The Infiltrator (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,436,808Details
International Box Office $6,715,329Details
Worldwide Box Office $22,152,137
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,023,894 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $591,341 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,615,235
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The story of undercover U.S. Customs agent Robert Mazur AKA Robert Musella, who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he infiltrated the globe’s largest cartels and discovered just how deep into society their influence extended. Their arrests would lead to the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, and shake the underground economy to its core.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,303,775 (34.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:69.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$47,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,601 opening theaters/1,601 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,238,010

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 13th, 2016 (Wide) by Broad Green Pictures
International Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
September 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
September 16th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
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Video Release: October 11th, 2016 by Broad Green
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language throughout, some sexual content and drug material.
(Rating bulletin 2430 (Cert #52261), 6/22/2016)
Running Time: 127 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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Keywords: 1980s, Narcotics, Smuggler, Organized Crime, Drug Cartels, Undercover, Crime Thriller
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Bank Leumi, Lipsync Productions, Good Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 2016 8 $5,303,775   1,601 $3,313   $6,766,624 1
Jul 22, 2016 10 $3,328,382 -37% 1,537 $2,166   $12,274,291 2
Jul 29, 2016 16 $856,589 -74% 650 $1,318   $14,387,490 3
Aug 5, 2016 26 $186,049 -78% 148 $1,257   $14,947,119 4
Aug 12, 2016 43 $62,770 -66% 39 $1,609   $15,100,586 5
Aug 19, 2016 46 $52,121 -17% 47 $1,109   $15,181,810 6
Aug 26, 2016 53 $33,342 -36% 29 $1,150   $15,253,165 7
Sep 2, 2016 51 $45,049 +35% 60 $751   $15,319,403 8
Sep 9, 2016 58 $25,877 -43% 49 $528   $15,375,478 9
Sep 16, 2016 66 $17,265 -33% 27 $639   $15,406,554 10
Sep 23, 2016 68 $9,818 -43% 12 $818   $15,425,870 11
Sep 30, 2016 86 $3,207 -67% 6 $535   $15,434,627 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 13, 2016 9 $773,761     1,601 $483   $773,761 1
Jul 14, 2016 9 $689,088 -11%   1,601 $430   $1,462,849 2
Jul 15, 2016 8 $1,503,686 +118%   1,600 $940   $2,966,535 3
Jul 16, 2016 8 $2,201,768 +46%   1,601 $1,375   $5,168,303 4
Jul 17, 2016 7 $1,598,321 -27%   1,601 $998   $6,766,624 5
Jul 18, 2016 9 $558,314 -65%   1,601 $349   $7,324,938 6
Jul 19, 2016 9 $667,789 +20%   1,601 $417   $7,992,727 7
Jul 20, 2016 9 $500,806 -25% -35% 1,601 $313   $8,493,533 8
Jul 21, 2016 10 $452,377 -10% -34% 1,601 $283   $8,945,910 9
Jul 22, 2016 10 $883,360 +95% -41% 1,537 $575   $9,829,270 10
Jul 23, 2016 10 $1,401,523 +59% -36% 1,537 $912   $11,230,793 11
Jul 24, 2016 10 $1,043,498 -26% -35% 1,537 $679   $12,274,291 12
Jul 25, 2016 11 $352,930 -66% -37% 1,537 $230   $12,627,221 13
Jul 26, 2016 11 $395,723 +12% -41% 1,537 $257   $13,022,944 14
Jul 27, 2016 11 $302,570 -24% -40% 1,537 $197   $13,325,514 15
Jul 28, 2016 12 $205,387 -32% -55% 1,537 $134   $13,530,901 16
Jul 29, 2016 - $214,325 +4% -76% 650 $330   $13,745,226 17
Jul 30, 2016 - $353,105 +65% -75% 650 $543   $14,098,331 18
Jul 31, 2016 15 $289,159 -18% -72% 650 $445   $14,387,490 19
Aug 1, 2016 - $98,911 -66% -72% 650 $152   $14,486,401 20
Aug 2, 2016 - $112,885 +14% -71% 650 $174   $14,599,286 21
Aug 3, 2016 - $97,066 -14% -68% 650 $149   $14,696,352 22
Aug 4, 2016 - $64,718 -33% -68% 650 $100   $14,761,070 23
Aug 5, 2016 - $43,990 -32% -79% 148 $297   $14,805,060 24
Aug 6, 2016 - $83,075 +89% -76% 148 $561   $14,888,135 25
Aug 7, 2016 - $58,984 -29% -80% 148 $399   $14,947,119 26
Aug 8, 2016 - $21,260 -64% -79% 148 $144   $14,968,379 27
Aug 9, 2016 - $25,452 +20% -77% 148 $172   $14,993,831 28
Aug 10, 2016 - $24,951 -2% -74% 148 $169   $15,018,782 29
Aug 11, 2016 - $19,034 -24% -71% 148 $129   $15,037,816 30
Aug 12, 2016 - $15,965 -16% -64% 39 $409   $15,053,781 31
Aug 13, 2016 - $26,309 +65% -68% 39 $675   $15,080,090 32
Aug 14, 2016 - $20,496 -22% -65% 39 $526   $15,100,586 33
Aug 15, 2016 - $6,331 -69% -70% 39 $162   $15,106,917 34
Aug 16, 2016 - $10,244 +62% -60% 39 $263   $15,117,161 35
Aug 17, 2016 - $7,038 -31% -72% 39 $180   $15,124,199 36
Aug 18, 2016 - $5,490 -22% -71% 39 $141   $15,129,689 37
Aug 19, 2016 - $13,725 +150% -14% 47 $292   $15,143,414 38
Aug 20, 2016 - $20,268 +48% -23% 47 $431   $15,163,682 39
Aug 21, 2016 - $18,128 -11% -12% 47 $386   $15,181,810 40
Aug 22, 2016 - $8,115 -55% +28% 47 $173   $15,189,925 41
Aug 23, 2016 - $13,473 +66% +32% 47 $287   $15,203,398 42
Aug 24, 2016 - $8,633 -36% +23% 47 $184   $15,212,031 43
Aug 25, 2016 - $7,792 -10% +42% 47 $166   $15,219,823 44
Aug 26, 2016 - $8,501 +9% -38% 29 $293   $15,228,324 45
Aug 27, 2016 - $14,137 +66% -30% 30 $471   $15,242,461 46
Aug 28, 2016 - $10,704 -24% -41% 29 $369   $15,253,165 47
Aug 29, 2016 - $4,107 -62% -49% 28 $147   $15,257,272 48
Aug 30, 2016 - $7,708 +88% -43% 29 $266   $15,264,980 49
Aug 31, 2016 - $4,631 -40% -46% 29 $160   $15,269,611 50
Sep 1, 2016 - $4,743 +2% -39% 29 $164   $15,274,354 51
Sep 2, 2016 - $11,386 +140% +34% 60 $190   $15,285,740 52
Sep 3, 2016 - $16,455 +45% +16% 91 $181   $15,302,195 53
Sep 4, 2016 - $17,208 +5% +61% 60 $287   $15,319,403 54
Sep 5, 2016 - $12,659 -26% +208% 60 $211   $15,332,062 55
Sep 6, 2016 - $7,811 -38% +1% 60 $130   $15,339,873 56
Sep 7, 2016 - $5,260 -33% +14% 60 $88   $15,345,133 57
Sep 8, 2016 - $4,468 -15% -6% 60 $74   $15,349,601 58
Sep 9, 2016 - $7,047 +58% -38% 49 $144   $15,356,648 59
Sep 10, 2016 - $11,656 +65% -29% 49 $238   $15,368,304 60
Sep 11, 2016 - $7,174 -38% -58% 49 $146   $15,375,478 61
Sep 12, 2016 - $2,859 -60% -77% 49 $58   $15,378,337 62
Sep 13, 2016 - $4,866 +70% -38% 49 $99   $15,383,203 63
Sep 14, 2016 - $3,117 -36% -41% 49 $64   $15,386,320 64
Sep 15, 2016 - $2,969 -5% -34% 49 $61   $15,389,289 65
Sep 16, 2016 - $4,281 +44% -39% 27 $159   $15,393,570 66
Sep 17, 2016 - $7,109 +66% -39% 27 $263   $15,400,679 67
Sep 18, 2016 - $5,875 -17% -18% 27 $218   $15,406,554 68
Sep 19, 2016 - $1,825 -69% -36% 27 $68   $15,408,379 69
Sep 20, 2016 - $2,724 +49% -44% 27 $101   $15,411,103 70
Sep 21, 2016 - $2,221 -18% -29% 27 $82   $15,413,324 71
Sep 22, 2016 - $2,728 +23% -8% 27 $101   $15,416,052 72
Sep 23, 2016 - $2,948 +8% -31% 12 $246   $15,419,000 73
Sep 24, 2016 - $3,649 +24% -49% 12 $304   $15,422,649 74
Sep 25, 2016 - $3,221 -12% -45% 12 $268   $15,425,870 75
Sep 26, 2016 - $1,021 -68% -44% 12 $85   $15,426,891 76
Sep 27, 2016 - $2,094 +105% -23% 12 $175   $15,428,985 77
Sep 28, 2016 - $1,305 -38% -41% 12 $109   $15,430,290 78
Sep 29, 2016 - $1,129 -13% -59% 12 $94   $15,431,420 79

