The Aviator

A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.

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Title Summary

Grosses

Domestic (48%)
$102,610,330

International (52%)
$111,109,612

Worldwide
$213,719,942

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Summary Details

DistributorMiramax
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Opening$858,021
40 theaters

Budget$110,000,000

Release Date (Wide)Dec 17, 2004 (Dec 25, 2004) - Jun 2, 2005

MPAAPG-13

Running Time2 hr 50 min

GenresBiography Drama

In Release380 days/54 weeks

Widest Release2,530 theaters

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Key:Estimated

Date	DOW	Rank	Daily	%± YD	%± LW	Theaters	Avg	To Date	Day	Estimated
Dec 17	Friday	14	$252,000	-	-	40	$6,300	$252,000	1	true
Dec 18	Saturday	14	$327,000	+29.8%	-	40	$8,175	$579,000	2	true
Dec 19	Sunday	14	$279,000	-14.7%	-	40	$6,975	$858,021	3	true
Dec 20	Monday	14	$139,000	-50.2%	-	40	$3,475	$997,000	4	true
Dec 21	Tuesday	14	$129,000	-7.2%	-	40	$3,225	$1,126,000	5	true
Dec 22	Wednesday	16	$104,000	-19.4%	-	41	$2,536	$1,231,046	6	true
Dec 23	Thursday	16	$123,692	+18.9%	-	41	$3,016	$1,354,738	7	false
Dec 24	Friday	16	$150,000	+21.3%	-40.5%	41	$3,658	$1,505,000	8	true
Dec 25 Christmas Day	Saturday	4	$4,240,000	+2,726.7%	+1,196.6%	1,796	$2,360	$5,745,000	9	true
Dec 26	Sunday	4	$4,240,000	-	+1,419.7%	1,796	$2,360	$9,986,105	10	true
Dec 27	Monday	5	$2,740,000	-35.4%	+1,871.2%	1,796	$1,525	$12,726,000	11	true
Dec 28	Tuesday	5	$2,480,000	-9.5%	+1,822.5%	1,796	$1,380	$15,206,000	12	true
Dec 29	Wednesday	5	$2,315,000	-6.7%	+2,126%	1,796	$1,288	$17,519,699	13	true
Dec 30	Thursday	5	$2,657,027	+14.8%	+2,048.1%	1,796	$1,479	$20,176,726	14	false
Dec 31 New Year's Eve	Friday	3	$3,912,000	+47.2%	+2,508%	1,796	$2,178	$24,089,000	15	true
Jan 1 New Year's Day	Saturday	4	$4,432,000	+13.3%	+4.5%	1,796	$2,467	$28,521,000	16	true
Jan 2	Sunday	3	$3,021,000	-31.8%	-28.8%	1,796	$1,682	$31,541,390	17	true
Jan 3	Monday	3	$1,200,000	-60.3%	-56.2%	1,796	$668	$32,741,000	18	true
Jan 4	Tuesday	2	$878,000	-26.8%	-64.6%	1,796	$488	$33,619,000	19	true
Jan 5	Wednesday	2	$823,000	-6.3%	-64.4%	1,796	$458	$34,442,000	20	true
Jan 6	Thursday	2	$863,000	+4.9%	-67.5%	1,796	$480	$35,306,195	21	true
Jan 7	Friday	3	$2,222,000	+157.5%	-43.2%	1,867	$1,190	$37,528,000	22	true
Jan 8	Saturday	4	$3,356,000	+51%	-24.3%	1,867	$1,797	$40,884,000	23	true
Jan 9	Sunday	4	$1,915,000	-42.9%	-36.6%	1,867	$1,025	$42,798,842	24	true
Jan 10	Monday	3	$569,000	-70.3%	-52.6%	1,867	$304	$43,368,000	25	true
