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The Invention of Lying


The Numbers Rating: 7.33 (6 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 57% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,451,251
International Box Office$14,228,013
Worldwide Box Office$32,679,264
Home Market Performance
Domestic DVD Sales: $5,533,450 Weekly Breakdown
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Production Budget:$18,500,000
Theatrical Release: October 2nd, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 19th, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 For language including some sexual material and a drug reference
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Budget Source:L.A. Times
Alternative TitleInvention of Lying

Premise

Comedy set in an alternative world where nobody has ever told a lie... Yet.

Production and Technical Credits

Director    Ricky Gervais

Weekend Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2009/10/02 5 $7,027,472   1,707 $4,117   $7,027,472 3
2009/10/09 7 $3,339,263 -52% 1,743 $1,916   $12,295,868 10
2009/10/16 10 $1,907,398 -43% 1,624 $1,175   $15,497,164 17
2009/10/23 15 $839,209 -56% 802 $1,046   $16,956,375 24
2009/10/30 18 $393,270 -53% 452 $870   $17,589,249 31
2009/11/06 25 $181,643 -54% 235 $773   $17,946,114 38
2009/11/13 35 $76,892 -58% 119 $646   $18,098,091 45
2009/11/20 32 $96,217 +25% 181 $532   $18,219,219 52
2009/11/27 40 $68,023 -29% 136 $500   $18,339,593 59
2009/12/04 43 $37,456 -45% 103 $364   $18,401,364 66
2009/12/11 47 $21,557 -42% 68 $317   $18,439,082 73

