The Great Raid (2005)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,166,502Details
International Box Office $430,568
Worldwide Box Office $10,597,070
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Synopsis

The inspirational true story of one of the most the triumphant rescue missions in U.S. military history. As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war. Under the command of Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, they set off on their mission to infiltrate Cabanatuan and liberate the American prisoners. With the help of Capt. Prince, Mucci leads his men on a life-or-death raid against forces known for their savagery.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,376,009 (33.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:95.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:819 opening theaters/920 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $18,969,014

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 2005 (Wide) by Miramax
MPA Rating: R for strong war violence and brief language.
Running Time: 132 minutes
Plot point: POW, Rescue, War
Social setting: World War II
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Time period setting: 1940s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Marty Katz Productions, Lawrence Bender
Production Countries: United States, Australia
Languages: English, Filipino, Tagalog, Japanese

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2005 10 $3,376,009   819 $4,122   $3,376,009 1
Aug 19, 2005 14 $1,820,664 -46% 920 $1,979   $6,549,818 2
Aug 26, 2005 16 $1,096,425 -40% 868 $1,263   $8,409,911 3
Sep 2, 2005 20 $561,151 -49% 841 $667   $9,359,465 4
Sep 9, 2005 31 $213,880 -62% 493 $434   $9,895,319 5
Sep 16, 2005 43 $81,851 -62% 241 $340   $10,074,830 6
Sep 23, 2005 64 $25,644 -69% 101 $254   $10,135,023 7
Sep 30, 2005 75 $10,799 -58% 47 $230   $10,158,195 8
Oct 7, 2005 110 $1,281 -88% 6 $214   $10,163,709 9
Oct 14, 2005 109 $1,905 +49% 7 $272   $10,166,502 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2005 10 $1,100,000     819 $1,343   $1,100,000 1
Aug 13, 2005 10 $1,300,000 +18%   819 $1,587   $2,400,000 2
Aug 14, 2005 10 $1,000,000 -23%   819 $1,221   $3,376,009 3
Aug 15, 2005 10 $385,000 -62%   819 $470   $3,761,000 4
Aug 16, 2005 10 $370,000 -4%   819 $452   $4,131,000 5
Aug 17, 2005 11 $310,000 -16%   819 $379   $4,441,000 6
Aug 18, 2005 10 $305,000 -2%   819 $372   $4,729,154 7
Aug 19, 2005 - $500,000 +64% -55% 920 $543   $5,200,000 8
Aug 20, 2005 - $800,000 +60% -38% 920 $870   $6,000,000 9
Aug 21, 2005 - $500,000 -38% -50% 920 $543   $6,549,818 10
Aug 22, 2005 - $217,000 -57% -44% 920 $236   $6,767,000 11
Aug 23, 2005 - $209,000 -4% -44% 920 $227   $6,976,000 12
Aug 24, 2005 - $175,000 -16% -44% 920 $190   $7,151,000 13
Aug 25, 2005 - $172,000 -2% -44% 920 $187   $7,313,486 14
Aug 26, 2005 - $357,000 +108% -29% 868 $411   $7,671,000 15
Aug 27, 2005 - $422,000 +18% -47% 868 $486   $8,093,000 16
Aug 28, 2005 - $325,000 -23% -35% 868 $374   $8,409,911 17
Aug 29, 2005 - $120,000 -63% -45% 868 $138   $8,530,000 18
Aug 30, 2005 - $110,000 -8% -47% 868 $127   $8,640,000 19
Aug 31, 2005 - $90,000 -18% -49% 868 $104   $8,730,000 20
Sep 1, 2005 13 $70,000 -22% -59% 868 $81   $8,798,314 21
Sep 5, 2005 18 $176,185   +47% 841 $209   $9,535,650 25
Oct 10, 2005 77 $347     6 $58   $10,164,056 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2005 10 $4,729,154   819 $5,774   $4,729,154 1
Aug 19, 2005 14 $2,584,332 -45% 920 $2,809   $7,313,486 2
Aug 26, 2005 19 $1,484,828 -43% 868 $1,711   $8,798,314 3
Sep 2, 2005 20 $883,125 -41% 841 $1,050   $9,681,439 4
Sep 9, 2005 29 $311,540 -65% 493 $632   $9,992,979 5
Sep 16, 2005 45 $116,400 -63% 241 $483   $10,109,379 6
Sep 23, 2005 64 $38,017 -67% 101 $376   $10,147,396 7
Sep 30, 2005 78 $15,032 -60% 47 $320   $10,162,428 8
Oct 7, 2005 105 $2,169 -86% 6 $362   $10,164,597 9
Oct 14, 2005 114 $1,905 -12% 7 $272   $10,166,502 10

