Thank You for Smoking

Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year old son.

Grosses

Domestic (63.1%)
$24,793,509
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$262,923
5 theaters
Budget$6,500,000
Release Date (Wide)Mar 17, 2006 (Apr 14, 2006) - Sep 14, 2006
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 32 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release290 days/41 weeks
Widest Release1,020 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Mar 17Friday27$61,577--5$12,315$61,5771
Mar 18Saturday27$116,758+89.6%-5$23,351$178,3352
Mar 19Sunday25$84,588-27.6%-5$16,917$262,9233
Mar 20Monday24$26,617-68.5%-5$5,323$289,5404
Mar 21Tuesday25$26,435-0.7%-5$5,287$315,9755
Mar 22Wednesday24$30,217+14.3%-5$6,043$346,1926
Mar 23Thursday25$31,921+5.6%-5$6,384$378,1137
Mar 24Friday13$264,121+727.4%+328.9%54$4,891$642,2348
Mar 25Saturday14$475,277+79.9%+307.1%54$8,801$1,117,5119
Mar 26Sunday15$264,513-44.3%+212.7%54$4,898$1,382,02410
Mar 27Monday15$80,852-69.4%+203.8%54$1,497$1,462,87611
Mar 28Tuesday14$90,701+12.2%+243.1%54$1,679$1,553,57712
Mar 29Wednesday13$95,723+5.5%+216.8%54$1,772$1,649,30013
Mar 30Thursday13$93,770-2%+193.8%54$1,736$1,743,07014
Mar 31Friday13$487,893+420.3%+84.7%126$3,872$2,230,96315
Apr 1Saturday13$725,665+48.7%+52.7%126$5,759$2,956,62816
Apr 2Sunday13$392,770-45.9%+48.5%126$3,117$3,349,39817
Apr 3Monday13$116,100-70.4%+43.6%126$921$3,465,49818
Apr 4Tuesday13$135,635+16.8%+49.5%126$1,076$3,601,13319
Apr 5Wednesday13$141,747+4.5%+48.1%126$1,124$3,742,88020
Apr 6Thursday13$141,097-0.5%+50.5%126$1,119$3,883,97721
Apr 7Friday12$661,182+368.6%+35.5%299$2,211$4,545,15922
Apr 8Saturday10$1,129,767+70.9%+55.7%299$3,778$5,674,92623
Apr 9Sunday10$518,148-54.1%+31.9%299$1,732$6,193,07424
Apr 10Monday12$180,276-65.2%+55.3%299$602$6,373,35025
Apr 11Tuesday11$201,804+11.9%+48.8%299$674$6,575,15426
Apr 12Wednesday10$203,195+0.7%+43.4%299$679$6,778,34927
Apr 13Thursday11$270,120+32.9%+91.4%299$903$7,048,46928
Apr 14Friday8$1,576,899+483.8%+138.5%1,015$1,553$8,625,36829
Apr 15Saturday7$1,869,371+18.5%+65.5%1,015$1,841$10,494,73930
Apr 16
Easter Sunday
Sunday8$1,044,832-44.1%+101.6%1,015$1,029$11,539,57131
Apr 17Monday8$420,449-59.8%+133.2%1,015$414$11,960,02032
Apr 18Tuesday8$355,156-15.5%+76%1,015$349$12,315,17633
Apr 19Wednesday8$345,132-2.8%+69.9%1,015$340$12,660,30834
Apr 20Thursday8$340,126-1.5%+25.9%1,015$335$13,000,43435
Apr 21Friday11$815,486+139.8%-48.3%1,020$799$13,815,92036
Apr 22Saturday11$1,296,536+59%-30.6%1,020$1,271$15,112,45637
Apr 23Sunday12$668,947-48.4%-36%1,020$655$15,781,40338
Apr 24Monday12$203,607-69.6%-51.6%1,020$199$15,985,01039
Apr 25Tuesday12$212,684+4.5%-40.1%1,020$208$16,197,69440
Apr 26Wednesday12$210,761-0.9%-38.9%1,020$206$16,408,45541
Apr 27Thursday12$210,430-0.2%-38.1%1,020$206$16,618,88542
Apr 28Friday14$520,278+147.2%-36.2%734$708$17,139,16343
Apr 29Saturday13$843,511+62.1%-34.9%734$1,149$17,982,67444
Apr 30Sunday14$412,791-51.1%-38.3%734$562$18,395,46545
May 1Monday14$134,848-67.3%-33.8%734$183$18,530,31346
May 2Tuesday14$143,241+6.2%-32.7%734$195$18,673,55447
May 3Wednesday14$140,009-2.3%-33.6%734$190$18,813,56348
May 4Thursday14$135,382-3.3%-35.7%734$184$18,948,94549
May 5Friday15$278,442+105.7%-46.5%560$497$19,227,38750
May 6Saturday15$511,735+83.8%-39.3%560$913$19,739,12251
