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The HeatFollow

2013 • R • 1h 57m • Action, Comedy, Crime • 20th Century Fox

They're just trying to stay alive long enough to kill each other.

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60

3.09

6.6

CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$39.10M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$160.00M

Final

Worldwide total

$230.00M

$70.30M international

Domestic legs4.08x

Budget$43.0M

2013 rank#15

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Cast & crew

Full Feig filmography

Paul Feig

Paul Feig Director

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock Starring

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy Starring

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir Starring

Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans Starring

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport Starring

ScreenplayKatie Dippold Produced byPeter Chernin, Jenno Topping CinematographyRobert Yeoman MusicMichael Andrews Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jun 28-30 2 $39.1M — 3,181 $12,296 $39.1M

2 Jul 5-7 3 $24.8M −36.7% 3,184 $7,777 $86.3M

3 Jul 12-14 4 $14.0M −43.5% 3,128 $4,476 $112.4M

4 Jul 19-21 8 $9.3M −33.6% 2,689 $3,459 $129.3M

5 Jul 26-28 8 $6.9M −25.7% 2,384 $2,900 $141.3M

6 Aug 2-4 9 $4.6M −33.1% 2,074 $2,229 $149.5M

7 Aug 9-11 14 $2.0M −57.5% 1,351 $1,455 $153.6M

8 Aug 16-18 18 $881.6K −55.2% 691 $1,275 $155.5M

9 Aug 23-25 21 $544.9K −38.2% 409 $1,332 $156.4M

10 Aug 30-Sep 1 30 $679.8K +24.8% 393 $1,729 $157.3M

11 Sep 6-8 31 $364.7K −46.4% 350 $1,041 $157.9M

12 Sep 13-15 31 $283.1K −22.4% 336 $842 $158.3M

13 Sep 20-22 27 $274.0K −3.2% 310 $884 $158.7M

14 Sep 27-29 29 $183.1K −33.2% 251 $729 $158.9M

15 Oct 4-6 36 $121.8K −33.5% 182 $669 $159.1M

16 Oct 11-13 38 $96.2K −21.0% 139 $692 $159.3M

17 Oct 18-20 41 $77.2K −19.7% 103 $749 $159.4M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Jun 27 $1.0M — $1.0M — — -1

