Babel (2006)

Babel
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,302,837Details
International Box Office $97,818,375
Worldwide Box Office $132,121,212
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $31,482,826
Total $31,482,826
OpusData ID: 16570100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

An accident connects four groups of people on three different continents: two young Moroccan goatherds, a vacationing American couple, a deaf Japanese teen and her father, and a Mexican nanny who takes her young charges across a border without parental permission.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$389,351 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/1,251 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $61,367,429

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 27th, 2006 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
November 10th, 2006 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Vantage
International Releases: December 14th, 2006 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 20th, 2007 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use
Running Time: 143 minutes
Award nomination: 2007 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Drama
Cast, crew, or production detail: Segments
Geographical setting: Morocco
Plot point: Accidental Death, Deaf, Dysfunctional Family, Immigration, Suicide, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Subgenre: Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Anonymous Content, Una Produccion De Zeta Film, Central Films
Production Countries: United States, Mexico, Morocco, Japan
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 2006 24 $389,351   7 $55,622   $389,351 1
Nov 3, 2006 20 $919,235 +136% 35 $26,264   $1,470,614 2
Nov 10, 2006 6 $5,558,095 +505% 1,251 $4,443   $7,395,357 3
Nov 17, 2006 8 $2,904,642 -48% 1,251 $2,322   $12,016,104 4
Nov 24, 2006 13 $1,968,883 -32% 902 $2,183   $15,194,482 5
Dec 1, 2006 16 $1,001,595 -49% 609 $1,645   $16,774,393 6
Dec 8, 2006 19 $456,581 -54% 373 $1,224   $17,605,771 7
Dec 15, 2006 17 $495,750 +9% 220 $2,253   $18,320,965 8
Dec 22, 2006 23 $312,218 -37% 208 $1,501   $18,874,554 9
Dec 29, 2006 24 $478,624 +53% 233 $2,054   $19,825,138 10
Jan 5, 2007 27 $454,022 -5% 190 $2,390   $20,744,537 11
Jan 12, 2007 29 $380,869 -16% 173 $2,202   $21,308,081 12
Jan 19, 2007 13 $2,072,412 +444% 889 $2,331   $23,658,420 13
Jan 26, 2007 14 $2,561,053 +24% 1,090 $2,350   $27,226,241 14
Feb 2, 2007 15 $1,701,657 -34% 1,090 $1,561   $29,715,747 15
Feb 9, 2007 15 $1,677,367 -1% 919 $1,825   $32,019,555 16
Feb 16, 2007 20 $589,971 -65% 305 $1,934   $33,102,076 17
Feb 23, 2007 23 $443,475 -25% 289 $1,535   $33,806,170 18
Mar 2, 2007 33 $174,612 -61% 176 $992   $34,109,548 19
Mar 9, 2007 47 $69,737 -60% 84 $830   $34,237,104 20
Mar 16, 2007 60 $21,148 -70% 38 $557   $34,287,296 21
Mar 23, 2007 89 $3,785 -82% 7 $541   $34,300,771 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 3, 2006 - $270,344     35 $7,724   $821,723 8
Nov 4, 2006 - $377,485 +40%   35 $10,785   $1,199,208 9
Nov 10, 2006 7 $1,726,308   +539% 1,251 $1,380   $3,563,570 15
Nov 11, 2006 7 $2,289,057 +33% +506% 1,251 $1,830   $5,852,627 16
Nov 12, 2006 6 $1,542,730 -33%   1,251 $1,233   $7,395,357 17
Nov 13, 2006 6 $479,744 -69%   1,251 $383   $7,875,101 18
Nov 14, 2006 6 $442,847 -8%   1,251 $354   $8,317,948 19
Nov 15, 2006 6 $402,825 -9%   1,251 $322   $8,720,773 20
Nov 16, 2006 5 $390,689 -3%   1,251 $312   $9,111,462 21
Nov 17, 2006 8 $875,689 +124% -49% 1,251 $700   $9,987,151 22
Nov 18, 2006 8 $1,199,786 +37% -48% 1,251 $959   $11,186,937 23
Nov 19, 2006 7 $829,167 -31% -46% 1,251 $663   $12,016,104 24
Nov 20, 2006 8 $267,547 -68% -44% 1,251 $214   $12,283,651 25
Nov 21, 2006 8 $316,708 +18% -28% 1,251 $253   $12,600,359 26
Dec 25, 2006 24 $124,583     208 $599   $18,999,137 60
Dec 29, 2006 - $110,000     233 $472   $19,460,000 64
Jan 15, 2007 31 $77,992     173 $451   $21,386,073 81
Jan 19, 2007 16 $440,000     889 $495   $22,030,000 85
Jan 24, 2007 10 $290,446     889 $327   $24,389,760 90
Jan 25, 2007 10 $275,428 -5%   889 $310   $24,665,188 91
Jan 26, 2007 14 $670,000 +143% +52% 1,090 $615   $25,340,000 92
Feb 2, 2007 15 $500,000   -25% 1,090 $459   $28,510,000 99
Feb 19, 2007 22 $116,716     305 $383   $33,218,792 116
Mar 2, 2007 - $44,780     176 $254   $33,979,716 127
Mar 3, 2007 - $82,496 +84%   176 $469   $34,062,212 128
Mar 4, 2007 - $47,336 -43%   176 $269   $34,109,548 129
Mar 5, 2007 - $14,353 -70%   176 $82   $34,123,901 130
Mar 6, 2007 - $15,384 +7%   176 $87   $34,139,285 131
Mar 7, 2007 - $14,285 -7%   176 $81   $34,153,570 132
Mar 8, 2007 - $13,797 -3%   176 $78   $34,167,367 133
Mar 9, 2007 - $18,638 +35% -58% 84 $222   $34,186,005 134
Mar 10, 2007 - $34,583 +86% -58% 84 $412   $34,220,588 135
Mar 11, 2007 - $16,516 -52% -65% 84 $197   $34,237,104 136
Mar 12, 2007 - $6,653 -60% -54% 84 $79   $34,243,757 137
Mar 13, 2007 - $8,054 +21% -48% 84 $96   $34,251,811 138
Mar 14, 2007 - $7,080 -12% -50% 84 $84   $34,258,891 139
Mar 15, 2007 - $7,257 +2% -47% 84 $86   $34,266,148 140
Mar 16, 2007 - $4,472 -38% -76% 38 $118   $34,270,620 141
Mar 17, 2007 - $8,796 +97% -75% 38 $231   $34,279,416 142
Mar 18, 2007 - $7,880 -10% -52% 38 $207   $34,287,296 143
Mar 19, 2007 - $2,491 -68% -63% 38 $66   $34,289,787 144
Mar 20, 2007 - $2,587 +4% -68% 38 $68   $34,292,374 145
Mar 21, 2007 - $2,325 -10% -67% 38 $61   $34,294,699 146
Mar 22, 2007 - $2,287 -2% -68% 38 $60   $34,296,986 147
Mar 23, 2007 - $844 -63% -81% 7 $121   $34,297,830 148
Mar 24, 2007 - $1,957 +132% -78% 7 $280   $34,299,787 149
Mar 25, 2007 - $984 -50% -88% 7 $141   $34,300,771 150
Mar 26, 2007 - $454 -54% -82% 7 $65   $34,301,225 151
Mar 27, 2007 - $539 +19% -79% 7 $77   $34,301,764 152
Mar 28, 2007 - $582 +8% -75% 7 $83   $34,302,346 153
Mar 29, 2007 - $491 -16% -79% 7 $70   $34,302,837 154

