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Dallas Buyers Club

2013 • R • 1h 57m • Drama, History • Focus Features

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4.03

7.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$261K

Limited · 9 theaters

Domestic Total

$27.3M

Final

Worldwide Total

$60.6M

$33.3M international

Domestic Legs10.2x

Budget$5.0M

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Cast & Crew

Full Vallée filmography

Jean-Marc Vallée

Jean-Marc Vallée Director

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey Starring

Jared Leto Starring

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner Starring

Denis O'Hare Starring

Steve Zahn Starring

ScreenplayCraig Borten, Melisa Wallack Produced byRobbie Brenner, Rachel Winter CinematographyYves Bélanger StudioFocus Features

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 1-3 21 $260.9K — 9 $28,985 $260.9K

2 Nov 8-10 15 $638.7K +144.8% 35 $18,249 $993.1K

3 Nov 15-17 12 $1.8M +174.2% 184 $9,518 $3.0M

4 Nov 22-24 10 $2.7M +53.4% 666 $4,035 $6.4M

5 Nov 29-Dec 1 12 $2.5M −6.3% 696 $3,617 $10.2M

6 Dec 6-8 11 $1.5M −40.2% 734 $2,051 $12.5M

7 Dec 13-15 11 $1.2M −22.0% 574 $2,046 $14.3M

8 Dec 20-22 19 $382.8K −67.4% 330 $1,160 $15.2M

9 Dec 27-29 24 $278.7K −27.2% 124 $2,248 $15.7M

10 Jan 3-5 26 $303.7K +9.0% 128 $2,372 $16.3M

11 Jan 10-12 27 $239.9K −21.0% 125 $1,919 $16.7M

12 Jan 17-19 22 $941.2K +292.4% 419 $2,246 $17.8M

13 Jan 24-26 15 $2.0M +115.5% 1,110 $1,828 $20.4M

14 Jan 31-Feb 2 14 $1.4M −32.8% 1,052 $1,296 $22.5M

15 Feb 7-9 22 $607.4K −55.4% 488 $1,245 $23.7M

16 Feb 14-16 26 $373.8K −38.5% 223 $1,676 $24.3M

17 Feb 21-23 26 $297.3K −20.5% 175 $1,699 $24.7M

18 Feb 28-Mar 2 24 $434.2K +46.0% 216 $2,010 $25.3M

19 Mar 7-9 20 $618.9K +42.6% 312 $1,984 $26.2M

20 Mar 14-16 24 $369.0K −40.4% 281 $1,313 $26.8M

21 Mar 21-23 30 $148.5K −59.8% 178 $834 $27.1M

22 Mar 28-30 44 $56.5K −62.0% 99 $570 $27.2M

23 Apr 4-6 58 $28.8K −48.9% 52 $554 $27.2M

24 Apr 11-13 58 $17.6K −39.0% 33 $533 $27.3M

25 Apr 18-20 66 $8.6K −50.9% 14 $617 $27.3M

26 Apr 25-27 90 $4.0K −53.9% 12 $332 $27.3M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Nov 1 - $69.0K — $69.0K 9 $7,665 1

