Cheaper by the Dozen

With his wife on a book tour, Tom Baker finds his life turned upside down when he agrees to care for his twelve children while simultaneously also coaching his new football team.

Grosses

Domestic (72.9%)
$138,614,544
Summary Details
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$27,557,647
3,298 theaters
Budget$40,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresComedy Family
In Release373 days/53 weeks
Widest Release3,307 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Thursday2$7,839,594--3,298$2,377$7,839,5941
Dec 26Friday2$9,886,780+26.1%-3,298$2,997$17,726,3742
Dec 27Saturday2$9,844,209-0.4%-3,298$2,984$27,570,5833
Dec 28Sunday2$7,826,658-20.5%-3,298$2,373$35,397,2414
Dec 29Monday2$6,603,811-15.6%-3,298$2,002$42,001,0525
Dec 30Tuesday2$7,004,983+6.1%-3,298$2,124$49,006,0356
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Wednesday2$6,612,709-5.6%-3,298$2,005$55,618,7447
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Thursday2$8,356,814+26.4%+6.6%3,307$2,527$63,975,5588
Jan 2Friday2$8,791,276+5.2%-11.1%3,307$2,658$72,766,8349
Jan 3Saturday2$8,283,475-5.8%-15.9%3,307$2,504$81,050,30910
Jan 4Sunday2$4,569,786-44.8%-41.6%3,307$1,381$85,620,09511
Jan 5Monday2$1,295,693-71.6%-80.4%3,307$391$86,915,78812
Jan 6Tuesday3$915,607-29.3%-86.9%3,307$276$87,831,39513
Jan 7Wednesday4$819,479-10.5%-87.6%3,307$247$88,650,87414
Jan 8Thursday4$745,619-9%-91.1%3,307$225$89,396,49315
Jan 9Friday3$3,080,490+313.1%-65%3,238$951$92,476,98316
Jan 10Saturday3$5,607,249+82%-32.3%3,238$1,731$98,084,23217
Jan 11Sunday3$3,063,610-45.4%-33%3,238$946$101,147,84218
Jan 12Monday5$482,767-84.2%-62.7%3,238$149$101,630,60919
Jan 13Tuesday5$515,557+6.8%-43.7%3,238$159$102,146,16620
Jan 14Wednesday5$468,984-9%-42.8%3,238$144$102,615,15021
Jan 15Thursday5$586,983+25.2%-21.3%3,238$181$103,202,13322
Jan 16Friday5$2,197,320+274.3%-28.7%3,025$726$105,399,45323
Jan 17Saturday4$4,057,243+84.6%-27.6%3,025$1,341$109,456,69624
Jan 18Sunday4$2,746,811-32.3%-10.3%3,025$908$112,203,50725
Jan 19
MLK Day
Monday2$2,871,957+4.6%+494.9%3,025$949$115,075,46426
Jan 20Tuesday7$396,630-86.2%-23.1%3,025$131$115,472,09427
Jan 21Wednesday8$311,733-21.4%-33.5%3,025$103$115,783,82728
Jan 22Thursday8$368,385+18.2%-37.2%3,025$121$116,152,21229
Jan 23Friday5$1,540,601+318.2%-29.9%2,810$548$117,692,81330
Jan 24Saturday5$3,163,549+105.3%-22%2,810$1,125$120,856,36231
Jan 25Sunday5$1,677,358-47%-38.9%2,810$596$122,533,72032
Jan 26Monday8$305,475-81.8%-89.4%2,810$108$122,839,19533
Jan 27Tuesday9$285,320-6.6%-28.1%2,810$101$123,124,51534
Jan 28Wednesday9$344,182+20.6%+10.4%2,810$122$123,468,69735
Jan 29Thursday9$280,128-18.6%-24%2,810$99$123,748,82536
Jan 30Friday11$1,118,396+299.2%-27.4%2,396$466$124,867,22137
Jan 31Saturday8$2,249,039+101.1%-28.9%2,396$938$127,116,26038
Feb 1Sunday5$917,795-59.2%-45.3%2,396$383$128,034,05539
Feb 2Monday12$195,428-78.7%-36%2,396$81$128,229,48340
Feb 3Tuesday12$213,981+9.5%-25%2,396$89$128,443,46441
Feb 4Wednesday12$193,701-9.5%-43.7%2,396$80$128,637,16542
Feb 5Thursday13$188,574-2.6%-32.7%2,396$78$128,825,73943
