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2000 • R • 1h 52m • Comedy, Drama • Paramount Pictures

Undependable. Unpredictable. Unforgettable.

🍅 81% 83% MC 74 LB 3.62 IMDb 7.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$5.80M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$19.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$33.40M
$14.00M international
Domestic legs3.3x
Budget$35M
2000 rank#97
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Cast & crew

Full Hanson filmography
Curtis Hanson Curtis Hanson Director Michael Douglas Michael Douglas Starring Tobey Maguire Tobey Maguire Starring Frances McDormand Frances McDormand Starring Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. Starring Katie Holmes Katie Holmes Starring
ScreenplaySteve Kloves Produced byCurtis Hanson, Scott Rudin CinematographyDante Spinotti MusicChristopher Young Prod. DesignJeannine Oppewall StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 25-28 7 $5.8M — 1,253 $4,636 $5.9M
2 Mar 3-5 8 $4.1M −30.2% 1,504 $2,695 $11.4M
3 Mar 10-12 12 $2.6M −35.5% 1,509 $1,732 $15.0M
4 Mar 17-19 17 $1.2M −54.6% 1,458 $814 $16.9M
5 Mar 24-26 19 $606.0K −48.9% 1,210 $501 $17.9M
6 Mar 31-Apr 2 28 $225.4K −62.8% 498 $453 $18.4M
7 Apr 7-9 35 $102.0K −54.7% 224 $455 $18.5M
8 Apr 14-16 63 $28.6K −71.9% 110 $260 $18.6M
9 Apr 21-23 57 $39.5K +38.1% 88 $449 $18.7M
10 Apr 28-30 69 $25.1K −36.4% 74 $340 $18.7M
11 May 5-7 80 $11.0K −56.2% 31 $355 $18.7M
12 May 12-14 96 $6.1K −44.9% 17 $356 $18.7M
13 May 19-21 85 $6.7K +9.9% 11 $605 $18.7M
38 Nov 10-12 39 $87.5K — 15 $5,834 $18.8M
39 Nov 17-19 41 $68.5K −21.7% 12 $5,707 $18.9M
40 Nov 24-26 41 $63.9K −6.7% 12 $5,324 $19.0M
41 Dec 1-3 41 $53.7K −15.9% 12 $4,476 $19.1M
42 Dec 8-10 46 $38.3K −28.6% 17 $2,256 $19.2M
43 Dec 15-17 53 $23.7K −38.1% 14 $1,694 $19.2M
44 Dec 22-25 46 $19.1K −19.3% 12 $1,595 $19.2M
45 Dec 29-Jan 1 52 $18.6K −2.7% 11 $1,694 $19.3M
46 Jan 5-7 51 $21.4K +14.7% 13 $1,644 $19.3M
47 Jan 12-15 53 $21.9K +2.3% 10 $2,187 $19.3M
48 Jan 19-21 55 $18.5K −15.4% 10 $1,850 $19.4M
49 Jan 26-28 67 $9.5K −48.9% 2 $4,730 $19.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $25.1K
$5.8M
$4.1M
$2.6M
$1.2M
$606.0K
$225.4K
$102.0K
$28.6K
$39.5K
$25.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −36.4%
−30.2%
W1→2
−35.5%
W2→3
−54.6%
W3→4
−48.9%
W4→5
−62.8%
W5→6
−54.7%
W6→7
−71.9%
W7→8
+38.1%
W8→9
−36.4%
W9→10
Steepest −71.9%Biggest gain +38.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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