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
Distributor
Opening$1,739,796
500 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
Release DateNov 20, 2013
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 14 min
GenresAction Biography Crime Drama Thriller
In Release407 days/58 weeks
Widest Release500 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 20-243$1,739,796-500-$3,479$1,770,8061
Nov 27-Dec 17$990,774-43.1%498-2$1,989$3,169,2412
Dec 4-813$390,171-60.6%395-103$987$3,791,3003
Dec 11-1518$115,568-70.4%193-202$598$3,992,6664
Dec 18-2216$39,759-65.6%97-96$409$4,069,6815
Dec 25-2919$15,768-60.3%35-62$450$4,088,9006
Jan 1-524$4,663-70.4%15-20$310$4,095,6237
Jan 8-1227$2,702-42.1%18+3$150$4,098,7028
Jan 15-1918$1,525-43.6%11-7$138$4,100,3629
Jan 22-2624$874-42.7%12+1$72$4,101,37110