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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007 • PG-13 • 1h 52m • Biography, Drama • Miramax

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🍅 94% 92% MC 92 IMDb 8.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$76K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic Total
$6.0M
Final
Worldwide Total
$22.8M
$16.8M international
Domestic Legs13.6x
Budget$14M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byJulian Schnabel ScreenplayRonald Harwood Produced byJon Kilik, Kathleen Kennedy CinematographyJanusz Kamiński MusicPaul Cantelon StarringMathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup StudioMiramax
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 30-Dec 2 33 $75.7K — 3 $25,240 $75.7K
2 Dec 7-9 43 $57.6K −23.9% 3 $19,200 $170.3K
3 Dec 14-16 35 $56.6K −1.8% 3 $18,855 $257.9K
4 Dec 21-23 28 $118.1K +108.8% 28 $4,217 $410.5K
5 Dec 28-30 25 $273.2K +131.4% 44 $6,210 $882.7K
6 Jan 4-6 22 $345.7K +26.5% 57 $6,064 $1.5M
7 Jan 11-13 23 $347.4K +0.5% 75 $4,632 $2.0M
8 Jan 18-20 26 $386.9K +11.3% 107 $3,615 $2.5M
9 Jan 25-27 30 $397.8K +2.8% 123 $3,234 $3.1M
10 Feb 1-3 26 $441.5K +11.0% 205 $2,153 $3.7M
11 Feb 8-10 26 $433.2K −1.9% 213 $2,034 $4.3M
12 Feb 15-17 27 $350.7K −19.0% 181 $1,937 $4.8M
13 Feb 22-24 31 $256.0K −27.0% 161 $1,589 $5.3M
14 Feb 29-Mar 2 39 $151.6K −40.8% 131 $1,156 $5.5M
15 Mar 7-9 40 $84.6K −44.2% 103 $821 $5.7M
16 Mar 14-16 44 $61.3K −27.6% 65 $942 $5.8M
17 Mar 21-23 50 $51.0K −16.7% 55 $927 $5.9M
18 Mar 28-30 60 $35.8K −29.7% 37 $968 $5.9M
19 Apr 4-6 62 $30.2K −15.8% 31 $973 $6.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $441.5K
$75.7K
$57.6K
$56.6K
$118.1K
$273.2K
$345.7K
$347.4K
$386.9K
$397.8K
$441.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +11.0%
−23.9%
W1→2
−1.8%
W2→3
+108.8%
W3→4
+131.4%
W4→5
+26.5%
W5→6
+0.5%
W6→7
+11.3%
W7→8
+2.8%
W8→9
+11.0%
W9→10
Steepest −23.9%Biggest gain +131.4%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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