The History Boys
An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$100,803
7 theaters
7 theaters
Release DateNov 21, 2006
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Feb 25, 2007
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 49 min
GenresComedy
Drama
Romance
In Release406 days/58 weeks
Widest Release165 theaters
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| Date | DOW | Rank | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | Tuesday | 32 | $9,740 | - | - | 6 | $1,623 | $9,740 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | Wednesday | 33 | $14,334 | +47.2% | - | 6 | $2,389 | $24,074 | 2 |
| Nov 23 Thanksgiving | Thursday | 29 | $17,502 | +22.1% | - | 6 | $2,917 | $41,576 | 3 |
| Nov 24 | Friday | 34 | $36,414 | +108.1% | - | 7 | $5,202 | $77,990 | 4 |
| Nov 25 | Saturday | 34 | $38,307 | +5.2% | - | 7 | $5,472 | $116,297 | 5 |
| Nov 26 | Sunday | 30 | $26,082 | -31.9% | - | 7 | $3,726 | $142,379 | 6 |
| Nov 27 | Monday | 25 | $9,645 | -63% | - | 7 | $1,377 | $152,024 | 7 |
| Nov 28 | Tuesday | 27 | $9,189 | -4.7% | -5.7% | 7 | $1,312 | $161,213 | 8 |
| Nov 29 | Wednesday | 25 | $10,524 | +14.5% | -26.6% | 7 | $1,503 | $171,737 | 9 |
| Nov 30 | Thursday | 27 | $9,952 | -5.4% | -43.1% | 7 | $1,421 | $181,689 | 10 |
| Dec 1 | Friday | 29 | $19,675 | +97.7% | -46% | 8 | $2,459 | $201,364 | 11 |
| Dec 2 | Saturday | 27 | $37,168 | +88.9% | -3% | 8 | $4,646 | $238,532 | 12 |
| Dec 3 | Sunday | 25 | $26,026 | -30% | -0.2% | 8 | $3,253 | $264,558 | 13 |
| Dec 4 | Monday | 28 | $7,253 | -72.1% | -24.8% | 8 | $906 | $271,811 | 14 |
| Dec 5 | Tuesday | 27 | $8,677 | +19.6% | -5.6% | 8 | $1,084 | $280,488 | 15 |
| Dec 6 | Wednesday | 27 | $9,152 | +5.5% | -13% | 8 | $1,144 | $289,640 | 16 |
| Dec 7 | Thursday | 27 | $9,001 | -1.6% | -9.6% | 8 | $1,125 | $298,641 | 17 |
| Dec 8 | Friday | 25 | $45,438 | +404.8% | +130.9% | 50 | $908 | $344,079 | 18 |
| Dec 9 | Saturday | 24 | $101,632 | +123.7% | +173.4% | 50 | $2,032 | $445,711 | 19 |
| Dec 10 | Sunday | 25 | $54,721 | -46.2% | +110.3% | 50 | $1,094 | $500,432 | 20 |
| Dec 11 | Monday | 25 | $19,126 | -65% | +163.7% | 50 | $382 | $519,558 | 21 |
| Dec 12 | Tuesday | 25 | $18,992 | -0.7% | +118.9% | 50 | $379 | $538,550 | 22 |
| Dec 13 | Wednesday | 25 | $19,367 | +2% | +111.6% | 50 | $387 | $557,917 | 23 |
| Dec 14 | Thursday | 25 | $17,817 | -8% | +97.9% | 50 | $356 | $575,734 | 24 |
| Dec 15 | Friday | 22 | $55,647 | +212.3% | +22.5% | 76 | $732 | $631,381 | 25 |
| Dec 16 | Saturday | 23 | $101,172 | +81.8% | -0.5% | 76 | $1,331 | $732,553 | 26 |
| Dec 17 | Sunday | 23 | $62,713 | -38% | +14.6% | 76 | $825 | $795,266 | 27 |
| Dec 18 | Monday | 22 | $28,440 | -54.7% | +48.7% | 76 | $374 | $823,706 | 28 |
| Dec 19 | Tuesday | 23 | $26,876 | -5.5% | +41.5% | 76 | $353 | $850,582 | 29 |
| Dec 20 | Wednesday | 23 | $27,865 | +3.7% | +43.9% | 76 | $366 | $878,447 | 30 |
| Dec 21 | Thursday | 23 | $29,343 | +5.3% | +64.7% | 76 | $386 | $907,790 | 31 |
| Dec 22 | Friday | 23 | $77,035 | +162.5% | +38.4% | 165 | $466 | $984,825 | 32 |
| Dec 23 | Saturday | 23 | $133,916 | +73.8% | +32.4% | 165 | $811 | $1,118,741 | 33 |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | 22 | $76,576 | -42.8% | +22.1% | 163 | $469 | $1,195,317 | 34 |
| Dec 25 Christmas Day | Monday | 25 | $100,698 | +31.5% | +254.1% | 163 | $617 | $1,296,015 | 35 |
| Dec 26 | Tuesday | 25 | $100,743 | <0.1% | +274.8% | 163 | $618 | $1,396,758 | 36 |
| Dec 27 | Wednesday | 26 | $88,462 | -12.2% | +217.5% | 163 | $542 | $1,485,220 | 37 |
| Dec 28 | Thursday | 26 | $86,717 | -2% | +195.5% | 163 | $532 | $1,571,937 | 38 |
| Dec 29 | Friday | 26 | $109,250 | +26% | +41.8% | 154 | $709 | $1,681,187 | 39 |
| Dec 30 | Saturday | 26 | $150,825 | +38.1% | +12.6% | 154 | $979 | $1,832,012 | 40 |
| Dec 31 New Year's Eve | Sunday | 26 | $103,473 | -31.4% | +35.1% | 154 | $671 | $1,935,485 | 41 |
| Jan 1 New Year's Day | Monday | 29 | $115,270 | +11.4% | +14.5% | 154 | $748 | $2,050,755 | 42 |
| Jan 2 | Tuesday | 26 | $51,723 | -55.1% | -48.7% | 154 | $335 | $2,102,478 | 43 |
| Jan 3 | Wednesday | 25 | $47,094 | -8.9% | -46.8% | 154 | $305 | $2,149,572 | 44 |
| Jan 4 | Thursday | 26 | $47,218 | +0.3% | -45.5% | 154 | $306 | $2,196,790 | 45 |
| Jan 5 | Friday | 29 | $54,936 | +16.3% | -49.7% | 117 | $469 | $2,251,726 | 46 |
| Jan 6 | Saturday | 28 | $91,322 | +66.2% | -39.5% | 117 | $780 | $2,343,048 | 47 |
| Jan 7 | Sunday | 29 | $50,861 | -44.3% | -50.8% | 115 | $442 | $2,393,909 | 48 |
| Jan 8 | Monday | 28 | $16,106 | -68.3% | -86% | 115 | $140 | $2,410,015 | 49 |
| Jan 9 | Tuesday | 28 | $18,569 | +15.3% | -64.1% | 115 | $161 | $2,428,584 | 50 |
| Jan 10 | Wednesday | 28 | $20,820 | +12.1% | -55.8% | 115 | $181 | $2,449,404 | 51 |
| Jan 11 | Thursday | 28 | $23,270 | +11.8% | -50.7% | 115 | $202 | $2,472,674 | 52 |
| Jan 12 | Friday | 36 | $20,240 | -13% | -63.2% | 56 | $361 | $2,492,914 | 53 |
| Jan 13 | Saturday | 36 | $34,675 | +71.3% | -62% | 56 | $619 | $2,527,589 | 54 |
| Jan 14 | Sunday | 36 | $24,325 | -29.8% | -52.2% | 56 | $434 | $2,551,914 | 55 |
| Jan 15 MLK Day | Monday | 37 | $16,283 | -33.1% | +1.1% | 56 | $290 | $2,568,197 | 56 |
| Jan 16 | Tuesday | 37 | $6,237 | -61.7% | -66.4% | 56 | $111 | $2,574,434 | 57 |
| Jan 17 | Wednesday | 37 | $6,699 | +7.4% | -67.8% | 56 | $119 | $2,581,133 | 58 |
| Jan 18 | Thursday | 37 | $6,830 | +2% | -70.6% | 56 | $121 | $2,587,963 | 59 |
