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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002 • R • 1h 53m • Biography, Comedy, Crime • Miramax

Some things are better left top secret.

🍅 80% 75% MC 67 LB 3.45 IMDb 7.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$87K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$16.0M
Final
Worldwide Total
$33.0M
$17.0M international
Domestic Legs183.6x
Budget$29M
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Cast & Crew

Full Clooney filmography
George Clooney George Clooney Director Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell Starring Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore Starring Julia Roberts Julia Roberts Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal Maggie Gyllenhaal Starring
ScreenplayCharlie Kaufman Produced byAndrew Lazar CinematographyNewton Thomas Sigel StudioMiramax
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 3-5 45 $87.2K — 4 $21,800 $169.7K
2 Jan 10-12 43 $81.8K −6.2% 5 $16,362 $308.0K
3 Jan 17-20 44 $76.9K −6.0% 5 $15,383 $461.9K
4 Jan 24-26 8 $5.8M +7484.0% 1,769 $3,297 $6.3M
5 Jan 31-Feb 2 12 $4.3M −26.3% 1,776 $2,421 $12.4M
6 Feb 7-9 16 $1.3M −68.8% 1,376 $977 $14.4M
7 Feb 14-17 21 $511.4K −61.9% 577 $886 $15.4M
8 Feb 21-23 36 $145.2K −71.6% 175 $830 $15.7M
9 Feb 28-Mar 2 44 $82.8K −43.0% 92 $900 $15.9M
10 Mar 7-9 59 $24.4K −70.5% 29 $842 $15.9M
33 Aug 15-17 75 $12.5K — 2 $6,268 $16.0M
34 Aug 22-24 82 $10.1K −19.5% 2 $5,046 $16.0M
35 Aug 29-Sep 1 80 $11.6K +14.7% 2 $5,790 $16.0M
36 Sep 5-7 113 $2.8K −76.1% 2 $1,382 $16.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$8.1M
Jan 24Jan 26Jan 27Jan 29Jan 30
Weekend grossWk 10 · $24.4K
$87.2K
$81.8K
$76.9K
$5.8M
$4.3M
$1.3M
$511.4K
$145.2K
$82.8K
$24.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 1,769 → 1,769 +0.0%
1,769 open1,769 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −70.5%
−6.2%
W1→2
−6.0%
W2→3
+7484.0%
W3→4
−26.3%
W4→5
−68.8%
W5→6
−61.9%
W6→7
−71.6%
W7→8
−43.0%
W8→9
−70.5%
W9→10
Steepest −71.6%Biggest gain +7484.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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