The Missing (2003)

The Missing
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,900,336Details
International Box Office $11,353,097Details
Worldwide Box Office $38,253,433
OpusData ID: 20310100 More info...
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,833,633 (40.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:70.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,756 opening theaters/2,756 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,303,124

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 26th, 2003 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 4th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: June 6th, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for violence
Running Time: 136 minutes
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family, Kidnap, Native Americans, Rescue, Sex Crimes
Social setting: Human-Trafficking
Subgenre: Revisionist Western
Time period setting: 1880s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Revolution Studios, Imagine Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Apache

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 28, 2003 7 $10,833,633   2,756 $3,931   $15,232,287 1
Dec 5, 2003 8 $4,034,563 -63% 2,756 $1,464   $21,805,272 2
Dec 12, 2003 13 $1,516,818 -62% 2,083 $728   $24,680,041 3
Dec 19, 2003 17 $415,502 -73% 605 $687   $25,547,057 4
Dec 26, 2003 40 $134,719 -68% 146 $923   $25,904,967 5
Jan 2, 2004 40 $116,290 -14% 146 $797   $26,121,804 6
Jan 9, 2004 46 $71,847 -38% 128 $561   $26,222,266 7
Jan 16, 2004 47 $67,680 -6% 96 $705   $26,317,738 8
Jan 23, 2004 35 $160,029 +136% 227 $705   $26,514,143 9
Jan 30, 2004 38 $110,353 -31% 211 $523   $26,696,673 10
Feb 6, 2004 52 $66,504 -40% 139 $478   $26,811,707 11
Feb 13, 2004 56 $45,290 -32% 94 $482   $26,893,380 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 26, 2003 7 $1,900,000     2,756 $689   $1,900,000 1
Nov 27, 2003 7 $2,700,000 +42%   2,756 $980   $4,600,000 2
Nov 28, 2003 7 $4,400,000 +63%   2,756 $1,597   $9,000,000 3
Nov 29, 2003 7 $4,269,489 -3%   2,756 $1,549   $12,997,573 4
Nov 30, 2003 6 $2,234,714 -48%   2,756 $811   $15,232,287 5
Dec 1, 2003 6 $669,000 -70%   2,756 $243   $15,901,000 6
Dec 2, 2003 3 $678,000 +1%   2,756 $246   $16,579,000 7
Dec 3, 2003 3 $603,000 -11% -68% 2,756 $219   $17,182,000 8
Dec 4, 2003 4 $589,000 -2% -78% 2,756 $214   $17,771,000 9
Dec 5, 2003 9 $1,100,000 +87% -75% 2,756 $399   $18,900,000 10
Dec 6, 2003 8 $1,851,958 +68% -57% 2,756 $672   $20,799,658 11
Dec 7, 2003 8 $1,005,614 -46% -55% 2,756 $365   $21,805,272 12
Dec 8, 2003 7 $312,000 -69% -53% 2,756 $113   $22,117,000 13
Dec 9, 2003 8 $358,000 +15% -47% 2,756 $130   $22,475,000 14
Dec 10, 2003 7 $354,000 -1% -41% 2,756 $128   $22,829,000 15
Dec 11, 2003 8 $335,000 -5% -43% 2,756 $122   $23,164,000 16
Jan 19, 2004 47 $10,152     96 $106   $26,327,890 55
Feb 16, 2004 58 $6,956     94 $74   $26,900,336 83

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 2003 11 $4,600,000   2,756 $1,669   $4,600,000 1
Nov 28, 2003 7 $13,372,055 +191% 2,756 $4,852   $17,770,709 2
Dec 5, 2003 8 $5,392,514 -60% 2,756 $1,957   $23,163,223 3
Dec 12, 2003 14 $1,968,332 -63% 2,083 $945   $25,131,555 4
Dec 19, 2003 18 $638,693 -68% 605 $1,056   $25,770,248 5
Dec 26, 2003 41 $235,266 -63% 146 $1,611   $26,005,514 6
Jan 2, 2004 43 $144,905 -38% 146 $993   $26,150,419 7
Jan 9, 2004 49 $99,639 -31% 128 $778   $26,250,058 8
Jan 16, 2004 50 $104,056 +4% 96 $1,084   $26,354,114 9
Jan 23, 2004 33 $232,206 +123% 227 $1,023   $26,586,320 10
Jan 30, 2004 37 $158,883 -32% 211 $753   $26,745,203 11
Feb 6, 2004 48 $102,887 -35% 139 $740   $26,848,090 12
Feb 13, 2004 60 $52,246 -49% 94 $556   $26,900,336 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 3/4/2004 $942,337 209 209 209 $942,337 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $10,410,760
  
