Name: Mortal Engines
Director: Christian Rivers
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2018
Cast: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Ronan Raftery

Cast & Crew

Directed byChristian Rivers ScreenplayPeter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens Produced byPeter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Amanda Walker, Deborah Forte CinematographySimon Raby MusicTom Holkenborg Prod. DesignDan Hennah StarringHera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Stephen Lang StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 14-16 5 $7.6M — 3,103 $2,436 $7.6M

2 Dec 21-23 13 $1.8M −76.8% 3,103 $564 $12.0M

3 Dec 28-30 18 $1.0M −41.5% 2,995 $342 $14.7M

4 Jan 4-6 26 $220.5K −78.5% 572 $385 $15.8M

5 Jan 11-13 36 $61.8K −72.0% 126 $491 $15.9M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Dec 13 — $675.0K — $675.0K — — -1

Fri Dec 14 #3 $2.8M +317.5% $2.8M 3,103 $908 1

Sat Dec 15 #5 $2.8M −0.8% $5.6M 3,103 $901 2

Sun Dec 16 #5 $1.9M −30.5% $7.6M 3,103 $627 3

Mon Dec 17 #5 $687.9K −64.6% $8.2M 3,103 $222 4

Tue Dec 18 #5 $996.6K +44.9% $9.2M 3,103 $321 5

Wed Dec 19 #6 $585.6K −41.2% $9.8M 3,103 $189 6

Thu Dec 20 #6 $434.9K −25.7% $10.3M 3,103 $140 7

Fri Dec 21 #12 $517.6K +19.0% −81.6% $10.8M 3,103 $167 8

Sat Dec 22 #13 $654.6K +26.5% −76.6% $11.4M 3,103 $211 9

Sun Dec 23 #13 $579.5K −11.5% −70.2% $12.0M 3,103 $187 10

Mon Dec 24 #14 $362.3K −37.5% −47.3% $12.4M 3,103 $117 11

Tue Dec 25 — $536.1K +48.0% −46.2% $12.9M 3,103 $173 12

Wed Dec 26 — $384.0K −28.4% −34.4% $13.3M 3,103 $124 13

Thu Dec 27 — $353.9K −7.8% −18.6% $13.7M 3,103 $114 14

Fri Dec 28 — $327.6K −7.4% −36.7% $14.0M 2,995 $109 15

Sat Dec 29 — $375.9K +14.8% −42.6% $14.4M 2,995 $126 16

Sun Dec 30 — $320.4K −14.8% −44.7% $14.7M 2,995 $107 17

Mon Dec 31 — $217.4K −32.2% −40.0% $14.9M 2,995 $73 18

Tue Jan 1 — $337.5K +55.2% −37.1% $15.2M 2,995 $113 19

Wed Jan 2 — $180.3K −46.6% −53.1% $15.4M 2,995 $60 20

Thu Jan 3 — $135.3K −24.9% −61.8% $15.5M 2,995 $45 21

Fri Jan 4 — $69.3K −48.8% −78.8% $15.6M 572 $121 22

Sat Jan 5 — $93.8K +35.3% −75.0% $15.7M 572 $164 23

Sun Jan 6 — $57.3K −38.9% −82.1% $15.8M 572 $100 24

Mon Jan 7 — $25.8K −55.0% −88.1% $15.8M 572 $45 25

Tue Jan 8 — $30.4K +17.8% −91.0% $15.8M 572 $53 26

Wed Jan 9 — $24.6K −19.2% −86.4% $15.8M 572 $43 27

Thu Jan 10 — $16.3K −33.6% −87.9% $15.9M 572 $29 28

Fri Jan 11 — $18.3K +12.2% −73.6% $15.9M 126 $145 29

Sat Jan 12 — $25.8K +41.1% −72.5% $15.9M 126 $205 30

Sun Jan 13 — $17.7K −31.5% −69.1% $15.9M 126 $140 31

Mon Jan 14 — $5.9K −66.8% −77.3% $15.9M 126 $47 32

Tue Jan 15 — $7.2K +22.2% −76.4% $15.9M 126 $57 33

Wed Jan 16 — $5.3K −25.8% −78.3% $15.9M 126 $42 34

Thu Jan 17 — $6.0K +13.0% −63.1% $16.0M 126 $48 35

Cumulative total$16.0M

Dec 13Dec 22Dec 31Jan 8Jan 17

Weekend grossWk 5 · $61.8K

$7.6M

$1.8M

$1.0M

$220.5K

$61.8K

W1W2W3W4W5

Theater countPeak 3,103 → 126 −95.9%

3,103 open126 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −72.0%

−76.8%

W1→2

−41.5%

W2→3

−78.5%

W3→4

−72.0%

W4→5

Steepest −78.5%Best hold −41.5%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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