Superbad (2007)

Superbad
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $121,463,226Details
International Box Office $48,491,916Details
Worldwide Box Office $169,955,142
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $137,220,305
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $3,787,756
Total $141,008,061
OpusData ID: 2970100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

High-school seniors Seth and Evan have high hopes for a graduation party: The co-dependent teens plan to score booze and babes so they can become part of the in-crowd, but separation anxiety and two bored police officers complicate the pair's self-proclaimed mission.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$33,052,411 (27.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$17,500,000 (worldwide box office is 9.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,948 opening theaters/3,069 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $211,148,286

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 17th, 2007 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 19th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
July 14th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
January 2nd, 2024 (Limited), released as Superbad (スーパーバッド) (Japan)
September 18th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 4th, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for pervasive crude and sexual content, strong language, drinking, some drug use and a fantasy/comic violent image - all involving teens
Running Time: 112 minutes
Plot point: Beat Cops, Coming of Age, False Identity, Loss Of Virginity
Source material: Judd Apatow Buddy Comedy
Subgenre: Teenage Sex Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Judd Apatow
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 2007 1 $33,052,411   2,948 $11,212   $33,052,411 1
Aug 24, 2007 1 $18,044,369 -45% 2,948 $6,121   $68,616,643 2
Aug 31, 2007 2 $12,466,846 -31% 3,002 $4,153   $89,301,641 3
Sep 7, 2007 3 $7,551,822 -39% 3,069 $2,461   $103,219,381 4
Sep 14, 2007 4 $5,105,184 -32% 2,910 $1,754   $111,241,228 5
Sep 21, 2007 8 $3,110,322 -39% 2,305 $1,349   $116,181,146 6
Sep 28, 2007 13 $1,633,952 -47% 1,517 $1,077   $118,858,438 7
Oct 5, 2007 19 $882,942 -46% 756 $1,168   $120,338,762 8
Oct 12, 2007 29 $406,503 -54% 369 $1,102   $121,139,257 9
Oct 19, 2007 37 $171,550 -58% 175 $980   $121,463,226 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 17, 2007 1 $12,336,202     2,948 $4,185   $12,336,202 1
Aug 18, 2007 1 $10,448,720 -15%   2,948 $3,544   $22,784,922 2
Aug 19, 2007 1 $10,267,489 -2%   2,948 $3,483   $33,052,411 3
Aug 20, 2007 1 $5,444,824 -47%   2,948 $1,847   $38,497,235 4
Aug 21, 2007 1 $4,755,124 -13%   2,948 $1,613   $43,252,359 5
Aug 22, 2007 1 $3,853,382 -19%   2,948 $1,307   $47,105,741 6
Aug 23, 2007 1 $3,466,533 -10%   2,948 $1,176   $50,572,274 7
Aug 24, 2007 1 $5,669,636 +64% -54% 2,948 $1,923   $56,241,910 8
Aug 25, 2007 1 $6,675,757 +18% -36% 2,948 $2,265   $62,917,667 9
Aug 26, 2007 1 $5,698,976 -15% -44% 2,948 $1,933   $68,616,643 10
Aug 27, 2007 1 $2,418,980 -58% -56% 2,948 $821   $71,035,623 11
Aug 28, 2007 1 $2,184,068 -10% -54% 2,948 $741   $73,219,691 12
Aug 29, 2007 1 $1,880,985 -14% -51% 2,948 $638   $75,100,676 13
Aug 30, 2007 1 $1,734,119 -8% -50% 2,948 $588   $76,834,795 14
Aug 31, 2007 2 $3,466,637 +100% -39% 3,002 $1,155   $80,301,432 15
Sep 1, 2007 2 $4,260,564 +23% -36% 3,002 $1,419   $84,561,996 16
Sep 2, 2007 2 $4,739,645 +11% -17% 3,002 $1,579   $89,301,641 17
Sep 3, 2007 2 $3,385,509 -29% +40% 3,002 $1,128   $92,687,150 18
Sep 4, 2007 2 $1,118,153 -67% -49% 3,002 $372   $93,805,303 19
Sep 5, 2007 2 $976,637 -13% -48% 3,002 $325   $94,781,940 20
Sep 6, 2007 2 $885,619 -9% -49% 3,002 $295   $95,667,559 21
Sep 7, 2007 3 $2,393,551 +170% -31% 3,069 $780   $98,061,110 22
Sep 8, 2007 3 $3,205,737 +34% -25% 3,069 $1,045   $101,266,847 23
Sep 9, 2007 3 $1,952,534 -39% -59% 3,069 $636   $103,219,381 24
Sep 10, 2007 2 $683,631 -65% -80% 3,069 $223   $103,903,012 25
Sep 11, 2007 2 $784,683 +15% -30% 3,069 $256   $104,687,695 26
Sep 12, 2007 2 $721,581 -8% -26% 3,069 $235   $105,409,276 27
Sep 13, 2007 2 $726,768 +1% -18% 3,069 $237   $106,136,044 28
Sep 14, 2007 4 $1,664,785 +129% -30% 2,910 $572   $107,800,829 29
Sep 15, 2007 4 $2,212,759 +33% -31% 2,910 $760   $110,013,588 30
Sep 16, 2007 5 $1,227,640 -45% -37% 2,910 $422   $111,241,228 31
Sep 17, 2007 4 $446,084 -64% -35% 2,910 $153   $111,687,312 32
Sep 18, 2007 4 $485,578 +9% -38% 2,910 $167   $112,172,890 33
Sep 19, 2007 4 $443,847 -9% -38% 2,910 $153   $112,616,737 34
Sep 20, 2007 4 $454,087 +2% -38% 2,910 $156   $113,070,824 35
Sep 21, 2007 8 $998,441 +120% -40% 2,305 $433   $114,069,265 36
Sep 22, 2007 9 $1,368,155 +37% -38% 2,305 $594   $115,437,420 37
Sep 23, 2007 9 $743,726 -46% -39% 2,305 $323   $116,181,146 38
Sep 24, 2007 6 $261,612 -65% -41% 2,305 $113   $116,442,758 39
Sep 25, 2007 6 $267,521 +2% -45% 2,305 $116   $116,710,279 40
Sep 26, 2007 6 $259,160 -3% -42% 2,305 $112   $116,969,439 41
Sep 27, 2007 6 $255,047 -2% -44% 2,305 $111   $117,224,486 42
Oct 1, 2007 11 $143,992   -45% 1,517 $95   $119,002,430 46
Oct 2, 2007 10 $165,383 +15% -38% 1,517 $109   $119,167,813 47
Oct 3, 2007 11 $143,332 -13% -45% 1,517 $94   $119,311,145 48
Oct 4, 2007 10 $144,675 +1% -43% 1,517 $95   $119,455,820 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 2007 1 $50,572,274   2,948 $17,155   $50,572,274 1
Aug 24, 2007 1 $26,262,521 -48% 2,948 $8,909   $76,834,795 2
Aug 31, 2007 2 $18,832,764 -28% 3,002 $6,273   $95,667,559 3
Sep 7, 2007 3 $10,468,485 -44% 3,069 $3,411   $106,136,044 4
Sep 14, 2007 4 $6,934,780 -34% 2,910 $2,383   $113,070,824 5
Sep 21, 2007 8 $4,153,662 -40% 2,305 $1,802   $117,224,486 6
Sep 28, 2007 13 $2,231,334 -46% 1,517 $1,471   $119,455,820 7
Oct 5, 2007 20 $1,276,934 -43% 756 $1,689   $120,732,754 8
Oct 12, 2007 29 $558,922 -56% 369 $1,515   $121,291,676 9
Oct 19, 2007 42 $171,550 -69% 175 $980   $121,463,226 10

