Domestic Total: 228.4M
Opening Weekend: 54.31M
Legs: 4.10
Overview: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1, 2015 | $2,500,000 | + 0.00% | 2800 |
| Fri, Oct 2, 2015 | $18,145,681 | + 625.83% | 3831 |
| Sat, Oct 3, 2015 | $22,251,765 | + 22.63% | 3831 |
| Sun, Oct 4, 2015 | $13,911,129 | -37.48% | 3831 |
| Mon, Oct 5, 2015 | $4,401,171 | -68.36% | 3831 |
| Tue, Oct 6, 2015 | $5,457,240 | + 24.00% | 3831 |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2015 | $3,741,530 | -31.44% | 3831 |
| Thu, Oct 8, 2015 | $3,801,813 | + 1.61% | 3831 |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2015 | $10,729,571 | + 182.22% | 3854 |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2015 | $15,877,535 | + 47.98% | 3854 |
| Sun, Oct 11, 2015 | $10,398,160 | -34.51% | 3854 |
| Mon, Oct 12, 2015 | $4,900,783 | -52.87% | 3854 |
| Tue, Oct 13, 2015 | $3,454,333 | -29.51% | 3854 |
| Wed, Oct 14, 2015 | $2,634,337 | -23.74% | 3854 |
| Thu, Oct 15, 2015 | $2,590,610 | -1.66% | 3854 |
| Fri, Oct 16, 2015 | $6,277,423 | + 142.31% | 3701 |
| Sat, Oct 17, 2015 | $9,456,390 | + 50.64% | 3701 |
| Sun, Oct 18, 2015 | $5,566,307 | -41.14% | 3701 |
| Mon, Oct 19, 2015 | $1,594,290 | -71.36% | 3701 |
| Tue, Oct 20, 2015 | $2,100,170 | + 31.73% | 3701 |
| Wed, Oct 21, 2015 | $1,575,030 | -25.00% | 3701 |
| Thu, Oct 22, 2015 | $1,589,880 | + 0.94% | 3701 |
| Fri, Oct 23, 2015 | $4,353,926 | + 173.85% | 3504 |
| Sat, Oct 24, 2015 | $7,265,327 | + 66.87% | 3504 |
| Sun, Oct 25, 2015 | $4,113,654 | -43.38% | 3504 |
| Mon, Oct 26, 2015 | $1,215,127 | -70.46% | 3504 |
| Tue, Oct 27, 2015 | $1,574,997 | + 29.62% | 3504 |
| Wed, Oct 28, 2015 | $1,251,481 | -20.54% | 3504 |
| Thu, Oct 29, 2015 | $1,177,093 | -5.94% | 3504 |
| Fri, Oct 30, 2015 | $3,475,095 | + 195.23% | 3218 |
| Sat, Oct 31, 2015 | $4,564,809 | + 31.36% | 3218 |
| Sun, Nov 1, 2015 | $3,675,193 | -19.49% | 3218 |
| Mon, Nov 2, 2015 | $1,151,099 | -68.68% | 3218 |
| Tue, Nov 3, 2015 | $1,472,489 | + 27.92% | 3218 |
| Wed, Nov 4, 2015 | $1,066,793 | -27.55% | 3218 |
| Thu, Nov 5, 2015 | $955,115 | -10.47% | 3218 |
| Fri, Nov 6, 2015 | $2,587,558 | + 170.92% | 2855 |
| Sat, Nov 7, 2015 | $4,290,010 | + 65.79% | 2855 |
| Sun, Nov 8, 2015 | $2,196,751 | -48.79% | 2855 |
| Mon, Nov 9, 2015 | $616,711 | -71.93% | 2855 |
| Tue, Nov 10, 2015 | $1,049,140 | + 70.12% | 2855 |
| Wed, Nov 11, 2015 | $1,501,925 | + 43.16% | 2855 |
| Thu, Nov 12, 2015 | $673,175 | -55.18% | 2855 |
| Fri, Nov 13, 2015 | $1,928,448 | + 186.47% | 2788 |
| Sat, Nov 14, 2015 | $3,193,837 | + 65.62% | 2788 |
| Sun, Nov 15, 2015 | $1,589,886 | -50.22% | 2788 |