Jan 11	Tuesday	3	$638,000	+12.1%	-27.3%	1,867	$341	$44,006,000	26	true
Jan 12	Wednesday	3	$579,000	-9.2%	-29.6%	1,867	$310	$44,585,000	27	true
Jan 13	Thursday	3	$594,000	+2.6%	-31.2%	1,867	$318	$45,178,059	28	true
Jan 14	Friday	7	$1,443,000	+142.9%	-35.1%	1,956	$737	$46,621,000	29	true
Jan 15	Saturday	7	$2,149,000	+48.9%	-36%	1,956	$1,098	$48,770,000	30	true
Jan 16	Sunday	7	$1,466,000	-31.8%	-23.4%	1,956	$749	$50,235,595	31	true
Jan 17 MLK Day	Monday	8	$1,292,542	-11.8%	+127.2%	1,956	$660	$51,528,137	32	false
Jan 18	Tuesday	5	$622,000	-51.9%	-2.5%	1,956	$317	$52,150,000	33	true
Jan 19	Wednesday	5	$515,000	-17.2%	-11.1%	1,956	$263	$52,665,000	34	true
Jan 20	Thursday	5	$520,000	+1%	-12.5%	1,956	$265	$53,186,274	35	true
Jan 21	Friday	9	$1,514,000	+191.2%	+4.9%	2,261	$669	$54,700,000	36	true
Jan 22	Saturday	7	$2,140,000	+41.3%	-0.4%	2,261	$946	$56,840,000	37	true
Jan 23	Sunday	8	$1,185,000	-44.6%	-19.2%	2,261	$524	$58,024,146	38	true
Jan 24	Monday	6	$441,000	-62.8%	-65.9%	2,261	$195	$58,465,000	39	true
Jan 25	Tuesday	3	$687,000	+55.8%	+10.5%	2,261	$303	$59,152,000	40	true
Jan 26	Wednesday	2	$773,000	+12.5%	+50.1%	2,261	$341	$59,925,000	41	true
Jan 27	Thursday	3	$758,000	-1.9%	+45.8%	2,261	$335	$60,682,903	42	true
Jan 28	Friday	6	$2,024,000	+167%	+33.7%	2,503	$808	$62,707,000	43	true
Jan 29	Saturday	6	$3,390,000	+67.5%	+58.4%	2,503	$1,354	$66,097,000	44	true
Jan 30	Sunday	5	$2,135,000	-37%	+80.2%	2,503	$852	$68,233,031	45	true
Jan 31	Monday	4	$517,000	-75.8%	+17.2%	2,503	$206	$68,750,000	46	true
Feb 1	Tuesday	3	$573,000	+10.8%	-16.6%	2,503	$228	$69,323,000	47	true
Feb 2	Wednesday	3	$573,000	-	-25.9%	2,503	$228	$69,896,000	48	true
Feb 3	Thursday	3	$573,000	-	-24.4%	2,503	$228	$70,467,981	49	true
Feb 4	Friday	6	$1,633,000	+185%	-19.3%	2,530	$645	$72,101,000	50	true
Feb 5	Saturday	6	$2,810,000	+72.1%	-17.1%	2,530	$1,110	$74,911,000	51	true
Feb 6	Sunday	7	$985,000	-64.9%	-53.9%	2,530	$389	$75,895,720	52	true
Feb 7	Monday	6	$425,000	-56.9%	-17.8%	2,530	$167	$76,321,000	53	true
Feb 8	Tuesday	5	$450,000	+5.9%	-21.5%	2,530	$177	$76,771,000	54	true
Feb 9	Wednesday	5	$411,000	-8.7%	-28.3%	2,530	$162	$77,182,000	55	true
Feb 10	Thursday	5	$470,000	+14.4%	-18%	2,530	$185	$77,652,261	56	true
Feb 11	Friday	8	$1,178,000	+150.6%	-27.9%	2,196	$536	$78,830,000	57	true
Feb 12	Saturday	8	$2,184,000	+85.4%	-22.3%	2,196	$994	$81,014,000	58	true
Feb 13	Sunday	8	$1,310,000	-40%	+33%	2,196	$596	$82,323,907	59	true
Feb 14	Monday	7	$603,000	-54%	+41.9%	2,196	$274	$82,927,000	60	true
Feb 15	Tuesday	6	$343,000	-43.1%	-23.8%	2,196	$156	$83,270,000	61	true
