The Tree of Life (2011)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,305,665Details
International Box Office $48,416,161Details
Worldwide Box Office $61,721,826
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $5,650,484
Total $5,650,484
OpusData ID: 151150100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick's signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$372,920 (2.8% of total gross)
Legs:10.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:21.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/237 max. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,067,564

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 27th, 2011 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: June 30th, 2011 (Limited) (Australia)
August 25th, 2011 (Limited) (New Zealand)
September 4th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
February 5th, 2026 (Limited) (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 11th, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some thematic material
(Rating bulletin 2128, 7/7/2010)
PG-13 for some thematic material (re-rated)
(Rating bulletin 2148, 11/24/2010)
Running Time: 138 minutes
Award nomination: 2012 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Cast, crew, or production detail: Intertitle, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Visual Effects, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Coming of Age, Death of a Son or Daughter, Dysfunctional Family, Mid-Life Crisis, Non-Chronological, Religious
Subgenre: Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: River Road Entertainment, Sovereign Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 27, 2011 15 $372,920   4 $93,230   $372,920 1
Jun 3, 2011 13 $618,291 +66% 20 $30,915   $1,250,226 2
Jun 10, 2011 11 $827,009 +34% 47 $17,596   $2,361,655 3
Jun 17, 2011 11 $1,163,923 +41% 115 $10,121   $3,900,355 4
Jun 24, 2011 12 $1,328,026 +14% 215 $6,177   $5,843,290 5
Jul 1, 2011 15 $1,068,340 -20% 228 $4,686   $7,571,776 6
Jul 8, 2011 17 $793,706 -26% 237 $3,349   $9,014,467 7
Jul 15, 2011 17 $626,723 -21% 235 $2,667   $10,090,489 8
Jul 22, 2011 16 $555,573 -11% 230 $2,416   $11,038,150 9
Jul 29, 2011 20 $332,997 -40% 196 $1,699   $11,685,371 10
Aug 5, 2011 23 $254,955 -23% 170 $1,500   $12,158,119 11
Aug 12, 2011 34 $158,988 -38% 118 $1,347   $12,472,585 12
Aug 19, 2011 40 $119,782 -25% 96 $1,248   $12,693,868 13
Aug 26, 2011 41 $82,015 -32% 97 $846   $12,852,427 14
Sep 2, 2011 49 $79,571 -3% 86 $925   $12,988,672 15
Sep 9, 2011 54 $47,109 -41% 62 $760   $13,090,521 16
Sep 16, 2011 56 $35,318 -25% 41 $861   $13,150,733 17
Sep 23, 2011 57 $31,743 -10% 39 $814   $13,205,306 18
Sep 30, 2011 66 $17,740 -44% 29 $612   $13,246,069 19
Oct 7, 2011 75 $9,872 -44% 11 $897   $13,279,566 20
Oct 14, 2011 90 $5,740 -42% 6 $957   $13,292,167 21
Oct 21, 2011 87 $6,147 +7% 4 $1,537   $13,303,319 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 27, 2011 - $120,130     4 $30,033   $120,130 1
May 28, 2011 - $119,190 -1%   4 $29,798   $239,320 2
May 29, 2011 - $133,600 +12%   4 $33,400   $372,920 3
May 30, 2011 15 $120,868 -10%   4 $30,217   $493,788 4
May 31, 2011 - $48,266 -60%   4 $12,067   $542,054 5
Jun 1, 2011 - $47,786 -1%   4 $11,947   $589,840 6
Jun 2, 2011 - $42,095 -12%   4 $10,524   $631,935 7
Jun 3, 2011 13 $174,856 +315% +46% 20 $8,743   $806,791 8
Jun 4, 2011 13 $243,916 +39% +105% 20 $12,196   $1,050,707 9
Jun 5, 2011 11 $199,519 -18% +49% 20 $9,976   $1,250,226 10
Jun 6, 2011 13 $75,922 -62% -37% 20 $3,796   $1,326,148 11
Jun 7, 2011 13 $69,945 -8% +45% 20 $3,497   $1,396,093 12
Jun 8, 2011 13 $72,516 +4% +52% 20 $3,626   $1,468,609 13
Jun 9, 2011 14 $66,037 -9% +57% 20 $3,302   $1,534,646 14
Jun 10, 2011 11 $228,907 +247% +31% 20 $11,445   $1,763,553 15
Jun 11, 2011 11 $356,579 +56% +46% 47 $7,587   $2,120,132 16
