The Ghost Writer

A ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Grosses

Domestic (25.8%)
$15,541,549
Summary Details
DistributorSummit Entertainment
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Opening$183,009
4 theaters
Budget$45,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Feb 19, 2010 (Mar 19, 2010) - Jun 17, 2010
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 8 min
GenresCrime Drama Mystery Thriller
In Release316 days/45 weeks
Widest Release819 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Feb 19
Vancouver Olympics
Friday25$48,671--4$12,167$48,6711
Feb 20
Vancouver Olympics
Saturday27$70,038+43.9%-4$17,509$118,7092
Feb 21
Vancouver Olympics
Sunday25$64,300-8.2%-4$16,075$183,0093
Feb 22
Vancouver Olympics
Monday23$20,509-68.1%-4$5,127$203,5184
Feb 23
Vancouver Olympics
Tuesday25$18,158-11.5%-4$4,539$221,6765
Feb 24
Vancouver Olympics
Wednesday24$20,580+13.3%-57.7%4$5,145$242,2566
Feb 25
Vancouver Olympics
Thursday26$16,913-17.8%-75.9%4$4,228$259,1697
Feb 26
Vancouver Olympics
Friday16$200,247+1,084%+311.4%43$4,656$459,4168
Feb 27
Vancouver Olympics
Saturday18$365,874+82.7%+422.4%43$8,508$825,2909
Feb 28
Vancouver Olympics
Sunday16$222,943-39.1%+246.7%43$5,184$1,048,23310
Mar 1Monday16$65,780-70.5%+220.7%43$1,529$1,114,01311
Mar 2Tuesday18$72,283+9.9%+298.1%43$1,681$1,186,29612
Mar 3Wednesday17$65,386-9.5%+217.7%43$1,520$1,251,68213
Mar 4Thursday18$61,177-6.4%+261.7%43$1,422$1,312,85914
Mar 5Friday13$386,790+532.2%+93.2%147$2,631$1,699,64915
Mar 6Saturday13$651,214+68.4%+78%147$4,430$2,350,86316
Mar 7Sunday14$249,642-61.7%+12%147$1,698$2,600,50517
Mar 8Monday13$95,692-61.7%+45.5%147$650$2,696,19718
Mar 9Tuesday13$112,235+17.3%+55.3%147$763$2,808,43219
Mar 10Wednesday13$115,102+2.6%+76%147$783$2,923,53420
Mar 11Thursday13$115,459+0.3%+88.7%147$785$3,038,99321
Mar 12Friday16$336,521+191.5%-13%224$1,502$3,375,51422
Mar 13Saturday15$560,088+66.4%-14%224$2,500$3,935,60223
Mar 14Sunday15$328,475-41.4%+31.6%224$1,466$4,264,07724
Mar 15Monday16$99,751-69.6%+4.2%224$445$4,363,82825
Mar 16Tuesday17$114,633+14.9%+2.1%224$511$4,478,46126
Mar 17Wednesday17$106,384-7.2%-7.6%224$474$4,584,84527
Mar 18Thursday17$105,324-1%-8.8%224$470$4,690,16928
Mar 19Friday11$548,628+420.9%+63%819$669$5,238,79729
Mar 20Saturday11$950,452+73.2%+69.7%819$1,160$6,189,24930
Mar 21Sunday11$564,515-40.6%+71.9%819$689$6,753,76431
Mar 22Monday11$186,686-66.9%+87.2%819$227$6,940,45032
Mar 23Tuesday11$226,524+21.3%+97.6%819$276$7,166,97433
Mar 24Wednesday11$188,672-16.7%+77.3%819$230$7,355,64634
Mar 25Thursday11$186,649-1.1%+77.2%819$227$7,542,29535
Mar 26Friday13$489,054+162%-10.9%819$597$8,031,34936
Mar 27Saturday13$755,921+54.6%-20.5%819$922$8,787,27037
Mar 28Sunday13$451,809-40.2%-20%819$551$9,239,07938
Mar 29Monday13$158,885-64.8%-14.9%819$193$9,397,96439
Mar 30Tuesday13$176,265+10.9%-22.2%819$215$9,574,22940
Mar 31Wednesday13$159,042-9.8%-15.7%819$194$9,733,27141
Apr 1Thursday14$155,625-2.1%-16.6%819$190$9,888,89642
Apr 2Friday12$368,315+136.7%-24.7%656$561$10,257,21143
Apr 3Saturday12$472,799+28.4%-37.5%656$720$10,730,01044
Apr 4
Easter Sunday
Sunday12$286,583-39.4%-36.6%656$436$11,016,59345
Apr 5Monday14$120,282-58%-24.3%656$183$11,136,87546
Apr 6Tuesday12$116,792-2.9%-33.7%656$178$11,253,66747
Apr 7Wednesday13$107,592-7.9%-32.3%656$164$11,361,25948
Apr 8Thursday13$110,125+2.4%-29.2%656$167$11,471,38449
Apr 9Friday13$229,822+108.7%-37.6%565$406$11,701,20650
Apr 10Saturday12$394,722+71.8%-16.5%565$698$12,095,92851
Apr 11Sunday13$197,807-49.9%-31%565$350$12,293,73552
Apr 12Monday13$61,964-68.7%-48.5%565$109$12,355,69953
Apr 13Tuesday12$82,180+32.6%-29.6%565$145$12,437,87954