| Mon, Nov 16, 2015 | $455,828 | -71.33% | 2788 |
| Tue, Nov 17, 2015 | $604,624 | + 32.64% | 2788 |
| Wed, Nov 18, 2015 | $467,098 | -22.75% | 2788 |
| Thu, Nov 19, 2015 | $417,105 | -10.70% | 2788 |
| Fri, Nov 20, 2015 | $1,016,327 | + 143.66% | 2086 |
| Sat, Nov 21, 2015 | $1,745,675 | + 71.76% | 2086 |
| Sun, Nov 22, 2015 | $1,035,768 | -40.67% | 2086 |
| Mon, Nov 23, 2015 | $443,363 | -57.19% | 2086 |
| Tue, Nov 24, 2015 | $510,274 | + 15.09% | 2086 |
| Wed, Nov 25, 2015 | $603,663 | + 18.30% | 1407 |
| Thu, Nov 26, 2015 | $621,336 | + 2.93% | 1407 |
| Fri, Nov 27, 2015 | $1,341,979 | + 115.98% | 1420 |
| Sat, Nov 28, 2015 | $1,310,403 | -2.35% | 1420 |
| Sun, Nov 29, 2015 | $568,684 | -56.60% | 1420 |
| Mon, Nov 30, 2015 | $163,937 | -71.17% | 1420 |
| Tue, Dec 1, 2015 | $189,027 | + 15.30% | 1420 |
| Wed, Dec 2, 2015 | $157,184 | -16.85% | 1420 |
| Thu, Dec 3, 2015 | $151,126 | -3.85% | 1420 |
| Fri, Dec 4, 2015 | $451,903 | + 199.02% | 1140 |
| Sat, Dec 5, 2015 | $769,471 | + 70.27% | 1140 |
| Sun, Dec 6, 2015 | $384,986 | -49.97% | 1140 |
| Mon, Dec 7, 2015 | $132,310 | -65.63% | 1140 |
| Tue, Dec 8, 2015 | $173,447 | + 31.09% | 1140 |
| Wed, Dec 9, 2015 | $146,274 | -15.67% | 1140 |
| Thu, Dec 10, 2015 | $143,456 | -1.93% | 1140 |
| Fri, Dec 11, 2015 | $397,265 | + 176.92% | 1041 |
| Sat, Dec 12, 2015 | $676,358 | + 70.25% | 1041 |
| Sun, Dec 13, 2015 | $383,737 | -43.26% | 1041 |
| Mon, Dec 14, 2015 | $148,620 | -61.27% | 1041 |
| Tue, Dec 15, 2015 | $175,666 | + 18.20% | 1041 |
| Wed, Dec 16, 2015 | $158,991 | -9.49% | 1041 |
| Thu, Dec 17, 2015 | $88,751 | -44.18% | 1041 |
| Fri, Dec 18, 2015 | $113,611 | + 28.01% | 493 |
| Sat, Dec 19, 2015 | $194,111 | + 70.86% | 493 |
| Sun, Dec 20, 2015 | $142,288 | -26.70% | 493 |
| Mon, Dec 21, 2015 | $124,099 | -12.78% | 493 |
| Tue, Dec 22, 2015 | $144,466 | + 16.41% | 493 |
| Wed, Dec 23, 2015 | $123,735 | -14.35% | 493 |
| Thu, Dec 24, 2015 | $94,342 | -23.75% | 429 |
| Fri, Dec 25, 2015 | $128,028 | + 35.71% | 279 |
| Sat, Dec 26, 2015 | $204,100 | + 59.42% | 279 |
| Sun, Dec 27, 2015 | $155,316 | -23.90% | 279 |
| Mon, Dec 28, 2015 | $116,352 | -25.09% | 279 |
| Tue, Dec 29, 2015 | $129,363 | + 11.18% | 279 |
| Wed, Dec 30, 2015 | $131,168 | + 1.40% | 279 |
| Thu, Dec 31, 2015 | $114,951 | -12.36% | 279 |
| Fri, Jan 1, 2016 | $221,555 | + 92.74% | 282 |
| Sat, Jan 2, 2016 | $232,840 | + 5.09% | 282 |
| Sun, Jan 3, 2016 | $111,009 | -52.32% | 282 |
| Mon, Jan 4, 2016 | $49,088 | -55.78% | 282 |
| Tue, Jan 5, 2016 | $53,258 | + 8.49% | 282 |
| Wed, Jan 6, 2016 | $47,505 | -10.80% | 282 |
| Thu, Jan 7, 2016 | $50,414 | + 6.12% | 282 |
