The Forgotten (2004)

The Forgotten
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $66,711,892Details
International Box Office $50,500,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $117,211,892
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who has had a similar experience, Telly embarks on a search to prove her son’s existence, and her sanity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,022,111 (31.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,104 opening theaters/3,144 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $128,482,166

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 24th, 2004 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as The Forgotton
International Releases: November 5th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: January 18th, 2005 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as The Forgotton
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense thematic material, some violence and brief language
Running Time: 91 minutes
Plot point: Alien Encounters, Faulty Memory, Human Experimentation, Surprise Twist
Subgenre: Psychological Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Revolution Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2004 1 $21,022,111   3,104 $6,773   $21,022,111 1
Oct 1, 2004 3 $11,820,733 -44% 3,144 $3,760   $38,085,523 2
Oct 8, 2004 5 $7,605,742 -36% 2,981 $2,551   $48,721,387 3
Oct 15, 2004 7 $6,007,726 -21% 2,768 $2,170   $57,160,305 4
Oct 22, 2004 9 $3,278,603 -45% 2,253 $1,455   $61,988,961 5
Oct 29, 2004 13 $1,700,836 -48% 1,735 $980   $64,541,093 6
Nov 5, 2004 17 $912,893 -46% 882 $1,035   $66,017,594 7
Nov 12, 2004 24 $258,187 -72% 302 $855   $66,502,089 8
Nov 19, 2004 34 $80,372 -69% 128 $628   $66,641,205 9
Nov 26, 2004 49 $41,282 -49% 67 $616   $66,711,892 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 24, 2004 1 $8,000,000     3,104 $2,577   $8,000,000 1
Sep 25, 2004 1 $8,627,216 +8%   3,104 $2,779   $16,246,911 2
Sep 26, 2004 1 $4,775,200 -45%   3,104 $1,538   $21,022,111 3
Sep 27, 2004 1 $1,453,000 -70%   3,104 $468   $22,476,000 4
Sep 28, 2004 1 $1,467,000 +1%   3,104 $473   $23,943,000 5
Sep 29, 2004 1 $1,205,000 -18%   3,104 $388   $25,147,000 6
Sep 30, 2004 1 $1,117,000 -7%   3,104 $360   $26,265,000 7
Oct 1, 2004 3 $3,800,000 +240% -53% 3,144 $1,209   $30,100,000 8
Oct 2, 2004 3 $5,358,333 +41% -38% 3,144 $1,704   $35,378,367 9
Oct 3, 2004 3 $2,707,156 -49% -43% 3,144 $861   $38,085,523 10
Oct 4, 2004 3 $752,000 -72% -48% 3,144 $239   $38,838,000 11
Oct 5, 2004 3 $866,000 +15% -41% 3,144 $275   $39,704,000 12
Oct 6, 2004 3 $716,000 -17% -41% 3,144 $228   $40,332,000 13
Oct 7, 2004 3 $783,000 +9% -30% 3,144 $249   $41,116,000 14
Oct 8, 2004 5 $2,100,000 +168% -45% 2,981 $704   $43,200,000 15
Oct 9, 2004 5 $3,331,711 +59% -38% 2,981 $1,118   $46,624,449 16
Oct 10, 2004 5 $2,096,938 -37% -23% 2,981 $703   $48,721,387 17
Oct 11, 2004 5 $934,000 -55% +24% 2,981 $313   $49,655,000 18
Oct 12, 2004 5 $508,000 -46% -41% 2,981 $170   $50,163,000 19
Oct 13, 2004 5 $443,000 -13% -38% 2,981 $149   $50,607,000 20
Oct 14, 2004 5 $546,000 +23% -30% 2,981 $183   $51,153,000 21
Oct 15, 2004 7 $1,850,000 +239% -12% 2,768 $668   $53,003,000 22
Oct 16, 2004 7 $2,729,370 +48% -18% 2,768 $986   $55,739,149 23
Oct 17, 2004 7 $1,421,156 -48% -32% 2,768 $513   $57,160,305 24
Oct 18, 2004 7 $371,000 -74% -60% 2,768 $134   $57,531,000 25
Oct 19, 2004 7 $404,000 +9% -20% 2,768 $146   $57,935,000 26
Oct 20, 2004 7 $354,000 -12% -20% 2,768 $128   $58,289,000 27
Oct 21, 2004 7 $421,000 +19% -23% 2,768 $152   $58,710,000 28
Oct 22, 2004 9 $1,200,000 +185% -35% 2,253 $533   $59,900,000 29
Oct 23, 2004 9 $1,445,135 +20% -47% 2,253 $641   $61,295,538 30
Oct 24, 2004 10 $693,423 -52% -51% 2,253 $308   $61,988,961 31
Oct 25, 2004 10 $209,000 -70% -44% 2,253 $93   $62,198,000 32
Oct 26, 2004 9 $218,000 +4% -46% 2,253 $97   $62,416,000 33
Oct 27, 2004 10 $202,000 -7% -43% 2,253 $90   $62,618,000 34
Oct 28, 2004 10 $223,000 +10% -47% 2,253 $99   $62,840,000 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2004 1 $26,264,790   3,104 $8,462   $26,264,790 1
Oct 1, 2004 3 $14,850,855 -43% 3,144 $4,724   $41,115,645 2
Oct 8, 2004 5 $10,036,934 -32% 2,981 $3,367   $51,152,579 3
Oct 15, 2004 7 $7,557,779 -25% 2,768 $2,730   $58,710,358 4
Oct 22, 2004 9 $4,129,899 -45% 2,253 $1,833   $62,840,257 5
Oct 29, 2004 13 $2,264,444 -45% 1,735 $1,305   $65,104,701 6
Nov 5, 2004 18 $1,139,201 -50% 882 $1,292   $66,243,902 7
Nov 12, 2004 24 $316,931 -72% 302 $1,049   $66,560,833 8
Nov 19, 2004 35 $109,777 -65% 128 $858   $66,670,610 9
Nov 26, 2004 51 $41,282 -62% 67 $616   $66,711,892 10

