Monsieur Lazhar

At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.

Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$14,377
8 theaters
Release DateJul 13, 2012
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release172 days/24 weeks
Widest Release8 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 13-1517$14,377-8-$1,797$14,3771
Jul 20-2219$8,438-41.3%8-$1,054$34,6152
Jul 27-29
London Olympics
19$2,202-73.9%4-4$550$41,8583
Aug 3-5
London Olympics
20$5,246+138.2%6+2$874$49,3954
Aug 10-12
London Olympics
27$2,175-58.5%6-$362$54,8045
Aug 17-1931$437-79.9%1-5$437$56,6376