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Waitress

2007 • PG-13 • 1h 47m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • Fox Searchlight Pictures

If only life were as easy as pie.

🍅 89% 74%

75

3.67

7.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$92K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic Total

$19.1M

Final

Worldwide Total

$22.2M

$3.1M international

Domestic Legs6.2x

Budget$1.5M

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Cast & Crew

Directed byAdrienne Shelly ScreenplayAdrienne Shelly Produced byMichael Roiff CinematographyMatthew Irving MusicAndrew Hollander Prod. DesignRamsey Avery StarringKeri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Andy Griffith, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Shelly, Jeremy Sisto StudioFox Searchlight Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 May 4-6 35 $92.0K — 4 $23,008 $111.7K

2 May 11-13 17 $657.0K +613.9% 65 $10,108 $808.9K

3 May 18-20 12 $1.1M +64.5% 116 $9,319 $2.1M

4 May 25-27 5 $3.1M +184.5% 510 $6,031 $5.6M

5 Jun 1-3 6 $2.0M −34.6% 605 $3,327 $9.4M

6 Jun 8-10 9 $1.6M −20.5% 707 $2,264 $12.0M

7 Jun 15-17 11 $1.3M −21.4% 615 $2,046 $14.1M

8 Jun 22-24 13 $941.9K −25.2% 528 $1,784 $15.8M

9 Jun 29-Jul 1 17 $469.4K −50.2% 314 $1,495 $16.8M

10 Jul 6-8 19 $387.0K −17.5% 227 $1,705 $17.4M

11 Jul 13-15 24 $271.2K −29.9% 190 $1,428 $17.9M

12 Jul 20-22 31 $167.9K −38.1% 165 $1,018 $18.2M

13 Jul 27-29 32 $118.3K −29.6% 125 $946 $18.4M

14 Aug 3-5 40 $72.8K −38.4% 80 $910 $18.6M

15 Aug 10-12 45 $59.8K −17.9% 65 $920 $18.7M

16 Aug 17-19 52 $47.4K −20.7% 52 $912 $18.8M

17 Aug 24-26 64 $22.1K −53.5% 29 $761 $18.8M

18 Aug 31-Sep 2 61 $18.2K −17.3% 27 $675 $18.9M

19 Sep 7-9 64 $26.7K +46.3% 50 $534 $18.9M

20 Sep 14-16 60 $32.7K +22.5% 47 $695 $19.0M

21 Sep 21-23 62 $28.6K −12.5% 41 $697 $19.0M

22 Sep 28-30 68 $12.6K −56.0% 25 $503 $19.0M

23 Oct 5-7 79 $7.9K −37.2% 14 $564 $19.1M

24 Oct 12-14 95 $2.8K −64.0% 9 $316 $19.1M

25 Oct 19-21 97 $4.6K +62.6% 6 $770 $19.1M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Wed May 2 — $10.5K — $10.5K 4 $2,632 -2