Sat Nov 2 - $118.5K +71.8% $187.5K 9 $13,171 2

Sun Nov 3 - $73.3K −38.1% $260.9K 9 $8,148 3

Mon Nov 4 - $21.8K −70.3% $282.7K 9 $2,423 4

Tue Nov 5 - $27.5K +25.9% $310.1K 9 $3,051 5

Wed Nov 6 - $22.5K −18.1% $332.6K 9 $2,500 6

Thu Nov 7 - $21.8K −3.3% $354.4K 9 $2,418 7

Fri Nov 8 - $171.2K +686.7% +148.2% $525.6K 35 $4,891 8

Sat Nov 9 - $275.4K +60.9% +132.3% $801.0K 35 $7,869 9

Sun Nov 10 - $192.1K −30.3% +161.9% $993.1K 35 $5,488 10

Mon Nov 11 - $88.1K −54.1% +304.0% $1.1M 35 $2,517 11

Tue Nov 12 - $62.4K −29.1% +127.3% $1.1M 35 $1,783 12

Wed Nov 13 - $57.3K −8.2% +154.6% $1.2M 35 $1,637 13

Thu Nov 14 - $60.1K +4.8% +176.0% $1.3M 35 $1,716 14

Fri Nov 15 - $501.2K +734.5% +192.8% $1.8M 184 $2,724 15

Sat Nov 16 - $783.2K +56.3% +184.4% $2.5M 184 $4,257 16

Sun Nov 17 - $466.9K −40.4% +143.1% $3.0M 184 $2,538 17

Mon Nov 18 #11 $153.5K −67.1% +74.2% $3.2M 184 $834 18

Tue Nov 19 #11 $181.8K +18.5% +191.2% $3.3M 184 $988 19

Wed Nov 20 #11 $174.3K −4.1% +204.3% $3.5M 184 $948 20

Thu Nov 21 #11 $165.0K −5.4% +174.8% $3.7M 184 $897 21

Fri Nov 22 #10 $774.4K +369.3% +54.5% $4.5M 666 $1,163 22

Sat Nov 23 #10 $1.2M +57.0% +55.3% $5.7M 666 $1,826 23

Sun Nov 24 #10 $696.6K −42.7% +49.2% $6.4M 666 $1,046 24

Mon Nov 25 #10 $257.0K −63.1% +67.4% $6.6M 666 $386 25

Tue Nov 26 #10 $319.5K +24.3% +75.7% $7.0M 666 $480 26

Wed Nov 27 #14 $364.7K +14.2% +109.2% $7.3M 690 $529 27

Thu Nov 28 #12 $383.4K +5.1% +132.3% $7.7M 690 $556 28

Fri Nov 29 #12 $1.0M +164.8% +31.1% $8.7M 696 $1,459 29

Sat Nov 30 #12 $979.8K −3.5% −19.4% $9.7M 696 $1,408 30

Sun Dec 1 #10 $522.2K −46.7% −25.0% $10.2M 696 $750 31

Mon Dec 2 #11 $160.4K −69.3% −37.6% $10.4M 696 $230 32

Tue Dec 3 #10 $202.4K +26.2% −36.7% $10.6M 696 $291 33

Wed Dec 4 #9 $182.6K −9.8% −49.9% $10.8M 696 $262 34

Thu Dec 5 #9 $187.3K +2.6% −51.1% $10.9M 696 $269 35

Fri Dec 6 #10 $424.4K +126.6% −58.2% $11.4M 734 $578 36

Sat Dec 7 #10 $692.1K +63.1% −29.4% $12.1M 734 $943 37

Sun Dec 8 #10 $389.2K −43.8% −25.5% $12.5M 734 $530 38

Mon Dec 9 #10 $153.5K −60.6% −4.3% $12.6M 734 $209 39

Tue Dec 10 #10 $189.5K +23.5% −6.3% $12.8M 734 $258 40

Wed Dec 11 #10 $165.3K −12.8% −9.4% $13.0M 734 $225 41

Thu Dec 12 #11 $164.5K −0.5% −12.2% $13.1M 734 $224 42

Fri Dec 13 - $332.5K +102.1% −21.6% $13.5M 574 $579 43

Sat Dec 14 - $499.3K +50.1% −27.9% $14.0M 574 $870 44

Sun Dec 15 - $342.5K −31.4% −12.0% $14.3M 574 $597 45

Mon Dec 16 #11 $126.0K −63.2% −17.9% $14.4M 574 $219 46

Tue Dec 17 #11 $139.5K +10.8% −26.4% $14.6M 574 $243 47

Wed Dec 18 #12 $110.7K −20.7% −33.0% $14.7M 574 $193 48

Thu Dec 19 #12 $96.0K −13.3% −41.7% $14.8M 574 $167 49