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 7/14/2022 $0 0 1 0 $500 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $48,491,416
  
International Total $48,491,916 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

Jonah Hill    Seth
Michael Cera    Evan
Christopher Mintz-Plasse    Fogell

Supporting

Seth Rogen    Officer Michaels
Bill Hader    Officer Slater
Martha MacIsaac    Becca
Emma Stone    Jules
Aviva    Nicola
Joe Lo Truglio    Francis the Driver
Kevin Corrigan    Mark

Production and Technical Credits

Greg Mottola    Director
Seth Rogen    Screenwriter
Evan Goldberg    Screenwriter
Judd Apatow    Producer
Shauna Robertson    Producer
Seth Rogen    Executive Producer
Evan Goldberg    Executive Producer
Dara Weintraub    Co-Producer
Russ Alsobrook    Cinematographer
William Kerr    Editor
Lyle Workman    Composer
Jonathan Karp    Music Supervisor
Chris Spellman    Production Designer
Gerald Sullivan    Art Director
Alicia Maccarone    Set Designer
Natalie Richards    Set Designer
Robert Kensinger    Set Decorator
Debra McGuire    Costume Designer
Harrison D. Marsh    Sound Mixer
George Anderson    Supervising Sound Editor
Marc Fishman    Supervising Sound Mixer
Tony Lamberti    Supervising Sound Mixer
Scott Andrew Robertson    Assistant Director
Allison Jones    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.


