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Pay It Forward

2000 • PG-13 • 2h 2m • Drama • Warner Bros.

When someone does you a big favor, don't pay it back...

🍅 39% 77% MC 40 LB 3.2 IMDb 7.2

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$9.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$33.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$55.7M
$22.2M international
Domestic Legs3.5x
Budget$40M
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Cast & Crew

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Mimi Leder Mimi Leder Director Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Starring Helen Hunt Helen Hunt Starring Angie Dickinson Angie Dickinson Starring Haley Joel Osment Haley Joel Osment Starring Jay Mohr Jay Mohr Starring
ScreenplayLeslie Dixon Produced byRobert L. Levy, Steven Reuther, Peter Abrams CinematographyOliver Stapleton MusicThomas Newman Prod. DesignLeslie Dilley StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 20-22 4 $9.6M — 2,130 $4,522 $9.6M
2 Oct 27-29 5 $6.8M −29.4% 2,130 $3,194 $19.0M
3 Nov 3-6 7 $4.3M −37.1% 2,130 $2,009 $25.1M
4 Nov 10-13 8 $3.0M −29.3% 2,005 $1,509 $29.4M
5 Nov 17-19 13 $1.1M −64.5% 1,415 $760 $31.1M
6 Nov 24-26 16 $564.2K −47.5% 602 $937 $32.1M
7 Dec 1-3 17 $367.9K −34.8% 531 $693 $32.5M
8 Dec 8-10 24 $128.0K −65.2% 284 $451 $32.8M
9 Dec 15-17 34 $53.5K −58.2% 152 $352 $32.9M
10 Dec 22-25 50 $10.8K −79.9% 47 $229 $32.9M
11 Dec 29-Jan 1 56 $12.1K +12.5% 47 $258 $33.0M
12 Jan 5-7 54 $13.0K +6.9% 37 $350 $33.0M
13 Jan 12-15 33 $169.2K +1206.2% 226 $749 $33.2M
14 Jan 19-21 37 $115.5K −31.7% 194 $595 $33.3M
15 Jan 26-28 44 $77.4K −33.0% 154 $503 $33.4M
16 Feb 2-4 57 $32.7K −57.8% 81 $403 $33.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $10.8K
$9.6M
$6.8M
$4.3M
$3.0M
$1.1M
$564.2K
$367.9K
$128.0K
$53.5K
$10.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −79.9%
−29.4%
W1→2
−37.1%
W2→3
−29.3%
W3→4
−64.5%
W4→5
−47.5%
W5→6
−34.8%
W6→7
−65.2%
W7→8
−58.2%
W8→9
−79.9%
W9→10
Steepest −79.9%Best hold −29.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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