Argo

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.

Grosses

Domestic (58.5%)
$136,025,503
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$19,458,109
3,232 theaters
Budget$44,500,000
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr
GenresBiography Drama Thriller
In Release446 days/63 weeks
Widest Release3,247 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Apr 19-2572$22,929-68.6%43-129$533$136,025,50328
Apr 12-1849$72,927-38.1%172-$423$136,002,57427
Apr 5-1140$117,796-47.2%172-88$684$135,929,64726
Mar 29-Apr 430$223,142+5.3%260+75$858$135,811,85125
Mar 22-2835$211,874-70.1%185-355$1,145$135,588,70924
Mar 15-2120$707,791-49.3%540-201$1,310$135,376,83523
Mar 8-1417$1,396,486-48.6%741-244$1,884$134,669,04422
Mar 1-713$2,716,173-0.5%985+183$2,757$133,272,55821
Feb 22-2812$2,730,048-13.7%802-101$3,404$130,556,38520
Feb 15-2112$3,163,285-7.8%903-502$3,503$127,826,33719
Feb 8-1410$3,429,439+18.6%1,405+470$2,440$124,663,05218
Feb 1-711$2,890,798+11.8%935+300$3,091$121,233,61317
Jan 25-3117$2,586,388-20%635-121$4,073$118,342,81516
Jan 18-2415$3,234,873+52.8%756+135$4,278$115,756,42715
Jan 11-1716$2,116,570+94.7%621+319$3,408$112,521,55414
Jan 4-1022$1,087,286-42.6%302-43$3,600$110,404,98413
Dec 28-Jan 3, 201317$1,895,587+0.5%345-$5,494$109,317,69812
Dec 21-2717$1,886,441+7.7%345-322$5,467$107,422,11111
Dec 14-2013$1,750,766-16.9%667-277$2,624$105,535,67010
Dec 7-1313$2,107,235-21.9%944-99$2,232$103,784,9049
Nov 30-Dec 613$2,697,252-43.6%1,043-212$2,586$101,677,6698
Nov 23-2910$4,783,266-23.4%1,255-$3,811$98,980,4177
Nov 16-229$6,244,671-30.5%1,255-1,508$4,975$94,197,1516
Nov 9-154$8,986,522-32.5%2,763-11$3,252$87,952,4805
Nov 2-83$13,314,821-22.7%2,774-81$4,799$78,965,9584
Oct 26-Nov 11$17,225,849-21.2%2,855-392$6,033$65,651,1373
Oct 19-252$21,858,799-17.7%3,247+15$6,731$48,425,2882
Oct 12-182$26,566,489-3,232-$8,219$26,566,4891