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
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 11-132$25,718,314-3,020-$8,515$25,718,3141
Oct 11-14
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
2$29,301,467-3,020-$9,702$29,301,4671
Oct 18-202$16,413,093-36.2%3,020-$5,434$52,443,3282
Oct 25-273$11,642,040-29.1%3,143+123$3,704$69,916,0833
Nov 1-36$8,407,725-27.8%3,021-122$2,783$82,458,2324
Nov 8-108$5,712,028-32.1%2,646-375$2,158$90,894,0445
Nov 15-179$4,385,218-23.2%2,626-20$1,669$97,502,6766
Nov 22-2412$1,821,366-58.5%1,656-970$1,099$100,705,8347
Nov 27-Dec 1
Thanksgiving 5-Day
17$1,582,981-807-$1,961$102,723,955-
Nov 28-Dec 1
Thanksgiving 4-Day
17$1,382,476-807-$1,713$102,723,955-
Nov 29-Dec 1
Thanksgiving 3-Day
17$1,148,004-37%807-849$1,422$102,723,9558
Dec 6-8
Post-Thanksgiving
17$510,201-55.6%640-167$797$103,500,5789
Dec 13-1520$290,176-43.1%323-317$898$104,017,03410
Dec 20-2226$140,388-51.6%172-151$816$104,287,64011
Dec 27-2933$140,799+0.3%111-61$1,268$104,568,72312
Jan 3-532$121,032-14%105-6$1,152$104,834,73413
Jan 10-1233$95,475-21.1%114+9$837$104,987,52614
Jan 17-1924$523,771+448.6%903+789$580$105,641,43315
Jan 17-20
MLK wknd
24$650,523-903-$720$105,768,185-
Jan 24-2626$312,133-40.4%302-601$1,033$106,244,15116
Jan 31-Feb 231$175,590-43.7%245-57$716$106,545,33817
Feb 7-9
Sochi Olympics
37$110,894-36.8%182-63$609$106,735,67518
Feb 14-16
Sochi Olympics
45$80,650-27.3%135-47$597$106,859,13819
Feb 14-17
Presidents' Day wknd
Sochi Olympics
44$93,232-135-$690$106,871,720-
Feb 21-23
Sochi Olympics
50$64,291-20.3%189+54$340$106,957,07120
Feb 28-Mar 242$109,936+71%96-93$1,145$107,100,85521