A Scanner Darkly (2006)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $5,501,616 | Details |
| International Box Office | $1,903,468 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $7,405,084 | |
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| Further financial details... | ||
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $391,672 (7.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 74.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 17 opening theaters/263 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $10,045,694 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 7th, 2006 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| International Releases: | May 3rd, 2007 (Limited) (New Zealand)
July 2nd, 2026 (Limited) (New Zealand) |
| Video Release: | December 19th, 2006 by Warner Home Video, released as Scanner Darkly, A |
| MPA Rating: | R for drug and sexual content, language and a brief violent image. |
| Running Time: | 100 minutes |
| Plot point: | Addiction, Corporate Malfeasance, Faulty Memory, Narcotics, Romance, Secret Identity, Surprise Twist, Undercover |
| Subgenre: | Psychological Thriller |
| Target audience: | Cult Movie |
| Time period setting: | Near Future |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Rotoscoping |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Warner Independent Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2006 | 19 | $391,672 | 17 | $23,040 | $391,672 | 1 | |
| Jul 14, 2006 | 10 | $1,266,427 | +223% | 216 | $5,863 | $1,868,905 | 2 |
| Jul 21, 2006 | 13 | $678,030 | -46% | 219 | $3,096 | $3,238,799 | 3 |
| Jul 28, 2006 | 18 | $473,642 | -30% | 263 | $1,801 | $4,091,960 | 4 |
| Aug 4, 2006 | 26 | $256,155 | -46% | 224 | $1,144 | $4,669,454 | 5 |
| Aug 11, 2006 | 38 | $132,977 | -48% | 138 | $964 | $4,968,071 | 6 |
| Aug 18, 2006 | 45 | $96,158 | -28% | 125 | $769 | $5,159,136 | 7 |
| Aug 25, 2006 | 50 | $59,082 | -39% | 79 | $748 | $5,281,537 | 8 |
| Sep 1, 2006 | 57 | $36,059 | -39% | 52 | $693 | $5,354,553 | 9 |
| Sep 8, 2006 | 58 | $33,340 | -8% | 62 | $538 | $5,414,097 | 10 |
| Sep 15, 2006 | 74 | $17,883 | -46% | 42 | $426 | $5,451,647 | 11 |
| Sep 22, 2006 | 95 | $7,174 | -60% | 25 | $287 | $5,469,745 | 12 |
| Sep 29, 2006 | 116 | $1,567 | -78% | 12 | $131 | $5,476,327 | 13 |
| Oct 6, 2006 | 98 | $860 | -45% | 10 | $86 | $5,480,996 | 14 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2006 | 10 | $386,784 | 216 | $1,791 | $989,262 | 8 | ||
| Jul 15, 2006 | 11 | $473,067 | +22% | 216 | $2,190 | $1,462,329 | 9 | |
| Jul 16, 2006 | 10 | $406,576 | -14% | 216 | $1,882 | $1,868,905 | 10 | |
| Jul 17, 2006 | 10 | $194,869 | -52% | 216 | $902 | $2,063,774 | 11 | |
| Jul 18, 2006 | 11 | $178,000 | -9% | 216 | $824 | $2,242,000 | 12 | |
| Jul 19, 2006 | 11 | $162,000 | -9% | 216 | $750 | $2,404,000 | 13 | |
| Jul 20, 2006 | 12 | $157,000 | -3% | 216 | $727 | $2,560,769 | 14 | |
| Jul 24, 2006 | 13 | $104,000 | -47% | 219 | $475 | $3,343,000 | 18 | |
| Jul 25, 2006 | 13 | $98,000 | -6% | -45% | 219 | $447 | $3,441,000 | 19 |
| Jul 26, 2006 | 13 | $90,000 | -8% | -44% | 219 | $411 | $3,530,000 | 20 |
| Jul 27, 2006 | 13 | $89,000 | -1% | -43% | 219 | $406 | $3,618,000 | 21 |
| Sep 4, 2006 | 55 | $10,786 | 52 | $207 | $5,365,339 | 60 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2006 | 18 | $602,478 | 17 | $35,440 | $602,478 | 1 | |
| Jul 14, 2006 | 10 | $1,958,291 | +225% | 216 | $9,066 | $2,560,769 | 2 |
| Jul 21, 2006 | 13 | $1,057,549 | -46% | 219 | $4,829 | $3,618,318 | 3 |
