Mean Girls (2004)

Mean Girls
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $86,047,227Details
International Box Office $44,414,821Details
Worldwide Box Office $130,462,048
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Synopsis

Teenage Cady Heron was educated in Africa by her scientist parents. When her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, Cady finally gets to experience public school and gets a quick primer on the cruel, tacit laws of popularity that divide her fellow students into tightly knit cliques. She unwittingly finds herself in the good graces of an elite group of cool students dubbed “the Plastics,” but Cady soon realizes how her shallow group of new friends earned this nickname.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,432,195 (28.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,839 opening theaters/3,054 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $149,370,224

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 30th, 2004 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
October 3rd, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (20th Anniversary)
International Releases: June 24th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
June 24th, 2004 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 9th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
February 7th, 2024 (Wide) (Belgium)
September 27th, 2024 (Limited) (20th Anniversary) (United Kingdom)
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Video Release: September 21st, 2004 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, language and some teen partying
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Mean Girls
Comparisons: vs. 13 Going On 30
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Keywords: New Guy/Girl in School, Voiceover/Narration, Tween, Bullies, Romance, Revenge, Framed, Satirical Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Lorne Michaels
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 200 $5,031,834 May 28, 2004 31
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 219 $8,904,966 May 28, 2004 31
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 139 $6,433,613 May 28, 2004 31
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 135 $11,385,728 May 28, 2004 31
Biggest Domestic April Weekend 69 $24,432,195 Apr 30, 2004 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 30, 2004 1 $24,432,195   2,839 $8,606   $24,432,195 1
May 7, 2004 2 $13,676,552 -44% 2,972 $4,602   $42,073,762 2
May 14, 2004 3 $10,182,766 -26% 3,015 $3,377   $55,400,970 3
May 21, 2004 4 $6,907,627 -32% 3,054 $2,262   $64,706,896 4
May 28, 2004 7 $5,031,834 -27% 2,618 $1,922   $72,308,727 5
Jun 4, 2004 6 $2,927,211 -42% 1,817 $1,611   $78,157,529 6
Jun 11, 2004 10 $1,486,032 -49% 944 $1,574   $81,303,696 7
Jun 18, 2004 14 $557,319 -62% 616 $905   $82,809,530 8
Jun 25, 2004 21 $256,247 -54% 291 $881   $83,478,583 9
Jul 2, 2004 30 $124,561 -51% 220 $566   $83,430,406 10
Jul 9, 2004 22 $330,898 +166% 311 $1,064   $84,255,348 11
Jul 16, 2004 25 $255,916 -23% 268 $955   $84,815,603 12
Jul 23, 2004 28 $182,651 -29% 236 $774   $85,222,509 13
Jul 30, 2004 32 $135,624 -26% 196 $692   $85,521,965 14
Aug 6, 2004 40 $93,374 -31% 153 $610   $85,752,823 15
Aug 13, 2004 53 $55,489 -41% 102 $544   $85,888,167 16
Aug 20, 2004 50 $54,919 -1% 79 $695   $85,974,306 17
Aug 27, 2004 63 $21,241 -61% 79 $269   $86,026,965 18
Sep 3, 2004 70 $14,063 -34% 13 $1,082   $86,047,227 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 30, 2004 1 $8,600,000     2,839 $3,029   $8,600,000 1
May 1, 2004 1 $10,160,404 +18%   2,839 $3,579   $18,731,966 2
May 2, 2004 1 $5,700,229 -44%   2,839 $2,008   $24,432,195 3
May 3, 2004 1 $1,192,000 -79%   2,839 $420   $25,625,000 4
May 4, 2004 1 $1,088,000 -9%   2,839 $383   $26,713,000 5
May 5, 2004 1 $891,000 -18%   2,839 $314   $27,604,000 6
May 6, 2004 1 $793,000 -11%   2,839 $279   $28,397,000 7
May 7, 2004 2 $4,900,000 +518% -43% 2,972 $1,649   $33,300,000 8
May 8, 2004 2 $5,769,235 +18% -43% 2,972 $1,941   $38,871,163 9
May 9, 2004 2 $3,202,599 -44% -44% 2,972 $1,078   $42,073,762 10
May 10, 2004 2 $832,000 -74% -30% 2,972 $280   $42,906,000 11
May 11, 2004 2 $813,000 -2% -25% 2,972 $274   $43,719,000 12
May 12, 2004 2 $731,000 -10% -18% 2,972 $246   $44,450,000 13
May 13, 2004 2 $768,000 +5% -3% 2,972 $258   $45,218,000 14
May 14, 2004 3 $3,200,000 +317% -35% 3,015 $1,061   $48,400,000 15
May 15, 2004 3 $4,436,056 +39% -23% 3,015 $1,471   $52,880,483 16
May 16, 2004 3 $2,520,487 -43% -21% 3,015 $836   $55,400,970 17
May 17, 2004 3 $622,000 -75% -25% 3,015 $206   $56,023,000 18
May 18, 2004 3 $650,000 +5% -20% 3,015 $216   $56,673,000 19
May 19, 2004 4 $523,000 -20% -28% 3,015 $173   $57,196,000 20
May 20, 2004 4 $603,000 +15% -21% 3,015 $200   $57,799,000 21
May 21, 2004 4 $2,100,000 +248% -34% 3,054 $688   $59,900,000 22
May 22, 2004 4 $3,000,000 +43% -32% 3,054 $982   $62,900,000 23
May 23, 2004 4 $1,813,332 -40% -28% 3,054 $594   $64,706,896 24
May 24, 2004 4 $727,000 -60% +17% 3,054 $238   $65,434,000 25
May 25, 2004 4 $574,000 -21% -12% 3,054 $188   $66,008,000 26
May 26, 2004 4 $591,000 +3% +13% 3,054 $194   $66,599,000 27
May 27, 2004 4 $678,000 +15% +12% 3,054 $222   $67,277,000 28
May 28, 2004 6 $1,500,000 +121% -29% 2,618 $573   $68,800,000 29
May 29, 2004 7 $1,862,430 +24% -38% 2,618 $711   $70,680,205 30
May 30, 2004 7 $1,628,522 -13% -10% 2,618 $622   $72,308,727 31
May 31, 2004 6 $1,401,779 -14% +93% 2,618 $535   $73,710,506 32
Jun 1, 2004 5 $507,000 -64% -12% 2,618 $194   $74,218,000 33
Jun 2, 2004 5 $510,000 +1% -14% 2,618 $195   $74,728,000 34
Jun 3, 2004 5 $503,000 -1% -26% 2,618 $192   $75,230,000 35
Jun 4, 2004 7 $800,000 +59% -47% 1,817 $440   $76,000,000 36
Jun 5, 2004 6 $1,217,816 +52% -35% 1,817 $670   $77,365,622 37
Jun 6, 2004 6 $791,907 -35% -51% 1,817 $436   $78,157,529 38
Jun 7, 2004 6 $358,000 -55% -74% 1,817 $197   $78,516,000 39
Jun 8, 2004 6 $394,000 +10% -22% 1,817 $217   $78,910,000 40
Jun 9, 2004 6 $442,000 +12% -13% 1,817 $243   $79,352,000 41
Jun 10, 2004 6 $466,000 +5% -7% 1,817 $256   $79,818,000 42
Jun 11, 2004 10 $600,000 +29% -25% 944 $636   $80,400,000 43
Jun 12, 2004 10 $568,408 -5% -53% 944 $602   $80,907,408 44
Jun 13, 2004 10 $396,288 -30% -50% 944 $420   $81,303,696 45
Jun 14, 2004 10 $241,000 -39% -33% 944 $255   $81,545,000 46
Jun 15, 2004 10 $234,000 -3% -41% 944 $248   $81,779,000 47

