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The PromiseFollow

2016 • PG-13 • 2h 14m • Drama, History, Romance • Open Road Films

Empires fall. Love survives.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$4.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$8.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$10.60M
$2.30M international
Domestic legs2.0x
Budget$90M
2017 rank#142

Cast & crew

Oscar Isaac Oscar Isaac Starring Charlotte Le Bon Charlotte Le Bon Starring Christian Bale Christian Bale Starring Daniel Giménez Cacho Daniel Giménez Cacho Starring Tom Hollander Tom Hollander Starring Shohreh Aghdashloo Shohreh Aghdashloo Starring Open Road Films Studio
ScreenplayTerry George, Robin Swicord Produced byEric Esrailian, Mike Medavoy, William Horberg CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe Music byGabriel Yared StudioOpen Road Films

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 21-23 9 $4.1M — 2,251 $1,820 $4.1M
2 Apr 28-30 15 $1.4M −64.8% 2,251 $641 $7.1M
3 May 5-7 24 $278.2K −80.7% 331 $840 $8.0M
4 May 12-14 37 $85.6K −69.2% 110 $778 $8.2M
Cumulative total$8.2M
Apr 20Apr 27May 4May 11May 18
Weekend grossWk 4 · $85.6K
$4.1M
$1.4M
$278.2K
$85.6K
W1W2W3W4
Theater countPeak 2,251 → 110 −95.1%
2,251 open110 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −69.2%
−64.8%
W1→2
−80.7%
W2→3
−69.2%
W3→4
Steepest −80.7%Best hold −64.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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