Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $73,026,337Details
International Box Office $13,770,165
Worldwide Box Office $86,796,502
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $14,476,598
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,446,481
Total $16,923,079
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Tim is a rising executive who “succeeds” in finding the perfect guest, IRS employee Barry, for his boss’s monthly event, a so-called “dinner for idiots,” which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,527,839 (32.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:84.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$69,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,911 opening theaters/3,046 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,696,450

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 30th, 2010 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: January 4th, 2011 by Dreamworks Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of crude and sexual content, some partial nudity and language
(Rating bulletin 2125, 6/16/2010)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Epilogue, Foreign-Language Remake, Remake
Plot point: Boss From Hell
Subgenre: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Reliance BIG Entertainment, Everyman Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 30, 2010 2 $23,527,839   2,911 $8,082   $23,527,839 1
Aug 6, 2010 5 $10,375,397 -56% 3,004 $3,454   $46,620,949 2
Aug 13, 2010 8 $6,285,179 -39% 3,046 $2,063   $58,785,547 3
Aug 20, 2010 12 $3,520,805 -44% 2,149 $1,638   $65,800,919 4
Aug 27, 2010 16 $1,779,540 -49% 1,501 $1,186   $69,204,372 5
Sep 3, 2010 21 $1,031,661 -42% 804 $1,283   $70,923,174 6
Sep 10, 2010 25 $480,239 -53% 536 $896   $71,832,775 7
Sep 17, 2010 31 $220,019 -54% 313 $703   $72,204,539 8
Sep 24, 2010 26 $260,226 +18% 323 $806   $72,539,200 9
Oct 1, 2010 32 $165,760 -36% 261 $635   $72,810,234 10
Oct 8, 2010 37 $100,482 -39% 159 $632   $72,980,108 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 30, 2010 1 $8,395,042     2,911 $2,884   $8,395,042 1
Jul 31, 2010 2 $8,343,239 -1%   2,911 $2,866   $16,738,281 2
Aug 1, 2010 2 $6,789,558 -19%   2,911 $2,332   $23,527,839 3
Aug 2, 2010 2 $3,552,481 -48%   2,911 $1,220   $27,080,320 4
Aug 3, 2010 2 $3,419,913 -4%   2,911 $1,175   $30,500,233 5
Aug 4, 2010 2 $3,002,595 -12%   2,911 $1,031   $33,502,828 6
Aug 5, 2010 2 $2,742,724 -9%   2,911 $942   $36,245,552 7
Aug 6, 2010 4 $3,372,410 +23% -60% 3,004 $1,123   $39,617,962 8
Aug 7, 2010 5 $3,930,148 +17% -53% 3,004 $1,308   $43,548,110 9
Aug 8, 2010 5 $3,072,839 -22% -55% 3,004 $1,023   $46,620,949 10
Aug 9, 2010 4 $1,586,385 -48% -55% 3,004 $528   $48,207,334 11
Aug 10, 2010 5 $1,618,499 +2% -53% 3,004 $539   $49,825,833 12
Aug 11, 2010 5 $1,345,515 -17% -55% 3,004 $448   $51,171,348 13
Aug 12, 2010 5 $1,329,020 -1% -52% 3,004 $442   $52,500,368 14
