The Reader
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
DistributorThe Weinstein Company
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Opening$168,051
8 theaters
8 theaters
Budget$32,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 10, 2008 (Jan 30, 2009)
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May 13, 2009
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresDrama
Mystery
Romance
In Release387 days/55 weeks
Widest Release1,203 theaters
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| Date | DOW | Rank | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10 | Wednesday | 26 | $6,434 | - | - | 1 | $6,434 | $6,434 | 1 |
| Dec 11 | Thursday | 29 | $5,485 | -14.7% | - | 1 | $5,485 | $11,919 | 2 |
| Dec 12 | Friday | 24 | $47,018 | +757.2% | - | 8 | $5,877 | $58,937 | 3 |
| Dec 13 | Saturday | 24 | $70,193 | +49.3% | - | 8 | $8,774 | $129,130 | 4 |
| Dec 14 | Sunday | 23 | $50,840 | -27.6% | - | 8 | $6,355 | $179,970 | 5 |
| Dec 15 | Monday | 24 | $19,940 | -60.8% | - | 8 | $2,492 | $199,910 | 6 |
| Dec 16 | Tuesday | 24 | $18,526 | -7.1% | - | 8 | $2,315 | $218,436 | 7 |
| Dec 17 | Wednesday | 25 | $18,942 | +2.2% | +194.4% | 8 | $2,367 | $237,378 | 8 |
| Dec 18 | Thursday | 25 | $19,072 | +0.7% | +247.7% | 8 | $2,384 | $256,450 | 9 |
| Dec 19 | Friday | 27 | $23,609 | +23.8% | -49.8% | 8 | $2,951 | $280,059 | 10 |
| Dec 20 | Saturday | 27 | $40,417 | +71.2% | -42.4% | 8 | $5,052 | $320,476 | 11 |
| Dec 21 | Sunday | 27 | $28,764 | -28.8% | -43.4% | 8 | $3,595 | $349,240 | 12 |
| Dec 22 | Monday | 26 | $16,888 | -41.3% | -15.3% | 8 | $2,111 | $366,128 | 13 |
| Dec 23 | Tuesday | 27 | $15,554 | -7.9% | -16% | 8 | $1,944 | $381,682 | 14 |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | 26 | $23,407 | +50.5% | +23.6% | 8 | $2,925 | $405,089 | 15 |
| Dec 25 Christmas Day | Thursday | 21 | $174,588 | +645.9% | +815.4% | 116 | $1,505 | $579,677 | 16 |
| Dec 26 | Friday | 22 | $201,716 | +15.5% | +754.4% | 116 | $1,738 | $781,393 | 17 |
| Dec 27 | Saturday | 22 | $261,412 | +29.6% | +546.8% | 116 | $2,253 | $1,042,805 | 18 |
| Dec 28 | Sunday | 22 | $200,895 | -23.2% | +598.4% | 116 | $1,731 | $1,243,690 | 19 |
| Dec 29 | Monday | 21 | $139,465 | -30.6% | +725.8% | 116 | $1,202 | $1,383,155 | 20 |
| Dec 30 | Tuesday | 21 | $141,637 | +1.6% | +810.6% | 116 | $1,221 | $1,524,792 | 21 |
| Dec 31 New Year's Eve | Wednesday | 21 | $149,935 | +5.9% | +540.6% | 116 | $1,292 | $1,674,727 | 22 |
| Jan 1 New Year's Day | Thursday | 21 | $280,379 | +87% | +60.6% | 116 | $2,417 | $1,955,106 | 23 |
| Jan 2 | Friday | 17 | $530,958 | +89.4% | +163.2% | 398 | $1,334 | $2,486,064 | 24 |
| Jan 3 | Saturday | 17 | $653,152 | +23% | +149.9% | 398 | $1,641 | $3,139,216 | 25 |
| Jan 4 | Sunday | 17 | $414,362 | -36.6% | +106.3% | 398 | $1,041 | $3,553,578 | 26 |
| Jan 5 | Monday | 17 | $139,699 | -66.3% | +0.2% | 398 | $351 | $3,693,277 | 27 |
