The Kite Runner (2007)

The Kite Runner
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,800,078Details
International Box Office $58,380,667Details
Worldwide Box Office $74,180,745
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $7,615,280 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $7,615,280
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Synopsis

Spanning from the final days of Afghanistan’s monarchy to the atrocities of the Taliban reign, an epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, an unlikely friendship develops between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, a servant to Amir and his father. During a kite-flying tournament, an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever. As an adult haunted by the childhood betrayal, Amir seeks redemption by returning to his war-torn native land to make peace with himself and reconcile his cowardice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$471,713 (3.0% of total gross)
Legs:8.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:21.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:35 opening theaters/715 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,582,999

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,372 $15,800,078
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,765 $58,380,667
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,314 $74,180,745
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 167 $15,800,078

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 14th, 2007 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
Video Release: March 25th, 2008 by Dreamworks Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for strong thematic material including the sexual assault of a child, violence and brief strong language
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Life Drama, The Past Catching up with You, Set in Afghanistan, 2000s, Prologue, 1970s, Non-Chronological, Child Abuse, Adopted Family
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Participant Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 98 $1,845,396 Dec 28, 2007 17
Top 2007 Theater Average 81 $13,478 Dec 14, 2007 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 2007 19 $471,713   35 $13,478   $471,713 1
Dec 21, 2007 13 $1,178,368 +150% 377 $3,126   $1,879,253 2
Dec 28, 2007 16 $1,845,396 +57% 377 $4,895   $5,396,683 3
Jan 4, 2008 17 $1,647,029 -11% 384 $4,289   $8,669,803 4
Jan 11, 2008 20 $1,604,411 -3% 715 $2,244   $10,938,680 5
Jan 18, 2008 21 $1,102,367 -31% 606 $1,819   $12,712,767 6
Jan 25, 2008 24 $586,983 -47% 335 $1,752   $13,858,468 7
Feb 1, 2008 31 $332,740 -43% 235 $1,416   $14,422,457 8
Feb 8, 2008 36 $258,987 -22% 174 $1,488   $14,823,788 9
Feb 15, 2008 36 $176,650 -32% 130 $1,359   $15,113,633 10
Feb 22, 2008 42 $107,842 -39% 105 $1,027   $15,319,828 11
Feb 29, 2008 45 $81,457 -24% 94 $867   $15,458,230 12
Mar 7, 2008 43 $81,764 n/c 139 $588   $15,588,994 13
Mar 14, 2008 51 $50,914 -38% 74 $688   $15,690,103 14
Mar 21, 2008 64 $31,810 -38% 46 $692   $15,752,605 15
Mar 28, 2008 89 $8,137 -74% 15 $542   $15,782,947 16
Apr 4, 2008 105 $3,718 -54% 14 $266   $15,790,223 17
Apr 11, 2008 103 $3,931 +6% 8 $491   $15,797,907 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 14, 2007 - $141,375     35 $4,039   $141,375 1
Dec 15, 2007 - $188,052 +33%   35 $5,373   $329,427 2
Dec 16, 2007 - $142,286 -24%   35 $4,065   $471,713 3
Dec 17, 2007 - $51,331 -64%   35 $1,467   $523,044 4
Dec 18, 2007 - $54,426 +6%   35 $1,555   $577,470 5
Dec 19, 2007 - $60,002 +10%   35 $1,714   $637,472 6
Dec 20, 2007 - $63,413 +6%   35 $1,812   $700,885 7
Dec 21, 2007 - $312,184 +392% +121% 377 $828   $1,013,069 8
Dec 22, 2007 - $456,255 +46% +143% 377 $1,210   $1,469,324 9
Dec 23, 2007 - $409,929 -10% +188% 377 $1,087   $1,879,253 10
Dec 24, 2007 - $256,476 -37% +400% 377 $680   $2,135,729 11
Dec 25, 2007 - $522,719 +104% +860% 377 $1,387   $2,658,448 12
Dec 26, 2007 - $461,451 -12% +669% 377 $1,224   $3,119,899 13
Dec 27, 2007 - $431,388 -7% +580% 377 $1,144   $3,551,287 14
Dec 28, 2007 - $545,065 +26% +75% 377 $1,446   $4,096,352 15
Dec 29, 2007 - $684,356 +26% +50% 377 $1,815   $4,780,708 16
Dec 30, 2007 - $615,975 -10% +50% 377 $1,634   $5,396,683 17
Dec 31, 2007 - $452,798 -26% +77% 377 $1,201   $5,849,481 18
Jan 1, 2008 - $577,844 +28% +11% 377 $1,533   $6,427,325 19
Jan 2, 2008 - $299,368 -48% -35% 377 $794   $6,726,693 20
Jan 3, 2008 - $296,081 -1% -31% 377 $785   $7,022,774 21
Jan 4, 2008 - $473,648 +60% -13% 384 $1,233   $7,496,422 22
Jan 5, 2008 - $704,817 +49% +3% 384 $1,835   $8,201,239 23
Jan 6, 2008 - $468,564 -34% -24% 384 $1,220   $8,669,803 24
Jan 7, 2008 - $144,845 -69% -68% 384 $377   $8,814,648 25
Jan 8, 2008 - $168,510 +16% -71% 384 $439   $8,983,158 26
Jan 9, 2008 - $174,923 +4% -42% 384 $456   $9,158,081 27
Jan 10, 2008 - $176,188 +1% -40% 384 $459   $9,334,269 28
Jan 11, 2008 - $468,828 +166% -1% 715 $656   $9,803,097 29
Jan 12, 2008 - $695,219 +48% -1% 715 $972   $10,498,316 30
Jan 13, 2008 - $440,364 -37% -6% 715 $616   $10,938,680 31
Jan 14, 2008 - $149,351 -66% +3% 715 $209   $11,088,031 32
Jan 15, 2008 - $165,843 +11% -2% 715 $232   $11,253,874 33
Jan 16, 2008 - $174,930 +5% n/c 715 $245   $11,428,804 34
Jan 17, 2008 - $181,596 +4% +3% 715 $254   $11,610,400 35
Jan 18, 2008 - $295,264 +63% -37% 606 $487   $11,905,664 36
Jan 19, 2008 - $489,588 +66% -30% 606 $808   $12,395,252 37
Jan 20, 2008 - $317,515 -35% -28% 606 $524   $12,712,767 38
Jan 21, 2008 22 $230,852 -27% +55% 606 $381   $12,943,619 39
Jan 22, 2008 - $104,566 -55% -37% 606 $173   $13,048,185 40
Jan 23, 2008 - $107,493 +3% -39% 606 $177   $13,155,678 41
Jan 24, 2008 - $115,807 +8% -36% 606 $191   $13,271,485 42
Jan 25, 2008 - $146,834 +27% -50% 335 $438   $13,418,319 43
