Australia Box Office for Burn After Reading (2008)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $7,612,328 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $168,167,798 | Details |
| Home Market Performance | ||
| North America DVD Sales | $20,196,221 | Details |
| Total North America Video Sales | $20,196,221 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of Linda Litzke and Chad Feldheimer, the two gym employees see a chance to make enough money for her to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo doofuses and those in their orbit.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $37,000,000 |
| Australia Releases: | April 29th, 2021 (Limited) |
| Video Release: | December 23rd, 2008 by Universal Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence. |
| Running Time: | 97 minutes |
| Keywords: | Secret Agent, Black Comedy |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Black Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Relativity Media, Working Title Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
DVD Rentals - New Releases Nearly Invisible
January 13th, 2009
There was not a single new release to chart this week on the rental side of the home market. At least not an entirely new release. Eagle Eye led the way, but it placed fourth during its early release last week.
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International Details - Day Starts to Set on International Chart
January 11th, 2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still fell out of the top five, as it was down 46% to $10.91 million on 5008 screens in 42 markets for a total of $129.59 million internationally and $204.01 million worldwide. The film's best market was Japan, where it remained in second place with $2.71 million on 642 screens over the weekend for a total of $19.19 million after three.
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Will Fall Continue to Rise?
September 18th, 2008
Another week, another four wide releases... well, three and a half, as one of them is opening in fewer than 2,000 theaters, which is normally the level I consider truly wide versus semi-wide. It is unlikely that this week's crop of new releases will be as strong as last week's, and while the top of the chart won't live up to the level earned by last year's victor, Resident Evil: Extinction, the overall box office should still show some growth.
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2008 Preview: September
September 1st, 2008
A pretty bland month with no wide release that look likely to surprise, either becoming a potential $100 million hit, or bombing so bad that they fail even to reach $10 million. The latter is a lot more likely, however, with a number of films that have serious obstacles to overcome, and it is very unlikely all of them will avoid bombing. On the other end of the scale, there are no films that have a legitimate shot at $100 million, while The top film of the month could make less than $70 million.
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Cast Updates - August 23, 2008
August 23rd, 2008
This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Extract, Gnomeo and Juliet, My Life in Ruins, and more!
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New Movie US Release Dates - March 9, 2008
March 9th, 2008
This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Hell Ride, Hamlet 2, Burn After Reading and more!
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Cast Updates - February 24, 2008
February 24th, 2008
This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Hoodwinked 2, Shanghai, and more!
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Cast Updates - September 20, 2007
September 20th, 2007
This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Superhero!, The Women, and more!
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/04/30 | - | $2,489 | 3 | $830 | $7,612,328 | 1 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4/29/2021 | $2,489 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $7,612,328 | 5/4/2021 |
| North America | 9/12/2008 | $19,128,001 | 2,651 | 2,657 | 14,104 | $60,355,347 | 6/5/2015 |
| Rest of World | $100,200,123 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $168,167,798 | 5/4/2021 | |||||
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. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
Lead Ensemble Members
| George Clooney | Harry Pfarrer |
| Frances McDormand | Linda Litzke |
| John Malkovich | Osbourne Cox |
| Tilda Swinton | Katie Cox |
| Brad Pitt | Chad Feldheimer |
Supporting Cast
| Richard Jenkins | Ted |
| Elizabeth Marvel | Sandy Pfarrer |
| David Rasche | CIA Officer |
| J.K. Simmons | CIA Superior |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Cosmetic Surgeon |
| Olek Krupa | Krapotkin |
| Michael Countryman | Alan |
| Kevin Sussman | Tuchman Marsh Man |
| J.R. Horne | Divorce Lawyer |
| Hamilton Clancy | Peck |
| Armand Schultz | Olson |
| Pun Bandhu | Party Guest |
| Karla Mosley | Party Guest |
| Richard Poe | Stretching Gym Patron |
| Carmen M. Herlihy | Prospective Gym Customer |
| Raul Aranas | Manolo |
| Judy Frank | Lawyer's Secretary |
| Sandor Tecsy | Russian Embassy Escort |
| Yury Tsykun | Senior Russian Embassy Man |
| Brian O'Neill | Hal |
| Robert Prescott | Process Server |
| Matt Walton | Morning Show Host |
| Lori Hammel | Morning Show Hostess |
| Crystal Bock | PR Woman |
| Patrick Boll | Sandy's Man |
| Logan Kulick | Four-Year-Old Patient |
| Dermot Mulroney | Star of "Coming up Daisy" |
| Robert R. Barry | Drunken Princetonian |
| Gary Henderson | Drunken Princetonian |
| Ted Bouton | Drunken Princetonian |
| Ron Kidd | Drunken Princetonian |
| Bob Bowersox | Drunken Princetonian |
| Bill Massof | Drunken Princetonian |
| Oliver Buckingham | Drunken Princetonian |
| Brian McKeon | Drunken Princetonian |
| Michael Fawcett | Drunken Princetonian |
| Ken McNeill | Drunken Princetonian |
| William Fowle | Drunken Princetonian |
| Tim Miller | Drunken Princetonian |
| Charles Gemmill | Drunken Princetonian |
| Jay Parks | Drunken Princetonian |
| Mitch Giannunzio | Drunken Princetonian |
| Roger Rathburn | Drunken Princetonian |
| Cliff Goulet | Drunken Princetonian |
| Eric Richardson | Drunken Princetonian |
| William D. Grey | Drunken Princetonian |
| Bart Wilder | Drunken Princetonian |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Joel Coen | Director |
| Ethan Coen | Director |
| Joel Coen | Screenwriter |
| Ethan Coen | Screenwriter |
| Joel Coen | Producer |
| Ethan Coen | Producer |
| Tim Bevan | Executive Producer |
| Eric Fellner | Executive Producer |
| Robert Graf | Executive Producer |
| Emmanuel Lubezki | Director of Photography |
| Roderick Jaynes | Editor |
| Jess Gonchor | Production Designer |
| Mary Zophres | Costume Designer |
| Carter Burwell | Composer |
| Ellen Chenoweth | Casting Director |
| Elizabeth Magruder | Assistant Director |
| Neri Kyle Tannenbaum | Unit Production Manager |
| Robert Graf | Unit Production Manager |
| David Swayze | Art Director |
| Nancy Haigh | Set Decorator |
| David Davenport | Costume Supervisor |
| M.J. McGrath | Costume Supervisor |
| Cha Blevins | Costume Supervisor |
| Neil A. Stelzner | Associate Editor |
| Katharine McQuerrey | Associate Editor |
| Peter Kurland | Sound Mixer |
| Skip Lievsay | Re-recording Mixer |
| Craig Berkey | Re-recording Mixer |
| Greg Orloff | Re-recording Mixer |
| Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Craig Berkey | Sound Designer |
| Byron Wilson | Dialogue Editor |
| Todd Kasow | Music Editor |
| Jean A. Black | Make up |
| Patricia Regan | Make up |
| Lyn Quiyou | Hairstylist |
| Sonia Rivera | Hairstylist |
| Jery Hewitt | Stunt Coordinator |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.