The Skeleton Key (2005)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $47,907,715Details
International Box Office $44,349,203Details
Worldwide Box Office $92,256,918
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,057,945 (33.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,771 opening theaters/2,784 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $80,568,664

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,945 $47,907,715
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,163 $44,349,203
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,959 $92,256,918

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 2005 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: November 15th, 2005 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, some partial nudity and thematic material
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Doctor Sleep
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Keywords: Surprise Twist, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Double Feature Films
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 398 $5,829,546 Sep 2, 2005 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 239 $7,127,498 Sep 2, 2005 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,945 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,104 $80,568,664
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,500 $47,907,715
Top 2005 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 60 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 892 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 906 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 790 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $47,907,715

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2005 2 $16,057,945   2,771 $5,795   $16,057,945 1
Aug 19, 2005 5 $7,725,495 -52% 2,774 $2,785   $30,448,770 2
Aug 26, 2005 8 $4,537,875 -41% 2,784 $1,630   $38,051,960 3
Sep 2, 2005 9 $3,306,850 -27% 2,414 $1,370   $43,042,955 4
Sep 9, 2005 11 $1,510,180 -54% 1,876 $805   $45,821,815 5
Sep 16, 2005 18 $627,195 -58% 896 $700   $46,853,185 6
Sep 23, 2005 29 $217,350 -65% 345 $630   $47,232,250 7
Sep 30, 2005 32 $168,645 -22% 272 $620   $47,466,390 8
Oct 7, 2005 44 $94,795 -44% 158 $600   $47,614,170 9
Oct 14, 2005 44 $85,415 -10% 146 $585   $47,729,605 10
Oct 21, 2005 55 $51,165 -40% 86 $595   $47,806,295 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2005 2 $5,957,650     2,770 $2,151   $5,957,650 1
Aug 13, 2005 2 $5,832,955 -2%   2,770 $2,106   $11,790,605 2
Aug 14, 2005 2 $4,267,340 -27%   2,770 $1,541   $16,057,945 3
Aug 15, 2005 2 $1,925,845 -55%   2,770 $695   $17,983,790 4
Aug 16, 2005 2 $1,773,440 -8%   2,770 $640   $19,757,230 5
Aug 17, 2005 2 $1,524,050 -14%   2,770 $550   $21,281,280 6
Aug 18, 2005 2 $1,441,995 -5%   2,771 $520   $22,723,275 7
Aug 19, 2005 4 $2,454,895 +70% -59% 2,775 $885   $25,178,170 8
Aug 20, 2005 5 $3,134,620 +28% -46% 2,775 $1,130   $28,312,790 9
Aug 21, 2005 5 $2,135,980 -32% -50% 2,775 $770   $30,448,770 10
Aug 22, 2005 5 $818,330 -62% -58% 2,775 $295   $31,267,100 11
Aug 23, 2005 5 $817,250 n/c -54% 2,775 $295   $32,084,350 12
Aug 24, 2005 5 $735,110 -10% -52% 2,775 $265   $32,819,460 13
Aug 25, 2005 5 $694,625 -6% -52% 2,775 $250   $33,514,085 14
Aug 26, 2005 7 $1,405,920 +102% -43% 2,780 $506   $34,920,005 15
Aug 27, 2005 8 $1,948,755 +39% -38% 2,780 $701   $36,868,760 16
Aug 28, 2005 8 $1,183,200 -39% -45% 2,780 $426   $38,051,960 17
Aug 29, 2005 8 $487,025 -59% -40% 2,780 $175   $38,538,985 18
Aug 30, 2005 8 $473,280 -3% -42% 2,784 $170   $39,012,265 19
Aug 31, 2005 9 $389,760 -18% -47% 2,784 $140   $39,402,025 20
Sep 1, 2005 9 $334,080 -14% -52% 2,784 $120   $39,736,105 21
Sep 2, 2005 9 $844,885 +153% -40% 2,414 $350   $40,580,990 22
Sep 3, 2005 9 $1,255,280 +49% -36% 2,414 $520   $41,836,270 23
Sep 4, 2005 9 $1,206,685 -4% +2% 2,414 $500   $43,042,955 24
Sep 5, 2005 11 $736,270 -39% +51% 2,414 $305   $43,779,225 25
Sep 6, 2005 10 $194,205 -74% -59% 2,414 $80   $43,973,430 26
Sep 7, 2005 10 $168,980 -13% -57% 2,414 $70   $44,142,410 27
Sep 8, 2005 10 $169,225 n/c -49% 2,414 $70   $44,311,635 28
Oct 10, 2005 45 $8,690     158 $55   $47,622,860 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2005 2 $22,723,275   2,771 $8,200   $22,723,275 1
Aug 19, 2005 5 $10,790,810 -53% 2,774 $3,890   $33,514,085 2
Aug 26, 2005 9 $6,222,020 -42% 2,784 $2,235   $39,736,105 3
Sep 2, 2005 9 $4,575,530 -26% 2,414 $1,895   $44,311,635 4
Sep 9, 2005 11 $1,914,355 -58% 1,876 $1,020   $46,225,990 5
Sep 16, 2005 20 $788,910 -59% 896 $880   $47,014,900 6
Sep 23, 2005 30 $282,845 -64% 345 $820   $47,297,745 7
Sep 30, 2005 34 $221,630 -22% 272 $815   $47,519,375 8
Oct 7, 2005 48 $124,815 -44% 158 $790   $47,644,190 9
Oct 14, 2005 46 $110,940 -11% 146 $760   $47,755,130 10

