Inception

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.

Grosses

Domestic (35.3%)
$292,576,195
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$62,785,337
3,792 theaters
Budget$160,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 28 min
GenresAction Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller
In Release534 days/76 weeks
Widest Release3,792 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jul 16Friday1$21,782,199--3,792$5,744$21,782,1991
Jul 17Saturday1$21,791,608<0.1%-3,792$5,746$43,573,8072
Jul 18Sunday1$19,211,530-11.8%-3,792$5,066$62,785,3373
Jul 19Monday1$10,185,365-47%-3,792$2,686$72,970,7024
Jul 20Tuesday1$9,765,137-4.1%-3,792$2,575$82,735,8395
Jul 21Wednesday1$8,859,322-9.3%-3,792$2,336$91,595,1616
Jul 22Thursday1$8,563,251-3.3%-3,792$2,258$100,158,4127
Jul 23Friday1$13,083,719+52.8%-39.9%3,792$3,450$113,242,1318
Jul 24Saturday1$16,512,872+26.2%-24.2%3,792$4,354$129,755,0039
Jul 25Sunday1$13,128,421-20.5%-31.7%3,792$3,462$142,883,42410
Jul 26Monday1$6,065,477-53.8%-40.4%3,792$1,599$148,948,90111
Jul 27Tuesday1$6,068,219<0.1%-37.9%3,792$1,600$155,017,12012
Jul 28Wednesday1$5,522,151-9%-37.7%3,792$1,456$160,539,27113
Jul 29Thursday1$5,289,225-4.2%-38.2%3,792$1,394$165,828,49614
Jul 30Friday2$8,194,228+54.9%-37.4%3,545$2,311$174,022,72415
Jul 31Saturday1$10,711,709+30.7%-35.1%3,545$3,021$184,734,43316
Aug 1Sunday1$8,579,308-19.9%-34.7%3,545$2,420$193,313,74117
Aug 2Monday1$4,289,390-50%-29.3%3,545$1,209$197,603,13118
Aug 3Tuesday1$4,122,497-3.9%-32.1%3,545$1,162$201,725,62819
Aug 4Wednesday1$3,788,206-8.1%-31.4%3,545$1,068$205,513,83420
Aug 5Thursday1$3,618,265-4.5%-31.6%3,545$1,020$209,132,09921
Aug 6Friday3$5,552,036+53.4%-32.2%3,418$1,624$214,684,13522
Aug 7Saturday2$7,382,808+33%-31.1%3,418$2,159$222,066,94323
Aug 8Sunday2$5,570,626-24.5%-35.1%3,418$1,629$227,637,56924
Aug 9Monday2$2,531,134-54.6%-41%3,418$740$230,168,70325
Aug 10Tuesday2$2,622,043+3.6%-36.4%3,418$767$232,790,74626
Aug 11Wednesday2$2,216,375-15.5%-41.5%3,418$648$235,007,12127
Aug 12Thursday2$2,177,310-1.8%-39.8%3,418$637$237,184,43128
Aug 13Friday5$3,350,235+53.9%-39.7%3,120$1,073$240,534,66629
Aug 14Saturday4$4,574,681+36.5%-38%3,120$1,466$245,109,34730
Aug 15Sunday4$3,360,135-26.5%-39.7%3,120$1,076$248,469,48231
Aug 16Monday4$1,532,359-54.4%-39.5%3,120$491$250,001,84132
Aug 17Tuesday4$1,541,416+0.6%-41.2%3,120$494$251,543,25733
Aug 18Wednesday5$1,371,046-11.1%-38.1%2,976$460$252,914,30334
Aug 19Thursday5$1,279,112-6.7%-41.3%2,976$429$254,193,41535
Aug 20Friday9$2,176,574+70.2%-35%2,401$906$256,369,98936
Aug 21Saturday9$3,221,943+48%-29.6%2,401$1,341$259,591,93237
