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Mud

2012 • PG-13 • 2h 10m • Adventure, Drama • Roadside Attractions

Running from his past. Hiding from the law. Only one way out.

🍅 97% 80%

76

3.71

7.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$2.2M

Limited · 363 theaters

Domestic Total

$21.6M

Final

Worldwide Total

$31.6M

$10M international

Domestic Legs8.5x

Budget$10M

2013 Rank#110

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Cast & Crew

Full Nichols filmography

Jeff Nichols Director

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey Starring

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon Starring

Tye Sheridan Starring

Sam Shepard Starring

Written byJeff Nichols Produced byLisa Maria Falcone, Sarah Green, Aaron Ryder CinematographyAdam Stone Music byDavid Wingo StudioRoadside Attractions

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Apr 26-28 11 $2.2M — 363 $6,103 $2.2M

2 May 3-5 7 $2.2M −2.4% 576 $3,753 $5.2M

3 May 10-12 8 $2.5M +17.4% 852 $2,980 $8.6M

4 May 17-19 8 $2.2M −12.2% 960 $2,322 $11.7M

5 May 24-26 7 $1.9M −12.9% 712 $2,727 $14.5M

6 May 31-Jun 2 10 $1.2M −37.3% 579 $2,103 $16.9M

7 Jun 7-9 11 $1.2M −5.3% 580 $1,989 $18.5M

8 Jun 14-16 16 $537.5K −53.4% 405 $1,327 $19.6M

9 Jun 21-23 21 $307.8K −42.7% 213 $1,445 $20.1M

10 Jun 28-30 23 $202.7K −34.2% 168 $1,206 $20.5M

11 Jul 5-7 26 $154.1K −24.0% 111 $1,388 $20.8M

12 Jul 12-14 29 $133.2K −13.5% 113 $1,179 $21.0M

13 Jul 19-21 37 $90.9K −31.7% 77 $1,181 $21.1M

14 Jul 26-28 41 $78.1K −14.1% 73 $1,070 $21.3M

15 Aug 2-4 43 $60.8K −22.1% 62 $981 $21.5M

16 Aug 9-11 51 $32.2K −47.1% 44 $731 $21.5M

18 Aug 23-25 66 $7.9K — 16 $494 $21.6M

19 Aug 30-Sep 1 85 $2.1K −72.9% 6 $357 $21.6M

20 Sep 6-8 108 $931 −57.0% 4 $233 $21.6M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Apr 26 #10 $635.5K — $635.5K 363 $1,751 1

