The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,909,149Details
International Box Office $11,404,482Details
Worldwide Box Office $15,313,631
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $10,647,840
Total $10,647,840
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Synopsis

The names ricochet through Western lore. Jesse James was the most notorious outlaw of his time, wanted by the law in ten states yet celebrated as a Robin Hood in newspapers and dime novels. Teenaged Robert Ford idolized Jesse, sought his friendship, rode with him. It wasn’t enough. The up-and-comer wanted his shot at fame. And when he got it, he took it.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$147,812 (3.8% of total gross)
Legs:7.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/301 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,793,340

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 21st, 2007 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: November 1st, 2007 (Limited) (New Zealand)
February 5th, 2026 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: February 5th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: R for some strong violence and brief sexual references
Running Time: 160 minutes
Geographical setting: Missouri
Plot point: Betrayal, No Honor Among Thieves
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Subgenre: Revisionist Western
Time period setting: 1880s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: JJ Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 2007 38 $147,812   5 $29,562   $147,812 1
Sep 28, 2007 42 $92,351 -38% 5 $18,470   $300,737 2
Oct 5, 2007 27 $420,331 +355% 61 $6,891   $758,529 3
Oct 12, 2007 27 $432,273 +3% 163 $2,652   $1,404,225 4
Oct 19, 2007 21 $531,282 +23% 301 $1,765   $2,178,826 5
Oct 26, 2007 22 $431,441 -19% 294 $1,467   $2,859,767 6
Nov 2, 2007 27 $227,398 -47% 212 $1,073   $3,296,227 7
Nov 9, 2007 34 $151,441 -33% 130 $1,165   $3,556,821 8
Nov 16, 2007 37 $77,191 -49% 84 $919   $3,708,208 9
Nov 23, 2007 56 $23,188 -70% 30 $773   $3,760,569 10
Nov 30, 2007 46 $25,109 +8% 30 $837   $3,794,352 11
Dec 7, 2007 55 $22,160 -12% 35 $633   $3,828,160 12
Dec 14, 2007 53 $13,528 -39% 30 $451   $3,854,797 13
Dec 21, 2007 52 $3,614 -73% 10 $361   $3,868,378 14
Dec 28, 2007 56 $4,262 +18% 10 $426   $3,876,717 15
Jan 4, 2008 62 $3,653 -14% 7 $522   $3,884,370 16
Jan 11, 2008 71 $3,760 +3% 8 $470   $3,889,926 17
Jan 18, 2008 87 $1,530 -59% 4 $383   $3,896,658 18
Jan 25, 2008 79 $7,291 +377% 9 $810   $3,904,982 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 19, 2007 - $165,447     301 $550   $1,812,991 29
Oct 20, 2007 - $215,360 +30%   301 $715   $2,028,351 30
Oct 21, 2007 - $150,475 -30%   301 $500   $2,178,826 31
Oct 22, 2007 - $61,408 -59%   301 $204   $2,240,234 32
Oct 23, 2007 - $66,446 +8%   301 $221   $2,306,680 33
Oct 24, 2007 - $64,331 -3%   301 $214   $2,371,011 34
Jan 1, 2008 - $773     10 $77   $3,880,717 103
Jan 21, 2008 74 $353     4 $88   $3,897,011 123
Jan 22, 2008 - $224 -37%   4 $56   $3,897,235 124
Jan 23, 2008 - $252 +13%   4 $63   $3,897,487 125
Jan 24, 2008 - $204 -19%   4 $51   $3,897,691 126
Jan 25, 2008 - $2,007 +884%   9 $223   $3,899,698 127
Jan 26, 2008 - $3,421 +70%   9 $380   $3,903,119 128
Jan 27, 2008 - $1,863 -46%   9 $207   $3,904,982 129
Jan 28, 2008 - $667 -64% +89% 9 $74   $3,905,649 130
Jan 29, 2008 - $1,049 +57% +368% 9 $117   $3,906,698 131
Jan 30, 2008 - $1,018 -3% +304% 9 $113   $3,907,716 132
Jan 31, 2008 - $927 -9% +354% 9 $103   $3,908,643 133

