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A Most Violent Year

2014 • R • 2h 5m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • A24

The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there.

🍅 89% 69% MC 79 LB 3.55 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$173K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$5.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$8.9M
$3.1M international
Domestic Legs3.8x
Budget$20M
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Cast & Crew

Oscar Isaac Oscar Isaac Starring Jessica Chastain Jessica Chastain Starring David Oyelowo David Oyelowo Starring Alessandro Nivola Alessandro Nivola Starring Albert Brooks Albert Brooks Starring
ScreenplayJ.C. Chandor Produced byJ.C. Chandor, Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb CinematographyBradford Young StudioA24
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 2-4 34 $172.8K — 4 $43,197 $286.0K
2 Jan 9-11 35 $116.5K −32.6% 4 $29,135 $453.5K
3 Jan 16-19 27 $282.5K +142.4% 39 $7,245 $774.1K
4 Jan 23-25 26 $456.0K +61.4% 68 $6,706 $1.4M
5 Jan 30-Feb 1 13 $1.5M +231.6% 818 $1,849 $3.0M
6 Feb 6-8 16 $955.0K −36.8% 706 $1,353 $4.6M
7 Feb 13-16 28 $245.5K −74.3% 186 $1,320 $5.2M
9 Feb 27-Mar 1 48 $53.3K — 43 $1,241 $5.5M
12 Mar 20-22 60 $21.3K — 24 $886 $5.7M
13 Mar 27-29 65 $13.3K −37.4% 18 $739 $5.7M
14 Apr 3-5 65 $10.7K −19.5% 11 $974 $5.7M
15 Apr 10-12 71 $8.5K −20.4% 13 $656 $5.7M
16 Apr 17-19 65 $9.1K +6.7% 17 $535 $5.7M
17 Apr 24-26 70 $8.8K −3.1% 17 $519 $5.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 9 · $53.3K
$172.8K
$116.5K
$282.5K
$456.0K
$1.5M
$955.0K
$245.5K
$53.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −74.3%
−32.6%
W1→2
+142.4%
W2→3
+61.4%
W3→4
+231.6%
W4→5
−36.8%
W5→6
−74.3%
W6→7
Steepest −74.3%Biggest gain +231.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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