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2012 • PG-13 • 2h 0m • Action, Drama, History • 20th Century Fox

Courage has no color.

🍅 41% 57%

46

2.87

5.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$18.80M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$49.90M

Final

Domestic legs2.7x

Budget$58M

2012 rank#66

Compare with other movies

Cast & crew

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston Starring

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo Starring

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr. Starring

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard Starring

ScreenplayJohn Ridley, Aaron McGruder Produced byRick McCallum, Chas. Floyd Johnson CinematographyJohn B. Aronson MusicTerence Blanchard Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jan 20-22 2 $18.8M — 2,512 $7,477 $18.8M

2 Jan 27-29 4 $10.4M −44.8% 2,573 $4,030 $33.8M

3 Feb 3-5 7 $4.7M −54.3% 2,347 $2,018 $41.1M

4 Feb 10-12 11 $2.4M −49.0% 1,580 $1,530 $45.1M

5 Feb 17-19 15 $1.4M −40.3% 1,009 $1,429 $47.6M

6 Feb 24-26 21 $437.0K −69.7% 489 $894 $48.7M

7 Mar 2-4 30 $190.9K −56.3% 249 $767 $49.0M

8 Mar 9-11 38 $115.2K −39.7% 178 $647 $49.3M

9 Mar 16-18 39 $91.7K −20.4% 152 $603 $49.5M

10 Mar 23-25 44 $74.2K −19.1% 131 $566 $49.6M

11 Mar 30-Apr 1 47 $59.8K −19.4% 101 $592 $49.7M

12 Apr 6-8 56 $25.4K −57.5% 55 $461 $49.8M

13 Apr 13-15 57 $25.9K +2.2% 43 $603 $49.8M

14 Apr 20-22 65 $19.1K −26.5% 39 $489 $49.8M

15 Apr 27-29 70 $15.6K −18.1% 39 $401 $49.8M

16 May 4-6 85 $4.4K −71.7% 39 $114 $49.9M

17 May 11-13 76 $6.6K +49.7% 9 $737 $49.9M

18 May 18-20 101 $1.0K −84.2% 3 $349 $49.9M

19 May 25-27 67 $1.6K +48.9% 7 $223 $49.9M

20 Jun 1-3 94 $2.1K +33.0% 5 $415 $49.9M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Jan 20 #2 $6.0M — $6.0M 2,512 $2,381 1

