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Bad Education

2004 • NC-17 • 1h 45m • Crime, Drama • El Deseo
LB 3.96 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$147K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic Total
$5.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$40.3M
$35.1M international
Domestic Legs18.1x
Budget$5M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byPedro Almodóvar ScreenplayPedro Almodóvar Produced byPedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar CinematographyJosé Luis Alcaine MusicAlberto Iglesias Prod. DesignAntxón Gómez StarringGael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lluís Homar, Francisco Maestre, Francisco Boira StudioEl Deseo
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 19-21 29 $147.4K — 3 $49,123 $147.4K
2 Nov 26-28 31 $138.5K −6.0% 3 $46,182 $379.8K
3 Dec 3-5 34 $88.9K −35.9% 3 $29,619 $526.6K
4 Dec 10-12 25 $135.0K +52.0% 5 $27,005 $699.7K
5 Dec 17-19 30 $102.5K −24.1% 8 $12,816 $857.3K
6 Dec 24-26 25 $244.6K +138.6% 50 $4,892 $1.2M
7 Dec 31-Jan 2 26 $282.6K +15.5% 47 $6,012 $1.8M
8 Jan 7-9 29 $233.1K −17.5% 42 $5,549 $2.1M
9 Jan 14-17 28 $376.8K +61.7% 60 $6,281 $2.6M
10 Jan 21-23 28 $287.2K −23.8% 67 $4,286 $3.1M
11 Jan 28-30 32 $243.0K −15.4% 63 $3,857 $3.5M
12 Feb 4-6 29 $227.3K −6.4% 73 $3,114 $3.8M
13 Feb 11-13 23 $258.3K +13.6% 100 $2,583 $4.1M
14 Feb 18-21 29 $201.0K −22.2% 98 $2,051 $4.4M
15 Feb 25-27 34 $143.1K −28.8% 106 $1,350 $4.7M
16 Mar 4-6 37 $101.4K −29.2% 76 $1,334 $4.9M
17 Mar 11-13 48 $66.3K −34.5% 60 $1,106 $5.0M
18 Mar 18-20 54 $51.7K −22.1% 43 $1,202 $5.1M
19 Mar 25-27 66 $28.7K −44.5% 28 $1,024 $5.1M
20 Apr 1-3 61 $21.8K −23.9% 28 $780 $5.2M
22 Apr 15-17 93 $7.5K — 13 $573 $5.2M
23 Apr 22-24 96 $5.3K −29.0% 7 $756 $5.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $287.2K
$147.4K
$138.5K
$88.9K
$135.0K
$102.5K
$244.6K
$282.6K
$233.1K
$376.8K
$287.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −23.8%
−6.0%
W1→2
−35.9%
W2→3
+52.0%
W3→4
−24.1%
W4→5
+138.6%
W5→6
+15.5%
W6→7
−17.5%
W7→8
+61.7%
W8→9
−23.8%
W9→10
Steepest −35.9%Biggest gain +138.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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