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2015 • R • 2h 9m • Drama, History • Open Road Films

Break the story. Break the silence.

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4.13

8.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$295K

Limited · 5 theaters

Domestic Total

$45.1M

Final

Worldwide Total

$91.9M

$46.8M international

Domestic Legs10.2x

Budget$20.0M

Compare with other movies

Cast & Crew

Mark Ruffalo Starring

Michael Keaton Starring

Rachel McAdams Starring

Liev Schreiber Starring

John Slattery Starring

Stanley Tucci Starring

ScreenplayJosh Singer, Tom McCarthy Produced bySteve Golin, Michael Sugar, Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagon Faust CinematographyMasanobu Takayanagi Music byHoward Shore StudioOpen Road Films

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 6-8 23 $295.0K — 5 $59,002 $295.0K

2 Nov 13-15 12 $1.4M +358.8% 60 $22,561 $1.8M

3 Nov 20-22 8 $3.5M +160.7% 598 $5,900 $5.8M

4 Nov 27-29 8 $4.4M +24.9% 897 $4,914 $12.3M

5 Dec 4-6 8 $2.8M −36.5% 980 $2,857 $16.5M

6 Dec 11-13 9 $2.5M −10.4% 1,089 $2,304 $20.3M

7 Dec 18-20 12 $1.4M −43.2% 825 $1,728 $22.8M

8 Dec 25-27 17 $1.1M −23.9% 480 $2,258 $24.9M

9 Jan 1-3 15 $1.2M +9.3% 385 $3,078 $27.1M

10 Jan 8-10 17 $928.5K −21.7% 368 $2,523 $28.5M

11 Jan 15-17 14 $1.7M +77.7% 985 $1,675 $30.6M

12 Jan 22-24 16 $1.3M −22.8% 1,030 $1,237 $32.9M

13 Jan 29-31 15 $1.2M −5.8% 715 $1,678 $34.8M

14 Feb 5-7 17 $835.5K −30.4% 668 $1,251 $36.1M

15 Feb 12-14 20 $699.0K −16.3% 455 $1,536 $37.2M

16 Feb 19-21 26 $522.4K −25.3% 401 $1,303 $38.1M

17 Feb 26-28 21 $736.0K +40.9% 685 $1,074 $39.1M

18 Mar 4-6 15 $1.8M +140.0% 1,227 $1,439 $41.6M

19 Mar 11-13 16 $931.4K −47.3% 847 $1,100 $43.2M

20 Mar 18-20 20 $423.5K −54.5% 443 $956 $44.0M

21 Mar 25-27 25 $158.1K −62.7% 206 $767 $44.3M

22 Apr 1-3 28 $151.0K −4.5% 202 $748 $44.6M

23 Apr 8-10 35 $79.5K −47.4% 112 $710 $44.7M

24 Apr 15-17 37 $45.2K −43.1% 103 $439 $44.8M

25 Apr 22-24 41 $31.3K −30.9% 91 $343 $44.9M

26 Apr 29-May 1 33 $95.7K +206.1% 224 $427 $45.0M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Nov 6 - $89.4K — $89.4K 5 $17,877 1