Jan 26, 2008 - $268,240 +83% -45% 335 $801   $13,686,559 44
Jan 27, 2008 - $171,909 -36% -46% 335 $513   $13,858,468 45
Jan 28, 2008 - $53,074 -69% -77% 335 $158   $13,911,542 46
Jan 29, 2008 - $60,890 +15% -42% 335 $182   $13,972,432 47
Jan 30, 2008 - $59,070 -3% -45% 335 $176   $14,031,502 48
Jan 31, 2008 - $58,215 -1% -50% 335 $174   $14,089,717 49
Feb 1, 2008 - $85,836 +47% -42% 235 $365   $14,175,553 50
Feb 2, 2008 - $175,957 +105% -34% 235 $749   $14,351,510 51
Feb 3, 2008 - $70,947 -60% -59% 235 $302   $14,422,457 52
Feb 4, 2008 - $32,085 -55% -40% 235 $137   $14,454,542 53
Feb 5, 2008 - $32,861 +2% -46% 235 $140   $14,487,403 54
Feb 6, 2008 - $35,546 +8% -40% 235 $151   $14,522,949 55
Feb 7, 2008 - $41,852 +18% -28% 235 $178   $14,564,801 56
Feb 8, 2008 - $65,405 +56% -24% 174 $376   $14,630,206 57
Feb 9, 2008 - $119,935 +83% -32% 174 $689   $14,750,141 58
Feb 10, 2008 - $73,647 -39% +4% 174 $423   $14,823,788 59
Feb 11, 2008 - $23,039 -69% -28% 174 $132   $14,846,827 60
Feb 12, 2008 - $28,203 +22% -14% 174 $162   $14,875,030 61
Feb 13, 2008 - $30,085 +7% -15% 174 $173   $14,905,115 62
Feb 14, 2008 - $31,868 +6% -24% 130 $245   $14,936,983 63
Feb 15, 2008 - $42,381 +33% -35% 130 $326   $14,979,364 64
Feb 16, 2008 - $75,996 +79% -37% 130 $585   $15,055,360 65
Feb 17, 2008 - $58,273 -23% -21% 130 $448   $15,113,633 66
Feb 18, 2008 37 $36,037 -38% +56% 130 $277   $15,149,670 67
Feb 19, 2008 - $21,038 -42% -25% 130 $162   $15,170,708 68
Feb 20, 2008 - $19,357 -8% -36% 130 $149   $15,190,065 69
Feb 21, 2008 - $21,921 +13% -31% 130 $169   $15,211,986 70
Feb 22, 2008 - $26,946 +23% -36% 105 $257   $15,238,932 71
Feb 23, 2008 - $54,434 +102% -28% 105 $518   $15,293,366 72
Feb 24, 2008 - $26,462 -51% -55% 105 $252   $15,319,828 73
Feb 25, 2008 - $10,440 -61% -71% 105 $99   $15,330,268 74
Feb 26, 2008 - $12,773 +22% -39% 105 $122   $15,343,041 75
Feb 27, 2008 - $17,487 +37% -10% 105 $167   $15,360,528 76
Feb 28, 2008 - $16,245 -7% -26% 105 $155   $15,376,773 77
Feb 29, 2008 - $19,879 +22% -26% 94 $211   $15,396,652 78
Mar 1, 2008 - $37,686 +90% -31% 94 $401   $15,434,338 79
Mar 2, 2008 - $23,892 -37% -10% 94 $254   $15,458,230 80
Mar 3, 2008 - $11,022 -54% +6% 94 $117   $15,469,252 81
Mar 4, 2008 - $12,669 +15% -1% 94 $135   $15,481,921 82
Mar 5, 2008 - $13,266 +5% -24% 94 $141   $15,495,187 83
Mar 6, 2008 - $12,043 -9% -26% 94 $128   $15,507,230 84
Mar 7, 2008 - $21,830 +81% +10% 139 $157   $15,529,060 85
Mar 8, 2008 - $35,327 +62% -6% 139 $254   $15,564,387 86
Mar 9, 2008 - $24,607 -30% +3% 139 $177   $15,588,994 87
Mar 10, 2008 - $10,877 -56% -1% 139 $78   $15,599,871 88
Mar 11, 2008 - $12,943 +19% +2% 139 $93   $15,612,814 89
Mar 12, 2008 - $13,921 +8% +5% 139 $100   $15,626,735 90
Mar 13, 2008 - $12,454 -11% +3% 139 $90   $15,639,189 91
Mar 14, 2008 - $15,977 +28% -27% 74 $216   $15,655,166 92
Mar 15, 2008 - $20,527 +28% -42% 74 $277   $15,675,693 93
Mar 16, 2008 - $14,410 -30% -41% 74 $195   $15,690,103 94
Mar 17, 2008 - $5,894 -59% -46% 74 $80   $15,695,997 95
Mar 18, 2008 - $6,554 +11% -49% 74 $89   $15,702,551 96
Mar 19, 2008 - $9,790 +49% -30% 74 $132   $15,712,341 97
Mar 20, 2008 - $8,454 -14% -32% 74 $114   $15,720,795 98
Mar 21, 2008 - $9,957 +18% -38% 46 $216   $15,730,752 99
Mar 22, 2008 - $13,489 +35% -34% 46 $293   $15,744,241 100
Mar 23, 2008 - $8,364 -38% -42% 46 $182   $15,752,605 101
Mar 24, 2008 - $4,228 -49% -28% 46 $92   $15,756,833 102
Mar 25, 2008 - $5,096 +21% -22% 46 $111   $15,761,929 103
Mar 26, 2008 - $7,488 +47% -24% 46 $163   $15,769,417 104
Mar 27, 2008 - $5,393 -28% -36% 46 $117   $15,774,810 105
Mar 28, 2008 - $2,298 -57% -77% 15 $153   $15,777,108 106
Mar 29, 2008 - $4,234 +84% -69% 15 $282   $15,781,342 107
Mar 30, 2008 - $1,605 -62% -81% 15 $107   $15,782,947 108
Mar 31, 2008 - $858 -47% -80% 15 $57   $15,783,805 109
Apr 1, 2008 - $893 +4% -82% 15 $60   $15,784,698 110
Apr 2, 2008 - $753 -16% -90% 15 $50   $15,785,451 111
Apr 3, 2008 - $1,054 +40% -80% 15 $70   $15,786,505 112
Apr 4, 2008 - $1,121 +6% -51% 14 $80   $15,787,626 113
Apr 5, 2008 - $1,699 +52% -60% 14 $121   $15,789,325 114
Apr 6, 2008 - $898 -47% -44% 14 $64   $15,790,223 115
Apr 7, 2008 - $1,686 +88% +97% 14 $120   $15,791,909 116
Apr 8, 2008 - $678 -60% -24% 14 $48   $15,792,587 117
Apr 9, 2008 - $515 -24% -32% 14 $37   $15,793,102 118
Apr 10, 2008 - $874 +70% -17% 14 $62   $15,793,976 119
Apr 11, 2008 - $806 -8% -28% 8 $101   $15,794,782 120
Apr 12, 2008 - $1,570 +95% -8% 8 $196   $15,796,352 121
Apr 13, 2008 - $1,555 -1% +73% 8 $194   $15,797,907 122
Apr 14, 2008 - $659 -58% -61% 8 $82   $15,798,566 123
Apr 15, 2008 - $692 +5% +2% 8 $87   $15,799,258 124
Apr 16, 2008 - $543 -22% +5% 8 $68   $15,799,801 125
Apr 17, 2008 - $277 -49% -68% 8 $35   $15,800,078 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 2007 19 $700,885   35 $20,025   $700,885 1
Dec 21, 2007 16 $2,850,402 +307% 377 $7,561   $3,551,287 2
Dec 28, 2007 16 $3,471,487 +22% 377 $9,208   $7,022,774 3
Jan 4, 2008 17 $2,311,495 -33% 384 $6,020   $9,334,269 4
Jan 11, 2008 19 $2,276,131 -2% 715 $3,183   $11,610,400 5
Jan 18, 2008 21 $1,661,085 -27% 606 $2,741   $13,271,485 6
Jan 25, 2008 25 $818,232 -51% 335 $2,442   $14,089,717 7
Feb 1, 2008 31 $475,084 -42% 235 $2,022   $14,564,801 8
Feb 8, 2008 38 $372,182 -22% 174 $2,139   $14,936,983 9
Feb 15, 2008 37 $275,003 -26% 130 $2,115   $15,211,986 10
Feb 22, 2008 41 $164,787 -40% 105 $1,569   $15,376,773 11
Feb 29, 2008 45 $130,457 -21% 94 $1,388   $15,507,230 12
Mar 7, 2008 41 $131,959 +1% 139 $949   $15,639,189 13
Mar 14, 2008 53 $81,606 -38% 74 $1,103   $15,720,795 14
Mar 21, 2008 59 $54,015 -34% 46 $1,174   $15,774,810 15
Mar 28, 2008 88 $11,695 -78% 15 $780   $15,786,505 16
Apr 4, 2008 97 $7,471 -36% 14 $534   $15,793,976 17
Apr 11, 2008 100 $6,102 -18% 8 $763   $15,800,078 18

