The Pledge (2001)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,719,930Details
International Box Office $9,686,202Details
Worldwide Box Office $29,406,132
Further financial details...

Synopsis

On the day of his retirement, detective Jerry Black accepts a gift — an airline ticket to Mexico. But when the body of a murdered eight-year-old girl is discovered in the mountains, Jerry offers his expertise at the crime scene. When an ambitious younger cop wrenches a dubious confession from a simple-minded suspect, the case is closed… but not for Jerry.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,765,347 (29.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,275 opening theaters/1,410 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,558,447

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 19th, 2001 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: June 19th, 2001 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and language
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Abandon
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Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Murdered Child, Police Detective, False Confession, Suicide, Car Accident, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Epilogue
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Franchise Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 263 $7,142,159 Jan 26, 2001 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2001 11 $5,765,347   1,275 $4,522   $5,765,347 1
Jan 26, 2001 11 $3,678,312 -36% 1,410 $2,609   $11,115,357 2
Feb 2, 2001 15 $3,056,254 -17% 1,385 $2,207   $15,455,362 3
Feb 9, 2001 17 $1,335,420 -56% 1,105 $1,209   $17,607,793 4
Feb 16, 2001 20 $887,471 -34% 648 $1,370   $18,894,185 5
Feb 23, 2001 29 $265,661 -70% 284 $935   $19,303,094 6
Mar 2, 2001 47 $80,949 -70% 90 $899   $19,443,722 7
Mar 9, 2001 54 $47,894 -41% 67 $715   $19,518,757 8
Mar 16, 2001 65 $26,974 -44% 62 $435   $19,565,087 9
Mar 23, 2001 43 $72,962 +170% 230 $317   $19,650,325 10
Mar 30, 2001 57 $30,847 -58% 109 $283   $19,719,930 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 19, 2001 9 $1,585,000     1,275 $1,243   $1,585,000 1
Jan 20, 2001 10 $2,350,000 +48%   1,275 $1,843   $3,935,000 2
Jan 21, 2001 10 $1,572,000 -33%   1,275 $1,233   $5,765,347 3
Jan 22, 2001 7 $413,972 -74%   1,275 $325   $6,179,319 4
Jan 23, 2001 9 $448,701 +8%   1,275 $352   $6,628,020 5
Jan 24, 2001 9 $407,346 -9%   1,275 $319   $7,035,366 6
Jan 25, 2001 10 $401,679 -1%   1,275 $315   $7,437,045 7
Jan 28, 2001 13 $669,000   -57% 1,410 $474   $11,115,357 10
Jan 29, 2001 8 $318,300 -52% -23% 1,410 $226   $11,433,657 11
Jan 30, 2001 8 $348,592 +10% -22% 1,410 $247   $11,782,249 12
Jan 31, 2001 9 $314,755 -10% -23% 1,410 $223   $12,097,004 13
Feb 1, 2001 9 $302,104 -4% -25% 1,410 $214   $12,399,108 14
Feb 4, 2001 17 $617,000   -8% 1,385 $445   $15,455,362 17
Feb 5, 2001 12 $188,915 -69% -41% 1,385 $136   $15,644,277 18
Feb 6, 2001 12 $229,200 +21% -34% 1,385 $165   $15,873,477 19
Feb 7, 2001 11 $201,598 -12% -36% 1,385 $146   $16,075,075 20
Feb 8, 2001 12 $197,298 -2% -35% 1,385 $142   $16,272,373 21
Feb 11, 2001 19 $351,000   -43% 1,105 $318   $17,607,793 24
Feb 12, 2001 19 $84,685 -76% -55% 1,105 $77   $17,692,478 25
Feb 13, 2001 17 $89,484 +6% -61% 1,105 $81   $17,781,962 26
Feb 14, 2001 18 $127,462 +42% -37% 1,105 $115   $17,909,424 27
Feb 20, 2001 20 $52,339   -42% 648 $81   $18,946,524 33
Feb 21, 2001 20 $47,452 -9% -63% 648 $73   $18,993,976 34