Sat Jan 21 #2 $8.6M +43.8% $14.6M 2,512 $3,425 2

Sun Jan 22 #2 $4.2M −51.2% $18.8M 2,512 $1,671 3

Mon Jan 23 #2 $1.3M −67.9% $20.1M 2,512 $536 4

Tue Jan 24 #2 $1.3M −4.3% $21.4M 2,512 $513 5

Wed Jan 25 #2 $972.2K −24.5% $22.4M 2,512 $387 6

Thu Jan 26 #2 $991.9K +2.0% $23.4M 2,512 $395 7

Fri Jan 27 #4 $2.8M +179.4% −53.7% $26.2M 2,573 $1,077 8

Sat Jan 28 #3 $4.8M +75.0% −43.6% $31.0M 2,573 $1,884 9

Sun Jan 29 #3 $2.8M −43.3% −34.5% $33.8M 2,573 $1,069 10

Mon Jan 30 #4 $637.5K −76.8% −52.6% $34.4M 2,573 $248 11

Tue Jan 31 #4 $705.9K +10.7% −45.2% $35.1M 2,573 $274 12

Wed Feb 1 #4 $613.4K −13.1% −36.9% $35.7M 2,573 $238 13

Thu Feb 2 #4 $616.4K +0.5% −37.9% $36.3M 2,573 $240 14

Fri Feb 3 #8 $1.5M +142.0% −46.2% $37.8M 2,347 $636 15

Sat Feb 4 #6 $2.6M +72.8% −46.8% $40.4M 2,347 $1,098 16

Sun Feb 5 #8 $666.3K −74.1% −75.8% $41.1M 2,347 $284 17

Mon Feb 6 #5 $395.6K −40.6% −38.0% $41.5M 2,347 $169 18

Tue Feb 7 #9 $443.3K +12.1% −37.2% $41.9M 2,347 $189 19

Wed Feb 8 #8 $358.9K −19.1% −41.5% $42.3M 2,347 $153 20

Thu Feb 9 #7 $406.6K +13.3% −34.0% $42.7M 2,347 $173 21

Fri Feb 10 #12 $637.8K +56.9% −57.2% $43.3M 1,580 $404 22

Sat Feb 11 #10 $1.1M +75.3% −56.6% $44.4M 1,580 $708 23

Sun Feb 12 #11 $661.3K −40.9% −0.8% $45.1M 1,580 $419 24

Mon Feb 13 #12 $201.1K −69.6% −49.2% $45.3M 1,580 $127 25

Tue Feb 14 #13 $392.1K +95.0% −11.6% $45.7M 1,580 $248 26

Wed Feb 15 #12 $212.5K −45.8% −40.8% $45.9M 1,580 $135 27

Thu Feb 16 #12 $230.1K +8.3% −43.4% $46.1M 1,580 $146 28

Fri Feb 17 — $387.3K +68.3% −39.3% $46.5M 1,580 $245 29

Sat Feb 18 — $595.2K +53.7% −46.8% $47.1M 1,580 $377 30

Sun Feb 19 — $459.6K −22.8% −30.5% $47.6M 1,580 $291 31

Mon Feb 20 — $327.2K −28.8% +62.7% $47.9M 1,580 $207 32

Tue Feb 21 — $117.1K −64.2% −70.1% $48.0M 1,580 $74 33

Wed Feb 22 — $106.0K −9.5% −50.1% $48.1M 1,580 $67 34

Thu Feb 23 — $124.1K +17.0% −46.1% $48.2M 1,580 $79 35

Fri Feb 24 — $129.7K +4.5% −66.5% $48.4M 489 $265 36

Sat Feb 25 — $195.8K +51.0% −67.1% $48.6M 489 $400 37

Sun Feb 26 — $111.5K −43.1% −75.7% $48.7M 489 $228 38

Mon Feb 27 — $33.0K −70.4% −89.9% $48.7M 489 $67 39

Tue Feb 28 — $46.8K +42.0% −60.0% $48.7M 489 $96 40

Wed Feb 29 — $47.3K +1.1% −55.4% $48.8M 489 $97 41

Thu Mar 1 — $35.7K −24.7% −71.3% $48.8M 489 $73 42

Fri Mar 2 — $54.4K +52.6% −58.0% $48.9M 249 $219 43

Sat Mar 3 — $87.1K +60.0% −55.5% $49.0M 249 $350 44

Sun Mar 4 — $49.4K −43.3% −55.7% $49.0M 249 $198 45

Mon Mar 5 — $14.2K −71.2% −56.8% $49.0M 249 $57 46

Tue Mar 6 — $16.8K +18.0% −64.1% $49.1M 249 $67 47

Wed Mar 7 — $19.3K +14.9% −59.2% $49.1M 249 $77 48

Thu Mar 8 — $18.1K −6.3% −49.3% $49.2M 249 $73 49

