Rescue Dawn

A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

Grosses

Domestic (76.5%)
$5,490,423
Summary Details
DistributorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Opening$110,326
6 theaters
Release DateJul 4, 2007
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 5 min
GenresAdventure Biography War
In Release184 days/26 weeks
Widest Release505 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jul 4
Independence Day
Wednesday25$37,878--5$7,575$37,8781
Jul 5Thursday26$19,668-48.1%-5$3,933$57,5462
Jul 6Friday27$31,899+62.2%-6$5,316$89,4453
Jul 7Saturday27$42,348+32.8%-6$7,058$131,7934
Jul 8Sunday27$36,079-14.8%-6$6,013$167,8725
Jul 9Monday27$17,086-52.6%-6$2,847$184,9586
Jul 10Tuesday27$16,768-1.9%-6$2,794$201,7267
Jul 11Wednesday27$13,601-18.9%-64.1%6$2,266$215,3278
Jul 12Thursday27$13,578-0.2%-31%6$2,263$228,9059
Jul 13Friday21$100,918+643.2%+216.4%38$2,655$329,82310
Jul 14Saturday21$144,172+42.9%+240.4%38$3,794$473,99511
Jul 15Sunday20$118,003-18.2%+227.1%38$3,105$591,99812
Jul 16Monday21$45,453-61.5%+166%38$1,196$637,45113
Jul 17Tuesday22$43,246-4.9%+157.9%38$1,138$680,69714
Jul 18Wednesday23$44,024+1.8%+223.7%38$1,158$724,72115
Jul 19Thursday23$42,716-3%+214.6%38$1,124$767,43716
Jul 20Friday20$99,010+131.8%-1.9%57$1,737$866,44717
Jul 21Saturday19$140,159+41.6%-2.8%57$2,458$1,006,60618
Jul 22Sunday18$110,673-21%-6.2%57$1,941$1,117,27919
Jul 23Monday18$54,772-50.5%+20.5%57$960$1,172,05120
Jul 24Tuesday20$44,677-18.4%+3.3%57$783$1,216,72821
Jul 25Wednesday22$43,709-2.2%-0.7%57$766$1,260,43722
Jul 26Thursday21$44,027+0.7%+3.1%57$772$1,304,46423
Jul 27Friday11$486,213+1,004.4%+391.1%500$972$1,790,67724
Jul 28Saturday11$660,989+35.9%+371.6%500$1,321$2,451,66625
Jul 29Sunday11$503,080-23.9%+354.6%500$1,006$2,954,74626
Jul 30Monday11$192,056-61.8%+250.6%500$384$3,146,80227
Jul 31Tuesday12$177,081-7.8%+296.4%500$354$3,323,88328
Aug 1Wednesday13$170,937-3.5%+291.1%500$341$3,494,82029
Aug 2Thursday13$162,736-4.8%+269.6%500$325$3,657,55630
Aug 3Friday18$156,969-3.5%-67.7%505$310$3,814,52531
Aug 4Saturday18$229,001+45.9%-65.4%505$453$4,043,52632
Aug 5Sunday18$174,933-23.6%-65.2%505$346$4,218,45933
Aug 6Monday18$91,023-48%-52.6%505$180$4,309,48234
Aug 7Tuesday17$87,361-4%-50.7%505$172$4,396,84335
Aug 8Wednesday19$82,146-6%-51.9%433$189$4,478,98936
Aug 9Thursday18$78,952-3.9%-51.5%433$182$4,557,94137
Aug 10Friday23$76,634-2.9%-51.2%403$190$4,634,57538
Aug 11Saturday24$108,284+41.3%-52.7%403$268$4,742,85939
Aug 12Sunday24$83,930-22.5%-52%403$208$4,826,78940
Aug 13Monday25$38,387-54.3%-57.8%403$95$4,865,17641
Aug 14Tuesday25$38,700+0.8%-55.7%403$96$4,903,87642
Aug 15Wednesday25$38,832+0.3%-52.7%403$96$4,942,70843
Aug 16Thursday24$40,045+3.1%-49.3%403$99$4,982,75344
Aug 17Friday30$46,357+15.8%-39.5%278$166$5,029,11045
Aug 18Saturday30$65,022+40.3%-40%278$233$5,094,13246
Aug 19Sunday31$47,163-27.5%-43.8%278$169$5,141,29547
Aug 20Monday30$22,633-52%-41%278$81$5,163,92848
Aug 21Tuesday30$24,389+7.8%-37%278$87$5,188,31749
Aug 22Wednesday30$21,494-11.9%-44.6%278$77$5,209,81150
Aug 23Thursday30$23,896+11.2%-40.3%278$85$5,233,70751
Aug 24Friday38$22,272-6.8%-52%128$174$5,255,97952
Aug 25Saturday41$24,573+10.3%-62.2%128$191$5,280,55253
Aug 26Sunday41$19,572-20.4%-58.5%128$152$5,300,12454