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,163 $44,349,203
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,646 $44,349,203
Top 2005 Movies at the International Box Office 58 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,022 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,712 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 953 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 129 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 787 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 227 $44,349,203

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,959 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,476 $92,256,918
Top 2005 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 61 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 918 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,568 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 865 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 776 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 249 $92,256,918

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Uncategorized

Kate Hudson    Caroline Ellis
Peter Sarsgaard    Luke
Joy Bryant    Jill
John Hurt    Ben Devereaux
Gena Rowlands    Violet Devereaux

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Iain Softley    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,057,945 (33.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,771 opening theaters/2,784 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $80,568,664

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,945 $47,907,715
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,163 $44,349,203
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,959 $92,256,918

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 2005 (Wide) by Universal
Video Release: November 15th, 2005 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, some partial nudity and thematic material
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Doctor Sleep
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Keywords: Surprise Twist, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Double Feature Films
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 398 $5,829,546 Sep 2, 2005 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 239 $7,127,498 Sep 2, 2005 24

Uncategorized

Kate Hudson    Caroline Ellis
Peter Sarsgaard    Luke
Joy Bryant    Jill
John Hurt    Ben Devereaux
Gena Rowlands    Violet Devereaux

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Iain Softley    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,945 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,104 $80,568,664
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,500 $47,907,715
Top 2005 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 60 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 892 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 906 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 790 $47,907,715
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $47,907,715

