About a Boy

Will, who attends single parent meetings to woo women, meets Marcus, a troubled 12-year-old boy. As they become friends, Will learns to be responsible while he helps Marcus with his studies.

Grosses

United Kingdom
$24,977,592
Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$5,469,248
446 theaters
Budget$30,000,000
Release DateApr 26, 2002
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 41 min
GenresComedy Drama Romance
In Release250 days/35 weeks
Widest Release453 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Apr 26-281$5,469,248-446-$12,262$5,469,2481
May 3-51$3,286,594-39.9%448+2$7,336$11,260,5852
May 10-121$2,219,921-32.5%44-404$50,452$15,566,3693
May 17-192$1,523,276-31.4%453+409$3,362$18,170,3064
May 24-262$1,284,209-15.7%452-1$2,841$20,301,4545
May 31-Jun 2
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
4$619,678-51.7%355-97$1,745$21,741,8766
Jun 7-9
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
8$312,264-49.6%287-68$1,088$22,931,7467
Jun 14-16
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
8$215,389-31%165-122$1,305$23,703,4508
Jun 21-23
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
9$154,855-28.1%116-49$1,334$24,347,1309
Jun 28-30
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
14$86,924-43.9%75-41$1,158$24,977,59210