Life as a House
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Opening$294,056
29 theaters
29 theaters
Budget$27,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Oct 26, 2001 (Nov 9, 2001)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 5 min
GenresDrama
In Release70 days/10 weeks
Widest Release1,288 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26-28 | 24 | $294,056 | - | 29 | - | $10,139 | $294,056 | 1 |
| Nov 2-4 | 20 | $584,715 | +98.8% | 88 | +59 | $6,644 | $976,407 | 2 |
| Nov 9-11 | 8 | $3,818,623 | +553.1% | 1,288 | +1,200 | $2,964 | $5,060,246 | 3 |
| Nov 16-18 | 9 | $2,646,422 | -30.7% | 1,288 | - | $2,054 | $8,998,627 | 4 |
| Nov 23-25 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 9 | $2,121,159 | -19.8% | 1,119 | -169 | $1,895 | $12,220,980 | 5 |
| Nov 30-Dec 2 Post-Thanksgiving | 11 | $1,096,158 | -48.3% | 950 | -169 | $1,153 | $13,833,668 | 6 |
| Dec 7-9 | 11 | $639,486 | -41.7% | 1,068 | +118 | $598 | $14,846,545 | 7 |
| Dec 14-16 | 16 | $274,239 | -57.1% | 504 | -564 | $544 | $15,412,701 | 8 |
| Dec 21-23 | 40 | $43,277 | -84.2% | 74 | -430 | $584 | $15,577,579 | 9 |
| Dec 28-30 | 51 | $30,916 | -28.6% | 64 | -10 | $483 | $15,638,402 | 10 |
