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The New Guy

2002 • PG-13 • 1h 28m • Comedy • Sony Pictures Releasing

A zero will rise.

🍅 7% 54% MC 24 LB 2.68 IMDb 5.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$9.0M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$29.0M
Final
Worldwide Total
$30.4M
$1.4M international
Domestic Legs3.2x
Budget$13M
2002 Rank#89
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Cast & Crew

DJ Qualls DJ Qualls Starring Eliza Dushku Eliza Dushku Starring Zooey Deschanel Zooey Deschanel Starring Illeana Douglas Illeana Douglas Starring
ScreenplayDavid Kendall Produced byGordon Gray, Mark Ciardi, Todd Garner CinematographyMichael D. O'Shea MusicRalph Sall StudioSony Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 10-12 3 $9.0M — 2,687 $3,352 $9.0M
2 May 17-19 5 $6.5M −28.1% 2,687 $2,411 $17.3M
3 May 24-26 8 $4.4M −31.9% 2,374 $1,858 $24.4M
4 May 31-Jun 2 10 $1.4M −67.9% 1,676 $844 $26.8M
5 Jun 7-9 14 $606.1K −57.2% 684 $886 $28.2M
6 Jun 14-16 21 $210.6K −65.3% 282 $747 $28.7M
7 Jun 21-23 41 $52.1K −75.3% 107 $486 $28.8M
8 Jun 28-30 34 $115.1K +121.1% 136 $846 $29.0M
Weekend grossWk 8 · $115.1K
$9.0M
$6.5M
$4.4M
$1.4M
$606.1K
$210.6K
$52.1K
$115.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · +121.1%
−28.1%
W1→2
−31.9%
W2→3
−67.9%
W3→4
−57.2%
W4→5
−65.3%
W5→6
−75.3%
W6→7
+121.1%
W7→8
Steepest −75.3%Biggest gain +121.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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