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 2006 23 $551,379   7 $78,768   $551,379 1
Nov 3, 2006 19 $1,285,883 +133% 35 $36,740   $1,837,262 2
Nov 10, 2006 6 $7,274,200 +466% 1,251 $5,815   $9,111,462 3
Nov 17, 2006 10 $4,114,137 -43% 1,251 $3,289   $13,225,599 4
Nov 24, 2006 13 $2,547,199 -38% 902 $2,824   $15,772,798 5
Dec 1, 2006 16 $1,376,392 -46% 609 $2,260   $17,149,190 6
Dec 8, 2006 19 $676,025 -51% 373 $1,812   $17,825,215 7
Dec 15, 2006 18 $737,121 +9% 220 $3,351   $18,562,336 8
Dec 22, 2006 24 $784,178 +6% 208 $3,770   $19,346,514 9
Dec 29, 2006 23 $944,001 +20% 233 $4,052   $20,290,515 10
Jan 5, 2007 27 $636,697 -33% 190 $3,351   $20,927,212 11
Jan 12, 2007 29 $658,796 +3% 173 $3,808   $21,586,008 12
Jan 19, 2007 12 $3,079,180 +367% 889 $3,464   $24,665,188 13
Jan 26, 2007 14 $3,348,902 +9% 1,090 $3,072   $28,014,090 14
Feb 2, 2007 16 $2,328,098 -30% 1,090 $2,136   $30,342,188 15
Feb 9, 2007 17 $2,169,917 -7% 919 $2,361   $32,512,105 16
Feb 16, 2007 21 $850,590 -61% 305 $2,789   $33,362,695 17
Feb 23, 2007 24 $572,241 -33% 289 $1,980   $33,934,936 18
Mar 2, 2007 33 $232,431 -59% 176 $1,321   $34,167,367 19
Mar 9, 2007 49 $98,781 -58% 84 $1,176   $34,266,148 20
Mar 16, 2007 61 $30,838 -69% 38 $812   $34,296,986 21
Mar 23, 2007 88 $5,851 -81% 7 $836   $34,302,837 22

