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127 Hours

2010 • R • 1h 34m • Adventure, Drama, Thriller • Fox Searchlight

Every second counts.

🍅 93% 85%

82

3.48

7.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$265K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic Total

$18.3M

Final

Worldwide Total

$60.2M

$41.9M international

Domestic Legs8.6x

Budget$18.0M

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Cast & Crew

Full Boyle filmography

Danny Boyle Director

James Franco Starring

Kate Mara Starring

Amber Tamblyn Starring

Treat Williams Starring

Lizzy Caplan Starring

ScreenplayDanny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy Produced byChristian Colson, Danny Boyle, John Smithson CinematographyAnthony Dod Mantle, Enrique Chediak Film EditingJon Harris Music byA.R. Rahman StudioFox Searchlight Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 5-7 25 $264.9K — 4 $66,213 $264.9K

2 Nov 12-14 19 $438.5K +65.6% 22 $19,934 $811.5K

3 Nov 19-21 14 $916.5K +109.0% 108 $8,486 $1.9M

4 Nov 26-28 11 $1.7M +86.5% 293 $5,832 $4.4M

5 Dec 3-5 12 $1.6M −5.3% 433 $3,739 $6.6M

6 Dec 10-12 13 $1.0M −37.7% 416 $2,425 $8.3M

7 Dec 17-19 16 $556.0K −44.9% 307 $1,811 $9.3M

8 Dec 24-26 21 $190.3K −65.8% 145 $1,312 $9.9M

9 Dec 31-Jan 2 20 $284.4K +49.5% 103 $2,761 $10.4M

10 Jan 7-9 25 $217.0K −23.7% 88 $2,466 $10.8M

11 Jan 14-16 29 $162.9K −24.9% 76 $2,144 $11.1M

12 Jan 21-23 34 $118.6K −27.2% 69 $1,718 $11.3M

13 Jan 28-30 14 $2.1M +1702.3% 916 $2,333 $13.5M

14 Feb 4-6 15 $1.3M −36.9% 899 $1,500 $15.7M

15 Feb 11-13 20 $559.1K −58.5% 359 $1,557 $16.8M

16 Feb 18-20 26 $319.3K −42.9% 240 $1,330 $17.4M

17 Feb 25-27 27 $301.4K −5.6% 220 $1,370 $17.9M

18 Mar 4-6 34 $123.0K −59.2% 135 $911 $18.1M

19 Mar 11-13 48 $50.4K −59.0% 79 $638 $18.2M

20 Mar 18-20 62 $17.4K −65.5% 32 $544 $18.3M

21 Mar 25-27 79 $8.1K −53.4% 18 $450 $18.3M

22 Apr 1-3 84 $7.8K −3.3% 18 $435 $18.3M

23 Apr 8-10 85 $5.3K −32.1% 12 $443 $18.3M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Nov 5 — $77.3K — $77.3K 4 $19,316 1

