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The Mule

2018 R 2h 3m Crime, Drama, Thriller Warner Bros.

Never too old to learn a new trade.

Box office summary
Opening Weekend
$17.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$103.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$102.2M
$37.5M international
Domestic Legs5.88x
Budget$50M
2018 Rank#46
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 14-16 2 $17.5M $17.5M 2,588 $7K 1
Dec 21-23 5 $9.5M -45.7% $35.2M 2,656 $4K 2
Dec 28-30 5 $12.2M +28.0% $61.1M 2,787 $4K 3
Jan 4-6 6 $9.1M -25.1% $81.2M 3,212 $3K 4
Jan 11-13 9 $5.7M -37.7% $90.7M 3,329 $2K 5
Jan 18-20 11 $3.2M -42.8% $96.7M 2,688 $1K 6
Jan 25-27 17 $1.7M -47.9% $100.2M 1,395 $1K 7
Feb 1-3 20 $901K -46.8% $101.7M 1,051 $857 8
Feb 8-10 25 $451K -49.9% $102.6M 503 $897 9
Feb 15-17 28 $316K -30.0% $103.1M 332 $952 10
Feb 22-24 34 $176K -44.2% $103.5M 235 $750 11
Mar 1-3 41 $108K -38.6% $103.6M 166 $652 12
Mar 8-10 39 $71K -34.0% $103.8M 121 $590 13

Performance Charts

Charts show the first 10 weeks · see the tables above for the full run

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

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Cast & Crew

Directed byClint Eastwood
ScreenplayNick Schenk
Produced byClint Eastwood, Tim Moore, Kristina Rivera, Jessica Meier, Dan Friedkin
CinematographyYves Bélanger
MusicArturo Sandoval
StarringClint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña, Dianne Wiest
StudioWarner Bros.