Sat Apr 27 #11 $971.9K +53% $1.6M 363 $2,677 2

Sun Apr 28 #- $608.6K −37% $2.2M 363 $1,676 3

Mon Apr 29 #9 $208.2K −66% $2.4M 363 $574 4

Tue Apr 30 #12 $211.1K +1% $2.6M 363 $581 5

Wed May 1 #10 $187.2K −11% $2.8M 363 $516 6

Thu May 2 #9 $185.6K −1% $3.0M 363 $511 7

Fri May 3 #8 $635.4K +242% $3.6M 576 $1,103 8

Sat May 4 #8 $946.7K +49% −3% $4.6M 576 $1,644 9

Sun May 5 #7 $579.7K −39% −5% $5.2M 576 $1,006 10

Mon May 6 #7 $201.5K −65% −3% $5.4M 576 $350 11

Tue May 7 #7 $230.8K +15% +9% $5.6M 576 $401 12

Wed May 8 #7 $209.4K −9% +12% $5.8M 576 $364 13

Thu May 9 #7 $208.7K — +12% $6.0M 576 $362 14

Fri May 10 #8 $630.6K +202% −1% $6.7M 852 $740 15

Sat May 11 #8 $1.1M +71% +14% $7.7M 852 $1,267 16

Sun May 12 #9 $828.6K −23% +43% $8.6M 852 $973 17

Mon May 13 #7 $220.7K −73% +10% $8.8M 852 $259 18

Tue May 14 #8 $241.2K +9% +5% $9.0M 852 $283 19

Wed May 15 #7 $218.4K −9% +4% $9.2M 852 $256 20

Thu May 16 #8 $188.6K −14% −10% $9.4M 852 $221 21

Fri May 17 #9 $603.9K +220% −4% $10.0M 960 $629 22

Sat May 18 #9 $964.0K +60% −11% $11.0M 960 $1,004 23

Sun May 19 #8 $665.7K −31% −20% $11.7M 960 $693 24

Mon May 20 #8 $232.9K −65% +6% $11.9M 960 $243 25

Tue May 21 #6 $259.6K +11% +8% $12.2M 960 $270 26

Wed May 22 #6 $235.5K −9% +8% $12.4M 960 $245 27

Thu May 23 #6 $218.3K −7% +16% $12.6M 960 $227 28

Fri May 24 #7 $478.2K +119% −21% $13.1M 712 $672 29

Sat May 25 #7 $782.4K +64% −19% $13.9M 712 $1,099 30

Sun May 26 #7 $680.8K −13% +2% $14.5M 712 $956 31

Mon May 27 #7 $567.3K −17% +144% $15.1M 712 $797 32

Tue May 28 #7 $200.0K −65% −23% $15.3M 712 $281 33

Wed May 29 #7 $179.0K −11% −24% $15.5M 712 $251 34

Thu May 30 #7 $148.4K −17% −32% $15.6M 712 $208 35

Fri May 31 #- $319.4K +115% −33% $16.0M 579 $552 36

Sat Jun 1 #- $540.1K +69% −31% $16.5M 579 $933 37

Sun Jun 2 #- $357.9K −34% −47% $16.9M 579 $618 38

Mon Jun 3 #- $111.0K −69% −80% $17.0M 579 $192 39

Tue Jun 4 #- $137.5K +24% −31% $17.1M 579 $237 40

Wed Jun 5 #- $140.0K +2% −22% $17.2M 579 $242 41

Thu Jun 6 #- $144.7K +3% −2% $17.4M 579 $250 42

Fri Jun 7 #11 $326.6K +126% +2% $17.7M 580 $563 43

Sat Jun 8 #- $514.0K +57% −5% $18.2M 580 $886 44

Sun Jun 9 #- $312.8K −39% −13% $18.5M 580 $539 45

Mon Jun 10 #- $130.3K −58% +17% $18.7M 580 $225 46

Tue Jun 11 #- $135.1K +4% −2% $18.8M 580 $233 47

Wed Jun 12 #- $107.2K −21% −23% $18.9M 580 $185 48

Thu Jun 13 #- $103.4K −3% −29% $19.0M 580 $178 49

Fri Jun 14 #- $147.9K +43% −55% $19.2M 405 $365 50

Sat Jun 15 #- $216.2K +46% −58% $19.4M 405 $534 51

Sun Jun 16 #- $173.3K −20% −45% $19.6M 405 $428 52

Mon Jun 17 #- $64.5K −63% −51% $19.6M 405 $159 53

Tue Jun 18 #- $76.7K +19% −43% $19.7M 405 $189 54

Wed Jun 19 #- $69.7K −9% −35% $19.8M 405 $172 55

Thu Jun 20 #- $58.4K −16% −44% $19.8M 405 $144 56

Fri Jun 21 #- $81.2K +39% −45% $19.9M 213 $381 57

Sat Jun 22 #- $130.4K +61% −40% $20.0M 213 $612 58

Sun Jun 23 #- $96.2K −26% −45% $20.1M 213 $452 59

Mon Jun 24 #- $37.3K −61% −42% $20.2M 213 $175 60

Tue Jun 25 #- $42.2K +13% −45% $20.2M 213 $198 61

Wed Jun 26 #- $39.3K −7% −44% $20.3M 213 $184 62

Thu Jun 27 #- $35.4K −10% −39% $20.3M 213 $166 63

Fri Jun 28 #- $51.9K +47% −36% $20.3M 168 $309 64

Sat Jun 29 #- $88.3K +70% −32% $20.4M 168 $525 65

Sun Jun 30 #- $62.5K −29% −35% $20.5M 168 $372 66

Mon Jul 1 #- $29.4K −53% −21% $20.5M 168 $175 67

Tue Jul 2 #- $26.9K −9% −36% $20.6M 168 $160 68

Wed Jul 3 #- $24.1K −10% −39% $20.6M 168 $143 69

Thu Jul 4 #- $45.0K +87% +27% $20.6M 168 $268 70

Fri Jul 5 #- $52.0K +16% $20.7M 111 $468 71

Sat Jul 6 #- $61.4K +18% −30% $20.7M 111 $553 72

Sun Jul 7 #- $40.7K −34% −35% $20.8M 111 $366 73

Mon Jul 8 #- $14.4K −65% −51% $20.8M 111 $129 74