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2016 14 $1,462,849   1,600 $914   $1,462,849 1
Jul 15, 2016 8 $7,483,061 +412% 1,601 $4,674   $8,945,910 2
Jul 22, 2016 11 $4,584,992 -39% 1,537 $2,983   $13,530,901 3
Jul 29, 2016 17 $1,230,169 -73% 650 $1,893   $14,761,070 4
Aug 5, 2016 28 $276,746 -78% 148 $1,870   $15,037,816 5
Aug 12, 2016 42 $91,873 -67% 39 $2,356   $15,129,689 6
Aug 19, 2016 45 $90,134 -2% 39 $2,311   $15,219,823 7
Aug 26, 2016 53 $54,531 -40% 29 $1,880   $15,274,354 8
Sep 2, 2016 51 $75,247 +38% 60 $1,254   $15,349,601 9
Sep 9, 2016 58 $39,688 -47% 49 $810   $15,389,289 10
Sep 16, 2016 67 $26,763 -33% 49 $546   $15,416,052 11
Sep 23, 2016 68 $15,368 -43% 12 $1,281   $15,431,420 12
Sep 30, 2016 93 $5,388 -65% 6 $898   $15,436,808 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/16/2016 $103,981 53 53 81 $202,905 11/30/2018
Australia 9/2/2016 $36,569 10 10 30 $84,482 9/19/2016
Brazil 9/16/2016 $151,432 0 0 0 $151,432 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 11/18/2016 $11,477 0 0 0 $37,243 2/26/2019
France 9/9/2016 $521,225 0 0 0 $1,658,399 8/17/2018
Mexico 10/21/2016 $211,049 0 0 0 $363,720 4/23/2018
Netherlands 9/15/2016 $99,122 32 34 135 $413,628 10/18/2016
Portugal 12/16/2016 $20,690 19 19 48 $53,248 1/13/2017
Russia (CIS) 8/12/2016 $339,026 402 402 845 $678,075 12/31/2018
South Korea 9/28/2016 $0 0 128 128 $50,597 10/27/2016
Spain 12/16/2016 $76,071 60 60 155 $230,484 1/17/2017
United Kingdom 9/16/2016 $484,931 264 264 759 $1,357,083 11/16/2016
 
Rest of World $1,434,033
 
International Total$6,715,329 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 16, 20161514,418 14,418$208,773$208,7731

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 16, 20161412,962 12,962$212,702$212,7021
Oct 23, 2016206,045-53% 19,007$90,439$303,1412

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Leading Cast

Bryan Cranston    Robert Mazur/Bob Musella

Supporting Cast

Leanne Best    Bowling Alley Waitress
Daniel Mays    Frankie
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor    Steve Cook
Niall Hayes    Scott Mazur
Lara Decaro    Andrea Mazur
Juliet Aubrey    Evelyn Mazur
Olympia Dukakis    Aunt Vicky
Amy Ryan    Bonni Tischler
John Leguizamo    Emir Abreu
Joseph Gilgun    Dominic
Jason Isaacs    Mark Jackowski
Richard Katz    Attorney
Fred Furman    Federal Court Judge
Juan Cely    The Informant
David Horovitch    Saul Mineroff
Mark Holden    Eric Wellman
Ruben Ochandiano    Gonzalo Mora Jr
Simon Andreu    Gonzalo Mora Sr.
Christian Contreras    Lee Palmer
Jessica L. Fuerst    Miss Wilson
Samya Boulahri    Dancer 1 (Cafe de la Musica)
Jasmine Jardot    Dancer 2 (Cafe de la Musica)
Paul Brightwell    Mr. X
Yul Vazquez    Javier Ospina
Xarah Xavier    Lau
Diane Kruger    Kathy Ertz
Stephanie Callahan    Ocean Bird Airlines Receptionist
Art Malik    Akbar Bilgrami
Said Taghmaoui    Amjad Awan
Tim Dutton    Ian Howard
Stewart O'Reilly    Cake Waiter
Ekaterina Zalitko    Lola — Emir Lap Dancer
Ashley Bannerman    Laura Sherman
Michael Pare    Barry Seal
Carsten Hayes    Rudy Ambrecht
Miguel Ruiz    Santerian Priest
Ronald Fox    Businessman/Joshua Baron
Andy Beckwith    Joe
Benjamin Bratt    Roberto Alcaino
Elena Anaya    Gloria Alcaino
Jordan Loughran    Bianca Alcaino
Matt Stirling*    Mora's Henchman
Nabil Massad    Nazir Chinoy
Cesare Taurasi    Gerardo Moncada
Rez Kabir    Agha Hasan Abedi
Dinita Gohil    Farhana Awan
Mitch Mullen    William von Raab
Nathan Morse    Wedding Priest

