Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,435,190Details
International Box Office $13,137,632
Worldwide Box Office $53,572,822
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $32,506,667
Total $32,506,667
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,411,093 (33.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:75.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,264 opening theaters/2,270 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,832,800

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 10th, 2006 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: February 27th, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some disturbing images, sexuality, brief language and nudity
Running Time: 105 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Fiction / Reality Crossover
Plot point: Writer's Block, Writing and Writers
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Mandate Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2006 4 $13,411,093   2,264 $5,924   $13,411,093 1
Nov 17, 2006 5 $6,605,197 -51% 2,270 $2,910   $22,905,344 2
Nov 24, 2006 8 $5,726,536 -13% 2,258 $2,536   $32,504,604 3
Dec 1, 2006 9 $3,356,324 -41% 1,804 $1,860   $36,911,009 4
Dec 8, 2006 12 $1,425,717 -58% 1,266 $1,126   $39,130,729 5
Dec 15, 2006 16 $517,622 -64% 532 $973   $40,137,776 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 10, 2006 4 $4,915,623     2,264 $2,171   $4,915,623 1
Nov 11, 2006 4 $5,637,719 +15%   2,264 $2,490   $10,553,342 2
Nov 12, 2006 4 $2,857,751 -49%   2,264 $1,262   $13,411,093 3
Nov 13, 2006 2 $811,569 -72%   2,264 $358   $14,222,662 4
Nov 14, 2006 2 $733,619 -10%   2,264 $324   $14,956,281 5
Nov 15, 2006 2 $665,534 -9%   2,264 $294   $15,621,815 6
Nov 16, 2006 2 $678,332 +2%   2,264 $300   $16,300,147 7
Nov 17, 2006 4 $2,258,552 +233% -54% 2,270 $995   $18,558,699 8
Nov 18, 2006 6 $2,812,351 +25% -50% 2,270 $1,239   $21,371,050 9
Nov 19, 2006 6 $1,534,294 -45% -46% 2,270 $676   $22,905,344 10
Nov 20, 2006 5 $567,891 -63% -30% 2,270 $250   $23,473,235 11
Nov 21, 2006 5 $887,613 +56% +21% 2,270 $391   $24,360,848 12
Nov 22, 2006 8 $1,110,333 +25% +67% 2,270 $489   $25,471,181 13
Nov 23, 2006 7 $1,306,887 +18% +93% 2,258 $579   $26,778,068 14
Nov 24, 2006 7 $2,453,590 +88% +9% 2,258 $1,087   $29,231,658 15
Nov 25, 2006 7 $2,261,747 -8% -20% 2,258 $1,002   $31,493,405 16
Nov 26, 2006 9 $1,011,199 -55% -34% 2,258 $448   $32,504,604 17
Nov 27, 2006 9 $266,859 -74% -53% 2,258 $118   $32,771,463 18
Nov 28, 2006 7 $264,815 -1% -70% 2,258 $117   $33,036,278 19
Nov 29, 2006 7 $260,000 -2% -77% 2,258 $115   $33,296,000 20
Nov 30, 2006 7 $258,685 -1% -80% 2,258 $115   $33,554,685 21
Dec 1, 2006 9 $931,376 +260% -62% 1,804 $516   $34,486,061 22
Dec 2, 2006 8 $1,778,452 +91% -21% 1,804 $986   $36,264,513 23
Dec 3, 2006 10 $646,496 -64% -36% 1,804 $358   $36,911,009 24
Dec 4, 2006 9 $187,086 -71% -30% 1,804 $104   $37,098,095 25
Dec 5, 2006 9 $202,793 +8% -23% 1,804 $112   $37,300,888 26
Dec 6, 2006 9 $201,150 -1% -23% 1,804 $112   $37,502,038 27
Dec 7, 2006 9 $202,974 +1% -22% 1,804 $113   $37,705,012 28
Dec 12, 2006 12 $123,807   -39% 1,266 $98   $39,367,000 33
Dec 13, 2006 12 $124,916 +1% -38% 1,266 $99   $39,491,000 34

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2006 4 $16,300,147   2,264 $7,200   $16,300,147 1
Nov 17, 2006 5 $10,477,921 -36% 2,270 $4,616   $26,778,068 2
Nov 24, 2006 7 $6,776,617 -35% 2,258 $3,001   $33,554,685 3
Dec 1, 2006 9 $4,150,327 -39% 1,804 $2,301   $37,705,012 4
Dec 8, 2006 12 $1,915,142 -54% 1,266 $1,513   $39,620,154 5
Dec 15, 2006 17 $815,036 -57% 532 $1,532   $40,435,190 6