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 30, 2004 1 $28,397,210   2,839 $10,003   $28,397,210 1
May 7, 2004 2 $16,820,994 -41% 2,972 $5,660   $45,218,204 2
May 14, 2004 4 $12,581,065 -25% 3,015 $4,173   $57,799,269 3
May 21, 2004 4 $9,477,624 -25% 3,054 $3,103   $67,276,893 4
May 28, 2004 7 $7,953,425 -16% 2,618 $3,038   $75,230,318 5
Jun 4, 2004 7 $4,587,346 -42% 1,817 $2,525   $79,817,664 6
Jun 11, 2004 10 $2,434,547 -47% 944 $2,579   $82,252,211 7
Jun 18, 2004 14 $970,125 -60% 616 $1,575   $83,222,336 8
Jun 25, 2004 31 $83,509 -91% 291 $287   $83,305,845 9
Jul 2, 2004 19 $618,605 +641% 220 $2,812   $83,924,450 10
Jul 9, 2004 20 $635,237 +3% 311 $2,043   $84,559,687 11
Jul 16, 2004 24 $480,171 -24% 268 $1,792   $85,039,858 12
Jul 23, 2004 25 $346,483 -28% 236 $1,468   $85,386,341 13
Jul 30, 2004 31 $273,108 -21% 196 $1,393   $85,659,449 14
Aug 6, 2004 38 $173,229 -37% 153 $1,132   $85,832,678 15
Aug 13, 2004 51 $86,709 -50% 102 $850   $85,919,387 16
Aug 20, 2004 47 $86,337 n/c 79 $1,093   $86,005,724 17
Aug 27, 2004 62 $27,440 -68% 79 $347   $86,033,164 18
Sep 3, 2004 73 $14,063 -49% 13 $1,082   $86,047,227 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 6/24/2004 $74,325 60 200 1,476 $6,581,205 7/1/2024
Belgium 2/7/2024 $0000$0
New Zealand 6/24/2004 $0 0 49 107 $696,601 4/22/2024
United Kingdom 9/27/2024 $29,983 98 98 98 $29,983 10/3/2024
 
