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

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

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$93K
Limited · 6 theaters
Domestic total
$1.30M
Final
Worldwide total
$10.10M
$8.80M international
Domestic legs7.1x from $182K biggest weekend
Budget$3M

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

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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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