Aug 13, 2010 8 $2,013,188 +51% -40% 3,004 $670   $54,513,556 15
Aug 14, 2010 9 $2,459,062 +22% -37% 3,004 $819   $56,972,618 16
Aug 15, 2010 8 $1,812,929 -26% -41% 3,004 $604   $58,785,547 17
Aug 16, 2010 8 $956,659 -47% -40% 3,004 $318   $59,742,206 18
Aug 17, 2010 8 $969,589 +1% -40% 3,004 $323   $60,711,795 19
Aug 18, 2010 9 $818,260 -16% -39% 3,004 $272   $61,530,055 20
Aug 19, 2010 9 $750,059 -8% -44% 3,004 $250   $62,280,114 21
Aug 20, 2010 12 $1,088,511 +45% -46% 2,149 $507   $63,368,625 22
Aug 21, 2010 13 $1,417,857 +30% -42% 2,149 $660   $64,786,482 23
Aug 22, 2010 12 $1,014,437 -28% -44% 2,149 $472   $65,800,919 24
Aug 23, 2010 12 $451,229 -56% -53% 2,149 $210   $66,252,148 25
Aug 24, 2010 13 $456,455 +1% -53% 2,149 $212   $66,708,603 26
Aug 25, 2010 12 $378,818 -17% -54% 2,149 $176   $67,087,421 27
Aug 26, 2010 12 $337,411 -11% -55% 2,149 $157   $67,424,832 28
Aug 27, 2010 16 $552,776 +64% -49% 1,501 $368   $67,977,608 29
Aug 28, 2010 - $779,120 +41% -45% 1,501 $519   $68,756,728 30
Aug 29, 2010 - $447,644 -43% -56% 1,501 $298   $69,204,372 31
Aug 30, 2010 15 $184,819 -59% -59% 1,501 $123   $69,389,191 32
Aug 31, 2010 16 $202,550 +10% -56% 1,501 $135   $69,591,741 33
Sep 1, 2010 16 $151,330 -25% -60% 1,501 $101   $69,743,071 34
Sep 2, 2010 17 $148,442 -2% -56% 1,501 $99   $69,891,513 35
Sep 3, 2010 - $262,150 +77% -53% 804 $326   $70,153,663 36
Sep 4, 2010 - $380,441 +45% -51% 804 $473   $70,534,104 37
Sep 5, 2010 - $389,070 +2% -13% 804 $484   $70,923,174 38
Sep 6, 2010 21 $243,642 -37% +32% 804 $303   $71,166,816 39
Sep 7, 2010 - $64,970 -73% -68% 804 $81   $71,231,786 40
Sep 8, 2010 - $61,086 -6% -60% 804 $76   $71,292,872 41
Sep 9, 2010 - $59,664 -2% -60% 804 $74   $71,352,536 42
Sep 10, 2010 - $149,775 +151% -43% 536 $279   $71,502,311 43
Sep 11, 2010 - $230,274 +54% -39% 536 $430   $71,732,585 44
Sep 12, 2010 - $100,190 -56% -74% 536 $187   $71,832,775 45
Sep 13, 2010 - $32,585 -67% -87% 536 $61   $71,865,360 46
Sep 14, 2010 - $40,747 +25% -37% 536 $76   $71,906,107 47
Sep 15, 2010 - $37,204 -9% -39% 536 $69   $71,943,311 48
Sep 16, 2010 - $41,209 +11% -31% 536 $77   $71,984,520 49
Sep 17, 2010 - $72,303 +75% -52% 313 $231   $72,056,823 50
Sep 18, 2010 - $99,031 +37% -57% 313 $316   $72,155,854 51
Sep 19, 2010 - $48,685 -51% -51% 313 $156   $72,204,539 52
Sep 20, 2010 - $17,830 -63% -45% 313 $57   $72,222,369 53
Sep 21, 2010 - $19,722 +11% -52% 313 $63   $72,242,091 54
Sep 22, 2010 - $18,647 -5% -50% 313 $60   $72,260,738 55
Sep 23, 2010 - $18,236 -2% -56% 313 $58   $72,278,974 56
Sep 24, 2010 - $78,672 +331% +9% 323 $244   $72,357,646 57
Sep 25, 2010 - $112,332 +43% +13% 323 $348   $72,469,978 58
Sep 26, 2010 - $69,222 -38% +42% 323 $214   $72,539,200 59
Sep 27, 2010 - $26,042 -62% +46% 323 $81   $72,565,242 60
Sep 28, 2010 - $29,041 +12% +47% 323 $90   $72,594,283 61
Sep 29, 2010 - $25,541 -12% +37% 323 $79   $72,619,824 62