Rest of World $37,107,032
 
International Total$44,414,821 10/3/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Lindsay Lohan    Caty Heron
Rachel McAdams    Regina
Lacey Chabert    Gretchen
Amanda Seyfried    Karen Smith

Supporting Cast

Tim Meadows    Mr. Duvall
Ana Gasteyer    Cady’s Mom
Amy Poehler    Mrs. George
Tina Fey    Ms. Norbury
Neil Flynn    Chip Heron
Lizzy Caplan    Janis Ian
Daniel Franzese    Damian
Jonathan Bennett    Aaron Samuels
Rajiv Surendra    Kevin Gnapoor
Elana Shilling    Spelling Girl
Graham Kartna    Homeschooled Boy
David Aherne    Homeschooled Boy
Ely Henry    Homeschooled Boy
Ayo Agbonkpolo    African Warriro
Molly Shannon    Kristen Hadley
Jonathan Malen    Kristen’s Boyfriend
Jeff Moser    Farting Guy
Miranda Edwards    Michigan Girl
Les Porter    Chemistry Teacher
Eve Crawford    English Teacher
Jack Newman    History Teacher
Michelyn Emelle    Music Teacher
Bathsheba Garnett    German Teacher
Ky Pham    Trang Pak
Daniel Nguyen    Sun Jin Dinh
Daniel DeSanto    Jason
Alisha Morrison    Lea Edwards
Dwayne Hill    Coach Carr
Diego Klattenhoff    Shane Oman
Chris Ploszczansky    Huge Guy
Jan Carunana    Emma Gerber
Julia Chantrey    Amber D’Alessio
Wai Choy    Mathlete Tim Pak
Jacky Chamberlain    Giselle Sgro
Jessie Wright    Cady (age 5)
Olympia Lukis    Jessica Lopez
Stefanie Drummond    Bethany Byrd
Stephan Dixon    Animal Dancer
Tyson Fennell    Nfume
Noelle Boggio    Animal Dancer
Andreja Punkris    Animal Dancer
Alexandra Stapley    Taylor Wedell
Laura DeCarteret    Taylor Wedell’s Mom
Nicole Crimi    Kylie George
Erin Thompson    Dawn Schweitzer
Dan Willmott    Mr. George
Valerie Casault    Kissing Girl
Michelle Hoffman    Kissing Girl
Sharron Matthews    Joan the Secretary
Jo Chim    Salesperson
Randi Lee Butcher    Skater Girl
Erin Jarvis    Skater Girl
Kaylen Christensen    Jock Girl
David Sazant    Marymount Captain
Clare Martina Preuss    Caroline Krafft
Bruce Hunter    Mathlete Moderator
Shannon Todd    Junior Plastic
Megan Millington    Junior Plastic
Tara Shelley    Junior Plastic

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Waters    Director
Tina Fey    Screenwriter
Lorne Michaels    Producer
Jill Messick    Executive Producer
Daryn Okada    Director of Photography
Cary White    Production Designer
Wendy Greene Bricmont    Editor
Louise Rosner    Co-Producer
Rolfe Kent    Composer
Amanda Scheer Demme    Music Supervisor
Rosalind Wiseman    Story based on the book “Queen Bees and Wannabes” by
John Stoneham, Jr.    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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February 20th, 2005

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February 20th, 2005

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February 2nd, 2005

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September 20th, 2004

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Village's Population Grows

September 14th, 2004

The Village again was the weekend champ in the international box office with $15.3 million on nearly 3,500 screens in 31 markets. Highlights for the weekend include and impressive debut in Germany at $5.5 million and a less spectacular $3.1 million in Japan. The film also suffered a 55% drop-off in its second weekend in Australia while it held up much better in Brazil. So far the film has earned $63.2 million internationally and is well on its way to matching its $112 million domestic total. More...

