The American (2010)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $35,606,376Details
International Box Office $32,344,347
Worldwide Box Office $67,950,723
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $7,912,948
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,827,959
Total $10,740,907
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde, is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues romance with local woman Clara. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,177,790 (37.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,823 opening theaters/2,833 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,973,674

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 1st, 2010 (Wide) by Focus Features
Video Release: December 28th, 2010 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for violence, sexual content and nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2131, 7/28/2010)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Geographical setting: Italy
Plot point: Hitman Falling In Love with their Target, Hitmen, One Last Job, Romance
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Greenlit Productions, This is That, Smokehouse Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Italian

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 3, 2010 1 $13,177,790   2,823 $4,668   $16,321,575 1
Sep 10, 2010 3 $5,674,240 -57% 2,833 $2,003   $28,111,358 2
Sep 17, 2010 7 $2,672,521 -53% 2,457 $1,088   $32,772,475 3
Sep 24, 2010 12 $896,382 -66% 1,315 $682   $34,607,381 4
Oct 1, 2010 29 $210,428 -77% 374 $563   $35,202,471 5
Oct 8, 2010 39 $85,672 -59% 174 $492   $35,375,768 6
Oct 15, 2010 43 $71,959 -16% 144 $500   $35,491,872 7
Oct 22, 2010 48 $32,031 -55% 76 $421   $35,562,113 8
Oct 29, 2010 53 $19,511 -39% 42 $465   $35,596,227 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 1, 2010 1 $1,674,363     2,721 $615   $1,674,363 1
Sep 2, 2010 1 $1,469,422 -12%   2,721 $540   $3,143,785 2
Sep 3, 2010 2 $3,844,126 +162%   2,823 $1,362   $6,987,911 3
Sep 4, 2010 1 $4,841,737 +26%   2,823 $1,715   $11,829,648 4
Sep 5, 2010 1 $4,491,927 -7%   2,823 $1,591   $16,321,575 5
Sep 6, 2010 1 $3,484,543 -22%   2,823 $1,234   $19,806,118 6
Sep 7, 2010 1 $1,073,258 -69%   2,823 $380   $20,879,376 7
Sep 8, 2010 1 $834,188 -22% -50% 2,823 $295   $21,713,564 8
Sep 9, 2010 1 $723,554 -13% -51% 2,823 $256   $22,437,118 9
Sep 10, 2010 3 $1,780,355 +146% -54% 2,833 $628   $24,217,473 10
Sep 11, 2010 3 $2,517,676 +41% -48% 2,833 $889   $26,735,149 11
Sep 12, 2010 2 $1,376,209 -45% -69% 2,833 $486   $28,111,358 12
Sep 13, 2010 2 $436,040 -68% -87% 2,833 $154   $28,547,398 13
Sep 14, 2010 2 $599,509 +37% -44% 2,833 $212   $29,146,907 14
Sep 15, 2010 2 $465,198 -22% -44% 2,833 $164   $29,612,105 15
Sep 16, 2010 2 $487,849 +5% -33% 2,833 $172   $30,099,954 16
