The Good Lie

A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.

Grosses

Domestic (80.2%)
$2,722,209
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$841,422
461 theaters
Release DateOct 3, 2014 - Jan 8, 2015
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 50 min
GenresBiography Drama
In Release455 days/65 weeks
Widest Release461 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Oct 3Friday13$300,171--461$651$300,1711
Oct 4Saturday15$335,154+11.7%-461$727$635,3252
Oct 5Sunday14$206,097-38.5%-461$447$841,4223
Oct 6Monday12$71,313-65.4%-461$154$912,7354
Oct 7Tuesday12$89,196+25.1%-461$193$1,001,9315
Oct 8Wednesday13$74,297-16.7%-461$161$1,076,2286
Oct 9Thursday12$76,495+3%-461$165$1,152,7237
Oct 10Friday17$168,421+120.2%-43.9%461$365$1,321,1448
Oct 11Saturday17$220,129+30.7%-34.3%461$477$1,541,2739
Oct 12Sunday17$146,916-33.3%-28.7%461$318$1,688,18910
Oct 13
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday17$75,020-48.9%+5.2%461$162$1,763,20911
Oct 14Tuesday17$59,194-21.1%-33.6%461$128$1,822,40312
Oct 15Wednesday17$51,294-13.3%-31%461$111$1,873,69713
Oct 16Thursday17$46,004-10.3%-39.9%461$99$1,919,70114
Oct 17Friday28$49,005+6.5%-70.9%135$363$1,968,70615
Oct 18Saturday28$64,346+31.3%-70.8%135$476$2,033,05216
Oct 19Sunday27$40,807-36.6%-72.2%135$302$2,073,85917
Oct 20Monday29$14,982-63.3%-80%135$110$2,088,84118
Oct 21Tuesday29$17,398+16.1%-70.6%135$128$2,106,23919
Oct 22Wednesday28$15,467-11.1%-69.8%135$114$2,121,70620
Oct 23Thursday25$22,497+45.5%-51.1%135$166$2,144,20321
Oct 24Friday34$22,608+0.5%-53.9%51$443$2,166,81122
Oct 25Saturday37$28,057+24.1%-56.4%51$550$2,194,86823
Oct 26Sunday35$19,873-29.2%-51.3%51$389$2,214,74124
Oct 27Monday33$7,606-61.7%-49.2%51$149$2,222,34725
Oct 28Tuesday30$12,167+60%-30.1%51$238$2,234,51426
Oct 29Wednesday35$7,422-39%-52%51$145$2,241,93627
Oct 30Thursday33$7,837+5.6%-65.2%51$153$2,249,77328
Oct 31
Halloween
Friday30$21,766+177.7%-3.7%41$530$2,271,53929
Nov 1Saturday35$41,983+92.9%+49.6%41$1,023$2,313,52230
Nov 2Sunday37$17,517-58.3%-11.9%41$427$2,331,03931
Nov 3Monday33$8,851-49.5%+16.4%41$215$2,339,89032
Nov 4Tuesday32$11,283+27.5%-7.3%41$275$2,351,17333
Nov 5Wednesday35$8,089-28.3%+9%41$197$2,359,26234
Nov 6Thursday34$8,245+1.9%+5.2%41$201$2,367,50735
Nov 7Friday35$15,101+83.2%-30.6%30$503$2,382,60836
Nov 8Saturday38$19,374+28.3%-53.9%30$645$2,401,98237
Nov 9Sunday40$9,809-49.4%-44%30$326$2,411,79138
Nov 10Monday37$5,677-42.1%-35.9%30$189$2,417,46839
Nov 11Tuesday38$8,670+52.7%-23.2%30$289$2,426,13840
Nov 12Wednesday37$4,421-49%-45.3%30$147$2,430,55941
Nov 13Thursday36$5,152+16.5%-37.5%30$171$2,435,71142
Nov 14Friday34$15,143+193.9%+0.3%28$540$2,450,85443
Nov 15Saturday40$15,735+3.9%-18.8%28$561$2,466,58944
Nov 16Sunday42$8,048-48.9%-18%28$287$2,474,63745
Nov 17Monday32$4,628-42.5%-18.5%28$165$2,479,26546