Fri Dec 20 - $96.0K +0.0% −71.1% $14.9M 330 $291 50

Sat Dec 21 - $158.0K +64.6% −68.3% $15.0M 330 $479 51

Sun Dec 22 - $128.8K −18.5% −62.4% $15.2M 330 $390 52

Mon Dec 23 - $80.2K −37.8% −36.3% $15.2M 330 $243 53

Tue Dec 24 - $71.8K −10.5% −48.6% $15.3M 330 $218 54

Wed Dec 25 - $69.4K −3.2% −37.3% $15.4M 137 $507 55

Thu Dec 26 - $74.3K +6.9% −22.6% $15.5M 137 $542 56

Fri Dec 27 - $82.2K +10.7% −14.4% $15.5M 124 $663 57

Sat Dec 28 - $110.9K +35.0% −29.8% $15.6M 124 $894 58

Sun Dec 29 - $85.6K −22.8% −33.6% $15.7M 124 $690 59

Mon Dec 30 - $63.6K −25.7% −20.6% $15.8M 124 $513 60

Tue Dec 31 - $53.1K −16.6% −26.0% $15.8M 124 $428 61

Wed Jan 1 - $95.0K +78.9% +36.8% $15.9M 124 $766 62

Thu Jan 2 - $55.0K −42.1% −26.0% $16.0M 124 $443 63

Fri Jan 3 - $92.9K +68.9% +13.0% $16.1M 128 $726 64

Sat Jan 4 - $135.2K +45.5% +21.9% $16.2M 128 $1,056 65

Sun Jan 5 - $75.6K −44.1% −11.7% $16.3M 128 $591 66

Mon Jan 6 - $25.0K −67.0% −60.7% $16.3M 128 $195 67

Tue Jan 7 - $36.9K +47.5% −30.6% $16.4M 128 $288 68

Wed Jan 8 - $39.8K +8.0% −58.1% $16.4M 128 $311 69

Thu Jan 9 - $39.6K −0.5% −28.0% $16.4M 128 $309 70

Fri Jan 10 - $66.5K +67.8% −28.4% $16.5M 125 $532 71

Sat Jan 11 - $113.4K +70.6% −16.1% $16.6M 125 $907 72

Sun Jan 12 - $60.0K −47.0% −20.6% $16.7M 125 $480 73

Mon Jan 13 - $36.7K −38.9% +46.8% $16.7M 125 $293 74

Tue Jan 14 - $50.5K +37.8% +37.1% $16.8M 125 $404 75

Wed Jan 15 - $42.3K −16.3% +6.3% $16.8M 125 $338 76

Thu Jan 16 - $60.5K +43.1% +52.9% $16.9M 125 $484 77

Fri Jan 17 - $237.8K +292.7% +257.8% $17.1M 419 $567 78

Sat Jan 18 - $421.6K +77.3% +271.8% $17.5M 419 $1,006 79

Sun Jan 19 - $281.8K −33.2% +369.3% $17.8M 419 $673 80

Mon Jan 20 - $225.7K −19.9% +515.5% $18.0M 419 $539 81

Tue Jan 21 - $100.9K −55.3% +99.6% $18.1M 419 $241 82

Wed Jan 22 - $91.7K −9.1% +116.8% $18.2M 419 $219 83

Thu Jan 23 - $97.3K +6.1% +60.6% $18.3M 419 $232 84

Fri Jan 24 #13 $550.2K +465.7% +131.4% $18.9M 1,110 $496 85

Sat Jan 25 #15 $912.6K +65.9% +116.4% $19.8M 1,110 $822 86

Sun Jan 26 #15 $565.7K −38.0% +100.7% $20.4M 1,110 $510 87

Mon Jan 27 #14 $171.7K −69.7% −23.9% $20.5M 1,110 $155 88

Tue Jan 28 #13 $233.0K +35.7% +131.0% $20.8M 1,110 $210 89

Wed Jan 29 #13 $206.8K −11.3% +125.5% $21.0M 1,110 $186 90

Thu Jan 30 #14 $210.6K +1.9% +116.6% $21.2M 1,110 $190 91

Fri Jan 31 #14 $429.1K +103.7% −22.0% $21.6M 1,052 $408 92

Sat Feb 1 #14 $718.2K +67.3% −21.3% $22.3M 1,052 $683 93

Sun Feb 2 #15 $215.8K −70.0% −61.9% $22.5M 1,052 $205 94

Mon Feb 3 #14 $130.1K −39.7% −24.2% $22.7M 1,052 $124 95

Tue Feb 4 #15 $154.0K +18.4% −33.9% $22.8M 1,052 $146 96

