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The Theory of Everything

2014 • PG-13 • 2h 3m • Drama, Romance • Focus Features

His mind changed our world. Her love changed his.

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3.64

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Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$209K

Limited · 5 theaters

Domestic Total

$35.9M

Final

Worldwide Total

$123M

$87.4M international

Domestic Legs7.2x

Budget$15.0M

2014 Rank#109

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Cast & Crew

Eddie Redmayne Starring

Felicity Jones Starring

Emily Watson Starring

Simon McBurney Starring

David Thewlis Starring

ScreenplayAnthony McCarten Based on the memoir byJane Hawking Produced byTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten CinematographyBenoît Delhomme Music byJóhann Jóhannsson StudioFocus Features

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 7-9 28 $208.8K — 5 $41,753 $208.8K

2 Nov 14-16 17 $735.4K +252.3% 41 $17,937 $1.0M

3 Nov 21-23 10 $1.5M +105.6% 140 $10,798 $2.8M

4 Nov 28-30 7 $5.0M +231.5% 802 $6,248 $9.5M

5 Dec 5-7 7 $2.6M −47.2% 826 $3,203 $13.6M

6 Dec 12-14 9 $2.5M −6.8% 1,220 $2,022 $17.1M

7 Dec 19-21 13 $1.6M −34.7% 1,011 $1,594 $19.8M

8 Dec 26-28 19 $1.2M −24.2% 736 $1,659 $22.4M

9 Jan 2-4 17 $1.1M −9.4% 651 $1,699 $24.8M

10 Jan 9-11 19 $673.5K −39.1% 408 $1,651 $25.9M

11 Jan 16-18 21 $971.4K +44.2% 509 $1,908 $27.3M

12 Jan 23-25 16 $1.3M +30.0% 858 $1,472 $29.1M

13 Jan 30-Feb 1 17 $983.1K −22.2% 805 $1,221 $30.6M

14 Feb 6-8 15 $993.8K +1.1% 602 $1,651 $32.0M

15 Feb 13-15 19 $740.8K −25.5% 466 $1,590 $33.2M

16 Feb 20-22 19 $553.8K −25.2% 545 $1,016 $34.1M

17 Feb 27-Mar 1 17 $634.6K +14.6% 611 $1,039 $35.0M

18 Mar 6-8 25 $256.6K −59.6% 355 $723 $35.5M

19 Mar 13-15 34 $100.5K −60.8% 168 $598 $35.7M

20 Mar 20-22 49 $48.7K −51.6% 70 $695 $35.8M

21 Mar 27-29 60 $20.0K −58.8% 39 $514 $35.8M

22 Apr 3-5 63 $14.1K −29.7% 20 $704 $35.9M

23 Apr 10-12 69 $8.9K −36.6% 15 $595 $35.9M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Nov 7 - $60.8K — $60.8K 5 $12,151 1