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brad Furman    Director
Ellen Brown Furman*    Screenwriter
Robert Mazur    Based on the autobiography by
Miriam Segal    Producer
Brad Furman    Producer
Don Sikorski    Producer
Paul Brennan    Producer
Martin Rushton Turner    Executive Producer
Camela Galano    Executive Producer
Peter Hampden    Executive Producer
Norman Merry    Executive Producer
Kate Fasulo    Executive Producer
Jill Morris    Executive Producer
Scott LaStaiti    Executive Producer
Bryan Cranston    Executive Producer
Robert Mazur    Executive Producer
Crispian Sallis    Production Designer
David Rosenbloom    Editor
Luis Carballer    Editor
Jeff McEvoy    Editor
Chris Hajian    Composer
Joshua Reis    Director of Photography
Paula Turnbull    Co-Producer
Nicole Boccumini    Co-Producer
Jess Fuerst*    Co-Producer
Matt Ruskin    Co-Producer
Dinah Collin    Costume Designer
Sharon Martin    Make-up and Hair Designer
Gail Stevens    Casting Director
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting Director
Robert How    Line Producer
Tim Wellspring    Unit Production Manager
Dominic Fysh    First Assistant Director
Emma Stokes    Second Assistant Director
Rebecca Farhall    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
Karen Wakefield    Art Director
Robert Sharman    Sound Mixer
Paul Cotterell    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Carter    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Wooster    Script Supervisor
Mark Holt    Special Effects
Annie Crawford    Costume Supervisor
Steve Mortimore    Supervising Location Manager
Rowley Irlam    Stunt Coordinator
Seth Harris    Music Supervisor
Brad Furman    Music Supervisor
Cathy Cosgrove    Set Decorator

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

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October 11th, 2016

Ghostbusters

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July 17th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

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Friday Estimates: Ghosts Have Lively Debut with $17.2 million

July 16th, 2016

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters topped the box office chart on Friday with $17.2 million. This is the best opening day for the director, Paul Feig, topping his previous champ, The Heat by 25%. If this film has the same internal multiplier as The Heat, then it will earn $49 million over the weekend. This seems a little high, but not out of the question. Ghostbustersreviews are better than The Heat’s reviews were, although both films earned B+ from CinemaScore surveys. On the other hand, Ghostbusters is a remake, so that tends to make the movie more front-loaded. Look for an opening weekend of $45 million. This is right on the edge between financial success and failure. The film will need help internationally in order to break even, but it is way too soon to know if that will happen. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases get Busted?

July 14th, 2016

Ghostbusters

This weekend is rather sparse when it comes to wide releases. Ghostbusters opens this weekend and its buzz and reviews are better than expected and it could be a huge hit. On the other hand, The Secret Life of Pets opened with more than $100 million last weekend and unless it falls more than 50% this weekend, it will remain in first place. That doesn’t feel likely at this point. On the other hand, The Infiltrator opened on Wednesday, but in less than 2,000 theaters. Its reviews are barely in the overall positive range, so it likely won’t be a major factor over the weekend. This weekend last year, Ant-Man opened in first place, pushing Minions into second place. Meanwhile, Trainwreck was a solid midlevel hit. I just don’t see 2016 being able to top that depth. More...

Contest: Green With Envy

July 8th, 2016

Ghostbusters

It is an easy week to pick the target film for the Box Office Prediction Contest. I’m not 100% sure The Infiltrator is opening truly wide, plus it is a Wednesday release. On the other hand, if Fandango is correct, Ghostbusters will be the biggest comedy of the summer and if early tracking is correct, it will have the best non-family film opening since X-Men: Apocalypse. Regardless if they are correct, Ghostbusters is the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Ghostbusters.

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2016 Preview: July

July 1st, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

It's July 1st, which is Canada Day. To celebrate, I wanted to give a gift to my American readers down south, so here's a bunch of "u"s. U, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u. Now you can spell words like "colour" and "neighbour" correctly. As for the July preview... June wasn't a good month, despite Finding Dory being on pace to become the biggest hit of the year so far. Most other films failed to match expectations and as a result, 2016's lead over 2015 has nearly evaporated. In fact, ticket sales are below last year's pace. So how does July look in comparison? Well, last July, there were five films that earned more than $100 million, led by Minions, which earned more than $300 million. This July, there are five films that should earn more than $100 million, led by The Secret Life of Pets, which should earned around $250 million. I don't think July 2016 will live up to July 2015, but it should be close. Maybe if one of the expected midlevel hits is a surprise $100 million hit, or if two more of the $100 million hits crack $200 million, then the month will look great. Or one of the expected $100 million hits could flop and 2016 will actually fall behind 2015, even without taking into account ticket price inflation. More...