Thu May 3 — $9.1K −13.1% $19.7K 4 $2,287 -1

Fri May 4 — $25.9K +182.8% $45.5K 4 $6,468 1

Sat May 5 — $37.6K +45.3% $83.1K 4 $9,399 2

Sun May 6 — $28.6K −24.0% $111.7K 4 $7,141 3

Mon May 7 — $9.4K −66.9% $121.2K 4 $2,360 4

Tue May 8 — $9.8K +3.7% $130.9K 4 $2,448 5

Wed May 9 — $10.6K +7.9% $141.5K 4 $2,641 6

Thu May 10 — $10.4K −1.2% $151.9K 4 $2,609 7

Fri May 11 — $156.3K +1397.6% +504.0% $308.2K 65 $2,404 8

Sat May 12 — $274.7K +75.8% +630.7% $582.9K 65 $4,226 9

Sun May 13 — $226.0K −17.7% +691.2% $808.9K 65 $3,477 10

Mon May 14 — $51.0K −77.4% +440.4% $860.0K 65 $785 11

Tue May 15 — $58.6K +14.8% +498.2% $918.5K 65 $901 12

Wed May 16 — $61.6K +5.2% +483.5% $980.2K 65 $948 13

Thu May 17 #14 $61.4K −0.4% +488.3% $1.0M 65 $945 14

Fri May 18 #12 $286.9K +367.2% +83.5% $1.3M 116 $2,473 15

Sat May 19 #11 $484.8K +69.0% +76.5% $1.8M 116 $4,179 16

Sun May 20 #10 $309.3K −36.2% +36.9% $2.1M 116 $2,667 17

Mon May 21 #11 $98.2K −68.3% +92.4% $2.2M 116 $846 18

Tue May 22 #10 $93.5K −4.8% +59.6% $2.3M 116 $806 19

Wed May 23 #9 $97.8K +4.6% +58.7% $2.4M 116 $843 20

Thu May 24 #9 $105.3K +7.7% +71.5% $2.5M 116 $908 21

Fri May 25 #5 $758.3K +620.0% +164.4% $3.3M 510 $1,487 22

Sat May 26 #4 $1.2M +60.2% +150.6% $4.5M 510 $2,383 23

Sun May 27 #4 $1.1M −9.3% +256.4% $5.6M 510 $2,162 24

Mon May 28 #4 $929.0K −15.7% +846.3% $6.5M 510 $1,822 25

Tue May 29 #6 $279.4K −69.9% +198.8% $6.8M 510 $548 26

Wed May 30 #5 $307.5K +10.1% +214.4% $7.1M 510 $603 27

Thu May 31 #5 $319.8K +4.0% +203.6% $7.4M 510 $627 28

Fri Jun 1 #6 $555.7K +73.8% −26.7% $8.0M 605 $919 29

Sat Jun 2 #6 $870.7K +56.7% −28.3% $8.9M 605 $1,439 30

Sun Jun 3 #6 $586.4K −32.7% −46.8% $9.4M 605 $969 31

Mon Jun 4 #6 $222.7K −62.0% −76.0% $9.7M 605 $368 32

Tue Jun 5 #6 $236.8K +6.4% −15.2% $9.9M 605 $391 33

Wed Jun 6 #6 $235.5K −0.5% −23.4% $10.1M 605 $389 34

Thu Jun 7 #6 $229.5K −2.6% −28.2% $10.4M 605 $379 35

Fri Jun 8 #9 $460.4K +100.6% −17.2% $10.8M 708 $650 36

Sat Jun 9 #9 $703.3K +52.8% −19.2% $11.5M 708 $993 37

Sun Jun 10 #9 $436.9K −37.9% −25.5% $12.0M 708 $617 38

Mon Jun 11 #9 $190.5K −56.4% −14.5% $12.2M 708 $269 39

Tue Jun 12 #9 $210.4K +10.4% −11.2% $12.4M 708 $297 40

Wed Jun 13 #9 $225.8K +7.3% −4.2% $12.6M 708 $319 41

Thu Jun 14 #9 $219.7K −2.7% −4.2% $12.8M 708 $310 42

Fri Jun 15 #11 $374.9K +70.6% −18.6% $13.2M 615 $610 43

Sat Jun 16 #11 $542.4K +44.7% −22.9% $13.7M 615 $882 44

Sun Jun 17 #11 $341.2K −37.1% −21.9% $14.1M 615 $555 45

Mon Jun 18 #11 $165.1K −51.6% −13.3% $14.2M 615 $268 46

Tue Jun 19 #11 $190.9K +15.6% −9.3% $14.4M 615 $310 47

Wed Jun 20 #11 $198.6K +4.0% −12.0% $14.6M 615 $323 48

Thu Jun 21 #11 $195.5K −1.5% −11.0% $14.8M 615 $318 49

Fri Jun 22 — $274.0K +40.1% −26.9% $15.1M 528 $519 50

Sat Jun 23 — $399.3K +45.7% −26.4% $15.5M 528 $756 51

Sun Jun 24 — $268.6K −32.7% −21.3% $15.8M 528 $509 52

Mon Jun 25 — $126.9K −52.8% −23.1% $15.9M 528 $240 53

Tue Jun 26 #13 $149.9K +18.1% −21.5% $16.0M 528 $284 54

