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Monday, February 13, 2012

The Invention of Lying

The Numbers Rating: 7.33 (6 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 56% - 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: $5,440,509 Weekly Breakdown
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Released October 2, 2009 (Wide)
January 19, 2010 (Video Sale)
Production Budget $18,500,000
MPAA Rating PG-13 For language including some sexual material and a drug reference
Budget Source:L.A. Times
Highest Combined Star Gross942 (see full chart)
Alternative TitleInvention of Lying
Keywords
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Source Original Screenplay
Major Genre Comedy
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Fantasy
Director Ricky Gervais

Premise

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

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
10/2/2009 5 $7,027,472   1,707 $4,117 $7,027,472 3
10/9/2009 7 $3,339,263 -52.48% 1,743 $1,916 $12,295,868 10
10/16/2009 10 $1,907,398 -42.88% 1,624 $1,175 $15,497,164 17
10/23/2009 15 $839,209 -56.00% 802 $1,046 $16,956,375 24
10/30/2009 18 $393,270 -53.14% 452 $870 $17,589,249 31
11/6/2009 25 $181,643 -53.81% 235 $773 $17,946,114 38
11/13/2009 35 $76,892 -57.67% 119 $646 $18,098,091 45
11/20/2009 32 $96,217 +25.13% 181 $532 $18,219,219 52
11/27/2009 40 $68,023 -29.30% 136 $500 $18,339,593 59
12/4/2009 43 $37,456 -44.94% 103 $364 $18,401,364 66
12/11/2009 47 $21,557 -42.45% 68 $317 $18,439,082 73

