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The Hunt

2012 • R • 1h 55m • Drama • Magnolia Pictures

The lie is spreading.

🍅 92% 93% MC 77 LB 4.28 IMDb 8.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$11.2K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$687K
Final
Worldwide Total
$18.3M
$17.6M international
Domestic Legs61.5x
Budget$3.5M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byThomas Vinterberg ScreenplayThomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm Produced byMorten Kaufmann, Sisse Graum Jørgensen StarringMads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm, Susse Wold, Alexandra Rapaport StudioMagnolia Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 24-26 56 $11.2K — 3 $3,727 $41.3K
2 May 31-Jun 2 62 $5.3K −53.0% 3 $1,752 $50.9K
3 Jun 7-9 60 $6.6K +25.6% 5 $1,320 $61.4K
4 Jun 14-16 75 $3.0K −55.3% 5 $590 $68.1K
5 Jun 21-23 89 $809 −72.6% 2 $405 $71.4K
6 Jul 12-14 37 $43.0K — 4 $10,761 $116.9K
7 Jul 19-21 43 $56.6K +31.5% 9 $6,290 $197.8K
8 Jul 26-28 39 $105.9K +87.1% 40 $2,648 $333.0K
9 Aug 2-4 64 $7.5K −92.9% 47 $161 $389.8K
10 Aug 9-11 56 $23.1K +205.7% 26 $887 $532.8K
11 Aug 16-18 53 $27.9K +20.9% 31 $900 $574.9K
12 Aug 23-25 50 $22.3K −19.9% 30 $744 $614.8K
13 Aug 30-Sep 1 64 $11.0K −50.7% 11 $1,000 $638.9K
14 Sep 6-8 68 $11.2K +2.0% 11 $1,021 $659.2K
15 Sep 13-15 76 $6.2K −44.3% 10 $625 $670.7K
16 Sep 20-22 86 $3.1K −51.1% 8 $382 $676.5K
17 Sep 27-29 73 $6.5K +111.9% 11 $589 $684.8K
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $23.1K
$11.2K
$5.3K
$6.6K
$3.0K
$809
$43.0K
$56.6K
$105.9K
$7.5K
$23.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +205.7%
−53.0%
W1→2
+25.6%
W2→3
−55.3%
W3→4
−72.6%
W4→5
+31.5%
W6→7
+87.1%
W7→8
−92.9%
W8→9
+205.7%
W9→10
Steepest −92.9%Biggest gain +205.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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