May 7Sunday15$264,854-48.2%-35.8%561$472$20,003,97652
May 8Monday14$105,739-60.1%-21.6%561$188$20,109,71553
May 9Tuesday15$105,788<0.1%-26.1%561$188$20,215,50354
May 10Wednesday15$109,808+3.8%-21.6%561$195$20,325,31155
May 11Thursday14$125,016+13.8%-7.7%561$222$20,450,32756
May 12Friday18$260,918+108.7%-6.3%428$609$20,711,24557
May 13Saturday18$407,926+56.3%-20.3%428$953$21,119,17158
May 14Sunday18$246,576-39.6%-6.9%427$577$21,365,74759
May 15Monday17$83,648-66.1%-20.9%427$195$21,449,39560
May 16Tuesday17$92,121+10.1%-12.9%427$215$21,541,51661
May 17Wednesday17$81,929-11.1%-25.4%427$191$21,623,44562
May 18Thursday17$82,514+0.7%-34%427$193$21,705,95963
May 19Friday16$144,840+75.5%-44.5%315$459$21,850,79964
May 20Saturday16$227,417+57%-44.3%315$721$22,078,21665
May 21Sunday16$134,387-40.9%-45.5%315$426$22,212,60366
May 22Monday15$58,012-56.8%-30.6%315$184$22,270,61567
May 23Tuesday15$50,301-13.3%-45.4%315$159$22,320,91668
May 24Wednesday16$50,127-0.3%-38.8%315$159$22,371,04369
May 25Thursday16$52,227+4.2%-36.7%315$165$22,423,27070
May 26Friday15$122,114+133.8%-15.7%269$453$22,545,38471
May 27Saturday15$184,019+50.7%-19.1%269$684$22,729,40372
May 28Sunday15$163,205-11.3%+21.4%270$604$22,892,60873
May 29
Memorial Day
Monday15$125,432-23.1%+116.2%270$464$23,018,04074
May 30Tuesday16$44,065-64.9%-12.4%270$163$23,062,10575
May 31Wednesday14$46,879+6.4%-6.5%270$173$23,108,98476
Jun 1Thursday15$45,848-2.2%-12.2%270$169$23,154,83277
Jun 2Friday18$90,364+97.1%-26%264$342$23,245,19678
Jun 3Saturday17$150,723+66.8%-18.1%264$570$23,395,91979
Jun 4Sunday18$90,037-40.3%-44.8%265$339$23,485,95680
Jun 5Monday16$35,135-61%-72%265$132$23,521,09181
Jun 6Tuesday19$34,411-2.1%-21.9%248$138$23,555,50282
Jun 7Wednesday17$39,399+14.5%-16%248$158$23,594,90183
Jun 8Thursday17$38,871-1.3%-15.2%248$156$23,633,77284
Jun 9
World Cup (Germany)
Friday20$61,017+57%-32.5%193$316$23,694,78985
Jun 10
World Cup (Germany)
Saturday19$93,931+53.9%-37.7%193$486$23,788,72086
Jun 11
World Cup (Germany)
Sunday21$52,730-43.9%-41.4%193$273$23,841,45087
Jun 12
World Cup (Germany)
Monday20$26,176-50.4%-25.5%193$135$23,867,62688
Jun 13
World Cup (Germany)
Tuesday20$25,345-3.2%-26.3%193$131$23,892,97189
Jun 14
World Cup (Germany)
Wednesday19$26,261+3.6%-33.3%193$136$23,919,23290
Jun 15
World Cup (Germany)
Thursday19$25,562-2.7%-34.2%193$132$23,944,79491
Jun 16
World Cup (Germany)
Friday24$27,510+7.6%-54.9%117$235$23,972,30492
Jun 17
World Cup (Germany)
Saturday22$42,266+53.6%-55%117$361$24,014,57093
Jun 18
World Cup (Germany)
Sunday22$32,938-22.1%-37.5%117$281$24,047,50894
Jun 19
World Cup (Germany)
Monday22$14,944-54.6%-42.9%117$127$24,062,45295
Jun 20
World Cup (Germany)
Tuesday22$15,946+6.7%-37.1%117$136$24,078,39896
Jun 21
World Cup (Germany)
Wednesday22$15,545-2.5%-40.8%117$132$24,093,94397
Jun 22
World Cup (Germany)
Thursday22$16,881+8.6%-34%117$144$24,110,82498
Jun 23
World Cup (Germany)
Friday23$31,425+86.2%+14.2%110$285$24,142,24999
Jun 24
World Cup (Germany)
Saturday23$44,952+43%+6.4%110$408$24,187,201100
Jun 25
World Cup (Germany)
Sunday24$31,937-29%-3%110$290$24,219,138101
Jun 26
World Cup (Germany)
Monday22$17,712-44.5%+18.5%110$161$24,236,850102
Jun 27
World Cup (Germany)
Tuesday24$15,626-11.8%-2%110$142$24,252,476103
Jun 28
World Cup (Germany)
