The Break-Up
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' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary.What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple's friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger!When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared apartment, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until one of them reaches breaking point.
- Director
- Peyton Reed
- Worldwide
- $206M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple's friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger! When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared apartment, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until one of them reaches breaking point.
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Box Office & Release
The Break-Up returned 4.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $52M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $206M
- Release date
- Jun 1, 2006
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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