The Guard

An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is partnered with an uptight F.B.I. agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.

Grosses

Domestic (27.4%)
$5,360,274
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Opening$76,834
4 theaters
Budget$6,000,000
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 36 min
GenresComedy Crime Thriller
In Release522 days/74 weeks
Widest Release203 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 29-3141$76,834-4-$19,208$76,8341
Aug 5-727$192,336+150.3%19+15$10,122$307,5092
Aug 12-1426$282,678+47%47+28$6,014$670,0823
Aug 19-2121$419,919+48.6%83+36$5,059$1,217,6894
Aug 26-2822$384,699-8.4%107+24$3,595$1,777,9005
Sep 2-430$580,698+50.9%178+71$3,262$2,522,9136
Sep 2-5
Labor Day wknd
29$764,131-178-$4,292$2,706,346-
Sep 9-1125$408,561-29.6%203+25$2,012$3,254,0117
Sep 16-1828$339,784-16.8%202-1$1,682$3,782,3498
Sep 23-2529$249,325-26.6%167-35$1,492$4,165,1549
Sep 30-Oct 229$193,343-22.5%157-10$1,231$4,455,13510
Oct 7-930$119,125-38.4%124-33$960$4,646,79611
Oct 14-1633$106,717-10.4%94-30$1,135$4,824,66112
Oct 21-2335$111,062+4.1%82-12$1,354$4,984,91813
Oct 28-3040$62,836-43.4%56-26$1,122$5,067,22714
Nov 4-645$48,965-22.1%39-17$1,255$5,150,73315
Nov 11-1350$34,633-29.3%29-10$1,194$5,204,77316
Nov 18-2050$26,118-24.6%22-7$1,187$5,244,46717
Nov 25-27
Thanksgiving 3-Day
55$19,930-23.7%23+1$866$5,275,69318
Dec 2-4
Post-Thanksgiving
57$13,074-34.4%17-6$769$5,297,63919
Dec 9-1165$10,301-21.2%15-2$686$5,313,32720
Dec 16-1865$6,341-38.4%12-3$528$5,325,09021
Dec 23-2567$1,380-78.2%6-6$230$5,330,29422
Dec 23-26
Christmas long wknd
65$2,275-6-$379$5,331,189-
Dec 30-Jan 1, 201265$2,571+86.3%4-2$642$5,336,14423
Dec 30-Jan 2, 2012
New Year's long wknd
64$3,401-4-$850$5,336,974-
Jan 6-873$3,316+29%11+7$301$5,341,47124
Jan 13-1567$3,201-3.5%11-$291$5,346,59925
Jan 13-16
MLK wknd
59$4,210-11-$382$5,347,608-
Jan 20-2277$3,875+21.1%9-2$430$5,354,86826
Jan 27-2985$1,680-56.6%4-5$420$5,358,14827
Feb 3-593$840-50%2-2$420$5,359,77428