Bridge of Spies (2015)

Bridge of Spies poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $72,313,754Details
International Box Office $90,184,584Details
Worldwide Box Office $162,498,338
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $6,816,824
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $5,473,203
Total $12,290,027
OpusData ID: 209460100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,371,203 (21.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,811 opening theaters/2,873 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $102,527,267

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 16th, 2015 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: October 14th, 2015 (Wide) (Philippines)
October 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Central America)
October 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Chile)
October 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Bolivia)
October 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Malaysia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 2nd, 2016 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and brief strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2385, 8/4/2015)
Running Time: 141 minutes
Award nomination: 2016 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Geographical setting: Berlin, East / West Berlin
Plot point: C.I.A., Secret Agent
Social setting: Cold War
Subgenre: Political Thriller
Time period setting: 1960s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media, Afterworks Limited, Studio Babelsberg, Amblin Entertainment, Marc Platt Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, German, Russian

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 2015 3 $15,371,203   2,811 $5,468   $15,371,203 1
Oct 23, 2015 3 $11,374,203 -26% 2,811 $4,046   $32,590,400 2
Oct 30, 2015 3 $8,389,004 -26% 2,873 $2,920   $45,531,620 3
Nov 6, 2015 5 $5,835,175 -30% 2,767 $2,109   $54,721,127 4
Nov 13, 2015 7 $4,268,772 -27% 2,688 $1,588   $61,675,326 5
Nov 20, 2015 10 $2,006,155 -53% 1,532 $1,310   $65,238,567 6
Nov 27, 2015 14 $1,379,494 -31% 635 $2,172   $67,563,007 7
Dec 4, 2015 17 $684,509 -50% 536 $1,277   $68,589,003 8
Dec 11, 2015 16 $595,000 -13% 540 $1,102   $69,455,514 9
Dec 18, 2015 24 $226,735 -62% 258 $879   $69,946,389 10
Dec 25, 2015 33 $148,410 -35% 126 $1,178   $70,286,589 11
Jan 1, 2016 30 $162,377 +9% 109 $1,490   $70,610,153 12
Jan 8, 2016 34 $103,395 -36% 95 $1,088   $70,780,769 13
Jan 15, 2016 28 $198,261 +92% 173 $1,146   $71,031,937 14
Jan 22, 2016 26 $341,415 +72% 523 $653   $71,496,459 15
Jan 29, 2016 34 $201,117 -41% 218 $923   $71,884,220 16
Feb 5, 2016 41 $87,572 -56% 139 $630   $72,051,548 17
Feb 12, 2016 41 $60,948 -30% 89 $685   $72,147,266 18
Feb 19, 2016 54 $36,965 -39% 244 $151   $72,216,420 19
Feb 26, 2016 52 $31,432 -15% 96 $327   $72,264,205 20
Mar 4, 2016 63 $16,710 -47% 29 $576   $72,306,065 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 16, 2015 3 $5,369,922     2,811 $1,910   $5,369,922 1
Oct 17, 2015 3 $6,190,152 +15%   2,811 $2,202   $11,560,074 2
Oct 18, 2015 3 $3,811,129 -38%   2,811 $1,356   $15,371,203 3
Oct 19, 2015 2 $1,364,515 -64%   2,811 $485   $16,735,718 4
Oct 20, 2015 2 $1,847,207 +35%   2,811 $657   $18,582,925 5
Oct 21, 2015 3 $1,329,667 -28%   2,811 $473   $19,912,592 6
Oct 22, 2015 2 $1,303,605 -2%   2,811 $464   $21,216,197 7
Oct 23, 2015 4 $3,326,392 +155% -38% 2,811 $1,183   $24,542,589 8
Oct 24, 2015 3 $5,129,150 +54% -17% 2,811 $1,825   $29,671,739 9
Oct 25, 2015 3 $2,918,661 -43% -23% 2,811 $1,038   $32,590,400 10
Oct 26, 2015 2 $983,677 -66% -28% 2,811 $350   $33,574,077 11
Oct 27, 2015 2 $1,416,892 +44% -23% 2,811 $504   $34,990,969 12
Oct 28, 2015 2 $1,112,367 -21% -16% 2,811 $396   $36,103,336 13
Oct 29, 2015 2 $1,039,280 -7% -20% 2,811 $370   $37,142,616 14
