Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)
Movie Information
Domestic Total: 8.68M
Opening Weekend: 161.51K
Legs: 5.72
Overview: When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
TMDB
6.8
IMDB
7.1
Metacritic
87
RT Tomato
98
RT Popcorn
81
Letterboxd
3.65
Daily Table
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 19, 2018 | $43,910 | + 0.00% | 5 |
| Sat, Oct 20, 2018 | $65,066 | + 48.18% | 5 |
| Sun, Oct 21, 2018 | $52,534 | -19.26% | 5 |
| Mon, Oct 22, 2018 | $17,121 | -67.41% | 5 |
| Tue, Oct 23, 2018 | $15,377 | -10.19% | 5 |
| Wed, Oct 24, 2018 | $18,706 | + 21.65% | 5 |
| Thu, Oct 25, 2018 | $17,425 | -6.85% | 5 |
| Fri, Oct 26, 2018 | $102,598 | + 488.80% | 25 |
| Sat, Oct 27, 2018 | $151,271 | + 47.44% | 25 |
| Sun, Oct 28, 2018 | $102,496 | -32.24% | 25 |
| Mon, Oct 29, 2018 | $32,823 | -67.98% | 25 |
| Tue, Oct 30, 2018 | $40,746 | + 24.14% | 25 |
| Wed, Oct 31, 2018 | $31,656 | -22.31% | 25 |
| Thu, Nov 1, 2018 | $28,411 | -10.25% | 25 |
| Fri, Nov 2, 2018 | $309,768 | + 990.31% | 180 |
| Sat, Nov 3, 2018 | $450,646 | + 45.48% | 180 |
| Sun, Nov 4, 2018 | $271,904 | -39.66% | 180 |
| Mon, Nov 5, 2018 | $89,201 | -67.19% | 180 |
| Tue, Nov 6, 2018 | $104,627 | + 17.29% | 180 |
| Wed, Nov 7, 2018 | $95,773 | -8.46% | 180 |
| Thu, Nov 8, 2018 | $92,918 | -2.98% | 180 |
| Fri, Nov 9, 2018 | $374,998 | + 303.58% | 391 |
| Sat, Nov 10, 2018 | $662,228 | + 76.60% | 391 |
| Sun, Nov 11, 2018 | $405,196 | -38.81% | 391 |
| Mon, Nov 12, 2018 | $200,024 | -50.64% | 391 |
| Tue, Nov 13, 2018 | $172,021 | -14.00% | 391 |
| Wed, Nov 14, 2018 | $131,896 | -23.33% | 391 |
| Thu, Nov 15, 2018 | $96,845 | -26.57% | 391 |
| Fri, Nov 16, 2018 | $255,703 | + 164.03% | 555 |
| Sat, Nov 17, 2018 | $390,610 | + 52.76% | 555 |
| Sun, Nov 18, 2018 | $246,867 | -36.80% | 555 |
| Mon, Nov 19, 2018 | $91,953 | -62.75% | 555 |
| Tue, Nov 20, 2018 | $103,428 | + 12.48% | 555 |
| Wed, Nov 21, 2018 | $83,878 | -18.90% | 441 |
| Thu, Nov 22, 2018 | $80,418 | -4.13% | 441 |
| Fri, Nov 23, 2018 | $221,189 | + 175.05% | 426 |
| Sat, Nov 24, 2018 | $236,412 | + 6.88% | 426 |
| Sun, Nov 25, 2018 | $140,541 | -40.55% | 426 |
| Mon, Nov 26, 2018 | $48,316 | -65.62% | 426 |
| Tue, Nov 27, 2018 | $59,076 | + 22.27% | 426 |
| Wed, Nov 28, 2018 | $54,776 | -7.28% | 426 |
| Thu, Nov 29, 2018 | $50,418 | -7.96% | 426 |
| Fri, Nov 30, 2018 | $92,927 | + 84.31% | 272 |
| Sat, Dec 1, 2018 | $156,214 | + 68.10% | 272 |
| Sun, Dec 2, 2018 | $89,594 | -42.65% | 272 |
| Mon, Dec 3, 2018 | $32,927 | -63.25% | 272 |