Leading

Brad Pitt    Richard
Cate Blanchett    Susan
Gael Garcia Bernal    Santiago
Koji Yakusho    Yasujiro

Supporting

Adriana Barraza    Amelia
Rinko Kikuchi    Chieko
Said Tarchani    Ahmed
Boubker Ait El Caid    Yussef
Elle Fanning    Debbie
Nathan Gamble    Mike
Mohamed Akhzam    Anwar
Peter Wight    Tom
Abdelkader Bara    Hassan
Mustapha Rachidi    Abdullah
Driss Roukhe    Alarid
Clifton Collins, Jr.    Officer at Border Crossing
Robert Esquivel    Luis
Michael Peña    John - Border Patrol
Yuko Murata    Mitsu
Satoshi Nikaido    Kenji
Harriet Walter    Lilly
Trevor Martin    Douglas
Matyelok Gibbs    Elyse
Georges Bousquet    Robert
Claudine Acs    Jane
Andre Oumansky    Walter
Michael Maloney    James
Dermot Crowley    Barth
Wendy Nottingham    Tourist
Henry Maratray    Tourist
Linda Broughton    Tourist
Jean Marc Hulot    Tourist
Aline Mowat    Tourist
Liliane Escoza    Tourist
Lindsey Beauchamp    Tourist
Michel Dubois    Tourist
Shirley Dixon    Tourist
Patrick Lebre    Tourist
John O'Mohoney    Tourist
Mary Mitchell    Tourist
Edward Lyon    Tourist
Robert Fyfe    Tourist
Abdelaziz Merzoug    Waiter Casbah
Omar El Mallouli    Bus Driver
El Hassan Ait Bablal    Old Man in Car
Sfia Ait Benboullah    Anwar's Grandmother
Hammou Aghrar    Doctor / Vet
Mohamed Ait Lahcen    Sheik
Ali Hamadi    Moukadem
Lhacen Znin    Store Owner
Mustapha Amhita    Mohammed
Mohammed Amal El Koussi    Mohammed's Friend
Mohammed Nait Addi    Mohammed's Friend
Mohammed El Bouamraoui    Mohammed's Friend
Rahmoune Abdelhalim    Mohammed's Friend
Soukayna Ait Boufakri    Yamile
Youssef Boukioud    Police at Anwars
Khouyael Houssein    Police at Anwars
Alex Jennings    Ken Clifford
Commandant Mesbah    Helicopter Pilot
Timothy Peter Buxton    US Army Medic
Mohammed Ourjdal    US Army Medic
Aimee Meditz    Reporter US News
Mohammed Bennani    Moroccan Doctor
Wahiba Sahmi    Zohra
Fadmael Ouali    Yasira
Zahra Ahkouk    Jamila
Ehou Mama    Hassan's Wife
Rida Taya    Abdullah's 2-year old son
Salah Mezzi    Moroccan Police Officer
Mohammed Atkliss    Moroccan Police Officer
Monica del Carmen    Lucia
Rosa Reyes    Comadre
Damian Garcia    Amelia's Daughter
Barbarella Pardo    Amelia's Daughter
Ursula Garcia    Amelia's Daughter
Cynthia Montano    Patricia
Maripaz Lopez    Patricia's Mother
Romeo Echeverria Jimenez    Musician
Claudia Silvia Mendoza    Patricia's Grandmother
Norma Samarin    Patricia's Aunt
Polo Nuno    Jacinto
Jose Campas Aginaga    Amelias Grandfather
Miguel Maldonado Tinoco    Amelia's Father
Rosa Campas Maldonado    Amelia's Mother
Emilio Echevarria    Emilio
Aaron Spears    Officer
Jamie McBride    Bill Border Patrol
Ivor Shier    Helicopter Pilot
R.D. Call    FBI Interrogation Officer
Kumi Ohkawatsu    Teammate
Miyuki Tamada    Teammate
Hirotaka Nabeya    Referee
Kazuya Senzaki    Referee
Takanobu Imaizumi    Referee
Koji Yoshida    Volleyball Coach
Saki Kito    J-Pop Hostess
Tomomi Kosugi    J-Pop Hostess
Noemi    J-Pop Hostess
Rika Watanabe    J-Pop Hostess
Ran Saotome    J-Pop Hostess
Sanae Miura    Kumiko
Kazunori Sasaki    Young Man
Ryoji Takiguchi    Shocked Young Man
Shoushi Nakasone    Young Man's Friend
Jun Tanaka    Young Man's Friend
Masayuki Ishii    Young Man's Friend
Yoshiyuki Yagisawa    Young Man's Friend
Hideto Onishi    Young Man's Friend
Hiroshi Yazaki    Young Man's Friend
Zengo Matayoshi    J-Pop Special
Koji Morisawa    J-Pop Special
Sumire Matsumura    Receptionist
Kyoko Saito    Mother at Dentist
Hazuki Saito    Daughter at Dentist
Yu Tanabe    Son at Dentist
Kentaro Tokuhiro    Patient
Kiichiro Kawauchi    Patient
Shigemitsu Suematsu    Haruki
Shinji Suzuki    Takeshi
Reina Makino    Chieko's Girlfriend
Ayako Masagaki    Chieko's Girlfriend
Yurie Okada    Chieko's Girlfriend
Erika Okada    Chieko's Girlfriend
Mika Yokoyama    Chieko's Girlfriend
Kimi Unno    Chieko's Girlfriend
Kazuma Yamane    Kazuma
Hideaki Kunieda    Haruki's Friend
Keita Kanegae    Haruki's Friend
Tomohiro Higashi    Chieko's Boyfriend
Onbou Miura    Chieko's Boyfriend
Daiki Inoue    Chieko's Boyfriend
Shinichi Osawa    Club DJ
Noriko Yamamura    Dancer / Club
Motomi Kobayashi    Dancer / Club
Akira Matsuda    Bartender
Shizue Yamamoto    Wife
Kaoru Mihira    Chieko's Teammate
Ayaka Kotake    Chieko's Teammate
Natsumi Hayashida    Chieko's Teammate
Maki Kuraya    Chieko's Teammate
Kana Harada    Chieko's Teammate
Sayaka Shimizu    Chieko's Teammate

