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The Celebration

1998 • R • 1h 45m • Drama • October Films

Every family has a secret.

🍅 91% 94% MC 82 LB 4.32 IMDb 8.0

Box office summary

Domestic Total
$1.65M
Final
Worldwide Total
$1.71M
$65K international
Theaters36
Budget$1.3M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byThomas Vinterberg ScreenplayThomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov CinematographyAnthony Dod Mantle StarringUlrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann StudioNimbus Film / October Films
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
2 Oct 16-18 48 $39.8K — 4 $9,950 $83.1K
3 Oct 23-25 50 $44.9K +13.0% 11 $4,085 $148.0K
4 Oct 30-Nov 1 36 $96.2K +114.0% 25 $3,849 $267.9K
5 Nov 6-8 37 $101.6K +6.0% 26 $3,909 $415.7K
6 Nov 13-15 37 $110.4K +9.0% 31 $3,562 $570.5K
7 Nov 20-22 39 $89.8K −19.0% 32 $2,807 $710.2K
8 Nov 27-29 38 $99.1K +10.0% 31 $3,197 $864.0K
9 Dec 4-6 38 $77.2K −22.0% 36 $2,145 $978.6K
10 Dec 11-13 47 $40.1K −48.0% 26 $1,542 $1.0M
11 Dec 18-20 44 $47.1K +17.0% 28 $1,681 $1.1M
12 Dec 25-27 49 $44.3K −6.0% 23 $1,927 $1.2M
13 Jan 1-3 50 $50.5K +14.0% 28 $1,803 $1.3M
14 Jan 8-10 41 $54.1K +7.0% 27 $2,004 $1.3M
15 Jan 15-17 46 $45.3K −16.0% 17 $2,665 $1.4M
16 Jan 22-24 50 $43.2K −5.0% 24 $1,802 $1.4M
17 Jan 29-31 47 $49.6K +15.0% 22 $2,257 $1.5M
19 Feb 12-14 52 $42.1K — 15 $2,807 $1.6M
20 Feb 19-21 62 $16.1K −62.0% 15 $1,074 $1.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $40.1K
$39.8K
$44.9K
$96.2K
$101.6K
$110.4K
$89.8K
$99.1K
$77.2K
$40.1K
W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −48.0%
+13.0%
W2→3
+114.0%
W3→4
+6.0%
W4→5
+9.0%
W5→6
−19.0%
W6→7
+10.0%
W7→8
−22.0%
W8→9
−48.0%
W9→10
Steepest −48.0%Biggest gain +114.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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