Feb 6Friday14$580,273+207.7%-48.1%1,662$349$129,406,01244
Feb 7Saturday14$1,227,361+111.5%-45.4%1,662$738$130,633,37345
Feb 8Sunday12$712,614-41.9%-22.4%1,662$428$131,345,98746
Feb 9Monday13$133,894-81.2%-31.5%1,662$80$131,479,88147
Feb 10Tuesday14$109,267-18.4%-48.9%1,662$65$131,589,14848
Feb 11Wednesday14$110,632+1.2%-42.9%1,662$66$131,699,78049
Feb 12Thursday14$143,212+29.4%-24.1%1,662$86$131,842,99250
Feb 13Friday14$355,565+148.3%-38.7%1,335$266$132,198,55751
Feb 14Saturday14$959,820+169.9%-21.8%1,335$718$133,158,37752
Feb 15Sunday14$592,326-38.3%-16.9%1,335$443$133,750,70353
Feb 16
Presidents' Day
Monday11$540,170-8.8%+303.4%1,335$404$134,290,87354
Feb 17Tuesday14$151,495-72%+38.6%1,335$113$134,442,36855
Feb 18Wednesday14$140,903-7%+27.4%1,335$105$134,583,27156
Feb 19Thursday14$135,341-3.9%-5.5%1,335$101$134,718,61257
Feb 20Friday19$176,709+30.6%-50.3%801$220$134,895,32158
Feb 21Saturday19$338,938+91.8%-64.7%801$423$135,234,25959
Feb 22Sunday18$210,327-37.9%-64.5%801$262$135,444,58660
Feb 23Monday22$40,712-80.6%-92.5%801$50$135,485,29861
Feb 24Tuesday21$43,516+6.9%-71.3%801$54$135,528,81462
Feb 25Wednesday23$30,243-30.5%-78.5%553$54$135,559,05763
Feb 26Thursday23$30,852+2%-77.2%553$55$135,589,90964
Feb 27Friday23$78,250+153.6%-55.7%376$208$135,668,15965
Feb 28Saturday24$149,351+90.9%-55.9%376$397$135,817,51066
Feb 29Sunday22$88,285-40.9%-58%375$235$135,905,79567
Mar 1Monday25$19,988-77.4%-50.9%375$53$135,925,78368
Mar 2Tuesday26$22,635+13.2%-48%375$60$135,948,41869
Mar 3Wednesday25$19,191-15.2%-36.5%375$51$135,967,60970
Mar 4Thursday27$17,828-7.1%-42.2%375$47$135,985,43771
Mar 5Friday22$71,632+301.8%-8.5%306$234$136,057,06972
Mar 6Saturday22$137,318+91.7%-8.1%306$448$136,194,38773
Mar 7Sunday23$77,659-43.4%-12%306$253$136,272,04674
Mar 8Monday22$17,920-76.9%-10.3%306$58$136,289,96675
Mar 9Tuesday23$18,612+3.9%-17.8%306$60$136,308,57876
Mar 10Wednesday24$17,034-8.5%-11.2%306$55$136,325,61277
Mar 11Thursday23$18,166+6.6%+1.9%306$59$136,343,77878
Mar 12Friday20$82,594+354.7%+15.3%336$245$136,426,37279
Mar 13Saturday21$149,528+81%+8.9%336$445$136,575,90080
Mar 14Sunday20$89,823-39.9%+15.7%336$267$136,665,72381
Mar 15Monday19$38,866-56.7%+116.9%336$115$136,704,58982
Mar 16Tuesday17$50,210+29.2%+169.8%336$149$136,754,79983
Mar 17Wednesday17$40,005-20.3%+134.9%336$119$136,794,80484
Mar 18Thursday17$40,737+1.8%+124.2%336$121$136,835,54185
Mar 19Friday19$90,177+121.4%+9.2%309$291$136,925,71886
Mar 20Saturday19$135,291+50%-9.5%309$437$137,061,00987
Mar 21Sunday19$81,166-40%-9.6%309$262$137,142,17588
Mar 22Monday19$24,714-69.6%-36.4%309$79$137,166,88989
Mar 23Tuesday19$27,883+12.8%-44.5%309$90$137,194,77290
Mar 24Wednesday19$24,514-12.1%-38.7%309$79$137,219,28691
Mar 25Thursday19$25,926+5.8%-36.4%309$83$137,245,21292
Mar 26Friday18$81,983+216.2%-9.1%306$267$137,327,19593
Mar 27Saturday18$129,780+58.3%-4.1%306$424$137,456,97594
Mar 28Sunday18$70,705-45.5%-12.9%306$231$137,527,68095
Mar 29Monday19$25,869-63.4%+4.7%306$84$137,553,54996
Mar 30Tuesday18$30,526+18%+9.5%306$99$137,584,07597
Mar 31Wednesday19$28,461-6.8%+16.1%306$93$137,612,53698
Apr 1Thursday19$24,607-13.5%-5.1%306$80$137,637,14399