Production and Technical Credits

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Director
Guillermo Arriaga    Screenwriter
Guillermo Arriaga    Based on an idea
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Based on an idea
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Producer
Jon Kilik    Producer
Steve Golin    Producer
Brigitte Broch    Production Designer
Stephen Mirrione    Editor
Douglas Crise    Editor
Gustavo Santaolalla    Composer
Rodrigo Prieto    Director of Photography
Ann Ruark    Co-Producer
Corinne Golden Weber    Associate Producer
Ahmed Jimmy Abounouom    Line Producer
Tita Lombardo    Line Producer
Kay Ueda    Line Producer
Norihisa Harada    Line Producer
Sebastian Silva    Assistant Director
Ali Tahiri    Assistant Director
Takume Yoshimi    Assistant Director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon    Second Unit Director
Ann Ruark    Unit Production Manager
Toshimitsu Matsuoka    Production Manager
Alex Corven    Production Supervisor
Alexandra Cardenas    Production Supervisor
Claudia Vazquez Loustau    Art Director
Bernardo Trujillo    Art Director
Ryo Sugimoto    Art Director
Mohamed Rekka    Set Decorator
Yoshihito Akatsuka    Set Decorator
Alejandra Tort Orun    Set Dresser
Gilbert Lecluyse*    Second Unit Camera
Eduardo Flores Torres    Second Unit Camera
Masanobu Takayanagi    Second Unit Camera
Xavier Perez Grobet    Additional Photography
Michael Wilkinson    Costume Designer
Gabriela Diaque    Costume Designer
Miwako Kobayashi    Costume Designer
Dulcie Scott    Costume Supervisor
Jaime Ortiz Dominguez    Costume Supervisor
Jose Garcia    Sound Mixer
Jon Taylor    Re-recording Mixer
Chris Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Martin Hernandez    Supervising Sound Editor
Roland N. Thai    Sound Effects Editor
Alexandro Quevedo    Sound Effects Editor
Martin Hernandez    Sound Designer
Roland N. Thai    Sound Designer
Sergio Diaz    Dialogue Editor
Robert Troy    Dialogue Editor
Richard Burton    Dialogue Editor
Thierry Couturier    Dialogue Editor
Anibal Kerpel    Music Editor
Alessandro Bertolazzi    Make up
Alfredo Mora    Make up
Giorgio Gregorini    Hairstylist
Maribel Romo    Hairstylist
Mutsuki Sakai    Make-up and Hair Designer
Steve Painter    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Darren Robinson    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Gustavo Santaolalla    Music Producer
Anibal Kerpel    Music Producer
Lynn Fainchtein    Music Supervisor
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Genevieve Akoka    Casting Director
Herve Jakubowicz    Casting Director
Marc Robert    Casting Director
Manuel Teil    Casting Director
Yoko Narahashi    Casting Director
Sam Stevenson    Casting Director
Gemma Hancock    Casting Director
Alain Aswani    Additional Casting
Juliette Menager    Casting Director
Cedric Proust    Stunt Coordinator
Joel Proust    Stunt Coordinator
Gerardo Moreno    Stunt Coordinator

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.

