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$741,051
204 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
Release DateNov 8, 2013
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 14 min
GenresAction Biography Crime Drama Thriller
In Release419 days/59 weeks
Widest Release205 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 7-104$741,051-204-$3,632$828,0331
Nov 14-175$642,314-13.3%205+1$3,133$1,781,5362
Nov 21-246$429,937-33.1%156-49$2,756$2,517,9543
Nov 28-Dec 19$231,819-46.1%124-32$1,869$2,900,7744
Dec 5-811$122,688-47.1%86-38$1,426$3,112,5305
Dec 12-1511$77,562-36.8%50-36$1,551$3,235,2176
Dec 26-2917$26,791-19-$1,410$3,335,7928
Jan 2-513$35,476+32.4%17-2$2,086$3,388,4479
Jan 9-1217$28,353-20.1%15-2$1,890$3,435,99010
Jan 16-1919$18,923-33.3%14-1$1,351$3,467,57211
Jan 23-2617$27,085+43.1%37+23$732$3,489,46212
Jan 30-Feb 220$20,126-25.7%35-2$575$3,524,34713
Feb 6-9
Sochi Olympics
29$3,583-82.2%14-21$255$3,538,34314
Feb 13-16
Sochi Olympics
45$1,135-68.3%5-9$227$3,541,06315
Feb 20-23
Sochi Olympics
56$244-78.5%4-1$61$3,541,75016
Feb 27-Mar 28$242-0.8%2-2$121$3,542,31817
Mar 6-944$139-42.6%2-$69$3,542,61318