Burn After Reading
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$1,432,569
215 theaters
215 theaters
Budget$37,000,000
Release DateOct 16, 2008
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 36 min
GenresComedy
Crime
Drama
Thriller
In Release109 days/15 weeks
Widest Release216 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16-19 | 1 | $1,432,569 | - | 215 | - | $6,663 | $1,476,849 | 1 |
| Oct 23-26 | 1 | $1,174,116 | -18% | 216 | +1 | $5,435 | $3,263,093 | 2 |
| Oct 30-Nov 2 | 1 | $773,793 | -34.1% | 214 | -2 | $3,615 | $3,931,449 | 3 |
| Nov 6-9 | 2 | $582,593 | -24.7% | 209 | -5 | $2,787 | $4,926,578 | 4 |
| Nov 13-16 | 2 | $466,276 | -20% | 200 | -9 | $2,331 | $5,271,844 | 5 |
| Nov 20-23 | 4 | $250,806 | -46.2% | 181 | -19 | $1,385 | $5,518,701 | 6 |
| Nov 27-30 | 7 | $130,144 | -48.1% | 131 | -50 | $993 | $6,130,227 | 7 |
| Dec 4-7 | 7 | $71,197 | -45.3% | 81 | -50 | $878 | $6,139,328 | 8 |
| Dec 11-14 | 14 | $44,562 | -37.4% | 50 | -31 | $891 | $6,162,227 | 9 |
| Dec 18-21 | 14 | $30,877 | -30.7% | 42 | -8 | $735 | $6,054,058 | 10 |
| Dec 25-28 | 15 | $23,337 | -24.4% | 41 | -1 | $569 | $6,604,743 | 11 |
| Jan 1-4 | 18 | $38,090 | +63.2% | 18 | -23 | $2,116 | $6,837,518 | 12 |
| Jan 8-11 | 24 | $17,253 | -54.7% | 15 | -3 | $1,150 | $6,771,705 | 13 |
| Jan 15-18 | 33 | $8,876 | -48.6% | 19 | +4 | $467 | $6,484,648 | 14 |
| Jan 22-25 | 35 | $2,926 | -67% | 13 | -6 | $225 | $6,493,756 | 15 |
| Jan 29-Feb 1 | 26 | $28,323 | +868% | 6 | -7 | $4,720 | $6,566,638 | 16 |
