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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006 • R • 2h 27m • Crime, Drama, Fantasy • Paramount Pictures

Obsession can cause the unthinkable.

🍅 59% 74% MC 56 LB 3.59 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$592.5K
3-day wide opening
Domestic Total
$2.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$133.6M
$131.4M international
Domestic Legs3.8x
Budget$63.7M
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Cast & Crew

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Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer Director Ben Whishaw Ben Whishaw Starring Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Starring Alan Rickman Alan Rickman Starring John Hurt John Hurt Starring
ScreenplayAndrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger, Tom Tykwer Based onthe novel by Patrick Süskind Produced byBernd Eichinger CinematographyFrank Griebe Music byTom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil StudioParamount Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 29-31 47 $37.1K — 3 $12,360 $57.4K
2 Jan 5-7 24 $592.5K +1,497.9% 280 $2,116 $690.5K
3 Jan 12-14 32 $334.5K −43.5% 280 $1,195 $1.3M
4 Jan 19-21 37 $188.4K −43.7% 69 $2,731 $1.6M
5 Jan 26-28 46 $125.4K −33.4% 60 $2,091 $1.9M
6 Feb 2-4 47 $80.7K −35.7% 47 $1,716 $2.0M
7 Feb 9-11 49 $66.8K −17.2% 41 $1,628 $2.1M
8 Feb 16-18 50 $38.3K −42.6% 26 $1,473 $2.2M
9 Feb 23-25 61 $22.7K −40.8% 42 $540 $2.2M
Weekend grossWk 9 · $22.7K
$37.1K
$592.5K
$334.5K
$188.4K
$125.4K
$80.7K
$66.8K
$38.3K
$22.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −40.8%
+1,497.9%
W1→2
−43.5%
W2→3
−43.7%
W3→4
−33.4%
W4→5
−35.7%
W5→6
−17.2%
W6→7
−42.6%
W7→8
−40.8%
W8→9
Steepest −43.7%Biggest gain +1,497.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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