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Friday, November 20, 2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Numbers Rating: 7.04 (28 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 71% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $127,509,326
International Gross $202,300,000
Worldwide Gross $329,809,326
Home Market Performance
US DVD Sales: $41,196,515 Weekly Breakdown
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Released December 25, 2008
May 5, 2009 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $160,000,000
MPAA Rating PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking
Running Time:167 minutes
Budget Source:THR, 11/24/2008, p. 6 ("...at least $150 million...")
Budget Source:Variety, 9/8/2008, p. 30 ("$150 million-$170 million")
Budget Source:HR, 10/23/2007, p. S-2
Highest Combined Star Gross979 (see full chart)
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Fantasy
Director David Fincher

Premise

This movie is based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald in which a man starts aging backwards.

Cast

Brad Pitt    Benjamin Button
Cate Blanchett    Daisy
Taraji P. Henson    Queenie
Julia Ormond    Caroline
Madisen Beaty    Daisy age 10
Jason Flemyng    Thomas Button
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali    Tizzy
Jared Harris    Captain Mike
Elias Koteas    Monsieur Gateau
Phyllis Somerville    Grandma Fuller
Tilda Swinton    Elizabeth Abbott
Lance Nichols    Preacher
Ngunda Oti    Rampai Mohadi
Elle Fanning    Daisy age 7
Spencer Daniels    Benjamin Button - Age 12
Ed Metzger    Theodore Roosevelt

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/26/2008 3 $26,853,816   2,988 $8,987 $38,725,647 4
1/2/2009 3 $18,691,248 -30.40% 2,988 $6,255 $79,297,086 11
1/9/2009 5 $9,212,515 -50.71% 2,947 $3,126 $94,092,395 18
1/16/2009 11 $5,576,862 -39.46% 2,223 $2,509 $102,601,599 25
1/23/2009 9 $6,085,919 +9.13% 2,263 $2,689 $111,129,482 32
1/30/2009 11 $3,544,251 -41.76% 2,126 $1,667 $116,473,266 39
2/6/2009 13 $2,302,188 -35.04% 1,478 $1,558 $119,950,285 46
2/13/2009 17 $1,611,370 -30.01% 909 $1,773 $122,256,143 53
2/20/2009 18 $1,232,517 -23.51% 754 $1,635 $124,211,606 60
2/27/2009 20 $787,261 -36.13% 558 $1,411 $125,388,340 67
3/6/2009 22 $440,082 -44.10% 401 $1,097 $126,101,980 74
3/13/2009 28 $270,835 -38.46% 281 $964 $126,532,358 81
3/20/2009 35 $123,045 -54.57% 206 $597 $126,759,635 88
3/27/2009 22 $208,157 +69.17% 246 $846 $127,023,019 95
4/3/2009 26 $131,342 -36.90% 213 $617 $127,247,417 102
4/10/2009 36 $83,380 -36.52% 156 $534 $127,394,283 109
4/17/2009 36 $58,881 -29.38% 111 $530 $127,490,802 116

