The Invention of Lying
A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$7,027,472
1,707 theaters
1,707 theaters
Budget$18,500,000
Release DateOct 2, 2009
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Dec 17, 2009
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 40 min
GenresComedy
Fantasy
Romance
In Release98 days/14 weeks
Widest Release1,743 theaters
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| Date | DOW | Rank | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | Friday | 4 | $2,482,184 | - | - | 1,707 | $1,454 | $2,482,184 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | 5 | $3,028,248 | +22% | - | 1,707 | $1,774 | $5,510,432 | 2 |
| Oct 4 | Sunday | 5 | $1,517,040 | -49.9% | - | 1,707 | $888 | $7,027,472 | 3 |
| Oct 5 | Monday | 5 | $463,169 | -69.5% | - | 1,707 | $271 | $7,490,641 | 4 |
| Oct 6 | Tuesday | 5 | $536,432 | +15.8% | - | 1,707 | $314 | $8,027,073 | 5 |
| Oct 7 | Wednesday | 5 | $474,251 | -11.6% | - | 1,707 | $277 | $8,501,324 | 6 |
| Oct 8 | Thursday | 5 | $455,281 | -4% | - | 1,707 | $266 | $8,956,605 | 7 |
| Oct 9 | Friday | 7 | $1,078,745 | +136.9% | -56.5% | 1,743 | $618 | $10,035,350 | 8 |
| Oct 10 | Saturday | 7 | $1,426,861 | +32.3% | -52.9% | 1,743 | $818 | $11,462,211 | 9 |
| Oct 11 | Sunday | 7 | $833,657 | -41.6% | -45% | 1,743 | $478 | $12,295,868 | 10 |
| Oct 12 Indig. Peoples' Day | Monday | 7 | $458,054 | -45.1% | -1.1% | 1,743 | $262 | $12,753,922 | 11 |
| Oct 13 | Tuesday | 7 | $288,237 | -37.1% | -46.3% | 1,743 | $165 | $13,042,159 | 12 |
| Oct 14 | Wednesday | 7 | $273,181 | -5.2% | -42.4% | 1,743 | $156 | $13,315,340 | 13 |
| Oct 15 | Thursday | 7 | $274,426 | +0.5% | -39.7% | 1,743 | $157 | $13,589,766 | 14 |
| Oct 16 | Friday | 9 | $613,094 | +123.4% | -43.2% | 1,624 | $377 | $14,202,860 | 15 |
| Oct 17 | Saturday | 9 | $867,036 | +41.4% | -39.2% | 1,624 | $533 | $15,069,896 | 16 |
| Oct 18 | Sunday | 10 | $427,268 | -50.7% | -48.7% | 1,624 | $263 | $15,497,164 | 17 |
| Oct 19 | Monday | 11 | $137,161 | -67.9% | -70.1% | 1,624 | $84 | $15,634,325 | 18 |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | 9 | $163,306 | +19.1% | -43.3% | 1,624 | $100 | $15,797,631 | 19 |
| Oct 21 | Wednesday | 10 | $153,415 | -6.1% | -43.8% | 1,624 | $94 | $15,951,046 | 20 |
| Oct 22 | Thursday | 9 | $166,120 | +8.3% | -39.5% | 1,624 | $102 | $16,117,166 | 21 |
| Oct 23 | Friday | 14 | $281,537 | +69.5% | -54.1% | 802 | $351 | $16,398,703 | 22 |
| Oct 24 | Saturday | 15 | $380,933 | +35.3% | -56.1% | 802 | $474 | $16,779,636 | 23 |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | 16 | $176,739 | -53.6% | -58.6% | 802 | $220 | $16,956,375 | 24 |
| Oct 26 | Monday | 16 | $63,679 | -64% | -53.6% | 802 | $79 | $17,020,054 | 25 |
| Oct 27 | Tuesday | 14 | $73,967 | +16.2% | -54.7% | 802 | $92 | $17,094,021 | 26 |
| Oct 28 | Wednesday | 15 | $47,545 | -35.7% | -69% | 545 | $87 | $17,141,566 | 27 |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | 15 | $54,413 | +14.4% | -67.2% | 545 | $99 | $17,195,979 | 28 |
| Oct 30 | Friday | 16 | $135,314 | +148.7% | -51.9% | 452 | $299 | $17,331,293 | 29 |
| Oct 31 Halloween | Saturday | 17 | $140,228 | +3.6% | -63.2% | 452 | $310 | $17,471,521 | 30 |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | 17 | $117,728 | -16% | -33.4% | 452 | $260 | $17,589,249 | 31 |
| Nov 2 | Monday | 18 | $41,205 | -65% | -35.3% | 452 | $91 | $17,630,454 | 32 |
| Nov 3 | Tuesday | 17 | $44,501 | +8% | -39.8% | 452 | $98 | $17,674,955 | 33 |
| Nov 4 | Wednesday | 16 | $43,037 | -3.3% | -9.5% | 452 | $95 | $17,717,992 | 34 |
| Nov 5 | Thursday | 16 | $46,479 | +8% | -14.6% | 452 | $102 | $17,764,471 | 35 |
