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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Milk

The Numbers Rating: 7.04 (26 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 93% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $31,841,299
International Gross $18,322,728
Worldwide Gross $50,164,027
Home Market Performance
US DVD Sales: $10,828,308 Weekly Breakdown
Released November 26, 2008 (limited)
March 10, 2009 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $20,000,000
MPAA Rating R for language, some sexual content and brief violence.
Budget Source:New York Times, 10/16/2008, "$20 million or so"
Keywords Biography, Gay/Lesbian
Distributed by Focus Features
Source Based on Real Life Events
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Dramatization
Time Frame 1970-1980
Director Gus Van Sant

Synopsis

Milk charts the last eight years of Harvey Milk's life. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith (James Franco) relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change.

With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones (Emile Hirsch), Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk's actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words.

When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White (Josh Brolin). But as White and Milk's political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge.

Cast

Sean Penn    Harvey Milk
James Franco    Scott Smith
Emile Hirsch    Cleve Jones
Josh Brolin    Dan White
Diego Luna    Jack Lira
Victor Garber    Mayor George Moscone
Adam del Rio    Jerry Taylor
Joseph Cross   

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
11/28/2008 10 $1,453,844   36 $40,385 $1,941,472 5
12/5/2008 11 $1,834,914 +26.21% 99 $18,534 $4,284,465 12
12/12/2008 9 $2,598,638 +41.62% 328 $7,923 $7,590,976 19
12/19/2008 11 $1,729,156 -33.46% 356 $4,857 $10,410,039 26
12/26/2008 16 $1,762,638 +1.94% 311 $5,668 $13,533,585 33
1/2/2009 16 $1,888,510 +7.14% 309 $6,112 $17,157,994 40
1/9/2009 19 $1,296,051 -31.37% 295 $4,393 $19,163,996 47
1/16/2009 23 $778,950 -39.90% 223 $3,493 $20,380,174 54
1/23/2009 23 $884,715 +13.58% 250 $3,539 $21,637,349 61
1/30/2009 18 $1,481,155 +67.42% 882 $1,679 $23,464,697 68
2/6/2009 21 $1,125,312 -24.02% 601 $1,872 $25,257,922 75
2/13/2009 21 $878,057 -21.97% 387 $2,269 $26,542,976 82
2/20/2009 19 $1,066,727 +21.49% 411 $2,595 $28,120,218 89
2/27/2009 18 $1,483,395 +39.06% 829 $1,789 $30,004,709 96
3/6/2009 20 $582,593 -60.73% 447 $1,303 $31,111,155 103
3/13/2009 30 $233,060 -60.00% 228 $1,022 $31,549,014 110
3/20/2009 42 $79,518 -65.88% 111 $716 $31,716,847 117
3/27/2009 52 $35,394 -55.49% 54 $655 $31,789,774 124
4/3/2009 66 $12,981 -63.32% 29 $448 $31,817,897 131
4/10/2009 75 $9,697 -25.30% 13 $746 $31,838,002 138

