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Searching (2018)
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Searching Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 26.02M

Opening Weekend: 388.77K

Legs: 4.27

Overview: After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop.


TMDB

7.6

IMDB

7.6

Metacritic

71

RT Tomato

91

RT Popcorn

80

Letterboxd

3.72

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Aug 24, 2018$122,732+ 0.00%9
Sat, Aug 25, 2018$146,974+ 19.75%9
Sun, Aug 26, 2018$119,063 -18.99%9
Mon, Aug 27, 2018$29,686 -75.07%9
Tue, Aug 28, 2018$34,229+ 15.30%9
Wed, Aug 29, 2018$31,294 -8.57%9
Thu, Aug 30, 2018$24,502 -21.70%9
Fri, Aug 31, 2018$1,960,583+ 7901.73%1207
Sat, Sep 1, 2018$1,930,577 -1.53%1207
Sun, Sep 2, 2018$2,175,303+ 12.68%1207
Mon, Sep 3, 2018$1,548,572 -28.81%1207
Tue, Sep 4, 2018$787,397 -49.15%1207
Wed, Sep 5, 2018$535,677 -31.97%1207
Thu, Sep 6, 2018$349,541 -34.75%1207
Fri, Sep 7, 2018$1,427,087+ 308.27%2009
Sat, Sep 8, 2018$1,950,322+ 36.66%2009
Sun, Sep 9, 2018$1,192,826 -38.84%2009
Mon, Sep 10, 2018$542,514 -54.52%2009
Tue, Sep 11, 2018$657,164+ 21.13%2009
Wed, Sep 12, 2018$444,126 -32.42%2009
Thu, Sep 13, 2018$410,934 -7.47%2009
Fri, Sep 14, 2018$1,007,437+ 145.16%2009
Sat, Sep 15, 2018$1,368,522+ 35.84%2009
Sun, Sep 16, 2018$803,579 -41.28%2009
Mon, Sep 17, 2018$260,092 -67.63%2009
Tue, Sep 18, 2018$532,566+ 104.76%2009
Wed, Sep 19, 2018$308,142 -42.14%2009
Thu, Sep 20, 2018$238,903 -22.47%2009
Fri, Sep 21, 2018$651,344+ 172.64%1787
Sat, Sep 22, 2018$970,304+ 48.97%1787
Sun, Sep 23, 2018$529,181 -45.46%1787
Mon, Sep 24, 2018$180,264 -65.94%1787
Tue, Sep 25, 2018$296,782+ 64.64%1787
Wed, Sep 26, 2018$182,147 -38.63%1787
Thu, Sep 27, 2018$133,216 -26.86%1787
Fri, Sep 28, 2018$281,628+ 111.41%1014
Sat, Sep 29, 2018$429,378+ 52.46%1014
Sun, Sep 30, 2018$244,571 -43.04%1014
Mon, Oct 1, 2018$85,263 -65.14%1014
Tue, Oct 2, 2018$132,514+ 55.42%1014
Wed, Oct 3, 2018$90,329 -31.83%1014
Thu, Oct 4, 2018$59,395 -34.25%1014
Fri, Oct 5, 2018$144,339+ 143.02%412
Sat, Oct 6, 2018$185,713+ 28.66%412
Sun, Oct 7, 2018$113,054 -39.12%412
Mon, Oct 8, 2018$50,294 -55.51%412
Tue, Oct 9, 2018$45,370 -9.79%412
Wed, Oct 10, 2018$32,075 -29.30%412
Thu, Oct 11, 2018$26,209 -18.29%412
Fri, Oct 12, 2018$37,631+ 43.58%127
Sat, Oct 13, 2018$53,466+ 42.08%127
Sun, Oct 14, 2018$15,395 -71.21%127
Mon, Oct 15, 2018$5,353 -65.23%127
Tue, Oct 16, 2018$7,170+ 33.94%127
Wed, Oct 17, 2018$5,461 -23.84%127
Thu, Oct 18, 2018$4,803 -12.05%127
Fri, Oct 19, 2018$3,530 -26.50%34
Sat, Oct 20, 2018$4,639+ 31.42%34
Sun, Oct 21, 2018$2,941 -36.60%34
Mon, Oct 22, 2018$2,238 -23.90%34
Tue, Oct 23, 2018$1,129 -49.55%34
Wed, Oct 24, 2018$995 -11.87%34
Thu, Oct 25, 2018$1,425+ 43.22%34
Fri, Oct 26, 2018$1,850+ 29.82%25
Sat, Oct 27, 2018$2,974+ 60.76%25
Sun, Oct 28, 2018$2,369 -20.34%25
Mon, Oct 29, 2018$1,164 -50.87%25
Tue, Oct 30, 2018$1,042 -10.48%25
Wed, Oct 31, 2018$1,518+ 45.68%25
Thu, Nov 1, 2018$1,243 -18.12%25
Fri, Nov 2, 2018$7,294+ 486.81%52
Sat, Nov 3, 2018$12,068+ 65.45%52
Sun, Nov 4, 2018$7,961 -34.03%52
Mon, Nov 5, 2018$2,562 -67.82%52
Tue, Nov 6, 2018$3,028+ 18.19%52
Wed, Nov 7, 2018$2,616 -13.61%52
Thu, Nov 8, 2018$2,849+ 8.91%52
Fri, Nov 9, 2018$4,139+ 45.28%38
Sat, Nov 10, 2018$6,269+ 51.46%38
Sun, Nov 11, 2018$4,313 -31.20%38
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Cast

