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Monday, February 13, 2012

The Reader

The Numbers Rating: 4.50 (2 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 62% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $34,194,407
International Box Office $71,914,958
Worldwide Box Office $106,109,365
Home Market Performance
Domestic DVD Sales: $12,556,866 Weekly Breakdown
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Released December 10, 2008 (Limited)
April 14, 2009 (Video Sale)
Production Budget $32,500,000
MPAA Rating R for some scenes of sexuality and nudity
Budget Source (b):Variety ($32 million)
Running Time:123 minutes
Budget Source (a):Variety, 12/15/2008, p. 10 ($33 million)
Keywords
Distributed by Weinstein Co.
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Drama
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction
Director Stephen Daldry

Premise

Drama based on the book by Bernhard Schlink.

Cast

Kate Winslet    Hanna Schmitz
Ralph Fiennes    Michael Berg
David Kross    Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin    Rose Mother/Ilana Mather
Bruno Ganz    Professor Rohl
Matthias Habich    Peter Berg
Susanne Lothar    Carla Berg
Karoline Herfurth    Marthe
Alexandra Maria Lara    Young Ilana Mather
Volker Bruch    Dieter
Burghart Klaussner    Judge
Hannah Herzsprung    Julia
Vijnessa Ferkic    Sophie

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/12/2008 25 $168,051   8 $21,006 $179,970 5
12/19/2008 29 $92,790 -44.78% 8 $11,599 $349,240 12
12/26/2008 22 $664,013 +615.61% 116 $5,724 $1,243,690 19
1/2/2009 17 $1,598,472 +140.73% 398 $4,016 $3,553,578 26
1/9/2009 18 $1,346,742 -15.75% 507 $2,656 $5,510,453 33
1/16/2009 20 $1,285,036 -4.58% 417 $3,082 $7,575,034 40
1/23/2009 20 $1,403,410 +9.21% 367 $3,824 $9,661,121 47
1/30/2009 15 $2,380,376 +69.61% 1,002 $2,376 $12,655,858 54
2/6/2009 14 $2,275,489 -4.41% 862 $2,640 $16,033,070 61
2/13/2009 15 $2,209,080 -2.92% 742 $2,977 $19,157,194 68
2/20/2009 14 $2,642,770 +19.63% 962 $2,747 $23,011,596 75
2/27/2009 13 $2,860,429 +8.24% 1,203 $2,378 $26,949,964 82
3/6/2009 12 $1,925,918 -32.67% 1,175 $1,639 $29,860,949 89
3/13/2009 14 $1,309,669 -32.00% 1,175 $1,115 $31,887,248 96
3/20/2009 18 $535,983 -59.07% 704 $761 $32,900,557 103
3/27/2009 19 $308,495 -42.44% 324 $952 $33,484,347 110
4/3/2009 21 $192,085 -37.73% 232 $828 $33,807,465 117
4/10/2009 29 $105,107 -45.28% 132 $796 $34,006,517 124
4/17/2009 38 $55,229 -47.45% 105 $526 $34,111,418 131
4/24/2009 56 $20,822 -62.30% 55 $379 $34,157,651 138
5/1/2009 65 $13,546 -34.94% 35 $387 $34,180,954 145
5/8/2009 80 $4,366 -67.77% 16 $273 $34,192,652 152

