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American Splendor

2003 • R • 1h 41m • Biography, Comedy, Drama • Fine Line Features

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff

🍅 94% 86% MC 90 LB 3.78 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$160K
Limited · 6 theaters
Domestic Total
$6.0M
Final
Worldwide Total
$8.7M
$2.7M international
Domestic Legs7.1x
Budget$2M
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Pulcini Robert Pulcini Director Shari Springer Berman Shari Springer Berman Director Paul Giamatti Paul Giamatti Starring Hope Davis Hope Davis Starring
ScreenplayRobert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman Produced byTed Hope CinematographyTerry Stacey MusicMark Suozzo Prod. DesignThérèse DePrez StudioFine Line Features
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 15-17 38 $159.7K — 6 $26,618 $159.7K
2 Aug 22-24 24 $454.4K +184.5% 32 $14,199 $717.0K
3 Aug 29-Sep 1 20 $834.6K +83.7% 88 $9,484 $1.8M
4 Sep 5-7 22 $580.9K −30.4% 88 $6,602 $2.8M
5 Sep 12-14 16 $840.8K +44.7% 272 $3,091 $3.9M
6 Sep 19-21 20 $510.3K −39.3% 260 $1,963 $4.6M
7 Sep 26-28 24 $287.8K −43.6% 179 $1,608 $5.1M
8 Oct 3-5 27 $200.4K −30.4% 185 $1,083 $5.4M
9 Oct 10-12 32 $107.5K −46.3% 122 $881 $5.6M
10 Oct 17-19 48 $55.0K −48.9% 86 $639 $5.7M
11 Oct 24-26 46 $37.6K −31.6% 64 $588 $5.8M
12 Oct 31-Nov 2 50 $37.6K −0.2% 60 $626 $5.8M
13 Nov 7-9 48 $34.6K −7.8% 63 $550 $5.9M
14 Nov 14-16 45 $39.3K +13.3% 40 $981 $5.9M
15 Nov 21-23 45 $35.1K −10.7% 38 $923 $6.0M
16 Nov 28-30 60 $16.7K −52.3% 31 $539 $6.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $55.0K
$159.7K
$454.4K
$834.6K
$580.9K
$840.8K
$510.3K
$287.8K
$200.4K
$107.5K
$55.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −48.9%
+184.5%
W1→2
+83.7%
W2→3
−30.4%
W3→4
+44.7%
W4→5
−39.3%
W5→6
−43.6%
W6→7
−30.4%
W7→8
−46.3%
W8→9
−48.9%
W9→10
Steepest −48.9%Biggest gain +184.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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