The Aviator
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
DistributorMiramax
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Opening$858,021
40 theaters
40 theaters
Budget$110,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 17, 2004 (Dec 25, 2004)
-
Jun 2, 2005
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 50 min
GenresBiography
Drama
In Release380 days/54 weeks
Widest Release2,530 theaters
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Key:Estimated
| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17-19 | 14 | $858,021 | - | 40 | - | $21,450 | $858,021 | 1 |
| Dec 24-26 | 4 | $9,400,000 | +995.5% | 1,796 | +1,756 | $5,233 | $10,800,000 | 2 |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 2005 | 3 | $11,200,000 | +19.1% | 1,796 | - | $6,236 | $31,100,000 | 3 |
| Jan 7-9 | 3 | $7,600,000 | -32.1% | 1,867 | +71 | $4,070 | $42,900,000 | 4 |
| Jan 14-16 | 7 | $4,800,000 | -36.8% | 1,956 | +89 | $2,453 | $50,000,000 | 5 |
| Jan 14-17 MLK wknd | 7 | $6,350,078 | - | 1,956 | - | $3,246 | $51,528,137 | - |
| Jan 21-23 | 8 | $4,800,000 | - | 2,261 | +305 | $2,122 | $58,000,000 | 6 |
| Jan 28-30 | 6 | $7,500,000 | +56.2% | 2,503 | +242 | $2,996 | $68,200,000 | 7 |
| Feb 4-6 | 6 | $5,400,000 | -28% | 2,530 | +27 | $2,134 | $75,900,000 | 8 |
| Feb 11-13 | 8 | $4,600,000 | -14.8% | 2,196 | -334 | $2,094 | $82,300,000 | 9 |
| Feb 18-20 | 8 | $4,200,000 | -8.7% | 1,710 | -486 | $2,456 | $88,100,000 | 10 |
| Feb 18-21 Presidents' Day wknd | 9 | $4,924,449 | - | 1,710 | - | $2,879 | $88,876,786 | - |
| Feb 25-27 | 9 | $3,900,000 | -7.1% | 1,579 | -131 | $2,469 | $93,800,000 | 11 |
| Mar 4-6 | 11 | $2,300,000 | -41% | 1,331 | -248 | $1,728 | $97,100,000 | 12 |
| Mar 11-13 | 12 | $1,400,000 | -39.1% | 1,002 | -329 | $1,397 | $99,100,000 | 13 |
| Mar 18-20 | 14 | $899,062 | -35.8% | 718 | -284 | $1,252 | $100,444,305 | 14 |
| Mar 25-27 | 19 | $461,719 | -48.6% | 405 | -313 | $1,140 | $101,270,465 | 15 |
| Mar 25-28 Easter wknd | 19 | $461,465 | - | 405 | - | $1,139 | $101,270,465 | - |
| Apr 1-3 | 25 | $245,969 | -46.7% | 289 | -116 | $851 | $101,707,518 | 16 |
| Apr 8-10 | 28 | $130,129 | -47.1% | 210 | -79 | $619 | $101,912,229 | 17 |
| Apr 15-17 | 33 | $105,301 | -19.1% | 173 | -37 | $608 | $102,065,459 | 18 |
| Apr 22-24 | 29 | $149,461 | +41.9% | 283 | +110 | $528 | $102,253,733 | 19 |
| Apr 29-May 1 | 36 | $107,418 | -28.1% | 224 | -59 | $479 | $102,432,141 | 20 |
| May 6-8 | 42 | $43,070 | -59.9% | 138 | -86 | $312 | $102,511,315 | 21 |
| May 13-15 | 49 | $30,128 | -30% | 95 | -43 | $317 | $102,563,679 | 22 |
| May 20-22 | 62 | $16,406 | -45.5% | 58 | -37 | $282 | $102,593,534 | 23 |
| May 27-29 | 80 | $4,406 | -73.1% | 13 | -45 | $338 | $102,607,592 | 24 |
| May 27-30 Memorial Day wknd | 85 | $5,641 | - | 13 | - | $433 | $102,608,827 | - |
