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The Tree of Life

2011 • PG-13 • 2h 19m • Drama, Fantasy • Fox Searchlight

Nothing stands still.

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85

3.83

6.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$372.9K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic Total

$13.3M

Final

Worldwide Total

$61.7M

$48.4M international

Budget$35.0M

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Cast & Crew

Full Malick filmography

Terrence Malick

Terrence Malick Director

Brad Pitt Starring

Sean Penn Starring

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain Starring

Fiona Shaw Starring

Tye Sheridan Starring

ScreenplayTerrence Malick Produced byBill Pohlad, Sarah Green, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Grant Hill CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki Music byAlexandre Desplat StudioFox Searchlight Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 May 27-29 15 $372.9K — 4 $93,230 $372.9K

2 Jun 3-5 13 $618.3K +65.8% 20 $30,915 $1.3M

3 Jun 10-12 11 $827.0K +33.8% 47 $17,596 $2.4M

4 Jun 17-19 11 $1.2M +40.7% 115 $10,121 $3.9M

5 Jun 24-26 12 $1.3M +14.1% 215 $6,177 $5.8M

6 Jul 1-3 15 $1.1M −19.6% 228 $4,686 $7.6M

7 Jul 8-10 17 $793.7K −25.7% 237 $3,349 $9.0M

8 Jul 15-17 17 $626.7K −21.0% 235 $2,667 $10.1M

9 Jul 22-24 16 $555.6K −11.4% 230 $2,416 $11.0M

10 Jul 29-31 20 $333.0K −40.1% 196 $1,699 $11.7M

11 Aug 5-7 23 $255.0K −23.4% 170 $1,500 $12.2M

12 Aug 12-14 34 $159.0K −37.6% 118 $1,347 $12.5M

13 Aug 19-21 40 $119.8K −24.7% 96 $1,248 $12.7M

14 Aug 26-28 41 $82.0K −31.5% 97 $846 $12.9M

15 Sep 2-4 49 $79.6K −3.0% 86 $925 $13.0M

16 Sep 9-11 54 $47.1K −40.8% 62 $760 $13.1M

17 Sep 16-18 56 $35.3K −25.0% 41 $861 $13.2M

18 Sep 23-25 57 $31.7K −10.1% 39 $814 $13.2M

19 Sep 30-Oct 2 66 $17.7K −44.1% 29 $612 $13.2M

20 Oct 7-9 75 $9.9K −44.4% 11 $897 $13.3M

21 Oct 14-16 90 $5.7K −41.9% 6 $957 $13.3M

22 Oct 21-23 87 $6.1K +7.1% 4 $1,537 $13.3M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri May 27 — $120.1K — $120.1K 4 $30,033 1