Oct 30, 2015 3 $2,468,720 +138% -26% 2,873 $859   $39,611,336 15
Oct 31, 2015 2 $3,588,796 +45% -30% 2,873 $1,249   $43,200,132 16
Nov 1, 2015 3 $2,331,768 -35% -20% 2,873 $812   $45,531,900 17
Nov 2, 2015 2 $773,115 -67% -21% 2,873 $269   $46,305,015 18
Nov 3, 2015 3 $1,053,588 +36% -26% 2,873 $367   $47,358,603 19
Nov 4, 2015 2 $790,201 -25% -29% 2,873 $275   $48,148,804 20
Nov 5, 2015 2 $737,148 -7% -29% 2,873 $257   $48,885,952 21
Nov 6, 2015 4 $1,758,503 +139% -29% 2,767 $636   $50,644,455 22
Nov 7, 2015 5 $2,707,575 +54% -25% 2,767 $979   $53,352,030 23
Nov 8, 2015 5 $1,369,097 -49% -41% 2,767 $495   $54,721,127 24
Nov 9, 2015 4 $475,923 -65% -38% 2,767 $172   $55,197,050 25
Nov 10, 2015 4 $728,000 +53% -31% 2,767 $263   $55,925,050 26
Nov 11, 2015 5 $935,556 +29% +18% 2,767 $338   $56,860,606 27
Nov 12, 2015 4 $545,948 -42% -26% 2,767 $197   $57,406,554 28
Nov 13, 2015 6 $1,275,174 +134% -27% 2,688 $474   $58,681,728 29
Nov 14, 2015 7 $1,987,492 +56% -27% 2,688 $739   $60,669,220 30
Nov 15, 2015 7 $1,006,106 -49% -27% 2,688 $374   $61,675,326 31
Nov 16, 2015 6 $343,448 -66% -28% 2,688 $128   $62,018,774 32
Nov 17, 2015 6 $486,650 +42% -33% 2,688 $181   $62,505,424 33
Nov 18, 2015 6 $381,432 -22% -59% 2,688 $142   $62,886,856 34
Nov 19, 2015 5 $345,556 -9% -37% 2,688 $129   $63,232,412 35
Nov 20, 2015 10 $561,630 +63% -56% 1,532 $367   $63,794,042 36
Nov 21, 2015 10 $905,818 +61% -54% 1,532 $591   $64,699,860 37
Nov 22, 2015 11 $538,707 -41% -46% 1,532 $352   $65,238,567 38
Nov 23, 2015 11 $218,753 -59% -36% 1,532 $143   $65,457,320 39
Nov 24, 2015 11 $240,956 +10% -50% 1,532 $157   $65,698,276 40
Nov 25, 2015 13 $222,492 -8% -42% 725 $307   $65,920,768 41
Nov 26, 2015 13 $262,745 +18% -24% 725 $362   $66,183,513 42
Nov 27, 2015 14 $567,310 +116% +1% 635 $893   $66,750,823 43
Nov 28, 2015 14 $546,922 -4% -40% 635 $861   $67,297,745 44
Nov 29, 2015 14 $265,262 -51% -51% 635 $418   $67,563,007 45
Nov 30, 2015 14 $83,952 -68% -62% 635 $132   $67,646,959 46
Dec 1, 2015 14 $96,050 +14% -60% 635 $151   $67,743,009 47
Dec 2, 2015 14 $79,039 -18% -64% 635 $124   $67,822,048 48
Dec 3, 2015 14 $82,446 +4% -69% 635 $130   $67,904,494 49
Dec 4, 2015 - $208,767 +153% -63% 536 $389   $68,113,261 50
Dec 5, 2015 15 $321,371 +54% -41% 536 $600   $68,434,632 51
Dec 6, 2015 - $154,371 -52% -42% 536 $288   $68,589,003 52
Dec 7, 2015 - $63,593 -59% -24% 536 $119   $68,652,596 53
Dec 8, 2015 - $79,484 +25% -17% 536 $148   $68,732,080 54
Dec 9, 2015 - $66,140 -17% -16% 536 $123   $68,798,220 55
Dec 10, 2015 - $62,294 -6% -24% 536 $116   $68,860,514 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 2015 3 $21,216,197   2,811 $7,548   $21,216,197 1
Oct 23, 2015 3 $15,926,419 -25% 2,811 $5,666   $37,142,616 2
Oct 30, 2015 4 $11,743,336 -26% 2,873 $4,087   $48,885,952 3
Nov 6, 2015 5 $8,520,602 -27% 2,767 $3,079   $57,406,554 4
Nov 13, 2015 6 $5,825,858 -32% 2,688 $2,167   $63,232,412 5
Nov 20, 2015 12 $2,951,101 -49% 725 $4,070   $66,183,513 6
Nov 27, 2015 14 $1,720,981 -42% 635 $2,710   $67,904,494 7
Dec 4, 2015 17 $956,020 -44% 536 $1,784   $68,860,514 8
Dec 11, 2015 16 $859,140 -10% 540 $1,591   $69,719,654 9
Dec 18, 2015 22 $418,525 -51% 258 $1,622   $70,138,179 10
Dec 25, 2015 32 $309,597 -26% 126 $2,457   $70,447,776 11
Jan 1, 2016 30 $229,598 -26% 109 $2,106   $70,677,374 12
Jan 8, 2016 34 $156,302 -32% 95 $1,645   $70,833,676 13
Jan 15, 2016 28 $321,368 +106% 173 $1,858   $71,155,044 14
Jan 22, 2016 26 $528,059 +64% 523 $1,010   $71,683,103 15
Jan 29, 2016 33 $280,873 -47% 218 $1,288   $71,963,976 16
Feb 5, 2016 41 $122,342 -56% 139 $880   $72,086,318 17
Feb 12, 2016 43 $93,137 -24% 89 $1,046   $72,179,455 18
Feb 19, 2016 55 $53,318 -43% 244 $219   $72,232,773 19
Feb 26, 2016 49 $56,582 +6% 96 $589   $72,289,355 20
Mar 4, 2016 63 $24,399 -57% 29 $841   $72,313,754 21