Jun 12, 2011 11 $241,523 -32% +21% 47 $5,139   $2,361,655 17
Jun 13, 2011 11 $96,957 -60% +28% 47 $2,063   $2,458,612 18
Jun 14, 2011 13 $99,894 +3% +43% 47 $2,125   $2,558,506 19
Jun 15, 2011 12 $86,571 -13% +19% 47 $1,842   $2,645,077 20
Jun 16, 2011 12 $91,355 +6% +38% 47 $1,944   $2,736,432 21
Jun 17, 2011 11 $326,620 +258% +43% 115 $2,840   $3,063,052 22
Jun 18, 2011 11 $476,065 +46% +34% 115 $4,140   $3,539,117 23
Jun 19, 2011 12 $361,238 -24% +50% 114 $3,169   $3,900,355 24
Jun 20, 2011 11 $146,602 -59% +51% 114 $1,286   $4,046,957 25
Jun 21, 2011 12 $159,105 +9% +59% 114 $1,396   $4,206,062 26
Jun 22, 2011 11 $155,965 -2% +80% 114 $1,368   $4,362,027 27
Jun 23, 2011 12 $153,237 -2% +68% 114 $1,344   $4,515,264 28
Jun 24, 2011 12 $394,952 +158% +21% 215 $1,837   $4,910,216 29
Jun 25, 2011 12 $551,938 +40% +16% 215 $2,567   $5,462,154 30
Jun 26, 2011 12 $381,136 -31% +6% 215 $1,773   $5,843,290 31
Jun 27, 2011 12 $160,916 -58% +10% 215 $748   $6,004,206 32
Jun 28, 2011 14 $182,787 +14% +15% 215 $850   $6,186,993 33
Jun 29, 2011 13 $153,720 -16% -1% 215 $715   $6,340,713 34
Jun 30, 2011 13 $162,723 +6% +6% 215 $757   $6,503,436 35
Jul 1, 2011 - $264,476 +63% -33% 228 $1,160   $6,767,912 36
Jul 2, 2011 - $389,856 +47% -29% 228 $1,710   $7,157,768 37
Jul 3, 2011 - $414,008 +6% +9% 228 $1,816   $7,571,776 38
Jul 4, 2011 15 $238,816 -42% +48% 228 $1,047   $7,810,592 39
Jul 5, 2011 15 $136,463 -43% -25% 228 $599   $7,947,055 40
Jul 6, 2011 15 $137,551 +1% -11% 228 $603   $8,084,606 41
Jul 7, 2011 15 $136,155 -1% -16% 228 $597   $8,220,761 42
Jul 8, 2011 - $219,495 +61% -17% 237 $926   $8,440,256 43
Jul 9, 2011 - $328,252 +50% -16% 237 $1,385   $8,768,508 44
Jul 10, 2011 - $245,959 -25% -41% 237 $1,038   $9,014,467 45
Jul 11, 2011 17 $109,044 -56% -54% 237 $460   $9,123,511 46
Jul 12, 2011 17 $127,408 +17% -7% 237 $538   $9,250,919 47
Jul 13, 2011 17 $111,565 -12% -19% 237 $471   $9,362,484 48
Jul 14, 2011 17 $101,282 -9% -26% 237 $427   $9,463,766 49
Jul 15, 2011 - $162,487 +60% -26% 235 $691   $9,626,253 50
Jul 16, 2011 - $270,164 +66% -18% 235 $1,150   $9,896,417 51
Jul 17, 2011 - $194,072 -28% -21% 235 $826   $10,090,489 52
Jul 18, 2011 - $87,904 -55% -19% 235 $374   $10,178,393 53
Jul 19, 2011 - $103,575 +18% -19% 235 $441   $10,281,968 54
Jul 20, 2011 - $93,328 -10% -16% 235 $397   $10,375,296 55
Jul 21, 2011 - $107,281 +15% +6% 235 $457   $10,482,577 56
Jul 22, 2011 - $154,869 +44% -5% 230 $673   $10,637,446 57
Jul 23, 2011 - $232,039 +50% -14% 230 $1,009   $10,869,485 58
Jul 24, 2011 - $168,665 -27% -13% 230 $733   $11,038,150 59
Jul 25, 2011 - $74,233 -56% -16% 230 $323   $11,112,383 60
Jul 26, 2011 - $87,321 +18% -16% 230 $380   $11,199,704 61
Jul 27, 2011 - $75,449 -14% -19% 230 $328   $11,275,153 62
Jul 28, 2011 - $77,221 +2% -28% 230 $336   $11,352,374 63
Jul 29, 2011 - $93,551 +21% -40% 196 $477   $11,445,925 64
Jul 30, 2011 - $133,435 +43% -42% 196 $681   $11,579,360 65
Jul 31, 2011 - $106,011 -21% -37% 196 $541   $11,685,371 66
Aug 1, 2011 - $51,787 -51% -30% 196 $264   $11,737,158 67
Aug 2, 2011 - $56,752 +10% -35% 196 $290   $11,793,910 68
Aug 3, 2011 - $54,898 -3% -27% 196 $280   $11,848,808 69
Aug 4, 2011 - $54,356 -1% -30% 196 $277   $11,903,164 70
Aug 5, 2011 - $64,562 +19% -31% 170 $380   $11,967,726 71
Aug 6, 2011 - $106,244 +65% -20% 170 $625   $12,073,970 72
Aug 7, 2011 - $84,149 -21% -21% 170 $495   $12,158,119 73
Aug 8, 2011 - $38,760 -54% -25% 170 $228   $12,196,879 74
Aug 9, 2011 - $44,759 +15% -21% 170 $263   $12,241,638 75
Aug 10, 2011 - $37,705 -16% -31% 170 $222   $12,279,343 76
Aug 11, 2011 - $34,254 -9% -37% 170 $201   $12,313,597 77
Aug 12, 2011 - $40,329 +18% -38% 118 $342   $12,353,926 78
Aug 13, 2011 - $65,204 +62% -39% 118 $553   $12,419,130 79
Aug 14, 2011 - $53,455 -18% -36% 118 $453   $12,472,585 80
Aug 15, 2011 - $25,296 -53% -35% 118 $214   $12,497,881 81