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 30, 20087108,882 108,882$1,849,905$1,849,9051
Apr 6, 20081262,519-43% 171,401$1,059,072$2,908,9772
Apr 13, 20082140,618-35% 212,019$688,069$3,597,0463
Apr 20, 20083031,605-22% 243,624$535,389$4,132,4354

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Zekeria Ebrahimi    Young Amir
Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada    Young Hassan
Khalid Abdalla    Amir

Supporting Cast

Homayoun Ershadi    Baba
Shaun Toub    Rahim Khan
Nabi Tanha    Ali
Ali Dinesh    Sohrab
Said Taghmaoui    Farid
Atossa Leoni    Soraya
Elham Ehsas    Young Assef

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Marc Forster    Director
David Benioff    Screenwriter
William Horberg    Producer
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Rebecca Yeldham    Producer
E. Bennett Walsh    Producer
Sidney Kimmel    Executive Producer
Laurie MacDonald    Executive Producer
Sam Mendes    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Alberto Iglesias    Composer

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International Details - Some Enchanted Weekend

January 20th, 2008

Enchanted fell out of the top five but still had a very impressive weekend box office adding $8.12 million on 4348 screens in 43 markets for a total of $151.50 million. This includes a fifth place opening in South Korea where the film earned $1.08 million on 322 screens over the weekend and $1.34 million in total. Meanwhile it also earned fifth place in the U.K. with $1.59 million on 472 screens over the weekend for a total of $29.46 million after a month of release. Its chances at $200 million internationally depend heavily on its run in Japan staring mid-March, but $300 million worldwide is all but assured now. More...

Expansion Doesn't Hurt Blood

January 15th, 2008

There Will Be Blood again won the race to top the per theater average chart with an average of $14,421, despite expanding from 51 to 129 theaters. The only other release to top $10,000 was Persepolis, which saw its average decline a mere 5.5% to $10,374 despite more than doubling its theater count. More...

