The Invention of Lying (2009)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,451,251Details
International Box Office $14,263,567
Worldwide Box Office $32,714,818
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $6,166,588
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $885,634
Total $7,052,222
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,027,472 (38.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,707 opening theaters/1,743 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,423,597

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 2nd, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 19th, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for language including some sexual material and a drug reference.
Running Time: 100 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star
Plot point: Alternate or Altered Realities, Fired, Money Troubles, Relationships Gone Wrong, Religious, Romance, Satire, Screenwriters
Social setting: Movie Business
Subgenre: Satirical Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Radar Pictures, Media Rights Capital
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 2009 5 $7,027,472   1,707 $4,117   $7,027,472 1
Oct 9, 2009 7 $3,339,263 -52% 1,743 $1,916   $12,295,868 2
Oct 16, 2009 10 $1,907,398 -43% 1,624 $1,175   $15,497,164 3
Oct 23, 2009 15 $839,209 -56% 802 $1,046   $16,956,375 4
Oct 30, 2009 18 $393,270 -53% 452 $870   $17,589,249 5
Nov 6, 2009 25 $181,643 -54% 235 $773   $17,946,114 6
Nov 13, 2009 35 $76,892 -58% 119 $646   $18,098,091 7
Nov 20, 2009 32 $96,217 +25% 181 $532   $18,219,219 8
Nov 27, 2009 40 $68,023 -29% 136 $500   $18,339,593 9
Dec 4, 2009 43 $37,456 -45% 103 $364   $18,401,364 10
Dec 11, 2009 48 $21,557 -42% 68 $317   $18,439,082 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 2, 2009 4 $2,482,184     1,707 $1,454   $2,482,184 1
Oct 3, 2009 5 $3,028,248 +22%   1,707 $1,774   $5,510,432 2
Oct 4, 2009 5 $1,517,040 -50%   1,707 $889   $7,027,472 3
Oct 5, 2009 5 $463,169 -69%   1,707 $271   $7,490,641 4
Oct 6, 2009 5 $536,432 +16%   1,707 $314   $8,027,073 5
Oct 7, 2009 5 $474,251 -12%   1,707 $278   $8,501,324 6
Oct 8, 2009 5 $455,281 -4%   1,707 $267   $8,956,605 7
Oct 9, 2009 7 $1,078,745 +137% -57% 1,743 $619   $10,035,350 8
Oct 10, 2009 7 $1,426,861 +32% -53% 1,743 $819   $11,462,211 9
Oct 11, 2009 7 $833,657 -42% -45% 1,743 $478   $12,295,868 10
Oct 12, 2009 7 $458,054 -45% -1% 1,743 $263   $12,753,922 11
Oct 13, 2009 7 $288,237 -37% -46% 1,743 $165   $13,042,159 12
Oct 14, 2009 7 $273,181 -5% -42% 1,743 $157   $13,315,340 13
Oct 15, 2009 7 $274,426 n/c -40% 1,743 $157   $13,589,766 14
Oct 16, 2009 9 $613,094 +123% -43% 1,624 $378   $14,202,860 15
Oct 17, 2009 9 $867,036 +41% -39% 1,624 $534   $15,069,896 16