Sat Nov 7 - $118.3K +32.3% $207.7K 5 $23,654 2

Sun Nov 8 - $87.3K −26.1% $295.0K 5 $17,470 3

Mon Nov 9 - $35.1K −59.8% $330.1K 5 $7,022 4

Tue Nov 10 - $33.4K −5.0% $363.5K 5 $6,674 5

Wed Nov 11 - $53.1K +59.2% $416.6K 5 $10,625 6

Thu Nov 12 - $30.2K −43.2% $446.8K 5 $6,031 7

Fri Nov 13 #12 $391.0K +1196.4% +337.4% $837.7K 60 $6,516 8

Sat Nov 14 #11 $575.7K +47.3% +386.7% $1.4M 60 $9,595 9

Sun Nov 15 #11 $387.0K −32.8% +343.0% $1.8M 60 $6,450 10

Mon Nov 16 #9 $120.8K −68.8% +244.2% $1.9M 60 $2,014 11

Tue Nov 17 #14 $125.2K +3.6% +275.1% $2.0M 60 $2,086 12

Wed Nov 18 #8 $121.1K −3.3% +127.9% $2.2M 60 $2,018 13

Thu Nov 19 #9 $108.6K −10.3% +260.2% $2.3M 60 $1,810 14

Fri Nov 20 #7 $1.0M +843.8% +162.2% $3.3M 598 $1,714 15

Sat Nov 21 #8 $1.5M +48.0% +163.5% $4.8M 598 $2,537 16

Sun Nov 22 #8 $986.1K −35.0% +154.8% $5.8M 598 $1,649 17

Mon Nov 23 #8 $355.0K −64.0% +193.8% $6.2M 598 $594 18

Tue Nov 24 #8 $461.5K +30.0% +268.7% $6.6M 598 $772 19

Wed Nov 25 #8 $653.0K +41.5% +439.4% $7.3M 897 $728 20

Thu Nov 26 #10 $577.9K −11.5% +432.0% $7.9M 897 $644 21

Fri Nov 27 #8 $1.7M +186.9% +61.7% $9.5M 897 $1,848 22

Sat Nov 28 #8 $1.7M +5.0% +14.7% $11.3M 897 $1,941 23

Sun Nov 29 #7 $1.0M −42.0% +2.4% $12.3M 897 $1,126 24

Mon Nov 30 #6 $333.2K −67.0% −6.1% $12.6M 897 $371 25

Tue Dec 1 #7 $410.9K +23.3% −11.0% $13.0M 897 $458 26

Wed Dec 2 #6 $361.6K −12.0% −44.6% $13.4M 897 $403 27

Thu Dec 3 #6 $339.9K −6.0% −41.2% $13.7M 897 $379 28

Fri Dec 4 #7 $830.4K +144.3% −49.9% $14.5M 980 $847 29

Sat Dec 5 #8 $1.3M +53.0% −27.0% $15.8M 980 $1,296 30

Sun Dec 6 #8 $699.0K −45.0% −30.8% $16.5M 980 $713 31

Mon Dec 7 #7 $286.6K −59.0% −14.0% $16.8M 980 $292 32

Tue Dec 8 #7 $372.6K +30.0% −9.3% $17.2M 980 $380 33

Wed Dec 9 #7 $313.0K −16.0% −13.4% $17.5M 980 $319 34

Thu Dec 10 #7 $316.1K +1.0% −7.0% $17.8M 980 $323 35

Fri Dec 11 #8 $711.1K +125.0% −14.4% $18.5M 1,089 $653 36

Sat Dec 12 #9 $1.1M +58.0% −11.6% $19.6M 1,089 $1,032 37

Sun Dec 13 #9 $674.1K −40.0% −3.6% $20.3M 1,089 $619 38

Mon Dec 14 #8 $269.7K −60.0% −5.9% $20.6M 1,089 $248 39

Tue Dec 15 #8 $312.8K +16.0% −16.0% $20.9M 1,089 $287 40

Wed Dec 16 #8 $278.4K −11.0% −11.0% $21.2M 1,089 $256 41

Thu Dec 17 #8 $214.4K −23.0% −32.2% $21.4M 1,089 $197 42

Fri Dec 18 #12 $355.9K +66.0% −50.0% $21.7M 825 $431 43

Sat Dec 19 #10 $644.2K +81.0% −42.7% $22.4M 825 $781 44

Sun Dec 20 #11 $425.1K −34.0% −36.9% $22.8M 825 $515 45

Mon Dec 21 #11 $238.1K −44.0% −11.7% $23.0M 825 $289 46

Tue Dec 22 #12 $276.2K +16.0% −11.7% $23.3M 825 $335 47

Wed Dec 23 #12 $251.3K −9.0% −9.7% $23.6M 825 $305 48

Thu Dec 24 #12 $246.3K −2.0% +14.9% $23.8M 825 $299 49

