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Sunday, November 8, 2009

City of Ember

The Numbers Rating: 6.00 (13 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 51% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $7,871,693
International Gross $3,945,366
Worldwide Gross $11,817,059
Home Market Performance
US DVD Sales: $5,269,585 Weekly Breakdown
Released October 10, 2008
January 20, 2009 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $38,000,000
MPAA Rating PG for mild peril and some thematic elements
Running Time:94 minutes
Budget Source:THR, 10/10/2008
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Music Composed By Andrew Lockington
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Adventure
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Fantasy
Director Gil Kenan

Premise

Fantasy film based on the novel of the same name.

Cast

Saoirse Ronan    Lina Mayfleet
Harry Treadaway    Doon Harrow
Bill Murray    Mayor Cole
Martin Landau    Sul
Mary Kay Place    Mrs. Murdo
Toby Jones    Barton Snode
Marianne Jean-Baptiste    Clary
Mackenzie Crook    Looper
Tim Robbins    Loris Harrow
Amy Quinn    Poppy
Catherine Quinn    Poppy
B.J. Hogg    Mayor's Guard

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
10/10/2008 11 $3,129,473   2,022 $1,548 $3,129,473 3
10/17/2008 15 $1,730,755 -44.70% 2,023 $856 $5,926,753 10
10/24/2008 22 $476,742 -72.45% 536 $889 $6,872,812 17
10/31/2008 28 $225,045 -52.80% 257 $876 $7,221,478 24
11/7/2008 35 $133,651 -40.61% 180 $743 $7,416,488 31
11/14/2008 37 $97,067 -27.37% 171 $568 $7,571,177 38
11/21/2008 40 $62,389 -35.73% 148 $422 $7,658,330 45
11/28/2008 42 $54,470 -12.69% 111 $491 $7,743,762 52
12/5/2008 47 $27,861 -48.85% 83 $336 $7,781,625 59
12/12/2008 55 $16,760 -39.84% 63 $266 $7,807,276 66
12/19/2008 58 $8,921 -46.77% 40 $223 $7,823,153 73
12/26/2008 58 $10,521 +17.94% 25 $421 $7,841,892 80
1/2/2009 65 $10,122 -3.79% 23 $440 $7,862,312 87
1/9/2009 65 $7,587 -25.04% 19 $399 $7,871,693 94

