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Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
2008
 96 minutes (1 hrs 36 mins)

Production Country

United Kingdom • France • United States

Production Studio

Focus Features

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Ethan Coen · Joel Coen

Starring

George Clooney · Frances McDormand · Brad Pitt · John Malkovich · Tilda Swinton · Richard Jenkins

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 12th September 2008
United States release date United States release: 12th September 2008
Italy release date Italy release: 19th September 2008

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 17th Oct '08
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 7

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 12th Sep '08
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $19.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 15

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Oct, 2008
1
24 Oct, 2008
3
31 Oct, 2008
5
7 Nov, 2008
7
14 Nov, 2008
7
21 Nov, 2008
11
28 Nov, 2008
14

US box office

12 Sep, 2008
1
19 Sep, 2008
2
26 Sep, 2008
5
3 Oct, 2008
7
10 Oct, 2008
14

Global box office

Certificates


T

NC-16

14

15

K-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £7.6 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $60.4 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $163.7 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 7

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Burn After Reading
17 Oct 2008
1N
£2,045,565
£2,045,565
24 Oct 2008
3▼
£1,433,536
£4,589,760
31 Oct 2008
5▼
£549,277
£6,067,137
7 Nov 2008
7▼
£358,830
£6,753,013
14 Nov 2008
7▲▼
£252,475
£7,237,394
21 Nov 2008
11▼
£114,354
£7,487,015
28 Nov 2008
14▼
£55,112
£7,595,968
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 15

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
12 Sep 2008
1▲
$19,128,001
$19,128,001
19 Sep 2008
2▼
$11,028,257
$36,135,221
26 Sep 2008
5▼
$6,196,269
$45,567,391
3 Oct 2008
7▼
$4,120,129
$51,678,103
10 Oct 2008
14▼
$2,095,647
$55,177,399
17 Oct 2008
18▼
$1,097,546
$57,118,919
24 Oct 2008
19▼
$744,475
$58,273,819
31 Oct 2008
22▼
$456,578
$58,976,060
7 Nov 2008
23▼
$363,846
$59,501,512
14 Nov 2008
30▼
$195,748
$59,850,794
21 Nov 2008
34▼
$112,607
$60,029,592
28 Nov 2008
34▲▼
$86,900
$60,169,788
5 Dec 2008
37▼
$45,414
$60,244,987
12 Dec 2008
45▼
$32,481
$60,301,580
19 Dec 2008
50▼
$16,314
$60,338,891