Captain Phillips

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$1,404,359
413 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
Release DateOct 18, 2013
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 14 min
GenresAction Biography Crime Drama Thriller
In Release440 days/62 weeks
Widest Release413 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 18-202$1,404,359-413-$3,400$1,404,3591
Oct 25-273$881,372-37.2%393-20$2,242$3,385,6732
Nov 1-34$762,882-13.4%358-35$2,130$4,411,2363
Nov 8-108$353,165-53.7%324-34$1,090$4,920,1714
Nov 15-1714$204,678-42%225-99$909$5,231,2135
Nov 22-2417$93,177-54.5%146-79$638$5,411,4746
Nov 29-Dec 124$36,530-60.8%77-69$474$5,474,4997
Dec 6-825$28,864-21%47-30$614$5,514,5878
Dec 13-1529$8,264-71.4%30-17$275$5,527,6559
Dec 27-2942$3,520-14-$251$5,544,92011
Jan 3-522$2,944-16.4%12-2$245$5,548,47512
Jan 10-1245$1,998-32.1%9-3$222$5,564,40713
Jan 17-1936$8,039+302.4%36+27$223$5,572,87914
Jan 24-2635$15,559+93.5%80+44$194$5,592,47815
Jan 31-Feb 245$3,671-76.4%42-38$87$5,604,45916
Feb 7-9
Sochi Olympics
44$3,155-14.1%36-6$87$5,609,91517
Feb 14-16
Sochi Olympics
22$3,285+4.1%17-19$193$5,614,29918
Feb 21-23
Sochi Olympics
53$1,455-55.7%16-1$90$5,623,23519
Feb 28-Mar 221$5,080+249.1%29+13$175$5,628,79020
Mar 7-970$50-99%2-27$25$5,630,73021