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Manchester by the Sea

2016 • R • 2h 17m • Drama • Roadside Attractions

I can't beat it.

🍅 96% 78%

96

4.13

7.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$256K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic Total

$47.7M

Final

Worldwide Total

$77.7M

$30.0M international

Domestic Legs11.3x

Budget$8.5M

2016 Rank#96

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Cast & Crew

Casey Affleck Starring

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams Starring

Kyle Chandler Starring

Lucas Hedges Starring

Gretchen Mol Starring

Written byKenneth Lonergan Produced byMatt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin J. Walsh CinematographyJody Lee Lipes Music byLesley Barber StudioRoadside Attractions

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 18-20 21 $256.5K — 4 $64,125 $256.5K

2 Nov 25-27 13 $1.2M +378.0% 48 $25,541 $1.6M

3 Dec 2-4 11 $2.3M +85.2% 156 $14,557 $4.3M

4 Dec 9-11 7 $3.2M +39.7% 366 $8,669 $8.3M

5 Dec 16-18 6 $4.2M +33.1% 1,206 $3,502 $14.1M

6 Dec 23-25 13 $2.8M −34.4% 1,213 $2,283 $19.5M

7 Dec 30-Jan 1 9 $4.2M +53.4% 1,206 $3,521 $28.5M

8 Jan 6-8 11 $2.5M −40.7% 1,057 $2,382 $33.9M

9 Jan 13-15 17 $1.9M −23.6% 726 $2,649 $37.1M

10 Jan 20-22 22 $948.9K −50.7% 543 $1,748 $38.9M

11 Jan 27-29 15 $2.1M +118.3% 1,168 $1,773 $41.6M

12 Feb 3-5 16 $1.3M −36.0% 974 $1,362 $43.8M

13 Feb 10-12 20 $702.3K −47.1% 454 $1,547 $45.1M

14 Feb 17-19 21 $525.7K −25.1% 393 $1,338 $46.0M

15 Feb 24-26 22 $481.0K −8.5% 397 $1,212 $46.9M

16 Mar 3-5 24 $262.2K −45.5% 387 $677 $47.3M

17 Mar 10-12 36 $67.4K −74.3% 113 $596 $47.5M

18 Mar 17-19 44 $28.6K −57.6% 47 $608 $47.6M

19 Mar 24-26 56 $13.1K −54.2% 23 $569 $47.7M

20 Mar 31-Apr 2 66 $4.2K −67.7% 10 $422 $47.7M

21 Apr 7-9 71 $5.1K +20.1% 7 $724 $47.7M

22 Apr 14-16 89 $717 −85.9% 2 $359 $47.7M

23 Apr 21-23 96 $418 −41.7% 2 $209 $47.7M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Nov 18 - $72.7K — $72.7K 4 $18,165 1

