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Sex and the City

2008 R 2h 25m Comedy, Drama, Romance Warner Bros.

Get Carried away.

Compare to other movies
Domestic Total
$153M
Final
Opening Weekend
$57.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
2.68x
Opening → Total
Budget
$65.0M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$419M
$266M international
2008 Rank
#11
Domestic

Box Office Performance

Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
May 30-Jun 1 1 $57.0M $57.0M 3,285 $17K 1
Jun 6-8 4 $21.2M -62.8% $99.2M 3,325 $6K 2
Jun 13-15 6 $9.8M -53.9% $119.5M 3,155 $3K 3
Jun 20-22 8 $6.5M -33.3% $132.5M 2,442 $3K 4
Jun 27-29 9 $3.8M -41.7% $140.2M 1,755 $2K 5
Jul 4-6 9 $2.4M -37.4% $144.9M 1,275 $2K 6
Jul 11-13 12 $1.6M -32.7% $148.1M 1,025 $2K 7
Jul 18-20 14 $721K -55.0% $149.9M 515 $1K 8
Jul 25-27 15 $447K -38.0% $150.8M 347 $1K 9
Aug 1-3 22 $272K -39.2% $151.4M 225 $1K 10
Aug 8-10 Beijing Olympics 30 $163K -40.0% $151.8M 164 $995 11
Aug 15-17 Beijing Olympics 33 $190K +16.5% $152.1M 294 $646 12
Aug 22-24 Beijing Olympics 39 $124K -35.0% $152.4M 204 $605 13
Aug 29-31 46 $69K -43.8% $152.5M 107 $648 14

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Profitability

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

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Cast & Crew

Directed byMichael Patrick King
ScreenplayMichael Patrick King
StarringSarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Candice Bergen
StudioWarner Bros.