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Ghost Ship

2002 • R • 1h 30m • Horror, Mystery, Thriller • Warner Bros.

Sea Evil

LB 2.49 IMDb 5.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$11.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$30.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$68.3M
$38.2M international
Domestic Legs2.6x
Budget$20M
2002 Rank#87
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Cast & Crew

Gabriel Byrne Gabriel Byrne Starring Isaiah Washington Isaiah Washington Starring Karl Urban Karl Urban Starring Emily Browning Emily Browning Starring
ScreenplayJohn Pogue, Mark Hanlon Produced byRobert Zemeckis, Joel Silver, Gilbert Adler CinematographyGale Tattersall MusicJohn Frizzell Prod. DesignGraham "Grace" Walker StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 25-27 3 $11.5M — 2,787 $4,128 $11.5M
2 Nov 1-3 5 $6.7M −42.2% 2,787 $2,388 $21.3M
3 Nov 8-10 8 $3.2M −52.6% 2,361 $1,337 $26.2M
4 Nov 15-17 14 $1.1M −64.6% 1,175 $951 $28.3M
5 Nov 22-24 19 $350.0K −68.7% 570 $614 $28.9M
6 Nov 29-Dec 1 41 $75.1K −78.5% 116 $647 $29.1M
7 Dec 6-8 45 $38.5K −48.7% 77 $500 $29.1M
8 Dec 13-15 60 $17.3K −55.2% 35 $493 $29.2M
9 Dec 20-22 32 $155.8K +802.5% 203 $767 $29.3M
10 Dec 27-29 36 $190.6K +22.4% 173 $1,102 $29.6M
11 Jan 3-5 37 $149.2K −21.7% 151 $988 $29.9M
12 Jan 10-12 46 $73.0K −51.1% 129 $566 $30.0M
13 Jan 17-20 49 $47.1K −35.4% 82 $575 $30.1M
14 Jan 24-26 64 $23.6K −50.0% 51 $462 $30.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $190.6K
$11.5M
$6.7M
$3.2M
$1.1M
$350.0K
$75.1K
$38.5K
$17.3K
$155.8K
$190.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +22.4%
−42.2%
W1→2
−52.6%
W2→3
−64.6%
W3→4
−68.7%
W4→5
−78.5%
W5→6
−48.7%
W6→7
−55.2%
W7→8
+802.5%
W8→9
+22.4%
W9→10
Steepest −78.5%Biggest gain +802.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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