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The Artist

2011 • PG-13 • 1h 40m • Drama, Comedy, Romance • Weinstein Co.

A breath of fresh vintage air.

🍅 95% 87% MC 89 LB 3.78 IMDb 7.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$205K
Limited · 4 theaters
Domestic Total
$44.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$128.1M
$83.4M international
Domestic Legs18.8x
Budget$16.0M
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Cast & Crew

John Goodman John Goodman Starring James Cromwell James Cromwell Starring Penelope Ann Miller Penelope Ann Miller Starring Missi Pyle Missi Pyle Starring
ScreenplayMichel Hazanavicius Produced byThomas Langmann CinematographyGuillaume Schiffman Music byLudovic Bource StudioWeinstein Co.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 25-27 29 $204.9K — 4 $51,220 $204.9K
2 Dec 2-4 24 $211.3K +3.1% 6 $35,211 $501.6K
3 Dec 9-11 19 $295.4K +39.8% 16 $18,460 $888.7K
4 Dec 16-18 21 $287.4K −2.7% 17 $16,904 $1.3M
5 Dec 23-25 18 $883.1K +207.3% 167 $5,288 $2.4M
6 Dec 30-Jan 1 16 $1.3M +48.4% 167 $7,849 $5.0M
7 Jan 6-8 18 $1.1M −14.5% 172 $6,512 $7.1M
8 Jan 13-15 15 $1.2M +6.5% 216 $5,524 $8.8M
9 Jan 20-22 17 $2.4M +98.8% 662 $3,583 $12.1M
10 Jan 27-29 12 $3.3M +39.8% 897 $3,696 $16.7M
11 Feb 3-5 12 $2.6M −21.2% 1,005 $2,600 $20.6M
12 Feb 10-12 13 $2.2M −14.3% 808 $2,773 $24.0M
13 Feb 17-19 12 $2.4M +8.5% 808 $3,008 $27.5M
14 Feb 24-26 13 $2.9M +19.6% 966 $3,008 $31.8M
15 Mar 2-4 11 $3.6M +24.8% 1,756 $2,065 $36.8M
16 Mar 9-11 12 $2.1M −42.6% 1,505 $1,382 $40.2M
17 Mar 16-18 15 $1.0M −49.9% 1,155 $903 $42.1M
18 Mar 23-25 19 $474.5K −54.5% 576 $824 $43.0M
19 Mar 30-Apr 1 19 $279.6K −41.1% 315 $888 $43.5M
20 Apr 6-8 24 $182.4K −34.8% 222 $822 $43.8M
21 Apr 13-15 36 $100.1K −45.1% 121 $827 $44.0M
22 Apr 20-22 46 $55.7K −44.4% 102 $546 $44.2M
23 Apr 27-29 57 $29.2K −47.6% 50 $584 $44.2M
24 May 4-6 62 $15.4K −47.3% 41 $375 $44.2M
25 May 11-13 24 $188.8K +1128.6% 751 $251 $44.4M
26 May 18-20 47 $26.8K −85.8% 103 $261 $44.5M
28 Jun 1-3 48 $30.1K — 87 $346 $44.6M
29 Jun 8-10 59 $14.1K −53.0% 36 $392 $44.7M
30 Jun 15-17 68 $7.0K −50.6% 21 $332 $44.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$18.0M
Dec 2Jan 26Jan 28Jan 31Feb 2
Weekend grossWk 10 · $3.3M
$204.9K
$211.3K
$295.4K
$287.4K
$883.1K
$1.3M
$1.1M
$1.2M
$2.4M
$3.3M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 897 → 897 +0.0%
6 open897 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +39.8%
+3.1%
W1→2
+39.8%
W2→3
−2.7%
W3→4
+207.3%
W4→5
+48.4%
W5→6
−14.5%
W6→7
+6.5%
W7→8
+98.8%
W8→9
+39.8%
W9→10
Steepest −14.5%Biggest gain +207.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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