Paycheck (2003)

Paycheck
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $53,789,313Details
International Box Office $45,030,476Details
Worldwide Box Office $98,819,789
OpusData ID: 9940100 More info...
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,462,374 (25.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:54.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,762 opening theaters/2,762 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $105,037,241

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2003 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 18th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: May 18th, 2004 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense action violence and brief language
Running Time: 115 minutes
Plot point: Faulty Memory
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: David Entertainment Company, Lion Rock Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2003 5 $13,462,374   2,762 $4,874   $18,615,272 1
Jan 2, 2004 5 $9,837,313 -27% 2,762 $3,562   $38,644,452 2
Jan 9, 2004 8 $5,146,378 -48% 2,762 $1,863   $46,443,104 3
Jan 16, 2004 12 $2,507,336 -51% 1,984 $1,264   $50,434,612 4
Jan 23, 2004 17 $1,176,378 -53% 1,108 $1,062   $52,558,091 5
Jan 30, 2004 28 $267,567 -77% 620 $432   $53,147,310 6
Feb 6, 2004 51 $67,317 -75% 188 $358   $53,314,141 7
Feb 13, 2004 54 $46,898 -30% 106 $442   $53,386,331 8
Feb 20, 2004 75 $25,210 -46% 59 $427   $53,428,301 9
Feb 27, 2004 44 $122,480 +386% 208 $589   $53,557,367 10
Mar 5, 2004 48 $72,161 -41% 153 $472   $53,681,119 11
Mar 12, 2004 58 $34,413 -52% 76 $453   $53,749,830 12
Mar 19, 2004 70 $12,613 -63% 35 $360   $53,781,103 13
Mar 26, 2004 106 $3,558 -72% 15 $237   $53,789,313 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2003 3 $5,300,000     2,762 $1,919   $5,300,000 1
Dec 26, 2003 4 $5,000,000 -6%   2,762 $1,810   $10,200,000 2
Dec 27, 2003 5 $4,832,992 -3%   2,762 $1,750   $14,926,581 3
Dec 28, 2003 5 $3,688,691 -24%   2,762 $1,336   $18,615,272 4
Dec 29, 2003 7 $2,203,000 -40%   2,762 $798   $20,819,000 5
Dec 30, 2003 7 $2,215,000 +1%   2,762 $802   $23,033,000 6
Dec 31, 2003 7 $2,100,000 -5%   2,762 $760   $25,100,000 7
Jan 1, 2004 5 $3,962,000 +89% -25% 2,762 $1,434   $29,062,000 8
Jan 2, 2004 5 $3,900,000 -2% -22% 2,762 $1,412   $33,000,000 9
Jan 3, 2004 5 $3,952,751 +1% -18% 2,762 $1,431   $36,569,432 10
Jan 4, 2004 6 $2,075,020 -48% -44% 2,762 $751   $38,644,452 11
Jan 5, 2004 5 $742,000 -64% -66% 2,762 $269   $39,386,000 12
Jan 6, 2004 6 $669,000 -10% -70% 2,762 $242   $40,055,000 13
Jan 7, 2004 6 $635,000 -5% -70% 2,762 $230   $40,690,000 14
Jan 8, 2004 7 $607,000 -4% -85% 2,762 $220   $41,297,000 15
Jan 9, 2004 8 $1,600,000 +164% -59% 2,762 $579   $42,900,000 16
Jan 10, 2004 8 $2,285,490 +43% -42% 2,762 $827   $45,204,793 17
Jan 11, 2004 9 $1,238,311 -46% -40% 2,762 $448   $46,443,104 18
Jan 12, 2004 7 $374,000 -70% -50% 2,762 $135   $46,817,000 19
Jan 13, 2004 9 $401,000 +7% -40% 2,762 $145   $47,218,000 20
Jan 14, 2004 8 $349,000 -13% -45% 2,762 $126   $47,567,000 21
Jan 15, 2004 9 $361,000 +3% -41% 2,762 $131   $47,927,000 22
Jan 19, 2004 14 $460,080   +23% 1,984 $232   $50,894,692 26
Feb 16, 2004 60 $5,863     106 $55   $53,392,194 54

