Into the Wild

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.

Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$252,306
81 theaters
Release DateJan 25, 2008
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 28 min
GenresAdventure Biography Drama
In Release342 days/48 weeks
Widest Release81 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jan 25-2712$252,306-81-$3,114$252,3061
Feb 1-314$134,849-46.6%78-3$1,728$478,4272
Feb 8-1018$59,514-55.9%66-12$901$594,3513
Feb 15-1723$34,191-42.5%32-34$1,068$657,3784
Feb 22-2429$27,768-18.8%32-$867$700,7495
Feb 29-Mar 237$10,517-62.1%10-22$1,051$722,7986
Mar 7-944$6,573-37.5%6-4$1,095$753,8827
Mar 14-1643$5,461-16.9%1-5$5,461$738,4798
Mar 21-2348$6,526+19.5%5+4$1,305$771,0869
Mar 28-3050$4,824-26.1%5-$964$778,69510
Apr 4-654$3,530-26.8%3-2$1,176$804,72411
Apr 11-1364$1,563-55.7%3-$521$807,59112
Apr 18-2066$851-45.6%2-1$425$809,17313
Apr 25-2774$203-76.1%2-$101$810,50014
May 9-1164$1,045-3-$348$805,41116
May 16-1867$475-54.5%1-2$475$769,86017
May 23-2575$289-39.2%2+1$144$806,88718
May 30-Jun 179$417+44.3%2-$208$770,71319
Jun 6-873$492+18%1-1$492$771,20520
Jun 13-1585$405-17.7%1-$405$771,61021
Jun 20-2276$251-38%1-$251$771,86122
Jun 27-2971$477+90%2+1$238$772,33823
Jul 4-672$648+35.8%1-1$648$772,98624
Jul 11-1375$467-27.9%2+1$233$833,50525
Jul 18-2066$578+23.8%2-$289$829,68726
Jul 25-2763$761+31.7%2-$380$823,06227
Aug 1-362$276-63.7%1-1$276$775,06728
Aug 8-10
Beijing Olympics
62$671+143.1%21+20$31$788,73829
Aug 15-17
Beijing Olympics
64$445-33.7%1-20$445$776,27430
Aug 22-24
Beijing Olympics
65$597+34.2%2+1$298$776,96831
Sep 19-2159$372-2-$186$763,53135
Oct 3-553$552-2-$276$777,10037
Oct 10-1260$369-33.2%2-$184$777,40038
Oct 17-1963$418+13.3%2-$209$778,10239
Oct 24-2665$268-35.9%2-$134$778,44840
Oct 31-Nov 263$468+74.6%2-$234$779,02041
Nov 7-972$268-42.7%2-$134$779,40042
Nov 14-1672$428+59.7%2-$214$780,10243
Nov 21-2383$196-54.2%2-$98$780,41044
Nov 28-3082$163-16.8%1-1$163$780,70345
Dec 5-777$116-28.8%2+1$58$780,99846