A Day Without a Mexican (2004)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,180,870Details
International Box Office $5,877,131Details
Worldwide Box Office $10,058,001
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$619,976 (14.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:56 opening theaters/107 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,257,603

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 14th, 2004 (Limited) by Televisa Cine
MPAA Rating: R for language and brief sexuality
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, Hispanic, Mockumentary, Ensemble, Political, Screenplay Written By the Star
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 94 $69,234 Oct 1, 2004 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 80 $108,156 Sep 24, 2004 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 70 $160,635 Sep 17, 2004 129

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 14, 2004 15 $619,976   56 $11,071   $619,976 1
May 21, 2004 13 $554,434 -11% 103 $5,383   $1,400,441 2
May 28, 2004 18 $324,632 -41% 107 $3,034   $1,932,416 3
Jun 4, 2004 12 $353,936 +9% 101 $3,504   $2,473,450 4
Jun 11, 2004 17 $199,403 -44% 73 $2,732   $2,832,595 5
Jun 18, 2004 27 $114,129 -43% 51 $2,238   $3,047,266 6
Jun 25, 2004 40 $52,509 -54% 34 $1,544   $3,150,317 7
Jul 2, 2004 52 $18,393 -65% 17 $1,082   $3,140,018 8
Jul 9, 2004 60 $13,966 -24% 16 $873   $3,212,497 9
Jul 16, 2004 80 $5,454 -61% 7 $779   $3,239,281 10
Jul 23, 2004 86 $4,938 -9% 6 $823   $3,244,000 11
Jul 30, 2004 85 $2,245 -55% 3 $748   $3,239,775 12
Aug 6, 2004 78 $2,288 +2% 4 $572   $3,243,373 13
Aug 13, 2004 100 $2,624 +15% 3 $875   $3,247,751 14
Aug 20, 2004 98 $1,423 -46% 1 $1,423   $3,248,042 15
Aug 27, 2004 39 $113,259 +7,859% 42 $2,697   $3,361,345 16
Sep 3, 2004 46 $84,475 -25% 36 $2,347   $3,482,905 17
Sep 10, 2004 59 $35,228 -58% 21 $1,678   $3,538,275 18
Sep 17, 2004 35 $160,635 +356% 64 $2,510   $3,712,901 19
Sep 24, 2004 40 $108,156 -33% 56 $1,931   $3,877,712 20
Oct 1, 2004 42 $69,234 -36% 35 $1,978   $3,982,067 21
Oct 8, 2004 43 $41,566 -40% 28 $1,485   $4,047,565 22
Oct 15, 2004 63 $25,746 -38% 20 $1,287   $4,087,815 23
Oct 22, 2004 62 $21,410 -17% 19 $1,127   $4,120,210 24
Oct 29, 2004 62 $10,203 -52% 13 $785   $4,139,469 25
Nov 5, 2004 76 $8,075 -21% 13 $621   $4,155,294 26
Nov 12, 2004 81 $5,580 -31% 8 $698   $4,166,735 27
Nov 19, 2004 87 $3,905 -30% 6 $651   $4,175,179 28
Dec 3, 2004 95 $1,398   5 $280   $4,179,642 30
Dec 10, 2004 118 $252 -82% 3 $84   $4,180,870 31

