The Sweetest Thing

Name: The Sweetest Thing
Director: Roger Kumble
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2002
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Thomas Jane, Selma Blair, Jason Bateman

2002 • R • 1h 15m • Comedy, Romance • Sony Pictures Releasing

A romantic comedy without the sugar.

🍅 25% 64%

2.86

5.2

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$9.4M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$24.4M

Final

Worldwide Total

$63.1M

$38.6M international

Domestic Legs2.6x

Budget$43M

2002 Rank#98

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Cast & Crew

Cameron Diaz Starring

Christina Applegate Starring

Thomas Jane Starring

Selma Blair Starring

Jason Bateman Starring

Parker Posey Starring

ScreenplayNancy M. Pimental Produced byCathy Konrad CinematographyAnthony B. Richmond MusicEdward Shearmur Prod. DesignJon Gary Steele StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Apr 12-15 3 $9.4M — 2,670 $3,532 $9.4M

2 Apr 19-21 7 $5.1M −45.9% 2,670 $1,912 $16.9M

3 Apr 26-28 10 $2.9M −43.1% 2,124 $1,367 $21.3M

4 May 3-5 13 $1.0M −65.4% 1,125 $894 $23.3M

5 May 10-12 21 $440.3K −56.2% 568 $775 $24.1M

6 May 17-19 28 $156.5K −64.5% 202 $775 $24.4M

Weekend grossWk 6 · $156.5K

$9.4M

$5.1M

$2.9M

$1.0M

$440.3K

$156.5K

W1W2W3W4W5W6

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −64.5%

−45.9%

W1→2

−43.1%

W2→3

−65.4%

W3→4

−56.2%

W4→5

−64.5%

W5→6

Steepest −65.4%Best hold −43.1%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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