Apr 2Friday20$73,462+198.5%-10.4%279$263$137,710,605100
Apr 3Saturday20$106,422+44.9%-18%279$381$137,817,027101
Apr 4Sunday20$64,723-39.2%-8.5%279$231$137,881,750102
Apr 5Monday20$24,234-62.6%-6.3%279$86$137,905,984103
Apr 6Tuesday20$30,617+26.3%+0.3%279$109$137,936,601104
Apr 7Wednesday21$29,324-4.2%+3%279$105$137,965,925105
Apr 8Thursday21$32,194+9.8%+30.8%279$115$137,998,119106
Apr 9Friday25$56,567+75.7%-23%215$263$138,054,686107
Apr 10Saturday26$55,570-1.8%-47.8%215$258$138,110,256108
Apr 11
Easter Sunday
Sunday26$33,769-39.2%-47.8%215$157$138,144,025109
Apr 12Monday23$29,813-11.7%+23%215$138$138,173,838110
Apr 13Tuesday24$23,648-20.7%-22.8%215$109$138,197,486111
Apr 14Wednesday24$20,722-12.4%-29.3%215$96$138,218,208112
Apr 15Thursday24$16,435-20.7%-49%215$76$138,234,643113
Apr 16Friday29$33,419+103.3%-40.9%165$202$138,268,062114
Apr 17Saturday29$49,331+47.6%-11.2%165$298$138,317,393115
Apr 18Sunday29$27,515-44.2%-18.5%165$166$138,344,908116
Apr 19Monday27$6,071-77.9%-79.6%165$36$138,350,979117
Apr 20Tuesday26$6,980+15%-70.5%165$42$138,357,959118
Apr 21Wednesday27$6,494-7%-68.7%165$39$138,364,453119
Apr 22Thursday27$6,697+3.1%-59.3%165$40$138,371,150120
Apr 23Friday30$19,637+193.2%-41.2%141$139$138,390,787121
Apr 24Saturday29$31,668+61.3%-35.8%141$224$138,422,455122
Apr 25Sunday29$20,059-36.7%-27.1%141$142$138,442,514123
Apr 26Monday28$4,530-77.4%-25.4%141$32$138,447,044124
Apr 27Tuesday28$5,434+20%-22.1%141$38$138,452,478125
Apr 28Wednesday26$5,215-4%-19.7%141$36$138,457,693126
Apr 29Thursday26$4,860-6.8%-27.4%141$34$138,462,553127
Apr 30Friday34$11,454+135.7%-41.7%100$114$138,474,007128
May 1Saturday34$20,769+81.3%-34.4%100$207$138,494,776129
May 2Sunday34$12,858-38.1%-35.9%100$128$138,507,634130
May 3Monday31$2,656-79.3%-41.4%100$26$138,510,290131
May 4Tuesday31$2,467-7.1%-54.6%100$24$138,512,757132
May 5Wednesday31$2,174-11.9%-58.3%100$21$138,514,931133
May 6Thursday32$1,918-11.8%-60.5%100$19$138,516,849134
May 7Friday35$7,367+284.1%-35.7%67$109$138,524,216135
May 8Saturday35$9,340+26.8%-55%67$139$138,533,556136
May 9Sunday34$7,138-23.6%-44.5%67$106$138,540,694137
May 10Monday32$1,351-81.1%-49.1%67$20$138,542,045138
May 11Tuesday32$1,438+6.4%-41.7%67$21$138,543,483139
May 12Wednesday31$1,411-1.9%-35.1%67$21$138,544,894140
May 13Thursday30$1,675+18.7%-12.7%67$25$138,546,569141
May 14Friday38$4,432+164.6%-39.8%46$96$138,551,001142
May 15Saturday38$7,365+66.2%-21.1%46$160$138,558,366143
May 16Sunday38$4,135-43.9%-42.1%46$89$138,562,501144
May 17Monday33$1,018-75.4%-24.6%46$22$138,563,519145
May 18Tuesday33$1,759+72.8%+22.3%46$38$138,565,278146
May 19Wednesday32$1,387-21.1%-1.7%46$30$138,566,665147
May 20Thursday32$1,457+5%-13%46$31$138,568,122148
May 21Friday34$13,014+793.2%+193.6%37$351$138,581,136149
May 22Saturday34$16,659+28%+126.2%37$450$138,597,795150
May 23Sunday35$6,450-61.3%+56%37$174$138,604,245151
May 24Monday34$1,008-84.4%-1%37$27$138,605,253152
May 25Tuesday33$1,082+7.3%-38.5%37$29$138,606,335153
May 26Wednesday32$1,003-7.3%-27.7%37$27$138,607,338154
May 27Thursday32$1,105+10.2%-24.2%37$29$138,608,443155