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Secretary

2002 • R • 1h 47m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • Lions Gate Films

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🍅 78% 82% MC 63 LB 3.57 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$182K
Limited · 11 theaters
Domestic Total
$4M
Final
Worldwide Total
$9.4M
$5.4M international
Domestic Legs9.2x
Budget$4M
2002 Rank#194
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Cast & Crew

James Spader James Spader Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal Maggie Gyllenhaal Starring Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies Starring Patrick Bauchau Patrick Bauchau Starring Stephen McHattie Stephen McHattie Starring Lesley Ann Warren Lesley Ann Warren Starring
ScreenplayErin Cressida Wilson Produced byAndrew Fierberg, Amy Hobby, Steven Shainberg CinematographySteven Fierberg Music byAngelo Badalamenti StudioLions Gate Films
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 20-22 31 $182.3K — 11 $16,573 $182.3K
2 Sep 27-29 19 $361.7K +98.4% 53 $6,824 $629.3K
3 Oct 4-6 20 $395.3K +9.3% 106 $3,729 $1.2M
4 Oct 11-13 22 $437.9K +10.8% 149 $2,939 $1.8M
5 Oct 18-20 26 $332.5K −24.1% 149 $2,232 $2.4M
6 Oct 25-27 29 $251.9K −24.2% 141 $1,786 $2.8M
7 Nov 1-3 28 $204.4K −18.9% 119 $1,718 $3.1M
8 Nov 8-10 34 $143.1K −30.0% 95 $1,507 $3.3M
9 Nov 15-17 36 $94.5K −34.0% 71 $1,331 $3.4M
10 Nov 22-24 44 $48.0K −49.2% 42 $1,142 $3.5M
11 Nov 29-Dec 1 51 $46.3K −3.5% 38 $1,218 $3.6M
12 Dec 6-8 42 $41.5K −10.3% 35 $1,186 $3.7M
13 Dec 13-15 40 $52.9K +27.5% 36 $1,470 $3.8M
14 Dec 20-22 47 $29.0K −45.2% 25 $1,159 $3.8M
15 Dec 27-29 60 $18.0K −37.9% 21 $857 $3.8M
16 Jan 3-5 62 $20.4K +13.2% 20 $1,019 $3.9M
17 Jan 10-12 63 $22.4K +9.7% 22 $1,017 $3.9M
18 Jan 17-19 65 $20.9K −6.4% 22 $951 $3.9M
19 Jan 24-26 65 $22.4K +7.1% 19 $1,180 $4.0M
20 Jan 31-Feb 2 67 $21.9K −2.4% 18 $1,216 $4.0M
21 Feb 7-9 69 $15.6K −28.7% 15 $1,040 $4.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $48.0K
$182.3K
$361.7K
$395.3K
$437.9K
$332.5K
$251.9K
$204.4K
$143.1K
$94.5K
$48.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −49.2%
+98.4%
W1→2
+9.3%
W2→3
+10.8%
W3→4
−24.1%
W4→5
−24.2%
W5→6
−18.9%
W6→7
−30.0%
W7→8
−34.0%
W8→9
−49.2%
W9→10
Steepest −49.2%Biggest gain +98.4%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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