The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

In order to support her ten children, Evelyn Ryan enters a commercial jingle-writing contest.

Grosses

Domestic (91.1%)
$627,844
Summary Details
DistributorDreamWorks Distribution
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Opening$159,056
41 theaters
Budget$12,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 39 min
GenresBiography Drama
In Release98 days/14 weeks
Widest Release41 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 30-Oct 2
Hurricane Katrina
34$159,056-41-$3,879$159,0561
Oct 7-941$106,439-33.1%41-$2,596$327,9692
Oct 7-10
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
30$120,058-41-$2,928$341,5881
Oct 14-1648$71,852-32.5%35-6$2,052$440,9943
Oct 21-2358$43,251-39.8%26-9$1,663$508,7474
Oct 28-3063$24,342-43.7%25-1$973$550,2065
Nov 4-666$23,727-2.5%29+4$818$584,0856
Nov 11-1371$17,038-28.2%28-1$608$609,7957
Nov 18-2081$8,360-50.9%15-13$557$626,3108