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
11/26/2008 9 $268,487   34 $7,897 $268,487 1
11/27/2008 11 $219,141 -18.38% 34 $6,445 $487,628 2
11/28/2008 10 $498,375 +127.42% 36 $13,844 $986,003 3
11/29/2008 10 $538,019 +7.95% 36 $14,945 $1,524,022 4
11/30/2008 8 $417,450 -22.41% 36 $11,596 $1,941,472 5
12/1/2008 9 $126,940 -69.59% 36 $3,526 $2,068,412 6
12/2/2008 9 $130,351 +2.69% 36 $3,621 $2,198,763 7
12/3/2008 9 $126,876 -2.67% 36 $3,524 $2,325,639 8
12/4/2008 9 $123,912 -2.34% 36 $3,442 $2,449,551 9
12/5/2008 11 $505,184 +307.70% 99 $5,103 $2,954,735 10
12/6/2008 11 $752,278 +48.91% 99 $7,599 $3,707,013 11
12/7/2008 11 $577,452 -23.24% 99 $5,833 $4,284,465 12
12/8/2008 11 $164,805 -71.46% 99 $1,665 $4,449,270 13
12/9/2008 11 $180,133 +9.30% 99 $1,820 $4,629,403 14
12/10/2008 11 $181,090 +0.53% 99 $1,829 $4,810,493 15
12/11/2008 11 $181,845 +0.42% 99 $1,837 $4,992,338 16
12/12/2008 9 $716,250 +293.88% 328 $2,184 $5,708,588 17
12/13/2008 9 $1,134,058 +58.33% 328 $3,457 $6,842,646 18
12/14/2008 9 $748,330 -34.01% 328 $2,281 $7,590,976 19
12/15/2008 8 $265,899 -64.47% 328 $811 $7,856,875 20
12/16/2008 8 $282,715 +6.32% 328 $862 $8,139,590 21
12/17/2008 7 $277,035 -2.01% 328 $845 $8,416,625 22
12/18/2008 8 $264,258 -4.61% 328 $806 $8,680,883 23
12/19/2008 11 $431,314 +63.22% 356 $1,212 $9,112,197 24
12/20/2008 11 $753,550 +74.71% 356 $2,117 $9,865,747 25
12/21/2008 11 $544,292 -27.77% 356 $1,529 $10,410,039 26
12/22/2008 12 $305,646 -43.85% 356 $859 $10,715,685 27
12/23/2008 12 $291,799 -4.53% 356 $820 $11,007,484 28
12/24/2008 12 $266,798 -8.57% 356 $749 $11,274,282 29
12/25/2008 -  $496,665 +86.16% 311 $1,597 $11,770,947 30
12/26/2008 -  $578,414 +16.46% 311 $1,860 $12,349,361 31
12/27/2008 -  $654,255 +13.11% 311 $2,104 $13,003,616 32
12/28/2008 -  $529,969 -19.00% 311 $1,704 $13,533,585 33
12/29/2008 -  $376,740 -28.91% 311 $1,211 $13,910,325 34
12/30/2008 -  $376,131 -0.16% 311 $1,209 $14,286,456 35
12/31/2008 -  $307,869 -18.15% 311 $990 $14,594,325 36
1/1/2009 -  $675,159 +119.30% 311 $2,171 $15,269,484 37
1/2/2009 -  $651,406 -3.52% 309 $2,108 $15,920,890 38
1/3/2009 -  $744,699 +14.32% 309 $2,410 $16,665,589 39
1/4/2009 -  $492,405 -33.88% 309 $1,594 $17,157,994 40
1/5/2009 15 $162,629 -66.97% 309 $526 $17,320,623 41
1/6/2009 14 $182,892 +12.46% 309 $592 $17,503,515 42
1/7/2009 14 $184,067 +0.64% 309 $596 $17,687,582 43
1/8/2009 13 $180,363 -2.01% 309 $584 $17,867,945 44
1/9/2009 -  $369,067 +104.62% 295 $1,251 $18,237,012 45
1/10/2009 -  $571,394 +54.82% 295 $1,937 $18,808,406 46
1/11/2009 -  $355,590 -37.77% 295 $1,205 $19,163,996 47
1/12/2009 -  $107,361 -69.81% 295 $364 $19,271,357 48
1/13/2009 -  $114,803 +6.93% 295 $389 $19,386,160 49
1/14/2009 -  $108,894 -5.15% 295 $369 $19,495,054 50
1/15/2009 -  $106,170 -2.50% 295 $360 $19,601,224 51
1/16/2009 -  $195,995 +84.60% 223 $879 $19,797,219 52
1/17/2009 -  $355,190 +81.22% 223 $1,593 $20,152,409 53
1/18/2009 -  $227,765 -35.88% 223 $1,021 $20,380,174 54
1/19/2009 24 $163,409 -28.26% 223 $733 $20,543,583 55
1/20/2009 -  $47,425 -70.98% 223 $213 $20,591,008 56
1/21/2009 -  $64,392 +35.78% 223 $289 $20,655,400 57
1/22/2009 -  $97,234 +51.00% 223 $436 $20,752,634 58
1/23/2009 -  $216,592 +122.75% 250 $866 $20,969,226 59
1/24/2009 -  $399,546 +84.47% 250 $1,598 $21,368,772 60
1/25/2009 -  $268,577 -32.78% 250 $1,074 $21,637,349 61
1/26/2009 -  $82,012 -69.46% 250 $328 $21,719,361 62
1/27/2009 -  $92,312 +12.56% 250 $369 $21,811,673 63
1/28/2009 -  $79,054 -14.36% 250 $316 $21,890,727 64
1/29/2009 -  $92,815 +17.41% 250 $371 $21,983,542 65
1/30/2009 -  $418,689 +351.10% 882 $475 $22,402,231 66
1/31/2009 -  $734,565 +75.44% 882 $833 $23,136,796 67
2/1/2009 -  $327,901 -55.36% 882 $372 $23,464,697 68
2/2/2009 18 $151,353 -53.84% 882 $172 $23,616,050 69
2/3/2009 17 $170,673 +12.76% 882 $194 $23,786,723 70
2/4/2009 17 $166,959 -2.18% 882 $189 $23,953,682 71