Tue Jul 9 #- $19.0K +32% −29% $20.8M 111 $171 75

Wed Jul 10 #- $17.0K −11% −29% $20.8M 111 $153 76

Thu Jul 11 #- $17.1K +1% −62% $20.8M 111 $154 77

Fri Jul 12 #- $35.3K +106% −32% $20.9M 113 $312 78

Sat Jul 13 #- $59.2K +68% −4% $20.9M 113 $524 79

Sun Jul 14 #- $38.7K −35% −5% $21.0M 113 $343 80

Mon Jul 15 #- $14.7K −62% +2% $21.0M 113 $130 81

Tue Jul 16 #- $16.6K +13% −13% $21.0M 113 $146 82

Wed Jul 17 #- $18.6K +13% +10% $21.0M 113 $165 83

Thu Jul 18 #- $17.2K −8% +1% $21.0M 113 $152 84

Fri Jul 19 #- $24.3K +42% −31% $21.1M 77 $316 85

Sat Jul 20 #- $41.7K +71% −30% $21.1M 77 $541 86

Sun Jul 21 #- $24.9K −40% −36% $21.1M 77 $324 87

Mon Jul 22 #- $11.8K −53% −20% $21.1M 77 $153 88

Tue Jul 23 #- $12.1K +3% −27% $21.2M 77 $157 89

Wed Jul 24 #- $11.5K −5% −38% $21.2M 77 $149 90

Thu Jul 25 #- $12.1K +5% −30% $21.2M 77 $157 91

Fri Jul 26 #- $22.2K +83% −9% $21.2M 73 $304 92

Sat Jul 27 #- $34.1K +54% −18% $21.2M 73 $467 93

Sun Jul 28 #- $21.8K −36% −12% $21.3M 73 $299 94

Mon Jul 29 #- $9.2K −58% −22% $21.3M 73 $126 95

Tue Jul 30 #- $11.1K +21% −8% $21.3M 73 $152 96

Wed Jul 31 #- $9.6K −13% −16% $21.3M 73 $132 97

Thu Aug 1 #- $8.8K −9% −27% $21.4M 73 $121 98

Fri Aug 2 #- $17.3K +96% −22% $21.4M 62 $279 99

Sat Aug 3 #- $26.5K +53% −22% $21.5M 62 $428 100

Sun Aug 4 #- $17.0K −36% −22% $21.5M 62 $274 101

Mon Aug 5 #- $7.7K −55% −16% $21.5M 62 $124 102

Tue Aug 6 #- $9.4K +22% −16% $21.5M 62 $151 103

Wed Aug 7 #- $7.8K −16% −19% $21.5M 62 $126 104

Thu Aug 8 #- $9.1K +16% +3% $21.5M 62 $147 105

Fri Aug 9 #- $9.4K +3% −46% $21.5M 44 $214 106

Sat Aug 10 #- $14.7K +56% −45% $21.5M 44 $333 107

Sun Aug 11 #- $8.1K −45% −52% $21.5M 44 $184 108

Fri Aug 16 #- $4.2K — −55% $21.6M 28 $150 113

Sat Aug 17 #- $5.6K +33% −62% $21.6M 28 $200 114

Sun Aug 18 #- $4.1K −27% −50% $21.6M 28 $145 115

Mon Aug 19 #- $1.7K −58% $21.6M 28 $61 116

Tue Aug 20 #- $2.3K +35% $21.6M 28 $82 117

Wed Aug 21 #- $1.7K −26% $21.6M 28 $61 118

Thu Aug 22 #- $1.6K −5% $21.6M 28 $57 119

Fri Aug 23 #- $2.4K +48% −43% $21.6M 16 $149 120

Sat Aug 24 #- $3.6K +53% −35% $21.6M 16 $228 121

Sun Aug 25 #- $1.9K −49% −54% $21.6M 16 $117 122

Mon Aug 26 #- $756 −60% −56% $21.6M 16 $47 123

Tue Aug 27 #- $918 +21% −60% $21.6M 16 $57 124

Wed Aug 28 #- $696 −24% −59% $21.6M 16 $44 125

Thu Aug 29 #- $1.0K +45% −37% $21.6M 16 $63 126

Fri Aug 30 #- $563 −44% −76% $21.6M 6 $94 127

Sat Aug 31 #- $805 +43% −78% $21.6M 6 $134 128

Sun Sep 1 #- $774 −4% −59% $21.6M 6 $129 129

Mon Sep 2 #- $273 −65% −64% $21.6M 6 $46 130

Tue Sep 3 #- $156 −43% −83% $21.6M 6 $26 131

Wed Sep 4 #- $76 −51% −89% $21.6M 6 $13 132

Thu Sep 5 #- $96 +26% −90% $21.6M 6 $16 133

Fri Sep 6 #- $192 +100% −66% $21.6M 4 $48 134

Sat Sep 7 #- $302 +57% −62% $21.6M 4 $76 135

Sun Sep 8 #- $437 +45% −44% $21.6M 4 $109 136

Mon Sep 9 #- $247 −43% −10% $21.6M 4 $62 137

Tue Sep 10 #- $148 −40% −5% $21.6M 4 $37 138

Wed Sep 11 #- $185 +25% +143% $21.6M 4 $46 139

Thu Sep 12 #- $199 +8% +107% $21.6M 4 $50 140

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

Cumulative total$20.6M

Apr 26May 13May 31Jun 17Jul 4

Weekend grossWk 10 · $202.7K

$2.2M

$2.2M

$2.5M

$2.2M

$1.9M

$1.2M

$1.2M

$537.5K

$307.8K

$202.7K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 960 → 168 −82.5%

363 open168 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −34.2%

−2.4%

W1→2

+17.4%

W2→3

−12.2%

W3→4

−12.9%

W4→5

−37.3%

W5→6

−5.3%

W6→7

−53.4%

W7→8

−42.7%

W8→9

−34.2%

W9→10

Steepest −53.4%Biggest gain +17.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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