The Big Short (2015)
The Big Short Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)
The Big Short (2015)
The Big Short Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)
Movie Information
Domestic Total: 70.26M
Opening Weekend: 705.53K
Legs: 6.21
Overview: The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
TMDB
7.4
IMDB
7.8
Metacritic
81
RT Tomato
89
RT Popcorn
88
Letterboxd
3.84
Daily Table
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Dec 11, 2015 | $221,931 | + 0.00% | 8 |
| Sat, Dec 12, 2015 | $275,331 | + 24.06% | 8 |
| Sun, Dec 13, 2015 | $208,265 | -24.36% | 8 |
| Mon, Dec 14, 2015 | $66,330 | -68.15% | 8 |
| Tue, Dec 15, 2015 | $58,349 | -12.03% | 8 |
| Wed, Dec 16, 2015 | $59,655 | + 2.24% | 8 |
| Thu, Dec 17, 2015 | $51,543 | -13.60% | 8 |
| Fri, Dec 18, 2015 | $100,867 | + 95.69% | 8 |
| Sat, Dec 19, 2015 | $146,630 | + 45.37% | 8 |
| Sun, Dec 20, 2015 | $130,788 | -10.80% | 8 |
| Mon, Dec 21, 2015 | $79,653 | -39.10% | 8 |
| Tue, Dec 22, 2015 | $71,113 | -10.72% | 8 |
| Wed, Dec 23, 2015 | $2,304,377 | + 3140.44% | 1585 |
| Thu, Dec 24, 2015 | $1,716,616 | -25.51% | 1585 |
| Fri, Dec 25, 2015 | $3,776,422 | + 119.99% | 1585 |
| Sat, Dec 26, 2015 | $3,847,481 | + 1.88% | 1585 |
| Sun, Dec 27, 2015 | $2,907,123 | -24.44% | 1585 |
| Mon, Dec 28, 2015 | $1,965,271 | -32.40% | 1585 |
| Tue, Dec 29, 2015 | $1,955,372 | -0.50% | 1585 |
| Wed, Dec 30, 2015 | $1,943,678 | -0.60% | 1585 |
| Thu, Dec 31, 2015 | $2,108,383 | + 8.47% | 1585 |
| Fri, Jan 1, 2016 | $3,414,901 | + 61.97% | 1588 |
| Sat, Jan 2, 2016 | $3,693,804 | + 8.17% | 1588 |
| Sun, Jan 3, 2016 | $1,951,598 | -47.17% | 1588 |
| Mon, Jan 4, 2016 | $810,561 | -58.47% | 1588 |
| Tue, Jan 5, 2016 | $1,023,365 | + 26.25% | 1588 |
| Wed, Jan 6, 2016 | $869,511 | -15.03% | 1588 |
| Thu, Jan 7, 2016 | $790,919 | -9.04% | 1588 |
| Fri, Jan 8, 2016 | $1,847,865 | + 133.64% | 2529 |
| Sat, Jan 9, 2016 | $2,800,497 | + 51.55% | 2529 |
| Sun, Jan 10, 2016 | $1,526,141 | -45.50% | 2529 |
| Mon, Jan 11, 2016 | $506,381 | -66.82% | 2529 |
| Tue, Jan 12, 2016 | $737,003 | + 45.54% | 2529 |
| Wed, Jan 13, 2016 | $645,842 | -12.37% | 2529 |
| Thu, Jan 14, 2016 | $707,316 | + 9.52% | 2529 |
| Fri, Jan 15, 2016 | $1,510,056 | + 113.49% | 1765 |
| Sat, Jan 16, 2016 | $2,155,836 | + 42.77% | 1765 |
| Sun, Jan 17, 2016 | $1,636,947 | -24.07% | 1765 |
| Mon, Jan 18, 2016 | $1,136,702 | -30.56% | 1765 |
| Tue, Jan 19, 2016 | $573,329 | -49.56% | 1765 |
| Wed, Jan 20, 2016 | $438,262 | -23.56% | 1765 |
| Thu, Jan 21, 2016 | $441,827 | + 0.81% | 1765 |
| Fri, Jan 22, 2016 | $987,156 | + 123.43% | 1351 |
| Sat, Jan 23, 2016 | $1,515,539 | + 53.53% | 1351 |
| Sun, Jan 24, 2016 | $673,834 | -55.54% | 1351 |
