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The Descent

2005 • R • 1h 39m • Adventure, Horror, Thriller • Lionsgate

Scream your last breath.

🍅 87% 76% MC 71 LB 3.57 IMDb 7.2

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$8.9M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$26.0M
Final
Worldwide Total
$57.1M
$31.0M international
Domestic Legs2.9x
Budget$7M
2006 Rank#106
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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

Domestic vs International Split

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