Sat Nov 19 - $90.0K +23.9% $162.7K 4 $22,510 2

Sun Nov 20 - $93.8K +4.2% $256.5K 4 $23,450 3

Mon Nov 21 - $32.0K −65.9% $288.5K 4 $8,006 4

Tue Nov 22 - $30.0K −6.4% $318.5K 4 $7,497 5

Wed Nov 23 - $41.5K +38.5% $360.0K 4 $10,383 6

Thu Nov 24 - $41.6K +0.2% $401.6K 4 $10,399 7

Fri Nov 25 #14 $450.2K +982.4% +519.7% $851.9K 48 $9,380 8

Sat Nov 26 #14 $457.6K +1.6% +408.2% $1.3M 48 $9,533 9

Sun Nov 27 #13 $318.2K −30.5% +239.2% $1.6M 48 $6,628 10

Mon Nov 28 #13 $96.0K −69.8% +199.9% $1.7M 48 $2,001 11

Tue Nov 29 #15 $106.7K +11.1% +255.7% $1.8M 48 $2,222 12

Wed Nov 30 #13 $117.6K +10.2% +183.1% $1.9M 48 $2,449 13

Thu Dec 1 #14 $112.1K −4.7% +169.4% $2.1M 48 $2,335 14

Fri Dec 2 #11 $665.9K +494.2% +47.9% $2.7M 156 $4,269 15

Sat Dec 3 #11 $999.3K +50.1% +118.4% $3.7M 156 $6,406 16

Sun Dec 4 #9 $605.7K −39.4% +90.4% $4.3M 156 $3,883 17

Mon Dec 5 #9 $197.8K −67.3% +105.9% $4.5M 156 $1,268 18

Tue Dec 6 #9 $231.1K +16.9% +116.7% $4.8M 156 $1,482 19

Wed Dec 7 #8 $215.6K −6.7% +83.4% $5.0M 156 $1,382 20

Thu Dec 8 #9 $194.9K −9.6% +73.9% $5.2M 156 $1,249 21

Fri Dec 9 #8 $922.5K +373.4% +38.5% $6.1M 366 $2,521 22

Sat Dec 10 #8 $1.4M +51.9% +40.2% $7.5M 366 $3,828 23

Sun Dec 11 #8 $849.3K −39.4% +40.2% $8.3M 366 $2,321 24

Mon Dec 12 #7 $355.8K −58.1% +79.9% $8.7M 366 $972 25

Tue Dec 13 #7 $435.9K +22.5% +88.6% $9.1M 366 $1,191 26

Wed Dec 14 #6 $393.7K −9.7% +82.6% $9.5M 366 $1,076 27

Thu Dec 15 #6 $331.8K −15.7% +70.3% $9.9M 366 $907 28

Fri Dec 16 #7 $1.3M +284.5% +38.3% $11.1M 1,206 $1,058 29

Sat Dec 17 #6 $1.7M +34.8% +22.7% $12.9M 1,206 $1,426 30

Sun Dec 18 #6 $1.2M −28.6% +44.6% $14.1M 1,206 $1,018 31

Mon Dec 19 #7 $606.8K −50.6% +70.6% $14.7M 1,206 $503 32

Tue Dec 20 #6 $728.1K +20.0% +67.0% $15.4M 1,206 $604 33

Wed Dec 21 #9 $619.8K −14.9% +57.4% $16.0M 1,206 $514 34

Thu Dec 22 #10 $676.3K +9.1% +103.8% $16.7M 1,206 $561 35

Fri Dec 23 #11 $951.4K +40.7% −25.4% $17.7M 1,213 $784 36

Sat Dec 24 #12 $594.5K −37.5% −65.4% $18.3M 1,213 $490 37

Sun Dec 25 #13 $1.2M +105.7% −0.4% $19.5M 1,213 $1,008 38

Mon Dec 26 #12 $1.5M +25.5% +152.8% $21.0M 1,213 $1,265 39

Tue Dec 27 #12 $1.1M −27.9% +51.8% $22.1M 1,213 $911 40

Wed Dec 28 #12 $1.1M −3.1% +72.8% $23.2M 1,213 $883 41

Thu Dec 29 #12 $1.0M −3.9% +52.2% $24.2M 1,213 $849 42

Fri Dec 30 #11 $1.4M +33.9% +44.9% $25.6M 1,206 $1,143 43

Sat Dec 31 #9 $1.5M +5.2% +144.1% $27.1M 1,206 $1,203 44

Sun Jan 1 #11 $1.4M −2.5% +15.8% $28.5M 1,206 $1,174 45

Mon Jan 2 #10 $1.3M −9.8% −16.8% $29.7M 1,206 $1,059 46

Tue Jan 3 #11 $607.2K −52.4% −45.1% $30.4M 1,206 $503 47

Wed Jan 4 #9 $515.0K −15.2% −51.9% $30.9M 1,206 $427 48

Thu Jan 5 #9 $470.9K −8.6% −54.3% $31.3M 1,206 $390 49

Fri Jan 6 #11 $743.6K +57.9% −46.1% $32.1M 1,057 $704 50

Sat Jan 7 #11 $1.1M +43.0% −26.7% $33.1M 1,057 $1,006 51

Sun Jan 8 #11 $711.1K −33.1% −49.8% $33.9M 1,057 $673 52

Mon Jan 9 #11 $301.2K −57.6% −76.4% $34.2M 1,057 $285 53

Tue Jan 10 #11 $377.7K +25.4% −37.8% $34.5M 1,057 $357 54

Wed Jan 11 #11 $320.4K −15.2% −37.8% $34.9M 1,057 $303 55