| Mon, Jan 25, 2016 | $295,514 | -56.14% | 1351 |
| Tue, Jan 26, 2016 | $428,935 | + 45.15% | 1351 |
| Wed, Jan 27, 2016 | $400,634 | -6.60% | 1351 |
| Thu, Jan 28, 2016 | $385,024 | -3.90% | 1351 |
| Fri, Jan 29, 2016 | $792,773 | + 105.90% | 983 |
| Sat, Jan 30, 2016 | $1,406,972 | + 77.47% | 983 |
| Sun, Jan 31, 2016 | $863,475 | -38.63% | 983 |
| Mon, Feb 1, 2016 | $227,503 | -73.65% | 983 |
| Tue, Feb 2, 2016 | $281,504 | + 23.74% | 983 |
| Wed, Feb 3, 2016 | $244,943 | -12.99% | 983 |
| Thu, Feb 4, 2016 | $232,829 | -4.95% | 983 |
| Fri, Feb 5, 2016 | $517,395 | + 122.22% | 860 |
| Sat, Feb 6, 2016 | $954,930 | + 84.56% | 860 |
| Sun, Feb 7, 2016 | $237,880 | -75.09% | 860 |
| Mon, Feb 8, 2016 | $161,841 | -31.97% | 860 |
| Tue, Feb 9, 2016 | $190,735 | + 17.85% | 860 |
| Wed, Feb 10, 2016 | $173,837 | -8.86% | 860 |
| Thu, Feb 11, 2016 | $144,743 | -16.74% | 860 |
| Fri, Feb 12, 2016 | $283,412 | + 95.80% | 535 |
| Sat, Feb 13, 2016 | $554,756 | + 95.74% | 535 |
| Sun, Feb 14, 2016 | $506,903 | -8.63% | 535 |
| Mon, Feb 15, 2016 | $250,396 | -50.60% | 535 |
| Tue, Feb 16, 2016 | $112,487 | -55.08% | 535 |
| Wed, Feb 17, 2016 | $102,567 | -8.82% | 535 |
| Thu, Feb 18, 2016 | $105,383 | + 2.75% | 535 |
| Fri, Feb 19, 2016 | $219,147 | + 107.95% | 432 |
| Sat, Feb 20, 2016 | $418,919 | + 91.16% | 432 |
| Sun, Feb 21, 2016 | $255,484 | -39.01% | 432 |
| Mon, Feb 22, 2016 | $74,797 | -70.72% | 432 |
| Tue, Feb 23, 2016 | $95,384 | + 27.52% | 432 |
| Wed, Feb 24, 2016 | $93,897 | -1.56% | 432 |
| Thu, Feb 25, 2016 | $105,483 | + 12.34% | 432 |
| Fri, Feb 26, 2016 | $271,696 | + 157.57% | 543 |
| Sat, Feb 27, 2016 | $525,789 | + 93.52% | 543 |
| Sun, Feb 28, 2016 | $212,237 | -59.63% | 543 |
| Mon, Feb 29, 2016 | $80,136 | -62.24% | 543 |
| Tue, Mar 1, 2016 | $87,357 | + 9.01% | 543 |
| Wed, Mar 2, 2016 | $88,273 | + 1.05% | 543 |
| Thu, Mar 3, 2016 | $72,777 | -17.55% | 543 |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2016 | $131,200 | + 80.28% | 314 |
| Sat, Mar 5, 2016 | $244,711 | + 86.52% | 314 |
| Sun, Mar 6, 2016 | $127,655 | -47.83% | 314 |
| Mon, Mar 7, 2016 | $41,423 | -67.55% | 314 |
| Tue, Mar 8, 2016 | $45,347 | + 9.47% | 314 |
| Wed, Mar 9, 2016 | $44,023 | -2.92% | 314 |
| Thu, Mar 10, 2016 | $38,385 | -12.81% | 314 |
| Fri, Mar 11, 2016 | $76,109 | + 98.28% | 222 |
| Sat, Mar 12, 2016 | $142,429 | + 87.14% | 222 |
| Sun, Mar 13, 2016 | $75,558 | -46.95% | 222 |
| Mon, Mar 14, 2016 | $27,538 | -63.55% | 222 |
| Tue, Mar 15, 2016 | $30,687 | + 11.44% | 222 |
| Wed, Mar 16, 2016 | $23,753 | -22.60% | 222 |
| Thu, Mar 17, 2016 | $21,249 | -10.54% | 222 |
| Fri, Mar 18, 2016 | $35,359 | + 66.40% | 133 |