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
Argentina 10/29/2015 $393,219 67 71 318 $1,291,043 12/31/2018
Australia 10/16/2015 $55,207 118 314 1,832 $5,492,453 6/9/2016
Austria 11/27/2015 $66,441 42 43 182 $289,477 6/9/2016
Bahrain 11/26/2015 $57,437 5 5 18 $171,871 12/31/2018
Belgium 12/2/2015 $222,004 54 63 274 $1,288,159 6/9/2016
Bolivia 10/15/2015 $18,824 9 9 15 $48,995 12/30/2018
Brazil 10/22/2015 $483,301 170 170 630 $1,851,682 11/13/2018
Bulgaria 11/27/2015 $20,888 33 33 88 $90,683 12/31/2018
Central America 10/15/2015 $143,877 66 66 90 $330,714 11/3/2015
Chile 10/15/2015 $72,686 31 31 94 $224,726 12/31/2018
Colombia 10/22/2015 $109,609 85 85 85 $109,609 12/30/2018
Croatia 11/26/2015 $37,614 30 30 97 $116,421 12/31/2018
Czech Republic 12/3/2015 $64,088 88 88 216 $265,909 12/31/2018
Denmark 11/26/2015 $162,771 67 76 186 $908,419 6/9/2016
East Africa 11/27/2015 $0 0 1 1 $4,853 12/16/2015
Ecuador 10/16/2015 $45,478 24 24 62 $145,922 12/30/2018
Estonia 11/27/2015 $0 0 7 7 $31,519 12/8/2015
Finland 11/27/2015 $69,631 59 59 220 $321,856 9/5/2016
France 12/2/2015 $1,657,155 352 415 2,363 $6,740,265 6/9/2016
Germany 11/26/2015 $868,824 439 500 2,031 $3,877,969 6/9/2016
Greece 11/26/2015 $239,623 65 65 220 $914,976 12/29/2015
Hong Kong 10/22/2015 $401,766 34 34 131 $1,343,544 12/21/2015
Hungary 11/26/2015 $0 0 57 114 $571,638 12/31/2018
Indonesia 10/21/2015 $411,322 166 166 277 $798,046 12/30/2018
Iraq 11/26/2015 $16,366 3 4 11 $43,097 12/30/2018
Israel 11/26/2015 $243,558 31 32 287 $1,764,598 12/31/2018
Italy 12/16/2015 $1,162,949 0 227 480 $11,889,661 6/9/2016
Japan 1/8/2016 $0 0 348 1,043 $5,517,223 6/9/2016
Kuwait 11/26/2015 $156,548 12 12 30 $349,928 12/30/2018
Latvia 11/27/2015 $0 0 1 1 $57,074 12/31/2018
Lebanon 11/26/2015 $32,158 6 6 24 $237,624 12/31/2018
Malaysia 10/15/2015 $63,902 50 50 130 $162,411 11/25/2015
Mexico 10/23/2015 $788,906 0 348 384 $1,752,608 11/25/2015
Netherlands 11/26/2015 $275,720 77 78 496 $1,584,329 6/9/2016
New Zealand 10/23/2015 $207,543 85 85 552 $759,192 6/9/2016
Oman 11/26/2015 $46,514 8 8 21 $106,992 12/30/2018
Peru 10/22/2015 $66,376 20 20 65 $197,370 12/30/2018
Philippines 10/14/2015 $260,378 91 91 121 $379,087 12/30/2018
Poland 11/27/2015 $0 0 11 11 $1,222,893 12/31/2018
Portugal 11/26/2015 $112,309 40 41 201 $589,124 6/9/2016
Qatar 11/26/2015 $54,337 7 7 17 $125,413 12/30/2018
Romania 11/27/2015 $157,795 57 57 158 $441,783 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 12/3/2015 $886,658 633 633 1,559 $2,058,944 12/31/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 11/26/2015 $22,204 16 16 52 $107,579 12/31/2018
Singapore 10/15/2015 $316,213 34 34 132 $868,191 12/8/2015
Slovakia 12/3/2015 $30,402 52 52 111 $89,606 12/28/2015
Slovenia 11/26/2015 $9,381 11 11 33 $25,365 12/16/2015
South Korea 11/5/2015 $922,936 425 425 726 $1,768,065 12/16/2015
Spain 12/4/2015 $1,836,182 320 342 2,261 $9,783,901 6/9/2016
Sweden 11/27/2015 $194,870 150 150 239 $882,675 9/5/2016
Switzerland 11/26/2015 $133,355 35 62 212 $593,973 4/4/2026
Taiwan 10/16/2015 $425,550 79 79 274 $1,270,978 12/8/2015
Thailand 10/22/2015 $88,415 51 51 120 $209,932 11/17/2015
Turkey 11/27/2015 $233,718 137 137 414 $884,235 12/31/2018
Ukraine 12/3/2015 $116,294 135 135 331 $281,690 12/31/2018
United Arab Emirates 11/26/2015 $350,391 38 38 103 $1,194,506 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 11/27/2015 $2,530,293 531 573 2,788 $12,120,274 6/9/2016
Uruguay 11/5/2015 $20,755 12 12 40 $73,211 12/30/2018
Vietnam 10/23/2015 $22,961 25 26 61 $86,398 12/30/2018
  
Rest of World $3,473,905
  
International Total $90,184,584 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

