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2008 | DIRECTED BY GIL KENAN

City of Ember

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City of Ember
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Movie Stats
Year
2008
Select Cast
Saoirse Ronan
Bill Murray
Harry Treadaway
Tim Robbins
Martin Landau
Toby Jones
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
13th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
5th Jan 2026
Total views:
75
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.5 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $7.9 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
284,628 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
1.1 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 10th Oct '08
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: £496.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 21
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 10th Oct '08
  • Debut position: 11
  • Highest position: 11
  • Debut gross: $3.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 14
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
gil kenan Gil Kenan
Starring
gil kenanSaoirse Ronan
Harry Treadaway
Tim Robbins
gil kenanBill Murray
Martin Landau
Toby Jones
gil kenanMackenzie Crook
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Liz Smith

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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
6
Weeks top 15
3
Total weeks
21
Total UK Gross:
£1,480,065
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
City of Ember
10 Oct 2008
6N
£496,909
£496,909
17 Oct 2008
9▼
£284,899
£969,833
24 Oct 2008
14▼
£102,429
£1,147,808
31 Oct 2008
16▼
£30,704
£1,371,834
7 Nov 2008
21▼
£17,351
£1,392,840
14 Nov 2008
19▲
£10,499
£1,404,715
21 Nov 2008
23▼
£5,744
£1,410,908
28 Nov 2008
27▼
£1,098
£1,412,507
5 Dec 2008
28▼
£865
£1,413,838
12 Dec 2008
28▲▼
£417
£1,414,865
19 Dec 2008
22▲
£5,876
£1,422,280
9 Jan 2009
18▲
£7,030
£1,444,173
16 Jan 2009
24▼
£5,852
£1,450,158
23 Jan 2009
25▼
£773
£1,451,205
30 Jan 2009
22▲
£6,297
£1,457,512
6 Feb 2009
22▲▼
£4,683
£1,462,300
13 Feb 2009
20▲
£5,124
£1,467,569
20 Feb 2009
26▼
£1,451
£1,469,356
27 Feb 2009
23▲
£694
£1,470,050
6 Mar 2009
24▼
£1,174
£1,471,531
13 Mar 2009
19▲
£8,534
£1,480,065

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
11
Weeks top 15
2
Total Weeks
14
Total US Gross:
$7,871,693
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
10 Oct 2008
11N
$3,129,473
$3,129,473
17 Oct 2008
15▼
$1,730,755
$5,926,753
24 Oct 2008
21▼
$476,742
$6,872,812
31 Oct 2008
27▼
$225,045
$7,221,478
7 Nov 2008
34▼
$133,651
$7,416,488
14 Nov 2008
37▼
$97,067
$7,571,177
21 Nov 2008
39▼
$62,389
$7,658,330
28 Nov 2008
41▼
$54,470
$7,743,762
5 Dec 2008
48▼
$27,861
$7,781,625
12 Dec 2008
56▼
$16,760
$7,807,276
19 Dec 2008
58▼
$8,921
$7,823,153
26 Dec 2008
63▼
$10,521
$7,841,892
2 Jan 2009
67▼
$10,122
$7,862,312
9 Jan 2009
66▲
$7,587
$7,871,693

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£1,480,065
3267
The Orphanage
3268
City of Ember
3269
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Genres
Adventure
Adventure
Family
Family
Fantasy
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi
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  • United States United States
  • Israel Israel
  • Turkey Turkey
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Jamaica Jamaica
  • Argentina Argentina
  • India India
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This Saoirse Ronan YA Fantasy Adaptation With a Villainous Bill Murray Got Lost in the 2000s  Collider Sat, 16th August 2025

Film review: City of Ember  The Guardian Thu, 9th October 2008

What Went Wrong: City of Ember  Box Office Prophets Thu, 27th June 2013

The land Down Under movie review (2008)  Roger Ebert Wed, 8th October 2008

City Of Ember Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

‘City of Ember’ movie review: fun family sci-fi with Saoirse Ronan  The Prague Reporter Tue, 17th February 2009

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