Wed Jun 27 #14 $125.5K −16.3% −36.8% $16.2M 447 $281 55

Thu Jun 28 #13 $126.4K +0.7% −35.4% $16.3M 447 $283 56

Fri Jun 29 — $137.9K +9.1% −49.7% $16.4M 314 $439 57

Sat Jun 30 — $196.6K +42.5% −50.8% $16.6M 314 $626 58

Sun Jul 1 — $134.9K −31.4% −49.8% $16.8M 314 $429 59

Mon Jul 2 — $62.0K −54.1% −51.2% $16.8M 314 $197 60

Tue Jul 3 — $63.5K +2.4% −57.7% $16.9M 221 $287 61

Wed Jul 4 — $106.3K +67.5% −15.3% $17.0M 221 $481 62

Thu Jul 5 — $67.0K −36.9% −47.0% $17.1M 221 $303 63

Fri Jul 6 — $114.6K +70.9% −16.9% $17.2M 227 $505 64

Sat Jul 7 — $159.2K +38.9% −19.0% $17.3M 227 $701 65

Sun Jul 8 — $113.3K −28.9% −16.0% $17.4M 227 $499 66

Mon Jul 9 — $43.9K −61.2% −29.2% $17.5M 227 $193 67

Tue Jul 10 — $47.2K +7.6% −25.6% $17.5M 227 $208 68

Wed Jul 11 — $44.4K −6.0% −58.2% $17.6M 227 $196 69

Thu Jul 12 — $42.4K −4.6% −36.8% $17.6M 227 $187 70

Fri Jul 13 — $76.3K +80.1% −33.4% $17.7M 190 $402 71

Sat Jul 14 — $118.1K +54.8% −25.8% $17.8M 190 $622 72

Sun Jul 15 — $76.8K −35.0% −32.2% $17.9M 190 $404 73

Mon Jul 16 — $34.6K −54.9% −21.1% $17.9M 190 $182 74

Tue Jul 17 — $40.7K +17.6% −13.8% $18.0M 190 $214 75

Wed Jul 18 — $41.8K +2.6% −5.8% $18.0M 190 $220 76

Thu Jul 19 — $41.7K −0.2% −1.5% $18.1M 190 $220 77

Fri Jul 20 — $52.0K +24.5% −31.9% $18.1M 165 $315 78

Sat Jul 21 — $69.9K +34.5% −40.9% $18.2M 165 $423 79

Sun Jul 22 — $46.1K −34.1% −40.0% $18.2M 165 $279 80

Mon Jul 23 — $22.9K −50.3% −34.0% $18.2M 165 $139 81

Tue Jul 24 — $25.8K +12.8% −36.7% $18.3M 165 $156 82

Wed Jul 25 — $27.4K +6.0% −34.6% $18.3M 165 $166 83

Thu Jul 26 — $28.8K +5.3% −31.0% $18.3M 165 $175 84

Fri Jul 27 — $34.2K +18.9% −34.1% $18.4M 125 $274 85

Sat Jul 28 — $51.7K +50.9% −26.0% $18.4M 125 $413 86

Sun Jul 29 — $32.3K −37.4% −29.8% $18.4M 125 $259 87

Mon Jul 30 — $17.2K −46.9% −24.9% $18.5M 125 $137 88

Tue Jul 31 — $19.0K +10.5% −26.4% $18.5M 125 $152 89

Wed Aug 1 — $17.2K −9.5% −37.1% $18.5M 125 $138 90

Thu Aug 2 — $19.5K +13.4% −32.3% $18.5M 125 $156 91

Fri Aug 3 — $20.5K +5.0% −40.2% $18.5M 80 $256 92

Sat Aug 4 — $32.2K +57.3% −37.6% $18.6M 80 $403 93

Sun Aug 5 — $20.1K −37.6% −37.9% $18.6M 80 $251 94

Mon Aug 6 — $9.5K −52.6% −44.6% $18.6M 80 $119 95

Tue Aug 7 — $11.6K +22.0% −38.8% $18.6M 80 $145 96

Wed Aug 8 — $14.0K +20.9% −18.3% $18.6M 80 $176 97

Thu Aug 9 — $12.5K −11.2% −36.1% $18.6M 80 $156 98

Fri Aug 10 — $18.4K +47.2% −10.4% $18.7M 65 $282 99

Sat Aug 11 — $25.3K +37.7% −21.5% $18.7M 65 $389 100

Sun Aug 12 — $16.1K −36.1% −19.7% $18.7M 65 $248 101

Mon Aug 13 — $7.8K −52.0% −18.6% $18.7M 65 $119 102

Tue Aug 14 — $9.5K +22.9% −18.0% $18.7M 65 $147 103

Wed Aug 15 — $10.5K +10.1% −25.3% $18.7M 65 $161 104

Thu Aug 16 — $10.7K +1.7% −14.4% $18.7M 65 $164 105

Fri Aug 17 — $12.5K +16.9% −32.1% $18.8M 52 $240 106

Sat Aug 18 — $20.9K +67.5% −17.4% $18.8M 52 $402 107

Sun Aug 19 — $14.1K −32.7% −12.9% $18.8M 52 $270 108

Mon Aug 20 — $6.4K −54.3% −17.2% $18.8M 52 $123 109

