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The Motorcycle Diaries

2004 • R • 2h 6m • Adventure, Biography, Drama • Focus Features

Let the world change you...and you can change the world.

LB 3.99 IMDb 7.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$160K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic Total
$16.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$55.0M
$38.2M international
Domestic Legs9.6x
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Cast & Crew

Directed byWalter Salles ScreenplayJose Rivera Produced byDaniel Burman, Edgard Tenenbaum, Karen Tenkhoff, Diego Dubcovsky CinematographyÉric Gautier MusicGustavo Santaolalla Prod. DesignCarlos Conti StarringGael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Morán, Mía Maestro, Jean Pierre Noher, Lucas Oro StudioFocus Features
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 24-26 35 $159.8K — 3 $53,273 $159.8K
2 Oct 1-3 15 $1.1M +579.2% 67 $16,201 $1.3M
3 Oct 8-10 9 $1.5M +39.1% 167 $9,042 $3.3M
4 Oct 15-17 9 $1.8M +16.3% 250 $7,025 $5.7M
5 Oct 22-24 11 $1.4M −18.5% 260 $5,503 $7.8M
6 Oct 29-31 14 $991.2K −30.7% 264 $3,755 $9.3M
7 Nov 5-7 16 $948.9K −4.3% 268 $3,541 $10.6M
8 Nov 12-14 16 $745.1K −21.5% 238 $3,131 $11.8M
9 Nov 19-21 15 $621.8K −16.5% 233 $2,669 $12.7M
10 Nov 26-28 17 $657.0K +5.7% 239 $2,749 $13.7M
11 Dec 3-5 18 $407.5K −38.0% 272 $1,498 $14.3M
12 Dec 10-12 17 $284.9K −30.1% 247 $1,153 $14.7M
13 Dec 17-19 23 $202.2K −29.0% 159 $1,271 $15.1M
14 Dec 24-26 27 $127.4K −37.0% 92 $1,385 $15.4M
15 Dec 31-Jan 2 28 $189.8K +49.0% 93 $2,040 $15.7M
16 Jan 7-9 31 $208.3K +9.8% 123 $1,694 $16.0M
17 Jan 14-17 33 $150.0K −28.0% 96 $1,562 $16.3M
18 Jan 21-23 39 $98.6K −34.3% 75 $1,314 $16.5M
19 Jan 28-30 43 $74.9K −24.1% 60 $1,248 $16.6M
20 Feb 4-6 46 $53.4K −28.6% 60 $890 $16.7M
21 Feb 11-13 56 $50.2K −6.1% 54 $929 $16.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $657.0K
$159.8K
$1.1M
$1.5M
$1.8M
$1.4M
$991.2K
$948.9K
$745.1K
$621.8K
$657.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +5.7%
+579.2%
W1→2
+39.1%
W2→3
+16.3%
W3→4
−18.5%
W4→5
−30.7%
W5→6
−4.3%
W6→7
−21.5%
W7→8
−16.5%
W8→9
+5.7%
W9→10
Steepest −30.7%Biggest gain +579.2%

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