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Far from Heaven

2002 • PG-13 • 1h 47m • Drama, Romance • Focus Features

What imprisons desires of the heart?

🍅 87% 79% MC 84 LB 3.84 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$211K
Limited · 6 theaters
Domestic Total
$15.9M
Final
Worldwide Total
$29.0M
$13.1M international
Domestic Legs9.7x
Budget$13.5M
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Cast & Crew

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Todd Haynes Todd Haynes Director Julianne Moore Julianne Moore Starring Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid Starring Dennis Haysbert Dennis Haysbert Starring Patricia Clarkson Patricia Clarkson Starring Viola Davis Viola Davis Starring
ScreenplayTodd Haynes Produced byChristine Vachon, Jody Patton CinematographyEdward Lachman MusicElmer Bernstein Prod. DesignMark Friedberg StudioFocus Features
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 8-10 29 $211.3K — 6 $35,213 $211.3K
2 Nov 15-17 15 $902.7K +327.2% 54 $16,716 $1.3M
3 Nov 22-24 11 $1.6M +79.6% 259 $6,259 $3.2M
4 Nov 29-Dec 1 15 $1.6M +1.1% 284 $5,772 $5.5M
5 Dec 6-8 16 $945.8K −42.3% 286 $3,307 $6.9M
6 Dec 13-15 19 $722.4K −23.6% 270 $2,676 $8.0M
7 Dec 20-22 18 $601.3K −16.8% 235 $2,559 $8.9M
8 Dec 27-29 23 $646.9K +7.6% 230 $2,813 $10.0M
9 Jan 3-5 24 $565.1K −12.6% 253 $2,234 $11.2M
10 Jan 10-12 24 $498.6K −11.8% 291 $1,713 $12.0M
11 Jan 17-20 25 $434.0K −12.9% 264 $1,644 $12.7M
12 Jan 24-26 27 $310.6K −28.4% 231 $1,345 $13.1M
13 Jan 31-Feb 2 34 $251.3K −19.1% 182 $1,381 $13.5M
14 Feb 7-9 36 $180.1K −28.3% 134 $1,344 $13.8M
15 Feb 14-17 32 $219.8K +22.0% 113 $1,945 $14.1M
16 Feb 21-23 33 $159.2K −27.5% 91 $1,750 $14.4M
17 Feb 28-Mar 2 31 $211.9K +33.1% 97 $2,185 $14.6M
18 Mar 7-9 30 $220.2K +3.9% 105 $2,097 $14.9M
19 Mar 14-16 31 $226.9K +3.0% 117 $1,939 $15.3M
20 Mar 21-23 29 $230.8K +1.7% 125 $1,846 $15.6M
21 Mar 28-30 42 $109.7K −52.5% 82 $1,337 $15.8M
22 Apr 4-6 63 $35.6K −67.5% 43 $829 $15.9M
23 Apr 11-13 83 $13.3K −62.7% 13 $1,023 $15.9M
24 Apr 18-20 90 $9.1K −31.2% 8 $1,143 $15.9M
25 Apr 25-27 132 $2.0K −78.1% 2 $1,000 $15.9M
26 May 2-4 127 $2.6K +30.1% 3 $868 $15.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$6.9M
Dec 6Dec 7Dec 7Dec 8Dec 8
Weekend grossWk 10 · $498.6K
$211.3K
$902.7K
$1.6M
$1.6M
$945.8K
$722.4K
$601.3K
$646.9K
$565.1K
$498.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 286 → 286 +0.0%
286 open286 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −11.8%
+327.2%
W1→2
+79.6%
W2→3
+1.1%
W3→4
−42.3%
W4→5
−23.6%
W5→6
−16.8%
W6→7
+7.6%
W7→8
−12.6%
W8→9
−11.8%
W9→10
Steepest −42.3%Biggest gain +327.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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