Sat Nov 6 — $104.7K +35.5% $181.9K 4 $26,166 2

Sun Nov 7 — $82.9K −20.8% $264.9K 4 $20,732 3

Mon Nov 8 — $27.1K −67.3% $292.0K 4 $6,783 4

Tue Nov 9 — $24.3K −10.5% $316.3K 4 $6,073 5

Wed Nov 10 — $25.9K +6.8% $342.2K 4 $6,485 6

Thu Nov 11 — $30.8K +18.6% $373.0K 4 $7,694 7

Fri Nov 12 — $138.5K +350.0% +79.3% $511.5K 22 $6,295 8

Sat Nov 13 — $177.6K +28.2% +69.7% $689.1K 22 $8,073 9

Sun Nov 14 — $122.4K −31.1% +47.6% $811.5K 22 $5,565 10

Mon Nov 15 — $39.1K −68.1% +44.1% $850.6K 22 $1,777 11

Tue Nov 16 — $48.7K +24.6% +100.5% $899.3K 22 $2,214 12

Wed Nov 17 — $44.7K −8.2% +72.4% $944.1K 22 $2,033 13

Thu Nov 18 — $41.8K −6.6% +35.7% $985.8K 22 $1,898 14

Fri Nov 19 #14 $258.9K +520.2% +87.0% $1.2M 108 $2,398 15

Sat Nov 20 #14 $391.2K +51.1% +120.3% $1.6M 108 $3,622 16

Sun Nov 21 #11 $266.4K −31.9% +117.6% $1.9M 108 $2,466 17

Mon Nov 22 #12 $104.0K −61.0% +165.9% $2.0M 108 $963 18

Tue Nov 23 #13 $125.6K +20.8% +157.9% $2.1M 108 $1,163 19

Wed Nov 24 — $277.7K +121.1% +520.9% $2.4M 279 $995 20

Thu Nov 25 — $301.7K +8.6% +622.6% $2.7M 279 $1,081 21

Fri Nov 26 #11 $657.2K +117.8% +153.8% $3.4M 293 $2,243 22

Sat Nov 27 #11 $680.6K +3.6% +74.0% $4.0M 293 $2,323 23

Sun Nov 28 #11 $371.0K −45.5% +39.3% $4.4M 293 $1,266 24

Mon Nov 29 #11 $133.3K −64.1% +28.2% $4.6M 293 $455 25

Tue Nov 30 #11 $156.9K +17.7% +24.9% $4.7M 293 $536 26

Wed Dec 1 #11 $139.6K −11.1% −49.7% $4.8M 293 $476 27

Thu Dec 2 #11 $142.7K +2.2% −52.7% $5.0M 293 $487 28

Fri Dec 3 #12 $501.8K +251.7% −23.6% $5.5M 433 $1,159 29

Sat Dec 4 — $680.6K +35.6% −0.0% $6.2M 433 $1,572 30

Sun Dec 5 #12 $436.7K −35.8% +17.7% $6.6M 433 $1,009 31

Mon Dec 6 #12 $142.2K −67.4% +6.7% $6.8M 433 $328 32

Tue Dec 7 #13 $169.8K +19.4% +8.2% $6.9M 433 $392 33

Wed Dec 8 #13 $158.0K −6.9% +13.2% $7.1M 433 $365 34

Thu Dec 9 #13 $160.3K +1.4% +12.3% $7.2M 433 $370 35

Fri Dec 10 #13 $316.4K +97.4% −36.9% $7.6M 416 $761 36

Sat Dec 11 #13 $415.6K +31.3% −38.9% $8.0M 416 $999 37

Sun Dec 12 #13 $276.9K −33.4% −36.6% $8.3M 416 $666 38

Mon Dec 13 #13 $116.5K −57.9% −18.1% $8.4M 416 $280 39

Tue Dec 14 #12 $141.1K +21.2% −16.9% $8.5M 416 $339 40

Wed Dec 15 #12 $130.0K −7.9% −17.7% $8.6M 416 $313 41

Thu Dec 16 #12 $127.0K −2.3% −20.8% $8.8M 416 $305 42

Fri Dec 17 #16 $149.2K +17.5% −52.8% $8.9M 307 $486 43

Sat Dec 18 #16 $224.6K +50.5% −46.0% $9.1M 307 $732 44

Sun Dec 19 #16 $182.2K −18.9% −34.2% $9.3M 307 $594 45

Mon Dec 20 #16 $109.5K −39.9% −6.0% $9.4M 307 $357 46

Tue Dec 21 #16 $119.2K +8.8% −15.6% $9.6M 307 $388 47

Wed Dec 22 — $58.5K −50.9% −55.0% $9.6M 170 $344 48

Thu Dec 23 — $63.2K +8.0% −50.3% $9.7M 170 $372 49

Fri Dec 24 — $41.6K −34.1% −72.1% $9.7M 145 $287 50

Sat Dec 25 — $69.3K +66.5% −69.1% $9.8M 115 $603 51

