Burn After Reading

A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.

Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$2,675,830
318 theaters
Budget$37,000,000
Release DateOct 10, 2008
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 36 min
GenresComedy Crime Drama Thriller
In Release142 days/20 weeks
Widest Release318 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 10-121$2,675,830-318-$8,414$2,675,8301
Oct 17-191$1,760,646-34.2%318-$5,536$5,236,9512
Oct 24-263$1,226,162-30.4%316-2$3,880$6,918,4723
Oct 31-Nov 23$876,900-28.5%289-27$3,034$7,547,3864
Nov 7-94$562,787-35.8%270-19$2,084$8,151,3825
Nov 14-167$381,718-32.2%218-52$1,751$8,693,4396
Nov 21-2310$206,457-45.9%161-57$1,282$8,987,2467
Nov 28-3014$130,552-36.8%59-102$2,212$9,183,6138
Dec 5-716$88,999-31.8%42-17$2,119$9,331,8489
Dec 12-1423$33,396-62.5%28-14$1,192$9,921,96110
Dec 19-2132$14,486-56.6%16-12$905$9,377,31311
Dec 26-2836$18,576+28.2%12-4$1,548$9,405,74312
Jan 9-1139$6,628-3-$2,209$10,520,50514
Jan 16-1840$6,487-2.1%4+1$1,621$10,532,79815
Jan 23-2540$6,954+7.2%2-2$3,477$10,547,04216
Jan 30-Feb 150$3,394-51.2%2-$1,697$9,893,00017
Feb 13-1566$27-1-$27$9,898,71419