| Jan 6 | Tuesday | 16 | $157,210 | +12.5% | +11% | 398 | $395 | $3,850,487 | 28 |
| Jan 7 | Wednesday | 16 | $155,430 | -1.1% | +3.7% | 398 | $390 | $4,005,917 | 29 |
| Jan 8 | Thursday | 15 | $157,794 | +1.5% | -43.7% | 398 | $396 | $4,163,711 | 30 |
| Jan 9 | Friday | 17 | $382,611 | +142.5% | -27.9% | 507 | $754 | $4,546,322 | 31 |
| Jan 10 | Saturday | 18 | $594,251 | +55.3% | -9% | 507 | $1,172 | $5,140,573 | 32 |
| Jan 11 | Sunday | 18 | $369,880 | -37.8% | -10.7% | 507 | $729 | $5,510,453 | 33 |
| Jan 12 | Monday | 15 | $173,276 | -53.2% | +24% | 507 | $341 | $5,683,729 | 34 |
| Jan 13 | Tuesday | 15 | $207,932 | +20% | +32.3% | 507 | $410 | $5,891,661 | 35 |
| Jan 14 | Wednesday | 14 | $202,020 | -2.8% | +30% | 507 | $398 | $6,093,681 | 36 |
| Jan 15 | Thursday | 13 | $196,317 | -2.8% | +24.4% | 507 | $387 | $6,289,998 | 37 |
| Jan 16 | Friday | 21 | $335,402 | +70.8% | -12.3% | 417 | $804 | $6,625,400 | 38 |
| Jan 17 | Saturday | 20 | $568,508 | +69.5% | -4.3% | 417 | $1,363 | $7,193,908 | 39 |
| Jan 18 | Sunday | 20 | $381,126 | -33% | +3% | 417 | $913 | $7,575,034 | 40 |
| Jan 19 MLK Day | Monday | 22 | $233,135 | -38.8% | +34.5% | 417 | $559 | $7,808,169 | 41 |
| Jan 20 | Tuesday | 19 | $100,162 | -57% | -51.8% | 417 | $240 | $7,908,331 | 42 |
| Jan 21 | Wednesday | 17 | $153,550 | +53.3% | -24% | 417 | $368 | $8,061,881 | 43 |
| Jan 22 | Thursday | 14 | $195,830 | +27.5% | -0.2% | 417 | $469 | $8,257,711 | 44 |
| Jan 23 | Friday | 20 | $357,524 | +82.6% | +6.6% | 367 | $974 | $8,615,235 | 45 |
| Jan 24 | Saturday | 20 | $617,994 | +72.9% | +8.7% | 367 | $1,683 | $9,233,229 | 46 |
| Jan 25 | Sunday | 19 | $427,892 | -30.8% | +12.3% | 367 | $1,165 | $9,661,121 | 47 |
| Jan 26 | Monday | 18 | $133,424 | -68.8% | -42.8% | 367 | $363 | $9,794,545 | 48 |
| Jan 27 | Tuesday | 18 | $160,028 | +19.9% | +59.8% | 367 | $436 | $9,954,573 | 49 |
| Jan 28 | Wednesday | 18 | $148,649 | -7.1% | -3.2% | 367 | $405 | $10,103,222 | 50 |
| Jan 29 | Thursday | 18 | $172,260 | +15.9% | -12% | 367 | $469 | $10,275,482 | 51 |
| Jan 30 | Friday | 16 | $691,158 | +301.2% | +93.3% | 1,002 | $689 | $10,966,640 | 52 |
| Jan 31 | Saturday | 16 | $1,147,483 | +66% | +85.7% | 1,002 | $1,145 | $12,114,123 | 53 |
| Feb 1 | Sunday | 13 | $541,735 | -52.8% | +26.6% | 1,002 | $540 | $12,655,858 | 54 |
| Feb 2 | Monday | 11 | $239,638 | -55.8% | +79.6% | 1,002 | $239 | $12,895,496 | 55 |
| Feb 3 | Tuesday | 11 | $278,614 | +16.3% | +74.1% | 1,002 | $278 | $13,174,110 | 56 |
| Feb 4 | Wednesday | 11 | $287,287 | +3.1% | +93.3% | 1,002 | $286 | $13,461,397 | 57 |
| Feb 5 | Thursday | 11 | $296,184 | +3.1% | +71.9% | 1,002 | $295 | $13,757,581 | 58 |
| Feb 6 | Friday | 14 | $603,322 | +103.7% | -12.7% | 862 | $699 | $14,360,903 | 59 |
| Feb 7 | Saturday | 14 | $1,019,614 | +69% | -11.1% | 862 | $1,182 | $15,380,517 | 60 |
