Elephant

Name: Elephant
Director: Gus Van Sant
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2003
Cast: Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson, Elias McConnell, Jordan Taylor

2003 • R • 1h 21m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Fine Line

An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not.

🍅 74% 78%

7.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$93K

Limited · 6 theaters

Domestic Total

$1.3M

Final

Worldwide Total

$10.1M

$8.8M international

Domestic Legs7.1x

Budget$3M

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Cast & Crew

Directed byGus Van Sant ScreenplayGus Van Sant Produced byDany Wolf CinematographyHarris Savides StarringAlex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson, Elias McConnell, Jordan Taylor, Carrie Finklea StudioFine Line

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 24-26 35 $93.4K — 6 $15,559 $93.4K

2 Oct 31-Nov 2 47 $56.7K −39.3% 6 $9,444 $193.3K

3 Nov 7-9 26 $182.0K +221.3% 31 $5,872 $408.3K

4 Nov 14-16 28 $157.2K −13.7% 38 $4,135 $666.5K

5 Nov 21-23 30 $116.9K −25.6% 35 $3,339 $855.4K

6 Nov 28-30 41 $78.9K −32.5% 38 $2,076 $989.0K

7 Dec 5-7 46 $50.8K −35.6% 36 $1,412 $1.1M

8 Dec 12-14 49 $38.3K −24.6% 36 $1,065 $1.1M

9 Dec 19-21 56 $23.7K −38.2% 33 $718 $1.2M

10 Dec 26-28 64 $18.0K −23.9% 14 $1,288 $1.2M

11 Jan 2-4 66 $17.9K −0.6% 13 $1,380 $1.3M

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

Weekend grossWk 10 · $18.0K

$93.4K

$56.7K

$182.0K

$157.2K

$116.9K

$78.9K

$50.8K

$38.3K

$23.7K

$18.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −23.9%

−39.3%

W1→2

+221.3%

W2→3

−13.7%

W3→4

−25.6%

W4→5

−32.5%

W5→6

−35.6%

W6→7

−24.6%

W7→8

−38.2%

W8→9

−23.9%

W9→10

Steepest −39.3%Biggest gain +221.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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