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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Because I Said So

The Numbers Rating: 9.25 (4 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 5% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $42,674,040
International Gross $26,205,530
Worldwide Gross $68,879,570
Home Market Performance
US DVD Sales: $23,878,482 Weekly Breakdown
Released February 2, 2007
May 8, 2007 (DVD Sale)
MPAA Rating PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, some mature thematic material and partial nudity
Keywords Divorcée Romance, Relationship Advice
Distributed by Universal
Source Original Screenplay
Major Genre Comedy
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction
Director Michael Lehmann

Synopsis

Powerhouse actresses Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham and Piper Perabo serve up the laughs when they join wickedly funny director Michael Lehmann in his new film about cutting the apron strings, Because I Said So. Keaton stars as Daphne Wilder, a mother whose love knows no bounds or boundaries. She is the proud mom of three daughters: stable psychologist Maggie (Graham), sexy and irreverent Mae (Perabo) and insecure, adorable Milly (Moore)-who, when it comes to men, is like psychotic flypaper.

In order to prevent her youngest from making the same mistakes she did, Daphne decides to set Milly up with the perfect man. Little does Milly know, however, that her mom placed an ad in the online personals to find him. Comic mayhem unfolds as Daphne continues to do the wrong thing for the right reasons...all in the name of love.

In a hilarious battle of strong wills, the mother-daughter dynamic is tested in all its fierce, wacky complexity. The girls help Daphne finally discover the truths and impossibilities of motherly love, all while trying to answer the questions: where does it begin and where should it end?

Cast

Diane Keaton    Daphne
Mandy Moore    Milly
Gabriel Macht    Johnny
Tom Everett Scott    Jason
Lauren Graham    Maggie
Piper Perabo    Mae
Stephen Collins    Joe
Ty Panitz    Lionel

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2/2/2007 2 $13,122,865   2,526 $5,195 $13,122,865 3
2/9/2007 3 $9,221,130 -29.73% 2,529 $3,646 $25,805,720 10
2/16/2007 8 $5,099,910 -44.69% 2,446 $2,085 $33,357,575 17
2/23/2007 11 $2,758,815 -45.90% 1,936 $1,425 $38,269,240 24
3/2/2007 15 $1,334,505 -51.63% 1,131 $1,180 $40,444,925 31
3/9/2007 19 $712,545 -46.61% 709 $1,005 $41,615,740 38
3/16/2007 24 $341,235 -52.11% 452 $755 $42,304,410 45
3/23/2007 38 $93,540 -72.59% 152 $615 $42,544,915 52
3/30/2007 40 $56,445 -39.66% 124 $455 $42,640,890 59

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2/2/2007 2 $4,686,025   2,526 $1,855 $4,686,025 1
2/3/2007 2 $5,961,360 +27.22% 2,526 $2,360 $10,647,385 2
2/4/2007 1 $2,475,480 -58.47% 2,526 $980 $13,122,865 3
2/5/2007 1 $895,750 -63.82% 2,526 $355 $14,018,615 4
2/6/2007 1 $897,980 +0.25% 2,526 $355 $14,916,595 5
2/7/2007 1 $859,675 -4.27% 2,526 $340 $15,776,270 6
2/8/2007 1 $808,320 -5.97% 2,526 $320 $16,584,590 7
2/9/2007 3 $2,757,805 +241.18% 2,529 $1,090 $19,342,395 8
2/10/2007 3 $4,135,750 +49.97% 2,529 $1,635 $23,478,145 9
2/11/2007 3 $2,327,575 -43.72% 2,529 $920 $25,805,720 10
2/12/2007 3 $581,670 -75.01% 2,529 $230 $26,387,390 11
2/13/2007 3 $493,155 -15.22% 2,529 $195 $26,880,545 12
2/14/2007 6 $871,365 +76.69% 2,529 $345 $27,751,910 13
2/15/2007 5 $505,755 -41.96% 2,529 $200 $28,257,665 14
2/16/2007 8 $1,406,450 +178.09% 2,446 $575 $29,664,115 15
2/17/2007 8 $2,079,100 +47.83% 2,446 $850 $31,743,215 16
2/18/2007 8 $1,614,360 -22.35% 2,446 $660 $33,357,575 17
2/19/2007 8 $953,940 -40.91% 2,446 $390 $34,311,515 18
2/20/2007 8 $429,125 -55.02% 2,446 $175 $34,740,640 19
2/21/2007 8 $391,360 -8.80% 2,446 $160 $35,132,000 20
2/22/2007 8 $378,425 -3.31% 2,446 $155 $35,510,425 21
2/23/2007 11 $810,000 +114.05% 1,928 $420 $36,320,000 22
2/26/2007 11 $202,995   1,936 $105 $38,472,235 25
2/27/2007 11 $212,960 +4.91% 1,936 $110 $38,685,195 26
2/28/2007 11 $212,425 -0.25% 1,936 $110 $38,897,620 27
3/1/2007 11 $212,800 +0.18% 1,936 $110 $39,110,420 28
3/5/2007 13 $96,505   1,131 $85 $40,541,430 32
3/6/2007 12 $118,755 +23.06% 1,131 $105 $40,660,185 33

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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2007-02-08 5 $16,584,590   2,526 $6,566 $16,584,590
2007-02-15 9 $11,673,075 -29.61% 2,529 $4,616 $28,257,665
2007-02-22 19 $7,252,760 -37.87% 2,446 $2,965 $35,510,425
2007-03-01 33 $3,599,995 -50.36% 1,936 $1,860 $39,110,420
2007-03-08 42 $1,792,775 -50.20% 1,131 $1,585 $40,903,195
2007-03-15 51 $1,059,980 -40.87% 709 $1,495 $41,963,175
2007-03-22 28 $2,812,635 +165.35% 836 $3,364 $44,775,810
2007-03-29 44 $1,365,562 -51.45% 536 $2,548 $46,141,372
2007-04-12 27 $2,667,689 +95.35% 473 $5,640 $50,689,793
2007-04-19 52 $891,593 -66.58% 423 $2,108 $51,581,386
2007-05-10 27 $1,536,937 +72.38% 330 $4,657 $55,073,137
2007-05-17 35 $1,091,857 -28.96% 312 $3,500 $56,164,994
2007-05-24 46 $552,230 -49.42% 315 $1,753 $56,717,224
2007-08-09 29 $2,108,093 +281.74% 347 $6,075 $61,567,903
2007-08-16 30 $1,982,788 -5.94% 379 $5,232 $63,550,691
2007-08-23 40 $1,016,241 -48.75% 375 $2,710 $64,566,932