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50/50

2011 • R • 1h 40m • Comedy, Drama • Summit Entertainment

It takes a pair to beat the odds.

🍅 93% 88% MC 72 LB 3.61 IMDb 7.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$8.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$35.0M
Final
Worldwide Total
$41.3M
$6.3M international
Domestic Legs4.1x
Budget$8M
2011 Rank#97
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Cast & Crew

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Gordon-Levitt Starring Seth Rogen Seth Rogen Starring Anna Kendrick Anna Kendrick Starring Bryce Dallas Howard Bryce Dallas Howard Starring Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston Starring
ScreenplayWill Reiser Produced byEvan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth Rogen CinematographyTerry Stacey Music byMichael Giacchino StudioSummit Entertainment
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 30-Oct 2 5 $8.6M — 2,458 $3,517 $8.6M
2 Oct 7-9 5 $5.7M −34.6% 2,479 $2,280 $17.5M
3 Oct 14-16 7 $4.3M −24.6% 2,391 $1,782 $24.3M
4 Oct 21-23 10 $2.8M −33.4% 1,932 $1,467 $28.8M
5 Oct 28-30 14 $1.4M −50.3% 1,194 $1,179 $31.3M
6 Nov 4-6 15 $953.6K −32.3% 747 $1,277 $33.0M
7 Nov 11-13 19 $507.5K −46.8% 424 $1,197 $33.8M
8 Nov 18-20 25 $231.9K −54.3% 185 $1,253 $34.2M
9 Nov 25-27 30 $197.7K −14.8% 210 $941 $34.6M
10 Dec 2-4 31 $132.2K −33.1% 196 $674 $34.8M
11 Dec 9-11 40 $65.0K −50.8% 146 $445 $34.9M
12 Dec 16-18 44 $37.4K −42.5% 111 $337 $35.0M
13 Dec 23-25 56 $3.7K −90.1% 31 $119 $35.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$34.8M
Sep 30Oct 17Nov 4Nov 21Dec 8
Weekend grossWk 10 · $132.2K
$8.6M
$5.7M
$4.3M
$2.8M
$1.4M
$953.6K
$507.5K
$231.9K
$197.7K
$132.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 2,479 → 210 −91.5%
2,458 open210 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −33.1%
−34.6%
W1→2
−24.6%
W2→3
−33.4%
W3→4
−50.3%
W4→5
−32.3%
W5→6
−46.8%
W6→7
−54.3%
W7→8
−14.8%
W8→9
−33.1%
W9→10
Steepest −54.3%Best hold −14.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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