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Monday, February 13, 2012
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
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Synopsis
Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, in 1971 concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to The New York Times, making headlines around the world.
This story of how one man's profound change of heart created a landmark struggle involving America's newspapers, its president and Supreme Court is a political thriller whose events led directly to Watergate, Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War.
 Weekend Chart Record
| Date | Rank | | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
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| 1/29/2010 |
92 |
 |
$1,114 |
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1 |
$1,114 |
$37,989 |
3 |
| 2/5/2010 |
93 |
 |
$1,681 |
+50.90% |
1 |
$1,681 |
$40,743 |
10 |
| 2/12/2010 |
46 |
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$25,968 |
+1,444.79% |
6 |
$4,328 |
$67,138 |
17 |
| 2/19/2010 |
49 |
|
$46,502 |
+79.07% |
10 |
$4,650 |
$126,226 |
24 |
| 2/26/2010 |
61 |
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$28,384 |
-38.96% |
9 |
$3,154 |
$170,912 |
31 |
| 3/5/2010 |
58 |
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$25,797 |
-9.11% |
12 |
$2,150 |
$208,345 |
38 |
| 3/12/2010 |
58 |
 |
$19,703 |
-23.62% |
8 |
$2,463 |
$239,194 |
45 |
| 3/19/2010 |
56 |
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$19,309 |
-2.00% |
11 |
$1,755 |
$266,424 |
52 |
| 3/26/2010 |
56 |
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$17,858 |
-7.51% |
11 |
$1,623 |
$295,218 |
59 |
| 4/2/2010 |
53 |
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$22,529 |
+26.16% |
11 |
$2,048 |
$325,372 |
66 |
| 4/9/2010 |
60 |
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$18,582 |
-17.52% |
10 |
$1,858 |
$351,577 |
73 |
| 4/16/2010 |
70 |
|
$10,090 |
-45.70% |
7 |
$1,441 |
$371,257 |
80 |
| 4/23/2010 |
65 |
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$13,916 |
+37.92% |
11 |
$1,265 |
$392,749 |
87 |
| 4/30/2010 |
69 |
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$13,118 |
-5.73% |
9 |
$1,458 |
$411,565 |
94 |
| 5/7/2010 |
76 |
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$7,189 |
-45.20% |
9 |
$799 |
$423,411 |
101 |
| 5/14/2010 |
97 |
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$2,334 |
-67.53% |
4 |
$584 |
$430,826 |
108 |
| 5/21/2010 |
74 |
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$5,864 |
+151.24% |
5 |
$1,173 |
$438,408 |
115 |
| 5/28/2010 |
82 |
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$3,035 |
-48.24% |
5 |
$607 |
$444,707 |
122 |
| 6/4/2010 |
111 |
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$982 |
-67.64% |
3 |
$327 |
$448,866 |
129 |
| 6/11/2010 |
106 |
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$1,467 |
+49.39% |
3 |
$489 |
$450,700 |
136 |
| 6/18/2010 |
112 |
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$384 |
-73.82% |
3 |
$128 |
$451,689 |
143 |
| 7/9/2010 |
104 |
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$343 |
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1 |
$343 |
$453,336 |
164 |
| 7/23/2010 |
99 |
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$324 |
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1 |
$324 |
$453,317 |
178 |
| 7/30/2010 |
102 |
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$166 |
-48.77% |
1 |
$166 |
$453,483 |
185 |
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