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2003 5 $23,654,241   2,762 $8,564   $28,807,139 2
Jan 2, 2004 5 $12,489,587 -47% 2,762 $4,522   $41,296,726 3
Jan 9, 2004 8 $6,630,550 -47% 2,762 $2,401   $47,927,276 4
Jan 16, 2004 13 $3,454,437 -48% 1,984 $1,741   $51,381,713 5
Jan 23, 2004 17 $1,498,030 -57% 1,108 $1,352   $52,879,743 6
Jan 30, 2004 28 $367,081 -75% 620 $592   $53,246,824 7
Feb 6, 2004 49 $92,609 -75% 188 $493   $53,339,433 8
Feb 13, 2004 55 $63,658 -31% 106 $601   $53,403,091 9
Feb 20, 2004 76 $31,796 -50% 59 $539   $53,434,887 10
Feb 27, 2004 44 $174,071 +447% 208 $837   $53,608,958 11
Mar 5, 2004 48 $106,459 -39% 153 $696   $53,715,417 12
Mar 12, 2004 55 $53,073 -50% 76 $698   $53,768,490 13
Mar 19, 2004 70 $17,265 -67% 35 $493   $53,785,755 14
Mar 26, 2004 108 $3,558 -79% 15 $237   $53,789,313 15

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 3/18/2004 $567,083 192 192 192 $567,083 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $44,463,393
  
International Total $45,030,476 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

Ben Affleck    Michael Jennings

Supporting

Aaron Eckhart    Rethrick
Uma Thurman    Rachel
Paul Giamatti    Shorty
Colm Feore    Wolf
Joe Morton    Agent Dodge
Michael C. Hall    Agent Klein
Peter Friedman    Attorney General Brown
Kathryn Morris    Rita Dunne
Ivana Milicevic    Maya-Rachel
Christopher Kennedy    Stevens
Fulvio Cecere    Agent Fuman
John Cassini    Agent Mitchell
Callum Keith Rennie    Jude, Guard
Michelle Harrison    Jane
Claudette Mink    Sara Rethrick
Ryan Zwick    Street Kid
Deejay Jackson    Guard
Serge Houde    Dekker
Calvin Finlayson    Balloon Boy
Kendall Cross    Scientist
Catherine Lough Haggquist    Scientist
Darryl Scheelar    Plain Clothes Federal Agent
Mark Brandon    Lottery Host
Roger Haskett    Lottery Official
Steve Wright    Allcom Helicopter Pilot
Craig Hosking    FBI Helicopter Pilot
Emily Holmes    Betsy, Salesgirl
Krista Allen    Holographic Woman
Barclay Hope    Suit
Peter Shinkoda    Suit
David Lewis    Suit
Harris Allan    Shy Teen
Maz Artang    Leader Teen
Ryan Robbins    Husband
Benita Ha    Wife
Chelah Horsdal    Young Mother
Craig March    Janitor
Jason Calder    Wolfe Goon
Mike Godenir    Wolfe Goon
Brad Kelly    Wolfe Goon
Brent Connolly    Wolfe Goon
Michelle Anderson    Nursery Customers
Lori Berlanga    Nursery Customer

Production and Technical Credits

John Woo    Director
Dean Georgaris    Screenwriter
Philip K. Dick    Story Creator
John Davis    Producer
Michael Hackett    Producer
John Woo    Producer
Terence Chang    Producer
Stratton Leopold    Executive Producer
David Solomon    Executive Producer
William Sandell    Production Designer
Kevin Stitt    Editor
Christopher Rouse    Editor
John Powell    Composer
Jeffrey L. Kimball    Director of Photography
Caroline Macaulay    Co-Producer
Arthur Anderson    Co-Producer
Arthur Anderson    Assistant Director
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Stratton Leopold    Unit Production Manager
Casey Grant    Production Manager
Susan Towner    Production Manager
Sandy Cochrane    Art Director
Elizabeth Wilcox    Set Decorator
Larry Blanford    Second Unit Camera
Erica Edell Phillips    Costume Designer
Debbie Geaghan    Costume Supervisor
Derek G. Brechin    Additional Editor
Eric Batut    Sound Mixer
Steve Maslow    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker    Re-recording Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger    Supervising Sound Editor
Alan Rankin    Sound Editor
Christopher Assells    Sound Editor
Dino R. Dimuro    Sound Editor
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Editor
Bruce Tanis    Sound Editor
Peter Staubli    Sound Editor
Michael Szakmeister    Dialogue Editor
Susan Kurtz    Dialogue Editor
Vic Radulich    Dialogue Editor
Frank T. Smathers    Dialogue Editor
Tom Carlson    Music Editor
Norma Hill-Patton    Make up
Thom McIntyre    Hairstylist
James McKee Smith    Additional Music
John Ashton Thomas    Additional Music
T.J. Lindgren    Additional Music
Mindy Marin    Casting Director
Coreen Mayrs    Casting Director
Heike Brandstatter    Casting Director