Sep 30, 2010 - $24,650 -3% +35% 323 $76   $72,644,474 63
Oct 1, 2010 - $51,084 +107% -35% 261 $196   $72,695,558 64
Oct 2, 2010 - $73,564 +44% -35% 261 $282   $72,769,122 65
Oct 3, 2010 - $41,112 -44% -41% 261 $158   $72,810,234 66
Oct 4, 2010 - $16,034 -61% -38% 261 $61   $72,826,268 67
Oct 5, 2010 - $18,018 +12% -38% 261 $69   $72,844,286 68
Oct 6, 2010 - $17,716 -2% -31% 261 $68   $72,862,002 69
Oct 7, 2010 - $17,624 -1% -29% 261 $68   $72,879,626 70
Oct 8, 2010 - $31,868 +81% -38% 159 $200   $72,911,494 71
Oct 9, 2010 - $42,384 +33% -42% 159 $267   $72,953,878 72
Oct 10, 2010 - $26,230 -38% -36% 159 $165   $72,980,108 73
Oct 11, 2010 - $13,147 -50% -18% 159 $83   $72,993,255 74
Oct 12, 2010 - $11,036 -16% -39% 159 $69   $73,004,291 75
Oct 13, 2010 - $10,240 -7% -42% 159 $64   $73,014,531 76
Oct 14, 2010 - $11,806 +15% -33% 159 $74   $73,026,337 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 30, 2010 2 $36,245,552   2,911 $12,451   $36,245,552 1
Aug 6, 2010 5 $16,254,816 -55% 3,004 $5,411   $52,500,368 2
Aug 13, 2010 8 $9,779,746 -40% 3,046 $3,211   $62,280,114 3
Aug 20, 2010 12 $5,144,718 -47% 2,149 $2,394   $67,424,832 4
Aug 27, 2010 16 $2,466,681 -52% 1,501 $1,643   $69,891,513 5
Sep 3, 2010 21 $1,461,023 -41% 804 $1,817   $71,352,536 6
Sep 10, 2010 24 $631,984 -57% 536 $1,179   $71,984,520 7
Sep 17, 2010 31 $294,454 -53% 313 $941   $72,278,974 8
Sep 24, 2010 26 $365,500 +24% 323 $1,132   $72,644,474 9
Oct 1, 2010 33 $235,152 -36% 261 $901   $72,879,626 10
Oct 8, 2010 36 $146,711 -38% 159 $923   $73,026,337 11

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Synopsis

Tim is a rising executive who “succeeds” in finding the perfect guest, IRS employee Barry, for his boss’s monthly event, a so-called “dinner for idiots,” which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,527,839 (32.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:84.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$69,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,911 opening theaters/3,046 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,696,450

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 30th, 2010 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: January 4th, 2011 by Dreamworks Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of crude and sexual content, some partial nudity and language
(Rating bulletin 2125, 6/16/2010)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Epilogue, Foreign-Language Remake, Remake
Plot point: Boss From Hell
Subgenre: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Reliance BIG Entertainment, Everyman Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 30, 2010 2 $23,527,839   2,911 $8,082   $23,527,839 1
Aug 6, 2010 5 $10,375,397 -56% 3,004 $3,454   $46,620,949 2
Aug 13, 2010 8 $6,285,179 -39% 3,046 $2,063   $58,785,547 3
Aug 20, 2010 12 $3,520,805 -44% 2,149 $1,638   $65,800,919 4
