Vacation Poster
Vacation (2015)
TMDB Wikipedia Letterboxd Rotten Tomatoes Website IMDB Numbers Box Office Mojo
Vacation Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 58.88M

Opening Weekend: 14.68M

Legs: 4.09

Overview: Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.


TMDB

6.3

IMDB

6.2

Metacritic

34

RT Tomato

27

RT Popcorn

45

Letterboxd

2.70

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Tue, Jul 28, 2015$1,200,000+ 0.00%
Wed, Jul 29, 2015$3,821,231+ 218.44%3310
Thu, Jul 30, 2015$2,501,103 -34.55%3310
Fri, Jul 31, 2015$4,520,797+ 80.75%3411
Sat, Aug 1, 2015$5,803,085+ 28.36%3411
Sun, Aug 2, 2015$4,357,226 -24.92%3411
Mon, Aug 3, 2015$1,842,150 -57.72%3411
Tue, Aug 4, 2015$2,181,324+ 18.41%3411
Wed, Aug 5, 2015$1,659,458 -23.92%3411
Thu, Aug 6, 2015$1,493,406 -10.01%3411
Fri, Aug 7, 2015$2,684,326+ 79.75%3430
Sat, Aug 8, 2015$3,711,544+ 38.27%3430
Sun, Aug 9, 2015$2,559,376 -31.04%3430
Mon, Aug 10, 2015$1,121,158 -56.19%3430
Tue, Aug 11, 2015$1,477,324+ 31.77%3430
Wed, Aug 12, 2015$967,160 -34.53%3430
Thu, Aug 13, 2015$821,397 -15.07%3430
Fri, Aug 14, 2015$1,516,145+ 84.58%3088
Sat, Aug 15, 2015$2,213,548+ 46.00%3088
Sun, Aug 16, 2015$1,454,444 -34.29%3088
Mon, Aug 17, 2015$590,148 -59.42%3088
Tue, Aug 18, 2015$801,474+ 35.81%3088
Wed, Aug 19, 2015$573,389 -28.46%3088
Thu, Aug 20, 2015$502,043 -12.44%3088
Fri, Aug 21, 2015$915,367+ 82.33%2302
Sat, Aug 22, 2015$1,350,709+ 47.56%2302
Sun, Aug 23, 2015$752,329 -44.30%2302
Mon, Aug 24, 2015$283,518 -62.31%2302
Tue, Aug 25, 2015$371,408+ 31.00%2302
Wed, Aug 26, 2015$244,196 -34.25%2302
Thu, Aug 27, 2015$224,641 -8.01%2302
Fri, Aug 28, 2015$458,956+ 104.31%1555
Sat, Aug 29, 2015$772,255+ 68.26%1555
Sun, Aug 30, 2015$396,951 -48.60%1555
Mon, Aug 31, 2015$138,725 -65.05%1555
Tue, Sep 1, 2015$172,019+ 24.00%1555
Wed, Sep 2, 2015$130,734 -24.00%1555
Thu, Sep 3, 2015$122,262 -6.48%1555
Fri, Sep 4, 2015$273,077+ 123.35%1045
Sat, Sep 5, 2015$453,015+ 65.89%1045
Sun, Sep 6, 2015$483,461+ 6.72%1045
Mon, Sep 7, 2015$275,603 -42.99%1045
Tue, Sep 8, 2015$87,624 -68.21%1045
Wed, Sep 9, 2015$70,096 -20.00%1045
Thu, Sep 10, 2015$61,684 -12.00%1045
Fri, Sep 11, 2015$155,222+ 151.64%788
Sat, Sep 12, 2015$267,102+ 72.08%788
Sun, Sep 13, 2015$136,042 -49.07%788
Mon, Sep 14, 2015$41,673 -69.37%788
Tue, Sep 15, 2015$55,008+ 32.00%788
Wed, Sep 16, 2015$45,106 -18.00%788
Thu, Sep 17, 2015$35,084 -22.22%788
Fri, Sep 18, 2015$76,574+ 118.26%465
Sat, Sep 19, 2015$125,522+ 63.92%465
Sun, Sep 20, 2015$59,702 -52.44%465
Mon, Sep 21, 2015$21,089 -64.68%465
Tue, Sep 22, 2015$27,837+ 32.00%465
Wed, Sep 23, 2015$21,434 -23.00%465
Thu, Sep 24, 2015$21,862+ 2.00%465
Fri, Sep 25, 2015$54,831+ 150.81%301
Sat, Sep 26, 2015$92,550+ 68.79%301
Sun, Sep 27, 2015$52,886 -42.86%301
Mon, Sep 28, 2015$16,552 -68.70%301
Tue, Sep 29, 2015$20,517+ 23.95%301
Wed, Sep 30, 2015$16,029 -21.87%301
Thu, Oct 1, 2015$15,708 -2.00%301
Fri, Oct 2, 2015$31,169+ 98.43%202
Sat, Oct 3, 2015$54,947+ 76.29%202
Sun, Oct 4, 2015$28,370 -48.37%202
Mon, Oct 5, 2015$8,778 -69.06%202
Tue, Oct 6, 2015$10,358+ 18.00%202
Wed, Oct 7, 2015$8,915 -13.93%202
Thu, Oct 8, 2015$9,360+ 4.99%202
Fri, Oct 9, 2015$17,232+ 84.10%131
Sat, Oct 10, 2015$28,116+ 63.16%131
Sun, Oct 11, 2015$20,374 -27.54%131
Mon, Oct 12, 2015$9,575 -53.00%131
Tue, Oct 13, 2015$6,894 -28.00%131
Wed, Oct 14, 2015$6,549 -5.00%131
Thu, Oct 15, 2015$6,876+ 4.99%131
Fri, Oct 16, 2015$9,200+ 33.80%78
Sat, Oct 17, 2015$15,151+ 64.68%78
Sun, Oct 18, 2015$9,701 -35.97%78
Mon, Oct 19, 2015$2,524 -73.98%78
Tue, Oct 20, 2015$2,953+ 17.00%78
Wed, Oct 21, 2015$2,775 -6.03%78
Thu, Oct 22, 2015$3,108+ 12.00%78
Fri, Oct 23, 2015$4,587+ 47.59%55
Sat, Oct 24, 2015$7,353+ 60.30%55
Sun, Oct 25, 2015$4,051 -44.91%55
Mon, Oct 26, 2015$1,498 -63.02%55
Tue, Oct 27, 2015$1,258 -16.02%55
Wed, Oct 28, 2015$1,144 -9.06%55
Thu, Oct 29, 2015$1,156+ 1.05%55
Loading weekend data...

