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Seabiscuit

2003 PG-13 2h 20m Drama, History, Sport Universal Pictures

The hopes of a nation rode on a long shot.

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$120M
Final
Opening Weekend
$20.9M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
5.77x
Opening → Total
Budget
$87.0M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$148M
$28.1M international
2003 Rank
#18
Domestic
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jul 25-27 5 $20.9M $20.9M 1,989 $10K 1
Aug 1-3 4 $17.6M -15.4% $49.2M 2,421 $7K 2
Aug 8-10 5 $12.0M -32.2% $69.5M 2,428 $5K 3
Aug 15-17 8 $8.1M -32.4% $83.0M 2,462 $3K 4
Aug 22-24 7 $6.2M -23.7% $92.9M 2,534 $2K 5
Aug 29-31 7 $6.5M +5.6% $102.1M 2,556 $3K 6
Sep 5-7 8 $3.7M -43.2% $109.6M 2,573 $1K 7
Sep 12-14 8 $2.8M -25.7% $113.6M 2,102 $1K 8
Sep 19-21 13 $1.6M -41.1% $116.0M 1,417 $1K 9
Sep 26-28 16 $880K -45.7% $117.4M 876 $1K 10
Oct 3-5 19 $583K -33.8% $118.3M 617 $945 11
Oct 10-12 22 $315K -46.0% $118.7M 375 $839 12
Oct 17-19 23 $220K -30.1% $119.1M 277 $795 13
Oct 24-26 27 $171K -22.2% $119.4M 227 $755 14
Oct 31-Nov 2 31 $142K -17.4% $119.6M 213 $665 15
Nov 7-9 30 $134K -5.7% $119.7M 183 $730 16
Nov 14-16 30 $104K -21.9% $119.9M 147 $710 17
Nov 21-23 33 $83K -20.1% $120.0M 140 $595 18

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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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Cast & Crew

Directed byGary Ross
ScreenplayGary Ross
Produced byKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Gary Ross, Jane Sindell
CinematographyJohn Schwartzman
MusicRandy Newman
StarringTobey Maguire, David McCullough, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Gary L. Stevens
StudioUniversal Pictures