Waiting for Superman

An examination of the current state of education in America today.

Grosses

Domestic (99.7%)
$6,417,135
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Vantage
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Opening$139,033
4 theaters
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 51 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release105 days/15 weeks
Widest Release330 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Sep 24Friday27$52,652--4$13,163$52,6521
Sep 25Saturday33$48,603-7.7%-4$12,150$101,2552
Sep 26Sunday30$37,778-22.3%-4$9,444$139,0333
Sep 27Monday27$14,340-62%-4$3,585$153,3734
Sep 28Tuesday27$13,164-8.2%-4$3,291$166,5375
Sep 29Wednesday27$13,660+3.8%-4$3,415$180,1976
Sep 30Thursday28$12,537-8.2%-4$3,134$192,7347
Oct 1Friday15$158,305+1,162.7%+200.7%34$4,656$351,0398
Oct 2Saturday17$143,342-9.5%+194.9%34$4,215$494,3819
Oct 3Sunday16$107,226-25.2%+183.8%34$3,153$601,60710
Oct 4Monday15$32,435-69.8%+126.2%34$953$634,04211
Oct 5Tuesday15$45,417+40%+245%34$1,335$679,45912
Oct 6Wednesday15$44,478-2.1%+225.6%34$1,308$723,93713
Oct 7Thursday15$51,014+14.7%+306.9%34$1,500$774,95114
Oct 8Friday16$256,151+402.1%+61.8%103$2,486$1,031,10215
Oct 9Saturday16$221,106-13.7%+54.3%103$2,146$1,252,20816
Oct 10Sunday16$165,048-25.4%+53.9%103$1,602$1,417,25617
Oct 11
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday16$120,262-27.1%+270.8%103$1,167$1,537,51818
Oct 12Tuesday16$68,712-42.9%+51.3%103$667$1,606,23019
Oct 13Wednesday16$78,963+14.9%+77.5%103$766$1,685,19320
Oct 14Thursday16$95,157+20.5%+86.5%103$923$1,780,35021
Oct 15Friday16$261,510+174.8%+2.1%182$1,436$2,041,86022
Oct 16Saturday18$298,833+14.3%+35.2%182$1,641$2,340,69323
Oct 17Sunday18$182,382-39%+10.5%182$1,002$2,523,07524
Oct 18Monday15$78,551-56.9%-34.7%182$431$2,601,62625
Oct 19Tuesday12$107,581+37%+56.6%182$591$2,709,20726
Oct 20Wednesday11$111,525+3.7%+41.2%182$612$2,820,73227
Oct 21Thursday12$109,046-2.2%+14.6%182$599$2,929,77828
Oct 22Friday13$277,958+154.9%+6.3%290$958$3,207,73629
Oct 23Saturday16$288,096+3.6%-3.6%290$993$3,495,83230
Oct 24Sunday14$208,448-27.6%+14.3%290$718$3,704,28031
Oct 25Monday13$82,367-60.5%+4.9%290$284$3,786,64732
Oct 26Tuesday13$86,904+5.5%-19.2%290$299$3,873,55133
Oct 27Wednesday11$107,391+23.6%-3.7%290$370$3,980,94234
Oct 28Thursday13$96,884-9.8%-11.2%290$334$4,077,82635
Oct 29Friday14$176,747+82.4%-36.4%330$535$4,254,57336
Oct 30Saturday16$214,918+21.6%-25.4%330$651$4,469,49137
Oct 31
Halloween
Sunday14$123,618-42.5%-40.7%330$374$4,593,10938
Nov 1Monday13$87,195-29.5%+5.9%330$264$4,680,30439
Nov 2Tuesday13$108,170+24.1%+24.5%330$327$4,788,47440
