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The Life of David Gale

2003 R 2h 10m Crime, Drama, Mystery Universal Pictures

The crime is clear. The truth is not.

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$7.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$19.7M
Final
Worldwide Total
$28.9M
$9.2M international
Domestic Legs2.8x
Budget$50M
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Cast & Crew

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Alan Parker Alan Parker Director Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Starring Kate Winslet Kate Winslet Starring Laura Linney Laura Linney Starring Rhona Mitra Rhona Mitra Starring
ScreenplayCharles Randolph Produced byNicolas Cage, Alan Parker CinematographyMichael Seresin StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 21-23 6 $7.1M 2,002 $3,555 $7.1M
2 Feb 28-Mar 2 8 $4.5M −36.2% 2,003 $2,265 $13.6M
3 Mar 7-9 10 $2.1M −53.2% 1,872 $1,135 $17.1M
4 Mar 14-16 18 $901.9K −57.5% 893 $1,010 $18.8M
5 Mar 21-23 26 $261.2K −71.0% 302 $865 $19.4M
6 Mar 28-30 49 $72.6K −72.2% 110 $660 $19.6M
7 Apr 4-6 69 $27.9K −61.5% 65 $430 $19.7M
8 Apr 11-13 91 $10.5K −62.4% 20 $525 $19.7M
9 Apr 18-20 102 $5.8K −44.4% 9 $648 $19.7M
10 Apr 25-27 107 $5.5K −6.0% 7 $783 $19.7M
11 May 2-4 129 $2.5K −54.7% 3 $828 $19.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$17.9M
Feb 21Feb 26Mar 3Mar 8Mar 13
Weekend grossWk 10 · $5.5K
$7.1M
$4.5M
$2.1M
$901.9K
$261.2K
$72.6K
$27.9K
$10.5K
$5.8K
$5.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 2,003 → 1,872 −6.5%
2,002 open1,872 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −6.0%
−36.2%
W1→2
−53.2%
W2→3
−57.5%
W3→4
−71.0%
W4→5
−72.2%
W5→6
−61.5%
W6→7
−62.4%
W7→8
−44.4%
W8→9
−6.0%
W9→10
Steepest −72.2%Best hold −6.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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