The Impossible

The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Grosses

Domestic (9.6%)
$19,019,882
Summary Details
DistributorLionsgate
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Opening$143,818
15 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Dec 21, 2012 (Jan 11, 2013) - Apr 18, 2013
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresDrama History Thriller
In Release376 days/53 weeks
Widest Release886 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Dec 21Friday26$37,726--15$2,515$37,7261
Dec 22Saturday25$55,430+46.9%-15$3,695$93,1562
Dec 23Sunday25$50,662-8.6%-15$3,377$143,8183
Dec 24Monday24$31,083-38.6%-15$2,072$174,9014
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Tuesday25$54,846+76.5%-16$3,427$229,7475
Dec 26Wednesday28$34,135-37.8%-16$2,133$263,8826
Dec 27Thursday28$36,465+6.8%-16$2,279$300,3477
Dec 28Friday29$51,821+42.1%+37.4%15$3,454$352,1688
Dec 29Saturday28$70,643+36.3%+27.4%15$4,709$422,8119
Dec 30Sunday27$60,112-14.9%+18.7%15$4,007$482,92310
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Monday27$45,880-23.7%+47.6%15$3,058$528,80311
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Tuesday26$69,989+52.5%+27.6%15$4,665$598,79212
Jan 2Wednesday26$29,852-57.3%-12.5%15$1,990$628,64413
Jan 3Thursday25$28,385-4.9%-22.2%15$1,892$657,02914
Jan 4Friday17$777,138+2,637.8%+1,399.7%572$1,358$1,434,16715
Jan 5Saturday14$1,201,584+54.6%+1,600.9%572$2,100$2,635,75116
Jan 6Sunday16$776,662-35.4%+1,192%572$1,357$3,412,41317
Jan 7Monday16$216,026-72.2%+370.9%572$377$3,628,43918
Jan 8Tuesday15$246,630+14.2%+252.4%572$431$3,875,06919
Jan 9Wednesday15$213,702-13.4%+615.9%572$373$4,088,77120
Jan 10Thursday15$225,318+5.4%+693.8%572$393$4,314,08921
Jan 11Friday13$747,366+231.7%-3.8%808$924$5,061,45522
Jan 12Saturday14$1,125,413+50.6%-6.3%808$1,392$6,186,86823
Jan 13Sunday14$658,338-41.5%-15.2%808$814$6,845,20624
Jan 14Monday15$196,973-70.1%-8.8%808$243$7,042,17925
Jan 15Tuesday14$251,072+27.5%+1.8%808$310$7,293,25126
Jan 16Wednesday15$199,620-20.5%-6.6%808$247$7,492,87127
Jan 17Thursday14$223,694+12.1%-0.7%808$276$7,716,56528
Jan 18Friday14$660,574+195.3%-11.6%886$745$8,377,13929
Jan 19Saturday14$1,082,912+63.9%-3.8%886$1,222$9,460,05130
Jan 20Sunday14$732,752-32.3%+11.3%886$827$10,192,80331
Jan 21
MLK Day
Monday15$535,944-26.9%+172.1%886$604$10,728,74732
Jan 22Tuesday14$245,278-54.2%-2.3%886$276$10,974,02533
Jan 23Wednesday14$184,559-24.8%-7.5%886$208$11,158,58434
Jan 24Thursday14$203,171+10.1%-9.2%886$229$11,361,75535
Jan 25Friday17$493,262+142.8%-25.3%782$630$11,855,01736
Jan 26Saturday17$913,055+85.1%-15.7%782$1,167$12,768,07237
Jan 27Sunday17$529,321-42%-27.8%782$676$13,297,39338
Jan 28Monday18$136,467-74.2%-74.5%782$174$13,433,86039
Jan 29Tuesday17$183,448+34.4%-25.2%782$234$13,617,30840
Jan 30Wednesday18$143,097-22%-22.5%782$182$13,760,40541
Jan 31Thursday18$148,226+3.6%-27%782$189$13,908,63142
Feb 1Friday20$399,746+169.7%-19%765$522$14,308,37743
Feb 2Saturday20$670,839+67.8%-26.5%765$876$14,979,21644
Feb 3Sunday19$234,879-65%-55.6%765$307$15,214,09545
Feb 4Monday20$107,153-54.4%-21.5%765$140$15,321,24846
Feb 5Tuesday19$153,926+43.7%-16.1%765$201$15,475,17447
Feb 6Wednesday19$117,718-23.5%-17.7%765$153$15,592,89248
Feb 7Thursday19$117,852+0.1%-20.5%765$154$15,710,74449
Feb 8Friday18$240,722+104.3%-39.8%739$325$15,951,46650
Feb 9Saturday19$438,131+82%-34.7%739$592$16,389,59751
Feb 10Sunday20$278,741-36.4%+18.7%739$377$16,668,33852
Feb 11Monday21$87,484-68.6%-18.4%739$118$16,755,82253
Feb 12Tuesday18$105,456+20.5%-31.5%739$142$16,861,27854