Aug 16, 2011 - $26,376 +4% -41% 118 $224   $12,524,257 82
Aug 17, 2011 - $22,592 -14% -40% 118 $191   $12,546,849 83
Aug 18, 2011 - $27,237 +21% -20% 118 $231   $12,574,086 84
Aug 19, 2011 - $31,238 +15% -23% 96 $325   $12,605,324 85
Aug 20, 2011 - $50,423 +61% -23% 96 $525   $12,655,747 86
Aug 21, 2011 - $38,121 -24% -29% 96 $397   $12,693,868 87
Aug 22, 2011 - $18,567 -51% -27% 96 $193   $12,712,435 88
Aug 23, 2011 - $19,924 +7% -24% 96 $208   $12,732,359 89
Aug 24, 2011 - $16,594 -17% -27% 96 $173   $12,748,953 90
Aug 25, 2011 - $21,459 +29% -21% 96 $224   $12,770,412 91
Aug 26, 2011 - $25,096 +17% -20% 97 $259   $12,795,508 92
Aug 27, 2011 - $30,877 +23% -39% 97 $318   $12,826,385 93
Aug 28, 2011 - $26,042 -16% -32% 97 $268   $12,852,427 94
Aug 29, 2011 - $12,468 -52% -33% 97 $129   $12,864,895 95
Aug 30, 2011 - $14,606 +17% -27% 97 $151   $12,879,501 96
Aug 31, 2011 - $14,029 -4% -15% 97 $145   $12,893,530 97
Sep 1, 2011 - $15,571 +11% -27% 97 $161   $12,909,101 98
Sep 2, 2011 - $18,143 +17% -28% 86 $211   $12,927,244 99
Sep 3, 2011 - $28,913 +59% -6% 86 $336   $12,956,157 100
Sep 4, 2011 - $32,515 +12% +25% 86 $378   $12,988,672 101
Sep 5, 2011 48 $24,877 -23% +100% 86 $289   $13,013,549 102
Sep 6, 2011 - $9,357 -62% -36% 86 $109   $13,022,906 103
Sep 7, 2011 - $10,482 +12% -25% 86 $122   $13,033,388 104
Sep 8, 2011 - $10,024 -4% -36% 86 $117   $13,043,412 105
Sep 9, 2011 - $12,838 +28% -29% 62 $207   $13,056,250 106
Sep 10, 2011 - $18,526 +44% -36% 62 $299   $13,074,776 107
Sep 11, 2011 - $15,745 -15% -52% 62 $254   $13,090,521 108
Sep 12, 2011 - $5,872 -63% -76% 62 $95   $13,096,393 109
Sep 13, 2011 - $4,901 -17% -48% 62 $79   $13,101,294 110
Sep 14, 2011 - $7,223 +47% -31% 62 $117   $13,108,517 111
Sep 15, 2011 - $6,898 -4% -31% 62 $111   $13,115,415 112
Sep 16, 2011 - $9,127 +32% -29% 41 $223   $13,124,542 113
Sep 17, 2011 - $15,364 +68% -17% 41 $375   $13,139,906 114
Sep 18, 2011 - $10,827 -30% -31% 41 $264   $13,150,733 115
Sep 19, 2011 - $4,573 -58% -22% 41 $112   $13,155,306 116
Sep 20, 2011 - $3,854 -16% -21% 41 $94   $13,159,160 117
Sep 21, 2011 - $8,159 +112% +13% 41 $199   $13,167,319 118
Sep 22, 2011 - $6,244 -23% -9% 41 $152   $13,173,563 119
Sep 23, 2011 - $8,420 +35% -8% 39 $216   $13,181,983 120
Sep 24, 2011 - $12,841 +53% -16% 39 $329   $13,194,824 121
Sep 25, 2011 - $10,482 -18% -3% 39 $269   $13,205,306 122
Sep 26, 2011 - $5,115 -51% +12% 39 $131   $13,210,421 123
Sep 27, 2011 - $6,842 +34% +78% 39 $175   $13,217,263 124
Sep 28, 2011 - $4,748 -31% -42% 39 $122   $13,222,011 125
Sep 29, 2011 - $6,318 +33% +1% 39 $162   $13,228,329 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 27, 2011 15 $631,935   4 $157,984   $631,935 1
Jun 3, 2011 14 $902,711 +43% 20 $45,136   $1,534,646 2
Jun 10, 2011 11 $1,201,786 +33% 47 $25,570   $2,736,432 3
Jun 17, 2011 11 $1,778,832 +48% 115 $15,468   $4,515,264 4
Jun 24, 2011 13 $1,988,172 +12% 215 $9,247   $6,503,436 5
Jul 1, 2011 15 $1,717,325 -14% 228 $7,532   $8,220,761 6
Jul 8, 2011 17 $1,243,005 -28% 237 $5,245   $9,463,766 7
Jul 15, 2011 17 $1,018,811 -18% 235 $4,335   $10,482,577 8
Jul 22, 2011 17 $869,797 -15% 230 $3,782   $11,352,374 9
Jul 29, 2011 19 $550,790 -37% 196 $2,810   $11,903,164 10
Aug 5, 2011 25 $410,433 -25% 170 $2,414   $12,313,597 11
Aug 12, 2011 32 $260,489 -37% 118 $2,208   $12,574,086 12
Aug 19, 2011 37 $196,326 -25% 96 $2,045   $12,770,412 13
Aug 26, 2011 42 $138,689 -29% 97 $1,430   $12,909,101 14
Sep 2, 2011 49 $134,311 -3% 86 $1,562   $13,043,412 15
Sep 9, 2011 53 $72,003 -46% 62 $1,161   $13,115,415 16
Sep 16, 2011 56 $58,148 -19% 41 $1,418   $13,173,563 17
Sep 23, 2011 49 $54,766 -6% 39 $1,404   $13,228,329 18
Sep 30, 2011 58 $41,365 -24% 29 $1,426   $13,269,694 19
Oct 7, 2011 72 $16,733 -60% 11 $1,521   $13,286,427 20
Oct 14, 2011 80 $10,745 -36% 6 $1,791   $13,297,172 21
Oct 21, 2011 82 $8,493 -21% 4 $2,123   $13,305,665 22

