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The Mule (2018)
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The Mule Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 103.8M

Opening Weekend: 17.51M

Legs: 5.89

Overview: Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.


TMDB

6.9

IMDB

7.0

Metacritic

58

RT Tomato

70

RT Popcorn

67

Letterboxd

3.33

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Dec 14, 2018$5,848,645+ 0.00%2588
Sat, Dec 15, 2018$6,896,557+ 17.92%2588
Sun, Dec 16, 2018$4,764,229 -30.92%2588
Mon, Dec 17, 2018$1,858,027 -61.00%2588
Tue, Dec 18, 2018$2,801,209+ 50.76%2588
Wed, Dec 19, 2018$1,772,790 -36.71%2588
Thu, Dec 20, 2018$1,762,008 -0.61%2588
Fri, Dec 21, 2018$2,762,635+ 56.79%2656
Sat, Dec 22, 2018$3,636,733+ 31.64%2656
Sun, Dec 23, 2018$3,101,617 -14.71%2656
Mon, Dec 24, 2018$2,223,077 -28.33%2656
Tue, Dec 25, 2018$4,886,234+ 119.80%2656
Wed, Dec 26, 2018$3,511,191 -28.14%2656
Thu, Dec 27, 2018$3,122,233 -11.08%2656
Fri, Dec 28, 2018$3,956,488+ 26.72%2787
Sat, Dec 29, 2018$4,339,485+ 9.68%2787
Sun, Dec 30, 2018$3,866,051 -10.91%2787
Mon, Dec 31, 2018$3,611,125 -6.59%2787
Tue, Jan 1, 2019$4,066,149+ 12.60%2787
Wed, Jan 2, 2019$1,737,073 -57.28%2787
Thu, Jan 3, 2019$1,544,554 -11.08%2787
Fri, Jan 4, 2019$2,858,074+ 85.04%3212
Sat, Jan 5, 2019$3,866,516+ 35.28%3212
Sun, Jan 6, 2019$2,385,103 -38.31%3212
Mon, Jan 7, 2019$754,840 -68.35%3212
Tue, Jan 8, 2019$1,341,118+ 77.67%3212
Wed, Jan 9, 2019$907,242 -32.35%3212
Thu, Jan 10, 2019$852,393 -6.05%3212
Fri, Jan 11, 2019$1,734,068+ 103.44%3329
Sat, Jan 12, 2019$2,383,118+ 37.43%3329
Sun, Jan 13, 2019$1,556,820 -34.67%3329
Mon, Jan 14, 2019$602,843 -61.28%3329
Tue, Jan 15, 2019$962,209+ 59.61%3329
Wed, Jan 16, 2019$604,194 -37.21%3329
Thu, Jan 17, 2019$548,041 -9.29%3329
Fri, Jan 18, 2019$929,665+ 69.63%2688
Sat, Jan 19, 2019$1,473,540+ 58.50%2688
Sun, Jan 20, 2019$844,319 -42.70%2688
Mon, Jan 21, 2019$612,282 -27.48%2688
Tue, Jan 22, 2019$498,015 -18.66%2688
Wed, Jan 23, 2019$340,295 -31.67%2688
Thu, Jan 24, 2019$361,898+ 6.35%2688
Fri, Jan 25, 2019$411,189+ 13.62%1395
Sat, Jan 26, 2019$767,737+ 86.71%1395
Sun, Jan 27, 2019$514,512 -32.98%1395
Mon, Jan 28, 2019$144,356 -71.94%1395
Tue, Jan 29, 2019$201,106+ 39.31%1395
Wed, Jan 30, 2019$152,241 -24.30%1395
Thu, Jan 31, 2019$152,018 -0.15%1395
Fri, Feb 1, 2019$265,001+ 74.32%1051
Sat, Feb 2, 2019$479,717+ 81.02%1051
Sun, Feb 3, 2019$156,444 -67.39%1051
Mon, Feb 4, 2019$104,011 -33.52%1051
Tue, Feb 5, 2019$138,774+ 33.42%1051
Wed, Feb 6, 2019$101,643 -26.76%1051
Thu, Feb 7, 2019$79,452 -21.83%1051
Fri, Feb 8, 2019$115,061+ 44.82%503
Sat, Feb 9, 2019$209,165+ 81.79%503
Sun, Feb 10, 2019$127,111 -39.23%503
Mon, Feb 11, 2019$40,295 -68.30%503
Tue, Feb 12, 2019$55,742+ 38.33%503
Wed, Feb 13, 2019$42,872 -23.09%503
Thu, Feb 14, 2019$54,413+ 26.92%503
Fri, Feb 15, 2019$78,140+ 43.61%332
Sat, Feb 16, 2019$137,090+ 75.44%332
Sun, Feb 17, 2019$100,705 -26.54%332
Mon, Feb 18, 2019$57,778 -42.63%332
Tue, Feb 19, 2019$40,918 -29.18%332
Wed, Feb 20, 2019$29,870 -27.00%332
Thu, Feb 21, 2019$33,849+ 13.32%332
Fri, Feb 22, 2019$47,745+ 41.05%235
Sat, Feb 23, 2019$78,520+ 64.46%235
Sun, Feb 24, 2019$50,039 -36.27%235
Mon, Feb 25, 2019$16,434 -67.16%235
Tue, Feb 26, 2019$22,897+ 39.33%235
Wed, Feb 27, 2019$17,497 -23.58%235
Thu, Feb 28, 2019$18,285+ 4.50%235
Fri, Mar 1, 2019$25,778+ 40.98%166
Sat, Mar 2, 2019$48,589+ 88.49%166
Sun, Mar 3, 2019$33,804 -30.43%166
Mon, Mar 4, 2019$13,017 -61.49%166
Tue, Mar 5, 2019$15,992+ 22.85%166
Wed, Mar 6, 2019$13,788 -13.78%166
Thu, Mar 7, 2019$13,285 -3.65%166
Fri, Mar 8, 2019$19,226+ 44.72%121
Sat, Mar 9, 2019$31,041+ 61.45%121
Sun, Mar 10, 2019$21,173 -31.79%121
Mon, Mar 11, 2019$9,488 -55.19%121
Tue, Mar 12, 2019$12,722+ 34.09%121
Wed, Mar 13, 2019$9,705 -23.71%121
Thu, Mar 14, 2019$9,469 -2.43%121
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Cast

