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Saturday, May 17, 2008

The Merchant of Venice

The Numbers Rating: 6.50 (2 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $3,765,585
International Gross $15,000,000
Worldwide Gross $18,765,585
Released December 29, 2004 (limited)
Production Budget $30,000,000
MPAA Rating R for some nudity.
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Produced by Avenue Pictures Productions
Original Story by William Shakespeare
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Historical Fiction
Time Frame Renaissance
Director Michael Radford

Cast

Al Pacino    Shylock
Jeremy Irons    Antonio
Joseph Fiennes    Bassanio
Zuleikha Robinson    Jessica
Mackenzie Crook    Launcelot Gobbo
Ben Whishaw    Servant to Portia

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/31/2004 37 $69,868   4 $17,467 $103,260 5
1/7/2005 43 $48,946 -29.95% 4 $12,237 $168,716 12
1/14/2005 34 $118,379 +141.86% 15 $7,892 $308,407 19
1/21/2005 33 $166,175 +40.38% 38 $4,373 $529,545 26
1/28/2005 31 $246,001 +48.04% 56 $4,393 $849,755 33
2/4/2005 27 $244,070 -0.78% 63 $3,874 $1,188,774 40
2/11/2005 25 $244,525 +0.19% 71 $3,444 $1,525,784 47
2/18/2005 27 $257,000 +5.10% 83 $3,096 $1,877,000 54
2/25/2005 29 $222,375 -13.47% 95 $2,341 $2,226,043 61
3/4/2005 33 $197,108 -11.36% 101 $1,952 $2,501,435 68
3/11/2005 31 $182,459 -7.43% 105 $1,738 $2,762,003 75
3/18/2005 31 $186,508 +2.22% 107 $1,743 $3,025,806 82
3/25/2005 32 $135,915 -27.13% 91 $1,494 $3,259,157 89
4/1/2005 36 $85,396 -37.17% 75 $1,139 $3,417,746 96
4/8/2005 47 $44,975 -47.33% 62 $725 $3,503,330 103
4/15/2005 57 $32,237 -28.32% 47 $686 $3,570,046 110
4/22/2005 62 $22,979 -28.72% 30 $766 $3,629,695 117
4/29/2005 71 $15,156 -34.04% 20 $758 $3,661,704 124
5/6/2005 65 $14,334 -5.42% 17 $843 $3,693,118 131
5/13/2005 58 $19,227 +34.14% 11 $1,748 $3,722,261 138
5/20/2005 51 $25,464 +32.44% 18 $1,415 $3,752,725 145

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1/17/2005 33 $26,871   15 $1,791 $335,278 20
2/21/2005 27 $55,000   83 $663 $1,932,447 55

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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2005-02-03 59 $0       $2,559,318
2005-02-10 35 $336,555       $2,895,873
2005-02-17 31 $1,596,656 +374.41%     $4,492,529
2005-02-24 24 $2,217,149 +38.86%     $6,709,678
2005-03-03 29 $1,527,175 -31.12%     $8,236,853
2005-03-10 36 $934,467 -38.81%     $9,171,320
2005-03-17 37 $605,595 -35.19%     $9,776,915
2005-03-24 44 $367,189 -39.37%     $10,144,104
2005-03-31 42 $260,735 -28.99%     $10,404,839
2005-04-07 35 $335,163 +28.55%     $10,740,002
2005-04-14 36 $250,038 -25.40%     $10,990,040
2005-04-21 40 $172,732 -30.92%     $11,162,772
2005-04-28 33 $387,014 +124.05%     $11,549,786
2005-05-05 26 $744,140 +92.28%     $12,293,926
2005-05-12 26 $529,064 -28.90%     $12,822,990
2005-05-19 29 $307,154 -41.94%     $13,130,144
2005-05-26 27 $310,499 +1.09%     $13,440,643