The Hoax
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
DistributorMiramax
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Opening$1,501,000
235 theaters
235 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Apr 6, 2007 (Apr 20, 2007)
-
May 31, 2007
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 56 min
GenresBiography
Comedy
Drama
History
In Release270 days/38 weeks
Widest Release1,069 theaters
IMDbPro
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Key:Estimated
| Date | DOW | Rank | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6 | Friday | 16 | $439,000 | - | - | 235 | $1,868 | $439,000 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | Saturday | 14 | $651,000 | +48.3% | - | 235 | $2,770 | $1,090,000 | 2 |
| Apr 8 Easter Sunday | Sunday | 16 | $359,000 | -44.9% | - | 235 | $1,527 | $1,449,320 | 3 |
| Apr 9 | Monday | 16 | $134,000 | -62.7% | - | 235 | $570 | $1,583,000 | 4 |
| Apr 10 | Tuesday | 16 | $125,000 | -6.7% | - | 235 | $531 | $1,708,000 | 5 |
| Apr 11 | Wednesday | 16 | $123,000 | -1.6% | - | 235 | $523 | $1,831,000 | 6 |
| Apr 12 | Thursday | 16 | $116,000 | -5.7% | - | 235 | $493 | $1,946,969 | 7 |
| Apr 13 | Friday | 16 | $393,000 | +238.8% | -10.5% | 413 | $951 | $2,340,000 | 8 |
| Apr 14 | Saturday | 16 | $703,000 | +78.9% | +8% | 413 | $1,702 | $3,043,000 | 9 |
| Apr 15 | Sunday | 16 | $370,000 | -47.4% | +3.1% | 413 | $895 | $3,413,521 | 10 |
| Apr 16 | Monday | 16 | $98,000 | -73.5% | -26.9% | 413 | $237 | $3,512,000 | 11 |
| Apr 17 | Tuesday | 16 | $107,000 | +9.2% | -14.4% | 413 | $259 | $3,619,000 | 12 |
| Apr 18 | Wednesday | 16 | $113,000 | +5.6% | -8.1% | 413 | $273 | $3,732,000 | 13 |
| Apr 19 | Thursday | 16 | $102,000 | -9.7% | -12.1% | 413 | $246 | $3,833,641 | 14 |
| Apr 20 | Friday | 17 | $354,000 | +247.1% | -9.9% | 1,069 | $331 | $4,188,000 | 15 |
| Apr 21 | Saturday | 15 | $588,000 | +66.1% | -16.4% | 1,069 | $550 | $4,776,000 | 16 |
| Apr 22 | Sunday | 19 | $287,000 | -51.2% | -22.4% | 1,069 | $268 | $5,063,422 | 17 |
| Apr 23 | Monday | 17 | $90,000 | -68.6% | -8.2% | 1,069 | $84 | $5,153,000 | 18 |
| Apr 24 | Tuesday | 16 | $104,000 | +15.6% | -2.8% | 1,069 | $97 | $5,257,000 | 19 |
| Apr 25 | Wednesday | 16 | $107,000 | +2.9% | -5.3% | 1,069 | $100 | $5,364,000 | 20 |
| Apr 26 | Thursday | 16 | $104,000 | -2.8% | +2% | 1,069 | $97 | $5,468,116 | 21 |
| Apr 27 | Friday | 17 | $221,000 | +112.5% | -37.6% | 981 | $225 | $5,689,000 | 22 |
| Apr 28 | Saturday | 16 | $362,000 | +63.8% | -38.4% | 981 | $369 | $6,051,000 | 23 |
| Apr 29 | Sunday | 18 | $178,000 | -50.8% | -38% | 981 | $181 | $6,228,666 | 24 |
| Apr 30 | Monday | 19 | $57,000 | -68% | -36.7% | 981 | $58 | $6,286,000 | 25 |
| May 1 | Tuesday | 19 | $66,000 | +15.8% | -36.5% | 981 | $67 | $6,352,000 | 26 |
| May 2 | Wednesday | 17 | $70,000 | +6.1% | -34.6% | 981 | $71 | $6,422,000 | 27 |
| May 3 | Thursday | 17 | $64,000 | -8.6% | -38.5% | 981 | $65 | $6,485,772 | 28 |
| May 4 | Friday | 21 | $63,000 | -1.6% | -71.5% | 301 | $209 | $6,549,000 | 29 |
| May 5 | Saturday | 20 | $117,000 | +85.7% | -67.7% | 301 | $388 | $6,666,000 | 30 |
| May 6 | Sunday | 20 | $69,000 | -41% | -61.2% | 301 | $229 | $6,733,726 | 31 |
| May 7 | Monday | 21 | $20,000 | -71% | -64.9% | 301 | $66 | $6,754,000 | 32 |
| May 8 | Tuesday | 20 | $22,000 | +10% | -66.7% | 301 | $73 | $6,776,000 | 33 |
| May 9 | Wednesday | 20 | $24,000 | +9.1% | -65.7% | 301 | $79 | $6,800,000 | 34 |
| May 10 | Thursday | 21 | $20,000 | -16.7% | -68.8% | 301 | $66 | $6,820,434 | 35 |