Stuck in Neutral

September 8th, 2004

The weekend on the international scene was very much the same as last weekend, just a little bit slower. The Village was again the champ, thanks to seven openings in mostly mid-ranged markets. A $2.2 million debut in Australia was the top money earner as the film took in $9 million in 23 markets. It's international total is now $45 million and should be headed to $100 million before it is done. More...

Village Leads Limp Box Office

August 31st, 2004

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July 20th, 2004

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July 13th, 2004

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June 29th, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban finished first for the fourth weekend in a row with an amazing $40.9 million. That's represents a tiny decrease from last weekend. A large chuck of that figure came from Japan where the film earned $17.5 million on 782 screens. Also helping was Germany, Italy, U.K. and France being eliminated from Euro 2004. Those four nations represent 260 million people whom were closely following the soccer tournament in Portugal, which hurt the overall box office numbers. Internationally the film has now earned $321 million, putting it in second place for the year and just behind E.T. for 25th all time. Worldwide its $533 million is also second for the year but 28th all time. More...

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June 22nd, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban still leads the pack internationally despite increased competition from fellow family friendly film Shrek 2 and from Euro 2004 coverage. With an additional $44.9 million from over 10,000 screens in 48 territories, including number one openings in 7 mostly minor markets. The lone exception was Spain, which added $6.1 million to Harry Potter's coffers, and that number would have been higher had it not been for Sunday's Spain Portugal soccer match. Internationally, the film has earned almost $270 million so far and is still tracking ahead of the other films in the Harry Potter Franchise, but with greater week-to-week drop-offs it is unlikely to finish quite as high. Worldwide the film has already pulled in $450 million making it the second highest grossing film of the year. More...

Big Harry Potter Drop not Enough to Remove it from the Top

June 14th, 2004

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June 11th, 2004

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Another Record Breaking Weekend

June 4th, 2004

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June 1st, 2004

In retrospect, I may have been a little harsh on the new films opening this weekend as two of the three earned more during the 3-day weekend than I thought they'd earn during the 4-day weekend. And that helped this Memorial Day long weekend become the biggest weekend ever. Comparing the 3-day total we see a 12.4% increase from last weekend and a 9.9% increase from last year. However, last year at this time it was not Memorial Day. Compared to last year's Memorial Day the three-day portion is up 16.9% and the four-day potion is up an incredible 22% to nearly $250 million. This will create a lot of buzz, which will result in free publicity for the rest of the summer movies. More...

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May 31st, 2004

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Double the Fun for Shrek 2

May 28th, 2004

With the buzz around this week's new wide releases less than impressive, Shrek 2 should repeat as winner at the box office. And at least one, and possibly both, of the wide releases could be D.O.A. More...

Panic Mode - Disengaged

May 25th, 2004

Finally, we have something to celebrate this summer. The lone wide release this week, Shrek 2 had a multi-record breaking opening, and that meant a huge 51% increase in the overall box office from last weekend. And that lead to a huge increase over the same weekend last year, right? Well not quite, the increase was rather minimal at just 3.6%, inline with estimated ticket price increases. However, this weekend last year was the Memorial Day long weekend, so the comparison is not quite fair. Further more, 2004 has again slipped behind 2003 year-to-date, albeit by the narrowest of narrow margins $3.125 billion to $3.119 billion based on Sunday's estimates. More...

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May 21st, 2004

Shrek 2 didn't get off to as solid a start as predicted and without any other wide releases this week we could be in trouble. But there may be mitigating circumstances that will help the box office this weekend. More...

Slight Setback at the Top of the Charts

May 17th, 2004

Both opening films were unable to reach expectations and because of this we saw a relatively flat performance week-to-week of just 6.8%. And compared to last year's monster opening for The Matrix Reloaded this year was down an amazing 26.5%. Year to date now has 2004 up by just 1.2%, half the estimated ticket price inflation and unless Shrek 2 opens huge next weekend this year will dip below last year's pace. More...

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May 14th, 2004

This week looks reasonably stronger than last week, but nothing like this time last year when The Matrix Reloaded opened. Still, as long as we can see significant growth each weekend in May, then 2003 should maintain its lead on 2004. More...

