The Founder (2016)
The Founder Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)
The Founder (2016)
The Founder Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)
Movie Information
Domestic Total: 12.78M
Opening Weekend: 3.4M
Legs: 3.41
Overview: The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
TMDB
7.1
IMDB
7.2
Metacritic
66
Letterboxd
3.41
Daily Table
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 20, 2017 | $1,004,576 | + 0.00% | 1115 |
| Sat, Jan 21, 2017 | $1,572,540 | + 56.54% | 1115 |
| Sun, Jan 22, 2017 | $826,986 | -47.41% | 1115 |
| Mon, Jan 23, 2017 | $351,794 | -57.46% | 1115 |
| Tue, Jan 24, 2017 | $460,596 | + 30.93% | 1115 |
| Wed, Jan 25, 2017 | $315,478 | -31.51% | 1115 |
| Thu, Jan 26, 2017 | $293,831 | -6.86% | 1115 |
| Fri, Jan 27, 2017 | $696,609 | + 137.08% | 1115 |
| Sat, Jan 28, 2017 | $1,167,199 | + 67.55% | 1115 |
| Sun, Jan 29, 2017 | $743,024 | -36.34% | 1115 |
| Mon, Jan 30, 2017 | $209,703 | -71.78% | 1115 |
| Tue, Jan 31, 2017 | $314,614 | + 50.03% | 1115 |
| Wed, Feb 1, 2017 | $223,879 | -28.84% | 1115 |
| Thu, Feb 2, 2017 | $214,710 | -4.10% | 1115 |
| Fri, Feb 3, 2017 | $445,867 | + 107.66% | 936 |
| Sat, Feb 4, 2017 | $763,749 | + 71.30% | 936 |
| Sun, Feb 5, 2017 | $224,055 | -70.66% | 936 |
| Mon, Feb 6, 2017 | $150,842 | -32.68% | 936 |
| Tue, Feb 7, 2017 | $212,010 | + 40.55% | 936 |
| Wed, Feb 8, 2017 | $154,603 | -27.08% | 936 |
| Thu, Feb 9, 2017 | $133,314 | -13.77% | 936 |
| Fri, Feb 10, 2017 | $188,858 | + 41.66% | 454 |
| Sat, Feb 11, 2017 | $339,277 | + 79.65% | 454 |
| Sun, Feb 12, 2017 | $195,863 | -42.27% | 454 |
| Mon, Feb 13, 2017 | $66,129 | -66.24% | 454 |
| Tue, Feb 14, 2017 | $134,369 | + 103.19% | 454 |
| Wed, Feb 15, 2017 | $71,457 | -46.82% | 454 |
| Thu, Feb 16, 2017 | $61,386 | -14.09% | 454 |
| Fri, Feb 17, 2017 | $97,456 | + 58.76% | 253 |
| Sat, Feb 18, 2017 | $182,155 | + 86.91% | 253 |
| Sun, Feb 19, 2017 | $132,682 | -27.16% | 253 |
| Mon, Feb 20, 2017 | $77,859 | -41.32% | 253 |
| Tue, Feb 21, 2017 | $49,739 | -36.12% | 253 |
| Wed, Feb 22, 2017 | $52,711 | + 5.98% | 253 |
| Thu, Feb 23, 2017 | $34,589 | -34.38% | 253 |
| Fri, Feb 24, 2017 | $46,535 | + 34.54% | 161 |
| Sat, Feb 25, 2017 | $78,890 | + 69.53% | 161 |
| Sun, Feb 26, 2017 | $44,657 | -43.39% | 161 |
| Mon, Feb 27, 2017 | $17,956 | -59.79% | 161 |
| Tue, Feb 28, 2017 | $26,704 | + 48.72% | 161 |
| Wed, Mar 1, 2017 | $20,880 | -21.81% | 161 |
| Thu, Mar 2, 2017 | $17,146 | -17.88% | 161 |
| Fri, Mar 3, 2017 | $20,212 | + 17.88% | 78 |
| Sat, Mar 4, 2017 | $29,285 | + 44.89% | 78 |
