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The Butterfly Effect

 2004
 113 minutes (1 hrs 53 mins)
The Butterfly Effect

Production Country

United States • Canada

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Eric Bress · J. Mackye Gruber

Starring

Ashton Kutcher · Melora Walters · Amy Smart · Elden Henson · William Lee Scott · John Patrick Amedori

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
23rd January 2004
Puerto Rico release date Puerto Rico release
22nd January 2004
Canada release date Canada release
23rd January 2004

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 16th Apr '04
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £735.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 23rd Jan '04
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $17.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 16

Chart position history

UK box office

16 Apr, 2004
5
23 Apr, 2004
6
30 Apr, 2004
8
7 May, 2004
13

US box office

23 Jan, 2004
1
30 Jan, 2004
2
6 Feb, 2004
5
13 Feb, 2004
4
20 Feb, 2004
9

Global box office

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Certificates

US
R

16

12

M/12

A

14

MA

B

16

U

15

VM14

K-15

12+

12

16

14

14

15+

PG-12

15

16

15

15

18

NC-16

16+

(Banned)

16

18+

R-13

13+

u 15+

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $57.9 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
The Butterfly Effect Movie Trailers & Videos  TVGuide.com Thu, 13th August 2026

Butterfly effect | Chaos Theory, Popular Culture, & Facts  Encyclopedia Britannica Mon, 10th August 2026

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What is Happening with the Reboot of the Butterfly Effect?  The Movie Blog Fri, 20th February 2026

20 Movies Critics HATE But Audiences LOVE – Page 3  WhatCulture.com Thu, 30th April 2026

The Butterfly Effect: How Every Bad Oscar Decision Leads to the Next One  boardroom.tv Fri, 13th March 2026

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A sequel to the 2012 re-boot franchise, a new generation of people have now accepted this take on the webbed hero in contrast to Sam Raimi and Toby Maguire's 2002 - 2007 series of films.

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Five years ago Monsters Vs. Aliens was still holding the top spot with the highest new film coming from I Love You Man at four.

Ten years ago it was still Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed at the top with the highest new film The Butterfly Effect coming in at five.

Fifteen years ago saw The Faculty climb to the top knocking The Rugrats Movie down to two while the highest new film was An Ideal Husband at three.