Aug 27, 2010 16 $1,779,540 -49% 1,501 $1,186   $69,204,372 5
Sep 3, 2010 21 $1,031,661 -42% 804 $1,283   $70,923,174 6
Sep 10, 2010 25 $480,239 -53% 536 $896   $71,832,775 7
Sep 17, 2010 31 $220,019 -54% 313 $703   $72,204,539 8
Sep 24, 2010 26 $260,226 +18% 323 $806   $72,539,200 9
Oct 1, 2010 32 $165,760 -36% 261 $635   $72,810,234 10
Oct 8, 2010 37 $100,482 -39% 159 $632   $72,980,108 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 30, 2010 1 $8,395,042     2,911 $2,884   $8,395,042 1
Jul 31, 2010 2 $8,343,239 -1%   2,911 $2,866   $16,738,281 2
Aug 1, 2010 2 $6,789,558 -19%   2,911 $2,332   $23,527,839 3
Aug 2, 2010 2 $3,552,481 -48%   2,911 $1,220   $27,080,320 4
Aug 3, 2010 2 $3,419,913 -4%   2,911 $1,175   $30,500,233 5
Aug 4, 2010 2 $3,002,595 -12%   2,911 $1,031   $33,502,828 6
Aug 5, 2010 2 $2,742,724 -9%   2,911 $942   $36,245,552 7
Aug 6, 2010 4 $3,372,410 +23% -60% 3,004 $1,123   $39,617,962 8
Aug 7, 2010 5 $3,930,148 +17% -53% 3,004 $1,308   $43,548,110 9
Aug 8, 2010 5 $3,072,839 -22% -55% 3,004 $1,023   $46,620,949 10
Aug 9, 2010 4 $1,586,385 -48% -55% 3,004 $528   $48,207,334 11
Aug 10, 2010 5 $1,618,499 +2% -53% 3,004 $539   $49,825,833 12
Aug 11, 2010 5 $1,345,515 -17% -55% 3,004 $448   $51,171,348 13
Aug 12, 2010 5 $1,329,020 -1% -52% 3,004 $442   $52,500,368 14
Aug 13, 2010 8 $2,013,188 +51% -40% 3,004 $670   $54,513,556 15
Aug 14, 2010 9 $2,459,062 +22% -37% 3,004 $819   $56,972,618 16
Aug 15, 2010 8 $1,812,929 -26% -41% 3,004 $604   $58,785,547 17
Aug 16, 2010 8 $956,659 -47% -40% 3,004 $318   $59,742,206 18
Aug 17, 2010 8 $969,589 +1% -40% 3,004 $323   $60,711,795 19
Aug 18, 2010 9 $818,260 -16% -39% 3,004 $272   $61,530,055 20
Aug 19, 2010 9 $750,059 -8% -44% 3,004 $250   $62,280,114 21
Aug 20, 2010 12 $1,088,511 +45% -46% 2,149 $507   $63,368,625 22
Aug 21, 2010 13 $1,417,857 +30% -42% 2,149 $660   $64,786,482 23
Aug 22, 2010 12 $1,014,437 -28% -44% 2,149 $472   $65,800,919 24
Aug 23, 2010 12 $451,229 -56% -53% 2,149 $210   $66,252,148 25
Aug 24, 2010 13 $456,455 +1% -53% 2,149 $212   $66,708,603 26
Aug 25, 2010 12 $378,818 -17% -54% 2,149 $176   $67,087,421 27
Aug 26, 2010 12 $337,411 -11% -55% 2,149 $157   $67,424,832 28
Aug 27, 2010 16 $552,776 +64% -49% 1,501 $368   $67,977,608 29
Aug 28, 2010 - $779,120 +41% -45% 1,501 $519   $68,756,728 30
Aug 29, 2010 - $447,644 -43% -56% 1,501 $298   $69,204,372 31
Aug 30, 2010 15 $184,819 -59% -59% 1,501 $123   $69,389,191 32
Aug 31, 2010 16 $202,550 +10% -56% 1,501 $135   $69,591,741 33
Sep 1, 2010 16 $151,330 -25% -60% 1,501 $101   $69,743,071 34
Sep 2, 2010 17 $148,442 -2% -56% 1,501 $99   $69,891,513 35
Sep 3, 2010 - $262,150 +77% -53% 804 $326   $70,153,663 36
Sep 4, 2010 - $380,441 +45% -51% 804 $473   $70,534,104 37
Sep 5, 2010 - $389,070 +2% -13% 804 $484   $70,923,174 38
Sep 6, 2010 21 $243,642 -37% +32% 804 $303   $71,166,816 39
Sep 7, 2010 - $64,970 -73% -68% 804 $81   $71,231,786 40
