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Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, 22 year-old Christopher McCandless instead walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people. Was Christopher McCandless a heroic adventurer or a naïve idealist, a rebellious 1990s Thoreau or another lost American son, a fearless risk-taker or a tragic figure who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature?

McCandless' quest took him from the wheat fields of South Dakota to a renegade trip down the Colorado River to the non-conformists' refuge of Slab City, California, and beyond. Along the way, he encountered a series of colorful characters at the very edges of American society who shaped his understanding of life and whose lives he, in turn, changed. In the end, he tested himself by heading alone into the wilds of the great North, where everything he had seen and learned and felt came to a head in ways he never could have expected.

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Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
9/21/2007	33		$212,440		4	$53,110	$212,440	3
9/28/2007	20		$631,451	+197.24%	33	$19,135	$930,015	10
10/5/2007	16		$1,279,208	+102.58%	135	$9,476	$2,447,444	17
10/12/2007	16		$928,678	-27.40%	153	$6,070	$3,959,354	24
10/19/2007	14		$2,138,403	+130.26%	658	$3,250	$6,490,408	31
10/26/2007	16		$1,596,037	-25.36%	658	$2,426	$8,963,944	38
11/2/2007	14		$1,290,062	-19.17%	660	$1,955	$10,906,359	45
11/9/2007	16		$1,105,004	-14.34%	590	$1,873	$12,548,052	52
11/16/2007	15		$862,534	-21.94%	511	$1,688	$13,900,648	59
11/23/2007	18		$708,069	-17.91%	354	$2,000	$15,001,671	66
11/30/2007	16		$450,918	-36.32%	362	$1,246	$15,654,395	73
12/7/2007	19		$331,194	-26.55%	360	$920	$16,168,670	80
12/14/2007	24		$207,255	-37.42%	252	$822	$16,533,817	87
12/21/2007	28		$101,381	-51.08%	102	$994	$16,773,504	94
12/28/2007	33		$127,275	+25.54%	81	$1,571	$16,991,299	101
1/4/2008	32		$147,185	+15.64%	81	$1,817	$17,252,013	108
1/11/2008	35		$117,236	-20.35%	68	$1,724	$17,435,950	115
1/18/2008	34		$165,074	+40.80%	195	$847	$17,648,273	122
1/25/2008	40		$99,386	-39.79%	94	$1,057	$17,859,621	129
2/1/2008	46		$69,159	-30.41%	77	$898	$17,977,119	136
2/8/2008	50		$54,608	-21.04%	64	$853	$18,072,340	143
2/15/2008	50		$62,920	+15.22%	85	$740	$18,161,123	150
2/22/2008	56		$51,358	-18.38%	75	$685	$18,247,795	157
2/29/2008	62		$31,435	-38.79%	54	$582	$18,304,261	164
3/7/2008	71		$14,287	-54.55%	28	$510	$18,330,682	171
3/14/2008	85		$7,158	-49.90%	15	$477	$18,346,084	178
3/21/2008	96		$3,330	-53.48%	6	$555	$18,352,454	185

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
9/21/2007	-		$59,006		4	$14,752	$59,006	1
9/22/2007	-		$84,337	+42.93%	4	$21,084	$143,343	2
