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2004 • R • 1h 45m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Sony Pictures Classics

The art of good business is being a good middleman.

🍅 81% 84% MC 73 LB 3.53 IMDb 7.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$82K
Limited · 10 theaters
Domestic total
$2.30M
Final
Worldwide total
$11.70M
$9.40M international
Domestic legs6.8x from $346K biggest weekend
Budget$6.5M
2005 rank#208
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Cast & crew

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Matthew Vaughn Matthew Vaughn Director Daniel Craig Daniel Craig Starring Tom Hardy Tom Hardy Starring Colm Meaney Colm Meaney Starring Sienna Miller Sienna Miller Starring Michael Gambon Michael Gambon Starring Sony Pictures Classics Studio
ScreenplayJ. J. Connolly Based onthe novel by J. J. Connolly Produced byAdam Bohling, David Reid, Matthew Vaughn CinematographyBen Davis Edited byJon Harris Music byLisa Gerrard, Ilan Eshkeri StudioSony Pictures Classics

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 13-15 35 $81.7K — 10 $8,171 $81.7K
2 May 20-22 26 $127.9K +56.5% 28 $4,566 $244.0K
3 May 27-29 18 $328.5K +156.9% 91 $3,610 $633.6K
4 Jun 3-5 15 $345.6K +5.2% 200 $1,728 $1.2M
5 Jun 10-12 20 $253.7K −26.6% 196 $1,294 $1.6M
6 Jun 17-19 25 $142.0K −44.0% 145 $979 $1.8M
7 Jun 24-26 32 $90.8K −36.0% 98 $927 $2.0M
8 Jul 1-3 38 $76.6K −15.6% 109 $703 $2.1M
9 Jul 8-10 39 $68.7K −10.3% 58 $1,185 $2.2M
10 Jul 15-17 55 $33.0K −52.1% 40 $824 $2.3M
11 Jul 22-24 66 $18.2K −44.7% 24 $759 $2.3M
12 Jul 29-31 90 $3.5K −81.1% 7 $493 $2.3M
13 Aug 5-7 88 $4.8K +40.5% 7 $692 $2.3M
14 Aug 12-14 107 $959 −80.2% 5 $192 $2.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $33.0K
$81.7K
$127.9K
$328.5K
$345.6K
$253.7K
$142.0K
$90.8K
$76.6K
$68.7K
$33.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −52.1%
+56.5%
W1→2
+156.9%
W2→3
+5.2%
W3→4
−26.6%
W4→5
−44.0%
W5→6
−36.0%
W6→7
−15.6%
W7→8
−10.3%
W8→9
−52.1%
W9→10
Steepest −52.1%Biggest gain +156.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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