Tom Hanks    James Donovan

Supporting

Mark Rylance    Rudolf Abel
Amy Ryan    Mary
Alan Alda    Thomas Watters
Mikhail Gorevoy    Schischkin
Will Rogers    Fredrick Pryor
Eve Hewson    Carol Donovan
Peter McRobbie    Allen Dulles
Billy Magnussen    Doug Forrester
Austin Stowell    Francis Gary Powers
Sebastian Koch    Vogel
Scott Shepherd    Hoffman
Sawyer Barth    Bellamy (Classroom Boy #2)
Domenick Lombardozzi    Agent Blasco
Michael Gaston    Agent Williams
Dakin Matthews    Judge Byers
Ashlie Atkinson    Classroom Teacher
Nadja Bobyleva    Katje
Victor Verhaeghe    Agent Gamber
Mark Fichera    FBI Agent
Brian Hutchison    FBI Agent
Joshua Harto    Bates
Henny Russell    Receptionist
Joel Brady    Police Officer-Brooklyn Courthouse
Michael Pemberton    Lie Detector Test Administrator
Jesse Plemons    Joe Murphy
Stephen Kunken    William Tompkins
Jon Curry    Agent Somner
Wes McGee    U2 Pilot
Nolan Lyons    Classroom Boy #1
Victoria Leigh    Classroom Girl #2
Laurie Dawn    Secretary on Subway
James Lorinz    Gentleman on Subway #2
Patricia Squire    Older Lady on Subway
Mario Corry    Clerk
Donavon Dietz    Foreman
Le Clanche DuRand    Millie Byers
Mike Houston    Man in Courtroom
Joe Starr    Courthouse Reporter
Hamilton Clancy    Courthouse Reporter
Jonathan Walker    Courthouse Reporter
Tracy Howe    Angry NYPD Cop
Edward James Hyland    Justice Warren
Steven Boyer    Marty
John Henry Cox    Partner at Watters Law Firm
Mark Zak    Soviet Judge (Power's Trial)
Victor Schefe    Soviet Translator
Kai Meyer    East German Soldier #1
Kristoffer Fuss    East German Soldier #2
Thomas Hacikoglu    East German Soldier #3
David Wilson Barnes    Mr. Michener
Joe Forbrich    Pinker
Henning Bormann    Prison Official
Ketel Weber    Checkpoint Soldier #1
Maik Rogge    Checkpoint Soldier #2
Tim Morten Uhlenbrock    Checkpoint Soldier #3
Mathias Gartner    East German Youth
Rafael Gareisen    East German Youth
Nico Ehrenteit    East German Youth
Radik Golovkov    Soviet Embassy Receptionist
Petra Maria Cammin    Helen Abel
Lucy Dreznin    Lydia Abel
Michael Schenk    Cousin Drews
Wanja Gotz    Soviet Guard
Stefan Langel    Soviet Guard
Vladimir Vilanov    Soviet Guard
Ivan Shvedoff    2nd Soviet Interrogator
Merab Ninidze    Soviet Main Interrogator
Konstantin Frolov    Soviet Director / Official
Steve Cirbus    Michael Verona
Michael Kranz    Checkpoint Guard #1
Max Kidd    Checkpoint Guard #2
Frederic Heidorn    East German Guard (Pryor)
Nils Malten    East German Guard (Donovan)
Nina Gummich    Hilton Waitress
Burghart Klaussner    Harald Ott
Jon Donahue    Agent Faye
Martin D. Dew    CIA Agent (Glienicke Bridge)

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
Joel Coen    Screenwriter
Ethan Coen    Screenwriter
Matt Charman    Screenwriter
Steven Spielberg    Producer
Marc Platt    Producer
Kristie Macosko Krieger    Producer
Adam Somner    Executive Producer
Daniel Lupi    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Jonathan King    Executive Producer
Bernhard Henrich    Production Designer
Janusz Kaminski    Director of Photography
Adam Stockhausen    Production Designer
Michael Kahn    Editor
Kasia Walicka Maimone    Costume Designer
Thomas Newman    Composer
Christoph Fisser    Co-Producer
Henning Molfenter    Co-Producer
Charlie Woebcken    Co-Producer
Ellen Lewis    Casting Director
Marco Bittner Rosser    Supervising Art Director
Kim Jennings    Supervising Art Director
Scott Dougan    Art Director
Anja Mueller    Art Director
Drew Kunin    Sound Mixer
Richard Hymns    Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Rydstrom    Re-recording Mixer
Charlie Noble    Visual Effects Supervisor
Sven Martin    Visual Effects Supervisor
Dinesh Bishnoi    Visual Effects Supervisor
Gerd Nefzer    Special Effects Supervisor
Adam Somner    Assistant Director
Jeremy Marks    Assistant Director
Josh Muzaffer    Assistant Director
Justin Bischoff    Second Assistant Director
Mark Fichera    Stunt Coordinator
Sandra Barger    Stunt Coordinator
Daniel Lupi    Production Manager
Daniel Lupi    Unit Production Manager
Carla Raij    Unit Production Manager
Arno Neubauer    Unit Production Manager
Jason Farrar    Location Manager
Corey Sklov    Production Supervisor
Jessica Lichtner    Script Supervisor
Sarah Broshar    Editor
Patrick Crane    Associate Editor
Michael Wechsler    Assistant Editor
Rena DeAngelo    Set Decorator
Kate Sprance    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
Betsy Fippinger    Additional Casting-Casting Assistant
Rori Bergman    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
David Davenport    Costume Supervisor
Nicole Greenbaum    Costume Supervisor
Kay Georgiou    Hairstylist
Judy Chin    Make up
Richard Hymns    Sound Editor
Steve Kirshoff    Special Effects Supervisor
Mark Bero    Special Effects 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

