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Penelope

2008 • PG • 1h 30m • Comedy, Fantasy, Romance • Summit Entertainment

A fairytale like no other.

🍅 53% 73% MC 48 LB 3.29 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$3.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$10.0M
Final
Worldwide Total
$21.4M
$11.4M international
Domestic Legs2.6x
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Cast & Crew

Christina Ricci Christina Ricci Starring James McAvoy James McAvoy Starring Catherine O'Hara Catherine O'Hara Starring Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Starring Richard E. Grant Richard E. Grant Starring Reese Witherspoon Reese Witherspoon Starring
ScreenplayLeslie Caveny Produced byReese Witherspoon, Leslie Caveny, Jennifer Simpson, Scott Steindorff CinematographyMichel Amathieu MusicJoby Talbot Prod. DesignAmanda McArthur StudioSummit Entertainment
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 29-Mar 2 9 $3.8M — 1,196 $3,179 $3.8M
2 Mar 7-9 12 $2.1M −44.6% 1,207 $1,745 $6.8M
3 Mar 14-16 16 $886.9K −57.9% 757 $1,172 $8.3M
4 Mar 21-23 25 $386.5K −56.4% 501 $772 $9.1M
5 Mar 28-30 41 $146.0K −62.2% 222 $658 $9.5M
6 Apr 4-6 52 $52.5K −64.1% 104 $505 $9.6M
7 Apr 11-13 47 $74.5K +41.9% 178 $418 $9.7M
8 Apr 18-20 50 $67.7K −9.1% 142 $477 $9.8M
9 Apr 25-27 55 $53.4K −21.0% 112 $477 $9.9M
10 May 2-4 59 $25.2K −52.8% 60 $420 $10.0M
11 May 9-11 61 $19.8K −21.3% 44 $451 $10.0M
12 May 16-18 77 $8.9K −55.1% 27 $330 $10.0M
13 May 23-26 98 $2.0K −77.2% 5 $406 $10.0M
14 May 30-Jun 1 106 $1.3K −38.3% 4 $313 $10.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$7.2M
Feb 29Mar 3Mar 6Mar 9Mar 12
Weekend grossWk 10 · $25.2K
$3.8M
$2.1M
$886.9K
$386.5K
$146.0K
$52.5K
$74.5K
$67.7K
$53.4K
$25.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 1,207 → 1,207 +0.0%
1,196 open1,207 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −52.8%
−44.6%
W1→2
−57.9%
W2→3
−56.4%
W3→4
−62.2%
W4→5
−64.1%
W5→6
+41.9%
W6→7
−9.1%
W7→8
−21.0%
W8→9
−52.8%
W9→10
Steepest −64.1%Biggest gain +41.9%

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