Tue Aug 21 — $6.9K +8.0% −27.2% $18.8M 52 $133 110

Wed Aug 22 — $7.3K +5.3% −30.4% $18.8M 52 $140 111

Thu Aug 23 — $6.1K −16.4% −42.8% $18.8M 52 $117 112

Fri Aug 24 — $6.5K +5.7% −48.3% $18.8M 29 $222 113

Sat Aug 25 — $10.0K +54.9% −52.2% $18.8M 29 $345 114

Sun Aug 26 — $5.6K −43.8% −60.1% $18.8M 29 $194 115

Mon Aug 27 — $3.7K −33.8% −42.1% $18.8M 29 $128 116

Tue Aug 28 — $3.5K −5.2% −49.2% $18.8M 29 $122 117

Wed Aug 29 — $3.4K −3.4% −53.4% $18.8M 29 $117 118

Thu Aug 30 — $3.6K +7.2% −40.2% $18.8M 29 $126 119

Fri Aug 31 — $4.8K +32.9% −24.8% $18.9M 27 $180 120

Sat Sep 1 — $7.0K +45.1% −29.6% $18.9M 27 $261 121

Sun Sep 2 — $6.4K −9.7% +13.2% $18.9M 27 $235 122

Mon Sep 3 #60 $5.3K −17.1% +41.6% $18.9M 27 $195 123

Tue Sep 4 — $1.9K −64.4% −46.9% $18.9M 27 $69 124

Wed Sep 5 — $2.6K +38.3% −23.9% $18.9M 27 $96 125

Thu Sep 6 — $2.5K −4.3% −32.1% $18.9M 27 $92 126

Fri Sep 7 — $8.1K +227.2% +67.2% $18.9M 50 $162 127

Sat Sep 8 — $11.7K +43.7% +65.6% $18.9M 50 $233 128

Sun Sep 9 — $6.9K −40.6% +8.9% $18.9M 50 $138 129

Mon Sep 10 — $4.6K −33.7% −12.9% $18.9M 50 $92 130

Tue Sep 11 — $4.7K +1.6% +149.0% $18.9M 50 $93 131

Wed Sep 12 — $4.2K −9.1% +63.6% $18.9M 50 $85 132

Thu Sep 13 — $4.2K −1.9% +67.6% $18.9M 50 $83 133

Fri Sep 14 — $10.4K +150.4% +28.2% $18.9M 47 $221 134

Sat Sep 15 — $14.8K +42.5% +27.2% $18.9M 47 $315 135

Sun Sep 16 — $7.5K −49.7% +7.8% $19.0M 47 $159 136

Mon Sep 17 — $4.7K −36.3% +3.6% $19.0M 47 $101 137

Tue Sep 18 #19 $4.9K +2.5% +4.4% $19.0M 47 $104 138

Wed Sep 19 — $6.6K +36.4% +56.8% $19.0M 47 $141 139

Thu Sep 20 — $5.2K −21.2% +25.9% $19.0M 47 $111 140

Fri Sep 21 — $6.7K +28.4% −35.4% $19.0M 41 $164 141

Sat Sep 22 — $16.0K +137.7% +7.7% $19.0M 41 $389 142

Sun Sep 23 — $5.9K −63.0% −20.7% $19.0M 41 $144 143

Mon Sep 24 — $2.7K −54.2% −43.0% $19.0M 41 $66 144

Tue Sep 25 — $2.7K +1.4% −43.6% $19.0M 41 $67 145

Wed Sep 26 — $4.4K +58.6% −34.4% $19.0M 41 $106 146

Thu Sep 27 — $4.1K −5.0% −20.9% $19.0M 41 $101 147

Fri Sep 28 — $4.7K +14.8% −29.3% $19.0M 25 $190 148

Sat Sep 29 — $5.2K +8.7% −67.7% $19.0M 25 $206 149

Sun Sep 30 — $2.7K −48.5% −55.0% $19.0M 25 $106 150

Mon Oct 1 — $2.0K −25.4% −26.7% $19.0M 25 $79 151

Tue Oct 2 — $2.1K +5.3% −23.9% $19.0M 25 $84 152

Wed Oct 3 — $3.6K +72.8% −17.1% $19.0M 25 $144 153

Thu Oct 4 — $2.0K −45.9% −52.7% $19.0M 25 $78 154

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

Cumulative total$17.6M

May 2May 20Jun 7Jun 24Jul 12

Weekend grossWk 10 · $387.0K

$92.0K

$657.0K

$1.1M

$3.1M

$2.0M

$1.6M

$1.3M

$941.9K

$469.4K

$387.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 708 → 227 −67.9%

4 open227 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −17.5%

+613.9%

W1→2

+64.5%

W2→3

+184.5%

W3→4

−34.6%

W4→5

−20.5%

W5→6

−21.4%

W6→7

−25.2%

W7→8

−50.2%

W8→9

−17.5%

W9→10

Steepest −50.2%Biggest gain +613.9%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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