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2005 | DIRECTED BY NOAH BAUMBACH

The Squid and the Whale

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Movie Stats
Year
2005
Runtime
 81 minutes (1 hr 21 mins)
Certificates

15

R

PG-12

B

MA15+
Select Cast
Jeff Daniels
Owen Kline
Laura Linney
Jesse Eisenberg
William Baldwin
David Benger
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
30th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
19th Aug 2025
Total views:
46
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
16th December 2005
19 years 9 months 16 days ago
Turkey release date
 Turkey
3rd March 2006
19 years 6 months 29 days ago
Mexico release date
 Mexico
24th March 2006
19 years 6 months 8 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
30th March 2006
19 years 6 months 2 days ago
Israel release date
 Israel
30th March 2006
19 years 6 months 2 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
7th April 2006
19 years 5 months 24 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £506.5 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $7.4 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
107,532 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
1.1 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 7th Apr '06
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 13
  • Debut gross: £71.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
US Box Office
  • Release: 16th Dec '05
  • Debut weekend: 7th Oct '05
  • Debut position: 38
  • Highest position: 19
  • Debut gross: $129.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 23
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.

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Directed by
noah baumbach Noah Baumbach
Starring
Owen KlineFrank Berkman
noah baumbachJeff DanielsBernard Berkman
Laura LinneyJoan Berkman
Jesse EisenbergWalt Berkman
William BaldwinIvan
David BengerCarl
Anna PaquinLili
Molly BartonGraduate Student
Bo BerkmanGraduate Student
Matthew KaplanGraduate Student
Simon KaplanGraduate Student
Matthew KirschGraduate Student
Daniella MarkowiczGraduate Student
Elizabeth MeriwetherGraduate Student
Ben SchrankGraduate Student
Amy SrebnickGraduate Student
Josh SrebnickGraduate Student
Emma StraubGraduate Student
Alan WilkisGraduate Student
James HamiltonMan with Joan
Adam RoseOtto
Henry GlovinskyLance
Eli GelbJeffrey
Halley FeifferSophie Greenberg
Wayne LawsonTalent Show Judge
Michael SantiagoTalent Show Judge
Juan TorrienteTalent Show Judge
Patricia TowersTalent Show Judge
Peggy GormleyMrs. Greenberg
Peter NewmanMr. Greenberg
Greta KlineGreta Greenberg
Melissa MeyerProfessor
Benjamin SmolenStudent with Puppets
Michael CountrymanMr. Simic
Alexandra DaddarioPretty Girl
Nico BaumbachJeb Gelber
Maryann PlunkettMs. Lemon
Hector OteroHector
Ken LeungSchool Therapist
Jo YangNurse
Jonathan Baumbach
uncredited
Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office
Andrew Kaempfer
uncredited
Valet
Britta Phillips
uncredited
Talent Show Audience Member
Bobby Shue
uncredited
Student
Dean Wareham
uncredited
Talent Show Audience Member
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
13
Weeks top 15
4
Total weeks
5
Total UK Gross:
£506,477
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Squid and the Whale
7 Apr 2006
16N
£71,203
£71,203
14 Apr 2006
15▲
£69,438
£200,550
21 Apr 2006
15▲▼
£57,701
£312,340
28 Apr 2006
13▲
£65,814
£416,755
5 May 2006
15▼
£38,069
£506,477

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
19
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
23
Total US Gross:
$7,362,100
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
7 Oct 2005
38N
$129,844
$154,474
14 Oct 2005
24▲
$279,938
$501,232
21 Oct 2005
30▼
$315,339
$915,485
28 Oct 2005
28▲
$285,210
$1,310,060
4 Nov 2005
20▲
$423,000
$1,850,000
11 Nov 2005
23▼
$432,000
$2,401,000
18 Nov 2005
19▲
$288,000
$2,795,000
25 Nov 2005
23▼
$353,584
$3,274,790
9 Dec 2005
23▼
$220,564
$3,988,438
16 Dec 2005
19▲
$218,053
$4,299,500
23 Dec 2005
25▼
$146,539
$4,571,368
30 Dec 2005
24▲
$289,871
$5,136,777
6 Jan 2006
26▼
$275,575
$5,612,075
13 Jan 2006
29▼
$269,778
$6,005,551
20 Jan 2006
32▼
$204,035
$6,346,344
27 Jan 2006
38▼
$165,589
$6,600,234
3 Feb 2006
43▼
$105,715
$6,770,515
10 Feb 2006
48▼
$87,847
$6,910,842
17 Feb 2006
49▼
$94,099
$7,051,157
24 Feb 2006
52▼
$73,850
$7,175,598
3 Mar 2006
57▼
$60,260
$7,271,869
10 Mar 2006
61▼
$34,014
$7,332,333
17 Mar 2006
77▼
$13,220
$7,362,100

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

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* 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
  •  United States release date:
  •  Turkey release date:
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  •  Israel release date:
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
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  • Colombia Colombia
  • Germany Germany
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Why I love … The Squid and the Whale's Bernard Berkman  The Guardian Wed, 14th August 2013

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