Aug 22Sunday8$2,439,662-24.3%-27.4%2,401$1,016$262,031,59438
Aug 23Monday7$963,445-60.5%-37.1%2,401$401$262,995,03939
Aug 24Tuesday8$985,302+2.3%-36.1%2,401$410$263,980,34140
Aug 25Wednesday5$871,199-11.6%-36.5%2,401$362$264,851,54041
Aug 26Thursday4$792,024-9.1%-38.1%2,401$329$265,643,56442
Aug 27Friday8$1,436,848+81.4%-34%2,070$694$267,080,41243
Aug 28Saturday7$2,096,903+45.9%-34.9%2,070$1,012$269,177,31544
Aug 29Sunday7$1,342,605-36%-45%2,070$648$270,519,92045
Aug 30Monday6$514,251-61.7%-46.6%2,070$248$271,034,17146
Aug 31Tuesday8$584,342+13.6%-40.7%2,070$282$271,618,51347
Sep 1Wednesday7$473,331-19%-45.7%1,923$246$272,091,84448
Sep 2Thursday7$481,410+1.7%-39.2%1,923$250$272,573,25449
Sep 3Friday9$1,157,787+140.5%-19.4%1,704$679$273,731,04150
Sep 4Saturday9$1,697,282+46.6%-19.1%1,704$996$275,428,32351
Sep 5Sunday8$1,717,180+1.2%+27.9%1,704$1,007$277,145,50352
Sep 6
Labor Day
Monday9$1,312,106-23.6%+155.1%1,704$770$278,457,60953
Sep 7Tuesday9$329,334-74.9%-43.6%1,704$193$278,786,94354
Sep 8Wednesday9$309,408-6.1%-34.6%1,704$181$279,096,35155
Sep 9Thursday8$313,237+1.2%-34.9%1,704$183$279,409,58856
Sep 10Friday10$831,371+165.4%-28.2%1,583$525$280,240,95957
Sep 11Saturday9$1,304,979+57%-23.1%1,583$824$281,545,93858
Sep 12Sunday10$666,040-49%-61.2%1,583$420$282,211,97859
Sep 13Monday9$211,198-68.3%-83.9%1,583$133$282,423,17660
Sep 14Tuesday9$258,052+22.2%-21.6%1,583$163$282,681,22861
Sep 15Wednesday9$229,416-11.1%-25.9%1,583$144$282,910,64462
Sep 16Thursday9$252,074+9.9%-19.5%1,583$159$283,162,71863
Sep 17Friday8$593,802+135.6%-28.6%1,305$455$283,756,52064
Sep 18Saturday9$910,679+53.4%-30.2%1,305$697$284,667,19965
Sep 19Sunday9$462,656-49.2%-30.5%1,305$354$285,129,85566
Sep 20Monday10$156,126-66.3%-26.1%1,305$119$285,285,98167
Sep 21Tuesday10$178,132+14.1%-31%1,305$136$285,464,11368
Sep 22Wednesday10$166,167-6.7%-27.6%1,305$127$285,630,28069
Sep 23Thursday9$176,006+5.9%-30.2%1,305$134$285,806,28670
Sep 24Friday10$380,168+116%-36%907$419$286,186,45471
Sep 25Saturday10$565,769+48.8%-37.9%907$623$286,752,22372
Sep 26Sunday10$301,069-46.8%-34.9%907$331$287,053,29273
Sep 27Monday10$109,059-63.8%-30.1%907$120$287,162,35174
Sep 28Tuesday10$124,011+13.7%-30.4%907$136$287,286,36275
Sep 29Wednesday10$104,324-15.9%-37.2%907$115$287,390,68676
Sep 30Thursday10$110,482+5.9%-37.2%907$121$287,501,16877
Oct 1Friday12$246,509+123.1%-35.2%625$394$287,747,67778
Oct 2Saturday12$471,124+91.1%-16.7%625$753$288,218,80179
Oct 3Sunday12$186,575-60.4%-38%625$298$288,405,37680
Oct 4Monday12$68,316-63.4%-37.4%625$109$288,473,69281
Oct 5Tuesday12$74,009+8.3%-40.3%625$118$288,547,70182
Oct 6Wednesday12$70,259-5.1%-32.7%625$112$288,617,96083
