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Bride Wars (2009) - Financial Information

Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$21,058,173 (35.9% of total gross)
Legs:	2.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	51.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:	3,226 opening theaters/3,228 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$84,393,763

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,578	$58,715,510
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,866	$56,434,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,646	$115,150,424
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300)	290	$58,715,510
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300)	212	$56,434,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300)	224	$115,150,424

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	January 9th, 2009 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release:	April 28th, 2009 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating:	PG for suggestive content, language and some rude behavior
Running Time:	89 minutes
Comparisons:	vs. Bridge to Terabithia Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords:	Remade, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Friends turned Enemies, Wedding Planning, Wedding Day Disasters, Wedding Day, Prank Gone Wrong
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Comedy
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies:	Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, New Regency, Birdie
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	349	$5,165,146	Jan 30, 2009	24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day)	94	$11,651,553	Jan 16, 2009	10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	134	$17,073,405	Jan 16, 2009	10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon)	85	$13,878,727	Jan 16, 2009	10
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted)	98	$20,336,962	Jan 16, 2009	10
Biggest Domestic January Weekend	92	$21,058,173	Jan 9, 2009	3

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May 27th, 2009

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May 19th, 2009

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May 19th, 2009

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May 16th, 2009

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May 16th, 2009

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April 27th, 2009

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March 8th, 2009

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March 1st, 2009

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February 22nd, 2009

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February 15th, 2009

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February 8th, 2009

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February 2nd, 2009

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January 25th, 2009

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January 20th, 2009

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January 18th, 2009

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January 12th, 2009

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