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City of God

2002 • R • 2h 10m • Crime, Drama • Miramax

If you run, the beast catches you; if you stay, the beast eats you.

🍅 91% 97% MC 79 LB 4.57 IMDb 8.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$88K
Limited · 5 theaters
Domestic Total
$7.6M
Final
Worldwide Total
$32.1M
$24.5M international
Domestic Legs17.2x
Budget$3.3M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byFernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund ScreenplayBráulio Mantovani Produced byAndrea Barata Ribeiro, Maurício Andrade Ramos CinematographyCésar Charlone Music byAntônio Pinto, Ed Cortês StarringAlexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Jonathan Haagensen, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva StudioMiramax
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 17-19 42 $88.3K — 5 $17,658 $88.3K
2 Jan 24-26 34 $171.2K +93.9% 18 $9,509 $326.8K
3 Jan 31-Feb 2 33 $252.6K +47.6% 23 $10,983 $669.3K
4 Feb 7-9 34 $207.7K −17.8% 26 $7,989 $959.3K
5 Feb 14-16 38 $176.4K −15.1% 30 $5,880 $1.3M
6 Feb 21-23 37 $138.8K −21.3% 36 $3,857 $1.5M
7 Feb 28-Mar 2 37 $161.7K +16.5% 37 $4,370 $1.7M
8 Mar 7-9 28 $241.3K +49.2% 67 $3,601 $2.0M
9 Mar 14-16 26 $285.1K +18.1% 97 $2,939 $2.4M
10 Mar 21-23 30 $224.2K −21.4% 106 $2,115 $2.8M
11 Mar 28-30 34 $178.3K −20.5% 79 $2,256 $3.0M
12 Apr 4-6 37 $135.9K −23.8% 90 $1,510 $3.3M
13 Apr 11-13 40 $123.8K −8.9% 108 $1,146 $3.5M
14 Apr 18-20 42 $129.7K +4.8% 91 $1,425 $3.7M
15 Apr 25-27 44 $80.8K −37.7% 74 $1,091 $3.8M
16 May 2-4 43 $83.0K +2.8% 61 $1,361 $3.9M
17 May 9-11 47 $59.0K −28.9% 49 $1,205 $4.0M
18 May 16-18 52 $39.8K −32.6% 23 $1,731 $4.1M
19 May 23-25 51 $49.6K +24.6% 15 $3,307 $4.2M
20 May 30-Jun 1 46 $31.5K −36.5% 11 $2,864 $4.2M
21 Jun 6-8 48 $30.3K −3.7% 16 $1,897 $4.3M
22 Jun 13-15 51 $23.8K −21.6% 15 $1,587 $4.3M
23 Jun 20-22 47 $29.2K +22.6% 8 $3,648 $4.4M
24 Jun 27-29 52 $20.7K −29.2% 9 $2,297 $4.4M
25 Jul 4-6 60 $14.2K −31.5% 5 $2,830 $4.4M
26 Jul 11-13 64 $10.9K −22.7% 5 $2,186 $4.5M
27 Jul 18-20 66 $9.5K −13.5% 2 $4,727 $4.5M
28 Jul 25-27 69 $8.7K −8.1% 3 $2,896 $4.5M
29 Aug 1-3 63 $14.5K +66.7% 4 $3,621 $4.5M
30 Aug 8-10 74 $14.4K −0.9% 3 $4,786 $4.5M
31 Aug 15-17 79 $8.5K −41.0% 2 $4,237 $4.6M
32 Aug 22-24 88 $8.5K −0.1% 3 $2,822 $4.6M
33 Aug 29-31 87 $8.3K −1.4% 2 $4,175 $4.6M
