War of the Worlds

An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.

Grosses

Domestic (38.8%)
$234,280,354
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$64,878,725
3,908 theaters
Budget$132,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 56 min
GenresAction Adventure Sci-Fi
In Release191 days/27 weeks
Widest Release3,910 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jun 29Wednesday1$21,256,483--3,908$5,439$21,256,4831
Jun 30Thursday1$14,425,917-32.1%-3,908$3,691$35,682,4002
Jul 1Friday1$21,920,576+52%-3,908$5,609$57,602,9763
Jul 2Saturday1$23,182,200+5.8%-3,908$5,931$80,785,1764
Jul 3Sunday1$19,775,949-14.7%-3,908$5,060$100,561,1255
Jul 4
Independence Day
Monday1$12,183,228-38.4%-3,908$3,117$112,744,3536
Jul 5Tuesday1$8,453,028-30.6%-3,908$2,163$121,197,3817
Jul 6Wednesday1$7,124,191-15.7%-66.5%3,908$1,822$128,321,5728
Jul 7Thursday1$6,187,592-13.1%-57.1%3,908$1,583$134,509,1649
Jul 8Friday2$9,713,727+57%-55.7%3,910$2,484$144,222,89110
Jul 9Saturday2$12,291,809+26.5%-47%3,910$3,143$156,514,70011
Jul 10Sunday2$8,463,582-31.1%-57.2%3,910$2,164$164,978,28212
Jul 11Monday2$3,278,467-61.3%-73.1%3,910$838$168,256,74913
Jul 12Tuesday2$3,077,922-6.1%-63.6%3,910$787$171,334,67114
Jul 13Wednesday2$2,984,767-3%-58.1%3,910$763$174,319,43815
Jul 14Thursday2$2,871,735-3.8%-53.6%3,910$734$177,191,17316
Jul 15Friday4$4,400,956+53.3%-54.7%3,724$1,181$181,592,12917
Jul 16Saturday4$6,234,094+41.7%-49.3%3,724$1,674$187,826,22318
Jul 17Sunday4$4,600,699-26.2%-45.6%3,724$1,235$192,426,92219
Jul 18Monday4$1,918,597-58.3%-41.5%3,724$515$194,345,51920
Jul 19Tuesday4$1,814,028-5.5%-41.1%3,724$487$196,159,54721
Jul 20Wednesday4$1,648,974-9.1%-44.8%3,724$442$197,808,52122
Jul 21Thursday4$1,687,517+2.3%-41.2%3,724$453$199,496,03823
Jul 22Friday8$2,619,985+55.3%-40.5%3,265$802$202,116,02324
Jul 23Saturday6$3,711,420+41.7%-40.5%3,265$1,136$205,827,44325
Jul 24Sunday6$2,594,200-30.1%-43.6%3,265$794$208,421,64326
Jul 25Monday6$1,156,578-55.4%-39.7%3,265$354$209,578,22127
Jul 26Tuesday6$1,183,426+2.3%-34.8%3,265$362$210,761,64728
Jul 27Wednesday6$1,078,232-8.9%-34.6%3,265$330$211,839,87929
Jul 28Thursday6$1,048,146-2.8%-37.9%3,265$321$212,888,02530
Jul 29Friday9$1,570,038+49.8%-40.1%2,324$675$214,458,06331
Jul 30Saturday7$2,260,836+44%-39.1%2,324$972$216,718,89932
Jul 31Sunday9$1,650,365-27%-36.4%2,324$710$218,369,26433
Aug 1Monday9$731,123-55.7%-36.8%2,324$314$219,100,38734
Aug 2Tuesday10$682,414-6.7%-42.3%2,324$293$219,782,80135
Aug 3Wednesday10$632,235-7.4%-41.4%2,324$272$220,415,03636
Aug 4Thursday10$642,707+1.7%-38.7%2,324$276$221,066,74337
Aug 5Friday9$1,037,323+61.4%-33.9%1,940$534$222,095,06638
Aug 6Saturday9$1,461,787+40.9%-35.3%1,940$753$223,556,85339
Aug 7Sunday9$1,049,185-28.2%-36.4%1,940$540$224,615,03840
Aug 8Monday10$452,612-56.9%-38.1%1,940$233$225,067,65041
Aug 9Tuesday10$477,978+5.6%-30%1,940$246$225,545,62842
Aug 10Wednesday10$441,047-7.7%-30.2%1,940$227$225,986,67543
Aug 11Thursday10$425,324-3.6%-33.8%1,940$219$226,411,99944
Aug 12Friday13$612,209+43.9%-41%1,340$456$227,024,20845
Aug 13Saturday12$917,516+49.9%-37.2%1,340$684$227,941,72446
Aug 14Sunday13$628,969-31.4%-40.1%1,340$469$228,570,69347
