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Shame

2011 • NC-17 • 1h 41m • Drama • Fox Searchlight Pictures

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72

3.74

7.2

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$350K

Limited · 10 theaters

Domestic Total

$4M

Final

Worldwide Total

$20.4M

$16.4M international

Domestic Legs11.5x

Budget$6.5M

2011 Rank#202

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Cast & Crew

Full McQueen filmography

Steve McQueen Director

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender Starring

Carey Mulligan Starring

James Badge Dale

James Badge Dale Starring

Nicole Beharie Starring

ScreenplayAbi Morgan, Steve McQueen Produced byIain Canning, Emile Sherman CinematographySean Bobbitt Music byHarry Escott StudioFox Searchlight Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 2-4 17 $349.5K — 10 $34,952 $349.5K

2 Dec 9-11 20 $283.4K −18.9% 21 $13,496 $781.5K

3 Dec 16-18 20 $307.3K +8.4% 51 $6,025 $1.2M

4 Dec 23-25 28 $123.6K −59.8% 53 $2,332 $1.5M

5 Dec 30-Jan 1 29 $200.3K +62.1% 55 $3,642 $2.0M

6 Jan 6-8 24 $210.1K +4.9% 45 $4,668 $2.4M

7 Jan 13-15 31 $144.2K −31.3% 41 $3,517 $2.6M

8 Jan 20-22 29 $243.8K +69.1% 95 $2,566 $3.0M

9 Jan 27-29 33 $168.5K −30.9% 80 $2,106 $3.3M

10 Feb 3-5 37 $103.8K −38.4% 64 $1,622 $3.5M

11 Feb 10-12 43 $84.6K −18.5% 52 $1,628 $3.6M

12 Feb 17-19 50 $66.5K −21.4% 44 $1,512 $3.7M

13 Feb 24-26 55 $42.8K −35.7% 25 $1,713 $3.8M

14 Mar 2-4 58 $29.7K −30.7% 22 $1,350 $3.9M

15 Mar 9-11 64 $22.3K −25.0% 20 $1,113 $3.9M

16 Mar 16-18 66 $15.1K −32.2% 18 $839 $3.9M

17 Mar 23-25 64 $14.5K −4.2% 16 $904 $3.9M

18 Mar 30-Apr 1 69 $13.3K −8.2% 14 $948 $4.0M

19 Apr 6-8 73 $6.9K −47.7% 8 $868 $4.0M

20 Apr 13-15 82 $4.3K −38.7% 4 $1,064 $4.0M

21 Apr 20-22 80 $6.4K +49.4% 7 $908 $4.0M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Dec 2 #17 $110.5K — $110.5K 10 $11,048 1