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 6/30/2011 $0 0 1 0 $1,179,671 7/20/2026
New Zealand 8/25/2011 $0 0 1 0 $44 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $47,236,446
  
International Total $48,416,161 7/20/2026

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

Leading

Brad Pitt    Mr. O'Brien
Sean Penn    Jack
Jessica Chastain    Mrs. O'Brien

Supporting

Fiona Shaw    Grandmother
Irene Bedard    Messenger
Jessica Fuselier    Guide
Hunter McCracken    Young Jack
Laramie Eppler    R.L.
Tye Sheridan    Steve
Nicolas Gonda    Mr. Reynolds
Will Wallace    Architect
Kelly Koonce    Father Haynes
Bryce Boudoin    Robert
Jimmy Donaldson    Jimmy
Kameron Vaugh    Cayler
Cole Cockburn    Harry Bates
Dustin Allen    George Walsh
Brayden Whisenhunt    Jo Bates
Joanna Going    Jack's Wife
Finnegan Williams    Jack @ 2
Michael Koeth    Jack @ 5
John Howell    R.L. @ 2
Samantha Martinez    Samantha
Savannah Welch    Mrs. Kimball
Tamara Jolaine    Mrs. Stone
Julia M. Smith    Beth
Anne Nabors    Rue
Christopher Ryan    Prisoner
Tyler Thomas    Tyler Stone
Michael Showers    Mr. Brown
Kim Whalen    Mrs. Brown
Margaret Ann Hoard    Jane
Wally Welch    Clergyman
Hudson Long    Mr. Bagley
Michael Dixon    Dusty Walsh
William Hardy    Jack's Work Colleague
Tommy Hollis    Tommy
Cooper Franklin Sutherland    Robert
John Cyrier    Bi-Plane Pilot
Erma Lee Alexander    Erma
Nicholas Yedinak    Nicholas Swimmer

Production and Technical Credits

Terrence Malick    Director
Terrence Malick    Screenwriter
Bill Pohlad    Producer
Sarah Green    Producer
Brad Pitt    Producer
Dede Gardner    Producer
Grant Hill    Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki    Director of Photography
Jack Fisk    Production Designer
Mark Yoshikawa    Editor
Alexandre Desplat    Composer
Jacqueline West    Costume Designer
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Vicky Boone    Casting Director
Nicolas Gonda    Co-Producer
Donald Rosenfeld    Executive Producer
Steve Schwartz    Co-Executive Producer
Paula Mae Schwartz    Co-Executive Producer
Sandhya Shardanand    Associate Producer
Ivan Bess    Associate Producer
Susan Kirr    Line Producer
Carlo Hintermann    Line Producer
Bobby Bastarache    Assistant Director
Sarah Green    Unit Production Manager
Susan Kirr    Unit Production Manager
David Crank    Art Director
Jeanette Scott    Set Decorator
Jorg Widmer    Director of Photography
Paul Atkins    Second Unit Camera
Peter Simonite    Second Unit Camera
Pete Romano    Underwater Photography
Vance Holmes    Aerial Photography
Dan Glass    Visual Effects Supervisor
Suzy Freeman    Costume Supervisor
Hank Corwin    Editor
Jay Rabinowitz    Editor
Daniel Rezende    Editor
Billy Weber    Editor
Christopher Roldan    Associate Editor
Julia Bloch    Associate Editor
John Pritchett    Sound Mixer
Kirk Francis    Sound Mixer
Craig Berkey    Re-recording Mixer
Christopher Scarabosio    Re-recording Mixer
Jeremy Peirson    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Berkey    Supervising Sound Editor
Erik Aadahl    Sound Editor
Joel Dougherty    Sound Editor
Vanessa Lapato    Sound Editor
John Marquis    Sound Editor
John Joseph Thomas    Sound Editor
Craig Berkey    Sound Designer
Erik Aadahl    Sound Designer
Will Files    Sound Designer
Susan Dawes    Dialogue Editor
James Morioka    Dialogue Editor
Mildred Iatrou Morgan*    Dialogue Editor
Dick Bernstein    Music Editor
Peter Clarke    Scoring
Darylin Nagy    Make up
Kelly Nelson    Hairstylist
Jeff P. Schwan    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.


