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Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.

Grosses

New Zealand
$866,562
Summary Details
DistributorRoadshow Films
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Opening$100,752
18 theaters
Budget$32,000,000
Release DateApr 9, 2009
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresDrama Mystery Romance
In Release267 days/38 weeks
Widest Release19 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Apr 9-125$100,752-18-$5,597$100,7521
Apr 16-196$92,501-8.2%18-$5,138$247,4922
Apr 23-266$92,483<0.1%18-$5,137$390,4973
Apr 30-May 37$57,818-37.5%19+1$3,043$479,1894
May 7-107$50,965-11.9%19-$2,682$583,1445
May 14-178$30,955-39.3%19-$1,629$613,9356
May 21-2411$20,465-33.9%19-$1,077$683,9487
May 28-3114$17,547-14.3%16-3$1,096$733,5618
Jun 4-715$12,064-31.2%16-$754$738,4729
Jun 11-1416$10,878-9.8%15-1$725$776,26510
Jun 18-2116$9,833-9.6%19+4$517$789,43011
Jun 25-2819$8,212-16.5%17-2$483$806,26712
Jul 2-518$6,552-20.2%13-4$504$797,36013
Jul 9-1218$5,546-15.4%12-1$462$802,99614
Jul 16-1920$3,019-45.6%13+1$232$830,49315
Jul 23-2617$5,368+77.8%16+3$335$851,91316
Jul 30-Aug 219$4,458-17%16-$278$866,56217