Sep 8, 2010 - $61,086 -6% -60% 804 $76   $71,292,872 41
Sep 9, 2010 - $59,664 -2% -60% 804 $74   $71,352,536 42
Sep 10, 2010 - $149,775 +151% -43% 536 $279   $71,502,311 43
Sep 11, 2010 - $230,274 +54% -39% 536 $430   $71,732,585 44
Sep 12, 2010 - $100,190 -56% -74% 536 $187   $71,832,775 45
Sep 13, 2010 - $32,585 -67% -87% 536 $61   $71,865,360 46
Sep 14, 2010 - $40,747 +25% -37% 536 $76   $71,906,107 47
Sep 15, 2010 - $37,204 -9% -39% 536 $69   $71,943,311 48
Sep 16, 2010 - $41,209 +11% -31% 536 $77   $71,984,520 49
Sep 17, 2010 - $72,303 +75% -52% 313 $231   $72,056,823 50
Sep 18, 2010 - $99,031 +37% -57% 313 $316   $72,155,854 51
Sep 19, 2010 - $48,685 -51% -51% 313 $156   $72,204,539 52
Sep 20, 2010 - $17,830 -63% -45% 313 $57   $72,222,369 53
Sep 21, 2010 - $19,722 +11% -52% 313 $63   $72,242,091 54
Sep 22, 2010 - $18,647 -5% -50% 313 $60   $72,260,738 55
Sep 23, 2010 - $18,236 -2% -56% 313 $58   $72,278,974 56
Sep 24, 2010 - $78,672 +331% +9% 323 $244   $72,357,646 57
Sep 25, 2010 - $112,332 +43% +13% 323 $348   $72,469,978 58
Sep 26, 2010 - $69,222 -38% +42% 323 $214   $72,539,200 59
Sep 27, 2010 - $26,042 -62% +46% 323 $81   $72,565,242 60
Sep 28, 2010 - $29,041 +12% +47% 323 $90   $72,594,283 61
Sep 29, 2010 - $25,541 -12% +37% 323 $79   $72,619,824 62
Sep 30, 2010 - $24,650 -3% +35% 323 $76   $72,644,474 63
Oct 1, 2010 - $51,084 +107% -35% 261 $196   $72,695,558 64
Oct 2, 2010 - $73,564 +44% -35% 261 $282   $72,769,122 65
Oct 3, 2010 - $41,112 -44% -41% 261 $158   $72,810,234 66
Oct 4, 2010 - $16,034 -61% -38% 261 $61   $72,826,268 67
Oct 5, 2010 - $18,018 +12% -38% 261 $69   $72,844,286 68
Oct 6, 2010 - $17,716 -2% -31% 261 $68   $72,862,002 69
Oct 7, 2010 - $17,624 -1% -29% 261 $68   $72,879,626 70
Oct 8, 2010 - $31,868 +81% -38% 159 $200   $72,911,494 71
Oct 9, 2010 - $42,384 +33% -42% 159 $267   $72,953,878 72
Oct 10, 2010 - $26,230 -38% -36% 159 $165   $72,980,108 73
Oct 11, 2010 - $13,147 -50% -18% 159 $83   $72,993,255 74
Oct 12, 2010 - $11,036 -16% -39% 159 $69   $73,004,291 75
Oct 13, 2010 - $10,240 -7% -42% 159 $64   $73,014,531 76
Oct 14, 2010 - $11,806 +15% -33% 159 $74   $73,026,337 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 30, 2010 2 $36,245,552   2,911 $12,451   $36,245,552 1
Aug 6, 2010 5 $16,254,816 -55% 3,004 $5,411   $52,500,368 2
Aug 13, 2010 8 $9,779,746 -40% 3,046 $3,211   $62,280,114 3
Aug 20, 2010 12 $5,144,718 -47% 2,149 $2,394   $67,424,832 4
Aug 27, 2010 16 $2,466,681 -52% 1,501 $1,643   $69,891,513 5
Sep 3, 2010 21 $1,461,023 -41% 804 $1,817   $71,352,536 6
Sep 10, 2010 24 $631,984 -57% 536 $1,179   $71,984,520 7
Sep 17, 2010 31 $294,454 -53% 313 $941   $72,278,974 8
Sep 24, 2010 26 $365,500 +24% 323 $1,132   $72,644,474 9
Oct 1, 2010 33 $235,152 -36% 261 $901   $72,879,626 10
Oct 8, 2010 36 $146,711 -38% 159 $923   $73,026,337 11

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.