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May 10th, 2004

Summer got off to a really, really slow start this year. Last year the first weekend in May resulted in an incredible 66% week-to-week increase but this year that increase was only 7.1%. And while this weekend last year was the slowest of the summer box office season (May to mid-August), but this year it was actually 1.4% lower. If we don't see a dramatic increase next weekend the year-to-date increase could drop below the inflation. More...

IT'S SUMMERTIME!

May 7th, 2004

Finally, the summer season at the box office is starting. While it isn't until Memorial Day that Summer Official starts in the movie industry, the first full weekend in May has become increasingly important. This year doesn't look as strong as last year, but it still should be a mile above anything we saw in April. More...

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May 5th, 2004

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DVD Releases for May 04, 2004

May 3rd, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. There was again an excellent mix of wide releases, limited releases, older films and TV on DVD. And because of the wide section, there should be something for everyone, and for me it's Gilmore Girls - Season 1 - (Buy from Amazon), which is my DVD pick of the week. More...

Nice Guys may Finish Last but Mean Girls Finish First

May 3rd, 2004

Five movies opening wide in one weekend is just too many for one weekend. Combined with the horrible reviews and its no wonder all but one film flopped. Fortunately that one film had one of the best April openings ever so we saw a pretty good increase from last weekend at 4%. However, this time last year was the beginning of May, which marks the official start of the Summer Blockbuster season, so it is no surprising that this weekend is down a huge 33% from last year. In fact X-Men United opening was just shy of the top 10's total. And if you add in The Lizzie McGuire Movie and their combined debuts are higher than the weekend's total box office. More...

At Least Next Week Looks Good

April 30th, 2004

It's a busy last weekend in April with five movies opening wide. However, it is uncertain if any of these films can take top spot. This is partly due to the competition but it is also due to the weakness of the reviews; just one film has overall positive reviews and the other four films have combined reviews under 15% positive. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 23 - April 29

April 29th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Mean Girls - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 16 - April 22

April 23rd, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Van Helsing - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 9 - April 15

April 15th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, The Punisher - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 2 - April 8

April 8th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. This week saw a deceptively poor crop of site as there were a lot of movie site launched / updated / released, more than 30 in fact. However, very few of them even came close to the being considered for this week's award. It's so bad I've spent the last 3 hours looking for a gem of movie site that I may have missed in previous weeks. In the end it was Kill Bill: Volume 2 - Official Site that won the award with only one or two other that were even briefly considered. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 26 - April 1

April 1st, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Hellboy - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

2004 Summer Preview - Part 1: April

March 28th, 2004


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With summer just around the corner ... Yes I know Spring started a week ago, but this is the movie industry, we do things differently. So with Summer just around the corner it's time for the Summer Movie Preview, Part 1 - April. In April we have nearly 20 films opening wide over 5 weekends, or almost 4 per weekend. That much variety should please moviegoers, but that much competition will kill the chances of half the movies released. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 19 - March 25

March 25th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 20 - February 26

February 26th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Dawn of the Dead - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

New Movie Release Dates - James Bond Will Return...

February 13th, 2004

This week's batch of new movie release dates is highlighted by MGM announcing the release date of the as-yet-untitled 21st James Bond Movie, a confirmed release date for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, a curious move for the Bridget Jones sequel and the usual shuffling about as studios try to position their movies for the greatest chance of success. More...

New Release Dates Announced: Twisted, Mean Girls, Sahara, The Missing, Big Fish

November 14th, 2003



  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Teenage Cady Heron was educated in Africa by her scientist parents. When her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, Cady finally gets to experience public school and gets a quick primer on the cruel, tacit laws of popularity that divide her fellow students into tightly knit cliques. She unwittingly finds herself in the good graces of an elite group of cool students dubbed “the Plastics,” but Cady soon realizes how her shallow group of new friends earned this nickname.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,432,195 (28.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,839 opening theaters/3,054 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $149,370,224

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 30th, 2004 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
October 3rd, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events (20th Anniversary)
International Releases: June 24th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
June 24th, 2004 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 9th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
February 7th, 2024 (Wide) (Belgium)
September 27th, 2024 (Limited) (20th Anniversary) (United Kingdom)
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Video Release: September 21st, 2004 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, language and some teen partying
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Mean Girls
Comparisons: vs. 13 Going On 30
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Keywords: New Guy/Girl in School, Voiceover/Narration, Tween, Bullies, Romance, Revenge, Framed, Satirical Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Lorne Michaels
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 200 $5,031,834 May 28, 2004 31
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 219 $8,904,966 May 28, 2004 31
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 139 $6,433,613 May 28, 2004 31
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 135 $11,385,728 May 28, 2004 31
Biggest Domestic April Weekend 69 $24,432,195 Apr 30, 2004 3

