The Kite Runner

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

Grosses

Domestic (21.1%)
$15,800,078
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Vantage
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Opening$471,713
35 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Dec 14, 2007 (Jan 11, 2008) - Apr 17, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 8 min
GenresDrama
In Release384 days/54 weeks
Widest Release715 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Dec 14Friday19$141,375--35$4,039$141,3751
Dec 15Saturday19$188,052+33%-35$5,372$329,4272
Dec 16Sunday18$142,286-24.3%-35$4,065$471,7133
Dec 17Monday20$51,331-63.9%-35$1,466$523,0444
Dec 18Tuesday19$54,426+6%-35$1,555$577,4705
Dec 19Wednesday20$60,002+10.2%-35$1,714$637,4726
Dec 20Thursday20$63,413+5.7%-35$1,811$700,8857
Dec 21Friday13$312,184+392.3%+120.8%377$828$1,013,0698
Dec 22Saturday13$456,255+46.1%+142.6%377$1,210$1,469,3249
Dec 23Sunday13$409,929-10.2%+188.1%377$1,087$1,879,25310
Dec 24Monday13$256,476-37.4%+399.7%377$680$2,135,72911
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Tuesday15$522,719+103.8%+860.4%377$1,386$2,658,44812
Dec 26Wednesday15$461,451-11.7%+669.1%377$1,224$3,119,89913
Dec 27Thursday15$431,388-6.5%+580.3%377$1,144$3,551,28714
Dec 28Friday16$545,065+26.4%+74.6%377$1,445$4,096,35215
Dec 29Saturday16$684,356+25.6%+50%377$1,815$4,780,70816
Dec 30Sunday16$615,975-10%+50.3%377$1,633$5,396,68317
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Monday16$452,798-26.5%+76.5%377$1,201$5,849,48118
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Tuesday16$577,844+27.6%+10.5%377$1,532$6,427,32519
Jan 2Wednesday16$299,368-48.2%-35.1%377$794$6,726,69320
Jan 3Thursday16$296,081-1.1%-31.4%377$785$7,022,77421
Jan 4Friday17$473,648+60%-13.1%380$1,246$7,496,42222
Jan 5Saturday17$704,817+48.8%+3%380$1,854$8,201,23923
Jan 6Sunday16$468,564-33.5%-23.9%380$1,233$8,669,80324
Jan 7Monday17$144,845-69.1%-68%380$381$8,814,64825
Jan 8Tuesday17$168,510+16.3%-70.8%380$443$8,983,15826
Jan 9Wednesday16$174,923+3.8%-41.6%380$460$9,158,08127
Jan 10Thursday16$176,188+0.7%-40.5%380$463$9,334,26928
Jan 11Friday18$468,828+166.1%-1%715$655$9,803,09729
Jan 12Saturday19$695,219+48.3%-1.4%715$972$10,498,31630
Jan 13Sunday20$440,364-36.7%-6%715$615$10,938,68031
Jan 14Monday19$149,351-66.1%+3.1%715$208$11,088,03132
Jan 15Tuesday15$165,843+11%-1.6%715$231$11,253,87433
Jan 16Wednesday14$174,930+5.5%<0.1%715$244$11,428,80434
Jan 17Thursday14$181,596+3.8%+3.1%715$253$11,610,40035
Jan 18Friday21$295,264+62.6%-37%606$487$11,905,66436
Jan 19Saturday20$489,588+65.8%-29.6%606$807$12,395,25237
Jan 20Sunday21$317,515-35.1%-27.9%606$523$12,712,76738
Jan 21
MLK Day
Monday23$230,852-27.3%+54.6%606$380$12,943,61939
Jan 22Tuesday19$104,566-54.7%-36.9%606$172$13,048,18540
Jan 23Wednesday17$107,493+2.8%-38.6%606$177$13,155,67841
Jan 24Thursday19$115,807+7.7%-36.2%606$191$13,271,48542
Jan 25Friday24$146,834+26.8%-50.3%335$438$13,418,31943
Jan 26Saturday24$268,240+82.7%-45.2%335$800$13,686,55944
Jan 27Sunday23$171,909-35.9%-45.9%335$513$13,858,46845
Jan 28Monday22$53,074-69.1%-77%335$158$13,911,54246
Jan 29Tuesday21$60,890+14.7%-41.8%335$181$13,972,43247
Jan 30Wednesday22$59,070-3%-45%335$176$14,031,50248
Jan 31Thursday22$58,215-1.4%-49.7%335$173$14,089,71749
Feb 1Friday29$85,836+47.4%-41.5%235$365$14,175,55350
Feb 2Saturday29$175,957+105%-34.4%235$748$14,351,51051
Feb 3Sunday28$70,947-59.7%-58.7%235$301$14,422,45752
Feb 4Monday28$32,085-54.8%-39.5%235$136$14,454,54253
Feb 5Tuesday27$32,861+2.4%-46%235$139$14,487,40354
Feb 6Wednesday22$35,546+8.2%-39.8%235$151$14,522,94955
Feb 7Thursday22$41,852+17.7%-28.1%235$178$14,564,80156
