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The Theory of Everything (2014)
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The Theory of Everything Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 12.52M

Opening Weekend: 1.11M

Legs: 8.03

Overview: The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.


TMDB

7.8

IMDB

7.7

Metacritic

71

RT Tomato

81

RT Popcorn

84

Letterboxd

3.62

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Thu, Jan 1, 2015$432,219+ 0.00%736
Fri, Jan 2, 2015$409,186 -5.33%651
Sat, Jan 3, 2015$428,614+ 4.75%651
Sun, Jan 4, 2015$268,531 -37.35%651
Mon, Jan 5, 2015$98,968 -63.14%651
Tue, Jan 6, 2015$121,074+ 22.34%651
Wed, Jan 7, 2015$110,263 -8.93%651
Thu, Jan 8, 2015$118,373+ 7.36%651
Fri, Jan 9, 2015$182,162+ 53.89%408
Sat, Jan 10, 2015$308,793+ 69.52%408
Sun, Jan 11, 2015$182,554 -40.88%408
Mon, Jan 12, 2015$84,102 -53.93%408
Tue, Jan 13, 2015$120,091+ 42.79%408
Wed, Jan 14, 2015$103,675 -13.67%408
Thu, Jan 15, 2015$115,541+ 11.45%408
Fri, Jan 16, 2015$247,919+ 114.57%509
Sat, Jan 17, 2015$436,025+ 75.87%509
Sun, Jan 18, 2015$287,455 -34.07%509
Mon, Jan 19, 2015$207,498 -27.82%509
Tue, Jan 20, 2015$109,012 -47.46%509
Wed, Jan 21, 2015$87,234 -19.98%509
Thu, Jan 22, 2015$99,441+ 13.99%509
Fri, Jan 23, 2015$321,709+ 223.52%858
Sat, Jan 24, 2015$580,897+ 80.57%858
Sun, Jan 25, 2015$360,361 -37.96%858
Mon, Jan 26, 2015$106,984 -70.31%858
Tue, Jan 27, 2015$167,040+ 56.14%858
Wed, Jan 28, 2015$137,072 -17.94%858
Thu, Jan 29, 2015$133,852 -2.35%858
Fri, Jan 30, 2015$295,116+ 120.48%805
Sat, Jan 31, 2015$504,827+ 71.06%805
Sun, Feb 1, 2015$183,155 -63.72%805
Mon, Feb 2, 2015$94,757 -48.26%805
Tue, Feb 3, 2015$135,219+ 42.70%805
Wed, Feb 4, 2015$107,041 -20.84%805
Thu, Feb 5, 2015$121,114+ 13.15%805
Fri, Feb 6, 2015$250,629+ 106.94%602
Sat, Feb 7, 2015$474,032+ 89.14%602
Sun, Feb 8, 2015$269,148 -43.22%602
Mon, Feb 9, 2015$95,847 -64.39%602
Tue, Feb 10, 2015$115,912+ 20.93%602
Wed, Feb 11, 2015$97,290 -16.07%602
Thu, Feb 12, 2015$90,171 -7.32%602
Fri, Feb 13, 2015$166,175+ 84.29%466
Sat, Feb 14, 2015$352,953+ 112.40%466
Sun, Feb 15, 2015$221,693 -37.19%466
Mon, Feb 16, 2015$163,480 -26.26%466
Tue, Feb 17, 2015$80,807 -50.57%466
Wed, Feb 18, 2015$80,353 -0.56%466
Thu, Feb 19, 2015$79,014 -1.67%466
Fri, Feb 20, 2015$165,067+ 108.91%545
Sat, Feb 21, 2015$276,523+ 67.52%545
Sun, Feb 22, 2015$112,229 -59.41%545
Mon, Feb 23, 2015$63,740 -43.21%545
Tue, Feb 24, 2015$78,529+ 23.20%545
Wed, Feb 25, 2015$62,180 -20.82%545
Thu, Feb 26, 2015$63,082+ 1.45%545
Fri, Feb 27, 2015$168,147+ 166.55%611
Sat, Feb 28, 2015$304,437+ 81.05%611
Sun, Mar 1, 2015$161,978 -46.79%611
Mon, Mar 2, 2015$51,093 -68.46%611
Tue, Mar 3, 2015$59,625+ 16.70%611
Wed, Mar 4, 2015$49,522 -16.94%611
Thu, Mar 5, 2015$45,053 -9.02%611
Fri, Mar 6, 2015$68,602+ 52.27%355
Sat, Mar 7, 2015$120,603+ 75.80%355
Sun, Mar 8, 2015$67,421 -44.10%355
Mon, Mar 9, 2015$22,778 -66.22%355
Tue, Mar 10, 2015$31,621+ 38.82%355
Wed, Mar 11, 2015$27,147 -14.15%355
Thu, Mar 12, 2015$26,450 -2.57%355
Fri, Mar 13, 2015$27,533+ 4.09%168
Sat, Mar 14, 2015$45,971+ 66.97%168
Sun, Mar 15, 2015$26,992 -41.28%168
Mon, Mar 16, 2015$9,788 -63.74%168
Tue, Mar 17, 2015$13,486+ 37.78%168
Wed, Mar 18, 2015$12,522 -7.15%168
Thu, Mar 19, 2015$12,580+ 0.46%168
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Cast

