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The Holdovers

2023 • R • 2h 13m • Comedy, Drama • Focus Features

Discomfort and joy.

🍅 97% 92%

82

4.26

CS A

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$211K

Limited · 6 theaters

Domestic Total

$20.4M

Final

Worldwide Total

$46.1M

$25.7M international

Domestic Legs6.3x

Budget$13.0M

2023 Rank#74

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Cast & Crew

Directed byAlexander Payne ScreenplayDavid Hemingson Produced byMark Johnson, Bill Block CinematographyEigil Bryld Music byMark Orton StarringPaul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa StudioFocus Features

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 27-29 - $211.1K — 6 $35,182 $211.1K

2 Nov 3-5 - $568.0K +169.1% 64 $8,875 $846.2K

3 Nov 10-12 6 $3.2M +467.1% 778 $4,140 $4.3M

4 Nov 17-19 7 $2.7M −16.3% 1,478 $1,825 $8.4M

5 Nov 24-26 7 $2.8M +3.7% 1,601 $1,748 $12.9M

6 Dec 1-3 14 $1.2M −57.0% 1,312 $917 $15.1M

7 Dec 8-10 - $667.6K −44.5% 923 $723 $16.4M

8 Dec 15-17 - $402.4K −39.7% 587 $686 $17.2M

9 Dec 22-24 - $236.0K −41.4% 316 $747 $17.7M

10 Dec 29-31 - $203.8K −13.7% 237 $860 $18.2M

11 Jan 5-7 - $107.7K −47.2% 153 $704 $18.5M

12 Jan 12-14 - $89.0K −17.3% 100 $890 $18.6M

13 Jan 19-21 - $77.8K −12.6% 127 $613 $18.8M

14 Jan 26-28 - $496.9K +538.4% 1,270 $391 $19.3M

15 Feb 2-4 - $181.1K −63.6% 562 $322 $19.8M

16 Feb 9-11 - $65.2K −64.0% 270 $242 $19.9M

17 Feb 16-18 - $46.8K −28.2% 168 $279 $20.0M

18 Feb 23-25 - $34.7K −25.8% 226 $154 $20.1M

19 Mar 1-3 - $75.4K +117.1% 326 $231 $20.2M

20 Mar 8-10 - $107.1K +42.0% 617 $174 $20.3M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Oct 27 - $95.4K — $95.4K 6 $15,897 1

