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The Tailor of PanamaFollow

2001 • R • 1h 49m • Drama, Thriller • Sony Pictures

In a place this treacherous, what a good spy needs is a spy of his own.

🍅 75% 46% MC 66 IMDb 6.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$1.84M
Limited · 199 theaters
Domestic total
$13.49M
Final
Worldwide total
$27.49M
$14.00M international
Domestic legs7.3x
Budget$18M
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Cast & crew

Full Boorman filmography
John Boorman John Boorman Director Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan Starring Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Rush Starring Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis Starring Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson Starring
ScreenplayAndrew Davies, John Boorman, John le Carré Produced byJohn Boorman CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot MusicShaun Davey Prod. DesignDerek Wallace StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 30-Apr 1 12 $1.8M — 199 $9,231 $1.8M
2 Apr 6-8 15 $1.1M −38.3% 225 $5,037 $3.5M
3 Apr 13-15 20 $875.7K −22.7% 225 $3,892 $4.8M
4 Apr 20-22 12 $1.6M +80.7% 359 $4,407 $6.8M
5 Apr 27-29 16 $941.7K −40.5% 359 $2,623 $8.1M
6 May 4-6 15 $966.4K +2.6% 436 $2,217 $9.4M
7 May 11-13 10 $817.3K −15.4% 441 $1,853 $10.5M
8 May 18-20 12 $667.0K −18.4% 440 $1,516 $11.5M
9 May 25-27 13 $586.8K −12.0% 434 $1,352 $12.3M
10 Jun 1-3 17 $272.4K −53.6% 291 $936 $12.9M
11 Jun 8-10 23 $137.6K −49.5% 215 $640 $13.1M
12 Jun 15-17 31 $68.7K −50.1% 87 $790 $13.3M
13 Jun 22-24 49 $40.8K −40.5% 46 $888 $13.3M
14 Jun 29-Jul 1 35 $62.5K +52.9% 106 $589 $13.4M
15 Jul 6-8 46 $39.6K −36.6% 68 $582 $13.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $272.4K
$1.8M
$1.1M
$875.7K
$1.6M
$941.7K
$966.4K
$817.3K
$667.0K
$586.8K
$272.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −53.6%
−38.3%
W1→2
−22.7%
W2→3
+80.7%
W3→4
−40.5%
W4→5
+2.6%
W5→6
−15.4%
W6→7
−18.4%
W7→8
−12.0%
W8→9
−53.6%
W9→10
Steepest −53.6%Biggest gain +80.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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