Slumdog Millionaire

A teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.

Grosses

Domestic (37.3%)
$141,319,928
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$360,018
10 theaters
Budget$15,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Nov 12, 2008 (Dec 26, 2008) - May 28, 2009
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr
GenresCrime Drama Romance
In Release415 days/59 weeks
Widest Release2,943 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Nov 12Wednesday22$32,984--10$3,298$32,9841
Nov 13Thursday22$34,713+5.2%-10$3,471$67,6972
Nov 14Friday25$91,766+164.4%-10$9,176$159,4633
Nov 15Saturday24$142,645+55.4%-10$14,264$302,1084
Nov 16Sunday20$125,607-11.9%-10$12,560$427,7155
Nov 17Monday16$45,494-63.8%-10$4,549$473,2096
Nov 18Tuesday16$49,644+9.1%-10$4,964$522,8537
Nov 19Wednesday15$50,659+2%+53.6%10$5,065$573,5128
Nov 20Thursday15$48,933-3.4%+41%10$4,893$622,4459
Nov 21Friday13$248,129+407.1%+170.4%32$7,754$870,57410
Nov 22Saturday12$396,477+59.8%+177.9%32$12,389$1,267,05111
Nov 23Sunday11$303,189-23.5%+141.4%32$9,474$1,570,24012
Nov 24Monday11$96,226-68.3%+111.5%32$3,007$1,666,46613
Nov 25Tuesday12$110,889+15.2%+123.4%32$3,465$1,777,35514
Nov 26Wednesday12$200,744+81%+296.3%49$4,096$1,978,09915
Nov 27
Thanksgiving
Thursday10$220,236+9.7%+350.1%49$4,494$2,198,33516
Nov 28Friday11$480,711+118.3%+93.7%49$9,810$2,679,04617
Nov 29Saturday11$537,786+11.9%+35.6%49$10,975$3,216,83218
Nov 30Sunday11$327,542-39.1%+8%49$6,684$3,544,37419
Dec 1Monday11$90,333-72.4%-6.1%49$1,843$3,634,70720
Dec 2Tuesday11$100,168+10.9%-9.7%49$2,044$3,734,87521
Dec 3Wednesday11$100,261<0.1%-50.1%49$2,046$3,835,13622
Dec 4Thursday11$102,198+1.9%-53.6%49$2,085$3,937,33423
Dec 5Friday12$379,451+271.3%-21.1%78$4,864$4,316,78524
Dec 6Saturday12$606,353+59.8%+12.7%78$7,773$4,923,13825
Dec 7Sunday12$416,372-31.3%+27.1%78$5,338$5,339,51026
Dec 8Monday12$119,927-71.2%+32.8%78$1,537$5,459,43727
Dec 9Tuesday12$133,186+11.1%+33%78$1,707$5,592,62328
Dec 10Wednesday12$139,154+4.5%+38.8%78$1,784$5,731,77729
Dec 11Thursday12$141,469+1.7%+38.4%78$1,813$5,873,24630
Dec 12Friday11$559,817+295.7%+47.5%169$3,312$6,433,06331
Dec 13Saturday11$973,585+73.9%+60.6%169$5,760$7,406,64832
Dec 14Sunday10$642,116-34%+54.2%169$3,799$8,048,76433
Dec 15Monday10$212,659-66.9%+77.3%169$1,258$8,261,42334
Dec 16Tuesday10$231,932+9.1%+74.1%169$1,372$8,493,35535
Dec 17Wednesday10$244,831+5.6%+75.9%169$1,448$8,738,18636
Dec 18Thursday11$245,564+0.3%+73.6%169$1,453$8,983,75037
Dec 19Friday8$745,293+203.5%+33.1%589$1,265$9,729,04338
Dec 20Saturday8$1,347,979+80.9%+38.5%589$2,288$11,077,02239
Dec 21Sunday8$960,488-28.7%+49.6%589$1,630$12,037,51040
Dec 22Monday8$552,738-42.5%+159.9%589$938$12,590,24841
Dec 23Tuesday8$592,638+7.2%+155.5%589$1,006$13,182,88642
Dec 24Wednesday7$646,502+9.1%+164.1%589$1,097$13,829,38843
