J. Edgar

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

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Title Summary

Grosses

Domestic (43.9%)
$37,306,030

International (56.1%)
$47,614,509

Worldwide
$84,920,539

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Summary Details

DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$11,217,324
1,910 theaters

Budget$35,000,000

Release Date (Wide)Nov 9, 2011 (Nov 11, 2011) - Feb 23, 2012

MPAAR

Running Time2 hr 17 min

GenresBiography Drama Romance

In Release419 days/59 weeks

Widest Release1,985 theaters

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Date	DOW	Rank	Daily	%± YD	%± LW	Theaters	Avg	To Date	Day	Estimated
Nov 9, 2011	Wednesday	17	$52,645	-	-	7	$7,520	$52,645	1	false
Nov 10, 2011	Thursday	18	$45,889	-12.8%	-	7	$6,555	$98,534	2	false
Nov 11, 2011	Friday	5	$4,257,906	+9,178.7%	-	1,910	$2,229	$4,356,440	3	false
Nov 12, 2011	Saturday	5	$4,463,400	+4.8%	-	1,910	$2,336	$8,819,840	4	false
Nov 13, 2011	Sunday	5	$2,496,018	-44.1%	-	1,910	$1,306	$11,315,858	5	false
Nov 14, 2011	Monday	4	$838,088	-66.4%	-	1,910	$438	$12,153,946	6	false
Nov 15, 2011	Tuesday	3	$1,038,274	+23.9%	-	1,910	$543	$13,192,220	7	false
Nov 16, 2011	Wednesday	3	$864,438	-16.7%	+1,542%	1,910	$452	$14,056,658	8	false
Nov 17, 2011	Thursday	4	$738,036	-14.6%	+1,508.3%	1,910	$386	$14,794,694	9	false
Nov 18, 2011	Friday	7	$1,795,284	+143.3%	-57.8%	1,947	$922	$16,589,978	10	false
Nov 19, 2011	Saturday	7	$2,613,090	+45.6%	-41.5%	1,947	$1,342	$19,203,068	11	false
Nov 20, 2011	Sunday	7	$1,519,746	-41.8%	-39.1%	1,947	$780	$20,722,814	12	false
Nov 21, 2011	Monday	7	$577,282	-62%	-31.1%	1,947	$296	$21,300,096	13	false
Nov 22, 2011	Tuesday	7	$757,131	+31.2%	-27.1%	1,947	$388	$22,057,227	14	false
Nov 23, 2011	Wednesday	10	$832,013	+9.9%	-3.8%	1,947	$427	$22,889,240	15	false
Nov 24, 2011 Thanksgiving	Thursday	10	$973,431	+17%	+31.9%	1,947	$499	$23,862,671	16	false
Nov 25, 2011	Friday	11	$1,990,212	+104.5%	+10.9%	1,910	$1,041	$25,852,883	17	false
Nov 26, 2011	Saturday	11	$1,972,656	-0.9%	-24.5%	1,910	$1,032	$27,825,539	18	false
Nov 27, 2011	Sunday	11	$1,012,304	-48.7%	-33.4%	1,910	$530	$28,837,843	19	false
Nov 28, 2011	Monday	10	$333,057	-67.1%	-42.3%	1,910	$174	$29,170,900	20	false
Nov 29, 2011	Tuesday	9	$416,481	+25%	-45%	1,910	$218	$29,587,381	21	false
Nov 30, 2011	Wednesday	9	$345,218	-17.1%	-58.5%	1,910	$180	$29,932,599	22	false
Dec 1, 2011	Thursday	10	$328,482	-4.8%	-66.3%	1,910	$171	$30,261,081	23	false
Dec 2, 2011	Friday	11	$711,696	+116.7%	-64.2%	1,910	$372	$30,972,777	24	false
Dec 3, 2011	Saturday	11	$1,032,966	+45.1%	-47.6%	1,985	$520	$32,005,743	25	false
Dec 4, 2011	Sunday	11	$563,749	-45.4%	-44.3%	1,985	$284	$32,569,492	26	false
Dec 5, 2011	Monday	10	$223,148	-60.4%	-33%	1,985	$112	$32,792,640	27	false
Dec 6, 2011	Tuesday	10	$286,049	+28.2%	-31.3%	1,985	$144	$33,078,689	28	false
Dec 7, 2011	Wednesday	10	$249,493	-12.8%	-27.7%	1,985	$125	$33,328,182	29	false