NameCharacter
Eddie RedmayneStephen Hawking
Felicity JonesJane Hawking
Charlie CoxJonathan Hellyer Jones
Emily WatsonBeryl Wilde
Simon McBurneyFrank Hawking
David ThewlisDennis Sciama
Maxine PeakeElaine Mason
Harry LloydBrian
Tom PriorRobert Hawking (Age 17)
Sophie PerryLucy Hawking (Age 14)
Finlay Wright-StephensTimothy Hawking (Age 8)
Alice Orr-EwingDiana King
Thomas MorrisonCarter
Michael MarcusEllis
Gruffudd GlynRees
Paul LongleyBarman - Rowing Club
Guy Oliver-WattsGeorge Wilde
Lucy ChappellMary Hawking
Charlotte HopePhilippa Hawking
Abigail CruttendenIsobel Hawking
Nicholas Gerard-MartinPhysicist #1
Brett BrownPhysicist #2
Anthony SkrimshirePhysicist #3
Christian McKayRoger Penrose
Adam GodleySenior Doctor - Cambridge Hospital
Nicola SloaneBedder
Lottie HamiltonRobert Hawking (New Born)
Enzo CilentiKip Thorne
Rufus TaylorRobert Hawking (Age 2)
Delilah SextonLucy Hawking (New Born)
Eileen DaviesEileen Bond
Simon ChandlerJohn Taylor
Georg NikoloffKhalatnikov
Oliver PayneRobert Hawking (Age 8)
Raffiella ChapmanLucy Hawking (Age 6)
Sam HoustonTimothy Hawking (Baby)
Victoria EmslieSarah (Geneva Student)
Frank LebœufSwiss Doctor
Will BartonTechnician
Lucy ChallengerFemale Fan
Nicola Victoria BuckCockcroft Guest #2
Stuart BensonCockcroft Guest #3
Andrew BridgmontCockcroft Guest #5
Jamie EdwardsCockcroft Guest #4
Jumaane BrownCockcroft Guest #1
Becky BushUndergraduate (uncredited)

Comps

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $1.87M

Investor Share: $1.12M

Week 2: $1.1M

Investor Share: $604.86K

Week 3+: $9.55M

Investor Share: $4.78M

International

$87.43M (87.47%)

Investor Share: $30.6M

Costs

Budget: $15M


P&A: $15M

Breakdown

Gross: $99.95M


Net: $37.1M


Costs: $30M

Profit

Profit: $7.1M

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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