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Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. Their efforts contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, with consequences that reverberate throughout the world today.

Charlie Wilson was a bachelor congressman from Texas who had a habit of showing up in hot tubs with strippers and cocaine. His "Good Time Charlie" exterior, however, masked an extraordinary mind, a deep sense of patriotism and a passion for the underdog, and in the early 1980s the underdog was Afghanistan---which had just been brutally invaded by the Russians. Charlie's longtime friend and patron and sometime lover was Joanne Herring, one of the wealthiest women in Texas and a virulent anti-communist. Believing the American response to the Russian invasion was anemic at best, she prods Charlie into doing more for the Mujahideen (Afghan freedom fighters). Charlie's partner in this uphill endeavor is CIA Agent Gust Avrakotos, a blue-collar operative in a company of Ivy League blue bloods. Together, the three of them---Charlie, Joanne and Gust---travel the world to form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis, Israelis, Egyptians, arms dealers, law makers and a belly dancer. Their success was remarkable. Funding for covert operations against the Soviets went from $5 million to $1 billion annually. The Red Army retreated out of Afghanistan. When asked how a group of peasants was able to deliver such a decisive blow to the army of a superpower, Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq responded simply, "Charlie did it."

Cast

Tom Hanks		Charlie Wilson
Julia Roberts		Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman		Gust Avrakotos
Amy Adams		Bonnie
Erick Avari		Avi Perlman
Emily Blunt		Jane Liddle
Shiri Appleby		Jailbait
Spencer Garrett		Congressman Davis
Rachel Nichols		Suzanne
Ned Beatty		Doc Long

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Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
12/21/2007	4		$9,656,250		2,575	$3,750	$9,656,250	3
12/28/2007	4		$12,012,360	+24.40%	2,575	$4,665	$34,750,790	10
1/4/2008	6		$8,106,250	-32.52%	2,594	$3,125	$52,552,540	17
1/11/2008	11		$4,129,720	-49.06%	2,408	$1,715	$59,353,790	24
1/18/2008	15		$1,967,160	-52.37%	1,352	$1,455	$62,814,670	31
1/25/2008	21		$931,685	-52.64%	605	$1,540	$64,665,340	38
2/1/2008	25		$486,380	-47.80%	412	$1,181	$65,430,200	45
2/8/2008	31		$359,340	-26.12%	318	$1,130	$65,978,840	52
2/15/2008	34		$214,180	-40.40%	180	$1,190	$66,319,900	59
2/22/2008	40		$112,035	-47.69%	135	$830	$66,528,215	66
2/29/2008	48		$68,385	-38.96%	97	$705	$66,636,385	73