Lead Ensemble Member

Will Ferrell    Harold Crick
Maggie Gyllenhaal    Ana Pascal
Dustin Hoffman    Dr. Jules Hilbert
Queen Latifah    Penny Escher
Emma Thompson    Kay Eiffel

Supporting

Tony Hale    Dave
Tom Hulce    Dr. Cayly
Linda Hunt    Dr. Mittag-Leffler
William Dick    IRS Co-Worker
Guy Massey    IRS Co-Worker
Martha Espinoza    IRS Co-Worker
T.J. Jagodowski    IRS Co-Worker
Peter Grosz    IRS Co-Worker
Ricky Adams    Young Boy
Christian Stolte    Young Boy's Father
Denise Hughes    Kronecker Bus Driver
Peggy Roeder    Polish Woman
Tonray Ho    IRS Co-Worker
Danny Rhodes    Bakery Employee
Helen Young    Bakery Customer
David Pompeii    Bakery Customer
Linara Washington    Bakery Employee
Larry Neumann, Jr.    Homeless Man
John Mohrlein    Man with Hose
Bruce Jarchow    Commuter
Kristin Chenoweth    Book Channel Host
Bradley Mott    Large Man on Bus
John Watson, Sr.    TV Author
David Wiegers    Bakery Customer
Jarrett Sleeper    Bakery Customer
Karen Lloyd    Customer with Tan
Keith Kupferer    Demolition Foreman
Danny McCarthy    Demolition Crew
Tab Baker    Demolition Crew
Mark Buettner    Claw Operator
Christian Young    ER Doctor
Arraon Hixson    Young Male Patient
Bryan Kelly    ER Orderly
Whitney Sneed    ER Nurse
Ray Kurut    ER Doctor
Celeste Pechous    ER Nurse
Michael Cook    ER Doctor
Cheryl Lynn Bruce    Head ER Nurse
Chet Dubowski    Man in Tweed
Ora Jones    Banneker Press Receptionist
Jordan Keller    Grocer
Herb Lichtenstein    IRS Co-Worker
Stacey Jackson    IRS Co-Worker
Jordan Teplitz    Old Man on Phone
Ricardo Guiterrez    Bus Company Manager
James Mazza    Irritated Man on Bus
Oscar Roxas    Another Man on Bus
Nadirah Bost    Accident Witness
Sandra Marquez    Accident Witness
Lacy Coil    Accident Witness
Will Clinger    Accident Witness
Albert Samuels    Accident Witness
Frank Caeti    Accident Witness
Andrew Rothenberg    Doctor Mercator
Rengin Altay    Nurse
Lucinda Kemp    Bus Operator
Donna Watkins    Bus Operator

Production and Technical Credits

Marc Forster    Director
Lindsay Doran    Producer
Zach Helm    Screenwriter
Nathan Kahane    Executive Producer
Joe Drake    Executive Producer
Eric Kopeloff    Executive Producer
Roberto Schaefer    Director of Photography
Kevin Thompson    Production Designer
Matt Chesse    Editor
Brian Reitzell    Music Supervisor
Britt Daniel    Composer
Brian Reitzell    Composer
Aubrey Henderson    Co-Producer
Jim Miller    Co-Producer
Michael Lerman    Assistant Director
Kevin Tod Haug    Second Unit Director
Karyn McCarthy    Unit Production Manager
Eric Kopeloff    Unit Production Manager
Craig Jackson    Art Director
Ford Wheeler    Set Decorator
Ted Lichtenheld    Second Unit Camera
Ron Goodman    Additional Photography-Aerial
Frank Fleming    Costume Designer
Eileen McCahill    Costume Supervisor
David Obermeyer    Sound Mixer
Scott Millan    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay    Supervising Sound Editor
John Title    Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro    Sound Editor
Lyle Engle    Sound Editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay    Sound Designer
Bruce Nyznik    Dialogue Editor
Erica Weis    Music Editor
Stephanie Lowry    Music Editor
Lisa Layman    Make up
Laverne Caracuzzi    Make up
Frances Mathias    Hairstylist
Deborah K. Dee    Hairstylist
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler*    Casting Director
Rick Lefevour    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:$13,411,093 (33.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:75.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,264 opening theaters/2,270 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,832,800