| Feb 8 | Sunday | 13 | $652,553 | -36% | +20.5% | 862 | $757 | $16,033,070 | 61 |
| Feb 9 | Monday | 13 | $207,071 | -68.3% | -13.6% | 862 | $240 | $16,240,141 | 62 |
| Feb 10 | Tuesday | 12 | $240,812 | +16.3% | -13.6% | 862 | $279 | $16,480,953 | 63 |
| Feb 11 | Wednesday | 12 | $235,267 | -2.3% | -18.1% | 862 | $272 | $16,716,220 | 64 |
| Feb 12 | Thursday | 12 | $231,894 | -1.4% | -21.7% | 862 | $269 | $16,948,114 | 65 |
| Feb 13 | Friday | 15 | $475,407 | +105% | -21.2% | 742 | $640 | $17,423,521 | 66 |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | 15 | $954,737 | +100.8% | -6.4% | 742 | $1,286 | $18,378,258 | 67 |
| Feb 15 | Sunday | 14 | $778,936 | -18.4% | +19.4% | 742 | $1,049 | $19,157,194 | 68 |
| Feb 16 Presidents' Day | Monday | 14 | $461,757 | -40.7% | +123% | 742 | $622 | $19,618,951 | 69 |
| Feb 17 | Tuesday | 13 | $247,113 | -46.5% | +2.6% | 742 | $333 | $19,866,064 | 70 |
| Feb 18 | Wednesday | 13 | $240,405 | -2.7% | +2.2% | 742 | $323 | $20,106,469 | 71 |
| Feb 19 | Thursday | 13 | $262,357 | +9.1% | +13.1% | 742 | $353 | $20,368,826 | 72 |
| Feb 20 | Friday | 14 | $708,413 | +170% | +49% | 962 | $736 | $21,077,239 | 73 |
| Feb 21 | Saturday | 14 | $1,314,318 | +85.5% | +37.7% | 962 | $1,366 | $22,391,557 | 74 |
| Feb 22 | Sunday | 15 | $620,039 | -52.8% | -20.4% | 962 | $644 | $23,011,596 | 75 |
| Feb 23 | Monday | 11 | $275,295 | -55.6% | -40.4% | 962 | $286 | $23,286,891 | 76 |
| Feb 24 | Tuesday | 10 | $301,486 | +9.5% | +22% | 962 | $313 | $23,588,377 | 77 |
| Feb 25 | Wednesday | 11 | $247,555 | -17.9% | +3% | 962 | $257 | $23,835,932 | 78 |
| Feb 26 | Thursday | 11 | $253,603 | +2.4% | -3.3% | 962 | $263 | $24,089,535 | 79 |
| Feb 27 | Friday | 13 | $768,536 | +203% | +8.5% | 1,203 | $638 | $24,858,071 | 80 |
| Feb 28 | Saturday | 13 | $1,318,914 | +71.6% | +0.3% | 1,203 | $1,096 | $26,176,985 | 81 |
| Mar 1 | Sunday | 12 | $772,979 | -41.4% | +24.7% | 1,203 | $642 | $26,949,964 | 82 |
| Mar 2 | Monday | 13 | $228,890 | -70.4% | -16.9% | 1,203 | $190 | $27,178,854 | 83 |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | 12 | $273,841 | +19.6% | -9.2% | 1,203 | $227 | $27,452,695 | 84 |
| Mar 4 | Wednesday | 11 | $248,271 | -9.3% | +0.3% | 1,203 | $206 | $27,700,966 | 85 |
| Mar 5 | Thursday | 12 | $234,065 | -5.7% | -7.7% | 1,203 | $194 | $27,935,031 | 86 |
| Mar 6 | Friday | 12 | $529,725 | +126.3% | -31.1% | 1,175 | $450 | $28,464,756 | 87 |
| Mar 7 | Saturday | 12 | $889,295 | +67.9% | -32.6% | 1,175 | $756 | $29,354,051 | 88 |
| Mar 8 | Sunday | 10 | $506,898 | -43% | -34.4% | 1,175 | $431 | $29,860,949 | 89 |
| Mar 9 | Monday | 10 | $151,457 | -70.1% | -33.8% | 1,175 | $128 | $30,012,406 | 90 |
| Mar 10 | Tuesday | 9 | $205,857 | +35.9% | -24.8% | 1,175 | $175 | $30,218,263 | 91 |
| Mar 11 | Wednesday | 9 | $182,806 | -11.2% | -26.4% | 1,175 | $155 | $30,401,069 | 92 |
