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Michael Clayton

2007 • R • 1h 59m • Drama, Thriller, Crime • Warner Bros.

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Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$720K

Limited · 15 theaters

Domestic Total

$49.0M

Final

Worldwide Total

$93.0M

$44.0M international

Domestic Legs4.7x

Budget$21.5M

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Cast & Crew

Full Gilroy filmography

Tony Gilroy Director

George Clooney Starring

Tom Wilkinson Starring

Tilda Swinton Starring

Sydney Pollack Starring

Ken Howard Starring

ScreenplayTony Gilroy Produced bySydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent, Steve Samuels CinematographyRobert Elswit Music byJames Newton Howard StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 5-7 22 $719.9K — 15 $47,994 $719.9K

2 Oct 12-14 4 $10.4M +1340.9% 2,511 $4,131 $11.5M

3 Oct 19-21 4 $6.7M −35.6% 2,585 $2,583 $21.6M

4 Oct 26-28 6 $4.9M −26.3% 2,585 $1,905 $28.7M

5 Nov 2-4 8 $2.8M −43.4% 2,107 $1,322 $33.1M

6 Nov 9-11 12 $1.7M −39.1% 1,150 $1,476 $35.6M

7 Nov 16-18 12 $1.0M −38.9% 695 $1,492 $37.2M

8 Nov 23-25 19 $536.0K −48.3% 301 $1,781 $38.0M

9 Nov 30-Dec 2 21 $291.4K −45.6% 251 $1,161 $38.4M

10 Dec 7-9 24 $206.7K −29.1% 201 $1,028 $38.7M

11 Dec 14-16 28 $114.3K −44.7% 101 $1,132 $38.9M

12 Dec 21-23 33 $50.7K −55.6% 64 $793 $39.0M

13 Dec 28-30 41 $59.5K +17.3% 44 $1,352 $39.1M

14 Jan 4-6 42 $69.8K +17.4% 42 $1,663 $39.3M

15 Jan 11-13 41 $45.2K −35.3% 31 $1,458 $39.3M

16 Jan 18-20 41 $44.7K −1.0% 33 $1,356 $39.4M

17 Jan 25-27 16 $2.2M +4874.3% 1,102 $2,019 $41.7M

18 Feb 1-3 18 $1.7M −22.1% 1,010 $1,716 $44.1M

19 Feb 8-10 18 $1.5M −13.7% 757 $1,975 $46.2M

20 Feb 15-17 23 $950.4K −36.4% 540 $1,760 $47.5M

21 Feb 22-24 25 $594.4K −37.5% 425 $1,399 $48.5M

22 Feb 29-Mar 2 34 $193.8K −67.4% 200 $969 $48.8M

23 Mar 7-9 46 $65.0K −66.5% 108 $602 $49.0M

24 Mar 14-16 64 $23.8K −63.4% 43 $554 $49.0M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Oct 12 #3 $3.3M — $4.4M 2,511 $1,315 8