Dec 8, 2011	Thursday	10	$244,516	-2%	-25.6%	1,985	$123	$33,572,698	30	false
Dec 9, 2011	Friday	12	$355,696	+45.5%	-50%	1,555	$228	$33,928,394	31	false
Dec 10, 2011	Saturday	13	$545,041	+53.2%	-47.2%	1,555	$350	$34,473,435	32	false
Dec 11, 2011	Sunday	13	$287,676	-47.2%	-49%	1,555	$185	$34,761,111	33	false
Dec 12, 2011	Monday	12	$138,153	-52%	-38.1%	1,555	$88	$34,899,264	34	false
Dec 13, 2011	Tuesday	12	$158,268	+14.6%	-44.7%	1,555	$101	$35,057,532	35	false
Dec 14, 2011	Wednesday	12	$139,498	-11.9%	-44.1%	1,555	$89	$35,197,030	36	false
Dec 15, 2011	Thursday	13	$135,373	-3%	-44.6%	1,555	$87	$35,332,403	37	false
Dec 16, 2011	Friday	18	$108,082	-20.2%	-69.6%	703	$153	$35,440,485	38	false
Dec 17, 2011	Saturday	19	$174,049	+61%	-68.1%	703	$247	$35,614,534	39	false
Dec 18, 2011	Sunday	19	$104,363	-40%	-63.7%	703	$148	$35,718,897	40	false
Dec 19, 2011	Monday	18	$57,327	-45.1%	-58.5%	703	$81	$35,776,224	41	false
Dec 20, 2011	Tuesday	18	$58,284	+1.7%	-63.2%	703	$82	$35,834,508	42	false
Dec 21, 2011	Wednesday	24	$36,364	-37.6%	-73.9%	455	$79	$35,870,872	43	false
Dec 22, 2011	Thursday	24	$41,398	+13.8%	-69.4%	455	$90	$35,912,270	44	false
Dec 23, 2011	Friday	27	$42,977	+3.8%	-60.2%	455	$94	$35,955,247	45	false
Dec 24, 2011	Saturday	22	$34,894	-18.8%	-80%	455	$76	$35,990,141	46	false
Dec 25, 2011 Christmas Day	Sunday	23	$64,268	+84.2%	-38.4%	455	$141	$36,054,409	47	false
Dec 26, 2011	Monday	23	$81,669	+27.1%	+42.5%	455	$179	$36,136,078	48	false
Dec 27, 2011	Tuesday	24	$61,444	-24.8%	+5.4%	455	$135	$36,197,522	49	false
Dec 28, 2011	Wednesday	24	$63,020	+2.6%	+73.3%	455	$138	$36,260,542	50	false
Dec 29, 2011	Thursday	23	$66,439	+5.4%	+60.5%	455	$146	$36,326,981	51	false
Dec 30, 2011	Friday	24	$79,252	+19.3%	+84.4%	455	$174	$36,406,233	52	false
Dec 31, 2011 New Year's Eve	Saturday	23	$86,818	+9.5%	+148.8%	455	$190	$36,493,051	53	false
Jan 1, 2012 New Year's Day	Sunday	25	$79,554	-8.4%	+23.8%	455	$174	$36,572,605	54	false
Jan 2, 2012	Monday	23	$78,226	-1.7%	-4.2%	455	$171	$36,650,831	55	false
Jan 3, 2012	Tuesday	24	$35,202	-55%	-42.7%	455	$77	$36,686,033	56	false
Jan 4, 2012	Wednesday	24	$33,302	-5.4%	-47.2%	455	$73	$36,719,335	57	false
Jan 5, 2012	Thursday	23	$32,497	-2.4%	-51.1%	455	$71	$36,751,832	58	false
Jan 6, 2012	Friday	32	$32,005	-1.5%	-59.6%	152	$210	$36,783,837	59	false
Jan 7, 2012	Saturday	30	$49,463	+54.5%	-43%	152	$325	$36,833,300	60	false
Jan 8, 2012	Sunday	33	$28,878	-41.6%	-63.7%	152	$189	$36,862,178	61	false
Jan 9, 2012	Monday	26	$11,552	-60%	-85.2%	152	$76	$36,873,730	62	false
Jan 10, 2012	Tuesday	25	$15,557	+34.7%	-55.8%	152	$102	$36,889,287	63	false
Jan 11, 2012	Wednesday	24	$16,179	+4%	-51.4%	152	$106	$36,905,466	64	false
Jan 12, 2012	Thursday	25	$13,800	-14.7%	-57.5%	152	$90	$36,919,266	65	false
Jan 13, 2012	Friday	37	$15,153	+9.8%	-52.7%	82	$184	$36,934,419	66	false
Jan 14, 2012	Saturday	37	$23,293	+53.7%	-52.9%	82	$284	$36,957,712	67	false