Fri Dec 25 - $322.0K +30.8% −9.5% $24.1M 480 $671 50

Sat Dec 26 - $418.6K +30.0% −35.0% $24.6M 480 $872 51

Sun Dec 27 - $343.3K −18.0% −19.3% $24.9M 480 $715 52

Mon Dec 28 - $243.7K −29.0% +2.4% $25.1M 480 $508 53

Tue Dec 29 - $246.2K +1.0% −10.9% $25.4M 480 $513 54

Wed Dec 30 #15 $263.5K +7.0% +4.8% $25.7M 480 $549 55

Thu Dec 31 #15 $271.4K +3.0% +10.2% $25.9M 480 $565 56

Fri Jan 1 #15 $426.5K +57.2% +32.4% $26.4M 385 $1,108 57

Sat Jan 2 #15 $486.3K +14.0% +16.1% $26.8M 385 $1,263 58

Sun Jan 3 - $272.3K −44.0% −20.7% $27.1M 385 $707 59

Mon Jan 4 - $114.4K −58.0% −53.1% $27.2M 385 $297 60

Tue Jan 5 - $131.5K +15.0% −46.6% $27.4M 385 $342 61

Wed Jan 6 - $131.6K +0.0% −50.1% $27.5M 385 $342 62

Thu Jan 7 - $131.6K +0.0% −51.5% $27.6M 385 $342 63

Fri Jan 8 - $246.7K +87.5% −42.2% $27.9M 368 $670 64

Sat Jan 9 - $434.2K +76.0% −10.7% $28.3M 368 $1,180 65

Sun Jan 10 - $247.5K −43.0% −9.1% $28.5M 368 $673 66

Mon Jan 11 - $89.1K −64.0% −22.1% $28.6M 368 $242 67

Tue Jan 12 - $103.4K +16.0% −21.4% $28.7M 368 $281 68

Wed Jan 13 - $106.5K +3.0% −19.1% $28.8M 368 $289 69

Thu Jan 14 - $127.8K +20.0% −2.9% $29.0M 368 $347 70

Fri Jan 15 #14 $448.1K +250.8% +81.6% $29.4M 985 $455 71

Sat Jan 16 #14 $667.8K +49.0% +53.8% $30.1M 985 $678 72

Sun Jan 17 #14 $534.2K −20.0% +115.8% $30.6M 985 $542 73

Mon Jan 18 #13 $422.0K −21.0% +373.6% $31.0M 985 $428 74

Tue Jan 19 #13 $217.2K −48.5% +110.2% $31.3M 985 $221 75

Wed Jan 20 #13 $182.5K −16.0% +71.4% $31.4M 985 $185 76

Thu Jan 21 #13 $184.3K +1.0% +44.3% $31.6M 985 $187 77

Fri Jan 22 #15 $370.0K +100.8% −17.4% $32.0M 1,030 $359 78

Sat Jan 23 #15 $610.5K +65.0% −8.6% $32.6M 1,030 $593 79

Sun Jan 24 - $293.1K −52.0% −45.1% $32.9M 1,030 $285 80

Mon Jan 25 #14 $133.9K −54.3% −68.3% $33.0M 1,030 $130 81

Tue Jan 26 #14 $186.1K +39.0% −14.3% $33.2M 1,030 $181 82

Wed Jan 27 #12 $174.9K −6.0% −4.1% $33.4M 1,030 $170 83

Thu Jan 28 #12 $167.9K −4.0% −8.9% $33.6M 1,030 $163 84

Fri Jan 29 #14 $280.6K +67.1% −24.2% $33.8M 715 $393 85

Sat Jan 30 #14 $524.8K +87.0% −14.0% $34.4M 715 $734 86

Sun Jan 31 #14 $394.6K −24.8% +34.6% $34.8M 715 $552 87

Mon Feb 1 #14 $118.4K −70.0% −11.6% $34.9M 715 $166 88

Tue Feb 2 #14 $144.4K +22.0% −22.4% $35.0M 715 $202 89

Wed Feb 3 #14 $121.3K −16.0% −30.6% $35.1M 715 $170 90

Thu Feb 4 #14 $118.9K −2.0% −29.2% $35.3M 715 $166 91

Fri Feb 5 - $229.8K +93.3% −18.1% $35.5M 668 $344 92

Sat Feb 6 - $438.9K +91.0% −16.4% $35.9M 668 $657 93

Sun Feb 7 - $166.8K −62.0% −57.7% $36.1M 668 $250 94

Mon Feb 8 - $93.4K −44.0% −21.1% $36.2M 668 $140 95

Tue Feb 9 - $117.7K +26.0% −18.5% $36.3M 668 $176 96

Wed Feb 10 - $102.4K −13.0% −15.6% $36.4M 668 $153 97

