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Eight Legged Freaks

2002 • PG-13 • 1h 39m • Action, Adventure, Comedy • Warner Bros.

Let the squashing begin!

🍅 49% 33% MC 53 LB 2.61 IMDb 5.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$6.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$17.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$36.7M
$19.5M international
Domestic Legs2.7x
Budget$30M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byEllory Elkayem ScreenplayJesse Alexander, Ellory Elkayem Produced byDean Devlin, Bruce Berman CinematographyJohn S. Bartley MusicJohn Ottman StarringDavid Arquette, Kari Wührer, Doug E. Doug, Scarlett Johansson, Rick Overton, Matt Czuchry StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 19-21 7 $6.5M — 2,530 $2,563 $9.1M
2 Jul 26-28 14 $2.4M −63.0% 2,530 $950 $14.2M
3 Aug 2-4 21 $647.4K −73.1% 1,203 $538 $16.1M
4 Aug 9-11 37 $97.3K −85.0% 152 $640 $16.5M
5 Aug 16-18 48 $50.3K −48.3% 63 $798 $16.5M
6 Aug 23-25 63 $31.1K −38.1% 53 $588 $16.6M
7 Aug 30-Sep 2 51 $47.3K +51.8% 115 $411 $16.6M
8 Sep 6-8 31 $149.3K +215.8% 215 $694 $16.8M
9 Sep 13-15 38 $107.4K −28.1% 163 $659 $17.0M
10 Sep 20-22 41 $90.0K −16.1% 120 $750 $17.1M
11 Sep 27-29 45 $68.3K −24.2% 88 $776 $17.2M
12 Oct 4-6 47 $51.5K −24.6% 75 $687 $17.2M
13 Oct 11-13 65 $22.3K −56.8% 37 $602 $17.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $90.0K
$6.5M
$2.4M
$647.4K
$97.3K
$50.3K
$31.1K
$47.3K
$149.3K
$107.4K
$90.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −16.1%
−63.0%
W1→2
−73.1%
W2→3
−85.0%
W3→4
−48.3%
W4→5
−38.1%
W5→6
+51.8%
W6→7
+215.8%
W7→8
−28.1%
W8→9
−16.1%
W9→10
Steepest −85.0%Biggest gain +215.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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