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2016 • PG • 1h 42m • Action, Adventure, Animation • Focus Features

Be bold. Be brave. Be epic.

3.96

7.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$12.60M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$48.00M

Final

Worldwide total

$77.50M

$29.50M international

Domestic legs3.8x

Budget$55M

2016 rank#67

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Cast & crew

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Travis Knight

Travis Knight Director

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron Starring

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey Starring

Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro Starring

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes Starring

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara Starring

ScreenplayChris Butler, Marc Haimes Produced byTravis Knight, Arianne Sutner CinematographyFrank Passingham MusicDario Marianelli StudioFocus Features

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Aug 19-21 4 $12.6M — 3,260 $3,868 $12.6M

2 Aug 26-28 3 $7.8M −37.8% 3,279 $2,392 $24.9M

3 Sep 2-4 3 $6.4M −18.7% 2,985 $2,136 $34.2M

4 Sep 9-11 6 $3.3M −48.2% 2,335 $1,414 $40.9M

5 Sep 16-18 9 $2.5M −23.1% 1,757 $1,446 $44.3M

6 Sep 23-25 10 $1.1M −55.7% 1,209 $930 $46.0M

7 Sep 30-Oct 2 17 $469.4K −58.2% 526 $892 $46.7M

8 Oct 7-9 25 $231.7K −50.7% 251 $923 $47.1M

9 Oct 14-16 35 $114.8K −50.4% 139 $826 $47.3M

10 Oct 21-23 47 $69.8K −39.1% 102 $685 $47.4M

11 Oct 28-30 31 $140.0K +100.5% 176 $796 $47.6M

12 Nov 4-6 32 $118.9K −15.1% 149 $798 $47.8M

13 Nov 11-13 36 $92.4K −22.3% 107 $864 $47.9M

14 Nov 18-20 40 $50.0K −45.9% 88 $569 $48.0M

15 Nov 25-27 47 $23.7K −52.6% 46 $516 $48.0M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Aug 18 — $515.0K — $515.0K 2,100 $245 -1

