Darkest Hour

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Grosses

Domestic (37.4%)
$56,468,410
Summary Details
DistributorFocus Features
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Opening$175,006
4 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Nov 22, 2017 (Dec 22, 2017) - Apr 12, 2018
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 5 min
GenresDrama War
In Release405 days/57 weeks
Widest Release1,733 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Nov 22Wednesday16$38,467--4$9,616$38,4671
Nov 23
Thanksgiving
Thursday16$33,288-13.5%-4$8,322$71,7552
Nov 24Friday19$61,229+83.9%-4$15,307$132,9843
Nov 25Saturday19$65,596+7.1%-4$16,399$198,5804
Nov 26Sunday16$48,181-26.5%-4$12,045$246,7615
Nov 27Monday18$14,236-70.5%-4$3,559$260,9976
Nov 28Tuesday19$13,503-5.1%-4$3,375$274,5007
Nov 29Wednesday18$14,691+8.8%-61.8%4$3,672$289,1918
Nov 30Thursday18$14,290-2.7%-57.1%4$3,572$303,4819
Dec 1Friday24$24,336+70.3%-60.3%4$6,084$327,81710
Dec 2Saturday24$48,150+97.9%-26.6%4$12,037$375,96711
Dec 3Sunday21$35,886-25.5%-25.5%4$8,971$411,85312
Dec 4Monday23$10,966-69.4%-23%4$2,741$422,81913
Dec 5Tuesday23$9,974-9%-26.1%4$2,493$432,79314
Dec 6Wednesday22$10,476+5%-28.7%4$2,619$443,26915
Dec 7Thursday25$11,639+11.1%-18.6%4$2,909$454,90816
Dec 8Friday16$209,643+1,701.2%+761.5%53$3,955$664,55117
Dec 9Saturday15$315,300+50.4%+554.8%53$5,949$979,85118
Dec 10Sunday15$216,474-31.3%+503.2%53$4,084$1,196,32519
Dec 11Monday16$69,500-67.9%+533.8%53$1,311$1,265,82520
Dec 12Tuesday16$79,235+14%+694.4%53$1,495$1,345,06021
Dec 13Wednesday16$76,366-3.6%+629%53$1,440$1,421,42622
Dec 14Thursday15$69,422-9.1%+496.5%53$1,309$1,490,84823
Dec 15Friday16$211,889+205.2%+1.1%84$2,522$1,702,73724
Dec 16Saturday16$368,094+73.7%+16.7%84$4,382$2,070,83125
Dec 17Sunday16$267,542-27.3%+23.6%84$3,185$2,338,37326
Dec 18Monday16$116,303-56.5%+67.3%84$1,384$2,454,67627
Dec 19Tuesday16$135,996+16.9%+71.6%84$1,619$2,590,67228
Dec 20Wednesday16$132,410-2.6%+73.4%84$1,576$2,723,08229
Dec 21Thursday16$129,995-1.8%+87.3%84$1,547$2,853,07730
Dec 22Friday8$1,424,005+995.4%+572.1%806$1,766$4,277,08231
Dec 23Saturday8$1,530,290+7.5%+315.7%806$1,898$5,807,37232
Dec 24Sunday8$937,650-38.7%+250.5%806$1,163$6,745,02233
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Monday10$1,622,510+73%+1,295.1%806$2,013$8,367,53234
Dec 26Tuesday9$1,518,300-6.4%+1,016.4%806$1,883$9,885,83235
Dec 27Wednesday9$1,381,400-9%+943.3%806$1,713$11,267,23236
Dec 28Thursday9$1,380,055<0.1%+961.6%806$1,712$12,647,28737
Dec 29Friday8$1,747,800+26.6%+22.7%943$1,853$14,395,08738