Oct 7Thursday12$73,336+4.4%-33.6%625$117$288,691,29684
Oct 8Friday17$142,914+94.9%-42%403$354$288,834,21085
Oct 9Saturday17$216,675+51.6%-54%403$537$289,050,88586
Oct 10Sunday17$132,722-38.7%-28.9%403$329$289,183,60787
Oct 11
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday17$76,479-42.4%+11.9%403$189$289,260,08688
Oct 12Tuesday17$45,888-40%-38%403$113$289,305,97489
Oct 13Wednesday17$44,102-3.9%-37.2%403$109$289,350,07690
Oct 14Thursday17$53,545+21.4%-27%403$132$289,403,62191
Oct 15Friday19$110,094+105.6%-23%297$370$289,513,71592
Oct 16Saturday19$161,783+46.9%-25.3%297$544$289,675,49893
Oct 17Sunday23$76,449-52.7%-42.4%297$257$289,751,94794
Oct 18Monday22$30,580-60%-60%297$102$289,782,52795
Oct 19Tuesday23$32,026+4.7%-30.2%297$107$289,814,55396
Oct 20Wednesday22$32,246+0.7%-26.9%297$108$289,846,79997
Oct 21Thursday21$34,325+6.4%-35.9%297$115$289,881,12498
Oct 22Friday18$151,092+340.2%+37.2%452$334$290,032,21699
Oct 23Saturday18$217,023+43.6%+34.1%452$480$290,249,239100
Oct 24Sunday16$132,025-39.2%+72.7%452$292$290,381,264101
Oct 25Monday15$51,509-61%+68.4%452$113$290,432,773102
Oct 26Tuesday15$53,054+3%+65.7%452$117$290,485,827103
Oct 27Wednesday15$48,471-8.6%+50.3%452$107$290,534,298104
Oct 28Thursday16$51,379+6%+49.7%452$113$290,585,677105
Oct 29Friday17$121,472+136.4%-19.6%401$302$290,707,149106
Oct 30Saturday18$153,114+26%-29.4%401$381$290,860,263107
Oct 31
Halloween
Sunday18$87,945-42.6%-33.4%401$219$290,948,208108
Nov 1Monday18$41,455-52.9%-19.5%401$103$290,989,663109
Nov 2Tuesday17$47,087+13.6%-11.2%401$117$291,036,750110
Nov 3Wednesday16$44,733-5%-7.7%401$111$291,081,483111
Nov 4Thursday16$49,431+10.5%-3.8%401$123$291,130,914112
Nov 5Friday18$98,220+98.7%-19.1%291$337$291,229,134113
Nov 6Saturday20$143,521+46.1%-6.3%291$493$291,372,655114
Nov 7Sunday20$75,448-47.4%-14.2%291$259$291,448,103115
Nov 8Monday17$27,326-63.8%-34.1%291$93$291,475,429116
Nov 9Tuesday17$31,198+14.2%-33.7%291$107$291,506,627117
Nov 10Wednesday18$34,641+11%-22.6%291$119$291,541,268118
Nov 11Thursday20$56,811+64%+14.9%291$195$291,598,079119
Nov 12Friday20$75,846+33.5%-22.8%262$289$291,673,925120
Nov 13Saturday20$102,571+35.2%-28.5%262$391$291,776,496121
Nov 14Sunday21$56,097-45.3%-25.6%262$214$291,832,593122
Nov 15Monday22$19,073-66%-30.2%262$72$291,851,666123
Nov 16Tuesday22$21,081+10.5%-32.4%262$80$291,872,747124
Nov 17Wednesday21$20,908-0.8%-39.6%262$79$291,893,655125
Nov 18Thursday21$20,790-0.6%-63.4%262$79$291,914,445126
Nov 19Friday23$46,811+125.2%-38.3%198$236$291,961,256127
Nov 20Saturday24$68,901+47.2%-32.8%198$347$292,030,157128
Nov 21Sunday25$37,938-44.9%-32.4%198$191$292,068,095129