Wed Feb 5 #15 $122.8K −20.2% −40.6% $22.9M 1,052 $117 97

Thu Feb 6 #17 $123.0K +0.1% −41.6% $23.1M 1,052 $117 98

Fri Feb 7 - $144.9K +17.8% −66.2% $23.2M 488 $297 99

Sat Feb 8 - $289.9K +100.0% −59.6% $23.5M 488 $594 100

Sun Feb 9 - $172.6K −40.5% −20.0% $23.7M 488 $354 101

Mon Feb 10 - $53.5K −69.0% −58.9% $23.7M 488 $110 102

Tue Feb 11 - $63.9K +19.4% −58.5% $23.8M 488 $131 103

Wed Feb 12 - $51.2K −19.9% −58.3% $23.8M 488 $105 104

Thu Feb 13 - $51.8K +1.2% −57.9% $23.9M 488 $106 105

Fri Feb 14 - $92.8K +79.1% −36.0% $24.0M 223 $416 106

Sat Feb 15 - $161.5K +74.1% −44.3% $24.2M 223 $724 107

Sun Feb 16 - $119.5K −26.0% −30.7% $24.3M 223 $536 108

Mon Feb 17 - $70.3K −41.1% +31.4% $24.3M 223 $315 109

Tue Feb 18 - $36.3K −48.4% −43.2% $24.4M 223 $163 110

Wed Feb 19 - $33.9K −6.6% −33.8% $24.4M 223 $152 111

Thu Feb 20 - $34.8K +2.8% −32.8% $24.4M 223 $156 112

Fri Feb 21 - $71.6K +105.6% −22.8% $24.5M 175 $409 113

Sat Feb 22 - $131.1K +83.1% −18.8% $24.7M 175 $749 114

Sun Feb 23 - $94.6K −27.9% −20.9% $24.7M 175 $540 115

Mon Feb 24 - $27.2K −71.2% −61.3% $24.8M 175 $156 116

Tue Feb 25 - $34.8K +27.7% −4.1% $24.8M 175 $199 117

Wed Feb 26 - $36.4K +4.5% +7.4% $24.8M 175 $208 118

Thu Feb 27 - $45.8K +25.9% +31.4% $24.9M 175 $262 119

Fri Feb 28 - $112.1K +145.0% +56.6% $25.0M 216 $519 120

Sat Mar 1 - $229.9K +105.0% +75.4% $25.2M 216 $1,064 121

Sun Mar 2 - $92.1K −59.9% −2.6% $25.3M 216 $426 122

Mon Mar 3 - $63.5K −31.0% +133.2% $25.4M 216 $294 123

Tue Mar 4 - $64.5K +1.6% +85.5% $25.5M 216 $299 124

Wed Mar 5 - $55.8K −13.5% +53.4% $25.5M 216 $258 125

Thu Mar 6 - $60.7K +8.7% +32.5% $25.6M 216 $281 126

Fri Mar 7 - $171.7K +183.0% +53.1% $25.7M 312 $550 127

Sat Mar 8 - $293.6K +71.0% +27.7% $26.0M 312 $941 128

Sun Mar 9 - $153.7K −47.6% +66.9% $26.2M 312 $493 129

Mon Mar 10 - $49.2K −68.0% −22.6% $26.2M 312 $158 130

Tue Mar 11 - $57.9K +17.8% −10.2% $26.3M 312 $186 131

Wed Mar 12 - $54.1K −6.6% −3.0% $26.3M 312 $173 132

Thu Mar 13 - $53.6K −1.0% −11.7% $26.4M 312 $172 133

Fri Mar 14 #24 $103.1K +92.4% −40.0% $26.5M 281 $367 134

Sat Mar 15 #24 $168.5K +63.5% −42.6% $26.7M 281 $600 135

Sun Mar 16 #24 $97.5K −42.2% −36.6% $26.8M 281 $347 136

Mon Mar 17 #24 $34.8K −64.3% −29.3% $26.8M 281 $124 137

Tue Mar 18 #24 $44.0K +26.7% −24.0% $26.9M 281 $157 138

Wed Mar 19 #24 $35.6K −19.1% −34.2% $26.9M 281 $127 139

Thu Mar 20 #24 $30.6K −14.2% −43.0% $26.9M 281 $109 140

Fri Mar 21 - $37.3K +22.2% −63.8% $27.0M 178 $210 141

Sat Mar 22 - $72.6K +94.5% −56.9% $27.0M 178 $408 142

Sun Mar 23 - $38.5K −47.0% −60.5% $27.1M 178 $216 143

