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Side Effects

2013 • R • 1h 46m • Crime, Drama, Mystery • Open Road Films

One pill can change your life.

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$9.3M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$32.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$66.7M
$34.6M international
Domestic Legs3.5x
Budget$30M
2013 Rank#91
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Cast & Crew

Full Soderbergh filmography
Steven Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh Director Jude Law Jude Law Starring Rooney Mara Rooney Mara Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones Catherine Zeta-Jones Starring Channing Tatum Channing Tatum Starring Vinessa Shaw Vinessa Shaw Starring
ScreenplayScott Z. Burns Produced byLorenzo di Bonaventura, Gregory Jacobs, Scott Z. Burns CinematographyPeter Andrews Music byThomas Newman StudioOpen Road Films
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 8 3 $9.3M — 2,605 $3,571 $9.3M
2 Feb 15 7 $6.3M −33.0% 2,605 $2,408 $19.1M
3 Feb 22 10 $3.4M −46.0% 2,070 $1,622 $25.1M
4 Mar 1 15 $1.7M −48.0% 1,112 $1,572 $28.1M
5 Mar 8 18 $869.1K −50.0% 602 $1,444 $29.6M
6 Mar 15 19 $543.6K −37.0% 402 $1,352 $30.5M
7 Mar 22 23 $269.6K −50.0% 225 $1,198 $31.0M
8 Mar 29 31 $127.1K −53.0% 102 $1,246 $31.2M
9 Apr 5 36 $104.6K −18.0% 80 $1,307 $31.4M
10 Apr 12 46 $53.0K −49.0% 53 $1,001 $31.5M
11 Apr 19 22 $300.8K +467.0% 645 $466 $31.8M
12 Apr 26 44 $48.0K −84.0% 108 $444 $32.0M
13 May 3 34 $66.2K +38.0% 165 $401 $32.1M
14 May 10 48 $35.4K −47.0% 108 $327 $32.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$31.5M
Feb 8Feb 25Mar 15Apr 1Apr 18
Weekend grossWk 10 · $53.0K
$9.3M
$6.3M
$3.4M
$1.7M
$869.1K
$543.6K
$269.6K
$127.1K
$104.6K
$53.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 2,605 → 53 −98.0%
2,605 open53 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −49.0%
−33.0%
W1→2
−46.0%
W2→3
−48.0%
W3→4
−50.0%
W4→5
−37.0%
W5→6
−50.0%
W6→7
−53.0%
W7→8
−18.0%
W8→9
−49.0%
W9→10
Steepest −53.0%Best hold −18.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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