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Before Sunset

2004 • R • 1h 20m • Drama, Romance • Warner Independent Pictures

What if you had a second chance with the one that got away?

🍅 94% 91% MC 91 LB 4.31 IMDb 8.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$219K
Limited · 20 theaters
Domestic Total
$5.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$11.2M
$5.4M international
Domestic Legs10.0x
Budget$2M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byRichard Linklater ScreenplayRichard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke Produced byAnne Walker-McBay, Richard Linklater, Isabelle Coulet CinematographyLee Daniel StarringEthan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torrès, Rodolphe Pauly StudioWarner Independent Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 2-4 20 $219.4K — 20 $10,971 $219.4K
2 Jul 9-11 19 $485.0K +121.0% 63 $7,698 $885.4K
3 Jul 16-18 19 $581.3K +19.9% 123 $4,726 $1.7M
4 Jul 23-25 20 $522.4K −10.1% 140 $3,732 $2.5M
5 Jul 30-Aug 1 22 $459.3K −12.1% 203 $2,262 $3.2M
6 Aug 6-8 26 $323.5K −29.6% 202 $1,601 $3.8M
7 Aug 13-15 27 $234.8K −27.4% 162 $1,450 $4.3M
8 Aug 20-22 37 $171.3K −27.0% 113 $1,516 $4.6M
9 Aug 27-29 36 $129.4K −24.5% 88 $1,470 $4.8M
10 Sep 3-5 31 $255.7K +97.6% 197 $1,298 $5.1M
11 Sep 10-12 36 $133.5K −47.8% 140 $953 $5.4M
12 Sep 17-19 40 $119.9K −10.2% 87 $1,378 $5.6M
13 Sep 24-26 52 $54.1K −54.8% 74 $732 $5.7M
14 Oct 1-3 60 $30.5K −43.6% 45 $678 $5.7M
15 Oct 8-10 63 $20.7K −32.1% 32 $647 $5.7M
16 Oct 15-17 75 $14.7K −28.9% 27 $545 $5.8M
17 Oct 22-24 65 $17.6K +19.5% 21 $838 $5.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $255.7K
$219.4K
$485.0K
$581.3K
$522.4K
$459.3K
$323.5K
$234.8K
$171.3K
$129.4K
$255.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +97.6%
+121.0%
W1→2
+19.9%
W2→3
−10.1%
W3→4
−12.1%
W4→5
−29.6%
W5→6
−27.4%
W6→7
−27.0%
W7→8
−24.5%
W8→9
+97.6%
W9→10
Steepest −29.6%Biggest gain +121.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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