Dan in Real Life (2007) - Financial Information

Synopsis

It all begins with widowed father and family-advice olumnist Dan Burns, who is still reeling from the heartache of loss and takes refuge by trying to maintain order with his three rebellious young girls, while dodging anything unexpected or outside the box. But when Dan heads to Rhode Island, his miffed daughters in tow, for the annual fall weekend thrown by the large and boisterous Burns family, everything changes. Soon after his arrival, he runs into an alluring woman named Marie in a bookshop. For the first time in a very, very long time, Dan experiences real, live sparks - only to have to douse them liberally when he discovers Marie is, in fact, the brand-new girlfriend his brother Mitch is about to proudly introduce to the family. As the weekend gets underway in the close quarters of a crowded house filled with quirky, prying relatives, Dan and Marie try to squelch and cover up their growing mutual attraction at every turn, leading to one comical situation after another. Yet, no matter how hard they try to do the very opposite, Dan and Marie can’t help but fall in love. Now Dan is about to realize that no matter how wise safety might seem, when it comes to real life, he’s going to have to break all the rules.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$11,809,445 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:	4.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	72.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:	1,921 opening theaters/1,941 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$74,616,314

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	October 20th, 2007 (Sneak Peek) by Walt Disney October 26th, 2007 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release:	March 11th, 2008 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for some innuendo
Running Time:	98 minutes
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Keywords:	Romance, Romantic Comedy, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Widow/Widower, Single Parent, Blind Date
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Romantic Comedy
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies:	Touchstone Pictures, Focus Features, Jon Shestack
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

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