The Reader
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
DistributorSenator Film
See full company information
See full company information
Opening$3,404,848
359 theaters
359 theaters
Budget$32,000,000
Release DateFeb 26, 2009
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresDrama
Mystery
Romance
In Release309 days/44 weeks
Widest Release490 theaters
IMDbPro
See more details at IMDbPro
| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26-Mar 1 | 1 | $3,404,848 | - | 359 | - | $9,484 | $3,404,848 | 1 |
| Mar 5-8 | 2 | $2,883,518 | -15.3% | 456 | +97 | $6,323 | $7,415,708 | 2 |
| Mar 12-15 | 1 | $2,095,990 | -27.3% | 490 | +34 | $4,277 | $10,621,950 | 3 |
| Mar 19-22 | 2 | $1,251,334 | -40.3% | 490 | - | $2,553 | $12,690,347 | 4 |
| Mar 26-29 | 4 | $1,005,813 | -19.6% | 490 | - | $2,052 | $14,243,754 | 5 |
| Apr 2-5 | 6 | $528,866 | -47.4% | 448 | -42 | $1,180 | $15,951,294 | 6 |
| Apr 9-12 | 6 | $348,867 | -34% | 462 | +14 | $755 | $16,591,010 | 7 |
| Apr 16-19 | 13 | $362,089 | +3.8% | 442 | -20 | $819 | $17,146,118 | 8 |
| Apr 23-26 | 12 | $180,018 | -50.3% | 445 | +3 | $404 | $17,450,390 | 9 |
| Apr 30-May 3 | 17 | $142,947 | -20.6% | 365 | -80 | $391 | $17,754,125 | 10 |
| May 7-10 | 18 | $85,904 | -39.9% | 273 | -92 | $314 | $18,436,279 | 11 |
| May 14-17 | 25 | $49,126 | -42.8% | 182 | -91 | $269 | $18,559,062 | 12 |
| May 21-24 | 24 | $44,931 | -8.5% | 151 | -31 | $297 | $18,636,856 | 13 |
| May 28-31 | 23 | $43,891 | -2.3% | 143 | -8 | $306 | $18,704,168 | 14 |
| Jun 4-7 | 26 | $37,382 | -14.8% | 116 | -27 | $322 | $19,488,291 | 15 |
| Jun 11-14 | 29 | $37,445 | +0.2% | 129 | +13 | $290 | $19,565,289 | 16 |
| Jun 18-21 | 24 | $41,373 | +10.5% | 141 | +12 | $293 | $19,657,955 | 17 |
| Jun 25-28 | 24 | $31,825 | -23.1% | 144 | +3 | $221 | $19,725,295 | 18 |
| Jul 2-5 | 21 | $21,898 | -31.2% | 105 | -39 | $208 | $19,752,858 | 19 |
| Jul 9-12 | 24 | $22,697 | +3.6% | 96 | -9 | $236 | $19,808,874 | 20 |
| Jul 16-19 | 24 | $23,580 | +3.9% | 89 | -7 | $264 | $19,859,279 | 21 |
| Jul 23-26 | 19 | $37,632 | +59.6% | 91 | +2 | $413 | $19,923,431 | 22 |
| Jul 30-Aug 2 | 14 | $82,189 | +118.4% | 82 | -9 | $1,002 | $20,423,624 | 23 |
| Aug 6-9 | 13 | $73,296 | -10.8% | 63 | -19 | $1,163 | $20,559,454 | 24 |
| Aug 13-16 | 24 | $28,740 | -60.8% | 52 | -11 | $552 | $20,642,406 | 25 |
| Aug 20-23 | 21 | $28,883 | +0.5% | 54 | +2 | $534 | $20,680,450 | 26 |
| Aug 27-30 | 26 | $22,815 | -21% | 49 | -5 | $465 | $20,726,432 | 27 |
| Sep 3-6 | 29 | $20,341 | -10.8% | 38 | -11 | $535 | $20,494,065 | 28 |
| Sep 10-13 | 36 | $9,587 | -52.9% | 30 | -8 | $319 | $20,508,754 | 29 |
| Sep 17-20 | 40 | $7,569 | -21% | 25 | -5 | $302 | $20,526,652 | 30 |
| Sep 24-27 | 39 | $9,151 | +20.9% | 27 | +2 | $338 | $20,544,884 | 31 |
