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The Lobster

2015 • R • 1h 59m • Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi • A24

An unconventional love story...

🍅 87% 65%

82

3.73

7.1

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$50K

Limited · 7 theaters

Domestic Total

$9.2M

Final

Worldwide Total

$18M

$8.8M international

Domestic Legs6.3x

Budget$4.5M

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Cast & Crew

Full Lanthimos filmography

Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos Director

Colin Farrell Starring

Rachel Weisz Starring

Léa Seydoux Starring

John C. Reilly Starring

Ben Whishaw Starring

ScreenplayYorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou Produced byCeci Dempsey, Ed Guiney StudioA24

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Mar 25-27 41 $50.0K — 7 $7,143 $50.0K

2 Apr 1-3 48 $39.9K −20.2% 9 $4,433 $127.3K

3 Apr 8-10 45 $40.0K +0.3% 12 $3,333 $185.5K

5 Apr 22-24 53 $21.9K −45.3% 14 $1,562 $305.6K

6 Apr 29-May 1 50 $25.5K +16.5% 15 $1,699 $346.4K

7 May 6-8 56 $12.0K −52.9% 9 $1,334 $375.7K

8 May 13-15 21 $205.8K +1,614.2% 12 $17,148 $590.9K

9 May 20-22 17 $397.6K +93.2% 31 $12,827 $1.1M

10 May 27-29 11 $755.0K +89.9% 120 $6,292 $2.0M

11 Jun 3-5 13 $1.5M +93.4% 516 $2,830 $4.0M

12 Jun 10-12 15 $994.9K −31.9% 560 $1,777 $5.7M

13 Jun 17-19 16 $604.3K −39.3% 322 $1,877 $6.8M

14 Jun 24-26 18 $404.3K −33.1% 211 $1,916 $7.5M

15 Jul 1-3 22 $311.8K −22.9% 151 $2,065 $8.1M

16 Jul 8-10 23 $264.2K −15.3% 124 $2,131 $8.5M

17 Jul 15-17 29 $165.7K −37.3% 124 $1,336 $8.8M

18 Jul 22-24 34 $96.8K −41.6% 69 $1,402 $9.0M

19 Jul 29-31 41 $50.9K −47.4% 33 $1,541 $9.1M

20 Aug 5-7 44 $23.5K −53.9% 28 $838 $9.1M

21 Aug 12-14 53 $17.6K −25.1% 11 $1,599 $9.2M

22 Aug 19-21 60 $10.6K −39.8% 8 $1,324 $9.2M

23 Aug 26-28 74 $4.5K −57.4% 7 $644 $9.2M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri May 13 #- $62.9K — $448.0K 12 $5,244 50

