What a Girl Wants backdrop
What a Girl Wants movie poster

What a Girl Wants

2003 • PG • 1h 45m • Comedy, Drama, Family • Warner Bros.

Trying to fit in. Born to stand out.

🍅 34% 62% MC 41 LB 3.17 IMDb 5.8

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$11.4M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$36.0M
Final
Worldwide Total
$37.2M
$1.2M international
Domestic Legs3.1x
Budget$25M
Compare with other movies

Cast & Crew

Full Gordon filmography
Dennie Gordon Dennie Gordon Director Amanda Bynes Amanda Bynes Starring Colin Firth Colin Firth Starring Kelly Preston Kelly Preston Starring Eileen Atkins Eileen Atkins Starring Jonathan Pryce Jonathan Pryce Starring
ScreenplayJenny Bicks, Elizabeth Chandler Produced byDenise Di Novi, Hunt Lowry, Bill Gerber CinematographyAndrew Dunn MusicRupert Gregson-Williams Prod. DesignMichael Carlin StudioWarner Bros.
Save comparisonsSave your matchups and
revisit them any time
Predict the weekendPredict the top five and
move up the leaderboard
Rate filmsRate movies and pin your
favorites to your profile
One account.
The whole box office.
Save comparisonsSave and track the matchups you create
Predict the weekendPredict this weekend’s top 5, top the leaderboard
Rate filmsRate movies and display favorites on your profile
Create free account

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 4-6 2 $11.4M — 2,964 $3,858 $11.4M
2 Apr 11-13 3 $6.3M −45.0% 2,964 $2,121 $20.0M
3 Apr 18-20 6 $4.5M −28.4% 2,930 $1,537 $27.2M
4 Apr 25-27 7 $3.2M −28.2% 2,540 $1,274 $32.9M
5 May 2-4 12 $1.2M −63.8% 1,720 $682 $34.5M
6 May 9-11 17 $522.4K −55.4% 925 $565 $35.3M
7 May 16-18 30 $130.7K −75.0% 260 $503 $35.5M
8 May 23-26 29 $143.1K +9.5% 330 $434 $35.7M
9 May 30-Jun 1 31 $89.6K −37.4% 288 $311 $35.8M
10 Jun 6-8 41 $48.3K −46.1% 178 $271 $35.9M
11 Jun 13-15 43 $34.2K −29.3% 138 $248 $36.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $48.3K
$11.4M
$6.3M
$4.5M
$3.2M
$1.2M
$522.4K
$130.7K
$143.1K
$89.6K
$48.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −46.1%
−45.0%
W1→2
−28.4%
W2→3
−28.2%
W3→4
−63.8%
W4→5
−55.4%
W5→6
−75.0%
W6→7
+9.5%
W7→8
−37.4%
W8→9
−46.1%
W9→10
Steepest −75.0%Biggest gain +9.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Similar movies

Jack Frost 1998 · Miller $34.6M Joe Dirt 2001 · Gordon $27.1M Big Fat Liar 2002 · Levy $47.8M Old Dogs 2009 · Becker $49.5M Secondhand Lions 2003 · McCanlies $42.1M D2: The Mighty Ducks 1994 · Weisman $45.6M

Box office comparisons

Build your own comparison →

No head-to-head comparisons featuring What a Girl Wants yet — build one in seconds.

Build your own comparison →