The Descendants
A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$1,190,096
29 theaters
29 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Nov 16, 2011 (Dec 9, 2011)
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Apr 19, 2012
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 55 min
GenresComedy
Drama
In Release412 days/58 weeks
Widest Release2,038 theaters
IMDbPro
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Key:Estimated
| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18-20 | 10 | $1,190,096 | - | 29 | - | $41,037 | $1,269,296 | 1 |
| Nov 23-27 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 10 | $7,345,952 | - | 390 | - | $18,835 | $10,886,952 | - |
| Nov 24-27 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 10 | $7,345,952 | - | 390 | - | $18,835 | $10,886,952 | - |
| Nov 25-27 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 9 | $7,200,000 | +505% | 390 | +361 | $18,461 | $10,741,000 | 2 |
| Dec 2-4 Post-Thanksgiving | 7 | $5,200,000 | -27.8% | 574 | +184 | $9,059 | $18,087,000 | 3 |
| Dec 9-11 | 7 | $4,380,138 | -15.8% | 876 | +302 | $5,000 | $23,630,561 | 4 |
| Dec 16-18 | 11 | $3,268,357 | -25.4% | 878 | +2 | $3,722 | $28,645,909 | 5 |
| Dec 23-25 | 12 | $2,073,371 | -36.6% | 753 | -125 | $2,753 | $32,364,923 | 6 |
| Dec 23-26 Christmas long wknd | 10 | $3,271,980 | - | 753 | - | $4,345 | $33,563,532 | - |
| Dec 30-Jan 1, 2012 | 10 | $3,396,129 | +63.8% | 758 | +5 | $4,480 | $39,420,775 | 7 |
| Dec 30-Jan 2, 2012 New Year's long wknd | 10 | $4,291,019 | - | 758 | - | $5,660 | $40,315,665 | - |
| Jan 6-8 | 12 | $2,584,137 | -23.9% | 737 | -21 | $3,506 | $43,960,700 | 8 |
| Jan 13-15 | 14 | $2,100,256 | -18.7% | 660 | -77 | $3,182 | $47,104,452 | 9 |
| Jan 13-16 MLK wknd | 14 | $2,923,986 | - | 660 | - | $4,430 | $47,928,182 | - |
| Jan 20-22 | 16 | $2,372,298 | +13% | 560 | -100 | $4,236 | $51,259,658 | 10 |
| Jan 27-29 | 8 | $6,405,285 | +170% | 2,001 | +1,441 | $3,201 | $58,703,299 | 11 |
| Feb 3-5 | 8 | $4,552,943 | -28.9% | 2,038 | +37 | $2,234 | $65,475,595 | 12 |
| Feb 10-12 | 9 | $3,441,676 | -24.4% | 1,581 | -457 | $2,176 | $70,671,289 | 13 |
| Feb 17-19 | 11 | $2,932,824 | -14.8% | 1,243 | -338 | $2,359 | $75,015,594 | 14 |
| Feb 17-20 Presidents' Day wknd | 11 | $3,489,672 | - | 1,243 | - | $2,807 | $75,572,442 | - |
| Feb 24-26 | 15 | $2,133,442 | -27.3% | 889 | -354 | $2,399 | $78,460,135 | 15 |
| Mar 2-4 | 15 | $1,291,817 | -39.4% | 694 | -195 | $1,861 | $80,392,543 | 16 |
| Mar 9-11 | 19 | $676,862 | -47.6% | 517 | -177 | $1,309 | $81,454,624 | 17 |
| Mar 16-18 | 24 | $291,231 | -57% | 347 | -170 | $839 | $81,996,042 | 18 |
| Mar 23-25 | 33 | $145,849 | -49.9% | 199 | -148 | $732 | $82,278,717 | 19 |
| Mar 30-Apr 1 | 42 | $87,802 | -39.8% | 118 | -81 | $744 | $82,436,578 | 20 |
| Apr 6-8 | 48 | $47,244 | -46.2% | 78 | -40 | $605 | $82,523,809 | 21 |
| Apr 6-9 Easter wknd | 35 | $53,634 | - | 78 | - | $687 | $82,530,199 | - |
| Apr 13-15 | 62 | $20,703 | -56.2% | 41 | -37 | $504 | $82,570,653 | 22 |
