Charlie Wilson’s War (2007) - Financial Information

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Opening Weekend:	$9,656,250 (14.5% of total gross)
Legs:	5.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	55.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:	2,575 opening theaters/2,594 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$107,869,611

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	December 21st, 2007 (Wide) by Universal, released as Charlie Wilson's War
Video Release:	April 22nd, 2008 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating:	R for strong language, nudity/sexual content and some drug use.
Running Time:	97 minutes
Comparisons:	vs. Cinderella Man Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords:	War, Secret Agent, Comedy Drama, Biography, Non-Drama Biographies, 1980s, Political, Politicians, Government Corruption
Source:	Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:	Comedy
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies:	Relativity Media, Participant Media, Universal Pictures, Playtone
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	Arabic, English, Hebrew, Russian, Urdu

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