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.

Grosses

Domestic (49%)
$107,100,855
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$25,718,314
3,020 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 14 min
GenresAction Biography Crime Drama Thriller
In Release447 days/63 weeks
Widest Release3,143 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Oct 11Friday2$8,488,587--3,020$2,810$8,488,5871
Oct 12Saturday2$10,450,283+23.1%-3,020$3,460$18,938,8702
Oct 13Sunday2$6,779,444-35.1%-3,020$2,244$25,718,3143
Oct 14
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday2$3,583,153-47.1%-3,020$1,186$29,301,4674
Oct 15Tuesday2$2,628,046-26.7%-3,020$870$31,929,5135
Oct 16Wednesday2$2,088,516-20.5%-3,020$691$34,018,0296
Oct 17Thursday2$2,012,206-3.7%-3,020$666$36,030,2357
Oct 18Friday3$5,082,902+152.6%-40.1%3,020$1,683$41,113,1378
Oct 19Saturday2$7,378,399+45.2%-29.4%3,020$2,443$48,491,5369
Oct 20Sunday2$3,951,792-46.4%-41.7%3,020$1,308$52,443,32810
Oct 21Monday2$1,346,889-65.9%-62.4%3,020$445$53,790,21711
Oct 22Tuesday2$1,778,352+32%-32.3%3,020$588$55,568,56912
Oct 23Wednesday2$1,375,966-22.6%-34.1%3,020$455$56,944,53513
Oct 24Thursday2$1,329,508-3.4%-33.9%3,020$440$58,274,04314
Oct 25Friday3$3,624,051+172.6%-28.7%3,143$1,153$61,898,09415
Oct 26Saturday3$5,178,818+42.9%-29.8%3,143$1,647$67,076,91216
Oct 27Sunday3$2,839,171-45.2%-28.2%3,143$903$69,916,08317
Oct 28Monday3$896,782-68.4%-33.4%3,143$285$70,812,86518
Oct 29Tuesday3$1,188,072+32.5%-33.2%3,143$378$72,000,93719
Oct 30Wednesday3$874,028-26.4%-36.5%3,143$278$72,874,96520
Oct 31
Halloween
Thursday3$1,175,542+34.5%-11.6%3,143$374$74,050,50721
Nov 1Friday6$2,431,599+106.8%-32.9%3,021$804$76,482,10622
Nov 2Saturday6$3,936,424+61.9%-24%3,021$1,303$80,418,53023
Nov 3Sunday6$2,039,702-48.2%-28.2%3,021$675$82,458,23224
Nov 4Monday6$620,679-69.6%-30.8%3,021$205$83,078,91125
Nov 5Tuesday6$820,290+32.2%-31%3,021$271$83,899,20126
Nov 6Wednesday5$646,378-21.2%-26%3,021$213$84,545,57927
Nov 7Thursday6$636,437-1.5%-45.9%3,021$210$85,182,01628
Nov 8Friday8$1,586,768+149.3%-34.7%2,646$599$86,768,78429
Nov 9Saturday8$2,541,934+60.2%-35.4%2,646$960$89,310,71830
Nov 10Sunday8$1,583,326-37.7%-22.4%2,646$598$90,894,04431
Nov 11Monday8$849,799-46.3%+36.9%2,646$321$91,743,84332
Nov 12Tuesday7$513,930-39.5%-37.3%2,646$194$92,257,77333
Nov 13Wednesday7$435,734-15.2%-32.6%2,646$164$92,693,50734
Nov 14Thursday7$423,951-2.7%-33.4%2,646$160$93,117,45835
Nov 15Friday9$1,281,440+202.3%-19.2%2,626$487$94,398,89836
Nov 16Saturday8$2,089,893+63.1%-17.8%2,626$795$96,488,79137
Nov 17Sunday9$1,013,885-51.5%-36%2,626$386$97,502,67638
Nov 18Monday8$317,697-68.7%-62.6%2,626$120$97,820,37339
Nov 19Tuesday8$432,234+36.1%-15.9%2,626$164$98,252,60740
Nov 20Wednesday8$347,550-19.6%-20.2%2,626$132$98,600,15741
