Captain Phillips

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$1,191,066
470 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
Release DateNov 29, 2013
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 14 min
GenresAction Biography Crime Drama Thriller
In Release398 days/56 weeks
Widest Release470 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 30-Dec 14$1,191,066-470-$2,534$1,530,0301
Dec 7-87$661,857-44.4%470-$1,408$3,090,9592
Dec 14-1510$336,217-49.2%391-79$859$4,310,9193
Dec 28-2917$97,332-370-$263$5,090,3055
Jan 4-517$116,067+19.2%317-53$366$5,518,3296
Jan 11-1218$53,715-53.7%81-236$663$5,682,3967
Jan 18-1918$5,202-90.3%8-73$650$5,740,4698
Jan 25-2617$2,670-48.7%3-5$890$5,747,7209
Feb 1-217$1,117-58.2%2-1$558$5,752,04810
Feb 8-9
Sochi Olympics
15$769-31.2%7+5$109$5,754,08611
Feb 15-16
Sochi Olympics
16$126-83.6%5-2$25$5,755,56912
Mar 1-221$615-1-$615$5,759,36714