Wednesday23$14,697-5.9%-5.5%110$133$24,267,173104
Jun 29
World Cup (Germany)
Thursday24$14,394-2.1%-14.7%110$130$24,281,567105
Jun 30
World Cup (Germany)
Friday26$18,356+27.5%-41.6%77$238$24,299,923106
Jul 1
World Cup (Germany)
Saturday26$24,891+35.6%-44.6%77$323$24,324,814107
Jul 2
World Cup (Germany)
Sunday25$23,674-4.9%-25.9%77$307$24,348,488108
Jul 3
World Cup (Germany)
Monday27$17,404-26.5%-1.7%77$226$24,365,892109
Jul 4
Independence Day
World Cup (Germany)
Tuesday26$13,845-20.4%-11.4%77$179$24,379,737110
Jul 5
World Cup (Germany)
Wednesday26$8,674-37.3%-41%77$112$24,388,411111
Jul 6
World Cup (Germany)
Thursday27$8,460-2.5%-41.2%77$109$24,396,871112
Jul 7
World Cup (Germany)
Friday28$14,621+72.8%-20.3%62$235$24,411,492113
Jul 8
World Cup (Germany)
Saturday28$23,148+58.3%-7%62$373$24,434,640114
Jul 9
World Cup (Germany)
Sunday29$14,678-36.6%-38%62$236$24,449,318115
Jul 10Monday27$7,889-46.3%-54.7%62$127$24,457,207116
Jul 11Tuesday27$8,262+4.7%-40.3%62$133$24,465,469117
Jul 12Wednesday28$9,226+11.7%+6.4%62$148$24,474,695118
Jul 13Thursday27$8,932-3.2%+5.6%62$144$24,483,627119
Jul 14Friday31$14,978+67.7%+2.4%51$293$24,498,605120
Jul 15Saturday30$25,235+68.5%+9%51$494$24,523,840121
Jul 16Sunday31$15,662-37.9%+6.7%51$307$24,539,502122
Jul 17Monday28$10,547-32.7%+33.7%51$206$24,550,049123
Jul 18Tuesday28$11,213+6.3%+35.7%51$219$24,561,262124
Jul 19Wednesday29$9,463-15.6%+2.6%51$185$24,570,725125
Jul 20Thursday29$10,200+7.8%+14.2%51$200$24,580,925126
Jul 21Friday30$11,478+12.5%-23.4%39$294$24,592,403127
Jul 22Saturday31$21,100+83.8%-16.4%39$541$24,613,503128
Jul 23Sunday31$14,126-33.1%-9.8%39$362$24,627,629129
Jul 24Monday29$6,646-53%-37%39$170$24,634,275130
Jul 25Tuesday29$6,291-5.3%-43.9%39$161$24,640,566131
Jul 26Wednesday30$5,750-8.6%-39.2%39$147$24,646,316132
Jul 27Thursday30$5,949+3.5%-41.7%39$152$24,652,265133
Jul 28Friday36$6,745+13.4%-41.2%27$249$24,659,010134
Jul 29Saturday36$9,432+39.8%-55.3%27$349$24,668,442135
Jul 30Sunday36$6,467-31.4%-54.2%27$239$24,674,909136
Jul 31Monday34$3,912-39.5%-41.1%27$144$24,678,821137
Aug 1Tuesday34$4,778+22.1%-24.1%27$176$24,683,599138
Aug 2Wednesday34$4,681-2%-18.6%27$173$24,688,280139
Aug 3Thursday34$4,445-5%-25.3%27$164$24,692,725140
Aug 4Friday39$5,685+27.9%-15.7%31$183$24,698,410141
Aug 5Saturday38$9,003+58.4%-4.5%31$290$24,707,413142
Aug 6Sunday38$5,872-34.8%-9.2%31$189$24,713,285143
Aug 7Monday36$4,057-30.9%+3.7%31$130$24,717,342144
Aug 8Tuesday36$4,724+16.4%-1.1%31$152$24,722,066145
Aug 9Wednesday37$4,619-2.2%-1.3%31$149$24,726,685146
Aug 10Thursday37$4,566-1.1%+2.7%31$147$24,731,251147
Aug 11Friday43$4,452-2.5%-21.7%19$234$24,735,703148
Aug 12Saturday43$5,231+17.5%-41.9%19$275$24,740,934149
Aug 13Sunday43$3,843-26.5%-34.6%19$202$24,744,777150
Aug 14Monday39$2,777-27.7%-31.6%19$146$24,747,554151
Aug 15Tuesday40$3,002+8.1%-36.5%19$158$24,750,556152
Aug 16Wednesday40$2,803-6.6%-39.3%19$147$24,753,359153
Aug 17Thursday40$2,885+2.9%-36.8%19$151$24,756,244154
Aug 18Friday47$3,081+6.8%-30.8%12$256$24,759,325155
Aug 19Saturday48$3,544+15%-32.3%12$295$24,762,869156
Aug 20Sunday48$2,998-15.4%-22%12$249$24,765,867157
Aug 21Monday43$1,688-43.7%-39.2%12$140$24,767,555158
Aug 22Tuesday43$1,686-0.1%-43.8%12$140$24,769,241159
Aug 23Wednesday43$1,455-13.7%-48.1%12$121$24,770,696160
Aug 24Thursday43$1,761+21%-39%12$146$24,772,457161