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The Big Sick (2017)
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The Big Sick Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 42.87M

Opening Weekend: 421.58K

Legs: 5.52

Overview: Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.


TMDB

7.3

IMDB

7.5

Metacritic

86

RT Tomato

98

RT Popcorn

88

Letterboxd

3.76

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Jun 23, 2017$133,751+ 0.00%5
Sat, Jun 24, 2017$169,255+ 26.54%5
Sun, Jun 25, 2017$118,571 -29.95%5
Mon, Jun 26, 2017$40,700 -65.67%5
Tue, Jun 27, 2017$38,656 -5.02%5
Wed, Jun 28, 2017$30,632 -20.76%5
Thu, Jun 29, 2017$24,925 -18.63%5
Fri, Jun 30, 2017$537,512+ 2056.52%71
Sat, Jul 1, 2017$611,729+ 13.81%71
Sun, Jul 2, 2017$502,717 -17.82%71
Mon, Jul 3, 2017$405,067 -19.42%71
Tue, Jul 4, 2017$360,373 -11.03%71
Wed, Jul 5, 2017$151,116 -58.07%71
Thu, Jul 6, 2017$145,319 -3.84%71
Fri, Jul 7, 2017$1,118,815+ 669.90%326
Sat, Jul 8, 2017$1,491,513+ 33.31%326
Sun, Jul 9, 2017$966,318 -35.21%326
Mon, Jul 10, 2017$335,668 -65.26%326
Tue, Jul 11, 2017$440,867+ 31.34%326
Wed, Jul 12, 2017$430,488 -2.35%326
Thu, Jul 13, 2017$382,832 -11.07%326
Fri, Jul 14, 2017$2,488,896+ 550.13%2597
Sat, Jul 15, 2017$3,111,744+ 25.03%2597
Sun, Jul 16, 2017$1,962,400 -36.94%2597
Mon, Jul 17, 2017$769,003 -60.81%2597
Tue, Jul 18, 2017$1,108,696+ 44.17%2597
Wed, Jul 19, 2017$874,381 -21.13%2597
Thu, Jul 20, 2017$787,434 -9.94%2597
Fri, Jul 21, 2017$1,410,570+ 79.14%2597
Sat, Jul 22, 2017$2,172,406+ 54.01%2597
Sun, Jul 23, 2017$1,425,167 -34.40%2597
Mon, Jul 24, 2017$622,557 -56.32%2597
Tue, Jul 25, 2017$757,670+ 21.70%2597
Wed, Jul 26, 2017$563,899 -25.57%2597
Thu, Jul 27, 2017$553,007 -1.93%2597
Fri, Jul 28, 2017$926,004+ 67.45%1589
Sat, Jul 29, 2017$1,476,824+ 59.48%1589
Sun, Jul 30, 2017$775,123 -47.51%1589
Mon, Jul 31, 2017$333,198 -57.01%1589
Tue, Aug 1, 2017$443,276+ 33.04%1589
Wed, Aug 2, 2017$404,010 -8.86%1589
Thu, Aug 3, 2017$361,339 -10.56%1589
Fri, Aug 4, 2017$609,435+ 68.66%1005
Sat, Aug 5, 2017$982,024+ 61.14%1005
Sun, Aug 6, 2017$571,562 -41.80%1005
Mon, Aug 7, 2017$291,059 -49.08%1005
Tue, Aug 8, 2017$289,556 -0.52%1005
Wed, Aug 9, 2017$226,974 -21.61%1005
Thu, Aug 10, 2017$208,810 -8.00%1005
Fri, Aug 11, 2017$405,202+ 94.05%709
Sat, Aug 12, 2017$693,074+ 71.04%709
Sun, Aug 13, 2017$365,656 -47.24%709
Mon, Aug 14, 2017$150,692 -58.79%709
Tue, Aug 15, 2017$210,371+ 39.60%709
Wed, Aug 16, 2017$152,128 -27.69%709
Thu, Aug 17, 2017$144,459 -5.04%709
Fri, Aug 18, 2017$319,280+ 121.02%618
Sat, Aug 19, 2017$446,157+ 39.74%618
Sun, Aug 20, 2017$235,573 -47.20%618
Mon, Aug 21, 2017$85,092 -63.88%618
Tue, Aug 22, 2017$122,047+ 43.43%618
Wed, Aug 23, 2017$109,226 -10.50%618
Thu, Aug 24, 2017$98,588 -9.74%618
Fri, Aug 25, 2017$207,289+ 110.26%706
Sat, Aug 26, 2017$333,146+ 60.72%706
Sun, Aug 27, 2017$190,196 -42.91%706
Mon, Aug 28, 2017$73,075 -61.58%706
Tue, Aug 29, 2017$107,475+ 47.07%706
Wed, Aug 30, 2017$78,593 -26.87%706
Thu, Aug 31, 2017$84,292+ 7.25%706
Fri, Sep 1, 2017$309,894+ 267.64%1270
Sat, Sep 2, 2017$555,243+ 79.17%1270
Sun, Sep 3, 2017$571,115+ 2.86%1270
Mon, Sep 4, 2017$317,107 -44.48%1270
Tue, Sep 5, 2017$95,422 -69.91%1270
Wed, Sep 6, 2017$86,445 -9.41%1270
Thu, Sep 7, 2017$58,209 -32.66%1270
Fri, Sep 8, 2017$129,308+ 122.14%535
Sat, Sep 9, 2017$218,013+ 68.60%535
Sun, Sep 10, 2017$94,557 -56.63%535
Mon, Sep 11, 2017$38,498 -59.29%535
Tue, Sep 12, 2017$50,491+ 31.15%535
Wed, Sep 13, 2017$47,609 -5.71%535
Thu, Sep 14, 2017$41,951 -11.88%535
Fri, Sep 15, 2017$92,698+ 120.97%338
Sat, Sep 16, 2017$155,313+ 67.55%338
Sun, Sep 17, 2017$69,761 -55.08%338
Mon, Sep 18, 2017$28,798 -58.72%338
Tue, Sep 19, 2017$30,455+ 5.75%338
Wed, Sep 20, 2017$28,581 -6.15%338
Thu, Sep 21, 2017$26,180 -8.40%338
Fri, Sep 22, 2017$32,532+ 24.26%122
Sat, Sep 23, 2017$52,445+ 61.21%122
Sun, Sep 24, 2017$21,554 -58.90%122
Mon, Sep 25, 2017$8,966 -58.40%122
Tue, Sep 26, 2017$10,105+ 12.70%122
Wed, Sep 27, 2017$9,244 -8.52%122
Thu, Sep 28, 2017$7,516 -18.69%122
Fri, Sep 29, 2017$11,572+ 53.96%81
Sat, Sep 30, 2017$21,062+ 82.01%81
Sun, Oct 1, 2017$11,528 -45.27%81
Mon, Oct 2, 2017$3,774 -67.26%81
Tue, Oct 3, 2017$4,782+ 26.71%81
Wed, Oct 4, 2017$3,697 -22.69%81
Thu, Oct 5, 2017$3,829+ 3.57%81
Fri, Oct 6, 2017$5,005+ 30.71%34
Sat, Oct 7, 2017$8,735+ 74.53%34
Sun, Oct 8, 2017$7,200 -17.57%34
Mon, Oct 9, 2017$4,004 -44.39%34
Tue, Oct 10, 2017$2,128 -46.85%34
Wed, Oct 11, 2017$2,102 -1.22%34
Thu, Oct 12, 2017$2,024 -3.71%34
Fri, Oct 13, 2017$8,188+ 304.55%64
Sat, Oct 14, 2017$11,751+ 43.51%64
Sun, Oct 15, 2017$6,482 -44.84%64
Mon, Oct 16, 2017$2,646 -59.18%64
Tue, Oct 17, 2017$3,167+ 19.69%64
Wed, Oct 18, 2017$2,528 -20.18%64
Thu, Oct 19, 2017$2,794+ 10.52%64
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Cast