Fri Aug 19 #5 $4.1M +688.6% $4.1M 3,260 $1,246 1

Sat Aug 20 #5 $4.8M +19.1% $8.9M 3,260 $1,484 2

Sun Aug 21 #4 $3.7M −23.3% $12.6M 3,260 $1,138 3

Mon Aug 22 #4 $1.1M −71.0% $13.7M 3,260 $330 4

Tue Aug 23 #4 $1.5M +40.9% $15.2M 3,260 $466 5

Wed Aug 24 #6 $928.7K −38.8% $16.1M 3,260 $285 6

Thu Aug 25 #6 $879.4K −5.3% $17.0M 3,260 $270 7

Fri Aug 26 #6 $2.0M +122.3% −51.9% $19.0M 3,279 $596 8

Sat Aug 27 #3 $3.4M +75.2% −29.2% $22.4M 3,279 $1,044 9

Sun Aug 28 #3 $2.5M −28.0% −33.6% $24.9M 3,279 $752 10

Mon Aug 29 #5 $660.1K −73.2% −38.7% $25.5M 3,279 $201 11

Tue Aug 30 #4 $1.0M +52.1% −33.9% $26.5M 3,279 $306 12

Wed Aug 31 #5 $649.0K −35.4% −30.1% $27.2M 3,279 $198 13

Thu Sep 1 #5 $692.3K +6.7% −21.3% $27.9M 3,279 $211 14

Fri Sep 2 #5 $1.4M +102.4% −28.3% $29.3M 2,985 $469 15

Sat Sep 3 #3 $2.5M +78.6% −26.9% $31.8M 2,985 $838 16

Sun Sep 4 #3 $2.5M −1.2% +0.3% $34.2M 2,985 $828 17

Mon Sep 5 #3 $2.4M −3.3% +261.9% $36.6M 2,985 $800 18

Tue Sep 6 #8 $465.2K −80.5% −53.7% $37.1M 2,985 $156 19

Wed Sep 7 #9 $286.7K −38.4% −55.8% $37.4M 2,985 $96 20

Thu Sep 8 #9 $240.2K −16.2% −65.3% $37.6M 2,985 $80 21

Fri Sep 9 #10 $670.1K +179.0% −52.2% $38.3M 2,335 $287 22

Sat Sep 10 #6 $1.6M +137.3% −36.5% $39.9M 2,335 $681 23

Sun Sep 11 #5 $1.0M −34.5% −57.9% $40.9M 2,335 $446 24

Mon Sep 12 #7 $208.3K −80.0% −91.3% $41.1M 2,335 $89 25

Tue Sep 13 #10 $264.4K +27.0% −43.2% $41.4M 2,335 $113 26

Wed Sep 14 #10 $177.2K −33.0% −38.2% $41.6M 2,335 $76 27

Thu Sep 15 #9 $162.7K −8.2% −32.3% $41.7M 2,335 $70 28

Fri Sep 16 #12 $509.3K +213.0% −24.0% $42.2M 1,757 $290 29

Sat Sep 17 #9 $1.2M +133.7% −25.1% $43.4M 1,757 $678 30

Sun Sep 18 #9 $840.4K −29.4% −19.3% $44.3M 1,757 $478 31

Mon Sep 19 #10 $146.6K −82.6% −29.6% $44.4M 1,757 $83 32

Tue Sep 20 #10 $185.1K +26.3% −30.0% $44.6M 1,757 $105 33

Wed Sep 21 #10 $138.9K −25.0% −21.6% $44.7M 1,757 $79 34

Thu Sep 22 #10 $108.9K −21.6% −33.1% $44.9M 1,757 $62 35

Fri Sep 23 #12 $255.4K +134.5% −49.9% $45.1M 1,209 $211 36

Sat Sep 24 #10 $510.5K +99.9% −57.1% $45.6M 1,209 $422 37

Sun Sep 25 #10 $358.5K −29.8% −57.3% $46.0M 1,209 $297 38

Mon Sep 26 #12 $75.2K −79.0% −48.7% $46.1M 1,209 $62 39

Tue Sep 27 #12 $91.2K +21.2% −50.7% $46.1M 1,209 $75 40

Wed Sep 28 #12 $75.8K −16.9% −45.5% $46.2M 1,209 $63 41

Thu Sep 29 #13 $55.6K −26.6% −48.9% $46.3M 1,209 $46 42

Fri Sep 30 — $92.4K +66.2% −63.8% $46.4M 526 $176 43

Sat Oct 1 — $223.9K +142.4% −56.1% $46.6M 526 $426 44

Sun Oct 2 #15 $153.1K −31.6% −57.3% $46.7M 526 $291 45

Mon Oct 3 #15 $50.5K −67.1% −32.9% $46.8M 526 $96 46

Tue Oct 4 — $43.4K −14.1% −52.5% $46.8M 526 $82 47

Wed Oct 5 — $27.6K −36.4% −63.6% $46.9M 526 $52 48

Thu Oct 6 — $29.5K +6.9% −47.0% $46.9M 526 $56 49

Fri Oct 7 — $53.5K +81.6% −42.1% $46.9M 251 $213 50

Sat Oct 8 — $98.6K +84.3% −56.0% $47.0M 251 $393 51

Sun Oct 9 — $79.5K −19.3% −48.1% $47.1M 251 $317 52

Mon Oct 10 — $43.5K −45.3% −13.8% $47.2M 251 $173 53

Tue Oct 11 — $21.5K −50.7% −50.5% $47.2M 251 $86 54

Wed Oct 12 — $22.5K +4.7% −18.5% $47.2M 251 $89 55

Thu Oct 13 — $18.5K −17.5% −37.1% $47.2M 251 $74 56

Fri Oct 14 — $25.4K +37.1% −52.5% $47.3M 139 $183 57