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 10th, 2006 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: February 27th, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some disturbing images, sexuality, brief language and nudity
Running Time: 105 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Fiction / Reality Crossover
Plot point: Writer's Block, Writing and Writers
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Mandate Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2006 4 $13,411,093   2,264 $5,924   $13,411,093 1
Nov 17, 2006 5 $6,605,197 -51% 2,270 $2,910   $22,905,344 2
Nov 24, 2006 8 $5,726,536 -13% 2,258 $2,536   $32,504,604 3
Dec 1, 2006 9 $3,356,324 -41% 1,804 $1,860   $36,911,009 4
Dec 8, 2006 12 $1,425,717 -58% 1,266 $1,126   $39,130,729 5
Dec 15, 2006 16 $517,622 -64% 532 $973   $40,137,776 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 10, 2006 4 $4,915,623     2,264 $2,171   $4,915,623 1
Nov 11, 2006 4 $5,637,719 +15%   2,264 $2,490   $10,553,342 2
Nov 12, 2006 4 $2,857,751 -49%   2,264 $1,262   $13,411,093 3
Nov 13, 2006 2 $811,569 -72%   2,264 $358   $14,222,662 4
Nov 14, 2006 2 $733,619 -10%   2,264 $324   $14,956,281 5
Nov 15, 2006 2 $665,534 -9%   2,264 $294   $15,621,815 6
Nov 16, 2006 2 $678,332 +2%   2,264 $300   $16,300,147 7
Nov 17, 2006 4 $2,258,552 +233% -54% 2,270 $995   $18,558,699 8
Nov 18, 2006 6 $2,812,351 +25% -50% 2,270 $1,239   $21,371,050 9
Nov 19, 2006 6 $1,534,294 -45% -46% 2,270 $676   $22,905,344 10
Nov 20, 2006 5 $567,891 -63% -30% 2,270 $250   $23,473,235 11
Nov 21, 2006 5 $887,613 +56% +21% 2,270 $391   $24,360,848 12
Nov 22, 2006 8 $1,110,333 +25% +67% 2,270 $489   $25,471,181 13
Nov 23, 2006 7 $1,306,887 +18% +93% 2,258 $579   $26,778,068 14
Nov 24, 2006 7 $2,453,590 +88% +9% 2,258 $1,087   $29,231,658 15
Nov 25, 2006 7 $2,261,747 -8% -20% 2,258 $1,002   $31,493,405 16
Nov 26, 2006 9 $1,011,199 -55% -34% 2,258 $448   $32,504,604 17
Nov 27, 2006 9 $266,859 -74% -53% 2,258 $118   $32,771,463 18
Nov 28, 2006 7 $264,815 -1% -70% 2,258 $117   $33,036,278 19
Nov 29, 2006 7 $260,000 -2% -77% 2,258 $115   $33,296,000 20
Nov 30, 2006 7 $258,685 -1% -80% 2,258 $115   $33,554,685 21
Dec 1, 2006 9 $931,376 +260% -62% 1,804 $516   $34,486,061 22
Dec 2, 2006 8 $1,778,452 +91% -21% 1,804 $986   $36,264,513 23
Dec 3, 2006 10 $646,496 -64% -36% 1,804 $358   $36,911,009 24
Dec 4, 2006 9 $187,086 -71% -30% 1,804 $104   $37,098,095 25
Dec 5, 2006 9 $202,793 +8% -23% 1,804 $112   $37,300,888 26
Dec 6, 2006 9 $201,150 -1% -23% 1,804 $112   $37,502,038 27
Dec 7, 2006 9 $202,974 +1% -22% 1,804 $113   $37,705,012 28
Dec 12, 2006 12 $123,807   -39% 1,266 $98   $39,367,000 33
Dec 13, 2006 12 $124,916 +1% -38% 1,266 $99   $39,491,000 34

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2006 4 $16,300,147   2,264 $7,200   $16,300,147 1
Nov 17, 2006 5 $10,477,921 -36% 2,270 $4,616   $26,778,068 2
Nov 24, 2006 7 $6,776,617 -35% 2,258 $3,001   $33,554,685 3
Dec 1, 2006 9 $4,150,327 -39% 1,804 $2,301   $37,705,012 4
Dec 8, 2006 12 $1,915,142 -54% 1,266 $1,513   $39,620,154 5
Dec 15, 2006 17 $815,036 -57% 532 $1,532   $40,435,190 6

