Australia Box Office for The Friend (2025)

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The Friend
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $652,174Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,134,175Details
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Synopsis

Writer and teacher Iris finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend’s problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.

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Movie Details

Australia Releases: July 31st, 2025 (Wide)
Video Release: April 29th, 2025 by Decal
MPAA Rating: R for language including a sexual reference.
(Rating bulletin Cert #55287, 4/8/2025)
Running Time: 120 minutes
Keywords: Telluride Film Festival 2024, Toronto International Film Festival 2024, Festival Acquisition, Life Drama, Death of a Mentor, Death of a Best Friend, Animal Lead, Filmed in New York, NY, Filmed in New York, United States, Filmed in United States
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Big Creek, 3dot Productions, Bleecker Street
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2025/08/01 9 $174,196   0     $205,811 1
2025/08/08 11 $132,026 -24% 0     $410,885 2
2025/08/15 14 $62,235 -53% 0     $535,954 3
2025/08/22 23 $28,374 -54% 0     $597,066 4
2025/08/29 33 $14,634 -48% 0     $625,156 5
2025/09/05 54 $3,988 -73% 0     $642,469 6
2025/09/12 50 $1,885 -53% 0     $649,419 7
2025/09/19 49 $3,428 +82% 0     $662,085 8
2025/09/26 79 $680 -80% 0     $659,332 9
2025/10/03 94 $137 -80% 0     $655,375 10
2025/10/17 80 $604   0     $651,009 12
2025/11/14 63 $1,664   0     $652,174 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

$00
Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 7/31/2025 $174,196 0 0 0 $652,174 11/17/2025
Germany 6/19/2025 00$0
Italy 6/5/2025 $68,275 0 0 0 $120,806 6/16/2025
New Zealand 8/7/2025 $0 0 0 0 $138,566 10/20/2025
North America 3/28/2025 $67,629 2 1,237 2,770 $3,942,783 11/6/2025
Russia (CIS) 5/15/2025 $48,467 457 457 457 $48,467 5/21/2025
United Kingdom 4/25/2025 $29,120 141 141 141 $29,120 4/30/2025
 
Rest of World $202,259
 
Worldwide Total$5,134,175 11/17/2025

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Leading Cast

Bill Murray    Walter
Naomi Watts    Iris

Supporting Cast

Carla Gugino    Elaine
Sarah Pidgeon    Val
Constance Wu    Tuesday
Ann Dowd    Marjorie
Noma Dumezweni    Barbara
Felix Solis    Hektor
Owen Teague    Carter
Josh Pais    Jerry
Annie Fox    Jenna
Carrie Vu    Viv
Sue Jean Kim    Blossom
Joe Castle Baker    Young Professor
Gary Littman    Grant
Sarah Baskin    Mara
Jess Gabor    Stella
Anna Fikhman    Nosy Neighbor
Bruce Norris    Dr. Novak
Amy Warren    Pantsuit Woman
Gabe Castillo    Security Guard
Juliet Brett    Sophie
Afsheen Misaghi    Shervin
Seth Barrish    Harry
Ian Lithgow    Larry
Jonathan Raviv    Party Goer
Gina Costigan    Jocelyn
Matt Leisy    Dog Owner
Myrna Cabella    Lydia
Tom McCarthy    Dr. Warren
Gregory Abbey    Robert

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Production and Technical Credits

Scott McGehee    Director
David Siegel    Director
Scott McGehee    Screenwriter
David Siegel    Screenwriter
Sigrid Nunez    Story Creator
Liza Chasin    Producer
Scott McGehee    Producer
David Siegel    Producer
Mike Spreter    Producer
Naomi Watts    Executive Producer
Margaret Chernin    Executive Producer
Becky Glupczynski    Executive Producer
Mike Topoozian    Executive Producer
Giles Nuttgens    Director of Photography
Isaac Hagy    Editor
Kelly McGehee    Production Designer
Stacey Battat    Costume Designer
Jay Wadley    Composer
Trevor Gureckis    Composer
Paul Hsu    Sound Designer
Meghan Currier    Music Supervisor
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Scotty Anderson    Casting Director