9/23/2007	-		$69,097	-18.07%	4	$17,274	$212,440	3
9/24/2007	-		$23,027	-66.67%	4	$5,757	$235,467	4
9/25/2007	-		$21,510	-6.59%	4	$5,378	$256,977	5
9/26/2007	-		$21,947	+2.03%	4	$5,487	$278,924	6
9/27/2007	-		$19,640	-10.51%	4	$4,910	$298,564	7
9/28/2007	-		$189,804	+866.42%	33	$5,752	$488,368	8
9/29/2007	-		$264,031	+39.11%	33	$8,001	$752,399	9
9/30/2007	-		$177,616	-32.73%	33	$5,382	$930,015	10
10/1/2007	-		$60,421	-65.98%	33	$1,831	$990,436	11
10/2/2007	-		$60,479	+0.10%	33	$1,833	$1,050,915	12
10/3/2007	-		$60,374	-0.17%	33	$1,830	$1,111,289	13
10/4/2007	-		$56,947	-5.68%	33	$1,726	$1,168,236	14
10/5/2007	-		$352,830	+519.58%	135	$2,614	$1,521,066	15
10/6/2007	-		$541,228	+53.40%	135	$4,009	$2,062,294	16
10/7/2007	-		$385,150	-28.84%	135	$2,853	$2,447,444	17
10/8/2007	12		$197,714	-48.67%	135	$1,465	$2,645,158	18
10/9/2007	11		$126,195	-36.17%	135	$935	$2,771,353	19
10/10/2007	12		$133,297	+5.63%	135	$987	$2,904,650	20
10/11/2007	12		$126,026	-5.45%	135	$934	$3,030,676	21
10/12/2007	-		$256,600	+103.61%	153	$1,677	$3,287,276	22
10/13/2007	-		$406,079	+58.25%	153	$2,654	$3,693,355	23
10/14/2007	-		$265,999	-34.50%	153	$1,739	$3,959,354	24
10/15/2007	-		$93,509	-64.85%	153	$611	$4,052,863	25
10/16/2007	-		$98,117	+4.93%	153	$641	$4,150,980	26
10/17/2007	-		$105,494	+7.52%	153	$690	$4,256,474	27
10/18/2007	-		$95,531	-9.44%	153	$624	$4,352,005	28
10/19/2007	-		$681,975	+613.88%	658	$1,036	$5,033,980	29
10/20/2007	-		$880,552	+29.12%	658	$1,338	$5,914,532	30
10/21/2007	-		$575,876	-34.60%	658	$875	$6,490,408	31
10/22/2007	12		$214,374	-62.77%	658	$326	$6,704,782	32
10/23/2007	12		$238,106	+11.07%	658	$362	$6,942,888	33
10/24/2007	13		$217,627	-8.60%	658	$331	$7,160,515	34
10/25/2007	13		$207,392	-4.70%	658	$315	$7,367,907	35
10/26/2007	-		$485,618	+134.15%	658	$738	$7,853,525	36
10/27/2007	-		$666,540	+37.26%	658	$1,013	$8,520,065	37
10/28/2007	-		$443,879	-33.41%	658	$675	$8,963,944	38
10/29/2007	12		$156,371	-64.77%	658	$238	$9,120,315	39
10/30/2007	13		$159,808	+2.20%	658	$243	$9,280,123	40
10/31/2007	12		$162,597	+1.75%	658	$247	$9,442,720	41
11/1/2007	12		$173,577	+6.75%	658	$264	$9,616,297	42
11/2/2007	-		$373,320	+115.07%	660	$566	$9,989,617	43
11/3/2007	-		$577,610	+54.72%	660	$875	$10,567,227	44
11/4/2007	-		$339,132	-41.29%	660	$514	$10,906,359	45
11/5/2007	11		$120,907	-64.35%	660	$183	$11,027,266	46
11/6/2007	12		$140,125	+15.89%	660	$212	$11,167,391	47
11/7/2007	11		$137,001	-2.23%	660	$208	$11,304,392	48
11/8/2007	11		$138,656	+1.21%	660	$210	$11,443,048	49
11/9/2007	-		$291,097	+109.94%	590	$493	$11,734,145	50
11/10/2007	-		$466,999	+60.43%	590	$792	$12,201,144	51
11/11/2007	-		$346,908	-25.72%	590	$588	$12,548,052	52
11/12/2007	-		$169,767	-51.06%	590	$288	$12,717,819	53
11/13/2007	13		$107,261	-36.82%	590	$182	$12,825,080	54