Sat Dec 3 #- $139.7K +26% $250.2K 10 $13,970 2

Sun Dec 4 #- $99.3K −29% $349.5K 10 $9,934 3

Mon Dec 5 #- $39.3K −60% $388.9K 10 $3,934 4

Tue Dec 6 #- $43.8K +11% $432.7K 10 $4,381 5

Wed Dec 7 #- $32.9K −25% $465.6K 10 $3,289 6

Thu Dec 8 #- $32.5K −1% $498.1K 10 $3,253 7

Fri Dec 9 #- $83.8K +158% −24% $581.9K 21 $3,992 8

Sat Dec 10 #- $112.7K +34% −19% $694.6K 21 $5,368 9

Sun Dec 11 #- $86.9K −23% −13% $781.5K 21 $4,136 10

Mon Dec 12 #- $36.1K −58% −8% $817.6K 21 $1,720 11

Tue Dec 13 #- $37.7K +5% −14% $855.4K 21 $1,797 12

Wed Dec 14 #- $34.7K −8% +6% $890.1K 21 $1,653 13

Thu Dec 15 #- $34.0K −2% +4% $924.0K 21 $1,618 14

Fri Dec 16 #- $88.7K +161% +6% $1.0M 51 $1,739 15

Sat Dec 17 #- $121.8K +37% +8% $1.1M 51 $2,389 16

Sun Dec 18 #- $96.8K −21% +11% $1.2M 51 $1,897 17

Mon Dec 19 #- $48.7K −50% +35% $1.3M 51 $955 18

Tue Dec 20 #- $49.1K +1% +30% $1.3M 51 $963 19

Wed Dec 21 #- $38.1K −22% +10% $1.4M 51 $748 20

Thu Dec 22 #- $40.2K +5% +18% $1.4M 51 $787 21

Fri Dec 23 #- $45.3K +13% −49% $1.5M 50 $906 22

Sat Dec 24 #- $28.9K −36% −76% $1.5M 50 $578 23

Sun Dec 25 #- $49.4K +71% −49% $1.5M 53 $931 24

Mon Dec 26 #- $65.8K +33% +35% $1.6M 53 $1,241 25

Tue Dec 27 #- $54.5K −17% +11% $1.7M 53 $1,028 26

Wed Dec 28 #- $57.0K +5% +49% $1.7M 53 $1,075 27

Thu Dec 29 #- $57.4K +1% +43% $1.8M 53 $1,082 28

Fri Dec 30 #- $71.7K +25% +58% $1.8M 55 $1,304 29

Sat Dec 31 #- $45.2K −37% +56% $1.9M 55 $822 30

Sun Jan 1 #- $83.4K +84% +69% $2.0M 55 $1,516 31

Mon Jan 2 #- $78.0K −6% +19% $2.0M 55 $1,418 32

Tue Jan 3 #- $40.5K −48% −26% $2.1M 55 $736 33

Wed Jan 4 #- $35.7K −12% −37% $2.1M 55 $650 34

Thu Jan 5 #- $36.5K +2% −36% $2.2M 55 $664 35

Fri Jan 6 #- $59.3K +62% −17% $2.2M 45 $1,317 36

Sat Jan 7 #- $86.3K +46% +91% $2.3M 45 $1,918 37

Sun Jan 8 #- $64.5K −25% −23% $2.4M 45 $1,434 38

Mon Jan 9 #- $24.8K −62% −68% $2.4M 45 $550 39

Tue Jan 10 #- $35.4K +43% −12% $2.4M 45 $788 40

Wed Jan 11 #- $27.1K −24% −24% $2.5M 45 $601 41

Thu Jan 12 #- $28.5K +5% −22% $2.5M 45 $633 42

Fri Jan 13 #- $39.6K +39% −33% $2.5M 41 $966 43

Sat Jan 14 #- $57.5K +45% −33% $2.6M 41 $1,402 44

Sun Jan 15 #- $47.1K −18% −27% $2.6M 41 $1,149 45

Mon Jan 16 #- $43.5K −8% +76% $2.7M 41 $1,061 46

Tue Jan 17 #- $23.2K −47% −35% $2.7M 41 $565 47

Wed Jan 18 #- $22.9K −1% −15% $2.7M 41 $559 48

Thu Jan 19 #- $23.2K +1% −19% $2.7M 41 $566 49

Fri Jan 20 #- $70.3K +203% +77% $2.8M 95 $740 50

Sat Jan 21 #- $106.0K +51% +84% $2.9M 95 $1,116 51

Sun Jan 22 #- $67.5K −36% +43% $3.0M 95 $710 52

Mon Jan 23 #- $30.7K −54% −29% $3.0M 95 $323 53

