Captain Phillips

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$159,971
49 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
Release DateOct 24, 2013
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 14 min
GenresAction Biography Crime Drama Thriller
In Release434 days/62 weeks
Widest Release49 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 24-271$159,971-49-$3,264$159,9711
Oct 31-Nov 33$107,037-33.1%49-$2,184$314,5292
Nov 7-106$59,485-44.4%42-7$1,416$403,9943
Nov 14-179$24,564-58.7%20-22$1,228$443,7664
Nov 21-2410$13,094-46.7%17-3$770$464,0395
Nov 28-Dec 116$6,192-52.7%5-12$1,238$474,5956
Dec 5-816$4,525-26.9%4-1$1,131$481,6647
Dec 12-1520$2,446-45.9%4-$611$485,7428
Dec 19-2211$2,352-3.8%3-1$784$489,5579
Dec 26-2911$3,265+38.8%4+1$816$493,70510
Jan 2-527$1,578-51.7%2-2$789$496,48511
Jan 9-1226$840-46.8%2-$420$497,50912
Jan 16-1927$1,803+114.6%3+1$601$499,66313
Jan 23-2630$1,417-21.4%5+2$283$501,54114
Jan 30-Feb 232$499-64.8%2-3$249$502,70415
Feb 6-9
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31$623+24.8%2-$311$503,62516