Million Dollar Expansion for Blood

January 8th, 2008

There Will Be Blood expanded into 50 or so theaters over the weekend but was still able to come out on top of the per theater charts with an average of $25,905. Second place went to The Bucket List, which was down less than 3% to $20,424 and is poised to do very well in its wide expansion this weekend. Persepolis was the only other film to top $10,000 as it earned an average of $10,981 in 7 theaters. More...

Juno has Legendary Start on Per Theater Chart

December 19th, 2007

Despite expanding from 7 theaters to 40, Juno remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $35,686. The number one overall film, I Am Legend, had to settle for second place with a still very impressive $21,412. Another holdover, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, remained nearly flat, earning an average of $18,855 in three theaters, but it better expand soon before it's too late. Atonement earned nearly $2 million over the weekend in just 117 theaters for an average of $15,443. Despite weaker than expected reviews, The Kite Runner opened with nearly $500,000 in 35 for an average of $13,478. The final film in the $10,000 club was the second wide release to reach that mark this weekend; Alvin and the Chipmunks opened with an average of $12,750 in nearly 3,500 theaters over the weekend. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of December 15, 2007

December 15th, 2007

Only two sites with an intense amount of flash, sadly the bigger of these two sites features some of the worst music I have heard in a long, long time. This left I Am Legend - Official Site - as the clear winner for the Weekly Website Award. More...

Limited Releases go Soft

December 14th, 2007

After two great weeks for limited releases, this week's selection is rather soft with no big names coming out. On the other hand, both Juno and Atonement are expanding this weekend. More...

Award Season - Globes Spread the Love Around

December 13th, 2007

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, but there were no truly dominate films out of the 14 theatrical categories. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - October 7, 2007

October 7th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Case 39, Inkheart, Four Christmases and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for August 26 - September 1, 2007

September 1st, 2007

As we enter the slowest month of the year, the number and quality of website updates has slowed to a crawl as well. I suspect that within a few weeks we will start getting website launches for films opening during the holidays, and that will again give us plenty of award-worthy sites. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9, 2007

June 9th, 2007

There are a lot of movies on this week's list, but many have just the synopsis, image gallery, and the trailer, and many don't even have that. There were very few that stood out, but at least Speed Racer - Official Site got off to a great start. Perhaps it will win the award before it hits theaters. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - January 29, 2007

January 29th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Hills Have Eyes II, Pathfinder, Lucky You and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - January 9, 2007

January 9th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains the announcement for Indiana Jones 4 and more. More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Spanning from the final days of Afghanistan’s monarchy to the atrocities of the Taliban reign, an epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, an unlikely friendship develops between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, a servant to Amir and his father. During a kite-flying tournament, an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever. As an adult haunted by the childhood betrayal, Amir seeks redemption by returning to his war-torn native land to make peace with himself and reconcile his cowardice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$471,713 (3.0% of total gross)
Legs:8.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:21.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:35 opening theaters/715 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $23,582,999

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,372 $15,800,078
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,765 $58,380,667
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,314 $74,180,745
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 167 $15,800,078

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 14th, 2007 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
Video Release: March 25th, 2008 by Dreamworks Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for strong thematic material including the sexual assault of a child, violence and brief strong language
Running Time: 125 minutes
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Keywords: Life Drama, The Past Catching up with You, Set in Afghanistan, 2000s, Prologue, 1970s, Non-Chronological, Child Abuse, Adopted Family
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Participant Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 98 $1,845,396 Dec 28, 2007 17
Top 2007 Theater Average 81 $13,478 Dec 14, 2007 3

Leading Cast

Zekeria Ebrahimi    Young Amir
Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada    Young Hassan
Khalid Abdalla    Amir

Supporting Cast

Homayoun Ershadi    Baba
Shaun Toub    Rahim Khan
Nabi Tanha    Ali
Ali Dinesh    Sohrab
Said Taghmaoui    Farid
Atossa Leoni    Soraya
Elham Ehsas    Young Assef

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Marc Forster    Director
David Benioff    Screenwriter
William Horberg    Producer
Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Rebecca Yeldham    Producer
E. Bennett Walsh    Producer
Sidney Kimmel    Executive Producer
Laurie MacDonald    Executive Producer
Sam Mendes    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Alberto Iglesias    Composer

DVD Releases for March 31st, 2009 - Part II

March 30th, 2009

It's a big list this week with nearly 50 DVDs here (including a few that are late reviews). This includes this year's big Oscar winner, Slumdog Millionaire, which is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. Also coming out this week is two foreign language thrillers: Tell No One on DVD and Blu-ray, and Timecrimes on DVD. All three are worthy picking up. In fact, all three are DVD Picks of the Week. With so many releases, it comes as no surprise that this week's list has to be split into two, with the first part found here. More...

DVD Releases for March 24th, 2009 - Part I

March 23rd, 2009

Technical difficulties with Amazon's site meant this column was a lot harder to get done than usual. However, I won't hold that against this week's releases, and there are a number that are worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week from practically every category. TV on DVD has Andy Richter Controls the Universe - The Complete Series, from the classics we have The Odd Couple - Centennial Collection, from new releases we have Bolt - Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, Blu-ray offers us James Bond Blu-ray Collection - Volume 3. We even have a late entry, as Let the Right One In - Blu-ray arrived. All five are worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week, but if I was forced to chose just one, Bolt - Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack would probably please the most people. After a couple of "slow" weeks, we are back to splitting the column into two parts. The second part can be found here. More...

International Details - Goodbye to the Top Five

April 27th, 2008

Bienvenue Chez les Ch'its, a.k.a. Welcome to the Sticks, remained in first place in France with $4.79 million on 867 screens over the weekend for a total of $175.67 million after 8. However, it fell out of the top five internationally with $5.33 million on 963 screens in 4 markets for a total of $187.13 million. In its native market, the film has ticket sales of 19.25 million putting it about three weeks away from topping Titanic's record of 20.64 million while it is closing in on $200 million internationally. Both of those are amazing records, and the film is hardly showing signs of slowing down. More...