Sat Nov 8 - $85.5K +40.8% $146.3K 5 $17,105 2

Sun Nov 9 - $62.5K −26.9% $208.8K 5 $12,496 3

Mon Nov 10 - $21.1K −66.3% $229.8K 5 $4,214 4

Tue Nov 11 - $29.1K +38.2% $258.9K 5 $5,823 5

Wed Nov 12 - $17.8K −38.8% $276.8K 5 $3,566 6

Thu Nov 13 - $18.7K +4.9% $295.5K 5 $3,739 7

Fri Nov 14 - $210.5K +1025.7% +246.4% $505.9K 41 $5,133 8

Sat Nov 15 - $318.1K +51.1% +271.9% $824.0K 41 $7,758 9

Sun Nov 16 - $206.8K −35.0% +231.1% $1.0M 41 $5,045 10

Mon Nov 17 #15 $61.1K −70.5% +190.0% $1.1M 41 $1,490 11

Tue Nov 18 #15 $69.7K +14.1% +139.5% $1.2M 41 $1,701 12

Wed Nov 19 #15 $67.4K −3.3% +278.3% $1.2M 41 $1,645 13

Thu Nov 20 #15 $67.0K −0.6% +258.5% $1.3M 41 $1,635 14

Fri Nov 21 #10 $403.6K +502.1% +91.7% $1.7M 140 $2,883 15

Sat Nov 22 #10 $672.2K +66.6% +111.3% $2.4M 140 $4,801 16

Sun Nov 23 #10 $435.9K −35.1% +110.7% $2.8M 140 $3,114 17

Mon Nov 24 #11 $150.5K −65.5% +146.3% $3.0M 140 $1,075 18

Tue Nov 25 #10 $214.6K +42.6% +207.7% $3.2M 140 $1,533 19

Wed Nov 26 - $621.5K +189.6% +821.6% $3.8M 749 $830 20

Thu Nov 27 - $724.6K +16.6% +981.1% $4.5M 749 $967 21

Fri Nov 28 #7 $1.9M +168.1% +381.4% $6.5M 802 $2,423 22

Sat Nov 29 #7 $2.0M +1.7% +193.9% $8.4M 802 $2,463 23

Sun Nov 30 #7 $1.1M −44.7% +150.7% $9.5M 802 $1,362 24

Mon Dec 1 #7 $313.5K −71.3% +108.3% $9.8M 802 $391 25

Tue Dec 2 #7 $427.1K +36.3% +99.1% $10.3M 802 $533 26

Wed Dec 3 #7 $344.8K −19.3% −44.5% $10.6M 802 $430 27

Thu Dec 4 #7 $329.9K −4.3% −54.5% $10.9M 802 $411 28

Fri Dec 5 #7 $765.6K +132.1% −60.6% $11.7M 826 $927 29

Sat Dec 6 #7 $1.2M +56.4% −39.4% $12.9M 826 $1,449 30

Sun Dec 7 #7 $682.6K −43.0% −37.5% $13.6M 826 $826 31

Mon Dec 8 #7 $221.8K −67.5% −29.2% $13.8M 826 $269 32

Tue Dec 9 #7 $298.0K +34.3% −30.2% $14.1M 826 $361 33

Wed Dec 10 #7 $247.0K −17.1% −28.4% $14.4M 826 $299 34

Thu Dec 11 #6 $265.6K +7.5% −19.5% $14.6M 826 $322 35

Fri Dec 12 #9 $745.6K +180.7% −2.6% $15.4M 1,220 $611 36

Sat Dec 13 #9 $1.1M +46.1% −9.0% $16.5M 1,220 $893 37

Sun Dec 14 #9 $631.6K −42.0% −7.5% $17.1M 1,220 $518 38

Mon Dec 15 #8 $256.6K −59.4% +15.7% $17.3M 1,220 $210 39

Tue Dec 16 #8 $331.2K +29.1% +11.2% $17.7M 1,220 $271 40

Wed Dec 17 #9 $275.9K −16.7% +11.7% $18.0M 1,220 $226 41

Thu Dec 18 #9 $279.4K +1.3% +5.2% $18.2M 1,220 $229 42

Fri Dec 19 #13 $445.8K +59.5% −40.2% $18.7M 1,011 $441 43

Sat Dec 20 #13 $673.4K +51.1% −38.2% $19.4M 1,011 $666 44

Sun Dec 21 #13 $492.2K −26.9% −22.1% $19.8M 1,011 $487 45

Mon Dec 22 #12 $310.9K −36.8% +21.2% $20.2M 1,011 $308 46

Tue Dec 23 #12 $359.9K +15.8% +8.6% $20.5M 1,011 $356 47

Wed Dec 24 - $247.2K −31.3% −10.4% $20.8M 1,011 $245 48

