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2008 • R • 2h 2m • Drama, History • Universal Pictures

400 million people were waiting for the truth.

🍅 93% 88%

80

3.74

7.6

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$181K

Limited · 3 theaters

Domestic total

$18.60M

Final

Worldwide total

$28.50M

$9.80M international

Domestic legs6.2x from $3.0M first wide weekend

Budget$29.0M

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Cast & crew

Full Howard filmography

Ron Howard

Ron Howard Director

Frank Langella

Frank Langella Starring

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen Starring

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon Starring

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall Starring

Toby Jones

Toby Jones Starring

ScreenplayPeter Morgan Produced byBrian Grazer, Ron Howard, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner CinematographySalvatore Totino Music byHans Zimmer StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 5-7 23 $180.7K — 3 $60,236 $180.7K

2 Dec 12-14 17 $626.4K +246.6% 39 $16,061 $873.8K

3 Dec 19-21 19 $378.1K −39.6% 39 $9,694 $1.5M

4 Dec 26-28 18 $1.4M +258.5% 205 $6,611 $3.5M

5 Jan 2-4 18 $1.4M +3.3% 205 $6,832 $6.3M

6 Jan 9-11 20 $891.6K −36.3% 205 $4,349 $7.6M

7 Jan 16-18 25 $669.4K −24.9% 153 $4,375 $8.6M

8 Jan 23-25 16 $3.0M +351.5% 1,099 $2,750 $12.0M

9 Jan 30-Feb 1 19 $1.4M −53.6% 1,105 $1,270 $14.3M

10 Feb 6-8 22 $772.0K −45.0% 478 $1,615 $15.7M

11 Feb 13-15 26 $515.8K −33.2% 270 $1,910 $16.4M

12 Feb 20-22 22 $653.6K +26.7% 381 $1,715 $17.4M

13 Feb 27-Mar 1 30 $364.7K −44.2% 330 $1,105 $17.9M

14 Mar 6-8 32 $224.9K −38.3% 266 $845 $18.2M

15 Mar 13-15 39 $148.2K −34.1% 182 $815 $18.5M

16 Mar 20-22 45 $62.2K −58.0% 131 $475 $18.6M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Dec 5 — $49.7K — $49.7K 3 $16,572 1