International Details - Island Scores Solid Sixth in Debut

April 20th, 2008

Nim's Island made its first push onto the international chart landing in sixth place with $4.53 million on 970 screens in 7 markets for a very early total of $5.64 million. The film opened in first place in Italy with $1.71 million on 304 screens while it expanded into fourth place in Australia with $780,000 on 196 screens over the weekend for a total of $1.69 million after two. The film also made its debut in France with $1.65 million on 399 screens, which was only enough for fifth place. Nim's Island is using a graduated release schedule and doesn't have a major opening for the rest of the month. On the other hand, it has major openings practically every month right through till the end of summer. More...

International Details - 10,000 Scores a Solid Sixth Place

April 13th, 2008

No new openings left 10,000 B.C. tumbling from second to sixth, but it still pulled in $5.83 million on 4302 screens in 61 markets for a total of $155.16 million. This is substantially more than it made stateside while it is about a week away from $250 million worldwide. More...

DVD Sales - New Releases are Lost in a Fog

April 7th, 2008

New releases didn't have a major impact on the DVD sales chart this week and that helped I Am Legend remain in top spot with 803,000 units sold for revenue of $15.32 million for the week. Its total sales have reached $81.71 million from 4.36 million units making it the best-selling DVD of the year so far. More...

DVD Rentals - Building on a Legend

April 7th, 2008

There were only two new releases to chart this week while I Am Legend repeated on top with $9.08 million in rentals for the week and $20.08 million in total. More...

International Details - Step Up Falls Down and Out of the Top Five

April 6th, 2008

Step Up 2 The Streets fell more than 40% last weekend while dropping out of the top five. This was mainly due to the lack of major openings, while its holdover results were merely average. In the U.K. it was down 42% to $2.74 million on 351 screens over the weekend for a total of $11.32 million and in Australia it was down 44% to $1.31 million on 188 screens lifting its total to $5.10 million after two. Overall it added $7.38 million on 1615 screens in 27 markets for a total of $53.21 million, which was enough to lift its worldwide total to more than $100 million. More...

DVD Releases for March 25, 2008

March 24th, 2008

According to Amazon, there are more than 700 DVDs coming out this week; however, this is certainly a case of quantity over quality and I'm having trouble finding 30 releases worth mentioning. It is also a rather light week when it comes to spotlight reviews with only three of them. To end the trifecta of weakness, there are not a lot that are even in contention for DVD Pick of the Week. War Made Easy is arguably the best movie of the week, but the DVD is devoid of extras. Likewise, Bonnie and Clyde on Blu-ray is a good choice, but there are no exclusive features and the Ultimate Collector's Edition has more physical features. Another contender was PTU - Police Tactical Unit, which is a strong movie with equally strong extras. However, in the end none of these releases really lived up to the title of DVD Pick of the Week. More...

International Details - Juno Heads North

March 2nd, 2008

Juno nearly climbed into the top five with $7.08 million on 1745 screens in 25 markets for a total of $39.17 million. This includes a surprise first place opening in Brazil with $808,000 on 146 screens over the weekend and $1.26 million in total. On the other hand, it struggled in South Korea with $222,000 on 203 screens over the weekend and $283,000 in total. As for holdovers, the film was down just 7% in Mexico to $454,000 on 150 screens over the weekend for a two-week total of $1.37 million while it added $2.11 million on 368 screens in the U.K. for a total of $13.41 million there. More...

International Details - Rambo Charges for the Top

February 24th, 2008

Rambo climbed five spots just missing the top five with $6.96 million on 1989 screens in 25 markets for a total of $25.63 million. The film opened in second place in Germany with $2.78 million 405 screens while it managed third in Mexico with $704,000 on 300. Next up is the U.K., Australia, and Italy, where it opens this weekend, while it enters South Korea next weekend. More...

Per Theater Averages - Akbar and U2 Too

February 20th, 2008

Jodhaa Akbar opened on top of the per theater averages chart with an estimated $1.3 million opening 100 theaters. The only other member of the $10,000 club was U2 3D with an average of $10,198 during its fourth week of release. More...

International Details - Still Treasured

February 10th, 2008

National Treasure: The Book of Secrets slipped out of the top five, again, earning $6.94 million on 2702 screens in 34 markets for a total of $169.62 million. This includes a first place finish in Germany with $3.42 million on 641 screens for a total of $10.03 million after two there. The film opens in the U.K. this weekend and should have little trouble reaching $200 million before long. More...

International Details - That's Amore!

February 4th, 2008

The Italian movie, Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore, opened in first place in Italy with $7.55 million on 491 screens, which was more than double its nearest competition. More...

International Details - International Treasure

January 27th, 2008

National Treasure: The Book of Secrets fell from second to sixth, but it was relatively close with $8.37 million on 3883 screens in 36 markets for a total of $143.30 million. Even if the film had no more markets left to open in, it would reach $150 million and beyond. However, it has yet to open in Germany, the U.K., and France and should top its domestic total before it is done. More...

Awards Season - No Shortage of Love for Country or Blood

January 22nd, 2008

The Oscar nominations were announced today and there is no shortage of contenders. In fact, with no real juggernaut to deal with, the competition is more up in the air that most years. More...

International Details - Some Enchanted Weekend

January 20th, 2008

Enchanted fell out of the top five but still had a very impressive weekend box office adding $8.12 million on 4348 screens in 43 markets for a total of $151.50 million. This includes a fifth place opening in South Korea where the film earned $1.08 million on 322 screens over the weekend and $1.34 million in total. Meanwhile it also earned fifth place in the U.K. with $1.59 million on 472 screens over the weekend for a total of $29.46 million after a month of release. Its chances at $200 million internationally depend heavily on its run in Japan staring mid-March, but $300 million worldwide is all but assured now. More...

Expansion Doesn't Hurt Blood

January 15th, 2008

There Will Be Blood again won the race to top the per theater average chart with an average of $14,421, despite expanding from 51 to 129 theaters. The only other release to top $10,000 was Persepolis, which saw its average decline a mere 5.5% to $10,374 despite more than doubling its theater count. More...