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 2007 38 $208,386   5 $41,677   $208,386 1
Sep 28, 2007 43 $129,812 -38% 5 $25,962   $338,198 2
Oct 5, 2007 27 $633,754 +388% 61 $10,389   $971,952 3
Oct 12, 2007 25 $675,592 +7% 163 $4,145   $1,647,544 4
Oct 19, 2007 20 $780,782 +16% 301 $2,594   $2,428,326 5
Oct 26, 2007 23 $640,503 -18% 294 $2,179   $3,068,829 6
Nov 2, 2007 26 $336,551 -47% 212 $1,588   $3,405,380 7
Nov 9, 2007 34 $225,637 -33% 130 $1,736   $3,631,017 8
Nov 16, 2007 43 $106,364 -53% 84 $1,266   $3,737,381 9
Nov 23, 2007 58 $31,862 -70% 30 $1,062   $3,769,243 10
Nov 30, 2007 48 $36,757 +15% 30 $1,225   $3,806,000 11
Dec 7, 2007 57 $35,269 -4% 35 $1,008   $3,841,269 12
Dec 14, 2007 52 $23,495 -33% 30 $783   $3,864,764 13
Dec 21, 2007 65 $7,691 -67% 10 $769   $3,872,455 14
Dec 28, 2007 64 $8,262 +7% 10 $826   $3,880,717 15
Jan 4, 2008 64 $5,449 -34% 7 $778   $3,886,166 16
Jan 11, 2008 64 $8,962 +64% 8 $1,120   $3,895,128 17
Jan 18, 2008 88 $2,563 -71% 4 $641   $3,897,691 18
Jan 25, 2008 77 $11,458 +347% 9 $1,273   $3,909,149 19

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 11/1/2007 $0 0 1 0 $60 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $11,404,422
  
International Total $11,404,482 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Brad Pitt    Jesse James
Casey Affleck    Robert Ford

Supporting

Sam Shepard    Frank James
Mary-Louise Parker    Zeralda James
Paul Schneider    Dick Liddil
Jeremy Renner    Wood Hite
Zooey Deschanel    Dorothy Evans
Sam Rockwell    Charley Ford
Michael Parks    Henry Craig
Ted Levine    Sheriff James Timberlake
Garret Dillahunt    Ed Miller
Alison Elliott    Martha Bolton
James Carville    Governor Crittenden
Tom Aldredge    Major George Hite

Narrator

Hugh Ross    Narrator

Supporting

Brooklynn Proulx    Mary James
Dustin Bollinger    Tim James
Joel McNichol    Express Messenger
James DeFelice    Baggagemaster
J.C. Roberts    Engineer
Darrell Orydzuk    Ukranian Train Passenger
Jonathan Erich Drachenberg    Young Train Passenger
Torben S. Hansen    Danish Train Passenger
Lauren Calvert    Ida
Kailin See    Sarah Hite
Jesse Frechette    Albert Ford
Pat Healy    Wilbur Ford
Joel Duncan    Deputy
Stephanie Wahlstrom    Store Customer
Adam Arlukiewicz    Newsboy
Ian Ferrier    Photographer
Michael Rogers    Onlooker at Jesse's Death
Calvin Bliid    Small Boy at Jesse's Death
Sarah Lind    Bob's Girlfriend
Nick Cave    Bowery Saloon Singer
Matthew Walker    Bowery Saloonkeeper
Michael Copeman    Edward O'Kelly
Laryssa Yanchak    Ella Mae Waterson

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Dominik    Director
Andrew Dominik    Screenwriter
Ron Hansen    Story Creator
Brad Pitt    Producer
Dede Gardner    Producer
Ridley Scott    Producer
Jules Daly    Producer
David Valdes    Producer
Brad Grey    Executive Producer
Tony Scott    Executive Producer
Lisa Ellzey    Executive Producer
Ben Waisbren    Executive Producer
Dylan Tichenor    Editor
Curtiss Clayton    Editor
Nick Cave    Composer
Warren Ellis    Composer
Roger Deakins    Director of Photography
Ron Hansen    Associate Producer
Scott Andrew Robertson    Assistant Director
Brian Parker    Unit Production Manager
David Valdes    Unit Production Manager
Troy Sizemore    Art Director
Martin Gendron    Art Director
Janice Blackie-Goodine    Set Decorator
Patricia Norris    Costume Designer
Kelly Fraser    Costume Supervisor
Peter McNulty    Associate Editor
D. Bruce Carwardine*    Sound Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
Richard King    Supervising Sound Editor
Hamilton Sterling    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael W. Mitchell    Sound Effects Editor
Hamilton Sterling    Sound Effects Editor
Michael Babcock    Sound Effects Editor
Richard King    Sound Designer
Leslie Shatz    Sound Designer
Christopher S. Aud    Sound Designer
Michael Magill    Dialogue Editor
Hugo Weng    Dialogue Editor
Allen Hartz    Dialogue Editor
Will Kaplan    Music Editor
Jonathan Karp    Music Editor
Gail Kennedy    Make up
Iloe Flewelling    Hairstylist
Gerard McCann    Music Producer
Mali Finn    Casting Director
Jackie Lind    Casting Director
Deb Green    Casting Director
Billy Burton    Stunt Coordinator
Brent Woolsey    Stunt Coordinator
Jacob Riehle    Assistant Sound Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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