Thu Jan 12 #10 $303.9K −5.2% −35.5% $35.2M 1,057 $287 56

Fri Jan 13 - $557.7K +83.5% −25.0% $35.7M 726 $768 57

Sat Jan 14 - $831.1K +49.0% −21.9% $36.6M 726 $1,145 58

Sun Jan 15 - $534.4K −35.7% −24.8% $37.1M 726 $736 59

Mon Jan 16 - $364.0K −31.9% +20.9% $37.4M 726 $501 60

Tue Jan 17 - $187.1K −48.6% −50.5% $37.6M 726 $258 61

Wed Jan 18 - $158.7K −15.2% −50.5% $37.8M 726 $219 62

Thu Jan 19 - $153.8K −3.1% −49.4% $37.9M 726 $212 63

Fri Jan 20 - $244.2K +58.8% −56.2% $38.2M 543 $450 64

Sat Jan 21 - $457.4K +87.3% −45.0% $38.7M 543 $842 65

Sun Jan 22 - $247.3K −45.9% −53.7% $38.9M 543 $455 66

Mon Jan 23 - $115.8K −53.2% −68.2% $39.0M 543 $213 67

Tue Jan 24 - $181.2K +56.4% −3.2% $39.2M 543 $334 68

Wed Jan 25 - $157.3K −13.2% −0.8% $39.4M 543 $290 69

Thu Jan 26 #16 $162.4K +3.2% +5.6% $39.5M 543 $299 70

Fri Jan 27 #14 $529.0K +225.7% +116.6% $40.0M 1,168 $453 71

Sat Jan 28 #15 $934.7K +76.7% +104.3% $41.0M 1,168 $800 72

Sun Jan 29 #15 $607.4K −35.0% +145.6% $41.6M 1,168 $520 73

Mon Jan 30 #12 $188.9K −68.9% +63.0% $41.8M 1,168 $162 74

Tue Jan 31 #12 $279.5K +48.0% +54.3% $42.1M 1,168 $239 75

Wed Feb 1 #12 $213.8K −23.5% +35.9% $42.3M 1,168 $183 76

Thu Feb 2 #12 $207.5K −2.9% +27.8% $42.5M 1,168 $178 77

Fri Feb 3 #15 $392.9K +89.3% −25.7% $42.9M 974 $403 78

Sat Feb 4 - $695.3K +77.0% −25.6% $43.6M 974 $714 79

Sun Feb 5 #14 $238.1K −65.8% −60.8% $43.8M 974 $245 80

Mon Feb 6 #14 $136.6K −42.6% −27.7% $43.9M 974 $140 81

Tue Feb 7 #14 $189.0K +38.4% −32.4% $44.1M 974 $194 82

Wed Feb 8 #14 $145.3K −23.1% −32.0% $44.3M 974 $149 83

Thu Feb 9 #14 $128.0K −11.9% −38.3% $44.4M 974 $131 84

Fri Feb 10 - $181.9K +42.2% −53.7% $44.6M 454 $401 85

Sat Feb 11 - $334.4K +83.8% −51.9% $44.9M 454 $737 86

Sun Feb 12 - $185.9K −44.4% −21.9% $45.1M 454 $409 87

Mon Feb 13 - $76.3K −58.9% −44.1% $45.2M 454 $168 88

Tue Feb 14 - $144.3K +89.1% −23.6% $45.3M 454 $318 89

Wed Feb 15 - $80.0K −44.6% −44.9% $45.4M 454 $176 90

Thu Feb 16 - $77.4K −3.3% −39.5% $45.5M 454 $170 91

Fri Feb 17 - $146.7K +89.7% −19.4% $45.6M 393 $373 92

Sat Feb 18 - $212.3K +44.7% −36.5% $45.8M 393 $540 93

Sun Feb 19 - $166.7K −21.5% −10.3% $46.0M 393 $424 94

Mon Feb 20 - $122.6K −26.5% +60.6% $46.1M 393 $312 95

Tue Feb 21 #15 $97.2K −20.7% −32.7% $46.2M 393 $247 96

Wed Feb 22 #15 $72.5K −25.4% −9.4% $46.3M 393 $184 97

Thu Feb 23 #15 $96.1K +32.6% +24.3% $46.4M 393 $245 98

Fri Feb 24 - $122.4K +27.4% −16.6% $46.5M 397 $308 99

Sat Feb 25 - $267.6K +118.5% +26.0% $46.8M 397 $674 100

Sun Feb 26 - $90.9K −66.0% −45.4% $46.9M 397 $229 101

Mon Feb 27 - $52.0K −42.8% −57.6% $46.9M 397 $131 102

Tue Feb 28 - $66.4K +27.7% −31.7% $47.0M 397 $167 103

Wed Mar 1 - $48.2K −27.5% −33.5% $47.0M 397 $121 104

Thu Mar 2 - $42.5K −11.8% −55.8% $47.1M 397 $107 105

Fri Mar 3 - $67.8K +59.7% −44.6% $47.2M 387 $175 106

Sat Mar 4 - $120.8K +78.1% −54.8% $47.3M 387 $312 107

Sun Mar 5 - $73.5K −39.2% −19.2% $47.3M 387 $190 108

Mon Mar 6 - $29.7K −59.6% −42.9% $47.4M 387 $77 109

Tue Mar 7 - $35.5K +19.4% −46.6% $47.4M 387 $92 110