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:$13,462,374 (25.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:54.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,762 opening theaters/2,762 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $105,037,241

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2003 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: March 18th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: May 18th, 2004 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for intense action violence and brief language
Running Time: 115 minutes
Plot point: Faulty Memory
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: David Entertainment Company, Lion Rock Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2003 5 $13,462,374   2,762 $4,874   $18,615,272 1
Jan 2, 2004 5 $9,837,313 -27% 2,762 $3,562   $38,644,452 2
Jan 9, 2004 8 $5,146,378 -48% 2,762 $1,863   $46,443,104 3
Jan 16, 2004 12 $2,507,336 -51% 1,984 $1,264   $50,434,612 4
Jan 23, 2004 17 $1,176,378 -53% 1,108 $1,062   $52,558,091 5
Jan 30, 2004 28 $267,567 -77% 620 $432   $53,147,310 6
Feb 6, 2004 51 $67,317 -75% 188 $358   $53,314,141 7
Feb 13, 2004 54 $46,898 -30% 106 $442   $53,386,331 8
Feb 20, 2004 75 $25,210 -46% 59 $427   $53,428,301 9
Feb 27, 2004 44 $122,480 +386% 208 $589   $53,557,367 10
Mar 5, 2004 48 $72,161 -41% 153 $472   $53,681,119 11
Mar 12, 2004 58 $34,413 -52% 76 $453   $53,749,830 12
Mar 19, 2004 70 $12,613 -63% 35 $360   $53,781,103 13
Mar 26, 2004 106 $3,558 -72% 15 $237   $53,789,313 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2003 3 $5,300,000     2,762 $1,919   $5,300,000 1
Dec 26, 2003 4 $5,000,000 -6%   2,762 $1,810   $10,200,000 2
Dec 27, 2003 5 $4,832,992 -3%   2,762 $1,750   $14,926,581 3
Dec 28, 2003 5 $3,688,691 -24%   2,762 $1,336   $18,615,272 4
Dec 29, 2003 7 $2,203,000 -40%   2,762 $798   $20,819,000 5
Dec 30, 2003 7 $2,215,000 +1%   2,762 $802   $23,033,000 6
Dec 31, 2003 7 $2,100,000 -5%   2,762 $760   $25,100,000 7
Jan 1, 2004 5 $3,962,000 +89% -25% 2,762 $1,434   $29,062,000 8
Jan 2, 2004 5 $3,900,000 -2% -22% 2,762 $1,412   $33,000,000 9
Jan 3, 2004 5 $3,952,751 +1% -18% 2,762 $1,431   $36,569,432 10
Jan 4, 2004 6 $2,075,020 -48% -44% 2,762 $751   $38,644,452 11
Jan 5, 2004 5 $742,000 -64% -66% 2,762 $269   $39,386,000 12
Jan 6, 2004 6 $669,000 -10% -70% 2,762 $242   $40,055,000 13
Jan 7, 2004 6 $635,000 -5% -70% 2,762 $230   $40,690,000 14
Jan 8, 2004 7 $607,000 -4% -85% 2,762 $220   $41,297,000 15
Jan 9, 2004 8 $1,600,000 +164% -59% 2,762 $579   $42,900,000 16
Jan 10, 2004 8 $2,285,490 +43% -42% 2,762 $827   $45,204,793 17
Jan 11, 2004 9 $1,238,311 -46% -40% 2,762 $448   $46,443,104 18
Jan 12, 2004 7 $374,000 -70% -50% 2,762 $135   $46,817,000 19
Jan 13, 2004 9 $401,000 +7% -40% 2,762 $145   $47,218,000 20
Jan 14, 2004 8 $349,000 -13% -45% 2,762 $126   $47,567,000 21
Jan 15, 2004 9 $361,000 +3% -41% 2,762 $131   $47,927,000 22
Jan 19, 2004 14 $460,080   +23% 1,984 $232   $50,894,692 26
Feb 16, 2004 60 $5,863     106 $55   $53,392,194 54