Sat May 14 #- $78.1K +24% $526.1K 12 $6,505 51

Sun May 15 #- $64.8K −17% $590.9K 12 $5,398 52

Mon May 16 #- $22.7K −65% $613.6K 12 $1,891 53

Tue May 17 #- $25.6K +13% $639.1K 12 $2,131 54

Wed May 18 #- $24.3K −5% $663.4K 12 $2,025 55

Thu May 19 #- $22.5K −7% $685.9K 31 $726 56

Fri May 20 #- $123.8K +450% +97% $809.7K 31 $3,992 57

Sat May 21 #- $162.2K +31% +108% $971.9K 31 $5,232 58

Sun May 22 #- $111.7K −31% +72% $1.1M 31 $3,603 59

Mon May 23 #- $45.5K −59% +100% $1.1M 31 $1,467 60

Tue May 24 #- $44.6K −2% +74% $1.2M 31 $1,438 61

Wed May 25 #- $47.5K +7% +96% $1.2M 31 $1,533 62

Thu May 26 #- $38.1K −20% +69% $1.3M 31 $1,228 63

Fri May 27 #10 $218.1K +473% +76% $1.5M 120 $1,818 64

Sat May 28 #11 $274.4K +26% +69% $1.8M 120 $2,287 65

Sun May 29 #11 $262.5K −4% +135% $2.0M 120 $2,187 66

Mon May 30 #11 $239.8K −9% +427% $2.3M 120 $1,999 67

Tue May 31 #12 $79.7K −67% +79% $2.3M 120 $664 68

Wed Jun 1 #13 $86.2K +8% +81% $2.4M 120 $718 69

Thu Jun 2 #12 $78.0K −10% +105% $2.5M 120 $650 70

Fri Jun 3 #13 $400.4K +414% +84% $2.9M 562 $713 71

Sat Jun 4 #13 $614.5K +53% +124% $3.5M 562 $1,093 72

Sun Jun 5 #13 $445.3K −28% +70% $4.0M 562 $792 73

Mon Jun 6 #13 $156.0K −65% −35% $4.2M 563 $277 74

Tue Jun 7 #13 $187.8K +20% +136% $4.4M 563 $333 75

Wed Jun 8 #13 $168.8K −10% +96% $4.5M 563 $300 76

Thu Jun 9 #13 $149.5K −11% +92% $4.7M 563 $266 77

Fri Jun 10 #15 $264.7K +77% −34% $4.9M 563 $470 78

Sat Jun 11 #15 $461.1K +74% −25% $5.4M 563 $819 79

Sun Jun 12 #15 $269.1K −42% −40% $5.7M 560 $481 80

Mon Jun 13 #15 $118.7K −56% −24% $5.8M 560 $212 81

Tue Jun 14 #15 $137.9K +16% −27% $5.9M 560 $246 82

Wed Jun 15 #- $129.3K −6% −23% $6.1M 560 $231 83

Thu Jun 16 #15 $107.8K −17% −28% $6.2M 560 $192 84

Fri Jun 17 #- $183.9K +71% −31% $6.3M 322 $571 85

Sat Jun 18 #- $256.2K +39% −44% $6.6M 322 $796 86

Sun Jun 19 #- $164.2K −36% −39% $6.8M 322 $510 87

Mon Jun 20 #- $83.0K −49% −30% $6.8M 322 $258 88

Tue Jun 21 #- $82.1K −1% −40% $6.9M 322 $255 89

Wed Jun 22 #- $86.5K +5% −33% $7.0M 322 $269 90

Thu Jun 23 #15 $84.2K −3% −22% $7.1M 322 $262 91

Fri Jun 24 #- $117.3K +39% −36% $7.2M 211 $556 92

Sat Jun 25 #- $173.2K +48% −32% $7.4M 211 $821 93

Sun Jun 26 #- $113.8K −34% −31% $7.5M 211 $539 94

Mon Jun 27 #- $53.8K −53% −35% $7.6M 210 $256 95

Tue Jun 28 #- $62.9K +17% −23% $7.6M 210 $300 96

Wed Jun 29 #- $65.2K +4% −25% $7.7M 210 $311 97

Thu Jun 30 #- $58.5K −10% −31% $7.7M 210 $278 98

Fri Jul 1 #- $84.5K +45% −28% $7.8M 151 $560 99

Sat Jul 2 #- $112.5K +33% −35% $7.9M 151 $745 100

Sun Jul 3 #- $114.8K +2% +1% $8.1M 151 $760 101

Mon Jul 4 #- $64.7K −44% +20% $8.1M 152 $426 102

Tue Jul 5 #- $41.5K −36% −34% $8.2M 152 $273 103

Wed Jul 6 #- $40.6K −2% −38% $8.2M 152 $267 104

Thu Jul 7 #- $40.0K −1% −32% $8.2M 152 $263 105

Fri Jul 8 #- $71.1K +78% −16% $8.3M 124 $573 106

Sat Jul 9 #- $119.6K +68% +6% $8.4M 124 $965 107

Sun Jul 10 #- $73.5K −39% −36% $8.5M 124 $593 108

Mon Jul 11 #- $31.6K −57% −51% $8.5M 124 $255 109