Sat May 28 — $119.2K −0.8% $239.3K 4 $29,798 2

Sun May 29 — $133.6K +12.1% $372.9K 4 $33,400 3

Mon May 30 #15 $120.9K −9.5% $493.8K 4 $30,217 4

Tue May 31 — $48.3K −60.1% $542.1K 4 $12,067 5

Wed Jun 1 — $47.8K −1.0% $589.8K 4 $11,947 6

Thu Jun 2 — $42.1K −11.9% $631.9K 4 $10,524 7

Fri Jun 3 #13 $174.9K +315.4% +45.6% $806.8K 20 $8,743 8

Sat Jun 4 #13 $243.9K +39.5% +104.6% $1.1M 20 $12,196 9

Sun Jun 5 #11 $199.5K −18.2% +49.3% $1.3M 20 $9,976 10

Mon Jun 6 #13 $75.9K −61.9% −37.2% $1.3M 20 $3,796 11

Tue Jun 7 #13 $69.9K −7.9% +44.9% $1.4M 20 $3,497 12

Wed Jun 8 #13 $72.5K +3.7% +51.8% $1.5M 20 $3,626 13

Thu Jun 9 #14 $66.0K −8.9% +56.9% $1.5M 20 $3,302 14

Fri Jun 10 #11 $228.9K +246.6% +30.9% $1.8M 20 $11,445 15

Sat Jun 11 #11 $356.6K +55.8% +46.2% $2.1M 47 $7,587 16

Sun Jun 12 #11 $241.5K −32.3% +21.1% $2.4M 47 $5,139 17

Mon Jun 13 #11 $97.0K −59.9% +27.7% $2.5M 47 $2,063 18

Tue Jun 14 #13 $99.9K +3.0% +42.8% $2.6M 47 $2,125 19

Wed Jun 15 #12 $86.6K −13.3% +19.4% $2.6M 47 $1,842 20

Thu Jun 16 #12 $91.4K +5.5% +38.3% $2.7M 47 $1,944 21

Fri Jun 17 #11 $326.6K +257.5% +42.7% $3.1M 115 $2,840 22

Sat Jun 18 #11 $476.1K +45.8% +33.5% $3.5M 115 $4,140 23

Sun Jun 19 #12 $361.2K −24.1% +49.6% $3.9M 114 $3,169 24

Mon Jun 20 #11 $146.6K −59.4% +51.2% $4.0M 114 $1,286 25

Tue Jun 21 #12 $159.1K +8.5% +59.3% $4.2M 114 $1,396 26

Wed Jun 22 #11 $156.0K −2.0% +80.2% $4.4M 114 $1,368 27

Thu Jun 23 #12 $153.2K −1.7% +67.7% $4.5M 114 $1,344 28

Fri Jun 24 #12 $395.0K +157.7% +20.9% $4.9M 215 $1,837 29

Sat Jun 25 #12 $551.9K +39.7% +15.9% $5.5M 215 $2,567 30

Sun Jun 26 #12 $381.1K −30.9% +5.5% $5.8M 215 $1,773 31

Mon Jun 27 #12 $160.9K −57.8% +9.8% $6.0M 215 $748 32

Tue Jun 28 #14 $182.8K +13.6% +14.9% $6.2M 215 $850 33

Wed Jun 29 #13 $153.7K −15.9% −1.4% $6.3M 215 $715 34

Thu Jun 30 #13 $162.7K +5.9% +6.2% $6.5M 215 $757 35

Fri Jul 1 — $264.5K +62.5% −33.0% $6.8M 228 $1,160 36

Sat Jul 2 — $389.9K +47.4% −29.4% $7.2M 228 $1,710 37

Sun Jul 3 — $414.0K +6.2% +8.6% $7.6M 228 $1,816 38

Mon Jul 4 #15 $238.8K −42.3% +48.4% $7.8M 228 $1,047 39

Tue Jul 5 #15 $136.5K −42.9% −25.3% $7.9M 228 $599 40

Wed Jul 6 #15 $137.6K +0.8% −10.5% $8.1M 228 $603 41

Thu Jul 7 #15 $136.2K −1.0% −16.3% $8.2M 228 $597 42

Fri Jul 8 — $219.5K +61.2% −17.0% $8.4M 237 $926 43

Sat Jul 9 — $328.3K +49.5% −15.8% $8.8M 237 $1,385 44

Sun Jul 10 — $246.0K −25.1% −40.6% $9.0M 237 $1,038 45

Mon Jul 11 #17 $109.0K −55.7% −54.3% $9.1M 237 $460 46

