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Brokeback Mountain

2005 R 2h 14m Drama, Romance Focus Features

Love is a force of nature.

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$83.0M
Final
Opening Weekend
$3.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
21.6x
Opening → Total
Budget
$14.0M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$178M
$95.0M international
2005 Rank
#23
Domestic
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 23-26 14 $3.0M $7.9M 217 $14K 1
Dec 30-Jan 2 13 $4.8M +64.3% $15.1M 269 $18K 2
Jan 6-8 8 $5.7M +18.1% $22.4M 483 $12K 3
Jan 13-16 9 $7.0M +23.0% $32.1M 683 $10K 4
Feb 17-20 Presidents' Day 11 $3.8M -45.4% $72.1M 1,600 $2K 5
Mar 31-Apr 2 32 $114K -97.0% $82.9M 177 $645 6
Apr 7-9 47 $49K -56.9% $83.0M 104 $473 7

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Profitability

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

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Cast & Crew

Directed byAng Lee
ScreenplayLarry McMurtry, Diana Ossana
Produced byDiana Ossana, James Schamus
CinematographyRodrigo Prieto
MusicGustavo Santaolalla
Prod. DesignJudy Becker
StarringHeath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini
StudioFocus Features