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The Stepfather

2009 PG-13 1h 41m Mystery, Thriller Sony Pictures Releasing

This fall, daddy's home.

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$11.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$29.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$31.2M
$2.1M international
Domestic Legs2.5x
Budget$20M
2009 Rank#95
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Cast & Crew

Dylan Walsh Dylan Walsh Starring Sela Ward Sela Ward Starring Penn Badgley Penn Badgley Starring Amber Heard Amber Heard Starring
ScreenplayJ.S. Cardone Produced byGreg Mooradian, Mark Morgan CinematographyPatrick Cady MusicCharlie Clouser StudioSony Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 16-18 5 $11.6M 2,734 $4,236 $11.6M
2 Oct 23-25 8 $6.2M −46.2% 2,734 $2,279 $20.1M
3 Oct 30-Nov 1 8 $3.2M −48.5% 2,346 $1,367 $24.6M
4 Nov 6-8 14 $1.8M −43.9% 1,424 $1,264 $27.4M
5 Nov 13-15 16 $836.3K −53.5% 858 $975 $28.8M
6 Nov 20-22 31 $101.2K −87.9% 191 $530 $29.1M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $101.2K
$11.6M
$6.2M
$3.2M
$1.8M
$836.3K
$101.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −87.9%
−46.2%
W1→2
−48.5%
W2→3
−43.9%
W3→4
−53.5%
W4→5
−87.9%
W5→6
Steepest −87.9%Best hold −43.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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