The Squid and the Whale

Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

Grosses

Domestic (66.4%)
$7,372,734
Summary Details
DistributorIDP Distribution
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Opening$129,844
4 theaters
Budget$1,500,000
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 21 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release453 days/64 weeks
Widest Release151 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 7-938$129,844-4-$32,461$154,4741
Oct 14-1624$279,938+115.6%27+23$10,368$501,2322
Oct 21-2330$315,339+12.6%40+13$7,883$915,4853
Oct 28-3028$285,210-9.6%59+19$4,834$1,310,0604
Nov 4-619$423,000+48.3%81+22$5,222$1,850,0005
Nov 11-1323$432,000+2.1%90+9$4,800$2,401,0006
Nov 18-2019$288,000-33.3%80-10$3,600$2,795,0007
Nov 25-27
Thanksgiving 3-Day
23$353,584+22.8%82+2$4,312$3,274,7908
Dec 2-4
Post-Thanksgiving
22$307,250-13.1%102+20$3,012$3,674,2939
Dec 9-1123$220,564-28.2%115+13$1,917$3,988,43810
Dec 16-1819$218,053-1.1%132+17$1,651$4,299,50011
Dec 23-2525$146,539-32.8%123-9$1,191$4,571,36812
Dec 23-26
Christmas long wknd
25$229,170-123-$1,863$4,653,999-
Dec 30-Jan 1, 200624$289,871+97.8%131+8$2,212$5,136,77713
Dec 30-Jan 2, 2006
New Year's long wknd
24$379,507-131-$2,897$5,226,413-
Jan 6-826$275,575-4.9%151+20$1,825$5,612,07514
Jan 13-1529$269,778-2.1%143-8$1,886$6,005,55115
Jan 13-16
MLK wknd
30$304,545-143-$2,129$6,040,318-
Jan 20-2232$204,035-24.4%117-26$1,743$6,346,34416
Jan 27-2938$165,589-18.8%110-7$1,505$6,600,23417
Feb 3-543$105,715-36.2%82-28$1,289$6,770,51518
Feb 10-12
Torino Olympics
48$87,847-16.9%76-6$1,155$6,910,84219
Feb 17-19
Torino Olympics
49$94,099+7.1%66-10$1,425$7,051,15720
Feb 17-20
Presidents' Day wknd
Torino Olympics
47$116,333-66-$1,762$7,073,391-
Feb 24-26
Torino Olympics
52$73,850-21.5%56-10$1,318$7,175,59821
Mar 3-557$60,260-18.4%57+1$1,057$7,271,86922
Mar 10-1261$34,014-43.6%32-25$1,062$7,332,33323
Mar 17-1977$13,220-61.1%12-20$1,101$7,362,10024