Synopsis

High-school seniors Seth and Evan have high hopes for a graduation party: The co-dependent teens plan to score booze and babes so they can become part of the in-crowd, but separation anxiety and two bored police officers complicate the pair's self-proclaimed mission.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$33,052,411 (27.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$17,500,000 (worldwide box office is 9.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,948 opening theaters/3,069 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $211,148,286

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 17th, 2007 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 19th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
July 14th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
January 2nd, 2024 (Limited), released as Superbad (スーパーバッド) (Japan)
September 18th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 4th, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for pervasive crude and sexual content, strong language, drinking, some drug use and a fantasy/comic violent image - all involving teens
Running Time: 112 minutes
Plot point: Beat Cops, Coming of Age, False Identity, Loss Of Virginity
Source material: Judd Apatow Buddy Comedy
Subgenre: Teenage Sex Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Judd Apatow
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 2007 1 $33,052,411   2,948 $11,212   $33,052,411 1
Aug 24, 2007 1 $18,044,369 -45% 2,948 $6,121   $68,616,643 2
Aug 31, 2007 2 $12,466,846 -31% 3,002 $4,153   $89,301,641 3
Sep 7, 2007 3 $7,551,822 -39% 3,069 $2,461   $103,219,381 4
Sep 14, 2007 4 $5,105,184 -32% 2,910 $1,754   $111,241,228 5
Sep 21, 2007 8 $3,110,322 -39% 2,305 $1,349   $116,181,146 6
Sep 28, 2007 13 $1,633,952 -47% 1,517 $1,077   $118,858,438 7
Oct 5, 2007 19 $882,942 -46% 756 $1,168   $120,338,762 8
Oct 12, 2007 29 $406,503 -54% 369 $1,102   $121,139,257 9
Oct 19, 2007 37 $171,550 -58% 175 $980   $121,463,226 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 17, 2007 1 $12,336,202     2,948 $4,185   $12,336,202 1
Aug 18, 2007 1 $10,448,720 -15%   2,948 $3,544   $22,784,922 2
Aug 19, 2007 1 $10,267,489 -2%   2,948 $3,483   $33,052,411 3
Aug 20, 2007 1 $5,444,824 -47%   2,948 $1,847   $38,497,235 4
Aug 21, 2007 1 $4,755,124 -13%   2,948 $1,613   $43,252,359 5
Aug 22, 2007 1 $3,853,382 -19%   2,948 $1,307   $47,105,741 6
Aug 23, 2007 1 $3,466,533 -10%   2,948 $1,176   $50,572,274 7
Aug 24, 2007 1 $5,669,636 +64% -54% 2,948 $1,923   $56,241,910 8
Aug 25, 2007 1 $6,675,757 +18% -36% 2,948 $2,265   $62,917,667 9
Aug 26, 2007 1 $5,698,976 -15% -44% 2,948 $1,933   $68,616,643 10
Aug 27, 2007 1 $2,418,980 -58% -56% 2,948 $821   $71,035,623 11
Aug 28, 2007 1 $2,184,068 -10% -54% 2,948 $741   $73,219,691 12
Aug 29, 2007 1 $1,880,985 -14% -51% 2,948 $638   $75,100,676 13
Aug 30, 2007 1 $1,734,119 -8% -50% 2,948 $588   $76,834,795 14
Aug 31, 2007 2 $3,466,637 +100% -39% 3,002 $1,155   $80,301,432 15
Sep 1, 2007 2 $4,260,564 +23% -36% 3,002 $1,419   $84,561,996 16
Sep 2, 2007 2 $4,739,645 +11% -17% 3,002 $1,579   $89,301,641 17
Sep 3, 2007 2 $3,385,509 -29% +40% 3,002 $1,128   $92,687,150 18
Sep 4, 2007 2 $1,118,153 -67% -49% 3,002 $372   $93,805,303 19
Sep 5, 2007 2 $976,637 -13% -48% 3,002 $325   $94,781,940 20
Sep 6, 2007 2 $885,619 -9% -49% 3,002 $295   $95,667,559 21
Sep 7, 2007 3 $2,393,551 +170% -31% 3,069 $780   $98,061,110 22
Sep 8, 2007 3 $3,205,737 +34% -25% 3,069 $1,045   $101,266,847 23
Sep 9, 2007 3 $1,952,534 -39% -59% 3,069 $636   $103,219,381 24
Sep 10, 2007 2 $683,631 -65% -80% 3,069 $223   $103,903,012 25
Sep 11, 2007 2 $784,683 +15% -30% 3,069 $256   $104,687,695 26
Sep 12, 2007 2 $721,581 -8% -26% 3,069 $235   $105,409,276 27
Sep 13, 2007 2 $726,768 +1% -18% 3,069 $237   $106,136,044 28
Sep 14, 2007 4 $1,664,785 +129% -30% 2,910 $572   $107,800,829 29
Sep 15, 2007 4 $2,212,759 +33% -31% 2,910 $760   $110,013,588 30
Sep 16, 2007 5 $1,227,640 -45% -37% 2,910 $422   $111,241,228 31
Sep 17, 2007 4 $446,084 -64% -35% 2,910 $153   $111,687,312 32
Sep 18, 2007 4 $485,578 +9% -38% 2,910 $167   $112,172,890 33
Sep 19, 2007 4 $443,847 -9% -38% 2,910 $153   $112,616,737 34
Sep 20, 2007 4 $454,087 +2% -38% 2,910 $156   $113,070,824 35
Sep 21, 2007 8 $998,441 +120% -40% 2,305 $433   $114,069,265 36
Sep 22, 2007 9 $1,368,155 +37% -38% 2,305 $594   $115,437,420 37
Sep 23, 2007 9 $743,726 -46% -39% 2,305 $323   $116,181,146 38
Sep 24, 2007 6 $261,612 -65% -41% 2,305 $113   $116,442,758 39
Sep 25, 2007 6 $267,521 +2% -45% 2,305 $116   $116,710,279 40
Sep 26, 2007 6 $259,160 -3% -42% 2,305 $112   $116,969,439 41
Sep 27, 2007 6 $255,047 -2% -44% 2,305 $111   $117,224,486 42
Oct 1, 2007 11 $143,992   -45% 1,517 $95   $119,002,430 46
Oct 2, 2007 10 $165,383 +15% -38% 1,517 $109   $119,167,813 47
Oct 3, 2007 11 $143,332 -13% -45% 1,517 $94   $119,311,145 48
Oct 4, 2007 10 $144,675 +1% -43% 1,517 $95   $119,455,820 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 2007 1 $50,572,274   2,948 $17,155   $50,572,274 1
Aug 24, 2007 1 $26,262,521 -48% 2,948 $8,909   $76,834,795 2
Aug 31, 2007 2 $18,832,764 -28% 3,002 $6,273   $95,667,559 3
Sep 7, 2007 3 $10,468,485 -44% 3,069 $3,411   $106,136,044 4
Sep 14, 2007 4 $6,934,780 -34% 2,910 $2,383   $113,070,824 5
Sep 21, 2007 8 $4,153,662 -40% 2,305 $1,802   $117,224,486 6
Sep 28, 2007 13 $2,231,334 -46% 1,517 $1,471   $119,455,820 7
Oct 5, 2007 20 $1,276,934 -43% 756 $1,689   $120,732,754 8
Oct 12, 2007 29 $558,922 -56% 369 $1,515   $121,291,676 9
Oct 19, 2007 42 $171,550 -69% 175 $980   $121,463,226 10