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2005 2 $16,057,945   2,771 $5,795   $16,057,945 1
Aug 19, 2005 5 $7,725,495 -52% 2,774 $2,785   $30,448,770 2
Aug 26, 2005 8 $4,537,875 -41% 2,784 $1,630   $38,051,960 3
Sep 2, 2005 9 $3,306,850 -27% 2,414 $1,370   $43,042,955 4
Sep 9, 2005 11 $1,510,180 -54% 1,876 $805   $45,821,815 5
Sep 16, 2005 18 $627,195 -58% 896 $700   $46,853,185 6
Sep 23, 2005 29 $217,350 -65% 345 $630   $47,232,250 7
Sep 30, 2005 32 $168,645 -22% 272 $620   $47,466,390 8
Oct 7, 2005 44 $94,795 -44% 158 $600   $47,614,170 9
Oct 14, 2005 44 $85,415 -10% 146 $585   $47,729,605 10
Oct 21, 2005 55 $51,165 -40% 86 $595   $47,806,295 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2005 2 $5,957,650     2,770 $2,151   $5,957,650 1
Aug 13, 2005 2 $5,832,955 -2%   2,770 $2,106   $11,790,605 2
Aug 14, 2005 2 $4,267,340 -27%   2,770 $1,541   $16,057,945 3
Aug 15, 2005 2 $1,925,845 -55%   2,770 $695   $17,983,790 4
Aug 16, 2005 2 $1,773,440 -8%   2,770 $640   $19,757,230 5
Aug 17, 2005 2 $1,524,050 -14%   2,770 $550   $21,281,280 6
Aug 18, 2005 2 $1,441,995 -5%   2,771 $520   $22,723,275 7
Aug 19, 2005 4 $2,454,895 +70% -59% 2,775 $885   $25,178,170 8
Aug 20, 2005 5 $3,134,620 +28% -46% 2,775 $1,130   $28,312,790 9
Aug 21, 2005 5 $2,135,980 -32% -50% 2,775 $770   $30,448,770 10
Aug 22, 2005 5 $818,330 -62% -58% 2,775 $295   $31,267,100 11
Aug 23, 2005 5 $817,250 n/c -54% 2,775 $295   $32,084,350 12
Aug 24, 2005 5 $735,110 -10% -52% 2,775 $265   $32,819,460 13
Aug 25, 2005 5 $694,625 -6% -52% 2,775 $250   $33,514,085 14
Aug 26, 2005 7 $1,405,920 +102% -43% 2,780 $506   $34,920,005 15
Aug 27, 2005 8 $1,948,755 +39% -38% 2,780 $701   $36,868,760 16
Aug 28, 2005 8 $1,183,200 -39% -45% 2,780 $426   $38,051,960 17
Aug 29, 2005 8 $487,025 -59% -40% 2,780 $175   $38,538,985 18
Aug 30, 2005 8 $473,280 -3% -42% 2,784 $170   $39,012,265 19
Aug 31, 2005 9 $389,760 -18% -47% 2,784 $140   $39,402,025 20
Sep 1, 2005 9 $334,080 -14% -52% 2,784 $120   $39,736,105 21
Sep 2, 2005 9 $844,885 +153% -40% 2,414 $350   $40,580,990 22
Sep 3, 2005 9 $1,255,280 +49% -36% 2,414 $520   $41,836,270 23
Sep 4, 2005 9 $1,206,685 -4% +2% 2,414 $500   $43,042,955 24
Sep 5, 2005 11 $736,270 -39% +51% 2,414 $305   $43,779,225 25
Sep 6, 2005 10 $194,205 -74% -59% 2,414 $80   $43,973,430 26
Sep 7, 2005 10 $168,980 -13% -57% 2,414 $70   $44,142,410 27
Sep 8, 2005 10 $169,225 n/c -49% 2,414 $70   $44,311,635 28
Oct 10, 2005 45 $8,690     158 $55   $47,622,860 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2005 2 $22,723,275   2,771 $8,200   $22,723,275 1
Aug 19, 2005 5 $10,790,810 -53% 2,774 $3,890   $33,514,085 2
Aug 26, 2005 9 $6,222,020 -42% 2,784 $2,235   $39,736,105 3
Sep 2, 2005 9 $4,575,530 -26% 2,414 $1,895   $44,311,635 4
Sep 9, 2005 11 $1,914,355 -58% 1,876 $1,020   $46,225,990 5
Sep 16, 2005 20 $788,910 -59% 896 $880   $47,014,900 6
Sep 23, 2005 30 $282,845 -64% 345 $820   $47,297,745 7
Sep 30, 2005 34 $221,630 -22% 272 $815   $47,519,375 8
Oct 7, 2005 48 $124,815 -44% 158 $790   $47,644,190 9
Oct 14, 2005 46 $110,940 -11% 146 $760   $47,755,130 10

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,163 $44,349,203
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,646 $44,349,203
Top 2005 Movies at the International Box Office 58 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,022 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,712 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 953 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 129 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 787 $44,349,203
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 227 $44,349,203

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,959 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,476 $92,256,918
Top 2005 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 61 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 918 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,568 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 865 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 776 $92,256,918
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 249 $92,256,918

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.