Feb 8Friday32$65,405+56.3%-23.8%174$375$14,630,20657
Feb 9Saturday34$119,935+83.4%-31.8%174$689$14,750,14158
Feb 10Sunday33$73,647-38.6%+3.8%174$423$14,823,78859
Feb 11Monday33$23,039-68.7%-28.2%174$132$14,846,82760
Feb 12Tuesday28$28,203+22.4%-14.2%174$162$14,875,03061
Feb 13Wednesday28$30,085+6.7%-15.4%174$172$14,905,11562
Feb 14Thursday32$31,868+5.9%-23.9%130$245$14,936,98363
Feb 15Friday33$42,381+33%-35.2%130$326$14,979,36464
Feb 16Saturday33$75,996+79.3%-36.6%130$584$15,055,36065
Feb 17Sunday32$58,273-23.3%-20.9%130$448$15,113,63366
Feb 18
Presidents' Day
Monday34$36,037-38.2%+56.4%130$277$15,149,67067
Feb 19Tuesday29$21,038-41.6%-25.4%130$161$15,170,70868
Feb 20Wednesday28$19,357-8%-35.7%130$148$15,190,06569
Feb 21Thursday28$21,921+13.2%-31.2%130$168$15,211,98670
Feb 22Friday36$26,946+22.9%-36.4%105$256$15,238,93271
Feb 23Saturday33$54,434+102%-28.4%105$518$15,293,36672
Feb 24Sunday34$26,462-51.4%-54.6%105$252$15,319,82873
Feb 25Monday30$10,440-60.5%-71%105$99$15,330,26874
Feb 26Tuesday30$12,773+22.3%-39.3%105$121$15,343,04175
Feb 27Wednesday29$17,487+36.9%-9.7%105$166$15,360,52876
Feb 28Thursday29$16,245-7.1%-25.9%105$154$15,376,77377
Feb 29Friday35$19,879+22.4%-26.2%94$211$15,396,65278
Mar 1Saturday34$37,686+89.6%-30.8%94$400$15,434,33879
Mar 2Sunday35$23,892-36.6%-9.7%94$254$15,458,23080
Mar 3Monday32$11,022-53.9%+5.6%94$117$15,469,25281
Mar 4Tuesday32$12,669+14.9%-0.8%94$134$15,481,92182
Mar 5Wednesday29$13,266+4.7%-24.1%94$141$15,495,18783
Mar 6Thursday32$12,043-9.2%-25.9%94$128$15,507,23084
Mar 7Friday31$21,830+81.3%+9.8%139$157$15,529,06085
Mar 8Saturday32$35,327+61.8%-6.3%139$254$15,564,38786
Mar 9Sunday31$24,607-30.3%+3%139$177$15,588,99487
Mar 10Monday31$10,877-55.8%-1.3%139$78$15,599,87188
Mar 11Tuesday30$12,943+19%+2.2%139$93$15,612,81489
Mar 12Wednesday29$13,921+7.6%+4.9%139$100$15,626,73590
Mar 13Thursday31$12,454-10.5%+3.4%139$89$15,639,18991
Mar 14Friday36$15,977+28.3%-26.8%74$215$15,655,16692
Mar 15Saturday38$20,527+28.5%-41.9%74$277$15,675,69393
Mar 16Sunday39$14,410-29.8%-41.4%74$194$15,690,10394
Mar 17Monday37$5,894-59.1%-45.8%74$79$15,695,99795
Mar 18Tuesday36$6,554+11.2%-49.4%74$88$15,702,55196
Mar 19Wednesday35$9,790+49.4%-29.7%74$132$15,712,34197
Mar 20Thursday36$8,454-13.6%-32.1%74$114$15,720,79598
Mar 21Friday47$9,957+17.8%-37.7%46$216$15,730,75299
Mar 22Saturday44$13,489+35.5%-34.3%46$293$15,744,241100
Mar 23
Easter Sunday
Sunday45$8,364-38%-42%46$181$15,752,605101
Mar 24Monday46$4,228-49.5%-28.3%46$91$15,756,833102
Mar 25Tuesday41$5,096+20.5%-22.2%46$110$15,761,929103
Mar 26Wednesday36$7,488+46.9%-23.5%46$162$15,769,417104
Mar 27Thursday41$5,393-28%-36.2%46$117$15,774,810105
Mar 28Friday53$2,298-57.4%-76.9%15$153$15,777,108106
Mar 29Saturday47$4,234+84.2%-68.6%15$282$15,781,342107
Mar 30Sunday53$1,605-62.1%-80.8%15$107$15,782,947108
Mar 31Monday47$858-46.5%-79.7%15$57$15,783,805109
Apr 1Tuesday49$893+4.1%-82.5%15$59$15,784,698110
Apr 2Wednesday52$753-15.7%-89.9%15$50$15,785,451111
Apr 3Thursday44$1,054+40%-80.5%15$70$15,786,505112
Apr 4Friday52$1,121+6.4%-51.2%14$80$15,787,626113
Apr 5Saturday53$1,699+51.6%-59.9%14$121$15,789,325114
Apr 6Sunday54$898-47.1%-44%14$64$15,790,223115
Apr 7Monday43$1,686+87.8%+96.5%14$120$15,791,909116
Apr 8Tuesday48$678-59.8%-24.1%14$48$15,792,587117
Apr 9Wednesday51$515-24%-31.6%14$36$15,793,102118
Apr 10Thursday46$874+69.7%-17.1%14$62$15,793,976119
Apr 11Friday52$806-7.8%-28.1%8$100$15,794,782120
Apr 12Saturday49$1,570+94.8%-7.6%8$196$15,796,352121
Apr 13Sunday46$1,555-1%+73.2%8$194$15,797,907122
Apr 14Monday44$659-57.6%-60.9%8$82$15,798,566123
Apr 15Tuesday44$692+5%+2.1%8$86$15,799,258124
Apr 16Wednesday45$543-21.5%+5.4%8$67$15,799,801125
Apr 17Thursday50$277-49%-68.3%8$34$15,800,078126