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Thursday12$1,345,137+108.1%+447.8%614$2,190$15,174,52544
Dec 26Friday13$1,478,624+9.9%+98.4%614$2,408$16,653,14945
Dec 27Saturday13$1,605,314+8.6%+19.1%614$2,614$18,258,46346
Dec 28Sunday13$1,217,932-24.1%+26.8%614$1,983$19,476,39547
Dec 29Monday13$909,392-25.3%+64.5%614$1,481$20,385,78748
Dec 30Tuesday13$932,885+2.6%+57.4%614$1,519$21,318,67249
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Wednesday10$908,690-2.6%+40.6%614$1,479$22,227,36250
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Thursday10$1,758,467+93.5%+30.7%614$2,863$23,985,82951
Jan 2Friday11$1,661,532-5.5%+12.4%612$2,714$25,647,36152
Jan 3Saturday10$1,849,019+11.3%+15.2%612$3,021$27,496,38053
Jan 4Sunday9$1,180,218-36.2%-3.1%612$1,928$28,676,59854
Jan 5Monday10$382,064-67.6%-58%612$624$29,058,66255
Jan 6Tuesday8$436,096+14.1%-53.3%612$712$29,494,75856
Jan 7Wednesday7$447,390+2.6%-50.8%612$731$29,942,14857
Jan 8Thursday9$402,707-10%-77.1%612$658$30,344,85558
Jan 9Friday11$1,073,819+166.7%-35.4%601$1,786$31,418,67459
Jan 10Saturday10$1,670,770+55.6%-9.6%601$2,779$33,089,44460
Jan 11Sunday10$1,037,751-37.9%-12.1%601$1,726$34,127,19561
Jan 12Monday5$661,759-36.2%+73.2%601$1,101$34,788,95462
Jan 13Tuesday5$727,407+9.9%+66.8%601$1,210$35,516,36163
Jan 14Wednesday5$661,493-9.1%+47.9%601$1,100$36,177,85464
Jan 15Thursday6$659,351-0.3%+63.7%601$1,097$36,837,20565
Jan 16Friday11$1,560,544+136.7%+45.3%582$2,681$38,397,74966
Jan 17Saturday10$2,535,897+62.5%+51.8%582$4,357$40,933,64667
Jan 18Sunday9$1,752,716-30.9%+68.9%582$3,011$42,686,36268
Jan 19
MLK Day
Monday11$1,172,570-33.1%+77.2%582$2,014$43,858,93269
Jan 20Tuesday10$380,135-67.6%-47.7%582$653$44,239,06770
Jan 21Wednesday8$472,732+24.4%-28.5%582$812$44,711,79971
Jan 22Thursday8$653,817+38.3%-0.8%582$1,123$45,365,61672
Jan 23Friday5$2,758,977+322%+76.8%1,411$1,955$48,124,59373
Jan 24Saturday5$4,792,950+73.7%+89%1,411$3,396$52,917,54374
Jan 25Sunday5$3,147,702-34.3%+79.6%1,411$2,230$56,065,24575
Jan 26Monday4$858,643-72.7%-26.8%1,411$608$56,923,88876
Jan 27Tuesday4$945,157+10.1%+148.6%1,411$669$57,869,04577
Jan 28Wednesday4$816,003-13.7%+72.6%1,411$578$58,685,04878
Jan 29Thursday4$879,408+7.8%+34.5%1,411$623$59,564,45679
Jan 30Friday7$2,319,496+163.8%-15.9%1,633$1,420$61,883,95280
Jan 31Saturday6$3,932,100+69.5%-18%1,633$2,407$65,816,05281
Feb 1Sunday5$1,377,117-65%-56.3%1,633$843$67,193,16982
Feb 2Monday5$627,694-54.4%-26.9%1,633$384$67,820,86383
Feb 3Tuesday2$737,931+17.6%-21.9%1,633$451$68,558,79484
Feb 4Wednesday2$721,257-2.3%-11.6%1,633$441$69,280,05185
Feb 5Thursday3$745,734+3.4%-15.2%1,633$456$70,025,78586
Feb 6Friday8$1,944,153+160.7%-16.2%1,724$1,127$71,969,93887
Feb 7Saturday8$3,297,342+69.6%-16.1%1,724$1,912$75,267,28088
Feb 8Sunday7$1,935,775-41.3%+40.6%1,724$1,122$77,203,05589
Feb 9Monday6$525,271-72.9%-16.3%1,724$304$77,728,32690
Feb 10Tuesday5$584,814+11.3%-20.7%1,724$339$78,313,14091