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
Australia 11/5/2004 $1,130,965 200 200 791 $2,814,273 9/3/2020
  
Rest of World $47,685,727
  
International Total $50,500,000 9/3/2020

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

Leading

Julianne Moore    Telly Paretta

Supporting

Dominic West    Ash Correll
Gary Sinise    Dr. Munce
Alfre Woodard    Det. Anne Pope
Linus Roach    A Friendly Man
Anthony Edwards    Jim Paretta
Robert Wisdom    Carl Dayton
Jessica Hecht    Eliot
Christopher Kovaleski    Sam
Matthew Pleszewicz    Sam at 5
Katie Cooper    Library Clerk
Scott Nicholson    Cop
P.J. Morrison    Cop
Tim Kang    Agent Alec Wong
Kathryn Faughnan    Lauren
Felix Solis    Brasher
Susan Misner    Agent Lisa Franks
Lee Tergesen    Al Petalis
Ken Abraham    Gas Station Attendant
J. Tucker Smith    Sheriff Howell
Ann Dowd    Eileen the Accountant

Production and Technical Credits

Joseph Ruben    Director
Dan Jinks    Producer
Bruce Cohen    Producer
Joe Roth    Producer
Gerald DiPego    Screenwriter
Steve Nicolaides    Executive Producer
Todd Garner    Executive Producer
Anastas Michos    Director of Photography
Bill Groom    Production Designer
Richard Francis-Bruce    Editor
James Horner    Composer
Margery Simkin    Casting Director
Michael Steele    Assistant Director
Terry J. Leonard    Second Unit Director
Joseph E. Iberti    Unit Production Manager
Paul D. Kelly    Art Director
Susan Tyson*    Set Decorator
David Dunlap    Second Unit Camera
Cindy Evans    Costume Designer
Barbara J. Hause    Costume Supervisor
Michael Barosky    Sound Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga    Re-recording Mixer
Dane A. Davis    Supervising Sound Editor
Julia Evershade    Supervising Sound Editor
Eric Warren Lindemann    Sound Effects Editor
Dane A. Davis    Sound Designer
Stephanie Flack    Dialogue Editor
Jim Henrikson    Music Editor
Joe E. Rand    Music Editor
Ramiro Belgardt    Music Editor
Steven R. Galloway    Music Editor
Margot Boccia    Make up
Lyndell Quiyou    Hairstylist
Terry J. Leonard    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.

