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Biutiful

2010 • R • 2h 18m • Drama, Romance • Roadside Attractions

You don't choose your family. We all belong to somebody, but to belong to Uxbal and Marambra, is both a blessing and a curse.

🍅 66% 75% MC 58 LB 3.9 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$457K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$5.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$24.7M
$19.6M international
Domestic Legs11.2x
Budget$35M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byAlejandro G. Iñárritu ScreenplayAlejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Armando Bo Produced byAlejandro G. Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Ann Ruark, Sandra Hermida CinematographyRodrigo Prieto MusicGustavo Santaolalla Prod. DesignBrigitte Broch StarringJavier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib, Guillermo Estrella, Eduard Fernández, Cheikh Ndiaye StudioRoadside Attractions
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
5 Jan 28-30 26 $456.9K — 59 $7,745 $619.2K
6 Feb 4-6 19 $641.7K +40.4% 179 $3,585 $1.4M
7 Feb 11-13 19 $580.2K −9.6% 191 $3,038 $2.3M
8 Feb 18-20 20 $537.4K −7.4% 156 $3,445 $3.0M
9 Feb 25-27 21 $449.1K −16.4% 182 $2,467 $3.8M
10 Mar 4-6 24 $274.3K −38.9% 145 $1,891 $4.2M
11 Mar 11-13 28 $179.0K −34.7% 114 $1,570 $4.5M
12 Mar 18-20 37 $92.1K −48.5% 88 $1,047 $4.7M
13 Mar 25-27 41 $73.6K −20.1% 66 $1,116 $4.8M
14 Apr 1-3 49 $43.7K −40.7% 58 $753 $4.9M
15 Apr 8-10 50 $37.9K −13.2% 38 $998 $5.0M
16 Apr 15-17 55 $22.6K −40.4% 32 $706 $5.0M
17 Apr 22-24 67 $13.8K −38.8% 21 $659 $5.0M
18 Apr 29-May 1 74 $8.0K −42.3% 22 $363 $5.1M
19 May 6-8 84 $6.7K −16.0% 16 $419 $5.1M
20 May 13-15 77 $8.2K +22.5% 11 $747 $5.1M
21 May 20-22 88 $4.1K −50.5% 7 $581 $5.1M
22 May 27-29 94 $932 −77.1% 5 $186 $5.1M
23 Jun 3-5 100 $797 −14.5% 2 $398 $5.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $274.3K
$456.9K
$641.7K
$580.2K
$537.4K
$449.1K
$274.3K
W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −38.9%
+40.4%
W5→6
−9.6%
W6→7
−7.4%
W7→8
−16.4%
W8→9
−38.9%
W9→10
Steepest −38.9%Biggest gain +40.4%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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