Persepolis

Name: Persepolis
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama
Released: 2007
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites

2007 • PG-13 • 1h 35m • Animation, Biography, Drama • Sony Pictures Classics

The film Iran didn't want the world to see.

🍅 96% 92%

4.23

8.0

Cast & Crew

Directed byMarjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud ScreenplayMarjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud Produced byXavier Rigault, Marc-Antoine Robert Music byOlivier Bernet StarringChiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 28-30 37 $88.8K — 7 $12,689 $163.4K

2 Jan 4-6 40 $76.9K −13.5% 7 $10,981 $313.6K

3 Jan 11-13 28 $186.7K +142.9% 18 $10,374 $540.1K

4 Jan 18-20 30 $242.8K +30.0% 30 $8,095 $871.1K

5 Jan 25-27 32 $342.6K +41.1% 58 $5,907 $1.3M

6 Feb 1-3 30 $342.3K −0.1% 100 $3,423 $1.8M

7 Feb 8-10 28 $380.3K +11.1% 125 $3,042 $2.3M

8 Feb 15-17 25 $410.9K +8.1% 211 $1,947 $2.9M

9 Feb 22-24 29 $387.3K −5.8% 536 $723 $3.5M

10 Feb 29-Mar 2 38 $153.2K −60.5% 165 $928 $3.8M

11 Mar 7-9 42 $81.8K −46.6% 77 $1,063 $3.9M

12 Mar 14-16 49 $53.0K −35.2% 60 $883 $4.0M

13 Mar 21-23 53 $44.7K −15.7% 57 $784 $4.1M

14 Mar 28-30 63 $28.1K −37.2% 39 $720 $4.2M

15 Apr 4-6 69 $23.5K −16.2% 30 $784 $4.2M

16 Apr 11-13 46 $82.5K +251.0% 147 $561 $4.3M

17 Apr 18-20 66 $25.5K −69.1% 46 $554 $4.4M

18 Apr 25-27 73 $18.9K −26.1% 23 $820 $4.4M

19 May 2-4 75 $9.9K −47.4% 27 $367 $4.4M

20 May 9-11 91 $5.6K −43.4% 15 $374 $4.4M

21 May 16-18 92 $4.0K −29.5% 5 $791 $4.4M

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Weekend grossWk 10 · $153.2K

$88.8K

$76.9K

$186.7K

$242.8K

$342.6K

$342.3K

$380.3K

$410.9K

$387.3K

$153.2K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −60.5%

−13.5%

W1→2

+142.9%

W2→3

+30.0%

W3→4

+41.1%

W4→5

−0.1%

W5→6

+11.1%

W6→7

+8.1%

W7→8

−5.8%

W8→9

−60.5%

W9→10

Steepest −60.5%Biggest gain +142.9%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Box office comparisons

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