Name: The Descent
Director: Neil Marshall
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Released: 2005
Cast: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone

Cast & crew

Directed byNeil Marshall ScreenplayNeil Marshall Produced byChristian Colson CinematographySam McCurdy Music byDavid Julyan StarringShauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone, MyAnna Buring StudioLionsgate

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Aug 4-6 5 $8.9M — 2,095 $4,254 $8.9M

2 Aug 11-13 8 $4.6M −48.2% 2,095 $2,204 $17.5M

3 Aug 18-20 11 $2.4M −47.2% 1,720 $1,417 $22.3M

4 Aug 25-27 17 $1.0M −58.7% 859 $1,171 $24.5M

5 Sep 1-3 24 $414.3K −58.8% 426 $972 $25.3M

6 Sep 8-10 34 $172.7K −58.3% 256 $675 $25.7M

7 Sep 15-17 47 $61.1K −64.6% 104 $588 $25.8M

8 Sep 22-24 63 $29.9K −51.0% 66 $454 $25.8M

9 Sep 29-Oct 1 45 $73.2K +144.7% 156 $470 $25.9M

10 Oct 6-8 50 $42.6K −41.9% 89 $478 $26.0M

Cumulative total$25.4M

Aug 4Aug 8Aug 11Aug 15Sep 4

Weekend grossWk 10 · $42.6K

$8.9M

$4.6M

$2.4M

$1.0M

$414.3K

$172.7K

$61.1K

$29.9K

$73.2K

$42.6K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,095 → 426 −79.7%

2,095 open426 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −41.9%

−48.2%

W1→2

−47.2%

W2→3

−58.7%

W3→4

−58.8%

W4→5

−58.3%

W5→6

−64.6%

W6→7

−51.0%

W7→8

+144.7%

W8→9

−41.9%

W9→10

Steepest −64.6%Biggest gain +144.7%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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