The Hoax
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
DistributorMiramax
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Opening$1,501,000
235 theaters
235 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Apr 6, 2007 (Apr 20, 2007)
-
May 31, 2007
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 56 min
GenresBiography
Comedy
Drama
History
In Release270 days/38 weeks
Widest Release1,069 theaters
IMDbPro
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Key:Estimated
| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6-8 | 16 | $1,501,000 | - | 235 | - | $6,387 | $1,501,000 | 1 |
| Apr 6-9 Easter wknd | 16 | $1,583,000 | - | 235 | - | $6,736 | $1,583,000 | 1 |
| Apr 13-15 | 16 | $1,652,000 | +10.1% | 413 | +178 | $4,000 | $3,599,000 | 2 |
| Apr 20-22 | 17 | $1,300,000 | -21.3% | 1,069 | +656 | $1,216 | $5,134,000 | 3 |
| Apr 27-29 | 16 | $800,000 | -38.5% | 981 | -88 | $815 | $6,268,000 | 4 |
| May 4-6 | 21 | $253,000 | -68.4% | 301 | -680 | $840 | $6,739,000 | 5 |
| May 11-13 | 31 | $139,926 | -44.7% | 206 | -95 | $679 | $6,960,360 | 6 |
| May 18-20 | 39 | $82,120 | -41.3% | 123 | -83 | $667 | $7,092,859 | 7 |
| May 25-27 | 48 | $28,851 | -64.9% | 42 | -81 | $686 | $7,148,226 | 8 |
| May 25-28 Memorial Day wknd | 53 | $37,558 | - | 42 | - | $894 | $7,156,933 | - |
