Memoirs of a Geisha

The heartwarming tale of Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who transcended from her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

Grosses

Domestic (35.4%)
$57,490,508
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$682,504
8 theaters
Budget$85,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Dec 9, 2005 (Dec 23, 2005) - Mar 12, 2006
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 25 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release388 days/55 weeks
Widest Release1,654 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 9-1114$682,504-8-$85,313$682,5041
Dec 16-1812$1,302,331+90.8%52+44$25,044$2,274,3202
Dec 23-255$6,751,729+418.4%1,547+1,495$4,364$9,841,3643
Dec 23-26
Christmas long wknd
5$10,165,114-1,547-$6,570$13,254,749-
Dec 30-Jan 1, 20067$7,746,419+14.7%1,547-$5,007$28,163,9074
Dec 30-Jan 2, 2006
New Year's long wknd
7$10,215,915-1,547-$6,603$30,633,403-
Jan 6-87$6,111,193-21.1%1,589+42$3,845$39,861,8595
Jan 13-1512$4,307,893-29.5%1,654+65$2,604$46,512,0236
Jan 13-16
MLK wknd
12$5,110,052-1,654-$3,089$47,314,182-
Jan 20-2217$2,684,497-37.7%1,404-250$1,912$51,191,6547
Jan 27-2919$1,557,916-42%1,016-388$1,533$53,819,9228
Feb 3-523$888,751-43%765-251$1,161$55,347,1829
Feb 10-12
Torino Olympics
28$341,929-61.5%287-478$1,191$56,070,64010
Feb 17-19
Torino Olympics
39$197,041-42.4%131-156$1,504$56,443,30811
Feb 17-20
Presidents' Day wknd
Torino Olympics
38$236,895-131-$1,808$56,483,162-
Feb 24-26
Torino Olympics
45$130,636-33.7%109-22$1,198$56,678,62812
Mar 3-550$89,428-31.5%85-24$1,052$56,826,41413
Mar 10-1245$116,783+30.6%102+17$1,144$57,010,85314