Mao's Last Dancer
In Maoist China, a boy is taken from his family and trained to become a dancer, but everything he knows is challenged when he is chosen to attend a ballet summer school in Houston, Texas.
DistributorRoadshow Films
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Opening$2,380,683
266 theaters
266 theaters
Release DateOct 1, 2009
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 57 min
GenresBiography
Drama
Music
Romance
In Release457 days/65 weeks
Widest Release267 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1-4 | 2 | $2,380,683 | - | 266 | - | $8,949 | $2,380,683 | 1 |
| Oct 8-11 | 3 | $1,839,749 | -22.7% | 267 | +1 | $6,890 | $5,765,269 | 2 |
| Oct 15-18 | 3 | $1,444,100 | -21.5% | 265 | -2 | $5,449 | $8,223,999 | 3 |
| Oct 22-25 | 2 | $1,098,753 | -23.9% | 267 | +2 | $4,115 | $9,973,813 | 4 |
| Oct 29-Nov 1 | 2 | $768,883 | -30% | 265 | -2 | $2,901 | $10,969,301 | 5 |
| Nov 5-8 | 5 | $550,479 | -28.4% | 251 | -14 | $2,193 | $12,156,126 | 6 |
| Nov 12-15 | 6 | $331,723 | -39.7% | 216 | -35 | $1,535 | $13,052,695 | 7 |
| Nov 19-22 | 7 | $247,192 | -25.5% | 160 | -56 | $1,544 | $13,198,897 | 8 |
| Nov 26-29 | 8 | $167,936 | -32.1% | 135 | -25 | $1,243 | $13,196,109 | 9 |
| Dec 3-6 | 13 | $79,271 | -52.8% | 106 | -29 | $747 | $13,481,407 | 10 |
| Dec 10-13 | 16 | $52,379 | -33.9% | 66 | -40 | $793 | $13,542,337 | 11 |
| Dec 17-20 | 17 | $31,426 | -40% | 46 | -20 | $683 | $13,267,004 | 12 |
| Dec 31-Jan 3, 2010 | 19 | $51,183 | - | 38 | - | $1,346 | $13,520,893 | 14 |
| Jan 7-10 | 18 | $37,445 | -26.8% | 26 | -12 | $1,440 | $14,008,032 | 15 |