Leading

Benjamin Bratt    Lt. Col. Henry A. Mucci
James Franco    Captain Prince
Connie Nielsen    Margaret
Joseph Fiennes    Major Gibson

Supporting

Marton Csokas    Lt. Redding
Mark Consuelos    Cpl. Guttierez
Max Martini    1st Sgt. Sid "Top" Wojo
Logan Marshall-Green    Lt. Paul Colvin
Robert Mammone    Captain Fisher
Cesar Montano    Pajota
James Carpinello    Cpl. Aliteri
Clayne Crawford    PFC Aldrige
Motoki Kobayashi    Major Nagai
Gotaro Tsunashima    Yamada
Craig McLachlan    2nd Lt. Riley
Sam Worthington    PFC Lucas
Kenny Doughty    Pitt
Natalie Mendoza    Mina
Paolo Montalban    Sgt. Valera
Masa Yamaguchi    Lt. Hikobe
Paul Nakauchi    Sgt. Shigeno
Freddie Joe Farnsworth    2nd Lt. Foley
Laird Macintosh    2nd Lt. O'Grady
Jeremy Callaghan    Lt. Able
Scott McLean    Lt. LeClaire
Royston Innes    Sgt. Adams
Diarmid Heidenreich    PFC Daly
Luke Pegler    PFC Miller
Dale Dye    General Kreuger
Jerome Ehlers    Col. H. White
Brett Tucker    Major Lapham
Peter Tkacz    PFC Cohen
Kristian Schmid    Cpl Lee
Samuel Robinson    T / 4 Gordon
Warwick Young    Sgt. Lyle
Steve Harman    PFC Chestnut
Tim Campbell    Cpl. Friedberg
Matt Doran    Ron Carlson Radio Op
Nicholas Bell    Duke
Iain Gardiner    McMahon
Christopher Baker    Monty
Christopher Morris    Sgt. Williams
Will Gluth    Wittinghill
Lucas Stibbard    Hewitt
Noel O'Neill    Katz
Elwyn Edwards    Campbell
Eugenia Yuan    Cora (Manila Nurse)
Alvin Clifford Lorenz Anson    Rudi
Jose Rommel de Montano Manhilot    Miguel
Ramon Jose Leyran    Carlos
Marcelino Cavestany    Antonio Corcurea
Simon Maiden    Father McPherson
Neil Fitzpatrick    Father Connor
Laura Whitnall    Nurse (Manila Hospital)
Romina Villanueva    Informer with Hood
Res S. Cortez    Henchman
Rafael A. Roco Jr    Henchman
Nikko Mackintosh    Nikko
Yutaka Izumihara    Sgt. Major Takeda
Ken Senga    Colonel Mori
Kuni Hashimoto    Air Raid (Mori)
Kentaro Hara    Lt. Okasaka (Hospital Courtyard)
Koichi Kimura    Storage Room Japanese Soldier
David Chamberlain    Tank Officer
Naoto Uchida    Tank Officer
Shingo Usami    Tower Guard SC201 208
Kazuhiro Muroyama    Guardhouse Japanese Soldier #1
Akira Yoshikawa    Guardhouse Japanese Soldier #2
Ebong Joson    Captain Joson
Leo Kooistra    Lt. Esteben
Chito Sayo    Manuel
Kenneth Moraldea    Monsod
Jourdan Lee Khoo    Filipino Commander
Leon Ford    American POW at Palawan
Matthew Newton    2nd American POW
Ken Kikkawa    Commander Tanaka at Palawan POW Camp
Nor Domingo    Platero Doctor (Manuel)
Christine O'Neill    Pregnant Girl (Platero)
Lena Cruz    Mother of Pregnant Girl (Platero)
Den Patricio    Platero Girl
Alfred Nicdao    Platero Village Elder
Noel Trinidad Jr    Young Filipino Collaborator
Valerie Berry    Refugee Woman
Jackson Raine    Truck Driver

