Captain Phillips

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$27,803
9 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
Release DateOct 30, 2013
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 14 min
GenresAction Biography Crime Drama Thriller
In Release428 days/61 weeks
Widest Release9 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 30-Nov 33$27,803-9-$3,089$27,8031
Nov 6-102$23,781-14.5%7-2$3,397$71,3372
Nov 13-172$30,377+27.7%6-1$5,062$109,3243
Nov 20-243$24,919-18%6-$4,153$139,2194
Nov 27-Dec 14$20,105-19.3%5-1$4,021$163,6715
Dec 4-85$17,711-11.9%5-$3,542$185,2806
Dec 11-156$11,805-33.3%5-$2,361$199,8407
Dec 25-2913$4,652-3-$1,550$219,4779
Jan 1-513$2,742-41.1%2-1$1,371$222,88510
Jan 8-1216$1,701-38%2-$850$225,94311
Jan 15-1917$1,451-14.7%1-1$1,451$227,84312
Jan 22-2621$824-43.2%1-$824$229,19013
Jan 29-Feb 219$521-36.8%1-$521$229,89914
Feb 5-9
Sochi Olympics
22$212-59.3%1-$212$230,26515
Feb 12-16
Sochi Olympics
22$276+30.2%1-$276$230,56716
Feb 19-23
Sochi Olympics
25$183-33.7%1-$183$230,77717
Feb 26-Mar 223$155-15.3%1-$155$230,99118
Mar 5-925$151-2.6%1-$151$231,18719
Mar 12-1625$96-36.4%1-$96$231,29520