Sep 17, 2010 7 $833,999 +71% -53% 2,457 $339   $30,933,953 17
Sep 18, 2010 7 $1,205,881 +45% -52% 2,457 $491   $32,139,834 18
Sep 19, 2010 7 $632,641 -48% -54% 2,457 $257   $32,772,475 19
Sep 20, 2010 7 $207,630 -67% -52% 2,457 $85   $32,980,105 20
Sep 21, 2010 6 $272,481 +31% -55% 2,457 $111   $33,252,586 21
Sep 22, 2010 6 $229,612 -16% -51% 2,457 $93   $33,482,198 22
Sep 23, 2010 6 $228,801 n/c -53% 2,457 $93   $33,710,999 23
Sep 24, 2010 12 $271,683 +19% -67% 1,315 $207   $33,982,682 24
Sep 25, 2010 12 $405,114 +49% -66% 1,315 $308   $34,387,796 25
Sep 26, 2010 12 $219,585 -46% -65% 1,315 $167   $34,607,381 26
Sep 27, 2010 11 $92,062 -58% -56% 1,315 $70   $34,699,443 27
Sep 28, 2010 11 $108,667 +18% -60% 1,315 $83   $34,808,110 28
Sep 29, 2010 11 $92,891 -15% -60% 1,315 $71   $34,901,001 29
Sep 30, 2010 13 $91,042 -2% -60% 1,315 $69   $34,992,043 30
Oct 1, 2010 - $64,929 -29% -76% 374 $174   $35,056,972 31
Oct 2, 2010 - $96,261 +48% -76% 374 $257   $35,153,233 32
Oct 3, 2010 - $49,238 -49% -78% 374 $132   $35,202,471 33
Oct 4, 2010 - $19,914 -60% -78% 374 $53   $35,222,385 34
Oct 5, 2010 - $25,463 +28% -77% 374 $68   $35,247,848 35
Oct 6, 2010 - $21,395 -16% -77% 374 $57   $35,269,243 36
Oct 7, 2010 - $20,853 -3% -77% 374 $56   $35,290,096 37
Oct 8, 2010 - $25,076 +20% -61% 174 $144   $35,315,172 38
Oct 9, 2010 - $37,407 +49% -61% 174 $215   $35,352,579 39
Oct 10, 2010 - $23,189 -38% -53% 174 $133   $35,375,768 40
Oct 11, 2010 - $12,827 -45% -36% 174 $74   $35,388,595 41
Oct 12, 2010 - $10,568 -18% -58% 174 $61   $35,399,163 42
Oct 13, 2010 - $9,905 -6% -54% 174 $57   $35,409,068 43
Oct 14, 2010 - $10,845 +9% -48% 174 $62   $35,419,913 44
Oct 15, 2010 - $22,343 +106% -11% 144 $155   $35,442,256 45
Oct 16, 2010 - $31,762 +42% -15% 144 $221   $35,474,018 46
Oct 17, 2010 - $17,854 -44% -23% 144 $124   $35,491,872 47
Oct 18, 2010 - $7,720 -57% -40% 144 $54   $35,499,592 48
Oct 19, 2010 - $10,116 +31% -4% 144 $70   $35,509,708 49
Oct 20, 2010 - $10,318 +2% +4% 144 $72   $35,520,026 50
Oct 21, 2010 - $10,056 -3% -7% 144 $70   $35,530,082 51
Oct 22, 2010 - $9,974 -1% -55% 76 $131   $35,540,056 52
Oct 23, 2010 - $13,498 +35% -58% 76 $178   $35,553,554 53
Oct 24, 2010 - $8,559 -37% -52% 76 $113   $35,562,113 54
Oct 25, 2010 - $3,057 -64% -60% 76 $40   $35,565,170 55
Oct 26, 2010 - $4,108 +34% -59% 76 $54   $35,569,278 56
Oct 27, 2010 - $3,928 -4% -62% 76 $52   $35,573,206 57
Oct 28, 2010 - $3,510 -11% -65% 76 $46   $35,576,716 58
Oct 29, 2010 - $6,370 +81% -36% 42 $152   $35,583,086 59
Oct 30, 2010 - $8,505 +34% -37% 42 $203   $35,591,591 60
Oct 31, 2010 - $4,636 -45% -46% 42 $110   $35,596,227 61
Nov 1, 2010 - $1,754 -62% -43% 42 $42   $35,597,981 62
Nov 2, 2010 - $2,630 +50% -36% 42 $63   $35,600,611 63
Nov 3, 2010 - $2,426 -8% -38% 42 $58   $35,603,037 64
Nov 4, 2010 - $3,339 +38% -5% 42 $80   $35,606,376 65

