The Big Short

In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.

Grosses

Domestic (52.7%)
$70,259,870
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$705,527
8 theaters
Budget$28,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Dec 11, 2015 (Dec 23, 2015) - Apr 7, 2016
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 10 min
GenresBiography Comedy Drama History
In Release387 days/55 weeks
Widest Release2,529 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Dec 11Friday15$221,931--8$27,741$221,9311
Dec 12Saturday15$275,331+24.1%-8$34,416$497,2622
Dec 13Sunday15$208,265-24.4%-8$26,033$705,5273
Dec 14Monday15$66,330-68.2%-8$8,291$771,8574
Dec 15Tuesday17$58,349-12%-8$7,293$830,2065
Dec 16Wednesday15$59,655+2.2%-8$7,456$889,8616
Dec 17Thursday16$51,543-13.6%-8$6,442$941,4047
Dec 18Friday19$100,867+95.7%-54.6%8$12,608$1,042,2718
Dec 19Saturday19$146,630+45.4%-46.7%8$18,328$1,188,9019
Dec 20Sunday18$130,788-10.8%-37.2%8$16,348$1,319,68910
Dec 21Monday18$79,653-39.1%+20.1%8$9,956$1,399,34211
Dec 22Tuesday19$71,113-10.7%+21.9%8$8,889$1,470,45512
Dec 23Wednesday4$2,304,377+3,140.4%+3,762.8%1,585$1,453$3,774,83213
Dec 24Thursday3$1,716,616-25.5%+3,230.5%1,585$1,083$5,491,44814
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Friday7$3,776,422+120%+3,644%1,585$2,382$9,267,87015
Dec 26Saturday6$3,847,481+1.9%+2,523.9%1,585$2,427$13,115,35116
Dec 27Sunday6$2,907,123-24.4%+2,122.8%1,585$1,834$16,022,47417
Dec 28Monday6$1,965,271-32.4%+2,367.3%1,585$1,239$17,987,74518
Dec 29Tuesday6$1,955,372-0.5%+2,649.7%1,585$1,233$19,943,11719
Dec 30Wednesday7$1,943,678-0.6%-15.7%1,585$1,226$21,886,79520
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Thursday7$2,108,383+8.5%+22.8%1,585$1,330$23,995,17821
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Friday7$3,414,901+62%-9.6%1,588$2,150$27,410,07922
Jan 2Saturday7$3,693,804+8.2%-4%1,588$2,326$31,103,88323
Jan 3Sunday7$1,951,598-47.2%-32.9%1,588$1,228$33,055,48124
Jan 4Monday6$810,561-58.5%-58.8%1,588$510$33,866,04225
Jan 5Tuesday6$1,023,365+26.3%-47.7%1,588$644$34,889,40726
Jan 6Wednesday5$869,511-15%-55.3%1,588$547$35,758,91827
Jan 7Thursday5$790,919-9%-62.5%1,588$498$36,549,83728
Jan 8Friday7$1,847,865+133.6%-45.9%2,529$730$38,397,70229
Jan 9Saturday7$2,800,497+51.6%-24.2%2,529$1,107$41,198,19930
Jan 10Sunday8$1,526,141-45.5%-21.8%2,529$603$42,724,34031
Jan 11Monday7$506,381-66.8%-37.5%2,529$200$43,230,72132
Jan 12Tuesday7$737,003+45.5%-28%2,529$291$43,967,72433
Jan 13Wednesday4$645,842-12.4%-25.7%2,529$255$44,613,56634
Jan 14Thursday4$707,316+9.5%-10.6%2,529$279$45,320,88235
Jan 15Friday8$1,510,056+113.5%-18.3%1,765$855$46,830,93836
Jan 16Saturday8$2,155,836+42.8%-23%1,765$1,221$48,986,77437
Jan 17Sunday8$1,636,947-24.1%+7.3%1,765$927$50,623,72138
Jan 18
MLK Day
Monday8$1,136,702-30.6%+124.5%1,765$644$51,760,42339
Jan 19Tuesday7$573,329-49.6%-22.2%1,765$324$52,333,75240
Jan 20Wednesday6$438,262-23.6%-32.1%1,765$248$52,772,01441
Jan 21Thursday6$441,827+0.8%-37.5%1,765$250$53,213,84142
Jan 22Friday9$987,156+123.4%-34.6%1,351$730$54,200,99743
Jan 23Saturday10$1,515,539+53.5%-29.7%1,351$1,121$55,716,53644
Jan 24Sunday10$673,834-55.5%-58.8%1,351$498$56,390,37045
Jan 25Monday9$295,514-56.1%-74%1,351$218$56,685,88446
Jan 26Tuesday9$428,935+45.1%-25.2%1,351$317$57,114,81947
Jan 27Wednesday8$400,634-6.6%-8.6%1,351$296$57,515,45348
Jan 28Thursday8$385,024-3.9%-12.9%1,351$284$57,900,47749
Jan 29Friday11$792,773+105.9%-19.7%983$806$58,693,25050
Jan 30Saturday12$1,406,972+77.5%-7.2%983$1,431$60,100,22251
Jan 31Sunday11$863,475-38.6%+28.1%983$878$60,963,69752
Feb 1Monday11$227,503-73.7%-23%983$231$61,191,20053
