Slumdog Millionaire
A teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$360,018
10 theaters
10 theaters
Budget$15,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Nov 12, 2008 (Dec 26, 2008)
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May 28, 2009
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr
GenresCrime
Drama
Romance
In Release415 days/59 weeks
Widest Release2,943 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14-16 | 24 | $360,018 | - | 10 | - | $36,001 | $427,715 | 1 |
| Nov 21-23 | 11 | $947,795 | +163.3% | 32 | +22 | $29,618 | $1,570,240 | 2 |
| Nov 26-30 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 11 | $1,767,019 | - | 49 | - | $36,061 | $3,544,374 | - |
| Nov 27-30 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 11 | $1,566,275 | - | 49 | - | $31,964 | $3,544,374 | - |
| Nov 28-30 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 11 | $1,346,039 | +42% | 49 | +17 | $27,470 | $3,544,374 | 3 |
| Dec 5-7 Post-Thanksgiving | 12 | $1,402,176 | +4.2% | 78 | +29 | $17,976 | $5,339,510 | 4 |
| Dec 12-14 | 11 | $2,175,518 | +55.2% | 169 | +91 | $12,872 | $8,048,764 | 5 |
| Dec 19-21 | 8 | $3,053,760 | +40.4% | 589 | +420 | $5,184 | $12,037,510 | 6 |
| Dec 26-28 | 13 | $4,301,870 | +40.9% | 614 | +25 | $7,006 | $19,476,395 | 7 |
| Jan 2-4 | 10 | $4,690,769 | +9% | 612 | -2 | $7,664 | $28,676,598 | 8 |
| Jan 9-11 | 11 | $3,782,340 | -19.4% | 601 | -11 | $6,293 | $34,127,195 | 9 |
| Jan 16-18 | 10 | $5,849,157 | +54.6% | 582 | -19 | $10,050 | $42,686,362 | 10 |
| Jan 16-19 MLK wknd | 10 | $7,021,727 | - | 582 | - | $12,064 | $43,858,932 | - |
| Jan 23-25 | 5 | $10,699,629 | +82.9% | 1,411 | +829 | $7,583 | $56,065,245 | 11 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 6 | $7,628,713 | -28.7% | 1,633 | +222 | $4,671 | $67,193,169 | 12 |
| Feb 6-8 | 7 | $7,177,270 | -5.9% | 1,724 | +91 | $4,163 | $77,203,055 | 13 |
| Feb 13-15 | 9 | $7,284,808 | +1.5% | 1,634 | -90 | $4,458 | $86,680,723 | 14 |
| Feb 13-16 Presidents' Day wknd | 9 | $8,705,948 | - | 1,634 | - | $5,327 | $88,101,863 | - |
| Feb 20-22 | 5 | $8,384,680 | +15.1% | 2,244 | +610 | $3,736 | $98,354,395 | 15 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | 3 | $12,026,343 | +43.4% | 2,943 | +699 | $4,086 | $115,024,121 | 16 |
| Mar 6-8 | 4 | $6,808,383 | -43.4% | 2,890 | -53 | $2,355 | $125,324,813 | 17 |
| Mar 13-15 | 6 | $5,002,777 | -26.5% | 2,578 | -312 | $1,940 | $132,602,820 | 18 |
| Mar 20-22 | 8 | $2,676,369 | -46.5% | 2,067 | -511 | $1,294 | $137,178,177 | 19 |
| Mar 27-29 | 12 | $1,164,903 | -56.5% | 840 | -1,227 | $1,386 | $139,341,484 | 20 |
| Apr 3-5 | 14 | $499,257 | -57.1% | 498 | -342 | $1,002 | $140,244,722 | 21 |
| Apr 10-12 | 20 | $282,366 | -43.4% | 306 | -192 | $922 | $140,751,191 | 22 |
| Apr 10-13 Easter wknd | 20 | $316,961 | - | 306 | - | $1,035 | $140,785,786 | - |
| Apr 17-19 | 27 | $142,771 | -49.4% | 212 | -94 | $673 | $141,017,353 | 23 |
| Apr 24-26 | 37 | $71,403 | -50% | 131 | -81 | $545 | $141,171,367 | 24 |
| May 1-3 | 49 | $37,194 | -47.9% | 72 | -59 | $516 | $141,243,551 | 25 |
| May 8-10 | 59 | $24,353 | -34.5% | 41 | -31 | $593 | $141,286,770 | 26 |
| May 15-17 | 67 | $10,537 | -56.7% | 22 | -19 | $478 | $141,307,689 | 27 |
| May 22-24 | 79 | $5,703 | -45.9% | 10 | -12 | $570 | $141,318,757 | 28 |
| May 22-25 Memorial Day wknd | 83 | $6,141 | - | 10 | - | $614 | $141,319,195 | - |