Leading Cast

Lindsay Lohan    Caty Heron
Rachel McAdams    Regina
Lacey Chabert    Gretchen
Amanda Seyfried    Karen Smith

Supporting Cast

Tim Meadows    Mr. Duvall
Ana Gasteyer    Cady’s Mom
Amy Poehler    Mrs. George
Tina Fey    Ms. Norbury
Neil Flynn    Chip Heron
Lizzy Caplan    Janis Ian
Daniel Franzese    Damian
Jonathan Bennett    Aaron Samuels
Rajiv Surendra    Kevin Gnapoor
Elana Shilling    Spelling Girl
Graham Kartna    Homeschooled Boy
David Aherne    Homeschooled Boy
Ely Henry    Homeschooled Boy
Ayo Agbonkpolo    African Warriro
Molly Shannon    Kristen Hadley
Jonathan Malen    Kristen’s Boyfriend
Jeff Moser    Farting Guy
Miranda Edwards    Michigan Girl
Les Porter    Chemistry Teacher
Eve Crawford    English Teacher
Jack Newman    History Teacher
Michelyn Emelle    Music Teacher
Bathsheba Garnett    German Teacher
Ky Pham    Trang Pak
Daniel Nguyen    Sun Jin Dinh
Daniel DeSanto    Jason
Alisha Morrison    Lea Edwards
Dwayne Hill    Coach Carr
Diego Klattenhoff    Shane Oman
Chris Ploszczansky    Huge Guy
Jan Carunana    Emma Gerber
Julia Chantrey    Amber D’Alessio
Wai Choy    Mathlete Tim Pak
Jacky Chamberlain    Giselle Sgro
Jessie Wright    Cady (age 5)
Olympia Lukis    Jessica Lopez
Stefanie Drummond    Bethany Byrd
Stephan Dixon    Animal Dancer
Tyson Fennell    Nfume
Noelle Boggio    Animal Dancer
Andreja Punkris    Animal Dancer
Alexandra Stapley    Taylor Wedell
Laura DeCarteret    Taylor Wedell’s Mom
Nicole Crimi    Kylie George
Erin Thompson    Dawn Schweitzer
Dan Willmott    Mr. George
Valerie Casault    Kissing Girl
Michelle Hoffman    Kissing Girl
Sharron Matthews    Joan the Secretary
Jo Chim    Salesperson
Randi Lee Butcher    Skater Girl
Erin Jarvis    Skater Girl
Kaylen Christensen    Jock Girl
David Sazant    Marymount Captain
Clare Martina Preuss    Caroline Krafft
Bruce Hunter    Mathlete Moderator
Shannon Todd    Junior Plastic
Megan Millington    Junior Plastic
Tara Shelley    Junior Plastic

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Waters    Director
Tina Fey    Screenwriter
Lorne Michaels    Producer
Jill Messick    Executive Producer
Daryn Okada    Director of Photography
Cary White    Production Designer
Wendy Greene Bricmont    Editor
Louise Rosner    Co-Producer
Rolfe Kent    Composer
Amanda Scheer Demme    Music Supervisor
Rosalind Wiseman    Story based on the book “Queen Bees and Wannabes” by
John Stoneham, Jr.    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

DVD Releases for April 14th, 2009 - Part II

April 14th, 2009

Not a busy week on the home market with the least number of new releases on this week for a number of weeks. (It seems busier than it is, because of all of the spotlight reviews. In fact, there are as many spotlight reviews as there are simple mentions. Additionally, there are more spotlight reviews for late arrivals than there are for this week's releases.) Looking for the best of the best, there's not a lot on top worth of the DVD Pick of the Week. The release I'm looking forward to the most is Lost in Austen - Buy from Amazon, which I'm awarding the DVD Pick of the Week. Thanks to the number of spotlight reviews, this week's list had to be split into two with the second part found here. More...

DVD Releases for April 14th, 2009 - Part I

April 14th, 2009

Not a busy week on the home market with the least number of new releases on this week for a number of weeks. (It seems busier than it is, because of all of the spotlight reviews. In fact, there are as many spotlight reviews as there are simple mentions. Additionally, there are more spotlight reviews for late arrivals than there are for this week's releases.) Looking for the best of the best, there's not a lot on top worth of the DVD Pick of the Week. The release I'm looking forward to the most is Lost in Austen - Buy from Amazon, which I'm awarding the DVD Pick of the Week. Thanks to the number of spotlight reviews, this week's list had to be split into two with the second part found here. More...

