The Squid and the Whale
“Joint custody blows.”
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
Original Media
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Squid and the Whale performed
Budget
$1.5M
Worldwide Gross
$11.1M
Gross Profit
$9.6M
Return
7.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) 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
Bernard Berkman
Jeff Daniels
Bernard Berkman
Joan Berkman
Laura Linney
Joan Berkman
Walt Berkman
Jesse Eisenberg
Walt Berkman
Frank Berkman
Owen Kline
Frank Berkman
Ivan
William Baldwin
Ivan
Sophie Greenberg
Halley Feiffer
Sophie Greenberg
Lili
Anna Paquin
Lili
Carl
David Benger
Carl
Graduate Student
Molly Barton
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Bo Berkman
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Matthew Kaplan
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Simon Kaplan
Graduate Student
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