This Must Be the Place (2012)

Sean Penn

Shea Whigham

Frances McDormand

Judd Hirsch

Eve Hewson

Kerry Condon

Full cast and crew

Salty Popcorn Stats

First viewed:
24th Feb 2016

Last viewed:
8th May 2026

Total views:
64

UK total gross
£54.4 Thousand

US total gross
$87.2 Thousand

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
10,074 aprox.

US tickets sold
10,958 aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 23rd Mar '12
Debut position: 18
Highest position: 16
Debut gross: £12.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 2

US Box Office

Debut weekend: 2nd Nov '12
Debut position: 81
Highest position: 51
Debut gross: $7.8 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 3

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	Paolo Sorrentino

Totals for each star

MUST WATCH

GOOD FILM

ITS OK

DULL

CRAP

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
16

Weeks top 15
0

Total weeks
2

Total UK Gross:

£54,400

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

This Must Be the Place

23 Mar 2012

18N

£12,113

6 Apr 2012

16▲

£42,287

£54,399

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

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
51

Weeks top 15
0

Total Weeks
3

Total US Gross:

$87,224

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

2 Nov 2012

81▼

$7,754

9 Nov 2012

51▲

$31,258

$44,615

16 Nov 2012

52▼

$27,570

$87,224

* 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: £54,400

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This Must Be the Place

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Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Popular in these countries

China
Egypt
Philippines
United Arab Emirates
Algeria
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
India
Turkey
Ukraine

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This Must Be The Place Review empireonline.com Mon, 18th May 2009

Starring
	Sean Penn
	Frances McDormand
	Judd Hirsch
	Eve Hewson
	Kerry Condon
	Harry Dean Stanton
	Joyce Van Patten
	David Byrne
	Olwen Fouere
	Shea Whigham
	Liron Levo
	Simon Delaney
	Heinz Lieven
	Seth Adkins
	Peter Carey
	Sarah Carroll
	Ron Coden
	Bern Cohen
	Tim Craiger
	Nancy Doetsch
	Davis Gloff
	Grant Goodman
	Kris Graverson
	Robert Herrick
	Jann Hight
	Julia Ho
	Sarab Kamoo
	Sam Keeley
	Kef Lee
	Madge Levinson
	Emma Lock
	Ross Mac Mahon
	Andrea Mellos
	Gordon Michaels
	Antonio Monda
	Gavin O'Connor
	Jer O'Leary
	Johnny Ward
	Fritz Weaver
	Inga R. Wilson
	Richard Rick Bobier
	Elli
	Pennie-Marie Hawkins
	Dave Krieger
	Ralph H. Meyer
	Barack Obama
	Jamie Oliver
	Sarah Palin
	Mark C. Schwarz
	Joseph Smith

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