The Mexican (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $66,808,615Details
International Box Office $78,429,635Details
Worldwide Box Office $145,238,250
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,108,829 (30.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,951 opening theaters/3,162 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,171,558

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 2nd, 2001 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: April 24th, 2001 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: November 2nd, 2010 by Dreamworks Video
MPA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 122 minutes
Plot point: Double-Crossed, Hitmen, Kidnap, Smuggler
Social setting: Organized Crime
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lawrence Bender
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 2, 2001 1 $20,108,829   2,951 $6,814   $20,108,829 1
Mar 9, 2001 1 $12,244,750 -39% 2,959 $4,138   $38,394,913 2
Mar 16, 2001 3 $8,011,263 -35% 3,162 $2,534   $50,771,264 3
Mar 23, 2001 5 $4,623,578 -42% 3,043 $1,519   $57,979,920 4
Mar 30, 2001 10 $2,527,703 -45% 2,047 $1,235   $62,176,424 5
Apr 6, 2001 16 $1,125,148 -55% 1,328 $847   $64,101,808 6
Apr 13, 2001 23 $478,073 -58% 660 $724   $65,009,567 7
Apr 20, 2001 25 $297,679 -38% 434 $686   $65,501,960 8
Apr 27, 2001 34 $135,250 -55% 237 $571   $65,730,815 9
May 4, 2001 24 $264,896 +96% 425 $623   $66,043,976 10
May 11, 2001 29 $172,883 -35% 359 $482   $66,323,945 11
May 18, 2001 25 $187,763 +9% 262 $717   $66,588,591 12
May 25, 2001 29 $131,662 -30% 148 $890   $66,786,609 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 2, 2001 1 $6,512,000     2,951 $2,207   $6,512,000 1
Mar 3, 2001 1 $8,698,000 +34%   2,951 $2,947   $15,210,000 2
Mar 4, 2001 1 $4,940,000 -43%   2,951 $1,674   $20,108,829 3
Mar 5, 2001 1 $1,509,362 -69%   2,951 $511   $21,618,191 4
Mar 6, 2001 1 $1,812,413 +20%   2,951 $614   $23,430,604 5
Mar 7, 2001 1 $1,406,570 -22%   2,951 $477   $24,837,174 6
Mar 8, 2001 1 $1,312,989 -7%   2,951 $445   $26,150,163 7
Mar 9, 2001 1 $3,650,000 +178% -44% 2,959 $1,234   $29,800,000 8
Mar 10, 2001 1 $5,585,000 +53% -36% 2,959 $1,887   $35,385,000 9
Mar 11, 2001 1 $3,153,000 -44% -36% 2,959 $1,066   $38,395,000 10
Mar 12, 2001 1 $1,040,605 -67% -31% 2,959 $352   $39,435,518 11
Mar 13, 2001 1 $1,267,426 +22% -30% 2,959 $428   $40,702,944 12
Mar 14, 2001 1 $1,011,375 -20% -28% 2,959 $342   $41,714,319 13
Mar 15, 2001 1 $1,045,682 +3% -20% 2,959 $353   $42,760,001 14
Mar 16, 2001 3 $2,510,000 +140% -31% 3,162 $794   $45,270,000 15
Mar 17, 2001 3 $3,310,000 +32% -41% 3,162 $1,047   $48,580,000 16
Mar 18, 2001 3 $2,024,000 -39% -36% 3,162 $640   $50,771,000 17
Mar 19, 2001 3 $621,339 -69% -40% 3,162 $197   $51,392,603 18
Mar 20, 2001 3 $741,547 +19% -41% 3,162 $235   $52,134,150 19
Mar 21, 2001 3 $615,305 -17% -39% 3,162 $195   $52,749,455 20
Mar 22, 2001 3 $606,887 -1% -42% 3,162 $192   $53,356,342 21
Mar 23, 2001 5 $1,340,000 +121% -47% 3,043 $440   $54,696,000 22
Mar 24, 2001 6 $2,121,000 +58% -36% 3,043 $697   $56,817,000 23
Mar 25, 2001 7 $1,046,000 -51% -48% 3,043 $344   $57,970,000 24
Mar 26, 2001 7 $363,607 -65% -41% 3,043 $119   $58,343,527 25
Mar 27, 2001 7 $472,198 +30% -36% 3,043 $155   $58,815,725 26
Mar 28, 2001 7 $410,637 -13% -33% 3,043 $135   $59,226,362 27
Mar 29, 2001 7 $422,359 +3% -30% 3,043 $139   $59,648,721 28
Mar 30, 2001 10 $764,000 +81% -43% 2,047 $373   $60,412,000 29
Mar 31, 2001 10 $1,125,000 +47% -47% 2,047 $550   $61,537,000 30
Apr 1, 2001 10 $611,000 -46% -42% 2,047 $298   $62,176,000 31
Apr 2, 2001 10 $172,362 -72% -53% 2,047 $84   $62,348,786 32
Apr 3, 2001 10 $227,481 +32% -52% 2,047 $111   $62,576,267 33
Apr 4, 2001 10 $199,751 -12% -51% 2,047 $98   $62,776,018 34
Apr 5, 2001 10 $200,642 n/c -52% 2,047 $98   $62,976,660 35
Apr 8, 2001 17 $250,000   -59% 1,328 $188   $64,101,808 38
Apr 10, 2001 14 $116,246   -49% 1,328 $88   $54,317,579 40
Apr 11, 2001 20 $96,822 -17% -52% 1,328 $73   $54,414,401 41
May 28, 2001 37 $22,006     148 $149   $66,808,615 88

