City of Ember
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$3,129,473
2,022 theaters
2,022 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
Release DateOct 10, 2008
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Jan 15, 2009
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 30 min
GenresAdventure
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Thriller
In Release448 days/64 weeks
Widest Release2,023 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10-12 | 11 | $3,129,473 | - | 2,022 | - | $1,547 | $3,129,473 | 1 |
| Oct 10-13 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 10 | $3,601,414 | - | 2,022 | - | $1,781 | $3,601,414 | 1 |
| Oct 17-19 | 15 | $1,730,755 | -44.7% | 2,023 | +1 | $855 | $5,926,753 | 2 |
| Oct 24-26 | 21 | $476,742 | -72.5% | 536 | -1,487 | $889 | $6,872,812 | 3 |
| Oct 31-Nov 2 | 27 | $225,045 | -52.8% | 257 | -279 | $875 | $7,221,478 | 4 |
| Nov 7-9 | 34 | $133,651 | -40.6% | 180 | -77 | $742 | $7,416,488 | 5 |
| Nov 14-16 | 36 | $97,067 | -27.4% | 171 | -9 | $567 | $7,571,177 | 6 |
| Nov 21-23 | 39 | $62,389 | -35.7% | 148 | -23 | $421 | $7,658,330 | 7 |
| Nov 26-30 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 32 | $71,043 | - | 111 | - | $640 | $7,743,762 | - |
| Nov 27-30 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 32 | $62,108 | - | 111 | - | $559 | $7,743,762 | - |
| Nov 28-30 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 41 | $54,470 | -12.7% | 111 | -37 | $490 | $7,743,762 | 8 |
| Dec 5-7 Post-Thanksgiving | 48 | $27,861 | -48.9% | 83 | -28 | $335 | $7,781,625 | 9 |
| Dec 12-14 | 55 | $16,760 | -39.8% | 63 | -20 | $266 | $7,807,276 | 10 |
| Dec 19-21 | 58 | $8,921 | -46.8% | 40 | -23 | $223 | $7,823,153 | 11 |
| Dec 26-28 | 62 | $10,521 | +17.9% | 25 | -15 | $420 | $7,841,892 | 12 |
| Jan 2-4 | 66 | $10,122 | -3.8% | 23 | -2 | $440 | $7,862,312 | 13 |
| Jan 9-11 | 65 | $7,587 | -25% | 19 | -4 | $399 | $7,871,693 | 14 |
