The Lives of Others

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Grosses

Domestic (14.6%)
$11,286,112
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Opening$223,000
9 theaters
Budget$2,000,000
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 17 min
GenresDrama Mystery Thriller
In Release326 days/46 weeks
Widest Release259 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Feb 9-1135$223,000-9-$24,777$230,0001
Feb 16-1828$350,878+57.3%32+23$10,964$661,6852
Feb 16-19
Presidents' Day wknd
28$438,816-32-$13,713$749,6231
Feb 23-2524$441,256+25.8%58+26$7,607$1,315,9313
Mar 2-419$781,095+77%112+54$6,974$2,320,7564
Mar 9-1117$852,558+9.1%163+51$5,230$3,460,2485
Mar 16-1815$802,380-5.9%218+55$3,680$4,591,0776
Mar 23-2519$742,648-7.4%232+14$3,201$5,672,7207
Mar 30-Apr 117$610,325-17.8%259+27$2,356$6,557,4348
Apr 6-818$696,000+14%213-46$3,267$7,533,0009
Apr 6-9
Easter wknd
19$659,000-213-$3,093$7,498,000-
Apr 13-1521$560,000-19.5%214+1$2,616$8,219,00010
Apr 20-2224$311,055-44.5%198-16$1,570$8,632,09611
Apr 27-2928$305,838-1.7%189-9$1,618$9,067,44812
May 4-623$222,413-27.3%144-45$1,544$9,417,88613
May 11-1328$185,979-16.4%130-14$1,430$9,690,82514
May 18-2026$172,924-7%115-15$1,503$9,951,85315
May 25-2727$150,887-12.7%56-59$2,694$10,192,15216
May 25-28
Memorial Day wknd
29$192,608-56-$3,439$10,233,873-
Jun 1-331$95,720-36.6%57+1$1,679$10,379,39317
Jun 8-1035$73,097-23.6%52-5$1,405$10,508,02318
Jun 15-1738$55,037-24.7%38-14$1,448$10,606,82819
Jun 22-2439$46,411-15.7%34-4$1,365$10,688,82920
Jun 29-Jul 142$29,468-36.5%22-12$1,339$10,748,01721
Jul 6-842$33,172+12.6%25+3$1,326$10,814,34322
Jul 13-1545$26,176-21.1%19-6$1,377$10,864,14923
Jul 20-2234$153,721+487.3%253+234$607$11,032,45724
Jul 27-2944$46,555-69.7%52-201$895$11,174,53925
Aug 3-557$18,114-61.1%27-25$670$11,215,00926
Aug 10-1266$11,216-38.1%10-17$1,121$11,241,50427
Aug 17-1973$8,572-23.6%10-$857$11,257,59928
Aug 24-2679$6,656-22.4%6-4$1,109$11,273,09129
Aug 31-Sep 286$4,442-33.3%4-2$1,110$11,281,30430
Aug 31-Sep 3
Labor Day wknd
91$5,178-4-$1,294$11,282,040-
Sep 7-9110$1,940-56.3%4-$485$11,284,65731