The Pianist

During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.

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Grosses

Domestic ( 27.1% )
$32,572,577

International ( 72.9% )
$87,500,000

Worldwide
$120,072,577

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Opening $111,261
6 theaters

Budget $35,000,000

Release Date (Wide) Dec 25, 2002 ( Mar 28, 2003 ) - Jun 8, 2003

MPAA R

Running Time 2 hr 30 min

Genres Biography Drama Music War

In Release 372 days/53 weeks

Widest Release 842 theaters

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Date	DOW	Rank	Daily	%± YD	%± LW	Theaters	Avg	To Date	Day	Estimated
Dec 30	Monday	29	$28,000	-	-	6	$4,666	$171,197	6	true
Dec 31 New Year's Eve	Tuesday	30	$19,000	-32.1%	-	6	$3,166	$190,000	7	true
Jan 1 New Year's Day	Wednesday	31	$36,000	+89.5%	-	6	$6,000	$226,000	8	true
Jan 2	Thursday	29	$30,000	-16.7%	-	6	$5,000	$255,923	9	true
Jan 6	Monday	18	$87,000	-	+210.7%	90	$966	$1,087,511	13	true
Jan 7	Tuesday	17	$105,000	+20.7%	+452.6%	90	$1,166	$1,192,511	14	true
Jan 8	Wednesday	17	$100,000	-4.8%	+177.8%	90	$1,111	$1,292,511	15	true
Jan 9	Thursday	17	$100,000	-	+233.3%	90	$1,111	$1,394,286	16	true
Feb 7	Friday	19	$220,000	-	-	328	$670	$8,301,622	45	true
Feb 8	Saturday	18	$430,000	+95.5%	-	328	$1,310	$8,731,622	46	true
Feb 9	Sunday	17	$340,000	-20.9%	-	328	$1,036	$9,078,307	47	true
Feb 10	Monday	17	$75,000	-77.9%	-	328	$228	$9,153,307	48	true
Feb 11	Tuesday	14	$125,000	+66.7%	-	328	$381	$9,278,307	49	true
Feb 12	Wednesday	15	$115,000	-8%	-	328	$350	$9,393,307	50	true
Feb 13	Thursday	14	$120,000	+4.3%	-	328	$365	$9,509,792	51	true
Feb 14	Friday	18	$340,000	+183.3%	+54.5%	557	$610	$9,849,792	52	true
Feb 15	Saturday	17	$635,000	+86.8%	+47.7%	557	$1,140	$10,484,792	53	true
Feb 16	Sunday	17	$480,000	-24.4%	+41.2%	557	$861	$10,965,279	54	true
Feb 17 Presidents' Day	Monday	15	$262,494	-45.3%	+250%	557	$471	$11,227,773	55	false
Feb 18	Tuesday	15	$163,000	-37.9%	+30.4%	557	$292	$11,390,773	56	true
Feb 19	Wednesday	15	$143,000	-12.3%	+24.3%	557	$256	$11,533,773	57	true
Feb 20	Thursday	14	$158,000	+10.5%	+31.7%	557	$283	$11,692,303	58	true
Feb 21	Friday	18	$290,000	+83.5%	-14.7%	509	$569	$11,982,303	59	true
Feb 22	Saturday	17	$515,000	+77.6%	-18.9%	509	$1,011	$12,497,303	60	true
Feb 23	Sunday	17	$353,000	-31.5%	-26.5%	509	$693	$12,850,463	61	true
Feb 24	Monday	16	$100,000	-71.7%	-61.9%	509	$196	$12,950,463	62	true
Feb 25	Tuesday	15	$149,000	+49%	-8.6%	509	$292	$13,099,463	63	true
Feb 26	Wednesday	15	$130,000	-12.8%	-9.1%	509	$255	$13,229,463	64	true
Feb 27	Thursday	15	$125,000	-3.8%	-20.9%	509	$245	$13,355,011	65	true
Feb 28	Friday	16	$356,000	+184.8%	+22.8%	564	$631	$13,711,011	66	true