11/14/2007	12		$104,461	-2.61%	590	$177	$12,929,541	55
11/15/2007	11		$108,573	+3.94%	590	$184	$13,038,114	56
11/16/2007	-		$240,238	+121.27%	511	$470	$13,278,352	57
11/17/2007	-		$377,758	+57.24%	511	$739	$13,656,110	58
11/18/2007	-		$244,538	-35.27%	511	$479	$13,900,648	59
11/19/2007	-		$89,295	-63.48%	511	$175	$13,989,943	60
11/20/2007	-		$109,902	+23.08%	511	$215	$14,099,845	61
11/21/2007	-		$92,483	-15.85%	354	$261	$14,192,328	62
11/22/2007	-		$101,274	+9.51%	354	$286	$14,293,602	63
11/23/2007	-		$267,464	+164.10%	354	$756	$14,561,066	64
11/24/2007	-		$275,960	+3.18%	354	$780	$14,837,026	65
11/25/2007	-		$164,645	-40.34%	354	$465	$15,001,671	66
11/26/2007	-		$47,216	-71.32%	354	$133	$15,048,887	67
11/27/2007	-		$50,722	+7.43%	354	$143	$15,099,609	68
11/28/2007	-		$52,807	+4.11%	354	$149	$15,152,416	69
11/29/2007	-		$51,061	-3.31%	354	$144	$15,203,477	70
11/30/2007	-		$138,231	+170.72%	362	$382	$15,341,708	71
12/1/2007	-		$186,916	+35.22%	362	$516	$15,528,624	72
12/2/2007	-		$125,771	-32.71%	362	$347	$15,654,395	73
12/3/2007	-		$40,987	-67.41%	362	$113	$15,695,382	74
12/4/2007	-		$46,735	+14.02%	362	$129	$15,742,117	75
12/5/2007	-		$45,884	-1.82%	362	$127	$15,788,001	76
12/6/2007	-		$49,475	+7.83%	362	$137	$15,837,476	77
12/7/2007	-		$94,670	+91.35%	360	$263	$15,932,146	78
12/8/2007	-		$146,265	+54.50%	360	$406	$16,078,411	79
12/9/2007	-		$90,259	-38.29%	360	$251	$16,168,670	80
12/10/2007	-		$34,885	-61.35%	360	$97	$16,203,555	81
12/11/2007	-		$36,494	+4.61%	360	$101	$16,240,049	82
12/12/2007	-		$45,175	+23.79%	360	$125	$16,285,224	83
12/13/2007	-		$41,338	-8.49%	360	$115	$16,326,562	84
12/14/2007	-		$57,868	+39.99%	252	$230	$16,384,430	85
12/15/2007	-		$86,354	+49.23%	252	$343	$16,470,784	86
12/16/2007	-		$63,033	-27.01%	252	$250	$16,533,817	87
12/17/2007	-		$30,016	-52.38%	252	$119	$16,563,833	88
12/18/2007	-		$32,617	+8.67%	252	$129	$16,596,450	89
12/19/2007	-		$34,952	+7.16%	252	$139	$16,631,402	90
12/20/2007	-		$40,718	+16.50%	252	$162	$16,672,120	91
12/21/2007	-		$24,808	-39.07%	102	$243	$16,696,928	92
12/22/2007	-		$39,216	+58.08%	102	$384	$16,736,144	93
12/23/2007	-		$37,357	-4.74%	102	$366	$16,773,501	94
12/24/2007	-		$16,589	-55.59%	102	$163	$16,790,090	95
12/25/2007	-		$22,627	+36.40%	102	$222	$16,812,717	96
12/26/2007	-		$27,989	+23.70%	102	$274	$16,840,706	97
12/27/2007	-		$23,318	-16.69%	102	$229	$16,864,024	98
12/28/2007	-		$34,895	+49.65%	81	$431	$16,898,919	99
12/29/2007	-		$46,520	+33.31%	81	$574	$16,945,439	100
12/30/2007	-		$45,860	-1.42%	81	$566	$16,991,299	101
12/31/2007	-		$25,050	-45.38%	81	$309	$17,016,349	102
1/1/2008	-		$42,760	+70.70%	81	$528	$17,059,109	103
1/2/2008	-		$22,565	-47.23%	81	$279	$17,081,674	104
1/3/2008	-		$23,154	+2.61%	81	$286	$17,104,828	105