The story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,371,203 (21.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,811 opening theaters/2,873 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $102,527,267

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 16th, 2015 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: October 14th, 2015 (Wide) (Philippines)
October 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Central America)
October 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Chile)
October 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Bolivia)
October 15th, 2015 (Wide) (Malaysia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 2nd, 2016 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and brief strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2385, 8/4/2015)
Running Time: 141 minutes
Award nomination: 2016 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Geographical setting: Berlin, East / West Berlin
Plot point: C.I.A., Secret Agent
Social setting: Cold War
Subgenre: Political Thriller
Time period setting: 1960s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media, Afterworks Limited, Studio Babelsberg, Amblin Entertainment, Marc Platt Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, German, Russian

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 2015 3 $15,371,203   2,811 $5,468   $15,371,203 1
Oct 23, 2015 3 $11,374,203 -26% 2,811 $4,046   $32,590,400 2
Oct 30, 2015 3 $8,389,004 -26% 2,873 $2,920   $45,531,620 3
Nov 6, 2015 5 $5,835,175 -30% 2,767 $2,109   $54,721,127 4
Nov 13, 2015 7 $4,268,772 -27% 2,688 $1,588   $61,675,326 5
Nov 20, 2015 10 $2,006,155 -53% 1,532 $1,310   $65,238,567 6
Nov 27, 2015 14 $1,379,494 -31% 635 $2,172   $67,563,007 7
Dec 4, 2015 17 $684,509 -50% 536 $1,277   $68,589,003 8
Dec 11, 2015 16 $595,000 -13% 540 $1,102   $69,455,514 9
Dec 18, 2015 24 $226,735 -62% 258 $879   $69,946,389 10
Dec 25, 2015 33 $148,410 -35% 126 $1,178   $70,286,589 11
Jan 1, 2016 30 $162,377 +9% 109 $1,490   $70,610,153 12
Jan 8, 2016 34 $103,395 -36% 95 $1,088   $70,780,769 13
Jan 15, 2016 28 $198,261 +92% 173 $1,146   $71,031,937 14
Jan 22, 2016 26 $341,415 +72% 523 $653   $71,496,459 15
Jan 29, 2016 34 $201,117 -41% 218 $923   $71,884,220 16
Feb 5, 2016 41 $87,572 -56% 139 $630   $72,051,548 17
Feb 12, 2016 41 $60,948 -30% 89 $685   $72,147,266 18
Feb 19, 2016 54 $36,965 -39% 244 $151   $72,216,420 19
Feb 26, 2016 52 $31,432 -15% 96 $327   $72,264,205 20
Mar 4, 2016 63 $16,710 -47% 29 $576   $72,306,065 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 16, 2015 3 $5,369,922     2,811 $1,910   $5,369,922 1
Oct 17, 2015 3 $6,190,152 +15%   2,811 $2,202   $11,560,074 2
Oct 18, 2015 3 $3,811,129 -38%   2,811 $1,356   $15,371,203 3
Oct 19, 2015 2 $1,364,515 -64%   2,811 $485   $16,735,718 4
Oct 20, 2015 2 $1,847,207 +35%   2,811 $657   $18,582,925 5
Oct 21, 2015 3 $1,329,667 -28%   2,811 $473   $19,912,592 6
Oct 22, 2015 2 $1,303,605 -2%   2,811 $464   $21,216,197 7
Oct 23, 2015 4 $3,326,392 +155% -38% 2,811 $1,183   $24,542,589 8
Oct 24, 2015 3 $5,129,150 +54% -17% 2,811 $1,825   $29,671,739 9
Oct 25, 2015 3 $2,918,661 -43% -23% 2,811 $1,038   $32,590,400 10
Oct 26, 2015 2 $983,677 -66% -28% 2,811 $350   $33,574,077 11
Oct 27, 2015 2 $1,416,892 +44% -23% 2,811 $504   $34,990,969 12
Oct 28, 2015 2 $1,112,367 -21% -16% 2,811 $396   $36,103,336 13
Oct 29, 2015 2 $1,039,280 -7% -20% 2,811 $370   $37,142,616 14
Oct 30, 2015 3 $2,468,720 +138% -26% 2,873 $859   $39,611,336 15
Oct 31, 2015 2 $3,588,796 +45% -30% 2,873 $1,249   $43,200,132 16
Nov 1, 2015 3 $2,331,768 -35% -20% 2,873 $812   $45,531,900 17
