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Panic Room

2002 R 1h 52m Crime, Drama, Thriller Sony Pictures Releasing

It was supposed to be the safest room in the house.

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$30.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$96.4M
Final
Worldwide Total
$196M
$100M international
Domestic Legs3.21x
Budget$48.0M
2002 Rank#25
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Cast & Crew

Full Fincher filmography
David Fincher David Fincher Director Jodie Foster Jodie Foster Starring Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart Starring Forest Whitaker Forest Whitaker Starring Jared Leto Jared Leto Starring
ScreenplayDavid Koepp Produced byGavin Polone, Judy Hofflund, David Koepp, Ceán Chaffin CinematographyConrad W. Hall, Darius Khondji MusicHoward Shore StudioSony Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 29-31 1 $30.1M 3,053 $9,844 $30.1M
2 Apr 5-7 1 $18.2M −39.3% 3,053 $5,975 $58.5M
3 Apr 12-14 2 $10.6M −41.8% 3,119 $3,404 $73.4M
4 Apr 19-21 5 $6.0M −43.5% 2,825 $2,125 $82.0M
5 Apr 26-28 8 $4.2M −29.9% 2,463 $1,709 $87.7M
6 May 3-5 10 $2.1M −50.4% 1,827 $1,142 $91.0M
7 May 10-12 9 $1.5M −27.9% 1,350 $1,115 $93.1M
8 May 17-19 12 $906.7K −39.8% 937 $967 $94.4M
9 May 24-26 16 $295.8K −67.4% 287 $1,030 $95.0M
10 May 31-Jun 2 29 $80.1K −72.9% 126 $635 $95.2M
Cumulative total$93.4M
Mar 29Apr 10Apr 21May 3May 15
Weekend grossWk 10 · $80.1K
$30.1M
$18.2M
$10.6M
$6.0M
$4.2M
$2.1M
$1.5M
$906.7K
$295.8K
$80.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 3,119 → 1,350 −56.7%
3,053 open1,350 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −72.9%
−39.3% W1→2
−41.8% W2→3
−43.5% W3→4
−29.9% W4→5
−50.4% W5→6
−27.9% W6→7
−39.8% W7→8
−67.4% W8→9
−72.9% W9→10
Steepest −72.9%Best hold −27.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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