The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

Scarlett Johansson

Billy Bob Thornton

Frances McDormand

Michael Badalucco

James Gandolfini

Katherine Borowitz

Full cast and crew

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First viewed:
2nd May 2016

Last viewed:
21st Mar 2026

Total views:
64

UK total gross
£1.6 Million

US total gross
$7.5 Million

Global total gross
$18.9 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
397,543 aprox.

US tickets sold
1.3 Million aprox.

Global tickets sold
No data

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 26th Oct '01
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 7
Debut gross: £419.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 6

US Box Office

Debut weekend: 2nd Nov '01
Debut position: 19
Highest position: 13
Debut gross: $664.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 15

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	Joel Coen
	Ethan Coen

Totals for each star

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
7

Weeks top 15
6

Total weeks
6

Total UK Gross:

£1,645,828

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Man Who Wasn't There

26 Oct 2001

£419,609

2 Nov 2001

9▼

£271,800

£913,783

9 Nov 2001

11▼

£130,604

£1,205,422

16 Nov 2001

12▼

£75,897

£1,382,083

28 Dec 2001

12▲▼

£33,620

£1,578,139

4 Jan 2002

15▼

£32,165

£1,645,828

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
13

Weeks top 15
3

Total Weeks
15

Total US Gross:

$7,504,257

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

2 Nov 2001

19N

$664,404

$683,947

9 Nov 2001

14▲

$1,015,856

$1,935,810

16 Nov 2001

13▲

$893,669

$3,184,764

23 Nov 2001

15▼

$954,389

$4,593,619

30 Nov 2001

17▼

$596,865

$5,434,557

7 Dec 2001

17▲▼

$340,502

$5,969,582

14 Dec 2001

20▼

$225,257

$6,330,513

21 Dec 2001

20▲▼

$167,989

$6,612,989

28 Dec 2001

34▼

$92,882

$6,814,397

4 Jan 2002

33▲

$83,864

$6,971,906

11 Jan 2002

32▲

$93,779

$7,106,463

25 Jan 2002

49N

$46,497

$7,319,414

1 Feb 2002

52▼

$31,205

$7,370,096

8 Feb 2002

54▼

$23,984

$7,408,032

22 Feb 2002

56N

$23,547

$7,494,849

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History

We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown

No global box office info

Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

UK total gross: £1,645,828

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Starring
	Billy Bob Thornton
	Frances McDormand
	Michael Badalucco
	James Gandolfini
	Katherine Borowitz
	Jon Polito
	Scarlett Johansson
	Richard Jenkins
	Tony Shalhoub
	Christopher Kriesa
	Brian Haley
	Jack McGee
	Gregg Binkley
	Alan Fudge
	Lilyan Chauvin
	Adam Alexi-Malle
	Ted Rooney
	Abraham Benrubi
	Christian Ferratti
	Rhoda Gemignani
	E.J. Callahan
	Brooke Smith
	Ron Ross
	Hallie Singleton
	Jon Donnelly
	Dan Martin
	Nicholas Lanier
	Tom Dahlgren
	Booth Colman
	Stanley DeSantis
	Peter Siragusa
	Christopher McDonald
	Rick Scarry
	George Ives
	Devon Cole Borisoff
	Mary Bogue
	Don Donati
	Arthur Reeves
	Michelle Weber
	Randi Pareira
	Robert Loftin
	Kenneth Hughes
	Gordon Hart
	Brenda Mae Hamilton
	Lloyd Gordon
	Leonard Crofoot
	Rita Bland
	Audrey K. Baranishyn
	Qyn Hughes
	Rachel McDonald
	Craig Berenson
	Joan Blair
	Geoffrey Gould
	Paul G. Gray
	Phil Hawn
	Cherilyn Hayres
	John Michael Higgins
	Jennifer Jason Leigh
	Peter Schrum
	Max Thayer

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