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Sunday, November 8, 2009

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Numbers Rating: 8.13 (23 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 21% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $79,363,785
International Gross $151,471,279
Worldwide Gross $230,835,064
Home Market Performance
US DVD Sales: $31,235,243 Weekly Breakdown
Released December 12, 2008
April 7, 2009 (DVD Sale)
MPAA Rating PG-13 for some sci-fi disaster images and violence
Running Time:103 minutes
Highest Combined Star Gross905 (see full chart)
Keywords Alien Invasion
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Music Composed By Tyler Bates
Source Remake
Major Genre Adventure
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Science Fiction
Director Scott Derrickson

Premise

Remake of the 1951 classic in which aliens come to earth and warn us to live in peace or be destroyed.

Cast

Keanu Reeves    Klaatu
Jennifer Connelly    Helen Benson
Kathy Bates    Regina Jackson
Jaden Smith    Jacob Benson
John Cleese    Professor Barnhardt
Jon Hamm    Michael Granier
Kyle Chandler    John Driscoll
Robert Knepper    Colonel
James Hong    Mr. Wu
John Rothman    Dr. Myron
Brandon T. Jackson    Target Tech

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/12/2008 1 $30,480,153   3,560 $8,562 $30,480,153 3
12/19/2008 4 $9,890,105 -67.55% 3,560 $2,778 $48,366,989 10
12/26/2008 8 $7,697,799 -22.17% 2,402 $3,205 $63,480,184 17
1/2/2009 8 $5,049,698 -34.40% 2,337 $2,161 $74,424,256 24
1/9/2009 15 $1,550,629 -69.29% 1,512 $1,026 $77,330,238 31
1/16/2009 28 $458,634 -70.42% 311 $1,475 $78,291,000 38
1/23/2009 37 $138,222 -69.86% 185 $747 $78,609,083 45
1/30/2009 37 $128,771 -6.84% 201 $641 $78,781,466 52
2/6/2009 39 $147,608 +14.63% 196 $753 $78,980,521 59
2/13/2009 47 $85,783 -41.88% 98 $875 $79,118,364 66
2/20/2009 52 $54,662 -36.28% 72 $759 $79,215,537 73
2/27/2009 52 $47,462 -13.17% 58 $818 $79,286,967 80
3/6/2009 70 $12,679 -73.29% 25 $507 $79,321,473 87
3/13/2009 70 $11,175 -11.86% 20 $559 $79,337,544 94
3/20/2009 77 $7,173 -35.81% 16 $448 $79,351,236 101
3/27/2009 76 $7,191 +0.25% 14 $514 $79,363,785 108