| Tue, Dec 4, 2018 | $43,715 | + 32.76% | 272 |
| Wed, Dec 5, 2018 | $37,501 | -14.21% | 272 |
| Thu, Dec 6, 2018 | $38,226 | + 1.93% | 272 |
| Fri, Dec 7, 2018 | $68,485 | + 79.16% | 265 |
| Sat, Dec 8, 2018 | $115,236 | + 68.26% | 265 |
| Sun, Dec 9, 2018 | $72,266 | -37.29% | 265 |
| Mon, Dec 10, 2018 | $30,619 | -57.63% | 265 |
| Tue, Dec 11, 2018 | $40,047 | + 30.79% | 265 |
| Wed, Dec 12, 2018 | $32,899 | -17.85% | 265 |
| Thu, Dec 13, 2018 | $32,434 | -1.41% | 265 |
| Fri, Dec 14, 2018 | $36,350 | + 12.07% | 166 |
| Sat, Dec 15, 2018 | $61,271 | + 68.56% | 166 |
| Sun, Dec 16, 2018 | $37,723 | -38.43% | 166 |
| Mon, Dec 17, 2018 | $17,001 | -54.93% | 166 |
| Tue, Dec 18, 2018 | $21,520 | + 26.58% | 166 |
| Wed, Dec 19, 2018 | $15,241 | -29.18% | 166 |
| Thu, Dec 20, 2018 | $17,588 | + 15.40% | 166 |
| Fri, Dec 28, 2018 | $18,165 | + 3.28% | 61 |
| Sat, Dec 29, 2018 | $27,528 | + 51.54% | 61 |
| Sun, Dec 30, 2018 | $22,413 | -18.58% | 61 |
| Mon, Dec 31, 2018 | $18,363 | -18.07% | 61 |
| Tue, Jan 1, 2019 | $17,264 | -5.98% | 61 |
| Wed, Jan 2, 2019 | $10,788 | -37.51% | 61 |
| Thu, Jan 3, 2019 | $12,886 | + 19.45% | 61 |
| Fri, Jan 4, 2019 | $16,733 | + 29.85% | 51 |
| Sat, Jan 5, 2019 | $26,927 | + 60.92% | 51 |
| Sun, Jan 6, 2019 | $16,944 | -37.07% | 51 |
| Mon, Jan 7, 2019 | $6,102 | -63.99% | 51 |
| Tue, Jan 8, 2019 | $7,231 | + 18.50% | 51 |
| Wed, Jan 9, 2019 | $7,103 | -1.77% | 51 |
| Thu, Jan 10, 2019 | $8,371 | + 17.85% | 51 |
| Fri, Jan 11, 2019 | $10,875 | + 29.91% | 46 |
| Sat, Jan 12, 2019 | $19,379 | + 78.20% | 46 |
| Sun, Jan 13, 2019 | $13,609 | -29.77% | 46 |
| Mon, Jan 14, 2019 | $6,075 | -55.36% | 46 |
| Tue, Jan 15, 2019 | $7,209 | + 18.67% | 46 |
| Wed, Jan 16, 2019 | $7,987 | + 10.79% | 46 |
| Thu, Jan 17, 2019 | $6,314 | -20.95% | 46 |
| Fri, Jan 18, 2019 | $5,789 | -8.31% | 36 |
| Sat, Jan 19, 2019 | $12,775 | + 120.68% | 36 |
| Sun, Jan 20, 2019 | $9,869 | -22.75% | 36 |
| Mon, Jan 21, 2019 | $5,619 | -43.06% | 36 |
| Tue, Jan 22, 2019 | $5,504 | -2.05% | 36 |
| Wed, Jan 23, 2019 | $6,614 | + 20.17% | 36 |
| Thu, Jan 24, 2019 | $8,214 | + 24.19% | 36 |
| Fri, Jan 25, 2019 | $54,489 | + 563.37% | 235 |
| Sat, Jan 26, 2019 | $109,895 | + 101.68% | 235 |
| Sun, Jan 27, 2019 | $81,667 | -25.69% | 235 |
| Mon, Jan 28, 2019 | $28,082 | -65.61% | 235 |
| Tue, Jan 29, 2019 | $34,578 | + 23.13% | 235 |
| Wed, Jan 30, 2019 | $25,774 | -25.46% | 235 |
| Thu, Jan 31, 2019 | $25,447 | -1.27% | 235 |
| Fri, Feb 1, 2019 | $48,963 | + 92.41% | 193 |
| Sat, Feb 2, 2019 | $93,578 | + 91.12% | 193 |
