The Assailant

Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.

Grosses

Brazil
$2,019,443
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Pictures
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Opening$488,537
145 theaters
Release DateOct 30, 2009
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 34 min
GenresAction Biography Drama
In Release122 days/17 weeks
Widest Release145 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 17-2033$271-1-$271$271-
Oct 29-Nov 13$488,537-145-$3,369$488,9031
Nov 5-85$348,266-28.7%138-7$2,523$1,271,7852
Nov 12-155$211,832-39.2%126-12$1,681$1,671,5613
Nov 19-227$98,098-53.7%123-3$797$1,874,9664
Nov 26-2910$40,598-58.6%81-42$501$1,975,7835
Dec 3-64$33,713-17%68-13$495$2,098,3226
Dec 10-136$17,025-49.5%42-26$405$2,141,4087
Dec 17-205$5,065-70.2%17-25$297$2,156,0428
Dec 24-2726$1,838-63.7%5-12$367$2,162,4119
Dec 31-Jan 3, 201031$63-96.6%2-3$31$2,134,43610
Jan 7-1032$79+25.4%3+1$26$2,134,97411
Jan 14-1732$577+630.4%2-1$288$2,136,19712
Feb 4-734$595-4-$148$2,019,00015
Feb 11-14
Vancouver Olympics
33$49-91.8%1-3$49$2,019,31616
Feb 18-21
Vancouver Olympics
37$76+55.1%3+2$25$2,019,44317