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/12/2008 1 $11,614,781   3,560 $3,263 $11,614,781 1
12/13/2008 1 $11,920,581 +2.63% 3,560 $3,348 $23,535,362 2
12/14/2008 1 $6,944,791 -41.74% 3,560 $1,951 $30,480,153 3
12/15/2008 1 $2,336,980 -66.35% 3,560 $656 $32,817,133 4
12/16/2008 1 $2,078,861 -11.04% 3,560 $584 $34,895,994 5
12/17/2008 1 $1,805,033 -13.17% 3,560 $507 $36,701,027 6
12/18/2008 1 $1,775,857 -1.62% 3,560 $499 $38,476,884 7
12/19/2008 4 $2,864,867 +61.32% 3,560 $805 $41,341,751 8
12/20/2008 3 $4,008,237 +39.91% 3,560 $1,126 $45,349,988 9
12/21/2008 3 $3,017,001 -24.73% 3,560 $847 $48,366,989 10
12/22/2008 4 $1,782,139 -40.93% 3,560 $501 $50,149,128 11
12/23/2008 4 $1,701,041 -4.55% 3,560 $478 $51,850,169 12
12/24/2008 5 $1,163,462 -31.60% 3,560 $327 $53,013,631 13
12/25/2008 8 $2,768,754 +137.98% 2,402 $1,153 $55,782,385 14
12/26/2008 8 $2,787,527 +0.68% 2,402 $1,161 $58,569,912 15
12/27/2008 8 $2,868,383 +2.90% 2,402 $1,194 $61,438,295 16
12/28/2008 8 $2,041,889 -28.81% 2,402 $850 $63,480,184 17
12/29/2008 8 $1,371,130 -32.85% 2,402 $571 $64,851,314 18
12/30/2008 8 $1,323,112 -3.50% 2,402 $551 $66,174,426 19
12/31/2008 -  $1,112,419 -15.92% 2,402 $463 $67,286,845 20
1/1/2009 -  $2,087,713 +87.67% 2,402 $869 $69,374,558 21
1/2/2009 8 $1,931,475 -7.48% 2,337 $826 $71,306,033 22
1/3/2009 8 $1,990,176 +3.04% 2,337 $852 $73,296,209 23
1/4/2009 9 $1,128,047 -43.32% 2,337 $483 $74,424,256 24
1/5/2009 11 $372,248 -67.00% 2,337 $159 $74,796,504 25
1/6/2009 10 $352,281 -5.36% 2,337 $151 $75,148,785 26
1/7/2009 10 $327,759 -6.96% 2,337 $140 $75,476,544 27
1/8/2009 10 $303,065 -7.53% 2,337 $130 $75,779,609 28
1/9/2009 15 $480,479 +58.54% 1,512 $318 $76,260,088 29
1/10/2009 15 $689,012 +43.40% 1,512 $456 $76,949,100 30
1/11/2009 -  $381,138 -44.68% 1,512 $252 $77,330,238 31
1/12/2009 15 $130,405 -65.79% 1,512 $86 $77,460,643 32
1/13/2009 -  $126,803 -2.76% 1,512 $84 $77,587,446 33
1/14/2009 -  $120,290 -5.14% 1,512 $80 $77,707,736 34
1/15/2009 -  $124,630 +3.61% 1,512 $82 $77,832,366 35
1/16/2009 -  $120,519 -3.30% 311 $388 $77,952,885 36
1/17/2009 -  $205,932 +70.87% 311 $662 $78,158,817 37
1/18/2009 -  $132,183 -35.81% 311 $425 $78,291,000 38
1/19/2009 29 $79,300 -40.01% 311 $255 $78,370,300 39
1/20/2009 -  $34,659 -56.29% 311 $111 $78,404,959 40
1/21/2009 -  $34,007 -1.88% 311 $109 $78,438,966 41
1/22/2009 -  $31,895 -6.21% 311 $103 $78,470,861 42
1/23/2009 -  $36,779 +15.31% 185 $199 $78,507,640 43
1/24/2009 -  $63,092 +71.54% 185 $341 $78,570,732 44
1/25/2009 -  $38,351 -39.21% 185 $207 $78,609,083 45
1/26/2009 -  $10,806 -71.82% 185 $58 $78,619,889 46
1/27/2009 -  $11,096 +2.68% 185 $60 $78,630,985 47
1/28/2009 -  $10,532 -5.08% 185 $57 $78,641,517 48
1/29/2009 -  $11,178 +6.13% 185 $60 $78,652,695 49
1/30/2009 -  $38,836 +247.43% 201 $193 $78,691,531 50
1/31/2009 -  $64,351 +65.70% 201 $320 $78,755,882 51
2/1/2009 -  $25,584 -60.24% 201 $127 $78,781,466 52
2/2/2009 -  $11,727 -54.16% 201 $58 $78,793,193 53
2/3/2009 -  $14,484 +23.51% 201 $72 $78,807,677 54
2/4/2009 -  $12,504 -13.67% 201 $62 $78,820,181 55
2/5/2009 -  $12,732 +1.82% 201 $63 $78,832,913 56
2/6/2009 -  $37,322 +193.14% 196 $190 $78,870,235 57
2/7/2009 -  $67,486 +80.82% 196 $344 $78,937,721 58
2/8/2009 -  $42,800 -36.58% 196 $218 $78,980,521 59
2/9/2009 -  $13,500 -68.46% 196 $69 $78,994,021 60
2/10/2009 -  $12,373 -8.35% 196 $63 $79,006,394 61
2/11/2009 -  $11,986 -3.13% 196 $61 $79,018,380 62
2/12/2009 -  $14,201 +18.48% 196 $72 $79,032,581 63
2/13/2009 -  $16,410 +15.56% 98 $167 $79,048,991 64
2/14/2009 -  $41,226 +151.22% 98 $421 $79,090,217 65
2/15/2009 -  $28,147 -31.73% 98 $287 $79,118,364 66
2/16/2009 43 $17,929 -36.30% 98 $183 $79,136,293 67
2/17/2009 -  $8,114 -54.74% 98 $83 $79,144,407 68
2/18/2009 -  $7,922 -2.37% 98 $81 $79,152,329 69
2/19/2009 -  $8,546 +7.88% 98 $87 $79,160,875 70
2/20/2009 -  $14,019 +64.04% 72 $195 $79,174,894 71
2/21/2009 -  $24,272 +73.14% 72 $337 $79,199,166 72
2/22/2009 -  $16,371 -32.55% 72 $227 $79,215,537 73
2/23/2009 -  $5,148 -68.55% 72 $72 $79,220,685 74
2/24/2009 -  $5,946 +15.50% 72 $83 $79,226,631 75
2/25/2009 -  $6,262 +5.31% 72 $87 $79,232,893 76
2/26/2009 -  $6,612 +5.59% 72 $92 $79,239,505 77
2/27/2009 -  $12,716 +92.32% 58 $219 $79,252,221 78
2/28/2009 -  $21,345 +67.86% 58 $368 $79,273,566 79
3/1/2009 -  $13,401 -37.22% 58 $231 $79,286,967 80
3/2/2009 -  $5,138 -61.66% 58 $89 $79,292,105 81
3/3/2009 -  $5,497 +6.99% 58 $95 $79,297,602 82
3/4/2009 -  $5,352 -2.64% 58 $92 $79,302,954 83
3/5/2009 -  $5,840 +9.12% 58 $101 $79,308,794 84

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