| Sun, Feb 3, 2019 | $47,382 | -49.37% | 193 |
| Mon, Feb 4, 2019 | $21,020 | -55.64% | 193 |
| Tue, Feb 5, 2019 | $29,003 | + 37.98% | 193 |
| Wed, Feb 6, 2019 | $23,122 | -20.28% | 193 |
| Thu, Feb 7, 2019 | $20,722 | -10.38% | 193 |
| Fri, Feb 8, 2019 | $22,449 | + 8.33% | 103 |
| Sat, Feb 9, 2019 | $50,764 | + 126.13% | 103 |
| Sun, Feb 10, 2019 | $26,861 | -47.09% | 103 |
| Mon, Feb 11, 2019 | $8,188 | -69.52% | 103 |
| Tue, Feb 12, 2019 | $11,056 | + 35.03% | 103 |
| Wed, Feb 13, 2019 | $10,385 | -6.07% | 84 |
| Thu, Feb 14, 2019 | $13,369 | + 28.73% | 84 |
| Fri, Feb 15, 2019 | $14,860 | + 11.15% | 68 |
| Sat, Feb 16, 2019 | $29,062 | + 95.57% | 68 |
| Sun, Feb 17, 2019 | $29,751 | + 2.37% | 68 |
| Mon, Feb 18, 2019 | $18,840 | -36.67% | 68 |
| Tue, Feb 19, 2019 | $8,784 | -53.38% | 68 |
| Wed, Feb 20, 2019 | $6,201 | -29.41% | 68 |
| Thu, Feb 21, 2019 | $8,053 | + 29.87% | 68 |
| Fri, Feb 22, 2019 | $13,734 | + 70.55% | 46 |
| Sat, Feb 23, 2019 | $24,362 | + 77.38% | 46 |
| Sun, Feb 24, 2019 | $10,493 | -56.93% | 46 |
| Mon, Feb 25, 2019 | $3,776 | -64.01% | 46 |
| Tue, Feb 26, 2019 | $6,702 | + 77.49% | 46 |
| Wed, Feb 27, 2019 | $4,578 | -31.69% | 46 |
| Thu, Feb 28, 2019 | $4,838 | + 5.68% | 46 |
| Fri, Mar 1, 2019 | $4,307 | -10.98% | 19 |
| Sat, Mar 2, 2019 | $6,789 | + 57.63% | 19 |
| Sun, Mar 3, 2019 | $4,333 | -36.18% | 19 |
| Mon, Mar 4, 2019 | $2,164 | -50.06% | 19 |
| Tue, Mar 5, 2019 | $2,011 | -7.07% | 19 |
| Wed, Mar 6, 2019 | $1,723 | -14.32% | 19 |
| Thu, Mar 7, 2019 | $1,507 | -12.54% | 19 |
| Fri, Mar 8, 2019 | $1,574 | + 4.45% | 9 |
| Sat, Mar 9, 2019 | $2,649 | + 68.30% | 9 |
| Sun, Mar 10, 2019 | $1,385 | -47.72% | 9 |
| Mon, Mar 11, 2019 | $1,660 | + 19.86% | 9 |
| Tue, Mar 12, 2019 | $973 | -41.39% | 9 |
| Wed, Mar 13, 2019 | $1,036 | + 6.47% | 9 |
| Thu, Mar 14, 2019 | $776 | -25.10% | 9 |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Melissa McCarthy | Lee Israel |
| Richard E. Grant | Jack Hock |
| Dolly Wells | Anna |
| Ben Falcone | Alan Schmidt |
| Gregory Korostishevsky | Andrei |
| Jane Curtin | Marjorie |
| Stephen Spinella | Paul |
| Christian Navarro | Kurt |
| Pun Bandhu | Agent Doyle |
| Erik LaRay Harvey | Agent Solanas |
| Brandon Scott Jones | Glen |
| Shae D'Lyn | Nell |
| Rosal Colon | Rachel |
| Anna Deavere Smith | Elaine |
| Marc Evan Jackson | Lloyd |
| Marcella Lowery | Guest at Party |
| Roberta Wallach | Tom Clancy Groupie |
| Tina Benko | Karen |
| Sandy Rosenberg | Yale Librarian |
| Kevin Carolan | Tom Clancy |
| Ben Rauch | Coat Check Guy |