Aug 27Monday39$8,125-58.5%-64.1%128$63$5,308,24955
Aug 28Tuesday38$8,816+8.5%-63.9%128$68$5,317,06556
Aug 29Wednesday40$7,396-16.1%-65.6%128$57$5,324,46157
Aug 30Thursday41$7,411+0.2%-69%128$57$5,331,87258
Aug 31Friday45$13,046+76%-41.4%74$176$5,344,91859
Sep 1Saturday45$16,990+30.2%-30.9%74$229$5,361,90860
Sep 2Sunday46$17,003<0.1%-13.1%74$229$5,378,91161
Sep 3
Labor Day
Monday46$14,798-13%+82.1%74$199$5,393,70962
Sep 4Tuesday43$4,885-67%-44.6%74$66$5,398,59463
Sep 5Wednesday45$3,930-19.5%-46.9%74$53$5,402,52464
Sep 6Thursday43$4,848+23.4%-34.6%74$65$5,407,37265
Sep 7Friday48$6,641+37%-49.1%63$105$5,414,01366
Sep 8Saturday48$9,812+47.7%-42.2%63$155$5,423,82567
Sep 9Sunday49$4,088-58.3%-76%63$64$5,427,91368
Sep 10Monday47$1,851-54.7%-87.5%63$29$5,429,76469
Sep 11Tuesday48$1,896+2.4%-61.2%63$30$5,431,66070
Sep 12Wednesday47$2,157+13.8%-45.1%63$34$5,433,81771
Sep 13Thursday47$2,625+21.7%-45.9%63$41$5,436,44272
Sep 14Friday54$4,265+62.5%-35.8%36$118$5,440,70773
Sep 15Saturday55$4,670+9.5%-52.4%36$129$5,445,37774
Sep 16Sunday56$2,949-36.9%-27.9%36$81$5,448,32675
Sep 17Monday54$1,251-57.6%-32.4%36$34$5,449,57776
Sep 18Tuesday52$1,789+43%-5.6%36$49$5,451,36677
Sep 19Wednesday51$1,847+3.2%-14.4%36$51$5,453,21378
Sep 20Thursday51$1,848<0.1%-29.6%36$51$5,455,06179
Sep 21Friday58$3,031+64%-28.9%16$189$5,458,09280
Sep 22Saturday59$3,534+16.6%-24.3%16$220$5,461,62681
Sep 23Sunday54$3,253-8%+10.3%16$203$5,464,87982
Sep 24Monday53$1,423-56.3%+13.7%16$88$5,466,30283
Sep 25Tuesday56$980-31.1%-45.2%16$61$5,467,28284
Sep 26Wednesday53$1,302+32.9%-29.5%16$81$5,468,58485
Sep 27Thursday55$1,033-20.7%-44.1%16$64$5,469,61786
Sep 28Friday59$1,331+28.8%-56.1%10$133$5,470,94887
Sep 29Saturday59$2,297+72.6%-35%10$229$5,473,24588
Sep 30Sunday57$1,767-23.1%-45.7%10$176$5,475,01289
Oct 1Monday59$358-79.7%-74.8%10$35$5,475,37090
Oct 2Tuesday59$357-0.3%-63.6%10$35$5,475,72791
Oct 3Wednesday59$582+63%-55.3%10$58$5,476,30992
Oct 4Thursday59$452-22.3%-56.2%10$45$5,476,76193
Oct 5Friday55$712+57.5%-46.5%11$64$5,477,47394
Oct 6Saturday55$847+19%-63.1%11$77$5,478,32095
Oct 7Sunday57$367-56.7%-79.2%11$33$5,478,68796
Oct 8
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday51$713+94.3%+99.2%11$64$5,479,40097
Oct 9Tuesday55$122-82.9%-65.8%11$11$5,479,52298
Oct 10Wednesday54$365+199.2%-37.3%11$33$5,479,88799
Oct 11Thursday56$166-54.5%-63.3%11$15$5,480,053100
Oct 12Friday57$765+360.8%+7.4%11$69$5,480,818101
Oct 13Saturday57$942+23.1%+11.2%11$85$5,481,760102
Oct 14Sunday58$320-66%-12.8%6$53$5,482,080103
Oct 15Monday56$93-70.9%-87%6$15$5,482,173104
Oct 16Tuesday56$78-16.1%-36.1%6$13$5,482,251105
Oct 17Wednesday56$84+7.7%-77%6$14$5,482,335106
Oct 18Thursday56$94+11.9%-43.4%6$15$5,482,429107
Oct 19Friday59$416+342.6%-45.6%4$104$5,482,845108
Oct 20Saturday60$261-37.3%-72.3%4$65$5,483,106109
Oct 21Sunday60$403+54.4%+25.9%4$100$5,483,509110
Oct 22Monday57$90-77.7%-3.2%4$22$5,483,599111
Oct 23Tuesday54$124+37.8%+59%4$31$5,483,723112
Oct 24Wednesday53$125+0.8%+48.8%4$31$5,483,848113
Oct 25Thursday53$122-2.4%+29.8%4$30$5,483,970114
Oct 26Friday57$218+78.7%-47.6%4$54$5,484,188115
Oct 27Saturday57$135-38.1%-48.3%4$33$5,484,323116
Oct 28Sunday57$52-61.5%-87.1%4$13$5,484,375117
Nov 1Thursday55$26--78.7%4$6$5,484,401121