Mao's Last Dancer
In Maoist China, a boy is taken from his family and trained to become a dancer, but everything he knows is challenged when he is chosen to attend a ballet summer school in Houston, Texas.
DistributorHopscotch Films
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Opening$206,488
61 theaters
61 theaters
Release DateMar 4, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 57 min
GenresBiography
Drama
Music
Romance
In Release303 days/43 weeks
Widest Release61 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4-7 | 2 | $206,488 | - | 61 | - | $3,385 | $217,725 | 1 |
| Mar 11-14 | 2 | $186,599 | -9.6% | 61 | - | $3,059 | $504,228 | 2 |
| Mar 18-21 | 4 | $135,568 | -27.3% | 61 | - | $2,222 | $729,339 | 3 |
| Mar 25-28 | 6 | $97,279 | -28.2% | 61 | - | $1,594 | $896,489 | 4 |
| Apr 1-4 | 9 | $55,591 | -42.9% | 49 | -12 | $1,134 | $1,000,707 | 5 |
| Apr 8-11 | 11 | $46,354 | -16.6% | 43 | -6 | $1,078 | $1,118,646 | 6 |
| Apr 15-18 | 13 | $38,713 | -16.5% | 43 | - | $900 | $1,180,923 | 7 |
| Apr 22-25 | 12 | $33,068 | -14.6% | 41 | -2 | $806 | $1,250,179 | 8 |
| Apr 29-May 2 | 12 | $23,169 | -29.9% | 37 | -4 | $626 | $1,318,201 | 9 |
| May 6-9 | 15 | $15,267 | -34.1% | 34 | -3 | $449 | $1,327,786 | 10 |
| May 13-16 | 14 | $11,367 | -25.5% | 28 | -6 | $405 | $1,335,693 | 11 |
| May 20-23 | 16 | $8,885 | -21.8% | 25 | -3 | $355 | $1,300,245 | 12 |
| May 27-30 | 18 | $7,571 | -14.8% | 20 | -5 | $378 | $1,315,128 | 13 |
| Jun 3-6 | 20 | $4,262 | -43.7% | 15 | -5 | $284 | $1,309,448 | 14 |
| Jun 10-13 World Cup (South Africa) | 25 | $2,092 | -50.9% | 12 | -3 | $174 | $1,352,441 | 15 |
| Jun 17-20 World Cup (South Africa) | 24 | $2,074 | -0.9% | 10 | -2 | $207 | $1,387,492 | 16 |
| Jun 24-27 World Cup (South Africa) | 24 | $1,832 | -11.7% | 9 | -1 | $203 | $1,407,400 | 17 |
| Jul 1-4 World Cup (South Africa) | 27 | $852 | -53.5% | 6 | -3 | $142 | $1,359,674 | 18 |
| Jul 8-11 World Cup (South Africa) | 27 | $602 | -29.3% | 3 | -3 | $200 | $1,405,656 | 19 |
| Jul 15-18 | 31 | $424 | -29.6% | 4 | +1 | $106 | $1,405,904 | 20 |
| Jul 22-25 | 32 | $426 | +0.5% | 4 | - | $106 | $1,439,222 | 21 |
| Aug 5-8 | 43 | $51 | - | 1 | - | $51 | $1,451,110 | 23 |