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 2, 2001 1 $26,150,163   2,951 $8,861   $26,150,163 1
Mar 9, 2001 1 $16,609,838 -36% 2,959 $5,613   $42,760,001 2
Mar 16, 2001 3 $10,596,341 -36% 3,162 $3,351   $53,356,342 3
Mar 23, 2001 6 $6,292,379 -41% 3,043 $2,068   $59,648,721 4
Mar 30, 2001 10 $3,327,939 -47% 2,047 $1,626   $62,976,660 5
Apr 6, 2001 16 $1,554,834 -53% 1,328 $1,171   $64,531,494 6
Apr 13, 2001 23 $672,787 -57% 660 $1,019   $65,204,281 7
Apr 20, 2001 25 $391,284 -42% 434 $902   $65,595,565 8
Apr 27, 2001 35 $183,515 -53% 237 $774   $65,779,080 9
May 4, 2001 25 $371,982 +103% 425 $875   $66,151,062 10
May 11, 2001 28 $249,766 -33% 359 $696   $66,400,828 11
May 18, 2001 26 $254,119 +2% 262 $970   $66,654,947 12
May 25, 2001 37 $153,668 -40% 148 $1,038   $66,808,615 13

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 4/24/2001 $916,676 254 254 507 $2,357,752 4/1/2020
  
Rest of World $76,071,883
  
International Total $78,429,635 4/1/2020

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

Leading

Brad Pitt    Jerry
Julia Roberts    Samantha

Supporting

James Gandolfini    Leroy
Bob Balaban    Bernie
J.K. Simmons    Ted
David Krumholtz    Beck
Richard Coca    Car Thief
Michael Cerveris    Frank
Sherman Augustus    Well Dressed Black Man
Castulo Guerra    Joe the Pawnshop Owner
Gene Hackman    Margoles
Maria Serbulo    Emanuelle
Salvador Sanchez    Gunsmith
Alan Cianguerotti    Gunsmith's Assistant
Melisa Romero    Gunsmith's Daughter
Ernesto Gomez Cruz    Tropillo
Daniel R. Escobar    Raoul
Dale Raoul    Estelle
Jeremy Roberts    Bobby Victory
Jorge Malpica    Mexican Gas Station Clerk
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr.    Mexican Policeman
Steve Rossi    Vegas MC
Clint Curtis    Vegas Busboy
Lawrence Bender    Vegas Onlooker
Ariane Pellicer    Mexican Ticket Agent
Carlos Lacamara    Car Rental Rep
Daniel Zacapa    Bartender
Alfredo Escobar    Car Thief #2
Luis Artagnan    Car Thief #3
Fermin Martinez    Chicken Farmer
Jose Carlos Rodriguez    Hotel Clerk
Gustavo Aguilar    Junk Yard Proprietor
Lucia Pailles    Mexican Woman-Phone
Gilberto Barraza    2nd Man with Gun
Humberto Fernandez Tristan    Nobleman
Luis Felipe Tovar    Nobleman's Son
Fausta Torres    Elderly Mexican Lady
Lolo Navarro    Chosen Grandmother
Emiliano Guerra    Small Boy with Flashlight
Miguel Angel Fuentes    Big Thief #4
Angelina Pelaez    Mother
Arthur Taxier    Hotel Security
William Fuller    Big Tom
Gerardo Taracena    Reveler to Fire Gun
John Pisci    Musician
Rudy Aikels    Musician
Ronald Simone    Musician

