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Becoming Jane

2007 • PG • 2h 0m • Biography, Drama, Romance • Miramax

Her own life is her greatest inspiration.

🍅 58% 74% MC 55 LB 3.44 IMDb 7.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$972K
Limited · 100 theaters
Domestic Total
$18.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$39.4M
$20.7M international
Domestic Legs6.4x
Budget$16.5M
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Cast & Crew

Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway Starring James McAvoy James McAvoy Starring Julie Walters Julie Walters Starring James Cromwell James Cromwell Starring Maggie Smith Maggie Smith Starring
ScreenplayKevin Hood, Sarah Williams Produced byJames Flynn, Morgan O'Sullivan, Graham Broadbent, Douglas Rae CinematographyEigil Bryld MusicAdrian Johnston Prod. DesignEve Stewart StudioMiramax
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 3-5 16 $972.1K — 100 $9,721 $972.1K
2 Aug 10-12 12 $2.9M +198.6% 601 $4,829 $4.5M
3 Aug 17-19 11 $2.9M +1.1% 1,186 $2,475 $9.1M
4 Aug 24-26 14 $1.9M −34.9% 1,210 $1,580 $12.7M
5 Aug 31-Sep 3 16 $1.6M −15.6% 1,162 $1,389 $15.2M
6 Sep 7-9 17 $853.9K −47.1% 968 $882 $17.0M
7 Sep 14-16 23 $515.6K −39.6% 702 $734 $17.8M
8 Sep 21-23 31 $242.4K −53.0% 405 $598 $18.3M
9 Sep 28-30 38 $127.0K −47.6% 301 $422 $18.5M
10 Oct 5-7 50 $48.6K −61.7% 108 $450 $18.6M
11 Oct 12-14 64 $18.0K −63.1% 53 $339 $18.6M
12 Oct 19-21 82 $8.6K −52.0% 32 $269 $18.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $48.6K
$972.1K
$2.9M
$2.9M
$1.9M
$1.6M
$853.9K
$515.6K
$242.4K
$127.0K
$48.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −61.7%
+198.6%
W1→2
+1.1%
W2→3
−34.9%
W3→4
−15.6%
W4→5
−47.1%
W5→6
−39.6%
W6→7
−53.0%
W7→8
−47.6%
W8→9
−61.7%
W9→10
Steepest −61.7%Biggest gain +198.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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