International Total $11,353,097 4/4/2026

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

Leading

Tommy Lee Jones    Samuel Jones
Cate Blanchett    Maggie Gilkeson

Supporting

Evan Rachel Wood    Lily
Jenna Boyd    Dot Gilkeson
Eric Schweig    Chidin
Aaron Eckhart    Brake Baldwin
Steve Reevis    Two Stone
Ray McKinnon    Russell J. Wittick
Val Kilmer    Lt. Jim Ducharme
Simon Baker    Honesco
Jay Tavare    Kayitah
Sergio Calderon    Emiliano
Clint Howard    Sheriff Purdy
Elisabeth Moss    Anne
Max Perlich    Isaac Edgerly
Ramon Frank    Grummond
Deryle J. Lujan    Naazhaan-Hunter
Matthew Montoya    Tsi Benyuln-Blowing Tree
Joe Saenz    Mba'tsu Naabitin-Wolf Trail
Gandi Shaw    'Izhashe-Bird
Rod Rondeaux    Hudlun-The One Who Laughs
Juddson Linn    Chauliln-Evening Time
Dutch Lunak    Lii sinnziin-Wild Horse
Josephine Schwan    Sally
Alexandra Elich    Sally
Yolanda Nez    Lii Dahit'een-Dancing Horse
Heather Gulas    Captive Girl
Scarlett McAlister    Captive Girl
Aura Jensen-Curtis    Captive Girl
Shelby Kocurek    Captive Girl
Angelina C. Torres    Esmerelda Nunez
Deborah Martinez    Maria Nunez
Rance Howard    Telegraph Operator
Arron Shiver    Rancher
David Midthunder    Apache Scout
Paul Scallan    Stokley
Jerry King    Drunk Soldier
Jim Tarwater    Drunk Soldier
David Garver    Barker
Clemente Spottedhorse    Captured Apache
Brian Brown    Mexican Slave Trader
Toby Holguin    Mexican Slave Trader
Eddie Fernandez    Mexican Slave Trader
Jason Rodriguez    Mexican Slave Trader

Production and Technical Credits

Ron Howard    Director
Ken Kaufman    Screenwriter
Thomas Eidson    Story Creator
Brian Grazer    Producer
Daniel Ostroff    Producer
Ron Howard    Producer
Todd Hallowell    Executive Producer
Steve Crystal    Executive Producer
Dan Hanley    Editor
Mike Hill    Editor
James Horner    Composer
Salvatore Totino    Director of Photography
Thomas Eidson    Co-Producer
Sue Berger Ramin    Co-Producer
Louisa Velis    Associate Producer
Aldric La'auli Porter    Associate Producer
Kathleen McGill    Associate Producer
Aldric La'auli Porter    Assistant Director
Todd Hallowell    Second Unit Director
Kathleen McGill    Unit Production Manager
Guy Barnes    Art Director
Wendy Ozols-Barnes    Set Decorator
Keith Peterman    Second Unit Camera
Steve Koster    Additional Photography
Julie Weiss    Costume Designer
Dan Moore    Costume Supervisor
Bayard Carey    Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Frank A. Montano    Re-recording Mixer
Tony Volante    Re-recording Mixer
Bob Chefalas    Re-recording Mixer
Chic Ciccolini III*    Supervising Sound Editor
Daniel Pagan    Sound Effects Editor
Eytan Mirsky    Sound Effects Editor
Sean Garnhart    Sound Effects Editor
Stan Bochner    Dialogue Editor
Lou Cerborino    Dialogue Editor
Branka Mrkic-Tana    Dialogue Editor
Jim Henrikson    Music Editor
Ramiro Belgardt    Music Editor
John Blake    Make up
Emanuel Manny Millar    Hairstylist
Matthew W. Mungle    Special Make-up Effects
Jamie Kelman    Special Make-up Effects
Tony Alvarez    Special Make-up Effects
Chris Burgoyne    Special Make-up Effects
Kris Kobzina    Special Make-up Effects
Ryan McDowell    Special Make-up Effects
Julyce Monbleaux    Music Supervisor
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Walter Scott    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:$10,833,633 (40.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:70.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,756 opening theaters/2,756 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,303,124

