J. Edgar

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

Grosses

Domestic (43.9%)
$37,306,030
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$11,217,324
1,910 theaters
Budget$35,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Nov 9, 2011 (Nov 11, 2011) - Feb 23, 2012
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 17 min
GenresBiography Drama Romance
In Release419 days/59 weeks
Widest Release1,985 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Nov 9Wednesday17$52,645--7$7,520$52,6451
Nov 10Thursday18$45,889-12.8%-7$6,555$98,5342
Nov 11Friday5$4,257,906+9,178.7%-1,910$2,229$4,356,4403
Nov 12Saturday5$4,463,400+4.8%-1,910$2,336$8,819,8404
Nov 13Sunday5$2,496,018-44.1%-1,910$1,306$11,315,8585
Nov 14Monday4$838,088-66.4%-1,910$438$12,153,9466
Nov 15Tuesday3$1,038,274+23.9%-1,910$543$13,192,2207
Nov 16Wednesday3$864,438-16.7%+1,542%1,910$452$14,056,6588
Nov 17Thursday4$738,036-14.6%+1,508.3%1,910$386$14,794,6949
Nov 18Friday7$1,795,284+143.3%-57.8%1,947$922$16,589,97810
Nov 19Saturday7$2,613,090+45.6%-41.5%1,947$1,342$19,203,06811
Nov 20Sunday7$1,519,746-41.8%-39.1%1,947$780$20,722,81412
Nov 21Monday7$577,282-62%-31.1%1,947$296$21,300,09613
Nov 22Tuesday7$757,131+31.2%-27.1%1,947$388$22,057,22714
Nov 23Wednesday10$832,013+9.9%-3.8%1,947$427$22,889,24015
Nov 24
Thanksgiving
Thursday10$973,431+17%+31.9%1,947$499$23,862,67116
Nov 25Friday11$1,990,212+104.5%+10.9%1,910$1,041$25,852,88317
Nov 26Saturday11$1,972,656-0.9%-24.5%1,910$1,032$27,825,53918
Nov 27Sunday11$1,012,304-48.7%-33.4%1,910$530$28,837,84319
Nov 28Monday10$333,057-67.1%-42.3%1,910$174$29,170,90020
Nov 29Tuesday9$416,481+25%-45%1,910$218$29,587,38121
Nov 30Wednesday9$345,218-17.1%-58.5%1,910$180$29,932,59922
Dec 1Thursday10$328,482-4.8%-66.3%1,910$171$30,261,08123
Dec 2Friday11$711,696+116.7%-64.2%1,910$372$30,972,77724
Dec 3Saturday11$1,032,966+45.1%-47.6%1,985$520$32,005,74325
Dec 4Sunday11$563,749-45.4%-44.3%1,985$284$32,569,49226
Dec 5Monday10$223,148-60.4%-33%1,985$112$32,792,64027
Dec 6Tuesday10$286,049+28.2%-31.3%1,985$144$33,078,68928
Dec 7Wednesday10$249,493-12.8%-27.7%1,985$125$33,328,18229
Dec 8Thursday10$244,516-2%-25.6%1,985$123$33,572,69830
Dec 9Friday12$355,696+45.5%-50%1,555$228$33,928,39431
Dec 10Saturday13$545,041+53.2%-47.2%1,555$350$34,473,43532
Dec 11Sunday13$287,676-47.2%-49%1,555$185$34,761,11133
Dec 12Monday12$138,153-52%-38.1%1,555$88$34,899,26434
Dec 13Tuesday12$158,268+14.6%-44.7%1,555$101$35,057,53235
Dec 14Wednesday12$139,498-11.9%-44.1%1,555$89$35,197,03036
Dec 15Thursday13$135,373-3%-44.6%1,555$87$35,332,40337
Dec 16Friday18$108,082-20.2%-69.6%703$153$35,440,48538
Dec 17Saturday19$174,049+61%-68.1%703$247$35,614,53439
Dec 18Sunday19$104,363-40%-63.7%703$148$35,718,89740
Dec 19Monday18$57,327-45.1%-58.5%703$81$35,776,22441
Dec 20Tuesday18$58,284+1.7%-63.2%703$82$35,834,50842
Dec 21Wednesday24$36,364-37.6%-73.9%455$79$35,870,87243
Dec 22Thursday24$41,398+13.8%-69.4%455$90$35,912,27044
Dec 23Friday27$42,977+3.8%-60.2%455$94$35,955,24745
Dec 24Saturday22$34,894-18.8%-80%455$76$35,990,14146
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Sunday23$64,268+84.2%-38.4%455$141$36,054,40947
Dec 26Monday23$81,669+27.1%+42.5%455$179$36,136,07848
