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Name: Primer
Director: Shane Carruth
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: 2004
Cast: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya, Carrie Crawford

2004 • PG-13 • 1h 17m • Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller • ThinkFilm

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6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$28K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic total

$425K

Final

Worldwide total

$842K

$417K international

Domestic legs7.0x from $61K biggest weekend

Budget$7K

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Cast & crew

Directed byShane Carruth ScreenplayShane Carruth Produced byShane Carruth CinematographyTroy Dick Prod. DesignShane Carruth StarringShane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya, Carrie Crawford, Jay Butler StudioThinkFilm

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 8-10 54 $28.2K — 4 $7,040 $28.2K

2 Oct 15-17 43 $53.6K +90.2% 19 $2,818 $90.5K

3 Oct 22-24 46 $61.0K +13.9% 29 $2,102 $174.0K

4 Oct 29-31 41 $42.5K −30.3% 31 $1,371 $243.2K

5 Nov 5-7 53 $29.9K −29.7% 20 $1,495 $294.5K

6 Nov 12-14 57 $22.5K −24.7% 19 $1,184 $330.2K

7 Nov 19-21 57 $11.6K −48.5% 10 $1,159 $357.9K

9 Dec 3-5 50 $26.1K — 23 $1,133 $392.4K

10 Dec 10-12 55 $13.8K −46.9% 20 $691 $414.1K

11 Dec 17-19 69 $3.8K −72.3% 5 $767 $424.8K

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

Weekend grossWk 10 · $13.8K

$28.2K

$53.6K

$61.0K

$42.5K

$29.9K

$22.5K

$11.6K

$26.1K

$13.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −46.9%

+90.2%

W1→2

+13.9%

W2→3

−30.3%

W3→4

−29.7%

W4→5

−24.7%

W5→6

−48.5%

W6→7

−46.9%

W9→10

Steepest −48.5%Biggest gain +90.2%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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