wed Dec 10 #15 $53.0K −6.6% $821.1K 21 $2,526 6

Thu Dec 11 #14 $52.0K −1.9% $873.2K 21 $2,478 7

Fri Dec 12 #10 $478.3K +819.3% +180.9% $1.4M 116 $4,124 8

Sat Dec 13 #10 $628.2K +31.3% +141.3% $2.0M 116 $5,416 9

Sun Dec 14 #10 $424.5K −32.4% +140.9% $2.4M 116 $3,659 10

Mon Dec 15 #10 $170.1K −59.9% +197.0% $2.6M 116 $1,466 11

Tue Dec 16 #10 $179.3K +5.4% +215.8% $2.8M 116 $1,546 12

Wed Dec 17 #11 $160.4K −10.6% +202.3% $2.9M 116 $1,383 13

Thu Dec 18 #10 $146.8K −8.5% +182.1% $3.1M 116 $1,265 14

Fri Dec 19 #6 $1.2M +711.9% +149.2% $4.3M 1,061 $1,123 15

Sat Dec 20 #6 $1.7M +39.4% +164.4% $5.9M 1,061 $1,566 16

Sun Dec 21 #6 $1.3M −24.1% +197.0% $7.2M 1,061 $1,188 17

Mon Dec 22 #8 $736.5K −41.6% +333.0% $7.9M 1,061 $694 18

Tue Dec 23 #8 $791.2K +7.4% +341.3% $8.7M 1,061 $746 19

Wed Dec 24 — $582.6K −26.4% +263.3% $9.3M 1,061 $549 20

Thu Dec 25 — $1.7M +185.0% +1031.4% $10.9M 1,285 $1,292 21

Fri Dec 26 #10 $1.9M +13.3% +57.8% $12.8M 1,285 $1,464 22

Sat Dec 27 #10 $2.0M +5.3% +19.2% $14.8M 1,285 $1,541 23

Sun Dec 28 — $1.5M −22.8% +21.2% $16.3M 1,285 $1,189 24

Mon Dec 29 #11 $1.0M −31.5% +42.1% $17.4M 1,285 $814 25

Tue Dec 30 #12 $1.1M +4.5% +38.2% $18.5M 1,285 $851 26

Wed Dec 31 — $1.3M +16.0% +117.7% $19.7M 1,285 $987 27

Thu Jan 1 #11 $1.6M +24.1% −5.2% $21.3M 1,285 $1,225 28

Fri Jan 2 #11 $1.7M +7.7% −9.9% $23.0M 1,361 $1,245 29

Sat Jan 3 #10 $1.8M +4.4% −10.7% $24.8M 1,361 $1,300 30

Sun Jan 4 #11 $1.1M −37.8% −28.0% $25.9M 1,361 $808 31

Mon Jan 5 #10 $384.8K −65.0% −63.2% $26.3M 1,361 $283 32

Tue Jan 6 #10 $484.2K +25.8% −55.7% $26.7M 1,361 $356 33

Wed Jan 7 #9 $438.8K −9.4% −65.4% $27.2M 1,361 $322 34

Thu Jan 8 #7 $450.2K +2.6% −71.4% $27.6M 1,361 $331 35

Fri Jan 9 #12 $812.3K +80.4% −52.1% $28.5M 1,286 $632 36

Sat Jan 10 #11 $1.2M +46.6% −32.7% $29.6M 1,286 $926 37

Sun Jan 11 #12 $674.4K −43.4% −38.7% $30.3M 1,286 $524 38

Mon Jan 12 #10 $244.2K −63.8% −36.5% $30.6M 1,286 $190 39

Tue Jan 13 #8 $363.2K +48.7% −25.0% $30.9M 1,286 $282 40

Wed Jan 14 #8 $311.8K −14.1% −28.9% $31.2M 1,286 $242 41

Thu Jan 15 #7 $319.5K +2.5% −29.0% $31.6M 1,286 $248 42

Fri Jan 16 #15 $402.0K +25.8% −50.5% $32.0M 764 $526 43

Sat Jan 17 — $652.8K +62.4% −45.2% $32.6M 764 $854 44

Sun Jan 18 — $394.8K −39.5% −41.5% $33.0M 764 $517 45

Mon Jan 19 — $286.2K −27.5% +17.2% $33.3M 764 $375 46

Tue Jan 20 #12 $167.8K −41.3% −53.8% $33.5M 764 $220 47

Wed Jan 21 #12 $142.0K −15.4% −54.5% $33.6M 764 $186 48

Thu Jan 22 #11 $161.4K +13.7% −49.5% $33.8M 764 $211 49

Fri Jan 23 — $260.2K +61.2% −35.3% $34.0M 505 $515 50

Sat Jan 24 — $437.0K +68.0% −33.1% $34.5M 505 $865 51

Sun Jan 25 — $260.0K −40.5% −34.1% $34.7M 505 $515 52

Mon Jan 26 — $80.1K −69.2% −72.0% $34.8M 505 $159 53

Tue Jan 27 — $118.1K +47.5% −29.6% $34.9M 505 $234 54

Wed Jan 28 — $99.0K −16.2% −30.3% $35.0M 505 $196 55

Thu Jan 29 — $102.4K +3.5% −36.6% $35.1M 505 $203 56

Fri Jan 30 — $171.3K +67.2% −34.2% $35.3M 418 $410 57

Sat Jan 31 — $277.0K +61.7% −36.6% $35.6M 418 $663 58

Sun Feb 1 — $102.0K −63.2% −60.8% $35.7M 418 $244 59

Mon Feb 2 — $56.3K −44.7% −29.7% $35.7M 418 $135 60

Tue Feb 3 — $82.3K +46.0% −30.4% $35.8M 418 $197 61

Wed Feb 4 — $70.6K −14.2% −28.7% $35.9M 418 $169 62

Thu Feb 5 — $76.3K +8.1% −25.5% $36.0M 418 $183 63

