Captain Phillips

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$142,711
72 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
Release DateNov 15, 2013
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 14 min
GenresAction Biography Crime Drama Thriller
In Release412 days/58 weeks
Widest Release74 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 14-175$142,711-72-$1,982$159,6171
Nov 21-249$75,601-47%72-$1,050$286,5622
Nov 28-Dec 110$38,406-49.2%74+2$519$353,2343
Dec 5-815$20,344-47%46-28$442$390,2274
Dec 12-1520$7,172-64.7%21-25$341$404,3515
Dec 19-2227$3,933-45.2%10-11$393$413,3986
Dec 26-2936$1,925-51.1%5-5$385$417,3057
Jan 2-539$2,125+10.4%6+1$354$419,7578
Jan 9-1244$779-63.3%4-2$194$420,6839
Jan 16-1947$233-70.1%2-2$116$420,91610
Jan 23-2649$218-6.4%4+2$54$421,13411
Jan 30-Feb 248$352+61.5%3-1$117$421,57512
Feb 6-9
Sochi Olympics
48$189-46.3%2-1$94$422,03113
Feb 13-16
Sochi Olympics
47$60-68.3%2-$30$422,25214
Feb 27-Mar 241$561-7-$80$422,86916
Mar 6-945$60-89.3%1-6$60$423,05417
Mar 13-1646$155+158.3%1-$155$423,26218
Mar 20-2345$108-30.3%1-$108$423,45819
Mar 27-3048$23-78.7%1-$23$423,50520
Apr 3-651$105+356.5%1-$105$423,66621
Apr 10-1345$35-66.7%1-$35$423,72222
Apr 17-2041$211+502.9%1-$211$423,93323
Apr 24-2744$96-54.5%1-$96$424,26724
May 1-446$44-54.2%1-$44$424,31125