Tue Jul 12 #17 $127.4K +16.8% −6.6% $9.3M 237 $538 47

Wed Jul 13 #17 $111.6K −12.4% −18.9% $9.4M 237 $471 48

Thu Jul 14 #17 $101.3K −9.2% −25.6% $9.5M 237 $427 49

Fri Jul 15 — $162.5K +60.4% −26.0% $9.6M 235 $691 50

Sat Jul 16 — $270.2K +66.3% −17.7% $9.9M 235 $1,150 51

Sun Jul 17 — $194.1K −28.2% −21.1% $10.1M 235 $826 52

Mon Jul 18 — $87.9K −54.7% −19.4% $10.2M 235 $374 53

Tue Jul 19 — $103.6K +17.8% −18.7% $10.3M 235 $441 54

Wed Jul 20 — $93.3K −9.9% −16.3% $10.4M 235 $397 55

Thu Jul 21 — $107.3K +15.0% +5.9% $10.5M 235 $457 56

Fri Jul 22 — $154.9K +44.4% −4.7% $10.6M 230 $673 57

Sat Jul 23 — $232.0K +49.8% −14.1% $10.9M 230 $1,009 58

Sun Jul 24 — $168.7K −27.3% −13.1% $11.0M 230 $733 59

Mon Jul 25 — $74.2K −56.0% −15.6% $11.1M 230 $323 60

Tue Jul 26 — $87.3K +17.6% −15.7% $11.2M 230 $380 61

Wed Jul 27 — $75.4K −13.6% −19.2% $11.3M 230 $328 62

Thu Jul 28 — $77.2K +2.3% −28.0% $11.4M 230 $336 63

Fri Jul 29 — $93.6K +21.1% −39.6% $11.4M 196 $477 64

Sat Jul 30 — $133.4K +42.6% −42.5% $11.6M 196 $681 65

Sun Jul 31 — $106.0K −20.6% −37.1% $11.7M 196 $541 66

Mon Aug 1 — $51.8K −51.1% −30.2% $11.7M 196 $264 67

Tue Aug 2 — $56.8K +9.6% −35.0% $11.8M 196 $290 68

Wed Aug 3 — $54.9K −3.3% −27.2% $11.8M 196 $280 69

Thu Aug 4 — $54.4K −1.0% −29.6% $11.9M 196 $277 70

Fri Aug 5 — $64.6K +18.8% −31.0% $12.0M 170 $380 71

Sat Aug 6 — $106.2K +64.6% −20.4% $12.1M 170 $625 72

Sun Aug 7 — $84.1K −20.8% −20.6% $12.2M 170 $495 73

Mon Aug 8 — $38.8K −53.9% −25.2% $12.2M 170 $228 74

Tue Aug 9 — $44.8K +15.5% −21.1% $12.2M 170 $263 75

Wed Aug 10 — $37.7K −15.8% −31.3% $12.3M 170 $222 76

Thu Aug 11 — $34.3K −9.2% −37.0% $12.3M 170 $201 77

Fri Aug 12 — $40.3K +17.7% −37.5% $12.4M 118 $342 78

Sat Aug 13 — $65.2K +61.7% −38.6% $12.4M 118 $553 79

Sun Aug 14 — $53.5K −18.0% −36.5% $12.5M 118 $453 80

Mon Aug 15 — $25.3K −52.7% −34.7% $12.5M 118 $214 81

Tue Aug 16 — $26.4K +4.3% −41.1% $12.5M 118 $224 82

Wed Aug 17 — $22.6K −14.3% −40.1% $12.5M 118 $191 83

Thu Aug 18 — $27.2K +20.6% −20.5% $12.6M 118 $231 84

Fri Aug 19 — $31.2K +14.7% −22.5% $12.6M 96 $325 85

Sat Aug 20 — $50.4K +61.4% −22.7% $12.7M 96 $525 86

Sun Aug 21 — $38.1K −24.4% −28.7% $12.7M 96 $397 87

Mon Aug 22 — $18.6K −51.3% −26.6% $12.7M 96 $193 88

Tue Aug 23 — $19.9K +7.3% −24.5% $12.7M 96 $208 89

Wed Aug 24 — $16.6K −16.7% −26.5% $12.7M 96 $173 90

Thu Aug 25 — $21.5K +29.3% −21.2% $12.8M 96 $224 91