Nov 2, 2015 2 $773,115 -67% -21% 2,873 $269   $46,305,015 18
Nov 3, 2015 3 $1,053,588 +36% -26% 2,873 $367   $47,358,603 19
Nov 4, 2015 2 $790,201 -25% -29% 2,873 $275   $48,148,804 20
Nov 5, 2015 2 $737,148 -7% -29% 2,873 $257   $48,885,952 21
Nov 6, 2015 4 $1,758,503 +139% -29% 2,767 $636   $50,644,455 22
Nov 7, 2015 5 $2,707,575 +54% -25% 2,767 $979   $53,352,030 23
Nov 8, 2015 5 $1,369,097 -49% -41% 2,767 $495   $54,721,127 24
Nov 9, 2015 4 $475,923 -65% -38% 2,767 $172   $55,197,050 25
Nov 10, 2015 4 $728,000 +53% -31% 2,767 $263   $55,925,050 26
Nov 11, 2015 5 $935,556 +29% +18% 2,767 $338   $56,860,606 27
Nov 12, 2015 4 $545,948 -42% -26% 2,767 $197   $57,406,554 28
Nov 13, 2015 6 $1,275,174 +134% -27% 2,688 $474   $58,681,728 29
Nov 14, 2015 7 $1,987,492 +56% -27% 2,688 $739   $60,669,220 30
Nov 15, 2015 7 $1,006,106 -49% -27% 2,688 $374   $61,675,326 31
Nov 16, 2015 6 $343,448 -66% -28% 2,688 $128   $62,018,774 32
Nov 17, 2015 6 $486,650 +42% -33% 2,688 $181   $62,505,424 33
Nov 18, 2015 6 $381,432 -22% -59% 2,688 $142   $62,886,856 34
Nov 19, 2015 5 $345,556 -9% -37% 2,688 $129   $63,232,412 35
Nov 20, 2015 10 $561,630 +63% -56% 1,532 $367   $63,794,042 36
Nov 21, 2015 10 $905,818 +61% -54% 1,532 $591   $64,699,860 37
Nov 22, 2015 11 $538,707 -41% -46% 1,532 $352   $65,238,567 38
Nov 23, 2015 11 $218,753 -59% -36% 1,532 $143   $65,457,320 39
Nov 24, 2015 11 $240,956 +10% -50% 1,532 $157   $65,698,276 40
Nov 25, 2015 13 $222,492 -8% -42% 725 $307   $65,920,768 41
Nov 26, 2015 13 $262,745 +18% -24% 725 $362   $66,183,513 42
Nov 27, 2015 14 $567,310 +116% +1% 635 $893   $66,750,823 43
Nov 28, 2015 14 $546,922 -4% -40% 635 $861   $67,297,745 44
Nov 29, 2015 14 $265,262 -51% -51% 635 $418   $67,563,007 45
Nov 30, 2015 14 $83,952 -68% -62% 635 $132   $67,646,959 46
Dec 1, 2015 14 $96,050 +14% -60% 635 $151   $67,743,009 47
Dec 2, 2015 14 $79,039 -18% -64% 635 $124   $67,822,048 48
Dec 3, 2015 14 $82,446 +4% -69% 635 $130   $67,904,494 49
Dec 4, 2015 - $208,767 +153% -63% 536 $389   $68,113,261 50
Dec 5, 2015 15 $321,371 +54% -41% 536 $600   $68,434,632 51
Dec 6, 2015 - $154,371 -52% -42% 536 $288   $68,589,003 52
Dec 7, 2015 - $63,593 -59% -24% 536 $119   $68,652,596 53
Dec 8, 2015 - $79,484 +25% -17% 536 $148   $68,732,080 54
Dec 9, 2015 - $66,140 -17% -16% 536 $123   $68,798,220 55
Dec 10, 2015 - $62,294 -6% -24% 536 $116   $68,860,514 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 2015 3 $21,216,197   2,811 $7,548   $21,216,197 1
Oct 23, 2015 3 $15,926,419 -25% 2,811 $5,666   $37,142,616 2
Oct 30, 2015 4 $11,743,336 -26% 2,873 $4,087   $48,885,952 3
Nov 6, 2015 5 $8,520,602 -27% 2,767 $3,079   $57,406,554 4
Nov 13, 2015 6 $5,825,858 -32% 2,688 $2,167   $63,232,412 5
Nov 20, 2015 12 $2,951,101 -49% 725 $4,070   $66,183,513 6
Nov 27, 2015 14 $1,720,981 -42% 635 $2,710   $67,904,494 7
Dec 4, 2015 17 $956,020 -44% 536 $1,784   $68,860,514 8
Dec 11, 2015 16 $859,140 -10% 540 $1,591   $69,719,654 9
Dec 18, 2015 22 $418,525 -51% 258 $1,622   $70,138,179 10
Dec 25, 2015 32 $309,597 -26% 126 $2,457   $70,447,776 11
Jan 1, 2016 30 $229,598 -26% 109 $2,106   $70,677,374 12
Jan 8, 2016 34 $156,302 -32% 95 $1,645   $70,833,676 13
Jan 15, 2016 28 $321,368 +106% 173 $1,858   $71,155,044 14
Jan 22, 2016 26 $528,059 +64% 523 $1,010   $71,683,103 15
Jan 29, 2016 33 $280,873 -47% 218 $1,288   $71,963,976 16
Feb 5, 2016 41 $122,342 -56% 139 $880   $72,086,318 17
Feb 12, 2016 43 $93,137 -24% 89 $1,046   $72,179,455 18
Feb 19, 2016 55 $53,318 -43% 244 $219   $72,232,773 19
Feb 26, 2016 49 $56,582 +6% 96 $589   $72,289,355 20
Mar 4, 2016 63 $24,399 -57% 29 $841   $72,313,754 21

