The Best Two Years

Two pairs of Mormon missionaries from America live in a beaten-up apartment in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Their personalities are distinctly different. Appropriately, the most responsible one, Elder Johnson, is the District Leader and oversees their efforts. His companion, the vain Elder Van Pelt, seeks to become the assistant to the mission president (the top post available) as soon as possible, and he receives letters from three girlfriends he left behind. The capable Elder Rogers has become disillusioned and inattentive to his duties ever since a previous missionary companion returned to America, looked up and married Elder Rogers' girlfriend. As a result he is simply marking time until he returns home in a few weeks time. The three meet Elder Rogers' new companion, Elder Calhoun, in the train station. This new elder is a nerdy but enthusiastic "greenie" that has just arrived from the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Utah. Unfortunately his training did not give him much fluency in the Dutch language, but as luck would have it, the first person he approaches to proselytize is a fellow American named Kyle. In the weeks that come, Elder Johnson and Van Pelt increasingly irritate each other while in contrast Elder Rogers and Calhoun begin to relate in a positive fashion as they teach Kyle about the Mormon faith.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$1,163,450
Summary Details
DistributorHalestorm Entertainment
Opening$92,436
22 theaters
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 52 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release316 days/45 weeks
Widest Release29 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Feb 20-2247$92,436-22-$4,201$92,4361
Feb 27-2948$81,843-11.5%23+1$3,558$221,0392
Mar 5-753$60,030-26.7%25+2$2,401$319,9353
Mar 12-1459$38,809-35.4%24-1$1,617$392,1094
Mar 19-2154$41,766+7.6%26+2$1,606$463,5385
Mar 26-2863$36,789-11.9%24-2$1,532$530,0946
Apr 2-478$17,926-51.3%13-11$1,378$567,4677
Apr 9-1174$16,214-9.6%7-6$2,316$609,0608
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97$9,270-8-$1,158$841,037-
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July 4th long wknd
71$9,502-6-$1,583$890,488-
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Athens Olympics
104$1,974-2.4%3+1$658$936,66026
Aug 20-22
Athens Olympics
89$10,084+410.8%9+6$1,120$948,48527
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Athens Olympics
64$28,815+185.7%21+12$1,372$992,17028
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84$23,391-17-$1,375$1,050,759-
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