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Ladder 49

2004 PG-13 1h 55m Action, Drama, Thriller Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Their greatest challenge lies in rescuing one of their own

Ladder 49 Box Office

Opening Weekend
$22.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$74.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$102M
$27.8M international
Domestic Legs3.37x
Budget$50.0M
2004 Rank#37
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Oct 1-3 2 $22.09M $22.09M 3,260 $6.8K 1
Oct 8-10 3 $13.11M -40.7% $41.03M 3,261 $4.0K 2
Oct 15-17 5 $8.50M -35.1% $53.75M 3,255 $2.6K 3
Oct 22-24 6 $5.32M -37.4% $61.37M 2,802 $1.9K 4
Oct 29-31 7 $3.26M -38.8% $66.12M 2,382 $1.4K 5
Nov 5-7 9 $2.67M -18.0% $69.98M 1,670 $1.6K 6
Nov 12-14 14 $1.20M -55.0% $72.04M 830 $1.4K 7
Nov 19-21 21 $394K -67.2% $72.73M 445 $886 8
Nov 26-28 27 $180K -54.4% $73.07M 249 $722 9
Dec 3-5 30 $106K -40.8% $73.23M 217 $490 10
Dec 10-12 37 $52K -51.3% $73.32M 160 $324 11
Dec 17-19 48 $34K -34.2% $73.38M 104 $328 12
Dec 24-26 31 $92K +169.8% $73.53M 255 $361 13
Dec 31-Jan 2 30 $165K +79.5% $73.87M 255 $648 14
Jan 7-9 32 $161K -2.6% $74.11M 241 $668 15
Jan 14-16 35 $108K -33.0% $74.27M 190 $568 16
Jan 21-23 41 $69K -36.5% $74.39M 160 $428 17
Jan 28-30 48 $47K -32.2% $74.46M 101 $460 18

Performance Charts

Charts show the first 10 weeks · see the tables above for the full run

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Profitability

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

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Cast & Crew

Directed byJay Russell
ScreenplayLewis Colick
Produced byCasey Silver
CinematographyJames L. Carter
MusicWilliam Ross
Prod. DesignTony Burrough
StarringJoaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick, Morris Chestnut, Billy Burke
StudioWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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