Synopsis

The impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick's signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$372,920 (2.8% of total gross)
Legs:10.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:21.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/237 max. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,067,564

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 27th, 2011 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: June 30th, 2011 (Limited) (Australia)
August 25th, 2011 (Limited) (New Zealand)
September 4th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
February 5th, 2026 (Limited) (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 11th, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some thematic material
(Rating bulletin 2128, 7/7/2010)
PG-13 for some thematic material (re-rated)
(Rating bulletin 2148, 11/24/2010)
Running Time: 138 minutes
Award nomination: 2012 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Cast, crew, or production detail: Intertitle, Same Role, Multiple Actors, Visual Effects, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Coming of Age, Death of a Son or Daughter, Dysfunctional Family, Mid-Life Crisis, Non-Chronological, Religious
Subgenre: Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: River Road Entertainment, Sovereign Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 27, 2011 15 $372,920   4 $93,230   $372,920 1
Jun 3, 2011 13 $618,291 +66% 20 $30,915   $1,250,226 2
Jun 10, 2011 11 $827,009 +34% 47 $17,596   $2,361,655 3
Jun 17, 2011 11 $1,163,923 +41% 115 $10,121   $3,900,355 4
Jun 24, 2011 12 $1,328,026 +14% 215 $6,177   $5,843,290 5
Jul 1, 2011 15 $1,068,340 -20% 228 $4,686   $7,571,776 6
Jul 8, 2011 17 $793,706 -26% 237 $3,349   $9,014,467 7
Jul 15, 2011 17 $626,723 -21% 235 $2,667   $10,090,489 8
Jul 22, 2011 16 $555,573 -11% 230 $2,416   $11,038,150 9
Jul 29, 2011 20 $332,997 -40% 196 $1,699   $11,685,371 10
Aug 5, 2011 23 $254,955 -23% 170 $1,500   $12,158,119 11
Aug 12, 2011 34 $158,988 -38% 118 $1,347   $12,472,585 12
Aug 19, 2011 40 $119,782 -25% 96 $1,248   $12,693,868 13
Aug 26, 2011 41 $82,015 -32% 97 $846   $12,852,427 14
Sep 2, 2011 49 $79,571 -3% 86 $925   $12,988,672 15
Sep 9, 2011 54 $47,109 -41% 62 $760   $13,090,521 16
Sep 16, 2011 56 $35,318 -25% 41 $861   $13,150,733 17
Sep 23, 2011 57 $31,743 -10% 39 $814   $13,205,306 18
Sep 30, 2011 66 $17,740 -44% 29 $612   $13,246,069 19
Oct 7, 2011 75 $9,872 -44% 11 $897   $13,279,566 20
Oct 14, 2011 90 $5,740 -42% 6 $957   $13,292,167 21
Oct 21, 2011 87 $6,147 +7% 4 $1,537   $13,303,319 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 27, 2011 - $120,130     4 $30,033   $120,130 1
May 28, 2011 - $119,190 -1%   4 $29,798   $239,320 2
May 29, 2011 - $133,600 +12%   4 $33,400   $372,920 3
May 30, 2011 15 $120,868 -10%   4 $30,217   $493,788 4
May 31, 2011 - $48,266 -60%   4 $12,067   $542,054 5
Jun 1, 2011 - $47,786 -1%   4 $11,947   $589,840 6
Jun 2, 2011 - $42,095 -12%   4 $10,524   $631,935 7
Jun 3, 2011 13 $174,856 +315% +46% 20 $8,743   $806,791 8
Jun 4, 2011 13 $243,916 +39% +105% 20 $12,196   $1,050,707 9
Jun 5, 2011 11 $199,519 -18% +49% 20 $9,976   $1,250,226 10
Jun 6, 2011 13 $75,922 -62% -37% 20 $3,796   $1,326,148 11
Jun 7, 2011 13 $69,945 -8% +45% 20 $3,497   $1,396,093 12
Jun 8, 2011 13 $72,516 +4% +52% 20 $3,626   $1,468,609 13
Jun 9, 2011 14 $66,037 -9% +57% 20 $3,302   $1,534,646 14
Jun 10, 2011 11 $228,907 +247% +31% 20 $11,445   $1,763,553 15
Jun 11, 2011 11 $356,579 +56% +46% 47 $7,587   $2,120,132 16
Jun 12, 2011 11 $241,523 -32% +21% 47 $5,139   $2,361,655 17
Jun 13, 2011 11 $96,957 -60% +28% 47 $2,063   $2,458,612 18
Jun 14, 2011 13 $99,894 +3% +43% 47 $2,125   $2,558,506 19
Jun 15, 2011 12 $86,571 -13% +19% 47 $1,842   $2,645,077 20