Fri Jun 28 #2 $13.7M — $13.7M 3,181 $4,312 1

Sat Jun 29 #2 $14.4M +5% $28.2M 3,181 $4,540 2

Sun Jun 30 #2 $11.0M −24% $39.1M 3,181 $3,443 3

Mon Jul 1 #2 $5.3M −51% $44.4M 3,181 $1,674 4

Tue Jul 2 #2 $5.4M +1% $49.8M 3,181 $1,692 5

Wed Jul 3 #3 $5.3M −2% $55.1M 3,181 $1,656 6

Thu Jul 4 #3 $6.4M +22% $61.5M 3,181 $2,013 7

Fri Jul 5 #3 $8.6M +34% −37% $70.1M 3,184 $2,698 8

Sat Jul 6 #3 $9.3M +8% −36% $79.4M 3,184 $2,919 9

Sun Jul 7 #3 $6.9M −26% −37% $86.3M 3,184 $2,158 10

Mon Jul 8 #3 $2.9M −58% −45% $89.2M 3,184 $912 11

Tue Jul 9 #2 $3.5M +19% −35% $92.6M 3,184 $1,090 12

Wed Jul 10 #2 $3.0M −14% −43% $95.6M 3,184 $942 13

Thu Jul 11 #2 $2.7M −9% −57% $98.4M 3,184 $855 14

Fri Jul 12 #4 $4.3M +57% −50% $102.7M 3,128 $1,370 15

Sat Jul 13 #4 $5.7M +33% −38% $108.4M 3,128 $1,828 16

Sun Jul 14 #4 $4.0M −30% −42% $112.4M 3,128 $1,276 17

Mon Jul 15 #4 $1.8M −56% −39% $114.1M 3,128 $565 18

Tue Jul 16 #4 $2.2M +23% −37% $116.3M 3,128 $695 19

Wed Jul 17 #5 $1.9M −12% −36% $118.2M 3,128 $613 20

Thu Jul 18 #5 $1.7M −10% −36% $120.0M 3,128 $555 21

Fri Jul 19 #8 $2.8M +64% −34% $122.8M 2,689 $1,058 22

Sat Jul 20 #8 $3.8M +35% −33% $126.7M 2,689 $1,429 23

Sun Jul 21 #8 $2.6M −32% −35% $129.3M 2,689 $972 24

Mon Jul 22 #8 $1.2M −54% −32% $130.5M 2,689 $447 25

Tue Jul 23 #8 $1.5M +22% −32% $131.9M 2,689 $546 26

Wed Jul 24 #8 $1.2M −16% −36% $133.2M 2,689 $456 27

Thu Jul 25 #7 $1.2M n/c −29% $134.4M 2,689 $455 28

Fri Jul 26 #8 $2.1M +72% −26% $136.5M 2,384 $881 29

Sat Jul 27 #8 $2.8M +36% −26% $139.3M 2,384 $1,195 30

Sun Jul 28 #8 $2.0M −31% −25% $141.3M 2,384 $823 31

Mon Jul 29 #9 $850.2K −57% −29% $142.2M 2,384 $356 32

Tue Jul 30 #9 $1.0M +18% −32% $143.2M 2,384 $419 33

Wed Jul 31 #9 $836.8K −16% −32% $144.0M 2,136 $391 34

Thu Aug 1 #9 $844.4K +1% −31% $144.8M 2,136 $395 35

Fri Aug 2 #9 $1.4M +65% −34% $146.2M 2,074 $670 36

Sat Aug 3 #9 $2.0M +43% −30% $148.2M 2,074 $961 37

Sun Aug 4 #10 $1.2M −38% −37% $149.5M 2,074 $597 38

Mon Aug 5 #10 $610.0K −51% −28% $150.1M 2,074 $294 39

Tue Aug 6 #10 $632.3K +4% −37% $150.7M 2,074 $304 40

Wed Aug 7 #12 $468.0K −26% −44% $151.2M 1,714 $273 41

Thu Aug 8 #12 $440.7K −6% −48% $151.6M 1,714 $257 42

Fri Aug 9 $642.0K +46% −54% $152.3M 1,351 $475 43

Sat Aug 10 $835.2K +30% −58% $153.1M 1,351 $618 44

Sun Aug 11 $489.1K −41% −61% $153.6M 1,351 $361 45

Mon Aug 12 $247.6K −49% −59% $153.8M 1,351 $183 46

Tue Aug 13 $314.4K +27% −50% $154.1M 1,351 $232 47

Wed Aug 14 $247.4K −21% −47% $154.4M 1,351 $183 48

Thu Aug 15 $200.0K −19% −55% $154.6M 1,351 $148 49

Fri Aug 16 $272.9K +36% −57% $154.9M 691 $394 50

Sat Aug 17 $388.4K +42% −54% $155.3M 691 $562 51

Sun Aug 18 $220.3K −43% −55% $155.5M 691 $318 52

Mon Aug 19 $97.8K −56% −60% $155.6M 691 $141 53

Tue Aug 20 $114.6K +17% −64% $155.7M 691 $165 54

Wed Aug 21 $81.1K −29% −67% $155.8M 691 $117 55

Thu Aug 22 $81.3K n/c −59% $155.8M 691 $117 56

Fri Aug 23 $171.5K +111% −37% $156.0M 409 $419 57

