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The Sweet HereafterFollow

1997 • R • 1h 52m • Drama • Fine Line Features

There is no such thing as the simple truth.

🍅 98% 86% MC 91 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Domestic total
$4.31M
Final
Worldwide total
$7.95M
$3.64M international
Budget$5M
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Cast & crew

Directed byAtom Egoyan ScreenplayAtom Egoyan Produced byAtom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg CinematographyPaul Sarossy MusicMychael Danna Prod. DesignPhillip Barker StarringIan Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson, Caerthan Banks StudioFine Line Features

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 10-12 53 $31.1K — 2 $15,575 $31.1K
2 Oct 17-19 46 $47.3K +51.8% 8 $5,911 $143.3K
3 Oct 24-26 43 $75.5K +59.6% 22 $3,430 $244.8K
5 Nov 7-9 46 $62.2K — 21 $2,962 $503.4K
7 Nov 21-23 41 $92.4K — 19 $4,861 $583.5K
8 Nov 28-30 38 $110.7K +19.9% 15 $7,382 $762.7K
9 Dec 5-7 33 $90.9K −17.9% 30 $3,029 $895.4K
10 Dec 12-14 37 $64.9K −28.6% 30 $2,162 $1.0M
11 Dec 19-21 39 $46.8K −27.9% 12 $3,899 $1.1M
12 Dec 26-28 28 $224.0K +378.7% 63 $3,555 $1.4M
13 Jan 2-4 29 $226.2K +1.0% 56 $4,040 —
14 Jan 9-11 26 $214.1K −5.4% 64 $3,345 $2.1M
15 Jan 16-18 31 $241.3K +12.7% 66 $3,656 $2.5M
16 Jan 23-25 31 $154.0K −36.2% 63 $2,444 $2.7M
17 Jan 30-Feb 1 36 $154.5K +0.3% 63 $2,452 $2.9M
18 Feb 6-8 40 $145.1K −6.1% 67 $2,166 $3.1M
19 Feb 13-15 39 $182.4K +25.7% 71 $2,569 $3.4M
20 Feb 20-22 35 $158.9K −12.9% 90 $1,766 $3.6M
21 Feb 27-Mar 1 32 $171.3K +7.8% 95 $1,803 $3.8M
22 Mar 6-8 45 $86.7K −49.4% 74 $1,172 $3.9M
23 Mar 13-15 47 $74.2K −14.5% 76 $976 $4.1M
24 Mar 20-22 47 $56.5K −23.8% 74 $764 $4.2M
25 Mar 27-29 46 $48.5K −14.2% 49 $990 $4.2M
26 Apr 3-5 53 $43.8K −9.8% 50 $875 $4.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $64.9K
$31.1K
$47.3K
$75.5K
$62.2K
$92.4K
$110.7K
$90.9K
$64.9K
W1W2W3W5W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −28.6%
+51.8%
W1→2
+59.6%
W2→3
+19.9%
W7→8
−17.9%
W8→9
−28.6%
W9→10
Steepest −28.6%Biggest gain +59.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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