Nov 21Thursday9$284,311-18.2%-32.9%2,626$108$98,884,46842
Nov 22Friday12$533,840+87.8%-58.3%1,656$322$99,418,30843
Nov 23Saturday12$846,954+58.7%-59.5%1,656$511$100,265,26244
Nov 24Sunday12$440,572-48%-56.5%1,656$266$100,705,83445
Nov 25Monday12$182,653-58.5%-42.5%1,656$110$100,888,48746
Nov 26Tuesday12$252,487+38.2%-41.6%1,656$152$101,140,97447
Nov 27Wednesday18$200,505-20.6%-42.3%807$248$101,341,47948
Nov 28
Thanksgiving
Thursday16$234,472+16.9%-17.5%807$290$101,575,95149
Nov 29Friday17$499,397+113%-6.5%807$618$102,075,34850
Nov 30Saturday17$451,373-9.6%-46.7%807$559$102,526,72151
Dec 1Sunday18$197,234-56.3%-55.2%807$244$102,723,95552
Dec 2Monday18$60,299-69.4%-67%807$74$102,784,25453
Dec 3Tuesday16$73,148+21.3%-71%807$90$102,857,40254
Dec 4Wednesday16$66,307-9.4%-66.9%807$82$102,923,70955
Dec 5Thursday16$66,668+0.5%-71.6%807$82$102,990,37756
Dec 6Friday16$149,584+124.4%-70%640$233$103,139,96157
Dec 7Saturday17$240,758+61%-46.7%640$376$103,380,71958
Dec 8Sunday19$119,859-50.2%-39.2%640$187$103,500,57859
Dec 9Monday17$49,863-58.4%-17.3%640$77$103,550,44160
Dec 10Tuesday16$62,112+24.6%-15.1%640$97$103,612,55361
Dec 11Wednesday17$55,926-10%-15.7%640$87$103,668,47962
Dec 12Thursday16$58,379+4.4%-12.4%640$91$103,726,85863
Dec 13Friday20$83,803+43.5%-44%323$259$103,810,66164
Dec 14Saturday20$127,704+52.4%-47%323$395$103,938,36565
Dec 15Sunday20$78,669-38.4%-34.4%323$243$104,017,03466
Dec 16Monday20$34,200-56.5%-31.4%323$105$104,051,23467
Dec 17Tuesday19$35,536+3.9%-42.8%323$110$104,086,77068
Dec 18Wednesday22$30,171-15.1%-46.1%323$93$104,116,94169
Dec 19Thursday22$30,311+0.5%-48.1%323$93$104,147,25270
Dec 20Friday26$35,611+17.5%-57.5%172$207$104,182,86371
Dec 21Saturday26$59,198+66.2%-53.6%172$344$104,242,06172
Dec 22Sunday26$45,579-23%-42.1%172$264$104,287,64073
Dec 23Monday25$33,222-27.1%-2.9%172$193$104,320,86274
Dec 24Tuesday24$32,169-3.2%-9.5%172$187$104,353,03175
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Wednesday30$34,068+5.9%+12.9%111$306$104,387,09976
Dec 26Thursday30$40,825+19.8%+34.7%111$367$104,427,92477
Dec 27Friday32$44,753+9.6%+25.7%111$403$104,472,67778
Dec 28Saturday32$55,995+25.1%-5.4%111$504$104,528,67279
Dec 29Sunday32$40,051-28.5%-12.1%111$360$104,568,72380
Dec 30Monday32$33,277-16.9%+0.2%111$299$104,602,00081
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Tuesday30$36,057+8.4%+12.1%111$324$104,638,05782
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Wednesday32$48,072+33.3%+41.1%111$433$104,686,12983
Jan 2Thursday30$27,573-42.6%-32.5%111$248$104,713,70284
Jan 3Friday32$37,854+37.3%-15.4%105$360$104,751,55685
Jan 4Saturday32$54,017+42.7%-3.5%105$514$104,805,57386
Jan 5Sunday32$29,161-46%-27.2%105$277$104,834,73487
Jan 10Friday31$28,245--25.4%114$247$104,920,29692
Jan 11Saturday32$43,367+53.5%-19.7%114$380$104,963,66393
Jan 12Sunday32$23,863-45%-18.2%114$209$104,987,52694