| Ethel Fisher | Mrs. Unger |
| Chris Lamberth | Exterminator |
| Joanna Adler | Arlene |
| Mary B. McCann | Judge |
| Michael Laurence | Fenwick |
| Michael Cyril Creighton | Harry |
| Alice Kremelberg | Server |
| Moisés Acevedo | Stationery Clerk |
| Lucy DeVito | Gossipy Office Worker |
| Josh Evans | Boss in Office |
| Ricky Garcia | Security Guard |
| Charlotte Mary Wen | Cubicle Worker |
| Marcus Choi | Another Cubicle Worker |
| Justin Vivian Bond | Lounge Singer |
| Tim Cummings | Craig |
| Havilah Brewster | Toni |
| Dann Fink | Male (voice) |
| Zabryna Guevara | Female (voice) |
| Bonita Hamilton | Female (voice) |
| Dan McCabe | Male (voice) |
| Sean Oliver | Male (voice) |
| Lori Prince | Female (voice) |
| Armando Riesco | Male (voice) |
| Sandy Rustin | Female (voice) |
| George Aloi | Literary Agent (uncredited) |
| Tiffany Blair | Lady with Bird (uncredited) |
| Linwood Brown | Prosecutor (uncredited) |
| Kevin Cristaldi | Other Dealer (uncredited) |
| Barbara Ann Davison | Bookstore Employee (uncredited) |
| Peter Donovan | Greg (uncredited) |
| Antoine Drye | Musician in Bar Scene (uncredited) |
| Liz Eng | Lisa (uncredited) |
| George R. Golden | Bookshop Browser (uncredited) |
| Anne Hollister | Young Girl at Vet (uncredited) |
| Katie Kocik | Bookstore Customer (uncredited) |
| Ron Maestri | Book Store Customer (uncredited) |
| Doris McCarthy | Dinner Guest (uncredited) |
| Wayne J. Miller | Pancake Man at Counter (uncredited) |
| Bill Walters | Homeless Man (uncredited) |
Comps
Comps are similar or comparison movies that are used for analysis and marketing purposes. The way they are found is described in more detail in the paper. Comps always have release dates before the movie they are compared to.
| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Lizzie | Sep 14, 2018 | $0 |
| Gotti | Jun 14, 2018 | $10M |
| Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Apr 4, 2018 | $4M |
| Elvis & Nixon | Mar 22, 2016 | $5M |
| The Clan | Aug 13, 2015 | $4M |
| Spotlight | Nov 6, 2015 | $20M |
| Jackie | Dec 2, 2016 | $9M |
| Chi-Raq | Dec 4, 2015 | $0 |
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Profitability Breakdown
Domestic
Week 1: $230.14K
Investor Share: $138.08K
Week 2: $490K
Investor Share: $269.5K
Week 3+: $7.96M
Investor Share: $3.98M
International
$3.71M (29.97%)
Investor Share: $1.3M
Costs
Budget: $N/A
P&A: $N/A
Breakdown
Gross: $12.39M
Net: $5.69M
Costs: $0.00
Profit
Profit: $5.69M
The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.
Production Companies
