Memoirs of a Geisha
The heartwarming tale of Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who transcended from her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$682,504
8 theaters
8 theaters
Budget$85,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 9, 2005 (Dec 23, 2005)
-
Mar 12, 2006
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 25 min
GenresDrama
Romance
In Release388 days/55 weeks
Widest Release1,654 theaters
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Key:Estimated
| Date | DOW | Rank | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9 | Friday | 13 | $226,024 | - | - | 8 | $28,253 | $226,024 | 1 |
| Dec 10 | Saturday | 15 | $252,524 | +11.7% | - | 8 | $31,565 | $478,548 | 2 |
| Dec 11 | Sunday | 13 | $203,956 | -19.2% | - | 8 | $25,494 | $682,504 | 3 |
| Dec 12 | Monday | 14 | $84,250 | -58.7% | - | 8 | $10,531 | $766,754 | 4 |
| Dec 13 | Tuesday | 14 | $79,102 | -6.1% | - | 8 | $9,887 | $845,856 | 5 |
| Dec 14 | Wednesday | 15 | $64,730 | -18.2% | - | 9 | $7,192 | $910,586 | 6 |
| Dec 15 | Thursday | 15 | $61,403 | -5.1% | - | 9 | $6,822 | $971,989 | 7 |
| Dec 16 | Friday | 12 | $376,953 | +513.9% | +66.8% | 52 | $7,249 | $1,348,942 | 8 |
| Dec 17 | Saturday | 12 | $499,900 | +32.6% | +98% | 52 | $9,613 | $1,848,842 | 9 |
| Dec 18 | Sunday | 12 | $425,478 | -14.9% | +108.6% | 52 | $8,182 | $2,274,320 | 10 |
| Dec 19 | Monday | 13 | $201,140 | -52.7% | +138.7% | 52 | $3,868 | $2,475,460 | 11 |
| Dec 20 | Tuesday | 14 | $209,184 | +4% | +164.4% | 52 | $4,022 | $2,684,644 | 12 |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | 14 | $198,148 | -5.3% | +206.1% | 52 | $3,810 | $2,882,792 | 13 |
| Dec 22 | Thursday | 13 | $206,843 | +4.4% | +236.9% | 52 | $3,977 | $3,089,635 | 14 |
| Dec 23 | Friday | 5 | $2,651,550 | +1,181.9% | +603.4% | 1,547 | $1,713 | $5,741,185 | 15 |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | 5 | $1,480,436 | -44.2% | +196.1% | 1,547 | $956 | $7,221,621 | 16 |
| Dec 25 Christmas Day | Sunday | 8 | $2,619,743 | +77% | +515.7% | 1,547 | $1,693 | $9,841,364 | 17 |
| Dec 26 | Monday | 7 | $3,413,385 | +30.3% | +1,597% | 1,547 | $2,206 | $13,254,749 | 18 |
| Dec 27 | Tuesday | 6 | $2,436,744 | -28.6% | +1,064.9% | 1,547 | $1,575 | $15,691,493 | 19 |
| Dec 28 | Wednesday | 6 | $2,369,988 | -2.7% | +1,096.1% | 1,547 | $1,531 | $18,061,481 | 20 |
| Dec 29 | Thursday | 6 | $2,356,007 | -0.6% | +1,039% | 1,547 | $1,522 | $20,417,488 | 21 |
| Dec 30 | Friday | 6 | $2,787,391 | +18.3% | +5.1% | 1,547 | $1,801 | $23,204,879 | 22 |