Fri Mar 9 — $33.2K +83.9% −38.9% $49.3M 178 $187 50

Sat Mar 10 — $51.8K +55.9% −40.5% $49.3M 178 $291 51

Sun Mar 11 — $30.2K −41.8% −38.9% $49.3M 178 $170 52

Mon Mar 12 — $10.4K −65.4% −26.6% $49.4M 178 $59 53

Tue Mar 13 — $11.8K +12.9% −29.7% $49.4M 178 $66 54

Wed Mar 14 — $11.8K +0.5% −38.6% $49.4M 178 $67 55

Thu Mar 15 — $11.8K −0.5% −34.8% $49.4M 178 $66 56

Fri Mar 16 — $25.7K +118.4% −22.6% $49.4M 152 $169 57

Sat Mar 17 — $43.1K +67.4% −16.8% $49.5M 152 $283 58

Sun Mar 18 — $22.9K −46.8% −24.1% $49.5M 152 $151 59

Mon Mar 19 — $9.1K −60.5% −13.3% $49.5M 152 $60 60

Tue Mar 20 — $12.8K +40.9% +8.2% $49.5M 152 $84 61

Wed Mar 21 — $10.9K −14.7% −8.1% $49.5M 152 $72 62

Thu Mar 22 — $13.0K +19.3% +10.2% $49.5M 152 $85 63

Fri Mar 23 — $21.1K +62.2% −18.1% $49.5M 131 $161 64

Sat Mar 24 — $32.5K +54.3% −24.5% $49.6M 131 $248 65

Sun Mar 25 — $20.6K −36.6% −10.0% $49.6M 131 $157 66

Mon Mar 26 — $8.3K −59.5% −7.9% $49.6M 131 $64 67

Tue Mar 27 — $13.0K +56.0% +2.0% $49.6M 131 $99 68

Wed Mar 28 — $10.1K −22.2% −7.0% $49.6M 131 $77 69

Thu Mar 29 — $11.5K +13.2% −11.7% $49.6M 131 $88 70

Fri Mar 30 — $22.1K +93.0% +5.1% $49.7M 101 $219 71

Sat Mar 31 — $22.4K +1.3% −31.1% $49.7M 101 $222 72

Sun Apr 1 — $15.2K −32.1% −26.1% $49.7M 101 $151 73

Mon Apr 2 — $6.5K −57.2% −21.8% $49.7M 101 $65 74

Tue Apr 3 — $10.8K +64.9% −17.4% $49.7M 101 $106 75

Wed Apr 4 — $6.3K −41.6% −38.0% $49.7M 101 $62 76

Thu Apr 5 — $7.3K +17.1% −35.9% $49.7M 101 $73 77

Fri Apr 6 — $9.7K +31.7% −56.3% $49.7M 55 $176 78

Sat Apr 7 — $10.6K +9.9% −52.5% $49.8M 55 $193 79

Sun Apr 8 — $5.1K −52.4% −66.7% $49.8M 55 $92 80

Mon Apr 9 — $3.1K −39.6% −53.1% $49.8M 55 $56 81

Tue Apr 10 — $3.1K +1.0% −71.3% $49.8M 55 $56 82

Wed Apr 11 — $3.1K −1.1% −51.3% $49.8M 55 $56 83

Thu Apr 12 — $3.4K +11.9% −53.5% $49.8M 55 $62 84

Fri Apr 13 — $8.6K +150.9% −11.4% $49.8M 43 $199 85

Sat Apr 14 — $10.9K +27.4% +2.7% $49.8M 43 $254 86

Sun Apr 15 — $6.4K −41.0% +27.3% $49.8M 43 $150 87

Mon Apr 16 — $2.2K −65.3% −27.0% $49.8M 43 $52 88

Tue Apr 17 — $2.1K −6.1% −32.2% $49.8M 43 $49 89

Wed Apr 18 — $2.0K −6.7% −36.0% $49.8M 43 $45 90

Thu Apr 19 — $2.2K +10.2% −37.0% $49.8M 43 $50 91

Fri Apr 20 — $6.0K +178.6% −30.0% $49.8M 39 $154 92

Sat Apr 21 — $9.0K +49.5% −17.9% $49.8M 39 $230 93

Sun Apr 22 — $4.1K −54.3% −36.3% $49.8M 39 $105 94

Mon Apr 23 — $1.4K −64.8% −35.2% $49.8M 39 $37 95

Tue Apr 24 — $2.1K +42.7% −1.5% $49.8M 39 $53 96

Wed Apr 25 — $1.5K −25.1% −21.0% $49.8M 39 $40 97

Thu Apr 26 — $1.8K +15.1% −17.5% $49.8M 39 $46 98

Fri Apr 27 — $4.6K +160.3% −22.9% $49.8M 39 $119 99

