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HeadhuntersFollow

2012 • R • 1h 40m • Action, Crime, Thriller • Magnolia Pictures

The hunt is on.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$43K
Limited · 4 theaters
Domestic total
$1.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$20.20M
$19.00M international
Domestic legs9.6x from $125K biggest weekend
Budget$5.2M

Cast & crew

Full Tyldum filmography
Morten Tyldum Morten Tyldum Director Aksel Hennie Aksel Hennie Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Starring Magnolia Pictures Studio
ScreenplayLars Gudmestad, Ulf Rydberg Produced byAsle Vatn, Marianne Gray CinematographyJohn Andreas Andersen MusicJeppe Kaas, Trond Bjerknes Prod. DesignNina Bjerch Andresen StudioMagnolia Pictures

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 27-29 49 $43.0K — 4 $10,753 $43.0K
2 May 4-6 34 $80.2K +86.4% 17 $4,717 $141.4K
3 May 11-13 30 $89.1K +11.1% 24 $3,710 $262.3K
4 May 18-20 32 $90.1K +1.1% 39 $2,309 $392.2K
5 May 25-27 27 $124.8K +38.5% 45 $2,772 $570.6K
6 Jun 1-3 32 $105.2K −15.6% 51 $2,063 $749.8K
7 Jun 8-10 34 $68.8K −34.6% 60 $1,146 $861.2K
8 Jun 15-17 40 $45.5K −33.8% 40 $1,138 $937.1K
9 Jun 22-24 44 $38.2K −16.0% 31 $1,233 $1.0M
10 Jun 29-Jul 1 47 $25.8K −32.4% 22 $1,174 $1.0M
11 Jul 6-8 43 $24.7K −4.3% 25 $989 $1.1M
12 Jul 13-15 51 $17.7K −28.3% 20 $887 $1.1M
13 Jul 20-22 50 $17.2K −3.0% 17 $1,012 $1.2M
14 Jul 27-29 61 $10.5K −38.9% 11 $955 $1.2M
15 Aug 3-5 60 $9.3K −11.8% 10 $926 $1.2M
16 Aug 10-12 78 $4.7K −49.8% 9 $516 $1.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $25.8K
$43.0K
$80.2K
$89.1K
$90.1K
$124.8K
$105.2K
$68.8K
$45.5K
$38.2K
$25.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −32.4%
+86.4%
W1→2
+11.1%
W2→3
+1.1%
W3→4
+38.5%
W4→5
−15.6%
W5→6
−34.6%
W6→7
−33.8%
W7→8
−16.0%
W8→9
−32.4%
W9→10
Steepest −34.6%Biggest gain +86.4%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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