The Merchant of Venice

In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.

Grosses

Domestic (17.6%)
$3,765,585
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Opening$69,868
4 theaters
Budget$30,000,000
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 11 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release368 days/52 weeks
Widest Release107 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 31-Jan 2, 200537$69,868-4-$17,467$103,2601
Jan 7-942$48,946-29.9%4-$12,236$168,7162
Jan 14-1634$118,379+141.9%15+11$7,891$308,4073
Jan 14-17
MLK wknd
34$145,250-15-$9,683$335,278-
Jan 21-2333$166,175+40.4%38+23$4,373$529,5454
Jan 28-3031$246,001+48%56+18$4,392$849,7555
Feb 4-627$244,070-0.8%63+7$3,874$1,188,7746
Feb 11-1325$244,525+0.2%71+8$3,444$1,525,7847
Feb 18-2027$269,882+10.4%83+12$3,251$1,889,9528
Feb 18-21
Presidents' Day wknd
27$312,377-83-$3,763$1,932,447-
Feb 25-2729$222,375-17.6%95+12$2,340$2,226,0439
Mar 4-633$197,108-11.4%101+6$1,951$2,501,43510
Mar 11-1331$182,459-7.4%105+4$1,737$2,762,00311
Mar 18-2031$186,508+2.2%107+2$1,743$3,025,80612
Mar 25-2732$135,915-27.1%91-16$1,493$3,259,15713
Apr 1-336$85,396-37.2%75-16$1,138$3,417,74614
Apr 8-1047$44,975-47.3%62-13$725$3,503,33015
Apr 15-1757$32,237-28.3%47-15$685$3,570,04616
Apr 22-2463$22,979-28.7%30-17$765$3,629,69517
Apr 29-May 173$15,156-34%20-10$757$3,661,70418
May 6-866$14,334-5.4%17-3$843$3,693,11819
May 13-1560$19,227+34.1%11-6$1,747$3,722,26120
May 20-2251$25,464+32.4%18+7$1,414$3,752,72521