Sat Apr 28 — $7.2K +56.2% −19.5% $49.8M 39 $185 100

Sun Apr 29 — $3.8K −47.7% −7.9% $49.8M 39 $97 101

Mon Apr 30 — $1.2K −67.8% −15.8% $49.8M 39 $31 102

Tue May 1 — $1.8K +44.9% −14.5% $49.9M 39 $45 103

Wed May 2 — $1.2K −29.8% −19.9% $49.9M 39 $32 104

Thu May 3 — $1.6K +26.1% −12.2% $49.9M 39 $40 105

Fri May 4 — $1.5K −1.5% −66.8% $49.9M 39 $39 106

Sat May 5 — $2.0K +29.5% −72.5% $49.9M 39 $51 107

Sun May 6 — $904 −54.6% −76.1% $49.9M 39 $23 108

Mon May 7 — $287 −68.3% −76.4% $49.9M 39 $7 109

Tue May 8 — $384 +33.8% −78.2% $49.9M 39 $10 110

Wed May 9 — $557 +45.1% −55.0% $49.9M 39 $14 111

Thu May 10 — $346 −37.9% −77.8% $49.9M 39 $9 112

Fri May 11 — $2.8K +710.4% +82.4% $49.9M 9 $312 113

Sat May 12 — $3.0K +8.3% +52.6% $49.9M 9 $338 114

Sun May 13 — $792 −73.9% −12.4% $49.9M 9 $88 115

Mon May 14 — $432 −45.5% +50.5% $49.9M 9 $48 116

Tue May 15 — $127 −70.6% −66.9% $49.9M 9 $14 117

Wed May 16 — $241 +89.8% −56.7% $49.9M 9 $27 118

Thu May 17 — $347 +44.0% +0.3% $49.9M 9 $39 119

Fri May 18 — $231 −33.4% −91.8% $49.9M 3 $77 120

Sat May 19 — $276 +19.5% −90.9% $49.9M 3 $92 121

Sun May 20 — $540 +95.7% −31.8% $49.9M 3 $180 122

Mon May 21 — $253 −53.1% −41.4% $49.9M 3 $84 123

Tue May 22 — $333 +31.6% +162.2% $49.9M 3 $111 124

Wed May 23 — $288 −13.5% +19.5% $49.9M 3 $96 125

Thu May 24 — $199 −30.9% −42.7% $49.9M 3 $66 126

Fri May 25 — $374 +87.9% +61.9% $49.9M 7 $53 127

Sat May 26 — $483 +29.1% +75.0% $49.9M 7 $69 128

Sun May 27 — $702 +45.3% +30.0% $49.9M 7 $100 129

Mon May 28 — $504 −28.2% +99.2% $49.9M 7 $72 130

Tue May 29 — $341 −32.3% +2.4% $49.9M 7 $49 131

Wed May 30 — $1.0K +199.7% +254.9% $49.9M 7 $146 132

Thu May 31 — $209 −79.5% +5.0% $49.9M 7 $30 133

Fri Jun 1 — $781 +273.7% +108.8% $49.9M 5 $156 134

Sat Jun 2 — $1.0K +30.5% +111.0% $49.9M 5 $204 135

Sun Jun 3 — $273 −73.2% −61.1% $49.9M 5 $55 136

Mon Jun 4 — $180 −34.1% −64.3% $49.9M 5 $36 137

Tue Jun 5 — $242 +34.4% −29.0% $49.9M 5 $48 138

Wed Jun 6 — $125 −48.3% −87.8% $49.9M 5 $25 139

Thu Jun 7 — $241 +92.8% +15.3% $49.9M 5 $48 140

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

Cumulative total$49.6M

Jan 20Feb 6Feb 24Mar 12Mar 29

Weekend grossWk 10 · $74.2K

$18.8M

$10.4M

$4.7M

$2.4M

$1.4M

$437.0K

$190.9K

$115.2K

$91.7K

$74.2K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,573 → 131 −94.9%

2,512 open131 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −19.1%

−44.8%

W1→2

−54.3%

W2→3

−49.0%

W3→4

−40.3%

W4→5

−69.7%

W5→6

−56.3%

W6→7

−39.7%

W7→8

−20.4%

W8→9

−19.1%

W9→10

Steepest −69.7%Best hold −19.1%

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