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
10/2/2009 4 $2,482,184   1,707 $1,454 $2,482,184 1
10/3/2009 5 $3,028,248 +22.00% 1,707 $1,774 $5,510,432 2
10/4/2009 5 $1,517,040 -49.90% 1,707 $889 $7,027,472 3
10/5/2009 5 $463,169 -69.47% 1,707 $271 $7,490,641 4
10/6/2009 5 $536,432 +15.82% 1,707 $314 $8,027,073 5
10/7/2009 5 $474,251 -11.59% 1,707 $278 $8,501,324 6
10/8/2009 5 $455,281 -4.00% 1,707 $267 $8,956,605 7
10/9/2009 7 $1,078,745 +136.94% 1,743 $619 $10,035,350 8
10/10/2009 7 $1,426,861 +32.27% 1,743 $819 $11,462,211 9
10/11/2009 7 $833,657 -41.57% 1,743 $478 $12,295,868 10
10/12/2009 7 $458,054 -45.05% 1,743 $263 $12,753,922 11
10/13/2009 7 $288,237 -37.07% 1,743 $165 $13,042,159 12
10/14/2009 7 $273,181 -5.22% 1,743 $157 $13,315,340 13
10/15/2009 7 $274,426 +0.46% 1,743 $157 $13,589,766 14
10/16/2009 9 $613,094 +123.41% 1,624 $378 $14,202,860 15
10/17/2009 9 $867,036 +41.42% 1,624 $534 $15,069,896 16
10/18/2009 10 $427,268 -50.72% 1,624 $263 $15,497,164 17
10/19/2009 11 $137,161 -67.90% 1,624 $84 $15,634,325 18
10/20/2009 9 $163,306 +19.06% 1,624 $101 $15,797,631 19
10/21/2009 10 $153,415 -6.06% 1,624 $94 $15,951,046 20
10/22/2009 9 $166,120 +8.28% 1,624 $102 $16,117,166 21
10/23/2009 14 $281,537 +69.48% 802 $351 $16,398,703 22
10/24/2009 -  $380,933 +35.30% 802 $475 $16,779,636 23
10/25/2009 -  $176,739 -53.60% 802 $220 $16,956,375 24
10/26/2009 -  $63,679 -63.97% 802 $79 $17,020,054 25
10/27/2009 -  $73,967 +16.16% 802 $92 $17,094,021 26
10/28/2009 -  $47,545 -35.72% 545 $87 $17,141,566 27
10/29/2009 -  $54,413 +14.45% 545 $100 $17,195,979 28
10/30/2009 -  $135,314 +148.68% 452 $299 $17,331,293 29
10/31/2009 -  $140,228 +3.63% 452 $310 $17,471,521 30
11/1/2009 -  $117,728 -16.05% 452 $260 $17,589,249 31
11/2/2009 -  $41,205 -65.00% 452 $91 $17,630,454 32
11/3/2009 -  $44,501 +8.00% 452 $98 $17,674,955 33
11/4/2009 -  $43,037 -3.29% 452 $95 $17,717,992 34
11/5/2009 -  $46,479 +8.00% 452 $103 $17,764,471 35
11/6/2009 -  $59,871 +28.81% 235 $255 $17,824,342 36
11/7/2009 -  $83,812 +39.99% 235 $357 $17,908,154 37
11/8/2009 -  $37,960 -54.71% 235 $162 $17,946,114 38
11/9/2009 -  $12,907 -66.00% 235 $55 $17,959,021 39
11/10/2009 -  $21,142 +63.80% 235 $90 $17,980,163 40
11/11/2009 -  $27,176 +28.54% 235 $116 $18,007,339 41
11/12/2009 -  $13,860 -49.00% 235 $59 $18,021,199 42
11/13/2009 -  $25,196 +81.79% 119 $212 $18,046,395 43
11/14/2009 -  $35,682 +41.62% 119 $300 $18,082,077 44
11/15/2009 -  $16,014 -55.12% 119 $135 $18,098,091 45
11/16/2009 -  $5,385 -66.37% 119 $45 $18,103,476 46
11/17/2009 -  $6,906 +28.25% 119 $58 $18,110,382 47
11/18/2009 -  $6,254 -9.44% 119 $53 $18,116,636 48
11/19/2009 -  $6,366 +1.79% 119 $53 $18,123,002 49
11/20/2009 -  $30,932 +385.89% 181 $171 $18,153,934 50
11/21/2009 -  $41,903 +35.47% 181 $232 $18,195,837 51
11/22/2009 -  $23,382 -44.20% 181 $129 $18,219,219 52
11/23/2009 -  $12,159 -48.00% 181 $67 $18,231,378 53
11/24/2009 -  $14,712 +21.00% 181 $81 $18,246,090 54
11/25/2009 -  $13,701 -6.87% 143 $96 $18,259,791 55
11/26/2009 -  $11,779 -14.03% 143 $82 $18,271,570 56
11/27/2009 -  $25,474 +116.27% 136 $187 $18,297,044 57
11/28/2009 -  $28,786 +13.00% 136 $212 $18,325,830 58
11/29/2009 -  $13,763 -52.19% 136 $101 $18,339,593 59
11/30/2009 -  $5,643 -59.00% 136 $41 $18,345,236 60
12/1/2009 -  $6,301 +11.66% 136 $46 $18,351,537 61
12/2/2009 -  $6,175 -2.00% 136 $45 $18,357,712 62
12/3/2009 -  $6,196 +0.34% 136 $46 $18,363,908 63
12/4/2009 -  $12,790 +106.42% 103 $124 $18,376,698 64
12/5/2009 -  $16,220 +26.82% 103 $157 $18,392,918 65
12/6/2009 -  $8,446 -47.93% 103 $82 $18,401,364 66
12/7/2009 -  $3,875 -54.12% 103 $38 $18,405,239 67
12/8/2009 -  $4,201 +8.41% 103 $41 $18,409,440 68
12/9/2009 -  $3,910 -6.93% 103 $38 $18,413,350 69
12/10/2009 -  $4,175 +6.78% 103 $41 $18,417,525 70
12/11/2009 -  $6,762 +61.96% 68 $99 $18,424,287 71
12/12/2009 -  $9,339 +38.11% 68 $137 $18,433,626 72
12/13/2009 -  $5,456 -41.58% 68 $80 $18,439,082 73
12/14/2009 -  $3,001 -45.00% 68 $44 $18,442,083 74
12/15/2009 -  $3,131 +4.33% 68 $46 $18,445,214 75
12/16/2009 -  $2,875 -8.18% 68 $42 $18,448,089 76
12/17/2009 -  $3,162 +9.98% 68 $47 $18,451,251 77

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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