Oct 18, 2009 10 $427,268 -51% -49% 1,624 $263   $15,497,164 17
Oct 19, 2009 11 $137,161 -68% -70% 1,624 $84   $15,634,325 18
Oct 20, 2009 9 $163,306 +19% -43% 1,624 $101   $15,797,631 19
Oct 21, 2009 10 $153,415 -6% -44% 1,624 $94   $15,951,046 20
Oct 22, 2009 9 $166,120 +8% -39% 1,624 $102   $16,117,166 21
Oct 23, 2009 14 $281,537 +69% -54% 802 $351   $16,398,703 22
Oct 24, 2009 - $380,933 +35% -56% 802 $475   $16,779,636 23
Oct 25, 2009 - $176,739 -54% -59% 802 $220   $16,956,375 24
Oct 26, 2009 - $63,679 -64% -54% 802 $79   $17,020,054 25
Oct 27, 2009 - $73,967 +16% -55% 802 $92   $17,094,021 26
Oct 28, 2009 - $47,545 -36% -69% 545 $87   $17,141,566 27
Oct 29, 2009 - $54,413 +14% -67% 545 $100   $17,195,979 28
Oct 30, 2009 - $135,314 +149% -52% 452 $299   $17,331,293 29
Oct 31, 2009 - $140,228 +4% -63% 452 $310   $17,471,521 30
Nov 1, 2009 - $117,728 -16% -33% 452 $260   $17,589,249 31
Nov 2, 2009 - $41,205 -65% -35% 452 $91   $17,630,454 32
Nov 3, 2009 - $44,501 +8% -40% 452 $98   $17,674,955 33
Nov 4, 2009 - $43,037 -3% -9% 452 $95   $17,717,992 34
Nov 5, 2009 - $46,479 +8% -15% 452 $103   $17,764,471 35
Nov 6, 2009 - $59,871 +29% -56% 235 $255   $17,824,342 36
Nov 7, 2009 - $83,812 +40% -40% 235 $357   $17,908,154 37
Nov 8, 2009 - $37,960 -55% -68% 235 $162   $17,946,114 38
Nov 9, 2009 - $12,907 -66% -69% 235 $55   $17,959,021 39
Nov 10, 2009 - $21,142 +64% -52% 235 $90   $17,980,163 40
Nov 11, 2009 - $27,176 +29% -37% 235 $116   $18,007,339 41
Nov 12, 2009 - $13,860 -49% -70% 235 $59   $18,021,199 42
Nov 13, 2009 - $25,196 +82% -58% 119 $212   $18,046,395 43
Nov 14, 2009 - $35,682 +42% -57% 119 $300   $18,082,077 44
Nov 15, 2009 - $16,014 -55% -58% 119 $135   $18,098,091 45
Nov 16, 2009 - $5,385 -66% -58% 119 $45   $18,103,476 46
Nov 17, 2009 - $6,906 +28% -67% 119 $58   $18,110,382 47
Nov 18, 2009 - $6,254 -9% -77% 119 $53   $18,116,636 48
Nov 19, 2009 - $6,366 +2% -54% 119 $53   $18,123,002 49
Nov 20, 2009 - $30,932 +386% +23% 181 $171   $18,153,934 50
Nov 21, 2009 - $41,903 +35% +17% 181 $232   $18,195,837 51
Nov 22, 2009 - $23,382 -44% +46% 181 $129   $18,219,219 52
Nov 23, 2009 - $12,159 -48% +126% 181 $67   $18,231,378 53
Nov 24, 2009 - $14,712 +21% +113% 181 $81   $18,246,090 54
Nov 25, 2009 - $13,701 -7% +119% 143 $96   $18,259,791 55
Nov 26, 2009 - $11,779 -14% +85% 143 $82   $18,271,570 56
Nov 27, 2009 - $25,474 +116% -18% 136 $187   $18,297,044 57
Nov 28, 2009 - $28,786 +13% -31% 136 $212   $18,325,830 58
Nov 29, 2009 - $13,763 -52% -41% 136 $101   $18,339,593 59
Nov 30, 2009 - $5,643 -59% -54% 136 $41   $18,345,236 60
Dec 1, 2009 - $6,301 +12% -57% 136 $46   $18,351,537 61
Dec 2, 2009 - $6,175 -2% -55% 136 $45   $18,357,712 62
