The Experiment

For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.

Grosses

Germany
$6,391,356
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$1,434,540
229 theaters
Release DateMar 8, 2001
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr
GenresDrama Thriller
In Release299 days/42 weeks
Widest Release409 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 8-112$1,434,540-229-$6,264$1,434,5401
Mar 15-185$1,373,655-4.2%325+96$4,226$3,099,7732
Mar 22-256$1,107,070-19.4%409+84$2,706$4,585,2303
Mar 29-Apr 17$680,898-38.5%363-46$1,875$5,575,3594
Apr 5-88$548,423-19.5%359-4$1,527$6,391,3565