Feb 11Wednesday4$520,898-10.9%-27.8%1,724$302$78,834,03892
Feb 12Thursday4$561,877+7.9%-24.7%1,724$325$79,395,91593
Feb 13Friday10$1,518,637+170.3%-21.9%1,634$929$80,914,55294
Feb 14Saturday9$3,444,636+126.8%+4.5%1,634$2,108$84,359,18895
Feb 15Sunday9$2,321,535-32.6%+19.9%1,634$1,420$86,680,72396
Feb 16
Presidents' Day
Monday9$1,421,140-38.8%+170.6%1,634$869$88,101,86397
Feb 17Tuesday8$645,971-54.5%+10.5%1,634$395$88,747,83498
Feb 18Wednesday8$569,061-11.9%+9.2%1,634$348$89,316,89599
Feb 19Thursday7$652,820+14.7%+16.2%1,634$399$89,969,715100
Feb 20Friday8$2,090,988+220.3%+37.7%2,244$931$92,060,703101
Feb 21Saturday4$3,957,479+89.3%+14.9%2,244$1,763$96,018,182102
Feb 22Sunday4$2,336,213-41%+0.6%2,244$1,041$98,354,395103
Feb 23Monday2$1,203,144-48.5%-15.3%2,244$536$99,557,539104
Feb 24Tuesday2$1,281,205+6.5%+98.3%2,244$570$100,838,744105
Feb 25Wednesday2$1,051,280-17.9%+84.7%2,244$468$101,890,024106
Feb 26Thursday2$1,107,754+5.4%+69.7%2,244$493$102,997,778107
Feb 27Friday3$3,269,142+195.1%+56.3%2,943$1,110$106,266,920108
Feb 28Saturday2$5,531,344+69.2%+39.8%2,943$1,879$111,798,264109
Mar 1Sunday2$3,225,857-41.7%+38.1%2,943$1,096$115,024,121110
Mar 2Monday2$882,999-72.6%-26.6%2,943$300$115,907,120111
Mar 3Tuesday1$984,056+11.4%-23.2%2,943$334$116,891,176112
Mar 4Wednesday1$827,626-15.9%-21.3%2,943$281$117,718,802113
Mar 5Thursday1$797,628-3.6%-28%2,943$271$118,516,430114
Mar 6Friday4$1,957,060+145.4%-40.1%2,890$677$120,473,490115
Mar 7Saturday4$3,183,584+62.7%-42.4%2,890$1,101$123,657,074116
Mar 8Sunday3$1,667,739-47.6%-48.3%2,890$577$125,324,813117
Mar 9Monday3$507,601-69.6%-42.5%2,890$175$125,832,414118
Mar 10Tuesday2$621,964+22.5%-36.8%2,890$215$126,454,378119
Mar 11Wednesday2$562,670-9.5%-32%2,890$194$127,017,048120
Mar 12Thursday3$582,995+3.6%-26.9%2,890$201$127,600,043121
Mar 13Friday6$1,375,083+135.9%-29.7%2,578$533$128,975,126122
Mar 14Saturday6$2,335,941+69.9%-26.6%2,578$906$131,311,067123
Mar 15Sunday5$1,291,753-44.7%-22.5%2,578$501$132,602,820124
Mar 16Monday5$465,953-63.9%-8.2%2,578$180$133,068,773125
Mar 17Tuesday5$457,432-1.8%-26.5%2,578$177$133,526,205126
Mar 18Wednesday5$490,623+7.3%-12.8%2,578$190$134,016,828127
Mar 19Thursday5$484,980-1.2%-16.8%2,578$188$134,501,808128
Mar 20Friday9$792,418+63.4%-42.4%2,067$383$135,294,226129
Mar 21Saturday8$1,217,060+53.6%-47.9%2,067$588$136,511,286130
Mar 22Sunday8$666,891-45.2%-48.4%2,067$322$137,178,177131
Mar 23Monday8$239,506-64.1%-48.6%2,067$115$137,417,683132
Mar 24Tuesday8$273,174+14.1%-40.3%2,067$132$137,690,857133
Mar 25Wednesday8$238,661-12.6%-51.4%2,067$115$137,929,518134
Mar 26Thursday8$247,063+3.5%-49.1%2,067$119$138,176,581135
Mar 27Friday12$330,062+33.6%-58.3%840$392$138,506,643136
Mar 28Saturday13$534,131+61.8%-56.1%840$635$139,040,774137
Mar 29Sunday12$300,710-43.7%-54.9%840$357$139,341,484138
Mar 30Monday12$96,792-67.8%-59.6%840$115$139,438,276139
