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A Separation

2011 • PG-13 • 2h 3m • Drama • Sony Pictures Classics

Ugly truth, sweet lies.

🍅 99% 92% MC 95 LB 4.40 IMDb 8.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$59K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic Total
$7.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$24.4M
$17.3M international
Domestic Legs7.5x
Budget$800K
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Cast & Crew

Directed byAsghar Farhadi ScreenplayAsghar Farhadi Produced byAsghar Farhadi CinematographyMahmoud Kalari Edited byHayedeh Safiyari Music bySattar Oraki StarringLeila Hatami, Payman Maadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi StudioSony Pictures Classics
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 30-Jan 1 44 $59.5K — 3 $19,827 $59.5K
2 Jan 6-8 38 $92.6K +55.7% 6 $15,440 $198.0K
3 Jan 13-15 42 $71.9K −22.4% 6 $11,977 $313.9K
4 Jan 20-22 32 $168.8K +134.9% 13 $12,986 $541.0K
5 Jan 27-29 30 $266.6K +57.9% 31 $8,601 $878.6K
6 Feb 3-5 28 $280.3K +5.1% 40 $7,006 $1.3M
7 Feb 10-12 33 $265.8K −5.2% 45 $5,907 $1.6M
8 Feb 17-19 29 $309.1K +16.3% 54 $5,724 $2.0M
9 Feb 24-26 23 $366.3K +18.5% 83 $4,414 $2.5M
10 Mar 2-4 19 $952.1K +159.9% 243 $3,918 $3.7M
11 Mar 9-11 18 $728.4K −23.5% 281 $2,592 $4.8M
12 Mar 16-18 21 $470.9K −35.4% 282 $1,670 $5.6M
13 Mar 23-25 20 $331.7K −29.6% 261 $1,271 $6.1M
14 Mar 30-Apr 1 23 $220.8K −33.4% 199 $1,110 $6.4M
15 Apr 6-8 27 $129.6K −41.3% 141 $919 $6.7M
16 Apr 13-15 42 $78.3K −39.6% 91 $861 $6.8M
17 Apr 20-22 47 $49.3K −37.1% 59 $836 $6.9M
18 Apr 27-29 46 $57.1K +15.8% 48 $1,190 $7.0M
19 May 4-6 59 $22.2K −61.1% 31 $716 $7.0M
20 May 11-13 68 $11.6K −48.0% 24 $481 $7.0M
21 May 18-20 67 $7.8K −32.1% 17 $462 $7.1M
23 Jun 1-3 72 $5.8K — 9 $648 $7.1M
24 Jun 8-10 84 $3.2K −45.1% 4 $801 $7.1M
25 Jun 15-17 87 $2.0K −38.6% 3 $656 $7.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $952.1K
$59.5K
$92.6K
$71.9K
$168.8K
$266.6K
$280.3K
$265.8K
$309.1K
$366.3K
$952.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +159.9%
+55.7%
W1→2
−22.4%
W2→3
+134.9%
W3→4
+57.9%
W4→5
+5.1%
W5→6
−5.2%
W6→7
+16.3%
W7→8
+18.5%
W8→9
+159.9%
W9→10
Steepest −22.4%Biggest gain +159.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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