Mon Mar 24 - $17.9K −53.5% −48.4% $27.1M 178 $101 144

Tue Mar 25 - $20.4K +13.9% −53.6% $27.1M 178 $115 145

Wed Mar 26 - $15.9K −22.2% −55.4% $27.1M 178 $89 146

Thu Mar 27 - $15.1K −4.7% −50.4% $27.1M 178 $85 147

Fri Mar 28 - $15.9K +4.7% −57.6% $27.2M 99 $160 148

Sat Mar 29 - $28.1K +77.1% −61.3% $27.2M 99 $284 149

Sun Mar 30 - $12.5K −55.3% −67.4% $27.2M 99 $127 150

Mon Mar 31 - $4.6K −63.6% −74.5% $27.2M 99 $46 151

Tue Apr 1 - $6.4K +40.5% −68.6% $27.2M 99 $65 152

Wed Apr 2 - $5.3K −17.7% −66.8% $27.2M 99 $53 153

Thu Apr 3 - $5.3K −0.3% −65.3% $27.2M 99 $53 154

Fri Apr 4 - $8.4K +60.2% −46.8% $27.2M 52 $162 155

Sat Apr 5 - $13.2K +56.7% −52.9% $27.2M 52 $254 156

Sun Apr 6 - $7.2K −45.6% −42.7% $27.2M 52 $138 157

Mon Apr 7 - $2.5K −65.2% −45.2% $27.2M 52 $48 158

Tue Apr 8 - $4.6K +82.9% −28.6% $27.2M 52 $88 159

Wed Apr 9 - $2.7K −40.4% −48.3% $27.3M 52 $52 160

Thu Apr 10 - $2.7K +0.8% −47.8% $27.3M 52 $53 161

Fri Apr 11 - $4.8K +75.6% −42.7% $27.3M 33 $146 162

Sat Apr 12 - $7.7K +59.8% −41.6% $27.3M 33 $234 163

Sun Apr 13 - $5.0K −34.8% −30.0% $27.3M 33 $153 164

Mon Apr 14 - $1.5K −69.6% −38.9% $27.3M 33 $46 165

Tue Apr 15 - $2.5K +63.0% −45.5% $27.3M 33 $76 166

Wed Apr 16 - $1.9K −22.1% −28.8% $27.3M 33 $59 167

Thu Apr 17 - $2.4K +22.3% −13.6% $27.3M 33 $72 168

Fri Apr 18 - $3.5K +47.2% −27.6% $27.3M 14 $250 169

Sat Apr 19 - $3.3K −4.2% −56.6% $27.3M 14 $239 170

Sun Apr 20 - $1.8K −46.6% −64.4% $27.3M 14 $128 171

Mon Apr 21 - $722 −59.7% −52.8% $27.3M 14 $52 172

Tue Apr 22 - $1.0K +41.6% −59.0% $27.3M 14 $73 173

Wed Apr 23 - $930 −9.0% −52.1% $27.3M 14 $66 174

Thu Apr 24 - $746 −19.8% −68.6% $27.3M 14 $53 175

Fri Apr 25 - $1.1K +49.5% −68.1% $27.3M 12 $93 176

Sat Apr 26 - $2.0K +76.5% −41.2% $27.3M 12 $164 177

Sun Apr 27 - $895 −54.5% −50.0% $27.3M 12 $75 178

Mon Apr 28 - $423 −52.7% −41.4% $27.3M 12 $35 179

Tue Apr 29 - $639 +51.1% −37.5% $27.3M 12 $53 180

Wed Apr 30 - $419 −34.4% −54.9% $27.3M 12 $35 181

Thu May 1 - $290 −30.8% −61.1% $27.3M 12 $24 182

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$16.4M

Nov 1Nov 18Dec 6Dec 23Jan 9

Weekend grossWk 10 · $303.7K

$260.9K

$638.7K

$1.8M

$2.7M

$2.5M

$1.5M

$1.2M

$382.8K

$278.7K

$303.7K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 734 → 128 −82.6%

9 open128 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +9.0%

+144.8%

W1→2

+174.2%

W2→3

+53.4%

W3→4

−6.3%

W4→5

−40.2%

W5→6

−22.0%

W6→7

−67.4%

W7→8

−27.2%

W8→9

+9.0%

W9→10

Steepest −67.4%Biggest gain +174.2%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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