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The PaperboyFollow

2012 • R • 1h 47m • Crime, Drama, Mystery • Millennium Entertainment
🍅 46% 33% MC 45 IMDb 5.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$103K
Limited · 11 theaters
Domestic total
$677K
Final
Worldwide total
$4.03M
$3.35M international
Domestic legs6.6x
Budget$12.50M
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Cast & crew

Full Daniels filmography
Lee Daniels Lee Daniels Director Zac Efron Zac Efron Starring Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey Starring Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman Starring David Oyelowo David Oyelowo Starring John Cusack John Cusack Starring
ScreenplayLee Daniels, Peter Dexter Produced byAvi Lerner, Cassian Elwes, Ed Cathell III, Hilary Shor, Lee Daniels CinematographyRoberto Schaefer MusicMario Grigorov Prod. DesignDaniel T. Dorrance StudioMillennium Entertainment

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 5-7 37 $102.7K — 11 $9,337 $102.7K
2 Oct 12-14 30 $96.1K −6.4% 49 $1,961 $236.9K
3 Oct 19-21 70 $11.2K −88.4% 74 $151 $394.1K
4 Oct 26-28 36 $89.3K +700.9% 76 $1,175 $538.4K
5 Nov 2-4 45 $48.4K −45.8% 42 $1,153 $628.2K
6 Nov 9-11 53 $23.6K −51.2% 34 $694 $675.8K
Weekend grossWk 6 · $23.6K
$102.7K
$96.1K
$11.2K
$89.3K
$48.4K
$23.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −51.2%
−6.4%
W1→2
−88.4%
W2→3
+700.9%
W3→4
−45.8%
W4→5
−51.2%
W5→6
Steepest −88.4%Biggest gain +700.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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