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Synopsis

The story of undercover U.S. Customs agent Robert Mazur AKA Robert Musella, who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he infiltrated the globe’s largest cartels and discovered just how deep into society their influence extended. Their arrests would lead to the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, and shake the underground economy to its core.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,303,775 (34.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:69.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$47,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,601 opening theaters/1,601 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,238,010

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 13th, 2016 (Wide) by Broad Green Pictures
International Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
September 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
September 16th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
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Video Release: October 11th, 2016 by Broad Green
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language throughout, some sexual content and drug material.
(Rating bulletin 2430 (Cert #52261), 6/22/2016)
Running Time: 127 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
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Keywords: 1980s, Narcotics, Smuggler, Organized Crime, Drug Cartels, Undercover, Crime Thriller
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Bank Leumi, Lipsync Productions, Good Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Bryan Cranston    Robert Mazur/Bob Musella

Supporting Cast

Leanne Best    Bowling Alley Waitress
Daniel Mays    Frankie
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor    Steve Cook
Niall Hayes    Scott Mazur
Lara Decaro    Andrea Mazur
Juliet Aubrey    Evelyn Mazur
Olympia Dukakis    Aunt Vicky
Amy Ryan    Bonni Tischler
John Leguizamo    Emir Abreu
Joseph Gilgun    Dominic
Jason Isaacs    Mark Jackowski
Richard Katz    Attorney
Fred Furman    Federal Court Judge
Juan Cely    The Informant
David Horovitch    Saul Mineroff
Mark Holden    Eric Wellman
Ruben Ochandiano    Gonzalo Mora Jr
Simon Andreu    Gonzalo Mora Sr.
Christian Contreras    Lee Palmer
Jessica L. Fuerst    Miss Wilson
Samya Boulahri    Dancer 1 (Cafe de la Musica)
Jasmine Jardot    Dancer 2 (Cafe de la Musica)
Paul Brightwell    Mr. X
Yul Vazquez    Javier Ospina
Xarah Xavier    Lau
Diane Kruger    Kathy Ertz
Stephanie Callahan    Ocean Bird Airlines Receptionist
Art Malik    Akbar Bilgrami
Said Taghmaoui    Amjad Awan
Tim Dutton    Ian Howard
Stewart O'Reilly    Cake Waiter
Ekaterina Zalitko    Lola — Emir Lap Dancer
Ashley Bannerman    Laura Sherman
Michael Pare    Barry Seal
Carsten Hayes    Rudy Ambrecht
Miguel Ruiz    Santerian Priest
Ronald Fox    Businessman/Joshua Baron
Andy Beckwith    Joe
Benjamin Bratt    Roberto Alcaino
Elena Anaya    Gloria Alcaino
Jordan Loughran    Bianca Alcaino
Matt Stirling*    Mora's Henchman
Nabil Massad    Nazir Chinoy
Cesare Taurasi    Gerardo Moncada
Rez Kabir    Agha Hasan Abedi
Dinita Gohil    Farhana Awan
Mitch Mullen    William von Raab
Nathan Morse    Wedding Priest

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brad Furman    Director
Ellen Brown Furman*    Screenwriter
Robert Mazur    Based on the autobiography by
Miriam Segal    Producer
Brad Furman    Producer
Don Sikorski    Producer
Paul Brennan    Producer
Martin Rushton Turner    Executive Producer
Camela Galano    Executive Producer
Peter Hampden    Executive Producer
Norman Merry    Executive Producer
Kate Fasulo    Executive Producer
Jill Morris    Executive Producer
Scott LaStaiti    Executive Producer
Bryan Cranston    Executive Producer
Robert Mazur    Executive Producer
Crispian Sallis    Production Designer
David Rosenbloom    Editor
Luis Carballer    Editor
Jeff McEvoy    Editor
Chris Hajian    Composer
Joshua Reis    Director of Photography
Paula Turnbull    Co-Producer
Nicole Boccumini    Co-Producer
Jess Fuerst*    Co-Producer
Matt Ruskin    Co-Producer
Dinah Collin    Costume Designer
Sharon Martin    Make-up and Hair Designer
Gail Stevens    Casting Director
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting Director
Robert How    Line Producer
Tim Wellspring    Unit Production Manager
Dominic Fysh    First Assistant Director
Emma Stokes    Second Assistant Director
Rebecca Farhall    Additional Casting-Casting Associate
Karen Wakefield    Art Director
Robert Sharman    Sound Mixer
Paul Cotterell    Re-recording Mixer
Paul Carter    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Wooster    Script Supervisor
Mark Holt    Special Effects
Annie Crawford    Costume Supervisor
Steve Mortimore    Supervising Location Manager
Rowley Irlam    Stunt Coordinator
Seth Harris    Music Supervisor
Brad Furman    Music Supervisor
Cathy Cosgrove    Set Decorator

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

Home Market Releases for October 11th, 2016

October 11th, 2016

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters is the biggest release of the week and the best first run release. Combined with its fully-loaded Blu-ray (extended edition), it is a Pick of the Week contender. There’s not much competition. The main competition is a new Collector's Edition Blu-ray for The Thing, but this is at least a double-dip, which hurts its value. There are a couple of smaller releases as well. In the end it was a literal coin toss to decide the Pick of the Week and Ghostbusters won. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pets Keep Trophy with $50 Million to Ghostbusters’ $46 Million

July 17th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

After a huge amount of speculation on how it would perform at the box office, Ghostbusters is coming in right in the middle of (a very wide range of) expectations. Sony is projecting a $46 million debut for the supernatural comedy, which is far from the disaster many had feared, but some way short of the top tier. It’s also not enough for first place, even though The Secret Life of Pets will be down 52% in its second weekend. More...

