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Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.

Grosses

Domestic (31.4%)
$34,194,407
Summary Details
DistributorThe Weinstein Company
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Opening$168,051
8 theaters
Budget$32,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Dec 10, 2008 (Jan 30, 2009) - May 13, 2009
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresDrama Mystery Romance
In Release387 days/55 weeks
Widest Release1,203 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 12-1425$168,051-8-$21,006$179,9701
Dec 19-2129$92,790-44.8%8-$11,598$349,2402
Dec 26-2822$664,013+615.6%116+108$5,724$1,243,6903
Jan 2-417$1,598,472+140.7%398+282$4,016$3,553,5784
Jan 9-1118$1,346,742-15.7%507+109$2,656$5,510,4535
Jan 16-1820$1,285,036-4.6%417-90$3,081$7,575,0346
Jan 16-19
MLK wknd
20$1,518,171-417-$3,640$7,808,169-
Jan 23-2520$1,403,410+9.2%367-50$3,824$9,661,1217
Jan 30-Feb 115$2,380,376+69.6%1,002+635$2,375$12,655,8588
Feb 6-814$2,275,489-4.4%862-140$2,639$16,033,0709
Feb 13-1515$2,209,080-2.9%742-120$2,977$19,157,19410
Feb 13-16
Presidents' Day wknd
15$2,670,837-742-$3,599$19,618,951-
Feb 20-2214$2,642,770+19.6%962+220$2,747$23,011,59611
Feb 27-Mar 113$2,860,429+8.2%1,203+241$2,377$26,949,96412
Mar 6-812$1,925,918-32.7%1,175-28$1,639$29,860,94913
Mar 13-1514$1,309,669-32%1,002-173$1,307$31,887,24814
Mar 20-2218$535,983-59.1%704-298$761$32,900,55715
Mar 27-2919$308,495-42.4%324-380$952$33,484,34716
Apr 3-521$192,085-37.7%232-92$827$33,807,46517
Apr 10-1229$105,107-45.3%132-100$796$34,006,51718
Apr 10-13
Easter wknd
26$116,735-132-$884$34,018,145-
Apr 17-1938$55,229-47.5%105-27$525$34,111,41819
Apr 24-2656$20,822-62.3%55-50$378$34,157,65120
May 1-365$13,546-34.9%35-20$387$34,180,95421
May 8-1079$4,366-67.8%16-19$272$34,192,65222