Sat Oct 15 — $49.7K +95.7% −49.6% $47.3M 139 $358 58

Sun Oct 16 — $39.7K −20.2% −50.1% $47.3M 139 $285 59

Mon Oct 17 — $7.7K −80.7% −82.4% $47.4M 139 $55 60

Tue Oct 18 — $7.5K −1.7% −64.9% $47.4M 139 $54 61

Wed Oct 19 — $6.2K −18.0% −72.5% $47.4M 139 $44 62

Thu Oct 20 — $10.3K +67.0% −44.3% $47.4M 139 $74 63

Fri Oct 21 — $17.3K +67.3% −32.0% $47.4M 102 $169 64

Sat Oct 22 — $31.6K +83.3% −36.4% $47.4M 102 $310 65

Sun Oct 23 — $21.0K −33.8% −47.2% $47.4M 102 $205 66

Mon Oct 24 — $7.8K −62.6% +2.2% $47.5M 102 $77 67

Tue Oct 25 — $5.5K −30.4% −27.6% $47.5M 102 $53 68

Wed Oct 26 — $6.1K +11.4% −1.6% $47.5M 102 $60 69

Thu Oct 27 — $5.0K −17.6% −51.5% $47.5M 102 $49 70

Fri Oct 28 — $31.8K +534.7% +84.1% $47.5M 176 $181 71

Sat Oct 29 — $59.2K +86.4% +87.2% $47.6M 176 $336 72

Sun Oct 30 — $49.0K −17.2% +134.1% $47.6M 176 $279 73

Mon Oct 31 — $10.5K −78.6% +33.8% $47.6M 176 $60 74

Tue Nov 1 — $11.7K +11.4% +114.0% $47.6M 176 $66 75

Wed Nov 2 — $10.1K −13.3% +66.7% $47.6M 176 $58 76

Thu Nov 3 — $9.9K −2.5% +97.2% $47.7M 176 $56 77

Fri Nov 4 — $26.6K +170.0% −16.1% $47.7M 149 $179 78

Sat Nov 5 — $53.9K +102.1% −9.0% $47.7M 149 $362 79

Sun Nov 6 — $38.4K −28.7% −21.7% $47.8M 149 $258 80

Mon Nov 7 — $7.0K −81.7% −33.0% $47.8M 149 $47 81

Tue Nov 8 — $10.9K +54.6% −7.0% $47.8M 149 $73 82

Wed Nov 9 — $7.3K −33.0% −28.1% $47.8M 149 $49 83

Thu Nov 10 — $10.1K +38.9% +2.4% $47.8M 149 $68 84

Fri Nov 11 — $31.1K +208.1% +16.8% $47.8M 107 $291 85

Sat Nov 12 — $36.2K +16.3% −32.8% $47.9M 107 $338 86

Sun Nov 13 — $25.1K −30.6% −34.6% $47.9M 107 $235 87

Mon Nov 14 — $4.3K −82.8% −38.6% $47.9M 107 $40 88

Tue Nov 15 — $5.0K +16.6% −53.7% $47.9M 107 $47 89

Wed Nov 16 — $4.7K −7.0% −35.8% $47.9M 107 $44 90

Thu Nov 17 — $4.6K −0.5% −54.0% $47.9M 107 $43 91

Fri Nov 18 — $10.4K +123.0% −66.7% $47.9M 88 $118 92

Sat Nov 19 — $22.1K +113.0% −39.0% $48.0M 88 $251 93

Sun Nov 20 — $17.6K −20.3% −29.9% $48.0M 88 $200 94

Mon Nov 21 — $7.6K −56.6% +77.1% $48.0M 88 $87 95

Tue Nov 22 — $9.9K +29.2% +96.2% $48.0M 88 $112 96

Wed Nov 23 — $5.6K −42.8% +20.7% $48.0M 46 $123 97

Thu Nov 24 — $2.6K −53.5% −43.6% $48.0M 46 $57 98

Fri Nov 25 — $8.0K +205.5% −22.7% $48.0M 46 $174 99

Sat Nov 26 — $9.6K +20.4% −56.3% $48.0M 46 $210 100

Sun Nov 27 — $6.1K −37.2% −65.6% $48.0M 46 $132 101

Mon Nov 28 — $693 −88.6% −90.9% $48.0M 46 $15 102

Tue Nov 29 — $936 +35.1% −90.5% $48.0M 46 $20 103

Wed Nov 30 — $816 −12.8% −85.5% $48.0M 46 $18 104

Thu Dec 1 — $1.4K +66.9% −48.1% $48.0M 46 $30 105

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$47.5M

Aug 18Sep 5Sep 22Oct 10Oct 27

Weekend grossWk 10 · $69.8K

$12.6M

$7.8M

$6.4M

$3.3M

$2.5M

$1.1M

$469.4K

$231.7K

$114.8K

$69.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,279 → 102 −96.9%

2,100 open102 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −39.1%

−37.8%

W1→2

−18.7%

W2→3

−48.2%

W3→4

−23.1%

W4→5

−55.7%

W5→6

−58.2%

W6→7

−50.7%

W7→8

−50.4%

W8→9

−39.1%

W9→10

Steepest −58.2%Best hold −18.7%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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