Sun Dec 26 — $79.3K +14.5% −56.5% $9.9M 115 $690 52

Mon Dec 27 — $72.6K −8.5% −33.7% $9.9M 115 $631 53

Tue Dec 28 — $70.9K −2.3% −40.5% $10.0M 115 $617 54

Wed Dec 29 — $69.3K −2.2% +18.5% $10.1M 115 $603 55

Thu Dec 30 — $75.1K +8.3% +18.9% $10.2M 115 $653 56

Fri Dec 31 — $53.2K −29.2% +27.8% $10.2M 103 $516 57

Sat Jan 1 — $130.7K +145.9% +88.6% $10.3M 103 $1,269 58

Sun Jan 2 — $100.5K −23.1% +26.7% $10.4M 103 $976 59

Mon Jan 3 — $50.7K −49.5% −30.1% $10.5M 103 $492 60

Tue Jan 4 — $43.2K −14.8% −39.0% $10.5M 103 $420 61

Wed Jan 5 — $39.0K −9.9% −43.8% $10.6M 103 $378 62

Thu Jan 6 — $40.3K +3.5% −46.3% $10.6M 103 $391 63

Fri Jan 7 — $63.7K +58.0% +19.8% $10.7M 88 $724 64

Sat Jan 8 — $95.2K +49.4% −27.2% $10.8M 88 $1,082 65

Sun Jan 9 — $58.1K −39.0% −42.2% $10.8M 88 $660 66

Mon Jan 10 #21 $22.0K −62.2% −56.7% $10.8M 88 $250 67

Tue Jan 11 — $24.7K +12.5% −42.8% $10.9M 88 $281 68

Wed Jan 12 — $27.0K +9.1% −30.8% $10.9M 88 $306 69

Thu Jan 13 — $29.8K +10.6% −26.0% $10.9M 88 $339 70

Fri Jan 14 — $44.1K +47.8% −30.8% $11.0M 76 $580 71

Sat Jan 15 — $68.2K +54.8% −28.3% $11.0M 76 $898 72

Sun Jan 16 — $50.6K −25.8% −12.9% $11.1M 76 $666 73

Mon Jan 17 #28 $33.1K −34.6% +50.8% $11.1M 76 $436 74

Tue Jan 18 — $18.9K −43.1% −23.7% $11.1M 76 $248 75

Wed Jan 19 — $16.7K −11.2% −37.9% $11.2M 76 $220 76

Thu Jan 20 #27 $18.5K +10.6% −37.9% $11.2M 76 $244 77

Fri Jan 21 — $33.1K +78.8% −24.9% $11.2M 69 $480 78

Sat Jan 22 — $57.0K +72.1% −16.5% $11.3M 69 $826 79

Sun Jan 23 — $28.4K −50.1% −43.8% $11.3M 69 $412 80

Mon Jan 24 — $12.6K −55.7% −62.0% $11.3M 69 $182 81

Tue Jan 25 — $19.8K +56.9% +4.8% $11.3M 69 $286 82

Wed Jan 26 — $21.2K +7.1% +26.3% $11.4M 69 $307 83

Thu Jan 27 — $23.8K +12.6% +28.6% $11.4M 69 $345 84

Fri Jan 28 #12 $599.1K +2415.4% +1709.0% $12.0M 916 $654 85

Sat Jan 29 #14 $901.4K +50.5% +1481.5% $12.9M 916 $984 86

Sun Jan 30 #13 $636.2K −29.4% +2137.2% $13.5M 916 $695 87

Mon Jan 31 #10 $198.3K −68.8% +1475.4% $13.7M 916 $216 88

Tue Feb 1 #10 $219.9K +10.9% +1012.9% $13.9M 916 $240 89

Wed Feb 2 #10 $199.8K −9.1% +844.4% $14.1M 916 $218 90

Thu Feb 3 #10 $201.6K +0.9% +746.4% $14.3M 916 $220 91

Fri Feb 4 #12 $453.5K +125.0% −24.3% $14.8M 899 $504 92

Sat Feb 5 #15 $676.4K +49.1% −25.0% $15.5M 899 $752 93

Sun Feb 6 #15 $218.9K −67.6% −65.6% $15.7M 899 $243 94

Mon Feb 7 #12 $136.8K −37.5% −31.0% $15.8M 899 $152 95

Tue Feb 8 #12 $175.8K +28.5% −20.1% $16.0M 899 $196 96

Wed Feb 9 #13 $141.0K −19.8% −29.4% $16.1M 899 $157 97

Thu Feb 10 #12 $154.1K +9.3% −23.6% $16.3M 899 $171 98

Fri Feb 11 #18 $151.3K −1.8% −66.6% $16.4M 359 $422 99

Sat Feb 12 #21 $248.2K +64.0% −63.3% $16.7M 359 $691 100

Sun Feb 13 — $159.5K −35.7% −27.1% $16.8M 359 $444 101

