Whatever Works
A middle-aged, misanthropic divorcé from New York City surprisingly enters a fulfilling, Pygmalion-type relationship with a much younger, unsophisticated Southern girl.
DistributorTriPictures
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Opening$1,153,446
196 theaters
196 theaters
Release DateOct 2, 2009
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresComedy
Romance
In Release157 days/22 weeks
Widest Release196 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2-4 | 5 | $1,153,446 | - | 196 | - | $5,884 | $1,153,446 | 1 |
| Oct 9-11 | 6 | $918,149 | -20.4% | 196 | - | $4,684 | $2,493,832 | 2 |
| Oct 16-18 | 7 | $584,608 | -36.3% | 196 | - | $2,982 | $3,544,566 | 3 |
| Oct 23-25 | 6 | $502,758 | -14% | 185 | -11 | $2,717 | $4,227,866 | 4 |
| Oct 30-Nov 1 | 8 | $384,036 | -23.6% | 162 | -23 | $2,370 | $4,759,152 | 5 |
| Nov 6-8 | 13 | $259,221 | -32.5% | 122 | -40 | $2,124 | $5,236,378 | 6 |
| Nov 13-15 | 15 | $154,017 | -40.6% | 71 | -51 | $2,169 | $5,485,821 | 7 |
| Nov 20-22 | 13 | $113,380 | -26.4% | 47 | -24 | $2,412 | $5,651,683 | 8 |
| Nov 27-29 | 13 | $72,814 | -35.8% | 34 | -13 | $2,141 | $5,760,484 | 9 |
| Dec 4-6 | 16 | $61,518 | -15.5% | 31 | -3 | $1,984 | $5,974,071 | 10 |
| Dec 25-27 | 27 | $24,688 | - | 8 | - | $3,086 | $6,138,913 | 13 |
| Feb 5-7 | 48 | $961 | - | 3 | - | $320 | $5,741,591 | 19 |
| Feb 12-14 Vancouver Olympics | 49 | $722 | -24.9% | 3 | - | $240 | $5,742,686 | 20 |
| Feb 19-21 Vancouver Olympics | 60 | $79 | -89.1% | 1 | -2 | $79 | $5,743,117 | 21 |
| Feb 26-28 Vancouver Olympics | 53 | $139 | +75.9% | 1 | - | $139 | $5,743,257 | 22 |
| Mar 5-7 | 60 | $77 | -44.6% | 1 | - | $77 | $5,590,384 | 23 |
