Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.
DistributorFilmDistrict
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Opening$8,525,728
2,760 theaters
2,760 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateAug 26, 2011
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Nov 17, 2011
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 39 min
GenresFantasy
Horror
Thriller
In Release133 days/19 weeks
Widest Release2,780 theaters
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| Date | DOW | Rank | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | Friday | 3 | $3,582,854 | - | - | 2,760 | $1,298 | $3,582,854 | 1 |
| Aug 27 | Saturday | 4 | $3,034,455 | -15.3% | - | 2,760 | $1,099 | $6,617,309 | 2 |
| Aug 28 | Sunday | 5 | $1,908,419 | -37.1% | - | 2,760 | $691 | $8,525,728 | 3 |
| Aug 29 | Monday | 5 | $800,638 | -58% | - | 2,760 | $290 | $9,326,366 | 4 |
| Aug 30 | Tuesday | 5 | $895,128 | +11.8% | - | 2,760 | $324 | $10,221,494 | 5 |
| Aug 31 | Wednesday | 6 | $621,588 | -30.6% | - | 2,760 | $225 | $10,843,082 | 6 |
| Sep 1 | Thursday | 6 | $597,107 | -3.9% | - | 2,760 | $216 | $11,440,189 | 7 |
| Sep 2 | Friday | 7 | $1,472,333 | +146.6% | -58.9% | 2,780 | $529 | $12,912,522 | 8 |
| Sep 3 | Saturday | 7 | $1,924,895 | +30.7% | -36.6% | 2,780 | $692 | $14,837,417 | 9 |
| Sep 4 | Sunday | 9 | $1,798,040 | -6.6% | -5.8% | 2,780 | $646 | $16,635,457 | 10 |
| Sep 5 Labor Day | Monday | 10 | $1,186,959 | -34% | +48.3% | 2,780 | $426 | $17,822,416 | 11 |
| Sep 6 | Tuesday | 8 | $409,642 | -65.5% | -54.2% | 2,780 | $147 | $18,232,058 | 12 |
| Sep 7 | Wednesday | 8 | $312,185 | -23.8% | -49.8% | 2,780 | $112 | $18,544,243 | 13 |
| Sep 8 | Thursday | 7 | $289,515 | -7.3% | -51.5% | 2,780 | $104 | $18,833,758 | 14 |
| Sep 9 | Friday | 12 | $674,589 | +133% | -54.2% | 2,251 | $299 | $19,508,347 | 15 |
| Sep 10 | Saturday | 11 | $999,222 | +48.1% | -48.1% | 2,251 | $443 | $20,507,569 | 16 |
| Sep 11 | Sunday | 13 | $493,035 | -50.7% | -72.6% | 2,251 | $219 | $21,000,604 | 17 |
| Sep 12 | Monday | 10 | $155,216 | -68.5% | -86.9% | 2,251 | $68 | $21,155,820 | 18 |
| Sep 13 | Tuesday | 11 | $182,972 | +17.9% | -55.3% | 2,251 | $81 | $21,338,792 | 19 |
| Sep 14 | Wednesday | 11 | $156,156 | -14.7% | -50% | 2,251 | $69 | $21,494,948 | 20 |
| Sep 15 | Thursday | 11 | $163,963 | +5% | -43.4% | 2,251 | $72 | $21,658,911 | 21 |
| Sep 16 | Friday | 15 | $354,306 | +116.1% | -47.5% | 1,334 | $265 | $22,013,217 | 22 |
| Sep 17 | Saturday | 16 | $498,795 | +40.8% | -50.1% | 1,334 | $373 | $22,512,012 | 23 |
| Sep 18 | Sunday | 17 | $271,490 | -45.6% | -44.9% | 1,334 | $203 | $22,783,502 | 24 |
| Sep 19 | Monday | 15 | $80,143 | -70.5% | -48.4% | 1,334 | $60 | $22,863,645 | 25 |
| Sep 20 | Tuesday | 16 | $91,035 | +13.6% | -50.2% | 1,334 | $68 | $22,954,680 | 26 |
| Sep 21 | Wednesday | 15 | $80,044 | -12.1% | -48.7% | 1,334 | $60 | $23,034,724 | 27 |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | 15 | $88,797 | +10.9% | -45.8% | 1,334 | $66 | $23,123,521 | 28 |
| Sep 23 | Friday | 20 | $110,106 | +24% | -68.9% | 424 | $259 | $23,233,627 | 29 |
| Sep 24 | Saturday | 22 | $162,902 | +48% | -67.3% | 424 | $384 | $23,396,529 | 30 |
| Sep 25 | Sunday | 23 | $80,754 | -50.4% | -70.3% | 424 | $190 | $23,477,283 | 31 |
| Sep 26 | Monday | 22 | $24,151 | -70.1% | -69.9% | 424 | $56 | $23,501,434 | 32 |
| Sep 27 | Tuesday | 24 | $25,262 | +4.6% | -72.3% | 424 | $59 | $23,526,696 | 33 |
| Sep 28 | Wednesday | 21 | $26,102 | +3.3% | -67.4% | 424 | $61 | $23,552,798 | 34 |
| Sep 29 | Thursday | 24 | $26,570 | +1.8% | -70.1% | 424 | $62 | $23,579,368 | 35 |
| Sep 30 | Friday | 30 | $37,897 | +42.6% | -65.6% | 216 | $175 | $23,617,265 | 36 |
