Murder by Numbers (2002)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,874,869Details
International Box Office $24,768,398Details
Worldwide Box Office $56,643,267
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,307,394 (29.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,663 opening theaters/2,663 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $59,141,322

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 19th, 2002 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language, a sex scene and brief drug use
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
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Keywords: Film Noir, Police Procedural, Faked Suicide, Psychological Thriller, Domestic Abuse, Framed, Friends turned Enemies
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Castle Rock Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 19, 2002 3 $9,307,394   2,663 $3,495   $9,307,394 1
Apr 26, 2002 4 $6,362,457 -32% 2,663 $2,389   $18,362,833 2
May 3, 2002 4 $3,624,487 -43% 2,565 $1,413   $23,893,720 3
May 10, 2002 7 $2,427,318 -33% 2,116 $1,147   $27,462,731 4
May 17, 2002 9 $1,672,454 -31% 1,580 $1,059   $29,911,694 5
May 24, 2002 16 $421,292 -75% 752 $560   $31,046,134 6
May 31, 2002 26 $121,658 -71% 217 $561   $31,309,821 7
Jun 7, 2002 26 $157,259 +29% 251 $627   $31,527,119 8
Jun 14, 2002 32 $78,326 -50% 196 $400   $31,683,100 9
Jun 21, 2002 36 $65,372 -17% 160 $409   $31,798,199 10
Jun 28, 2002 44 $36,208 -45% 103 $352   $31,874,869 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 19, 2002 3 $2,976,000     2,663 $1,118   $2,976,000 1
Apr 20, 2002 3 $4,012,000 +35%   2,663 $1,507   $6,979,000 2
Apr 21, 2002 3 $2,328,000 -42%   2,663 $874   $9,307,394 3
Apr 22, 2002 3 $704,000 -70%   2,663 $264   $10,012,000 4
Apr 23, 2002 3 $730,000 +4%   2,663 $274   $10,742,000 5
Apr 24, 2002 3 $651,000 -11%   2,663 $244   $11,393,000 6
Apr 25, 2002 3 $607,000 -7%   2,663 $228   $12,000,000 7
Apr 26, 2002 5 $1,954,000 +222% -34% 2,663 $734   $13,954,000 8
Apr 27, 2002 3 $2,808,000 +44% -30% 2,663 $1,054   $16,762,000 9
Apr 28, 2002 4 $1,676,000 -40% -28% 2,663 $629   $18,362,833 10
Apr 29, 2002 3 $454,000 -73% -36% 2,663 $170   $18,817,000 11
Apr 30, 2002 3 $524,000 +15% -28% 2,663 $197   $19,341,000 12
May 1, 2002 3 $477,000 -9% -27% 2,663 $179   $19,818,000 13
May 2, 2002 3 $452,000 -5% -26% 2,663 $170   $20,269,000 14
May 3, 2002 5 $1,157,500 +156% -41% 2,565 $451   $21,425,500 15
May 4, 2002 4 $1,620,000 +40% -42% 2,565 $632   $23,047,000 16
May 5, 2002 4 $820,000 -49% -51% 2,565 $320   $23,893,720 17
May 6, 2002 4 $258,000 -69% -43% 2,565 $101   $24,152,000 18
May 7, 2002 4 $314,000 +22% -40% 2,565 $122   $24,467,000 19
May 8, 2002 4 $287,000 -9% -40% 2,565 $112   $24,754,000 20
May 9, 2002 4 $282,000 -2% -38% 2,565 $110   $25,035,000 21
May 10, 2002 6 $643,000 +128% -44% 2,116 $304   $25,678,000 22
May 11, 2002 7 $1,038,000 +61% -36% 2,116 $491   $26,716,000 23
May 12, 2002 7 $747,000 -28% -9% 2,116 $353   $27,462,731 24
May 13, 2002 6 $208,000 -72% -19% 2,116 $98   $27,671,000 25
May 14, 2002 6 $215,000 +3% -32% 2,116 $102   $27,886,000 26
May 15, 2002 6 $202,000 -6% -30% 2,116 $95   $28,088,000 27
May 16, 2002 7 $151,000 -25% -46% 2,116 $71   $28,239,000 28
May 17, 2002 8 $464,000 +207% -28% 1,580 $294   $28,703,000 29
May 18, 2002 9 $760,000 +64% -27% 1,580 $481   $29,463,000 30
May 19, 2002 8 $448,694 -41% -40% 1,580 $284   $29,911,694 31
May 20, 2002 8 $162,000 -64% -22% 1,580 $103   $30,074,000 32
May 21, 2002 8 $143,000 -12% -33% 1,580 $91   $30,218,000 33
May 22, 2002 8 $142,000 -1% -30% 1,580 $90   $30,360,000 34
May 23, 2002 8 $160,000 +13% +6% 1,580 $101   $30,519,564 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 19, 2002 3 $12,000,376   2,663 $4,506   $12,000,376 1
Apr 26, 2002 3 $8,268,857 -31% 2,663 $3,105   $20,269,233 2
May 3, 2002 4 $4,766,180 -42% 2,565 $1,858   $25,035,413 3
May 10, 2002 6 $3,203,827 -33% 2,116 $1,514   $28,239,240 4
May 17, 2002 9 $2,385,602 -26% 1,580 $1,510   $30,624,842 5
May 24, 2002 17 $563,321 -76% 752 $749   $31,188,163 6
May 31, 2002 27 $181,697 -68% 217 $837   $31,369,860 7
Jun 7, 2002 26 $234,914 +29% 251 $936   $31,604,774 8
Jun 14, 2002 33 $128,053 -45% 196 $653   $31,732,827 9
Jun 21, 2002 36 $105,834 -17% 160 $661   $31,838,661 10
Jun 28, 2002 51 $36,208 -66% 103 $352   $31,874,869 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Sandra Bullock    Cassie Mayweather