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
10/10/2008 10 $973,047   2,022 $481 $973,047 1
10/11/2008 10 $1,271,641 +30.69% 2,022 $629 $2,244,688 2
10/12/2008 10 $884,785 -30.42% 2,022 $438 $3,129,473 3
10/13/2008 8 $471,941 -46.66% 2,022 $233 $3,601,414 4
10/14/2008 12 $200,336 -57.55% 2,022 $99 $3,801,750 5
10/15/2008 11 $180,545 -9.88% 2,022 $89 $3,982,295 6
10/16/2008 11 $213,703 +18.37% 2,022 $106 $4,195,998 7
10/17/2008 15 $506,694 +137.10% 2,023 $250 $4,702,692 8
10/18/2008 15 $738,512 +45.75% 2,023 $365 $5,441,204 9
10/19/2008 14 $485,549 -34.25% 2,023 $240 $5,926,753 10
10/20/2008 -  $113,836 -76.56% 2,023 $56 $6,040,589 11
10/21/2008 -  $110,642 -2.81% 2,023 $55 $6,151,231 12
10/22/2008 -  $111,143 +0.45% 2,023 $55 $6,262,374 13
10/23/2008 -  $133,696 +20.29% 2,023 $66 $6,396,070 14
10/24/2008 -  $135,456 +1.32% 536 $253 $6,531,526 15
10/25/2008 -  $198,617 +46.63% 536 $371 $6,730,143 16
10/26/2008 -  $142,669 -28.17% 536 $266 $6,872,812 17
10/27/2008 -  $28,579 -79.97% 536 $53 $6,901,391 18
10/28/2008 -  $29,921 +4.70% 536 $56 $6,931,312 19
10/29/2008 -  $29,056 -2.89% 536 $54 $6,960,368 20
10/30/2008 19 $36,065 +24.12% 536 $67 $6,996,433 21
10/31/2008 -  $43,121 +19.56% 536 $80 $7,039,554 22
11/1/2008 -  $104,221 +141.69% 536 $194 $7,143,775 23
11/2/2008 -  $77,703 -25.44% 536 $145 $7,221,478 24
11/3/2008 -  $13,821 -82.21% 536 $26 $7,235,299 25
11/4/2008 -  $20,941 +51.52% 536 $39 $7,256,240 26
11/5/2008 -  $13,635 -34.89% 536 $25 $7,269,875 27
11/6/2008 -  $12,962 -4.94% 536 $24 $7,282,837 28
11/7/2008 -  $34,960 +169.71% 180 $194 $7,317,797 29
11/8/2008 -  $62,138 +77.74% 180 $345 $7,379,935 30
11/9/2008 -  $36,553 -41.17% 180 $203 $7,416,488 31
11/10/2008 -  $14,111 -61.40% 180 $78 $7,430,599 32
11/11/2008 -  $26,679 +89.07% 180 $148 $7,457,278 33
11/12/2008 -  $8,816 -66.96% 180 $49 $7,466,094 34
11/13/2008 -  $8,016 -9.07% 180 $45 $7,474,110 35
11/14/2008 -  $26,440 +229.84% 171 $155 $7,500,550 36
11/15/2008 -  $44,435 +68.06% 171 $260 $7,544,985 37
11/16/2008 -  $26,192 -41.06% 171 $153 $7,571,177 38
11/17/2008 -  $6,900 -73.66% 171 $40 $7,578,077 39
11/18/2008 -  $6,006 -12.96% 171 $35 $7,584,083 40
11/19/2008 -  $6,244 +3.96% 171 $37 $7,590,327 41
11/20/2008 -  $5,614 -10.09% 171 $33 $7,595,941 42
11/21/2008 -  $16,168 +187.99% 148 $109 $7,612,109 43
11/22/2008 -  $27,345 +69.13% 148 $185 $7,639,454 44
11/23/2008 -  $18,876 -30.97% 148 $128 $7,658,330 45
11/24/2008 -  $6,244 -66.92% 148 $42 $7,664,574 46
11/25/2008 -  $8,145 +30.45% 148 $55 $7,672,719 47
11/26/2008 -  $8,935 +9.70% 110 $81 $7,681,654 48
11/27/2008 -  $7,638 -14.52% 110 $69 $7,689,292 49
11/28/2008 -  $20,365 +166.63% 111 $183 $7,709,657 50
11/29/2008 -  $21,874 +7.41% 111 $197 $7,731,531 51
11/30/2008 -  $12,231 -44.08% 111 $110 $7,743,762 52
12/1/2008 -  $2,594 -78.79% 111 $23 $7,746,356 53
12/2/2008 -  $2,592 -0.08% 111 $23 $7,748,948 54
12/3/2008 -  $2,110 -18.60% 111 $19 $7,751,058 55
12/4/2008 -  $2,706 +28.25% 111 $24 $7,753,764 56
12/5/2008 -  $7,105 +162.56% 83 $86 $7,760,869 57
12/6/2008 -  $12,078 +69.99% 83 $146 $7,772,947 58
12/7/2008 -  $8,678 -28.15% 83 $105 $7,781,625 59
12/8/2008 -  $2,475 -71.48% 83 $30 $7,784,100 60
12/9/2008 -  $2,791 +12.77% 83 $34 $7,786,891 61
12/10/2008 -  $1,920 -31.21% 83 $23 $7,788,811 62
12/11/2008 -  $1,705 -11.20% 83 $21 $7,790,516 63
12/12/2008 -  $4,840 +183.87% 63 $77 $7,795,356 64
12/13/2008 -  $7,731 +59.73% 63 $123 $7,803,087 65
12/14/2008 -  $4,189 -45.82% 63 $66 $7,807,276 66
12/15/2008 -  $1,317 -68.56% 63 $21 $7,808,593 67
12/16/2008 -  $1,483 +12.60% 63 $24 $7,810,076 68
12/17/2008 -  $2,673 +80.24% 63 $42 $7,812,749 69
12/18/2008 -  $1,483 -44.52% 63 $24 $7,814,232 70

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