In the Valley of Elah (2007)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,777,741Details
International Box Office $17,711,409
Worldwide Box Office $24,489,150
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $3,597,098
Total $3,597,098
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$133,557 (2.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/978 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,781,305

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 14th, 2007 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
September 21st, 2007 (Expands Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: February 19th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: R for violent and disturbing content, language and some sexuality/nudity
Running Time: 121 minutes
Plot point: Death of a Son or Daughter, Military Police, Missing Person, Narcotics, Police Detective, Returning Soldiers
Social setting: Military Life
Subgenre: Crime Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Independent Pictures, Nala Films, Summit Entertainment, Samuels Media, BlackFriar's Bridge
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 14, 2007 35 $133,557   9 $14,840   $133,557 1
Sep 21, 2007 17 $1,266,869 +849% 317 $3,996   $1,449,030 2
Sep 28, 2007 14 $1,512,310 +19% 762 $1,985   $3,438,958 3
Oct 5, 2007 15 $1,338,190 -12% 978 $1,368   $5,354,603 4
Oct 12, 2007 28 $412,826 -69% 725 $569   $6,324,571 5
Oct 19, 2007 48 $79,310 -81% 125 $634   $6,585,535 6
Oct 26, 2007 58 $39,938 -50% 64 $624   $6,662,308 7
Nov 2, 2007 58 $22,313 -44% 30 $744   $6,704,576 8
Nov 9, 2007 80 $8,290 -63% 27 $307   $6,723,264 9
Nov 16, 2007 83 $4,195 -49% 13 $323   $6,739,157 10
Nov 23, 2007 82 $3,095 -26% 8 $387   $6,746,449 11
Nov 30, 2007 74 $3,583 +16% 5 $717   $6,752,233 12
Dec 7, 2007 85 $3,033 -15% 7 $433   $6,757,493 13
Dec 14, 2007 72 $4,273 +41% 5 $855   $6,763,856 14
Dec 28, 2007 72 $100   3 $33   $6,765,023 16
Jan 4, 2008 85 $158 +58% 2 $79   $6,765,181 17
Jan 11, 2008 79 $1,606 +916% 4 $402   $6,766,924 18
Jan 25, 2008 105 $375   1 $375   $6,768,102 20
Feb 1, 2008 97 $1,250 +233% 4 $313   $6,769,577 21
Feb 8, 2008 79 $4,649 +272% 9 $517   $6,775,540 22
Feb 15, 2008 99 $330 -93% 3 $110   $6,777,468 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 24, 2007 12 $114,390     317 $361   $1,563,420 11
Sep 25, 2007 12 $123,871 +8%   317 $391   $1,687,291 12
Sep 26, 2007 12 $122,778 -1%   317 $387   $1,810,069 13
Sep 27, 2007 12 $116,579 -5%   317 $368   $1,926,648 14
Oct 1, 2007 12 $139,612   +22% 762 $183   $3,578,570 18
Oct 2, 2007 11 $161,364 +16% +30% 762 $212   $3,739,934 19
Oct 3, 2007 10 $144,261 -11% +17% 762 $189   $3,884,195 20
Oct 4, 2007 11 $132,218 -8% +13% 762 $174   $4,016,413 21
Oct 19, 2007 - $23,263     125 $186   $6,529,488 36
Oct 20, 2007 - $36,386 +56%   125 $291   $6,565,874 37
Oct 21, 2007 - $19,661 -46%   125 $157   $6,585,535 38
Oct 22, 2007 - $8,460 -57%   125 $68   $6,593,995 39
Oct 23, 2007 - $9,441 +12%   125 $76   $6,603,436 40
Oct 24, 2007 - $9,780 +4%   125 $78   $6,613,216 41
Feb 18, 2008 83 $121     3 $40   $6,777,589 158

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 14, 2007 35 $182,161   9 $20,240   $182,161 1
Sep 21, 2007 17 $1,744,487 +858% 317 $5,503   $1,926,648 2
Sep 28, 2007 14 $2,089,765 +20% 762 $2,742   $4,016,413 3
Oct 5, 2007 15 $1,895,332 -9% 978 $1,938   $5,911,745 4
Oct 12, 2007 28 $594,480 -69% 725 $820   $6,506,225 5
Oct 19, 2007 48 $116,145 -80% 125 $929   $6,622,370 6
Oct 26, 2007 55 $59,893 -48% 64 $936   $6,682,263 7
Nov 2, 2007 58 $32,711 -45% 30 $1,090   $6,714,974 8
Nov 9, 2007 70 $19,988 -39% 27 $740   $6,734,962 9
Nov 16, 2007 81 $8,392 -58% 13 $646   $6,743,354 10
Nov 23, 2007 78 $5,296 -37% 8 $662   $6,748,650 11
Nov 30, 2007 76 $5,810 +10% 5 $1,162   $6,754,460 12
Dec 7, 2007 87 $5,123 -12% 7 $732   $6,759,583 13
Dec 14, 2007 75 $4,880 -5% 5 $976   $6,764,463 14
Dec 28, 2007 90 $100   3 $33   $6,765,023 16
Jan 4, 2008 85 $295 +195% 2 $148   $6,765,318 17
Jan 11, 2008 77 $2,409 +717% 4 $602   $6,767,727 18
Jan 25, 2008 102 $600   1 $600   $6,768,327 20
Feb 1, 2008 85 $2,564 +327% 4 $641   $6,770,891 21
Feb 8, 2008 82 $6,247 +144% 9 $694   $6,777,138 22
Feb 15, 2008 99 $603 -90% 3 $201   $6,777,741 23

