But I'm a CheerleaderFollow

Name: But I'm a Cheerleader
Director: Jamie Babbit
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1999
Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Cathy Moriarty, RuPaul, Melanie Lynskey

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

A comedy of sexual disorientation.

🍅 43% 75%

4.02

6.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$60K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic total

$2.20M

Final

Worldwide total

$2.50M

$304K international

Domestic legs8.3x from $264K biggest weekend

Budget$1.2M

2000 rank#204

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Cast & crew

Natasha Lyonne Starring

Clea DuVall Starring

Cathy Moriarty Starring

Melanie Lynskey Starring

ScreenplayBrian Wayne Peterson Produced byAndrea Sperling Music byPat Irwin StudioLions Gate Films

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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