The Descendants

A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.

Grosses

Domestic (46.6%)
$82,584,160
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$1,190,096
29 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Nov 16, 2011 (Dec 9, 2011) - Apr 19, 2012
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 55 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release412 days/58 weeks
Widest Release2,038 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Nov 21Monday10$113,525--29$3,914$1,382,8216
Nov 22Tuesday12$123,073+8.4%-29$4,243$1,505,8947
Nov 25Friday10$2,700,000--390$6,923$6,241,00010
Nov 26Saturday9$2,950,000+9.3%-390$7,564$9,191,00011
Nov 27Sunday8$1,676,000-43.2%-390$4,297$10,886,95212
Nov 28Monday6$485,880-71%+328%390$1,245$11,372,83213
Nov 29Tuesday6$584,378+20.3%+374.8%390$1,498$11,957,21014
Nov 30Wednesday4$476,808-18.4%-390$1,222$12,434,01815
Dec 1Thursday6$453,312-4.9%-390$1,162$12,887,33016
Dec 2Friday7$1,400,000+208.8%-48.1%574$2,439$14,287,00017
Dec 3Saturday7$2,200,000+57.1%-25.4%574$3,832$16,487,00018
Dec 4Sunday8$1,189,000-46%-29.1%574$2,071$17,677,07119
Dec 5Monday5$353,076-70.3%-27.3%574$615$18,030,14720
Dec 6Tuesday5$465,361+31.8%-20.4%574$810$18,495,50821
Dec 7Wednesday6$378,813-18.6%-20.6%574$659$18,874,32122
Dec 8Thursday6$376,102-0.7%-17%574$655$19,250,42323
Dec 9Friday7$1,318,017+250.4%-5.9%876$1,504$20,568,44024
Dec 10Saturday7$2,008,132+52.4%-8.7%876$2,292$22,576,57225
Dec 11Sunday8$1,053,989-47.5%-11.4%876$1,203$23,630,56126
Dec 12Monday5$420,304-60.1%+19%876$479$24,050,86527
Dec 13Tuesday5$490,422+16.7%+5.4%876$559$24,541,28728
Dec 14Wednesday6$405,151-17.4%+7%876$462$24,946,43829
Dec 15Thursday7$431,114+6.4%+14.6%876$492$25,377,55230
Dec 16Friday9$928,759+115.4%-29.5%878$1,057$26,306,31131
Dec 17Saturday10$1,469,079+58.2%-26.8%878$1,673$27,775,39032
Dec 18Sunday11$870,519-40.7%-17.4%878$991$28,645,90933
Dec 19Monday11$398,316-54.2%-5.2%878$453$29,044,22534
Dec 20Tuesday10$445,784+11.9%-9.1%878$507$29,490,00935
Dec 21Wednesday12$384,822-13.7%-5%835$460$29,874,83136
Dec 22Thursday12$416,721+8.3%-3.3%835$499$30,291,55237
Dec 23Friday12$619,725+48.7%-33.3%813$762$30,911,27738
Dec 24Saturday12$445,663-28.1%-69.7%813$548$31,356,94039
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Sunday10$1,007,983+126.2%+15.8%753$1,338$32,364,92340
Dec 26Monday10$1,198,609+18.9%+200.9%753$1,591$33,563,53241
Dec 27Tuesday11$829,963-30.8%+86.2%753$1,102$34,393,49542
Dec 28Wednesday11$805,549-2.9%+109.3%753$1,069$35,199,04443
Dec 29Thursday11$825,602+2.5%+98.1%753$1,096$36,024,64644
Dec 30Friday11$1,098,787+33.1%+77.3%758$1,449$37,123,43345
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Saturday9$1,251,598+13.9%+180.8%758$1,651$38,375,03146
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Sunday10$1,045,744-16.4%+3.7%758$1,379$39,420,77547
Jan 2Monday11$894,890-14.4%-25.3%758$1,180$40,315,66548
Jan 3Tuesday10$371,550-58.5%-55.2%758$490$40,687,21549
Jan 4Wednesday10$340,267-8.4%-57.8%758$448$41,027,48250