Million Dollar Expansion for Blood

January 8th, 2008

There Will Be Blood expanded into 50 or so theaters over the weekend but was still able to come out on top of the per theater charts with an average of $25,905. Second place went to The Bucket List, which was down less than 3% to $20,424 and is poised to do very well in its wide expansion this weekend. Persepolis was the only other film to top $10,000 as it earned an average of $10,981 in 7 theaters. More...

Juno has Legendary Start on Per Theater Chart

December 19th, 2007

Despite expanding from 7 theaters to 40, Juno remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $35,686. The number one overall film, I Am Legend, had to settle for second place with a still very impressive $21,412. Another holdover, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, remained nearly flat, earning an average of $18,855 in three theaters, but it better expand soon before it's too late. Atonement earned nearly $2 million over the weekend in just 117 theaters for an average of $15,443. Despite weaker than expected reviews, The Kite Runner opened with nearly $500,000 in 35 for an average of $13,478. The final film in the $10,000 club was the second wide release to reach that mark this weekend; Alvin and the Chipmunks opened with an average of $12,750 in nearly 3,500 theaters over the weekend. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of December 15, 2007

December 15th, 2007

Only two sites with an intense amount of flash, sadly the bigger of these two sites features some of the worst music I have heard in a long, long time. This left I Am Legend - Official Site - as the clear winner for the Weekly Website Award. More...

Limited Releases go Soft

December 14th, 2007

After two great weeks for limited releases, this week's selection is rather soft with no big names coming out. On the other hand, both Juno and Atonement are expanding this weekend. More...

Award Season - Globes Spread the Love Around

December 13th, 2007

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their Golden Globe nominations this week, but there were no truly dominate films out of the 14 theatrical categories. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - October 7, 2007

October 7th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Case 39, Inkheart, Four Christmases and more! More...

Movie Website Updates for August 26 - September 1, 2007

September 1st, 2007

As we enter the slowest month of the year, the number and quality of website updates has slowed to a crawl as well. I suspect that within a few weeks we will start getting website launches for films opening during the holidays, and that will again give us plenty of award-worthy sites. More...

Movie Website Updates for June 3 - June 9, 2007

June 9th, 2007

There are a lot of movies on this week's list, but many have just the synopsis, image gallery, and the trailer, and many don't even have that. There were very few that stood out, but at least Speed Racer - Official Site got off to a great start. Perhaps it will win the award before it hits theaters. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - January 29, 2007

January 29th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Hills Have Eyes II, Pathfinder, Lucky You and more. More...