Sat Oct 13 #3 $4.7M +41.3% $9.0M 2,511 $1,859 9

Sun Oct 14 #4 $2.4M −48.5% $11.5M 2,511 $957 10

Mon Oct 15 #3 $802.4K −66.6% $12.3M 2,511 $320 11

Tue Oct 16 #3 $904.8K +12.8% $13.2M 2,511 $360 12

Wed Oct 17 #2 $902.0K −0.3% $14.1M 2,511 $359 13

Thu Oct 18 #2 $826.4K −8.4% $14.9M 2,511 $329 14

Fri Oct 19 #4 $2.2M +172.2% −31.9% $17.1M 2,585 $870 15

Sat Oct 20 #4 $3.0M +32.3% −36.2% $20.1M 2,585 $1,151 16

Sun Oct 21 #4 $1.5M −51.2% −39.6% $21.6M 2,585 $561 17

Mon Oct 22 #3 $487.3K −66.4% −39.3% $22.1M 2,585 $189 18

Tue Oct 23 #3 $603.3K +23.8% −33.3% $22.7M 2,585 $233 19

Wed Oct 24 #3 $557.4K −7.6% −38.2% $23.2M 2,585 $216 20

Thu Oct 25 #3 $532.3K −4.5% −35.6% $23.7M 2,585 $206 21

Fri Oct 26 #6 $1.6M +194.8% −30.2% $25.3M 2,585 $607 22

Sat Oct 27 #6 $2.3M +44.9% −23.6% $27.6M 2,585 $880 23

Sun Oct 28 #6 $1.1M −52.5% −25.6% $28.7M 2,585 $418 24

Mon Oct 29 #5 $344.4K −68.1% −29.3% $29.0M 2,585 $133 25

Tue Oct 30 #4 $378.2K +9.8% −37.3% $29.4M 2,585 $146 26

Wed Oct 31 #4 $526.3K +39.1% −5.6% $29.9M 2,585 $204 27

Thu Nov 1 #4 $381.4K −27.5% −28.3% $30.3M 2,585 $148 28

Fri Nov 2 #8 $850.5K +123.0% −45.8% $31.1M 2,107 $404 29

Sat Nov 3 #8 $1.4M +60.8% −39.9% $32.5M 2,107 $649 30

Sun Nov 4 #9 $567.0K −58.5% −47.5% $33.1M 2,107 $269 31

Mon Nov 5 #8 $188.2K −66.8% −45.4% $33.3M 2,107 $89 32

Tue Nov 6 #9 $222.4K +18.2% −41.2% $33.5M 2,107 $106 33

Wed Nov 7 #6 $219.1K −1.5% −58.4% $33.7M 2,107 $104 34

Thu Nov 8 #7 $221.2K +1.0% −42.0% $33.9M 2,107 $105 35

Fri Nov 9 #11 $449.8K +103.4% −47.1% $34.4M 2,107 $213 36

Sat Nov 10 #10 $801.3K +78.1% −41.4% $35.2M 1,150 $697 37

Sun Nov 11 #11 $446.3K −44.3% −21.3% $35.6M 1,150 $388 38

Tue Nov 13 #12 $112.4K — −49.5% $35.9M 1,150 $98 40

Wed Nov 14 #11 $109.2K −2.9% −50.2% $36.0M 1,150 $95 41

Thu Nov 15 #12 $104.4K −4.3% −52.8% $36.1M 1,150 $91 42

Fri Nov 16 #15 $263.0K +151.9% −41.5% $36.4M 695 $378 43

Tue Jan 1 — $18.8K — $39.2M 44 $427 89

Mon Jan 21 #39 $11.1K — $39.4M 33 $337 109

Tue Jan 22 — $7.0K −36.7% $39.4M 33 $214 110

Wed Jan 23 — $10.1K +42.9% $39.4M 33 $305 111

Thu Jan 24 — $11.7K +16.5% $39.4M 33 $356 112

Fri Jan 25 — $504.8K +4202.4% $39.9M 1,102 $458 113

Sat Jan 26 — $1.0M +106.9% $41.0M 1,102 $948 114

Sun Jan 27 — $676.1K −35.3% $41.7M 1,102 $614 115

Mon Jan 28 — $194.4K −71.2% +1646.7% $41.8M 1,102 $176 116

Tue Jan 29 #13 $188.4K −3.1% +2573.2% $42.0M 1,102 $171 117

Wed Jan 30 — $188.5K +0.1% +1772.0% $42.2M 1,102 $171 118

Thu Jan 31 — $168.0K −10.9% +1331.6% $42.4M 1,102 $152 119

Fri Feb 1 #17 $482.3K +187.1% −4.5% $42.9M 1,010 $478 120

Sat Feb 2 #17 $979.7K +103.1% −6.2% $43.9M 1,010 $970 121

Sun Feb 3 #18 $271.3K −72.3% −59.9% $44.1M 1,010 $269 122

