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The Book of Life (2014)
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The Book of Life Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 763.01K

Opening Weekend: 173.69K

Legs: 3.92

Overview: The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.


TMDB

7.5

IMDB

7.2

Metacritic

67

RT Tomato

83

RT Popcorn

77

Letterboxd

3.70

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Thu, Jan 1, 2015$67,338+ 0.00%148
Fri, Jan 2, 2015$58,239 -13.51%134
Sat, Jan 3, 2015$68,926+ 18.35%134
Sun, Jan 4, 2015$46,528 -32.50%134
Mon, Jan 5, 2015$16,028 -65.55%134
Tue, Jan 6, 2015$10,874 -32.16%134
Wed, Jan 7, 2015$10,376 -4.58%134
Thu, Jan 8, 2015$10,556+ 1.73%134
Fri, Jan 9, 2015$23,637+ 123.92%122
Sat, Jan 10, 2015$57,562+ 143.52%122
Sun, Jan 11, 2015$42,143 -26.79%122
Mon, Jan 12, 2015$6,414 -84.78%122
Tue, Jan 13, 2015$7,336+ 14.37%122
Wed, Jan 14, 2015$7,603+ 3.64%122
Thu, Jan 15, 2015$7,450 -2.01%122
Fri, Jan 16, 2015$18,086+ 142.77%96
Sat, Jan 17, 2015$46,135+ 155.09%96
Sun, Jan 18, 2015$36,618 -20.63%96
Mon, Jan 19, 2015$37,951+ 3.64%96
Tue, Jan 20, 2015$6,708 -82.32%96
Wed, Jan 21, 2015$4,893 -27.06%96
Thu, Jan 22, 2015$4,811 -1.68%96
Fri, Jan 23, 2015$14,968+ 211.12%90
Sat, Jan 24, 2015$37,918+ 153.33%90
Sun, Jan 25, 2015$28,120 -25.84%90
Mon, Jan 26, 2015$3,927 -86.03%90
Tue, Jan 27, 2015$4,705+ 19.81%90
Wed, Jan 28, 2015$3,910 -16.90%90
Thu, Jan 29, 2015$3,979+ 1.76%90
Fri, Jan 30, 2015$12,253+ 207.94%74
Sat, Jan 31, 2015$30,188+ 146.37%74
Sun, Feb 1, 2015$14,379 -52.37%74
Mon, Feb 2, 2015$3,210 -77.68%74
Tue, Feb 3, 2015$3,324+ 3.55%74
Wed, Feb 4, 2015$3,044 -8.42%74
Thu, Feb 5, 2015$2,875 -5.55%74
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Cast

NameCharacter
Diego LunaManolo (voice)
Channing TatumJoaquin (voice)
Zoe SaldañaMaria (voice)
Christina ApplegateMary Beth (voice)
Eugenio DerbezChato (voice)
Cheech MarinPancho Rodriguez (voice)
Gabriel IglesiasPepe Rodriguez (voice)
Ron PerlmanXibalba (voice)
Kate del CastilloLa Muerte (voice)
Ana de la RegueraCarmen Sánchez (voice)
Dan NavarroChakal (voice)
Ice CubeCandle Maker (voice)
Hector ElizondoCarlos Sanchez (voice)
Danny TrejoSkeleton Luis (voice)
Carlos AlazraquiGeneral Posada / Dali / Chuy (voice)
Emil-Bastien BouffardYoung Manolo (voice)
Elijah RodriguezYoung Joaquin
Genesis OchoaYoung Maria (voice)
Plácido DomingoSkeleton Jorge (voice)
Grey DeLisleGrandmother (voice) (as Grey Griffin)
Trey BumpassGoth Kid / Orphan
Miguel SandovalLand of the Remembered Captain (voice)
Ben GleibGoya / Dali (voice)
Ricardo El Mandril SanchezPablo Rodriguez (voice)
Ishan SharmaSanjay
Jorge R. GutierrezSkeleton Carmelo (voice)
Anjelah Johnson-ReyesAdelita / Nina (voice)
Kennedy PeilSasha (voice)
Sandra EquihuaScardelita (voice)
Callahan ClarkJane (voice)
Gunnar SizemoreIgnacio (voice)
Angélica MaríaSister Ana (voice)
Eric BauzaFather Domingo / Cave Guardian (voice)
Aron WarnerThomas (voice)
Sandra EcheverríaClaudia (voice)
Tonita CastroLa Muerte as Old Woman (voice)
Troy EvansOld Man Hemingway (voice)
Guillermo del ToroLand of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)
Brad BookerConductor (voice)
Rosemary AlexanderAdditional Voices (voice)
Steve AltermanAdditional Voices (voice)
Eva BellaAdditional Voices (voice)
Madison CarlonAdditional Voices (voice)
Vicki DavisAdditional Voices (voice)
Moosie DrierAdditional Voices (voice)
Cullen McCarthyAdditional Voices (voice)
David MichieAdditional Voices (voice)
Michelle MooresAdditional Voices (voice)
Jonathan NicholsAdditional Voices (voice)
Al RodrigoAdditional Voices (voice)
Marcelo TubertAdditional Voices (voice)
Lynnanne ZagerAdditional Voices (voice)
Ruth ZalduondoAdditional Voices (voice)
Newell AlexanderAdditional Voices (voice)
David CowgillAdditional Voices (voice)
Elisa GabrielliAdditional Voices (voice)
Richard MiroAdditional Voices (voice)
Arthur OrtizAdditional Voices (voice)
Nathaniel SemsenAdditional Voices (voice)
Joe MatthewsYoung Manolo (singer)
Jose AlvarezAdditional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Comps

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $278.31K

Investor Share: $166.99K

Week 2: $155.25K

Investor Share: $85.39K

Week 3+: $329.45K

Investor Share: $164.73K

International

$47.5M (98.42%)

Investor Share: $16.62M

Costs

Budget: $50M


P&A: $50M

Breakdown

Gross: $48.26M


Net: $17.04M


Costs: $100M

Profit

Profit: $-82.96M (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.

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