Nov 18Tuesday35$6,163+33.2%-28.9%28$220$2,485,42847
Nov 19Wednesday38$4,443-27.9%+0.5%28$158$2,489,87148
Nov 20Thursday38$4,338-2.4%-15.8%28$154$2,494,20949
Nov 21Friday32$8,540+96.9%-43.6%29$294$2,502,74950
Nov 22Saturday33$12,765+49.5%-18.9%29$440$2,515,51451
Nov 23Sunday35$6,942-45.6%-13.7%29$239$2,522,45652
Nov 24Monday37$3,527-49.2%-23.8%29$121$2,525,98353
Nov 25Tuesday35$5,225+48.1%-15.2%29$180$2,531,20854
Nov 26Wednesday37$3,588-31.3%-19.2%21$170$2,534,79655
Nov 27
Thanksgiving
Thursday32$5,792+61.4%+33.5%21$275$2,540,58856
Nov 28Friday35$10,042+73.4%+17.6%21$478$2,550,63057
Nov 29Saturday34$11,976+19.3%-6.2%21$570$2,562,60658
Nov 30Sunday34$5,316-55.6%-23.4%21$253$2,567,92259
Dec 1Monday36$1,680-68.4%-52.4%21$80$2,569,60260
Dec 2Tuesday32$3,276+95%-37.3%21$156$2,572,87861
Dec 3Wednesday35$2,437-25.6%-32.1%21$116$2,575,31562
Dec 4Thursday34$2,380-2.3%-58.9%21$113$2,577,69563
Dec 5Friday34$10,690+349.2%+6.5%29$368$2,588,38564
Dec 6Saturday33$13,726+28.4%+14.6%29$473$2,602,11165
Dec 7Sunday35$5,732-58.2%+7.8%29$197$2,607,84366
Dec 8Monday34$3,217-43.9%+91.5%29$110$2,611,06067
Dec 9Tuesday31$5,375+67.1%+64.1%29$185$2,616,43568
Dec 10Wednesday34$3,096-42.4%+27%29$106$2,619,53169
Dec 11Thursday33$3,536+14.2%+48.6%29$121$2,623,06770
Dec 12Friday32$10,333+192.2%-3.3%35$295$2,633,40071
Dec 13Saturday32$12,670+22.6%-7.7%35$362$2,646,07072
Dec 14Sunday34$6,628-47.7%+15.6%35$189$2,652,69873
Dec 15Monday35$3,065-53.8%-4.7%35$87$2,655,76374
Dec 16Tuesday33$4,483+46.3%-16.6%35$128$2,660,24675
Dec 17Wednesday35$3,318-26%+7.2%35$94$2,663,56476
Dec 18Thursday36$3,614+8.9%+2.2%35$103$2,667,17877
Dec 19Friday37$3,598-0.4%-65.2%18$199$2,670,77678
Dec 20Saturday38$3,955+9.9%-68.8%18$219$2,674,73179
Dec 21Sunday39$1,966-50.3%-70.3%18$109$2,676,69780
Dec 22Monday38$1,848-6%-39.7%18$102$2,678,54581
Dec 23Tuesday38$1,994+7.9%-55.5%18$110$2,680,53982
Dec 24Wednesday36$2,050+2.8%-38.2%18$113$2,682,58983
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Thursday42$1,500-26.8%-58.5%20$75$2,684,08984
Dec 26Friday40$4,604+206.9%+28%20$230$2,688,69385
Dec 27Saturday40$4,165-9.5%+5.3%20$208$2,692,85886
Dec 28Sunday45$1,303-68.7%-33.7%20$65$2,694,16187
Dec 29Monday42$2,363+81.4%+27.9%20$118$2,696,52488
Dec 30Tuesday41$2,700+14.3%+35.4%20$135$2,699,22489
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Wednesday40$3,027+12.1%+47.7%20$151$2,702,25190
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Thursday39$5,080+67.8%+238.7%20$254$2,707,33191
Jan 2Friday41$4,241-16.5%-7.9%16$265$2,711,57292
Jan 3Saturday42$4,288+1.1%+3%16$268$2,715,86093
Jan 4Sunday46$1,129-73.7%-13.4%16$70$2,716,98994
Jan 5Monday41$943-16.5%-60.1%16$58$2,717,93295
Jan 6Tuesday40$1,442+52.9%-46.6%16$90$2,719,37496
Jan 7Wednesday38$1,571+8.9%-48.1%16$98$2,720,94597
Jan 8Thursday39$1,264-19.5%-75.1%16$79$2,722,20998