Dec 3, 2009 - $6,196 n/c -47% 136 $46   $18,363,908 63
Dec 4, 2009 - $12,790 +106% -50% 103 $124   $18,376,698 64
Dec 5, 2009 - $16,220 +27% -44% 103 $157   $18,392,918 65
Dec 6, 2009 - $8,446 -48% -39% 103 $82   $18,401,364 66
Dec 7, 2009 - $3,875 -54% -31% 103 $38   $18,405,239 67
Dec 8, 2009 - $4,201 +8% -33% 103 $41   $18,409,440 68
Dec 9, 2009 - $3,910 -7% -37% 103 $38   $18,413,350 69
Dec 10, 2009 - $4,175 +7% -33% 103 $41   $18,417,525 70
Dec 11, 2009 - $6,762 +62% -47% 68 $99   $18,424,287 71
Dec 12, 2009 - $9,339 +38% -42% 68 $137   $18,433,626 72
Dec 13, 2009 - $5,456 -42% -35% 68 $80   $18,439,082 73
Dec 14, 2009 - $3,001 -45% -23% 68 $44   $18,442,083 74
Dec 15, 2009 - $3,131 +4% -25% 68 $46   $18,445,214 75
Dec 16, 2009 - $2,875 -8% -26% 68 $42   $18,448,089 76
Dec 17, 2009 - $3,162 +10% -24% 68 $47   $18,451,251 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 2009 5 $8,956,605   1,707 $5,247   $8,956,605 1
Oct 9, 2009 7 $4,633,161 -48% 1,743 $2,658   $13,589,766 2
Oct 16, 2009 10 $2,527,400 -45% 1,624 $1,556   $16,117,166 3
Oct 23, 2009 16 $1,078,813 -57% 802 $1,345   $17,195,979 4
Oct 30, 2009 19 $568,492 -47% 452 $1,258   $17,764,471 5
Nov 6, 2009 25 $256,728 -55% 235 $1,092   $18,021,199 6
Nov 13, 2009 37 $101,803 -60% 119 $855   $18,123,002 7
Nov 20, 2009 37 $148,568 +46% 181 $821   $18,271,570 8
Nov 27, 2009 40 $92,338 -38% 136 $679   $18,363,908 9
Dec 4, 2009 44 $53,617 -42% 103 $521   $18,417,525 10
Dec 11, 2009 49 $33,726 -37% 68 $496   $18,451,251 11

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,027,472 (38.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,707 opening theaters/1,743 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,423,597

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 2nd, 2009 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: January 19th, 2010 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for language including some sexual material and a drug reference.
Running Time: 100 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star
Plot point: Alternate or Altered Realities, Fired, Money Troubles, Relationships Gone Wrong, Religious, Romance, Satire, Screenwriters
Social setting: Movie Business
Subgenre: Satirical Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Radar Pictures, Media Rights Capital
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 2009 5 $7,027,472   1,707 $4,117   $7,027,472 1
Oct 9, 2009 7 $3,339,263 -52% 1,743 $1,916   $12,295,868 2
Oct 16, 2009 10 $1,907,398 -43% 1,624 $1,175   $15,497,164 3
Oct 23, 2009 15 $839,209 -56% 802 $1,046   $16,956,375 4
Oct 30, 2009 18 $393,270 -53% 452 $870   $17,589,249 5
Nov 6, 2009 25 $181,643 -54% 235 $773   $17,946,114 6
Nov 13, 2009 35 $76,892 -58% 119 $646   $18,098,091 7