| Sat, Mar 19, 2016 | $65,783 | + 86.04% | 133 |
| Sun, Mar 20, 2016 | $37,510 | -42.98% | 133 |
| Mon, Mar 21, 2016 | $12,725 | -66.08% | 133 |
| Tue, Mar 22, 2016 | $13,163 | + 3.44% | 133 |
| Wed, Mar 23, 2016 | $12,777 | -2.93% | 133 |
| Thu, Mar 24, 2016 | $11,265 | -11.83% | 133 |
| Fri, Mar 25, 2016 | $15,183 | + 34.78% | 67 |
| Sat, Mar 26, 2016 | $20,250 | + 33.37% | 67 |
| Sun, Mar 27, 2016 | $11,727 | -42.09% | 67 |
| Mon, Mar 28, 2016 | $6,193 | -47.19% | 67 |
| Tue, Mar 29, 2016 | $5,997 | -3.16% | 67 |
| Wed, Mar 30, 2016 | $5,485 | -8.54% | 67 |
| Thu, Mar 31, 2016 | $5,017 | -8.53% | 67 |
| Fri, Apr 1, 2016 | $17,520 | + 249.21% | 108 |
| Sat, Apr 2, 2016 | $25,844 | + 47.51% | 108 |
| Sun, Apr 3, 2016 | $14,340 | -44.51% | 108 |
| Mon, Apr 4, 2016 | $4,499 | -68.63% | 108 |
| Tue, Apr 5, 2016 | $6,673 | + 48.32% | 108 |
| Wed, Apr 6, 2016 | $6,457 | -3.24% | 108 |
| Thu, Apr 7, 2016 | $6,919 | + 7.16% | 108 |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Steve Carell | Mark Baum |
| Christian Bale | Michael Burry |
| John Magaro | Charlie Geller |
| Ryan Gosling | Jared Vennett |
| Finn Wittrock | Jamie Shipley |
| Rafe Spall | Danny Moses |
| Jeremy Strong | Vinny Daniel |
| Hamish Linklater | Porter Collins |
| Brad Pitt | Ben Rickert |
| Melissa Leo | Georgia Hale |
| Marisa Tomei | Cynthia Baum |
| Tracy Letts | Lawrence Fields |
| Byron Mann | Mr. Chau |
| Adepero Oduye | Kathy Tao |
| Karen Gillan | Evie |
| Max Greenfield | Mortgage Broker |
| Billy Magnussen | Mortgage Broker |
| Rudy Eisenzopf | Lewis Ranieri |
| Casey Groves | Fund Manager |
| Charlie Talbert | Lewis Bond Trader |
| Harold Gervais | Lewis Bond Trader |
| Maria Frangos | Exotic Dancer |
| Hunter Burke | Analyst |
| Bernard Hocke | Coach |
| Shauna Rappold | Michael Burry's Mom |
| Brandon Stacy | Michael Burry's Dad |
| Aiden Flowers | Young Michael Burry |
| Peter Epstein | Paul Baum |
| Anthony Marble | Therapy Businessman |
| Silas Cooper | Therapy Businessman |
| Leslie Castay | Therapist |
| Andrew Farrier | Burry's Analyst |
| Ingrid Steed | Lawrence Fields' Assistant |
| Vanessa Cloke | Goldman Sachs Sales Rep (Lucy) |
| David Zalkind | Rabbi |
| Carrie Lazar | Mark Baum's Mom |
| Mychael Bates | Man Stealing Cab |
| Rajeev Jacob | Goldman Sachs Quant (Deeb) |
| Jay Potter | Deutsche Sales Rep |
| Garrett Hines | Deutsche Sales Rep |
| Ryan Broussard | Trader at Night Club |
| Jeffry Griffin | Jared's Assistant (Chris) |
| Stanley Wong | Ted Jiang |
| Anthony Bourdain | Himself |
| Joseph Brooks | Banker at Goldman Sachs |
| Colette Divine | B of A Lobby Security |
| Oscar Gale | Tattooed Renter |
| Cayden Arthur Miscally | Tattooed Man's Son |
| Dave Davis | Burry's Assistant |
