Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Teenager Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. After a series of events, Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque du Freak, becoming a creature of the night.

Summary Details
DistributorUnited International Pictures
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Opening$13,085
5 theaters
Budget$40,000,000
Release DateDec 9, 2009
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 59 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy Thriller
In Release388 days/55 weeks
Widest Release5 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 9-134$13,085-5-$2,617$13,0851
Dec 16-207$4,809-63.2%5-$961$19,2912
Dec 23-2710$3,883-19.3%5-$776$24,1833
Dec 30-Jan 3, 201012$2,502-35.6%4-1$625$27,4154
Jan 6-1016$1,375-45%3-1$458$29,2165
Jan 13-1714$2,172+58%4+1$543$31,6346
Jan 20-2414$942-56.6%3-1$314$32,9537
Jan 27-3116$787-16.5%2-1$393$33,9478
Feb 3-715$2,291+191.1%2-$1,145$37,0219
Feb 10-14
Vancouver Olympics
17$2,115-7.7%2-$1,057$39,62910
Feb 17-21
Vancouver Olympics
16$1,402-33.7%2-$701$41,61511
Feb 24-28
Vancouver Olympics
22$144-89.7%2-$72$41,88712
Mar 3-722$178+23.6%2-$89$42,00013