Sideways Eternally Grateful to the WGA

February 20th, 2005

The Annual Writers Guild Awards held their 57th annual awards on Saturday. Among the more than a dozen awards handed out were three for theatrical releases, including the inaugural award for best documentary, (which had been handed out earlier.) More...

French Film Finishes Fifth

February 20th, 2005

Iznogoud: Calife a la place du calife, a movie based on a Asterix and Obelix spin off of sorts, dominated the French box office taking in $7.1 million, more than double the second place film and more than a third of the top ten total. It is also enough to push it into the Top Five on the international scene, dropping Finding Neverland into sixth place. Unfortunately, like the several films made in the Asterix and Obelix series, this one is unlikely to make much of an impact outside the French speaking markets. More...

Fockers Flatten Competition

February 2nd, 2005

Meet the Fockers open in the U.K. over the weekend with an astounding $14.8 million on 456, which is more than four times the original's earnings there in 2000. That figure was also more than 8 times the second place film , and more than half the market's total box office. Add in a handful of openings in other, mostly smaller markets and the film brought in $19.2 million on 1,700 screens in 15 markets for a $58.8 million total so far. More...

DVD Releases for September 21, 2004

September 20th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the co-winners of the DVD Pick of the Week. Star Wars, Star Wars, Star Wars and of course Star Wars - Original Trilogy - Buy from Amazon. More...

Village's Population Grows

September 14th, 2004

The Village again was the weekend champ in the international box office with $15.3 million on nearly 3,500 screens in 31 markets. Highlights for the weekend include and impressive debut in Germany at $5.5 million and a less spectacular $3.1 million in Japan. The film also suffered a 55% drop-off in its second weekend in Australia while it held up much better in Brazil. So far the film has earned $63.2 million internationally and is well on its way to matching its $112 million domestic total. More...

Stuck in Neutral

September 8th, 2004

The weekend on the international scene was very much the same as last weekend, just a little bit slower. The Village was again the champ, thanks to seven openings in mostly mid-ranged markets. A $2.2 million debut in Australia was the top money earner as the film took in $9 million in 23 markets. It's international total is now $45 million and should be headed to $100 million before it is done. More...

Village Leads Limp Box Office

August 31st, 2004

As the summer box office comes to a close, The Village continues to set career best records for M. Night Shyamalan, but it's the sophomore stint drop-offs that the real story. The previously mentioned career best openings were in Belgium, Sweden and Norway totaled $2.6 million, but at the same time saw its U.K. and French numbers cut nearly in half from last weekend. This week it took in a total of $10.2 million in 14 markets, lifting its international total to $30.8 million More...

Spider-Man Two ... Hundred Million

July 20th, 2004

Another 11 openings, mostly in European markets, helped Spider-man 2 swing to new heights this week on the international charts. This week it earned $62.3 million on roughly 9,400 screens in 61 markets, which pushed it international total to $200.1 million and in just 19 days. Highlights include $15.7 million in the U.K., $11.6 million in France and $7.7 million in Spain. The news was less impressive in Northern Europe where a heat wave hurt the industry as a whole; specifically, this lead to smaller than expected openings in Belgium and Holland and a steep drop in Germany. Worldwide the film has topped $500 million, just the fifth film to do so this year, and the 35th all-time. With Italy the only remaining major opening left, and it doesn't open there till mid-September, the weekly numbers have most likely peaked. However, it should still quickly climb the charts. More...

Friendly, International Spider-Man

July 13th, 2004

With openings in more than 20 markets, Spider-man 2 took top spot on the international charts this week with $50.9 million on 6,723 screen in 50 markets. Most of this week's openings were like its domestic opening, huge, but not record breaking. So far the film has earned $113.9 million and is ahead of the first's film pace, in fact, it has already topped Spider-Man's total in five markets: Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Thailand and Turkey. Worldwide the film has earned nearly $400 million and with very impressive legs it should more double that before its run is over. More...

Harry Potter 3 is Number 1 for the 4th Week

June 29th, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban finished first for the fourth weekend in a row with an amazing $40.9 million. That's represents a tiny decrease from last weekend. A large chuck of that figure came from Japan where the film earned $17.5 million on 782 screens. Also helping was Germany, Italy, U.K. and France being eliminated from Euro 2004. Those four nations represent 260 million people whom were closely following the soccer tournament in Portugal, which hurt the overall box office numbers. Internationally the film has now earned $321 million, putting it in second place for the year and just behind E.T. for 25th all time. Worldwide its $533 million is also second for the year but 28th all time. More...