Feb 13Wednesday18$77,580-26.4%-34.1%739$104$16,938,85855
Feb 14Thursday21$87,793+13.2%-25.5%523$167$17,026,65156
Feb 15Friday21$118,373+34.8%-50.8%422$280$17,145,02457
Feb 16Saturday20$205,679+73.8%-53.1%422$487$17,350,70358
Feb 17Sunday21$156,350-24%-43.9%422$370$17,507,05359
Feb 18
Presidents' Day
Monday22$105,113-32.8%+20.2%422$249$17,612,16660
Feb 19Tuesday21$57,689-45.1%-45.3%422$136$17,669,85561
Feb 20Wednesday21$46,339-19.7%-40.3%422$109$17,716,19462
Feb 21Thursday20$47,289+2.1%-46.1%422$112$17,763,48363
Feb 22Friday25$79,915+69%-32.5%273$292$17,843,39864
Feb 23Saturday27$142,786+78.7%-30.6%273$523$17,986,18465
Feb 24Sunday26$66,576-53.4%-57.4%273$243$18,052,76066
Feb 25Monday23$23,391-64.9%-77.7%273$85$18,076,15167
Feb 26Tuesday23$33,478+43.1%-42%273$122$18,109,62968
Feb 27Wednesday23$26,071-22.1%-43.7%273$95$18,135,70069
Feb 28Thursday23$27,127+4.1%-42.6%273$99$18,162,82770
Mar 1Friday31$43,573+60.6%-45.5%151$288$18,206,40071
Mar 2Saturday28$74,377+70.7%-47.9%151$492$18,280,77772
Mar 3Sunday30$41,811-43.8%-37.2%151$276$18,322,58873
Mar 4Monday28$14,131-66.2%-39.6%151$93$18,336,71974
Mar 5Tuesday25$19,157+35.6%-42.8%151$126$18,355,87675
Mar 6Wednesday27$16,649-13.1%-36.1%151$110$18,372,52576
Mar 7Thursday28$15,866-4.7%-41.5%151$105$18,388,39177
Mar 8Friday31$28,519+79.7%-34.5%114$250$18,416,91078
Mar 9Saturday32$44,044+54.4%-40.8%114$386$18,460,95479
Mar 10Sunday32$25,495-42.1%-39%114$223$18,486,44980
Mar 11Monday32$9,397-63.1%-33.5%114$82$18,495,84681
Mar 12Tuesday33$12,643+34.5%-34%114$110$18,508,48982
Mar 13Wednesday34$11,175-11.6%-32.9%114$98$18,519,66483
Mar 14Thursday34$10,897-2.5%-31.3%114$95$18,530,56184
Mar 15Friday31$25,466+133.7%-10.7%105$242$18,556,02785
Mar 16Saturday31$36,401+42.9%-17.4%105$346$18,592,42886
Mar 17Sunday31$22,196-39%-12.9%105$211$18,614,62487
Mar 18Monday33$7,549-66%-19.7%105$71$18,622,17388
Mar 19Tuesday32$12,873+70.5%+1.8%105$122$18,635,04689
Mar 20Wednesday30$11,921-7.4%+6.7%105$113$18,646,96790
Mar 21Thursday31$12,488+4.8%+14.6%105$118$18,659,45591
Mar 22Friday36$22,571+80.7%-11.4%123$183$18,682,02692
Mar 23Saturday36$33,996+50.6%-6.6%123$276$18,716,02293
Mar 24Sunday36$20,323-40.2%-8.4%123$165$18,736,34594
Mar 25Monday36$8,487-58.2%+12.4%123$69$18,744,83295
Mar 26Tuesday37$10,118+19.2%-21.4%123$82$18,754,95096
Mar 27Wednesday37$9,015-10.9%-24.4%123$73$18,763,96597
Mar 28Thursday39$9,486+5.2%-24%123$77$18,773,45198
Mar 29Friday41$16,721+76.3%-25.9%86$194$18,790,17299
Mar 30Saturday42$17,599+5.3%-48.2%86$204$18,807,771100
Mar 31
Easter Sunday
Sunday41$11,191-36.4%-44.9%86$130$18,818,962101
Apr 1Monday39$7,375-34.1%-13.1%86$85$18,826,337102
Apr 2Tuesday41$7,115-3.5%-29.7%86$82$18,833,452103
Apr 3Wednesday38$6,699-5.8%-25.7%86$77$18,840,151104
Apr 4Thursday38$7,804+16.5%-17.7%86$90$18,847,955105
Apr 5Friday36$20,220+159.1%+20.9%80$252$18,868,175106
Apr 6Saturday37$22,453+11%+27.6%80$280$18,890,628107
Apr 7Sunday35$16,441-26.8%+46.9%80$205$18,907,069108
Apr 8Monday36$6,249-62%-15.3%80$78$18,913,318109
Apr 9Tuesday36$7,563+21%+6.3%80$94$18,920,881110
Apr 10Wednesday34$8,440+11.6%+26%80$105$18,929,321111
Apr 11Thursday36$7,598-10%-2.6%80$94$18,936,919112
Apr 12Friday34$18,346+141.5%-9.3%77$238$18,955,265113
Apr 13Saturday33$27,120+47.8%+20.8%77$352$18,982,385114
Apr 14Sunday34$14,370-47%-12.6%77$186$18,996,755115
Apr 15Monday36$4,401-69.4%-29.6%77$57$19,001,156116
Apr 16Tuesday35$6,567+49.2%-13.2%77$85$19,007,723117
Apr 17Wednesday35$6,375-2.9%-24.5%77$82$19,014,098118
Apr 18Thursday38$5,784-9.3%-23.9%77$75$19,019,882119