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The White RibbonFollow

2009 • R • 2h 24m • Drama, Mystery, Thriller • Sony Pictures Classics

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$60K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic total
$2.22M
Final
Worldwide total
$25.72M
$23.50M international
Domestic legs12.5x
Budget$18M

Cast & crew

Directed byMichael Haneke ScreenplayMichael Haneke Produced byAndrea Occhipinti, Margaret Ménégoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka CinematographyChristian Berger Prod. DesignChristoph Kanter StarringChristian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur, Fion Mutert, Ursina Lardi StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 1-3 42 $59.8K — 3 $19,949 $85.7K
2 Jan 8-10 42 $48.4K −19.2% 5 $9,675 $168.5K
3 Jan 15-17 40 $77.9K +61.1% 12 $6,495 $273.1K
4 Jan 22-24 34 $114.2K +46.5% 19 $6,009 $446.0K
5 Jan 29-31 35 $116.9K +2.4% 22 $5,312 $611.5K
6 Feb 5-7 34 $126.0K +7.8% 26 $4,846 $785.3K
7 Feb 12-14 29 $166.4K +32.1% 45 $3,698 $1.0M
8 Feb 19-21 30 $177.8K +6.8% 72 $2,469 $1.3M
9 Feb 26-28 36 $157.5K −11.4% 82 $1,920 $1.5M
10 Mar 5-7 34 $140.8K −10.6% 106 $1,328 $1.7M
11 Mar 12-14 35 $84.0K −40.3% 90 $933 $1.9M
12 Mar 19-21 43 $48.8K −41.9% 59 $827 $2.0M
13 Mar 26-28 47 $35.3K −27.6% 50 $707 $2.0M
14 Apr 2-4 47 $33.3K −5.7% 53 $629 $2.1M
15 Apr 9-11 51 $29.6K −11.1% 58 $511 $2.1M
16 Apr 16-18 55 $22.3K −24.7% 43 $519 $2.2M
17 Apr 23-25 60 $17.4K −22.1% 31 $561 $2.2M
18 Apr 30-May 2 78 $9.3K −46.4% 22 $423 $2.2M
19 May 7-9 101 $2.4K −74.0% 7 $345 $2.2M
20 May 14-16 102 $1.4K −42.5% 3 $463 $2.2M
21 May 21-23 111 $249 −82.1% 2 $125 $2.2M
22 May 28-30 101 $230 −7.6% 1 $230 $2.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $140.8K
$59.8K
$48.4K
$77.9K
$114.2K
$116.9K
$126.0K
$166.4K
$177.8K
$157.5K
$140.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −10.6%
−19.2%
W1→2
+61.1%
W2→3
+46.5%
W3→4
+2.4%
W4→5
+7.8%
W5→6
+32.1%
W6→7
+6.8%
W7→8
−11.4%
W8→9
−10.6%
W9→10
Steepest −19.2%Biggest gain +61.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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