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
Argentina 10/29/2015 $393,219 67 71 318 $1,291,043 12/31/2018
Australia 10/16/2015 $55,207 118 314 1,832 $5,492,453 6/9/2016
Austria 11/27/2015 $66,441 42 43 182 $289,477 6/9/2016
Bahrain 11/26/2015 $57,437 5 5 18 $171,871 12/31/2018
Belgium 12/2/2015 $222,004 54 63 274 $1,288,159 6/9/2016
Bolivia 10/15/2015 $18,824 9 9 15 $48,995 12/30/2018
Brazil 10/22/2015 $483,301 170 170 630 $1,851,682 11/13/2018
Bulgaria 11/27/2015 $20,888 33 33 88 $90,683 12/31/2018
Central America 10/15/2015 $143,877 66 66 90 $330,714 11/3/2015
Chile 10/15/2015 $72,686 31 31 94 $224,726 12/31/2018
Colombia 10/22/2015 $109,609 85 85 85 $109,609 12/30/2018
Croatia 11/26/2015 $37,614 30 30 97 $116,421 12/31/2018
Czech Republic 12/3/2015 $64,088 88 88 216 $265,909 12/31/2018
Denmark 11/26/2015 $162,771 67 76 186 $908,419 6/9/2016
East Africa 11/27/2015 $0 0 1 1 $4,853 12/16/2015
Ecuador 10/16/2015 $45,478 24 24 62 $145,922 12/30/2018
Estonia 11/27/2015 $0 0 7 7 $31,519 12/8/2015
Finland 11/27/2015 $69,631 59 59 220 $321,856 9/5/2016
France 12/2/2015 $1,657,155 352 415 2,363 $6,740,265 6/9/2016
Germany 11/26/2015 $868,824 439 500 2,031 $3,877,969 6/9/2016
Greece 11/26/2015 $239,623 65 65 220 $914,976 12/29/2015
Hong Kong 10/22/2015 $401,766 34 34 131 $1,343,544 12/21/2015
Hungary 11/26/2015 $0 0 57 114 $571,638 12/31/2018
Indonesia 10/21/2015 $411,322 166 166 277 $798,046 12/30/2018
Iraq 11/26/2015 $16,366 3 4 11 $43,097 12/30/2018
Israel 11/26/2015 $243,558 31 32 287 $1,764,598 12/31/2018
Italy 12/16/2015 $1,162,949 0 227 480 $11,889,661 6/9/2016
Japan 1/8/2016 $0 0 348 1,043 $5,517,223 6/9/2016
Kuwait 11/26/2015 $156,548 12 12 30 $349,928 12/30/2018
Latvia 11/27/2015 $0 0 1 1 $57,074 12/31/2018
Lebanon 11/26/2015 $32,158 6 6 24 $237,624 12/31/2018
Malaysia 10/15/2015 $63,902 50 50 130 $162,411 11/25/2015
Mexico 10/23/2015 $788,906 0 348 384 $1,752,608 11/25/2015
Netherlands 11/26/2015 $275,720 77 78 496 $1,584,329 6/9/2016
New Zealand 10/23/2015 $207,543 85 85 552 $759,192 6/9/2016
Oman 11/26/2015 $46,514 8 8 21 $106,992 12/30/2018
Peru 10/22/2015 $66,376 20 20 65 $197,370 12/30/2018
Philippines 10/14/2015 $260,378 91 91 121 $379,087 12/30/2018
Poland 11/27/2015 $0 0 11 11 $1,222,893 12/31/2018
Portugal 11/26/2015 $112,309 40 41 201 $589,124 6/9/2016
Qatar 11/26/2015 $54,337 7 7 17 $125,413 12/30/2018
Romania 11/27/2015 $157,795 57 57 158 $441,783 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 12/3/2015 $886,658 633 633 1,559 $2,058,944 12/31/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 11/26/2015 $22,204 16 16 52 $107,579 12/31/2018
Singapore 10/15/2015 $316,213 34 34 132 $868,191 12/8/2015
Slovakia 12/3/2015 $30,402 52 52 111 $89,606 12/28/2015
Slovenia 11/26/2015 $9,381 11 11 33 $25,365 12/16/2015
South Korea 11/5/2015 $922,936 425 425 726 $1,768,065 12/16/2015
Spain 12/4/2015 $1,836,182 320 342 2,261 $9,783,901 6/9/2016
Sweden 11/27/2015 $194,870 150 150 239 $882,675 9/5/2016
Switzerland 11/26/2015 $133,355 35 62 212 $593,973 4/4/2026
Taiwan 10/16/2015 $425,550 79 79 274 $1,270,978 12/8/2015
Thailand 10/22/2015 $88,415 51 51 120 $209,932 11/17/2015
Turkey 11/27/2015 $233,718 137 137 414 $884,235 12/31/2018
Ukraine 12/3/2015 $116,294 135 135 331 $281,690 12/31/2018
United Arab Emirates 11/26/2015 $350,391 38 38 103 $1,194,506 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 11/27/2015 $2,530,293 531 573 2,788 $12,120,274 6/9/2016
Uruguay 11/5/2015 $20,755 12 12 40 $73,211 12/30/2018
Vietnam 10/23/2015 $22,961 25 26 61 $86,398 12/30/2018
  
Rest of World $3,473,905
  
International Total $90,184,584 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