Mon Feb 4 #16 $141.4K −47.9% −27.3% $44.3M 1,010 $140 123

Tue Feb 5 #16 $137.2K −3.0% −27.2% $44.4M 1,010 $136 124

Wed Feb 6 #16 $138.3K +0.9% −26.6% $44.5M 1,010 $137 125

Thu Feb 7 #16 $142.2K +2.8% −15.3% $44.7M 1,010 $141 126

Fri Feb 8 — $363.1K +155.3% −24.7% $45.0M 757 $480 127

Sat Feb 9 #16 $744.1K +105.0% −24.0% $45.8M 757 $983 128

Sun Feb 10 #17 $388.2K −47.8% +43.1% $46.2M 757 $513 129

Mon Feb 11 #17 $89.2K −77.0% −36.9% $46.3M 757 $118 130

Tue Feb 12 #17 $93.4K +4.7% −31.9% $46.4M 757 $123 131

Wed Feb 13 #17 $92.4K −1.1% −33.2% $46.5M 757 $122 132

Thu Feb 14 #19 $94.3K +2.1% −33.7% $46.6M 757 $125 133

Fri Feb 15 #20 $201.2K +113.3% −44.6% $46.8M 540 $373 134

Sat Feb 16 #20 $417.7K +107.6% −43.9% $47.2M 540 $774 135

Sun Feb 17 #20 $331.5K −20.6% −14.6% $47.5M 540 $614 136

Mon Feb 18 #21 $200.9K −39.4% +125.2% $47.7M 540 $372 137

Tue Feb 19 — $74.1K −63.1% −20.7% $47.8M 540 $137 138

Wed Feb 20 — $72.3K −2.5% −21.8% $47.8M 540 $134 139

Thu Feb 21 — $75.9K +5.0% −19.6% $47.9M 540 $140 140

Fri Feb 22 — $141.3K +86.2% −29.8% $48.1M 425 $332 141

Sat Feb 23 — $332.1K +135.1% −20.5% $48.4M 425 $781 142

Sun Feb 24 — $121.0K −63.5% −63.5% $48.5M 425 $285 143

Mon Feb 25 — $33.4K −72.4% −83.4% $48.6M 425 $79 144

Tue Feb 26 — $35.2K +5.4% −52.4% $48.6M 425 $83 145

Wed Feb 27 #22 $37.1K +5.3% −48.7% $48.6M 425 $87 146

Thu Feb 28 — $32.4K −12.5% −57.3% $48.7M 425 $76 147

Fri Feb 29 — $48.6K +50.0% −65.6% $48.7M 200 $243 148

Sat Mar 1 — $97.0K +99.5% −70.8% $48.8M 200 $485 149

Sun Mar 2 — $48.1K −50.4% −60.2% $48.8M 200 $241 150

Mon Mar 3 — $15.3K −68.2% −54.2% $48.9M 200 $77 151

Tue Mar 4 — $15.5K +1.4% −55.9% $48.9M 200 $78 152

Wed Mar 5 — $15.4K −0.7% −58.4% $48.9M 200 $77 153

Thu Mar 6 — $15.2K −1.1% −53.0% $48.9M 200 $76 154

Fri Mar 7 — $18.1K +19.0% −62.7% $48.9M 108 $168 155

Sat Mar 8 — $31.2K +72.2% −67.8% $49.0M 108 $289 156

Sun Mar 9 — $15.6K −50.1% −67.6% $49.0M 108 $144 157

Mon Mar 10 — $5.6K −63.8% −63.2% $49.0M 108 $52 158

Tue Mar 11 — $6.3K +12.4% −59.2% $49.0M 108 $59 159

Wed Mar 12 — $6.2K −1.6% −59.5% $49.0M 108 $58 160

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

Cumulative total$36.4M

Oct 12Oct 21Oct 29Nov 7Nov 16

Weekend grossWk 10 · $206.7K

$719.9K

$10.4M

$6.7M

$4.9M

$2.8M

$1.7M

$1.0M

$536.0K

$291.4K

$206.7K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,585 → 695 −73.1%

2,511 open695 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −29.1%

+1340.9%

W1→2

−35.6%

W2→3

−26.3%

W3→4

−43.4%

W4→5

−39.1%

W5→6

−38.9%

W6→7

−48.3%

W7→8

−45.6%

W8→9

−29.1%

W9→10

Steepest −48.3%Biggest gain +1340.9%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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