Jan 15, 2012	Sunday	37	$16,810	-27.8%	-41.8%	82	$205	$36,974,522	68	false
Jan 16, 2012 MLK Day	Monday	38	$12,092	-28.1%	+4.7%	82	$147	$36,986,614	69	false
Jan 17, 2012	Tuesday	33	$6,893	-43%	-55.7%	82	$84	$36,993,507	70	false
Jan 18, 2012	Wednesday	33	$6,086	-11.7%	-62.4%	82	$74	$36,999,593	71	false
Jan 19, 2012	Thursday	33	$6,269	+3%	-54.6%	82	$76	$37,005,862	72	false
Jan 20, 2012	Friday	39	$9,228	+47.2%	-39.1%	46	$200	$37,015,090	73	false
Jan 21, 2012	Saturday	40	$14,316	+55.1%	-38.5%	46	$311	$37,029,406	74	false
Jan 22, 2012	Sunday	41	$7,509	-47.5%	-55.3%	46	$163	$37,036,915	75	false
Jan 23, 2012	Monday	37	$3,606	-52%	-70.2%	46	$78	$37,040,521	76	false
Jan 24, 2012	Tuesday	37	$4,748	+31.7%	-31.1%	46	$103	$37,045,269	77	false
Jan 25, 2012	Wednesday	37	$3,351	-29.4%	-44.9%	46	$72	$37,048,620	78	false
Jan 26, 2012	Thursday	37	$3,905	+16.5%	-37.7%	46	$84	$37,052,525	79	false
Jan 27, 2012	Friday	33	$33,180	+749.7%	+259.6%	208	$159	$37,085,705	80	false
Jan 28, 2012	Saturday	34	$46,512	+40.2%	+224.9%	208	$223	$37,132,217	81	false
Jan 29, 2012	Sunday	34	$29,178	-37.3%	+288.6%	208	$140	$37,161,395	82	false
Jan 30, 2012	Monday	30	$13,122	-55%	+263.9%	208	$63	$37,174,517	83	false
Jan 31, 2012	Tuesday	29	$16,977	+29.4%	+257.6%	208	$81	$37,191,494	84	false
Feb 1, 2012	Wednesday	31	$12,903	-24%	+285%	208	$62	$37,204,397	85	false
Feb 2, 2012	Thursday	31	$13,048	+1.1%	+234.1%	208	$62	$37,217,445	86	false
Feb 3, 2012	Friday	38	$14,534	+11.4%	-56.2%	135	$107	$37,231,979	87	false
Feb 4, 2012	Saturday	39	$19,775	+36.1%	-57.5%	135	$146	$37,251,754	88	false
Feb 5, 2012	Sunday	40	$6,886	-65.2%	-76.4%	135	$51	$37,258,640	89	false
Feb 6, 2012	Monday	37	$4,854	-29.5%	-63%	135	$35	$37,263,494	90	false
Feb 7, 2012	Tuesday	37	$6,116	+26%	-64%	135	$45	$37,269,610	91	false
Feb 8, 2012	Wednesday	37	$4,954	-19%	-61.6%	135	$36	$37,274,564	92	false
Feb 9, 2012	Thursday	37	$5,211	+5.2%	-60.1%	135	$38	$37,279,775	93	false
Feb 10, 2012	Friday	47	$4,103	-21.3%	-71.8%	42	$97	$37,283,878	94	false
Feb 11, 2012	Saturday	48	$5,634	+37.3%	-71.5%	42	$134	$37,289,512	95	false
Feb 12, 2012	Sunday	47	$3,966	-29.6%	-42.4%	42	$94	$37,293,478	96	false
Feb 13, 2012	Monday	45	$1,389	-65%	-71.4%	42	$33	$37,294,867	97	false
Feb 14, 2012	Tuesday	47	$2,311	+66.4%	-62.2%	42	$55	$37,297,178	98	false
Feb 15, 2012	Wednesday	46	$1,615	-30.1%	-67.4%	42	$38	$37,298,793	99	false
Feb 16, 2012	Thursday	46	$1,679	+4%	-67.8%	42	$39	$37,300,472	100	false
Feb 17, 2012	Friday	53	$871	-48.1%	-78.8%	11	$79	$37,301,343	101	false
Feb 18, 2012	Saturday	53	$1,281	+47.1%	-77.3%	11	$116	$37,302,624	102	false
Feb 19, 2012	Sunday	52	$1,827	+42.6%	-53.9%	11	$166	$37,304,451	103	false
Feb 20, 2012 Presidents' Day	Monday	54	$499	-72.7%	-64.1%	11	$45	$37,304,950	104	false
Feb 21, 2012	Tuesday	51	$354	-29.1%	-84.7%	11	$32	$37,305,304	105	false
Feb 22, 2012	Wednesday	50	$330	-6.8%	-79.6%	11	$30	$37,305,634	106	false
Feb 23, 2012	Thursday	50	$396	+20%	-76.4%	11	$36	$37,306,030	107	false