
Dead Man's Wire
On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a "dead man's wire" from the trigger to Tony's own neck.
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14 theaters
Key:Estimated
| Date | DOW | Rank | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 | Friday | 19 | $93,212 | - | - | 14 | $6,658 | $93,212 | 1 |
| Jan 10 | Saturday | 21 | $33,844 | -63.7% | - | 14 | $2,417 | $127,056 | 2 |
| Jan 11 | Sunday | 21 | $23,603 | -30.3% | - | 14 | $1,685 | $150,659 | 3 |
| Jan 12 | Monday | 21 | $10,977 | -53.5% | - | 14 | $784 | $161,636 | 4 |
| Jan 13 | Tuesday | 21 | $13,722 | +25% | - | 14 | $980 | $175,358 | 5 |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | 20 | $12,970 | -5.5% | - | 14 | $926 | $188,328 | 6 |
| Jan 15 | Thursday | 21 | $10,218 | -21.2% | - | 14 | $729 | $198,546 | 7 |
| Jan 16 | Friday | 13 | $416,290 | +3,974.1% | +346.6% | 1,101 | $378 | $614,836 | 8 |
| Jan 17 | Saturday | 16 | $352,847 | -15.2% | +942.6% | 1,101 | $320 | $967,683 | 9 |
| Jan 18 | Sunday | 15 | $286,616 | -18.8% | +1,114.3% | 1,101 | $260 | $1,254,299 | 10 |
| Jan 19 MLK Day | Monday | 16 | $227,138 | -20.8% | +1,969.2% | 1,101 | $206 | $1,481,437 | 11 |
| Jan 20 | Tuesday | 11 | $200,924 | -11.5% | +1,364.2% | 1,101 | $182 | $1,682,361 | 12 |
| Jan 21 | Wednesday | 12 | $144,335 | -28.2% | +1,012.8% | 1,101 | $131 | $1,826,696 | 13 |
| Jan 22 | Thursday | 12 | $91,215 | -36.8% | +792.7% | 1,101 | $82 | $1,917,911 | 14 |
| Jan 23 | Friday | 26 | $55,713 | -38.9% | -86.6% | 621 | $89 | $1,973,624 | 15 |
| Jan 24 | Saturday | 26 | $69,683 | +25.1% | -80.3% | 621 | $112 | $2,043,307 | 16 |
| Jan 25 | Sunday | 25 | $40,444 | -42% | -85.9% | 621 | $65 | $2,083,751 | 17 |
| Jan 26 | Monday | 19 | $28,304 | -30% | -87.5% | 621 | $45 | $2,112,055 | 18 |
| Jan 27 | Tuesday | 19 | $42,989 | +51.9% | -78.6% | 621 | $69 | $2,155,044 | 19 |
| Jan 28 | Wednesday | 19 | $35,120 | -18.3% | -75.7% | 621 | $56 | $2,190,164 | 20 |
| Jan 29 | Thursday | 20 | $20,559 | -41.5% | -77.5% | 621 | $33 | $2,210,723 | 21 |
| Jan 30 | Friday | 38 | $2,703 | -86.9% | -95.1% | 35 | $77 | $2,213,426 | 22 |
| Jan 31 | Saturday | 37 | $5,661 | +109.4% | -91.9% | 35 | $161 | $2,219,087 | 23 |
| Feb 1 | Sunday | 36 | $4,616 | -18.5% | -88.6% | 35 | $131 | $2,223,703 | 24 |
| Feb 2 | Monday | 38 | $1,565 | -66.1% | -94.5% | 35 | $44 | $2,225,268 | 25 |
| Feb 3 | Tuesday | 37 | $1,837 | +17.4% | -95.7% | 35 | $52 | $2,227,105 | 26 |
| Feb 4 | Wednesday | 36 | $1,733 | -5.7% | -95.1% | 35 | $49 | $2,228,838 | 27 |
| Feb 5 | Thursday | 38 | $1,239 | -28.5% | -94% | 35 | $35 | $2,230,077 | 28 |
| Feb 6 | Friday | 44 | $2,454 | +98.1% | -9.2% | 35 | $70 | $2,232,531 | 29 |
| Feb 7 | Saturday | 46 | $3,088 | +25.8% | -45.5% | 35 | $88 | $2,235,619 | 30 |
| Feb 8 | Sunday | 50 | $1,194 | -61.3% | -74.1% | 35 | $34 | $2,236,813 | 31 |