Mon Feb 14 — $80.1K −49.8% −41.4% $16.9M 359 $223 102

Tue Feb 15 — $59.3K −25.9% −66.2% $17.0M 359 $165 103

Wed Feb 16 — $51.8K −12.8% −63.3% $17.0M 359 $144 104

Thu Feb 17 — $55.8K +7.8% −63.8% $17.1M 359 $155 105

Fri Feb 18 — $76.5K +37.1% −49.5% $17.2M 240 $319 106

Sat Feb 19 — $131.2K +71.6% −47.1% $17.3M 240 $547 107

Sun Feb 20 — $111.6K −14.9% −30.0% $17.4M 240 $465 108

Mon Feb 21 #27 $80.4K −28.0% +0.3% $17.5M 240 $335 109

Tue Feb 22 — $39.5K −50.9% −33.4% $17.5M 240 $165 110

Wed Feb 23 — $38.6K −2.2% −25.4% $17.6M 240 $161 111

Thu Feb 24 — $43.3K +12.1% −22.4% $17.6M 240 $181 112

Fri Feb 25 — $83.5K +92.8% +9.2% $17.7M 220 $380 113

Sat Feb 26 — $147.4K +76.5% +12.4% $17.8M 220 $670 114

Sun Feb 27 — $70.4K −52.2% −36.9% $17.9M 240 $293 115

Mon Feb 28 — $26.3K −62.7% −67.3% $17.9M 240 $110 116

Tue Mar 1 — $26.6K +1.1% −32.7% $18.0M 240 $111 117

Wed Mar 2 — $22.9K −14.0% −40.8% $18.0M 240 $95 118

Thu Mar 3 — $22.7K −0.7% −47.6% $18.0M 240 $95 119

Fri Mar 4 — $36.5K +60.9% −56.2% $18.1M 135 $271 120

Sat Mar 5 — $53.4K +46.0% −63.8% $18.1M 135 $395 121

Sun Mar 6 — $33.1K −38.0% −53.0% $18.1M 135 $245 122

Mon Mar 7 — $11.2K −66.3% −57.6% $18.1M 135 $83 123

Tue Mar 8 — $13.2K +18.2% −50.4% $18.2M 135 $98 124

Wed Mar 9 — $11.1K −15.5% −51.3% $18.2M 135 $83 125

Thu Mar 10 — $13.8K +24.0% −39.2% $18.2M 135 $102 126

Fri Mar 11 — $14.8K +7.1% −59.5% $18.2M 79 $187 127

Sat Mar 12 — $21.3K +44.0% −60.1% $18.2M 79 $270 128

Sun Mar 13 — $14.3K −33.0% −56.8% $18.2M 79 $181 129

Mon Mar 14 — $7.0K −50.7% −36.9% $18.2M 79 $89 130

Tue Mar 15 — $8.1K +14.8% −38.7% $18.3M 79 $102 131

Wed Mar 16 — $7.6K −6.6% −32.2% $18.3M 79 $96 132

Thu Mar 17 — $6.2K −17.3% −54.8% $18.3M 79 $79 133

Fri Mar 18 — $4.9K −22.2% −67.2% $18.3M 32 $152 134

Sat Mar 19 — $8.1K +67.7% −61.8% $18.3M 32 $254 135

Sun Mar 20 — $4.4K −45.9% −69.2% $18.3M 32 $138 136

Mon Mar 21 — $2.3K −47.8% −67.4% $18.3M 32 $72 137

Tue Mar 22 — $2.3K −1.7% −72.1% $18.3M 32 $71 138

Wed Mar 23 — $2.1K −4.7% −71.5% $18.3M 32 $67 139

Thu Mar 24 — $3.2K +49.4% −48.5% $18.3M 32 $100 140

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

Cumulative total$10.9M

Nov 5Nov 22Dec 10Dec 27Jan 13

Weekend grossWk 10 · $217.0K

$264.9K

$438.5K

$916.5K

$1.7M

$1.6M

$1.0M

$556.0K

$190.3K

$284.4K

$217.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 433 → 88 −79.7%

4 open88 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −23.7%

+65.6%

W1→2

+109.0%

W2→3

+86.5%

W3→4

−5.3%

W4→5

−37.7%

W5→6

−44.9%

W6→7

−65.8%

W7→8

+49.5%

W8→9

−23.7%

W9→10

Steepest −65.8%Biggest gain +109.0%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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