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The Golden Compass

2007 PG-13 1h 53m Adventure, Family, Fantasy New Line Cinema

There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way.

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$70.1M
Final
Opening Weekend
$607K
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
115.4x
Opening → Total
Budget
$180M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$372M
$302M international
2007 Rank
#38
Domestic
Compare with other movies
Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jan 18-21 24 $607K $68.4M 340 $2K 1
Jan 25-27 31 $350K -42.4% $68.9M 289 $1K 2
Feb 1-3 33 $275K -21.4% $69.3M 288 $954 3
Feb 8-10 37 $250K -9.0% $69.6M 251 $997 4
Feb 15-17 40 $137K -45.2% $69.8M 206 $665 5
Feb 22-24 44 $92K -32.9% $70.0M 152 $604 6
Feb 29-Mar 2 49 $62K -32.1% $70.1M 112 $557 7

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byChris Weitz
ScreenplayChris Weitz
Produced byBill Carraro, Deborah Forte
CinematographyHenry Braham
MusicAlexandre Desplat
StarringNicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker, Freddie Highmore, Ian McKellen
StudioNew Line Cinema