Wed Mar 8 - $28.3K −20.1% −41.2% $47.4M 387 $73 111

Thu Mar 9 - $24.6K −13.0% −42.0% $47.5M 387 $64 112

Fri Mar 10 - $16.5K −33.1% −75.7% $47.5M 113 $146 113

Sat Mar 11 - $30.7K +86.3% −74.6% $47.5M 113 $272 114

Sun Mar 12 - $20.2K −34.2% −72.5% $47.5M 113 $179 115

Mon Mar 13 - $14.1K −30.2% −52.5% $47.5M 113 $125 116

Tue Mar 14 - $18.4K +30.8% −48.0% $47.6M 113 $163 117

Wed Mar 15 - $14.5K −21.6% −49.0% $47.6M 113 $128 118

Thu Mar 16 - $13.7K −5.4% −44.5% $47.6M 113 $121 119

Fri Mar 17 - $7.8K −42.9% −52.5% $47.6M 47 $166 120

Sat Mar 18 - $12.4K +58.4% −59.6% $47.6M 47 $264 121

Sun Mar 19 - $8.4K −32.3% −58.5% $47.6M 47 $179 122

Mon Mar 20 - $5.8K −31.1% −59.0% $47.6M 47 $123 123

Tue Mar 21 - $8.4K +45.6% −54.3% $47.6M 47 $179 124

Wed Mar 22 - $6.7K −20.2% −53.5% $47.6M 47 $143 125

Thu Mar 23 - $5.1K −23.8% −62.5% $47.6M 47 $109 126

Fri Mar 24 - $4.3K −15.3% −44.4% $47.7M 23 $189 127

Sat Mar 25 - $5.2K +19.5% −58.1% $47.7M 23 $226 128

Sun Mar 26 - $3.6K −31.5% −57.7% $47.7M 23 $154 129

Mon Mar 27 - $2.7K −23.5% −53.1% $47.7M 23 $118 130

Tue Mar 28 - $3.8K +41.6% −54.3% $47.7M 23 $167 131

Wed Mar 29 - $3.1K −18.9% −53.6% $47.7M 23 $136 132

Thu Mar 30 - $3.3K +5.1% −36.0% $47.7M 23 $143 133

Fri Mar 31 - $1.2K −62.6% −71.8% $47.7M 10 $123 134

Sat Apr 1 - $1.7K +39.5% −67.0% $47.7M 10 $171 135

Sun Apr 2 - $1.3K −24.9% −63.9% $47.7M 10 $128 136

Mon Apr 3 - $614 −52.2% −77.4% $47.7M 10 $61 137

Tue Apr 4 - $1.4K +121.0% −64.7% $47.7M 10 $136 138

Wed Apr 5 - $1.5K +8.1% −53.0% $47.7M 10 $147 139

Thu Apr 6 - $1.1K −23.0% −65.5% $47.7M 10 $113 140

Fri Apr 7 - $1.4K +23.8% +14.1% $47.7M 7 $200 141

Sat Apr 8 - $1.5K +10.1% −9.9% $47.7M 7 $220 142

Sun Apr 9 - $2.1K +38.2% +65.8% $47.7M 7 $304 143

Mon Apr 10 - $961 −54.9% +56.5% $47.7M 7 $137 144

Tue Apr 11 - $1.6K +64.3% +16.4% $47.7M 7 $226 145

Wed Apr 12 - $1.2K −20.9% −14.9% $47.7M 7 $178 146

Thu Apr 13 - $1.1K −15.9% −7.1% $47.7M 7 $150 147

Fri Apr 14 - $230 −78.1% −83.6% $47.7M 2 $115 148

Sat Apr 15 - $275 +19.6% −82.1% $47.7M 2 $138 149

Sun Apr 16 - $212 −22.9% −90.0% $47.7M 2 $106 150

Mon Apr 17 - $323 +52.4% −66.4% $47.7M 2 $162 151

Tue Apr 18 - $370 +14.6% −76.6% $47.7M 2 $185 152

Wed Apr 19 - $218 −41.1% −82.5% $47.7M 2 $109 153

Thu Apr 20 - $836 +283.5% −20.4% $47.7M 2 $418 154

Fri Apr 21 - $418 −50.0% +81.7% $47.7M 2 $209 155

Mon Apr 24 - $251 — −22.3% $47.7M 2 $126 158

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

Cumulative total$39.5M

Nov 18Dec 5Dec 23Jan 9Jan 26

Weekend grossWk 10 · $948.9K

$256.5K

$1.2M

$2.3M

$3.2M

$4.2M

$2.8M

$4.2M

$2.5M

$1.9M

$948.9K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,213 → 543 −55.2%

4 open543 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −50.7%

+378.0%

W1→2

+85.2%

W2→3

+39.7%

W3→4

+33.1%

W4→5

−34.4%

W5→6

+53.4%

W6→7

−40.7%

W7→8

−23.6%

W8→9

−50.7%

W9→10

Steepest −50.7%Biggest gain +378.0%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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