| Fri, Jan 8, 2016 | $108,274 | + 114.77% | 271 |
| Sat, Jan 9, 2016 | $175,954 | + 62.51% | 271 |
| Sun, Jan 10, 2016 | $91,685 | -47.89% | 271 |
| Mon, Jan 11, 2016 | $40,423 | -55.91% | 271 |
| Tue, Jan 12, 2016 | $52,024 | + 28.70% | 271 |
| Wed, Jan 13, 2016 | $42,315 | -18.66% | 271 |
| Thu, Jan 14, 2016 | $51,343 | + 21.34% | 271 |
| Fri, Jan 15, 2016 | $130,359 | + 153.90% | 275 |
| Sat, Jan 16, 2016 | $186,884 | + 43.36% | 275 |
| Sun, Jan 17, 2016 | $135,829 | -27.32% | 275 |
| Mon, Jan 18, 2016 | $102,673 | -24.41% | 275 |
| Tue, Jan 19, 2016 | $39,170 | -61.85% | 275 |
| Wed, Jan 20, 2016 | $32,974 | -15.82% | 275 |
| Thu, Jan 21, 2016 | $34,485 | + 4.58% | 275 |
| Fri, Jan 22, 2016 | $77,120 | + 123.63% | 276 |
| Sat, Jan 23, 2016 | $144,766 | + 87.72% | 276 |
| Sun, Jan 24, 2016 | $59,281 | -59.05% | 276 |
| Mon, Jan 25, 2016 | $23,847 | -59.77% | 276 |
| Tue, Jan 26, 2016 | $30,270 | + 26.93% | 276 |
| Wed, Jan 27, 2016 | $27,845 | -8.01% | 276 |
| Thu, Jan 28, 2016 | $28,163 | + 1.14% | 276 |
| Fri, Jan 29, 2016 | $56,134 | + 99.32% | 230 |
| Sat, Jan 30, 2016 | $96,984 | + 72.77% | 230 |
| Sun, Jan 31, 2016 | $58,817 | -39.35% | 230 |
| Mon, Feb 1, 2016 | $16,353 | -72.20% | 230 |
| Tue, Feb 2, 2016 | $18,074 | + 10.52% | 230 |
| Wed, Feb 3, 2016 | $16,695 | -7.63% | 230 |
| Thu, Feb 4, 2016 | $16,576 | -0.71% | 230 |
| Fri, Feb 5, 2016 | $33,768 | + 103.72% | 173 |
| Sat, Feb 6, 2016 | $61,993 | + 83.59% | 173 |
| Sun, Feb 7, 2016 | $17,956 | -71.04% | 173 |
| Mon, Feb 8, 2016 | $10,642 | -40.73% | 173 |
| Tue, Feb 9, 2016 | $13,223 | + 24.25% | 173 |
| Wed, Feb 10, 2016 | $10,292 | -22.17% | 173 |
| Thu, Feb 11, 2016 | $13,188 | + 28.14% | 173 |
| Fri, Feb 12, 2016 | $17,259 | + 30.87% | 108 |
| Sat, Feb 13, 2016 | $33,190 | + 92.31% | 108 |
| Sun, Feb 14, 2016 | $34,718 | + 4.60% | 108 |
| Mon, Feb 15, 2016 | $15,573 | -55.14% | 108 |
| Tue, Feb 16, 2016 | $7,616 | -51.09% | 108 |
| Wed, Feb 17, 2016 | $6,995 | -8.15% | 108 |
| Thu, Feb 18, 2016 | $6,676 | -4.56% | 108 |
| Fri, Feb 19, 2016 | $9,157 | + 37.16% | 75 |
| Sat, Feb 20, 2016 | $26,481 | + 189.19% | 75 |
| Sun, Feb 21, 2016 | $9,588 | -63.79% | 75 |
| Mon, Feb 22, 2016 | $2,635 | -72.52% | 75 |
| Tue, Feb 23, 2016 | $5,196 | + 97.19% | 75 |
| Wed, Feb 24, 2016 | $3,643 | -29.89% | 75 |
| Thu, Feb 25, 2016 | $3,305 | -9.28% | 75 |
| Fri, Feb 26, 2016 | $6,244 | + 88.93% | 56 |
| Sat, Feb 27, 2016 | $17,685 | + 183.23% | 56 |
| Sun, Feb 28, 2016 | $6,753 | -61.82% | 56 |
| Mon, Feb 29, 2016 | $3,340 | -50.54% | 56 |
| Tue, Mar 1, 2016 | $4,037 | + 20.87% | 56 |
| Wed, Mar 2, 2016 | $4,478 | + 10.92% | 56 |