Thu Dec 25 - $391.8K +58.5% +40.2% $21.2M 1,011 $388 49

Fri Dec 26 #18 $418.2K +6.8% −6.2% $21.6M 736 $568 50

Sat Dec 27 #18 $446.7K +6.8% −33.7% $22.0M 736 $607 51

Sun Dec 28 - $356.3K −20.2% −27.6% $22.4M 736 $484 52

Mon Dec 29 #18 $262.8K −26.3% −15.5% $22.6M 736 $357 53

Tue Dec 30 #17 $284.9K +8.4% −20.8% $22.9M 736 $387 54

Wed Dec 31 - $311.2K +9.2% +25.9% $23.2M 736 $423 55

Thu Jan 1 - $432.2K +38.9% +10.3% $23.7M 736 $587 56

Fri Jan 2 - $409.2K −5.3% −2.2% $24.1M 651 $629 57

Sat Jan 3 - $428.6K +4.7% −4.1% $24.5M 651 $658 58

Sun Jan 4 - $268.5K −37.3% −24.6% $24.8M 651 $412 59

Mon Jan 5 - $99.0K −63.1% −62.3% $24.9M 651 $152 60

Tue Jan 6 - $121.1K +22.3% −57.5% $25.0M 651 $186 61

Wed Jan 7 - $110.3K −8.9% −64.6% $25.1M 651 $169 62

Thu Jan 8 #15 $118.4K +7.4% −72.6% $25.2M 651 $182 63

Fri Jan 9 - $182.2K +53.9% −55.5% $25.4M 408 $446 64

Sat Jan 10 - $308.8K +69.5% −28.0% $25.7M 408 $757 65

Sun Jan 11 - $182.6K −40.9% −32.0% $25.9M 408 $447 66

Mon Jan 12 - $84.1K −53.9% −15.0% $26.0M 408 $206 67

Tue Jan 13 - $120.1K +42.8% −0.8% $26.1M 408 $294 68

Wed Jan 14 - $103.7K −13.7% −6.0% $26.2M 408 $254 69

Thu Jan 15 - $115.5K +11.4% −2.4% $26.3M 408 $283 70

Fri Jan 16 - $247.9K +114.6% +36.1% $26.6M 509 $487 71

Sat Jan 17 - $436.0K +75.9% +41.2% $27.0M 509 $857 72

Sun Jan 18 - $287.5K −34.1% +57.5% $27.3M 509 $565 73

Mon Jan 19 - $207.5K −27.8% +146.7% $27.5M 509 $408 74

Tue Jan 20 - $109.0K −47.5% −9.2% $27.6M 509 $214 75

Wed Jan 21 - $87.2K −20.0% −15.9% $27.7M 509 $171 76

Thu Jan 22 - $99.4K +14.0% −13.9% $27.8M 509 $195 77

Fri Jan 23 - $321.7K +223.5% +29.8% $28.1M 858 $375 78

Sat Jan 24 - $580.9K +80.6% +33.2% $28.7M 858 $677 79

Sun Jan 25 - $360.4K −38.0% +25.4% $29.1M 858 $420 80

Mon Jan 26 #15 $107.0K −70.3% −48.4% $29.2M 858 $125 81

Tue Jan 27 #15 $167.0K +56.1% +53.2% $29.3M 858 $195 82

Wed Jan 28 #15 $137.1K −17.9% +57.1% $29.5M 858 $160 83

Thu Jan 29 #14 $133.9K −2.3% +34.6% $29.6M 858 $156 84

Fri Jan 30 - $295.1K +120.5% −8.3% $29.9M 805 $367 85

Sat Jan 31 - $504.8K +71.1% −13.1% $30.4M 805 $627 86

Sun Feb 1 - $183.2K −63.7% −49.2% $30.6M 805 $228 87

Mon Feb 2 - $94.8K −48.3% −11.4% $30.7M 805 $118 88

Tue Feb 3 - $135.2K +42.7% −19.0% $30.8M 805 $168 89

Wed Feb 4 - $107.0K −20.8% −21.9% $30.9M 805 $133 90

Thu Feb 5 #13 $121.1K +13.1% −9.5% $31.0M 805 $150 91

Fri Feb 6 #15 $250.6K +106.9% −15.1% $31.3M 602 $416 92

Sat Feb 7 #15 $474.0K +89.1% −6.1% $31.8M 602 $787 93

Sun Feb 8 - $269.1K −43.2% +47.0% $32.0M 602 $447 94

Mon Feb 9 #15 $95.8K −64.4% +1.2% $32.1M 602 $159 95

Tue Feb 10 #15 $115.9K +20.9% −14.3% $32.2M 602 $193 96