Leading

Tommy Lee Jones    Hank Deerfield
Charlize Theron    Detective Emily Sanders

Supporting

Susan Sarandon    Joan Deerfield
Frances Fisher    Evie
James Franco    Sergeant Dan Carnelli
Jonathan Tucker    Mike Deerfield
Wes Chatham    Cpl. Penning
Jake McLaughlin    Spc. Gordon Bonner
Mehcad Brooks    Spc. Ennis Long
Rick Gonzalez    Phone Technician
Wayne Duvall    Detective Nugent
Victor Wolf    Private Robert Ortiez
Brent Briscoe    Detective Hodge
Jason Patric    Lt. Kirklander
Barry Corbin    Arnold Bickman
Josh Brolin    Chief Buchwald
Greg Serrano    Detective Manny Nunez
Devin Brochu    David Sanders
Zoe Kazan    Angie
Glenn Taranto    Detective Wayne
Jennifer Siebel*    Jodie
Joseph Bertot    School Janitor
Loren Haynes    Police Photographer
Babak Tafti    Iraqi Prisoner
Sean Huze    Captain Jim Osher
Jack Merrill    Medical Examiner
Kathy Lamkin    Chicken Shack Manager
David Doty    Truck Parts Salesman
Pab Schwendimann    Pussy's Bouncer
Josh Meyer    Joseph R. Millard
Arron Shiver    Cop
Jo Harvey Allen    Jo Anne
Chris Browning    Checker Box Bartender
David House    Morgue Officer
Matt Page    Guard
Pierre Barrera    TD's Bartender
Mike Hatfield    Jo Anne's Husband
James Haggis    Soccer Ball Player
Randall Adams    New Recruit
Hans Steckly    Corporal Steckly

Production and Technical Credits

Paul Haggis    Director
Paul Haggis    Screenwriter
Mark Boal    Story by
Paul Haggis    Story by
Paul Haggis    Producer
Laurence Becsey    Producer
Patrick Wachsberger    Producer
Steven Samuels    Producer
Darlene Caamano Loquet    Producer
Emilio Diez Barroso    Executive Producer
Bob Hayward    Executive Producer
David Garrett    Executive Producer
Erik Feig    Executive Producer
James Holt    Executive Producer
Stan Wlodkowski    Executive Producer
Roger Deakins    Director of Photography
Laurence Bennett    Production Designer
Jo Francis    Editor
Lisa Jensen    Costume Designer
Mark Isham    Composer
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Randi Hiller    Casting Director
Dana Maksimovich    Co-Producer
Deborah Rennard    Co-Producer
Gregory Gettas    Associate Producer
Karim Abouobayd    Line Producer
Artist Robinson    Assistant Director
Hafid Balafrej    Production Manager
David Price    Production Supervisor
Anne Johns    Production Supervisor
Greg Hooper    Art Director
Menouer Samiri    Art Director
Linda Sutton-Doll    Set Decorator
Daniela Moore    Costume Supervisor
Gary Lane    Costume Supervisor
William Sarokin    Sound Mixer
Christian Joyce    Sound Mixer
Marc Fishman    Re-recording Mixer
Tony Lamberti    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Minkler    Additional Re recording mixer
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Stephen Robinson    Sound Effects Editor
Bryan Bowen    Sound Effects Editor
Peter Zinda    Sound Effects Editor
Scott Martin Gershin    Sound Designer
Becky Sullivan    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Michael Hertlein    Dialogue Editor
Jennifer Nash    Music Editor
Tarra Day    Make up
Lisa Blair Leonard    Make up
Polly Earnshaw    Make up
Jennifer Bell    Hairstylist
Joann Chaney*    Hairstylist
Zoe Tahir    Hairstylist
Matthew W. Mungle    Special Make-up Effects
Jo Edna Boldin    Additional Casting
Bobby Burns    Stunt Coordinator
Cedric Proust    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.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$133,557 (2.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:27.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/978 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,781,305

