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The Spectacular Now

2013 • R • 1h 35m • Drama, Romance • A24

Hits You Like A Shot In The Heart.

🍅 92% 76% MC 82 LB 3.2 IMDb 7.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$197K
Limited · 4 theaters
Domestic Total
$6.9M
Final
Domestic Legs9.8x
Budget$2.5M
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Cast & Crew

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James Ponsoldt James Ponsoldt Director Miles Teller Miles Teller Starring Shailene Woodley Shailene Woodley Starring Kaitlyn Dever Kaitlyn Dever Starring Brie Larson Brie Larson Starring Kyle Chandler Kyle Chandler Starring
ScreenplayMichael H. Weber, Scott Neustadter Produced byShawn Levy, Andrew Lauren, Tom McNulty, Michelle Krumm CinematographyJess Hall StudioA24
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 2-4 30 $197.4K — 4 $49,354 $197.4K
2 Aug 9-11 25 $266.9K +35.2% 19 $14,045 $535.0K
3 Aug 16-18 26 $413.4K +54.9% 55 $7,516 $1.1M
4 Aug 23-25 20 $619.2K +49.8% 154 $4,021 $1.9M
5 Aug 30-Sep 2 24 $1.1M +82.0% 385 $2,928 $3.5M
6 Sep 6-8 22 $682.2K −39.5% 415 $1,644 $4.8M
7 Sep 13-15 17 $705.0K +3.3% 770 $916 $5.7M
8 Sep 20-22 24 $383.1K −45.7% 571 $671 $6.4M
9 Sep 27-29 36 $115.2K −69.9% 142 $811 $6.7M
10 Oct 4-6 47 $43.4K −62.3% 58 $749 $6.7M
11 Oct 11-13 56 $19.3K −55.5% 33 $586 $6.8M
12 Oct 18-20 59 $22.4K +16.0% 54 $416 $6.8M
13 Oct 25-27 70 $7.2K −68.0% 24 $299 $6.8M
14 Nov 1-3 65 $2.7K −63.0% 18 $147 $6.8M
15 Nov 8-10 68 $5.5K +108.0% 12 $460 $6.8M
16 Nov 15-17 73 $1.3K −76.1% 8 $164 $6.9M
17 Nov 22-24 79 $1.3K +0.8% 7 $189 $6.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $43.4K
$197.4K
$266.9K
$413.4K
$619.2K
$1.1M
$682.2K
$705.0K
$383.1K
$115.2K
$43.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −62.3%
+35.2%
W1→2
+54.9%
W2→3
+49.8%
W3→4
+82.0%
W4→5
−39.5%
W5→6
+3.3%
W6→7
−45.7%
W7→8
−69.9%
W8→9
−62.3%
W9→10
Steepest −69.9%Biggest gain +82.0%

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