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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

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$74.5M
Final
Opening Weekend
$22.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
3.37x
Opening → Total
Budget
$50.0M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$102M
$27.8M international
2004 Rank
#37
Domestic
Compare with other movies
Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Oct 1-3 2 $22.1M $22.1M 3,260 $7K 1
Oct 8-10 3 $13.1M -40.7% $41.0M 3,261 $4K 2
Oct 15-17 5 $8.5M -35.1% $53.7M 3,255 $3K 3
Oct 22-24 6 $5.3M -37.4% $61.4M 2,802 $2K 4
Oct 29-31 7 $3.3M -38.8% $66.1M 2,382 $1K 5
Nov 5-7 9 $2.7M -18.0% $70.0M 1,670 $2K 6
Nov 12-14 14 $1.2M -55.0% $72.0M 830 $1K 7
Nov 19-21 21 $394K -67.2% $72.7M 445 $886 8
Nov 26-28 27 $180K -54.4% $73.1M 249 $722 9
Dec 3-5 30 $106K -40.8% $73.2M 217 $490 10
Dec 10-12 37 $52K -51.3% $73.3M 160 $324 11
Dec 17-19 48 $34K -34.2% $73.4M 104 $328 12
Dec 24-26 31 $92K +169.8% $73.5M 255 $361 13
Dec 31-Jan 2 30 $165K +79.5% $73.9M 255 $648 14
Jan 7-9 32 $161K -2.6% $74.1M 241 $668 15
Jan 14-16 35 $108K -33.0% $74.3M 190 $568 16
Jan 21-23 41 $69K -36.5% $74.4M 160 $428 17
Jan 28-30 48 $47K -32.2% $74.5M 101 $460 18

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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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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