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The Way Back (2020)
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The Way Back Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 13.59M

Opening Weekend: 8.17M

Legs: 1.66

Overview: A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.


TMDB

6.6

IMDB

6.7

Metacritic

66

RT Tomato

85

RT Popcorn

84

Letterboxd

3.30

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Mar 6, 2020$2,617,147+ 0.00%2718
Sat, Mar 7, 2020$3,504,426+ 33.90%2718
Sun, Mar 8, 2020$2,048,742 -41.54%2718
Mon, Mar 9, 2020$650,325 -68.26%2718
Tue, Mar 10, 2020$1,130,072+ 73.77%2718
Wed, Mar 11, 2020$610,020 -46.02%2718
Thu, Mar 12, 2020$460,141 -24.57%2718
Fri, Mar 13, 2020$723,142+ 57.16%2718
Sat, Mar 14, 2020$1,041,667+ 44.05%2718
Sun, Mar 15, 2020$591,306 -43.23%2718
Mon, Mar 16, 2020$143,907 -75.66%2718
Tue, Mar 17, 2020$55,380 -61.52%2718
Wed, Mar 18, 2020$7,368 -86.70%2718
Thu, Mar 19, 2020$6,871 -6.75%2718
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Cast

NameCharacter
Ben AffleckJack Cunningham
Al MadrigalDan
Michaela WatkinsBeth
Janina GavankarAngela
Glynn TurmanDoc
Melvin GreggMarcus Parrish
Brandon WilsonBrandon Durrett
Will RoppKenny Dawes
Fernando Luis VegaSam Garcia
Charles Lott, Jr.Chubbs Hendricks
Ben IrvingBobby Freeze
da'VinchiDevon Childress
John AylwardFather Edward Devine
T.K. CarterRuss
Rachael CarpaniDiane
Todd StashwickKurt
Nancy Linehan CharlesAnne
Dan LauriaGerry Norris
Chris BrunoSal
Matthew GlaveCoach Lombardo
Jeremy RatchfordMatty (Bartender)
Jayne TainiSusan Norris
Jeremy RadinFather Mark Whelan
Nico DavidRyan
Emelia GolfieriSarah
Layla GolfieriSarah
Sal Velez Jr.Miguel
Yeniffer BehrensSofia
Eric TateSully - Ref #2
Christine HornDoctor
Josh LatzerConstruction Worker #1
Manny StreetzConstruction Worker #2
Justice AlanDavid
Jay AbdoLiquor Store Owner
Joshua HubbardLead Referee
James P. HarkinsBurly Man
Mike G.Employee
April AdamsBetty
Chieko HidakaHaley
Bronwen O'ConnorStudent
Charlotte Evelyn WilliamsStudent
Kayla DiazStudent
Doc JacobsTrinity Coach
Marlene ForteGale
Shay RoundtreeKen
Chad MountainPat
Sandy FletcherSummit Coach
Noah BallouOpposing Coach
Cynthia Rose HallFemale Friend - Nancy
Calvin BarberReferee
Dino LauroFish Scale Operator
Roman MathisBishop Bench Player
Herbert MoralesBishop Bench Player
Mateo OrtizBishop Bench Player
Tyler O'MalleyBishop Bench Player
Tom ArchdeaconEthan (uncredited)
Brian NuesiBasketball Player 7 (uncredited)
Edelyn OkanoDenise (uncredited)
Carly SchneiderCheerleader (uncredited)
Caleb ThomasMike Ball Boy (uncredited)
Hayes MacArthurEric (uncredited)
Alexander TassopoulosBasketball Player
Mason BlombergBirthday Party Guest (uncredited)

Comps

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TitleRelease DateBudget
Magic Mike XXLJul 1, 2015$15M
DemolitionApr 6, 2016$10M
Kingsman: The Golden CircleSep 20, 2017$20M
The Edge of SeventeenNov 18, 2016$9M
War RoomAug 28, 2015$3M
OvercomerAug 22, 2019$5M
Life ItselfSep 21, 2018$10M
We Are Your FriendsAug 26, 2015$6M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $11.02M

Investor Share: $6.61M

Week 2: $2.57M

Investor Share: $1.41M

Week 3+: $0.00

Investor Share: $0.00

International

$972.89K (6.68%)

Investor Share: $340.51K

Costs

Budget: $23M


P&A: $23M

Breakdown

Gross: $14.56M


Net: $8.37M


Costs: $46M

Profit

Profit: $-37.63M (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