Thu Feb 11 - $88.1K −14.0% −25.9% $36.5M 668 $132 98

Fri Feb 12 - $147.3K +67.3% −35.9% $36.7M 455 $324 99

Sat Feb 13 - $287.3K +95.0% −34.5% $36.9M 455 $631 100

Sun Feb 14 - $264.3K −8.0% +58.5% $37.2M 455 $581 101

Mon Feb 15 - $153.3K −42.0% +64.1% $37.4M 455 $337 102

Tue Feb 16 - $78.2K −49.0% −33.6% $37.4M 455 $172 103

Wed Feb 17 - $71.1K −9.0% −30.5% $37.5M 455 $156 104

Thu Feb 18 - $72.6K +2.0% −17.6% $37.6M 455 $159 105

Fri Feb 19 - $122.6K +69.0% −16.8% $37.7M 401 $306 106

Sat Feb 20 - $237.9K +94.0% −17.2% $37.9M 401 $593 107

Sun Feb 21 - $161.8K −32.0% −38.8% $38.1M 401 $403 108

Mon Feb 22 - $59.6K −63.2% −61.1% $38.2M 401 $149 109

Tue Feb 23 - $74.5K +25.0% −4.7% $38.2M 401 $186 110

Wed Feb 24 - $73.8K −1.0% +3.7% $38.3M 401 $184 111

Thu Feb 25 - $75.2K +2.0% +3.7% $38.4M 401 $188 112

Fri Feb 26 - $192.8K +156.2% +57.2% $38.6M 685 $281 113

Sat Feb 27 - $372.1K +93.0% +56.4% $39.0M 685 $543 114

Sun Feb 28 - $171.2K −54.0% +5.8% $39.1M 685 $250 115

Mon Feb 29 #12 $167.7K −2.0% +181.4% $39.3M 685 $245 116

Tue Mar 1 #13 $189.5K +13.0% +154.4% $39.5M 685 $277 117

Wed Mar 2 #12 $174.4K −8.0% +136.4% $39.7M 685 $255 118

Thu Mar 3 #12 $143.0K −18.0% +90.1% $39.8M 685 $209 119

Fri Mar 4 #13 $477.3K +233.8% +147.6% $40.3M 1,227 $389 120

Sat Mar 5 #14 $821.0K +72.0% +120.6% $41.1M 1,227 $669 121

Sun Mar 6 #14 $467.9K −43.0% +173.4% $41.6M 1,227 $381 122

Mon Mar 7 #13 $172.5K −63.1% +2.8% $41.7M 1,227 $141 123

Tue Mar 8 #13 $210.4K +22.0% +11.0% $41.9M 1,227 $171 124

Wed Mar 9 #13 $162.0K −23.0% −7.1% $42.1M 1,227 $132 125

Thu Mar 10 #14 $149.1K −8.0% +4.2% $42.3M 1,227 $121 126

Fri Mar 11 - $248.3K +66.6% −48.0% $42.5M 847 $293 127

Sat Mar 12 #15 $429.6K +73.0% −47.7% $42.9M 847 $507 128

Sun Mar 13 - $253.5K −41.0% −45.8% $43.2M 847 $299 129

Mon Mar 14 - $100.3K −60.4% −41.8% $43.3M 847 $118 130

Tue Mar 15 - $122.4K +22.0% −41.8% $43.4M 847 $144 131

Wed Mar 16 - $91.8K −25.0% −43.3% $43.5M 847 $108 132

Thu Mar 17 - $74.4K −19.0% −50.1% $43.6M 847 $88 133

Fri Mar 18 - $106.0K +42.6% −57.3% $43.7M 443 $239 134

Sat Mar 19 - $200.4K +89.0% −53.3% $43.9M 443 $452 135

Sun Mar 20 - $117.0K −41.6% −53.8% $44.0M 443 $264 136

Mon Mar 21 - $49.1K −58.0% −51.0% $44.0M 443 $111 137

Tue Mar 22 - $51.6K +5.0% −57.8% $44.1M 443 $116 138

Wed Mar 23 - $42.8K −17.0% −53.3% $44.1M 443 $97 139

Thu Mar 24 - $37.3K −13.0% −49.9% $44.2M 443 $84 140

Fri Mar 25 - $51.7K +38.8% −51.2% $44.2M 206 $251 141

Sat Mar 26 - $65.7K +27.0% −67.2% $44.3M 206 $319 142

Sun Mar 27 - $40.7K −38.0% −65.2% $44.3M 206 $198 143

Mon Mar 28 - $22.4K −45.0% −54.4% $44.4M 206 $109 144