Wed Feb 11 #15 $97.3K −16.1% −9.1% $32.3M 602 $162 97

Thu Feb 12 #14 $90.2K −7.3% −25.5% $32.4M 602 $150 98

Fri Feb 13 - $166.2K +84.3% −33.7% $32.6M 466 $357 99

Sat Feb 14 - $353.0K +112.4% −25.5% $33.0M 466 $757 100

Sun Feb 15 - $221.7K −37.2% −17.6% $33.2M 466 $476 101

Mon Feb 16 #15 $163.5K −26.3% +70.6% $33.3M 466 $351 102

Tue Feb 17 #15 $80.8K −50.6% −30.3% $33.4M 466 $173 103

Wed Feb 18 #15 $80.4K −0.6% −17.4% $33.5M 466 $172 104

Thu Feb 19 #15 $79.0K −1.7% −12.4% $33.6M 466 $170 105

Fri Feb 20 - $165.1K +108.9% −0.7% $33.7M 545 $303 106

Sat Feb 21 - $276.5K +67.5% −21.7% $34.0M 545 $507 107

Sun Feb 22 - $112.2K −59.4% −49.4% $34.1M 545 $206 108

Mon Feb 23 - $63.7K −43.2% −61.0% $34.2M 545 $117 109

Tue Feb 24 - $78.5K +23.2% −2.8% $34.3M 545 $144 110

Wed Feb 25 - $62.2K −20.8% −22.6% $34.3M 545 $114 111

Thu Feb 26 #16 $63.1K +1.5% −20.2% $34.4M 545 $116 112

Fri Feb 27 - $168.1K +166.6% +1.9% $34.6M 611 $275 113

Sat Feb 28 #15 $304.4K +81.1% +10.1% $34.9M 611 $498 114

Sun Mar 1 #15 $162.0K −46.8% +44.3% $35.0M 611 $265 115

Mon Mar 2 #15 $51.1K −68.5% −19.8% $35.1M 611 $84 116

Tue Mar 3 #15 $59.6K +16.7% −24.1% $35.1M 611 $98 117

Wed Mar 4 - $49.5K −16.9% −20.4% $35.2M 611 $81 118

Thu Mar 5 - $45.1K −9.0% −28.6% $35.2M 611 $74 119

Fri Mar 6 - $68.6K +52.3% −59.2% $35.3M 355 $193 120

Sat Mar 7 - $120.6K +75.8% −60.4% $35.4M 355 $340 121

Sun Mar 8 - $67.4K −44.1% −58.4% $35.5M 355 $190 122

Mon Mar 9 - $22.8K −66.2% −55.4% $35.5M 355 $64 123

Tue Mar 10 - $31.6K +38.8% −47.0% $35.6M 355 $89 124

Wed Mar 11 - $27.1K −14.1% −45.2% $35.6M 355 $76 125

Thu Mar 12 - $26.4K −2.6% −41.3% $35.6M 355 $75 126

Fri Mar 13 - $27.5K +4.1% −59.9% $35.6M 168 $164 127

Sat Mar 14 - $46.0K +67.0% −61.9% $35.7M 168 $274 128

Sun Mar 15 - $27.0K −41.3% −60.0% $35.7M 168 $161 129

Mon Mar 16 - $9.8K −63.7% −57.0% $35.7M 168 $58 130

Tue Mar 17 - $13.5K +37.8% −57.4% $35.7M 168 $80 131

Wed Mar 18 - $12.5K −7.1% −53.9% $35.7M 168 $75 132

Thu Mar 19 - $12.6K +0.5% −52.4% $35.8M 168 $75 133

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$26.3M

Nov 7Nov 24Dec 12Dec 29Jan 15

Weekend grossWk 10 · $673.5K

$208.8K

$735.4K

$1.5M

$5.0M

$2.6M

$2.5M

$1.6M

$1.2M

$1.1M

$673.5K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,220 → 408 −66.6%

5 open408 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −39.1%

+252.3%

W1→2

+105.6%

W2→3

+231.5%

W3→4

−47.2%

W4→5

−6.8%

W5→6

−34.7%

W6→7

−24.2%

W7→8

−9.4%

W8→9

−39.1%

W9→10

Steepest −47.2%Biggest gain +252.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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