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 14th, 2007 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
September 21st, 2007 (Expands Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: February 19th, 2008 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: R for violent and disturbing content, language and some sexuality/nudity
Running Time: 121 minutes
Plot point: Death of a Son or Daughter, Military Police, Missing Person, Narcotics, Police Detective, Returning Soldiers
Social setting: Military Life
Subgenre: Crime Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Independent Pictures, Nala Films, Summit Entertainment, Samuels Media, BlackFriar's Bridge
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 14, 2007 35 $133,557   9 $14,840   $133,557 1
Sep 21, 2007 17 $1,266,869 +849% 317 $3,996   $1,449,030 2
Sep 28, 2007 14 $1,512,310 +19% 762 $1,985   $3,438,958 3
Oct 5, 2007 15 $1,338,190 -12% 978 $1,368   $5,354,603 4
Oct 12, 2007 28 $412,826 -69% 725 $569   $6,324,571 5
Oct 19, 2007 48 $79,310 -81% 125 $634   $6,585,535 6
Oct 26, 2007 58 $39,938 -50% 64 $624   $6,662,308 7
Nov 2, 2007 58 $22,313 -44% 30 $744   $6,704,576 8
Nov 9, 2007 80 $8,290 -63% 27 $307   $6,723,264 9
Nov 16, 2007 83 $4,195 -49% 13 $323   $6,739,157 10
Nov 23, 2007 82 $3,095 -26% 8 $387   $6,746,449 11
Nov 30, 2007 74 $3,583 +16% 5 $717   $6,752,233 12
Dec 7, 2007 85 $3,033 -15% 7 $433   $6,757,493 13
Dec 14, 2007 72 $4,273 +41% 5 $855   $6,763,856 14
Dec 28, 2007 72 $100   3 $33   $6,765,023 16
Jan 4, 2008 85 $158 +58% 2 $79   $6,765,181 17
Jan 11, 2008 79 $1,606 +916% 4 $402   $6,766,924 18
Jan 25, 2008 105 $375   1 $375   $6,768,102 20
Feb 1, 2008 97 $1,250 +233% 4 $313   $6,769,577 21
Feb 8, 2008 79 $4,649 +272% 9 $517   $6,775,540 22
Feb 15, 2008 99 $330 -93% 3 $110   $6,777,468 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 24, 2007 12 $114,390     317 $361   $1,563,420 11
Sep 25, 2007 12 $123,871 +8%   317 $391   $1,687,291 12
Sep 26, 2007 12 $122,778 -1%   317 $387   $1,810,069 13
Sep 27, 2007 12 $116,579 -5%   317 $368   $1,926,648 14
Oct 1, 2007 12 $139,612   +22% 762 $183   $3,578,570 18
Oct 2, 2007 11 $161,364 +16% +30% 762 $212   $3,739,934 19
Oct 3, 2007 10 $144,261 -11% +17% 762 $189   $3,884,195 20
Oct 4, 2007 11 $132,218 -8% +13% 762 $174   $4,016,413 21
Oct 19, 2007 - $23,263     125 $186   $6,529,488 36
Oct 20, 2007 - $36,386 +56%   125 $291   $6,565,874 37
Oct 21, 2007 - $19,661 -46%   125 $157   $6,585,535 38
Oct 22, 2007 - $8,460 -57%   125 $68   $6,593,995 39
Oct 23, 2007 - $9,441 +12%   125 $76   $6,603,436 40
Oct 24, 2007 - $9,780 +4%   125 $78   $6,613,216 41
Feb 18, 2008 83 $121     3 $40   $6,777,589 158

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 14, 2007 35 $182,161   9 $20,240   $182,161 1
Sep 21, 2007 17 $1,744,487 +858% 317 $5,503   $1,926,648 2
Sep 28, 2007 14 $2,089,765 +20% 762 $2,742   $4,016,413 3
Oct 5, 2007 15 $1,895,332 -9% 978 $1,938   $5,911,745 4
Oct 12, 2007 28 $594,480 -69% 725 $820   $6,506,225 5
Oct 19, 2007 48 $116,145 -80% 125 $929   $6,622,370 6
Oct 26, 2007 55 $59,893 -48% 64 $936   $6,682,263 7
Nov 2, 2007 58 $32,711 -45% 30 $1,090   $6,714,974 8
Nov 9, 2007 70 $19,988 -39% 27 $740   $6,734,962 9
Nov 16, 2007 81 $8,392 -58% 13 $646   $6,743,354 10
Nov 23, 2007 78 $5,296 -37% 8 $662   $6,748,650 11
Nov 30, 2007 76 $5,810 +10% 5 $1,162   $6,754,460 12
Dec 7, 2007 87 $5,123 -12% 7 $732   $6,759,583 13
Dec 14, 2007 75 $4,880 -5% 5 $976   $6,764,463 14
Dec 28, 2007 90 $100   3 $33   $6,765,023 16
Jan 4, 2008 85 $295 +195% 2 $148   $6,765,318 17
Jan 11, 2008 77 $2,409 +717% 4 $602   $6,767,727 18
Jan 25, 2008 102 $600   1 $600   $6,768,327 20
Feb 1, 2008 85 $2,564 +327% 4 $641   $6,770,891 21
Feb 8, 2008 82 $6,247 +144% 9 $694   $6,777,138 22
Feb 15, 2008 99 $603 -90% 3 $201   $6,777,741 23