Mar 1	Saturday	16	$663,000	+86.2%	+28.7%	564	$1,175	$14,374,011	67	true
Mar 2	Sunday	17	$439,000	-33.8%	+24.4%	564	$778	$14,814,127	68	true
Mar 3	Monday	15	$127,000	-71.1%	+27%	564	$225	$14,941,127	69	true
Mar 4	Tuesday	14	$152,000	+19.7%	+2%	564	$269	$15,093,127	70	true
Mar 5	Wednesday	14	$145,000	-4.6%	+11.5%	564	$257	$15,238,127	71	true
Mar 6	Thursday	14	$147,000	+1.4%	+17.6%	564	$260	$15,385,939	72	true
Mar 7	Friday	15	$337,000	+129.3%	-5.3%	565	$596	$15,722,939	73	true
Mar 8	Saturday	13	$636,000	+88.7%	-4.1%	565	$1,125	$16,358,939	74	true
Mar 9	Sunday	12	$419,000	-34.1%	-4.6%	565	$741	$16,779,231	75	true
Mar 10	Monday	12	$122,000	-70.9%	-3.9%	565	$215	$16,901,231	76	true
Mar 11	Tuesday	12	$149,000	+22.1%	-2%	565	$263	$17,050,231	77	true
Mar 12	Wednesday	12	$141,000	-5.4%	-2.8%	565	$249	$17,191,231	78	true
Mar 13	Thursday	13	$135,000	-4.3%	-8.2%	565	$238	$17,327,111	79	true
Mar 14	Friday	14	$313,000	+131.9%	-7.1%	574	$545	$17,640,111	80	true
Mar 15	Saturday	13	$590,000	+88.5%	-7.2%	574	$1,027	$18,230,111	81	true
Mar 16	Sunday	12	$400,000	-32.2%	-4.5%	574	$696	$18,630,180	82	true
Mar 17	Monday	14	$107,000	-73.2%	-12.3%	574	$186	$18,737,180	83	true
Mar 18	Tuesday	13	$154,000	+43.9%	+3.4%	574	$268	$18,891,180	84	true
Mar 19	Wednesday	13	$140,000	-9.1%	-0.7%	574	$243	$19,031,180	85	true
Mar 20	Thursday	14	$137,000	-2.1%	+1.5%	574	$238	$19,169,332	86	true
Mar 21	Friday	16	$274,000	+100%	-12.5%	540	$507	$19,443,332	87	true
Mar 22	Saturday	14	$521,000	+90.1%	-11.7%	540	$964	$19,964,332	88	true
Mar 23	Sunday	16	$237,000	-54.5%	-40.8%	540	$438	$20,200,998	89	true
Mar 24	Monday	11	$226,000	-4.6%	+111.2%	540	$418	$20,426,998	90	true
Mar 25	Tuesday	12	$258,000	+14.2%	+67.5%	540	$477	$20,684,998	91	true
Mar 26	Wednesday	12	$227,000	-12%	+62.1%	540	$420	$20,911,998	92	true
Mar 27	Thursday	12	$228,000	+0.4%	+66.4%	540	$422	$21,139,592	93	true
Mar 28	Friday	12	$620,000	+171.9%	+126.3%	773	$802	$21,759,592	94	true
Mar 29	Saturday	11	$1,111,000	+79.2%	+113.2%	773	$1,437	$22,870,592	95	true
Mar 30	Sunday	11	$725,000	-34.7%	+205.9%	773	$937	$23,595,709	96	true
Mar 31	Monday	10	$216,000	-70.2%	-4.4%	773	$279	$23,811,709	97	true
Apr 1	Tuesday	10	$235,000	+8.8%	-8.9%	773	$304	$24,046,709	98	true
Apr 2	Wednesday	10	$211,000	-10.2%	-7%	773	$272	$24,257,709	99	true
Apr 3	Thursday	10	$217,000	+2.8%	-4.8%	773	$280	$24,474,607	100	true
Apr 4	Friday	11	$552,000	+154.4%	-11%	790	$698	$25,026,607	101	true
Apr 5	Saturday	12	$963,000	+74.5%	-13.3%	790	$1,218	$25,989,607	102	true
Apr 6	Sunday	12	$571,000	-40.7%	-21.2%	790	$722	$26,561,941	103	true
Apr 7	Monday	12	$145,000	-74.6%	-32.9%	790	$183	$26,706,941	104	true