The names ricochet through Western lore. Jesse James was the most notorious outlaw of his time, wanted by the law in ten states yet celebrated as a Robin Hood in newspapers and dime novels. Teenaged Robert Ford idolized Jesse, sought his friendship, rode with him. It wasn’t enough. The up-and-comer wanted his shot at fame. And when he got it, he took it.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$147,812 (3.8% of total gross)
Legs:7.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/301 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,793,340

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 21st, 2007 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: November 1st, 2007 (Limited) (New Zealand)
February 5th, 2026 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: February 5th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: R for some strong violence and brief sexual references
Running Time: 160 minutes
Geographical setting: Missouri
Plot point: Betrayal, No Honor Among Thieves
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Subgenre: Revisionist Western
Time period setting: 1880s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: JJ Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 2007 38 $147,812   5 $29,562   $147,812 1
Sep 28, 2007 42 $92,351 -38% 5 $18,470   $300,737 2
Oct 5, 2007 27 $420,331 +355% 61 $6,891   $758,529 3
Oct 12, 2007 27 $432,273 +3% 163 $2,652   $1,404,225 4
Oct 19, 2007 21 $531,282 +23% 301 $1,765   $2,178,826 5
Oct 26, 2007 22 $431,441 -19% 294 $1,467   $2,859,767 6
Nov 2, 2007 27 $227,398 -47% 212 $1,073   $3,296,227 7
Nov 9, 2007 34 $151,441 -33% 130 $1,165   $3,556,821 8
Nov 16, 2007 37 $77,191 -49% 84 $919   $3,708,208 9
Nov 23, 2007 56 $23,188 -70% 30 $773   $3,760,569 10
Nov 30, 2007 46 $25,109 +8% 30 $837   $3,794,352 11
Dec 7, 2007 55 $22,160 -12% 35 $633   $3,828,160 12
Dec 14, 2007 53 $13,528 -39% 30 $451   $3,854,797 13
Dec 21, 2007 52 $3,614 -73% 10 $361   $3,868,378 14
Dec 28, 2007 56 $4,262 +18% 10 $426   $3,876,717 15
Jan 4, 2008 62 $3,653 -14% 7 $522   $3,884,370 16
Jan 11, 2008 71 $3,760 +3% 8 $470   $3,889,926 17
Jan 18, 2008 87 $1,530 -59% 4 $383   $3,896,658 18
Jan 25, 2008 79 $7,291 +377% 9 $810   $3,904,982 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 19, 2007 - $165,447     301 $550   $1,812,991 29
Oct 20, 2007 - $215,360 +30%   301 $715   $2,028,351 30
Oct 21, 2007 - $150,475 -30%   301 $500   $2,178,826 31
Oct 22, 2007 - $61,408 -59%   301 $204   $2,240,234 32
Oct 23, 2007 - $66,446 +8%   301 $221   $2,306,680 33
Oct 24, 2007 - $64,331 -3%   301 $214   $2,371,011 34
Jan 1, 2008 - $773     10 $77   $3,880,717 103
Jan 21, 2008 74 $353     4 $88   $3,897,011 123
Jan 22, 2008 - $224 -37%   4 $56   $3,897,235 124
Jan 23, 2008 - $252 +13%   4 $63   $3,897,487 125
Jan 24, 2008 - $204 -19%   4 $51   $3,897,691 126
Jan 25, 2008 - $2,007 +884%   9 $223   $3,899,698 127
Jan 26, 2008 - $3,421 +70%   9 $380   $3,903,119 128
Jan 27, 2008 - $1,863 -46%   9 $207   $3,904,982 129
Jan 28, 2008 - $667 -64% +89% 9 $74   $3,905,649 130
Jan 29, 2008 - $1,049 +57% +368% 9 $117   $3,906,698 131
Jan 30, 2008 - $1,018 -3% +304% 9 $113   $3,907,716 132
Jan 31, 2008 - $927 -9% +354% 9 $103   $3,908,643 133

