The Golden Compass

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

Grosses

Domestic (18.8%)
$70,107,728
Summary Details
DistributorNew Line Cinema
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Opening$26,125,000
3,528 theaters
Budget$180,000,000
Release DateDec 7, 2007 - Mar 6, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 53 min
GenresAdventure Family Fantasy
In Release391 days/55 weeks
Widest Release3,528 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Dec 7Friday1$8,723,000--3,528$2,472$8,723,0001
Dec 8Saturday1$10,226,000+17.2%-3,528$2,898$18,949,0002
Dec 9Sunday1$6,834,000-33.2%-3,528$1,937$25,783,2323
Dec 10Monday1$1,749,000-74.4%-3,528$495$27,532,0004
Dec 11Tuesday1$1,672,000-4.4%-3,528$473$29,204,0005
Dec 12Wednesday1$1,452,000-13.2%-3,528$411$30,656,0006
Dec 13Thursday1$1,287,000-11.4%-3,528$364$31,943,1127
Dec 14Friday3$2,630,000+104.4%-69.8%3,528$745$34,573,0008
Dec 15Saturday3$3,715,000+41.3%-63.7%3,528$1,053$38,288,0009
Dec 16Sunday3$2,480,000-33.2%-63.7%3,528$702$40,768,66110
Dec 17Monday3$856,000-65.5%-51.1%3,528$242$41,625,00011
Dec 18Tuesday3$889,000+3.9%-46.8%3,528$251$42,514,00012
Dec 19Wednesday3$930,000+4.6%-36%3,528$263$43,444,00013
Dec 20Thursday3$995,000+7%-22.7%3,528$282$44,438,25114
Dec 21Friday9$1,225,000+23.1%-53.4%2,953$414$45,663,00015
Dec 22Saturday7$1,700,000+38.8%-54.2%2,953$575$47,363,00016
Dec 23Sunday7$1,630,000-4.1%-34.3%2,953$551$48,993,80317
Dec 24Monday6$1,000,000-38.7%+16.8%2,953$338$49,443,00018
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Tuesday12$1,280,000+28%+44%2,953$433$51,275,32819
Dec 26Wednesday12$1,575,000+23%+69.4%2,953$533$52,850,00020
Dec 27Thursday12$1,240,000-21.3%+24.6%2,953$419$54,091,53521
Dec 28Friday12$1,495,000+20.6%+22%1,935$772$55,587,00022
Dec 29Saturday12$1,630,000+9%-4.1%1,935$842$57,217,00023
Dec 30Sunday12$1,560,000-4.3%-4.3%1,935$806$58,775,33624
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Monday12$1,088,000-30.3%+8.8%1,935$562$59,863,00025
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Tuesday12$1,417,000+30.2%+10.7%1,935$732$61,280,00026
Jan 2Wednesday11$808,000-43%-48.7%1,935$417$62,088,00027
Jan 3Thursday11$703,000-13%-43.3%1,935$363$62,791,02928
Jan 4Friday14$814,000+15.8%-45.6%1,611$505$63,605,00029
Jan 5Saturday14$1,177,000+44.6%-27.8%1,611$730$64,782,00030
Jan 6Sunday14$882,000-25.1%-43.5%1,611$547$65,664,49631
Jan 7Monday14$203,000-77%-81.3%1,611$126$65,867,00032
Jan 8Tuesday16$185,000-8.9%-86.9%1,611$114$66,052,00033
Jan 9Wednesday17$173,000-6.5%-78.6%1,611$107$66,225,00034
Jan 10Thursday17$167,000-3.5%-76.2%1,611$103$66,392,42635
Jan 11Friday22$260,000+55.7%-68.1%816$318$66,652,00036
Jan 12Saturday22$506,000+94.6%-57%816$620$67,158,00037
Jan 13Sunday21$356,000-29.6%-59.6%816$436$67,513,77638
Jan 14Monday22$72,000-79.8%-64.5%816$88$67,586,00039
Jan 15Tuesday22$79,000+9.7%-57.3%816$96$67,665,00040
Jan 16Wednesday22$76,000-3.8%-56.1%816$93$67,741,00041
Jan 17Thursday22$76,000--54.5%816$93$67,817,78642
Jan 18Friday26$105,000+38.2%-59.6%340$308$67,923,00043
Jan 19Saturday24$208,000+98.1%-58.9%340$611$68,131,00044
Jan 20Sunday24$167,000-19.7%-53.1%340$491$68,297,47745
Jan 21
MLK Day
Monday24$127,661-23.6%+77.3%340$375$68,425,13846
Jan 22Tuesday25$37,000-71%-53.2%340$108$68,462,00047
Jan 23Wednesday26$33,000-10.8%-56.6%340$97$68,495,00048
Jan 24Thursday26$35,000+6.1%-53.9%340$102$68,530,21049