| Jul 28, 2006 | 18 | $794,981 | -25% | 263 | $3,023 | $4,413,299 | 4 |
| Aug 4, 2006 | 26 | $421,795 | -47% | 224 | $1,883 | $4,835,094 | 5 |
| Aug 11, 2006 | 35 | $227,884 | -46% | 138 | $1,651 | $5,062,978 | 6 |
| Aug 18, 2006 | 43 | $159,477 | -30% | 125 | $1,276 | $5,222,455 | 7 |
| Aug 25, 2006 | 49 | $96,039 | -40% | 79 | $1,216 | $5,318,494 | 8 |
| Sep 1, 2006 | 57 | $62,263 | -35% | 52 | $1,197 | $5,380,757 | 9 |
| Sep 8, 2006 | 57 | $53,007 | -15% | 62 | $855 | $5,433,764 | 10 |
| Sep 15, 2006 | 72 | $28,807 | -46% | 42 | $686 | $5,462,571 | 11 |
| Sep 22, 2006 | 83 | $20,640 | -28% | 25 | $826 | $5,483,211 | 12 |
| Sep 29, 2006 | 87 | $11,901 | -42% | 12 | $992 | $5,495,112 | 13 |
| Oct 6, 2006 | 92 | $6,504 | -45% | 10 | $650 | $5,501,616 | 14 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5/3/2007 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $74 | 7/27/2026 | |||
| Rest of World | $1,903,394 | |||||||||
| International Total | $1,903,468 | 7/27/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Keanu Reeves | Bob Arctor | |
| Robert Downey, Jr. | Barris | |
| Woody Harrelson | Ernie Luckman | |
| Winona Ryder | Donna Hawthorne |
Supporting
| Rory Cochrane | Charles Freck | |
| Mitch Baker | Brown Bear Lodge Host | |
| Sean Allen | Additional Fred Scramble Suit Voice | |
| Cliff Haby | Voice from Heardquarters | |
| Steven Chester Prince | Cop | |
| Natasha Valdez | Waitress | |
| Mark Turner | Additional Hank Scramble Suit Voice | |
| Chamblee Ferguson | Medical Deputy | |
| Angela Rawna | Medical Deputy | |
| Eliza Stevens | Arctor's Daughter | |
| Sarah Menchaca | Arctor's Daughter | |
| Melody Chase | Arctor's Wife | |
| Leif Anders | Freck Suicide Narrator | |
| Turk Pipkin | Creature | |
| Alex Jones | Street Prophet | |
| Lisa Marie Newmyer | Connie | |
| Wilbur Penn | Medical Officer | |
| Ken Webster | Medical Officer | |
| Hugo Perez | New Path Staff Member | |
| Rommel Sulit | New Path Staff Member | |
| Christopher Ryan | New Path Resident | |
| Leila Plummer | New Path Resident | |
| Jason Douglas | New Path Farm Manager | |
| Marco Perella | Donald |
Production and Technical Credits
| Richard Linklater | Director | |
| Richard Linklater | Screenwriter | |
| Philip K. Dick | Based the novel "A Scanner Darkly" | |
| Palmer West | Producer | |
| Jonah Smith | Producer | |
| Erwin Stoff | Producer | |
| Anne Walker-McBay | Producer | |
| Tommy Pallotta | Producer | |
| George Clooney | Executive Producer | |
| Steven Soderbergh | Executive Producer | |
| Jennifer Fox | Executive Producer | |
| Ben Cosgrove | Executive Producer | |
| John Sloss | Executive Producer | |
| Shane F. Kelly | Director of Photography | |
| Bruce Curtis | Production Designer | |
| Sandra Adair | Editor | |
| Bob Sabiston | Head of Animation | |
| Graham Reynolds | Composer | |
| Erin Ferguson | Co-Producer | |
| Sara Greene | Associate Producer | |
| Vincent Palmo Jr. | Assistant Director | |
| Susan Kirr | Unit Production Manager | |
| Joaquin A. Morin | Set Decorator | |
| Kari Perkins | Costume Designer | |
| Melanie Armstrong Fletcher | Costume Supervisor | |
| Ethan Andrus | Sound Mixer | |
| Skip Lievsay | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Jeremy Pierson | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Tom Hammond | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Tom Hammond | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Justin Hennard | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Tom Hammond | Sound Designer | |
| Justin Hennard | Sound Designer | |
