A History of Violence

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.

Grosses

Domestic (51.3%)
$31,504,633
Summary Details
DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Opening$364,000
14 theaters
Budget$32,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Sep 23, 2005 (Sep 30, 2005) - Feb 9, 2006
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 36 min
GenresAction Crime Drama Thriller
In Release465 days/66 weeks
Widest Release1,348 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 23-25
Hurricane Katrina
22$364,000-14-$26,000$364,0001
Sep 30-Oct 2
Hurricane Katrina
4$8,200,000+2,152.7%1,340+1,326$6,119$8,969,00010
Oct 7-99$5,125,000-37.5%1,340-$3,824$16,697,0003
Oct 7-10
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
9$5,826,000-1,340-$4,347$17,398,000-
Oct 14-168$3,600,000-29.8%1,348+8$2,670$22,364,0004
Oct 21-239$2,700,000-25%1,308-40$2,064$26,300,0005
Oct 28-3014$1,350,000-50%1,011-297$1,335$28,540,0006
Nov 4-626$247,000-81.7%707-304$349$29,342,0007
Nov 11-1324$350,000+41.7%308-399$1,136$30,530,0008
Nov 18-2033$109,352-68.8%167-141$654$30,745,3289
Nov 25-27
Thanksgiving 3-Day
44$54,568-50.1%63-104$866$30,848,00610
Dec 2-4
Post-Thanksgiving
41$56,596+3.7%93+30$608$30,927,54711
Dec 9-1143$42,716-24.5%123+30$347$30,997,27812
Dec 16-1838$37,054-13.3%104-19$356$31,061,90413
Dec 23-2548$20,404-44.9%56-48$364$31,109,59314
Dec 23-26
Christmas long wknd
47$35,000-56-$625$31,124,000-
Dec 30-Jan 1, 200646$47,038+130.5%56-$839$31,198,50815
Dec 30-Jan 2, 2006
New Year's long wknd
44$61,644-56-$1,100$31,213,114-
Jan 6-841$46,613-0.9%57+1$817$31,287,13316
Jan 13-1542$42,323-9.2%46-11$920$31,350,40817
Jan 13-16
MLK wknd
44$51,690-46-$1,123$31,359,775-
Jan 20-2249$32,334-23.6%34-12$951$31,408,45918
Jan 27-2954$30,179-6.7%25-9$1,207$31,456,30619
Feb 3-563$22,228-26.3%22-3$1,010$31,493,78220