Dec 30Saturday8$1,965,850+12.5%+28.5%943$2,084$16,360,93739
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Sunday7$1,771,920-9.9%+89%943$1,879$18,132,85740
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Monday9$1,525,195-13.9%-6%943$1,617$19,658,05241
Jan 2Tuesday8$936,070-38.6%-38.3%943$992$20,594,12242
Jan 3Wednesday7$778,545-16.8%-43.6%943$825$21,372,66743
Jan 4Thursday7$663,440-14.8%-51.9%943$703$22,036,10744
Jan 5Friday8$1,826,740+175.3%+4.5%1,733$1,054$23,862,84745
Jan 6Saturday8$2,605,260+42.6%+32.5%1,733$1,503$26,468,10746
Jan 7Sunday9$1,618,225-37.9%-8.7%1,733$933$28,086,33247
Jan 8Monday6$611,940-62.2%-59.9%1,733$353$28,698,27248
Jan 9Tuesday6$974,805+59.3%+4.1%1,733$562$29,673,07749
Jan 10Wednesday5$797,270-18.2%+2.4%1,733$460$30,470,34750
Jan 11Thursday5$745,205-6.5%+12.3%1,733$430$31,215,55251
Jan 12Friday10$1,245,030+67.1%-31.8%1,693$735$32,460,58252
Jan 13Saturday10$1,821,915+46.3%-30.1%1,693$1,076$34,282,49753
Jan 14Sunday10$1,395,795-23.4%-13.7%1,693$824$35,678,29254
Jan 15
MLK Day
Monday12$952,980-31.7%+55.7%1,693$562$36,631,27255
Jan 16Tuesday9$526,445-44.8%-46%1,693$310$37,157,71756
Jan 17Wednesday8$438,450-16.7%-45%1,693$258$37,596,16757
Jan 18Thursday9$467,010+6.5%-37.3%1,693$275$38,063,17758
Jan 19Friday15$802,925+71.9%-35.5%1,341$598$38,866,10259
Jan 20Saturday14$1,328,905+65.5%-27.1%1,341$990$40,195,00760
Jan 21Sunday17$597,980-55%-57.2%1,341$445$40,792,98761
Jan 22Monday11$292,970-51%-69.3%1,341$218$41,085,95762
Jan 23Tuesday12$447,495+52.7%-15%1,341$333$41,533,45263
Jan 24Wednesday10$385,905-13.8%-12%1,341$287$41,919,35764
Jan 25Thursday11$393,050+1.9%-15.8%1,341$293$42,312,40765
Jan 26Friday18$756,075+92.4%-5.8%1,333$567$43,068,48266
Jan 27Saturday19$1,253,240+65.8%-5.7%1,333$940$44,321,72267
Jan 28Sunday16$877,520-30%+46.7%1,333$658$45,199,24268
Jan 29Monday14$284,540-67.6%-2.9%1,333$213$45,483,78269
Jan 30Tuesday15$352,370+23.8%-21.3%1,333$264$45,836,15270
Jan 31Wednesday14$290,445-17.6%-24.7%1,333$217$46,126,59771
Feb 1Thursday12$296,560+2.1%-24.5%1,333$222$46,423,15772
Feb 2Friday13$711,515+139.9%-5.9%1,486$478$47,134,67273
Feb 3Saturday14$1,229,640+72.8%-1.9%1,486$827$48,364,31274
Feb 4Sunday17$421,820-65.7%-51.9%1,486$283$48,786,13275
Feb 5Monday12$242,960-42.4%-14.6%1,486$163$49,029,09276
Feb 6Tuesday12$328,420+35.2%-6.8%1,486$221$49,357,51277
Feb 7Wednesday12$263,780-19.7%-9.2%1,486$177$49,621,29278
Feb 8Thursday11$258,800-1.9%-12.7%1,486$174$49,880,09279
Feb 9
PyeongChang Olympics
Friday15$388,150+50%-45.4%1,045$371$50,268,24280
Feb 10
PyeongChang Olympics
Saturday16$732,145+88.6%-40.5%1,045$700$51,000,38781