| Mar 12 | Thursday | 10 | $176,510 | -3.4% | -24.6% | 1,175 | $150 | $30,577,579 | 93 |
| Mar 13 | Friday | 14 | $350,915 | +98.8% | -33.8% | 1,002 | $350 | $30,928,494 | 94 |
| Mar 14 | Saturday | 14 | $610,731 | +74% | -31.3% | 1,002 | $609 | $31,539,225 | 95 |
| Mar 15 | Sunday | 13 | $348,023 | -43% | -31.3% | 1,002 | $347 | $31,887,248 | 96 |
| Mar 16 | Monday | 14 | $114,448 | -67.1% | -24.4% | 1,002 | $114 | $32,001,696 | 97 |
| Mar 17 | Tuesday | 13 | $118,524 | +3.6% | -42.4% | 1,002 | $118 | $32,120,220 | 98 |
| Mar 18 | Wednesday | 15 | $120,035 | +1.3% | -34.3% | 1,002 | $119 | $32,240,255 | 99 |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | 15 | $124,319 | +3.6% | -29.6% | 1,002 | $124 | $32,364,574 | 100 |
| Mar 20 | Friday | 18 | $149,411 | +20.2% | -57.4% | 704 | $212 | $32,513,985 | 101 |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | 18 | $244,666 | +63.8% | -59.9% | 704 | $347 | $32,758,651 | 102 |
| Mar 22 | Sunday | 17 | $141,906 | -42% | -59.2% | 704 | $201 | $32,900,557 | 103 |
| Mar 23 | Monday | 16 | $60,404 | -57.4% | -47.2% | 704 | $85 | $32,960,961 | 104 |
| Mar 24 | Tuesday | 14 | $79,129 | +31% | -33.2% | 704 | $112 | $33,040,090 | 105 |
| Mar 25 | Wednesday | 16 | $68,051 | -14% | -43.3% | 704 | $96 | $33,108,141 | 106 |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | 17 | $67,711 | -0.5% | -45.5% | 704 | $96 | $33,175,852 | 107 |
| Mar 27 | Friday | 18 | $82,481 | +21.8% | -44.8% | 324 | $254 | $33,258,333 | 108 |
| Mar 28 | Saturday | 18 | $141,194 | +71.2% | -42.3% | 324 | $435 | $33,399,527 | 109 |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | 18 | $84,820 | -39.9% | -40.2% | 324 | $261 | $33,484,347 | 110 |
| Mar 30 | Monday | 19 | $27,990 | -67% | -53.7% | 324 | $86 | $33,512,337 | 111 |
| Mar 31 | Tuesday | 19 | $35,547 | +27% | -55.1% | 324 | $109 | $33,547,884 | 112 |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | 19 | $33,414 | -6% | -50.9% | 324 | $103 | $33,581,298 | 113 |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | 19 | $34,082 | +2% | -49.7% | 324 | $105 | $33,615,380 | 114 |
| Apr 3 | Friday | 21 | $54,722 | +60.6% | -33.7% | 232 | $235 | $33,670,102 | 115 |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | 20 | $89,197 | +63% | -36.8% | 232 | $384 | $33,759,299 | 116 |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | 21 | $48,166 | -46% | -43.2% | 232 | $207 | $33,807,465 | 117 |
| Apr 6 | Monday | 19 | $19,748 | -59% | -29.4% | 232 | $85 | $33,827,213 | 118 |
| Apr 7 | Tuesday | 19 | $25,080 | +27% | -29.4% | 232 | $108 | $33,852,293 | 119 |
| Apr 8 | Wednesday | 20 | $24,077 | -4% | -27.9% | 232 | $103 | $33,876,370 | 120 |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | 20 | $25,040 | +4% | -26.5% | 232 | $107 | $33,901,410 | 121 |
