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Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005 • R • 1h 57m • Biography, Crime, Drama • Cent Productions Inc.

If you think you know the story... You don't know the man.

🍅 17% 70% MC 45 LB 3.28 IMDb 5.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$12.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$31.0M
Final
Worldwide Total
$46.7M
$15.7M international
Domestic Legs2.6x
Budget$40M
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Cast & Crew

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Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director 50 Cent 50 Cent Starring Joy Bryant Joy Bryant Starring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Starring Omar Benson Miller Omar Benson Miller Starring Terrence Howard Terrence Howard Starring
ScreenplayTerence Winter Produced byJim Sheridan, Jimmy Iovine, Paul Rosenberg, Renata Adamidov CinematographyDeclan Quinn MusicQuincy Jones, Gavin Friday Prod. DesignMark Geraghty StudioCent Productions Inc.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 11-13 4 $12.0M — 1,652 $7,277 $17.7M
2 Nov 18-20 7 $4.4M −63.2% 1,666 $2,653 $24.5M
3 Nov 25-27 14 $2.2M −50.9% 1,213 $1,789 $28.4M
4 Dec 2-4 16 $925.6K −57.3% 906 $1,022 $29.8M
5 Dec 9-11 20 $366.1K −60.4% 432 $848 $30.4M
6 Dec 16-18 27 $114.8K −68.6% 206 $557 $30.6M
7 Dec 23-25 34 $34.5K −69.9% 119 $290 $30.7M
8 Dec 30-Jan 1 43 $49.7K +43.9% 115 $432 $30.8M
9 Jan 6-8 42 $45.8K −7.8% 115 $398 $30.9M
10 Jan 13-16 44 $33.3K −27.3% 63 $528 $30.9M
11 Jan 20-22 57 $16.7K −49.8% 42 $398 $31.0M
12 Jan 27-29 76 $7.5K −54.9% 24 $314 $31.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $33.3K
$12.0M
$4.4M
$2.2M
$925.6K
$366.1K
$114.8K
$34.5K
$49.7K
$45.8K
$33.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −27.3%
−63.2%
W1→2
−50.9%
W2→3
−57.3%
W3→4
−60.4%
W4→5
−68.6%
W5→6
−69.9%
W6→7
+43.9%
W7→8
−7.8%
W8→9
−27.3%
W9→10
Steepest −69.9%Biggest gain +43.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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