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Boys Don't Cry

1999 • R • 1h 58m • Crime, Drama • Fox Searchlight Pictures

A true story about finding the courage to be yourself.

🍅 90% 87% MC 86 LB 3.69 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$73.7K
Limited · 2 theaters
Domestic Total
$11.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$11.5M
Domestic only
Budget$2.0M
2000 Rank#148
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Cast & Crew

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Kimberly Peirce Kimberly Peirce Director Hilary Swank Hilary Swank Starring Chloë Sevigny Chloë Sevigny Starring Peter Sarsgaard Peter Sarsgaard Starring
ScreenplayKimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen Produced byJeffrey Sharp, John N. Hart, Eva Kolodner, Christine Vachon CinematographyJim Denault Music byNathan Larson StudioFox Searchlight Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 8-10 43 $73.7K — 2 $36,860 $73.7K
2 Oct 15-17 34 $121.0K +64.2% 18 $6,723 $237.5K
3 Oct 22-24 24 $307.6K +154.2% 39 $7,886 $596.0K
4 Oct 29-31 25 $257.3K −16.3% 41 $6,276 $975.1K
5 Nov 5-7 31 $204.5K −20.5% 34 $6,013 $1.3M
6 Nov 12-14 35 $143.6K −29.8% 30 $4,786 $1.5M
7 Nov 19-21 33 $155.8K +8.5% 37 $4,210 $1.7M
8 Nov 26-28 36 $142.3K −8.7% 33 $4,311 $2.0M
9 Dec 3-5 38 $107.0K −24.8% 32 $3,343 $2.1M
10 Dec 10-12 39 $84.2K −21.3% 32 $2,631 $2.2M
11 Dec 17-19 39 $80.9K −3.9% 31 $2,608 $2.4M
12 Dec 24-26 40 $64.5K −20.2% 51 $1,264 $2.5M
13 Dec 31-Jan 2 40 $109.9K +70.4% 48 $2,289 $2.7M
14 Jan 7-9 43 $107.8K −1.9% 41 $2,629 $2.9M
15 Jan 14-17 MLK Day 38 $138.2K +28.2% 43 $3,214 $3.1M
16 Jan 21-23 46 $79.1K −42.8% 37 $2,138 $3.2M
17 Jan 28-30 42 $133.4K +68.6% 34 $3,923 $3.4M
18 Feb 4-6 44 $127.9K −4.1% 34 $3,761 $3.6M
19 Feb 11-13 47 $107.6K −15.9% 25 $4,303 $3.7M
20 Feb 18-21 Presidents' Day 22 $583.1K +441.9% 118 $4,941 $4.4M
21 Feb 25-27 25 $334.3K −42.7% 122 $2,739 $4.8M
22 Mar 3-5 23 $436.3K +30.5% 182 $2,397 $5.4M
23 Mar 10-12 25 $462.1K +5.9% 186 $2,484 $6.1M
24 Mar 17-19 23 $512.6K +10.9% 260 $1,971 $6.8M
25 Mar 24-26 17 $695.3K +35.6% 280 $2,483 $7.8M
26 Mar 31-Apr 2 16 $984.3K +41.6% 365 $2,696 $9.3M
27 Apr 7-9 18 $674.5K −31.5% 360 $1,873 $10.4M
28 Apr 14-16 20 $344.4K −48.9% 252 $1,366 $11.0M
29 Apr 21-23 31 $161.3K −53.2% 158 $1,020 $11.3M
30 Apr 28-30 45 $68.1K −57.8% 94 $723 $11.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $84.2K
$73.7K
$121.0K
$307.6K
$257.3K
$204.5K
$143.6K
$155.8K
$142.3K
$107.0K
$84.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −21.3%
+64.2%
W1→2
+154.2%
W2→3
−16.3%
W3→4
−20.5%
W4→5
−29.8%
W5→6
+8.5%
W6→7
−8.7%
W7→8
−24.8%
W8→9
−21.3%
W9→10
Steepest −29.8%Biggest gain +154.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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