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The Spirit

2008 • PG-13 • 1h 42m • Action, Crime, Fantasy • Lionsgate

Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again.

LB 2.15 IMDb 4.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$6.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$19.8M
Final
Worldwide Total
$39.0M
$19.2M international
Domestic Legs3.1x
Budget$60M
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Cast & Crew

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Frank Miller Frank Miller Director Gabriel Macht Gabriel Macht Starring Eva Mendes Eva Mendes Starring Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson Starring Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson Starring Sarah Paulson Sarah Paulson Starring
ScreenplayFrank Miller Produced byGigi Pritzker, Michael Uslan, Deborah Del Prete, F.J. DeSanto CinematographyBill Pope MusicDavid Newman StudioLionsgate
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 26-28 9 $6.5M — 2,509 $2,576 $10.3M
2 Jan 2-4 13 $3.3M −49.6% 2,509 $1,299 $17.7M
3 Jan 9-11 23 $558.5K −82.9% 1,088 $513 $19.4M
4 Jan 16-19 40 $74.8K −86.6% 168 $445 $19.8M
Cumulative total$19.8M
Dec 25Dec 28Jan 2Jan 5Jan 19
Weekend grossWk 4 · $74.8K
$6.5M
$3.3M
$558.5K
$74.8K
W1W2W3W4
Theater countPeak 2,509 → 168 −93.3%
2,509 open168 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −86.6%
−49.6%
W1→2
−82.9%
W2→3
−86.6%
W3→4
Steepest −86.6%Best hold −49.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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