Sat Oct 28 - $62.2K −34.8% $157.6K 6 $10,372 2

Sun Oct 29 - $53.5K −14.1% $211.1K 6 $8,913 3

Mon Oct 30 - $20.4K −61.9% $231.5K 6 $3,397 4

Tue Oct 31 - $12.0K −41.1% $243.5K 6 $1,999 5

Wed Nov 1 - $16.7K +39.3% $260.2K 6 $2,786 6

Thu Nov 2 - $18.0K +7.6% $278.2K 6 $2,997 7

Fri Nov 3 #14 $202.3K +1025.0% +112.1% $480.5K 64 $3,161 8

Sat Nov 4 - $226.3K +11.9% +263.7% $706.8K 64 $3,536 9

Sun Nov 5 - $139.4K −38.4% +160.7% $846.2K 64 $2,178 10

Mon Nov 6 - $46.1K −67.0% +126.0% $892.3K 64 $720 11

Tue Nov 7 - $69.4K +50.7% +478.4% $961.6K 64 $1,084 12

Wed Nov 8 - $57.3K −17.5% +242.6% $1.0M 64 $895 13

Thu Nov 9 - $55.4K −3.3% +207.8% $1.1M 64 $865 14

Fri Nov 10 #6 $1.2M +2139.5% +512.8% $2.3M 778 $1,593 15

Sat Nov 11 #6 $1.2M −1.8% +438.1% $3.5M 778 $1,565 16

Sun Nov 12 #7 $763.5K −37.3% +447.7% $4.3M 778 $981 17

Mon Nov 13 #6 $299.1K −60.8% +549.5% $4.6M 778 $385 18

Tue Nov 14 #6 $460.4K +53.9% +563.6% $5.1M 778 $592 19

Wed Nov 15 #5 $334.0K −27.5% +483.3% $5.4M 778 $429 20

Thu Nov 16 #5 $268.5K −19.6% +385.1% $5.7M 778 $345 21

Fri Nov 17 #7 $812.3K +202.5% −34.5% $6.5M 1,478 $550 22

Sat Nov 18 #6 $1.1M +41.5% −5.6% $7.6M 1,478 $778 23

Sun Nov 19 #7 $735.4K −36.0% −3.7% $8.4M 1,478 $498 24

Mon Nov 20 #7 $344.1K −53.2% +15.0% $8.7M 1,478 $233 25

Tue Nov 21 #6 $440.4K +28.0% −4.3% $9.1M 1,478 $298 26

Wed Nov 22 - $454.3K +3.1% +36.0% $9.6M 1,601 $284 27

Thu Nov 23 - $539.5K +18.8% +100.9% $10.1M 1,601 $337 28

Fri Nov 24 #7 $1.1M +98.2% +31.6% $11.2M 1,601 $668 29

Sat Nov 25 #7 $1.1M −0.7% −7.6% $12.3M 1,601 $663 30

Sun Nov 26 #7 $666.8K −37.2% −9.3% $12.9M 1,601 $417 31

Mon Nov 27 #8 $214.5K −67.8% −37.7% $13.1M 1,601 $134 32

Tue Nov 28 #8 $352.7K +64.4% −19.9% $13.5M 1,601 $220 33

Wed Nov 29 - $237.1K −32.8% −47.8% $13.7M 1,601 $148 34

Thu Nov 30 - $188.6K −20.5% −65.0% $13.9M 1,601 $118 35

Fri Dec 1 #14 $341.4K +81.0% −68.1% $14.3M 1,312 $260 36

Sat Dec 2 #14 $520.8K +52.5% −51.0% $14.8M 1,312 $397 37

Sun Dec 3 #15 $341.2K −34.5% −48.8% $15.1M 1,312 $260 38

Mon Dec 4 - $129.7K −62.0% −39.5% $15.3M 1,312 $99 39

Tue Dec 5 - $216.1K +66.6% −38.7% $15.5M 1,312 $165 40

Wed Dec 6 #15 $150.7K −30.2% −36.4% $15.6M 1,312 $115 41

Thu Dec 7 #15 $121.5K −19.4% −35.6% $15.7M 1,312 $93 42

Fri Dec 8 - $180.1K +48.2% −47.2% $15.9M 923 $195 43

Sat Dec 9 - $292.6K +62.4% −43.8% $16.2M 923 $317 44

Sun Dec 10 - $194.9K −33.4% −42.9% $16.4M 923 $211 45

Mon Dec 11 - $80.6K −58.7% −37.9% $16.5M 923 $87 46

Tue Dec 12 - $127.4K +58.0% −41.1% $16.6M 923 $138 47

Wed Dec 13 - $95.0K −25.4% −36.9% $16.7M 923 $103 48

Thu Dec 14 - $80.2K −15.6% −34.0% $16.8M 923 $87 49

Fri Dec 15 - $113.7K +41.7% −36.9% $16.9M 587 $194 50

Sat Dec 16 - $170.2K +49.7% −41.8% $17.1M 587 $290 51

