The Butterfly Effect
Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.
DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Opening$17,100,000
2,605 theaters
2,605 theaters
Budget$13,000,000
Release DateJan 23, 2004
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May 20, 2004
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 53 min
GenresDrama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
In Release344 days/49 weeks
Widest Release2,605 theaters
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Key:Estimated
| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23-25 | 1 | $17,100,000 | - | 2,605 | - | $6,564 | $17,100,000 | 1 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 2 | $9,900,000 | -42.1% | 2,605 | - | $3,800 | $32,400,000 | 2 |
| Feb 6-8 | 5 | $6,700,000 | -32.3% | 2,519 | -86 | $2,659 | $41,500,000 | 3 |
| Feb 13-15 | 4 | $5,700,000 | -14.9% | 2,288 | -231 | $2,491 | $50,000,000 | 4 |
| Feb 13-16 Presidents' Day wknd | 5 | $5,959,335 | - | 2,288 | - | $2,604 | $49,179,651 | - |
| Feb 20-22 | 9 | $2,900,000 | -49.1% | 1,901 | -387 | $1,525 | $53,100,000 | 5 |
| Feb 27-29 | 16 | $1,254,484 | -56.7% | 1,035 | -866 | $1,212 | $55,377,579 | 6 |
| Mar 5-7 | 18 | $520,828 | -58.5% | 554 | -481 | $940 | $56,422,091 | 7 |
| Mar 12-14 | 29 | $267,437 | -48.7% | 312 | -242 | $857 | $56,909,473 | 8 |
| Mar 19-21 | 31 | $160,224 | -40.1% | 226 | -86 | $708 | $57,218,701 | 9 |
| Mar 26-28 | 38 | $100,431 | -37.3% | 154 | -72 | $652 | $57,384,658 | 10 |
| Apr 2-4 | 36 | $98,889 | -1.5% | 157 | +3 | $629 | $57,528,908 | 11 |
| Apr 9-11 | 42 | $73,394 | -25.8% | 138 | -19 | $531 | $57,650,876 | 12 |
| Apr 16-18 | 44 | $60,082 | -18.1% | 121 | -17 | $496 | $57,761,854 | 13 |
| Apr 30-May 2 | 74 | $24,843 | - | 57 | - | $435 | $57,858,323 | 15 |
| May 7-9 | 83 | $19,590 | -21.1% | 39 | -18 | $502 | $57,887,924 | 16 |
| May 14-16 | 77 | $24,687 | +26% | 41 | +2 | $602 | $57,924,679 | 17 |