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 14, 2004 14 $846,007   56 $15,107   $846,007 1
May 21, 2004 13 $761,777 -10% 103 $7,396   $1,607,784 2
May 28, 2004 16 $511,730 -33% 107 $4,783   $2,119,514 3
Jun 4, 2004 15 $513,678 n/c 101 $5,086   $2,633,192 4
Jun 11, 2004 18 $299,945 -42% 73 $4,109   $2,933,137 5
Jun 18, 2004 29 $164,671 -45% 51 $3,229   $3,097,808 6
Jun 25, 2004 46 $23,817 -86% 34 $701   $3,121,625 7
Jul 2, 2004 43 $76,906 +223% 17 $4,524   $3,198,531 8
Jul 9, 2004 55 $35,296 -54% 16 $2,206   $3,233,827 9
Jul 16, 2004 91 $5,235 -85% 7 $748   $3,239,062 10
Jul 30, 2004 81 $3,555   3 $1,185   $3,241,085 12
Aug 6, 2004 77 $4,042 +14% 4 $1,011   $3,245,127 13
Aug 13, 2004 94 $1,492 -63% 3 $497   $3,246,619 14
Aug 20, 2004 91 $1,467 -2% 1 $1,467   $3,248,086 15
Aug 27, 2004 40 $150,344 +10,148% 42 $3,580   $3,398,430 16
Sep 3, 2004 51 $104,617 -30% 36 $2,906   $3,503,047 17
Sep 10, 2004 60 $49,219 -53% 21 $2,344   $3,552,266 18
Sep 17, 2004 35 $217,290 +341% 64 $3,395   $3,769,556 19
Sep 24, 2004 40 $143,277 -34% 56 $2,559   $3,912,833 20
Oct 1, 2004 40 $93,166 -35% 35 $2,662   $4,005,999 21
Oct 8, 2004 44 $56,070 -40% 28 $2,003   $4,062,069 22
Oct 15, 2004 59 $36,731 -34% 20 $1,837   $4,098,800 23
Oct 22, 2004 57 $30,466 -17% 19 $1,603   $4,129,266 24
Oct 29, 2004 61 $17,953 -41% 13 $1,381   $4,147,219 25
Nov 5, 2004 70 $13,936 -22% 13 $1,072   $4,161,155 26
Nov 12, 2004 71 $10,119 -27% 8 $1,265   $4,171,274 27
Nov 19, 2004 83 $6,970 -31% 6 $1,162   $4,178,244 28
Dec 3, 2004 92 $2,374   5 $475   $4,180,618 30
Dec 10, 2004 98 $252 -89% 3 $84   $4,180,870 31

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.

Leading Cast

Yareli Arizmendi    Lila Rodriguez

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sergio Arau    Director
Yareli Arizmendi    Screenwriter
Sergio Arau    Screenwriter
Sergio Guerrero    Screenwriter

DVD Releases for November 9, 2004

November 8th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the nominees for the DVD Pick of the Week, which we'll get to in a second. This was a strange week, there was only one first run release, a few limited releases, several nearly re-releases complete with ads for upcoming movies and more than a couple really old movies mostly sold in sets. Even the best of the bunch is going to have a really narrow appeal, so instead of naming a Pick of the Week, I'll name the best of each group. Best Limited Release: Ju-On: The Grudge - Buy from Amazon. Best Ad for A Sequel: Bridget Jones's Diary - Collector's Series - Buy from Amazon. Best Box Set Containing Movies Made Before I was Born: Fritz Lang Epic Collection - Buy from Amazon. More...

No Change in Heart for the Per Theater Charts

October 12th, 2004

I Heart Huckabees again led a busy week on the Per Theatre Charts with just over $900,000 in 44 theatres for an average of $20,480. Guiana 1838 continues to impress, earning $16,610 in its lone theatre. The award season hopeful, Stage Beauty, got off to a good start with an average of $12,885 in three theatres. And Tarnation opened in one theatre over the weekend and earned an estimate 58 times its $220 production budget with $12,740. (Although that production budget is misleading because it only takes into account the editing software and not the decade's worth of home movie film, still photographs, etc. used to make the film, nor post-production, prints and advertising.) More...

Robot Tops Very Light Competition

August 10th, 2004

With the summer juggernauts mostly wrapping up their runs, and very little in the way of new competition, I, Robot easily finished first on the international box office charts. Its weekend earnings of $31.3 million on more than 6,000 screens in 29 markets was nearly triple what the nearest competitor could take in. The film opened number one in the U.K. (8.7 million), Germany ($5.3 million) and Russia ($2.4 million) as well as strong holdovers in France ($2.6 million) and other nations. The film has already earned $71.2 million internationally, and should top its domestic numbers within a few weeks. More...

Hunting the Top Spot

June 23rd, 2004

A trio of films topped $10,000 in a very close race on the Per Theatre Charts. Coming out on top was The Hunting of the President with $11,649 per theatre in its two theatres. Just behind was the overall chart topper Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story with $11,162 and last week's winner Napoleon Dynamite with an average of $10,750. More...