| Dec 31 New Year's Eve | Saturday | 7 | $2,119,005 | -24% | +43.1% | 1,547 | $1,369 | $25,323,884 | 23 |
| Jan 1 New Year's Day | Sunday | 6 | $2,840,023 | +34% | +8.4% | 1,547 | $1,835 | $28,163,907 | 24 |
| Jan 2 | Monday | 5 | $2,469,496 | -13% | -27.7% | 1,547 | $1,596 | $30,633,403 | 25 |
| Jan 3 | Tuesday | 5 | $1,082,758 | -56.2% | -55.6% | 1,547 | $699 | $31,716,161 | 26 |
| Jan 4 | Wednesday | 5 | $976,978 | -9.8% | -58.8% | 1,547 | $631 | $32,693,139 | 27 |
| Jan 5 | Thursday | 4 | $1,057,527 | +8.2% | -55.1% | 1,547 | $683 | $33,750,666 | 28 |
| Jan 6 | Friday | 7 | $1,846,330 | +74.6% | -33.8% | 1,589 | $1,161 | $35,596,996 | 29 |
| Jan 7 | Saturday | 7 | $2,584,842 | +40% | +22% | 1,589 | $1,626 | $38,181,838 | 30 |
| Jan 8 | Sunday | 7 | $1,680,021 | -35% | -40.8% | 1,589 | $1,057 | $39,861,859 | 31 |
| Jan 9 | Monday | 7 | $533,609 | -68.2% | -78.4% | 1,589 | $335 | $40,395,468 | 32 |
| Jan 10 | Tuesday | 7 | $612,674 | +14.8% | -43.4% | 1,589 | $385 | $41,008,142 | 33 |
| Jan 11 | Wednesday | 7 | $594,799 | -2.9% | -39.1% | 1,589 | $374 | $41,602,941 | 34 |
| Jan 12 | Thursday | 7 | $601,189 | +1.1% | -43.2% | 1,589 | $378 | $42,204,130 | 35 |
| Jan 13 | Friday | 11 | $1,220,313 | +103% | -33.9% | 1,654 | $737 | $43,424,443 | 36 |
| Jan 14 | Saturday | 12 | $1,744,552 | +43% | -32.5% | 1,654 | $1,054 | $45,168,995 | 37 |
| Jan 15 | Sunday | 12 | $1,343,028 | -23% | -20.1% | 1,654 | $811 | $46,512,023 | 38 |
| Jan 16 MLK Day | Monday | 12 | $802,159 | -40.3% | +50.3% | 1,654 | $484 | $47,314,182 | 39 |
| Jan 17 | Tuesday | 9 | $389,580 | -51.4% | -36.4% | 1,654 | $235 | $47,703,762 | 40 |
| Jan 18 | Wednesday | 8 | $391,902 | +0.6% | -34.1% | 1,654 | $236 | $48,095,664 | 41 |
| Jan 19 | Thursday | 8 | $411,493 | +5% | -31.6% | 1,654 | $248 | $48,507,157 | 42 |
| Jan 20 | Friday | 16 | $765,801 | +86.1% | -37.2% | 1,404 | $545 | $49,272,958 | 43 |
| Jan 21 | Saturday | 17 | $1,213,410 | +58.4% | -30.4% | 1,404 | $864 | $50,486,368 | 44 |
| Jan 22 | Sunday | 15 | $705,286 | -41.9% | -47.5% | 1,404 | $502 | $51,191,654 | 45 |
| Jan 23 | Monday | 13 | $235,802 | -66.6% | -70.6% | 1,404 | $167 | $51,427,456 | 46 |
| Jan 24 | Tuesday | 10 | $282,175 | +19.7% | -27.6% | 1,404 | $200 | $51,709,631 | 47 |
| Jan 25 | Wednesday | 9 | $267,196 | -5.3% | -31.8% | 1,404 | $190 | $51,976,827 | 48 |
| Jan 26 | Thursday | 10 | $285,179 | +6.7% | -30.7% | 1,404 | $203 | $52,262,006 | 49 |
| Jan 27 | Friday | 18 | $431,532 | +51.3% | -43.6% | 1,016 | $424 | $52,693,538 | 50 |
| Jan 28 | Saturday | 19 | $686,856 | +59.2% | -43.4% | 1,016 | $676 | $53,380,394 | 51 |
