Name: The Counterfeiters
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Released: 2007
Cast: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, August Zirner

Cast & crew

Directed byStefan Ruzowitzky ScreenplayStefan Ruzowitzky Produced byBabette Schröder, Josef Aichholzer, Nina Bohlmann CinematographyBenedict Neuenfels MusicMarius Ruhland Prod. DesignIsidor Wimmer StarringKarl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, August Zirner, Veit Stübner StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Feb 22-24 46 $87.5K — 8 $10,939 $87.5K

2 Feb 29-Mar 2 36 $185.3K +111.8% 18 $10,295 $330.1K

3 Mar 7-9 26 $279.6K +50.9% 41 $6,820 $679.8K

4 Mar 14-16 25 $419.0K +49.9% 72 $5,820 $1.2M

5 Mar 21-23 21 $496.6K +18.5% 92 $5,398 $1.9M

6 Mar 28-30 24 $373.6K −24.8% 98 $3,812 $2.4M

7 Apr 4-6 22 $360.4K −3.5% 115 $3,134 $2.9M

8 Apr 11-13 25 $351.9K −2.4% 147 $2,394 $3.4M

9 Apr 18-20 25 $240.8K −31.6% 170 $1,416 $3.7M

10 Apr 25-27 25 $268.2K +11.4% 170 $1,578 $4.1M

11 May 2-4 22 $204.3K −23.8% 157 $1,301 $4.4M

12 May 9-11 25 $148.8K −27.2% 122 $1,219 $4.7M

13 May 16-18 27 $124.4K −16.4% 119 $1,045 $4.8M

14 May 23-25 25 $102.2K −17.8% 107 $955 $5.0M

15 May 30-Jun 1 27 $80.2K −21.6% 97 $826 $5.2M

16 Jun 6-8 32 $52.0K −35.1% 66 $788 $5.2M

17 Jun 13-15 45 $29.5K −43.3% 38 $776 $5.3M

18 Jun 20-22 45 $32.6K +10.5% 30 $1,086 $5.4M

19 Jun 27-29 55 $20.2K −38.1% 20 $1,008 $5.4M

20 Jul 4-6 55 $18.4K −8.7% 24 $767 $5.4M

21 Jul 11-13 56 $18.3K −0.8% 18 $1,015 $5.4M

22 Jul 18-20 70 $8.9K −51.4% 11 $808 $5.5M

23 Jul 25-27 85 $5.3K −40.8% 10 $526 $5.5M

24 Aug 1-3 102 $3.3K −38.0% 6 $543 $5.5M

25 Aug 8-10 114 $1.0K −68.4% 3 $343 $5.5M

26 Aug 15-17 99 $2.3K +122.3% 4 $572 $5.5M

27 Aug 22-24 116 $350 −84.7% 1 $350 $5.5M

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

Weekend grossWk 10 · $268.2K

$87.5K

$185.3K

$279.6K

$419.0K

$496.6K

$373.6K

$360.4K

$351.9K

$240.8K

$268.2K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +11.4%

+111.8%

W1→2

+50.9%

W2→3

+49.9%

W3→4

+18.5%

W4→5

−24.8%

W5→6

−3.5%

W6→7

−2.4%

W7→8

−31.6%

W8→9

+11.4%

W9→10

Steepest −31.6%Biggest gain +111.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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