Production and Technical Credits

Gore Verbinski    Director
J.H. Wyman    Screenwriter
Lawrence Bender    Producer
John Baldecchi    Producer
William Tyrer    Executive Producer
Chris J. Ball    Executive Producer
Aaron Ryder    Executive Producer
J.H. Wyman    Executive Producer
Dariusz Wolski    Director of Photography
Cecilia Montiel    Production Designer
Craig Wood    Editor
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
William S. Beasley    Co-Producer
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Paul Hellerman    Co-Producer
Benita Allen Honess    Assistant Director
M. James Arnett    Second Unit Director
William S. Beasley    Unit Production Manager
Stephan S. Benseman    Unit Production Manager
Sharyn Shimada-Huggins    Production Supervisor
Michael Atwell    Art Director
Robert Greenfield    Set Decorator
Jon Pray    Costume Supervisor
Lee Orloff    Sound Mixer
Gary Rydstrom    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Summers    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Sands    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Myers    Sound Designer
Tim Holland    Supervising Sound Editor
J.R. Grubbs    Sound Effects Editor
Karen Wilson    Dialogue Editor
LindaKay Brown    Dialogue Editor
Ken Karman*    Music Editor
Jacqueline Tager    Music Editor
Jean A. Black    Make up
Mary L. Mastro    Hairstylist
Denise Chamian    Casting Director
M. James Arnett    Stunt Coordinator
Seth Arnett    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:$20,108,829 (30.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,951 opening theaters/3,162 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $141,171,558