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2001 10 $7,437,045   1,275 $5,833   $7,437,045 1
Jan 26, 2001 11 $4,962,063 -33% 1,410 $3,519   $12,399,108 2
Feb 2, 2001 15 $3,873,265 -22% 1,385 $2,797   $16,272,373 3
Feb 9, 2001 17 $1,734,341 -55% 1,105 $1,570   $18,006,714 4
Feb 16, 2001 20 $1,030,719 -41% 648 $1,591   $19,037,433 5
Feb 23, 2001 30 $325,340 -68% 284 $1,146   $19,362,773 6
Mar 2, 2001 45 $108,090 -67% 90 $1,201   $19,470,863 7
Mar 9, 2001 54 $67,250 -38% 67 $1,004   $19,538,113 8
Mar 16, 2001 67 $39,250 -42% 62 $633   $19,577,363 9
Mar 23, 2001 40 $111,720 +185% 230 $486   $19,689,083 10
Mar 30, 2001 60 $30,847 -72% 109 $283   $19,719,930 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    Detective Jerry Black

Supporting Cast

Benicio del Toro    Toby Jay Wadenah
Aaron Eckhart    Stan Krolak
Helen Mirren    Doctor
Tom Noonan    Gary Jackson
Robin Wright    Lori
Vanessa Redgrave    Annalise Hansen
Mickey Rourke    Jim Olstad
Sam Shepard    Eric Pollack
Lois Smith    Helen Jackson
Harry Dean Stanton    Floyd Cage
Patricia Clarkson    Margaret Larsen
Dale Dickey    Strom
Costas Mandylor    Monash Deputy
Michael O'Keefe    Duane Larsen
Pauline Roberts    Chrissy
Beau Daniels    Rudy
Wendy Morrow Donaldson    Resort Owner
P. Adrien Dorval    Sheriff
Shawn Henter    Bus Driver
Kathy Jensen    Store Clerk
Taryn Knowles    Ginny Larsen
Nels Lennarson    Hank
J. J. McColl    Real Estate Agent
Gordon May    Criminologist #1
Gardinar Millar    Deputy #3
Adam Nelson    Deputy #1
Tony Parsons    TV Anchorman
Robert Popoff    Prisoner
Nicole Robert    Flea Market Sales Lady
Eileen Ryan    Jean
Lucy Schmidt    Alma Cage
John R. Taylor    Grey Haired Man
Theodore Thomas    Rest Home Resident
Brittany Tiplady    Becky Fiske
Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan    Crime Scene Reporter
Françoise Yip    Bartender at Airport

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Sean Penn    Director
Michael Fitzgerald    Producer
Sean Penn    Producer
Elie Samaha    Producer
Jerzy Kromolowski    Screenwriter
Mary Olson-Kromolowski    Screenwriter
Bill Fergusonm    Screenwriter
Friedrich Durrenmatt    Based on the book by
Andrew Stevens    Executive Producer
Chris Menges    Cinematographer
Bill Groom    Production Designer
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Klaus Badelt    Composer
Don Phillips    Casting Director
Jason Mundy    Casting Associate
Brian Cook    Associate Producer
Brian Cook    Assistant Director
Richard A. Bullock    Production Manager
Helen Jarvis    Art Director
Lesley Beale    Set Decorator
Karin Nosella    Costume Supervisor
Rob Young    Sound Mixer
Mark Berger    Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
David Parker    Re-recording Mixer
John Nutt    Supervising Sound Editor
Aura Gilge    Sound Effects Editor
David Franklin Bergad    Dialogue Editor
Vicki Hiatt    Music Editor
Marc Streitenfeld    Music Editor
Jayne Dancose    Makeup (Key)
Roy Sidick    Hairstylist (Key)
Michael Brook    Additional Music
Craig Eastman    Additional Music
Heitor Pereira    Additional Music
Martin Tillman    Additional Music
Bill Ferguson    Stunt Coordinator