| Wayne Pére | Martin Blaine |
| Kate Blumberg | Real Estate Agent |
| Billy Slaughter | Real Estate Agent |
| Heighlen Boyd | Florida Strip Club Dancer |
| Ilan Muallem | Noah |
| Jay Jablonski | Rich Bear Rep (Matt) |
| Blaine Kern III | Second Bear Rep |
| Al Sapienza | Option One CEO |
| Marcus Lyle Brown | Merrill Lynch Rep |
| Tyler Kunkle | Doug from Goldman Sachs |
| Elliott Grey | Montage Lehman Rep |
| Jason Bayle | Montage Goldman Sachs Rep |
| Richard Thaler | Himself |
| Sophie Lee | Woman in Glasses |
| Michael Aaron Santos | Businessman at Casino |
| David Kallaway | Guy in Game Jersey |
| Sharon Landry | Woman at Casino |
| James Yeargain | Fields' Lawyer |
| Lyle Brocato | Casey |
| Kelly Lind | Front Point Receptionist |
| Michael Brooks | Angry Guy on the Phone |
| Lyndsay Kimball | Diner Waitress |
| Robyn Wholey | Spin Class Instructor |
| David Wyman | Pub Goer |
| Peter Anderson | Pub Goer |
| Lara Grice | Deutsche Auditorium Host |
| Tony Bentley | Bruce Miller |
| Michael Kives | Banker in Deutsche Auditorium |
| Jack Millard | Lehman Executive |
| John Neisler | Seminar Leader |
| Michael Joseph Varino | 35 to 1 Guy |
| Joel Diggs | Cab Driver |
| Michael J. Stein | Banker 1979 |
| Logan Crawford | News Reporter |
| Tim Wilson | Lehman Employee |
| Jae Suh Park | Michael Burry's Wife |
| Colin Lawless | Nicolas Burry |
| Selena Gomez | Selena Gomez |
| Sue-Lynn Ansari | Swimmer (uncredited) |
| Nicole Barré | Woman at Party (uncredited) |
| Alicia Davis Johnson | Bank of America Executive (uncredited) |
| Delia Sheppard | Barclays Bank Professional (uncredited) |
| Juliet Reeves London | Front Point Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Judd Lormand | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Margot Robbie | Margot Robbie (uncredited) |
Comps
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| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Jobs | Oct 9, 2015 | $30M |
| By the Sea | Nov 12, 2015 | $10M |
| The Danish Girl | Nov 27, 2015 | $15M |
| Stonewall | Sep 18, 2015 | $14M |
| Carol | Nov 20, 2015 | $12M |
| Hello, My Name Is Doris | Nov 27, 2015 | $1M |
| Macbeth | Sep 22, 2015 | $15M |
| Mr. Holmes | Jun 19, 2015 | $11M |
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Profitability Breakdown
Domestic
Week 1: $941.4K
Investor Share: $564.84K
Week 2: $4.55M
Investor Share: $2.5M
Week 3+: $64.77M
Investor Share: $32.38M
International
$62.36M (47.02%)
Investor Share: $21.83M
Costs
Budget: $28M
P&A: $28M
Breakdown
Gross: $132.62M
Net: $57.28M
Costs: $56M
Profit
Profit: $1.28M
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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