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2020 • R • 1h 48m • Drama • Searchlight Pictures

See you down the road.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$503.0K
3-day opening
Domestic total
$3.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$39.50M
$35.80M international
Domestic legs7.4x
Budget$5.0M

Cast & crew

Full Zhao filmography
Chloé Zhao Chloé Zhao Director Frances McDormand Frances McDormand Starring David Strathairn David Strathairn Starring Searchlight Pictures Studio
ScreenplayChloé Zhao (based on the book by Jessica Bruder) Produced byFrances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao CinematographyJoshua James Richards Music byLudovico Einaudi StudioSearchlight Pictures

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 19-21 7 $503.0K — 1,175 $428 $503.0K
2 Feb 26-28 6 $528.0K +5.0% 1,200 $440 $1.0M
3 Mar 5-7 11 $205.0K −61.2% 600 $341 $1.2M
5 Mar 19-21 13 $244.0K — 650 $375 $1.9M
6 Mar 26-28 17 $100.0K −59.0% 500 $200 $2.1M
Cumulative total$2.1M
Feb 26Mar 5Mar 19Mar 21Mar 28
Weekend grossWk 6 · $100.0K
$503.0K
$528.0K
$205.0K
$244.0K
$100.0K
W1W2W3W5W6
Theater countPeak 1,200 → 500 −58.3%
1,200 open500 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −59.0%
+5.0%
W1→2
−61.2%
W2→3
−59.0%
W5→6
Steepest −61.2%Biggest gain +5.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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