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


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Synopsis

On the day of his retirement, detective Jerry Black accepts a gift — an airline ticket to Mexico. But when the body of a murdered eight-year-old girl is discovered in the mountains, Jerry offers his expertise at the crime scene. When an ambitious younger cop wrenches a dubious confession from a simple-minded suspect, the case is closed… but not for Jerry.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,765,347 (29.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$45,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,275 opening theaters/1,410 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $37,558,447

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 19th, 2001 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: June 19th, 2001 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and language
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Abandon
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Murdered Child, Police Detective, False Confession, Suicide, Car Accident, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Epilogue
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Franchise Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 263 $7,142,159 Jan 26, 2001 10

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    Detective Jerry Black

Supporting Cast

Benicio del Toro    Toby Jay Wadenah
Aaron Eckhart    Stan Krolak
Helen Mirren    Doctor
Tom Noonan    Gary Jackson
Robin Wright    Lori
Vanessa Redgrave    Annalise Hansen
Mickey Rourke    Jim Olstad
Sam Shepard    Eric Pollack
Lois Smith    Helen Jackson
Harry Dean Stanton    Floyd Cage
Patricia Clarkson    Margaret Larsen
Dale Dickey    Strom
Costas Mandylor    Monash Deputy
Michael O'Keefe    Duane Larsen
Pauline Roberts    Chrissy
Beau Daniels    Rudy
Wendy Morrow Donaldson    Resort Owner
P. Adrien Dorval    Sheriff
Shawn Henter    Bus Driver
Kathy Jensen    Store Clerk
Taryn Knowles    Ginny Larsen
Nels Lennarson    Hank
J. J. McColl    Real Estate Agent
Gordon May    Criminologist #1
Gardinar Millar    Deputy #3
Adam Nelson    Deputy #1
Tony Parsons    TV Anchorman
Robert Popoff    Prisoner
Nicole Robert    Flea Market Sales Lady
Eileen Ryan    Jean
Lucy Schmidt    Alma Cage
John R. Taylor    Grey Haired Man
Theodore Thomas    Rest Home Resident
Brittany Tiplady    Becky Fiske
Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan    Crime Scene Reporter
Françoise Yip    Bartender at Airport

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Sean Penn    Director
Michael Fitzgerald    Producer
Sean Penn    Producer
Elie Samaha    Producer
Jerzy Kromolowski    Screenwriter
Mary Olson-Kromolowski    Screenwriter
Bill Fergusonm    Screenwriter
Friedrich Durrenmatt    Based on the book by
Andrew Stevens    Executive Producer
Chris Menges    Cinematographer
Bill Groom    Production Designer
Jay Cassidy    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Klaus Badelt    Composer
Don Phillips    Casting Director
Jason Mundy    Casting Associate
Brian Cook    Associate Producer
Brian Cook    Assistant Director
Richard A. Bullock    Production Manager
Helen Jarvis    Art Director
Lesley Beale    Set Decorator
Karin Nosella    Costume Supervisor
Rob Young    Sound Mixer
Mark Berger    Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
David Parker    Re-recording Mixer
John Nutt    Supervising Sound Editor
Aura Gilge    Sound Effects Editor
David Franklin Bergad    Dialogue Editor
Vicki Hiatt    Music Editor
Marc Streitenfeld    Music Editor
Jayne Dancose    Makeup (Key)
Roy Sidick    Hairstylist (Key)
Michael Brook    Additional Music
Craig Eastman    Additional Music
Heitor Pereira    Additional Music
Martin Tillman    Additional Music
Bill Ferguson    Stunt Coordinator