Feb 11
PyeongChang Olympics
Sunday16$484,700-33.8%+14.9%1,045$463$51,485,08782
Feb 12
PyeongChang Olympics
Monday15$166,515-65.6%-31.5%1,045$159$51,651,60283
Feb 13
PyeongChang Olympics
Tuesday14$203,535+22.2%-38%1,045$194$51,855,13784
Feb 14
PyeongChang Olympics
Wednesday17$241,005+18.4%-8.6%1,045$230$52,096,14285
Feb 15
PyeongChang Olympics
Thursday14$145,550-39.6%-43.8%1,045$139$52,241,69286
Feb 16
PyeongChang Olympics
Friday16$219,295+50.7%-43.5%602$364$52,460,98787
Feb 17
PyeongChang Olympics
Saturday15$390,520+78.1%-46.7%602$648$52,851,50788
Feb 18
PyeongChang Olympics
Sunday16$317,375-18.7%-34.5%602$527$53,168,88289
Feb 19
Presidents' Day
PyeongChang Olympics
Monday14$225,970-28.8%+35.7%602$375$53,394,85290
Feb 20
PyeongChang Olympics
Tuesday15$121,665-46.2%-40.2%602$202$53,516,51791
Feb 21
PyeongChang Olympics
Wednesday15$108,210-11.1%-55.1%602$179$53,624,72792
Feb 22
PyeongChang Olympics
Thursday15$95,115-12.1%-34.7%602$157$53,719,84293
Feb 23
PyeongChang Olympics
Friday17$161,365+69.7%-26.4%795$202$53,881,20794
Feb 24
PyeongChang Olympics
Saturday20$374,405+132%-4.1%795$470$54,255,61295
Feb 25
PyeongChang Olympics
Sunday20$209,855-43.9%-33.9%795$263$54,465,46796
Feb 26Monday16$85,040-59.5%-62.4%795$106$54,550,50797
Feb 27Tuesday19$90,605+6.5%-25.5%795$113$54,641,11298
Feb 28Wednesday16$110,450+21.9%+2.1%795$138$54,751,56299
Mar 1Thursday15$102,655-7.1%+7.9%795$129$54,854,217100
Mar 2Friday19$135,115+31.6%-16.3%913$147$54,989,332101
Mar 3Saturday15$417,710+209.2%+11.6%913$457$55,407,042102
Mar 4Sunday18$143,335-65.7%-31.7%913$156$55,550,377103
Mar 5Monday16$61,880-56.8%-27.2%913$67$55,612,257104
Mar 6Tuesday17$75,140+21.4%-17.1%913$82$55,687,397105
Mar 7Wednesday16$74,873-0.4%-32.2%913$82$55,762,270106
Mar 8Thursday17$60,480-19.2%-41.1%913$66$55,822,750107
Mar 9Friday21$67,855+12.2%-49.8%245$276$55,890,605108
Mar 10Saturday19$125,960+85.6%-69.8%245$514$56,016,565109
Mar 11Sunday22$71,730-43.1%-50%245$292$56,088,295110
Mar 12Monday24$29,485-58.9%-52.4%245$120$56,117,780111
Mar 13Tuesday22$35,420+20.1%-52.9%245$144$56,153,200112
Mar 14Wednesday23$27,460-22.5%-63.3%245$112$56,180,660113
Mar 15Thursday25$25,785-6.1%-57.4%245$105$56,206,445114
Mar 16Friday29$27,495+6.6%-59.5%133$206$56,233,940115
Mar 17Saturday28$46,115+67.7%-63.4%133$346$56,280,055116
Mar 18Sunday28$28,985-37.1%-59.6%133$217$56,309,040117
Mar 19Monday28$13,315-54.1%-54.8%133$100$56,322,355118
Mar 20Tuesday28$14,550+9.3%-58.9%133$109$56,336,905119
Mar 21Wednesday28$11,475-21.1%-58.2%133$86$56,348,380120
Mar 22Thursday28$12,920+12.6%-49.9%133$97$56,361,300121