A Better Life
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
DistributorSummit Entertainment
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Opening$62,087
4 theaters
4 theaters
Budget$10,000,000
Release DateJun 24, 2011
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Sep 1, 2011
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresDrama
Romance
In Release191 days/27 weeks
Widest Release216 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24-30 | 42 | $83,670 | - | 4 | - | $20,917 | $83,670 | 1 |
| Jul 1-7 | 34 | $145,584 | +74% | 11 | +7 | $13,234 | $229,254 | 2 |
| Jul 8-14 | 23 | $471,486 | +223.9% | 153 | +142 | $3,081 | $700,740 | 3 |
| Jul 15-21 | 24 | $497,844 | +5.6% | 216 | +63 | $2,304 | $1,198,584 | 4 |
| Jul 22-28 | 29 | $310,250 | -37.7% | 182 | -34 | $1,704 | $1,508,834 | 5 |
| Jul 29-Aug 4 | 44 | $114,525 | -63.1% | 108 | -74 | $1,060 | $1,623,359 | 6 |
| Aug 5-11 | 55 | $57,186 | -50.1% | 74 | -34 | $772 | $1,680,545 | 7 |
| Aug 12-18 | 64 | $28,748 | -49.7% | 51 | -23 | $563 | $1,709,293 | 8 |
| Aug 19-25 | 65 | $34,291 | +19.3% | 65 | +14 | $527 | $1,743,584 | 9 |
| Aug 26-Sep 1 | 74 | $15,668 | -54.3% | 31 | -34 | $505 | $1,759,252 | 10 |