More Records Fall as Harry Potter Opens

June 7th, 2004

Just a month ago it was looking as if 2004 would suffer through a disastrous summer as the first two tent-pole releases failed to live up to expectations. However, since then we've had record after record fall. The first weekend in June continued this trend as the top 3 films broke several records between them. Since it was a post holiday weekend, a drop in the overall box office was expected, but with a decline of just 2.8% to $186.7 million it was enough to become the largest ever 3-day weekend. And the increase from last year was an incredible 14.6% there's more and more to celebrate about 2004. More...

Still in Control

June 3rd, 2004

The boost to the box office due to the long weekend helped several films cross $10,000 per theatre with a pretty even mix of wide and limited releases. But it was last week's winner Control Room that won the weekend with $24,755 per theatre over the 3-day weekend. Coming in second was The Day After Tomorrow with an impressive $20,071; coincidentally, the film also came in second place on the overall charts. Next on the list were two films with very similar averages: Saved! brought in $17,257 and just behind was Shrek 2 at $17,090 per theatre. Rounding out the $10,000 films was My Mother Likes Women, which saw its per theatre average increased to $11,024 last weekend. More...

Control Room Reigns over Per Theatre Charts

May 26th, 2004

Three films earned per theatre averages of more than $10,000 this weekend lead by the debut of the documentary Control Room, which earned an impressive $27,125 in its lone theatre. Close behind in second place was Shrek 2's record setting debut with an unbelievable average of $25,952 in an unprecedented 4,163 theatres. Lastly, Coffee and Cigarettes managed a second weekend above the $10,000 average mark with $11,558 despite more than tripling its theatre count to 17. More...

Per Theatre Average takes a Coffee Break

May 19th, 2004

While the overall box office hasn't caught on fire since the beginning of May, the per theatre average charts have seen a much needed boost. This week another four movies were able to earn more than $10,000 per theatre lead by the debut of Coffee and Cigarettes with an impressive average of $19,832 in 5 theatres. Next on the list was the overall box office leader Troy, which was well back with $13,739. Perhaps more impressive is the sophomore stint of Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version; despite doubling its theatre count it was able to maintain a large portion of its average finishing at $12,176. Rounding out our quartet of $10,000 films is the comedy / social commentary film A Day Without A Mexican, which earned over $600,000 in 56 theatres throughout Southern California for an average of $11,071. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$619,976 (14.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:56 opening theaters/107 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,257,603

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 14th, 2004 (Limited) by Televisa Cine
MPAA Rating: R for language and brief sexuality
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, Hispanic, Mockumentary, Ensemble, Political, Screenplay Written By the Star
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 94 $69,234 Oct 1, 2004 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 80 $108,156 Sep 24, 2004 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 70 $160,635 Sep 17, 2004 129

Leading Cast

Yareli Arizmendi    Lila Rodriguez

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sergio Arau    Director
Yareli Arizmendi    Screenwriter
Sergio Arau    Screenwriter
Sergio Guerrero    Screenwriter

DVD Releases for November 9, 2004

November 8th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the nominees for the DVD Pick of the Week, which we'll get to in a second. This was a strange week, there was only one first run release, a few limited releases, several nearly re-releases complete with ads for upcoming movies and more than a couple really old movies mostly sold in sets. Even the best of the bunch is going to have a really narrow appeal, so instead of naming a Pick of the Week, I'll name the best of each group. Best Limited Release: Ju-On: The Grudge - Buy from Amazon. Best Ad for A Sequel: Bridget Jones's Diary - Collector's Series - Buy from Amazon. Best Box Set Containing Movies Made Before I was Born: Fritz Lang Epic Collection - Buy from Amazon. More...

No Change in Heart for the Per Theater Charts

October 12th, 2004

I Heart Huckabees again led a busy week on the Per Theatre Charts with just over $900,000 in 44 theatres for an average of $20,480. Guiana 1838 continues to impress, earning $16,610 in its lone theatre. The award season hopeful, Stage Beauty, got off to a good start with an average of $12,885 in three theatres. And Tarnation opened in one theatre over the weekend and earned an estimate 58 times its $220 production budget with $12,740. (Although that production budget is misleading because it only takes into account the editing software and not the decade's worth of home movie film, still photographs, etc. used to make the film, nor post-production, prints and advertising.) More...

