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2006 • R • 2h 25m • Drama, Thriller, War • Sony Pictures Classics

To fight the enemy, she must become one of them.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$113K
Limited · 9 theaters
Domestic total
$4.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$27.24M
$22.84M international
Domestic legs10.2x
Budget$22M

Cast & crew

Full Verhoeven filmography
Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven Director Sebastian Koch Sebastian Koch Starring Halina Reijn Halina Reijn Starring Matthias Schoenaerts Matthias Schoenaerts Starring
ScreenplayGerard Soeteman, Paul Verhoeven Produced byAdrian Politowski, Frans van Gestel, Jens Meurer, Jeroen Beker, Jos van der Linden CinematographyKarl Walter Lindenlaub MusicAnne Dudley Prod. DesignWilbert Van Dorp StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 6-8 35 $112.5K — 9 $12,502 $137.0K
2 Apr 13-15 27 $201.9K +79.4% 28 $7,209 $384.8K
3 Apr 20-22 27 $232.8K +15.3% 52 $4,476 $696.2K
4 Apr 27-29 25 $391.4K +68.1% 103 $3,800 $1.2M
5 May 4-6 18 $430.8K +10.1% 153 $2,816 $1.8M
6 May 11-13 19 $370.4K −14.0% 182 $2,035 $2.3M
7 May 18-20 19 $353.1K −4.6% 193 $1,830 $2.8M
8 May 25-27 20 $318.2K −9.9% 172 $1,850 $3.3M
9 Jun 1-3 23 $201.0K −36.8% 151 $1,331 $3.7M
10 Jun 8-10 26 $126.7K −37.0% 114 $1,111 $3.9M
11 Jun 15-17 29 $91.5K −27.7% 82 $1,116 $4.0M
12 Jun 22-24 32 $67.2K −26.6% 56 $1,200 $4.2M
13 Jun 29-Jul 1 36 $42.8K −36.4% 35 $1,222 $4.2M
14 Jul 6-8 41 $31.6K −26.1% 30 $1,053 $4.3M
15 Jul 13-15 45 $26.5K −16.2% 25 $1,059 $4.3M
16 Jul 20-22 55 $17.1K −35.4% 18 $950 $4.4M
17 Jul 27-29 71 $6.6K −61.5% 10 $659 $4.4M
18 Aug 3-5 81 $2.2K −66.0% 6 $374 $4.4M
19 Aug 10-12 97 $1.5K −33.8% 3 $495 $4.4M
20 Aug 17-19 115 $565 −61.9% 1 $565 $4.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $126.7K
$112.5K
$201.9K
$232.8K
$391.4K
$430.8K
$370.4K
$353.1K
$318.2K
$201.0K
$126.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −37.0%
+79.4%
W1→2
+15.3%
W2→3
+68.1%
W3→4
+10.1%
W4→5
−14.0%
W5→6
−4.6%
W6→7
−9.9%
W7→8
−36.8%
W8→9
−37.0%
W9→10
Steepest −37.0%Biggest gain +79.4%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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