Jun 16, 2011 12 $91,355 +6% +38% 47 $1,944   $2,736,432 21
Jun 17, 2011 11 $326,620 +258% +43% 115 $2,840   $3,063,052 22
Jun 18, 2011 11 $476,065 +46% +34% 115 $4,140   $3,539,117 23
Jun 19, 2011 12 $361,238 -24% +50% 114 $3,169   $3,900,355 24
Jun 20, 2011 11 $146,602 -59% +51% 114 $1,286   $4,046,957 25
Jun 21, 2011 12 $159,105 +9% +59% 114 $1,396   $4,206,062 26
Jun 22, 2011 11 $155,965 -2% +80% 114 $1,368   $4,362,027 27
Jun 23, 2011 12 $153,237 -2% +68% 114 $1,344   $4,515,264 28
Jun 24, 2011 12 $394,952 +158% +21% 215 $1,837   $4,910,216 29
Jun 25, 2011 12 $551,938 +40% +16% 215 $2,567   $5,462,154 30
Jun 26, 2011 12 $381,136 -31% +6% 215 $1,773   $5,843,290 31
Jun 27, 2011 12 $160,916 -58% +10% 215 $748   $6,004,206 32
Jun 28, 2011 14 $182,787 +14% +15% 215 $850   $6,186,993 33
Jun 29, 2011 13 $153,720 -16% -1% 215 $715   $6,340,713 34
Jun 30, 2011 13 $162,723 +6% +6% 215 $757   $6,503,436 35
Jul 1, 2011 - $264,476 +63% -33% 228 $1,160   $6,767,912 36
Jul 2, 2011 - $389,856 +47% -29% 228 $1,710   $7,157,768 37
Jul 3, 2011 - $414,008 +6% +9% 228 $1,816   $7,571,776 38
Jul 4, 2011 15 $238,816 -42% +48% 228 $1,047   $7,810,592 39
Jul 5, 2011 15 $136,463 -43% -25% 228 $599   $7,947,055 40
Jul 6, 2011 15 $137,551 +1% -11% 228 $603   $8,084,606 41
Jul 7, 2011 15 $136,155 -1% -16% 228 $597   $8,220,761 42
Jul 8, 2011 - $219,495 +61% -17% 237 $926   $8,440,256 43
Jul 9, 2011 - $328,252 +50% -16% 237 $1,385   $8,768,508 44
Jul 10, 2011 - $245,959 -25% -41% 237 $1,038   $9,014,467 45
Jul 11, 2011 17 $109,044 -56% -54% 237 $460   $9,123,511 46
Jul 12, 2011 17 $127,408 +17% -7% 237 $538   $9,250,919 47
Jul 13, 2011 17 $111,565 -12% -19% 237 $471   $9,362,484 48
Jul 14, 2011 17 $101,282 -9% -26% 237 $427   $9,463,766 49
Jul 15, 2011 - $162,487 +60% -26% 235 $691   $9,626,253 50
Jul 16, 2011 - $270,164 +66% -18% 235 $1,150   $9,896,417 51
Jul 17, 2011 - $194,072 -28% -21% 235 $826   $10,090,489 52
Jul 18, 2011 - $87,904 -55% -19% 235 $374   $10,178,393 53
Jul 19, 2011 - $103,575 +18% -19% 235 $441   $10,281,968 54
Jul 20, 2011 - $93,328 -10% -16% 235 $397   $10,375,296 55
Jul 21, 2011 - $107,281 +15% +6% 235 $457   $10,482,577 56
Jul 22, 2011 - $154,869 +44% -5% 230 $673   $10,637,446 57
Jul 23, 2011 - $232,039 +50% -14% 230 $1,009   $10,869,485 58
Jul 24, 2011 - $168,665 -27% -13% 230 $733   $11,038,150 59
Jul 25, 2011 - $74,233 -56% -16% 230 $323   $11,112,383 60
Jul 26, 2011 - $87,321 +18% -16% 230 $380   $11,199,704 61
Jul 27, 2011 - $75,449 -14% -19% 230 $328   $11,275,153 62
Jul 28, 2011 - $77,221 +2% -28% 230 $336   $11,352,374 63
Jul 29, 2011 - $93,551 +21% -40% 196 $477   $11,445,925 64
Jul 30, 2011 - $133,435 +43% -42% 196 $681   $11,579,360 65
Jul 31, 2011 - $106,011 -21% -37% 196 $541   $11,685,371 66
Aug 1, 2011 - $51,787 -51% -30% 196 $264   $11,737,158 67
Aug 2, 2011 - $56,752 +10% -35% 196 $290   $11,793,910 68
Aug 3, 2011 - $54,898 -3% -27% 196 $280   $11,848,808 69
Aug 4, 2011 - $54,356 -1% -30% 196 $277   $11,903,164 70
Aug 5, 2011 - $64,562 +19% -31% 170 $380   $11,967,726 71
Aug 6, 2011 - $106,244 +65% -20% 170 $625   $12,073,970 72
Aug 7, 2011 - $84,149 -21% -21% 170 $495   $12,158,119 73
Aug 8, 2011 - $38,760 -54% -25% 170 $228   $12,196,879 74
Aug 9, 2011 - $44,759 +15% -21% 170 $263   $12,241,638 75
Aug 10, 2011 - $37,705 -16% -31% 170 $222   $12,279,343 76
Aug 11, 2011 - $34,254 -9% -37% 170 $201   $12,313,597 77
Aug 12, 2011 - $40,329 +18% -38% 118 $342   $12,353,926 78
Aug 13, 2011 - $65,204 +62% -39% 118 $553   $12,419,130 79
Aug 14, 2011 - $53,455 -18% -36% 118 $453   $12,472,585 80
Aug 15, 2011 - $25,296 -53% -35% 118 $214   $12,497,881 81
Aug 16, 2011 - $26,376 +4% -41% 118 $224   $12,524,257 82
Aug 17, 2011 - $22,592 -14% -40% 118 $191   $12,546,849 83
