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CarnageFollow

2011 • R • 1h 20m • Comedy, Drama • Sony Pictures Classics

A new comedy of no manners.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$80K
Limited · 5 theaters
Domestic total
$2.50M
Final
Worldwide total
$38.10M
$35.60M international
Domestic legs3.6x from $710K biggest weekend
Budget$25M

Cast & crew

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Roman Polanski Roman Polanski Director Jodie Foster Jodie Foster Starring Kate Winslet Kate Winslet Starring Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz Starring John C. Reilly John C. Reilly Starring Sony Pictures Classics Studio
ScreenplayRoman Polanski, Yasmina Reza Produced bySaïd Ben Saïd CinematographyPaweł Edelman MusicAlexandre Desplat Prod. DesignDean Tavoularis StudioSony Pictures Classics

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 16-18 33 $79.8K — 5 $15,959 $79.8K
2 Dec 23-25 37 $58.2K −27.0% 7 $8,316 $175.9K
3 Dec 30-Jan 1 36 $93.2K +60.0% 12 $7,763 $348.6K
4 Jan 6-8 34 $109.3K +17.4% 15 $7,289 $530.5K
5 Jan 13-15 20 $710.4K +549.8% 494 $1,438 $1.3M
6 Jan 20-22 27 $283.6K −60.1% 248 $1,143 $1.9M
7 Jan 27-29 37 $122.6K −56.8% 70 $1,751 $2.2M
8 Feb 3-5 41 $64.6K −47.3% 40 $1,615 $2.3M
9 Feb 10-12 51 $40.9K −36.7% 36 $1,136 $2.4M
10 Feb 17-19 57 $33.4K −18.3% 35 $955 $2.4M
11 Feb 24-26 69 $18.6K −44.5% 22 $843 $2.5M
12 Mar 2-4 63 $19.1K +2.9% 19 $1,005 $2.5M
13 Mar 9-11 71 $16.9K −11.8% 19 $887 $2.5M
14 Mar 16-18 79 $5.7K −66.1% 13 $439 $2.5M
15 Mar 23-25 87 $3.2K −44.5% 9 $352 $2.5M
16 Mar 30-Apr 1 86 $3.1K −0.9% 12 $261 $2.5M
18 Apr 13-15 95 $1.7K — 6 $281 $2.5M
19 Apr 20-22 100 $938 −44.4% 5 $187 $2.5M
20 Apr 27-29 114 $220 −76.5% 2 $110 $2.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $33.4K
$79.8K
$58.2K
$93.2K
$109.3K
$710.4K
$283.6K
$122.6K
$64.6K
$40.9K
$33.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −18.3%
−27.0%
W1→2
+60.0%
W2→3
+17.4%
W3→4
+549.8%
W4→5
−60.1%
W5→6
−56.8%
W6→7
−47.3%
W7→8
−36.7%
W8→9
−18.3%
W9→10
Steepest −60.1%Biggest gain +549.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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