Production and Technical Credits

John Dahl    Director
Carlo Bernard    Screenwriter
Doug Miro    Screenwriter
William B. Breuer    Based on the Book "The Great Raid on Cabanatuan" by
Hampton Sides    Based on the Book "Ghost Soldiers" by
Marty Katz    Producer
Lawrence Bender    Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Jonathan Gordon    Executive Producer
Michelle Raimo Aboua    Executive Producer
Bruno Rubeo    Production Designer
Pietro Scalia    Editor
Scott Chestnut    Editor
Trevor Rabin    Composer
Peter Menzies Jr.    Director of Photography
Anthony Winley    Co-Producer
Mark Turnbull    Assistant Director
Vic Armstrong    Second Unit Director
Sue Mackay    Unit Production Manager
Bill Booth    Supervising Art Director
Michael Rumpf    Art Director
Rolland Pike    Set Decorator
Peter Menzies Sr.*    Second Unit Camera
Lizzy Gardiner    Costume Designer
Kerry Thompson    Costume Supervisor
Paul "Salty" Brincat*    Recordist
David E. Fluhr    Re-recording Mixer
Christian P. Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Jon Johnson    Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Stubblefield    Supervising Sound Editor
Miguel Rivera    Sound Effects Editor
Charles Maynes    Sound Effects Editor
Keith Bilderbeck    Sound Effects Editor
Brian W Jennings    Sound Effects Editor
Angelo Palazzo    Sound Effects Editor
Robert Troy    Dialogue Editor
Mark Gordon    Dialogue Editor
Gillain Johnson    Dialogue Editor
Johnny Caruso    Music Editor
Viv Mepham    Make-up and Hair Designer
Jason Baird    Special Effects Makeup (Prosthetic)
Bonnie Timmermann    Casting Director
Tom McSweeney    Casting Director (Australia)
Koko Maeda    Casting Director (Japan)
Chris Anderson    Stunt Coordinator (Australia)
Darko Tuskan    Stunt Coordinator (Japan)

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

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

The inspirational true story of one of the most the triumphant rescue missions in U.S. military history. As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war. Under the command of Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, they set off on their mission to infiltrate Cabanatuan and liberate the American prisoners. With the help of Capt. Prince, Mucci leads his men on a life-or-death raid against forces known for their savagery.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,376,009 (33.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.01 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:95.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:819 opening theaters/920 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $18,969,014

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 2005 (Wide) by Miramax
MPA Rating: R for strong war violence and brief language.
Running Time: 132 minutes
Plot point: POW, Rescue, War
Social setting: World War II
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Time period setting: 1940s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Marty Katz Productions, Lawrence Bender
Production Countries: United States, Australia
Languages: English, Filipino, Tagalog, Japanese