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/25/2008 -  $174,778   116 $1,507 $579,866 16
1/2/2009 -  $530,958   398 $1,334 $2,486,064 24
1/3/2009 -  $653,152 +23.01% 398 $1,641 $3,139,216 25
1/4/2009 -  $414,362 -36.56% 398 $1,041 $3,553,578 26
1/19/2009 22 $233,135   417 $559 $7,808,169 41
2/2/2009 11 $239,638   1,002 $239 $12,895,496 55
2/3/2009 11 $278,614 +16.26% 1,002 $278 $13,174,110 56
2/4/2009 11 $287,287 +3.11% 1,002 $287 $13,461,397 57
2/5/2009 11 $296,184 +3.10% 1,002 $296 $13,757,581 58
2/6/2009 14 $603,322 +103.70% 862 $700 $14,360,903 59
2/7/2009 14 $1,019,614 +69.00% 862 $1,183 $15,380,517 60
2/8/2009 13 $652,553 -36.00% 862 $757 $16,033,070 61
2/9/2009 13 $207,071 -68.27% 862 $240 $16,240,141 62
2/10/2009 12 $240,812 +16.29% 862 $279 $16,480,953 63
2/11/2009 12 $235,267 -2.30% 862 $273 $16,716,220 64
2/12/2009 12 $231,894 -1.43% 862 $269 $16,948,114 65
2/13/2009 15 $475,407 +105.01% 742 $641 $17,423,521 66
2/14/2009 15 $954,737 +100.83% 742 $1,287 $18,378,258 67
2/15/2009 14 $778,936 -18.41% 742 $1,050 $19,157,194 68
2/16/2009 14 $461,757 -40.72% 742 $622 $19,618,951 69
2/17/2009 13 $247,113 -46.48% 742 $333 $19,866,064 70
2/18/2009 13 $240,405 -2.71% 742 $324 $20,106,469 71
2/19/2009 13 $262,357 +9.13% 742 $354 $20,368,826 72
2/20/2009 14 $780,413 +197.46% 962 $811 $21,149,239 73
2/21/2009 14 $1,314,318 +68.41% 962 $1,366 $22,463,557 74
2/22/2009 15 $620,039 -52.82% 962 $645 $23,083,596 75
2/23/2009 11 $275,295 -55.60% 962 $286 $23,358,891 76
2/24/2009 10 $301,486 +9.51% 962 $313 $23,660,377 77
2/25/2009 11 $247,555 -17.89% 962 $257 $23,907,932 78
2/26/2009 11 $253,603 +2.44% 962 $264 $24,089,535 79
2/27/2009 13 $768,536 +203.05% 1,203 $639 $24,858,071 80
2/28/2009 13 $1,318,914 +71.61% 1,203 $1,096 $26,176,985 81
3/1/2009 12 $772,979 -41.39% 1,203 $643 $26,949,964 82
3/2/2009 13 $228,890 -70.39% 1,203 $190 $27,178,854 83
3/3/2009 12 $273,841 +19.64% 1,203 $228 $27,452,695 84
3/4/2009 11 $248,271 -9.34% 1,203 $206 $27,700,966 85
3/5/2009 12 $234,065 -5.72% 1,203 $195 $27,935,031 86
3/6/2009 12 $529,725 +126.32% 1,175 $451 $28,464,756 87
3/7/2009 12 $889,295 +67.88% 1,175 $757 $29,354,051 88
3/8/2009 10 $506,898 -43.00% 1,175 $431 $29,860,949 89
3/9/2009 10 $151,457 -70.12% 1,175 $129 $30,012,406 90
3/10/2009 9 $205,857 +35.92% 1,175 $175 $30,218,263 91
3/11/2009 9 $182,806 -11.20% 1,175 $156 $30,401,069 92
3/12/2009 10 $176,510 -3.44% 1,175 $150 $30,577,579 93
3/13/2009 14 $350,915 +98.81% 1,175 $299 $30,928,494 94
3/14/2009 14 $610,731 +74.04% 1,175 $520 $31,539,225 95
3/15/2009 13 $348,023 -43.02% 1,175 $296 $31,887,248 96
3/16/2009 14 $114,448 -67.11% 1,175 $97 $32,001,696 97
3/17/2009 13 $118,524 +3.56% 1,175 $101 $32,120,220 98
3/18/2009 15 $120,035 +1.27% 1,175 $102 $32,240,255 99
3/19/2009 15 $124,319 +3.57% 1,175 $106 $32,364,574 100
3/20/2009 18 $149,411 +20.18% 704 $212 $32,513,985 101
3/21/2009 18 $244,666 +63.75% 704 $348 $32,758,651 102
3/22/2009 17 $141,906 -42.00% 704 $202 $32,900,557 103
3/23/2009 16 $60,404 -57.43% 704 $86 $32,960,961 104
3/24/2009 14 $79,129 +31.00% 704 $112 $33,040,090 105
3/25/2009 16 $68,051 -14.00% 704 $97 $33,108,141 106
3/26/2009 17 $67,711 -0.50% 704 $96 $33,175,852 107
3/27/2009 -  $82,481 +21.81% 324 $255 $33,258,333 108
3/28/2009 -  $141,194 +71.18% 324 $436 $33,399,527 109
3/29/2009 -  $84,820 -39.93% 324 $262 $33,484,347 110
3/30/2009 -  $27,990 -67.00% 324 $86 $33,512,337 111
3/31/2009 -  $35,547 +27.00% 324 $110 $33,547,884 112
4/1/2009 -  $33,414 -6.00% 324 $103 $33,581,298 113
4/2/2009 -  $34,082 +2.00% 324 $105 $33,615,380 114
4/3/2009 -  $54,722 +60.56% 232 $236 $33,670,102 115
4/4/2009 -  $89,197 +63.00% 232 $384 $33,759,299 116
4/5/2009 -  $48,166 -46.00% 232 $208 $33,807,465 117
4/6/2009 -  $19,748 -59.00% 232 $85 $33,827,213 118
4/7/2009 -  $25,080 +27.00% 232 $108 $33,852,293 119
4/8/2009 -  $24,077 -4.00% 232 $104 $33,876,370 120

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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2009-06-25 19 $2,592,473   597 $4,343 $62,665,414
2009-07-02 21 $1,700,572 -34.40% 578 $2,942 $98,558,640
2009-07-23 11 $3,154,304 +85.48% 524 $6,020 $103,618,185
2009-07-30 16 $1,628,663 -48.37% 451 $3,611 $105,246,848