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

Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who has had a similar experience, Telly embarks on a search to prove her son’s existence, and her sanity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,022,111 (31.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,104 opening theaters/3,144 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $128,482,166

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 24th, 2004 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as The Forgotton
International Releases: November 5th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: January 18th, 2005 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as The Forgotton
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense thematic material, some violence and brief language
Running Time: 91 minutes
Plot point: Alien Encounters, Faulty Memory, Human Experimentation, Surprise Twist
Subgenre: Psychological Thriller
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Revolution Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2004 1 $21,022,111   3,104 $6,773   $21,022,111 1
Oct 1, 2004 3 $11,820,733 -44% 3,144 $3,760   $38,085,523 2
Oct 8, 2004 5 $7,605,742 -36% 2,981 $2,551   $48,721,387 3
Oct 15, 2004 7 $6,007,726 -21% 2,768 $2,170   $57,160,305 4
Oct 22, 2004 9 $3,278,603 -45% 2,253 $1,455   $61,988,961 5
Oct 29, 2004 13 $1,700,836 -48% 1,735 $980   $64,541,093 6
Nov 5, 2004 17 $912,893 -46% 882 $1,035   $66,017,594 7
Nov 12, 2004 24 $258,187 -72% 302 $855   $66,502,089 8
Nov 19, 2004 34 $80,372 -69% 128 $628   $66,641,205 9
Nov 26, 2004 49 $41,282 -49% 67 $616   $66,711,892 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 24, 2004 1 $8,000,000     3,104 $2,577   $8,000,000 1
Sep 25, 2004 1 $8,627,216 +8%   3,104 $2,779   $16,246,911 2
Sep 26, 2004 1 $4,775,200 -45%   3,104 $1,538   $21,022,111 3
Sep 27, 2004 1 $1,453,000 -70%   3,104 $468   $22,476,000 4
Sep 28, 2004 1 $1,467,000 +1%   3,104 $473   $23,943,000 5
Sep 29, 2004 1 $1,205,000 -18%   3,104 $388   $25,147,000 6
Sep 30, 2004 1 $1,117,000 -7%   3,104 $360   $26,265,000 7
Oct 1, 2004 3 $3,800,000 +240% -53% 3,144 $1,209   $30,100,000 8
Oct 2, 2004 3 $5,358,333 +41% -38% 3,144 $1,704   $35,378,367 9
Oct 3, 2004 3 $2,707,156 -49% -43% 3,144 $861   $38,085,523 10
Oct 4, 2004 3 $752,000 -72% -48% 3,144 $239   $38,838,000 11
Oct 5, 2004 3 $866,000 +15% -41% 3,144 $275   $39,704,000 12
Oct 6, 2004 3 $716,000 -17% -41% 3,144 $228   $40,332,000 13
Oct 7, 2004 3 $783,000 +9% -30% 3,144 $249   $41,116,000 14
Oct 8, 2004 5 $2,100,000 +168% -45% 2,981 $704   $43,200,000 15
Oct 9, 2004 5 $3,331,711 +59% -38% 2,981 $1,118   $46,624,449 16
Oct 10, 2004 5 $2,096,938 -37% -23% 2,981 $703   $48,721,387 17
Oct 11, 2004 5 $934,000 -55% +24% 2,981 $313   $49,655,000 18
Oct 12, 2004 5 $508,000 -46% -41% 2,981 $170   $50,163,000 19
Oct 13, 2004 5 $443,000 -13% -38% 2,981 $149   $50,607,000 20
Oct 14, 2004 5 $546,000 +23% -30% 2,981 $183   $51,153,000 21
Oct 15, 2004 7 $1,850,000 +239% -12% 2,768 $668   $53,003,000 22
Oct 16, 2004 7 $2,729,370 +48% -18% 2,768 $986   $55,739,149 23
Oct 17, 2004 7 $1,421,156 -48% -32% 2,768 $513   $57,160,305 24
Oct 18, 2004 7 $371,000 -74% -60% 2,768 $134   $57,531,000 25
Oct 19, 2004 7 $404,000 +9% -20% 2,768 $146   $57,935,000 26
Oct 20, 2004 7 $354,000 -12% -20% 2,768 $128   $58,289,000 27
Oct 21, 2004 7 $421,000 +19% -23% 2,768 $152   $58,710,000 28
Oct 22, 2004 9 $1,200,000 +185% -35% 2,253 $533   $59,900,000 29
Oct 23, 2004 9 $1,445,135 +20% -47% 2,253 $641   $61,295,538 30
Oct 24, 2004 10 $693,423 -52% -51% 2,253 $308   $61,988,961 31
Oct 25, 2004 10 $209,000 -70% -44% 2,253 $93   $62,198,000 32
Oct 26, 2004 9 $218,000 +4% -46% 2,253 $97   $62,416,000 33
Oct 27, 2004 10 $202,000 -7% -43% 2,253 $90   $62,618,000 34
Oct 28, 2004 10 $223,000 +10% -47% 2,253 $99   $62,840,000 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 24, 2004 1 $26,264,790   3,104 $8,462   $26,264,790 1
Oct 1, 2004 3 $14,850,855 -43% 3,144 $4,724   $41,115,645 2
Oct 8, 2004 5 $10,036,934 -32% 2,981 $3,367   $51,152,579 3
Oct 15, 2004 7 $7,557,779 -25% 2,768 $2,730   $58,710,358 4
Oct 22, 2004 9 $4,129,899 -45% 2,253 $1,833   $62,840,257 5
Oct 29, 2004 13 $2,264,444 -45% 1,735 $1,305   $65,104,701 6
Nov 5, 2004 18 $1,139,201 -50% 882 $1,292   $66,243,902 7
Nov 12, 2004 24 $316,931 -72% 302 $1,049   $66,560,833 8
Nov 19, 2004 35 $109,777 -65% 128 $858   $66,670,610 9
Nov 26, 2004 51 $41,282 -62% 67 $616   $66,711,892 10

