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Trumbo (2015)
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Trumbo Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 7.86M

Opening Weekend: 74.18K

Legs: 4.76

Overview: The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.


TMDB

7.2

IMDB

7.4

Metacritic

60

RT Tomato

75

RT Popcorn

79

Letterboxd

3.43

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Nov 6, 2015$22,697+ 0.00%5
Sat, Nov 7, 2015$32,136+ 41.59%5
Sun, Nov 8, 2015$19,344 -39.81%5
Mon, Nov 9, 2015$6,966 -63.99%5
Tue, Nov 10, 2015$7,096+ 1.87%5
Wed, Nov 11, 2015$10,672+ 50.39%5
Thu, Nov 12, 2015$7,046 -33.98%5
Fri, Nov 13, 2015$40,366+ 472.89%20
Sat, Nov 14, 2015$64,665+ 60.20%20
Sun, Nov 15, 2015$51,606 -20.19%20
Mon, Nov 16, 2015$16,706 -67.63%20
Tue, Nov 17, 2015$16,122 -3.50%20
Wed, Nov 18, 2015$17,336+ 7.53%20
Thu, Nov 19, 2015$15,994 -7.74%20
Fri, Nov 20, 2015$69,608+ 335.21%47
Sat, Nov 21, 2015$111,933+ 60.80%47
Sun, Nov 22, 2015$77,275 -30.96%47
Mon, Nov 23, 2015$31,433 -59.32%47
Tue, Nov 24, 2015$33,269+ 5.84%47
Wed, Nov 25, 2015$188,726+ 467.27%47
Thu, Nov 26, 2015$200,693+ 6.34%47
Fri, Nov 27, 2015$572,051+ 185.04%617
Sat, Nov 28, 2015$646,551+ 13.02%617
Sun, Nov 29, 2015$394,795 -38.94%1187
Mon, Nov 30, 2015$136,101 -65.53%617
Tue, Dec 1, 2015$163,281+ 19.97%617
Wed, Dec 2, 2015$134,479 -17.64%617
Thu, Dec 3, 2015$124,485 -7.43%617
Fri, Dec 4, 2015$274,568+ 120.56%660
Sat, Dec 5, 2015$433,382+ 57.84%660
Sun, Dec 6, 2015$243,118 -43.90%660
Mon, Dec 7, 2015$100,883 -58.50%660
Tue, Dec 8, 2015$134,102+ 32.93%660
Wed, Dec 9, 2015$116,158 -13.38%660
Thu, Dec 10, 2015$122,224+ 5.22%660
Fri, Dec 11, 2015$232,211+ 89.99%554
Sat, Dec 12, 2015$378,903+ 63.17%554
Sun, Dec 13, 2015$224,425 -40.77%554
Mon, Dec 14, 2015$92,751 -58.67%554
Tue, Dec 15, 2015$109,481+ 18.04%554
Wed, Dec 16, 2015$100,388 -8.31%554
Thu, Dec 17, 2015$82,203 -18.11%554
Fri, Dec 18, 2015$102,192+ 24.32%273
Sat, Dec 19, 2015$187,568+ 83.54%273
Sun, Dec 20, 2015$122,134 -34.89%273
Mon, Dec 21, 2015$58,899 -51.78%273
Tue, Dec 22, 2015$69,834+ 18.57%273
Wed, Dec 23, 2015$56,937 -18.47%273
Thu, Dec 24, 2015$68,332+ 20.01%273
Fri, Dec 25, 2015$54,529 -20.20%119
Sat, Dec 26, 2015$69,467+ 27.39%119
Sun, Dec 27, 2015$53,981 -22.29%119
Mon, Dec 28, 2015$32,307 -40.15%119
Tue, Dec 29, 2015$33,034+ 2.25%119
Wed, Dec 30, 2015$33,781+ 2.26%119
Thu, Dec 31, 2015$41,726+ 23.52%119
Fri, Jan 1, 2016$60,025+ 43.86%90
Sat, Jan 2, 2016$74,232+ 23.67%90
Sun, Jan 3, 2016$38,021 -48.78%90
Mon, Jan 4, 2016$15,858 -58.29%90
Tue, Jan 5, 2016$19,203+ 21.09%90
Wed, Jan 6, 2016$19,094 -0.57%90
Thu, Jan 7, 2016$19,663+ 2.98%90
Fri, Jan 8, 2016$27,103+ 37.84%90
Sat, Jan 9, 2016$55,453+ 104.60%90
Sun, Jan 10, 2016$32,044 -42.21%90
Mon, Jan 11, 2016$10,335 -67.75%90
Tue, Jan 12, 2016$13,378+ 29.44%90
Wed, Jan 13, 2016$12,629 -5.60%90
Thu, Jan 14, 2016$15,515+ 22.85%90
Fri, Jan 15, 2016$20,796+ 34.04%66
Sat, Jan 16, 2016$38,300+ 84.17%66
Sun, Jan 17, 2016$27,005 -29.49%66
Mon, Jan 18, 2016$20,142 -25.41%66
Tue, Jan 19, 2016$10,538 -47.68%66
Wed, Jan 20, 2016$9,465 -10.18%66
Thu, Jan 21, 2016$12,759+ 34.80%66
Fri, Jan 22, 2016$25,264+ 98.01%136
Sat, Jan 23, 2016$42,719+ 69.09%136
Sun, Jan 24, 2016$26,543 -37.87%136
Mon, Jan 25, 2016$12,640 -52.38%136
Tue, Jan 26, 2016$16,326+ 29.16%136
Wed, Jan 27, 2016$16,153 -1.06%136
Thu, Jan 28, 2016$17,122+ 6.00%136
Fri, Jan 29, 2016$17,589+ 2.73%78
Sat, Jan 30, 2016$32,827+ 86.63%78
Sun, Jan 31, 2016$29,081 -11.41%78
Mon, Feb 1, 2016$8,700 -70.08%78
Tue, Feb 2, 2016$10,774+ 23.84%78
Wed, Feb 3, 2016$9,889 -8.21%78
Thu, Feb 4, 2016$8,250 -16.57%78
Fri, Feb 5, 2016$8,600+ 4.24%61
Sat, Feb 6, 2016$19,913+ 131.55%61
Sun, Feb 7, 2016$10,396 -47.79%61
Mon, Feb 8, 2016$6,687 -35.68%61
Tue, Feb 9, 2016$6,001 -10.26%61
Wed, Feb 10, 2016$5,566 -7.25%61
Thu, Feb 11, 2016$5,830+ 4.74%61
Fri, Feb 12, 2016$8,841+ 51.65%57
Sat, Feb 13, 2016$17,690+ 100.09%57
Sun, Feb 14, 2016$15,946 -9.86%57
Mon, Feb 15, 2016$7,414 -53.51%57
Tue, Feb 16, 2016$5,123 -30.90%57
Wed, Feb 17, 2016$5,191+ 1.33%57
Thu, Feb 18, 2016$6,222+ 19.86%57
Fri, Feb 19, 2016$5,165 -16.99%31
Sat, Feb 20, 2016$8,774+ 69.87%31
Sun, Feb 21, 2016$5,813 -33.75%31
Mon, Feb 22, 2016$2,822 -51.45%5
Tue, Feb 23, 2016$2,931+ 3.86%31
Wed, Feb 24, 2016$3,565+ 21.63%31
Thu, Feb 25, 2016$6,472+ 81.54%31
Fri, Feb 26, 2016$5,486 -15.23%31
Sat, Feb 27, 2016$7,816+ 42.47%31
Sun, Feb 28, 2016$3,561 -54.44%31
Tue, Mar 1, 2016$1,554 -56.36%31
Wed, Mar 2, 2016$2,361+ 51.93%31
Thu, Mar 3, 2016$2,502+ 5.97%31
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Cast