| Katina Gilkey | Hairstylist | |
| Darylin Nagy | Make-up and Hair Designer | |
| Nic Ratner | Music Supervisor | |
| Denise Chamian | 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: | $391,672 (7.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 74.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 17 opening theaters/263 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $10,045,694 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 7th, 2006 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| International Releases: | May 3rd, 2007 (Limited) (New Zealand)
July 2nd, 2026 (Limited) (New Zealand) |
| Video Release: | December 19th, 2006 by Warner Home Video, released as Scanner Darkly, A |
| MPA Rating: | R for drug and sexual content, language and a brief violent image. |
| Running Time: | 100 minutes |
| Plot point: | Addiction, Corporate Malfeasance, Faulty Memory, Narcotics, Romance, Secret Identity, Surprise Twist, Undercover |
| Subgenre: | Psychological Thriller |
| Target audience: | Cult Movie |
| Time period setting: | Near Future |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Rotoscoping |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Warner Independent Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2006 | 19 | $391,672 | 17 | $23,040 | $391,672 | 1 | |
| Jul 14, 2006 | 10 | $1,266,427 | +223% | 216 | $5,863 | $1,868,905 | 2 |
| Jul 21, 2006 | 13 | $678,030 | -46% | 219 | $3,096 | $3,238,799 | 3 |
| Jul 28, 2006 | 18 | $473,642 | -30% | 263 | $1,801 | $4,091,960 | 4 |
| Aug 4, 2006 | 26 | $256,155 | -46% | 224 | $1,144 | $4,669,454 | 5 |
| Aug 11, 2006 | 38 | $132,977 | -48% | 138 | $964 | $4,968,071 | 6 |
| Aug 18, 2006 | 45 | $96,158 | -28% | 125 | $769 | $5,159,136 | 7 |
| Aug 25, 2006 | 50 | $59,082 | -39% | 79 | $748 | $5,281,537 | 8 |
| Sep 1, 2006 | 57 | $36,059 | -39% | 52 | $693 | $5,354,553 | 9 |
| Sep 8, 2006 | 58 | $33,340 | -8% | 62 | $538 | $5,414,097 | 10 |
| Sep 15, 2006 | 74 | $17,883 | -46% | 42 | $426 | $5,451,647 | 11 |
| Sep 22, 2006 | 95 | $7,174 | -60% | 25 | $287 | $5,469,745 | 12 |
| Sep 29, 2006 | 116 | $1,567 | -78% | 12 | $131 | $5,476,327 | 13 |
| Oct 6, 2006 | 98 | $860 | -45% | 10 | $86 | $5,480,996 | 14 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2006 | 10 | $386,784 | 216 | $1,791 | $989,262 | 8 | ||
| Jul 15, 2006 | 11 | $473,067 | +22% | 216 | $2,190 | $1,462,329 | 9 | |
| Jul 16, 2006 | 10 | $406,576 | -14% | 216 | $1,882 | $1,868,905 | 10 | |
| Jul 17, 2006 | 10 | $194,869 | -52% | 216 | $902 | $2,063,774 | 11 | |
| Jul 18, 2006 | 11 | $178,000 | -9% | 216 | $824 | $2,242,000 | 12 | |
| Jul 19, 2006 | 11 | $162,000 | -9% | 216 | $750 | $2,404,000 | 13 | |
| Jul 20, 2006 | 12 | $157,000 | -3% | 216 | $727 | $2,560,769 | 14 | |
| Jul 24, 2006 | 13 | $104,000 | -47% | 219 | $475 | $3,343,000 | 18 | |
| Jul 25, 2006 | 13 | $98,000 | -6% | -45% | 219 | $447 | $3,441,000 | 19 |
| Jul 26, 2006 | 13 | $90,000 | -8% | -44% | 219 | $411 | $3,530,000 | 20 |
| Jul 27, 2006 | 13 | $89,000 | -1% | -43% | 219 | $406 | $3,618,000 | 21 |
| Sep 4, 2006 | 55 | $10,786 | 52 | $207 | $5,365,339 | 60 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2006 | 18 | $602,478 | 17 | $35,440 | $602,478 | 1 | |
| Jul 14, 2006 | 10 | $1,958,291 | +225% | 216 | $9,066 | $2,560,769 | 2 |
| Jul 21, 2006 | 13 | $1,057,549 | -46% | 219 | $4,829 | $3,618,318 | 3 |
| Jul 28, 2006 | 18 | $794,981 | -25% | 263 | $3,023 | $4,413,299 | 4 |
| Aug 4, 2006 | 26 | $421,795 | -47% | 224 | $1,883 | $4,835,094 | 5 |
| Aug 11, 2006 | 35 | $227,884 | -46% | 138 | $1,651 | $5,062,978 | 6 |