Robot Tops Very Light Competition

August 10th, 2004

With the summer juggernauts mostly wrapping up their runs, and very little in the way of new competition, I, Robot easily finished first on the international box office charts. Its weekend earnings of $31.3 million on more than 6,000 screens in 29 markets was nearly triple what the nearest competitor could take in. The film opened number one in the U.K. (8.7 million), Germany ($5.3 million) and Russia ($2.4 million) as well as strong holdovers in France ($2.6 million) and other nations. The film has already earned $71.2 million internationally, and should top its domestic numbers within a few weeks. More...

Hunting the Top Spot

June 23rd, 2004

A trio of films topped $10,000 in a very close race on the Per Theatre Charts. Coming out on top was The Hunting of the President with $11,649 per theatre in its two theatres. Just behind was the overall chart topper Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story with $11,162 and last week's winner Napoleon Dynamite with an average of $10,750. More...

More Records Fall as Harry Potter Opens

June 7th, 2004

Just a month ago it was looking as if 2004 would suffer through a disastrous summer as the first two tent-pole releases failed to live up to expectations. However, since then we've had record after record fall. The first weekend in June continued this trend as the top 3 films broke several records between them. Since it was a post holiday weekend, a drop in the overall box office was expected, but with a decline of just 2.8% to $186.7 million it was enough to become the largest ever 3-day weekend. And the increase from last year was an incredible 14.6% there's more and more to celebrate about 2004. More...

Still in Control

June 3rd, 2004

The boost to the box office due to the long weekend helped several films cross $10,000 per theatre with a pretty even mix of wide and limited releases. But it was last week's winner Control Room that won the weekend with $24,755 per theatre over the 3-day weekend. Coming in second was The Day After Tomorrow with an impressive $20,071; coincidentally, the film also came in second place on the overall charts. Next on the list were two films with very similar averages: Saved! brought in $17,257 and just behind was Shrek 2 at $17,090 per theatre. Rounding out the $10,000 films was My Mother Likes Women, which saw its per theatre average increased to $11,024 last weekend. More...

Control Room Reigns over Per Theatre Charts

May 26th, 2004

Three films earned per theatre averages of more than $10,000 this weekend lead by the debut of the documentary Control Room, which earned an impressive $27,125 in its lone theatre. Close behind in second place was Shrek 2's record setting debut with an unbelievable average of $25,952 in an unprecedented 4,163 theatres. Lastly, Coffee and Cigarettes managed a second weekend above the $10,000 average mark with $11,558 despite more than tripling its theatre count to 17. More...

Per Theatre Average takes a Coffee Break

May 19th, 2004

While the overall box office hasn't caught on fire since the beginning of May, the per theatre average charts have seen a much needed boost. This week another four movies were able to earn more than $10,000 per theatre lead by the debut of Coffee and Cigarettes with an impressive average of $19,832 in 5 theatres. Next on the list was the overall box office leader Troy, which was well back with $13,739. Perhaps more impressive is the sophomore stint of Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version; despite doubling its theatre count it was able to maintain a large portion of its average finishing at $12,176. Rounding out our quartet of $10,000 films is the comedy / social commentary film A Day Without A Mexican, which earned over $600,000 in 56 theatres throughout Southern California for an average of $11,071. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 14, 2004 15 $619,976   56 $11,071   $619,976 1
May 21, 2004 13 $554,434 -11% 103 $5,383   $1,400,441 2
May 28, 2004 18 $324,632 -41% 107 $3,034   $1,932,416 3
Jun 4, 2004 12 $353,936 +9% 101 $3,504   $2,473,450 4
Jun 11, 2004 17 $199,403 -44% 73 $2,732   $2,832,595 5
Jun 18, 2004 27 $114,129 -43% 51 $2,238   $3,047,266 6
Jun 25, 2004 40 $52,509 -54% 34 $1,544   $3,150,317 7
Jul 2, 2004 52 $18,393 -65% 17 $1,082   $3,140,018 8
Jul 9, 2004 60 $13,966 -24% 16 $873   $3,212,497 9
Jul 16, 2004 80 $5,454 -61% 7 $779   $3,239,281 10
Jul 23, 2004 86 $4,938 -9% 6 $823   $3,244,000 11
Jul 30, 2004 85 $2,245 -55% 3 $748   $3,239,775 12
Aug 6, 2004 78 $2,288 +2% 4 $572   $3,243,373 13
Aug 13, 2004 100 $2,624 +15% 3 $875   $3,247,751 14
Aug 20, 2004 98 $1,423 -46% 1 $1,423   $3,248,042 15
Aug 27, 2004 39 $113,259 +7,859% 42 $2,697   $3,361,345 16
Sep 3, 2004 46 $84,475 -25% 36 $2,347   $3,482,905 17
Sep 10, 2004 59 $35,228 -58% 21 $1,678   $3,538,275 18
Sep 17, 2004 35 $160,635 +356% 64 $2,510   $3,712,901 19
Sep 24, 2004 40 $108,156 -33% 56 $1,931   $3,877,712 20
Oct 1, 2004 42 $69,234 -36% 35 $1,978   $3,982,067 21
Oct 8, 2004 43 $41,566 -40% 28 $1,485   $4,047,565 22
Oct 15, 2004 63 $25,746 -38% 20 $1,287   $4,087,815 23
Oct 22, 2004 62 $21,410 -17% 19 $1,127   $4,120,210 24
Oct 29, 2004 62 $10,203 -52% 13 $785   $4,139,469 25
Nov 5, 2004 76 $8,075 -21% 13 $621   $4,155,294 26
Nov 12, 2004 81 $5,580 -31% 8 $698   $4,166,735 27
Nov 19, 2004 87 $3,905 -30% 6 $651   $4,175,179 28
Dec 3, 2004 95 $1,398   5 $280   $4,179,642 30
Dec 10, 2004 118 $252 -82% 3 $84   $4,180,870 31