NameCharacter
Bryan CranstonDalton Trumbo
Diane LaneCleo Trumbo
Helen MirrenHedda Hopper
Elle FanningNikola Trumbo
Louis C.K.Arlen Hird
John GoodmanFrank King
Michael StuhlbargEdward G. Robinson
David James ElliottJohn Wayne
Roger BartBuddy Ross
Mark HarelikEd Muhl
John GetzSam Wood
Alan TudykIan McLellan Hunter
James DuMontJ. Parnell Thomas
Richard PortnowLouis B. Mayer
Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeVirgil Brooks
Stephen RootHymie King
Mattie LiptakChris Trumbo (Age 13-17)
Dean O'GormanKirk Douglas
Garrett HinesAndrew Hird
Christian BerkelOtto Preminger
Dan BakkedahlRoy Brewer
Toby NicholsChris Trumbo (age 6-10) (as Tobias McDowell Nichols)
Dalton TrumboHimself (archive footage)
Laura FlanneryParty Goer
Madison WolfeNiki Trumbo (age 8-11)
Johnny SneedRobert Stripling
Rio HackfordReporter
Dane RhodesReporter
Peter MacKenzieRobert Kenny
John NeislerJury Foreman
Sean BridgersJeff Krandall
Meghan WolfeMitzi Trumbo (age 6-8)
Becca Nicole PrestonMitzi Trumbo (age 9-12)
Mark HarelikEdward 'Ed' Muhl
Jaclyn BethanyStarlet (uncredited)
Kate KuenEthel (uncredited)
Suzanne LaChasseShowgirl (uncredited)
Rhonda LaizerTrumbo Friend (uncredited)
Veronica ParksShowgirl (uncredited)
Anne SpeedJuror (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
Mr. HolmesJun 19, 2015$11M
MacbethSep 22, 2015$15M
Louder Than BombsOct 1, 2015$11M
FreeheldOct 2, 2015$7M
LegendSep 9, 2015$25M
StonewallSep 18, 2015$14M
Pawn SacrificeSep 16, 2015$19M
The ClanAug 13, 2015$4M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $105.96K

Investor Share: $63.57K

Week 2: $222.79K

Investor Share: $122.54K

Week 3+: $7.53M

Investor Share: $3.76M

International

$5.44M (40.92%)

Investor Share: $1.9M

Costs

Budget: $15M


P&A: $15M

Breakdown

Gross: $13.3M


Net: $5.85M


Costs: $30M

Profit

Profit: $-24.15M (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

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Groundswell Productions logo
Inimitable Pictures logo