Primetime
Final · 5 weeks in theaters
$48.4M
Worldwide total through Oct 23–25, 2026
- Domestic
- $46.5M
- International
- $1.9M
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Last weekend
- $370K
- −77% from the weekend before
About the film
Robert Pattinson plays Chris Hansen in 2006, as the To Catch a Predator host sets out to make TV history. A satire from director Lance Oppenheim.
Distance to break-even
Weekend by weekend
| Weekend | Rank | Weekend gross | Change | Theaters | Per theater | Domestic total | Worldwide total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 Oct 23–25 | – | $370K | −77% | 321 | $1,153 | $46.5M | $48.4M |
| Wk 4 Oct 16–18 | 12 | $1.6M | −60% | 1,451 | $1,116 | $45.3M | – |
| Wk 3 Oct 9–11 | 7 | $4.0M | −48% | 2,269 | $1,785 | $41.5M | – |
| Wk 2 Oct 2–4 | 5 | $7.8M | −59% | 2,894 | $2,678 | $33.8M | – |
| Wk 1 Sep 25–27 | 4 | $18.8M | – | 2,874 | $6,552 | $18.8M | – |
How it stacks up
Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360M
- The Odyssey$124M
- Resident Evil$60.1M
- Verity$32.0M
- Street Fighter$30.8M
- Practical Magic 2$30.0M
- Other Mommy$27.8M
- Insidious: Out of the Further$25.1M
- Clayface$24.0M
- Primetime$18.8M
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$892M
- The Odyssey$505M
- Resident Evil$148M
- Verity$74.2M
- Practical Magic 2$67.3M
- Insidious: Out of the Further$63.8M
- Heart of the Beast$62.5M
- Coyote vs. Acme$58.4M
- The End of Oak Street$53.4M
- Primetime$46.5M
Show the math
Break-even
- Production budget
- $15.0M
- Marketing (estimated for a specialty distributor)
- $9.0M–$20.0M
- Total cost
- $24.0M–$35.0M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 50¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $34.5M–$50.3M
Total cost ÷ 70¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.3–3.4× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 96% from the US and Canada, from its reported totals.
Money in, money out
- From domestic theaters
- $23.2M
- From international theaters
- $776K
- Home, streaming and TV (est.)
- $9.7M
- Minus total cost
- −$24.0M–$35.0M
- Estimated profit so far
- −$1.3M to +$9.7M
Projection
These are the film’s final totals.
- Domestic finish
- ~$46.5M
- Worldwide finish
- ~$48.4M
Verdict: On the bubble. How verdicts work