Sat Dec 6 — $75.7K +52.3% $125.5K 3 $25,247 2

Sun Dec 7 — $55.3K −27.1% $180.7K 3 $18,417 3

Mon Dec 8 — $17.0K −69.2% $197.7K 3 $5,670 4

Tue Dec 9 — $17.5K +3.0% $215.2K 3 $5,843 5

Wed Dec 10 — $16.5K −6.0% $231.7K 3 $5,492 6

Thu Dec 11 — $15.7K −4.5% $247.5K 3 $5,245 7

Fri Dec 12 — $166.9K +960.4% +235.6% $414.3K 39 $4,279 8

Sat Dec 13 — $285.1K +70.9% +276.5% $699.5K 39 $7,311 9

Sun Dec 14 — $174.4K −38.8% +215.6% $873.8K 39 $4,471 10

Mon Dec 15 — $61.7K −64.6% +262.5% $935.5K 39 $1,581 11

Tue Dec 16 — $62.3K +1.0% +255.2% $997.8K 39 $1,596 12

Wed Dec 17 — $58.4K −6.2% +254.6% $1.1M 39 $1,498 13

Thu Dec 18 — $57.0K −2.3% +262.5% $1.1M 39 $1,463 14

Fri Dec 19 — $92.2K +61.6% −44.8% $1.2M 39 $2,363 15

Sat Dec 20 — $169.5K +83.9% −40.5% $1.4M 39 $4,347 16

Sun Dec 21 — $116.3K −31.4% −33.3% $1.5M 39 $2,983 17

Mon Dec 22 — $67.0K −42.4% +8.6% $1.6M 39 $1,718 18

Tue Dec 23 — $67.2K +0.3% +7.9% $1.6M 39 $1,723 19

Wed Dec 24 — $87.7K +30.6% +50.2% $1.7M 39 $2,249 20

Thu Dec 25 — $471.1K +437.1% +725.8% $2.2M 205 $2,298 21

Fri Dec 26 — $473.3K +0.5% +413.5% $2.7M 205 $2,309 22

Sat Dec 27 — $517.9K +9.4% +205.5% $3.2M 205 $2,526 23

Sun Dec 28 — $364.0K −29.7% +212.9% $3.5M 205 $1,776 24

Mon Dec 29 — $260.4K −28.5% +288.7% $3.8M 205 $1,270 25

Tue Dec 30 — $255.6K −1.8% +280.4% $4.1M 205 $1,247 26

Wed Dec 31 — $313.9K +22.8% +257.8% $4.4M 205 $1,531 27

Thu Jan 1 — $521.5K +66.1% +10.7% $4.9M 205 $2,544 28

Fri Jan 2 — $506.0K −3.0% +6.9% $5.4M 205 $2,468 29

Sat Jan 3 — $553.6K +9.4% +6.9% $6.0M 205 $2,701 30

Sun Jan 4 — $340.9K −38.4% −6.4% $6.3M 205 $1,663 31

Mon Jan 5 — $107.6K −68.4% −58.7% $6.4M 205 $525 32

Tue Jan 6 — $113.6K +5.6% −55.5% $6.5M 205 $554 33

Wed Jan 7 — $119.3K +5.0% −62.0% $6.6M 205 $582 34

Thu Jan 8 — $107.9K −9.5% −79.3% $6.7M 205 $526 35

Fri Jan 9 — $261.2K +142.2% −48.4% $7.0M 205 $1,274 36

Sat Jan 10 — $401.8K +53.8% −27.4% $7.4M 205 $1,960 37

Sun Jan 11 — $228.6K −43.1% −32.9% $7.6M 205 $1,115 38

Mon Jan 12 — $79.9K −65.0% −25.7% $7.7M 205 $390 39

Tue Jan 13 — $85.1K +6.4% −25.1% $7.8M 205 $415 40

Wed Jan 14 — $85.1K +0.1% −28.6% $7.9M 205 $415 41

Thu Jan 15 — $77.8K −8.6% −27.8% $8.0M 205 $380 42

Fri Jan 16 — $166.8K +114.3% −36.2% $8.1M 153 $1,090 43

Sat Jan 17 — $309.1K +85.3% −23.1% $8.4M 153 $2,020 44

Sun Jan 18 — $193.6K −37.4% −15.3% $8.6M 153 $1,265 45

Mon Jan 19 #26 $149.2K −22.9% +86.6% $8.8M 153 $975 46

Tue Jan 20 — $43.6K −70.8% −48.7% $8.8M 153 $285 47

Wed Jan 21 — $67.3K +54.4% −20.9% $8.9M 153 $440 48

Thu Jan 22 — $94.9K +40.9% +21.9% $9.0M 153 $620 49

Fri Jan 23 — $813.3K +757.3% +387.6% $9.8M 1,099 $740 50

Sat Jan 24 #16 $1.4M +66.9% +339.1% $11.2M 1,099 $1,235 51

Sun Jan 25 #16 $851.7K −37.2% +340.0% $12.0M 1,099 $775 52

Mon Jan 26 #14 $225.3K −73.5% +51.0% $12.2M 1,099 $205 53

Tue Jan 27 #15 $241.8K +7.3% +454.5% $12.5M 1,099 $220 54

Wed Jan 28 #16 $209.1K −13.5% +210.6% $12.7M 1,099 $190 55

Thu Jan 29 #15 $230.7K +10.3% +143.2% $12.9M 1,099 $210 56

Fri Jan 30 — $420.1K +82.1% −48.3% $13.3M 1,105 $380 57

Sat Jan 31 — $729.3K +73.6% −46.3% $14.1M 1,105 $660 58

Sun Feb 1 — $254.2K −65.2% −70.2% $14.3M 1,105 $230 59

Mon Feb 2 #19 $127.1K −50.0% −43.6% $14.4M 1,105 $115 60

Tue Feb 3 #19 $137.6K +8.3% −43.1% $14.6M 1,105 $125 61

Wed Feb 4 #18 $143.4K +4.2% −31.4% $14.7M 1,105 $130 62