Jan 5Thursday10$349,081+2.6%-57.7%758$460$41,376,56351
Jan 6Friday12$749,113+114.6%-31.8%737$1,016$42,125,67652
Jan 7Saturday12$1,186,409+58.4%-5.2%737$1,609$43,312,08553
Jan 8Sunday11$648,615-45.3%-38%737$880$43,960,70054
Jan 9Monday10$191,765-70.4%-78.6%737$260$44,152,46555
Jan 10Tuesday10$299,635+56.3%-19.4%737$406$44,452,10056
Jan 11Wednesday10$292,764-2.3%-14%737$397$44,744,86457
Jan 12Thursday10$259,332-11.4%-25.7%737$351$45,004,19658
Jan 13Friday14$554,602+113.9%-26%660$840$45,558,79859
Jan 14Saturday14$877,162+58.2%-26.1%660$1,329$46,435,96060
Jan 15Sunday14$668,492-23.8%+3.1%660$1,012$47,104,45261
Jan 16
MLK Day
Monday13$823,730+23.2%+329.6%660$1,248$47,928,18262
Jan 17Tuesday11$350,466-57.5%+17%660$531$48,278,64863
Jan 18Wednesday10$303,051-13.5%+3.5%660$459$48,581,69964
Jan 19Thursday10$305,661+0.9%+17.9%660$463$48,887,36065
Jan 20Friday15$651,847+113.3%+17.5%560$1,164$49,539,20766
Jan 21Saturday16$1,198,634+83.9%+36.6%560$2,140$50,737,84167
Jan 22Sunday18$521,817-56.5%-21.9%560$931$51,259,65868
Jan 23Monday16$193,349-62.9%-76.5%560$345$51,453,00769
Jan 24Tuesday14$287,691+48.8%-17.9%560$513$51,740,69870
Jan 25Wednesday14$271,058-5.8%-10.6%560$484$52,011,75671
Jan 26Thursday14$286,258+5.6%-6.3%560$511$52,298,01472
Jan 27Friday8$1,733,633+505.6%+166%2,001$866$54,031,64773
Jan 28Saturday8$2,945,618+69.9%+145.7%2,001$1,472$56,977,26574
Jan 29Sunday8$1,726,034-41.4%+230.8%2,001$862$58,703,29975
Jan 30Monday7$483,373-72%+150%2,001$241$59,186,67276
Jan 31Tuesday6$625,273+29.4%+117.3%2,001$312$59,811,94577
Feb 1Wednesday5$554,294-11.4%+104.5%2,001$277$60,366,23978
Feb 2Thursday5$556,413+0.4%+94.4%2,001$278$60,922,65279
Feb 3Friday9$1,425,716+156.2%-17.8%2,038$699$62,348,36880
Feb 4Saturday8$2,396,074+68.1%-18.7%2,038$1,175$64,744,44281
Feb 5Sunday7$731,153-69.5%-57.6%2,038$358$65,475,59582
Feb 6Monday7$377,996-48.3%-21.8%2,038$185$65,853,59183
Feb 7Tuesday6$525,841+39.1%-15.9%2,038$258$66,379,43284
Feb 8Wednesday5$421,088-19.9%-24%2,038$206$66,800,52085
Feb 9Thursday5$429,093+1.9%-22.9%2,038$210$67,229,61386
Feb 10Friday9$877,260+104.4%-38.5%1,581$554$68,106,87387
Feb 11Saturday9$1,638,074+86.7%-31.6%1,581$1,036$69,744,94788
Feb 12Sunday9$926,342-43.4%+26.7%1,581$585$70,671,28989
Feb 13Monday8$265,252-71.4%-29.8%1,581$167$70,936,54190
Feb 14Tuesday10$585,174+120.6%+11.3%1,581$370$71,521,71591
Feb 15Wednesday8$271,553-53.6%-35.5%1,581$171$71,793,26892
Feb 16Thursday8$289,502+6.6%-32.5%1,581$183$72,082,77093
Feb 17Friday11$663,728+129.3%-24.3%1,243$533$72,746,49894
Feb 18Saturday11$1,295,020+95.1%-20.9%1,243$1,041$74,041,51895
Feb 19Sunday11$974,076-24.8%+5.2%1,243$783$75,015,59496
Feb 20
Presidents' Day
Monday12$556,848-42.8%+109.9%1,243$447$75,572,44297
Feb 21Tuesday12$268,412-51.8%-54.1%1,243$215$75,840,85498
Feb 22Wednesday12$221,569-17.5%-18.4%1,243$178$76,062,42399
Feb 23Thursday11$264,270+19.3%-8.7%1,243$212$76,326,693100
Feb 24Friday15$542,539+105.3%-18.3%889$610$76,869,232101
Feb 25Saturday15$1,097,789+102.3%-15.2%889$1,234$77,967,021102