Sat Aug 24 $248.3K +45% −36% $156.3M 409 $607 58

Sun Aug 25 $125.1K −50% −43% $156.4M 409 $305 59

Mon Aug 26 $57.5K −54% −41% $156.5M 409 $140 60

Tue Aug 27 $66.3K +15% −42% $156.5M 409 $162 61

Wed Aug 28 $59.8K −10% −26% $156.6M 409 $146 62

Thu Aug 29 $49.3K −18% −39% $156.6M 409 $120 63

Fri Aug 30 $156.6K +218% −9% $156.8M 393 $398 64

Sat Aug 31 $246.8K +58% −1% $157.0M 393 $627 65

Sun Sep 1 $276.5K +12% +121% $157.3M 393 $703 66

Mon Sep 2 $125.0K −55% +117% $157.4M 393 $318 67

Tue Sep 3 $37.2K −70% −44% $157.5M 393 $94 68

Wed Sep 4 $31.4K −15% −47% $157.5M 393 $79 69

Thu Sep 5 $32.8K +5% −33% $157.5M 393 $83 70

Fri Sep 6 $108.3K +230% −31% $157.6M 350 $309 71

Sat Sep 7 $177.8K +64% −28% $157.8M 350 $508 72

Sun Sep 8 $78.5K −56% −72% $157.9M 350 $224 73

Mon Sep 9 $25.4K −68% −80% $157.9M 350 $72 74

Tue Sep 10 $34.4K +35% −8% $158.0M 350 $98 75

Wed Sep 11 $30.3K −12% −4% $158.0M 350 $86 76

Thu Sep 12 $28.4K −6% −13% $158.0M 350 $81 77

Fri Sep 13 $90.2K +217% −17% $158.1M 336 $268 78

Sat Sep 14 $128.0K +42% −28% $158.2M 336 $381 79

Sun Sep 15 $64.9K −49% −17% $158.3M 336 $193 80

Mon Sep 16 $23.1K −64% −9% $158.3M 336 $68 81

Tue Sep 17 $28.3K +23% −18% $158.3M 336 $84 82

Wed Sep 18 $23.6K −17% −22% $158.4M 336 $70 83

Thu Sep 19 $26.9K +14% −5% $158.4M 336 $80 84

Fri Sep 20 $82.0K +204% −9% $158.5M 310 $264 85

Sat Sep 21 $133.9K +63% +5% $158.6M 310 $431 86

Sun Sep 22 $58.2K −57% −10% $158.7M 310 $187 87

Mon Sep 23 $19.5K −67% −16% $158.7M 310 $62 88

Tue Sep 24 $26.1K +34% −8% $158.7M 310 $84 89

Wed Sep 25 $23.4K −11% −1% $158.7M 310 $75 90

Thu Sep 26 $22.4K −4% −17% $158.8M 310 $72 91

Fri Sep 27 $55.9K +150% −32% $158.8M 251 $222 92

Sat Sep 28 $86.8K +55% −35% $158.9M 251 $346 93

Sun Sep 29 $40.3K −54% −31% $158.9M 251 $160 94

Mon Sep 30 $14.1K −65% −27% $159.0M 251 $56 95

Tue Oct 1 $19.1K +35% −27% $159.0M 251 $76 96

Wed Oct 2 $16.2K −15% −31% $159.0M 251 $64 97

Thu Oct 3 $18.1K +12% −19% $159.0M 251 $71 98

Fri Oct 4 $36.4K +102% −35% $159.1M 182 $200 99

Sat Oct 5 $56.9K +56% −35% $159.1M 182 $312 100

Sun Oct 6 $28.6K −50% −29% $159.1M 182 $156 101

Mon Oct 7 $10.0K −65% −29% $159.1M 182 $55 102

Tue Oct 8 $13.2K +32% −31% $159.2M 182 $72 103

Wed Oct 9 $11.0K −17% −32% $159.2M 182 $60 104

Thu Oct 10 $11.1K +1% −39% $159.2M 182 $60 105

Fri Oct 11 $28.1K +153% −23% $159.2M 139 $201 106

Sat Oct 12 $44.4K +58% −22% $159.3M 139 $319 107

Sun Oct 13 $23.7K −47% −17% $159.3M 139 $170 108

Mon Oct 14 $10.8K −54% +8% $159.3M 139 $77 109

Tue Oct 15 $12.4K +15% −6% $159.3M 139 $89 110

Wed Oct 16 $11.5K −7% +5% $159.3M 139 $83 111

Thu Oct 17 $11.8K +2% +7% $159.3M 139 $84 112

Fri Oct 18 $25.2K +113% −10% $159.4M 103 $244 113

Sat Oct 19 $35.7K +42% −20% $159.4M 103 $347 114

Sun Oct 20 $16.3K −54% −31% $159.4M 103 $158 115

Mon Oct 21 $5.8K −64% −46% $159.4M 103 $56 116

Tue Oct 22 $7.5K +29% −39% $159.4M 103 $73 117

Wed Oct 23 $6.4K −15% −45% $159.4M 103 $62 118

Thu Oct 24 $6.8K +7% −42% $159.4M 103 $66 119