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 14, 2004 14 $846,007   56 $15,107   $846,007 1
May 21, 2004 13 $761,777 -10% 103 $7,396   $1,607,784 2
May 28, 2004 16 $511,730 -33% 107 $4,783   $2,119,514 3
Jun 4, 2004 15 $513,678 n/c 101 $5,086   $2,633,192 4
Jun 11, 2004 18 $299,945 -42% 73 $4,109   $2,933,137 5
Jun 18, 2004 29 $164,671 -45% 51 $3,229   $3,097,808 6
Jun 25, 2004 46 $23,817 -86% 34 $701   $3,121,625 7
Jul 2, 2004 43 $76,906 +223% 17 $4,524   $3,198,531 8
Jul 9, 2004 55 $35,296 -54% 16 $2,206   $3,233,827 9
Jul 16, 2004 91 $5,235 -85% 7 $748   $3,239,062 10
Jul 30, 2004 81 $3,555   3 $1,185   $3,241,085 12
Aug 6, 2004 77 $4,042 +14% 4 $1,011   $3,245,127 13
Aug 13, 2004 94 $1,492 -63% 3 $497   $3,246,619 14
Aug 20, 2004 91 $1,467 -2% 1 $1,467   $3,248,086 15
Aug 27, 2004 40 $150,344 +10,148% 42 $3,580   $3,398,430 16
Sep 3, 2004 51 $104,617 -30% 36 $2,906   $3,503,047 17
Sep 10, 2004 60 $49,219 -53% 21 $2,344   $3,552,266 18
Sep 17, 2004 35 $217,290 +341% 64 $3,395   $3,769,556 19
Sep 24, 2004 40 $143,277 -34% 56 $2,559   $3,912,833 20
Oct 1, 2004 40 $93,166 -35% 35 $2,662   $4,005,999 21
Oct 8, 2004 44 $56,070 -40% 28 $2,003   $4,062,069 22
Oct 15, 2004 59 $36,731 -34% 20 $1,837   $4,098,800 23
Oct 22, 2004 57 $30,466 -17% 19 $1,603   $4,129,266 24
Oct 29, 2004 61 $17,953 -41% 13 $1,381   $4,147,219 25
Nov 5, 2004 70 $13,936 -22% 13 $1,072   $4,161,155 26
Nov 12, 2004 71 $10,119 -27% 8 $1,265   $4,171,274 27
Nov 19, 2004 83 $6,970 -31% 6 $1,162   $4,178,244 28
Dec 3, 2004 92 $2,374   5 $475   $4,180,618 30
Dec 10, 2004 98 $252 -89% 3 $84   $4,180,870 31

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.