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Donnie Darko

2001 R 1h 53m Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi Newmarket Films
Box office summary
Opening Weekend
$110.5K
3-day, 58 theaters
Domestic Total
$516.9K
Final (2001-02 run)
Worldwide Total
$7.5M
$6.0M intl (lifetime)
Budget$4.5M
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Oct 26-28 34 $110K $110K 58 $2K 1
Nov 2-4 48 $58K -47.1% $223K 26 $2K 2
Nov 9-11 49 $42K -28.1% $294K 17 $2K 3
Nov 16-18 54 $25K -40.0% $341K 10 $3K 4
Nov 23-25 67 $17K -30.9% $370K 6 $3K 5
Nov 30-Dec 2 69 $12K -29.9% $389K 7 $2K 6
Dec 7-9 85 $5K -55.2% $404K 6 $912 7
Dec 14-16 92 $4K -22.8% $411K 7 $603 8
Dec 21-23 81 $2K -42.8% $416K 6 $402 9
Dec 28-30 95 $3K +8.1% $421K 4 $652 10
Jan 4-6 94 $2K -18.3% $423K 4 $533 11
Jan 11-13 81 $2K -7.9% $427K 4 $491 12
Jan 18-20 88 $3K +51.6% $431K 4 $744 13
Jan 25-27 76 $5K +72.3% $437K 6 $854 14
Feb 1-3 84 $5K -2.2% $445K 6 $835 15
Feb 8-10 90 $3K -40.1% $450K 7 $429 16
Feb 15-17 94 $3K +3.0% $455K 4 $773 17
Feb 22-24 102 $3K -6.5% $460K 6 $482 18
Mar 1-3 94 $5K +59.5% $466K 3 $2K 19
Mar 8-10 61 $21K +348.5% $490K 9 $2K 20
Mar 15-17 77 $9K -55.1% $502K 6 $2K 21
Mar 22-24 92 $6K -34.9% $510K 5 $1K 22
Mar 29-31 100 $3K -46.8% $515K 4 $804 23
Apr 5-7 122 $1K -54.5% $517K 2 $732 24

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byRichard Kelly
ScreenplayRichard Kelly
StarringJake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, Katharine Ross
StudioNewmarket Films
Produced bySean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Adam Fields, Drew Barrymore

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