The Men Who Stare at Goats

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

Grosses

Domestic (46.9%)
$32,428,195
Summary Details
DistributorOverture Films
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Opening$12,706,654
2,443 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release DateNov 6, 2009 - Feb 4, 2010
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 34 min
GenresComedy War
In Release421 days/60 weeks
Widest Release2,453 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 6-83$12,706,654-2,443-$5,201$12,706,6541
Nov 13-154$5,861,753-53.9%2,453+10$2,389$23,038,0502
Nov 20-227$2,829,031-51.7%2,056-397$1,375$27,680,0893
Nov 25-29
Thanksgiving 5-Day
10$2,157,602-1,119-$1,928$30,521,930-
Nov 26-29
Thanksgiving 4-Day
10$1,871,900-1,119-$1,672$30,521,930-
Nov 27-29
Thanksgiving 3-Day
11$1,501,837-46.9%1,119-937$1,342$30,521,9304
Dec 4-6
Post-Thanksgiving
18$400,153-73.4%509-610$786$31,289,2295
Dec 11-1322$202,035-49.5%324-185$623$31,655,2406
Dec 18-2031$86,086-57.4%207-117$415$31,847,6047
Dec 25-2743$29,965-65.2%74-133$404$31,944,3308
Jan 1-345$41,494+38.5%74-$560$32,018,4319
Jan 8-1031$120,976+191.6%198+124$610$32,158,52610
Jan 15-1741$69,595-42.5%142-56$490$32,290,43311
Jan 15-18
MLK wknd
42$83,091-142-$585$32,303,929-
Jan 22-2445$47,080-32.4%95-47$495$32,374,03512
Jan 29-3150$25,158-46.6%72-23$349$32,416,10913