Dec 27Tuesday24$61,444-24.8%+5.4%455$135$36,197,52249
Dec 28Wednesday24$63,020+2.6%+73.3%455$138$36,260,54250
Dec 29Thursday23$66,439+5.4%+60.5%455$146$36,326,98151
Dec 30Friday24$79,252+19.3%+84.4%455$174$36,406,23352
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Saturday23$86,818+9.5%+148.8%455$190$36,493,05153
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Sunday25$79,554-8.4%+23.8%455$174$36,572,60554
Jan 2Monday23$78,226-1.7%-4.2%455$171$36,650,83155
Jan 3Tuesday24$35,202-55%-42.7%455$77$36,686,03356
Jan 4Wednesday24$33,302-5.4%-47.2%455$73$36,719,33557
Jan 5Thursday23$32,497-2.4%-51.1%455$71$36,751,83258
Jan 6Friday32$32,005-1.5%-59.6%152$210$36,783,83759
Jan 7Saturday30$49,463+54.5%-43%152$325$36,833,30060
Jan 8Sunday33$28,878-41.6%-63.7%152$189$36,862,17861
Jan 9Monday26$11,552-60%-85.2%152$76$36,873,73062
Jan 10Tuesday25$15,557+34.7%-55.8%152$102$36,889,28763
Jan 11Wednesday24$16,179+4%-51.4%152$106$36,905,46664
Jan 12Thursday25$13,800-14.7%-57.5%152$90$36,919,26665
Jan 13Friday37$15,153+9.8%-52.7%82$184$36,934,41966
Jan 14Saturday37$23,293+53.7%-52.9%82$284$36,957,71267
Jan 15Sunday37$16,810-27.8%-41.8%82$205$36,974,52268
Jan 16
MLK Day
Monday38$12,092-28.1%+4.7%82$147$36,986,61469
Jan 17Tuesday33$6,893-43%-55.7%82$84$36,993,50770
Jan 18Wednesday33$6,086-11.7%-62.4%82$74$36,999,59371
Jan 19Thursday33$6,269+3%-54.6%82$76$37,005,86272
Jan 20Friday39$9,228+47.2%-39.1%46$200$37,015,09073
Jan 21Saturday40$14,316+55.1%-38.5%46$311$37,029,40674
Jan 22Sunday41$7,509-47.5%-55.3%46$163$37,036,91575
Jan 23Monday37$3,606-52%-70.2%46$78$37,040,52176
Jan 24Tuesday37$4,748+31.7%-31.1%46$103$37,045,26977
Jan 25Wednesday37$3,351-29.4%-44.9%46$72$37,048,62078
Jan 26Thursday37$3,905+16.5%-37.7%46$84$37,052,52579
Jan 27Friday33$33,180+749.7%+259.6%208$159$37,085,70580
Jan 28Saturday34$46,512+40.2%+224.9%208$223$37,132,21781
Jan 29Sunday34$29,178-37.3%+288.6%208$140$37,161,39582
Jan 30Monday30$13,122-55%+263.9%208$63$37,174,51783
Jan 31Tuesday29$16,977+29.4%+257.6%208$81$37,191,49484
Feb 1Wednesday31$12,903-24%+285%208$62$37,204,39785
Feb 2Thursday31$13,048+1.1%+234.1%208$62$37,217,44586
Feb 3Friday38$14,534+11.4%-56.2%135$107$37,231,97987
Feb 4Saturday39$19,775+36.1%-57.5%135$146$37,251,75488
Feb 5Sunday40$6,886-65.2%-76.4%135$51$37,258,64089
Feb 6Monday37$4,854-29.5%-63%135$35$37,263,49490
Feb 7Tuesday37$6,116+26%-64%135$45$37,269,61091
Feb 8Wednesday37$4,954-19%-61.6%135$36$37,274,56492
Feb 9Thursday37$5,211+5.2%-60.1%135$38$37,279,77593
Feb 10Friday47$4,103-21.3%-71.8%42$97$37,283,87894
Feb 11Saturday48$5,634+37.3%-71.5%42$134$37,289,51295
Feb 12Sunday47$3,966-29.6%-42.4%42$94$37,293,47896
Feb 13Monday45$1,389-65%-71.4%42$33$37,294,86797
Feb 14Tuesday47$2,311+66.4%-62.2%42$55$37,297,17898
Feb 15Wednesday46$1,615-30.1%-67.4%42$38$37,298,79399
Feb 16Thursday46$1,679+4%-67.8%42$39$37,300,472100
Feb 17Friday53$871-48.1%-78.8%11$79$37,301,343101
Feb 18Saturday53$1,281+47.1%-77.3%11$116$37,302,624102
Feb 19Sunday52$1,827+42.6%-53.9%11$166$37,304,451103
Feb 20
Presidents' Day
Monday54$499-72.7%-64.1%11$45$37,304,950104
Feb 21Tuesday51$354-29.1%-84.7%11$32$37,305,304105
Feb 22Wednesday50$330-6.8%-79.6%11$30$37,305,634106
Feb 23Thursday50$396+20%-76.4%11$36$37,306,030107