Argo

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.

Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$907,984
244 theaters
Budget$44,500,000
Release DateOct 26, 2012
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr
GenresBiography Drama History Thriller
In Release432 days/61 weeks
Widest Release250 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 26-283$907,984-244-$3,721$907,9841
Nov 2-45$652,991-28.1%250+6$2,611$2,052,8302
Nov 9-115$571,830-12.4%249-1$2,296$2,816,4993
Nov 16-187$386,371-32.4%235-14$1,644$3,351,6354
Nov 23-259$306,217-20.7%225-10$1,360$3,771,9065
Nov 30-Dec 214$165,916-45.8%150-75$1,106$4,033,4136
Dec 7-915$124,936-24.7%90-60$1,388$4,280,9347
Dec 14-1618$65,190-47.8%90-$724$4,386,0068
Dec 21-2320$48,847-25.1%49-41$996$4,457,0099
Dec 28-3018$58,564+19.9%35-14$1,673$4,549,65310
Jan 4-618$41,430-29.3%42+7$986$4,681,23711
Jan 11-1318$82,991+100.3%58+16$1,430$4,784,18212
Jan 18-2012$155,754+87.7%107+49$1,455$4,998,81913
Jan 25-2716$105,946-32%99-8$1,070$5,157,50014
Feb 1-315$141,011+33.1%101+2$1,396$5,343,61115
Feb 8-1013$149,741+6.2%99-2$1,512$5,721,12516
Feb 15-1711$186,764+24.7%125+26$1,494$5,987,30817
Feb 22-249$319,498+71.1%186+61$1,717$6,361,13118
Mar 1-33$799,802+150.3%241+55$3,318$7,418,13919
Mar 8-107$477,910-40.2%234-7$2,042$7,744,59120
Mar 15-179$320,919-32.8%208-26$1,542$8,152,50021
Mar 22-2413$194,786-39.3%135-73$1,442$8,498,90922
Mar 29-3114$165,403-15.1%120-15$1,378$8,784,01023
Apr 5-719$76,926-53.5%88-32$874$8,796,34824
Apr 12-1425$25,214-67.2%55-33$458$8,838,08725
Apr 19-2128$12,503-50.4%35-20$357$8,858,74026
Apr 26-2833$6,725-46.2%18-17$373$8,868,90027
May 3-543$3,568-46.9%14-4$254$9,105,77628
May 10-1255$1,525-57.3%9-5$169$9,107,30129
May 17-1959$1,190-22%7-2$170$9,110,98630
May 24-2672$287-75.9%3-4$95$9,111,60731
May 31-Jun 274$170-40.8%1-2$170$9,039,99432
Jun 7-968$281+65.3%1-$281$9,040,31733
Jun 14-1677$84-70.1%1-$84$9,040,45334