American Gangster

An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.

Grosses

Domestic (48.3%)
$130,164,645
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$43,565,135
3,054 theaters
Budget$100,000,000
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 37 min
GenresBiography Crime Drama
In Release426 days/60 weeks
Widest Release3,110 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 2-41$43,565,135-3,054-$14,264$43,565,1351
Nov 9-112$24,028,445-44.8%3,059+5$7,855$80,388,4202
Nov 16-183$12,875,250-46.4%3,110+51$4,139$100,650,6153
Nov 21-25
Thanksgiving 5-Day
9$12,489,400-2,814-$4,438$115,550,290-
Nov 22-25
Thanksgiving 4-Day
8$10,941,515-2,814-$3,888$115,550,290-
Nov 23-25
Thanksgiving 3-Day
8$9,013,925-30%2,799-311$3,220$115,550,2904
Nov 30-Dec 2
Post-Thanksgiving
11$4,263,175-52.7%2,699-100$1,579$121,716,9905
Dec 7-912$2,538,485-40.5%2,132-567$1,190$125,553,6706
Dec 14-1614$1,081,350-57.4%1,215-917$890$127,582,3407
Dec 21-2322$341,875-68.4%459-756$744$128,477,1158
Dec 21-25
Christmas long wknd
24$463,240-270-$1,715$128,598,480-
Dec 28-3023$294,715-13.8%307-152$959$129,018,7259
Dec 28-Jan 1, 2008
New Year's long wknd
22$426,725-307-$1,389$129,150,735-
Jan 4-624$260,120-11.7%327+20$795$129,499,86510
Jan 11-1329$174,825-32.8%282-45$619$129,767,77011
Jan 18-2036$123,450-29.4%213-69$579$129,967,25012
Jan 18-21
MLK wknd
37$145,815-213-$684$129,989,615-
Jan 25-2739$100,535-18.6%172-41$584$130,127,62013