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In a Better WorldFollow

2010 • R • 1h 58m • Drama, Romance • Sony Pictures Classics
🍅 77% 86% MC 65 IMDb 7.6

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$33K
Limited · 4 theaters
Domestic total
$1.01M
Final
Worldwide total
$15.87M
$14.86M international
Budget$5.50M
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Cast & crew

Directed bySusanne Bier ScreenplayAnders Thomas Jensen Produced bySisse Graum Jørgensen CinematographyMorten Søborg MusicJohan Söderqvist Prod. DesignPeter Grant StarringMikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, William Jøhnk Nielsen, Markus Rygaard, Martin Buch StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 1-3 52 $33.1K — 4 $8,265 $33.1K
2 Apr 8-10 46 $44.9K +35.7% 12 $3,738 $92.2K
3 Apr 15-17 40 $72.1K +60.8% 30 $2,404 $182.9K
4 Apr 22-24 44 $72.8K +1.0% 41 $1,776 $292.0K
5 Apr 29-May 1 43 $71.3K −2.2% 41 $1,738 $395.9K
6 May 6-8 45 $74.0K +3.8% 48 $1,541 $512.4K
7 May 13-15 48 $65.3K −11.7% 51 $1,281 $617.7K
8 May 20-22 54 $34.7K −46.9% 34 $1,020 $688.2K
9 May 27-29 52 $37.7K +8.7% 28 $1,347 $749.3K
10 Jun 3-5 55 $21.7K −42.5% 32 $677 $788.7K
11 Jun 10-12 48 $27.9K +28.8% 33 $846 $830.5K
12 Jun 17-19 67 $10.4K −62.7% 24 $434 $851.4K
13 Jun 24-26 57 $18.9K +81.1% 21 $899 $882.0K
14 Jul 1-3 59 $12.1K −35.8% 28 $433 $900.4K
15 Jul 8-10 62 $12.1K −0.4% 18 $671 $923.6K
16 Jul 15-17 63 $8.6K −28.8% 10 $859 $937.3K
17 Jul 22-24 68 $6.5K −24.2% 8 $814 $947.9K
18 Jul 29-31 65 $11.6K +77.8% 15 $772 $963.9K
19 Aug 5-7 75 $9.9K −14.3% 12 $827 $979.5K
20 Aug 12-14 73 $12.5K +25.6% 15 $831 $999.0K
21 Aug 19-21 121 $605 −95.1% 2 $303 $1.0M
22 Aug 26-28 127 $277 −54.2% 1 $277 $1.0M
23 Sep 2-4 125 $520 +87.7% 1 $520 $1.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $21.7K
$33.1K
$44.9K
$72.1K
$72.8K
$71.3K
$74.0K
$65.3K
$34.7K
$37.7K
$21.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −42.5%
+35.7%
W1→2
+60.8%
W2→3
+1.0%
W3→4
−2.2%
W4→5
+3.8%
W5→6
−11.7%
W6→7
−46.9%
W7→8
+8.7%
W8→9
−42.5%
W9→10
Steepest −46.9%Biggest gain +60.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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