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.
9 theaters
Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
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Aug 7-10 Beijing Olympics | 4 | $27,038 | - | 9 | - | $3,004 | $27,038 | 1 |
Aug 14-17 Beijing Olympics | 4 | $23,780 | -12% | 9 | - | $2,642 | $50,818 | 3 |
Aug 21-24 Beijing Olympics | 6 | $19,547 | -17.8% | 7 | -2 | $2,792 | $115,502 | 5 |
Aug 28-31 | 8 | $12,369 | -36.7% | 7 | - | $1,767 | $127,870 | 4 |
Sep 4-7 | 9 | $5,459 | -55.9% | 7 | - | $779 | $133,414 | 5 |
Sep 11-14 | 15 | $2,065 | -62.2% | 5 | -2 | $413 | $135,479 | 6 |
Sep 18-21 | 17 | $1,424 | -31% | 5 | - | $284 | $145,707 | 7 |
Sep 25-28 | 18 | $1,350 | -5.2% | 3 | -2 | $450 | $147,833 | 8 |