Man on Wire

A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".

Grosses

United Kingdom
$1,583,002
Summary Details
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Opening$194,526
41 theaters
Release DateAug 1, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 34 min
GenresBiography Crime Documentary History Sport Thriller
In Release153 days/21 weeks
Widest Release43 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 1-311$194,526-41-$4,744$194,5261
Aug 8-10
Beijing Olympics
14$197,461+1.5%43+2$4,592$587,9722
Aug 15-17
Beijing Olympics
16$115,855-41.3%36-7$3,218$862,5163
Aug 22-24
Beijing Olympics
19$78,189-32.5%27-9$2,895$1,046,2234
Aug 29-3119$58,990-24.6%27-$2,184$1,173,7175
Sep 5-722$55,514-5.9%24-3$2,313$1,298,6346
Sep 12-1426$39,968-28%19-5$2,103$1,378,1497
Sep 19-2131$19,134-52.1%21+2$911$1,462,4508
Sep 26-2837$12,346-35.5%14-7$881$1,513,6149
Oct 3-546$7,586-38.6%12-2$632$1,530,55110
Oct 10-1258$2,369-68.8%4-8$592$1,535,78911
Oct 17-1947$2,516+6.2%6+2$419$1,540,78812
Oct 24-2659$1,056-58%3-3$352$1,545,78813
Oct 31-Nov 239$3,522+233.5%4+1$880$1,564,10014
Nov 7-944$2,891-17.9%4-$722$1,568,90015
Nov 14-1642$2,187-24.4%2-2$1,093$1,574,30016
Nov 21-2350$816-62.7%2-$408$1,578,91117
Nov 28-3062$397-51.3%1-1$397$1,579,65518
Dec 5-766$363-8.6%1-$363$1,580,44319
Dec 12-1463$381+5%1-$381$1,581,44020
Dec 19-2164$30-92.1%1-$30$1,581,70021
Dec 26-2853$763+2,443.3%2+1$381$1,583,00222