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 2nd, 2001 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: April 24th, 2001 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: November 2nd, 2010 by Dreamworks Video
MPA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 122 minutes
Plot point: Double-Crossed, Hitmen, Kidnap, Smuggler
Social setting: Organized Crime
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lawrence Bender
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 2, 2001 1 $20,108,829   2,951 $6,814   $20,108,829 1
Mar 9, 2001 1 $12,244,750 -39% 2,959 $4,138   $38,394,913 2
Mar 16, 2001 3 $8,011,263 -35% 3,162 $2,534   $50,771,264 3
Mar 23, 2001 5 $4,623,578 -42% 3,043 $1,519   $57,979,920 4
Mar 30, 2001 10 $2,527,703 -45% 2,047 $1,235   $62,176,424 5
Apr 6, 2001 16 $1,125,148 -55% 1,328 $847   $64,101,808 6
Apr 13, 2001 23 $478,073 -58% 660 $724   $65,009,567 7
Apr 20, 2001 25 $297,679 -38% 434 $686   $65,501,960 8
Apr 27, 2001 34 $135,250 -55% 237 $571   $65,730,815 9
May 4, 2001 24 $264,896 +96% 425 $623   $66,043,976 10
May 11, 2001 29 $172,883 -35% 359 $482   $66,323,945 11
May 18, 2001 25 $187,763 +9% 262 $717   $66,588,591 12
May 25, 2001 29 $131,662 -30% 148 $890   $66,786,609 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 2, 2001 1 $6,512,000     2,951 $2,207   $6,512,000 1
Mar 3, 2001 1 $8,698,000 +34%   2,951 $2,947   $15,210,000 2
Mar 4, 2001 1 $4,940,000 -43%   2,951 $1,674   $20,108,829 3
Mar 5, 2001 1 $1,509,362 -69%   2,951 $511   $21,618,191 4
Mar 6, 2001 1 $1,812,413 +20%   2,951 $614   $23,430,604 5
Mar 7, 2001 1 $1,406,570 -22%   2,951 $477   $24,837,174 6
Mar 8, 2001 1 $1,312,989 -7%   2,951 $445   $26,150,163 7
Mar 9, 2001 1 $3,650,000 +178% -44% 2,959 $1,234   $29,800,000 8
Mar 10, 2001 1 $5,585,000 +53% -36% 2,959 $1,887   $35,385,000 9
Mar 11, 2001 1 $3,153,000 -44% -36% 2,959 $1,066   $38,395,000 10
Mar 12, 2001 1 $1,040,605 -67% -31% 2,959 $352   $39,435,518 11
Mar 13, 2001 1 $1,267,426 +22% -30% 2,959 $428   $40,702,944 12
Mar 14, 2001 1 $1,011,375 -20% -28% 2,959 $342   $41,714,319 13
Mar 15, 2001 1 $1,045,682 +3% -20% 2,959 $353   $42,760,001 14
Mar 16, 2001 3 $2,510,000 +140% -31% 3,162 $794   $45,270,000 15
Mar 17, 2001 3 $3,310,000 +32% -41% 3,162 $1,047   $48,580,000 16
Mar 18, 2001 3 $2,024,000 -39% -36% 3,162 $640   $50,771,000 17
Mar 19, 2001 3 $621,339 -69% -40% 3,162 $197   $51,392,603 18
Mar 20, 2001 3 $741,547 +19% -41% 3,162 $235   $52,134,150 19
Mar 21, 2001 3 $615,305 -17% -39% 3,162 $195   $52,749,455 20
Mar 22, 2001 3 $606,887 -1% -42% 3,162 $192   $53,356,342 21
Mar 23, 2001 5 $1,340,000 +121% -47% 3,043 $440   $54,696,000 22
Mar 24, 2001 6 $2,121,000 +58% -36% 3,043 $697   $56,817,000 23
Mar 25, 2001 7 $1,046,000 -51% -48% 3,043 $344   $57,970,000 24
Mar 26, 2001 7 $363,607 -65% -41% 3,043 $119   $58,343,527 25
Mar 27, 2001 7 $472,198 +30% -36% 3,043 $155   $58,815,725 26
Mar 28, 2001 7 $410,637 -13% -33% 3,043 $135   $59,226,362 27
Mar 29, 2001 7 $422,359 +3% -30% 3,043 $139   $59,648,721 28
Mar 30, 2001 10 $764,000 +81% -43% 2,047 $373   $60,412,000 29
Mar 31, 2001 10 $1,125,000 +47% -47% 2,047 $550   $61,537,000 30
Apr 1, 2001 10 $611,000 -46% -42% 2,047 $298   $62,176,000 31
Apr 2, 2001 10 $172,362 -72% -53% 2,047 $84   $62,348,786 32
Apr 3, 2001 10 $227,481 +32% -52% 2,047 $111   $62,576,267 33
Apr 4, 2001 10 $199,751 -12% -51% 2,047 $98   $62,776,018 34
Apr 5, 2001 10 $200,642 n/c -52% 2,047 $98   $62,976,660 35
Apr 8, 2001 17 $250,000   -59% 1,328 $188   $64,101,808 38
Apr 10, 2001 14 $116,246   -49% 1,328 $88   $54,317,579 40
Apr 11, 2001 20 $96,822 -17% -52% 1,328 $73   $54,414,401 41
May 28, 2001 37 $22,006     148 $149   $66,808,615 88

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 2, 2001 1 $26,150,163   2,951 $8,861   $26,150,163 1
Mar 9, 2001 1 $16,609,838 -36% 2,959 $5,613   $42,760,001 2
Mar 16, 2001 3 $10,596,341 -36% 3,162 $3,351   $53,356,342 3
Mar 23, 2001 6 $6,292,379 -41% 3,043 $2,068   $59,648,721 4
Mar 30, 2001 10 $3,327,939 -47% 2,047 $1,626   $62,976,660 5
Apr 6, 2001 16 $1,554,834 -53% 1,328 $1,171   $64,531,494 6
Apr 13, 2001 23 $672,787 -57% 660 $1,019   $65,204,281 7
Apr 20, 2001 25 $391,284 -42% 434 $902   $65,595,565 8
Apr 27, 2001 35 $183,515 -53% 237 $774   $65,779,080 9
May 4, 2001 25 $371,982 +103% 425 $875   $66,151,062 10
May 11, 2001 28 $249,766 -33% 359 $696   $66,400,828 11
May 18, 2001 26 $254,119 +2% 262 $970   $66,654,947 12
May 25, 2001 37 $153,668 -40% 148 $1,038   $66,808,615 13