Mar 31Tuesday11$113,401+17.2%-58.5%840$135$139,551,677140
Apr 1Wednesday12$98,275-13.3%-58.8%840$116$139,649,952141
Apr 2Thursday12$95,513-2.8%-61.3%840$113$139,745,465142
Apr 3Friday14$154,536+61.8%-53.2%498$310$139,900,001143
Apr 4Saturday14$225,134+45.7%-57.9%498$452$140,125,135144
Apr 5Sunday14$119,587-46.9%-60.2%498$240$140,244,722145
Apr 6Monday16$46,024-61.5%-52.5%498$92$140,290,746146
Apr 7Tuesday15$60,813+32.1%-46.4%498$122$140,351,559147
Apr 8Wednesday16$55,211-9.2%-43.8%498$110$140,406,770148
Apr 9Thursday16$62,055+12.4%-35%498$124$140,468,825149
Apr 10Friday21$96,733+55.9%-37.4%306$316$140,565,558150
Apr 11Saturday19$116,696+20.6%-48.2%306$381$140,682,254151
Apr 12
Easter Sunday
Sunday19$68,937-40.9%-42.4%306$225$140,751,191152
Apr 13Monday19$34,595-49.8%-24.8%306$113$140,785,786153
Apr 14Tuesday19$31,530-8.9%-48.2%306$103$140,817,316154
Apr 15Wednesday20$27,405-13.1%-50.4%306$89$140,844,721155
Apr 16Thursday18$29,861+9%-51.9%306$97$140,874,582156
Apr 17Friday26$41,955+40.5%-56.6%212$197$140,916,537157
Apr 18Saturday25$63,472+51.3%-45.6%212$299$140,980,009158
Apr 19Sunday26$37,344-41.2%-45.8%212$176$141,017,353159
Apr 20Monday20$19,480-47.8%-43.7%212$91$141,036,833160
Apr 21Tuesday19$23,807+22.2%-24.5%212$112$141,060,640161
Apr 22Wednesday22$19,620-17.6%-28.4%212$92$141,080,260162
Apr 23Thursday20$19,704+0.4%-34%212$92$141,099,964163
Apr 24Friday31$20,603+4.6%-50.9%131$157$141,120,567164
Apr 25Saturday32$32,194+56.3%-49.3%131$245$141,152,761165
Apr 26Sunday32$18,606-42.2%-50.2%131$142$141,171,367166
Apr 27Monday28$7,147-61.6%-63.3%131$54$141,178,514167
Apr 28Tuesday27$9,498+32.9%-60.1%131$72$141,188,012168
Apr 29Wednesday27$9,441-0.6%-51.9%131$72$141,197,453169
Apr 30Thursday28$8,904-5.7%-54.8%131$67$141,206,357170
May 1Friday35$10,907+22.5%-47.1%72$151$141,217,264171
May 2Saturday35$17,242+58.1%-46.4%72$239$141,234,506172
May 3Sunday35$9,045-47.5%-51.4%72$125$141,243,551173
May 4Monday34$3,366-62.8%-52.9%72$46$141,246,917174
May 5Tuesday33$5,828+73.1%-38.6%72$80$141,252,745175
May 6Wednesday34$4,729-18.9%-49.9%72$65$141,257,474176
May 7Thursday34$4,943+4.5%-44.5%72$68$141,262,417177
May 8Friday38$7,142+44.5%-34.5%41$174$141,269,559178
May 9Saturday38$10,214+43%-40.8%41$249$141,279,773179
May 10Sunday38$6,997-31.5%-22.6%41$170$141,286,770180
May 11Monday37$2,268-67.6%-32.6%41$55$141,289,038181
May 12Tuesday37$2,733+20.5%-53.1%41$66$141,291,771182
May 13Wednesday37$2,799+2.4%-40.8%41$68$141,294,570183
May 14Thursday37$2,582-7.8%-47.8%41$62$141,297,152184
May 15Friday39$2,496-3.3%-65.1%22$113$141,299,648185
May 16Saturday39$5,243+110.1%-48.7%22$238$141,304,891186
May 17Sunday39$2,798-46.6%-60%22$127$141,307,689187
May 18Monday36$1,706-39%-24.8%22$77$141,309,395188
May 19Tuesday36$1,131-33.7%-58.6%22$51$141,310,526189
May 20Wednesday36$1,261+11.5%-54.9%22$57$141,311,787190
May 21Thursday36$1,267+0.5%-50.9%22$57$141,313,054191