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 7/14/2022 $0 0 1 0 $500 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $48,491,416
  
International Total $48,491,916 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

Jonah Hill    Seth
Michael Cera    Evan
Christopher Mintz-Plasse    Fogell

Supporting

Seth Rogen    Officer Michaels
Bill Hader    Officer Slater
Martha MacIsaac    Becca
Emma Stone    Jules
Aviva    Nicola
Joe Lo Truglio    Francis the Driver
Kevin Corrigan    Mark

Production and Technical Credits

Greg Mottola    Director
Seth Rogen    Screenwriter
Evan Goldberg    Screenwriter
Judd Apatow    Producer
Shauna Robertson    Producer
Seth Rogen    Executive Producer
Evan Goldberg    Executive Producer
Dara Weintraub    Co-Producer
Russ Alsobrook    Cinematographer
William Kerr    Editor
Lyle Workman    Composer
Jonathan Karp    Music Supervisor
Chris Spellman    Production Designer
Gerald Sullivan    Art Director
Alicia Maccarone    Set Designer
Natalie Richards    Set Designer
Robert Kensinger    Set Decorator
Debra McGuire    Costume Designer
Harrison D. Marsh    Sound Mixer
George Anderson    Supervising Sound Editor
Marc Fishman    Supervising Sound Mixer
Tony Lamberti    Supervising Sound Mixer
Scott Andrew Robertson    Assistant Director
Allison Jones    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.