The Contender
Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.
DistributorDreamWorks Distribution
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Opening$5,363,900
1,516 theaters
1,516 theaters
Budget$20,000,000
Release DateOct 13, 2000
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Feb 1, 2001
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 6 min
GenresDrama
Thriller
In Release445 days/63 weeks
Widest Release1,639 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13-15 | 5 | $5,363,900 | - | 1,516 | - | $3,538 | $5,363,900 | 1 |
| Oct 20-22 | 6 | $3,486,109 | -35% | 1,571 | +55 | $2,219 | $10,553,191 | 2 |
| Oct 27-29 | 8 | $2,451,799 | -29.7% | 1,639 | +68 | $1,495 | $13,986,191 | 3 |
| Nov 3-5 | 12 | $1,366,251 | -44.3% | 1,309 | -330 | $1,043 | $16,120,906 | 4 |
| Nov 10-12 | 16 | $557,741 | -59.2% | 653 | -656 | $854 | $17,065,939 | 5 |
| Nov 17-19 | 28 | $142,108 | -74.5% | 180 | -473 | $789 | $17,366,454 | 6 |
| Nov 22-26 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 11 | $113,130 | - | 101 | - | $1,120 | $17,503,379 | - |
| Nov 23-26 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 11 | $104,099 | - | 101 | - | $1,030 | $17,503,379 | - |
| Nov 24-26 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 33 | $93,647 | -34.1% | 101 | -79 | $927 | $17,503,379 | 7 |
| Dec 1-3 Post-Thanksgiving | 32 | $72,254 | -22.8% | 113 | +12 | $639 | $17,599,324 | 8 |
| Dec 8-10 | 41 | $41,567 | -42.5% | 73 | -40 | $569 | $17,662,226 | 9 |
| Dec 15-17 | 55 | $18,037 | -56.6% | 44 | -29 | $409 | $17,693,172 | 10 |
| Dec 22-24 | 12 | $25,797 | +43% | 143 | +99 | $180 | $17,725,838 | 11 |
| Dec 22-25 Christmas long wknd | 46 | $32,886 | - | 143 | - | $229 | $17,732,927 | - |
| Dec 29-31 | 18 | $33,477 | +29.8% | 114 | -29 | $293 | $17,793,086 | 12 |
| Dec 29-Jan 1, 2001 New Year's long wknd | 49 | $44,664 | - | 114 | - | $391 | $17,804,273 | - |
| Jan 5-7 | 51 | $22,766 | -32% | 49 | -65 | $464 | $17,844,236 | 13 |
| Jan 12-14 | 12 | $5,660 | -75.1% | 15 | -34 | $377 | $17,858,819 | 14 |
| Jan 12-15 MLK wknd | 63 | $6,421 | - | 15 | - | $428 | $17,859,580 | - |
| Jan 19-21 | 64 | $2,192 | -61.3% | 8 | -7 | $274 | $17,863,459 | 15 |
| Jan 26-28 | 64 | $3,539 | +61.5% | 3 | -5 | $1,179 | $17,868,213 | 16 |
