Ruby Sparks

A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.

Grosses

Domestic (27.8%)
$2,540,106
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$140,822
13 theaters
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 44 min
GenresComedy Drama Fantasy Romance
In Release160 days/22 weeks
Widest Release261 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jul 25Wednesday26$19,557--13$1,504$19,5571
Jul 26Thursday27$20,279+3.7%-13$1,559$39,8362
Jul 27
London Olympics
Friday26$34,551+70.4%-13$2,657$74,3873
Jul 28
London Olympics
Saturday26$63,330+83.3%-13$4,871$137,7174
Jul 29
London Olympics
Sunday25$42,941-32.2%-13$3,303$180,6585
Jul 30
London Olympics
Monday26$15,864-63.1%-13$1,220$196,5226
Jul 31
London Olympics
Tuesday28$14,860-6.3%-13$1,143$211,3827
Aug 1
London Olympics
Wednesday27$16,110+8.4%-17.6%13$1,239$227,4928
Aug 2
London Olympics
Thursday28$15,278-5.2%-24.7%13$1,175$242,7709
Aug 3
London Olympics
Friday19$103,115+574.9%+198.4%64$1,611$345,88510
Aug 4
London Olympics
Saturday18$173,648+68.4%+174.2%64$2,713$519,53311
Aug 5
London Olympics
Sunday19$119,150-31.4%+177.5%64$1,861$638,68312
Aug 6
London Olympics
Monday21$45,955-61.4%+189.7%64$718$684,63813
Aug 7
London Olympics
Tuesday21$45,236-1.6%+204.4%64$706$729,87414
Aug 8
London Olympics
Wednesday23$33,730-25.4%+109.4%64$527$763,60415
Aug 9
London Olympics
Thursday23$33,894+0.5%+121.8%64$529$797,49816
Aug 10
London Olympics
Friday19$126,549+273.4%+22.7%261$484$924,04717
Aug 11
London Olympics
Saturday17$191,757+51.5%+10.4%261$734$1,115,80418
Aug 12
London Olympics
Sunday17$124,796-34.9%+4.7%261$478$1,240,60019
Aug 13Monday18$60,345-51.6%+31.3%261$231$1,300,94520
Aug 14Tuesday18$76,244+26.3%+68.5%261$292$1,377,18921
Aug 15Wednesday21$59,552-21.9%+76.6%252$236$1,436,74122
Aug 16Thursday21$58,630-1.5%+73%252$232$1,495,37123
Aug 17Friday25$82,728+41.1%-34.6%218$379$1,578,09924
Aug 18Saturday23$133,369+61.2%-30.4%218$611$1,711,46825
Aug 19Sunday25$85,129-36.2%-31.8%218$390$1,796,59726
Aug 20Monday24$34,657-59.3%-42.6%218$158$1,831,25427
Aug 21Tuesday22$43,718+26.1%-42.7%218$200$1,874,97228
Aug 22Wednesday23$32,219-26.3%-45.9%194$166$1,907,19129
Aug 23Thursday23$34,655+7.6%-40.9%194$178$1,941,84630
Aug 24Friday31$44,187+27.5%-46.6%135$327$1,986,03331
Aug 25Saturday28$74,985+69.7%-43.8%135$555$2,061,01832
Aug 26Sunday28$44,362-40.8%-47.9%135$328$2,105,38033
Aug 27Monday27$18,762-57.7%-45.9%135$138$2,124,14234
Aug 28Tuesday26$21,750+15.9%-50.2%135$161$2,145,89235
Aug 29Wednesday29$17,182-21%-46.7%119$144$2,163,07436
Aug 30Thursday29$17,016-1%-50.9%119$142$2,180,09037
Aug 31Friday38$21,704+27.6%-50.9%78$278$2,201,79438
Sep 1Saturday37$35,398+63.1%-52.8%78$453$2,237,19239
Sep 2Sunday37$32,495-8.2%-26.8%78$416$2,269,68740
