Man on Wire

A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".

Domestic
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticJul 25, 2008$51,392$2,962,242
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
AustriaFeb 13, 2009$2,683$13,663
GermanyJan 22, 2009$13,317$79,688
HungaryMay 14, 2009$1,449$2,563
NorwayFeb 20, 2009$5,013$22,564
PortugalMar 5, 2009$3,155$5,249
South AfricaMay 15, 2009$48,167
SpainApr 17, 2009$27,591$57,262
TürkiyeMar 13, 2009$1,550$4,696
United KingdomAug 1, 2008$194,526$1,583,002
Latin America
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
BrazilApr 10, 2009$4,487$8,571
MexicoApr 30, 2010$1,889$7,097
Asia Pacific
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
AustraliaOct 16, 2008$33,869$322,236
New ZealandJan 29, 2009$10,489$120,933
SingaporeJun 4, 2009$3,719$11,755
South KoreaOct 24, 2009$863$2,925
TaiwanFeb 6, 2009$1,856$5,956