The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Pictures
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Opening$216,714
77 theaters
Release DateDec 19, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 34 min
GenresDrama War
In Release416 days/59 weeks
Widest Release103 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 18-218$216,714-77-$2,814$216,7141
Dec 25-289$607,044+180.1%83+6$7,313$1,054,4492
Jan 1-47$535,001-11.9%103+20$5,194$2,035,2083
Jan 8-1110$281,278-47.4%101-2$2,784$2,638,8624
Jan 15-1812$155,684-44.7%78-23$1,995$2,864,1585
Jan 22-2516$70,766-54.5%56-22$1,263$2,951,1186
Jan 29-Feb 117$61,050-13.7%50-6$1,221$3,146,9367
Feb 5-822$34,131-44.1%38-12$898$3,262,9638
Feb 12-1532$6,716-80.3%10-28$671$3,303,7089
Feb 19-2234$8,457+25.9%10-$845$3,332,72610
Feb 26-Mar 135$9,332+10.3%14+4$666$3,363,99311
Mar 5-837$4,526-51.5%8-6$565$3,369,83012
Mar 12-1543$3,597-20.5%9+1$399$3,375,93113
Mar 19-2235$6,635+84.5%7-2$947$3,334,65614
Mar 26-2949$1,609-75.7%4-3$402$3,528,25615
Jan 21-2428$2,915-3-$971$3,867,20658
Jan 28-3126$4,751+63%6+3$791$3,903,61759
Feb 4-732$1,307-72.5%3-3$435$3,802,41960