A Better Life

A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.

Grosses

Domestic (94.4%)
$1,759,252
Summary Details
DistributorSummit Entertainment
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Opening$62,087
4 theaters
Budget$10,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release191 days/27 weeks
Widest Release216 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jun 24-3042$83,670-4-$20,917$83,6701
Jul 1-734$145,584+74%11+7$13,234$229,2542
Jul 8-1423$471,486+223.9%153+142$3,081$700,7403
Jul 15-2124$497,844+5.6%216+63$2,304$1,198,5844
Jul 22-2829$310,250-37.7%182-34$1,704$1,508,8345
Jul 29-Aug 444$114,525-63.1%108-74$1,060$1,623,3596
Aug 5-1155$57,186-50.1%74-34$772$1,680,5457
Aug 12-1864$28,748-49.7%51-23$563$1,709,2938
Aug 19-2565$34,291+19.3%65+14$527$1,743,5849
Aug 26-Sep 174$15,668-54.3%31-34$505$1,759,25210