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Peter Straughan

Row	Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Date
1	1	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	$32,428,195	2,453	$12,706,654	2,443	11/6/09
2	4	How to Lose Friends and Alienate People	MGM	$2,778,752	1,750	$1,430,294	1,750	10/3/08
3	2	The Debt	Focus Features	$31,177,548	1,874	$9,909,499	1,826	8/31/11
4	3	Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy	Focus Features	$24,149,393	886	$310,562	4	12/9/11

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (4): $90,533,888
Average: $22,633,472
Opening Gross Average (3): $8,015,482 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
1	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Over.	$33,814,300	$32,428,195	11/6/09
2	The Debt	Focus	$31,177,600	$31,177,548	8/31/11
3	Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy	Focus	$24,243,500	$24,149,393	12/9/11
4	How to Lose Friends and Alienate People	MGM	$3,072,900	$2,778,752	10/3/08

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $92,308,200
Average: $23,077,000

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
1	Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy	Focus	$80.6	$24.1	30%	$56.5	70%	2011
2	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Over.	$69.0	$32.4	47%	$36.5	53%	2009
3	The Debt	Focus	$45.6	$31.2	68.3%	$14.5	31.7%	2011
4	How to Lose Friends and Alienate People	MGM	$19.2	$2.8	14.5%	$16.4	85.5%	2008

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $214.4 million

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