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2005 10 $3,376,009   819 $4,122   $3,376,009 1
Aug 19, 2005 14 $1,820,664 -46% 920 $1,979   $6,549,818 2
Aug 26, 2005 16 $1,096,425 -40% 868 $1,263   $8,409,911 3
Sep 2, 2005 20 $561,151 -49% 841 $667   $9,359,465 4
Sep 9, 2005 31 $213,880 -62% 493 $434   $9,895,319 5
Sep 16, 2005 43 $81,851 -62% 241 $340   $10,074,830 6
Sep 23, 2005 64 $25,644 -69% 101 $254   $10,135,023 7
Sep 30, 2005 75 $10,799 -58% 47 $230   $10,158,195 8
Oct 7, 2005 110 $1,281 -88% 6 $214   $10,163,709 9
Oct 14, 2005 109 $1,905 +49% 7 $272   $10,166,502 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2005 10 $1,100,000     819 $1,343   $1,100,000 1
Aug 13, 2005 10 $1,300,000 +18%   819 $1,587   $2,400,000 2
Aug 14, 2005 10 $1,000,000 -23%   819 $1,221   $3,376,009 3
Aug 15, 2005 10 $385,000 -62%   819 $470   $3,761,000 4
Aug 16, 2005 10 $370,000 -4%   819 $452   $4,131,000 5
Aug 17, 2005 11 $310,000 -16%   819 $379   $4,441,000 6
Aug 18, 2005 10 $305,000 -2%   819 $372   $4,729,154 7
Aug 19, 2005 - $500,000 +64% -55% 920 $543   $5,200,000 8
Aug 20, 2005 - $800,000 +60% -38% 920 $870   $6,000,000 9
Aug 21, 2005 - $500,000 -38% -50% 920 $543   $6,549,818 10
Aug 22, 2005 - $217,000 -57% -44% 920 $236   $6,767,000 11
Aug 23, 2005 - $209,000 -4% -44% 920 $227   $6,976,000 12
Aug 24, 2005 - $175,000 -16% -44% 920 $190   $7,151,000 13
Aug 25, 2005 - $172,000 -2% -44% 920 $187   $7,313,486 14
Aug 26, 2005 - $357,000 +108% -29% 868 $411   $7,671,000 15
Aug 27, 2005 - $422,000 +18% -47% 868 $486   $8,093,000 16
Aug 28, 2005 - $325,000 -23% -35% 868 $374   $8,409,911 17
Aug 29, 2005 - $120,000 -63% -45% 868 $138   $8,530,000 18
Aug 30, 2005 - $110,000 -8% -47% 868 $127   $8,640,000 19
Aug 31, 2005 - $90,000 -18% -49% 868 $104   $8,730,000 20
Sep 1, 2005 13 $70,000 -22% -59% 868 $81   $8,798,314 21
Sep 5, 2005 18 $176,185   +47% 841 $209   $9,535,650 25
Oct 10, 2005 77 $347     6 $58   $10,164,056 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2005 10 $4,729,154   819 $5,774   $4,729,154 1
Aug 19, 2005 14 $2,584,332 -45% 920 $2,809   $7,313,486 2
Aug 26, 2005 19 $1,484,828 -43% 868 $1,711   $8,798,314 3
Sep 2, 2005 20 $883,125 -41% 841 $1,050   $9,681,439 4
Sep 9, 2005 29 $311,540 -65% 493 $632   $9,992,979 5
Sep 16, 2005 45 $116,400 -63% 241 $483   $10,109,379 6
Sep 23, 2005 64 $38,017 -67% 101 $376   $10,147,396 7
Sep 30, 2005 78 $15,032 -60% 47 $320   $10,162,428 8
Oct 7, 2005 105 $2,169 -86% 6 $362   $10,164,597 9
Oct 14, 2005 114 $1,905 -12% 7 $272   $10,166,502 10

Leading

Benjamin Bratt    Lt. Col. Henry A. Mucci
James Franco    Captain Prince
Connie Nielsen    Margaret
Joseph Fiennes    Major Gibson