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 27, 2010 20 $1,469,422   2,721 $540   $3,143,785 1
Sep 3, 2010 1 $19,293,333 +1,213% 2,823 $6,834   $22,437,118 2
Sep 10, 2010 2 $7,662,836 -60% 2,833 $2,705   $30,099,954 3
Sep 17, 2010 7 $3,611,045 -53% 2,457 $1,470   $33,710,999 4
Sep 24, 2010 12 $1,281,044 -65% 1,315 $974   $34,992,043 5
Oct 1, 2010 26 $298,053 -77% 374 $797   $35,290,096 6
Oct 8, 2010 40 $129,817 -56% 174 $746   $35,419,913 7
Oct 15, 2010 42 $110,169 -15% 144 $765   $35,530,082 8
Oct 22, 2010 48 $46,634 -58% 76 $614   $35,576,716 9
Oct 29, 2010 55 $29,660 -36% 42 $706   $35,606,376 10

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.


Synopsis

Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde, is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues romance with local woman Clara. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,177,790 (37.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,823 opening theaters/2,833 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,973,674

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 1st, 2010 (Wide) by Focus Features
Video Release: December 28th, 2010 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for violence, sexual content and nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2131, 7/28/2010)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Geographical setting: Italy
Plot point: Hitman Falling In Love with their Target, Hitmen, One Last Job, Romance
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Greenlit Productions, This is That, Smokehouse Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Italian

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 3, 2010 1 $13,177,790   2,823 $4,668   $16,321,575 1
Sep 10, 2010 3 $5,674,240 -57% 2,833 $2,003   $28,111,358 2
Sep 17, 2010 7 $2,672,521 -53% 2,457 $1,088   $32,772,475 3
Sep 24, 2010 12 $896,382 -66% 1,315 $682   $34,607,381 4
Oct 1, 2010 29 $210,428 -77% 374 $563   $35,202,471 5
Oct 8, 2010 39 $85,672 -59% 174 $492   $35,375,768 6
Oct 15, 2010 43 $71,959 -16% 144 $500   $35,491,872 7
Oct 22, 2010 48 $32,031 -55% 76 $421   $35,562,113 8
Oct 29, 2010 53 $19,511 -39% 42 $465   $35,596,227 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 1, 2010 1 $1,674,363     2,721 $615   $1,674,363 1
Sep 2, 2010 1 $1,469,422 -12%   2,721 $540   $3,143,785 2
Sep 3, 2010 2 $3,844,126 +162%   2,823 $1,362   $6,987,911 3
Sep 4, 2010 1 $4,841,737 +26%   2,823 $1,715   $11,829,648 4
Sep 5, 2010 1 $4,491,927 -7%   2,823 $1,591   $16,321,575 5
Sep 6, 2010 1 $3,484,543 -22%   2,823 $1,234   $19,806,118 6
Sep 7, 2010 1 $1,073,258 -69%   2,823 $380   $20,879,376 7
Sep 8, 2010 1 $834,188 -22% -50% 2,823 $295   $21,713,564 8
Sep 9, 2010 1 $723,554 -13% -51% 2,823 $256   $22,437,118 9
Sep 10, 2010 3 $1,780,355 +146% -54% 2,833 $628   $24,217,473 10
Sep 11, 2010 3 $2,517,676 +41% -48% 2,833 $889   $26,735,149 11
Sep 12, 2010 2 $1,376,209 -45% -69% 2,833 $486   $28,111,358 12
Sep 13, 2010 2 $436,040 -68% -87% 2,833 $154   $28,547,398 13
Sep 14, 2010 2 $599,509 +37% -44% 2,833 $212   $29,146,907 14
Sep 15, 2010 2 $465,198 -22% -44% 2,833 $164   $29,612,105 15
Sep 16, 2010 2 $487,849 +5% -33% 2,833 $172   $30,099,954 16
Sep 17, 2010 7 $833,999 +71% -53% 2,457 $339   $30,933,953 17
Sep 18, 2010 7 $1,205,881 +45% -52% 2,457 $491   $32,139,834 18