| Jan 29 | Sunday | 19 | $439,528 | -36% | -37.7% | 1,016 | $432 | $53,819,922 | 52 |
| Jan 30 | Monday | 16 | $145,469 | -66.9% | -38.3% | 1,016 | $143 | $53,965,391 | 53 |
| Jan 31 | Tuesday | 15 | $164,685 | +13.2% | -41.6% | 1,016 | $162 | $54,130,076 | 54 |
| Feb 1 | Wednesday | 16 | $161,291 | -2.1% | -39.6% | 1,016 | $158 | $54,291,367 | 55 |
| Feb 2 | Thursday | 16 | $167,064 | +3.6% | -41.4% | 1,016 | $164 | $54,458,431 | 56 |
| Feb 3 | Friday | 22 | $260,267 | +55.8% | -39.7% | 765 | $340 | $54,718,698 | 57 |
| Feb 4 | Saturday | 22 | $419,837 | +61.3% | -38.9% | 765 | $548 | $55,138,535 | 58 |
| Feb 5 | Sunday | 21 | $208,647 | -50.3% | -52.5% | 765 | $272 | $55,347,182 | 59 |
| Feb 6 | Monday | 21 | $83,968 | -59.8% | -42.3% | 765 | $109 | $55,431,150 | 60 |
| Feb 7 | Tuesday | 20 | $102,496 | +22.1% | -37.8% | 765 | $133 | $55,533,646 | 61 |
| Feb 8 | Wednesday | 20 | $94,411 | -7.9% | -41.5% | 765 | $123 | $55,628,057 | 62 |
| Feb 9 | Thursday | 21 | $100,654 | +6.6% | -39.8% | 765 | $131 | $55,728,711 | 63 |
| Feb 10 Torino Olympics | Friday | 26 | $92,655 | -7.9% | -64.4% | 287 | $322 | $55,821,366 | 64 |
| Feb 11 Torino Olympics | Saturday | 26 | $150,561 | +62.5% | -64.1% | 287 | $524 | $55,971,927 | 65 |
| Feb 12 Torino Olympics | Sunday | 26 | $98,713 | -34.4% | -52.7% | 287 | $343 | $56,070,640 | 66 |
| Feb 17 Torino Olympics | Friday | 32 | $48,332 | - | -47.8% | 131 | $368 | $56,294,599 | 71 |
| Feb 18 Torino Olympics | Saturday | 31 | $82,528 | +70.8% | -45.2% | 131 | $629 | $56,377,127 | 72 |
| Feb 19 Torino Olympics | Sunday | 30 | $66,181 | -19.8% | -33% | 131 | $505 | $56,443,308 | 73 |
| Feb 20 Presidents' Day Torino Olympics | Monday | 31 | $39,854 | -39.8% | - | 131 | $304 | $56,483,162 | 74 |
| Feb 24 Torino Olympics | Friday | 33 | $37,246 | - | -22.9% | 109 | $341 | $56,585,238 | 78 |
| Feb 25 Torino Olympics | Saturday | 33 | $56,828 | +52.6% | -31.1% | 109 | $521 | $56,642,066 | 79 |
| Feb 26 Torino Olympics | Sunday | 33 | $36,562 | -35.7% | -44.8% | 109 | $335 | $56,678,628 | 80 |
| Mar 3 | Friday | 37 | $26,621 | - | -28.5% | 85 | $313 | $56,763,607 | 85 |
| Mar 4 | Saturday | 37 | $43,183 | +62.2% | -24% | 85 | $508 | $56,806,790 | 86 |
| Mar 5 | Sunday | 37 | $19,624 | -54.6% | -46.3% | 85 | $230 | $56,826,414 | 87 |
| Mar 10 | Friday | 37 | $30,890 | - | +16% | 102 | $302 | $56,924,960 | 92 |
| Mar 11 | Saturday | 37 | $49,052 | +58.8% | +13.6% | 102 | $480 | $56,974,012 | 93 |
| Mar 12 | Sunday | 37 | $36,841 | -24.9% | +87.7% | 102 | $361 | $57,010,853 | 94 |