Leading

Tommy Lee Jones    Hank Deerfield
Charlize Theron    Detective Emily Sanders

Supporting

Susan Sarandon    Joan Deerfield
Frances Fisher    Evie
James Franco    Sergeant Dan Carnelli
Jonathan Tucker    Mike Deerfield
Wes Chatham    Cpl. Penning
Jake McLaughlin    Spc. Gordon Bonner
Mehcad Brooks    Spc. Ennis Long
Rick Gonzalez    Phone Technician
Wayne Duvall    Detective Nugent
Victor Wolf    Private Robert Ortiez
Brent Briscoe    Detective Hodge
Jason Patric    Lt. Kirklander
Barry Corbin    Arnold Bickman
Josh Brolin    Chief Buchwald
Greg Serrano    Detective Manny Nunez
Devin Brochu    David Sanders
Zoe Kazan    Angie
Glenn Taranto    Detective Wayne
Jennifer Siebel*    Jodie
Joseph Bertot    School Janitor
Loren Haynes    Police Photographer
Babak Tafti    Iraqi Prisoner
Sean Huze    Captain Jim Osher
Jack Merrill    Medical Examiner
Kathy Lamkin    Chicken Shack Manager
David Doty    Truck Parts Salesman
Pab Schwendimann    Pussy's Bouncer
Josh Meyer    Joseph R. Millard
Arron Shiver    Cop
Jo Harvey Allen    Jo Anne
Chris Browning    Checker Box Bartender
David House    Morgue Officer
Matt Page    Guard
Pierre Barrera    TD's Bartender
Mike Hatfield    Jo Anne's Husband
James Haggis    Soccer Ball Player
Randall Adams    New Recruit
Hans Steckly    Corporal Steckly

Production and Technical Credits

Paul Haggis    Director
Paul Haggis    Screenwriter
Mark Boal    Story by
Paul Haggis    Story by
Paul Haggis    Producer
Laurence Becsey    Producer
Patrick Wachsberger    Producer
Steven Samuels    Producer
Darlene Caamano Loquet    Producer
Emilio Diez Barroso    Executive Producer
Bob Hayward    Executive Producer
David Garrett    Executive Producer
Erik Feig    Executive Producer
James Holt    Executive Producer
Stan Wlodkowski    Executive Producer
Roger Deakins    Director of Photography
Laurence Bennett    Production Designer
Jo Francis    Editor
Lisa Jensen    Costume Designer
Mark Isham    Composer
Sarah Halley Finn    Casting Director
Randi Hiller    Casting Director
Dana Maksimovich    Co-Producer
Deborah Rennard    Co-Producer
Gregory Gettas    Associate Producer
Karim Abouobayd    Line Producer
Artist Robinson    Assistant Director
Hafid Balafrej    Production Manager
David Price    Production Supervisor
Anne Johns    Production Supervisor
Greg Hooper    Art Director
Menouer Samiri    Art Director
Linda Sutton-Doll    Set Decorator
Daniela Moore    Costume Supervisor
Gary Lane    Costume Supervisor
William Sarokin    Sound Mixer
Christian Joyce    Sound Mixer
Marc Fishman    Re-recording Mixer
Tony Lamberti    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Minkler    Additional Re recording mixer
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Stephen Robinson    Sound Effects Editor
Bryan Bowen    Sound Effects Editor
Peter Zinda    Sound Effects Editor
Scott Martin Gershin    Sound Designer
Becky Sullivan    Supervising Dialogue Editor
Michael Hertlein    Dialogue Editor
Jennifer Nash    Music Editor
Tarra Day    Make up
Lisa Blair Leonard    Make up
Polly Earnshaw    Make up
Jennifer Bell    Hairstylist
Joann Chaney*    Hairstylist
Zoe Tahir    Hairstylist
Matthew W. Mungle    Special Make-up Effects
Jo Edna Boldin    Additional Casting
Bobby Burns    Stunt Coordinator
Cedric Proust    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.