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Synopsis

An accident connects four groups of people on three different continents: two young Moroccan goatherds, a vacationing American couple, a deaf Japanese teen and her father, and a Mexican nanny who takes her young charges across a border without parental permission.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$389,351 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/1,251 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $61,367,429

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 27th, 2006 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
November 10th, 2006 (Expands Wide) by Paramount Vantage
International Releases: December 14th, 2006 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: February 20th, 2007 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use
Running Time: 143 minutes
Award nomination: 2007 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Drama
Cast, crew, or production detail: Segments
Geographical setting: Morocco
Plot point: Accidental Death, Deaf, Dysfunctional Family, Immigration, Suicide, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Subgenre: Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Anonymous Content, Una Produccion De Zeta Film, Central Films
Production Countries: United States, Mexico, Morocco, Japan
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 2006 24 $389,351   7 $55,622   $389,351 1
Nov 3, 2006 20 $919,235 +136% 35 $26,264   $1,470,614 2
Nov 10, 2006 6 $5,558,095 +505% 1,251 $4,443   $7,395,357 3
Nov 17, 2006 8 $2,904,642 -48% 1,251 $2,322   $12,016,104 4
Nov 24, 2006 13 $1,968,883 -32% 902 $2,183   $15,194,482 5
Dec 1, 2006 16 $1,001,595 -49% 609 $1,645   $16,774,393 6
Dec 8, 2006 19 $456,581 -54% 373 $1,224   $17,605,771 7
Dec 15, 2006 17 $495,750 +9% 220 $2,253   $18,320,965 8
Dec 22, 2006 23 $312,218 -37% 208 $1,501   $18,874,554 9
Dec 29, 2006 24 $478,624 +53% 233 $2,054   $19,825,138 10
Jan 5, 2007 27 $454,022 -5% 190 $2,390   $20,744,537 11
Jan 12, 2007 29 $380,869 -16% 173 $2,202   $21,308,081 12
Jan 19, 2007 13 $2,072,412 +444% 889 $2,331   $23,658,420 13
Jan 26, 2007 14 $2,561,053 +24% 1,090 $2,350   $27,226,241 14
Feb 2, 2007 15 $1,701,657 -34% 1,090 $1,561   $29,715,747 15
Feb 9, 2007 15 $1,677,367 -1% 919 $1,825   $32,019,555 16
Feb 16, 2007 20 $589,971 -65% 305 $1,934   $33,102,076 17
Feb 23, 2007 23 $443,475 -25% 289 $1,535   $33,806,170 18
Mar 2, 2007 33 $174,612 -61% 176 $992   $34,109,548 19
Mar 9, 2007 47 $69,737 -60% 84 $830   $34,237,104 20
Mar 16, 2007 60 $21,148 -70% 38 $557   $34,287,296 21
Mar 23, 2007 89 $3,785 -82% 7 $541   $34,300,771 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 3, 2006 - $270,344     35 $7,724   $821,723 8
Nov 4, 2006 - $377,485 +40%   35 $10,785   $1,199,208 9
Nov 10, 2006 7 $1,726,308   +539% 1,251 $1,380   $3,563,570 15
Nov 11, 2006 7 $2,289,057 +33% +506% 1,251 $1,830   $5,852,627 16
Nov 12, 2006 6 $1,542,730 -33%   1,251 $1,233   $7,395,357 17
Nov 13, 2006 6 $479,744 -69%   1,251 $383   $7,875,101 18
Nov 14, 2006 6 $442,847 -8%   1,251 $354   $8,317,948 19
Nov 15, 2006 6 $402,825 -9%   1,251 $322   $8,720,773 20
Nov 16, 2006 5 $390,689 -3%   1,251 $312   $9,111,462 21
Nov 17, 2006 8 $875,689 +124% -49% 1,251 $700   $9,987,151 22
Nov 18, 2006 8 $1,199,786 +37% -48% 1,251 $959   $11,186,937 23
Nov 19, 2006 7 $829,167 -31% -46% 1,251 $663   $12,016,104 24
Nov 20, 2006 8 $267,547 -68% -44% 1,251 $214   $12,283,651 25
Nov 21, 2006 8 $316,708 +18% -28% 1,251 $253   $12,600,359 26
Dec 25, 2006 24 $124,583     208 $599   $18,999,137 60
Dec 29, 2006 - $110,000     233 $472   $19,460,000 64
Jan 15, 2007 31 $77,992     173 $451   $21,386,073 81
Jan 19, 2007 16 $440,000     889 $495   $22,030,000 85
Jan 24, 2007 10 $290,446     889 $327   $24,389,760 90
Jan 25, 2007 10 $275,428 -5%   889 $310   $24,665,188 91
Jan 26, 2007 14 $670,000 +143% +52% 1,090 $615   $25,340,000 92
Feb 2, 2007 15 $500,000   -25% 1,090 $459   $28,510,000 99
Feb 19, 2007 22 $116,716     305 $383   $33,218,792 116
Mar 2, 2007 - $44,780     176 $254   $33,979,716 127
Mar 3, 2007 - $82,496 +84%   176 $469   $34,062,212 128
Mar 4, 2007 - $47,336 -43%   176 $269   $34,109,548 129
Mar 5, 2007 - $14,353 -70%   176 $82   $34,123,901 130
Mar 6, 2007 - $15,384 +7%   176 $87   $34,139,285 131
Mar 7, 2007 - $14,285 -7%   176 $81   $34,153,570 132
Mar 8, 2007 - $13,797 -3%   176 $78   $34,167,367 133
Mar 9, 2007 - $18,638 +35% -58% 84 $222   $34,186,005 134
Mar 10, 2007 - $34,583 +86% -58% 84 $412   $34,220,588 135
Mar 11, 2007 - $16,516 -52% -65% 84 $197   $34,237,104 136
Mar 12, 2007 - $6,653 -60% -54% 84 $79   $34,243,757 137
Mar 13, 2007 - $8,054 +21% -48% 84 $96   $34,251,811 138
Mar 14, 2007 - $7,080 -12% -50% 84 $84   $34,258,891 139
Mar 15, 2007 - $7,257 +2% -47% 84 $86   $34,266,148 140
Mar 16, 2007 - $4,472 -38% -76% 38 $118   $34,270,620 141
Mar 17, 2007 - $8,796 +97% -75% 38 $231   $34,279,416 142
Mar 18, 2007 - $7,880 -10% -52% 38 $207   $34,287,296 143
Mar 19, 2007 - $2,491 -68% -63% 38 $66   $34,289,787 144
Mar 20, 2007 - $2,587 +4% -68% 38 $68   $34,292,374 145
Mar 21, 2007 - $2,325 -10% -67% 38 $61   $34,294,699 146
Mar 22, 2007 - $2,287 -2% -68% 38 $60   $34,296,986 147
Mar 23, 2007 - $844 -63% -81% 7 $121   $34,297,830 148
Mar 24, 2007 - $1,957 +132% -78% 7 $280   $34,299,787 149
Mar 25, 2007 - $984 -50% -88% 7 $141   $34,300,771 150
Mar 26, 2007 - $454 -54% -82% 7 $65   $34,301,225 151
Mar 27, 2007 - $539 +19% -79% 7 $77   $34,301,764 152
Mar 28, 2007 - $582 +8% -75% 7 $83   $34,302,346 153
Mar 29, 2007 - $491 -16% -79% 7 $70   $34,302,837 154

