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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Sahara

The Numbers Rating: 7.14 (21 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 38% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $68,671,925
International Gross $53,000,000
Worldwide Gross $121,671,925
Released April 8, 2005
August 30, 2005 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $145,000,000
MPAA Rating PG-13 for action violence
Budget Detail:$179,262 in travel expenses for Matthew McConaughey's entourage
Budget Detail:$237,386 in "courtesy payments", "gratuities" and "local bribes" distributed on location in Morocco (THR, 12/14/2007, p. 14)
Cost of script re-writes:$4,000,000
Cost of rights for book:$10,000,000
Budget Source:LA Times, 12/8/2006
Ad Budget (Nielsen):$35,700,000
Running Time:123 minutes
US TV Rights (TBS/TNT, ABC):$10,000,000
Keywords Treasure Hunters
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Music Composed By Clint Mansell
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Adventure
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction

Cast

Matthew McConaughey    Dirk Pitt
Steve Zahn    Al Giordino
Penelope Cruz    Eva Rojas
Delroy Lindo    CIA Agent Carl
Lambert Wilson    Yves Massarde
William H. Macy    Sandecker, Admiral James
Rainn Wilson    Rudi Gunn
Lennie James    General Zateb Kazim
Robert Cavanah    Captain Tombs

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
4/8/2005 1 $18,068,372   3,154 $5,729 $18,068,372 3
4/15/2005 2 $13,071,283 -27.66% 3,154 $4,144 $36,417,478 10
4/22/2005 3 $9,027,885 -30.93% 3,200 $2,821 $48,947,382 17
4/29/2005 5 $5,708,332 -36.77% 3,112 $1,834 $56,885,831 24
5/6/2005 7 $3,427,881 -39.95% 2,516 $1,362 $61,664,541 31
5/13/2005 11 $1,806,454 -47.30% 1,565 $1,154 $64,363,595 38
5/20/2005 12 $803,664 -55.51% 1,074 $748 $65,571,156 45
5/27/2005 12 $447,642 -44.30% 387 $1,157 $66,375,751 52
6/3/2005 16 $336,654 -24.79% 272 $1,238 $66,924,356 59
6/10/2005 17 $345,687 +2.68% 381 $907 $67,409,126 66
6/17/2005 22 $198,716 -42.52% 278 $715 $67,774,468 73
6/24/2005 27 $141,072 -29.01% 207 $682 $68,049,692 80
7/1/2005 31 $127,499 -9.62% 121 $1,054 $68,265,810 87
7/8/2005 44 $60,830 -52.29% 100 $608 $68,386,872 94
7/15/2005 41 $51,303 -15.66% 79 $649 $68,487,241 101
7/22/2005 46 $45,101 -12.09% 88 $513 $68,573,502 108
7/29/2005 51 $39,069 -13.37% 48 $814 $68,642,452 115

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
4/8/2005 1 $6,150,277   3,154 $1,950 $6,150,277 1
4/9/2005 1 $7,600,453 +23.58% 3,154 $2,410 $13,750,730 2
4/10/2005 1 $4,317,642 -43.19% 3,154 $1,369 $18,068,372 3
4/11/2005 1 $1,432,000 -66.83% 3,154 $454 $19,500,000 4
4/12/2005 1 $1,402,000 -2.09% 3,154 $445 $20,902,000 5
4/13/2005 1 $1,216,000 -13.27% 3,154 $386 $22,119,000 6
4/14/2005 1 $1,228,000 +0.99% 3,154 $389 $23,346,000 7
4/15/2005 2 $3,900,000 +217.59% 3,154 $1,237 $27,200,000 8
4/16/2005 2 $5,904,914 +51.41% 3,154 $1,872 $33,118,155 9
4/17/2005 2 $3,299,323 -44.13% 3,154 $1,046 $36,417,478 10
4/18/2005 2 $883,000 -73.24% 3,154 $280 $37,300,000 11
4/19/2005 2 $870,000 -1.47% 3,154 $276 $38,170,000 12
4/20/2005 2 $856,000 -1.61% 3,154 $271 $39,027,000 13
4/21/2005 2 $893,000 +4.32% 3,154 $283 $39,919,497 14
4/22/2005 4 $2,400,000 +168.76% 3,200 $750 $42,300,000 15
4/23/2005 3 $4,096,872 +70.70% 3,200 $1,280 $46,485,966 16
4/24/2005 3 $2,461,416 -39.92% 3,200 $769 $48,947,382 17
4/25/2005 4 $571,000 -76.80% 3,200 $178 $49,519,000 18
4/26/2005 4 $542,000 -5.08% 3,200 $169 $50,061,000 19
4/27/2005 3 $554,000 +2.21% 3,200 $173 $50,614,000 20
4/28/2005 3 $563,000 +1.62% 3,200 $176 $51,177,499 21
4/29/2005 6 $1,600,000 +184.19% 3,112 $514 $52,800,000 22
4/30/2005 5 $2,743,348 +71.46% 3,112 $882 $55,508,242 23
5/1/2005 5 $1,377,589 -49.78% 3,112 $443 $56,885,831 24
5/2/2005 5 $340,000 -75.32% 3,112 $109 $57,226,000 25
5/3/2005 5 $343,000 +0.88% 3,112 $110 $57,569,000 26
5/4/2005 5 $333,000 -2.92% 3,112 $107 $57,902,000 27
5/5/2005 5 $335,000 +0.60% 3,112 $108 $58,236,660 28
5/6/2005 9 $900,000 +168.66% 2,516 $358 $59,100,000 29
5/7/2005 8 $1,373,356 +52.60% 2,516 $546 $60,536,518 30
5/8/2005 7 $1,128,023 -17.86% 2,516 $448 $61,664,541 31
5/9/2005 8 $214,000 -81.03% 2,516 $85 $61,878,000 32
5/10/2005 8 $232,000 +8.41% 2,516 $92 $62,110,000 33
5/11/2005 8 $228,000 -1.72% 2,516 $91 $62,338,000 34
5/12/2005 9 $219,000 -3.95% 2,516 $87 $62,557,141 35
5/14/2005 10 $829,207   1,565 $530 $63,909,895 37
5/30/2005 18 $89,427   387 $231 $66,465,178 53
7/4/2005 31 $18,436   121 $152 $68,284,246 88

Color coding:
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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2005-04-14 1 $28,411,153       $28,411,153
2005-04-21 2 $22,078,344 -22.29%     $50,489,497
2005-04-28 3 $19,668,002 -10.92%     $70,157,499
2005-05-05 5 $11,179,161 -43.16%     $81,336,660
2005-05-12 9 $7,320,481 -34.52%     $88,657,141
2005-05-19 12 $4,170,351 -43.03%     $92,827,492
2005-05-26 13 $2,500,617 -40.04%     $95,328,109
2005-06-02 14 $2,318,617 -7.28%     $97,646,726
2005-06-09 14 $3,716,713 +60.30%     $101,363,439
2005-06-16 13 $5,512,313 +48.31%     $106,875,752
2005-06-23 14 $2,902,868 -47.34%     $109,778,620
2005-06-30 18 $3,499,691 +20.56%     $113,278,311
2005-07-07 15 $2,877,731 -17.77%     $116,156,042
2005-07-14 18 $1,629,896 -43.36%     $117,785,938
2005-07-21 23 $1,142,463 -29.91%     $118,928,401
2005-07-28 24 $774,982 -32.17%     $119,703,383
2005-08-04 27 $618,542 -20.19%     $120,321,925