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The Proposal

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

Here comes the bribe...

Compare to other movies
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

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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Profitability

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

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Cast & Crew

Directed byAnne Fletcher
ScreenplayPeter Chiarelli
StarringSandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Åkerman, Craig T. Nelson, Mary Steenburgen, Betty White
StudioWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures