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Begin Again

2013 • R • 1h 44m • Comedy, Drama, Music • The Weinstein Company

You're only as strong as your next move.

🍅 83% 81%

62

3.57

7.4

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$134K

Limited · 5 theaters

Domestic Total

$16.2M

Final

Worldwide Total

$67.7M

$51.6M international

Domestic Legs5.7x

Budget$8M

Compare with other movies

Cast & Crew

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley Starring

Mark Ruffalo Starring

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener Starring

Hailee Steinfeld

Hailee Steinfeld Starring

James Corden Starring

ScreenplayJohn Carney Produced byAnthony Bregman, Tobin Armbrust, Judd Apatow Music byGregg Alexander StudioThe Weinstein Company

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jun 27-29 31 $134.1K — 5 $26,813 $134.1K

2 Jul 4-6 15 $1.3M +837.3% 175 $7,180 $1.8M

3 Jul 11-13 9 $2.8M +124.5% 939 $3,004 $5.2M

4 Jul 18-20 11 $2.6M −6.4% 1,302 $2,027 $9.4M

5 Jul 25-27 15 $1.6M −40.3% 1,244 $1,266 $12.3M

6 Aug 1-3 18 $668.2K −57.6% 727 $919 $13.8M

7 Aug 8-10 48 $43.9K −93.4% 245 $179 $14.1M

8 Aug 15-17 43 $55.8K +27.3% 62 $900 $14.5M

9 Aug 22-24 48 $35.7K −36.0% 62 $576 $14.5M

10 Aug 29-31 21 $804.9K +2,152.9% 335 $2,403 $15.3M

11 Sep 5-7 35 $171.1K −78.7% 282 $607 $16.0M

12 Sep 12-14 48 $57.7K −66.3% 282 $205 $16.1M

14 Sep 26-28 75 $6.2K — 13 $479 $16.1M

15 Oct 3-5 61 $15.9K +155.5% 53 $300 $16.2M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Jun 27 #- $43.3K — $43.3K 5 $8,661 1

Sat Jun 28 #- $55.3K +28% $98.6K 5 $11,055 2

Sun Jun 29 #- $35.5K −36% $134.1K 5 $7,097 3

Mon Jun 30 #- $13.4K −62% $147.5K 5 $2,680 4

Tue Jul 1 #- $12.7K −5% $160.2K 5 $2,547 5

Wed Jul 2 #15 $163.1K +1% $323.3K 175 $932 6

Thu Jul 3 #15 $214.9K +32% $538.2K 175 $1,228 7

Fri Jul 4 #15 $424.9K +98% +881% $963.2K 175 $2,428 8

Sat Jul 5 #15 $493.8K +16% +793% $1.5M 175 $2,822 9

Sun Jul 6 #15 $337.8K −32% +852% $1.8M 175 $1,930 10

Mon Jul 7 #15 $133.4K −61% +895% $1.9M 175 $762 11

Tue Jul 8 #15 $147.5K +11% +1% $2.1M 175 $843 12

Wed Jul 9 #15 $140.6K −5% −14% $2.2M 175 $803 13

Thu Jul 10 #15 $134.5K −4% −37% $2.4M 175 $768 14

Fri Jul 11 #9 $846.0K +529% +99% $3.2M 939 $901 15

Sat Jul 12 #9 $1.2M +42% +143% $4.4M 939 $1,277 16

Sun Jul 13 #9 $775.4K −35% +130% $5.2M 939 $826 17

Mon Jul 14 #10 $355.8K −54% +167% $5.5M 939 $379 18

Tue Jul 15 #9 $483.2K +36% +228% $6.0M 939 $515 19

Wed Jul 16 #10 $396.4K −18% +182% $6.4M 939 $422 20

Thu Jul 17 #10 $318.7K −20% +137% $6.7M 939 $339 21

Fri Jul 18 #11 $743.5K +133% −12% $7.5M 1,302 $571 22

Sat Jul 19 #11 $1.2M +55% −4% $8.6M 1,302 $886 23

Sun Jul 20 #11 $742.6K −36% −4% $9.4M 1,302 $570 24

Mon Jul 21 #11 $295.8K −60% −17% $9.7M 1,302 $227 25

Tue Jul 22 #11 $406.3K +37% −16% $10.1M 1,302 $312 26

Wed Jul 23 #11 $352.9K −13% −11% $10.4M 1,302 $271 27

Thu Jul 24 #11 $315.6K −11% −1% $10.7M 1,302 $242 28

Fri Jul 25 #16 $430.7K +36% −42% $11.2M 1,244 $346 29

Sat Jul 26 #14 $652.3K +51% −43% $11.8M 1,244 $524 30

Sun Jul 27 #14 $491.9K −25% −34% $12.3M 1,244 $395 31

Mon Jul 28 #- $196.0K −60% −34% $12.5M 1,244 $158 32

Tue Jul 29 #- $218.2K +11% −46% $12.7M 1,244 $175 33

Wed Jul 30 #15 $196.6K −10% −44% $12.9M 1,244 $158 34

Thu Jul 31 #- $165.7K −16% −47% $13.1M 1,244 $133 35

Fri Aug 1 #16 $179.2K +8% −58% $13.3M 727 $246 36

Sat Aug 2 #16 $294.2K +64% −55% $13.6M 727 $405 37

Sun Aug 3 #- $194.8K −34% −60% $13.8M 727 $268 38

Mon Aug 4 #16 $90.0K −54% −54% $13.8M 727 $124 39

Tue Aug 5 #- $95.1K +6% −56% $13.9M 727 $131 40

Wed Aug 6 #17 $86.1K −9% −56% $14.0M 727 $118 41

Thu Aug 7 #- $72.8K −15% −56% $14.1M 727 $100 42

Fri Aug 8 #- $50.0K −31% −72% $14.1M 245 $204 43

Sat Aug 9 #- $77.0K +54% −74% $14.2M 245 $314 44

Sun Aug 10 #- $51.8K −33% −73% $14.3M 245 $211 45

Mon Aug 11 #- $27.1K −48% −70% $14.3M 245 $111 46

Tue Aug 12 #- $34.9K +29% −63% $14.3M 245 $143 47

Wed Aug 13 #- $32.5K −7% −62% $14.4M 245 $133 48

Thu Aug 14 #- $27.1K −17% −63% $14.4M 245 $110 49

Fri Aug 15 #- $15.2K −44% −70% $14.4M 62 $245 50

Sat Aug 16 #- $25.2K +66% −67% $14.4M 62 $406 51

Sun Aug 17 #- $15.5K −39% −70% $14.5M 62 $249 52

Mon Aug 18 #- $7.4K −52% −73% $14.5M 62 $120 53

Tue Aug 19 #- $8.4K +13% −76% $14.5M 62 $135 54

Wed Aug 20 #- $7.3K −13% −78% $14.5M 62 $117 55

Thu Aug 21 #- $7.2K — −73% $14.5M 62 $117 56

Fri Aug 22 #- $10.3K +42% −32% $14.5M 62 $166 57

Sat Aug 23 #- $16.1K +56% −36% $14.5M 62 $259 58

Sun Aug 24 #- $9.4K −42% −39% $14.5M 62 $151 59

Mon Aug 25 #- $3.5K −63% −53% $14.5M 39 $89 60