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 27, 2006 23 $551,379   7 $78,768   $551,379 1
Nov 3, 2006 19 $1,285,883 +133% 35 $36,740   $1,837,262 2
Nov 10, 2006 6 $7,274,200 +466% 1,251 $5,815   $9,111,462 3
Nov 17, 2006 10 $4,114,137 -43% 1,251 $3,289   $13,225,599 4
Nov 24, 2006 13 $2,547,199 -38% 902 $2,824   $15,772,798 5
Dec 1, 2006 16 $1,376,392 -46% 609 $2,260   $17,149,190 6
Dec 8, 2006 19 $676,025 -51% 373 $1,812   $17,825,215 7
Dec 15, 2006 18 $737,121 +9% 220 $3,351   $18,562,336 8
Dec 22, 2006 24 $784,178 +6% 208 $3,770   $19,346,514 9
Dec 29, 2006 23 $944,001 +20% 233 $4,052   $20,290,515 10
Jan 5, 2007 27 $636,697 -33% 190 $3,351   $20,927,212 11
Jan 12, 2007 29 $658,796 +3% 173 $3,808   $21,586,008 12
Jan 19, 2007 12 $3,079,180 +367% 889 $3,464   $24,665,188 13
Jan 26, 2007 14 $3,348,902 +9% 1,090 $3,072   $28,014,090 14
Feb 2, 2007 16 $2,328,098 -30% 1,090 $2,136   $30,342,188 15
Feb 9, 2007 17 $2,169,917 -7% 919 $2,361   $32,512,105 16
Feb 16, 2007 21 $850,590 -61% 305 $2,789   $33,362,695 17
Feb 23, 2007 24 $572,241 -33% 289 $1,980   $33,934,936 18
Mar 2, 2007 33 $232,431 -59% 176 $1,321   $34,167,367 19
Mar 9, 2007 49 $98,781 -58% 84 $1,176   $34,266,148 20
Mar 16, 2007 61 $30,838 -69% 38 $812   $34,296,986 21
Mar 23, 2007 88 $5,851 -81% 7 $836   $34,302,837 22