Supporting Cast

Ryan Gosling    Richard Haywood
Michael Pitt    Justin Pendleton
Agnes Bruckner    Lisa Mills
Christopher Penn    Ray
R.D. Call    Captain Ron Cody
Ben Chaplin    Sam Kennedy
Tom Verica    Al Swanson
Janni Brenn-Lowen    Ms. Elder
John Vickery    Restaurant Manager
Michael Canavan    Mr. Chechi
Krista Carpenter    Olivia Lake
Neal Matarazzo    Male Officer in Flashback
Adilah Barnes    Lab Technician
Jim Jansen    Lawyer
Paula Scarpino    Female Officer in Flashback
Brian Stepanek    Parole Board Marshal
Sharon Madden    Nurse
John Doolittle    Fingerprint Technician
Dennis Cockrum    Criminalist #1 at Ray's House
Eric Saiet    Criminalist #2 at Ray's House
Nancy Osborne    Richard's Mother
Ralph Seymour    Paramedic
Christine Healy    Justin's Mother
Nick Offerman    Cop at Richard's House
Todd Leatherbury    Cop at First Crime Scene

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Barbet Schroeder    Director
Tony Gayton    Screenwriter
Richard Crystal    Producer
Barbet Schroeder    Producer
Susan Hoffman    Producer
Sandra Bullock    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Stott    Executive Producer
Stuart Wurtzel    Production Designer
Lee Percy    Editor
Clint Mansell    Composer
Luciano Tovoli    Director of Photography
Frank Capra III    Co-Producer
Frank Capra III    Assistant Director
Stephan S. Benseman    Unit Production Manager
Cynthia Hochman Price    Production Supervisor
Thomas Valentine    Art Director
Hilton Rosemarin    Set Decorator
Carol Oditz    Costume Designer
Linda Matthews    Costume Supervisor
Michelle Harrison    Associate Editor
Thomas Causey    Sound Mixer
Tom Fleischman    Re-recording Mixer
Grant Maxwell    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bochar    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bochar    Supervising Sound Editor
Nicholas Renbeck    Supervising Sound Editor
Lewis Goldstein    Sound Effects Editor
Wyatt Sprague    Sound Effects Editor
Nic Ratner    Music Editor
Valli O'Reilly    Make up
Lori Guidroz    Hairstylist
Gregory Nicotero    Special Make up Effects-Supervisor
Howard Berger    Special Make up Effects
Deva Anderson    Music Supervisor
Howard Feuer    Casting Director
Norman Howell    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,307,394 (29.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,663 opening theaters/2,663 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $59,141,322