Feb 2Tuesday11$281,504+23.7%-34.4%983$286$61,472,70454
Feb 3Wednesday11$244,943-13%-38.9%983$249$61,717,64755
Feb 4Thursday11$232,829-4.9%-39.5%983$236$61,950,47656
Feb 5Friday14$517,395+122.2%-34.7%860$601$62,467,87157
Feb 6Saturday14$954,930+84.6%-32.1%860$1,110$63,422,80158
Feb 7Sunday16$237,880-75.1%-72.5%860$276$63,660,68159
Feb 8Monday14$161,841-32%-28.9%860$188$63,822,52260
Feb 9Tuesday14$190,735+17.9%-32.2%860$221$64,013,25761
Feb 10Wednesday14$173,837-8.9%-29%860$202$64,187,09462
Feb 11Thursday13$144,743-16.7%-37.8%660$219$64,331,83763
Feb 12Friday16$283,412+95.8%-45.2%535$529$64,615,24964
Feb 13Saturday16$554,756+95.7%-41.9%535$1,036$65,170,00565
Feb 14Sunday16$506,903-8.6%+113.1%535$947$65,676,90866
Feb 15
Presidents' Day
Monday15$250,396-50.6%+54.7%535$468$65,927,30467
Feb 16Tuesday17$112,487-55.1%-41%535$210$66,039,79168
Feb 17Wednesday17$102,567-8.8%-41%535$191$66,142,35869
Feb 18Thursday17$105,383+2.7%-27.2%535$196$66,247,74170
Feb 19Friday18$219,147+108%-22.7%432$507$66,466,88871
Feb 20Saturday16$418,919+91.2%-24.5%432$969$66,885,80772
Feb 21Sunday17$255,484-39%-49.6%432$591$67,141,29173
Feb 22Monday16$74,797-70.7%-70.1%432$173$67,216,08874
Feb 23Tuesday16$95,384+27.5%-15.2%432$220$67,311,47275
Feb 24Wednesday15$93,897-1.6%-8.5%432$217$67,405,36976
Feb 25Thursday12$105,483+12.3%<0.1%432$244$67,510,85277
Feb 26Friday15$271,696+157.6%+24%543$500$67,782,54878
Feb 27Saturday15$525,789+93.5%+25.5%543$968$68,308,33779
Feb 28Sunday16$212,237-59.6%-16.9%543$390$68,520,57480
Feb 29Monday15$80,136-62.2%+7.1%543$147$68,600,71081
Mar 1Tuesday17$87,357+9%-8.4%543$160$68,688,06782
Mar 2Wednesday15$88,273+1%-6%543$162$68,776,34083
Mar 3Thursday16$72,777-17.6%-31%543$134$68,849,11784
Mar 4Friday18$131,200+80.3%-51.7%314$417$68,980,31785
Mar 5Saturday18$244,711+86.5%-53.5%314$779$69,225,02886
Mar 6Sunday18$127,655-47.8%-39.9%314$406$69,352,68387
Mar 7Monday18$41,423-67.6%-48.3%314$131$69,394,10688
Mar 8Tuesday20$45,347+9.5%-48.1%314$144$69,439,45389
Mar 9Wednesday18$44,023-2.9%-50.1%314$140$69,483,47690
Mar 10Thursday19$38,385-12.8%-47.3%314$122$69,521,86191
Mar 11Friday23$76,109+98.3%-42%222$342$69,597,97092
Mar 12Saturday22$142,429+87.1%-41.8%222$641$69,740,39993
Mar 13Sunday24$75,558-47%-40.8%222$340$69,815,95794
Mar 14Monday25$27,538-63.6%-33.5%222$124$69,843,49595
Mar 15Tuesday27$30,687+11.4%-32.3%222$138$69,874,18296
Mar 16Wednesday28$23,753-22.6%-46%222$106$69,897,93597
Mar 17Thursday27$21,249-10.5%-44.6%222$95$69,919,18498
Mar 18Friday35$35,359+66.4%-53.5%133$265$69,954,54399
Mar 19Saturday32$65,783+86%-53.8%133$494$70,020,326100
Mar 20Sunday33$37,510-43%-50.4%133$282$70,057,836101
Mar 21Monday33$12,725-66.1%-53.8%133$95$70,070,561102
Mar 22Tuesday34$13,163+3.4%-57.1%133$98$70,083,724103
Mar 23Wednesday33$12,777-2.9%-46.2%133$96$70,096,501104
Mar 24Thursday33$11,265-11.8%-47%133$84$70,107,766105
Mar 25Friday35$15,183+34.8%-57.1%67$226$70,122,949106
Mar 26Saturday35$20,250+33.4%-69.2%67$302$70,143,199107
Mar 27
Easter Sunday
Sunday34$11,727-42.1%-68.7%67$175$70,154,926108
Mar 28Monday34$6,193-47.2%-51.3%67$92$70,161,119109
Mar 29Tuesday34$5,997-3.2%-54.4%67$89$70,167,116110
Mar 30Wednesday35$5,485-8.5%-57.1%67$81$70,172,601111
Mar 31Thursday37$5,017-8.5%-55.5%67$74$70,177,618112
Apr 1Friday32$17,520+249.2%+15.4%108$162$70,195,138113
Apr 2Saturday32$25,844+47.5%+27.6%108$239$70,220,982114
Apr 3Sunday32$14,340-44.5%+22.3%108$132$70,235,322115
Apr 4Monday35$4,499-68.6%-27.4%108$41$70,239,821116
Apr 5Tuesday33$6,673+48.3%+11.3%108$61$70,246,494117
Apr 6Wednesday32$6,457-3.2%+17.7%108$59$70,252,951118
Apr 7Thursday30$6,919+7.2%+37.9%108$64$70,259,870119