Name: Elle
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 2016
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling, Virginie Efira

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$51K

Limited · 2 theaters

Domestic total

$2.34M

Final

Worldwide total

$16.52M

$14.18M international

Domestic legs18.5x from $126K biggest weekend

Budget$9.10M

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Cast & crew

Directed byPaul Verhoeven ScreenplayDavid Birke Produced byMichel Merkt, Saïd Ben Saïd CinematographyStéphane Fontaine MusicAnne Dudley Prod. DesignLaurent Ott StarringIsabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling, Virginie Efira, Judith Magre StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 11-13 42 $50.9K — 2 $25,467 $50.9K

2 Nov 18-20 34 $126.5K +148.3% 24 $5,269 $212.5K

3 Nov 25-27 34 $117.7K −6.9% 36 $3,270 $399.2K

4 Dec 2-4 33 $83.0K −29.5% 32 $2,594 $537.8K

5 Dec 9-11 37 $47.2K −43.1% 27 $1,749 $630.6K

6 Dec 16-18 36 $37.0K −21.5% 24 $1,544 $697.7K

7 Dec 23-25 30 $54.3K +46.6% 37 $1,468 $778.8K

8 Dec 30-Jan 1 34 $64.7K +19.1% 35 $1,848 $916.5K

9 Jan 6-8 36 $49.2K −23.9% 36 $1,368 $1.0M

11 Jan 20-22 32 $110.1K — 143 $770 $1.6M

14 Feb 10-12 48 $62.4K — 57 $1,094 $2.0M

15 Feb 17-19 48 $52.6K −15.6% 43 $1,224 $2.1M

17 Mar 3-5 56 $18.4K — 27 $681 $2.1M

20 Mar 24-26 63 $5.2K — 6 $874 $2.3M

21 Mar 31-Apr 2 65 $5.3K +1.9% 5 $1,069 $2.3M

22 Apr 7-9 75 $4.4K −17.0% 8 $555 $2.3M

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

Weekend grossWk 9 · $49.2K

$50.9K

$126.5K

$117.7K

$83.0K

$47.2K

$37.0K

$54.3K

$64.7K

$49.2K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −23.9%

+148.3%

W1→2

−6.9%

W2→3

−29.5%

W3→4

−43.1%

W4→5

−21.5%

W5→6

+46.6%

W6→7

+19.1%

W7→8

−23.9%

W8→9

Steepest −43.1%Biggest gain +148.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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