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 19th, 2002 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language, a sex scene and brief drug use
Running Time: 119 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Film Noir, Police Procedural, Faked Suicide, Psychological Thriller, Domestic Abuse, Framed, Friends turned Enemies
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Castle Rock Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Sandra Bullock    Cassie Mayweather

Supporting Cast

Ryan Gosling    Richard Haywood
Michael Pitt    Justin Pendleton
Agnes Bruckner    Lisa Mills
Christopher Penn    Ray
R.D. Call    Captain Ron Cody
Ben Chaplin    Sam Kennedy
Tom Verica    Al Swanson
Janni Brenn-Lowen    Ms. Elder
John Vickery    Restaurant Manager
Michael Canavan    Mr. Chechi
Krista Carpenter    Olivia Lake
Neal Matarazzo    Male Officer in Flashback
Adilah Barnes    Lab Technician
Jim Jansen    Lawyer
Paula Scarpino    Female Officer in Flashback
Brian Stepanek    Parole Board Marshal
Sharon Madden    Nurse
John Doolittle    Fingerprint Technician
Dennis Cockrum    Criminalist #1 at Ray's House
Eric Saiet    Criminalist #2 at Ray's House
Nancy Osborne    Richard's Mother
Ralph Seymour    Paramedic
Christine Healy    Justin's Mother
Nick Offerman    Cop at Richard's House
Todd Leatherbury    Cop at First Crime Scene