Tue Mar 29 - $22.2K −1.0% −57.0% $44.4M 206 $108 145

Wed Mar 30 - $18.4K −17.0% −57.0% $44.4M 206 $89 146

Thu Mar 31 - $18.8K +2.0% −49.6% $44.4M 206 $91 147

Fri Apr 1 - $44.2K +135.4% −14.5% $44.5M 202 $219 148

Sat Apr 2 - $68.5K +55.0% +4.3% $44.5M 202 $339 149

Sun Apr 3 - $38.4K −44.0% −5.8% $44.6M 202 $190 150

Mon Apr 4 - $16.1K −58.0% −28.1% $44.6M 202 $80 151

Tue Apr 5 - $23.4K +45.0% +5.4% $44.6M 202 $116 152

Wed Apr 6 - $18.2K −22.0% −1.0% $44.6M 202 $90 153

Thu Apr 7 - $18.0K −1.0% −3.9% $44.6M 202 $89 154

Fri Apr 8 - $22.4K +24.2% −49.3% $44.7M 112 $200 155

Sat Apr 9 - $38.3K +71.0% −44.1% $44.7M 112 $342 156

Sun Apr 10 - $18.8K −51.0% −51.1% $44.7M 112 $168 157

Mon Apr 11 - $8.1K −57.0% −49.9% $44.7M 112 $72 158

Tue Apr 12 - $10.8K +34.0% −53.7% $44.7M 112 $97 159

Wed Apr 13 - $7.5K −31.0% −59.0% $44.8M 112 $67 160

Thu Apr 14 - $10.0K +34.0% −44.6% $44.8M 112 $89 161

Fri Apr 15 - $14.2K +42.1% −36.6% $44.8M 103 $138 162

Sat Apr 16 - $18.5K +30.0% −51.8% $44.8M 103 $179 163

Sun Apr 17 - $12.6K −32.0% −33.1% $44.8M 103 $122 164

Mon Apr 18 - $5.5K −56.0% −31.5% $44.8M 103 $54 165

Tue Apr 19 - $8.1K +46.0% −25.4% $44.8M 103 $78 166

Wed Apr 20 - $6.9K −14.0% −7.0% $44.8M 103 $67 167

Thu Apr 21 - $7.6K +10.0% −23.7% $44.8M 103 $74 168

Fri Apr 22 - $9.5K +24.0% −33.4% $44.8M 91 $104 169

Sat Apr 23 - $15.2K +61.0% −17.5% $44.9M 91 $167 170

Sun Apr 24 - $6.6K −57.0% −47.8% $44.9M 91 $72 171

Mon Apr 25 - $3.5K −46.0% −36.0% $44.9M 91 $39 172

Tue Apr 26 - $7.9K +124.0% −1.8% $44.9M 91 $87 173

Wed Apr 27 - $5.9K −26.0% −15.5% $44.9M 91 $64 174

Thu Apr 28 - $7.3K +24.0% −4.7% $44.9M 91 $80 175

Fri Apr 29 - $22.6K +210.4% +138.5% $44.9M 224 $101 176

Sat Apr 30 - $39.7K +76.0% +160.7% $45.0M 224 $177 177

Sun May 1 - $33.4K −16.0% +409.3% $45.0M 224 $149 178

Mon May 2 - $15.7K −53.0% +343.3% $45.0M 224 $70 179

Tue May 3 - $17.9K +14.0% +125.6% $45.0M 224 $80 180

Wed May 4 - $18.6K +4.0% +217.1% $45.0M 224 $83 181

Thu May 5 - $15.4K −17.0% +112.2% $45.1M 224 $69 182

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

Cumulative total$29.0M

Nov 6Nov 23Dec 11Dec 28Jan 14

Weekend grossWk 10 · $928.5K

$295.0K

$1.4M

$3.5M

$4.4M

$2.8M

$2.5M

$1.4M

$1.1M

$1.2M

$928.5K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,089 → 368 −66.2%

5 open368 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −21.7%

+358.8%

W1→2

+160.7%

W2→3

+24.9%

W3→4

−36.5%

W4→5

−10.4%

W5→6

−43.2%

W6→7

−23.9%

W7→8

+9.3%

W8→9

−21.7%

W9→10

Steepest −43.2%Biggest gain +358.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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