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2014 R 1h 44m Horror, Mystery, Thriller Relativity Media

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Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$12.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$27.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$44.1M
$16.4M international
Domestic Legs2.3x
Budget$5M
2014 Rank#95
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Cast & Crew

Directed byMike Flanagan ScreenplayMike Flanagan, Jeff Howard Produced byTrevor Macy, Marc D. Evans CinematographyMichael Fimognari MusicAndrew Grush, Taylor Stewart StarringKaren Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane, Annalise Basso, Garrett Ryan StudioRelativity Media
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 11-13 3 $12.0M 2,648 $4,534 $12.0M
2 Apr 18-20 8 $5.2M −57.0% 2,648 $1,947 $21.1M
3 Apr 25-27 15 $2.2M −57.6% 1,881 $1,161 $25.2M
4 May 2-4 16 $761.1K −65.2% 884 $861 $26.7M
5 May 9-11 25 $252.7K −66.8% 410 $616 $27.2M
6 May 16-18 38 $81.2K −67.9% 140 $580 $27.4M
7 May 23-25 43 $58.8K −27.5% 105 $560 $27.5M
8 May 30-Jun 1 43 $38.6K −34.4% 83 $465 $27.6M
9 Jun 6-8 56 $22.6K −41.3% 47 $482 $27.6M
10 Jun 13-15 63 $11.5K −49.4% 31 $370 $27.7M
11 Jun 20-22 75 $6.7K −41.2% 17 $396 $27.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$27.7M
Apr 11Apr 28May 16Jun 2Jun 19
Weekend grossWk 10 · $11.5K
$12.0M
$5.2M
$2.2M
$761.1K
$252.7K
$81.2K
$58.8K
$38.6K
$22.6K
$11.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 2,648 → 31 −98.8%
2,648 open31 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −49.4%
−57.0%
W1→2
−57.6%
W2→3
−65.2%
W3→4
−66.8%
W4→5
−67.9%
W5→6
−27.5%
W6→7
−34.4%
W7→8
−41.3%
W8→9
−49.4%
W9→10
Steepest −67.9%Best hold −27.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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