New Movie US Release Dates - January 9, 2007

January 9th, 2007

This week's round of new movie release information contains the announcement for Indiana Jones 4 and more. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 2007 19 $471,713   35 $13,478   $471,713 1
Dec 21, 2007 13 $1,178,368 +150% 377 $3,126   $1,879,253 2
Dec 28, 2007 16 $1,845,396 +57% 377 $4,895   $5,396,683 3
Jan 4, 2008 17 $1,647,029 -11% 384 $4,289   $8,669,803 4
Jan 11, 2008 20 $1,604,411 -3% 715 $2,244   $10,938,680 5
Jan 18, 2008 21 $1,102,367 -31% 606 $1,819   $12,712,767 6
Jan 25, 2008 24 $586,983 -47% 335 $1,752   $13,858,468 7
Feb 1, 2008 31 $332,740 -43% 235 $1,416   $14,422,457 8
Feb 8, 2008 36 $258,987 -22% 174 $1,488   $14,823,788 9
Feb 15, 2008 36 $176,650 -32% 130 $1,359   $15,113,633 10
Feb 22, 2008 42 $107,842 -39% 105 $1,027   $15,319,828 11
Feb 29, 2008 45 $81,457 -24% 94 $867   $15,458,230 12
Mar 7, 2008 43 $81,764 n/c 139 $588   $15,588,994 13
Mar 14, 2008 51 $50,914 -38% 74 $688   $15,690,103 14
Mar 21, 2008 64 $31,810 -38% 46 $692   $15,752,605 15
Mar 28, 2008 89 $8,137 -74% 15 $542   $15,782,947 16
Apr 4, 2008 105 $3,718 -54% 14 $266   $15,790,223 17
Apr 11, 2008 103 $3,931 +6% 8 $491   $15,797,907 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 14, 2007 - $141,375     35 $4,039   $141,375 1
Dec 15, 2007 - $188,052 +33%   35 $5,373   $329,427 2
Dec 16, 2007 - $142,286 -24%   35 $4,065   $471,713 3
Dec 17, 2007 - $51,331 -64%   35 $1,467   $523,044 4
Dec 18, 2007 - $54,426 +6%   35 $1,555   $577,470 5
Dec 19, 2007 - $60,002 +10%   35 $1,714   $637,472 6
Dec 20, 2007 - $63,413 +6%   35 $1,812   $700,885 7
Dec 21, 2007 - $312,184 +392% +121% 377 $828   $1,013,069 8
Dec 22, 2007 - $456,255 +46% +143% 377 $1,210   $1,469,324 9
Dec 23, 2007 - $409,929 -10% +188% 377 $1,087   $1,879,253 10
Dec 24, 2007 - $256,476 -37% +400% 377 $680   $2,135,729 11
Dec 25, 2007 - $522,719 +104% +860% 377 $1,387   $2,658,448 12
Dec 26, 2007 - $461,451 -12% +669% 377 $1,224   $3,119,899 13
Dec 27, 2007 - $431,388 -7% +580% 377 $1,144   $3,551,287 14
Dec 28, 2007 - $545,065 +26% +75% 377 $1,446   $4,096,352 15
Dec 29, 2007 - $684,356 +26% +50% 377 $1,815   $4,780,708 16
Dec 30, 2007 - $615,975 -10% +50% 377 $1,634   $5,396,683 17
Dec 31, 2007 - $452,798 -26% +77% 377 $1,201   $5,849,481 18
Jan 1, 2008 - $577,844 +28% +11% 377 $1,533   $6,427,325 19
Jan 2, 2008 - $299,368 -48% -35% 377 $794   $6,726,693 20
Jan 3, 2008 - $296,081 -1% -31% 377 $785   $7,022,774 21
Jan 4, 2008 - $473,648 +60% -13% 384 $1,233   $7,496,422 22
Jan 5, 2008 - $704,817 +49% +3% 384 $1,835   $8,201,239 23
Jan 6, 2008 - $468,564 -34% -24% 384 $1,220   $8,669,803 24
Jan 7, 2008 - $144,845 -69% -68% 384 $377   $8,814,648 25
Jan 8, 2008 - $168,510 +16% -71% 384 $439   $8,983,158 26
Jan 9, 2008 - $174,923 +4% -42% 384 $456   $9,158,081 27
Jan 10, 2008 - $176,188 +1% -40% 384 $459   $9,334,269 28
Jan 11, 2008 - $468,828 +166% -1% 715 $656   $9,803,097 29
Jan 12, 2008 - $695,219 +48% -1% 715 $972   $10,498,316 30
Jan 13, 2008 - $440,364 -37% -6% 715 $616   $10,938,680 31
Jan 14, 2008 - $149,351 -66% +3% 715 $209   $11,088,031 32
Jan 15, 2008 - $165,843 +11% -2% 715 $232   $11,253,874 33
Jan 16, 2008 - $174,930 +5% n/c 715 $245   $11,428,804 34
Jan 17, 2008 - $181,596 +4% +3% 715 $254   $11,610,400 35
Jan 18, 2008 - $295,264 +63% -37% 606 $487   $11,905,664 36
Jan 19, 2008 - $489,588 +66% -30% 606 $808   $12,395,252 37
Jan 20, 2008 - $317,515 -35% -28% 606 $524   $12,712,767 38
Jan 21, 2008 22 $230,852 -27% +55% 606 $381   $12,943,619 39
Jan 22, 2008 - $104,566 -55% -37% 606 $173   $13,048,185 40
Jan 23, 2008 - $107,493 +3% -39% 606 $177   $13,155,678 41
Jan 24, 2008 - $115,807 +8% -36% 606 $191   $13,271,485 42
Jan 25, 2008 - $146,834 +27% -50% 335 $438   $13,418,319 43
Jan 26, 2008 - $268,240 +83% -45% 335 $801   $13,686,559 44
Jan 27, 2008 - $171,909 -36% -46% 335 $513   $13,858,468 45
Jan 28, 2008 - $53,074 -69% -77% 335 $158   $13,911,542 46
Jan 29, 2008 - $60,890 +15% -42% 335 $182   $13,972,432 47
Jan 30, 2008 - $59,070 -3% -45% 335 $176   $14,031,502 48
Jan 31, 2008 - $58,215 -1% -50% 335 $174   $14,089,717 49
Feb 1, 2008 - $85,836 +47% -42% 235 $365   $14,175,553 50
Feb 2, 2008 - $175,957 +105% -34% 235 $749   $14,351,510 51
Feb 3, 2008 - $70,947 -60% -59% 235 $302   $14,422,457 52
Feb 4, 2008 - $32,085 -55% -40% 235 $137   $14,454,542 53
Feb 5, 2008 - $32,861 +2% -46% 235 $140   $14,487,403 54
Feb 6, 2008 - $35,546 +8% -40% 235 $151   $14,522,949 55
Feb 7, 2008 - $41,852 +18% -28% 235 $178   $14,564,801 56
Feb 8, 2008 - $65,405 +56% -24% 174 $376   $14,630,206 57
Feb 9, 2008 - $119,935 +83% -32% 174 $689   $14,750,141 58
Feb 10, 2008 - $73,647 -39% +4% 174 $423   $14,823,788 59
Feb 11, 2008 - $23,039 -69% -28% 174 $132   $14,846,827 60
Feb 12, 2008 - $28,203 +22% -14% 174 $162   $14,875,030 61
Feb 13, 2008 - $30,085 +7% -15% 174 $173   $14,905,115 62
Feb 14, 2008 - $31,868 +6% -24% 130 $245   $14,936,983 63
Feb 15, 2008 - $42,381 +33% -35% 130 $326   $14,979,364 64
Feb 16, 2008 - $75,996 +79% -37% 130 $585   $15,055,360 65
Feb 17, 2008 - $58,273 -23% -21% 130 $448   $15,113,633 66
Feb 18, 2008 37 $36,037 -38% +56% 130 $277   $15,149,670 67
Feb 19, 2008 - $21,038 -42% -25% 130 $162   $15,170,708 68
Feb 20, 2008 - $19,357 -8% -36% 130 $149   $15,190,065 69
Feb 21, 2008 - $21,921 +13% -31% 130 $169   $15,211,986 70
Feb 22, 2008 - $26,946 +23% -36% 105 $257   $15,238,932 71
Feb 23, 2008 - $54,434 +102% -28% 105 $518   $15,293,366 72
Feb 24, 2008 - $26,462 -51% -55% 105 $252   $15,319,828 73
Feb 25, 2008 - $10,440 -61% -71% 105 $99   $15,330,268 74
Feb 26, 2008 - $12,773 +22% -39% 105 $122   $15,343,041 75
Feb 27, 2008 - $17,487 +37% -10% 105 $167   $15,360,528 76
Feb 28, 2008 - $16,245 -7% -26% 105 $155   $15,376,773 77
Feb 29, 2008 - $19,879 +22% -26% 94 $211   $15,396,652 78
Mar 1, 2008 - $37,686 +90% -31% 94 $401   $15,434,338 79
Mar 2, 2008 - $23,892 -37% -10% 94 $254   $15,458,230 80
Mar 3, 2008 - $11,022 -54% +6% 94 $117   $15,469,252 81
Mar 4, 2008 - $12,669 +15% -1% 94 $135   $15,481,921 82
Mar 5, 2008 - $13,266 +5% -24% 94 $141   $15,495,187 83
Mar 6, 2008 - $12,043 -9% -26% 94 $128   $15,507,230 84
Mar 7, 2008 - $21,830 +81% +10% 139 $157   $15,529,060 85
Mar 8, 2008 - $35,327 +62% -6% 139 $254   $15,564,387 86
Mar 9, 2008 - $24,607 -30% +3% 139 $177   $15,588,994 87
Mar 10, 2008 - $10,877 -56% -1% 139 $78   $15,599,871 88
Mar 11, 2008 - $12,943 +19% +2% 139 $93   $15,612,814 89
Mar 12, 2008 - $13,921 +8% +5% 139 $100   $15,626,735 90
Mar 13, 2008 - $12,454 -11% +3% 139 $90   $15,639,189 91
Mar 14, 2008 - $15,977 +28% -27% 74 $216   $15,655,166 92
Mar 15, 2008 - $20,527 +28% -42% 74 $277   $15,675,693 93
Mar 16, 2008 - $14,410 -30% -41% 74 $195   $15,690,103 94
Mar 17, 2008 - $5,894 -59% -46% 74 $80   $15,695,997 95
Mar 18, 2008 - $6,554 +11% -49% 74 $89   $15,702,551 96
Mar 19, 2008 - $9,790 +49% -30% 74 $132   $15,712,341 97
Mar 20, 2008 - $8,454 -14% -32% 74 $114   $15,720,795 98
Mar 21, 2008 - $9,957 +18% -38% 46 $216   $15,730,752 99
Mar 22, 2008 - $13,489 +35% -34% 46 $293   $15,744,241 100
Mar 23, 2008 - $8,364 -38% -42% 46 $182   $15,752,605 101
Mar 24, 2008 - $4,228 -49% -28% 46 $92   $15,756,833 102
Mar 25, 2008 - $5,096 +21% -22% 46 $111   $15,761,929 103
Mar 26, 2008 - $7,488 +47% -24% 46 $163   $15,769,417 104
Mar 27, 2008 - $5,393 -28% -36% 46 $117   $15,774,810 105
Mar 28, 2008 - $2,298 -57% -77% 15 $153   $15,777,108 106
Mar 29, 2008 - $4,234 +84% -69% 15 $282   $15,781,342 107
Mar 30, 2008 - $1,605 -62% -81% 15 $107   $15,782,947 108
Mar 31, 2008 - $858 -47% -80% 15 $57   $15,783,805 109
Apr 1, 2008 - $893 +4% -82% 15 $60   $15,784,698 110
Apr 2, 2008 - $753 -16% -90% 15 $50   $15,785,451 111
Apr 3, 2008 - $1,054 +40% -80% 15 $70   $15,786,505 112
Apr 4, 2008 - $1,121 +6% -51% 14 $80   $15,787,626 113
Apr 5, 2008 - $1,699 +52% -60% 14 $121   $15,789,325 114
Apr 6, 2008 - $898 -47% -44% 14 $64   $15,790,223 115
Apr 7, 2008 - $1,686 +88% +97% 14 $120   $15,791,909 116
Apr 8, 2008 - $678 -60% -24% 14 $48   $15,792,587 117
Apr 9, 2008 - $515 -24% -32% 14 $37   $15,793,102 118
Apr 10, 2008 - $874 +70% -17% 14 $62   $15,793,976 119
Apr 11, 2008 - $806 -8% -28% 8 $101   $15,794,782 120
Apr 12, 2008 - $1,570 +95% -8% 8 $196   $15,796,352 121
Apr 13, 2008 - $1,555 -1% +73% 8 $194   $15,797,907 122
Apr 14, 2008 - $659 -58% -61% 8 $82   $15,798,566 123
Apr 15, 2008 - $692 +5% +2% 8 $87   $15,799,258 124
Apr 16, 2008 - $543 -22% +5% 8 $68   $15,799,801 125
Apr 17, 2008 - $277 -49% -68% 8 $35   $15,800,078 126