Fri Feb 6 — $125.7K +64.8% −26.6% $36.1M 286 $440 64

Sat Feb 7 — $217.2K +72.8% −21.6% $36.3M 286 $759 65

Sun Feb 8 — $127.3K −41.4% +24.9% $36.4M 286 $445 66

Mon Feb 9 — $50.7K −60.2% −10.0% $36.5M 286 $177 67

Tue Feb 10 — $64.9K +28.0% −21.1% $36.5M 286 $227 68

Wed Feb 11 — $54.1K −16.6% −23.3% $36.6M 286 $189 69

Thu Feb 12 — $50.8K −6.2% −33.5% $36.6M 286 $177 70

Fri Feb 13 — $66.0K +30.0% −47.5% $36.7M 185 $357 71

Sat Feb 14 — $126.1K +91.2% −41.9% $36.8M 185 $682 72

Sun Feb 15 — $85.1K −32.5% −33.2% $36.9M 185 $460 73

Mon Feb 16 — $51.7K −39.3% +1.9% $37.0M 185 $279 74

Tue Feb 17 — $34.8K −32.7% −46.4% $37.0M 185 $188 75

Wed Feb 18 — $28.6K −17.8% −47.2% $37.0M 185 $154 76

Thu Feb 19 — $32.6K +14.2% −35.7% $37.1M 185 $176 77

Fri Feb 20 — $53.8K +64.8% −18.5% $37.1M 158 $340 78

Sat Feb 21 — $87.8K +63.4% −30.4% $37.2M 158 $556 79

Sun Feb 22 — $46.6K −46.9% −45.2% $37.3M 158 $295 80

Mon Feb 23 — $17.6K −62.2% −65.9% $37.3M 158 $112 81

Tue Feb 24 — $22.1K +25.5% −36.4% $37.3M 158 $140 82

Wed Feb 25 — $19.3K −12.8% −32.5% $37.3M 158 $122 83

Thu Feb 26 — $21.5K +11.4% −34.1% $37.3M 158 $136 84

Fri Feb 27 — $32.6K +51.6% −39.4% $37.4M 119 $274 85

Sat Feb 28 — $55.1K +69.1% −37.3% $37.4M 119 $463 86

Sun Mar 1 — $35.2K −36.2% −24.6% $37.5M 119 $295 87

Mon Mar 2 — $13.1K −62.6% −25.5% $37.5M 119 $110 88

Tue Mar 3 — $13.9K +6.0% −37.1% $37.5M 119 $117 89

Wed Mar 4 — $11.4K −18.2% −41.0% $37.5M 119 $96 90

Thu Mar 5 — $13.3K +16.7% −38.2% $37.5M 119 $112 91

Fri Mar 6 — $20.8K +56.4% −36.3% $37.5M 93 $223 92

Sat Mar 7 — $29.4K +41.5% −46.6% $37.6M 93 $316 93

Sun Mar 8 — $20.0K −32.0% −43.1% $37.6M 93 $215 94

Mon Mar 9 — $8.2K −59.0% −37.5% $37.6M 93 $88 95

Tue Mar 10 — $16.6K +102.5% +19.4% $37.6M 93 $179 96

Wed Mar 11 — $10.5K −37.1% −8.1% $37.6M 93 $112 97

Thu Mar 12 — $11.2K +7.4% −15.4% $37.6M 93 $121 98

Fri Mar 13 — $13.9K +24.0% −33.0% $37.6M 61 $228 99

Sat Mar 14 — $21.8K +56.6% −25.8% $37.7M 61 $358 100

Sun Mar 15 — $13.3K −39.0% −33.5% $37.7M 61 $218 101

Mon Mar 16 — $4.3K −67.4% −47.1% $37.7M 61 $71 102

Tue Mar 17 — $6.2K +43.8% −62.4% $37.7M 61 $102 103

Wed Mar 18 — $5.5K −12.1% −47.5% $37.7M 61 $90 104

Thu Mar 19 — $7.4K +35.5% −33.7% $37.7M 61 $122 105

Fri Mar 20 — $12.9K +72.7% −7.7% $37.7M 59 $218 106

Sat Mar 21 — $18.5K +43.8% −15.3% $37.7M 59 $313 107

Sun Mar 22 — $12.5K −32.2% −5.9% $37.7M 59 $212 108

Mon Mar 23 — $6.1K −51.7% +39.3% $37.8M 59 $103 109

Tue Mar 24 — $8.0K +31.4% +27.3% $37.8M 59 $135 110

Wed Mar 25 — $6.1K −23.6% +10.6% $37.8M 59 $103 111

Thu Mar 26 — $5.8K −4.3% −21.9% $37.8M 59 $99 112

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

Cumulative total$36.6M

Dec 3Dec 21Jan 8Jan 25Feb 12

Weekend grossWk 10 · $470.2K

$606.8K

$1.5M

$4.1M

$5.4M

$4.6M

$2.7M

$1.4M

$957.2K

$550.2K

$470.2K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,361 → 286 −79.0%

5 open286 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −14.5%

+152.3%

W1→2

+168.7%

W2→3

+31.0%

W3→4

−15.3%

W4→5

−41.3%

W5→6

−45.9%

W6→7

−34.0%

W7→8

−42.5%

W8→9

−14.5%

W9→10

Steepest −45.9%Biggest gain +168.7%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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