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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Numbers Rating: 8.50 (2 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 55% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $25,721,000
International Gross $3,000,000
Worldwide Gross $28,721,000
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Released November 6, 2009
Production Budget $24,000,000
MPAA Rating R For language, some drug content and brief nudity
Running Time:93 minutes
North American Rights (Overture):"a little under $5 million" (L.A. Times
Budget Source:L.A. Times ("a little under $25 million")
US Rights (Overture):$5,000,000 (unsourced, DHD)
Distributed by Overture Films
Produced by BBC Films, Smokehouse Pictures
Music Composed By Rolfe Kent
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Black Comedy
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction
Screenwriter Peter Straughan
Language English
Producer Paul Lister, George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Director Grant Heslov

Synopsis

Reporter Bob Wilton is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady, a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of "Warrior Monks" with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program's founder, Bill Django, has gone missing and Cassady's mission is to find him. Intrigued by his new acquaintance's far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to accompany him on the search.

Trailer

Cast

George Clooney    Lyn Cassady
Ewan McGregor    Bob Wilton
Jeff Bridges    Bill Django
Kevin Spacey    Larry Hooper
Stephen Lang    Brigadier General Dean Hopgood
Robert Patrick    Todd Nixon
Waleed Zuaiter    Mahmud Daash
Stephen Root    Gus Lacey
Glenn Morshower    Major General Holtz
Nick Offerman    Scotty Mercer
Tim Griffin    Tim Kootz
Rebecca Mader    Debora Wilton
Jacob Browne    Lieutenant Boone
Todd Latourrette    Dave
Brad Grunberg    Ron
Elsa Villafane    Gus' Mother
Fawad Masood Siddiqui    Kuwait Waiter
Samuel Gates    Journalist #1
McCaleb Burnett    Journalist #2
Sean Phillips    Vietnam Soldier
Matt Newton    Vietnam Private Chris
Minh Tu Van    VC Woman
Robert Curtis Brown    General Brown
Hrach Titizian    Kidnapper #1
Shafik N. Bahou    Kidnapper #2

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
11/6/2009 3 $12,706,654   2,443 $5,201 $12,706,654 3
11/13/2009 4 $5,861,753 -53.87% 2,453 $2,390 $23,038,050 10

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
11/6/2009 3 $4,641,831   2,443 $1,900 $4,641,831 1
11/7/2009 3 $5,290,882 +13.98% 2,443 $2,166 $9,932,713 2
11/8/2009 3 $2,773,941 -47.57% 2,443 $1,135 $12,706,654 3
11/9/2009 3 $915,228 -67.01% 2,443 $375 $13,621,882 4
11/10/2009 3 $1,217,459 +33.02% 2,443 $498 $14,839,341 5
11/11/2009 3 $1,516,188 +24.54% 2,443 $621 $16,355,529 6
11/12/2009 2 $820,768 -45.87% 2,443 $336 $17,176,297 7
11/13/2009 3 $1,942,167 +136.63% 2,453 $792 $19,118,464 8
11/14/2009 3 $2,608,451 +34.31% 2,453 $1,063 $21,726,915 9
11/15/2009 5 $1,311,135 -49.74% 2,453 $535 $23,038,050 10
11/16/2009 4 $431,319 -67.10% 2,453 $176 $23,469,369 11
11/17/2009 3 $520,012 +20.56% 2,453 $212 $23,989,381 12
11/18/2009 3 $448,150 -13.82% 2,453 $183 $24,437,531 13
11/19/2009 4 $413,527 -7.73% 2,453 $169 $24,851,058 14
11/20/2009 7 $870,000 +110.39% 2,056 $423 $25,721,000 15

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