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Barbet Schroeder    Director
Tony Gayton    Screenwriter
Richard Crystal    Producer
Barbet Schroeder    Producer
Susan Hoffman    Producer
Sandra Bullock    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Stott    Executive Producer
Stuart Wurtzel    Production Designer
Lee Percy    Editor
Clint Mansell    Composer
Luciano Tovoli    Director of Photography
Frank Capra III    Co-Producer
Frank Capra III    Assistant Director
Stephan S. Benseman    Unit Production Manager
Cynthia Hochman Price    Production Supervisor
Thomas Valentine    Art Director
Hilton Rosemarin    Set Decorator
Carol Oditz    Costume Designer
Linda Matthews    Costume Supervisor
Michelle Harrison    Associate Editor
Thomas Causey    Sound Mixer
Tom Fleischman    Re-recording Mixer
Grant Maxwell    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bochar    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bochar    Supervising Sound Editor
Nicholas Renbeck    Supervising Sound Editor
Lewis Goldstein    Sound Effects Editor
Wyatt Sprague    Sound Effects Editor
Nic Ratner    Music Editor
Valli O'Reilly    Make up
Lori Guidroz    Hairstylist
Gregory Nicotero    Special Make up Effects-Supervisor
Howard Berger    Special Make up Effects
Deva Anderson    Music Supervisor
Howard Feuer    Casting Director
Norman Howell    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 19, 2002 3 $9,307,394   2,663 $3,495   $9,307,394 1
Apr 26, 2002 4 $6,362,457 -32% 2,663 $2,389   $18,362,833 2
May 3, 2002 4 $3,624,487 -43% 2,565 $1,413   $23,893,720 3
May 10, 2002 7 $2,427,318 -33% 2,116 $1,147   $27,462,731 4
May 17, 2002 9 $1,672,454 -31% 1,580 $1,059   $29,911,694 5
May 24, 2002 16 $421,292 -75% 752 $560   $31,046,134 6
May 31, 2002 26 $121,658 -71% 217 $561   $31,309,821 7
Jun 7, 2002 26 $157,259 +29% 251 $627   $31,527,119 8
Jun 14, 2002 32 $78,326 -50% 196 $400   $31,683,100 9
Jun 21, 2002 36 $65,372 -17% 160 $409   $31,798,199 10
Jun 28, 2002 44 $36,208 -45% 103 $352   $31,874,869 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 19, 2002 3 $2,976,000     2,663 $1,118   $2,976,000 1
Apr 20, 2002 3 $4,012,000 +35%   2,663 $1,507   $6,979,000 2
Apr 21, 2002 3 $2,328,000 -42%   2,663 $874   $9,307,394 3
Apr 22, 2002 3 $704,000 -70%   2,663 $264   $10,012,000 4
Apr 23, 2002 3 $730,000 +4%   2,663 $274   $10,742,000 5
Apr 24, 2002 3 $651,000 -11%   2,663 $244   $11,393,000 6
Apr 25, 2002 3 $607,000 -7%   2,663 $228   $12,000,000 7
Apr 26, 2002 5 $1,954,000 +222% -34% 2,663 $734   $13,954,000 8
Apr 27, 2002 3 $2,808,000 +44% -30% 2,663 $1,054   $16,762,000 9
Apr 28, 2002 4 $1,676,000 -40% -28% 2,663 $629   $18,362,833 10
Apr 29, 2002 3 $454,000 -73% -36% 2,663 $170   $18,817,000 11
Apr 30, 2002 3 $524,000 +15% -28% 2,663 $197   $19,341,000 12
May 1, 2002 3 $477,000 -9% -27% 2,663 $179   $19,818,000 13
May 2, 2002 3 $452,000 -5% -26% 2,663 $170   $20,269,000 14
May 3, 2002 5 $1,157,500 +156% -41% 2,565 $451   $21,425,500 15
May 4, 2002 4 $1,620,000 +40% -42% 2,565 $632   $23,047,000 16
May 5, 2002 4 $820,000 -49% -51% 2,565 $320   $23,893,720 17
May 6, 2002 4 $258,000 -69% -43% 2,565 $101   $24,152,000 18
May 7, 2002 4 $314,000 +22% -40% 2,565 $122   $24,467,000 19
May 8, 2002 4 $287,000 -9% -40% 2,565 $112   $24,754,000 20
May 9, 2002 4 $282,000 -2% -38% 2,565 $110   $25,035,000 21
May 10, 2002 6 $643,000 +128% -44% 2,116 $304   $25,678,000 22
May 11, 2002 7 $1,038,000 +61% -36% 2,116 $491   $26,716,000 23
May 12, 2002 7 $747,000 -28% -9% 2,116 $353   $27,462,731 24
May 13, 2002 6 $208,000 -72% -19% 2,116 $98   $27,671,000 25
May 14, 2002 6 $215,000 +3% -32% 2,116 $102   $27,886,000 26
May 15, 2002 6 $202,000 -6% -30% 2,116 $95   $28,088,000 27
May 16, 2002 7 $151,000 -25% -46% 2,116 $71   $28,239,000 28
May 17, 2002 8 $464,000 +207% -28% 1,580 $294   $28,703,000 29
May 18, 2002 9 $760,000 +64% -27% 1,580 $481   $29,463,000 30
May 19, 2002 8 $448,694 -41% -40% 1,580 $284   $29,911,694 31
May 20, 2002 8 $162,000 -64% -22% 1,580 $103   $30,074,000 32
May 21, 2002 8 $143,000 -12% -33% 1,580 $91   $30,218,000 33
May 22, 2002 8 $142,000 -1% -30% 1,580 $90   $30,360,000 34
May 23, 2002 8 $160,000 +13% +6% 1,580 $101   $30,519,564 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 19, 2002 3 $12,000,376   2,663 $4,506   $12,000,376 1
Apr 26, 2002 3 $8,268,857 -31% 2,663 $3,105   $20,269,233 2
May 3, 2002 4 $4,766,180 -42% 2,565 $1,858   $25,035,413 3
May 10, 2002 6 $3,203,827 -33% 2,116 $1,514   $28,239,240 4
May 17, 2002 9 $2,385,602 -26% 1,580 $1,510   $30,624,842 5
May 24, 2002 17 $563,321 -76% 752 $749   $31,188,163 6
May 31, 2002 27 $181,697 -68% 217 $837   $31,369,860 7
Jun 7, 2002 26 $234,914 +29% 251 $936   $31,604,774 8
Jun 14, 2002 33 $128,053 -45% 196 $653   $31,732,827 9
Jun 21, 2002 36 $105,834 -17% 160 $661   $31,838,661 10
Jun 28, 2002 51 $36,208 -66% 103 $352   $31,874,869 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.