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2011 • NC-17 • 1h 42m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • LD Distribution

A Totally Deep-Fried Texas Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story.

🍅 80% 61% MC 62 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$38K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic total
$1.29M
Partial tracking
Worldwide total
$4.66M
$3.37M international
Budget$10M
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Cast & crew

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William Friedkin William Friedkin Director Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey Starring Emile Hirsch Emile Hirsch Starring Juno Temple Juno Temple Starring Thomas Haden Church Thomas Haden Church Starring Gina Gershon Gina Gershon Starring
ScreenplayTracy Letts Produced byNicolas Chartier, Scott Einbinder CinematographyCaleb Deschanel MusicTyler Bates Prod. DesignFranco-Giacomo Carbone StudioLD Distribution

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 27-29 44 $37.9K — 3 $12,621 $37.9K
2 Aug 3-5 29 $163.1K +330.6% 14 $11,647 $220.3K
3 Aug 10-12 31 $146.0K −10.5% 36 $4,056 $431.2K
4 Aug 17-19 33 $147.3K +0.9% 42 $3,508 $663.0K
5 Aug 24-26 30 $195.0K +32.3% 60 $3,250 $935.8K
6 Aug 31-Sep 2 34 $170.0K −12.8% 73 $2,329 $1.3M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $170.0K
$37.9K
$163.1K
$146.0K
$147.3K
$195.0K
$170.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −12.8%
+330.6%
W1→2
−10.5%
W2→3
+0.9%
W3→4
+32.3%
W4→5
−12.8%
W5→6
Steepest −12.8%Biggest gain +330.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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