Aug 15Monday12$262,155-58.3%-42.1%1,340$195$228,832,84848
Aug 16Tuesday12$266,778+1.8%-44.2%1,340$199$229,099,62649
Aug 17Wednesday13$231,018-13.4%-47.6%1,340$172$229,330,64450
Aug 18Thursday14$226,841-1.8%-46.7%1,340$169$229,557,48551
Aug 19Friday16$289,777+27.7%-52.7%713$406$229,847,26252
Aug 20Saturday16$464,294+60.2%-49.4%713$651$230,311,55653
Aug 21Sunday17$303,269-34.7%-51.8%713$425$230,614,82554
Aug 22Monday14$110,841-63.5%-57.7%713$155$230,725,66655
Aug 23
Hurricane Katrina
Tuesday14$116,050+4.7%-56.5%713$162$230,841,71656
Aug 24
Hurricane Katrina
Wednesday14$103,766-10.6%-55.1%713$145$230,945,48257
Aug 25
Hurricane Katrina
Thursday13$102,659-1.1%-54.7%713$143$231,048,14158
Aug 26
Hurricane Katrina
Friday19$203,481+98.2%-29.8%579$351$231,251,62259
Aug 27
Hurricane Katrina
Saturday17$344,213+69.2%-25.9%579$594$231,595,83560
Aug 28
Hurricane Katrina
Sunday17$210,445-38.9%-30.6%579$363$231,806,28061
Aug 29
Hurricane Katrina
Monday16$68,760-67.3%-38%579$118$231,875,04062
Aug 30
Hurricane Katrina
Tuesday16$69,889+1.6%-39.8%579$120$231,944,92963
Aug 31
Hurricane Katrina
Wednesday18$57,184-18.2%-44.9%579$98$232,002,11364
Sep 1
Hurricane Katrina
Thursday17$51,474-10%-49.9%579$88$232,053,58765
Sep 2
Hurricane Katrina
Friday22$103,229+100.5%-49.3%408$253$232,156,81666
Sep 3
Hurricane Katrina
Saturday23$171,227+65.9%-50.3%408$419$232,328,04367
Sep 4
Hurricane Katrina
Sunday22$172,599+0.8%-18%408$423$232,500,64268
Sep 5
Hurricane Katrina
Labor Day
Monday24$106,229-38.5%+54.5%408$260$232,606,87169
Sep 6
Hurricane Katrina
Tuesday22$23,950-77.5%-65.7%408$58$232,630,82170
Sep 7
Hurricane Katrina
Wednesday21$21,427-10.5%-62.5%408$52$232,652,24871
Sep 8
Hurricane Katrina
Thursday21$22,377+4.4%-56.5%408$54$232,674,62572
Sep 9
Hurricane Katrina
Friday28$61,930+176.8%-40%307$201$232,736,55573
Sep 10
Hurricane Katrina
Saturday27$109,129+76.2%-36.3%307$355$232,845,68474
Sep 11
Hurricane Katrina
Sunday29$55,638-49%-67.8%307$181$232,901,32275
Sep 12
Hurricane Katrina
Monday24$16,883-69.7%-84.1%307$54$232,918,20576
Sep 13
Hurricane Katrina
Tuesday24$18,779+11.2%-21.6%307$61$232,936,98477
Sep 14
Hurricane Katrina
Wednesday24$17,974-4.3%-16.1%307$58$232,954,95878
Sep 15
Hurricane Katrina
Thursday24$18,666+3.9%-16.6%307$60$232,973,62479
Sep 16
Hurricane Katrina
Friday28$42,278+126.5%-31.7%157$269$233,015,90280
Sep 17
Hurricane Katrina
Saturday28$73,504+73.9%-32.6%157$468$233,089,40681
Sep 18
Hurricane Katrina
Sunday28$33,345-54.6%-40.1%157$212$233,122,75182
Sep 19
Hurricane Katrina
Monday24$10,309-69.1%-38.9%157$65$233,133,06083
Sep 20
Hurricane Katrina
Tuesday24$11,329+9.9%-39.7%157$72$233,144,38984
Sep 21
Hurricane Katrina
Wednesday24$8,488-25.1%-52.8%157$54$233,152,87785
Sep 22
Hurricane Katrina
Thursday24$10,918+28.6%-41.5%157$69$233,163,79586
Sep 23
Hurricane Katrina
Friday30$23,475+115%-44.5%117$200$233,187,27087
Sep 24
Hurricane Katrina
Saturday30$40,355+71.9%-45.1%117$344$233,227,62588
Sep 25
Hurricane Katrina
Sunday30$23,238-42.4%-30.3%117$198$233,250,86389
Sep 26
Hurricane Katrina
Monday24$6,566-71.7%-36.3%117$56$233,257,42990
Sep 27
Hurricane Katrina
Tuesday24$6,763+3%-40.3%117$57$233,264,19291
Sep 28