| Aug 18, 2006 | 43 | $159,477 | -30% | 125 | $1,276 | $5,222,455 | 7 |
| Aug 25, 2006 | 49 | $96,039 | -40% | 79 | $1,216 | $5,318,494 | 8 |
| Sep 1, 2006 | 57 | $62,263 | -35% | 52 | $1,197 | $5,380,757 | 9 |
| Sep 8, 2006 | 57 | $53,007 | -15% | 62 | $855 | $5,433,764 | 10 |
| Sep 15, 2006 | 72 | $28,807 | -46% | 42 | $686 | $5,462,571 | 11 |
| Sep 22, 2006 | 83 | $20,640 | -28% | 25 | $826 | $5,483,211 | 12 |
| Sep 29, 2006 | 87 | $11,901 | -42% | 12 | $992 | $5,495,112 | 13 |
| Oct 6, 2006 | 92 | $6,504 | -45% | 10 | $650 | $5,501,616 | 14 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5/3/2007 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $74 | 7/27/2026 | |||
| Rest of World | $1,903,394 | |||||||||
| International Total | $1,903,468 | 7/27/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Keanu Reeves | Bob Arctor | |
| Robert Downey, Jr. | Barris | |
| Woody Harrelson | Ernie Luckman | |
| Winona Ryder | Donna Hawthorne |
Supporting
| Rory Cochrane | Charles Freck | |
| Mitch Baker | Brown Bear Lodge Host | |
| Sean Allen | Additional Fred Scramble Suit Voice | |
| Cliff Haby | Voice from Heardquarters | |
| Steven Chester Prince | Cop | |
| Natasha Valdez | Waitress | |
| Mark Turner | Additional Hank Scramble Suit Voice | |
| Chamblee Ferguson | Medical Deputy | |
| Angela Rawna | Medical Deputy | |
| Eliza Stevens | Arctor's Daughter | |
| Sarah Menchaca | Arctor's Daughter | |
| Melody Chase | Arctor's Wife | |
| Leif Anders | Freck Suicide Narrator | |
| Turk Pipkin | Creature | |
| Alex Jones | Street Prophet | |
| Lisa Marie Newmyer | Connie | |
| Wilbur Penn | Medical Officer | |
| Ken Webster | Medical Officer | |
| Hugo Perez | New Path Staff Member | |
| Rommel Sulit | New Path Staff Member | |
| Christopher Ryan | New Path Resident | |
| Leila Plummer | New Path Resident | |
| Jason Douglas | New Path Farm Manager | |
| Marco Perella | Donald |
Production and Technical Credits
| Richard Linklater | Director | |
| Richard Linklater | Screenwriter | |
| Philip K. Dick | Based the novel "A Scanner Darkly" | |
| Palmer West | Producer | |
| Jonah Smith | Producer | |
| Erwin Stoff | Producer | |
| Anne Walker-McBay | Producer | |
| Tommy Pallotta | Producer | |
| George Clooney | Executive Producer | |
| Steven Soderbergh | Executive Producer | |
| Jennifer Fox | Executive Producer | |
| Ben Cosgrove | Executive Producer | |
| John Sloss | Executive Producer | |
| Shane F. Kelly | Director of Photography | |
| Bruce Curtis | Production Designer | |
| Sandra Adair | Editor | |
| Bob Sabiston | Head of Animation | |
| Graham Reynolds | Composer | |
| Erin Ferguson | Co-Producer | |
| Sara Greene | Associate Producer | |
| Vincent Palmo Jr. | Assistant Director | |
| Susan Kirr | Unit Production Manager | |
| Joaquin A. Morin | Set Decorator | |
| Kari Perkins | Costume Designer | |
| Melanie Armstrong Fletcher | Costume Supervisor | |
| Ethan Andrus | Sound Mixer | |
| Skip Lievsay | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Jeremy Pierson | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Tom Hammond | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Tom Hammond | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Justin Hennard | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Tom Hammond | Sound Designer | |
| Justin Hennard | Sound Designer | |
| Katina Gilkey | Hairstylist | |
| Darylin Nagy | Make-up and Hair Designer | |
| Nic Ratner | Music Supervisor | |
| Denise Chamian | 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.