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/25/2008 2 $11,871,831   2,988 $3,973 $11,871,831 1
12/26/2008 2 $10,144,686 -14.55% 2,988 $3,395 $22,016,517 2
12/27/2008 3 $9,343,631 -7.90% 2,988 $3,127 $31,360,148 3
12/28/2008 3 $7,365,499 -21.17% 2,988 $2,465 $38,725,647 4
12/29/2008 3 $5,001,266 -32.10% 2,988 $1,674 $43,726,913 5
12/30/2008 3 $4,656,083 -6.90% 2,988 $1,558 $48,382,996 6
12/31/2008 -  $4,283,152 -8.01% 2,988 $1,433 $52,666,148 7
1/1/2009 -  $7,939,690 +85.37% 2,988 $2,657 $60,605,838 8
1/2/2009 3 $7,065,898 -11.01% 2,988 $2,365 $67,671,736 9
1/3/2009 3 $7,257,498 +2.71% 2,988 $2,429 $74,929,234 10
1/4/2009 3 $4,367,852 -39.82% 2,988 $1,462 $79,297,086 11
1/5/2009 2 $1,441,238 -67.00% 2,988 $482 $80,738,324 12
1/6/2009 2 $1,494,030 +3.66% 2,988 $500 $82,232,354 13
1/7/2009 1 $1,383,926 -7.37% 2,988 $463 $83,616,280 14
1/8/2009 1 $1,263,600 -8.69% 2,988 $423 $84,879,880 15
1/9/2009 5 $2,891,816 +128.86% 2,947 $981 $87,771,696 16
1/10/2009 6 $4,000,804 +38.35% 2,947 $1,358 $91,772,500 17
1/11/2009 6 $2,319,895 -42.01% 2,947 $787 $94,092,395 18
1/12/2009 4 $732,398 -68.43% 2,947 $249 $94,824,793 19
1/13/2009 4 $780,489 +6.57% 2,947 $265 $95,605,282 20
1/14/2009 4 $700,287 -10.28% 2,947 $238 $96,305,569 21
1/15/2009 4 $719,168 +2.70% 2,947 $244 $97,024,737 22
1/16/2009 10 $1,568,936 +118.16% 2,223 $706 $98,593,673 23
1/17/2009 11 $2,462,964 +56.98% 2,223 $1,108 $101,056,637 24
1/18/2009 11 $1,544,962 -37.27% 2,223 $695 $102,601,599 25
1/19/2009 12 $1,008,434 -34.73% 2,223 $454 $103,610,033 26
1/20/2009 11 $369,545 -63.35% 2,223 $166 $103,979,578 27
1/21/2009 9 $409,272 +10.75% 2,223 $184 $104,388,850 28
1/22/2009 7 $654,713 +59.97% 2,223 $295 $105,043,563 29
1/23/2009 10 $1,664,543 +154.24% 2,263 $736 $106,708,106 30
1/24/2009 9 $2,716,623 +63.21% 2,263 $1,200 $109,424,729 31
1/25/2009 8 $1,704,753 -37.25% 2,263 $753 $111,129,482 32
1/26/2009 7 $449,524 -73.63% 2,263 $199 $111,579,006 33
1/27/2009 6 $490,301 +9.07% 2,263 $217 $112,069,307 34
1/28/2009 8 $414,191 -15.52% 2,263 $183 $112,483,498 35
1/29/2009 8 $445,517 +7.56% 2,263 $197 $112,929,015 36
1/30/2009 11 $1,115,291 +150.34% 2,126 $525 $114,044,306 37
1/31/2009 11 $1,787,704 +60.29% 2,126 $841 $115,832,010 38
2/1/2009 11 $641,256 -64.13% 2,126 $302 $116,473,266 39
2/2/2009 10 $276,308 -56.91% 2,126 $130 $116,749,574 40
2/3/2009 10 $297,854 +7.80% 2,126 $140 $117,047,428 41
2/4/2009 10 $291,279 -2.21% 2,126 $137 $117,338,707 42
2/5/2009 10 $309,390 +6.22% 2,126 $146 $117,648,097 43
2/6/2009 13 $633,420 +104.73% 1,478 $429 $118,281,517 44
2/7/2009 13 $1,077,953 +70.18% 1,478 $729 $119,359,470 45
2/8/2009 15 $590,815 -45.19% 1,478 $400 $119,950,285 46
2/9/2009 16 $169,679 -71.28% 1,478 $115 $120,119,964 47
2/10/2009 16 $177,285 +4.48% 1,478 $120 $120,297,249 48
2/11/2009 15 $164,467 -7.23% 1,478 $111 $120,461,716 49
2/12/2009 14 $183,057 +11.30% 1,478 $124 $120,644,773 50
2/13/2009 -  $334,275 +82.61% 909 $368 $120,979,048 51
2/14/2009 -  $790,626 +136.52% 909 $870 $121,769,674 52
2/15/2009 -  $486,469 -38.47% 909 $535 $122,256,143 53
2/16/2009 17 $317,151 -34.81% 909 $349 $122,573,294 54
2/17/2009 17 $137,740 -56.57% 909 $152 $122,711,034 55
2/18/2009 17 $127,787 -7.23% 909 $141 $122,838,821 56
2/19/2009 17 $140,268 +9.77% 909 $154 $122,979,089 57
2/20/2009 18 $307,845 +119.47% 754 $408 $123,286,934 58