Supporting

Marton Csokas    Lt. Redding
Mark Consuelos    Cpl. Guttierez
Max Martini    1st Sgt. Sid "Top" Wojo
Logan Marshall-Green    Lt. Paul Colvin
Robert Mammone    Captain Fisher
Cesar Montano    Pajota
James Carpinello    Cpl. Aliteri
Clayne Crawford    PFC Aldrige
Motoki Kobayashi    Major Nagai
Gotaro Tsunashima    Yamada
Craig McLachlan    2nd Lt. Riley
Sam Worthington    PFC Lucas
Kenny Doughty    Pitt
Natalie Mendoza    Mina
Paolo Montalban    Sgt. Valera
Masa Yamaguchi    Lt. Hikobe
Paul Nakauchi    Sgt. Shigeno
Freddie Joe Farnsworth    2nd Lt. Foley
Laird Macintosh    2nd Lt. O'Grady
Jeremy Callaghan    Lt. Able
Scott McLean    Lt. LeClaire
Royston Innes    Sgt. Adams
Diarmid Heidenreich    PFC Daly
Luke Pegler    PFC Miller
Dale Dye    General Kreuger
Jerome Ehlers    Col. H. White
Brett Tucker    Major Lapham
Peter Tkacz    PFC Cohen
Kristian Schmid    Cpl Lee
Samuel Robinson    T / 4 Gordon
Warwick Young    Sgt. Lyle
Steve Harman    PFC Chestnut
Tim Campbell    Cpl. Friedberg
Matt Doran    Ron Carlson Radio Op
Nicholas Bell    Duke
Iain Gardiner    McMahon
Christopher Baker    Monty
Christopher Morris    Sgt. Williams
Will Gluth    Wittinghill
Lucas Stibbard    Hewitt
Noel O'Neill    Katz
Elwyn Edwards    Campbell
Eugenia Yuan    Cora (Manila Nurse)
Alvin Clifford Lorenz Anson    Rudi
Jose Rommel de Montano Manhilot    Miguel
Ramon Jose Leyran    Carlos
Marcelino Cavestany    Antonio Corcurea
Simon Maiden    Father McPherson
Neil Fitzpatrick    Father Connor
Laura Whitnall    Nurse (Manila Hospital)
Romina Villanueva    Informer with Hood
Res S. Cortez    Henchman
Rafael A. Roco Jr    Henchman
Nikko Mackintosh    Nikko
Yutaka Izumihara    Sgt. Major Takeda
Ken Senga    Colonel Mori
Kuni Hashimoto    Air Raid (Mori)
Kentaro Hara    Lt. Okasaka (Hospital Courtyard)
Koichi Kimura    Storage Room Japanese Soldier
David Chamberlain    Tank Officer
Naoto Uchida    Tank Officer
Shingo Usami    Tower Guard SC201 208
Kazuhiro Muroyama    Guardhouse Japanese Soldier #1
Akira Yoshikawa    Guardhouse Japanese Soldier #2
Ebong Joson    Captain Joson
Leo Kooistra    Lt. Esteben
Chito Sayo    Manuel
Kenneth Moraldea    Monsod
Jourdan Lee Khoo    Filipino Commander
Leon Ford    American POW at Palawan
Matthew Newton    2nd American POW
Ken Kikkawa    Commander Tanaka at Palawan POW Camp
Nor Domingo    Platero Doctor (Manuel)
Christine O'Neill    Pregnant Girl (Platero)
Lena Cruz    Mother of Pregnant Girl (Platero)
Den Patricio    Platero Girl
Alfred Nicdao    Platero Village Elder
Noel Trinidad Jr    Young Filipino Collaborator
Valerie Berry    Refugee Woman
Jackson Raine    Truck Driver

Production and Technical Credits

John Dahl    Director
Carlo Bernard    Screenwriter
Doug Miro    Screenwriter
William B. Breuer    Based on the Book "The Great Raid on Cabanatuan" by
Hampton Sides    Based on the Book "Ghost Soldiers" by
Marty Katz    Producer
Lawrence Bender    Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Jonathan Gordon    Executive Producer
Michelle Raimo Aboua    Executive Producer
Bruno Rubeo    Production Designer
Pietro Scalia    Editor
Scott Chestnut    Editor
Trevor Rabin    Composer
Peter Menzies Jr.    Director of Photography
Anthony Winley    Co-Producer
Mark Turnbull    Assistant Director
Vic Armstrong    Second Unit Director
Sue Mackay    Unit Production Manager
Bill Booth    Supervising Art Director
Michael Rumpf    Art Director
Rolland Pike    Set Decorator
Peter Menzies Sr.*    Second Unit Camera
Lizzy Gardiner    Costume Designer
Kerry Thompson    Costume Supervisor
Paul "Salty" Brincat*    Recordist
David E. Fluhr    Re-recording Mixer
Christian P. Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Jon Johnson    Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Stubblefield    Supervising Sound Editor
Miguel Rivera    Sound Effects Editor
Charles Maynes    Sound Effects Editor
Keith Bilderbeck    Sound Effects Editor
Brian W Jennings    Sound Effects Editor
Angelo Palazzo    Sound Effects Editor
Robert Troy    Dialogue Editor
Mark Gordon    Dialogue Editor
Gillain Johnson    Dialogue Editor
Johnny Caruso    Music Editor
Viv Mepham    Make-up and Hair Designer
Jason Baird    Special Effects Makeup (Prosthetic)
Bonnie Timmermann    Casting Director
Tom McSweeney    Casting Director (Australia)
Koko Maeda    Casting Director (Japan)
Chris Anderson    Stunt Coordinator (Australia)
Darko Tuskan    Stunt Coordinator (Japan)

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.