| Sun, Mar 5, 2017 | $18,754 | -35.96% | 78 |
| Mon, Mar 6, 2017 | $7,658 | -59.17% | 78 |
| Tue, Mar 7, 2017 | $12,035 | + 57.16% | 78 |
| Wed, Mar 8, 2017 | $9,225 | -23.35% | 78 |
| Thu, Mar 9, 2017 | $8,782 | -4.80% | 78 |
| Fri, Mar 10, 2017 | $12,683 | + 44.42% | 57 |
| Sat, Mar 11, 2017 | $22,142 | + 74.58% | 57 |
| Sun, Mar 12, 2017 | $14,417 | -34.89% | 57 |
| Mon, Mar 13, 2017 | $8,135 | -43.57% | 57 |
| Tue, Mar 14, 2017 | $7,514 | -7.63% | 57 |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2017 | $6,899 | -8.18% | 57 |
| Thu, Mar 16, 2017 | $8,020 | + 16.25% | 57 |
| Fri, Mar 17, 2017 | $12,060 | + 50.37% | 102 |
| Sat, Mar 18, 2017 | $21,837 | + 81.07% | 102 |
| Sun, Mar 19, 2017 | $13,223 | -39.45% | 102 |
| Mon, Mar 20, 2017 | $5,116 | -61.31% | 102 |
| Tue, Mar 21, 2017 | $9,285 | + 81.49% | 102 |
| Wed, Mar 22, 2017 | $7,364 | -20.69% | 102 |
| Thu, Mar 23, 2017 | $7,353 | -0.15% | 102 |
| Fri, Mar 24, 2017 | $8,775 | + 19.34% | 57 |
| Sat, Mar 25, 2017 | $13,679 | + 55.89% | 57 |
| Sun, Mar 26, 2017 | $7,448 | -45.55% | 57 |
| Mon, Mar 27, 2017 | $3,332 | -55.26% | 57 |
| Tue, Mar 28, 2017 | $5,153 | + 54.65% | 57 |
| Wed, Mar 29, 2017 | $5,616 | + 8.99% | 57 |
| Thu, Mar 30, 2017 | $4,067 | -27.58% | 57 |
| Fri, Mar 31, 2017 | $7,407 | + 82.12% | 31 |
| Sat, Apr 1, 2017 | $10,818 | + 46.05% | 31 |
| Sun, Apr 2, 2017 | $4,856 | -55.11% | 31 |
| Mon, Apr 3, 2017 | $1,497 | -69.17% | 31 |
| Tue, Apr 4, 2017 | $2,781 | + 85.77% | 31 |
| Wed, Apr 5, 2017 | $2,054 | -26.14% | 31 |
| Thu, Apr 6, 2017 | $8,183 | + 298.39% | 31 |
| Fri, Apr 7, 2017 | $1,587 | -80.61% | 25 |
| Sat, Apr 8, 2017 | $4,323 | + 172.40% | 25 |
| Sun, Apr 9, 2017 | $1,738 | -59.80% | 25 |
| Mon, Apr 10, 2017 | $1,015 | -41.60% | 25 |
| Tue, Apr 11, 2017 | $1,163 | + 14.58% | 25 |
| Wed, Apr 12, 2017 | $869 | -25.28% | 25 |
| Thu, Apr 13, 2017 | $1,193 | + 37.28% | 25 |
| Fri, Apr 14, 2017 | $962 | -19.36% | 10 |
| Sat, Apr 15, 2017 | $1,129 | + 17.36% | 10 |
| Sun, Apr 16, 2017 | $527 | -53.32% | 10 |
| Mon, Apr 17, 2017 | $860 | + 63.19% | 10 |
| Tue, Apr 18, 2017 | $703 | -18.26% | 10 |
| Wed, Apr 19, 2017 | $468 | -33.43% | 10 |
| Thu, Apr 20, 2017 | $489 | + 4.49% | 10 |
| Fri, Apr 21, 2017 | $676 | + 38.24% | 8 |
| Sat, Apr 22, 2017 | $870 | + 28.70% | 8 |
| Sun, Apr 23, 2017 | $313 | -64.02% | 8 |
| Mon, Apr 24, 2017 | $180 | -42.49% | 8 |
| Tue, Apr 25, 2017 | $480 | + 166.67% | 8 |
| Wed, Apr 26, 2017 | $150 | -68.75% | 8 |
| Thu, Apr 27, 2017 | $150 | + 0.00% | 8 |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Keaton | Ray Kroc |
