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The Proposal

2009 PG-13 1h 48m Comedy, Drama, Romance Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Here comes the bribe...

Box office summary
Domestic Total
$164M
Final
Opening Weekend
$33.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
4.88x
Opening → Total
Budget
$40.0M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$317M
$153M international
2009 Rank
#16
Domestic
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jun 19-21 1 $33.6M $33.6M 3,056 $11K 1
Jun 26-28 2 $18.6M -44.8% $69.2M 3,058 $6K 2
Jul 3-5 4 $12.9M -30.8% $94.3M 3,099 $4K 3
Jul 10-12 5 $10.6M -17.5% $113.9M 3,158 $3K 4
Jul 17-19 5 $8.3M -21.8% $128.1M 3,043 $3K 5
Jul 24-26 8 $6.4M -23.0% $140.0M 2,779 $2K 6
Jul 31-Aug 2 9 $4.9M -22.7% $149.0M 2,435 $2K 7
Aug 7-9 13 $2.8M -42.7% $154.8M 1,870 $2K 8
Aug 14-16 18 $1.3M -53.9% $157.7M 1,084 $1K 9
Aug 21-23 21 $791K -39.2% $159.2M 642 $1K 10
Aug 28-30 18 $664K -16.0% $160.2M 520 $1K 11
Sep 4-6 22 $598K -10.0% $161.0M 441 $1K 12
Sep 11-13 23 $378K -36.8% $161.6M 392 $963 13
Sep 18-20 20 $481K +27.2% $162.3M 468 $1K 14
Sep 25-27 23 $403K -16.2% $162.8M 401 $1K 15
Oct 2-4 29 $287K -28.8% $163.3M 316 $907 16
Oct 9-11 31 $210K -26.6% $163.6M 260 $809 17
Oct 16-18 38 $120K -43.1% $163.8M 173 $692 18
Oct 23-25 45 $61K -49.4% $163.9M 102 $594 19

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

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Cast & Crew

Directed byAnne Fletcher
ScreenplayPeter Chiarelli
Produced byDavid Hoberman, Todd Lieberman
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
MusicAaron Zigman
StarringSandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Åkerman, Craig T. Nelson, Mary Steenburgen, Betty White
StudioWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures