▁gross ed ▁only ▁$ 3 , 2 0 1 , 4 2 0 ▁( aver aging ▁just ▁$ 2 , 2 0 3 ▁per ▁the ater ) ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week end ▁of ▁release ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁This ▁placed ▁it ▁a ▁poor ▁ 1 0 th ▁in ▁top ▁gross , ▁against ▁such ▁competition ▁as ▁Ice ▁Age : ▁The ▁Mel td own ▁( open ing ▁the ▁same ▁week end ), ▁V ▁for ▁V end etta ▁and ▁Inside ▁Man . ▁Low ▁as ▁the ▁opening ▁week end ▁was , ▁the ▁second ▁week ▁drop - off ▁was ▁just ▁under ▁ 7 0 % ▁to ▁just ▁$ 1 , 0 1 7 , 6 0 7 , ▁aver aging ▁a ▁mere ▁$ 7 0 0 ▁per ▁theatre , ▁nearly ▁the ▁worst ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁( Only ▁Har sh ▁Times ▁and ▁E rag on ▁dropped ▁off ▁more .) ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁in ▁the at res ▁for ▁only ▁ 1 7 ▁days ▁before ▁Sony ▁decided ▁to ▁stop ▁tracking ▁its ▁progress , ▁and ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁domestic ▁gross ▁of ▁only ▁$ 5 , 9 7 1 , 3 3 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁found ▁more ▁success ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁ear ning ▁$ 3 2 , 6 5 8 , 1 4 2 , ▁giving ▁Basic ▁Inst inct ▁ 2 ▁a ▁world wide ▁the atr ical ▁gross ▁of ▁$ 3 8 , 6 2 9 , 4 7 8 . ▁ ▁Mov ief one ▁ranked ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁No . ▁ 1