A Serious Man

Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Despite seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.

Grosses

Domestic (29.4%)
$9,228,768
Summary Details
DistributorFocus Features
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Opening$251,337
6 theaters
Release DateOct 2, 2009 - Jan 7, 2010
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 46 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release456 days/65 weeks
Widest Release262 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Oct 2Friday29$72,987--6$12,164$72,9871
Oct 3Saturday29$105,585+44.7%-6$17,597$178,5722
Oct 4Sunday28$72,765-31.1%-6$12,127$251,3373
Oct 5Monday25$25,399-65.1%-6$4,233$276,7364
Oct 6Tuesday26$26,096+2.7%-6$4,349$302,8325
Oct 7Wednesday27$24,412-6.5%-6$4,068$327,2446
Oct 8Thursday27$24,742+1.4%-6$4,123$351,9867
Oct 9Friday24$122,397+394.7%+67.7%21$5,828$474,3838
Oct 10Saturday23$203,231+66%+92.5%21$9,677$677,6149
Oct 11Sunday22$133,690-34.2%+83.7%21$6,366$811,30410
Oct 12
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday21$68,660-48.6%+170.3%21$3,269$879,96411
Oct 13Tuesday23$43,176-37.1%+65.5%21$2,056$923,14012
Oct 14Wednesday22$41,401-4.1%+69.6%21$1,971$964,54113
Oct 15Thursday24$36,255-12.4%+46.5%21$1,726$1,000,79614
Oct 16Friday15$218,530+502.8%+78.5%82$2,665$1,219,32615
Oct 17Saturday15$405,240+85.4%+99.4%82$4,941$1,624,56616
Oct 18Sunday13$218,741-46%+63.6%82$2,667$1,843,30717
Oct 19Monday14$58,902-73.1%-14.2%82$718$1,902,20918
Oct 20Tuesday14$67,610+14.8%+56.6%82$824$1,969,81919
Oct 21Wednesday14$68,569+1.4%+65.6%82$836$2,038,38820
Oct 22Thursday14$64,891-5.4%+79%82$791$2,103,27921
Oct 23Friday13$300,440+363%+37.5%176$1,707$2,403,71922
Oct 24Saturday12$534,534+77.9%+31.9%176$3,037$2,938,25323
Oct 25Sunday13$258,243-51.7%+18.1%176$1,467$3,196,49624
Oct 26Monday12$85,192-67%+44.6%176$484$3,281,68825
Oct 27Tuesday12$104,787+23%+55%176$595$3,386,47526
Oct 28Wednesday13$89,478-14.6%+30.5%176$508$3,475,95327
Oct 29Thursday13$83,280-6.9%+28.3%176$473$3,559,23328
Oct 30Friday13$305,177+266.4%+1.6%238$1,282$3,864,41029
Oct 31
Halloween
Saturday13$439,614+44.1%-17.8%238$1,847$4,304,02430
Nov 1Sunday13$291,605-33.7%+12.9%238$1,225$4,595,62931
Nov 2Monday13$85,289-70.8%+0.1%238$358$4,680,91832
Nov 3Tuesday13$109,060+27.9%+4.1%238$458$4,789,97833
Nov 4Wednesday13$84,458-22.6%-5.6%238$354$4,874,43634
Nov 5Thursday13$94,883+12.3%+13.9%238$398$4,969,31935
Nov 6Friday18$230,892+143.3%-24.3%262$881$5,200,21136
Nov 7Saturday18$432,306+87.2%-1.7%262$1,650$5,632,51737
Nov 8Sunday18$200,552-53.6%-31.2%262$765$5,833,06938
Nov 9Monday18$63,133-68.5%-26%262$240$5,896,20239
Nov 10Tuesday18$87,809+39.1%-19.5%262$335$5,984,01140
Nov 11Wednesday18$122,225+39.2%+44.7%262$466$6,106,23641
Nov 12Thursday16$71,361-41.6%-24.8%262$272$6,177,59742
Nov 13Friday18$165,089+131.3%-28.5%240$687$6,342,68643
Nov 14Saturday17$333,069+101.8%-23%240$1,387$6,675,75544
Nov 15Sunday16$158,967-52.3%-20.7%240$662$6,834,72245
Nov 16Monday16$44,030-72.3%-30.3%240$183$6,878,75246
Nov 17Tuesday16$55,387+25.8%-36.9%240$230$6,934,13947
Nov 18Wednesday16$48,829-11.8%-60%240$203$6,982,96848
Nov 19Thursday17$49,028+0.4%-31.3%240$204$7,031,99649
Nov 20Friday18$112,956+130.4%-31.6%198$570$7,144,95250
Nov 21Saturday16$218,573+93.5%-34.4%198$1,103$7,363,52551
Nov 22Sunday17$112,479-48.5%-29.2%198$568$7,476,00452
Nov 23Monday17$37,098-67%-15.7%198$187$7,513,10253
Nov 24Tuesday17$49,673+33.9%-10.3%198$250$7,562,77554
Nov 25Wednesday21$59,899+20.6%+22.7%169$354$7,622,67455
Nov 26
Thanksgiving
Thursday20$62,569+4.5%+27.6%169$370$7,685,24356
Nov 27Friday20$183,705+193.6%+62.6%173$1,061$7,868,94857
Nov 28Saturday20$201,135+9.5%-8%173$1,162$8,070,08358
Nov 29Sunday19$93,395-53.6%-17%173$539$8,163,47859
Nov 30Monday20$23,641-74.7%-36.3%173$136$8,187,11960
Dec 1Tuesday20$27,742+17.3%-44.2%173$160$8,214,86161
Dec 2Wednesday20$26,120-5.8%-56.4%173$150$8,240,98162
Dec 3Thursday20$26,329+0.8%-57.9%173$152$8,267,31063
Dec 4Friday22$59,736+126.9%-67.5%160$373$8,327,04664
Dec 5Saturday21$103,288+72.9%-48.6%160$645$8,430,33465
Dec 6Sunday22$58,404-43.5%-37.5%160$365$8,488,73866
Dec 7Monday22$19,282-67%-18.4%160$120$8,508,02067
Dec 8Tuesday22$21,755+12.8%-21.6%160$135$8,529,77568
Dec 9Wednesday22$19,991-8.1%-23.5%160$124$8,549,76669
Dec 10Thursday22$21,383+7%-18.8%160$133$8,571,14970
Dec 11Friday26$36,245+69.5%-39.3%152$238$8,607,39471
Dec 12Saturday24$69,850+92.7%-32.4%152$459$8,677,24472
Dec 13Sunday24$40,252-42.4%-31.1%152$264$8,717,49673
Dec 14Monday23$16,154-59.9%-16.2%152$106$8,733,65074
Dec 15Tuesday24$21,501+33.1%-1.2%152$141$8,755,15175
Dec 16Wednesday22$20,683-3.8%+3.5%152$136$8,775,83476
Dec 17Thursday23$20,729+0.2%-3.1%152$136$8,796,56377
Dec 18Friday27$25,219+21.7%-30.4%117$215$8,821,78278
Dec 19Saturday26$41,811+65.8%-40.1%117$357$8,863,59379
Dec 20Sunday25$31,281-25.2%-22.3%117$267$8,894,87480
Dec 21Monday30$17,114-45.3%+5.9%117$146$8,911,98881
Dec 22Tuesday27$21,723+26.9%+1%117$185$8,933,71182
Dec 23Wednesday30$20,000-7.9%-3.3%117$170$8,953,71183
Dec 24Thursday25$22,925+14.6%+10.6%117$195$8,976,63684
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Friday31$21,371-6.8%-15.3%49$436$8,998,00785
Dec 26Saturday33$24,517+14.7%-41.4%49$500$9,022,52486
Dec 27Sunday33$20,236-17.5%-35.3%49$412$9,042,76087
Dec 28Monday35$14,949-26.1%-12.7%49$305$9,057,70988
Dec 29Tuesday35$13,999-6.4%-35.6%49$285$9,071,70889
Dec 30Wednesday35$15,105+7.9%-24.5%49$308$9,086,81390
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Thursday33$11,623-23.1%-49.3%49$237$9,098,43691
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Friday32$31,474+170.8%+47.3%49$642$9,129,91092
Jan 2Saturday31$38,658+22.8%+57.7%49$788$9,168,56893
Jan 3Sunday31$21,937-43.3%+8.4%49$447$9,190,50594
Jan 4Monday28$9,791-55.4%-34.5%49$199$9,200,29695
Jan 5Tuesday29$9,733-0.6%-30.5%49$198$9,210,02996
Jan 6Wednesday29$9,627-1.1%-36.3%49$196$9,219,65697
Jan 7Thursday28$9,112-5.3%-21.6%49$185$9,228,76898