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The Martian (2015)
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The Martian Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

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.


TMDB

7.7

IMDB

8.0

Metacritic

80

RT Tomato

91

RT Popcorn

91

Letterboxd

3.78

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
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
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Cast

NameCharacter
Matt DamonMark Watney
Jessica ChastainMelissa Lewis
Kristen WiigAnnie Montrose
Jeff DanielsTeddy Sanders
Michael PeñaRick Martinez
Sean BeanMitch Henderson
Kate MaraBeth Johanssen
Sebastian StanChris Beck
Aksel HennieAlex Vogel
Chiwetel EjioforVincent Kapoor
Benedict WongBruce Ng
Mackenzie DavisMindy Park
Donald GloverRich Purnell
Nick MohammedTim Grimes
Chen ShuZhu Tao
Eddy Ko HungGuo Ming
Enzo CilentiMike Watkins
Jonathan ArisBrendan Hatch
Gruffudd GlynJack
Geoffrey ThomasU.S. President
Yang HaiwenChinese Flight Director
Narantsogt TsogtsaikhanWen Jiang
Brian CaspeTimer Controller
Szonja OroszlánLaunch Control
Mark O'NealGuidance
Karen GagnonReporter 2
Lili BordánBlair
Nikolett BarabasReporter 1
Dilyana BouklievaPolice Woman
Björn FreibergNasa Staff Member
James Fred Harkins Jr.Pathfinder Developer
Sam SpruellNASA Psychologist
Matt DevereSatcon
Mike KellyLauncher Interface
Greg De CuirCapcom
Peter LinkaTelemetry
Declan HanniganComms
Peter SchuellerNASA Break Room Worker
Waleska LatorreVincent's Secretary
Frederik PleitgenCNN Reporter
Charlie GardnerRobert Lewis
Nóra Lili HörichVogel's Wife
Kamilla FátyolMarissa Martinez
Yang LiuChinese Translator
Richard RifkinJPL Store Man
Nicholas WittmanJPL White Room Worker
Ben O'BrienJPL Pathfinder Team
Scott Alexander YoungJPL Pathfinder Team
Jason RyanJPL Pathfinder Team
James DoughertyJPL Pathfinder Team
Xue XuxingMing's Secretary
Balázs MedveczkyJPL White Room Worker
Dora EndreReceptionist
Naomi ScottRyoko

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
Hardcore HenrySep 12, 2015$2M
Paper TownsJun 18, 2015$12M
A Walk in the WoodsSep 2, 2015$8M
Self/lessJul 10, 2015$26M
PanSep 24, 2015$150M
MaxJun 26, 2015$20M
Maze Runner: The Scorch TrialsSep 9, 2015$61M
Fantastic FourAug 5, 2015$120M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $70.41M

Investor Share: $42.25M

Week 2: $51.8M

Investor Share: $28.49M

Week 3+: $108.69M

Investor Share: $54.35M

International

$425.18M (64.81%)

Investor Share: $148.81M

Costs

Budget: $108M


P&A: $108M

Breakdown

Gross: $653.57M


Net: $273.89M


Costs: $216M

Profit

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.

Production Companies

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