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
12/21/2007	5		$2,793,875		2,575	$1,085	$2,793,875	1
12/22/2007	4		$3,695,125	+32.26%	2,575	$1,435	$6,489,000	2
12/23/2007	4		$3,167,250	-14.29%	2,575	$1,230	$9,656,250	3
12/24/2007	4		$1,957,305	-38.20%	2,575	$760	$11,613,555	4
12/25/2007	5		$4,338,875	+121.68%	2,575	$1,685	$15,952,430	5
12/26/2007	5		$3,720,875	-14.24%	2,575	$1,445	$19,673,305	6
12/27/2007	4		$3,065,125	-17.62%	2,575	$1,190	$22,738,430	7
12/28/2007	4		$3,926,875	+28.11%	2,575	$1,525	$26,665,305	8
12/29/2007	4		$4,377,485	+11.48%	2,575	$1,700	$31,042,790	9
12/30/2007	4		$3,708,000	-15.29%	2,575	$1,440	$34,750,790	10
12/31/2007	4		$3,914,055	+5.56%	2,575	$1,520	$38,664,845	11
1/1/2008	5		$3,038,465	-22.37%	2,575	$1,180	$41,703,310	12
1/2/2008	7		$1,441,995	-52.54%	2,575	$560	$43,145,305	13
1/3/2008	7		$1,300,985	-9.78%	2,575	$505	$44,446,290	14
1/4/2008	7		$2,568,060	+97.39%	2,594	$990	$47,014,350	15
1/5/2008	6		$3,566,750	+38.89%	2,594	$1,375	$50,581,100	16
1/6/2008	6		$1,971,440	-44.73%	2,594	$760	$52,552,540	17
1/7/2008	7		$571,125	-71.03%	2,594	$220	$53,123,665	18
1/8/2008	5		$725,985	+27.11%	2,594	$280	$53,849,650	19
1/9/2008	5		$700,425	-3.52%	2,594	$270	$54,550,075	20
1/10/2008	5		$673,995	-3.77%	2,594	$260	$55,224,070	21
1/11/2008	9		$1,348,480	+100.07%	2,406	$560	$56,572,550	22
1/12/2008	10		$1,854,160	+37.50%	2,406	$771	$58,426,710	23
1/13/2008	11		$927,080	-50.00%	2,406	$385	$59,353,790	24
1/14/2008	9		$361,200	-61.04%	2,408	$150	$59,714,990	25
1/15/2008	8		$385,775	+6.80%	2,408	$160	$60,100,765	26
1/16/2008	8		$373,240	-3.25%	2,408	$155	$60,474,005	27
1/17/2008	9		$373,505	+0.07%	2,408	$155	$60,847,510	28
1/21/2008	19		$392,065		1,352	$290	$63,206,735	32
1/22/2008	-		$169,505	-56.77%	1,352	$125	$63,376,240	33
1/23/2008	-		$175,430	+3.50%	1,352	$130	$63,551,670	34
1/24/2008	-		$181,985	+3.74%	1,352	$135	$63,733,655	35
1/25/2008	-		$238,975	+31.32%	605	$395	$63,972,630	36
1/26/2008	-		$453,585	+89.80%	605	$750	$64,426,215	37
1/27/2008	-		$239,125	-47.28%	605	$395	$64,665,340	38
1/28/2008	-		$69,575	-70.90%	605	$115	$64,734,915	39
1/29/2008	-		$69,860	+0.41%	605	$115	$64,804,775	40
1/30/2008	-		$72,495	+3.77%	605	$120	$64,877,270	41
1/31/2008	-		$66,550	-8.20%	605	$110	$64,943,820	42
2/1/2008	-		$144,335	+116.88%	412	$350	$65,088,155	43
2/2/2008	-		$271,920	+88.40%	412	$660	$65,360,075	44
2/3/2008	-		$70,125	-74.21%	412	$170	$65,430,200	45
2/4/2008	-		$45,320	-35.37%	412	$110	$65,475,520	46
2/5/2008	-		$45,225	-0.21%	412	$110	$65,520,745	47
2/6/2008	-		$45,195	-0.07%	412	$110	$65,565,940	48
2/7/2008	-		$53,560	+18.51%	412	$130	$65,619,500	49
2/8/2008	-		$98,580	+84.06%	318	$310	$65,718,080	50
2/9/2008	-		$173,310	+75.81%	318	$545	$65,891,390	51
2/10/2008	-		$87,450	-49.54%	318	$275	$65,978,840	52
2/11/2008	-		$27,030	-69.09%	318	$85	$66,005,870	53
2/12/2008	-		$30,210	+11.76%	318	$95	$66,036,080	54
2/13/2008	-		$31,795	+5.25%	318	$100	$66,067,875	55
2/14/2008	-		$37,845	+19.03%	318	$119	$66,105,720	56
2/15/2008	-		$53,085	+40.27%	180	$295	$66,158,805	57
2/16/2008	-		$95,405	+79.72%	180	$530	$66,254,210	58
2/17/2008	-		$65,690	-31.15%	180	$365	$66,319,900	59
2/18/2008	32		$41,375	-37.01%	180	$230	$66,361,275	60
2/19/2008	-		$18,025	-56.44%	180	$100	$66,379,300	61
2/20/2008	-		$17,995	-0.17%	180	$100	$66,397,295	62
2/21/2008	-		$18,885	+4.95%	180	$105	$66,416,180	63
2/22/2008	-		$32,385	+71.49%	135	$240	$66,448,565	64
2/23/2008	-		$57,375	+77.17%	135	$425	$66,505,940	65
2/24/2008	-		$22,275	-61.18%	135	$165	$66,528,215	66
2/25/2008	-		$8,775	-60.61%	135	$65	$66,536,990	67
2/26/2008	-		$9,425	+7.41%	135	$70	$66,546,415	68
2/27/2008	-		$10,800	+14.59%	135	$80	$66,557,215	69
2/28/2008	-		$10,785	-0.14%	135	$80	$66,568,000	70
2/29/2008	-		$17,460	+61.89%	97	$180	$66,585,460	71
3/1/2008	-		$34,435	+97.22%	97	$355	$66,619,895	72
3/2/2008	-		$16,490	-52.11%	97	$170	$66,636,385	73
3/3/2008	-		$5,335	-67.65%	97	$55	$66,641,720	74
3/4/2008	-		$6,790	+27.27%	97	$70	$66,648,510	75
3/5/2008	-		$6,305	-7.14%	97	$65	$66,654,815	76
3/6/2008	-		$6,280	-0.40%	97	$65	$66,661,095	77

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