Tue Jan 24 #- $35.7K +16% +54% $3.0M 95 $376 54

Wed Jan 25 #- $30.8K −14% +35% $3.1M 95 $325 55

Thu Jan 26 #- $32.8K +6% +41% $3.1M 95 $345 56

Fri Jan 27 #- $47.7K +46% −32% $3.2M 80 $597 57

Sat Jan 28 #- $72.3K +51% −32% $3.2M 80 $904 58

Sun Jan 29 #- $48.4K −33% −28% $3.3M 80 $605 59

Mon Jan 30 #- $16.8K −65% −45% $3.3M 80 $210 60

Tue Jan 31 #- $22.8K +36% −36% $3.3M 80 $285 61

Wed Feb 1 #- $19.2K −16% −38% $3.3M 80 $239 62

Thu Feb 2 #- $21.2K +10% −35% $3.4M 80 $264 63

Fri Feb 3 #- $31.8K +50% −33% $3.4M 64 $497 64

Sat Feb 4 #- $49.6K +56% −31% $3.4M 64 $775 65

Sun Feb 5 #- $22.4K −55% −54% $3.5M 64 $350 66

Mon Feb 6 #- $12.4K −45% −26% $3.5M 64 $194 67

Tue Feb 7 #- $15.9K +28% −30% $3.5M 64 $248 68

Wed Feb 8 #- $14.0K −12% −27% $3.5M 64 $218 69

Thu Feb 9 #- $14.6K +4% −31% $3.5M 64 $228 70

Fri Feb 10 #- $23.4K +60% −26% $3.5M 52 $450 71

Sat Feb 11 #- $36.9K +58% −26% $3.6M 52 $710 72

Sun Feb 12 #- $24.3K −34% +9% $3.6M 52 $468 73

Mon Feb 13 #- $9.2K −62% −26% $3.6M 52 $177 74

Tue Feb 14 #- $14.3K +55% −10% $3.6M 52 $275 75

Wed Feb 15 #- $11.7K −18% −16% $3.6M 52 $225 76

Thu Feb 16 #- $11.5K −1% −21% $3.7M 52 $222 77

Fri Feb 17 #- $17.5K +52% −25% $3.7M 52 $337 78

Sat Feb 18 #- $27.5K +57% −26% $3.7M 52 $528 79

Sun Feb 19 #- $21.6K −22% −11% $3.7M 52 $415 80

Mon Feb 20 #- $14.9K −31% +62% $3.7M 52 $287 81

Tue Feb 21 #- $10.0K −33% −30% $3.7M 52 $192 82

Wed Feb 22 #- $9.3K −7% −20% $3.8M 52 $179 83

Thu Feb 23 #- $10.5K +12% −9% $3.8M 52 $201 84

Fri Feb 24 #- $12.8K +23% −27% $3.8M 25 $514 85

Sat Feb 25 #- $19.8K +54% −28% $3.8M 25 $793 86

Sun Feb 26 #- $10.1K −49% −53% $3.8M 25 $406 87

Mon Feb 27 #- $5.2K −48% −65% $3.8M 25 $209 88

Tue Feb 28 #- $4.4K −17% −56% $3.8M 25 $174 89

Wed Feb 29 #- $4.6K +5% −51% $3.8M 25 $183 90

Thu Mar 1 #- $5.0K +10% −52% $3.8M 25 $201 91

Fri Mar 2 #- $7.4K +48% −42% $3.8M 22 $338 92

Sat Mar 3 #- $12.9K +74% −35% $3.8M 22 $588 93

Sun Mar 4 #- $9.3K −28% −8% $3.9M 22 $423 94

Mon Mar 5 #- $2.8K −70% −46% $3.9M 22 $128 95

Tue Mar 6 #- $4.2K +47% −4% $3.9M 22 $189 96

Wed Mar 7 #- $5.7K +37% +24% $3.9M 22 $258 97

Thu Mar 8 #- $4.7K −18% −7% $3.9M 22 $211 98

Fri Mar 9 #- $6.4K +38% −14% $3.9M 20 $321 99

Sat Mar 10 #- $10.2K +59% −21% $3.9M 20 $511 100

Sun Mar 11 #- $5.6K −45% −40% $3.9M 20 $280 101

Mon Mar 12 #- $2.5K −55% −11% $3.9M 20 $126 102

Tue Mar 13 #- $3.3K +30% −21% $3.9M 20 $164 103

Wed Mar 14 #- $3.7K +12% −35% $3.9M 20 $184 104

Thu Mar 15 #- $3.4K −7% −27% $3.9M 20 $170 105

Fri Mar 16 #- $5.0K +47% −22% $3.9M 18 $278 106