Friday Estimates: Ghosts Have Lively Debut with $17.2 million

July 16th, 2016

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters topped the box office chart on Friday with $17.2 million. This is the best opening day for the director, Paul Feig, topping his previous champ, The Heat by 25%. If this film has the same internal multiplier as The Heat, then it will earn $49 million over the weekend. This seems a little high, but not out of the question. Ghostbustersreviews are better than The Heat’s reviews were, although both films earned B+ from CinemaScore surveys. On the other hand, Ghostbusters is a remake, so that tends to make the movie more front-loaded. Look for an opening weekend of $45 million. This is right on the edge between financial success and failure. The film will need help internationally in order to break even, but it is way too soon to know if that will happen. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases get Busted?

July 14th, 2016

Ghostbusters

This weekend is rather sparse when it comes to wide releases. Ghostbusters opens this weekend and its buzz and reviews are better than expected and it could be a huge hit. On the other hand, The Secret Life of Pets opened with more than $100 million last weekend and unless it falls more than 50% this weekend, it will remain in first place. That doesn’t feel likely at this point. On the other hand, The Infiltrator opened on Wednesday, but in less than 2,000 theaters. Its reviews are barely in the overall positive range, so it likely won’t be a major factor over the weekend. This weekend last year, Ant-Man opened in first place, pushing Minions into second place. Meanwhile, Trainwreck was a solid midlevel hit. I just don’t see 2016 being able to top that depth. More...

Contest: Green With Envy

July 8th, 2016

Ghostbusters

It is an easy week to pick the target film for the Box Office Prediction Contest. I’m not 100% sure The Infiltrator is opening truly wide, plus it is a Wednesday release. On the other hand, if Fandango is correct, Ghostbusters will be the biggest comedy of the summer and if early tracking is correct, it will have the best non-family film opening since X-Men: Apocalypse. Regardless if they are correct, Ghostbusters is the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Ghostbusters.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Green Room on Blu-ray, plus an additional previously reviewed movie. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a Frankenprize, consisting of two previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a Frankenprize, consisting of two previously reviewed DVDs or Blu-rays.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2016 Preview: July