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
Australia 11/5/2004 $1,130,965 200 200 791 $2,814,273 9/3/2020
  
Rest of World $47,685,727
  
International Total $50,500,000 9/3/2020

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

Leading

Julianne Moore    Telly Paretta

Supporting

Dominic West    Ash Correll
Gary Sinise    Dr. Munce
Alfre Woodard    Det. Anne Pope
Linus Roach    A Friendly Man
Anthony Edwards    Jim Paretta
Robert Wisdom    Carl Dayton
Jessica Hecht    Eliot
Christopher Kovaleski    Sam
Matthew Pleszewicz    Sam at 5
Katie Cooper    Library Clerk
Scott Nicholson    Cop
P.J. Morrison    Cop
Tim Kang    Agent Alec Wong
Kathryn Faughnan    Lauren
Felix Solis    Brasher
Susan Misner    Agent Lisa Franks
Lee Tergesen    Al Petalis
Ken Abraham    Gas Station Attendant
J. Tucker Smith    Sheriff Howell
Ann Dowd    Eileen the Accountant

Production and Technical Credits

Joseph Ruben    Director
Dan Jinks    Producer
Bruce Cohen    Producer
Joe Roth    Producer
Gerald DiPego    Screenwriter
Steve Nicolaides    Executive Producer
Todd Garner    Executive Producer
Anastas Michos    Director of Photography
Bill Groom    Production Designer
Richard Francis-Bruce    Editor
James Horner    Composer
Margery Simkin    Casting Director
Michael Steele    Assistant Director
Terry J. Leonard    Second Unit Director
Joseph E. Iberti    Unit Production Manager
Paul D. Kelly    Art Director
Susan Tyson*    Set Decorator
David Dunlap    Second Unit Camera
Cindy Evans    Costume Designer
Barbara J. Hause    Costume Supervisor
Michael Barosky    Sound Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga    Re-recording Mixer
Dane A. Davis    Supervising Sound Editor
Julia Evershade    Supervising Sound Editor
Eric Warren Lindemann    Sound Effects Editor
Dane A. Davis    Sound Designer
Stephanie Flack    Dialogue Editor
Jim Henrikson    Music Editor
Joe E. Rand    Music Editor
Ramiro Belgardt    Music Editor
Steven R. Galloway    Music Editor
Margot Boccia    Make up
Lyndell Quiyou    Hairstylist
Terry J. Leonard    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.

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.