The Kite Runner

Amir lives in California with his wife Soraya. He receives a call from his uncle Rahim Khan who urges him to travel to Afghanistan and rescue the son of Amir's childhood servant and friend, Hassan.

Summary Details
Opening$2,986,164
365 theaters
Release DateMar 28, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 8 min
GenresDrama
In Release644 days/92 weeks
Widest Release371 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 27-301$2,986,164-365-$8,181$2,986,1641
Apr 3-61$2,473,540-17.2%371+6$6,667$6,919,2102
Apr 10-132$1,678,007-32.2%370-1$4,535$9,600,9663
Apr 17-204$896,337-46.6%333-37$2,691$11,152,1164
Apr 24-278$492,590-45%227-106$2,170$11,866,3635
May 1-412$168,877-65.7%120-107$1,407$12,085,6996
May 8-1116$73,952-56.2%57-63$1,297$12,245,9187
May 15-1822$46,543-37.1%23-34$2,023$12,385,2998
May 22-2522$23,900-48.6%15-8$1,593$12,657,0809
May 29-Jun 119$14,380-39.8%10-5$1,438$12,522,70610
Jun 5-823$15,502+7.8%14+4$1,107$12,695,42511
Jun 12-1539$1,873-87.9%3-11$624$12,414,00412
Jun 19-2245$980-47.7%3-$326$12,600,09013
Jul 3-627$7,108-5-$1,421$12,765,90515
Jul 10-1328$5,298-25.5%7+2$756$12,779,93516
Jul 17-2039$3,508-33.8%5-2$701$12,835,01417
Jul 24-2719$8,899+153.7%7+2$1,271$12,814,01118
Jul 31-Aug 320$8,982+0.9%8+1$1,122$12,648,48819
Aug 7-10
Beijing Olympics
23$7,834-12.8%10+2$783$12,667,00020
Aug 14-17
Beijing Olympics
21$6,680-14.7%9-1$742$12,685,82621
Aug 21-24
Beijing Olympics
21$6,953+4.1%8-1$869$12,702,88622
Aug 28-3125$4,092-41.1%3-5$1,364$12,718,52823
Sep 4-738$1,913-53.3%3-$637$12,721,45624
Sep 11-1446$478-75%1-2$478$12,722,15825
Sep 18-2134$1,640+243.1%1-$1,640$12,725,61026
Sep 25-2835$1,109-32.4%1-$1,109$12,728,78927
Jan 29-Feb 149$854-1-$854$12,730,14045