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2012 • R • 2h 14m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • Universal Pictures

The sort-of sequel to 'Knocked Up'

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$67.50M
Final
Worldwide total
$90.20M
$22.70M international
Domestic legs5.83x
Budget$35.0M
2012 rank#42

Cast & crew

Full Apatow filmography
Judd Apatow Judd Apatow Director Paul Rudd Paul Rudd Starring Leslie Mann Leslie Mann Starring John Lithgow John Lithgow Starring Megan Fox Megan Fox Starring
ScreenplayJudd Apatow StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 21-23 3 $11.6M — 2,912 $3,976 $11.6M
2 Dec 28-30 6 $12.5M +8.0% 2,914 $4,290 $36.4M
3 Jan 4-6 7 $8.4M −33.2% 2,931 $2,850 $54.3M
4 Jan 11-13 12 $4.4M −47.6% 2,320 $1,885 $61.4M
5 Jan 18-20 17 $2.0M −53.5% 1,232 $1,650 $64.9M
6 Jan 25-27 24 $719.9K −64.6% 507 $1,419 $66.3M
7 Feb 1-3 25 $376.7K −47.7% 373 $1,010 $66.9M
8 Feb 8-10 32 $194.6K −48.3% 278 $700 $67.3M
9 Feb 15-17 36 $99.4K −48.9% 167 $595 $67.4M
Cumulative total$67.5M
Dec 21Jan 7Jan 25Feb 11Feb 28
Weekend grossWk 9 · $99.4K
$11.6M
$12.5M
$8.4M
$4.4M
$2.0M
$719.9K
$376.7K
$194.6K
$99.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9
Theater countPeak 2,931 → 96 −96.7%
2,913 open96 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −48.9%
+8.0%
W1→2
−33.2%
W2→3
−47.6%
W3→4
−53.5%
W4→5
−64.6%
W5→6
−47.7%
W6→7
−48.3%
W7→8
−48.9%
W8→9
Steepest −64.6%Biggest gain +8.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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