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The Butler

2013 PG-13 2h 12m Biography, Drama The Weinstein Company

One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$117M
Final
Opening Weekend
$24.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
4.73x
Opening → Total
Budget
$30.0M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$177M
$60.7M international
2013 Rank
#28
Domestic
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Aug 16-18 1 $24.6M $24.6M 2,933 $8K 1
Aug 23-25 1 $16.5M -33.0% $51.8M 3,110 $5K 2
Aug 30-Sep 1 2 $14.9M -9.8% $74.1M 3,330 $4K 3
Sep 6-8 2 $8.4M -43.5% $91.4M 3,330 $3K 4
Sep 13-15 4 $5.5M -34.0% $100.0M 3,239 $2K 5
Sep 20-22 7 $4.2M -24.4% $106.3M 2,931 $1K 6
Sep 27-29 10 $2.4M -42.7% $110.3M 2,062 $1K 7
Oct 4-6 14 $1.2M -48.9% $112.4M 1,563 $785 8
Oct 11-13 15 $624K -49.2% $113.5M 980 $636 9
Oct 18-20 21 $387K -37.9% $114.3M 602 $643 10
Oct 25-27 23 $270K -30.4% $114.7M 444 $607 11
Nov 1-3 26 $193K -28.4% $115.1M 312 $618 12
Nov 8-10 27 $140K -27.3% $115.3M 214 $655 13
Nov 15-17 31 $100K -29.1% $115.5M 176 $565 14
Nov 22-24 38 $56K -43.4% $115.6M 124 $454 15
Dec 6-8 22 $265K +370.8% $115.9M 1,007 $263 16
Jan 3-5 34 $101K -61.8% $116.3M 133 $762 17
Jan 10-12 34 $90K -10.8% $116.4M 136 $665 18
Jan 17-19 39 $65K -28.6% $116.5M 119 $542 19
Jan 24-26 46 $36K -44.3% $116.6M 101 $356 20

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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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Cast & Crew

Directed byLee Daniels
ScreenplayDanny Strong
Produced byPamela Oas Williams, Laura Ziskin, Lee Daniels, Buddy Patrick, Cassian Elwes
CinematographyAndrew Dunn
MusicRodrigo Leão
StarringForest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr.
StudioThe Weinstein Company