Hurricane Katrina
Wednesday24$6,707-0.8%-21%117$57$233,270,89992
Sep 29
Hurricane Katrina
Thursday27$4,414-34.2%-59.6%117$37$233,275,31393
Sep 30
Hurricane Katrina
Friday35$15,862+259.4%-32.4%73$217$233,291,17594
Oct 1Saturday35$25,492+60.7%-36.8%73$349$233,316,66795
Oct 2Sunday35$14,390-43.6%-38.1%73$197$233,331,05796
Oct 3Monday30$5,921-58.9%-9.8%73$81$233,336,97897
Oct 4Tuesday29$6,216+5%-8.1%73$85$233,343,19498
Oct 5Wednesday30$5,438-12.5%-18.9%73$74$233,348,63299
Oct 6Thursday30$5,216-4.1%+18.2%73$71$233,353,848100
Oct 7Friday26$61,474+1,078.6%+287.6%245$250$233,415,322101
Oct 8Saturday27$96,791+57.5%+279.7%245$395$233,512,113102
Oct 9Sunday27$63,873-34%+343.9%245$260$233,575,986103
Oct 10
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday26$28,533-55.3%+381.9%245$116$233,604,519104
Oct 11Tuesday22$23,940-16.1%+285.1%245$97$233,628,459105
Oct 12Wednesday23$20,456-14.6%+276.2%245$83$233,648,915106
Oct 13Thursday22$25,169+23%+382.5%245$102$233,674,084107
Oct 14Friday27$48,111+91.2%-21.7%216$222$233,722,195108
Oct 15Saturday27$77,283+60.6%-20.2%216$357$233,799,478109
Oct 16Sunday28$47,274-38.8%-26%216$218$233,846,752110
Oct 17Monday23$17,266-63.5%-39.5%216$79$233,864,018111
Oct 18Tuesday23$18,909+9.5%-21%216$87$233,882,927112
Oct 19Wednesday24$18,024-4.7%-11.9%216$83$233,900,951113
Oct 20Thursday23$22,670+25.8%-9.9%216$104$233,923,621114
Oct 21Friday35$35,433+56.3%-26.4%169$209$233,959,054115
Oct 22Saturday33$53,522+51.1%-30.7%169$316$234,012,576116
Oct 23Sunday33$30,886-42.3%-34.7%169$182$234,043,462117
Oct 24Monday32$9,146-70.4%-47%169$54$234,052,608118
Oct 25Tuesday33$8,919-2.5%-52.8%169$52$234,061,527119
Oct 26Wednesday32$8,556-4.1%-52.5%169$50$234,070,083120
Oct 27Thursday32$9,733+13.8%-57.1%169$57$234,079,816121
Oct 28Friday37$18,610+91.2%-47.5%119$156$234,098,426122
Oct 29Saturday37$27,480+47.7%-48.7%119$230$234,125,906123
Oct 30Sunday38$15,966-41.9%-48.3%119$134$234,141,872124
Oct 31
Halloween
Monday32$5,593-65%-38.8%119$47$234,147,465125
Nov 1Tuesday30$6,790+21.4%-23.9%119$57$234,154,255126
Nov 2Wednesday30$6,704-1.3%-21.6%119$56$234,160,959127
Nov 3Thursday32$6,136-8.5%-37%119$51$234,167,095128
Nov 4Friday39$11,188+82.3%-39.9%71$157$234,178,283129
Nov 5Saturday39$18,044+61.3%-34.3%71$254$234,196,327130
Nov 6Sunday40$10,666-40.9%-33.2%71$150$234,206,993131
Nov 7Monday34$3,280-69.2%-41.4%71$46$234,210,273132
Nov 8Tuesday35$2,933-10.6%-56.8%71$41$234,213,206133
Nov 9Wednesday35$3,578+22%-46.6%71$50$234,216,784134
Nov 10Thursday34$5,603+56.6%-8.7%71$78$234,222,387135
Nov 11Friday42$9,181+63.9%-17.9%43$213$234,231,568136
Nov 12Saturday44$11,039+20.2%-38.8%43$256$234,242,607137
Nov 13Sunday44$6,582-40.4%-38.3%43$153$234,249,189138
Nov 14Monday36$2,185-66.8%-33.4%43$50$234,251,374139
Nov 15Tuesday35$3,114+42.5%+6.2%43$72$234,254,488140
Nov 16Wednesday35$2,701-13.3%-24.5%43$62$234,257,189141
Nov 17Thursday35$2,664-1.4%-52.5%43$61$234,259,853142
Nov 18Friday35$4,822+81%-47.5%34$141$234,264,675143
Nov 19Saturday36$7,250+50.4%-34.3%34$213$234,271,925144
Nov 20Sunday36$5,131-29.2%-22%34$150$234,277,056145
Nov 21Monday33$1,590-69%-27.2%34$46$234,278,646146
Nov 22Tuesday34$1,708+7.4%-45.2%34$50$234,280,354147