| Apr 10 | Friday | 27 | $33,429 | +33.5% | -38.9% | 132 | $253 | $33,934,839 | 122 |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | 26 | $47,469 | +42% | -46.8% | 132 | $359 | $33,982,308 | 123 |
| Apr 12 Easter Sunday | Sunday | 27 | $24,209 | -49% | -49.7% | 132 | $183 | $34,006,517 | 124 |
| Apr 13 | Monday | 26 | $11,628 | -52% | -41.1% | 132 | $88 | $34,018,145 | 125 |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | 25 | $12,654 | +8.8% | -49.5% | 132 | $95 | $34,030,799 | 126 |
| Apr 15 | Wednesday | 25 | $13,864 | +9.6% | -42.4% | 132 | $105 | $34,044,663 | 127 |
| Apr 16 | Thursday | 26 | $11,526 | -16.9% | -54% | 132 | $87 | $34,056,189 | 128 |
| Apr 17 | Friday | 31 | $14,526 | +26% | -56.5% | 105 | $138 | $34,070,715 | 129 |
| Apr 18 | Saturday | 31 | $26,028 | +79.2% | -45.2% | 105 | $247 | $34,096,743 | 130 |
| Apr 19 | Sunday | 31 | $14,675 | -43.6% | -39.4% | 105 | $139 | $34,111,418 | 131 |
| Apr 20 | Monday | 26 | $6,536 | -55.5% | -43.8% | 105 | $62 | $34,117,954 | 132 |
| Apr 21 | Tuesday | 28 | $6,755 | +3.4% | -46.6% | 105 | $64 | $34,124,709 | 133 |
| Apr 22 | Wednesday | 28 | $6,156 | -8.9% | -55.6% | 105 | $58 | $34,130,865 | 134 |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | 28 | $5,964 | -3.1% | -48.3% | 105 | $56 | $34,136,829 | 135 |
| Apr 24 | Friday | 36 | $5,875 | -1.5% | -59.6% | 55 | $106 | $34,142,704 | 136 |
| Apr 25 | Saturday | 36 | $9,729 | +65.6% | -62.6% | 55 | $176 | $34,152,433 | 137 |
| Apr 26 | Sunday | 36 | $5,218 | -46.4% | -64.4% | 55 | $94 | $34,157,651 | 138 |
| Apr 27 | Monday | 33 | $2,542 | -51.3% | -61.1% | 55 | $46 | $34,160,193 | 139 |
| Apr 28 | Tuesday | 34 | $2,646 | +4.1% | -60.8% | 55 | $48 | $34,162,839 | 140 |
| Apr 29 | Wednesday | 34 | $2,394 | -9.5% | -61.1% | 55 | $43 | $34,165,233 | 141 |
| Apr 30 | Thursday | 35 | $2,175 | -9.1% | -63.5% | 55 | $39 | $34,167,408 | 142 |
| May 1 | Friday | 40 | $3,766 | +73.1% | -35.9% | 35 | $107 | $34,171,174 | 143 |
| May 2 | Saturday | 38 | $5,958 | +58.2% | -38.8% | 35 | $170 | $34,177,132 | 144 |
| May 3 | Sunday | 39 | $3,822 | -35.9% | -26.8% | 35 | $109 | $34,180,954 | 145 |
| May 4 | Monday | 37 | $1,534 | -59.9% | -39.7% | 35 | $43 | $34,182,488 | 146 |
| May 5 | Tuesday | 37 | $1,925 | +25.5% | -27.2% | 35 | $55 | $34,184,413 | 147 |
| May 6 | Wednesday | 37 | $1,782 | -7.4% | -25.6% | 35 | $50 | $34,186,195 | 148 |
| May 7 | Thursday | 38 | $2,091 | +17.3% | -3.9% | 35 | $59 | $34,188,286 | 149 |
| May 8 | Friday | 41 | $1,153 | -44.9% | -69.4% | 16 | $72 | $34,189,439 | 150 |
| May 9 | Saturday | 40 | $2,160 | +87.3% | -63.7% | 16 | $135 | $34,191,599 | 151 |
| May 10 | Sunday | 42 | $1,053 | -51.2% | -72.4% | 16 | $65 | $34,192,652 | 152 |
| May 11 | Monday | 40 | $468 | -55.6% | -69.5% | 16 | $29 | $34,193,120 | 153 |
| May 12 | Tuesday | 40 | $585 | +25% | -69.6% | 16 | $36 | $34,193,705 | 154 |
| May 13 | Wednesday | 40 | $702 | +20% | -60.6% | 16 | $43 | $34,194,407 | 155 |
