The Blind Side

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

Grosses

Domestic (82.8%)
$255,959,475
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$34,119,372
3,110 theaters
Budget$29,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 9 min
GenresBiography Drama Sport
In Release407 days/58 weeks
Widest Release3,407 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 20-222$34,119,372-3,110-$10,970$34,119,3721
Nov 25-29
Thanksgiving 5-Day
2$57,519,188-3,140-$18,318$100,238,8411
Nov 26-29
Thanksgiving 4-Day
2$49,600,699-3,140-$15,796$100,238,8411
Nov 27-29
Thanksgiving 3-Day
2$40,111,364+17.6%3,140+30$12,774$100,238,8411
Dec 4-6
Post-Thanksgiving
1$20,043,181-50%3,326+186$6,026$128,867,5593
Dec 11-132$15,055,258-24.9%3,388+62$4,443$149,816,7974
Dec 18-203$10,021,280-33.4%3,407+19$2,941$164,725,5255
Dec 25-275$11,519,345+14.9%2,766-641$4,164$184,195,9816
Jan 1-35$11,912,749+3.4%2,926+160$4,071$208,476,0677
Jan 8-107$7,531,467-36.8%2,880-46$2,615$218,978,3768
Jan 15-179$5,557,274-26.2%2,408-472$2,307$226,766,5399
Jan 15-18
MLK wknd
9$6,972,350-2,408-$2,895$228,181,615-
Jan 22-2411$4,166,136-25%1,932-476$2,156$233,678,40210
Jan 29-3111$3,021,317-27.5%1,751-181$1,725$237,914,80511
Feb 5-711$2,503,224-17.1%1,740-11$1,438$241,529,59312
Feb 12-14
Vancouver Olympics
12$2,261,787-9.6%1,175-565$1,924$244,728,12813
Feb 12-15
Presidents' Day wknd
Vancouver Olympics
12$2,667,208-1,175-$2,269$245,133,549-
Feb 19-21
Vancouver Olympics
13$1,451,100-35.8%1,060-115$1,368$247,071,05214
Feb 26-28
Vancouver Olympics
11$1,238,477-14.7%945-115$1,310$248,755,98115
Mar 5-714$1,257,186+1.5%822-123$1,529$250,467,04716
Mar 12-1413$1,604,096+27.6%803-19$1,997$252,736,26717
Mar 19-2117$877,736-45.3%602-201$1,458$254,273,98118
Mar 26-2821$475,105-45.9%445-157$1,067$255,071,94319
Apr 2-425$229,421-51.7%316-129$726$255,492,54920
Apr 2-5
Easter wknd
23$258,946-316-$819$255,522,074-
Apr 9-1130$136,403-40.5%204-112$668$255,740,35021
Apr 16-1839$68,122-50.1%123-81$553$255,846,16722
Apr 23-2549$31,948-53.1%77-46$414$255,899,26123
Apr 30-May 258$19,504-39%46-31$424$255,929,94724
May 7-969$9,807-49.7%25-21$392$255,944,81825
May 14-1691$2,385-75.7%11-14$216$255,950,37526