Nov 22Monday24$18,590-51%-2.5%198$93$292,086,685130
Nov 23Tuesday26$23,099+24.3%+9.6%198$116$292,109,784131
Nov 24Wednesday29$24,670+6.8%+18%164$150$292,134,454132
Nov 25
Thanksgiving
Thursday27$23,835-3.4%+14.6%164$145$292,158,289133
Nov 26Friday30$48,057+101.6%+2.7%144$333$292,206,346134
Nov 27Saturday30$50,124+4.3%-27.3%144$348$292,256,470135
Nov 28Sunday30$21,285-57.5%-43.9%144$147$292,277,755136
Nov 29Monday29$8,088-62%-56.5%144$56$292,285,843137
Nov 30Tuesday28$10,029+24%-56.6%144$69$292,295,872138
Dec 1Wednesday25$10,406+3.8%-57.8%144$72$292,306,278139
Dec 2Thursday26$10,196-2%-57.2%144$70$292,316,474140
Dec 3Friday29$21,154+107.5%-56%117$180$292,337,628141
Dec 4Saturday30$30,901+46.1%-38.4%117$264$292,368,529142
Dec 5Sunday33$15,371-50.3%-27.8%117$131$292,383,900143
Dec 6Monday29$6,203-59.6%-23.3%117$53$292,390,103144
Dec 7Tuesday31$7,424+19.7%-26%117$63$292,397,527145
Dec 8Wednesday31$7,127-4%-31.5%117$60$292,404,654146
Dec 9Thursday29$7,583+6.4%-25.6%117$64$292,412,237147
Dec 10Friday31$16,754+120.9%-20.8%108$155$292,428,991148
Dec 11Saturday31$21,679+29.4%-29.8%108$200$292,450,670149
Dec 12Sunday33$11,563-46.7%-24.8%108$107$292,462,233150
Dec 13Monday33$5,219-54.9%-15.9%108$48$292,467,452151
Dec 14Tuesday32$6,006+15.1%-19.1%108$55$292,473,458152
Dec 15Wednesday32$5,646-6%-20.8%108$52$292,479,104153
Dec 16Thursday31$6,440+14.1%-15.1%108$59$292,485,544154
Dec 17Friday39$8,564+33%-48.9%62$138$292,494,108155
Dec 18Saturday39$10,296+20.2%-52.5%62$166$292,504,404156
Dec 19Sunday39$7,069-31.3%-38.9%62$114$292,511,473157
Dec 20Monday37$5,609-20.7%+7.5%62$90$292,517,082158
Dec 21Tuesday38$5,419-3.4%-9.8%62$87$292,522,501159
Dec 22Wednesday43$2,540-53.1%-55%40$63$292,525,041160
Dec 23Thursday41$3,551+39.8%-44.9%40$88$292,528,592161
Dec 24Friday42$2,520-29%-70.6%28$90$292,531,112162
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Saturday40$3,018+19.8%-70.7%28$107$292,534,130163
Dec 26Sunday43$3,519+16.6%-50.2%28$125$292,537,649164
Dec 27Monday43$3,437-2.3%-38.7%28$122$292,541,086165
Dec 28Tuesday43$3,648+6.1%-32.7%28$130$292,544,734166
Dec 29Wednesday44$3,582-1.8%+41%28$127$292,548,316167
Dec 30Thursday43$5,203+45.3%+46.5%28$185$292,553,519168
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Friday42$4,669-10.3%+85.3%28$166$292,558,188169
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Saturday41$7,024+50.4%+132.7%28$250$292,565,212170
Jan 2Sunday42$3,639-48.2%+3.4%28$129$292,568,851171
Jan 3Monday41$2,541-30.2%-26.1%28$90$292,571,392172
Jan 4Tuesday44$1,305-48.6%-64.2%28$46$292,572,697173
Jan 5Wednesday41$1,804+38.2%-49.6%28$64$292,574,501174
Jan 6Thursday41$1,694-6.1%-67.4%28$60$292,576,195175