NameCharacter
Clint EastwoodEarl Stone
Bradley CooperAgent Colin Bates
Laurence FishburneSpecial Agent in Charge
Michael PeñaAgent Treviño
Dianne WiestMary
Andy GarcíaLatón
Ignacio SerricchioJulio
Taissa FarmigaGinny
Alison EastwoodIris
Richard HerdTim Kennedy
Lobo SebastianBug
Manny MontanaAxl
Noel GugliemiBald Rob
Gustavo MuñozFarmhand #2
Patrick L. ReyesFarmhand #3
Cesar de LeónJosé
Jackie PruchaHelen
Adam DrescherComputer Daylily Guy
Christi McClintockDaylily Fan
Keith FlippenMC
Kinsley Isla DillonYounger Ginny
Joe KnezevichDave
Megan LeahyBartender
Austin FreemanMike
Victor RasukRico
Robert LaSardoEmilio
Saul HuezoAndrés
Lee CocAssault Rifle Guy
Eugene CorderoLuis Rocha
Felicia DeeBiker #1
Jessica B. WellingtonBiker #2
Michael H. ColeBanker
Charles LawlorPhil
Alan HecknerTexas State Trooper
Mollie BustaMollie-B
James DeForest ParkerOld Vet
Clifton Collins Jr.Gustavo
Daniel MoncadaEduardo
Paul AlayoSal
Travina SpringerYoung Wife
Kareem J. GrimesNerdy Husband
Caroline Avery GrangerHot 45-Year-Old
Diego CatañoWeasel
Kiana N. PazCartel Girl #1
Ashley V. YanezCartel Girl #2
Nicole M. GomezCartel Girl #3
Dylan KussmanSheriff
Grant RobertsDEA Agent
Pete BurrisDEA Regional Manager
Loren DeanAgent Brown
Kenny BarrSWAT Captain
Jan HartsellBeauty School Admin
Javier Vazquez Jr.Driver Pulled Over
Derek RussoBig Dude
Megan Mieduch24-Hour Waitress
Leonard HennessyPastor
Dayna BeilensonJudge
Tess Malis KincaidAttorney
Antwan MillsTranslator
Sparrow NicoleAshlyn Bates (uncredited)
Almendra FuentesChola (uncredited)
Mia RioChola Girlfriend (uncredited)
Jill FlintPam (uncredited)
Ashani RobertsPretty Nurse (uncredited)
Devon OgdenPretty Woman (uncredited)
Katie GillSarah (uncredited)
Scott DaleThe Clown (uncredited)
ArtemisAsian Bride (uncredited)
Milton SaulU.S. Marshal (uncredited)
Timothy CarrPrisoner (uncredited)
Marco SchittoneLJ Bates (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
The Birth of a NationSep 9, 2016$9M
War DogsAug 18, 2016$50M
CaptiveSep 17, 2015$2M
Hands of StoneAug 26, 2016$20M
Thank You for Your ServiceOct 26, 2017$20M
The 33Aug 6, 2015$25M
Black MassSep 17, 2015$53M
The InfiltratorJul 13, 2016$28M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $25.7M

Investor Share: $15.42M

Week 2: $23.24M

Investor Share: $12.78M

Week 3+: $54.86M

Investor Share: $27.43M

International

$69.65M (40.15%)

Investor Share: $24.38M

Costs

Budget: $50M


P&A: $50M

Breakdown

Gross: $173.45M


Net: $80.01M


Costs: $100M

Profit

Profit: $-19.99M (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.

Production Companies

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