How to Deal (2003)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,108,518Details
International Box Office $16,998Details
Worldwide Box Office $14,125,516
OpusData ID: 31430100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,809,960 (41.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,319 opening theaters/2,319 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,462,245

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,774 $14,108,518
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,001-26,100) 26,099 $16,998
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,839 $14,125,516

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 18th, 2003 (Wide) by New Line
International Releases: November 6th, 2003 (Wide) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, drug material, language and some thematic elements
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Everybody’s Fine
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Romance, Coming of Age, Dysfunctional Family, Teen Pregnancy, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,774 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,636 $26,462,245
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,043 $14,108,518
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2003 (Rank 101-200) 126 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,255 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,535 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 902 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,637 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $14,108,518

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 18, 2003 8 $5,809,960   2,319 $2,505   $5,809,960 1
Jul 25, 2003 12 $2,308,713 -60% 2,319 $996   $11,469,731 2
Aug 1, 2003 20 $532,667 -77% 1,122 $475   $13,759,162 3
Aug 8, 2003 48 $59,282 -89% 166 $357   $14,108,518 4

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 18, 2003 7 $2,688,000     2,319 $1,159   $2,688,000 1
Jul 19, 2003 8 $1,778,000 -34%   2,319 $767   $4,466,000 2
Jul 20, 2003 8 $1,344,000 -24%   2,319 $580   $5,809,960 3
Jul 21, 2003 8 $979,000 -27%   2,319 $422   $6,789,000 4
Jul 22, 2003 8 $928,000 -5%   2,319 $400   $7,718,000 5
Jul 23, 2003 8 $785,000 -15%   2,319 $339   $8,503,000 6
Jul 24, 2003 8 $670,000 -15%   2,319 $289   $9,161,000 7
Jul 25, 2003 11 $852,000 +27% -68% 2,319 $367   $10,013,000 8
Jul 28, 2003 10 $479,000   -51% 2,319 $207   $11,949,000 11
Jul 29, 2003 10 $458,000 -4% -51% 2,319 $197   $12,407,000 12

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 18, 2003 8 $9,161,018   2,319 $3,950   $9,161,018 1
Jul 25, 2003 11 $4,065,477 -56% 2,319 $1,753   $13,226,495 2
Aug 1, 2003 21 $822,741 -80% 1,122 $733   $14,049,236 3
Aug 8, 2003 55 $59,282 -93% 166 $357   $14,108,518 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/6/2003 $16,998 40 40 40 $16,998 4/2/2020
 
International Total$16,998 4/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,001-26,100) 26,099 $16,998
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 24,501-24,600) 24,559 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,487 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 22,401-22,500) 22,487 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,924 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,723 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,328 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $16,998

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,839 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,860 $14,125,516
Top 2003 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 146 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,328 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,019 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,683 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,570 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,855 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $14,125,516

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Leading Cast

Mandy Moore    Halley
Trent Ford    Macon

Supporting Cast

Allison Janney    Halley's Mom
Alexandra Holden    Scarlett
Dylan Baker    Steve Beckwith
Peter Gallagher    Halley's Dad
MacKenzie Astin    Lewis
Nina Foch    Grandma
Mary Catherine Garrison    Ashley
Connie Ray    Marion Smith

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Clare Kilner    Director
Neena Beber    Screenwriter
Carolyn Loucks    Set Decorator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,809,960 (41.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$16,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,319 opening theaters/2,319 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,462,245

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,774 $14,108,518
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,001-26,100) 26,099 $16,998
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,839 $14,125,516

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 18th, 2003 (Wide) by New Line
International Releases: November 6th, 2003 (Wide) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, drug material, language and some thematic elements
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Everybody’s Fine
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Romance, Coming of Age, Dysfunctional Family, Teen Pregnancy, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Mandy Moore    Halley
Trent Ford    Macon

Supporting Cast

Allison Janney    Halley's Mom
Alexandra Holden    Scarlett
Dylan Baker    Steve Beckwith
Peter Gallagher    Halley's Dad
MacKenzie Astin    Lewis
Nina Foch    Grandma
Mary Catherine Garrison    Ashley
Connie Ray    Marion Smith

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Clare Kilner    Director
Neena Beber    Screenwriter
Carolyn Loucks    Set Decorator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,774 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,636 $26,462,245
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,043 $14,108,518
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2003 (Rank 101-200) 126 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,255 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,535 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 902 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,637 $14,108,518
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $14,108,518

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 18, 2003 8 $5,809,960   2,319 $2,505   $5,809,960 1
Jul 25, 2003 12 $2,308,713 -60% 2,319 $996   $11,469,731 2
Aug 1, 2003 20 $532,667 -77% 1,122 $475   $13,759,162 3
Aug 8, 2003 48 $59,282 -89% 166 $357   $14,108,518 4

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 18, 2003 7 $2,688,000     2,319 $1,159   $2,688,000 1
Jul 19, 2003 8 $1,778,000 -34%   2,319 $767   $4,466,000 2
Jul 20, 2003 8 $1,344,000 -24%   2,319 $580   $5,809,960 3
Jul 21, 2003 8 $979,000 -27%   2,319 $422   $6,789,000 4
Jul 22, 2003 8 $928,000 -5%   2,319 $400   $7,718,000 5
Jul 23, 2003 8 $785,000 -15%   2,319 $339   $8,503,000 6
Jul 24, 2003 8 $670,000 -15%   2,319 $289   $9,161,000 7
Jul 25, 2003 11 $852,000 +27% -68% 2,319 $367   $10,013,000 8
Jul 28, 2003 10 $479,000   -51% 2,319 $207   $11,949,000 11
Jul 29, 2003 10 $458,000 -4% -51% 2,319 $197   $12,407,000 12

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 18, 2003 8 $9,161,018   2,319 $3,950   $9,161,018 1
Jul 25, 2003 11 $4,065,477 -56% 2,319 $1,753   $13,226,495 2
Aug 1, 2003 21 $822,741 -80% 1,122 $733   $14,049,236 3
Aug 8, 2003 55 $59,282 -93% 166 $357   $14,108,518 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/6/2003 $16,998 40 40 40 $16,998 4/2/2020
 
International Total$16,998 4/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,001-26,100) 26,099 $16,998
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 24,501-24,600) 24,559 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,487 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 22,401-22,500) 22,487 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,924 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,723 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,328 $16,998
All Time International Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $16,998

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,839 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,860 $14,125,516
Top 2003 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 146 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,328 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,019 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,683 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,570 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,855 $14,125,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $14,125,516

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.