Tue Aug 26 #- $5.4K +55% −35% $14.5M 39 $138 61

Wed Aug 27 #- $3.7K −32% −50% $14.5M 39 $94 62

Thu Aug 28 #- $6.7K +84% −7% $14.5M 39 $173 63

Fri Aug 29 #- $180.4K +2% +1% $14.7M 335 $539 64

Sat Aug 30 #- $291.7K +62% +1% $15.0M 335 $871 65

Sun Aug 31 #- $332.8K +14% +3% $15.3M 335 $993 66

Mon Sep 1 #- $358.6K +8% +10% $15.7M 335 $1,070 67

Tue Sep 2 #- $37.7K −89% +599% $15.7M 335 $113 68

Wed Sep 3 #- $23.2K −38% +536% $15.8M 335 $69 69

Thu Sep 4 #- $19.1K −18% +184% $15.8M 335 $57 70

Fri Sep 5 #- $49.9K +162% −72% $15.8M 282 $177 71

Sat Sep 6 #- $81.1K +62% −72% $15.9M 282 $288 72

Sun Sep 7 #- $40.0K −51% −88% $16.0M 282 $142 73

Mon Sep 8 #- $15.4K −62% −96% $16.0M 282 $55 74

Tue Sep 9 #- $19.4K +26% −49% $16.0M 282 $69 75

Wed Sep 10 #- $18.3K −6% −21% $16.0M 282 $65 76

Thu Sep 11 #- $18.2K — −5% $16.0M 282 $65 77

Fri Sep 12 #- $16.4K −10% −67% $16.0M 282 $58 78

Sat Sep 13 #- $27.7K +69% −66% $16.1M 282 $98 79

Sun Sep 14 #- $13.6K −51% −66% $16.1M 282 $48 80

Mon Sep 15 #- $6.2K −55% −60% $16.1M 111 $56 81

Tue Sep 16 #- $7.1K +16% −63% $16.1M 111 $64 82

Wed Sep 17 #- $7.6K +7% −58% $16.1M 111 $69 83

Thu Sep 18 #- $5.4K −29% −70% $16.1M 111 $49 84

Mon Sep 22 #- $1.5K — −76% $16.1M 25 $60 88

Tue Sep 23 #- $1.8K +18% −75% $16.1M 25 $72 89

Wed Sep 24 #- $1.3K −26% −83% $16.1M 25 $53 90

Thu Sep 25 #- $1.3K −2% −76% $16.1M 25 $52 91

Fri Sep 26 #- $1.6K +24% $16.1M 13 $123 92

Sat Sep 27 #- $2.5K +57% $16.1M 13 $193 93

Sun Sep 28 #- $2.1K −16% $16.1M 13 $162 94

Mon Sep 29 #- $792 −63% −48% $16.1M 13 $61 95

Tue Sep 30 #- $960 +21% −46% $16.1M 13 $74 96

Wed Oct 1 #- $838 −13% −36% $16.1M 13 $64 97

Thu Oct 2 #- $980 +17% −24% $16.1M 13 $75 98

Fri Oct 3 #- $5.2K +430% +224% $16.1M 53 $98 99

Sat Oct 4 #- $6.6K +27% +164% $16.2M 53 $125 100

Sun Oct 5 #- $4.1K −38% +93% $16.2M 53 $77 101

Mon Oct 6 #- $2.1K −50% +159% $16.2M 53 $39 102

Tue Oct 7 #- $3.1K +51% +224% $16.2M 53 $59 103

Wed Oct 8 #- $2.3K −26% +176% $16.2M 53 $44 104

Thu Oct 9 #- $2.7K +17% +176% $16.2M 53 $51 105

Fri Oct 10 #- $1.1K −58% −78% $16.2M 21 $54 106

Sat Oct 11 #- $1.5K +29% −78% $16.2M 21 $70 107

Sun Oct 12 #- $828 −43% −80% $16.2M 21 $39 108

Mon Oct 13 #- $405 −51% −80% $16.2M 21 $19 109

Tue Oct 14 #- $543 +34% −83% $16.2M 21 $26 110

Wed Oct 15 #- $437 −20% −81% $16.2M 21 $21 111

Thu Oct 16 #- $506 +16% −81% $16.2M 21 $24 112

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$15.8M

Jun 27Jul 14Aug 1Aug 18Sep 4

Weekend grossWk 10 · $804.9K

$134.1K

$1.3M

$2.8M

$2.6M

$1.6M

$668.2K

$43.9K

$55.8K

$35.7K

$804.9K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,302 → 335 −74.3%

5 open335 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +2,152.9%

+837.3%

W1→2

+124.5%

W2→3

−6.4%

W3→4

−40.3%

W4→5

−57.6%

W5→6

−93.4%

W6→7

+27.3%

W7→8

−36.0%

W8→9

+2,152.9%

W9→10

Steepest −93.4%Biggest gain +2,152.9%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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