Nov 20, 2009 32 $96,217 +25% 181 $532   $18,219,219 8
Nov 27, 2009 40 $68,023 -29% 136 $500   $18,339,593 9
Dec 4, 2009 43 $37,456 -45% 103 $364   $18,401,364 10
Dec 11, 2009 48 $21,557 -42% 68 $317   $18,439,082 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 2, 2009 4 $2,482,184     1,707 $1,454   $2,482,184 1
Oct 3, 2009 5 $3,028,248 +22%   1,707 $1,774   $5,510,432 2
Oct 4, 2009 5 $1,517,040 -50%   1,707 $889   $7,027,472 3
Oct 5, 2009 5 $463,169 -69%   1,707 $271   $7,490,641 4
Oct 6, 2009 5 $536,432 +16%   1,707 $314   $8,027,073 5
Oct 7, 2009 5 $474,251 -12%   1,707 $278   $8,501,324 6
Oct 8, 2009 5 $455,281 -4%   1,707 $267   $8,956,605 7
Oct 9, 2009 7 $1,078,745 +137% -57% 1,743 $619   $10,035,350 8
Oct 10, 2009 7 $1,426,861 +32% -53% 1,743 $819   $11,462,211 9
Oct 11, 2009 7 $833,657 -42% -45% 1,743 $478   $12,295,868 10
Oct 12, 2009 7 $458,054 -45% -1% 1,743 $263   $12,753,922 11
Oct 13, 2009 7 $288,237 -37% -46% 1,743 $165   $13,042,159 12
Oct 14, 2009 7 $273,181 -5% -42% 1,743 $157   $13,315,340 13
Oct 15, 2009 7 $274,426 n/c -40% 1,743 $157   $13,589,766 14
Oct 16, 2009 9 $613,094 +123% -43% 1,624 $378   $14,202,860 15
Oct 17, 2009 9 $867,036 +41% -39% 1,624 $534   $15,069,896 16
Oct 18, 2009 10 $427,268 -51% -49% 1,624 $263   $15,497,164 17
Oct 19, 2009 11 $137,161 -68% -70% 1,624 $84   $15,634,325 18
Oct 20, 2009 9 $163,306 +19% -43% 1,624 $101   $15,797,631 19
Oct 21, 2009 10 $153,415 -6% -44% 1,624 $94   $15,951,046 20
Oct 22, 2009 9 $166,120 +8% -39% 1,624 $102   $16,117,166 21
Oct 23, 2009 14 $281,537 +69% -54% 802 $351   $16,398,703 22
Oct 24, 2009 - $380,933 +35% -56% 802 $475   $16,779,636 23
Oct 25, 2009 - $176,739 -54% -59% 802 $220   $16,956,375 24
Oct 26, 2009 - $63,679 -64% -54% 802 $79   $17,020,054 25
Oct 27, 2009 - $73,967 +16% -55% 802 $92   $17,094,021 26
Oct 28, 2009 - $47,545 -36% -69% 545 $87   $17,141,566 27
Oct 29, 2009 - $54,413 +14% -67% 545 $100   $17,195,979 28
Oct 30, 2009 - $135,314 +149% -52% 452 $299   $17,331,293 29
Oct 31, 2009 - $140,228 +4% -63% 452 $310   $17,471,521 30
Nov 1, 2009 - $117,728 -16% -33% 452 $260   $17,589,249 31
Nov 2, 2009 - $41,205 -65% -35% 452 $91   $17,630,454 32
Nov 3, 2009 - $44,501 +8% -40% 452 $98   $17,674,955 33
Nov 4, 2009 - $43,037 -3% -9% 452 $95   $17,717,992 34
Nov 5, 2009 - $46,479 +8% -15% 452 $103   $17,764,471 35
Nov 6, 2009 - $59,871 +29% -56% 235 $255   $17,824,342 36
Nov 7, 2009 - $83,812 +40% -40% 235 $357   $17,908,154 37
Nov 8, 2009 - $37,960 -55% -68% 235 $162   $17,946,114 38
Nov 9, 2009 - $12,907 -66% -69% 235 $55   $17,959,021 39
Nov 10, 2009 - $21,142 +64% -52% 235 $90   $17,980,163 40
Nov 11, 2009 - $27,176 +29% -37% 235 $116   $18,007,339 41
Nov 12, 2009 - $13,860 -49% -70% 235 $59   $18,021,199 42
