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But I'm a Cheerleader

1999 • R • 1h 25m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • Lions Gate Films

A comedy of sexual disorientation.

🍅 43% 75% MC 39 LB 4.02 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$60K
Limited · 4 theaters
Domestic Total
$2.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$2.5M
$304K international
Domestic Legs8.3x
Budget$1.2M
2000 Rank#204
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Cast & Crew

Natasha Lyonne Natasha Lyonne Starring Clea DuVall Clea DuVall Starring Cathy Moriarty Cathy Moriarty Starring Melanie Lynskey Melanie Lynskey Starring
ScreenplayBrian Wayne Peterson Produced byAndrea Sperling Music byPat Irwin StudioLions Gate Films
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 7-9 46 $60.4K — 4 $15,103 $60.4K
2 Jul 14-16 38 $83.3K +37.8% 12 $6,938 $171.2K
3 Jul 21-23 36 $111.8K +34.3% 29 $3,855 $326.9K
4 Jul 28-30 24 $225.3K +101.5% 60 $3,755 $613.7K
5 Aug 4-6 29 $175.2K −22.2% 75 $2,336 $912.8K
6 Aug 11-13 24 $264.4K +50.9% 115 $2,299 $1.3M
7 Aug 18-20 26 $218.1K −17.5% 113 $1,930 $1.7M
8 Aug 25-27 33 $163.5K −25.0% 105 $1,558 $2.0M
9 Sep 1-3 60 $65.7K −59.8% 55 $1,194 $2.1M
10 Sep 8-10 74 $19.0K −71.1% 32 $594 $2.2M
11 Sep 15-17 85 $15.2K −19.9% 21 $725 $2.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $19.0K
$60.4K
$83.3K
$111.8K
$225.3K
$175.2K
$264.4K
$218.1K
$163.5K
$65.7K
$19.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −71.1%
+37.8%
W1→2
+34.3%
W2→3
+101.5%
W3→4
−22.2%
W4→5
+50.9%
W5→6
−17.5%
W6→7
−25.0%
W7→8
−59.8%
W8→9
−71.1%
W9→10
Steepest −71.1%Biggest gain +101.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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