Whatever Works

A middle-aged, misanthropic divorcé from New York City surprisingly enters a fulfilling, Pygmalion-type relationship with a much younger, unsophisticated Southern girl.

Summary Details
DistributorTriPictures
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Opening$1,153,446
196 theaters
Release DateOct 2, 2009
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresComedy Romance
In Release157 days/22 weeks
Widest Release196 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 2-45$1,153,446-196-$5,884$1,153,4461
Oct 9-116$918,149-20.4%196-$4,684$2,493,8322
Oct 16-187$584,608-36.3%196-$2,982$3,544,5663
Oct 23-256$502,758-14%185-11$2,717$4,227,8664
Oct 30-Nov 18$384,036-23.6%162-23$2,370$4,759,1525
Nov 6-813$259,221-32.5%122-40$2,124$5,236,3786
Nov 13-1515$154,017-40.6%71-51$2,169$5,485,8217
Nov 20-2213$113,380-26.4%47-24$2,412$5,651,6838
Nov 27-2913$72,814-35.8%34-13$2,141$5,760,4849
Dec 4-616$61,518-15.5%31-3$1,984$5,974,07110
Dec 25-2727$24,688-8-$3,086$6,138,91313
Feb 5-748$961-3-$320$5,741,59119
Feb 12-14
Vancouver Olympics
49$722-24.9%3-$240$5,742,68620
Feb 19-21
Vancouver Olympics
60$79-89.1%1-2$79$5,743,11721
Feb 26-28
Vancouver Olympics
53$139+75.9%1-$139$5,743,25722
Mar 5-760$77-44.6%1-$77$5,590,38423