Apr 14Wednesday13$64,496-21.5%-40.1%565$114$12,502,37555
Apr 15Thursday12$68,298+5.9%-38%565$120$12,570,67356
Apr 16Friday14$169,011+147.5%-26.5%480$352$12,739,68457
Apr 17Saturday13$333,200+97.1%-15.6%480$694$13,072,88458
Apr 18Sunday14$179,060-46.3%-9.5%480$373$13,251,94459
Apr 19Monday14$49,472-72.4%-20.2%480$103$13,301,41660
Apr 20Tuesday13$67,636+36.7%-17.7%480$140$13,369,05261
Apr 21Wednesday14$61,206-9.5%-5.1%480$127$13,430,25862
Apr 22Thursday15$56,971-6.9%-16.6%480$118$13,487,22963
Apr 23Friday16$119,840+110.4%-29.1%445$269$13,607,06964
Apr 24Saturday16$239,997+100.3%-28%445$539$13,847,06665
Apr 25Sunday16$137,420-42.7%-23.3%445$308$13,984,48666
Apr 26Monday17$41,565-69.8%-16%445$93$14,026,05167
Apr 27Tuesday17$48,992+17.9%-27.6%445$110$14,075,04368
Apr 28Wednesday17$43,427-11.4%-29%445$97$14,118,47069
Apr 29Thursday17$43,992+1.3%-22.8%445$98$14,162,46270
Apr 30Friday20$93,298+112.1%-22.1%336$277$14,255,76071
May 1Saturday19$168,285+80.4%-29.9%336$500$14,424,04572
May 2Sunday20$90,115-46.5%-34.4%336$268$14,514,16073
May 3Monday20$29,210-67.6%-29.7%336$86$14,543,37074
May 4Tuesday19$37,012+26.7%-24.5%336$110$14,580,38275
May 5Wednesday20$29,705-19.7%-31.6%336$88$14,610,08776
May 6Thursday21$31,636+6.5%-28.1%336$94$14,641,72377
May 7Friday24$55,530+75.5%-40.5%231$240$14,697,25378
May 8Saturday23$108,927+96.2%-35.3%231$471$14,806,18079
May 9Sunday22$74,271-31.8%-17.6%231$321$14,880,45180
May 10Monday21$19,173-74.2%-34.4%231$83$14,899,62481
May 11Tuesday21$21,628+12.8%-41.6%231$93$14,921,25282
May 12Wednesday20$22,944+6.1%-22.8%231$99$14,944,19683
May 13Thursday20$22,923<0.1%-27.5%231$99$14,967,11984
May 14Friday29$31,505+37.4%-43.3%150$210$14,998,62485
May 15Saturday28$58,231+84.8%-46.5%150$388$15,056,85586
May 16Sunday29$27,259-53.2%-63.3%150$181$15,084,11487
May 17Monday27$11,123-59.2%-42%150$74$15,095,23788
May 18Tuesday27$12,238+10%-43.4%150$81$15,107,47589
May 19Wednesday27$11,693-4.5%-49%150$77$15,119,16890
May 20Thursday27$11,656-0.3%-49.2%150$77$15,130,82491
May 21Friday32$19,138+64.2%-39.3%86$222$15,149,96292
May 22Saturday31$38,332+100.3%-34.2%86$445$15,188,29493
May 23Sunday31$20,226-47.2%-25.8%86$235$15,208,52094
May 24Monday31$8,241-59.3%-25.9%86$95$15,216,76195
May 25Tuesday31$7,454-9.5%-39.1%86$86$15,224,21596
May 26Wednesday31$7,716+3.5%-34%86$89$15,231,93197
May 27Thursday32$6,727-12.8%-42.3%86$78$15,238,65898
May 28Friday32$16,076+139%-16%58$277$15,254,73499
May 29Saturday30$30,222+88%-21.2%58$521$15,284,956100
May 30Sunday30$26,713-11.6%+32.1%58$460$15,311,669101
May 31
Memorial Day
Monday30$19,970-25.2%+142.3%58$344$15,331,639102
Jun 1Tuesday30$6,671-66.6%-10.5%58$115$15,338,310103
Jun 2Wednesday30$6,024-9.7%-21.9%58$103$15,344,334104
Jun 3Thursday29$6,458+7.2%-4%58$111$15,350,792105
Jun 4Friday28$23,155+258.5%+44%147$157$15,373,947106
Jun 5Saturday26$41,026+77.2%+35.7%147$279$15,414,973107
Jun 6Sunday26$26,103-36.4%-2.3%147$177$15,441,076108
Jun 7Monday29$9,134-65%-54.3%147$62$15,450,210109
Jun 8Tuesday29$11,036+20.8%+65.4%147$75$15,461,246110
Jun 9Wednesday26$12,017+8.9%+99.5%147$81$15,473,263111
Jun 10Thursday29$10,803-10.1%+67.3%147$73$15,484,066112
Jun 11
World Cup (South Africa)
Friday34$11,306+4.7%-51.2%63$179$15,495,372113
Jun 12
World Cup (South Africa)
Saturday32$18,453+63.2%-55%63$292$15,513,825114
Jun 13
World Cup (South Africa)
Sunday34$9,343-49.4%-64.2%63$148$15,523,168115
Jun 14
World Cup (South Africa)
Monday32$4,371-53.2%-52.1%63$69$15,527,539116
Jun 15
World Cup (South Africa)
Tuesday31$5,243+19.9%-52.5%63$83$15,532,782117
Jun 16
World Cup (South Africa)
Wednesday32$5,024-4.2%-58.2%63$79$15,537,806118
Jun 17
World Cup (South Africa)
Thursday32$3,743-25.5%-65.4%63$59$15,541,549119