Sep 3
Labor Day
Monday37$26,281-19.1%+40.1%78$336$2,295,96841
Sep 4Tuesday37$7,996-69.6%-63.2%78$102$2,303,96442
Sep 5Wednesday36$6,873-14%-60%78$88$2,310,83743
Sep 6Thursday36$7,347+6.9%-56.8%78$94$2,318,18444
Sep 7Friday38$15,291+108.1%-29.5%76$201$2,333,47545
Sep 8Saturday39$25,935+69.6%-26.7%76$341$2,359,41046
Sep 9Sunday40$13,663-47.3%-58%76$179$2,373,07347
Sep 10Monday36$4,963-63.7%-81.1%76$65$2,378,03648
Sep 11Tuesday36$5,762+16.1%-27.9%76$75$2,383,79849
Sep 12Wednesday37$5,176-10.2%-24.7%76$68$2,388,97450
Sep 13Thursday36$5,078-1.9%-30.9%76$66$2,394,05251
Sep 14Friday40$13,227+160.5%-13.5%70$188$2,407,27952
Sep 15Saturday40$18,855+42.5%-27.3%70$269$2,426,13453
Sep 16Sunday40$9,631-48.9%-29.5%70$137$2,435,76554
Sep 17Monday35$5,257-45.4%+5.9%70$75$2,441,02255
Sep 18Tuesday36$6,196+17.9%+7.5%70$88$2,447,21856
Sep 19Wednesday36$5,486-11.5%+6%70$78$2,452,70457
Sep 20Thursday36$5,739+4.6%+13%70$81$2,458,44358
Sep 21Friday48$6,100+6.3%-53.9%43$141$2,464,54359
Sep 22Saturday46$8,666+42.1%-54%43$201$2,473,20960
Sep 23Sunday47$5,045-41.8%-47.6%43$117$2,478,25461
Sep 24Monday45$1,986-60.6%-62.2%43$46$2,480,24062
Sep 25Tuesday43$2,974+49.7%-52%43$69$2,483,21463
Sep 26Wednesday44$2,919-1.8%-46.8%43$67$2,486,13364
Sep 27Thursday45$2,602-10.9%-54.7%43$60$2,488,73565
Sep 28Friday50$2,422-6.9%-60.3%17$142$2,491,15766
Sep 29Saturday50$4,853+100.4%-44%17$285$2,496,01067
Sep 30Sunday52$2,088-57%-58.6%17$122$2,498,09868
Oct 1Monday43$2,004-4%+0.9%17$117$2,500,10269
Oct 2Tuesday45$1,651-17.6%-44.5%17$97$2,501,75370
Oct 3Wednesday46$1,090-34%-62.7%17$64$2,502,84371
Oct 4Thursday43$1,911+75.3%-26.6%17$112$2,504,75472
Oct 5Friday50$1,283-32.9%-47%10$128$2,506,03773
Oct 6Saturday50$1,988+54.9%-59%10$198$2,508,02574
Oct 7Sunday50$1,452-27%-30.5%10$145$2,509,47775
Oct 8
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday42$898-38.2%-55.2%10$89$2,510,37576
Oct 9Tuesday42$654-27.2%-60.4%10$65$2,511,02977
Oct 10Wednesday43$521-20.3%-52.2%10$52$2,511,55078
Oct 11Thursday43$589+13.1%-69.2%10$58$2,512,13979
Oct 12Friday45$2,338+296.9%+82.2%15$155$2,514,47780
Oct 13Saturday42$6,454+176%+224.6%15$430$2,520,93181
Oct 14Sunday45$2,897-55.1%+99.5%15$193$2,523,82882
Oct 15Monday39$819-71.7%-8.8%15$54$2,524,64783
Oct 16Tuesday37$1,845+125.3%+182.1%15$123$2,526,49284
Oct 17Wednesday38$1,122-39.2%+115.4%15$74$2,527,61485
Oct 18Thursday39$987-12%+67.6%15$65$2,528,60186
Oct 19Friday45$1,697+71.9%-27.4%15$113$2,530,29887
Oct 20Saturday44$3,531+108.1%-45.3%15$235$2,533,82988
Oct 21Sunday45$1,990-43.6%-31.3%15$132$2,535,81989
Oct 22Monday39$836-58%+2.1%15$55$2,536,65590
Oct 23Tuesday39$1,161+38.9%-37.1%15$77$2,537,81691
Oct 24Wednesday39$1,220+5.1%+8.7%15$81$2,539,03692
Oct 25Thursday40$1,070-12.3%+8.4%15$71$2,540,10693