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2001 11 $5,765,347   1,275 $4,522   $5,765,347 1
Jan 26, 2001 11 $3,678,312 -36% 1,410 $2,609   $11,115,357 2
Feb 2, 2001 15 $3,056,254 -17% 1,385 $2,207   $15,455,362 3
Feb 9, 2001 17 $1,335,420 -56% 1,105 $1,209   $17,607,793 4
Feb 16, 2001 20 $887,471 -34% 648 $1,370   $18,894,185 5
Feb 23, 2001 29 $265,661 -70% 284 $935   $19,303,094 6
Mar 2, 2001 47 $80,949 -70% 90 $899   $19,443,722 7
Mar 9, 2001 54 $47,894 -41% 67 $715   $19,518,757 8
Mar 16, 2001 65 $26,974 -44% 62 $435   $19,565,087 9
Mar 23, 2001 43 $72,962 +170% 230 $317   $19,650,325 10
Mar 30, 2001 57 $30,847 -58% 109 $283   $19,719,930 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 19, 2001 9 $1,585,000     1,275 $1,243   $1,585,000 1
Jan 20, 2001 10 $2,350,000 +48%   1,275 $1,843   $3,935,000 2
Jan 21, 2001 10 $1,572,000 -33%   1,275 $1,233   $5,765,347 3
Jan 22, 2001 7 $413,972 -74%   1,275 $325   $6,179,319 4
Jan 23, 2001 9 $448,701 +8%   1,275 $352   $6,628,020 5
Jan 24, 2001 9 $407,346 -9%   1,275 $319   $7,035,366 6
Jan 25, 2001 10 $401,679 -1%   1,275 $315   $7,437,045 7
Jan 28, 2001 13 $669,000   -57% 1,410 $474   $11,115,357 10
Jan 29, 2001 8 $318,300 -52% -23% 1,410 $226   $11,433,657 11
Jan 30, 2001 8 $348,592 +10% -22% 1,410 $247   $11,782,249 12
Jan 31, 2001 9 $314,755 -10% -23% 1,410 $223   $12,097,004 13
Feb 1, 2001 9 $302,104 -4% -25% 1,410 $214   $12,399,108 14
Feb 4, 2001 17 $617,000   -8% 1,385 $445   $15,455,362 17
Feb 5, 2001 12 $188,915 -69% -41% 1,385 $136   $15,644,277 18
Feb 6, 2001 12 $229,200 +21% -34% 1,385 $165   $15,873,477 19
Feb 7, 2001 11 $201,598 -12% -36% 1,385 $146   $16,075,075 20
Feb 8, 2001 12 $197,298 -2% -35% 1,385 $142   $16,272,373 21
Feb 11, 2001 19 $351,000   -43% 1,105 $318   $17,607,793 24
Feb 12, 2001 19 $84,685 -76% -55% 1,105 $77   $17,692,478 25
Feb 13, 2001 17 $89,484 +6% -61% 1,105 $81   $17,781,962 26
Feb 14, 2001 18 $127,462 +42% -37% 1,105 $115   $17,909,424 27
Feb 20, 2001 20 $52,339   -42% 648 $81   $18,946,524 33
Feb 21, 2001 20 $47,452 -9% -63% 648 $73   $18,993,976 34

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 2001 10 $7,437,045   1,275 $5,833   $7,437,045 1
Jan 26, 2001 11 $4,962,063 -33% 1,410 $3,519   $12,399,108 2
Feb 2, 2001 15 $3,873,265 -22% 1,385 $2,797   $16,272,373 3
Feb 9, 2001 17 $1,734,341 -55% 1,105 $1,570   $18,006,714 4
Feb 16, 2001 20 $1,030,719 -41% 648 $1,591   $19,037,433 5
Feb 23, 2001 30 $325,340 -68% 284 $1,146   $19,362,773 6
Mar 2, 2001 45 $108,090 -67% 90 $1,201   $19,470,863 7
Mar 9, 2001 54 $67,250 -38% 67 $1,004   $19,538,113 8
Mar 16, 2001 67 $39,250 -42% 62 $633   $19,577,363 9
Mar 23, 2001 40 $111,720 +185% 230 $486   $19,689,083 10
Mar 30, 2001 60 $30,847 -72% 109 $283   $19,719,930 11

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.