| Jan 19 | Friday | 39 | $7,889 | +15.5% | -61% | 37 | $213 | $2,595,852 | 60 |
| Jan 20 | Saturday | 39 | $17,039 | +116% | -50.9% | 37 | $460 | $2,612,891 | 61 |
| Jan 21 | Sunday | 39 | $7,187 | -57.8% | -70.5% | 37 | $194 | $2,620,078 | 62 |
| Jan 22 | Monday | 39 | $2,916 | -59.4% | -82.1% | 37 | $78 | $2,622,994 | 63 |
| Jan 23 | Tuesday | 39 | $3,611 | +23.8% | -42.1% | 37 | $97 | $2,626,605 | 64 |
| Jan 24 | Wednesday | 39 | $3,091 | -14.4% | -53.9% | 37 | $83 | $2,629,696 | 65 |
| Jan 25 | Thursday | 41 | $3,096 | +0.2% | -54.7% | 37 | $83 | $2,632,792 | 66 |
| Jan 26 | Friday | 44 | $4,264 | +37.7% | -46% | 19 | $224 | $2,637,056 | 67 |
| Jan 27 | Saturday | 44 | $8,904 | +108.8% | -47.7% | 19 | $468 | $2,645,960 | 68 |
| Jan 28 | Sunday | 41 | $10,278 | +15.4% | +43% | 19 | $540 | $2,656,238 | 69 |
| Jan 29 | Monday | 45 | $1,070 | -89.6% | -63.3% | 19 | $56 | $2,657,308 | 70 |
| Jan 30 | Tuesday | 42 | $1,226 | +14.6% | -66% | 19 | $64 | $2,658,534 | 71 |
| Jan 31 | Wednesday | 42 | $1,387 | +13.1% | -55.1% | 19 | $73 | $2,659,921 | 72 |
| Feb 1 | Thursday | 42 | $1,749 | +26.1% | -43.5% | 19 | $92 | $2,661,670 | 73 |
| Feb 2 | Friday | 46 | $3,216 | +83.9% | -24.6% | 13 | $247 | $2,664,886 | 74 |
| Feb 3 | Saturday | 45 | $5,667 | +76.2% | -36.4% | 13 | $435 | $2,670,553 | 75 |
| Feb 4 | Sunday | 45 | $2,099 | -63% | -79.6% | 13 | $161 | $2,672,652 | 76 |
| Feb 5 | Monday | 44 | $1,004 | -52.2% | -6.2% | 13 | $77 | $2,673,656 | 77 |
| Feb 6 | Tuesday | 44 | $786 | -21.7% | -35.9% | 13 | $60 | $2,674,442 | 78 |
| Feb 7 | Wednesday | 43 | $1,518 | +93.1% | +9.4% | 13 | $116 | $2,675,960 | 79 |
| Feb 8 | Thursday | 44 | $868 | -42.8% | -50.4% | 13 | $66 | $2,676,828 | 80 |
| Feb 9 | Friday | 46 | $2,397 | +176.2% | -25.5% | 18 | $133 | $2,679,225 | 81 |
| Feb 10 | Saturday | 46 | $3,309 | +38% | -41.6% | 18 | $183 | $2,682,534 | 82 |
| Feb 11 | Sunday | 46 | $2,247 | -32.1% | +7.1% | 18 | $124 | $2,684,781 | 83 |
| Feb 12 | Monday | 45 | $1,193 | -46.9% | +18.8% | 18 | $66 | $2,685,974 | 84 |
| Feb 13 | Tuesday | 45 | $922 | -22.7% | +17.3% | 18 | $51 | $2,686,896 | 85 |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | 46 | $2,096 | +127.3% | +38.1% | 18 | $116 | $2,688,992 | 86 |
| Feb 15 | Thursday | 47 | $1,927 | -8.1% | +122% | 18 | $107 | $2,690,919 | 87 |
| Feb 16 | Friday | 49 | $2,419 | +25.5% | +0.9% | 14 | $172 | $2,693,338 | 88 |
| Feb 17 | Saturday | 49 | $2,954 | +22.1% | -10.7% | 14 | $211 | $2,696,292 | 89 |
| Feb 18 | Sunday | 49 | $2,680 | -9.3% | +19.3% | 14 | $191 | $2,698,972 | 90 |
| Feb 19 Presidents' Day | Monday | 49 | $1,032 | -61.5% | -13.5% | 14 | $73 | $2,700,004 | 91 |