July 1st, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

It's July 1st, which is Canada Day. To celebrate, I wanted to give a gift to my American readers down south, so here's a bunch of "u"s. U, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u. Now you can spell words like "colour" and "neighbour" correctly. As for the July preview... June wasn't a good month, despite Finding Dory being on pace to become the biggest hit of the year so far. Most other films failed to match expectations and as a result, 2016's lead over 2015 has nearly evaporated. In fact, ticket sales are below last year's pace. So how does July look in comparison? Well, last July, there were five films that earned more than $100 million, led by Minions, which earned more than $300 million. This July, there are five films that should earn more than $100 million, led by The Secret Life of Pets, which should earned around $250 million. I don't think July 2016 will live up to July 2015, but it should be close. Maybe if one of the expected midlevel hits is a surprise $100 million hit, or if two more of the $100 million hits crack $200 million, then the month will look great. Or one of the expected $100 million hits could flop and 2016 will actually fall behind 2015, even without taking into account ticket price inflation. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 2016 8 $5,303,775   1,601 $3,313   $6,766,624 1
Jul 22, 2016 10 $3,328,382 -37% 1,537 $2,166   $12,274,291 2
Jul 29, 2016 16 $856,589 -74% 650 $1,318   $14,387,490 3
Aug 5, 2016 26 $186,049 -78% 148 $1,257   $14,947,119 4
Aug 12, 2016 43 $62,770 -66% 39 $1,609   $15,100,586 5
Aug 19, 2016 46 $52,121 -17% 47 $1,109   $15,181,810 6
Aug 26, 2016 53 $33,342 -36% 29 $1,150   $15,253,165 7
Sep 2, 2016 51 $45,049 +35% 60 $751   $15,319,403 8
Sep 9, 2016 58 $25,877 -43% 49 $528   $15,375,478 9
Sep 16, 2016 66 $17,265 -33% 27 $639   $15,406,554 10
Sep 23, 2016 68 $9,818 -43% 12 $818   $15,425,870 11
Sep 30, 2016 86 $3,207 -67% 6 $535   $15,434,627 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 13, 2016 9 $773,761     1,601 $483   $773,761 1
Jul 14, 2016 9 $689,088 -11%   1,601 $430   $1,462,849 2
Jul 15, 2016 8 $1,503,686 +118%   1,600 $940   $2,966,535 3
Jul 16, 2016 8 $2,201,768 +46%   1,601 $1,375   $5,168,303 4
Jul 17, 2016 7 $1,598,321 -27%   1,601 $998   $6,766,624 5
Jul 18, 2016 9 $558,314 -65%   1,601 $349   $7,324,938 6
Jul 19, 2016 9 $667,789 +20%   1,601 $417   $7,992,727 7
Jul 20, 2016 9 $500,806 -25% -35% 1,601 $313   $8,493,533 8
Jul 21, 2016 10 $452,377 -10% -34% 1,601 $283   $8,945,910 9
Jul 22, 2016 10 $883,360 +95% -41% 1,537 $575   $9,829,270 10
Jul 23, 2016 10 $1,401,523 +59% -36% 1,537 $912   $11,230,793 11
Jul 24, 2016 10 $1,043,498 -26% -35% 1,537 $679   $12,274,291 12
Jul 25, 2016 11 $352,930 -66% -37% 1,537 $230   $12,627,221 13
Jul 26, 2016 11 $395,723 +12% -41% 1,537 $257   $13,022,944 14
Jul 27, 2016 11 $302,570 -24% -40% 1,537 $197   $13,325,514 15
Jul 28, 2016 12 $205,387 -32% -55% 1,537 $134   $13,530,901 16
Jul 29, 2016 - $214,325 +4% -76% 650 $330   $13,745,226 17
Jul 30, 2016 - $353,105 +65% -75% 650 $543   $14,098,331 18
Jul 31, 2016 15 $289,159 -18% -72% 650 $445   $14,387,490 19
Aug 1, 2016 - $98,911 -66% -72% 650 $152   $14,486,401 20
Aug 2, 2016 - $112,885 +14% -71% 650 $174   $14,599,286 21