Cast

NameCharacter
Ed HelmsRusty Griswold
Christina ApplegateDebbie Griswold
Skyler GisondoJames Griswold
Steele StebbinsKevin Griswold
Chris HemsworthStone Crandall
Leslie MannAudrey Griswold
Chevy ChaseClark Griswold
Beverly D'AngeloEllen Griswold
Charlie DayChad
Catherine MissalAdena
Ron LivingstonEthan
Norman ReedusTrucker
Keegan-Michael KeyJack Peterson
Regina HallNancy Peterson
Emyri CrutchfieldSheila Peterson
Alkoya BrunsonGary Peterson
Nick KrollColorado Cop
Tim HeideckerUtah Cop
Kaitlin OlsonArizona Cop
Michael PeñaNew Mexico Cop
Hannah JeterFerrari Girl
David ClennonHarry Co-Pilot
Colin HanksJake
Kirstin FordMom on Plane
Ethan MaherBoy on Plane
Elizabeth GilliesHeather
Cristina SquyresBrooke
Nadine AvolaChelsea
Ryan CartwrightTerry
Valerie PaytonShuttle Driver
O'Clair AlexanderHusky Lady at Monument
Miles DoleacMan on the Monument
Holly GardnerWomen at Monument
R.F. DaleyFurious Husband
Elizabeth FendrickFurious Wife
Michael H. ColeMale Guest
Brooke Jaye TaylorFemale Guest
Matthew CornwellMale Guest #2
Mitchell WarrenWally World Kid #2
John Francis DaleyRide Operator
Brandon Michael HaleGas Station Clerk (uncredited)
Libby BlakeBoobs (uncredited)
Rick EricsonHawaiian (uncredited)
Omar LagudaliReporter (uncredited)
Cameron McIntyreYoung James (age 7 / 9) (uncredited)
Jonathan GoldsteinHot Tub Guy (uncredited)
John C. McGinleyMotorbike Cop

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
MaxJun 26, 2015$20M
The GallowsJul 9, 2015$100K
Ricki and the FlashJul 10, 2015$18M
Ted 2Jun 25, 2015$68M
EntourageJun 3, 2015$30M
TrainwreckJul 17, 2015$35M
DopeJun 19, 2015$7M
Magic Mike XXLJul 1, 2015$15M
Loading percent ranks...

Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $24.05M

Investor Share: $14.43M

Week 2: $15.41M

Investor Share: $8.48M

Week 3+: $20.63M

Investor Share: $10.31M

International

$43.42M (41.95%)

Investor Share: $15.2M

Costs

Budget: $31M


P&A: $31M

Breakdown

Gross: $102.31M


Net: $48.41M


Costs: $62M

Profit

Profit: $-13.59M (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.