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 26th, 2003 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 4th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: June 6th, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for violence
Running Time: 136 minutes
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family, Kidnap, Native Americans, Rescue, Sex Crimes
Social setting: Human-Trafficking
Subgenre: Revisionist Western
Time period setting: 1880s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Revolution Studios, Imagine Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Apache

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 28, 2003 7 $10,833,633   2,756 $3,931   $15,232,287 1
Dec 5, 2003 8 $4,034,563 -63% 2,756 $1,464   $21,805,272 2
Dec 12, 2003 13 $1,516,818 -62% 2,083 $728   $24,680,041 3
Dec 19, 2003 17 $415,502 -73% 605 $687   $25,547,057 4
Dec 26, 2003 40 $134,719 -68% 146 $923   $25,904,967 5
Jan 2, 2004 40 $116,290 -14% 146 $797   $26,121,804 6
Jan 9, 2004 46 $71,847 -38% 128 $561   $26,222,266 7
Jan 16, 2004 47 $67,680 -6% 96 $705   $26,317,738 8
Jan 23, 2004 35 $160,029 +136% 227 $705   $26,514,143 9
Jan 30, 2004 38 $110,353 -31% 211 $523   $26,696,673 10
Feb 6, 2004 52 $66,504 -40% 139 $478   $26,811,707 11
Feb 13, 2004 56 $45,290 -32% 94 $482   $26,893,380 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 26, 2003 7 $1,900,000     2,756 $689   $1,900,000 1
Nov 27, 2003 7 $2,700,000 +42%   2,756 $980   $4,600,000 2
Nov 28, 2003 7 $4,400,000 +63%   2,756 $1,597   $9,000,000 3
Nov 29, 2003 7 $4,269,489 -3%   2,756 $1,549   $12,997,573 4
Nov 30, 2003 6 $2,234,714 -48%   2,756 $811   $15,232,287 5
Dec 1, 2003 6 $669,000 -70%   2,756 $243   $15,901,000 6
Dec 2, 2003 3 $678,000 +1%   2,756 $246   $16,579,000 7
Dec 3, 2003 3 $603,000 -11% -68% 2,756 $219   $17,182,000 8
Dec 4, 2003 4 $589,000 -2% -78% 2,756 $214   $17,771,000 9
Dec 5, 2003 9 $1,100,000 +87% -75% 2,756 $399   $18,900,000 10
Dec 6, 2003 8 $1,851,958 +68% -57% 2,756 $672   $20,799,658 11
Dec 7, 2003 8 $1,005,614 -46% -55% 2,756 $365   $21,805,272 12
Dec 8, 2003 7 $312,000 -69% -53% 2,756 $113   $22,117,000 13
Dec 9, 2003 8 $358,000 +15% -47% 2,756 $130   $22,475,000 14
Dec 10, 2003 7 $354,000 -1% -41% 2,756 $128   $22,829,000 15
Dec 11, 2003 8 $335,000 -5% -43% 2,756 $122   $23,164,000 16
Jan 19, 2004 47 $10,152     96 $106   $26,327,890 55
Feb 16, 2004 58 $6,956     94 $74   $26,900,336 83

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 2003 11 $4,600,000   2,756 $1,669   $4,600,000 1
Nov 28, 2003 7 $13,372,055 +191% 2,756 $4,852   $17,770,709 2
Dec 5, 2003 8 $5,392,514 -60% 2,756 $1,957   $23,163,223 3
Dec 12, 2003 14 $1,968,332 -63% 2,083 $945   $25,131,555 4
Dec 19, 2003 18 $638,693 -68% 605 $1,056   $25,770,248 5
Dec 26, 2003 41 $235,266 -63% 146 $1,611   $26,005,514 6
Jan 2, 2004 43 $144,905 -38% 146 $993   $26,150,419 7
Jan 9, 2004 49 $99,639 -31% 128 $778   $26,250,058 8
Jan 16, 2004 50 $104,056 +4% 96 $1,084   $26,354,114 9
Jan 23, 2004 33 $232,206 +123% 227 $1,023   $26,586,320 10
Jan 30, 2004 37 $158,883 -32% 211 $753   $26,745,203 11
Feb 6, 2004 48 $102,887 -35% 139 $740   $26,848,090 12
Feb 13, 2004 60 $52,246 -49% 94 $556   $26,900,336 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 3/4/2004 $942,337 209 209 209 $942,337 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $10,410,760
  
International Total $11,353,097 4/4/2026

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

Leading

Tommy Lee Jones    Samuel Jones
Cate Blanchett    Maggie Gilkeson

Supporting

Evan Rachel Wood    Lily
Jenna Boyd    Dot Gilkeson
Eric Schweig    Chidin
Aaron Eckhart    Brake Baldwin
Steve Reevis    Two Stone
Ray McKinnon    Russell J. Wittick
Val Kilmer    Lt. Jim Ducharme
Simon Baker    Honesco
Jay Tavare    Kayitah
Sergio Calderon    Emiliano
Clint Howard    Sheriff Purdy
Elisabeth Moss    Anne
Max Perlich    Isaac Edgerly
Ramon Frank    Grummond
Deryle J. Lujan    Naazhaan-Hunter
Matthew Montoya    Tsi Benyuln-Blowing Tree
Joe Saenz    Mba'tsu Naabitin-Wolf Trail
Gandi Shaw    'Izhashe-Bird
Rod Rondeaux    Hudlun-The One Who Laughs
Juddson Linn    Chauliln-Evening Time
Dutch Lunak    Lii sinnziin-Wild Horse
Josephine Schwan    Sally
Alexandra Elich    Sally
Yolanda Nez    Lii Dahit'een-Dancing Horse
Heather Gulas    Captive Girl
Scarlett McAlister    Captive Girl
Aura Jensen-Curtis    Captive Girl
Shelby Kocurek    Captive Girl
Angelina C. Torres    Esmerelda Nunez
Deborah Martinez    Maria Nunez
Rance Howard    Telegraph Operator
Arron Shiver    Rancher
David Midthunder    Apache Scout
Paul Scallan    Stokley
Jerry King    Drunk Soldier
Jim Tarwater    Drunk Soldier
David Garver    Barker
Clemente Spottedhorse    Captured Apache
Brian Brown    Mexican Slave Trader
Toby Holguin    Mexican Slave Trader
Eddie Fernandez    Mexican Slave Trader
Jason Rodriguez    Mexican Slave Trader

Production and Technical Credits

Ron Howard    Director
Ken Kaufman    Screenwriter
Thomas Eidson    Story Creator
Brian Grazer    Producer
Daniel Ostroff    Producer
Ron Howard    Producer
Todd Hallowell    Executive Producer
Steve Crystal    Executive Producer
Dan Hanley    Editor
Mike Hill    Editor
James Horner    Composer
Salvatore Totino    Director of Photography
Thomas Eidson    Co-Producer
Sue Berger Ramin    Co-Producer
Louisa Velis    Associate Producer
Aldric La'auli Porter    Associate Producer
Kathleen McGill    Associate Producer
Aldric La'auli Porter    Assistant Director
Todd Hallowell    Second Unit Director
Kathleen McGill    Unit Production Manager
Guy Barnes    Art Director
Wendy Ozols-Barnes    Set Decorator
Keith Peterman    Second Unit Camera
Steve Koster    Additional Photography
Julie Weiss    Costume Designer
Dan Moore    Costume Supervisor
Bayard Carey    Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Frank A. Montano    Re-recording Mixer
Tony Volante    Re-recording Mixer
Bob Chefalas    Re-recording Mixer
Chic Ciccolini III*    Supervising Sound Editor
Daniel Pagan    Sound Effects Editor
Eytan Mirsky    Sound Effects Editor
Sean Garnhart    Sound Effects Editor
Stan Bochner    Dialogue Editor
Lou Cerborino    Dialogue Editor
Branka Mrkic-Tana    Dialogue Editor
Jim Henrikson    Music Editor
Ramiro Belgardt    Music Editor
John Blake    Make up
Emanuel Manny Millar    Hairstylist
Matthew W. Mungle    Special Make-up Effects
Jamie Kelman    Special Make-up Effects
Tony Alvarez    Special Make-up Effects
Chris Burgoyne    Special Make-up Effects
Kris Kobzina    Special Make-up Effects
Ryan McDowell    Special Make-up Effects
Julyce Monbleaux    Music Supervisor
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Walter Scott    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.