The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career

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All Releases

Domestic (53.3%)
$163,566,459

International (46.7%)
$143,561,166

Worldwide
$307,127,625

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Summary Details

Domestic DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Domestic Opening$26,541,709

Budget$55,000,000

Earliest Release DateDecember 15, 2006 (Domestic)

MPAAPG-13

Running Time1 hr 57 min

GenresBiography Drama

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Area	Release Date	Opening	Gross
Domestic	Dec 15, 2006	$26,541,709	$163,566,459

Area	Release Date	Opening	Gross
Italy	Jan 12, 2007	$4,697,296	$21,309,984
United Kingdom	Jan 12, 2007	$4,949,434	$18,852,776
Germany	Jan 18, 2007	$3,123,856	$12,096,782
Spain	Feb 2, 2007	$2,446,712	$8,926,557
France	Jan 31, 2007	–	$7,614,243
Netherlands	Feb 1, 2007	$267,506	$1,340,879
Belgium	Feb 7, 2007	$312,180	$1,095,654
South Africa	Feb 16, 2007	–	$1,040,577
Austria	Jan 19, 2007	–	$1,020,738
Switzerland (German)	Jan 18, 2007	–	$991,860
Greece	Feb 22, 2007	$245,500	$852,590
Türkiye	Mar 2, 2007	$168,186	$719,987
Sweden	Mar 2, 2007	$145,735	$541,414
Portugal	Feb 1, 2007	–	$524,091
Israel	Jan 18, 2007	–	$446,370
United Arab Emirates	Feb 8, 2007	–	$436,438
Denmark	Feb 2, 2007	$124,151	$428,499
Switzerland (French)	Jan 31, 2007	–	$364,066
Norway	Feb 9, 2007	$82,840	$345,107
Poland	Feb 9, 2007	$79,247	$302,532
Hungary	Feb 15, 2007	–	$202,978
Kuwait	Feb 7, 2007	–	$123,438
Romania	Feb 9, 2007	–	$118,187
Lebanon	Feb 8, 2007	–	$113,923
Switzerland (Italian)	Jan 12, 2007	–	$98,531
Bahrain	Feb 7, 2007	–	$91,337
Ukraine	Mar 8, 2007	$45,245	$91,048
Egypt	Feb 7, 2007	–	$90,607
East Africa	Feb 2, 2007	–	$84,579
Slovenia	Feb 8, 2007	–	$75,266
Iceland	Feb 9, 2007	–	$68,573
Qatar	Feb 8, 2007	–	$66,550
Nigeria	Feb 16, 2007	–	$59,661
Finland	Feb 9, 2007	–	$59,275
Czech Republic	Feb 8, 2007	$19,117	$50,180
Jordan	Feb 7, 2007	–	$49,605
Lithuania	Feb 2, 2007	$13,697	$46,672
Latvia	Feb 9, 2007	–	$41,825
Bulgaria	Feb 9, 2007	$12,039	$36,164
Estonia	Feb 9, 2007	–	$32,251
Oman	Feb 7, 2007	–	$29,764
Slovakia	Feb 15, 2007	–	$22,490
Croatia	Feb 8, 2007	–	$22,181
Serbia and Montenegro	Mar 22, 2007	–	$9,187

Area	Release Date	Opening	Gross
Mexico	Feb 2, 2007	–	$7,789,998
Brazil	Feb 2, 2007	–	$6,331,267
Venezuela	Feb 9, 2007	–	$1,268,108
Colombia	Feb 23, 2007	–	$1,118,140
Central America	Mar 9, 2007	–	$460,961
Peru	Feb 15, 2007	–	$445,001
Argentina	Feb 1, 2007	–	$303,107
Chile	Feb 8, 2007	–	$237,232
Ecuador	Mar 9, 2007	–	$215,415
Dominican Republic	Feb 15, 2007	–	$146,737
Lesser Antilles	Dec 20, 2006	–	$122,774
Jamaica	Dec 22, 2006	–	$100,881
Uruguay	Jan 26, 2007	–	$92,632
Bolivia	Mar 8, 2007	–	$47,851
Curaçao	Dec 21, 2006	–	$43,024
Aruba	Dec 20, 2006	–	$39,293

Area	Release Date	Opening	Gross
Japan	Jan 27, 2007	$2,867,256	$22,680,713
Australia	Jan 11, 2007	$2,728,237	$10,808,433
South Korea	Mar 1, 2007	–	$4,036,847
New Zealand	Jan 25, 2007	$263,963	$1,132,605
Taiwan	Feb 28, 2007	$181,340	$1,121,490
Hong Kong	Mar 22, 2007	–	$744,209
India	Mar 9, 2007	–	$665,638
Singapore	Mar 1, 2007	–	$535,685
Russia/CIS	Mar 22, 2007	–	$431,916
Philippines	Mar 7, 2007	–	$272,520
Thailand	Feb 22, 2007	$82,604	$243,136
Indonesia	Mar 2, 2007	–	$207,160
Malaysia	Mar 1, 2007	–	$134,399

Area	Release Date	Opening	Gross
China	Jan 17, 2008	–	$848,578