Leading

Brad Pitt    Richard
Cate Blanchett    Susan
Gael Garcia Bernal    Santiago
Koji Yakusho    Yasujiro

Supporting

Adriana Barraza    Amelia
Rinko Kikuchi    Chieko
Said Tarchani    Ahmed
Boubker Ait El Caid    Yussef
Elle Fanning    Debbie
Nathan Gamble    Mike
Mohamed Akhzam    Anwar
Peter Wight    Tom
Abdelkader Bara    Hassan
Mustapha Rachidi    Abdullah
Driss Roukhe    Alarid
Clifton Collins, Jr.    Officer at Border Crossing
Robert Esquivel    Luis
Michael Peña    John - Border Patrol
Yuko Murata    Mitsu
Satoshi Nikaido    Kenji
Harriet Walter    Lilly
Trevor Martin    Douglas
Matyelok Gibbs    Elyse
Georges Bousquet    Robert
Claudine Acs    Jane
Andre Oumansky    Walter
Michael Maloney    James
Dermot Crowley    Barth
Wendy Nottingham    Tourist
Henry Maratray    Tourist
Linda Broughton    Tourist
Jean Marc Hulot    Tourist
Aline Mowat    Tourist
Liliane Escoza    Tourist
Lindsey Beauchamp    Tourist
Michel Dubois    Tourist
Shirley Dixon    Tourist
Patrick Lebre    Tourist
John O'Mohoney    Tourist
Mary Mitchell    Tourist
Edward Lyon    Tourist
Robert Fyfe    Tourist
Abdelaziz Merzoug    Waiter Casbah
Omar El Mallouli    Bus Driver
El Hassan Ait Bablal    Old Man in Car
Sfia Ait Benboullah    Anwar's Grandmother
Hammou Aghrar    Doctor / Vet
Mohamed Ait Lahcen    Sheik
Ali Hamadi    Moukadem
Lhacen Znin    Store Owner
Mustapha Amhita    Mohammed
Mohammed Amal El Koussi    Mohammed's Friend
Mohammed Nait Addi    Mohammed's Friend
Mohammed El Bouamraoui    Mohammed's Friend
Rahmoune Abdelhalim    Mohammed's Friend
Soukayna Ait Boufakri    Yamile
Youssef Boukioud    Police at Anwars
Khouyael Houssein    Police at Anwars
Alex Jennings    Ken Clifford
Commandant Mesbah    Helicopter Pilot
Timothy Peter Buxton    US Army Medic
Mohammed Ourjdal    US Army Medic
Aimee Meditz    Reporter US News
Mohammed Bennani    Moroccan Doctor
Wahiba Sahmi    Zohra
Fadmael Ouali    Yasira
Zahra Ahkouk    Jamila
Ehou Mama    Hassan's Wife
Rida Taya    Abdullah's 2-year old son
Salah Mezzi    Moroccan Police Officer
Mohammed Atkliss    Moroccan Police Officer
Monica del Carmen    Lucia
Rosa Reyes    Comadre
Damian Garcia    Amelia's Daughter
Barbarella Pardo    Amelia's Daughter
Ursula Garcia    Amelia's Daughter
Cynthia Montano    Patricia
Maripaz Lopez    Patricia's Mother
Romeo Echeverria Jimenez    Musician
Claudia Silvia Mendoza    Patricia's Grandmother
Norma Samarin    Patricia's Aunt
Polo Nuno    Jacinto
Jose Campas Aginaga    Amelias Grandfather
Miguel Maldonado Tinoco    Amelia's Father
Rosa Campas Maldonado    Amelia's Mother
Emilio Echevarria    Emilio
Aaron Spears    Officer
Jamie McBride    Bill Border Patrol
Ivor Shier    Helicopter Pilot
R.D. Call    FBI Interrogation Officer
Kumi Ohkawatsu    Teammate
Miyuki Tamada    Teammate
Hirotaka Nabeya    Referee
Kazuya Senzaki    Referee
Takanobu Imaizumi    Referee
Koji Yoshida    Volleyball Coach
Saki Kito    J-Pop Hostess
Tomomi Kosugi    J-Pop Hostess
Noemi    J-Pop Hostess
Rika Watanabe    J-Pop Hostess
Ran Saotome    J-Pop Hostess
Sanae Miura    Kumiko
Kazunori Sasaki    Young Man
Ryoji Takiguchi    Shocked Young Man
Shoushi Nakasone    Young Man's Friend
Jun Tanaka    Young Man's Friend
Masayuki Ishii    Young Man's Friend
Yoshiyuki Yagisawa    Young Man's Friend
Hideto Onishi    Young Man's Friend
Hiroshi Yazaki    Young Man's Friend
Zengo Matayoshi    J-Pop Special
Koji Morisawa    J-Pop Special
Sumire Matsumura    Receptionist
Kyoko Saito    Mother at Dentist
Hazuki Saito    Daughter at Dentist
Yu Tanabe    Son at Dentist
Kentaro Tokuhiro    Patient
Kiichiro Kawauchi    Patient
Shigemitsu Suematsu    Haruki
Shinji Suzuki    Takeshi
Reina Makino    Chieko's Girlfriend
Ayako Masagaki    Chieko's Girlfriend
Yurie Okada    Chieko's Girlfriend
Erika Okada    Chieko's Girlfriend
Mika Yokoyama    Chieko's Girlfriend
Kimi Unno    Chieko's Girlfriend
Kazuma Yamane    Kazuma
Hideaki Kunieda    Haruki's Friend
Keita Kanegae    Haruki's Friend
Tomohiro Higashi    Chieko's Boyfriend
Onbou Miura    Chieko's Boyfriend
Daiki Inoue    Chieko's Boyfriend
Shinichi Osawa    Club DJ
Noriko Yamamura    Dancer / Club
Motomi Kobayashi    Dancer / Club
Akira Matsuda    Bartender
Shizue Yamamoto    Wife
Kaoru Mihira    Chieko's Teammate
Ayaka Kotake    Chieko's Teammate
Natsumi Hayashida    Chieko's Teammate
Maki Kuraya    Chieko's Teammate
Kana Harada    Chieko's Teammate
Sayaka Shimizu    Chieko's Teammate

