The Men Who Stare at Goats
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
DistributorOverture Films
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Opening$12,706,654
2,443 theaters
2,443 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateNov 6, 2009
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Feb 4, 2010
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 34 min
GenresComedy
War
In Release421 days/60 weeks
Widest Release2,453 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6-8 | 3 | $12,706,654 | - | 2,443 | - | $5,201 | $12,706,654 | 1 |
| Nov 13-15 | 4 | $5,861,753 | -53.9% | 2,453 | +10 | $2,389 | $23,038,050 | 2 |
| Nov 20-22 | 7 | $2,829,031 | -51.7% | 2,056 | -397 | $1,375 | $27,680,089 | 3 |
| Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 10 | $2,157,602 | - | 1,119 | - | $1,928 | $30,521,930 | - |
| Nov 26-29 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 10 | $1,871,900 | - | 1,119 | - | $1,672 | $30,521,930 | - |
| Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 11 | $1,501,837 | -46.9% | 1,119 | -937 | $1,342 | $30,521,930 | 4 |
| Dec 4-6 Post-Thanksgiving | 18 | $400,153 | -73.4% | 509 | -610 | $786 | $31,289,229 | 5 |
| Dec 11-13 | 22 | $202,035 | -49.5% | 324 | -185 | $623 | $31,655,240 | 6 |
| Dec 18-20 | 31 | $86,086 | -57.4% | 207 | -117 | $415 | $31,847,604 | 7 |
| Dec 25-27 | 43 | $29,965 | -65.2% | 74 | -133 | $404 | $31,944,330 | 8 |
| Jan 1-3 | 45 | $41,494 | +38.5% | 74 | - | $560 | $32,018,431 | 9 |
| Jan 8-10 | 31 | $120,976 | +191.6% | 198 | +124 | $610 | $32,158,526 | 10 |
| Jan 15-17 | 41 | $69,595 | -42.5% | 142 | -56 | $490 | $32,290,433 | 11 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 42 | $83,091 | - | 142 | - | $585 | $32,303,929 | - |
| Jan 22-24 | 45 | $47,080 | -32.4% | 95 | -47 | $495 | $32,374,035 | 12 |
| Jan 29-31 | 50 | $25,158 | -46.6% | 72 | -23 | $349 | $32,416,109 | 13 |
