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The Conversation (1974)
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The Conversation Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 180.52K

Opening Weekend: 2.58K

Legs: 7.82

Overview: A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.


TMDB

7.5

IMDB

7.7

Metacritic

88

RT Tomato

94

RT Popcorn

89

Letterboxd

4.16

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Mar 18, 2022$461+ 0.00%3
Sat, Mar 19, 2022$1,652+ 258.35%4
Sun, Mar 20, 2022$471 -71.49%2
Mon, Mar 21, 2022$762+ 61.78%3
Tue, Mar 22, 2022$10 -98.69%1
Wed, Mar 23, 2022$90+ 800.00%1
Thu, Mar 24, 2022$1,370+ 1422.22%2
Fri, Mar 25, 2022$545 -60.22%3
Sat, Mar 26, 2022$2,494+ 357.61%3
Sun, Mar 27, 2022$560 -77.55%3
Mon, Mar 28, 2022$62 -88.93%1
Wed, Mar 30, 2022$125+ 101.61%2
Thu, Mar 31, 2022$102 -18.40%2
Tue, Jun 28, 2022$627+ 514.71%1
Fri, Aug 9, 2024$4,740+ 655.98%5
Sat, Aug 10, 2024$6,904+ 45.65%5
Sun, Aug 11, 2024$5,231 -24.23%5
Mon, Aug 12, 2024$2,120 -59.47%5
Tue, Aug 13, 2024$3,182+ 50.09%5
Wed, Aug 14, 2024$2,792 -12.26%5
Thu, Aug 15, 2024$4,487+ 60.71%5
Fri, Aug 16, 2024$7,074+ 57.66%14
Sat, Aug 17, 2024$8,171+ 15.51%14
Sun, Aug 18, 2024$7,729 -5.41%14
Mon, Aug 19, 2024$1,891 -75.53%7
Tue, Aug 20, 2024$3,779+ 99.84%10
Wed, Aug 21, 2024$3,458 -8.49%9
Thu, Aug 22, 2024$2,418 -30.08%9
Fri, Aug 23, 2024$5,625+ 132.63%10
Sat, Aug 24, 2024$7,186+ 27.75%9
Sun, Aug 25, 2024$4,484 -37.60%10
Mon, Aug 26, 2024$2,738 -38.94%10
Tue, Aug 27, 2024$1,583 -42.18%10
Wed, Aug 28, 2024$6,039+ 281.49%9
Thu, Aug 29, 2024$3,574 -40.82%9
Fri, Aug 30, 2024$2,217 -37.97%7
Sat, Aug 31, 2024$2,793+ 25.98%6
Sun, Sep 1, 2024$3,693+ 32.22%9
Mon, Sep 2, 2024$4,088+ 10.70%5
Tue, Sep 3, 2024$1,304 -68.10%5
Wed, Sep 4, 2024$1,270 -2.61%5
Thu, Sep 5, 2024$402 -68.35%1
Fri, Sep 6, 2024$1,025+ 154.98%4
Sat, Sep 7, 2024$5,321+ 419.12%4
Sun, Sep 8, 2024$949 -82.17%4
Sun, Sep 15, 2024$2,518+ 165.33%9
Mon, Sep 16, 2024$2,416 -4.05%7
Tue, Sep 17, 2024$2,115 -12.46%7
Wed, Sep 18, 2024$1,374 -35.04%8
Thu, Sep 19, 2024$1,858+ 35.23%8
Fri, Sep 20, 2024$1,696 -8.72%5
Sat, Sep 21, 2024$2,278+ 34.32%5
Sun, Sep 22, 2024$1,579 -30.68%7
Mon, Sep 23, 2024$959 -39.27%6
Tue, Sep 24, 2024$1,358+ 41.61%5
Wed, Sep 25, 2024$1,786+ 31.52%8
Thu, Sep 26, 2024$712 -60.13%5
Fri, Sep 27, 2024$1,241+ 74.30%5
Sat, Sep 28, 2024$1,234 -0.56%5
Sun, Sep 29, 2024$519 -57.94%4
Mon, Sep 30, 2024$198 -61.85%3
Tue, Oct 1, 2024$130 -34.34%3
Wed, Oct 2, 2024$180+ 38.46%4
Thu, Oct 3, 2024$388+ 115.56%4
Mon, Oct 7, 2024$275 -29.12%2
Tue, Oct 8, 2024$251 -8.73%2
Fri, Oct 18, 2024$475+ 89.24%2
Sat, Oct 19, 2024$614+ 29.26%2
Sun, Oct 20, 2024$255 -58.47%2
Wed, Oct 23, 2024$315+ 23.53%2
Fri, Oct 25, 2024$1,739+ 452.06%2
Sat, Nov 16, 2024$1,483 -14.72%2
Sun, Nov 17, 2024$1,059 -28.59%2
Mon, Nov 18, 2024$221 -79.13%1
Sun, Dec 8, 2024$226+ 2.26%1
Mon, Dec 9, 2024$2,912+ 1188.50%5
Fri, Dec 13, 2024$263 -90.97%2
Sat, Dec 14, 2024$1,078+ 309.89%3
Sun, Dec 15, 2024$2,520+ 133.77%6
Mon, Dec 16, 2024$2,845+ 12.90%11
Tue, Dec 17, 2024$4,194+ 47.42%11
Wed, Dec 18, 2024$6,690+ 59.51%15
Thu, Dec 19, 2024$966 -85.56%4
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Cast

NameCharacter
Gene HackmanHarry Caul
John CazaleStan
Allen GarfieldWilliam P. 'Bernie' Moran
Frederic ForrestMark
Cindy WilliamsAnn
Michael HigginsPaul
Elizabeth MacRaeMeredith
Teri GarrAmy Fredericks
Harrison FordMartin Stett
Mark WheelerReceptionist
Robert ShieldsThe Mime
Phoebe AlexanderLurleen
Ramon BieriMan at Party (uncredited)
Gian-Carlo CoppolaBoy in Church (uncredited)
Robert DuvallThe Director (uncredited)
Richard HackmanConfessional Priest / Security Guard (uncredited)
Billy Dee WilliamsMan in Yellow Hat (uncredited)

Comps

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $4.82K

Investor Share: $2.89K

Week 2: $4.51K

Investor Share: $2.48K

Week 3+: $171.19K

Investor Share: $85.59K

International

$31.38K (14.81%)

Investor Share: $10.98K

Costs

Budget: $2M


P&A: $2M

Breakdown

Gross: $211.89K


Net: $101.95K


Costs: $3.2M

Profit

Profit: $-3.1M (Loss)

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.