34 Sep 5-7 86 $10.5K +26.1% 2 $5,265 $4.6M
35 Sep 12-14 88 $9.6K −8.8% 2 $4,803 $4.6M
36 Sep 19-21 87 $13.8K +43.6% 3 $4,599 $4.6M
37 Sep 26-28 102 $6.1K −55.6% 2 $3,060 $4.7M
38 Oct 3-5 97 $5.4K −12.3% 1 $5,366 $4.7M
39 Oct 10-12 84 $5.0K −7.4% 1 $4,967 $4.7M
40 Oct 17-19 75 $7.6K +52.4% 3 $2,523 $4.7M
41 Oct 24-26 83 $3.0K −60.4% 1 $2,999 $4.7M
42 Oct 31-Nov 2 100 $4.8K +59.5% 1 $4,782 $4.7M
43 Nov 7-9 71 $5.2K +9.5% 2 $2,619 $4.7M
44 Nov 14-16 79 $9.1K +72.8% 3 $3,018 $4.7M
45 Nov 21-23 65 $16.0K +77.1% 4 $4,009 $4.7M
46 Nov 28-30 94 $3.2K −80.0% 2 $1,605 $4.7M
47 Dec 5-7 72 $7.7K +140.9% 4 $1,933 $4.7M
48 Dec 12-14 71 $10.2K +31.5% 5 $2,034 $4.8M
49 Dec 19-21 83 $3.8K −62.5% 6 $635 $4.8M
50 Dec 26-28 77 $4.4K +14.5% 4 $1,091 $4.8M
51 Jan 2-4 80 $6.1K +39.4% 6 $1,014 $4.8M
52 Jan 9-11 86 $3.9K −35.5% 4 $980 $4.8M
53 Jan 16-18 79 $7.0K +77.5% 4 $1,740 $4.8M
54 Jan 23-25 80 $5.8K −16.0% 4 $1,461 $4.8M
55 Jan 30-Feb 1 50 $41.0K +601.3% 11 $3,726 $4.9M
56 Feb 6-8 26 $377.0K +819.7% 172 $2,192 $5.3M
57 Feb 13-15 26 $441.3K +17.1% 242 $1,824 $5.9M
58 Feb 20-22 30 $336.8K −23.7% 151 $2,230 $6.5M
59 Feb 27-29 33 $208.6K −38.1% 89 $2,344 $6.8M
60 Mar 5-7 40 $141.2K −32.3% 67 $2,108 $7.0M
61 Mar 12-14 45 $93.7K −33.7% 50 $1,874 $7.2M
62 Mar 19-21 48 $53.9K −42.5% 38 $1,418 $7.3M
63 Mar 26-28 71 $27.2K −49.4% 22 $1,239 $7.4M
64 Apr 2-4 69 $23.2K −14.7% 15 $1,549 $7.4M
65 Apr 9-11 70 $19.2K −17.3% 11 $1,746 $7.4M
66 Apr 16-18 67 $12.7K −34.0% 12 $1,056 $7.5M
67 Apr 23-25 72 $14.7K +16.3% 10 $1,474 $7.5M
68 Apr 30-May 2 90 $9.7K −34.0% 8 $1,216 $7.5M
69 May 7-9 80 $9.6K −1.1% 9 $1,069 $7.5M
70 May 14-16 105 $6.1K −36.9% 5 $1,214 $7.5M
71 May 21-23 112 $4.6K −24.2% 4 $1,151 $7.5M
72 May 28-30 112 $5.1K +10.3% 3 $1,693 $7.5M
73 Jun 4-6 89 $6.9K +35.1% 4 $1,715 $7.5M
74 Jun 11-13 92 $5.4K −20.6% 4 $1,361 $7.6M
75 Jun 18-20 114 $1.5K −72.5% 2 $750 $7.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $224.2K
$88.3K
$171.2K
$252.6K
$207.7K
$176.4K
$138.8K
$161.7K
$241.3K
$285.1K
$224.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −21.4%
+93.9%
W1→2
+47.6%
W2→3
−17.8%
W3→4
−15.1%
W4→5
−21.3%
W5→6
+16.5%
W6→7
+49.2%
W7→8
+18.1%
W8→9
−21.4%
W9→10
Steepest −21.4%Biggest gain +93.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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