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Mulholland Drive

2001 • R • 2h 27m • Mystery & Thriller • Universal Pictures

An actress longing to be a star. A woman searching for herself. Both worlds will collide... on Mulholland Drive.

🍅 83% 87% MC 87 LB 4.26 IMDb 7.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$588K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$7.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$20.8M
$13.6M international
Domestic Legs12.3x
Budget$15M
2001 Rank#157
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Cast & Crew

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David Lynch David Lynch Director Naomi Watts Naomi Watts Starring Justin Theroux Justin Theroux Starring Robert Forster Robert Forster Starring
Written byDavid Lynch Produced byMary Sweeney, Alain Sarde, Neal Edelstein, Michael Polaire, Tony Krantz CinematographyPeter Deming Music byAngelo Badalamenti StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 12-14 14 $587.6K — 66 $8,903 $664.0K
2 Oct 19-21 15 $960.6K +63.5% 247 $3,889 $1.9M
3 Oct 26-28 18 $685.4K −28.6% 239 $2,868 $2.9M
4 Nov 2-4 21 $541.0K −21.1% 213 $2,540 $3.7M
5 Nov 9-11 21 $383.1K −29.2% 199 $1,925 $4.3M
6 Nov 16-18 22 $222.4K −41.9% 139 $1,600 $4.7M
7 Nov 23-25 28 $176.7K −20.5% 95 $1,860 $5.0M
8 Nov 30-Dec 2 29 $117.8K −33.3% 86 $1,370 $5.2M
9 Dec 7-9 37 $70.8K −39.9% 89 $795 $5.3M
10 Dec 14-16 34 $70.1K −0.9% 83 $845 $5.4M
11 Dec 21-23 36 $64.5K −8.1% 60 $1,075 $5.5M
12 Dec 28-30 39 $64.3K −0.3% 43 $1,495 $5.6M
13 Jan 4-6 25 $150.9K +134.8% 77 $1,960 $5.8M
14 Jan 11-13 29 $156.8K +3.9% 98 $1,600 $6.0M
15 Jan 18-20 33 $139.9K −10.8% 111 $1,260 $6.3M
16 Jan 25-27 37 $88.2K −37.0% 58 $1,520 $6.4M
17 Feb 1-3 38 $81.3K −7.8% 72 $1,129 $6.5M
18 Feb 8-10 40 $73.5K −9.6% 71 $1,035 $6.6M
19 Feb 15-17 45 $75.9K +3.3% 55 $1,380 $6.8M
20 Feb 22-24 47 $61.8K −18.6% 54 $1,145 $6.9M
21 Mar 1-3 49 $50.6K −18.1% 45 $1,125 $6.9M
22 Mar 8-10 46 $49.1K −2.9% 42 $1,170 $7.0M
23 Mar 15-17 52 $35.1K −28.6% 30 $1,170 $7.1M
24 Mar 22-24 56 $31.9K −9.2% 32 $995 $7.1M
25 Mar 29-31 64 $19.4K −39.0% 16 $1,215 $7.2M
26 Apr 5-7 65 $18.8K −3.3% 19 $990 $7.2M
27 Apr 12-14 82 $6.4K −65.8% 9 $715 $7.2M
28 Apr 19-21 110 $4.3K −33.1% 7 $615 $7.2M
29 Apr 26-28 113 $3.6K −17.0% 5 $715 $7.2M
30 May 3-5 121 $1.5K −57.5% 4 $380 $7.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $70.1K
$587.6K
$960.6K
$685.4K
$541.0K
$383.1K
$222.4K
$176.7K
$117.8K
$70.8K
$70.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −0.9%
+63.5%
W1→2
−28.6%
W2→3
−21.1%
W3→4
−29.2%
W4→5
−41.9%
W5→6
−20.5%
W6→7
−33.3%
W7→8
−39.9%
W8→9
−0.9%
W9→10
Steepest −41.9%Biggest gain +63.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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