Aug 18, 2011 - $27,237 +21% -20% 118 $231   $12,574,086 84
Aug 19, 2011 - $31,238 +15% -23% 96 $325   $12,605,324 85
Aug 20, 2011 - $50,423 +61% -23% 96 $525   $12,655,747 86
Aug 21, 2011 - $38,121 -24% -29% 96 $397   $12,693,868 87
Aug 22, 2011 - $18,567 -51% -27% 96 $193   $12,712,435 88
Aug 23, 2011 - $19,924 +7% -24% 96 $208   $12,732,359 89
Aug 24, 2011 - $16,594 -17% -27% 96 $173   $12,748,953 90
Aug 25, 2011 - $21,459 +29% -21% 96 $224   $12,770,412 91
Aug 26, 2011 - $25,096 +17% -20% 97 $259   $12,795,508 92
Aug 27, 2011 - $30,877 +23% -39% 97 $318   $12,826,385 93
Aug 28, 2011 - $26,042 -16% -32% 97 $268   $12,852,427 94
Aug 29, 2011 - $12,468 -52% -33% 97 $129   $12,864,895 95
Aug 30, 2011 - $14,606 +17% -27% 97 $151   $12,879,501 96
Aug 31, 2011 - $14,029 -4% -15% 97 $145   $12,893,530 97
Sep 1, 2011 - $15,571 +11% -27% 97 $161   $12,909,101 98
Sep 2, 2011 - $18,143 +17% -28% 86 $211   $12,927,244 99
Sep 3, 2011 - $28,913 +59% -6% 86 $336   $12,956,157 100
Sep 4, 2011 - $32,515 +12% +25% 86 $378   $12,988,672 101
Sep 5, 2011 48 $24,877 -23% +100% 86 $289   $13,013,549 102
Sep 6, 2011 - $9,357 -62% -36% 86 $109   $13,022,906 103
Sep 7, 2011 - $10,482 +12% -25% 86 $122   $13,033,388 104
Sep 8, 2011 - $10,024 -4% -36% 86 $117   $13,043,412 105
Sep 9, 2011 - $12,838 +28% -29% 62 $207   $13,056,250 106
Sep 10, 2011 - $18,526 +44% -36% 62 $299   $13,074,776 107
Sep 11, 2011 - $15,745 -15% -52% 62 $254   $13,090,521 108
Sep 12, 2011 - $5,872 -63% -76% 62 $95   $13,096,393 109
Sep 13, 2011 - $4,901 -17% -48% 62 $79   $13,101,294 110
Sep 14, 2011 - $7,223 +47% -31% 62 $117   $13,108,517 111
Sep 15, 2011 - $6,898 -4% -31% 62 $111   $13,115,415 112
Sep 16, 2011 - $9,127 +32% -29% 41 $223   $13,124,542 113
Sep 17, 2011 - $15,364 +68% -17% 41 $375   $13,139,906 114
Sep 18, 2011 - $10,827 -30% -31% 41 $264   $13,150,733 115
Sep 19, 2011 - $4,573 -58% -22% 41 $112   $13,155,306 116
Sep 20, 2011 - $3,854 -16% -21% 41 $94   $13,159,160 117
Sep 21, 2011 - $8,159 +112% +13% 41 $199   $13,167,319 118
Sep 22, 2011 - $6,244 -23% -9% 41 $152   $13,173,563 119
Sep 23, 2011 - $8,420 +35% -8% 39 $216   $13,181,983 120
Sep 24, 2011 - $12,841 +53% -16% 39 $329   $13,194,824 121
Sep 25, 2011 - $10,482 -18% -3% 39 $269   $13,205,306 122
Sep 26, 2011 - $5,115 -51% +12% 39 $131   $13,210,421 123
Sep 27, 2011 - $6,842 +34% +78% 39 $175   $13,217,263 124
Sep 28, 2011 - $4,748 -31% -42% 39 $122   $13,222,011 125
Sep 29, 2011 - $6,318 +33% +1% 39 $162   $13,228,329 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 27, 2011 15 $631,935   4 $157,984   $631,935 1
Jun 3, 2011 14 $902,711 +43% 20 $45,136   $1,534,646 2
Jun 10, 2011 11 $1,201,786 +33% 47 $25,570   $2,736,432 3
Jun 17, 2011 11 $1,778,832 +48% 115 $15,468   $4,515,264 4
Jun 24, 2011 13 $1,988,172 +12% 215 $9,247   $6,503,436 5
Jul 1, 2011 15 $1,717,325 -14% 228 $7,532   $8,220,761 6
Jul 8, 2011 17 $1,243,005 -28% 237 $5,245   $9,463,766 7
Jul 15, 2011 17 $1,018,811 -18% 235 $4,335   $10,482,577 8
Jul 22, 2011 17 $869,797 -15% 230 $3,782   $11,352,374 9
Jul 29, 2011 19 $550,790 -37% 196 $2,810   $11,903,164 10
Aug 5, 2011 25 $410,433 -25% 170 $2,414   $12,313,597 11
Aug 12, 2011 32 $260,489 -37% 118 $2,208   $12,574,086 12
Aug 19, 2011 37 $196,326 -25% 96 $2,045   $12,770,412 13
Aug 26, 2011 42 $138,689 -29% 97 $1,430   $12,909,101 14
Sep 2, 2011 49 $134,311 -3% 86 $1,562   $13,043,412 15
Sep 9, 2011 53 $72,003 -46% 62 $1,161   $13,115,415 16
Sep 16, 2011 56 $58,148 -19% 41 $1,418   $13,173,563 17
Sep 23, 2011 49 $54,766 -6% 39 $1,404   $13,228,329 18
Sep 30, 2011 58 $41,365 -24% 29 $1,426   $13,269,694 19
Oct 7, 2011 72 $16,733 -60% 11 $1,521   $13,286,427 20
Oct 14, 2011 80 $10,745 -36% 6 $1,791   $13,297,172 21
Oct 21, 2011 82 $8,493 -21% 4 $2,123   $13,305,665 22

