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House of Flying Daggers

2004 • PG-13 • 1h 59m • Action, Adventure, Drama • Sony Pictures Classics
🍅 87% 82% MC 89 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$397K
Limited · 15 theaters
Domestic Total
$11.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$92.9M
$81.8M international
Domestic Legs6.4x
Budget$12M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byZhang Yimou ScreenplayWang Bin, Zhang Yimou Produced byBill Kong, Zhang Yimou CinematographyZhao Xiaoding MusicShigeru Umebayashi Prod. DesignTingxiao Huo StarringTakeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan, Zhao Hongfei, Guo Jun StudioSony Pictures Classics
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 3-5 19 $397.5K — 15 $26,498 $397.5K
2 Dec 10-12 20 $205.4K −48.3% 15 $13,694 $723.0K
3 Dec 17-19 15 $812.8K +295.7% 145 $5,605 $1.6M
4 Dec 24-26 20 $662.3K −18.5% 165 $4,014 $2.7M
5 Dec 31-Jan 2 21 $741.9K +12.0% 161 $4,608 $4.2M
6 Jan 7-9 25 $552.0K −25.6% 142 $3,887 $5.0M
7 Jan 14-16 16 $1.7M +214.7% 1,189 $1,461 $7.0M
8 Jan 21-23 18 $1.0M −42.1% 1,017 $988 $9.0M
9 Jan 28-30 23 $464.4K −53.8% 402 $1,155 $9.8M
10 Feb 4-6 28 $236.6K −49.1% 187 $1,265 $10.2M
11 Feb 11-13 35 $146.4K −38.1% 103 $1,421 $10.4M
12 Feb 18-20 44 $95.0K −35.1% 84 $1,130 $10.6M
13 Feb 25-27 41 $83.9K −11.7% 72 $1,165 $10.7M
14 Mar 4-6 58 $35.7K −57.4% 43 $830 $10.8M
15 Mar 11-13 49 $56.5K +58.1% 75 $753 $10.9M
16 Mar 18-20 53 $53.1K −6.1% 75 $707 $10.9M
17 Mar 25-27 57 $48.0K −9.6% 62 $773 $11.0M
18 Apr 1-3 66 $17.6K −63.4% 28 $627 $11.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $236.6K
$397.5K
$205.4K
$812.8K
$662.3K
$741.9K
$552.0K
$1.7M
$1.0M
$464.4K
$236.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −49.1%
−48.3%
W1→2
+295.7%
W2→3
−18.5%
W3→4
+12.0%
W4→5
−25.6%
W5→6
+214.7%
W6→7
−42.1%
W7→8
−53.8%
W8→9
−49.1%
W9→10
Steepest −53.8%Biggest gain +295.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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