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A Scanner Darkly

2006 • R • 1h 40m • Animation, Comedy, Crime • Warner Bros.

Everything is not going to be OK.

🍅 68% 74% MC 73 LB 3.6 IMDb 7.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$392K
Limited · 17 theaters
Domestic Total
$5.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$7.4M
$1.9M international
Domestic Legs4.3x
Budget$20M
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Cast & Crew

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Richard Linklater Richard Linklater Director Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves Starring Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. Starring Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson Starring Winona Ryder Winona Ryder Starring Rory Cochrane Rory Cochrane Starring
ScreenplayRichard Linklater Produced byTommy Pallotta, Erwin Stoff, Anne Walker-McBay, Palmer West CinematographyShane F. Kelly MusicGraham Reynolds Prod. DesignBruce Curtis StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 7-9 19 $391.7K — 17 $23,040 $391.7K
2 Jul 14-16 10 $1.3M +223.3% 216 $5,863 $1.9M
3 Jul 21-23 13 $678.0K −46.5% 219 $3,096 $3.2M
4 Jul 28-30 18 $473.6K −30.1% 263 $1,801 $4.1M
5 Aug 4-6 26 $256.2K −45.9% 224 $1,144 $4.7M
6 Aug 11-13 38 $133.0K −48.1% 138 $964 $5.0M
7 Aug 18-20 45 $96.2K −27.7% 125 $769 $5.2M
8 Aug 25-27 50 $59.1K −38.6% 79 $748 $5.3M
9 Sep 1-4 57 $36.1K −39.0% 52 $693 $5.4M
10 Sep 8-10 58 $33.3K −7.5% 62 $538 $5.4M
11 Sep 15-17 74 $17.9K −46.4% 42 $426 $5.5M
12 Sep 22-24 95 $7.2K −59.9% 25 $287 $5.5M
13 Sep 29-Oct 1 116 $1.6K −78.2% 12 $131 $5.5M
14 Oct 6-8 98 $860 −45.1% 10 $86 $5.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$5.4M
Jul 14Jul 17Jul 20Jul 25Sep 4
Weekend grossWk 10 · $33.3K
$391.7K
$1.3M
$678.0K
$473.6K
$256.2K
$133.0K
$96.2K
$59.1K
$36.1K
$33.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 219 → 52 −76.3%
216 open52 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −7.5%
+223.3%
W1→2
−46.5%
W2→3
−30.1%
W3→4
−45.9%
W4→5
−48.1%
W5→6
−27.7%
W6→7
−38.6%
W7→8
−39.0%
W8→9
−7.5%
W9→10
Steepest −48.1%Biggest gain +223.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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