Feb 26Sunday15$493,114-55.1%-49.4%889$554$78,460,135103
Feb 27Monday15$157,323-68.1%-71.7%889$176$78,617,458104
Feb 28Tuesday15$179,995+14.4%-32.9%889$202$78,797,453105
Feb 29Wednesday15$150,695-16.3%-32%889$169$78,948,148106
Mar 1Thursday16$152,578+1.2%-42.3%889$171$79,100,726107
Mar 2Friday15$322,272+111.2%-40.6%694$464$79,422,998108
Mar 3Saturday15$646,475+100.6%-41.1%694$931$80,069,473109
Mar 4Sunday17$323,070-50%-34.5%694$465$80,392,543110
Mar 5Monday16$87,253-73%-44.5%694$125$80,479,796111
Mar 6Tuesday15$109,478+25.5%-39.2%694$157$80,589,274112
Mar 7Wednesday15$93,910-14.2%-37.7%694$135$80,683,184113
Mar 8Thursday16$94,578+0.7%-38%694$136$80,777,762114
Mar 9Friday18$181,432+91.8%-43.7%517$350$80,959,194115
Mar 10Saturday18$331,326+82.6%-48.7%517$640$81,290,520116
Mar 11Sunday19$164,104-50.5%-49.2%517$317$81,454,624117
Mar 12Monday18$56,184-65.8%-35.6%517$108$81,510,808118
Mar 13Tuesday20$75,739+34.8%-30.8%517$146$81,586,547119
Mar 14Wednesday19$57,936-23.5%-38.3%517$112$81,644,483120
Mar 15Thursday20$60,328+4.1%-36.2%517$116$81,704,811121
Mar 16Friday24$88,328+46.4%-51.3%347$254$81,793,139122
Mar 17Saturday23$128,413+45.4%-61.2%347$370$81,921,552123
Mar 18Sunday25$74,490-42%-54.6%347$214$81,996,042124
Mar 19Monday23$30,668-58.8%-45.4%347$88$82,026,710125
Mar 20Tuesday23$40,332+31.5%-46.7%347$116$82,067,042126
Mar 21Wednesday24$32,665-19%-43.6%347$94$82,099,707127
Mar 22Thursday23$33,161+1.5%-45%347$95$82,132,868128
Mar 23Friday28$38,676+16.6%-56.2%199$194$82,171,544129
Mar 24Saturday27$71,205+84.1%-44.6%199$357$82,242,749130
Mar 25Sunday26$35,968-49.5%-51.7%199$180$82,278,717131
Mar 26Monday26$15,106-58%-50.7%199$75$82,293,823132
Mar 27Tuesday26$19,813+31.2%-50.9%199$99$82,313,636133
Mar 28Wednesday26$16,727-15.6%-48.8%199$84$82,330,363134
Mar 29Thursday25$18,413+10.1%-44.5%199$92$82,348,776135
Mar 30Friday33$25,798+40.1%-33.3%118$218$82,374,574136
Mar 31Saturday32$40,810+58.2%-42.7%118$345$82,415,384137
Apr 1Sunday33$21,194-48.1%-41.1%118$179$82,436,578138
Apr 2Monday31$7,819-63.1%-48.2%118$66$82,444,397139
Apr 3Tuesday31$11,036+41.1%-44.3%118$93$82,455,433140
Apr 4Wednesday30$10,328-6.4%-38.3%118$87$82,465,761141
Apr 5Thursday32$10,804+4.6%-41.3%118$91$82,476,565142
Apr 6Friday35$16,907+56.5%-34.5%78$216$82,493,472143
Apr 7Saturday35$19,614+16%-51.9%78$251$82,513,086144
Apr 8
Easter Sunday
Sunday35$10,723-45.3%-49.4%78$137$82,523,809145
Apr 9Monday33$6,390-40.4%-18.3%78$81$82,530,199146
Apr 10Tuesday32$7,527+17.8%-31.8%78$96$82,537,726147
Apr 11Wednesday33$6,425-14.6%-37.8%78$82$82,544,151148
Apr 12Thursday33$5,799-9.7%-46.3%78$74$82,549,950149
Apr 13Friday40$6,543+12.8%-61.3%41$159$82,556,493150
Apr 14Saturday41$9,509+45.3%-51.5%41$231$82,566,002151
Apr 15Sunday43$4,651-51.1%-56.6%41$113$82,570,653152
Apr 16Monday35$3,719-20%-41.8%41$90$82,574,372153
Apr 17Tuesday35$3,304-11.2%-56.1%41$80$82,577,676154
Apr 18Wednesday35$3,049-7.7%-52.5%41$74$82,580,725155
Apr 19Thursday35$3,435+12.7%-40.8%41$83$82,584,160156