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The Good Lie (2014)
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The Good Lie Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 19.96K

Opening Weekend: 9.66K

Legs: 1.47

Overview: A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.


TMDB

7.4

IMDB

7.4

Metacritic

65

RT Tomato

84

RT Popcorn

82

Letterboxd

3.45

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Thu, Jan 1, 2015$5,080+ 0.00%20
Fri, Jan 2, 2015$4,241 -16.52%16
Sat, Jan 3, 2015$4,288+ 1.11%16
Sun, Jan 4, 2015$1,129 -73.67%16
Mon, Jan 5, 2015$943 -16.47%16
Tue, Jan 6, 2015$1,442+ 52.92%16
Wed, Jan 7, 2015$1,571+ 8.95%16
Thu, Jan 8, 2015$1,264 -19.54%16
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Cast

NameCharacter
Reese WitherspoonCarrie Davis
Corey StollJack
Thad LuckinbillMatt
Sarah BakerPamela Lowi
Maria HowellINS Agent
Joshua MikelDave
Mike PniewskiNick Costas
Arnold OcengMamere
Ger DuanyJeremiah
Emmanuel JalPaul
Kuoth WielAbital
Femi OgunsTheo
Lindsey GarrettJenny
Peterdeng MongokYoung Mamere
Okwar JaleYoung Theo
Thon KuethYoung Jeremiah
Deng AjuetYoung Paul
Keji JaleYoung Abital
David MadingiYoung Gabriel
Kon Akoue AuokYoung Daniel
Sibusisu MoyoYoung Simon
Antoine Wonder KalambayBoy (River of Children)
Elikana JaleJames
Afemo OmilamiDr. Monyang
Michael H. ColeReverend Trutner
Brian KurlanderFrank
Jimi KocinaKarl
Vince PisaniINS Boston
Kimberly BantaINS Kansas City
Travis SmithRoger
Sharon ConleyErin Sullivan
Raj KalaMan in English Class
Parisa JohnstonSari Woman in English Class
Heather LydaHomeless Woman
Clifton GutermanINS Clerk
Kenny AlfonsoPolice Officer
Victor McCayReed
Jacob Kuol AlierFargo Boy
Berglind JonsdottirSwedish Official
Dhan KuethMajok
Israel MakoeBracelet Soldier
Keith WoulardSoldier
John PrendergastToby
Tiffany JonesRefugee Worker
Nathaniel RamabulanaU.N. Worker
Lavine DimoGuinea Worm Girl
Julia AyiolVillage Mother
Sope AlukoProcessing Office Woman
Suehyla El-AttarImmigration Official
Abena AyivorImmigration Official #2
Levi BurdickINS Official
Lele LedwabaFood Worker
Mari MalekParty Guest
Flora Peter DengAbital's Mother
Cara MantellaBecky

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $18.69K

Investor Share: $11.22K

Week 2: $1.26K

Investor Share: $695.20

Week 3+: $0.00

Investor Share: $0.00

International

$63.35K (76.04%)

Investor Share: $22.17K

Costs

Budget: $20M


P&A: $20M

Breakdown

Gross: $83.31K


Net: $34.09K


Costs: $40M

Profit

Profit: $-39.97M (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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Imagine Entertainment logo
Alcon Entertainment logo
Blue Sky Africa logo
Reliance Entertainment logo
Warner Bros. Pictures logo
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