Nov 13, 2009 - $25,196 +82% -58% 119 $212   $18,046,395 43
Nov 14, 2009 - $35,682 +42% -57% 119 $300   $18,082,077 44
Nov 15, 2009 - $16,014 -55% -58% 119 $135   $18,098,091 45
Nov 16, 2009 - $5,385 -66% -58% 119 $45   $18,103,476 46
Nov 17, 2009 - $6,906 +28% -67% 119 $58   $18,110,382 47
Nov 18, 2009 - $6,254 -9% -77% 119 $53   $18,116,636 48
Nov 19, 2009 - $6,366 +2% -54% 119 $53   $18,123,002 49
Nov 20, 2009 - $30,932 +386% +23% 181 $171   $18,153,934 50
Nov 21, 2009 - $41,903 +35% +17% 181 $232   $18,195,837 51
Nov 22, 2009 - $23,382 -44% +46% 181 $129   $18,219,219 52
Nov 23, 2009 - $12,159 -48% +126% 181 $67   $18,231,378 53
Nov 24, 2009 - $14,712 +21% +113% 181 $81   $18,246,090 54
Nov 25, 2009 - $13,701 -7% +119% 143 $96   $18,259,791 55
Nov 26, 2009 - $11,779 -14% +85% 143 $82   $18,271,570 56
Nov 27, 2009 - $25,474 +116% -18% 136 $187   $18,297,044 57
Nov 28, 2009 - $28,786 +13% -31% 136 $212   $18,325,830 58
Nov 29, 2009 - $13,763 -52% -41% 136 $101   $18,339,593 59
Nov 30, 2009 - $5,643 -59% -54% 136 $41   $18,345,236 60
Dec 1, 2009 - $6,301 +12% -57% 136 $46   $18,351,537 61
Dec 2, 2009 - $6,175 -2% -55% 136 $45   $18,357,712 62
Dec 3, 2009 - $6,196 n/c -47% 136 $46   $18,363,908 63
Dec 4, 2009 - $12,790 +106% -50% 103 $124   $18,376,698 64
Dec 5, 2009 - $16,220 +27% -44% 103 $157   $18,392,918 65
Dec 6, 2009 - $8,446 -48% -39% 103 $82   $18,401,364 66
Dec 7, 2009 - $3,875 -54% -31% 103 $38   $18,405,239 67
Dec 8, 2009 - $4,201 +8% -33% 103 $41   $18,409,440 68
Dec 9, 2009 - $3,910 -7% -37% 103 $38   $18,413,350 69
Dec 10, 2009 - $4,175 +7% -33% 103 $41   $18,417,525 70
Dec 11, 2009 - $6,762 +62% -47% 68 $99   $18,424,287 71
Dec 12, 2009 - $9,339 +38% -42% 68 $137   $18,433,626 72
Dec 13, 2009 - $5,456 -42% -35% 68 $80   $18,439,082 73
Dec 14, 2009 - $3,001 -45% -23% 68 $44   $18,442,083 74
Dec 15, 2009 - $3,131 +4% -25% 68 $46   $18,445,214 75
Dec 16, 2009 - $2,875 -8% -26% 68 $42   $18,448,089 76
Dec 17, 2009 - $3,162 +10% -24% 68 $47   $18,451,251 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 2, 2009 5 $8,956,605   1,707 $5,247   $8,956,605 1
Oct 9, 2009 7 $4,633,161 -48% 1,743 $2,658   $13,589,766 2
Oct 16, 2009 10 $2,527,400 -45% 1,624 $1,556   $16,117,166 3
Oct 23, 2009 16 $1,078,813 -57% 802 $1,345   $17,195,979 4
Oct 30, 2009 19 $568,492 -47% 452 $1,258   $17,764,471 5
Nov 6, 2009 25 $256,728 -55% 235 $1,092   $18,021,199 6
Nov 13, 2009 37 $101,803 -60% 119 $855   $18,123,002 7
Nov 20, 2009 37 $148,568 +46% 181 $821   $18,271,570 8
Nov 27, 2009 40 $92,338 -38% 136 $679   $18,363,908 9
Dec 4, 2009 44 $53,617 -42% 103 $521   $18,417,525 10
Dec 11, 2009 49 $33,726 -37% 68 $496   $18,451,251 11

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