Thank You for Smoking
Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year-old son.
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$262,923
5 theaters
5 theaters
Budget$6,500,000
Release Date
(Wide)Mar 17, 2006 (Apr 14, 2006)
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Sep 14, 2006
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 32 min
GenresComedy
Drama
In Release290 days/41 weeks
Widest Release1,020 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17-19 | 31 | $262,923 | - | 5 | - | $52,584 | $262,923 | 1 |
| Mar 24-26 | 15 | $1,003,911 | +281.8% | 54 | +49 | $18,590 | $1,382,024 | 2 |
| Mar 31-Apr 2 | 13 | $1,606,328 | +60% | 126 | +72 | $12,748 | $3,349,398 | 3 |
| Apr 7-9 | 10 | $2,309,097 | +43.8% | 299 | +173 | $7,722 | $6,193,074 | 4 |
| Apr 14-16 | 8 | $4,491,102 | +94.5% | 1,015 | +716 | $4,424 | $11,539,571 | 5 |
| Apr 14-17 Easter wknd | 8 | $4,911,551 | - | 1,015 | - | $4,838 | $11,960,020 | - |
| Apr 21-23 | 11 | $2,780,969 | -38.1% | 1,020 | +5 | $2,726 | $15,781,403 | 6 |
| Apr 28-30 | 14 | $1,776,580 | -36.1% | 734 | -286 | $2,420 | $18,395,465 | 7 |
| May 5-7 | 15 | $1,055,031 | -40.6% | 561 | -173 | $1,880 | $20,003,976 | 8 |
| May 12-14 | 19 | $668,844 | -36.6% | 427 | -134 | $1,566 | $21,119,171 | 9 |
| May 19-21 | 16 | $506,644 | -24.3% | 315 | -112 | $1,608 | $22,212,603 | 10 |
| May 26-28 | 16 | $469,338 | -7.4% | 270 | -45 | $1,738 | $22,892,608 | 11 |
| May 26-29 Memorial Day wknd | 16 | $594,770 | - | 270 | - | $2,202 | $23,018,040 | - |
| Jun 2-4 | 18 | $331,124 | -29.4% | 265 | -5 | $1,249 | $23,485,956 | 12 |
| Jun 9-11 World Cup (Germany) | 23 | $207,678 | -37.3% | 193 | -72 | $1,076 | $23,841,450 | 13 |
| Jun 16-18 World Cup (Germany) | 27 | $102,714 | -50.5% | 117 | -76 | $877 | $24,047,508 | 14 |
| Jun 23-25 World Cup (Germany) | 29 | $108,314 | +5.5% | 110 | -7 | $984 | $24,219,138 | 15 |
| Jun 30-Jul 2 World Cup (Germany) | 32 | $66,921 | -38.2% | 77 | -33 | $869 | $24,348,488 | 16 |
| Jun 30-Jul 4 July 4th long wknd World Cup (Germany) | 33 | $98,170 | - | 77 | - | $1,274 | $24,379,737 | - |
| Jul 7-9 World Cup (Germany) | 35 | $52,447 | -21.6% | 62 | -15 | $845 | $24,449,318 | 17 |
| Jul 14-16 | 38 | $55,875 | +6.5% | 51 | -11 | $1,095 | $24,539,502 | 18 |
| Jul 21-23 | 41 | $46,704 | -16.4% | 39 | -12 | $1,197 | $24,627,629 | 19 |
| Jul 28-30 | 55 | $22,644 | -51.5% | 27 | -12 | $838 | $24,674,909 | 20 |
| Aug 4-6 | 60 | $20,560 | -9.2% | 31 | +4 | $663 | $24,713,285 | 21 |
| Aug 11-13 | 73 | $13,526 | -34.2% | 19 | -12 | $711 | $24,744,777 | 22 |
| Aug 18-20 | 79 | $9,623 | -28.9% | 12 | -7 | $801 | $24,765,867 | 23 |
| Aug 25-27 | 85 | $5,924 | -38.4% | 9 | -3 | $658 | $24,778,381 | 24 |
| Sep 1-3 | 88 | $3,914 | -33.9% | 3 | -6 | $1,304 | $24,786,249 | 25 |
| Sep 1-4 Labor Day wknd | 89 | $5,256 | - | 3 | - | $1,752 | $24,787,591 | - |
| Sep 8-10 | 90 | $3,717 | -5% | 3 | - | $1,239 | $24,792,061 | 26 |