Fri Oct 25 $13.7K +100% −46% $159.4M 80 $171 120

Sat Oct 26 $18.0K +32% −50% $159.5M 80 $225 121

Sun Oct 27 $7.7K −57% −53% $159.5M 80 $96 122

Mon Oct 28 $2.7K −65% −53% $159.5M 80 $34 123

Tue Oct 29 $4.0K +48% −46% $159.5M 80 $50 124

Wed Oct 30 $3.1K −24% −52% $159.5M 80 $38 125

Thu Oct 31 $3.7K +18% −46% $159.5M 80 $45 126

Fri Nov 1 $9.4K +157% −31% $159.5M 42 $223 127

Sat Nov 2 $12.5K +34% −30% $159.5M 42 $298 128

Sun Nov 3 $6.7K −47% −13% $159.5M 42 $158 129

Mon Nov 4 $2.3K −65% −15% $159.5M 42 $55 130

Tue Nov 5 $2.9K +24% −29% $159.5M 42 $68 131

Wed Nov 6 $2.6K −10% −16% $159.5M 42 $61 132

Thu Nov 7 $2.4K −8% −35% $159.5M 42 $56 133

Fri Nov 8 $3.5K +47% −63% $159.5M 28 $125 134

Sat Nov 9 $4.5K +30% −64% $159.5M 28 $162 135

Sun Nov 10 $2.6K −42% −61% $159.5M 28 $93 136

Mon Nov 11 $1.0K −60% −56% $159.5M 28 $36 137

Tue Nov 12 $802 −22% −72% $159.5M 28 $28 138

Wed Nov 13 $765 −5% −70% $159.5M 28 $27 139

Thu Nov 14 $1.1K +38% −56% $159.5M 28 $37 140

Fri Nov 15 $2.8K +166% −20% $159.5M 27 $103 141

Sat Nov 16 $4.5K +62% n/c $159.5M 27 $168 142

Sun Nov 17 $1.9K −59% −29% $159.5M 27 $68 143

Mon Nov 18 $660 −64% −36% $159.5M 27 $24 144

Tue Nov 19 $882 +34% +10% $159.5M 27 $32 145

Wed Nov 20 $851 −4% +11% $159.5M 27 $31 146

Thu Nov 21 $759 −11% −28% $159.5M 27 $28 147

Fri Nov 22 $3.3K +333% +17% $159.6M 25 $131 148

Sat Nov 23 $4.1K +25% −10% $159.6M 25 $163 149

Sun Nov 24 $1.4K −66% −25% $159.6M 25 $55 150

Mon Nov 25 $1.2K −16% +76% $159.6M 25 $46 151

Tue Nov 26 $2.3K +97% +159% $159.6M 25 $91 152

Wed Nov 27 $1.3K −42% +56% $159.6M 25 $53 153

Thu Nov 28 $1.3K −3% +70% $159.6M 25 $51 154

Fri Nov 29 $2.0K +52% −40% $159.6M 25 $78 155

Sat Nov 30 $3.0K +55% −26% $159.6M 25 $121 156

Sun Dec 1 $659 −78% −52% $159.6M 25 $26 157

Mon Dec 2 $563 −15% −52% $159.6M 25 $22 158

Tue Dec 3 $1.1K +100% −51% $159.6M 25 $44 159

Wed Dec 4 $1.1K n/c −16% $159.6M 25 $44 160

Thu Dec 5 $1.1K −1% −14% $159.6M 25 $44 161

Fri Dec 6 $1.8K +60% −9% $159.6M 18 $98 162

Sat Dec 7 $2.7K +50% −13% $159.6M 18 $147 163

Sun Dec 8 $1.2K −55% +82% $159.6M 18 $66 164

Mon Dec 9 $601 −50% +7% $159.6M 18 $33 165

Tue Dec 10 $1.1K +82% −3% $159.6M 18 $60 166

Wed Dec 11 $1.1K −2% −4% $159.6M 18 $59 167

Thu Dec 12 $1.1K −1% −4% $159.6M 18 $59 168

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

Cumulative total$157.5M

Jun 27Jul 15Aug 1Aug 19Sep 5

Weekend grossWk 10 · $679.8K

$39.1M

$24.8M

$14.0M

$9.3M

$6.9M

$4.6M

$2.0M

$881.6K

$544.9K

$679.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,184 → 393 −87.7%

3,181 open393 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +24.8%

−36.7%

W1→2

−43.5%

W2→3

−33.6%

W3→4

−25.7%

W4→5

−33.1%

W5→6

−57.5%

W6→7

−55.2%

W7→8

−38.2%

W8→9

+24.8%

W9→10

Steepest −57.5%Biggest gain +24.8%

Run milestones

$100M in 15 days

$100M

Day 15

Jul 12

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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