Hassan wa Morcus

When the lives of Mahmoud, a Muslim Sheikh (Omar Sharif) and Boulos, a Christian Priest (Adel Imam) are threatened by religious extremists on both sides, the Egyptian government inducts them into a witness protection program that requires them to disguise themselves as the Christian Marcus and a Muslim Sheikh, Hassan el-Attar, respectively.When, unwittingly, they move into the same building, a friendship blossoms that must, along with a romance between the protagonists' children, withstand the difficulties of prejudice and social persecution.

Grosses

United Arab Emirates
$465,272
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$204,889
20 theaters
Release DateOct 2, 2008
Running Time2 hr
GenresComedy Drama
In Release91 days/13 weeks
Widest Release20 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 2-53$204,889-20-$10,244$341,0071
Oct 9-125$67,355-67.1%20-$3,367$429,5712
Oct 16-198$18,015-73.3%7-13$2,573$447,5863
Oct 23-2614$4,500-75%2-5$2,250$458,7994
Oct 30-Nov 218$1,755-61%1-1$1,755$461,9435
Nov 6-920$1,176-33%1-$1,176$463,6456
Nov 13-1619$804-31.6%1-$804$464,8247
Nov 20-2324$172-78.6%1-$172$465,2728