Lead Ensemble Member

Will Ferrell    Harold Crick
Maggie Gyllenhaal    Ana Pascal
Dustin Hoffman    Dr. Jules Hilbert
Queen Latifah    Penny Escher
Emma Thompson    Kay Eiffel

Supporting

Tony Hale    Dave
Tom Hulce    Dr. Cayly
Linda Hunt    Dr. Mittag-Leffler
William Dick    IRS Co-Worker
Guy Massey    IRS Co-Worker
Martha Espinoza    IRS Co-Worker
T.J. Jagodowski    IRS Co-Worker
Peter Grosz    IRS Co-Worker
Ricky Adams    Young Boy
Christian Stolte    Young Boy's Father
Denise Hughes    Kronecker Bus Driver
Peggy Roeder    Polish Woman
Tonray Ho    IRS Co-Worker
Danny Rhodes    Bakery Employee
Helen Young    Bakery Customer
David Pompeii    Bakery Customer
Linara Washington    Bakery Employee
Larry Neumann, Jr.    Homeless Man
John Mohrlein    Man with Hose
Bruce Jarchow    Commuter
Kristin Chenoweth    Book Channel Host
Bradley Mott    Large Man on Bus
John Watson, Sr.    TV Author
David Wiegers    Bakery Customer
Jarrett Sleeper    Bakery Customer
Karen Lloyd    Customer with Tan
Keith Kupferer    Demolition Foreman
Danny McCarthy    Demolition Crew
Tab Baker    Demolition Crew
Mark Buettner    Claw Operator
Christian Young    ER Doctor
Arraon Hixson    Young Male Patient
Bryan Kelly    ER Orderly
Whitney Sneed    ER Nurse
Ray Kurut    ER Doctor
Celeste Pechous    ER Nurse
Michael Cook    ER Doctor
Cheryl Lynn Bruce    Head ER Nurse
Chet Dubowski    Man in Tweed
Ora Jones    Banneker Press Receptionist
Jordan Keller    Grocer
Herb Lichtenstein    IRS Co-Worker
Stacey Jackson    IRS Co-Worker
Jordan Teplitz    Old Man on Phone
Ricardo Guiterrez    Bus Company Manager
James Mazza    Irritated Man on Bus
Oscar Roxas    Another Man on Bus
Nadirah Bost    Accident Witness
Sandra Marquez    Accident Witness
Lacy Coil    Accident Witness
Will Clinger    Accident Witness
Albert Samuels    Accident Witness
Frank Caeti    Accident Witness
Andrew Rothenberg    Doctor Mercator
Rengin Altay    Nurse
Lucinda Kemp    Bus Operator
Donna Watkins    Bus Operator

Production and Technical Credits

Marc Forster    Director
Lindsay Doran    Producer
Zach Helm    Screenwriter
Nathan Kahane    Executive Producer
Joe Drake    Executive Producer
Eric Kopeloff    Executive Producer
Roberto Schaefer    Director of Photography
Kevin Thompson    Production Designer
Matt Chesse    Editor
Brian Reitzell    Music Supervisor
Britt Daniel    Composer
Brian Reitzell    Composer
Aubrey Henderson    Co-Producer
Jim Miller    Co-Producer
Michael Lerman    Assistant Director
Kevin Tod Haug    Second Unit Director
Karyn McCarthy    Unit Production Manager
Eric Kopeloff    Unit Production Manager
Craig Jackson    Art Director
Ford Wheeler    Set Decorator
Ted Lichtenheld    Second Unit Camera
Ron Goodman    Additional Photography-Aerial
Frank Fleming    Costume Designer
Eileen McCahill    Costume Supervisor
David Obermeyer    Sound Mixer
Scott Millan    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay    Supervising Sound Editor
John Title    Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro    Sound Editor
Lyle Engle    Sound Editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay    Sound Designer
Bruce Nyznik    Dialogue Editor
Erica Weis    Music Editor
Stephanie Lowry    Music Editor
Lisa Layman    Make up
Laverne Caracuzzi    Make up
Frances Mathias    Hairstylist
Deborah K. Dee    Hairstylist
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler*    Casting Director
Rick Lefevour    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.