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Let the Right One In

2008 • R • 1h 54m • Drama, Fantasy, Horror • Magnolia Pictures

Eli is 12 years old. She's been 12 for over 200 years, and she just moved in next door.

🍅 98% 90% MC 82 LB 4.03 IMDb 7.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$49K
Limited · 4 theaters
Domestic Total
$2.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$12.2M
$10.1M international
Domestic Legs15.6x
Budget$4.5M
2008 Rank#237
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Cast & Crew

Directed byTomas Alfredson ScreenplayJohn Ajvide Lindqvist Produced byCarl Molinder, John Nordling CinematographyHoyte van Hoytema Music byJohan Söderqvist StarringKåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg StudioMagnolia Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 24-26 48 $49.3K — 4 $12,324 $49.3K
2 Oct 31-Nov 2 44 $66.7K +35.3% 7 $9,528 $141.8K
3 Nov 7-9 39 $92.5K +38.7% 17 $5,443 $266.9K
4 Nov 14-16 35 $123.9K +33.9% 26 $4,764 $439.9K
5 Nov 21-23 32 $118.4K −4.4% 28 $4,229 $623.8K
6 Nov 28-30 29 $135.7K +14.6% 41 $3,310 $836.8K
7 Dec 5-7 31 $104.3K −23.1% 50 $2,086 $1.0M
8 Dec 12-14 34 $76.5K −26.6% 53 $1,444 $1.1M
9 Dec 19-21 32 $68.7K −10.3% 53 $1,295 $1.2M
10 Dec 26-28 42 $51.5K −25.0% 36 $1,430 $1.3M
11 Jan 2-4 35 $92.0K +78.7% 37 $2,487 $1.5M
12 Jan 9-11 38 $62.1K −32.5% 37 $1,679 $1.6M
13 Jan 16-18 42 $58.6K −5.6% 39 $1,503 $1.7M
14 Jan 23-25 43 $52.3K −10.8% 40 $1,308 $1.8M
15 Jan 30-Feb 1 43 $37.9K −27.6% 29 $1,306 $1.8M
16 Feb 6-8 49 $32.3K −14.6% 28 $1,155 $1.9M
17 Feb 13-15 54 $41.1K +27.2% 33 $1,246 $1.9M
18 Feb 20-22 61 $24.3K −40.8% 26 $936 $2.0M
19 Feb 27-Mar 1 57 $33.1K +36.1% 27 $1,227 $2.0M
20 Mar 6-8 64 $22.3K −32.6% 28 $797 $2.1M
21 Mar 13-15 66 $12.5K −43.9% 13 $962 $2.1M
22 Mar 20-22 79 $7.0K −44.3% 11 $634 $2.1M
23 Mar 27-29 88 $4.1K −41.2% 5 $820 $2.1M
24 Apr 3-5 102 $2.1K −48.9% 3 $699 $2.1M
25 Apr 10-12 97 $2.3K +7.9% 2 $1,131 $2.1M
26 Apr 17-19 104 $1.5K −35.8% 2 $726 $2.1M
27 Apr 24-26 99 $1.7K +20.5% 3 $583 $2.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $51.5K
$49.3K
$66.7K
$92.5K
$123.9K
$118.4K
$135.7K
$104.3K
$76.5K
$68.7K
$51.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −25.0%
+35.3%
W1→2
+38.7%
W2→3
+33.9%
W3→4
−4.4%
W4→5
+14.6%
W5→6
−23.1%
W6→7
−26.6%
W7→8
−10.3%
W8→9
−25.0%
W9→10
Steepest −26.6%Biggest gain +38.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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