Sun Dec 17 - $118.6K −30.3% −39.2% $17.2M 587 $202 52

Mon Dec 18 - $62.4K −47.4% −22.6% $17.3M 587 $106 53

Tue Dec 19 - $88.3K +41.5% −30.6% $17.3M 587 $150 54

Wed Dec 20 - $80.1K −9.3% −15.7% $17.4M 587 $136 55

Thu Dec 21 - $61.5K −23.2% −23.3% $17.5M 587 $105 56

Fri Dec 22 - $72.7K +18.2% −36.0% $17.6M 316 $230 57

Sat Dec 23 - $103.4K +42.2% −39.3% $17.7M 316 $327 58

Sun Dec 24 - $64.4K −37.7% −45.7% $17.7M 316 $204 59

Mon Dec 25 - $83.7K +30.1% +34.1% $17.8M 316 $265 60

Tue Dec 26 - $67.5K −19.3% −23.6% $17.9M 316 $214 61

Wed Dec 27 - $60.3K −10.7% −24.7% $17.9M 316 $191 62

Thu Dec 28 - $61.5K +2.0% +0.0% $18.0M 316 $195 63

Fri Dec 29 - $67.0K +8.9% −7.8% $18.1M 237 $283 64

Sat Dec 30 - $78.3K +16.8% −24.3% $18.2M 237 $330 65

Sun Dec 31 - $58.5K −25.2% −9.1% $18.2M 237 $247 66

Mon Jan 1 - $52.6K −10.1% −37.2% $18.3M 237 $222 67

Tue Jan 2 - $30.7K −41.5% −54.5% $18.3M 237 $130 68

Wed Jan 3 - $36.3K +18.0% −39.9% $18.3M 237 $153 69

Thu Jan 4 - $27.5K −24.1% −55.3% $18.4M 237 $116 70

Fri Jan 5 - $30.3K +9.9% −54.9% $18.4M 153 $198 71

Sat Jan 6 - $45.7K +51.2% −41.6% $18.4M 153 $299 72

Sun Jan 7 - $31.7K −30.7% −45.8% $18.5M 153 $207 73

Mon Jan 8 - $14.7K −53.5% −72.0% $18.5M 153 $96 74

Tue Jan 9 - $20.9K +41.7% −32.1% $18.5M 153 $136 75

Wed Jan 10 - $27.5K +31.8% −24.1% $18.5M 153 $180 76

Thu Jan 11 - $25.1K −8.9% −9.0% $18.6M 153 $164 77

Fri Jan 12 - $20.9K −16.5% −30.8% $18.6M 100 $209 78

Sat Jan 13 - $38.2K +82.5% −16.5% $18.6M 100 $382 79

Sun Jan 14 - $29.9K −21.7% −5.7% $18.6M 100 $299 80

Mon Jan 15 - $16.1K −46.0% +9.6% $18.7M 100 $161 81

Tue Jan 16 - $10.7K −33.6% −48.6% $18.7M 100 $107 82

Wed Jan 17 - $12.5K +16.2% −54.7% $18.7M 100 $125 83

Thu Jan 18 - $10.0K −19.7% −60.1% $18.7M 100 $100 84

Fri Jan 19 - $18.0K +80.4% −13.8% $18.7M 127 $142 85

Sat Jan 20 - $32.2K +78.2% −15.8% $18.7M 127 $253 86

Sun Jan 21 - $27.6K −14.1% −7.6% $18.8M 127 $218 87

Mon Jan 22 - $8.9K −67.8% −44.9% $18.8M 127 $70 88

Tue Jan 23 - $14.1K +58.9% +31.8% $18.8M 127 $111 89

Wed Jan 24 - $16.0K +12.9% +28.0% $18.8M 127 $126 90

Thu Jan 25 - $18.6K +16.5% +85.9% $18.8M 127 $146 91

Fri Jan 26 - $133.4K +617.3% +639.1% $19.0M 1,270 $105 92

Sat Jan 27 - $236.0K +76.9% +633.9% $19.2M 1,270 $186 93

Sun Jan 28 - $127.5K −45.9% +361.6% $19.3M 1,270 $100 94

Mon Jan 29 - $53.8K −57.9% +504.3% $19.4M 1,270 $42 95

Tue Jan 30 - $97.4K +81.2% +589.0% $19.5M 1,270 $77 96

Wed Jan 31 - $60.9K −37.4% +281.7% $19.5M 1,270 $48 97

Thu Feb 1 - $52.6K −13.6% +182.9% $19.6M 1,270 $41 98

Fri Feb 2 - $43.3K −17.8% −67.6% $19.6M 562 $77 99

Sat Feb 3 - $81.5K +88.4% −65.5% $19.7M 562 $145 100

Sun Feb 4 - $56.4K −30.8% −55.8% $19.8M 562 $100 101