Nov 3Wednesday12$110,806+2.4%+3.2%330$335$4,899,28041
Nov 4Thursday12$113,563+2.5%+17.2%330$344$5,012,84342
Nov 5Friday16$122,459+7.8%-30.7%242$506$5,135,30243
Nov 6Saturday18$172,073+40.5%-19.9%242$711$5,307,37544
Nov 7Sunday16$100,705-41.5%-18.5%242$416$5,408,08045
Nov 8Monday15$43,138-57.2%-50.5%242$178$5,451,21846
Nov 9Tuesday15$57,170+32.5%-47.1%242$236$5,508,38847
Nov 10Wednesday15$70,656+23.6%-36.2%242$291$5,579,04448
Nov 11Thursday15$97,625+38.2%-14%242$403$5,676,66949
Nov 12Friday21$68,216-30.1%-44.3%204$334$5,744,88550
Nov 13Saturday21$87,797+28.7%-49%204$430$5,832,68251
Nov 14Sunday20$59,197-32.6%-41.2%204$290$5,891,87952
Nov 15Monday19$24,049-59.4%-44.3%204$117$5,915,92853
Nov 16Tuesday19$27,779+15.5%-51.4%204$136$5,943,70754
Nov 17Wednesday19$36,089+29.9%-48.9%204$176$5,979,79655
Nov 18Thursday19$41,659+15.4%-57.3%204$204$6,021,45556
Nov 19Friday27$28,239-32.2%-58.6%118$239$6,049,69457
Nov 20Saturday26$48,827+72.9%-44.4%118$413$6,098,52158
Nov 21Sunday26$31,945-34.6%-46%118$270$6,130,46659
Nov 22Monday25$17,696-44.6%-26.4%118$149$6,148,16260
Nov 23Tuesday24$25,330+43.1%-8.8%118$214$6,173,49261
Nov 24Wednesday32$12,572-50.4%-65.2%69$182$6,186,06462
Nov 25
Thanksgiving
Thursday35$6,167-50.9%-85.2%69$89$6,192,23163
Nov 26Friday35$23,693+284.2%-16.1%69$343$6,215,92464
Nov 27Saturday35$22,627-4.5%-53.7%69$327$6,238,55165
Nov 28Sunday35$14,243-37.1%-55.4%69$206$6,252,79466
Nov 29Monday24$11,387-20.1%-35.7%69$165$6,264,18167
Nov 30Tuesday32$4,617-59.5%-81.8%69$66$6,268,79868
Dec 1Wednesday30$6,923+49.9%-44.9%69$100$6,275,72169
Dec 2Thursday33$5,214-24.7%-15.5%69$75$6,280,93570
Dec 3Friday35$13,984+168.2%-41%85$164$6,294,91971
Dec 4Saturday36$15,108+8%-33.2%85$177$6,310,02772
Dec 5Sunday36$11,405-24.5%-19.9%85$134$6,321,43273
Dec 6Monday34$4,067-64.3%-64.3%85$47$6,325,49974
Dec 7Tuesday27$10,003+146%+116.7%85$117$6,335,50275
Dec 8Wednesday27$8,560-14.4%+23.6%85$100$6,344,06276
Dec 9Thursday31$7,170-16.2%+37.5%85$84$6,351,23277
Dec 10Friday38$4,579-36.1%-67.3%55$83$6,355,81178
Dec 11Saturday38$8,106+77%-46.3%55$147$6,363,91779
Dec 12Sunday37$7,963-1.8%-30.2%55$144$6,371,88080
Dec 13Monday28$7,686-3.5%+89%55$139$6,379,56681
Dec 14Tuesday29$8,444+9.9%-15.6%55$153$6,388,01082
Dec 15Wednesday35$4,790-43.3%-44%55$87$6,392,80083
Dec 16Thursday29$9,374+95.7%+30.7%55$170$6,402,17484
Dec 17Friday42$1,781-81%-61.1%33$53$6,403,95585
Dec 18Saturday42$3,571+100.5%-55.9%33$108$6,407,52686
Dec 19Sunday42$2,731-23.5%-65.7%33$82$6,410,25787
Dec 20Monday41$1,822-33.3%-76.3%33$55$6,412,07988
Dec 21Tuesday41$2,255+23.8%-73.3%33$68$6,414,33489
Dec 22Wednesday44$1,114-50.6%-76.7%33$33$6,415,44890
Dec 23Thursday44$1,687+51.4%-82%33$51$6,417,13591