NameCharacter
John ChoDavid Kim
Michelle LaMargot
Debra MessingDetective Vick
Joseph LeePeter
Sara SohnPamela Nam Kim
Briana McLeanAbigail
Erica JenkinsHannah
Connor McRaithIsaac
Dominic HoffmanMichael Porter
Ric SarabiaRandy Cartoff
Steven Michael EichRobert
Melissa DisneyIsaac's Mom (voice)
Sean O'BryanRadio Jockey
Ben CainSVPD Homicide Agent
Alex Jayne GoYoung Margot (5 yrs)
Megan LiuYoung Margot (7 yrs)
Kya Dawn LauYoung Margot (9 yrs)
Colin Woodell911 Operator (voice)
Ashley EdnerMargot's Friend #1 (voice)
Courtney Lauren CummingsMargot's Friend #2 (voice)
Kenneth MosleyMargot's Friend #7 (voice)
Miss BennyMargot's Friend #11 (voice)
Franchesca MaiaSadie (YouCast)
Thomas BarbuscaCody (YouCast)
Sylvia MinassianMrs. Shahinian (voice)
Bryce BranaganDiver #1
Katie RoweDiver #2
Kristin HeroldFemale Anchor
Roy AbramsohnMale Anchor
Reed BuckDerek Ellis (voice)
Brad AbrellNews Reporter (voice)
Rasha GoelSearch Reporter
Johnno WilsonMike Makowsky
Erin HenriquesStacy
Gage BiltoftJohn Watson
Lasaundra GibsonFaustine Rea
John MaceyMr. Lee
Betsy FoldesSVPD Missing Persons (voice)
Joseph John SchirleJonah Emmi (voice)
Julie NathansonNatalie Boyd (voice)
Michelle SparksNews Reporter #4 (voice)
Gabriel D. AngellOfficer Brandon Jackson (uncredited)
Harvey B. JacksonSan Jose PD Sgt Shaw (uncredited)
Anthony Richard PagliaroDetective (uncredited)
Rene Michelle ArandaEmergency Medical Technician (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 WallMay 12, 2017$3M
RegressionOct 1, 2015$20M
SicarioSep 17, 2015$30M
GiftedApr 7, 2017$7M
The Book of HenryJun 16, 2017$10M
Roman J. Israel, Esq.Nov 17, 2017$22M
Wind RiverAug 3, 2017$11M
All I See Is YouAug 10, 2017$30M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $508.48K

Investor Share: $305.09K

Week 2: $9.29M

Investor Share: $5.11M

Week 3+: $16.22M

Investor Share: $8.11M

International

$49.62M (65.60%)

Investor Share: $17.37M

Costs

Budget: $1M


P&A: $1M

Breakdown

Gross: $75.64M


Net: $30.89M


Costs: $2M

Profit

Profit: $28.89M

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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