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Box office

Twelve Years a Slave

Directed by Steve McQueen · starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dwight Henry and Benedict Cumberbatch

  • $53m in the US
  • €5.9m in Spain
  • $20,000 budget

Twelve Years a Slave box office

Budget and takings

  • Budget $20,000
  • US $53m
  • UK £19.2m

Box office in the US

Total gross
$53m
Budget
$20,000265,214% of it taken
Opening weekend
$2.1min 123 cinemas
Best position
No. 7
Weekends in the chart
5
Weekend Pos. Gross Change Cinemas Average Total
8 $2.1m 123 $17,352 $3.4m
7 $4.8m +125% 410 $11,688 $9m
7 $6.7m +39% 1,144 $5,835 $17.4m
9 $2.8m 1,474 $1,922 $29.4m
9 $2.1m 1,065 $1,982 $53m

Box office in Spain

Total gross
€5.9m
Opening weekend
€615,627in 126 cinemas
Best position
No. 4
Weekends in the chart
8
Weekend Pos. Gross Change Cinemas Average Total
4 €615,627 126 €4,886 €615,627
5 €519,554 −16% 140 €3,711 €1.4m
10 €452,164 −13% 140 €3,230 €2.2m
6 €363,945 186 €1,957 €3.5m
6 €314,621 −14% 194 €1,622 €4m
4 €301,712 252 €1,197 €5.5m
8 €167,959 −44% 235 €715 €5.7m
10 €101,006 −40% 198 €510 €5.9m

Questions about Twelve Years a Slave at the box office

How much did Twelve Years a Slave make in the US?
$53 million over 5 weekends in the chart. It opened with $2.1m, at No. 8.
How much did Twelve Years a Slave make in Spain?
€5.9 million over 8 weekends in the chart. It opened with €615,627, at No. 4.
How much did Twelve Years a Slave cost?
It cost $20,000.
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