| Nov 6 | Friday | 22 | $59,871 | +28.8% | -55.8% | 235 | $254 | $17,824,342 | 36 |
| Nov 7 | Saturday | 22 | $83,812 | +40% | -40.2% | 235 | $356 | $17,908,154 | 37 |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | 23 | $37,960 | -54.7% | -67.8% | 235 | $161 | $17,946,114 | 38 |
| Nov 9 | Monday | 23 | $12,907 | -66% | -68.7% | 235 | $54 | $17,959,021 | 39 |
| Nov 10 | Tuesday | 23 | $21,142 | +63.8% | -52.5% | 235 | $89 | $17,980,163 | 40 |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | 23 | $27,176 | +28.5% | -36.9% | 235 | $115 | $18,007,339 | 41 |
| Nov 12 | Thursday | 25 | $13,860 | -49% | -70.2% | 235 | $58 | $18,021,199 | 42 |
| Nov 13 | Friday | 28 | $25,196 | +81.8% | -57.9% | 119 | $211 | $18,046,395 | 43 |
| Nov 14 | Saturday | 31 | $35,682 | +41.6% | -57.4% | 119 | $299 | $18,082,077 | 44 |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | 35 | $16,014 | -55.1% | -57.8% | 119 | $134 | $18,098,091 | 45 |
| Nov 16 | Monday | 33 | $5,385 | -66.4% | -58.3% | 119 | $45 | $18,103,476 | 46 |
| Nov 17 | Tuesday | 30 | $6,906 | +28.2% | -67.3% | 119 | $58 | $18,110,382 | 47 |
| Nov 18 | Wednesday | 31 | $6,254 | -9.4% | -77% | 119 | $52 | $18,116,636 | 48 |
| Nov 19 | Thursday | 31 | $6,366 | +1.8% | -54.1% | 119 | $53 | $18,123,002 | 49 |
| Nov 20 | Friday | 27 | $30,932 | +385.9% | +22.8% | 181 | $170 | $18,153,934 | 50 |
| Nov 21 | Saturday | 26 | $41,903 | +35.5% | +17.4% | 181 | $231 | $18,195,837 | 51 |
| Nov 22 | Sunday | 25 | $23,382 | -44.2% | +46% | 181 | $129 | $18,219,219 | 52 |
| Nov 23 | Monday | 23 | $12,159 | -48% | +125.8% | 181 | $67 | $18,231,378 | 53 |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | 23 | $14,712 | +21% | +113% | 181 | $81 | $18,246,090 | 54 |
| Nov 25 | Wednesday | 30 | $13,701 | -6.9% | +119.1% | 143 | $95 | $18,259,791 | 55 |
| Nov 26 Thanksgiving | Thursday | 30 | $11,779 | -14% | +85% | 143 | $82 | $18,271,570 | 56 |
| Nov 27 | Friday | 30 | $25,474 | +116.3% | -17.6% | 136 | $187 | $18,297,044 | 57 |
| Nov 28 | Saturday | 30 | $28,786 | +13% | -31.3% | 136 | $211 | $18,325,830 | 58 |
| Nov 29 | Sunday | 31 | $13,763 | -52.2% | -41.1% | 136 | $101 | $18,339,593 | 59 |
| Nov 30 | Monday | 28 | $5,643 | -59% | -53.6% | 136 | $41 | $18,345,236 | 60 |
| Dec 1 | Tuesday | 26 | $6,301 | +11.7% | -57.2% | 136 | $46 | $18,351,537 | 61 |
| Dec 2 | Wednesday | 26 | $6,175 | -2% | -54.9% | 136 | $45 | $18,357,712 | 62 |
| Dec 3 | Thursday | 26 | $6,196 | +0.3% | -47.4% | 136 | $45 | $18,363,908 | 63 |
| Dec 4 | Friday | 33 | $12,790 | +106.4% | -49.8% | 103 | $124 | $18,376,698 | 64 |
| Dec 5 | Saturday | 36 | $16,220 | +26.8% | -43.7% | 103 | $157 | $18,392,918 | 65 |
| Dec 6 | Sunday | 37 | $8,446 | -47.9% | -38.6% | 103 | $82 | $18,401,364 | 66 |
| Dec 7 | Monday | 32 | $3,875 | -54.1% | -31.3% | 103 | $37 | $18,405,239 | 67 |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | 30 | $4,201 | +8.4% | -33.3% | 103 | $40 | $18,409,440 | 68 |
| Dec 9 | Wednesday | 32 | $3,910 | -6.9% | -36.7% | 103 | $37 | $18,413,350 | 69 |
| Dec 10 | Thursday | 33 | $4,175 | +6.8% | -32.6% | 103 | $40 | $18,417,525 | 70 |
| Dec 11 | Friday | 37 | $6,762 | +62% | -47.1% | 68 | $99 | $18,424,287 | 71 |
| Dec 12 | Saturday | 36 | $9,339 | +38.1% | -42.4% | 68 | $137 | $18,433,626 | 72 |
| Dec 13 | Sunday | 38 | $5,456 | -41.6% | -35.4% | 68 | $80 | $18,439,082 | 73 |
| Dec 14 | Monday | 35 | $3,001 | -45% | -22.6% | 68 | $44 | $18,442,083 | 74 |
| Dec 15 | Tuesday | 35 | $3,131 | +4.3% | -25.5% | 68 | $46 | $18,445,214 | 75 |
| Dec 16 | Wednesday | 36 | $2,875 | -8.2% | -26.5% | 68 | $42 | $18,448,089 | 76 |
| Dec 17 | Thursday | 37 | $3,162 | +10% | -24.3% | 68 | $46 | $18,451,251 | 77 |