Sat Mar 17 #- $6.2K +23% −40% $3.9M 18 $342 107

Sun Mar 18 #- $3.9K −36% −30% $3.9M 18 $219 108

Mon Mar 19 #- $2.4K −39% −5% $3.9M 18 $133 109

Tue Mar 20 #- $1.9K −20% −42% $3.9M 18 $106 110

Wed Mar 21 #- $1.6K −19% −58% $3.9M 18 $86 111

Thu Mar 22 #- $1.9K +23% −44% $3.9M 18 $106 112

Fri Mar 23 #- $3.6K +89% −28% $3.9M 16 $226 113

Sat Mar 24 #- $6.2K +73% +1% $3.9M 16 $390 114

Sun Mar 25 #- $4.6K −26% +17% $3.9M 16 $288 115

Mon Mar 26 #- $2.1K −54% −12% $3.9M 16 $132 116

Tue Mar 27 #- $2.0K −7% +3% $4.0M 16 $123 117

Wed Mar 28 #- $2.1K +6% +34% $4.0M 16 $130 118

Thu Mar 29 #- $2.7K +32% +44% $4.0M 16 $172 119

Fri Mar 30 #- $3.3K +19% −10% $4.0M 14 $233 120

Sat Mar 31 #- $5.8K +77% −8% $4.0M 14 $412 121

Sun Apr 1 #- $4.2K −26% −8% $4.0M 14 $304 122

Mon Apr 2 #- $1.8K −58% −16% $4.0M 14 $127 123

Tue Apr 3 #- $2.3K +28% +15% $4.0M 14 $162 124

Wed Apr 4 #- $1.9K −15% −7% $4.0M 14 $138 125

Thu Apr 5 #- $1.5K −22% −45% $4.0M 14 $107 126

Fri Apr 6 #- $1.9K +27% −41% $4.0M 8 $239 127

Sat Apr 7 #- $3.1K +63% −46% $4.0M 8 $390 128

Sun Apr 8 #- $1.9K −39% −55% $4.0M 8 $239 129

Mon Apr 9 #- $1.2K −38% −33% $4.0M 8 $149 130

Tue Apr 10 #- $1.2K +5% −45% $4.0M 8 $156 131

Wed Apr 11 #- $997 −20% −48% $4.0M 8 $125 132

Thu Apr 12 #- $1.4K +43% −6% $4.0M 8 $178 133

Fri Apr 13 #- $1.3K −11% −34% $4.0M 4 $316 134

Sat Apr 14 #- $2.1K +64% −33% $4.0M 4 $519 135

Sun Apr 15 #- $913 −56% −52% $4.0M 4 $228 136

Mon Apr 16 #- $427 −53% −64% $4.0M 4 $107 137

Tue Apr 17 #- $556 +30% −55% $4.0M 4 $139 138

Wed Apr 18 #- $431 −22% −57% $4.0M 4 $108 139

Thu Apr 19 #- $488 +13% −66% $4.0M 4 $122 140

Fri Apr 20 #- $1.7K +258% +38% $4.0M 7 $250 141

Sat Apr 21 #- $2.9K +63% +38% $4.0M 7 $408 142

Sun Apr 22 #- $1.8K −39% +92% $4.0M 7 $250 143

Mon Apr 23 #- $578 −67% +35% $4.0M 7 $83 144

Tue Apr 24 #- $584 +1% +5% $4.0M 7 $83 145

Wed Apr 25 #- $426 −27% −1% $4.0M 7 $61 146

Thu Apr 26 #- $401 −6% −18% $4.0M 7 $57 147

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

Cumulative total$3.5M

Dec 2Dec 19Jan 6Jan 23Feb 9

Weekend grossWk 10 · $103.8K

$349.5K

$283.4K

$307.3K

$123.6K

$200.3K

$210.1K

$144.2K

$243.8K

$168.5K

$103.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 95 → 64 −32.6%

10 open64 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −38.4%

−18.9%

W1→2

+8.4%

W2→3

−59.8%

W3→4

+62.1%

W4→5

+4.9%

W5→6

−31.3%

W6→7

+69.1%

W7→8

−30.9%

W8→9

−38.4%

W9→10

Steepest −59.8%Biggest gain +69.1%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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