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 | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23-29 | 1 | $22,178,784 | - | 2,605 | - | $8,513 | $22,178,784 | 1 |
| Jan 30-Feb 5 | 2 | $12,621,240 | -43.1% | 2,605 | - | $4,845 | $34,800,024 | 2 |
| Feb 6-12 | 4 | $8,420,292 | -33.3% | 2,519 | -86 | $3,342 | $43,220,316 | 3 |
| Feb 13-19 | 22 | $705,169 | -91.6% | 2,288 | -231 | $308 | $49,179,651 | 4 |
| Feb 20-26 | 9 | $3,890,766 | +451.7% | 1,901 | -387 | $2,046 | $54,123,095 | 5 |
| Feb 27-Mar 4 | 15 | $1,778,168 | -54.3% | 1,035 | -866 | $1,718 | $55,901,263 | 6 |
| Mar 5-11 | 17 | $740,773 | -58.3% | 554 | -481 | $1,337 | $56,642,036 | 7 |
| Mar 12-18 | 24 | $416,441 | -43.8% | 312 | -242 | $1,334 | $57,058,477 | 8 |
| Mar 19-25 | 33 | $225,750 | -45.8% | 226 | -86 | $998 | $57,284,227 | 9 |
| Mar 26-Apr 1 | 38 | $145,792 | -35.4% | 154 | -72 | $946 | $57,430,019 | 10 |
| Apr 2-8 | 34 | $147,463 | +1.1% | 157 | +3 | $939 | $57,577,482 | 11 |
| Apr 9-15 | 42 | $124,290 | -15.7% | 138 | -19 | $900 | $57,701,772 | 12 |
| Apr 16-22 | 43 | $89,995 | -27.6% | 121 | -17 | $743 | $57,791,767 | 13 |
| Apr 23-29 | 64 | $41,713 | -53.6% | - | - | - | $57,833,480 | 14 |
| Apr 30-May 6 | 76 | $34,854 | -16.4% | 57 | - | $611 | $57,868,334 | 15 |
| May 7-13 | 78 | $31,658 | -9.2% | 39 | -18 | $811 | $57,899,992 | 16 |
| May 14-20 | 74 | $38,701 | +22.2% | 41 | +2 | $943 | $57,938,693 | 17 |
