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Friday, July 25, 2008

A History of Violence

The Numbers Rating: 8.69 (26 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 87% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $31,493,782
International Gross $28,500,000
Worldwide Gross $59,993,782
Released September 23, 2005 (limited)
September 30, 2005 (expansion to wide release)
March 14, 2006 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $32,000,000
MPAA Rating R for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use.
Keywords D.C. Comics, Surprise Twist, Film Noir
Distributed by New Line
Music Composed By Howard Shore
Source Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction
Director David Cronenberg

Cast

Viggo Mortensen    Tom Stall
William Hurt    Richie Cusack
Maria Bello    Edie Stall
Ed Harris    Carl Fogaty
Ashton Holmes   

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
9/23/2005 18 $515,992   14 $36,857 $515,992 3
9/30/2005 4 $8,103,077 +1,470.39% 1,340 $6,047 $8,871,781 10
10/7/2005 9 $5,067,000 -37.47% 1,340 $3,781 $16,638,684 17
10/14/2005 8 $3,600,474 -28.94% 1,348 $2,671 $22,364,443 24
10/21/2005 9 $2,699,962 -25.01% 1,308 $2,064 $26,300,395 31
10/28/2005 14 $1,351,883 -49.93% 1,011 $1,337 $28,542,075 38
11/4/2005 18 $814,257 -39.77% 707 $1,152 $29,909,243 45
11/11/2005 24 $344,222 -57.73% 308 $1,118 $30,524,394 52
11/18/2005 34 $109,352 -68.23% 167 $655 $30,745,328 59
11/25/2005 45 $54,568 -50.10% 63 $866 $30,848,006 66
12/2/2005 41 $56,596 +3.72% 93 $609 $30,927,547 73
12/9/2005 41 $42,716 -24.52% 123 $347 $30,997,278 80
12/16/2005 38 $37,054 -13.25% 104 $356 $31,061,904 87
12/30/2005 46 $47,038   56 $840 $31,198,508 101
1/6/2006 41 $46,613 -0.90% 57 $818 $31,287,133 108
1/13/2006 42 $42,323 -9.20% 46 $920 $31,350,408 115
1/20/2006 49 $32,334 -23.60% 34 $951 $31,408,459 122
1/27/2006 54 $30,179 -6.66% 25 $1,207 $31,456,306 129
2/3/2006 63 $22,228 -26.35% 22 $1,010 $31,493,782 136

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
9/30/2005 4 $2,600,000   1,340 $1,940 $3,400,000 8
10/1/2005 4 $3,400,000 +30.77% 1,340 $2,537 $6,800,000 9
10/2/2005 4 $2,100,000 -38.24% 1,340 $1,567 $8,871,781 10
10/3/2005 3 $720,000 -65.71% 1,340 $537 $9,592,000 11
10/4/2005 3 $735,000 +2.08% 1,340 $549 $10,328,000 12
10/5/2005 2 $600,000 -18.37% 1,340 $448 $10,930,000 13
10/6/2005 2 $620,000 +3.33% 1,340 $463 $11,571,684 14
10/7/2005 10 $1,500,000 +141.94% 1,340 $1,119 $13,000,000 15
10/8/2005 8 $2,200,000 +46.67% 1,340 $1,642 $15,200,000 16
10/9/2005 9 $1,400,000 -36.36% 1,340 $1,045 $16,638,684 17
10/10/2005 7 $730,000 -47.86% 1,340 $545 $17,369,000 18
10/11/2005 6 $425,000 -41.78% 1,340 $317 $17,794,000 19
10/12/2005 6 $410,000 -3.53% 1,340 $306 $18,207,000 20
10/13/2005 7 $450,000 +9.76% 1,340 $336 $18,763,969 21
10/14/2005 8 $1,100,000 +144.44% 1,348 $816 $19,900,000 22
10/15/2005 8 $1,600,000 +45.45% 1,348 $1,187 $21,500,000 23
10/16/2005 9 $900,000 -43.75% 1,348 $668 $22,364,443 24
10/17/2005 9 $300,000 -66.67% 1,348 $223 $22,664,000 25
10/18/2005 9 $325,000 +8.33% 1,348 $241 $22,996,000 26
10/19/2005 9 $285,000 -12.31% 1,348 $211 $23,278,000 27
10/20/2005 9 $310,000 +8.77% 1,348 $230 $23,600,433 28
10/21/2005 9 $900,000 +190.32% 1,308 $688 $24,500,000 29
10/22/2005 9 $1,200,000 +33.33% 1,308 $917 $25,700,000 30
10/23/2005 11 $600,000 -50.00% 1,308 $459 $26,300,395 31
10/24/2005 10 $230,000 -61.67% 1,308 $176 $26,530,000 32
10/25/2005 10 $235,000 +2.17% 1,308 $180 $26,769,000 33
10/26/2005 10 $220,000 -6.38% 1,308 $168 $26,988,000 34
10/27/2005 10 $202,000 -8.18% 1,308 $154 $27,190,192 35
1/2/2006 40 $14,606   56 $261 $31,213,114 102
1/16/2006 40 $9,367   46 $204 $31,359,775 116

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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2005-09-29 33 $1,046,602       $1,046,602
2005-10-06 4 $12,676,379 +1,111.19%     $13,722,981
2005-10-13 8 $9,600,226 -24.27%     $23,323,207
2005-10-20 10 $6,498,024 -32.31%     $29,821,231
2005-10-27 11 $6,060,812 -6.73%     $35,882,043
2005-11-03 18 $3,081,738 -49.15%     $38,963,781
2005-11-10 15 $3,933,242 +27.63%     $42,897,023
2005-11-17 19 $3,436,893 -12.62%     $46,333,916
2005-11-24 23 $1,715,876 -50.07%     $48,049,792
2005-12-01 31 $955,013 -44.34%     $49,004,805
2005-12-08 49 $83,611 -91.25% 93 $899 $50,825,177
2005-12-15 23 $1,035,236 +1,138.16%     $51,860,413
2005-12-22 18 $1,605,503 +55.09%     $53,465,916
2005-12-29 47 $62,281 -96.12%     $53,528,197
2006-01-05 18 $2,225,846 +3,473.88%     $55,754,043
2006-01-12 29 $913,048 -58.98%     $56,667,091
2006-01-19 31 $895,618 -1.91%     $57,562,709
2006-01-26 46 $174,439 -80.52%     $57,737,148
2006-02-02 53 $98,991 -43.25%     $57,836,139
2006-02-09 64 $33,079 -66.58%     $57,869,218