Production and Technical Credits

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Director
Guillermo Arriaga    Screenwriter
Guillermo Arriaga    Based on an idea
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Based on an idea
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu    Producer
Jon Kilik    Producer
Steve Golin    Producer
Brigitte Broch    Production Designer
Stephen Mirrione    Editor
Douglas Crise    Editor
Gustavo Santaolalla    Composer
Rodrigo Prieto    Director of Photography
Ann Ruark    Co-Producer
Corinne Golden Weber    Associate Producer
Ahmed Jimmy Abounouom    Line Producer
Tita Lombardo    Line Producer
Kay Ueda    Line Producer
Norihisa Harada    Line Producer
Sebastian Silva    Assistant Director
Ali Tahiri    Assistant Director
Takume Yoshimi    Assistant Director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon    Second Unit Director
Ann Ruark    Unit Production Manager
Toshimitsu Matsuoka    Production Manager
Alex Corven    Production Supervisor
Alexandra Cardenas    Production Supervisor
Claudia Vazquez Loustau    Art Director
Bernardo Trujillo    Art Director
Ryo Sugimoto    Art Director
Mohamed Rekka    Set Decorator
Yoshihito Akatsuka    Set Decorator
Alejandra Tort Orun    Set Dresser
Gilbert Lecluyse*    Second Unit Camera
Eduardo Flores Torres    Second Unit Camera
Masanobu Takayanagi    Second Unit Camera
Xavier Perez Grobet    Additional Photography
Michael Wilkinson    Costume Designer
Gabriela Diaque    Costume Designer
Miwako Kobayashi    Costume Designer
Dulcie Scott    Costume Supervisor
Jaime Ortiz Dominguez    Costume Supervisor
Jose Garcia    Sound Mixer
Jon Taylor    Re-recording Mixer
Chris Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Martin Hernandez    Supervising Sound Editor
Roland N. Thai    Sound Effects Editor
Alexandro Quevedo    Sound Effects Editor
Martin Hernandez    Sound Designer
Roland N. Thai    Sound Designer
Sergio Diaz    Dialogue Editor
Robert Troy    Dialogue Editor
Richard Burton    Dialogue Editor
Thierry Couturier    Dialogue Editor
Anibal Kerpel    Music Editor
Alessandro Bertolazzi    Make up
Alfredo Mora    Make up
Giorgio Gregorini    Hairstylist
Maribel Romo    Hairstylist
Mutsuki Sakai    Make-up and Hair Designer
Steve Painter    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Darren Robinson    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Gustavo Santaolalla    Music Producer
Anibal Kerpel    Music Producer
Lynn Fainchtein    Music Supervisor
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Genevieve Akoka    Casting Director
Herve Jakubowicz    Casting Director
Marc Robert    Casting Director
Manuel Teil    Casting Director
Yoko Narahashi    Casting Director
Sam Stevenson    Casting Director
Gemma Hancock    Casting Director
Alain Aswani    Additional Casting
Juliette Menager    Casting Director
Cedric Proust    Stunt Coordinator
Joel Proust    Stunt Coordinator
Gerardo Moreno    Stunt Coordinator

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.

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