Thu Feb 5 #18 $154.8K +7.9% −32.9% $14.9M 1,105 $140 63

Fri Feb 6 — $188.8K +22.0% −55.1% $15.1M 478 $395 64

Sat Feb 7 — $365.7K +93.7% −49.9% $15.4M 478 $765 65

Sun Feb 8 — $217.5K −40.5% −14.4% $15.7M 478 $455 66

Mon Feb 9 — $62.0K −71.5% −51.2% $15.7M 478 $130 67

Tue Feb 10 — $69.2K +11.6% −49.7% $15.8M 478 $145 68

Wed Feb 11 — $64.6K −6.6% −55.0% $15.8M 478 $135 69

Thu Feb 12 — $69.3K +7.3% −55.2% $15.9M 478 $145 70

Fri Feb 13 — $102.6K +48.0% −45.7% $16.0M 270 $380 71

Sat Feb 14 — $221.5K +115.9% −39.4% $16.2M 270 $820 72

Sun Feb 15 — $191.7K −13.5% −11.9% $16.4M 270 $710 73

Mon Feb 16 #27 $129.6K −32.4% +108.9% $16.6M 270 $480 74

Tue Feb 17 — $58.0K −55.2% −16.1% $16.6M 270 $215 75

Wed Feb 18 — $51.2K −11.7% −20.7% $16.7M 270 $190 76

Thu Feb 19 — $62.1K +21.3% −10.4% $16.7M 270 $230 77

Fri Feb 20 — $142.9K +130.0% +39.3% $16.9M 381 $375 78

Sat Feb 21 #20 $388.8K +172.1% +75.5% $17.3M 381 $1,020 79

Sun Feb 22 — $121.9K −68.6% −36.4% $17.4M 381 $320 80

Mon Feb 23 — $36.2K −70.3% −72.1% $17.4M 381 $95 81

Tue Feb 24 — $36.5K +0.8% −37.1% $17.5M 381 $96 82

Wed Feb 25 — $33.8K −7.3% −34.0% $17.5M 381 $89 83

Thu Feb 26 — $33.7K −0.3% −45.8% $17.5M 381 $88 84

Fri Feb 27 — $89.1K +164.4% −37.6% $17.6M 330 $270 85

Sat Feb 28 — $171.6K +92.7% −55.9% $17.8M 330 $520 86

Sun Mar 1 — $104.0K −39.4% −14.7% $17.9M 330 $315 87

Mon Mar 2 — $31.4K −69.8% −13.4% $17.9M 330 $95 88

Tue Mar 3 — $34.6K +10.5% −5.0% $18.0M 330 $105 89

Wed Mar 4 — $31.5K −9.1% −6.8% $18.0M 330 $95 90

Thu Mar 5 — $29.7K −5.7% −11.9% $18.0M 330 $90 91

Fri Mar 6 — $58.6K +97.4% −34.2% $18.1M 266 $220 92

Sat Mar 7 — $109.1K +86.0% −36.5% $18.2M 266 $410 93

Sun Mar 8 — $57.2K −47.6% −45.0% $18.2M 266 $215 94

Mon Mar 9 — $17.3K −69.8% −44.9% $18.3M 266 $65 95

Tue Mar 10 — $23.9K +38.2% −31.1% $18.3M 266 $90 96

Wed Mar 11 — $21.3K −10.8% −32.3% $18.3M 266 $80 97

Thu Mar 12 — $21.3K −0.2% −28.4% $18.3M 266 $80 98

Fri Mar 13 — $37.3K +75.3% −36.4% $18.4M 182 $205 99

Sat Mar 14 — $71.9K +92.9% −34.1% $18.4M 182 $395 100

Sun Mar 15 — $39.1K −45.6% −31.6% $18.5M 182 $215 101

Mon Mar 16 — $11.9K −69.5% −31.1% $18.5M 182 $65 102

Tue Mar 17 — $12.8K +7.6% −46.3% $18.5M 182 $70 103

Wed Mar 18 — $13.6K +5.8% −36.4% $18.5M 182 $75 104

Thu Mar 19 — $17.2K +26.9% −19.1% $18.5M 182 $95 105

Fri Mar 20 — $16.4K −4.8% −56.1% $18.5M 131 $125 106

Sat Mar 21 — $30.1K +84.0% −58.1% $18.6M 131 $230 107

Sun Mar 22 — $15.7K −47.8% −59.8% $18.6M 131 $120 108

Mon Mar 23 — $5.9K −62.3% −50.2% $18.6M 131 $45 109

Tue Mar 24 — $7.9K +32.6% −38.7% $18.6M 131 $60 110

Wed Mar 25 — $7.2K −8.4% −46.9% $18.6M 131 $55 111

Thu Mar 26 — $7.9K +9.8% −54.1% $18.6M 131 $60 112

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$15.9M

Dec 5Dec 22Jan 9Jan 26Feb 12

Weekend grossWk 10 · $772.0K

$180.7K

$626.4K

$378.1K

$1.4M

$1.4M

$891.6K

$669.4K

$3.0M

$1.4M

$772.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,105 → 478 −56.7%

3 open478 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −45.0%

+246.6%

W1→2

−39.6%

W2→3

+258.5%

W3→4

+3.3%

W4→5

−36.3%

W5→6

−24.9%

W6→7

+351.5%

W7→8

−53.6%

W8→9

−45.0%

W9→10

Steepest −53.6%Biggest gain +351.5%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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