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The Skin I Live In

2011 • R • 1h 57m • Drama, Thriller • Sony Pictures Classics

The things the love of a madman can do...

🍅 81% 84% MC 70 LB 3.78 IMDb 7.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$223K
Limited · 6 theaters
Domestic Total
$3.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$38.2M
$35M international
Domestic Legs9.7x
Budget$11M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byPedro Almodóvar ScreenplayPedro Almodóvar Produced byAgustín Almodóvar, Esther García CinematographyJosé Luis Alcaine Music byAlberto Iglesias StarringAntonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet, Marisa Paredes StudioSony Pictures Classics
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 14-16 25 $223.1K — 6 $37,186 $223.1K
2 Oct 21-23 25 $247.2K +10.8% 21 $11,771 $555.4K
3 Oct 28-30 31 $180.7K −26.9% 31 $5,829 $833.8K
4 Nov 4-6 22 $328.4K +81.7% 78 $4,210 $1.3M
5 Nov 11-13 26 $297.4K −9.4% 91 $3,268 $1.7M
6 Nov 18-20 22 $282.0K −5.2% 113 $2,495 $2.1M
7 Nov 25-27 32 $184.7K −34.5% 91 $2,030 $2.4M
8 Dec 2-4 29 $156.8K −15.1% 116 $1,351 $2.6M
10 Dec 16-18 40 $51.8K −53.0% 71 $730 $2.9M
11 Dec 23-25 47 $14.9K −71.3% 34 $438 $3.0M
12 Dec 30-Jan 1 53 $22.2K +49.2% 28 $793 $3.0M
13 Jan 6-8 50 $21.7K −2.5% 42 $516 $3.1M
14 Jan 13-15 53 $21.2K −2.2% 31 $684 $3.1M
15 Jan 20-22 59 $12.3K −42.1% 17 $722 $3.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $51.8K
$223.1K
$247.2K
$180.7K
$328.4K
$297.4K
$282.0K
$184.7K
$156.8K
$51.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −53.0%
+10.8%
W1→2
−26.9%
W2→3
+81.7%
W3→4
−9.4%
W4→5
−5.2%
W5→6
−34.5%
W6→7
−15.1%
W7→8
−53.0%
W8→10
Steepest −53.0%Biggest gain +81.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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