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2003 5 $23,654,241   2,762 $8,564   $28,807,139 2
Jan 2, 2004 5 $12,489,587 -47% 2,762 $4,522   $41,296,726 3
Jan 9, 2004 8 $6,630,550 -47% 2,762 $2,401   $47,927,276 4
Jan 16, 2004 13 $3,454,437 -48% 1,984 $1,741   $51,381,713 5
Jan 23, 2004 17 $1,498,030 -57% 1,108 $1,352   $52,879,743 6
Jan 30, 2004 28 $367,081 -75% 620 $592   $53,246,824 7
Feb 6, 2004 49 $92,609 -75% 188 $493   $53,339,433 8
Feb 13, 2004 55 $63,658 -31% 106 $601   $53,403,091 9
Feb 20, 2004 76 $31,796 -50% 59 $539   $53,434,887 10
Feb 27, 2004 44 $174,071 +447% 208 $837   $53,608,958 11
Mar 5, 2004 48 $106,459 -39% 153 $696   $53,715,417 12
Mar 12, 2004 55 $53,073 -50% 76 $698   $53,768,490 13
Mar 19, 2004 70 $17,265 -67% 35 $493   $53,785,755 14
Mar 26, 2004 108 $3,558 -79% 15 $237   $53,789,313 15

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 3/18/2004 $567,083 192 192 192 $567,083 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $44,463,393
  
International Total $45,030,476 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

Ben Affleck    Michael Jennings

Supporting

Aaron Eckhart    Rethrick
Uma Thurman    Rachel
Paul Giamatti    Shorty
Colm Feore    Wolf
Joe Morton    Agent Dodge
Michael C. Hall    Agent Klein
Peter Friedman    Attorney General Brown
Kathryn Morris    Rita Dunne
Ivana Milicevic    Maya-Rachel
Christopher Kennedy    Stevens
Fulvio Cecere    Agent Fuman
John Cassini    Agent Mitchell
Callum Keith Rennie    Jude, Guard
Michelle Harrison    Jane
Claudette Mink    Sara Rethrick
Ryan Zwick    Street Kid
Deejay Jackson    Guard
Serge Houde    Dekker
Calvin Finlayson    Balloon Boy
Kendall Cross    Scientist
Catherine Lough Haggquist    Scientist
Darryl Scheelar    Plain Clothes Federal Agent
Mark Brandon    Lottery Host
Roger Haskett    Lottery Official
Steve Wright    Allcom Helicopter Pilot
Craig Hosking    FBI Helicopter Pilot
Emily Holmes    Betsy, Salesgirl
Krista Allen    Holographic Woman
Barclay Hope    Suit
Peter Shinkoda    Suit
David Lewis    Suit
Harris Allan    Shy Teen
Maz Artang    Leader Teen
Ryan Robbins    Husband
Benita Ha    Wife
Chelah Horsdal    Young Mother
Craig March    Janitor
Jason Calder    Wolfe Goon
Mike Godenir    Wolfe Goon
Brad Kelly    Wolfe Goon
Brent Connolly    Wolfe Goon
Michelle Anderson    Nursery Customers
Lori Berlanga    Nursery Customer

Production and Technical Credits

John Woo    Director
Dean Georgaris    Screenwriter
Philip K. Dick    Story Creator
John Davis    Producer
Michael Hackett    Producer
John Woo    Producer
Terence Chang    Producer
Stratton Leopold    Executive Producer
David Solomon    Executive Producer
William Sandell    Production Designer
Kevin Stitt    Editor
Christopher Rouse    Editor
John Powell    Composer
Jeffrey L. Kimball    Director of Photography
Caroline Macaulay    Co-Producer
Arthur Anderson    Co-Producer
Arthur Anderson    Assistant Director
Brian Smrz    Second Unit Director
Stratton Leopold    Unit Production Manager
Casey Grant    Production Manager
Susan Towner    Production Manager
Sandy Cochrane    Art Director
Elizabeth Wilcox    Set Decorator
Larry Blanford    Second Unit Camera
Erica Edell Phillips    Costume Designer
Debbie Geaghan    Costume Supervisor
Derek G. Brechin    Additional Editor
Eric Batut    Sound Mixer
Steve Maslow    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker    Re-recording Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger    Supervising Sound Editor
Alan Rankin    Sound Editor
Christopher Assells    Sound Editor
Dino R. Dimuro    Sound Editor
Daniel Hegeman*    Sound Editor
Bruce Tanis    Sound Editor
Peter Staubli    Sound Editor
Michael Szakmeister    Dialogue Editor
Susan Kurtz    Dialogue Editor
Vic Radulich    Dialogue Editor
Frank T. Smathers    Dialogue Editor
Tom Carlson    Music Editor
Norma Hill-Patton    Make up
Thom McIntyre    Hairstylist
James McKee Smith    Additional Music
John Ashton Thomas    Additional Music
T.J. Lindgren    Additional Music
Mindy Marin    Casting Director
Coreen Mayrs    Casting Director
Heike Brandstatter    Casting Director

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.