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 21, 2007 38 $208,386   5 $41,677   $208,386 1
Sep 28, 2007 43 $129,812 -38% 5 $25,962   $338,198 2
Oct 5, 2007 27 $633,754 +388% 61 $10,389   $971,952 3
Oct 12, 2007 25 $675,592 +7% 163 $4,145   $1,647,544 4
Oct 19, 2007 20 $780,782 +16% 301 $2,594   $2,428,326 5
Oct 26, 2007 23 $640,503 -18% 294 $2,179   $3,068,829 6
Nov 2, 2007 26 $336,551 -47% 212 $1,588   $3,405,380 7
Nov 9, 2007 34 $225,637 -33% 130 $1,736   $3,631,017 8
Nov 16, 2007 43 $106,364 -53% 84 $1,266   $3,737,381 9
Nov 23, 2007 58 $31,862 -70% 30 $1,062   $3,769,243 10
Nov 30, 2007 48 $36,757 +15% 30 $1,225   $3,806,000 11
Dec 7, 2007 57 $35,269 -4% 35 $1,008   $3,841,269 12
Dec 14, 2007 52 $23,495 -33% 30 $783   $3,864,764 13
Dec 21, 2007 65 $7,691 -67% 10 $769   $3,872,455 14
Dec 28, 2007 64 $8,262 +7% 10 $826   $3,880,717 15
Jan 4, 2008 64 $5,449 -34% 7 $778   $3,886,166 16
Jan 11, 2008 64 $8,962 +64% 8 $1,120   $3,895,128 17
Jan 18, 2008 88 $2,563 -71% 4 $641   $3,897,691 18
Jan 25, 2008 77 $11,458 +347% 9 $1,273   $3,909,149 19

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 11/1/2007 $0 0 1 0 $60 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $11,404,422
  
International Total $11,404,482 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Brad Pitt    Jesse James
Casey Affleck    Robert Ford

Supporting

Sam Shepard    Frank James
Mary-Louise Parker    Zeralda James
Paul Schneider    Dick Liddil
Jeremy Renner    Wood Hite
Zooey Deschanel    Dorothy Evans
Sam Rockwell    Charley Ford
Michael Parks    Henry Craig
Ted Levine    Sheriff James Timberlake
Garret Dillahunt    Ed Miller
Alison Elliott    Martha Bolton
James Carville    Governor Crittenden
Tom Aldredge    Major George Hite

Narrator

Hugh Ross    Narrator

Supporting

Brooklynn Proulx    Mary James
Dustin Bollinger    Tim James
Joel McNichol    Express Messenger
James DeFelice    Baggagemaster
J.C. Roberts    Engineer
Darrell Orydzuk    Ukranian Train Passenger
Jonathan Erich Drachenberg    Young Train Passenger
Torben S. Hansen    Danish Train Passenger
Lauren Calvert    Ida
Kailin See    Sarah Hite
Jesse Frechette    Albert Ford
Pat Healy    Wilbur Ford
Joel Duncan    Deputy
Stephanie Wahlstrom    Store Customer
Adam Arlukiewicz    Newsboy
Ian Ferrier    Photographer
Michael Rogers    Onlooker at Jesse's Death
Calvin Bliid    Small Boy at Jesse's Death
Sarah Lind    Bob's Girlfriend
Nick Cave    Bowery Saloon Singer
Matthew Walker    Bowery Saloonkeeper
Michael Copeman    Edward O'Kelly
Laryssa Yanchak    Ella Mae Waterson

Production and Technical Credits

Andrew Dominik    Director
Andrew Dominik    Screenwriter
Ron Hansen    Story Creator
Brad Pitt    Producer
Dede Gardner    Producer
Ridley Scott    Producer
Jules Daly    Producer
David Valdes    Producer
Brad Grey    Executive Producer
Tony Scott    Executive Producer
Lisa Ellzey    Executive Producer
Ben Waisbren    Executive Producer
Dylan Tichenor    Editor
Curtiss Clayton    Editor
Nick Cave    Composer
Warren Ellis    Composer
Roger Deakins    Director of Photography
Ron Hansen    Associate Producer
Scott Andrew Robertson    Assistant Director
Brian Parker    Unit Production Manager
David Valdes    Unit Production Manager
Troy Sizemore    Art Director
Martin Gendron    Art Director
Janice Blackie-Goodine    Set Decorator
Patricia Norris    Costume Designer
Kelly Fraser    Costume Supervisor
Peter McNulty    Associate Editor
D. Bruce Carwardine*    Sound Mixer
D.M. Hemphill    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
Richard King    Supervising Sound Editor
Hamilton Sterling    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael W. Mitchell    Sound Effects Editor
Hamilton Sterling    Sound Effects Editor
Michael Babcock    Sound Effects Editor
Richard King    Sound Designer
Leslie Shatz    Sound Designer
Christopher S. Aud    Sound Designer
Michael Magill    Dialogue Editor
Hugo Weng    Dialogue Editor
Allen Hartz    Dialogue Editor
Will Kaplan    Music Editor
Jonathan Karp    Music Editor
Gail Kennedy    Make up
Iloe Flewelling    Hairstylist
Gerard McCann    Music Producer
Mali Finn    Casting Director
Jackie Lind    Casting Director
Deb Green    Casting Director
Billy Burton    Stunt Coordinator
Brent Woolsey    Stunt Coordinator
Jacob Riehle    Assistant Sound Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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.