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Timeline

2003 • PG-13 • 1h 56m • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi • Paramount Pictures

They had to travel into the past to save the future

🍅 13% 45% MC 29 LB 2.67 IMDb 5.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$8.4M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$19.5M
Final
Worldwide Total
$26.7M
$7.2M international
Domestic Legs2.3x
Budget$80M
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Cast & Crew

Full Donner filmography
Richard Donner Richard Donner Director Paul Walker Paul Walker Starring Frances O'Connor Frances O'Connor Starring Gerard Butler Gerard Butler Starring Billy Connolly Billy Connolly Starring David Thewlis David Thewlis Starring
ScreenplayGeorge Nolfi, Jeff Maguire Produced byRichard Donner, Lauren Shuler Donner, Jim Van Wyck CinematographyCaleb Deschanel MusicBrian Tyler StudioParamount Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 28-30 8 $8.4M — 2,787 $3,029 $12.4M
2 Dec 5-7 11 $2.7M −67.7% 2,787 $979 $16.8M
3 Dec 12-14 14 $869.6K −68.1% 1,915 $454 $18.5M
4 Dec 19-21 29 $135.5K −84.4% 620 $219 $18.9M
5 Dec 26-28 52 $49.7K −63.3% 320 $155 $19.0M
6 Jan 2-4 55 $34.2K −31.2% 270 $127 $19.1M
7 Jan 9-11 65 $16.3K −52.2% 96 $170 $19.1M
8 Jan 16-19 42 $108.0K +561.0% 165 $655 $19.3M
9 Jan 23-25 49 $69.1K −36.0% 136 $508 $19.4M
10 Jan 30-Feb 1 52 $39.0K −43.6% 98 $398 $19.4M
11 Feb 6-8 69 $16.6K −57.4% 54 $308 $19.5M
12 Feb 13-16 82 $4.4K −73.6% 12 $366 $19.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $39.0K
$8.4M
$2.7M
$869.6K
$135.5K
$49.7K
$34.2K
$16.3K
$108.0K
$69.1K
$39.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −43.6%
−67.7%
W1→2
−68.1%
W2→3
−84.4%
W3→4
−63.3%
W4→5
−31.2%
W5→6
−52.2%
W6→7
+561.0%
W7→8
−36.0%
W8→9
−43.6%
W9→10
Steepest −84.4%Biggest gain +561.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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