The Number 23
“First it takes hold of your mind...then it takes hold of your life.”
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Drama
Studio
Firm Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Number 23 performed
Budget
$30.0M
Worldwide Gross
$77.7M
Gross Profit
$47.7M
Return
2.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$12M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~42/58, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Thriller) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Walter Sparrow / Fingerling
Jim Carrey
Walter Sparrow / Fingerling
Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Virginia Madsen
Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Robin Sparrow
Logan Lerman
Robin Sparrow
Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix
Danny Huston
Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix
Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother
Lynn Collins
Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother
Laura Tollins
Rhona Mitra
Laura Tollins
Kyle Finch
Mark Pellegrino
Kyle Finch
Father Sebastian
Ed Lauter
Father Sebastian
Hotel Clerk
David Stifel
Hotel Clerk
Sergeant Burns
Corey Stoll
Sergeant Burns
Dr. Sirius Leary
Bud Cort
Dr. Sirius Leary
Sybil
Michelle Arthur
Sybil
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