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 2007 19 $700,885   35 $20,025   $700,885 1
Dec 21, 2007 16 $2,850,402 +307% 377 $7,561   $3,551,287 2
Dec 28, 2007 16 $3,471,487 +22% 377 $9,208   $7,022,774 3
Jan 4, 2008 17 $2,311,495 -33% 384 $6,020   $9,334,269 4
Jan 11, 2008 19 $2,276,131 -2% 715 $3,183   $11,610,400 5
Jan 18, 2008 21 $1,661,085 -27% 606 $2,741   $13,271,485 6
Jan 25, 2008 25 $818,232 -51% 335 $2,442   $14,089,717 7
Feb 1, 2008 31 $475,084 -42% 235 $2,022   $14,564,801 8
Feb 8, 2008 38 $372,182 -22% 174 $2,139   $14,936,983 9
Feb 15, 2008 37 $275,003 -26% 130 $2,115   $15,211,986 10
Feb 22, 2008 41 $164,787 -40% 105 $1,569   $15,376,773 11
Feb 29, 2008 45 $130,457 -21% 94 $1,388   $15,507,230 12
Mar 7, 2008 41 $131,959 +1% 139 $949   $15,639,189 13
Mar 14, 2008 53 $81,606 -38% 74 $1,103   $15,720,795 14
Mar 21, 2008 59 $54,015 -34% 46 $1,174   $15,774,810 15
Mar 28, 2008 88 $11,695 -78% 15 $780   $15,786,505 16
Apr 4, 2008 97 $7,471 -36% 14 $534   $15,793,976 17
Apr 11, 2008 100 $6,102 -18% 8 $763   $15,800,078 18

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 30, 20087108,882 108,882$1,849,905$1,849,9051
Apr 6, 20081262,519-43% 171,401$1,059,072$2,908,9772
Apr 13, 20082140,618-35% 212,019$688,069$3,597,0463
Apr 20, 20083031,605-22% 243,624$535,389$4,132,4354

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