Feb 16	Wednesday	5	$324,000	-5.5%	-21.2%	2,196	$147	$83,594,000	62	true
Feb 17	Thursday	5	$358,000	+10.5%	-23.8%	2,196	$163	$83,952,337	63	true
Feb 18	Friday	9	$964,000	+169.3%	-18.2%	1,710	$563	$84,916,000	64	true
Feb 19	Saturday	8	$1,877,000	+94.7%	-14.1%	1,710	$1,097	$86,793,000	65	true
Feb 20	Sunday	9	$1,314,000	-30%	+0.3%	1,710	$768	$88,107,361	66	true
Feb 21 Presidents' Day	Monday	8	$769,425	-41.4%	+27.6%	1,710	$449	$88,876,786	67	false
Feb 22	Tuesday	7	$339,000	-55.9%	-1.2%	1,710	$198	$89,216,000	68	true
Feb 23	Wednesday	7	$344,000	+1.5%	+6.2%	1,710	$201	$89,560,000	69	true
Feb 24	Thursday	6	$344,000	-	-3.9%	1,710	$201	$89,904,752	70	true
Feb 25	Friday	9	$980,000	+184.9%	+1.7%	1,579	$620	$90,885,000	71	true
Feb 26	Saturday	9	$1,862,000	+90%	-0.8%	1,579	$1,179	$92,747,000	72	true
Feb 27	Sunday	10	$897,000	-51.8%	-31.7%	1,579	$568	$93,643,789	73	true
Feb 28	Monday	8	$254,000	-71.7%	-67%	1,579	$160	$93,898,000	74	true
Mar 1	Tuesday	8	$270,000	+6.3%	-20.4%	1,579	$170	$94,168,000	75	true
Mar 2	Wednesday	8	$254,000	-5.9%	-26.2%	1,579	$160	$94,422,000	76	true
Mar 3	Thursday	8	$290,000	+14.2%	-15.7%	1,579	$183	$94,712,230	77	true
Mar 4	Friday	11	$628,000	+116.6%	-35.9%	1,331	$471	$95,340,000	78	true
Mar 5	Saturday	10	$1,156,000	+84.1%	-37.9%	1,331	$868	$96,496,000	79	true
Mar 6	Sunday	11	$543,000	-53%	-39.5%	1,331	$407	$97,039,461	80	true
Mar 7	Monday	11	$149,000	-72.6%	-41.3%	1,331	$111	$97,188,000	81	true
Mar 8	Tuesday	11	$175,000	+17.4%	-35.2%	1,331	$131	$97,363,000	82	true
Mar 9	Wednesday	11	$185,000	+5.7%	-27.2%	1,331	$138	$97,548,000	83	true
Mar 10	Thursday	11	$154,000	-16.8%	-46.9%	1,331	$115	$97,701,973	84	true
Mar 11	Friday	13	$343,000	+122.7%	-45.4%	1,002	$342	$98,045,000	85	true
Mar 12	Saturday	11	$672,000	+95.9%	-41.9%	1,002	$670	$98,717,000	86	true
Mar 13	Sunday	14	$343,000	-49%	-36.8%	1,002	$342	$99,061,021	87	true
Mar 14	Monday	14	$110,000	-67.9%	-26.2%	1,002	$109	$99,171,000	88	true
Mar 15	Tuesday	13	$119,000	+8.2%	-32%	1,002	$118	$99,290,000	89	true
Mar 16	Wednesday	12	$128,000	+7.6%	-30.8%	1,002	$127	$99,418,000	90	true
Mar 17	Thursday	11	$128,000	-	-16.9%	1,002	$127	$99,545,243	91	true
Mar 18	Friday	14	$232,000	+81.2%	-32.4%	718	$323	$99,777,000	92	true
Mar 19	Saturday	13	$440,000	+89.7%	-34.5%	718	$612	$100,217,000	93	true
Mar 20	Sunday	14	$227,000	-48.4%	-33.8%	718	$316	$100,444,305	94	true
Mar 25	Friday	19	$142,000	-	-38.8%	405	$350	$100,951,000	99	true
Mar 26	Saturday	17	$203,000	+43%	-53.9%	405	$501	$101,154,000	100	true
Mar 27 Easter Sunday	Sunday	18	$117,000	-42.4%	-48.5%	405	$288	$101,270,465	101	true