Aug 3, 2016 - $97,066 -14% -68% 650 $149   $14,696,352 22
Aug 4, 2016 - $64,718 -33% -68% 650 $100   $14,761,070 23
Aug 5, 2016 - $43,990 -32% -79% 148 $297   $14,805,060 24
Aug 6, 2016 - $83,075 +89% -76% 148 $561   $14,888,135 25
Aug 7, 2016 - $58,984 -29% -80% 148 $399   $14,947,119 26
Aug 8, 2016 - $21,260 -64% -79% 148 $144   $14,968,379 27
Aug 9, 2016 - $25,452 +20% -77% 148 $172   $14,993,831 28
Aug 10, 2016 - $24,951 -2% -74% 148 $169   $15,018,782 29
Aug 11, 2016 - $19,034 -24% -71% 148 $129   $15,037,816 30
Aug 12, 2016 - $15,965 -16% -64% 39 $409   $15,053,781 31
Aug 13, 2016 - $26,309 +65% -68% 39 $675   $15,080,090 32
Aug 14, 2016 - $20,496 -22% -65% 39 $526   $15,100,586 33
Aug 15, 2016 - $6,331 -69% -70% 39 $162   $15,106,917 34
Aug 16, 2016 - $10,244 +62% -60% 39 $263   $15,117,161 35
Aug 17, 2016 - $7,038 -31% -72% 39 $180   $15,124,199 36
Aug 18, 2016 - $5,490 -22% -71% 39 $141   $15,129,689 37
Aug 19, 2016 - $13,725 +150% -14% 47 $292   $15,143,414 38
Aug 20, 2016 - $20,268 +48% -23% 47 $431   $15,163,682 39
Aug 21, 2016 - $18,128 -11% -12% 47 $386   $15,181,810 40
Aug 22, 2016 - $8,115 -55% +28% 47 $173   $15,189,925 41
Aug 23, 2016 - $13,473 +66% +32% 47 $287   $15,203,398 42
Aug 24, 2016 - $8,633 -36% +23% 47 $184   $15,212,031 43
Aug 25, 2016 - $7,792 -10% +42% 47 $166   $15,219,823 44
Aug 26, 2016 - $8,501 +9% -38% 29 $293   $15,228,324 45
Aug 27, 2016 - $14,137 +66% -30% 30 $471   $15,242,461 46
Aug 28, 2016 - $10,704 -24% -41% 29 $369   $15,253,165 47
Aug 29, 2016 - $4,107 -62% -49% 28 $147   $15,257,272 48
Aug 30, 2016 - $7,708 +88% -43% 29 $266   $15,264,980 49
Aug 31, 2016 - $4,631 -40% -46% 29 $160   $15,269,611 50
Sep 1, 2016 - $4,743 +2% -39% 29 $164   $15,274,354 51
Sep 2, 2016 - $11,386 +140% +34% 60 $190   $15,285,740 52
Sep 3, 2016 - $16,455 +45% +16% 91 $181   $15,302,195 53
Sep 4, 2016 - $17,208 +5% +61% 60 $287   $15,319,403 54
Sep 5, 2016 - $12,659 -26% +208% 60 $211   $15,332,062 55
Sep 6, 2016 - $7,811 -38% +1% 60 $130   $15,339,873 56
Sep 7, 2016 - $5,260 -33% +14% 60 $88   $15,345,133 57
Sep 8, 2016 - $4,468 -15% -6% 60 $74   $15,349,601 58
Sep 9, 2016 - $7,047 +58% -38% 49 $144   $15,356,648 59
Sep 10, 2016 - $11,656 +65% -29% 49 $238   $15,368,304 60
Sep 11, 2016 - $7,174 -38% -58% 49 $146   $15,375,478 61
Sep 12, 2016 - $2,859 -60% -77% 49 $58   $15,378,337 62
Sep 13, 2016 - $4,866 +70% -38% 49 $99   $15,383,203 63
Sep 14, 2016 - $3,117 -36% -41% 49 $64   $15,386,320 64
Sep 15, 2016 - $2,969 -5% -34% 49 $61   $15,389,289 65
Sep 16, 2016 - $4,281 +44% -39% 27 $159   $15,393,570 66
Sep 17, 2016 - $7,109 +66% -39% 27 $263   $15,400,679 67
Sep 18, 2016 - $5,875 -17% -18% 27 $218   $15,406,554 68
Sep 19, 2016 - $1,825 -69% -36% 27 $68   $15,408,379 69
Sep 20, 2016 - $2,724 +49% -44% 27 $101   $15,411,103 70
Sep 21, 2016 - $2,221 -18% -29% 27 $82   $15,413,324 71
Sep 22, 2016 - $2,728 +23% -8% 27 $101   $15,416,052 72
Sep 23, 2016 - $2,948 +8% -31% 12 $246   $15,419,000 73
Sep 24, 2016 - $3,649 +24% -49% 12 $304   $15,422,649 74
Sep 25, 2016 - $3,221 -12% -45% 12 $268   $15,425,870 75
Sep 26, 2016 - $1,021 -68% -44% 12 $85   $15,426,891 76
Sep 27, 2016 - $2,094 +105% -23% 12 $175   $15,428,985 77
Sep 28, 2016 - $1,305 -38% -41% 12 $109   $15,430,290 78
Sep 29, 2016 - $1,129 -13% -59% 12 $94   $15,431,420 79