Tom Hanks    James Donovan

Supporting

Mark Rylance    Rudolf Abel
Amy Ryan    Mary
Alan Alda    Thomas Watters
Mikhail Gorevoy    Schischkin
Will Rogers    Fredrick Pryor
Eve Hewson    Carol Donovan
Peter McRobbie    Allen Dulles
Billy Magnussen    Doug Forrester
Austin Stowell    Francis Gary Powers
Sebastian Koch    Vogel
Scott Shepherd    Hoffman
Sawyer Barth    Bellamy (Classroom Boy #2)
Domenick Lombardozzi    Agent Blasco
Michael Gaston    Agent Williams
Dakin Matthews    Judge Byers
Ashlie Atkinson    Classroom Teacher
Nadja Bobyleva    Katje
Victor Verhaeghe    Agent Gamber
Mark Fichera    FBI Agent
Brian Hutchison    FBI Agent
Joshua Harto    Bates
Henny Russell    Receptionist
Joel Brady    Police Officer-Brooklyn Courthouse
Michael Pemberton    Lie Detector Test Administrator
Jesse Plemons    Joe Murphy
Stephen Kunken    William Tompkins
Jon Curry    Agent Somner
Wes McGee    U2 Pilot
Nolan Lyons    Classroom Boy #1
Victoria Leigh    Classroom Girl #2
Laurie Dawn    Secretary on Subway
James Lorinz    Gentleman on Subway #2
Patricia Squire    Older Lady on Subway
Mario Corry    Clerk
Donavon Dietz    Foreman
Le Clanche DuRand    Millie Byers
Mike Houston    Man in Courtroom
Joe Starr    Courthouse Reporter
Hamilton Clancy    Courthouse Reporter
Jonathan Walker    Courthouse Reporter
Tracy Howe    Angry NYPD Cop
Edward James Hyland    Justice Warren
Steven Boyer    Marty
John Henry Cox    Partner at Watters Law Firm
Mark Zak    Soviet Judge (Power's Trial)
Victor Schefe    Soviet Translator
Kai Meyer    East German Soldier #1
Kristoffer Fuss    East German Soldier #2
Thomas Hacikoglu    East German Soldier #3
David Wilson Barnes    Mr. Michener
Joe Forbrich    Pinker
Henning Bormann    Prison Official
Ketel Weber    Checkpoint Soldier #1
Maik Rogge    Checkpoint Soldier #2
Tim Morten Uhlenbrock    Checkpoint Soldier #3
Mathias Gartner    East German Youth
Rafael Gareisen    East German Youth
Nico Ehrenteit    East German Youth
Radik Golovkov    Soviet Embassy Receptionist
Petra Maria Cammin    Helen Abel
Lucy Dreznin    Lydia Abel
Michael Schenk    Cousin Drews
Wanja Gotz    Soviet Guard
Stefan Langel    Soviet Guard
Vladimir Vilanov    Soviet Guard
Ivan Shvedoff    2nd Soviet Interrogator
Merab Ninidze    Soviet Main Interrogator
Konstantin Frolov    Soviet Director / Official
Steve Cirbus    Michael Verona
Michael Kranz    Checkpoint Guard #1
Max Kidd    Checkpoint Guard #2
Frederic Heidorn    East German Guard (Pryor)
Nils Malten    East German Guard (Donovan)
Nina Gummich    Hilton Waitress
Burghart Klaussner    Harald Ott
Jon Donahue    Agent Faye
Martin D. Dew    CIA Agent (Glienicke Bridge)

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Spielberg    Director
Joel Coen    Screenwriter
Ethan Coen    Screenwriter
Matt Charman    Screenwriter
Steven Spielberg    Producer
Marc Platt    Producer
Kristie Macosko Krieger    Producer
Adam Somner    Executive Producer
Daniel Lupi    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Jonathan King    Executive Producer
Bernhard Henrich    Production Designer
Janusz Kaminski    Director of Photography
Adam Stockhausen    Production Designer
Michael Kahn    Editor
Kasia Walicka Maimone    Costume Designer
Thomas Newman    Composer
Christoph Fisser    Co-Producer
Henning Molfenter    Co-Producer
Charlie Woebcken    Co-Producer
Ellen Lewis    Casting Director
Marco Bittner Rosser    Supervising Art Director
Kim Jennings    Supervising Art Director
Scott Dougan    Art Director
Anja Mueller    Art Director
Drew Kunin    Sound Mixer
Richard Hymns    Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Rydstrom    Re-recording Mixer
Charlie Noble    Visual Effects Supervisor
Sven Martin    Visual Effects Supervisor
Dinesh Bishnoi    Visual Effects Supervisor
Gerd Nefzer    Special Effects Supervisor
Adam Somner    Assistant Director
Jeremy Marks    Assistant Director
Josh Muzaffer    Assistant Director
Justin Bischoff    Second Assistant Director
Mark Fichera    Stunt Coordinator
Sandra Barger    Stunt Coordinator
Daniel Lupi    Production Manager
Daniel Lupi    Unit Production Manager
Carla Raij    Unit Production Manager
Arno Neubauer    Unit Production Manager
Jason Farrar    Location Manager
Corey Sklov    Production Supervisor
Jessica Lichtner    Script Supervisor
Sarah Broshar    Editor
Patrick Crane    Associate Editor
Michael Wechsler    Assistant Editor
Rena DeAngelo    Set Decorator
Kate Sprance    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
Betsy Fippinger    Additional Casting-Casting Assistant
Rori Bergman    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
David Davenport    Costume Supervisor
Nicole Greenbaum    Costume Supervisor
Kay Georgiou    Hairstylist
Judy Chin    Make up
Richard Hymns    Sound Editor
Steve Kirshoff    Special Effects Supervisor
Mark Bero    Special Effects 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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