| Oct 1 | Saturday | 31 | $61,124 | +61.3% | -62.5% | 216 | $282 | $23,678,389 | 37 |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | 32 | $30,121 | -50.7% | -62.7% | 216 | $139 | $23,708,510 | 38 |
| Oct 3 | Monday | 28 | $9,410 | -68.8% | -61% | 216 | $43 | $23,717,920 | 39 |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | 29 | $10,200 | +8.4% | -59.6% | 216 | $47 | $23,728,120 | 40 |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | 28 | $11,496 | +12.7% | -56% | 216 | $53 | $23,739,616 | 41 |
| Oct 6 | Thursday | 29 | $10,239 | -10.9% | -61.5% | 216 | $47 | $23,749,855 | 42 |
| Oct 7 | Friday | 33 | $19,685 | +92.3% | -48.1% | 114 | $172 | $23,769,540 | 43 |
| Oct 8 | Saturday | 33 | $31,473 | +59.9% | -48.5% | 114 | $276 | $23,801,013 | 44 |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | 35 | $19,063 | -39.4% | -36.7% | 114 | $167 | $23,820,076 | 45 |
| Oct 10 Indig. Peoples' Day | Monday | 32 | $7,524 | -60.5% | -20% | 114 | $66 | $23,827,600 | 46 |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | 30 | $5,619 | -25.3% | -44.9% | 114 | $49 | $23,833,219 | 47 |
| Oct 12 | Wednesday | 31 | $5,054 | -10.1% | -56% | 114 | $44 | $23,838,273 | 48 |
| Oct 13 | Thursday | 31 | $5,095 | +0.8% | -50.2% | 114 | $44 | $23,843,368 | 49 |
| Oct 14 | Friday | 36 | $11,446 | +124.7% | -41.9% | 80 | $143 | $23,854,814 | 50 |
| Oct 15 | Saturday | 34 | $23,321 | +103.7% | -25.9% | 80 | $291 | $23,878,135 | 51 |
| Oct 16 | Sunday | 38 | $8,314 | -64.3% | -56.4% | 80 | $103 | $23,886,449 | 52 |
| Oct 17 | Monday | 34 | $3,038 | -63.5% | -59.6% | 80 | $37 | $23,889,487 | 53 |
| Oct 18 | Tuesday | 35 | $2,868 | -5.6% | -49% | 80 | $35 | $23,892,355 | 54 |
| Oct 19 | Wednesday | 34 | $2,909 | +1.4% | -42.4% | 80 | $36 | $23,895,264 | 55 |
| Oct 20 | Thursday | 36 | $2,382 | -18.1% | -53.2% | 80 | $29 | $23,897,646 | 56 |
| Oct 23 | Sunday | 38 | $6,128 | - | -26.3% | 53 | $115 | $23,925,464 | 59 |
| Oct 27 | Thursday | 41 | $2,048 | - | -14% | 53 | $38 | $23,933,547 | 63 |
| Oct 28 | Friday | 37 | $11,963 | +484.1% | - | 75 | $159 | $23,945,510 | 64 |
| Oct 29 | Saturday | 37 | $18,005 | +50.5% | - | 75 | $240 | $23,963,515 | 65 |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | 36 | $11,214 | -37.7% | +83% | 75 | $149 | $23,974,729 | 66 |
| Oct 31 Halloween | Monday | 39 | $4,490 | -60% | - | 75 | $59 | $23,979,219 | 67 |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | 41 | $3,140 | -30.1% | - | 75 | $41 | $23,982,359 | 68 |
| Nov 2 | Wednesday | 43 | $2,863 | -8.8% | - | 75 | $38 | $23,985,222 | 69 |
| Nov 3 | Thursday | 43 | $2,949 | +3% | +44% | 75 | $39 | $23,988,171 | 70 |
| Nov 4 | Friday | 35 | $8,944 | +203.3% | -25.2% | 52 | $172 | $23,997,115 | 71 |
| Nov 5 | Saturday | 35 | $13,692 | +53.1% | -24% | 52 | $263 | $24,010,807 | 72 |
| Nov 6 | Sunday | 35 | $9,292 | -32.1% | -17.1% | 52 | $178 | $24,020,099 | 73 |
| Nov 7 | Monday | 40 | $2,125 | -77.1% | -52.7% | 52 | $40 | $24,022,224 | 74 |
| Nov 8 | Tuesday | 40 | $2,199 | +3.5% | -30% | 52 | $42 | $24,024,423 | 75 |
| Nov 9 | Wednesday | 41 | $1,969 | -10.5% | -31.2% | 52 | $37 | $24,026,392 | 76 |
| Nov 10 | Thursday | 44 | $2,253 | +14.4% | -23.6% | 52 | $43 | $24,028,645 | 77 |
| Nov 11 | Friday | 37 | $4,560 | +102.4% | -49% | 32 | $142 | $24,033,205 | 78 |
| Nov 12 | Saturday | 37 | $5,395 | +18.3% | -60.6% | 32 | $168 | $24,038,600 | 79 |
| Nov 13 | Sunday | 37 | $3,890 | -27.9% | -58.1% | 32 | $121 | $24,042,490 | 80 |
| Nov 14 | Monday | 40 | $1,162 | -70.1% | -45.3% | 32 | $36 | $24,043,652 | 81 |
| Nov 15 | Tuesday | 40 | $1,098 | -5.5% | -50.1% | 32 | $34 | $24,044,750 | 82 |
| Nov 16 | Wednesday | 41 | $956 | -12.9% | -51.4% | 32 | $29 | $24,045,706 | 83 |
| Nov 17 | Thursday | 40 | $976 | +2.1% | -56.7% | 32 | $30 | $24,046,682 | 84 |
