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The Man Who Wasn't There

2001 • R • 1h 57m • Crime, Drama • USA Films
🍅 81% 85% MC 73 LB 3.93 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$664K
Limited · 39 theaters
Domestic Total
$7.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$21.5M
$14.0M international
Domestic Legs7.4x
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Cast & Crew

Full Coen filmography
Joel Coen Joel Coen Director Ethan Coen Ethan Coen Director Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton Starring Frances McDormand Frances McDormand Starring James Gandolfini James Gandolfini Starring Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson Starring
ScreenplayJoel Coen, Ethan Coen Produced byJoel Coen, Ethan Coen CinematographyRoger Deakins MusicCarter Burwell Prod. DesignDennis Gassner StudioUSA Films
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 2-4 19 $664.4K — 39 $17,036 $683.9K
2 Nov 9-11 14 $1.0M +52.9% 169 $6,011 $1.9M
3 Nov 16-18 13 $893.7K −12.0% 250 $3,575 $3.2M
4 Nov 23-25 15 $954.4K +6.8% 246 $3,880 $4.6M
5 Nov 30-Dec 2 16 $596.9K −37.5% 247 $2,416 $5.4M
6 Dec 7-9 17 $340.5K −43.0% 259 $1,315 $6.0M
7 Dec 14-16 19 $225.3K −33.8% 230 $979 $6.3M
8 Dec 21-23 21 $168.0K −25.4% 143 $1,175 $6.7M
9 Dec 28-30 33 $92.9K −44.7% 81 $1,147 $6.9M
10 Jan 4-6 31 $83.9K −9.7% 92 $912 $7.0M
11 Jan 11-13 32 $93.8K +11.8% 134 $700 $7.1M
12 Jan 18-21 39 $70.6K −24.8% 107 $659 $7.2M
13 Jan 25-27 48 $46.5K −34.1% 60 $775 $7.3M
14 Feb 1-3 52 $31.2K −32.9% 55 $567 $7.4M
15 Feb 8-10 54 $24.0K −23.1% 51 $470 $7.4M
16 Feb 15-18 52 $40.4K +68.4% 44 $918 $7.5M
17 Feb 22-24 56 $23.5K −41.7% 53 $444 $7.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $83.9K
$664.4K
$1.0M
$893.7K
$954.4K
$596.9K
$340.5K
$225.3K
$168.0K
$92.9K
$83.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −9.7%
+52.9%
W1→2
−12.0%
W2→3
+6.8%
W3→4
−37.5%
W4→5
−43.0%
W5→6
−33.8%
W6→7
−25.4%
W7→8
−44.7%
W8→9
−9.7%
W9→10
Steepest −44.7%Biggest gain +52.9%

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