| Nick Offerman | Dick McDonald |
| John Carroll Lynch | Mac McDonald |
| Linda Cardellini | Joan Smith |
| B.J. Novak | Harry J. Sonneborn |
| Laura Dern | Ethel Kroc |
| Justin Randell Brooke | Fred Turner |
| Kate Kneeland | June Martino |
| Patrick Wilson | Rollie Smith |
| Griff Furst | Jim Zien |
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | Jerry Cullen |
| David de Vries | Jack Horford |
| Andrew Benator | Leonard Rosenblatt |
| Cara Mantella | Myra Rosenblatt |
| Randall Taylor | Owner (Ed's Drive-In) |
| Lacey King | Car Hop Girl (Ed's Drive-In) |
| Jeremy Madden | Dennis |
| Rebecca Ray | Car Hop Girl (Joe's Drive-In) |
| Adam Rosenberg | Employee (San Bernadino) |
| Jacinte Blankenship | Woman (San Bernadino) |
| Charles Green | Loan Officer #1 |
| David Silverman | Loan Officer #2 |
| Mike Pniewski | Harvey Peltz |
| Catherine Dyer | Mrs. Horford |
| Susan Williams | Mrs. Cullen |
| Franco Castan | Art Wolodarsky |
| Kenny Alfonso | Kroc Corporate Lawyer |
| Kabby Borders | Cheerleader #1 |
| Nicolette Goetz | Cheerleader #2 |
| Lauren Denham | Cheerleader #3 |
| Abbey Ferrell | Cheerleader #4 |
| Justin Alvarez | Photographer |
| Victor McCay | Kroc Divorce Lawyer |
| Steve Coulter | Doctor Reeves |
| Ric Reitz | Will Davis (LA Times Reporter) |
| Joy Glover Walters | Mother (San Bernadino) |
| Makabe Ganey | Little Boy |
| Jody Thompson | Customer (Schaumburg) |
| Chris Greene | Grand Opening Customer |
| Kimberly Banta | Bingo Caller |
| Devon Ogden | Gorgeous Blonde |
| Gerald Duckworth | Owner (Joe's Drive-In) |
| Jen Cohen | Female Passenger |
| David Zyler | Dr. Nelson |
| Joseph Sanfelippo | McDonald's Announcer (voice) |
| Conrad Whitaker | Limo Driver (uncredited) |
| Afemo Omilami | Mr. Merriman (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hands of Stone | Aug 26, 2016 | $20M |
| Hacksaw Ridge | Oct 7, 2016 | $40M |
| Straight Outta Compton | Aug 11, 2015 | $28M |
| Joy | Dec 24, 2015 | $60M |
| The 33 | Aug 6, 2015 | $25M |
| Florence Foster Jenkins | May 6, 2016 | $29M |
| Race | Feb 19, 2016 | $5M |
| Eddie the Eagle | Feb 25, 2016 | $23M |
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Profitability Breakdown
Domestic
Week 1: $4.83M
Investor Share: $2.9M
Week 2: $3.57M
Investor Share: $1.96M
Week 3+: $4.39M
Investor Share: $2.19M
International
$11.45M (47.25%)
Investor Share: $4.01M
Costs
Budget: $15M
P&A: $15M
Breakdown
Gross: $24.23M
Net: $11.06M
Costs: $30M
Profit
Profit: $-18.94M (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.
