Name: Stranger Than Fiction
Director: Marc Forster
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2006
Cast: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson

Cast & Crew

Full Forster filmography

Marc Forster Director

Will Ferrell Starring

Maggie Gyllenhaal Starring

Dustin Hoffman Starring

Queen Latifah Starring

Emma Thompson Starring

ScreenplayZach Helm Produced byLindsay Doran CinematographyRoberto Schaefer Music byBritt Daniel, Brian Reitzell StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 10-12 4 $13.4M — 2,264 $5,924 $13.4M

2 Nov 17-19 5 $6.6M −50.7% 2,270 $2,910 $22.9M

3 Nov 24-26 8 $5.7M −13.3% 2,258 $2,536 $32.5M

4 Dec 1-3 9 $3.4M −41.4% 1,804 $1,860 $36.9M

5 Dec 8-10 12 $1.4M −57.5% 1,266 $1,126 $39.1M

6 Dec 15-17 16 $517.6K −63.7% 532 $973 $40.1M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Nov 10 #4 $4.9M — $4.9M 2,264 $2,171 1

Sat Nov 11 #4 $5.6M +15% $10.6M 2,264 $2,490 2

Sun Nov 12 #4 $2.9M −49% $13.4M 2,264 $1,262 3

Mon Nov 13 #2 $811.6K −72% $14.2M 2,264 $358 4

Tue Nov 14 #2 $733.6K −10% $15.0M 2,264 $324 5

Wed Nov 15 #2 $665.5K −9% $15.6M 2,264 $294 6

Thu Nov 16 #2 $678.3K +2% $16.3M 2,264 $300 7

Fri Nov 17 #4 $2.3M +233% −54% $18.6M 2,270 $995 8

Sat Nov 18 #6 $2.8M +25% −50% $21.4M 2,270 $1,239 9

Sun Nov 19 #6 $1.5M −45% −46% $22.9M 2,270 $676 10

Mon Nov 20 #5 $567.9K −63% −30% $23.5M 2,270 $250 11

Tue Nov 21 #5 $887.6K +56% +21% $24.4M 2,270 $391 12

Wed Nov 22 #8 $1.1M +25% +67% $25.5M 2,270 $489 13

Thu Nov 23 #7 $1.3M +18% +93% $26.8M 2,258 $579 14

Fri Nov 24 #7 $2.5M +88% +9% $29.2M 2,258 $1,087 15

Sat Nov 25 #7 $2.3M −8% −20% $31.5M 2,258 $1,002 16

Sun Nov 26 #9 $1.0M −55% −34% $32.5M 2,258 $448 17

Mon Nov 27 #9 $266.9K −74% −53% $32.8M 2,258 $118 18

Tue Nov 28 #7 $264.8K −1% −70% $33.0M 2,258 $117 19

Wed Nov 29 #7 $260.0K −2% −77% $33.3M 2,258 $115 20

Thu Nov 30 #7 $258.7K −1% −80% $33.6M 2,258 $115 21

Fri Dec 1 #9 $931.4K +260% −62% $34.5M 1,804 $516 22

Sat Dec 2 #8 $1.8M +91% −21% $36.3M 1,804 $986 23

Sun Dec 3 #10 $646.5K −64% −36% $36.9M 1,804 $358 24

Mon Dec 4 #9 $187.1K −71% −30% $37.1M 1,804 $104 25

Tue Dec 5 #9 $202.8K +8% −23% $37.3M 1,804 $112 26

Wed Dec 6 #9 $201.2K −1% −23% $37.5M 1,804 $112 27

Thu Dec 7 #9 $203.0K +1% −22% $37.7M 1,804 $113 28

Tue Dec 12 #12 $123.8K — −39% $39.4M 1,266 $98 33

Wed Dec 13 #12 $124.9K +1% −38% $39.5M 1,266 $99 34

Cumulative total$39.5M

Nov 10Nov 17Nov 25Dec 2Dec 13

Weekend grossWk 6 · $517.6K

$13.4M

$6.6M

$5.7M

$3.4M

$1.4M

$517.6K

W1W2W3W4W5W6

Theater countPeak 2,270 → 1,266 −44.2%

2,264 open1,266 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −63.7%

−50.7%

W1→2

−13.3%

W2→3

−41.4%

W3→4

−57.5%

W4→5

−63.7%

W5→6

Steepest −63.7%Best hold −13.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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