Tue Jul 12 #- $32.3K +2% −22% $8.6M 124 $261 110

Wed Jul 13 #- $29.5K −9% −27% $8.6M 124 $238 111

Thu Jul 14 #- $26.5K −10% −34% $8.6M 124 $214 112

Fri Jul 15 #- $44.3K +67% −38% $8.7M 124 $357 113

Sat Jul 16 #- $71.9K +62% −40% $8.7M 124 $580 114

Sun Jul 17 #- $49.5K −31% −33% $8.8M 124 $399 115

Mon Jul 18 #- $20.9K −58% −34% $8.8M 124 $169 116

Tue Jul 19 #- $22.1K +5% −32% $8.8M 124 $178 117

Wed Jul 20 #- $24.8K +12% −16% $8.9M 124 $200 118

Thu Jul 21 #- $19.1K −23% −28% $8.9M 124 $154 119

Fri Jul 22 #- $26.1K +37% −41% $8.9M 69 $379 120

Sat Jul 23 #- $42.6K +63% −41% $8.9M 69 $617 121

Sun Jul 24 #- $28.0K −34% −43% $9.0M 69 $406 122

Mon Jul 25 #- $13.3K −52% −36% $9.0M 69 $193 123

Tue Jul 26 #- $14.8K +11% −33% $9.0M 69 $215 124

Wed Jul 27 #- $11.4K −23% −54% $9.0M 69 $165 125

Thu Jul 28 #- $11.5K +1% −40% $9.0M 69 $167 126

Fri Jul 29 #- $11.9K +3% −54% $9.0M 33 $361 127

Sat Jul 30 #- $21.8K +83% −49% $9.1M 33 $662 128

Sun Jul 31 #- $17.1K −22% −39% $9.1M 33 $518 129

Mon Aug 1 #- $9.1K −47% −32% $9.1M 33 $275 130

Tue Aug 2 #- $8.1K −11% −45% $9.1M 33 $245 131

Wed Aug 3 #- $9.0K +12% −21% $9.1M 33 $273 132

Thu Aug 4 #- $7.8K −13% −32% $9.1M 33 $236 133

Fri Aug 5 #- $6.3K −20% −47% $9.1M 28 $224 134

Sat Aug 6 #- $10.9K +74% −50% $9.1M 28 $390 135

Sun Aug 7 #- $6.3K −42% −63% $9.1M 28 $225 136

Mon Aug 8 #- $2.9K −55% −69% $9.1M 28 $102 137

Tue Aug 9 #- $2.8K −4% −66% $9.1M 28 $98 138

Wed Aug 10 #- $3.4K +23% −63% $9.1M 28 $121 139

Thu Aug 11 #- $2.5K −27% −68% $9.1M 28 $88 140

Fri Aug 12 #- $5.1K +105% −19% $9.2M 11 $462 141

Sat Aug 13 #- $7.9K +55% −28% $9.2M 11 $717 142

Sun Aug 14 #- $4.6K −41% −27% $9.2M 11 $420 143

Mon Aug 15 #- $1.8K −60% −36% $9.2M 11 $167 144

Tue Aug 16 #- $2.5K +34% −11% $9.2M 11 $223 145

Wed Aug 17 #- $2.8K +14% −17% $9.2M 11 $253 146

Thu Aug 18 #- $1.7K −39% −32% $9.2M 11 $154 147

Fri Aug 19 #- $3.1K +83% −39% $9.2M 8 $386 148

Sat Aug 20 #- $4.2K +36% −47% $9.2M 8 $525 149

Sun Aug 21 #- $3.3K −21% −29% $9.2M 8 $413 150

Mon Aug 22 #- $2.5K −25% +35% $9.2M 7 $353 151

Tue Aug 23 #- $1.5K −39% −38% $9.2M 7 $217 152

Wed Aug 24 #- $1.6K +4% −43% $9.2M 7 $226 153

Thu Aug 25 #- $1.5K −4% −11% $9.2M 7 $216 154

Fri Aug 26 #- $1.6K +5% −48% $9.2M 7 $228 155

Sat Aug 27 #- $1.7K +6% −60% $9.2M 7 $242 156

Sun Aug 28 #- $1.2K −28% −63% $9.2M 7 $175 157

Mon Aug 29 #- $960 −22% −61% $9.2M 7 $137 158

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

Cumulative total$2.5M

May 13May 18May 23May 28Jun 2

Weekend grossWk 10 · $755.0K

$50.0K

$39.9K

$40.0K

$21.9K

$25.5K

$12.0K

$205.8K

$397.6K

$755.0K

W1W2W3W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 120 → 120 +0.0%

12 open120 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +89.9%

−20.2%

W1→2

+0.3%

W2→3

−45.3%

W3→5

+16.5%

W5→6

−52.9%

W6→7

+1,614.2%

W7→8

+93.2%

W8→9

+89.9%

W9→10

Steepest −52.9%Biggest gain +1,614.2%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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