Apr 8	Tuesday	12	$185,000	+27.6%	-21.3%	790	$234	$26,891,941	105	true
Apr 9	Wednesday	12	$166,000	-10.3%	-21.3%	790	$210	$27,057,941	106	true
Apr 10	Thursday	12	$165,000	-0.6%	-24%	790	$208	$27,224,080	107	true
Apr 11	Friday	12	$364,000	+120.6%	-34.1%	842	$432	$27,588,080	108	true
Apr 12	Saturday	14	$646,000	+77.5%	-32.9%	842	$767	$28,234,080	109	true
Apr 13	Sunday	14	$336,000	-48%	-41.2%	842	$399	$28,570,917	110	true
Apr 14	Monday	14	$117,000	-65.2%	-19.3%	842	$138	$28,687,917	111	true
Apr 15	Tuesday	13	$133,000	+13.7%	-28.1%	842	$157	$28,820,917	112	true
Apr 16	Wednesday	16	$126,000	-5.3%	-24.1%	842	$149	$28,946,917	113	true
Apr 17	Thursday	17	$171,000	+35.7%	+3.6%	842	$203	$29,118,294	114	true
Apr 18	Friday	19	$376,000	+119.9%	+3.3%	739	$508	$29,494,294	115	true
Apr 19	Saturday	16	$461,000	+22.6%	-28.6%	739	$623	$29,955,294	116	true
Apr 20 Easter Sunday	Sunday	17	$258,000	-44%	-23.2%	739	$349	$30,213,790	117	true
Apr 21	Monday	18	$133,000	-48.4%	+13.7%	739	$179	$30,346,790	118	true
Apr 22	Tuesday	18	$114,000	-14.3%	-14.3%	739	$154	$30,460,790	119	true
Apr 23	Wednesday	18	$109,000	-4.4%	-13.5%	739	$147	$30,569,790	120	true
Apr 24	Thursday	18	$123,000	+12.8%	-28.1%	739	$166	$30,693,106	121	true
Apr 25	Friday	22	$148,000	+20.3%	-60.6%	539	$274	$30,841,106	122	true
Apr 26	Saturday	23	$278,000	+87.8%	-39.7%	539	$515	$31,119,106	123	true
Apr 27	Sunday	23	$124,000	-55.4%	-51.9%	539	$230	$31,243,225	124	true
Apr 28	Monday	21	$47,900	-61.4%	-64%	539	$88	$31,291,125	125	true
Apr 29	Tuesday	19	$61,100	+27.6%	-46.4%	539	$113	$31,352,225	126	true
Apr 30	Wednesday	19	$52,600	-13.9%	-51.7%	539	$97	$31,404,825	127	true
May 1	Thursday	19	$54,900	+4.4%	-55.4%	539	$101	$31,459,697	128	true
May 2	Friday	25	$81,500	+48.5%	-44.9%	329	$247	$31,541,197	129	true
May 3	Saturday	25	$145,800	+78.9%	-47.6%	329	$443	$31,686,997	130	true
May 4	Sunday	24	$86,700	-40.5%	-30.1%	329	$263	$31,773,600	131	true
May 5	Monday	22	$25,000	-71.2%	-47.8%	329	$75	$31,798,600	132	true
May 6	Tuesday	20	$37,200	+48.8%	-39.1%	329	$113	$31,835,800	133	true
May 7	Wednesday	21	$28,800	-22.6%	-45.2%	329	$87	$31,864,600	134	true
May 8	Thursday	21	$30,200	+4.9%	-45%	329	$91	$31,894,769	135	true
May 9	Friday	26	$54,100	+79.1%	-33.6%	242	$223	$31,948,869	136	true
May 10	Saturday	25	$89,300	+65.1%	-38.8%	242	$369	$32,038,169	137	true
May 11	Sunday	25	$67,300	-24.6%	-22.4%	242	$278	$32,105,454	138	true
May 12	Monday	21	$24,500	-63.6%	-2%	242	$101	$32,129,954	139	true
May 13	Tuesday	20	$27,800	+13.5%	-25.3%	242	$114	$32,157,754	140	true
May 14	Wednesday	23	$23,900	-14%	-17%	242	$98	$32,181,654	141	true
May 15	Thursday	22	$17,300	-27.6%	-42.7%	242	$71	$32,198,948	142	true