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2016 14 $1,462,849   1,600 $914   $1,462,849 1
Jul 15, 2016 8 $7,483,061 +412% 1,601 $4,674   $8,945,910 2
Jul 22, 2016 11 $4,584,992 -39% 1,537 $2,983   $13,530,901 3
Jul 29, 2016 17 $1,230,169 -73% 650 $1,893   $14,761,070 4
Aug 5, 2016 28 $276,746 -78% 148 $1,870   $15,037,816 5
Aug 12, 2016 42 $91,873 -67% 39 $2,356   $15,129,689 6
Aug 19, 2016 45 $90,134 -2% 39 $2,311   $15,219,823 7
Aug 26, 2016 53 $54,531 -40% 29 $1,880   $15,274,354 8
Sep 2, 2016 51 $75,247 +38% 60 $1,254   $15,349,601 9
Sep 9, 2016 58 $39,688 -47% 49 $810   $15,389,289 10
Sep 16, 2016 67 $26,763 -33% 49 $546   $15,416,052 11
Sep 23, 2016 68 $15,368 -43% 12 $1,281   $15,431,420 12
Sep 30, 2016 93 $5,388 -65% 6 $898   $15,436,808 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/16/2016 $103,981 53 53 81 $202,905 11/30/2018
Australia 9/2/2016 $36,569 10 10 30 $84,482 9/19/2016
Brazil 9/16/2016 $151,432 0 0 0 $151,432 11/16/2018
Bulgaria 11/18/2016 $11,477 0 0 0 $37,243 2/26/2019
France 9/9/2016 $521,225 0 0 0 $1,658,399 8/17/2018
Mexico 10/21/2016 $211,049 0 0 0 $363,720 4/23/2018
Netherlands 9/15/2016 $99,122 32 34 135 $413,628 10/18/2016
Portugal 12/16/2016 $20,690 19 19 48 $53,248 1/13/2017
Russia (CIS) 8/12/2016 $339,026 402 402 845 $678,075 12/31/2018
South Korea 9/28/2016 $0 0 128 128 $50,597 10/27/2016
Spain 12/16/2016 $76,071 60 60 155 $230,484 1/17/2017
United Kingdom 9/16/2016 $484,931 264 264 759 $1,357,083 11/16/2016
 
Rest of World $1,434,033
 
International Total$6,715,329 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 16, 20161514,418 14,418$208,773$208,7731

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 16, 20161412,962 12,962$212,702$212,7021
Oct 23, 2016206,045-53% 19,007$90,439$303,1412

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