2/21/2009 17 $639,937 +107.88% 754 $849 $123,926,871 59
2/22/2009 17 $284,735 -55.51% 754 $378 $124,211,606 60
2/23/2009 18 $102,232 -64.10% 754 $136 $124,313,838 61
2/24/2009 18 $101,065 -1.14% 754 $134 $124,414,903 62
2/25/2009 18 $90,361 -10.59% 754 $120 $124,505,264 63
2/26/2009 18 $95,815 +6.04% 754 $127 $124,601,079 64
2/27/2009 21 $206,750 +115.78% 558 $371 $124,807,829 65
2/28/2009 20 $364,543 +76.32% 558 $653 $125,172,372 66
3/1/2009 20 $215,968 -40.76% 558 $387 $125,388,340 67
3/2/2009 20 $67,281 -68.85% 558 $121 $125,455,621 68
3/3/2009 20 $73,236 +8.85% 558 $131 $125,528,857 69
3/4/2009 20 $67,243 -8.18% 558 $121 $125,596,100 70
3/5/2009 20 $65,798 -2.15% 558 $118 $125,661,898 71
3/6/2009 -  $126,833 +92.76% 401 $316 $125,788,731 72
3/7/2009 -  $208,929 +64.73% 401 $521 $125,997,660 73
3/8/2009 -  $104,320 -50.07% 401 $260 $126,101,980 74
3/9/2009 -  $35,024 -66.43% 401 $87 $126,137,004 75
3/10/2009 -  $44,011 +25.66% 401 $110 $126,181,015 76
3/11/2009 -  $40,443 -8.11% 401 $101 $126,221,458 77
3/12/2009 -  $40,065 -0.93% 401 $100 $126,261,523 78
3/13/2009 -  $75,198 +87.69% 281 $268 $126,336,721 79
3/14/2009 -  $128,372 +70.71% 281 $457 $126,465,093 80
3/15/2009 -  $67,265 -47.60% 281 $239 $126,532,358 81
3/16/2009 -  $24,100 -64.17% 281 $86 $126,556,458 82
3/17/2009 -  $24,533 +1.80% 281 $87 $126,580,991 83
3/18/2009 -  $28,219 +15.02% 281 $100 $126,609,210 84
3/19/2009 -  $27,380 -2.97% 281 $97 $126,636,590 85
3/20/2009 -  $35,632 +30.14% 206 $173 $126,672,222 86
3/21/2009 -  $55,494 +55.74% 206 $269 $126,727,716 87
3/22/2009 -  $31,919 -42.48% 206 $155 $126,759,635 88
3/23/2009 -  $12,928 -59.50% 206 $63 $126,772,563 89
3/24/2009 -  $14,827 +14.69% 206 $72 $126,787,390 90
3/25/2009 -  $14,225 -4.06% 206 $69 $126,801,615 91
3/26/2009 -  $13,247 -6.88% 206 $64 $126,814,862 92
3/27/2009 -  $59,024 +345.57% 246 $240 $126,873,886 93
3/28/2009 -  $91,303 +54.69% 246 $371 $126,965,189 94
3/29/2009 -  $57,830 -36.66% 246 $235 $127,023,019 95
3/30/2009 -  $21,076 -63.56% 246 $86 $127,044,095 96
3/31/2009 -  $26,200 +24.31% 246 $107 $127,070,295 97
4/1/2009 -  $22,816 -12.92% 246 $93 $127,093,111 98
4/2/2009 -  $22,964 +0.65% 246 $93 $127,116,075 99
4/3/2009 -  $42,374 +84.52% 213 $199 $127,158,449 100
4/4/2009 -  $55,651 +31.33% 213 $261 $127,214,100 101
4/5/2009 -  $33,317 -40.13% 213 $156 $127,247,417 102
4/6/2009 -  $12,477 -62.55% 213 $59 $127,259,894 103
4/7/2009 -  $17,725 +42.06% 213 $83 $127,277,619 104
4/8/2009 -  $15,379 -13.24% 213 $72 $127,292,998 105
4/9/2009 -  $17,905 +16.42% 213 $84 $127,310,903 106
4/10/2009 -  $30,187 +68.60% 156 $194 $127,341,090 107
4/11/2009 -  $34,229 +13.39% 156 $219 $127,375,319 108
4/12/2009 -  $18,964 -44.60% 156 $122 $127,394,283 109
4/13/2009 -  $9,618 -49.28% 156 $62 $127,403,901 110
4/14/2009 -  $9,606 -0.12% 156 $62 $127,413,507 111
4/15/2009 -  $9,414 -2.00% 156 $60 $127,422,921 112
4/16/2009 -  $9,000 -4.40% 156 $58 $127,431,921 113
4/17/2009 -  $19,378 +115.31% 111 $175 $127,451,299 114
4/18/2009 -  $26,788 +38.24% 111 $241 $127,478,087 115
4/19/2009 -  $12,715 -52.53% 111 $115 $127,490,802 116
4/20/2009 -  $4,249 -66.58% 111 $38 $127,495,051 117
4/21/2009 -  $5,044 +18.71% 111 $45 $127,500,095 118
4/22/2009 -  $4,577 -9.26% 111 $41 $127,504,672 119
4/23/2009 -  $4,654 +1.68% 111 $42 $127,509,326 120

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