Mon Feb 5 - $20.5K −63.7% −61.9% $19.8M 562 $36 102

Tue Feb 6 - $31.6K +54.4% −67.5% $19.8M 562 $56 103

Wed Feb 7 - $19.8K −37.3% −67.5% $19.8M 562 $35 104

Thu Feb 8 - $19.0K −4.1% −63.9% $19.9M 562 $34 105

Fri Feb 9 - $17.0K −10.4% −60.6% $19.9M 270 $63 106

Sat Feb 10 - $33.1K +94.3% −59.4% $19.9M 270 $123 107

Sun Feb 11 - $15.1K −54.4% −73.2% $19.9M 270 $56 108

Mon Feb 12 - $9.5K −36.9% −53.5% $19.9M 270 $35 109

Tue Feb 13 - $12.5K +31.3% −60.4% $19.9M 270 $46 110

Wed Feb 14 - $8.3K −34.0% −58.4% $20.0M 270 $31 111

Thu Feb 15 - $7.1K −13.5% −62.5% $20.0M 270 $26 112

Fri Feb 16 - $9.9K +38.8% −41.8% $20.0M 168 $59 113

Sat Feb 17 - $17.0K +71.9% −48.5% $20.0M 168 $101 114

Sun Feb 18 - $19.9K +16.7% +31.7% $20.0M 168 $118 115

Mon Feb 19 - $17.7K −11.0% +85.6% $20.0M 168 $105 116

Tue Feb 20 - $9.3K −47.6% −26.0% $20.0M 168 $55 117

Wed Feb 21 - $6.3K −31.7% −23.4% $20.0M 168 $38 118

Thu Feb 22 - $5.5K −12.5% −22.5% $20.0M 168 $33 119

Fri Feb 23 - $8.9K +61.2% −9.9% $20.1M 226 $39 120

Sat Feb 24 - $14.2K +59.0% −16.7% $20.1M 226 $63 121

Sun Feb 25 - $11.6K −18.1% −41.5% $20.1M 226 $51 122

Mon Feb 26 - $7.5K −35.3% −57.5% $20.1M 226 $33 123

Tue Feb 27 - $4.2K −43.9% −54.5% $20.1M 226 $19 124

Wed Feb 28 - $4.3K +1.9% −32.1% $20.1M 226 $19 125

Thu Feb 29 - $4.6K +6.1% −17.7% $20.1M 226 $20 126

Fri Mar 1 - $25.9K +467.8% +189.8% $20.1M 326 $79 127

Sat Mar 2 - $27.8K +7.6% +96.1% $20.2M 326 $85 128

Sun Mar 3 - $21.7K −22.0% +86.8% $20.2M 326 $67 129

Mon Mar 4 - $9.1K −58.0% +21.2% $20.2M 326 $28 130

Tue Mar 5 - $21.0K +130.3% +398.0% $20.2M 326 $64 131

Wed Mar 6 - $15.6K −25.7% +263.1% $20.2M 326 $48 132

Thu Mar 7 - $5.7K −63.3% +25.6% $20.2M 326 $18 133

Fri Mar 8 - $29.7K +419.8% +14.9% $20.3M 617 $48 134

Sat Mar 9 - $45.4K +52.8% +63.2% $20.3M 617 $74 135

Sun Mar 10 - $32.0K −29.6% +47.2% $20.3M 617 $52 136

Mon Mar 11 - $3.3K −89.6% −63.6% $20.3M 617 $5 137

Tue Mar 12 - $7.6K +129.8% −63.6% $20.3M 617 $12 138

Wed Mar 13 - $3.6K −53.3% −77.1% $20.4M 617 $6 139

Thu Mar 14 - $4.3K +20.1% −25.2% $20.4M 617 $7 140

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

Cumulative total$18.4M

Oct 27Nov 13Dec 1Dec 18Jan 4

Weekend grossWk 10 · $203.8K

$211.1K

$568.0K

$3.2M

$2.7M

$2.8M

$1.2M

$667.6K

$402.4K

$236.0K

$203.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,601 → 237 −85.2%

6 open237 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −13.7%

+169.1%

W1→2

+467.1%

W2→3

−16.3%

W3→4

+3.7%

W4→5

−57.0%

W5→6

−44.5%

W6→7

−39.7%

W7→8

−41.4%

W8→9

−13.7%

W9→10

Steepest −57.0%Biggest gain +467.1%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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