Jan 13Monday31$9,381-60.7%-114$82$104,996,90795
Jan 14Tuesday29$13,388+42.7%-114$117$105,010,29596
Jan 15Wednesday23$44,212+230.2%-903$48$105,054,50797
Jan 16Thursday19$63,155+42.8%-903$69$105,117,66298
Jan 17Friday24$138,368+119.1%+389.9%903$153$105,256,03099
Jan 18Saturday24$251,979+82.1%+481%903$279$105,508,009100
Jan 19Sunday24$133,424-47%+459.1%903$147$105,641,433101
Jan 20
MLK Day
Monday24$126,752-5%+1,251.2%903$140$105,768,185102
Jan 21Tuesday25$56,905-55.1%+325%903$63$105,825,090103
Jan 22Wednesday24$52,123-8.4%+17.9%903$57$105,877,213104
Jan 23Thursday24$54,805+5.1%-13.2%903$60$105,932,018105
Jan 24Friday26$91,015+66.1%-34.2%302$301$106,023,033106
Jan 25Saturday25$142,449+56.5%-43.5%302$471$106,165,482107
Jan 26Sunday27$78,669-44.8%-41%302$260$106,244,151108
Jan 27Monday25$27,828-64.6%-78%302$92$106,271,979109
Jan 28Tuesday25$35,587+27.9%-37.5%302$117$106,307,566110
Jan 29Wednesday25$31,552-11.3%-39.5%302$104$106,339,118111
Jan 30Thursday25$30,630-2.9%-44.1%302$101$106,369,748112
Jan 31Friday27$63,422+107.1%-30.3%245$258$106,433,170113
Feb 1Saturday29$88,226+39.1%-38.1%245$360$106,521,396114
Feb 2Sunday32$23,942-72.9%-69.6%245$97$106,545,338115
Feb 3Monday28$18,835-21.3%-32.3%245$76$106,564,173116
Feb 4Tuesday27$21,885+16.2%-38.5%245$89$106,586,058117
Feb 5Wednesday28$18,838-13.9%-40.3%245$76$106,604,896118
Feb 6Thursday28$19,885+5.6%-35.1%245$81$106,624,781119
Feb 7
Sochi Olympics
Friday33$30,236+52.1%-52.3%182$166$106,655,017120
Feb 8
Sochi Olympics
Saturday33$51,469+70.2%-41.7%182$282$106,706,486121
Feb 9
Sochi Olympics
Sunday33$29,189-43.3%+21.9%182$160$106,735,675122
Feb 10
Sochi Olympics
Monday35$9,221-68.4%-51%182$50$106,744,896123
Feb 11
Sochi Olympics
Tuesday33$11,974+29.9%-45.3%182$65$106,756,870124
Feb 12
Sochi Olympics
Wednesday34$9,753-18.5%-48.2%182$53$106,766,623125
Feb 13
Sochi Olympics
Thursday31$11,865+21.7%-40.3%182$65$106,778,488126
Feb 14
Sochi Olympics
Friday35$26,040+119.5%-13.9%135$192$106,804,528127
Feb 15
Sochi Olympics
Saturday37$31,708+21.8%-38.4%135$234$106,836,236128
Feb 16
Sochi Olympics
Sunday38$22,902-27.8%-21.5%135$169$106,859,138129
Feb 17
Presidents' Day
Sochi Olympics
Monday35$12,582-45.1%+36.4%135$93$106,871,720130
Feb 18
Sochi Olympics
Tuesday37$7,479-40.6%-37.5%135$55$106,879,199131
Feb 19
Sochi Olympics
Wednesday37$6,423-14.1%-34.1%135$47$106,885,622132
Feb 20
Sochi Olympics
Thursday37$7,158+11.4%-39.7%135$53$106,892,780133
Feb 21
Sochi Olympics
Friday40$16,476+130.2%-36.7%189$87$106,909,256134
Feb 22
Sochi Olympics
Saturday38$32,866+99.5%+3.7%189$173$106,942,122135
Feb 23
Sochi Olympics
Sunday40$14,949-54.5%-34.7%189$79$106,957,071136
Feb 28Friday42$11,079--32.8%96$115$107,001,998141
Mar 1Saturday32$89,673+709.4%+172.8%96$934$107,091,671142
Mar 2Sunday42$9,184-89.8%-38.6%96$95$107,100,855143