Daily Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2009/10/02 4 $2,482,184   1,707 $1,454   $2,482,184 1
2009/10/03 5 $3,028,248 +22% 1,707 $1,774   $5,510,432 2
2009/10/04 5 $1,517,040 -50% 1,707 $889   $7,027,472 3
2009/10/05 5 $463,169 -69% 1,707 $271   $7,490,641 4
2009/10/06 5 $536,432 +16% 1,707 $314   $8,027,073 5
2009/10/07 5 $474,251 -12% 1,707 $278   $8,501,324 6
2009/10/08 5 $455,281 -4% 1,707 $267   $8,956,605 7
2009/10/09 7 $1,078,745 +137% 1,743 $619   $10,035,350 8
2009/10/10 7 $1,426,861 +32% 1,743 $819   $11,462,211 9
2009/10/11 7 $833,657 -42% 1,743 $478   $12,295,868 10
2009/10/12 7 $458,054 -45% 1,743 $263   $12,753,922 11
2009/10/13 7 $288,237 -37% 1,743 $165   $13,042,159 12
2009/10/14 7 $273,181 -5% 1,743 $157   $13,315,340 13
2009/10/15 7 $274,426 n/c 1,743 $157   $13,589,766 14
2009/10/16 9 $613,094 +123% 1,624 $378   $14,202,860 15
2009/10/17 9 $867,036 +41% 1,624 $534   $15,069,896 16
2009/10/18 10 $427,268 -51% 1,624 $263   $15,497,164 17
2009/10/19 11 $137,161 -68% 1,624 $84   $15,634,325 18
2009/10/20 9 $163,306 +19% 1,624 $101   $15,797,631 19
2009/10/21 10 $153,415 -6% 1,624 $94   $15,951,046 20
2009/10/22 9 $166,120 +8% 1,624 $102   $16,117,166 21
2009/10/23 14 $281,537 +69% 802 $351   $16,398,703 22
2009/10/24 - $380,933 +35% 802 $475   $16,779,636 23
2009/10/25 - $176,739 -54% 802 $220   $16,956,375 24
2009/10/26 - $63,679 -64% 802 $79   $17,020,054 25
2009/10/27 - $73,967 +16% 802 $92   $17,094,021 26
2009/10/28 - $47,545 -36% 545 $87   $17,141,566 27
2009/10/29 - $54,413 +14% 545 $100   $17,195,979 28
2009/10/30 - $135,314 +149% 452 $299   $17,331,293 29
2009/10/31 - $140,228 +4% 452 $310   $17,471,521 30
2009/11/01 - $117,728 -16% 452 $260   $17,589,249 31
2009/11/02 - $41,205 -65% 452 $91   $17,630,454 32
2009/11/03 - $44,501 +8% 452 $98   $17,674,955 33
2009/11/04 - $43,037 -3% 452 $95   $17,717,992 34
2009/11/05 - $46,479 +8% 452 $103   $17,764,471 35
2009/11/06 - $59,871 +29% 235 $255   $17,824,342 36
2009/11/07 - $83,812 +40% 235 $357   $17,908,154 37
2009/11/08 - $37,960 -55% 235 $162   $17,946,114 38
2009/11/09 - $12,907 -66% 235 $55   $17,959,021 39
2009/11/10 - $21,142 +64% 235 $90   $17,980,163 40
2009/11/11 - $27,176 +29% 235 $116   $18,007,339 41
2009/11/12 - $13,860 -49% 235 $59   $18,021,199 42
2009/11/13 - $25,196 +82% 119 $212   $18,046,395 43
2009/11/14 - $35,682 +42% 119 $300   $18,082,077 44
2009/11/15 - $16,014 -55% 119 $135   $18,098,091 45
2009/11/16 - $5,385 -66% 119 $45   $18,103,476 46
2009/11/17 - $6,906 +28% 119 $58   $18,110,382 47
2009/11/18 - $6,254 -9% 119 $53   $18,116,636 48
2009/11/19 - $6,366 +2% 119 $53   $18,123,002 49
2009/11/20 - $30,932 +386% 181 $171   $18,153,934 50
2009/11/21 - $41,903 +35% 181 $232   $18,195,837 51
2009/11/22 - $23,382 -44% 181 $129   $18,219,219 52
2009/11/23 - $12,159 -48% 181 $67   $18,231,378 53
2009/11/24 - $14,712 +21% 181 $81   $18,246,090 54
2009/11/25 - $13,701 -7% 143 $96   $18,259,791 55
2009/11/26 - $11,779 -14% 143 $82   $18,271,570 56
2009/11/27 - $25,474 +116% 136 $187   $18,297,044 57
2009/11/28 - $28,786 +13% 136 $212   $18,325,830 58
2009/11/29 - $13,763 -52% 136 $101   $18,339,593 59
2009/11/30 - $5,643 -59% 136 $41   $18,345,236 60
2009/12/01 - $6,301 +12% 136 $46   $18,351,537 61
2009/12/02 - $6,175 -2% 136 $45   $18,357,712 62
2009/12/03 - $6,196 n/c 136 $46   $18,363,908 63
2009/12/04 - $12,790 +106% 103 $124   $18,376,698 64
2009/12/05 - $16,220 +27% 103 $157   $18,392,918 65
2009/12/06 - $8,446 -48% 103 $82   $18,401,364 66
2009/12/07 - $3,875 -54% 103 $38   $18,405,239 67
2009/12/08 - $4,201 +8% 103 $41   $18,409,440 68
2009/12/09 - $3,910 -7% 103 $38   $18,413,350 69
2009/12/10 - $4,175 +7% 103 $41   $18,417,525 70
2009/12/11 - $6,762 +62% 68 $99   $18,424,287 71
2009/12/12 - $9,339 +38% 68 $137   $18,433,626 72
2009/12/13 - $5,456 -42% 68 $80   $18,439,082 73
2009/12/14 - $3,001 -45% 68 $44   $18,442,083 74
2009/12/15 - $3,131 +4% 68 $46   $18,445,214 75
2009/12/16 - $2,875 -8% 68 $42   $18,448,089 76
2009/12/17 - $3,162 +10% 68 $47   $18,451,251 77

Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2009-10-08 10 $13,261,440   2,075 $6,391 $13,261,440
2009-11-26 23 $148,568 -98.88% 181 $821 $28,167,525
2010-05-06 31 $110,052 -25.92% 59 $1,865 $32,377,602
2010-05-13 31 $9,296 -91.55% 21 $443 $32,386,898
2010-05-20 29 $1,130 -87.84% 6 $188 $32,388,028
2010-07-08 25 $20,327 +1,698.85%     $32,408,355
2010-07-15 24 $93,824 +361.57% 41 $2,288 $32,502,179
2010-07-22 22 $89,990 -4.09% 41 $2,195 $32,592,169
2010-07-29 24 $63,095 -29.89% 41 $1,539 $32,655,264
2010-08-05 26 $17,623 -72.07% 26 $678 $32,672,887
2010-08-12 33 $4,482 -74.57% 10 $448 $32,677,369
2010-08-19 34 $1,708 -61.89% 4 $427 $32,679,077
2010-08-26 35 $187 -89.05% 3 $62 $32,679,264