2/5/2009 17 $178,928 +7.17% 882 $203 $24,132,610 72
2/6/2009 -  $279,103 +55.99% 601 $464 $24,411,713 73
2/7/2009 -  $507,730 +81.91% 601 $845 $24,919,443 74
2/8/2009 -  $338,479 -33.33% 601 $563 $25,257,922 75
2/9/2009 -  $93,527 -72.37% 601 $156 $25,351,449 76
2/10/2009 -  $109,255 +16.82% 601 $182 $25,460,704 77
2/11/2009 -  $100,283 -8.21% 601 $167 $25,560,987 78
2/12/2009 -  $103,932 +3.64% 601 $173 $25,664,919 79
2/13/2009 -  $178,727 +71.97% 387 $462 $25,843,646 80
2/14/2009 -  $368,713 +106.30% 387 $953 $26,212,359 81
2/15/2009 -  $330,617 -10.33% 387 $854 $26,542,976 82
2/16/2009 19 $205,723 -37.78% 387 $532 $26,748,699 83
2/17/2009 20 $102,255 -50.29% 387 $264 $26,850,954 84
2/18/2009 19 $95,468 -6.64% 387 $247 $26,946,422 85
2/19/2009 18 $107,069 +12.15% 387 $277 $27,053,491 86
2/20/2009 19 $254,589 +137.78% 411 $619 $27,308,080 87
2/21/2009 19 $583,528 +129.20% 411 $1,420 $27,891,608 88
2/22/2009 19 $228,610 -60.82% 411 $556 $28,120,218 89
2/23/2009 17 $107,051 -53.17% 411 $260 $28,227,269 90
2/24/2009 16 $103,515 -3.30% 411 $252 $28,330,784 91
2/25/2009 17 $94,106 -9.09% 411 $229 $28,424,890 92
2/26/2009 17 $96,424 +2.46% 411 $235 $28,521,314 93
2/27/2009 17 $372,205 +286.01% 829 $449 $28,893,519 94
2/28/2009 18 $688,563 +85.00% 829 $831 $29,582,082 95
3/1/2009 18 $422,627 -38.62% 829 $510 $30,004,709 96
3/2/2009 18 $128,651 -69.56% 829 $155 $30,133,360 97
3/3/2009 17 $147,076 +14.32% 829 $177 $30,280,436 98
3/4/2009 17 $127,951 -13.00% 829 $154 $30,408,387 99
3/5/2009 17 $120,175 -6.08% 829 $145 $30,528,562 100
3/6/2009 20 $154,401 +28.48% 447 $345 $30,682,963 101
3/7/2009 20 $279,344 +80.92% 447 $625 $30,962,307 102
3/8/2009 20 $148,848 -46.72% 447 $333 $31,111,155 103
3/9/2009 20 $44,819 -69.89% 447 $100 $31,155,974 104
3/10/2009 19 $57,356 +27.97% 447 $128 $31,213,330 105
3/11/2009 20 $52,066 -9.22% 447 $116 $31,265,396 106
3/12/2009 20 $50,558 -2.90% 447 $113 $31,315,954 107
3/13/2009 -  $59,956 +18.59% 228 $263 $31,375,910 108
3/14/2009 -  $110,210 +83.82% 228 $483 $31,486,120 109
3/15/2009 -  $62,894 -42.93% 228 $276 $31,549,014 110
3/16/2009 -  $20,412 -67.55% 228 $90 $31,569,426 111
3/17/2009 -  $21,452 +5.10% 228 $94 $31,590,878 112
3/18/2009 -  $24,876 +15.96% 228 $109 $31,615,754 113
3/19/2009 -  $21,575 -13.27% 228 $95 $31,637,329 114
3/20/2009 -  $22,679 +5.12% 111 $204 $31,660,008 115
3/21/2009 -  $35,751 +57.64% 111 $322 $31,695,759 116
3/22/2009 -  $21,088 -41.01% 111 $190 $31,716,847 117
3/23/2009 -  $7,984 -62.14% 111 $72 $31,724,831 118
3/24/2009 -  $12,102 +51.58% 111 $109 $31,736,933 119
3/25/2009 -  $9,229 -23.74% 111 $83 $31,746,162 120
3/26/2009 -  $8,218 -10.95% 111 $74 $31,754,380 121
3/27/2009 -  $10,444 +27.09% 54 $193 $31,764,824 122
3/28/2009 -  $16,091 +54.07% 54 $298 $31,780,915 123
3/29/2009 -  $8,859 -44.94% 54 $164 $31,789,774 124
3/30/2009 -  $3,609 -59.26% 54 $67 $31,793,383 125
3/31/2009 -  $3,282 -9.06% 54 $61 $31,796,665 126
4/1/2009 -  $3,849 +17.28% 54 $71 $31,800,514 127
4/2/2009 -  $4,402 +14.37% 54 $82 $31,804,916 128
4/3/2009 -  $3,388 -23.03% 29 $117 $31,808,304 129
4/4/2009 -  $5,463 +61.25% 29 $188 $31,813,767 130
4/5/2009 -  $4,130 -24.40% 29 $142 $31,817,897 131
4/6/2009 -  $2,524 -38.89% 29 $87 $31,820,421 132
4/7/2009 -  $2,288 -9.35% 29 $79 $31,822,709 133
4/8/2009 -  $3,133 +36.93% 29 $108 $31,825,842 134
4/9/2009 -  $2,463 -21.39% 29 $85 $31,828,305 135
4/10/2009 -  $2,595 +5.36% 13 $200 $31,830,900 136
4/11/2009 -  $4,169 +60.66% 13 $321 $31,835,069 137
4/12/2009 -  $2,933 -29.65% 13 $226 $31,838,002 138
4/13/2009 -  $725 -75.28% 13 $56 $31,838,727 139
4/14/2009 -  $897 +23.72% 13 $69 $31,839,624 140
4/15/2009 -  $582 -35.12% 13 $45 $31,840,206 141
4/16/2009 -  $1,093 +87.80% 13 $84 $31,841,299 142

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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2009-05-28 30 $20,400   16 $1,275 $37,098,456