Fri Aug 26 — $25.1K +16.9% −19.7% $12.8M 97 $259 92

Sat Aug 27 — $30.9K +23.0% −38.8% $12.8M 97 $318 93

Sun Aug 28 — $26.0K −15.7% −31.7% $12.9M 97 $268 94

Mon Aug 29 — $12.5K −52.1% −32.8% $12.9M 97 $129 95

Tue Aug 30 — $14.6K +17.1% −26.7% $12.9M 97 $151 96

Wed Aug 31 — $14.0K −4.0% −15.5% $12.9M 97 $145 97

Thu Sep 1 — $15.6K +11.0% −27.4% $12.9M 97 $161 98

Fri Sep 2 — $18.1K +16.5% −27.7% $12.9M 86 $211 99

Sat Sep 3 — $28.9K +59.4% −6.4% $13.0M 86 $336 100

Sun Sep 4 — $32.5K +12.5% +24.9% $13.0M 86 $378 101

Mon Sep 5 #48 $24.9K −23.5% +99.5% $13.0M 86 $289 102

Tue Sep 6 — $9.4K −62.4% −35.9% $13.0M 86 $109 103

Wed Sep 7 — $10.5K +12.0% −25.3% $13.0M 86 $122 104

Thu Sep 8 — $10.0K −4.4% −35.6% $13.0M 86 $117 105

Fri Sep 9 — $12.8K +28.1% −29.2% $13.1M 62 $207 106

Sat Sep 10 — $18.5K +44.3% −35.9% $13.1M 62 $299 107

Sun Sep 11 — $15.7K −15.0% −51.6% $13.1M 62 $254 108

Mon Sep 12 — $5.9K −62.7% −76.4% $13.1M 62 $95 109

Tue Sep 13 — $4.9K −16.5% −47.6% $13.1M 62 $79 110

Wed Sep 14 — $7.2K +47.4% −31.1% $13.1M 62 $117 111

Thu Sep 15 — $6.9K −4.5% −31.2% $13.1M 62 $111 112

Fri Sep 16 — $9.1K +32.3% −28.9% $13.1M 41 $223 113

Sat Sep 17 — $15.4K +68.3% −17.1% $13.1M 41 $375 114

Sun Sep 18 — $10.8K −29.5% −31.2% $13.2M 41 $264 115

Mon Sep 19 — $4.6K −57.8% −22.1% $13.2M 41 $112 116

Tue Sep 20 — $3.9K −15.7% −21.4% $13.2M 41 $94 117

Wed Sep 21 — $8.2K +111.7% +13.0% $13.2M 41 $199 118

Thu Sep 22 — $6.2K −23.5% −9.5% $13.2M 41 $152 119

Fri Sep 23 — $8.4K +34.8% −7.7% $13.2M 39 $216 120

Sat Sep 24 — $12.8K +52.5% −16.4% $13.2M 39 $329 121

Sun Sep 25 — $10.5K −18.4% −3.2% $13.2M 39 $269 122

Mon Sep 26 — $5.1K −51.2% +11.9% $13.2M 39 $131 123

Tue Sep 27 — $6.8K +33.8% +77.5% $13.2M 39 $175 124

Wed Sep 28 — $4.7K −30.6% −41.8% $13.2M 39 $122 125

Thu Sep 29 — $6.3K +33.1% +1.2% $13.2M 39 $162 126

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

Cumulative total$11.9M

May 27Jun 13Jul 1Jul 18Aug 4

Weekend grossWk 10 · $333.0K

$372.9K

$618.3K

$827.0K

$1.2M

$1.3M

$1.1M

$793.7K

$626.7K

$555.6K

$333.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 237 → 196 −17.3%

4 open196 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −40.1%

+65.8%

W1→2

+33.8%

W2→3

+40.7%

W3→4

+14.1%

W4→5

−19.6%

W5→6

−25.7%

W6→7

−21.0%

W7→8

−11.4%

W8→9

−40.1%

W9→10

Steepest −40.1%Biggest gain +65.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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