The Butler

As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.

Grosses

Domestic (65.8%)
$116,632,095
Summary Details
DistributorThe Weinstein Company
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Opening$24,637,312
2,933 theaters
Budget$30,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 12 min
GenresBiography Drama
In Release503 days/71 weeks
Widest Release3,330 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Aug 16-221$35,256,813-2,933-$12,020$35,256,8131
Aug 23-291$24,008,293-31.9%3,110+177$7,719$59,265,1062
Aug 30-Sep 51$23,736,271-1.1%3,330+220$7,128$83,001,3773
Sep 6-122$11,457,741-51.7%3,330-$3,440$94,459,1184
Sep 13-194$7,688,996-32.9%3,239-91$2,373$102,148,1145
Sep 20-266$5,715,955-25.7%2,931-308$1,950$107,864,0696
Sep 27-Oct 310$3,313,671-42%2,062-869$1,607$111,177,7407
Oct 4-1014$1,743,031-47.4%1,563-499$1,115$112,920,7718
Oct 11-1715$977,456-43.9%980-583$997$113,895,2279
Oct 18-2421$577,876-40.9%602-378$959$114,476,10310
Oct 25-3122$402,521-30.3%444-158$906$114,878,62411
Nov 1-726$281,150-30.2%312-132$901$115,159,77412
Nov 8-1425$213,174-24.2%214-98$996$115,372,94813
Nov 15-2131$140,989-33.9%176-38$801$115,513,93714
Nov 22-2840$85,126-39.6%71-105$1,198$115,599,06315
Nov 29-Dec 542$58,093-31.8%71-$818$115,657,15616
Dec 6-1222$415,469+615.2%1,007+936$412$116,072,62517
Dec 13-1945$41,238-90.1%61-946$676$116,113,86318
Dec 20-2652$33,092-19.8%34-27$973$116,146,95519
Dec 27-Jan 2, 201450$45,356+37.1%34-$1,334$116,192,31120
Jan 3-934$144,386+218.3%133+99$1,085$116,336,69721
Jan 10-1633$128,054-11.3%136+3$941$116,464,75122
Jan 17-2339$96,560-24.6%119-17$811$116,561,31123
Jan 24-3046$51,011-47.2%101-18$505$116,612,32224
Jan 31-Feb 660$17,166-66.3%52-49$330$116,629,48825
Feb 7-1392$2,607-84.8%11-41$237$116,632,09526