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 6/30/2011 $0 0 1 0 $1,179,671 7/20/2026
New Zealand 8/25/2011 $0 0 1 0 $44 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $47,236,446
  
International Total $48,416,161 7/20/2026

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

Leading

Brad Pitt    Mr. O'Brien
Sean Penn    Jack
Jessica Chastain    Mrs. O'Brien

Supporting

Fiona Shaw    Grandmother
Irene Bedard    Messenger
Jessica Fuselier    Guide
Hunter McCracken    Young Jack
Laramie Eppler    R.L.
Tye Sheridan    Steve
Nicolas Gonda    Mr. Reynolds
Will Wallace    Architect
Kelly Koonce    Father Haynes
Bryce Boudoin    Robert
Jimmy Donaldson    Jimmy
Kameron Vaugh    Cayler
Cole Cockburn    Harry Bates
Dustin Allen    George Walsh
Brayden Whisenhunt    Jo Bates
Joanna Going    Jack's Wife
Finnegan Williams    Jack @ 2
Michael Koeth    Jack @ 5
John Howell    R.L. @ 2
Samantha Martinez    Samantha
Savannah Welch    Mrs. Kimball
Tamara Jolaine    Mrs. Stone
Julia M. Smith    Beth
Anne Nabors    Rue
Christopher Ryan    Prisoner
Tyler Thomas    Tyler Stone
Michael Showers    Mr. Brown
Kim Whalen    Mrs. Brown
Margaret Ann Hoard    Jane
Wally Welch    Clergyman
Hudson Long    Mr. Bagley
Michael Dixon    Dusty Walsh
William Hardy    Jack's Work Colleague
Tommy Hollis    Tommy
Cooper Franklin Sutherland    Robert
John Cyrier    Bi-Plane Pilot
Erma Lee Alexander    Erma
Nicholas Yedinak    Nicholas Swimmer

Production and Technical Credits

Terrence Malick    Director
Terrence Malick    Screenwriter
Bill Pohlad    Producer
Sarah Green    Producer
Brad Pitt    Producer
Dede Gardner    Producer
Grant Hill    Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki    Director of Photography
Jack Fisk    Production Designer
Mark Yoshikawa    Editor
Alexandre Desplat    Composer
Jacqueline West    Costume Designer
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Vicky Boone    Casting Director
Nicolas Gonda    Co-Producer
Donald Rosenfeld    Executive Producer
Steve Schwartz    Co-Executive Producer
Paula Mae Schwartz    Co-Executive Producer
Sandhya Shardanand    Associate Producer
Ivan Bess    Associate Producer
Susan Kirr    Line Producer
Carlo Hintermann    Line Producer
Bobby Bastarache    Assistant Director
Sarah Green    Unit Production Manager
Susan Kirr    Unit Production Manager
David Crank    Art Director
Jeanette Scott    Set Decorator
Jorg Widmer    Director of Photography
Paul Atkins    Second Unit Camera
Peter Simonite    Second Unit Camera
Pete Romano    Underwater Photography
Vance Holmes    Aerial Photography
Dan Glass    Visual Effects Supervisor
Suzy Freeman    Costume Supervisor
Hank Corwin    Editor
Jay Rabinowitz    Editor
Daniel Rezende    Editor
Billy Weber    Editor
Christopher Roldan    Associate Editor
Julia Bloch    Associate Editor
John Pritchett    Sound Mixer
Kirk Francis    Sound Mixer
Craig Berkey    Re-recording Mixer
Christopher Scarabosio    Re-recording Mixer
Jeremy Peirson    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Berkey    Supervising Sound Editor
Erik Aadahl    Sound Editor
Joel Dougherty    Sound Editor
Vanessa Lapato    Sound Editor
John Marquis    Sound Editor
John Joseph Thomas    Sound Editor
Craig Berkey    Sound Designer
Erik Aadahl    Sound Designer
Will Files    Sound Designer
Susan Dawes    Dialogue Editor
James Morioka    Dialogue Editor
Mildred Iatrou Morgan*    Dialogue Editor
Dick Bernstein    Music Editor
Peter Clarke    Scoring
Darylin Nagy    Make up
Kelly Nelson    Hairstylist
Jeff P. Schwan    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.

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