1/4/2008	-		$40,984	+77.01%	81	$506	$17,145,812	106
1/5/2008	-		$62,534	+52.58%	81	$772	$17,208,346	107
1/6/2008	-		$43,667	-30.17%	81	$539	$17,252,013	108
1/7/2008	-		$13,609	-68.83%	81	$168	$17,265,622	109
1/8/2008	-		$16,250	+19.41%	81	$201	$17,281,872	110
1/9/2008	-		$18,973	+16.76%	81	$234	$17,300,845	111
1/10/2008	-		$17,869	-5.82%	81	$221	$17,318,714	112
1/11/2008	-		$34,438	+92.72%	68	$506	$17,353,152	113
1/12/2008	-		$47,858	+38.97%	68	$704	$17,401,010	114
1/13/2008	-		$34,940	-26.99%	68	$514	$17,435,950	115
1/14/2008	-		$11,674	-66.59%	68	$172	$17,447,624	116
1/15/2008	-		$11,940	+2.28%	68	$176	$17,459,564	117
1/16/2008	-		$11,168	-6.47%	68	$164	$17,470,732	118
1/17/2008	-		$12,467	+11.63%	68	$183	$17,483,199	119
1/18/2008	-		$42,787	+243.20%	195	$219	$17,525,986	120
1/19/2008	-		$72,900	+70.38%	195	$374	$17,598,886	121
1/20/2008	-		$49,387	-32.25%	195	$253	$17,648,273	122
1/21/2008	32		$42,161	-14.63%	195	$216	$17,690,434	123
1/22/2008	-		$21,414	-49.21%	195	$110	$17,711,848	124
1/23/2008	-		$21,884	+2.19%	195	$112	$17,733,732	125
1/24/2008	-		$26,503	+21.11%	195	$136	$17,760,235	126
1/25/2008	-		$23,446	-11.53%	94	$249	$17,783,681	127
1/26/2008	-		$42,404	+80.86%	94	$451	$17,826,085	128
1/27/2008	-		$33,536	-20.91%	94	$357	$17,859,621	129
1/28/2008	-		$11,524	-65.64%	94	$123	$17,871,145	130
1/29/2008	-		$12,254	+6.33%	94	$130	$17,883,399	131
1/30/2008	-		$12,221	-0.27%	94	$130	$17,895,620	132
1/31/2008	-		$12,340	+0.97%	94	$131	$17,907,960	133
2/1/2008	-		$18,882	+53.01%	77	$245	$17,926,842	134
2/2/2008	-		$34,838	+84.50%	77	$452	$17,961,680	135
2/3/2008	-		$15,439	-55.68%	77	$201	$17,977,119	136
2/4/2008	-		$8,592	-44.35%	77	$112	$17,985,711	137
2/5/2008	-		$10,394	+20.97%	77	$135	$17,996,105	138
2/6/2008	-		$11,442	+10.08%	77	$149	$18,007,547	139
2/7/2008	-		$10,185	-10.99%	77	$132	$18,017,732	140
2/8/2008	-		$13,496	+32.51%	64	$211	$18,031,228	141
2/9/2008	-		$24,554	+81.94%	64	$384	$18,055,782	142
2/10/2008	-		$16,558	-32.56%	64	$259	$18,072,340	143
2/11/2008	-		$5,468	-66.98%	64	$85	$18,077,808	144
2/12/2008	-		$6,092	+11.41%	64	$95	$18,083,900	145
2/13/2008	-		$6,191	+1.63%	64	$97	$18,090,091	146
2/14/2008	-		$8,112	+31.03%	85	$95	$18,098,203	147
2/15/2008	-		$14,586	+79.81%	85	$172	$18,112,789	148
2/16/2008	-		$26,516	+81.79%	85	$312	$18,139,305	149
2/17/2008	-		$21,818	-17.72%	85	$257	$18,161,123	150
2/18/2008	51		$12,237	-43.91%	85	$144	$18,173,360	151
2/19/2008	-		$7,297	-40.37%	85	$86	$18,180,657	152
2/20/2008	-		$8,659	+18.67%	85	$102	$18,189,316	153
2/21/2008	-		$7,121	-17.76%	85	$84	$18,196,437	154
2/22/2008	-		$14,924	+109.58%	75	$199	$18,211,361	155
2/23/2008	-		$23,069	+54.58%	75	$308	$18,234,430	156
2/24/2008	-		$13,365	-42.07%	75	$178	$18,247,795	157
2/25/2008	-		$6,063	-54.64%	75