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 4/24/2001 $916,676 254 254 507 $2,357,752 4/1/2020
  
Rest of World $76,071,883
  
International Total $78,429,635 4/1/2020

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

Leading

Brad Pitt    Jerry
Julia Roberts    Samantha

Supporting

James Gandolfini    Leroy
Bob Balaban    Bernie
J.K. Simmons    Ted
David Krumholtz    Beck
Richard Coca    Car Thief
Michael Cerveris    Frank
Sherman Augustus    Well Dressed Black Man
Castulo Guerra    Joe the Pawnshop Owner
Gene Hackman    Margoles
Maria Serbulo    Emanuelle
Salvador Sanchez    Gunsmith
Alan Cianguerotti    Gunsmith's Assistant
Melisa Romero    Gunsmith's Daughter
Ernesto Gomez Cruz    Tropillo
Daniel R. Escobar    Raoul
Dale Raoul    Estelle
Jeremy Roberts    Bobby Victory
Jorge Malpica    Mexican Gas Station Clerk
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr.    Mexican Policeman
Steve Rossi    Vegas MC
Clint Curtis    Vegas Busboy
Lawrence Bender    Vegas Onlooker
Ariane Pellicer    Mexican Ticket Agent
Carlos Lacamara    Car Rental Rep
Daniel Zacapa    Bartender
Alfredo Escobar    Car Thief #2
Luis Artagnan    Car Thief #3
Fermin Martinez    Chicken Farmer
Jose Carlos Rodriguez    Hotel Clerk
Gustavo Aguilar    Junk Yard Proprietor
Lucia Pailles    Mexican Woman-Phone
Gilberto Barraza    2nd Man with Gun
Humberto Fernandez Tristan    Nobleman
Luis Felipe Tovar    Nobleman's Son
Fausta Torres    Elderly Mexican Lady
Lolo Navarro    Chosen Grandmother
Emiliano Guerra    Small Boy with Flashlight
Miguel Angel Fuentes    Big Thief #4
Angelina Pelaez    Mother
Arthur Taxier    Hotel Security
William Fuller    Big Tom
Gerardo Taracena    Reveler to Fire Gun
John Pisci    Musician
Rudy Aikels    Musician
Ronald Simone    Musician

Production and Technical Credits

Gore Verbinski    Director
J.H. Wyman    Screenwriter
Lawrence Bender    Producer
John Baldecchi    Producer
William Tyrer    Executive Producer
Chris J. Ball    Executive Producer
Aaron Ryder    Executive Producer
J.H. Wyman    Executive Producer
Dariusz Wolski    Director of Photography
Cecilia Montiel    Production Designer
Craig Wood    Editor
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
William S. Beasley    Co-Producer
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Paul Hellerman    Co-Producer
Benita Allen Honess    Assistant Director
M. James Arnett    Second Unit Director
William S. Beasley    Unit Production Manager
Stephan S. Benseman    Unit Production Manager
Sharyn Shimada-Huggins    Production Supervisor
Michael Atwell    Art Director
Robert Greenfield    Set Decorator
Jon Pray    Costume Supervisor
Lee Orloff    Sound Mixer
Gary Rydstrom    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Summers    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Sands    Re-recording Mixer
Tom Myers    Sound Designer
Tim Holland    Supervising Sound Editor
J.R. Grubbs    Sound Effects Editor
Karen Wilson    Dialogue Editor
LindaKay Brown    Dialogue Editor
Ken Karman*    Music Editor
Jacqueline Tager    Music Editor
Jean A. Black    Make up
Mary L. Mastro    Hairstylist
Denise Chamian    Casting Director
M. James Arnett    Stunt Coordinator
Seth Arnett    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.