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The Guard


The Numbers Rating: 9.00 (3 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,359,774
International Box Office$10,584,855
Worldwide Box Office$15,944,629
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Production Budget:$6,000,000
Theatrical Release: July 29th, 2011 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
Video Release: January 3rd, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, some violence, drug material and sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2168, 4/20/2011)
Keywords: Prostitution, Buddy Cop, Bigotry, Organized Crime, Narcotics, Corrupt Cops
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Budget Source:Michael McDonagh
Domestic Rights (Sony Pictures Classics, Sundance 2011):$1,000,000 ("closs to $1 million, plus backend bumps") Hollywood Reporter, 1/26/2011)

Cast

Brendan Gleeson    Gerry Boyle
Don Cheadle    Wendell Everett
Liam Cunningham    Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
David Wilmot    Liam O'Leary
Rory Keenan    David Wilmot
Mark Strong    Clive Cornell
Eileen Boyle    Fionnula Flanagan
Dominique McElligott    Aoife
Sarah Greene    Sinead
Katarina Cas    Gabriela

Production and Technical Credits

Screenwriter    John Michael McDonagh
Director    John Michael McDonagh
Producer    Chris Clark
Producer    Flora Fernandez Marengo
Producer    Ed Guiney
Producer    Andrew Lowe
Cinematographer    Larry Smith
Production Designer    John Paul Kelly
Editor    Chris Gill
Composer    Calexico
Casting Director    Jina Jay

Weekend Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2011/07/29 40 $76,834   4 $19,209   $76,834 3
2011/08/05 26 $192,336 +150% 19 $10,123   $307,509 10
2011/08/12 26 $282,678 +47% 47 $6,014   $670,082 17
2011/08/19 21 $419,919 +49% 83 $5,059   $1,217,689 24
2011/08/26 22 $384,699 -8% 107 $3,595   $1,777,900 31
2011/09/02 30 $580,698 +51% 178 $3,262   $2,522,913 38
2011/09/09 25 $408,561 -30% 203 $2,013   $3,254,011 45
2011/09/16 28 $339,784 -17% 202 $1,682   $3,782,349 52
2011/09/23 29 $249,325 -27% 167 $1,493   $4,165,154 59
2011/09/30 29 $193,343 -22% 157 $1,231   $4,455,135 66
2011/10/07 30 $119,125 -38% 124 $961   $4,646,796 73
2011/10/14 35 $106,717 -10% 94 $1,135   $4,824,661 80
2011/10/21 35 $111,062 +4% 82 $1,354   $4,984,918 87
2011/10/28 41 $62,836 -43% 56 $1,122   $5,067,227 94
2011/11/04 46 $48,965 -22% 39 $1,256   $5,150,733 101
2011/11/11 52 $34,633 -29% 29 $1,194   $5,204,773 108
2011/11/18 51 $26,118 -25% 22 $1,187   $5,244,467 115
2011/11/25 53 $19,930 -24% 23 $867   $5,257,693 122
2011/12/02 57 $13,074 -34% 17 $769   $5,297,639 129
2011/12/09 66 $10,301 -21% 15 $687   $5,313,327 136
2011/12/16 65 $6,341 -38% 12 $528   $5,325,090 143
2011/12/23 63 $1,380 -78% 6 $230   $5,330,294 150
2011/12/30 67 $2,571 +86% 4 $643   $5,336,144 157
2012/01/06 72 $3,316 +29% 11 $301   $5,341,471 164
2012/01/13 68 $3,201 -3% 11 $291   $5,346,599 171
2012/01/20 75 $3,875 +21% 9 $431   $5,354,868 178
2012/01/27 79 $1,680 -57% 4 $420   $5,358,148 185
2012/02/03 82 $840 -50% 2 $420   $5,359,774 192

Daily Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2011/09/05 27 $183,433   178 $1,031   $2,706,346 39