United Kingdom Box Office for Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
United Kingdom Box Office $1,324,317Details
Worldwide Box Office $11,766,959Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $2,020,419 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $956,674 Details
Total North America Video Sales $2,977,093
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Synopsis

What will people do when humanity’s last days are at hand? As the respective journeys of Dodge and Penny converge, the two spark to each other and their outlooks—if not the world’s—brighten.

Metrics

Movie Details

Production Budget:$10,000,000
United Kingdom Releases: July 13th, 2012 (Wide)
Video Release: October 23rd, 2012 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language including sexual references, some drug use and brief violence.
(Rating bulletin 2198, 11/16/2011)
Running Time: 101 minutes
Keywords: End of the World, Road Trip, Romance, Ensemble, Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Focus Features, Mandate Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, Anonymous Content
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2012/07/13 4 $560,483   270 $2,076   $560,483 1
2012/07/20 5 $93,813 -83% 182 $515   $1,126,261 2
2012/07/27 9 $50,125 -47% 85 $590   $1,279,359 3
2012/08/03 19 $7,836 -84% 31 $253   $1,313,058 4
2012/08/10 24 $3,009 -62% 10 $301   $1,324,317 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/20/2012 $59,033 32 32 49 $94,733 12/29/2018
Belgium 10/10/2012 $1,494 1 1 2 $10,415 12/12/2015
Brazil 8/31/2012 $163,779 113 113 180 $315,351 12/11/2015
Chile 11/29/2012 $0 0 1 1 $44,489 12/29/2018
Croatia 7/5/2012 $3,441 4 6 19 $10,946 12/29/2018
Estonia 8/24/2012 $6,928 2 2 2 $6,928 12/11/2015
France 8/8/2012 $396,121 174 174 174 $396,121 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 9/6/2012 $78,518 18 18 24 $124,616 12/12/2015
Hungary 7/26/2012 $16,677 11 11 33 $46,931 12/29/2018
Iceland 8/8/2012 $9,192 5 5 15 $24,463 12/29/2018
Italy 1/17/2013 $131,178 91 91 91 $131,178 12/14/2015
Kenya 9/7/2012 $1,703 1 1 1 $1,703 12/29/2018
Latvia 8/17/2012 $0 0 3 4 $28,763 12/29/2018
Lithuania 8/24/2012 $4,003 2 2 6 $12,166 12/11/2015
Mexico 9/14/2012 $80,116 87 87 280 $297,063 12/12/2015
Netherlands 8/9/2012 $34,186 17 18 52 $575,729 12/11/2015
North America 6/22/2012 $3,822,803 1,625 1,625 3,233 $7,078,738
Peru 11/29/2012 $34,266 12 15 29 $74,833 12/29/2018
Poland 7/13/2012 $61,097 70 70 184 $176,764 12/29/2018
Portugal 9/27/2012 $39,552 20 20 56 $94,415 12/12/2015
Romania 7/13/2012 $22,848 30 30 125 $99,057 12/29/2018
Russia (CIS) 7/19/2012 $219,635 199 199 393 $406,019 12/29/2018
Singapore 8/2/2012 $42,542 8 8 24 $89,926 12/11/2015
Taiwan 12/21/2012 $11,442 15 15 16 $24,992 12/13/2015
Turkey 9/14/2012 $31,676 30 30 152 $153,331 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 7/13/2012 $560,483 270 270 578 $1,324,317 12/11/2015
Uruguay 11/9/2012 $2,304 2 2 4 $3,858 12/29/2018
Venezuela 3/1/2013 $2,889 36827 36827 64907 $108,368 12/14/2015
Vietnam 10/30/2012 $2,574 4 4 6 $10,746 12/29/2018
 
Worldwide Total$11,766,959 12/29/2018

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Leading Cast

Steve Carell    Dodge
Keira Knightley    Penny

Supporting Cast

Connie Britton    Diane
Adam Brody    Owen
Rob Corddry    Warren
Gillian Jacobs    Waitress/Katie
Derek Luke    Speck
Melanie Lynskey    Karen
T.J. Miller    Chipper Host/Darcy
Mark Moses    Anchorman
Patton Oswalt    Roache
William Peterson    Trucker
Brad Morris    Radio Announcer
Nancy Carell    Linda
Rob Hubbel    Jeremy
Trisha Gorman    Crying Woman
Tonita Castro    Elsa
Leslie Murphy    Amy
Kasey Campbell    Danny
Vince Grant    Man #1 Chip
Amy Schumer    Woman #1/Lacey
Marshall Manesh    Indian Man
Aleister    Sorry
Bob Stephenson    Officer Wally Johnson
Rene Gube    Cell-Mate
Jim O'Heir    Cop #2
Dan Maurio    Toilet Guy
Martin Sheen    Frank

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Production and Technical Credits

Lorene Scafaria    Screenwriter
Lorene Scafaria    Director
Steve Golin    Producer
Joy Gorman Wettels    Producer
Mark Roybal    Producer
Nathan Kahane    Executive Producer
Nicole Brown    Executive Producer
Tim Orr    Director of Photography
Chris Spellman    Production Designer
Zene Baker    Editor
Kristin M. Burke    Costume Designer
Linda Cohen    Music Supervisor
Rob Simonsen    Composer
Jonathan Sadoff    Composer
Kelli Konop    Co-Producer
Jeff Sommerville    Co-Producer
Patty Long    Line Producer
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting Director
Nicole Abellera    Casting Director
Sharon C. Dietz    Unit Production Manager
John McKeown    First Assistant Director
Kyle Lemire    Second Assistant Director
Jon Mooney    Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.