Sep 19, 2010 7 $632,641 -48% -54% 2,457 $257   $32,772,475 19
Sep 20, 2010 7 $207,630 -67% -52% 2,457 $85   $32,980,105 20
Sep 21, 2010 6 $272,481 +31% -55% 2,457 $111   $33,252,586 21
Sep 22, 2010 6 $229,612 -16% -51% 2,457 $93   $33,482,198 22
Sep 23, 2010 6 $228,801 n/c -53% 2,457 $93   $33,710,999 23
Sep 24, 2010 12 $271,683 +19% -67% 1,315 $207   $33,982,682 24
Sep 25, 2010 12 $405,114 +49% -66% 1,315 $308   $34,387,796 25
Sep 26, 2010 12 $219,585 -46% -65% 1,315 $167   $34,607,381 26
Sep 27, 2010 11 $92,062 -58% -56% 1,315 $70   $34,699,443 27
Sep 28, 2010 11 $108,667 +18% -60% 1,315 $83   $34,808,110 28
Sep 29, 2010 11 $92,891 -15% -60% 1,315 $71   $34,901,001 29
Sep 30, 2010 13 $91,042 -2% -60% 1,315 $69   $34,992,043 30
Oct 1, 2010 - $64,929 -29% -76% 374 $174   $35,056,972 31
Oct 2, 2010 - $96,261 +48% -76% 374 $257   $35,153,233 32
Oct 3, 2010 - $49,238 -49% -78% 374 $132   $35,202,471 33
Oct 4, 2010 - $19,914 -60% -78% 374 $53   $35,222,385 34
Oct 5, 2010 - $25,463 +28% -77% 374 $68   $35,247,848 35
Oct 6, 2010 - $21,395 -16% -77% 374 $57   $35,269,243 36
Oct 7, 2010 - $20,853 -3% -77% 374 $56   $35,290,096 37
Oct 8, 2010 - $25,076 +20% -61% 174 $144   $35,315,172 38
Oct 9, 2010 - $37,407 +49% -61% 174 $215   $35,352,579 39
Oct 10, 2010 - $23,189 -38% -53% 174 $133   $35,375,768 40
Oct 11, 2010 - $12,827 -45% -36% 174 $74   $35,388,595 41
Oct 12, 2010 - $10,568 -18% -58% 174 $61   $35,399,163 42
Oct 13, 2010 - $9,905 -6% -54% 174 $57   $35,409,068 43
Oct 14, 2010 - $10,845 +9% -48% 174 $62   $35,419,913 44
Oct 15, 2010 - $22,343 +106% -11% 144 $155   $35,442,256 45
Oct 16, 2010 - $31,762 +42% -15% 144 $221   $35,474,018 46
Oct 17, 2010 - $17,854 -44% -23% 144 $124   $35,491,872 47
Oct 18, 2010 - $7,720 -57% -40% 144 $54   $35,499,592 48
Oct 19, 2010 - $10,116 +31% -4% 144 $70   $35,509,708 49
Oct 20, 2010 - $10,318 +2% +4% 144 $72   $35,520,026 50
Oct 21, 2010 - $10,056 -3% -7% 144 $70   $35,530,082 51
Oct 22, 2010 - $9,974 -1% -55% 76 $131   $35,540,056 52
Oct 23, 2010 - $13,498 +35% -58% 76 $178   $35,553,554 53
Oct 24, 2010 - $8,559 -37% -52% 76 $113   $35,562,113 54
Oct 25, 2010 - $3,057 -64% -60% 76 $40   $35,565,170 55
Oct 26, 2010 - $4,108 +34% -59% 76 $54   $35,569,278 56
Oct 27, 2010 - $3,928 -4% -62% 76 $52   $35,573,206 57
Oct 28, 2010 - $3,510 -11% -65% 76 $46   $35,576,716 58
Oct 29, 2010 - $6,370 +81% -36% 42 $152   $35,583,086 59
Oct 30, 2010 - $8,505 +34% -37% 42 $203   $35,591,591 60
Oct 31, 2010 - $4,636 -45% -46% 42 $110   $35,596,227 61
Nov 1, 2010 - $1,754 -62% -43% 42 $42   $35,597,981 62
Nov 2, 2010 - $2,630 +50% -36% 42 $63   $35,600,611 63
Nov 3, 2010 - $2,426 -8% -38% 42 $58   $35,603,037 64
Nov 4, 2010 - $3,339 +38% -5% 42 $80   $35,606,376 65

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 27, 2010 20 $1,469,422   2,721 $540   $3,143,785 1
Sep 3, 2010 1 $19,293,333 +1,213% 2,823 $6,834   $22,437,118 2
Sep 10, 2010 2 $7,662,836 -60% 2,833 $2,705   $30,099,954 3
Sep 17, 2010 7 $3,611,045 -53% 2,457 $1,470   $33,710,999 4
Sep 24, 2010 12 $1,281,044 -65% 1,315 $974   $34,992,043 5
Oct 1, 2010 26 $298,053 -77% 374 $797   $35,290,096 6
Oct 8, 2010 40 $129,817 -56% 174 $746   $35,419,913 7
Oct 15, 2010 42 $110,169 -15% 144 $765   $35,530,082 8
Oct 22, 2010 48 $46,634 -58% 76 $614   $35,576,716 9
Oct 29, 2010 55 $29,660 -36% 42 $706   $35,606,376 10

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.