Planet 51
An alien civilization is invaded by Astronaut Chuck Baker, who believes that the planet was uninhabited. Wanted by the military, Baker must get back to his ship before it goes into orbit without him.
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$12,286,129
3,035 theaters
3,035 theaters
Budget$70,000,000
Release DateNov 20, 2009
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Mar 14, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 31 min
GenresAdventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
In Release407 days/58 weeks
Widest Release3,035 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20-22 | 4 | $12,286,129 | - | 3,035 | - | $4,048 | $12,286,129 | 1 |
| Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 7 | $13,900,383 | - | 3,035 | - | $4,580 | $28,487,409 | 1 |
| Nov 26-29 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 7 | $11,792,029 | - | 3,035 | - | $3,885 | $28,487,409 | 1 |
| Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 7 | $10,218,641 | -16.8% | 3,035 | - | $3,366 | $28,487,409 | 1 |
| Dec 4-6 Post-Thanksgiving | 9 | $4,386,873 | -57.1% | 2,904 | -131 | $1,510 | $34,052,876 | 3 |
| Dec 11-13 | 12 | $2,267,038 | -48.3% | 2,570 | -334 | $882 | $37,142,406 | 4 |
| Dec 18-20 | 15 | $810,137 | -64.3% | 1,349 | -1,221 | $600 | $38,496,770 | 5 |
| Dec 25-27 | 32 | $104,685 | -87.1% | 209 | -1,140 | $500 | $39,213,810 | 6 |
| Jan 1-3 | 32 | $160,011 | +52.8% | 209 | - | $765 | $39,570,569 | 7 |
| Jan 8-10 | 34 | $82,049 | -48.7% | 132 | -77 | $621 | $39,688,154 | 8 |
| Jan 15-17 | 24 | $386,430 | +371% | 371 | +239 | $1,041 | $40,088,029 | 9 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 22 | $528,853 | - | 371 | - | $1,425 | $40,230,452 | - |
| Jan 22-24 | 27 | $324,887 | -15.9% | 308 | -63 | $1,054 | $40,618,512 | 10 |
| Jan 29-31 | 24 | $281,698 | -13.3% | 282 | -26 | $998 | $40,970,164 | 11 |
| Feb 5-7 | 29 | $224,681 | -20.2% | 268 | -14 | $838 | $41,258,445 | 12 |
| Feb 12-14 Vancouver Olympics | 28 | $200,319 | -10.8% | 226 | -42 | $886 | $41,516,926 | 13 |
| Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day wknd Vancouver Olympics | 27 | $266,576 | - | 226 | - | $1,179 | $41,583,183 | - |
| Feb 19-21 Vancouver Olympics | 31 | $176,551 | -11.9% | 206 | -20 | $857 | $41,802,947 | 14 |
| Feb 26-28 Vancouver Olympics | 38 | $138,736 | -21.4% | 354 | +148 | $391 | $41,980,000 | 15 |
| Mar 5-7 | 39 | $95,314 | -31.3% | 354 | - | $269 | $42,086,887 | 16 |
| Mar 12-14 | 38 | $81,644 | -14.3% | 94 | -260 | $868 | $42,194,060 | 17 |