| Thu, Mar 3, 2016 | $3,977 | -11.19% | 56 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Matt Damon | Mark Watney |
| Jessica Chastain | Melissa Lewis |
| Kristen Wiig | Annie Montrose |
| Jeff Daniels | Teddy Sanders |
| Michael Peña | Rick Martinez |
| Sean Bean | Mitch Henderson |
| Kate Mara | Beth Johanssen |
| Sebastian Stan | Chris Beck |
| Aksel Hennie | Alex Vogel |
| Chiwetel Ejiofor | Vincent Kapoor |
| Benedict Wong | Bruce Ng |
| Mackenzie Davis | Mindy Park |
| Donald Glover | Rich Purnell |
| Nick Mohammed | Tim Grimes |
| Chen Shu | Zhu Tao |
| Eddy Ko Hung | Guo Ming |
| Enzo Cilenti | Mike Watkins |
| Jonathan Aris | Brendan Hatch |
| Gruffudd Glyn | Jack |
| Geoffrey Thomas | U.S. President |
| Yang Haiwen | Chinese Flight Director |
| Narantsogt Tsogtsaikhan | Wen Jiang |
| Brian Caspe | Timer Controller |
| Szonja Oroszlán | Launch Control |
| Mark O'Neal | Guidance |
| Karen Gagnon | Reporter 2 |
| Lili Bordán | Blair |
| Nikolett Barabas | Reporter 1 |
| Dilyana Bouklieva | Police Woman |
| Björn Freiberg | Nasa Staff Member |
| James Fred Harkins Jr. | Pathfinder Developer |
| Sam Spruell | NASA Psychologist |
| Matt Devere | Satcon |
| Mike Kelly | Launcher Interface |
| Greg De Cuir | Capcom |
| Peter Linka | Telemetry |
| Declan Hannigan | Comms |
| Peter Schueller | NASA Break Room Worker |
| Waleska Latorre | Vincent's Secretary |
| Frederik Pleitgen | CNN Reporter |
| Charlie Gardner | Robert Lewis |
| Nóra Lili Hörich | Vogel's Wife |
| Kamilla Fátyol | Marissa Martinez |
| Yang Liu | Chinese Translator |
| Richard Rifkin | JPL Store Man |
| Nicholas Wittman | JPL White Room Worker |
| Ben O'Brien | JPL Pathfinder Team |
| Scott Alexander Young | JPL Pathfinder Team |
| Jason Ryan | JPL Pathfinder Team |
| James Dougherty | JPL Pathfinder Team |
| Xue Xuxing | Ming's Secretary |
| Balázs Medveczky | JPL White Room Worker |
| Dora Endre | Receptionist |
| Naomi Scott | Ryoko |
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.
| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcore Henry | Sep 12, 2015 | $2M |
| Paper Towns | Jun 18, 2015 | $12M |
| A Walk in the Woods | Sep 2, 2015 | $8M |
| Self/less | Jul 10, 2015 | $26M |
| Pan | Sep 24, 2015 | $150M |
| Max | Jun 26, 2015 | $20M |
| Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Sep 9, 2015 | $61M |
| Fantastic Four | Aug 5, 2015 | $120M |
Week 1: $70.41M
Week 2: $51.8M
Investor Share: $28.49M
Week 3+: $108.69M
Investor Share: $54.35M
$425.18M (64.81%)
Investor Share: $148.81M
Budget: $108M
P&A: $108M
Gross: $653.57M
Net: $273.89M
Costs: $216M
Profit: $57.89M
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.