NameCharacter
Kumail NanjianiKumail Nanjiani
Zoe KazanEmily Gardner
Holly HunterBeth Gardner
Ray RomanoTerry Gardner
Anupam KherAzmat Nanjiani
Zenobia ShroffSharmeen Nanjiani
Adeel AkhtarNaveed Nanjiani
Bo BurnhamCJ
Aidy BryantMary
Kurt BraunohlerChris
Vella LovellKhadija
Myra Lucretia TaylorNurse Judy
Jeremy ShamosBob Dalavan
David Alan GrierAndy Dodd
Ed HerbstmanSam Highsmith
Shenaz TreasuryFatima Nanjiani
Rebecca Naomi JonesJesse
Kuhoo VermaZubeida
Mitra JouhariYazmin
Celeste AriasDenise
Shana SolomonNurse Bette
Jeff BlumenkrantzDr. Wright
Linda EmondDr. Cunningham
Holly ChouDr. Whelan
Andrew PangDr. Spellman
Alison CimmetDr. Platt
Lawrence BallardDr. Lewin
Shunori RamanathanSumera
Spencer HouseRacist Heckler
Susham BediTina (Khadija's Mother)
Rahul BediFarhan (Khadija's Father)
Matthew CardaropleFast Food Cashier
Myra TurleyWaiting Room Person 1
William StephensonWaiting Room Person 2
Marilyn TorresWaiting Room Person 3
Kerry FlanaganWaiting Room Person 4
Jack O'ConnellWaiting Room Person 5
Charles GouldWaiting Room Person 6
Isabel ShillParty Goer 1
Lauren PattenParty Goer 2
Keilly McQuailParty Goer 3
Zach CherryParty Goer 4
Sophia MullerChrissy (uncredited)
Jack CorriganRestaurant Boy (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.

TitleRelease DateBudget
Steve JobsOct 9, 2015$30M
TrumboOct 27, 2015$15M
Hello, My Name Is DorisNov 27, 2015$1M
The RevenantDec 25, 2015$135M
The LobsterOct 15, 2015$4M
Patriots DayDec 12, 2016$45M
Elvis & NixonMar 22, 2016$5M
The Disaster ArtistMar 12, 2017$10M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $556.49K

Investor Share: $333.89K

Week 2: $2.71M

Investor Share: $1.49M

Week 3+: $39.6M

Investor Share: $19.8M

International

$14M (24.61%)

Investor Share: $4.9M

Costs

Budget: $5M


P&A: $5M

Breakdown

Gross: $56.87M


Net: $26.53M


Costs: $10M

Profit

Profit: $16.53M

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.

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