A History of Violence

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.

Grosses

Domestic (51.3%)
$31,504,633
Summary Details
DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Opening$364,000
14 theaters
Budget$32,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Sep 23, 2005 (Sep 30, 2005) - Feb 9, 2006
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 36 min
GenresAction Crime Drama Thriller
In Release465 days/66 weeks
Widest Release1,348 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Sep 23
Hurricane Katrina
Friday18$149,000--14$10,642$149,0001
Sep 24
Hurricane Katrina
Saturday18$215,000+44.3%-14$15,357$364,0002
Sep 25
Hurricane Katrina
Sunday18$153,000-28.8%-14$10,928$515,9923
Sep 30
Hurricane Katrina
Friday4$2,613,000-23.8%+1,653.7%1,340$1,950$3,382,0008
Oct 1Saturday4$3,431,000+31.3%+1,495.8%1,340$2,560$6,813,0009
Oct 2Sunday4$2,059,000-40%+1,245.8%1,340$1,536$8,871,78110
Oct 3Monday3$728,000-64.6%-1,340$543$9,600,00011
Oct 4Tuesday2$743,000+2.1%-1,340$554$10,343,00012
Oct 5Wednesday2$600,000-19.2%-1,340$447$10,943,00013
Oct 6Thursday2$630,000+5%-1,340$470$11,571,68414
Oct 7Friday10$1,484,000+135.6%-43.2%1,340$1,107$13,056,00015
Oct 8Saturday8$2,199,000+48.2%-35.9%1,340$1,641$15,255,00016
Oct 9Sunday9$1,384,000-37.1%-32.8%1,340$1,032$16,638,68417
Oct 10
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday7$759,000-45.2%+4.3%1,340$566$17,398,00018
Oct 11Tuesday6$448,000-41%-39.7%1,340$334$17,846,00019
Oct 12Wednesday6$438,000-2.2%-27%1,340$326$18,284,00020
Oct 13Thursday7$480,000+9.6%-23.8%1,340$358$18,763,96921
Oct 14Friday8$1,051,000+119%-29.2%1,348$779$19,815,00022
Oct 15Saturday8$1,627,000+54.8%-26%1,348$1,206$21,442,00023
Oct 16Sunday9$923,000-43.3%-33.3%1,348$684$22,364,44324
Oct 17Monday9$305,000-67%-59.8%1,348$226$22,669,00025
Oct 18Tuesday9$325,000+6.6%-27.5%1,348$241$22,994,00026
Oct 19Wednesday9$291,000-10.5%-33.6%1,348$215$23,285,00027
Oct 20Thursday9$315,000+8.2%-34.4%1,348$233$23,600,43328
Oct 21Friday9$844,000+167.9%-19.7%1,308$645$24,444,00029
Oct 22Saturday9$1,188,000+40.8%-27%1,308$908$25,632,00030
Oct 23Sunday9$667,000-43.9%-27.7%1,308$509$26,300,39531
Oct 24Monday10$226,000-66.1%-25.9%1,308$172$26,526,00032
Oct 25Tuesday10$226,000--30.5%1,308$172$26,752,00033
Oct 26Wednesday9$216,000-4.4%-25.8%1,308$165$26,968,00034
Oct 27Thursday9$221,000+2.3%-29.8%1,308$168$27,190,19235
Oct 28Friday14$420,000+90%-50.2%1,011$415$27,610,00036
Oct 29Saturday14$594,000+41.4%-50%1,011$587$28,204,00037
Oct 30Sunday15$338,000-43.1%-49.3%1,011$334$28,542,07538
Nov 4Friday18$247,000--41.2%707$349$29,342,00043
Nov 5Saturday18$366,000+48.2%-38.4%707$517$29,708,00044
Nov 6Sunday18$201,000-45.1%-40.5%707$284$29,909,24345
Nov 11Friday24$118,000--52.2%308$383$30,298,00050
Nov 12Saturday24$149,000+26.3%-59.3%308$483$30,447,00051
Nov 13Sunday24$77,000-48.3%-61.7%308$250$30,524,39452