Harry Potter Holds Off New Competition / Euro 2004 to Win

June 22nd, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban still leads the pack internationally despite increased competition from fellow family friendly film Shrek 2 and from Euro 2004 coverage. With an additional $44.9 million from over 10,000 screens in 48 territories, including number one openings in 7 mostly minor markets. The lone exception was Spain, which added $6.1 million to Harry Potter's coffers, and that number would have been higher had it not been for Sunday's Spain Portugal soccer match. Internationally, the film has earned almost $270 million so far and is still tracking ahead of the other films in the Harry Potter Franchise, but with greater week-to-week drop-offs it is unlikely to finish quite as high. Worldwide the film has already pulled in $450 million making it the second highest grossing film of the year. More...

Big Harry Potter Drop not Enough to Remove it from the Top

June 14th, 2004

The weekend box office was filed with bad movies and that makes predicting that much more difficult. However, while there were a few surprises, it wasn't as chaotic as it could have been. But with the three new movie combined opening barely above the drop Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban suffered. And that lead to a serious drop from last weekend of 15.75%. But last year at this time, the trio of films that opened really bombed leading to a spectacular 29% increase at the box office. That's several weeks in a row of year to year increases. More...

Harry Potter Likely to Repeat on Top

June 11th, 2004

While three films open wide this weekend, none seem likely to finish first. In fact, I wouldn't be too surprised if at least one of them misses the top 5. However, if any one new movie doubles my predictions I wouldn't be too surprised. Nor would I be all that shocked if any one movie failed to reach half of what I predicted. It's just that kind of week. More...

Another Record Breaking Weekend

June 4th, 2004

If you were to ask a hundred moviegoers at the beginning of the year what their most anticipated film of 2004 was, I'd bet Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban would be in the top three, if not number one. And because of that, it's no surprise that no other studio would try and take on Harry Potter. More...

Record Breaking Weekend for Day After, but still can't top Shrek 2

June 1st, 2004

In retrospect, I may have been a little harsh on the new films opening this weekend as two of the three earned more during the 3-day weekend than I thought they'd earn during the 4-day weekend. And that helped this Memorial Day long weekend become the biggest weekend ever. Comparing the 3-day total we see a 12.4% increase from last weekend and a 9.9% increase from last year. However, last year at this time it was not Memorial Day. Compared to last year's Memorial Day the three-day portion is up 16.9% and the four-day potion is up an incredible 22% to nearly $250 million. This will create a lot of buzz, which will result in free publicity for the rest of the summer movies. More...

DVD Releases for June 1, 2004

May 31st, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. This was a hugely busy week for DVD releases. Taking a look at the list of releases we find almost 700 DVDs, unfortunately, it's mostly a case of quantity not quality. There are a LOT of re-releases coming out this week, many related to upcoming films. However, there is not one release that shouts Pick of the Week, so I didn't choose one. But there are so many DVD being released that there should be at least one to fit everyone's tastes. More...

Double the Fun for Shrek 2

May 28th, 2004

With the buzz around this week's new wide releases less than impressive, Shrek 2 should repeat as winner at the box office. And at least one, and possibly both, of the wide releases could be D.O.A. More...

Panic Mode - Disengaged

May 25th, 2004

Finally, we have something to celebrate this summer. The lone wide release this week, Shrek 2 had a multi-record breaking opening, and that meant a huge 51% increase in the overall box office from last weekend. And that lead to a huge increase over the same weekend last year, right? Well not quite, the increase was rather minimal at just 3.6%, inline with estimated ticket price increases. However, this weekend last year was the Memorial Day long weekend, so the comparison is not quite fair. Further more, 2004 has again slipped behind 2003 year-to-date, albeit by the narrowest of narrow margins $3.125 billion to $3.119 billion based on Sunday's estimates. More...

Is it Time to Panic?

May 21st, 2004

Shrek 2 didn't get off to as solid a start as predicted and without any other wide releases this week we could be in trouble. But there may be mitigating circumstances that will help the box office this weekend. More...

Slight Setback at the Top of the Charts

May 17th, 2004

Both opening films were unable to reach expectations and because of this we saw a relatively flat performance week-to-week of just 6.8%. And compared to last year's monster opening for The Matrix Reloaded this year was down an amazing 26.5%. Year to date now has 2004 up by just 1.2%, half the estimated ticket price inflation and unless Shrek 2 opens huge next weekend this year will dip below last year's pace. More...

Summer Should Start to Simmer

May 14th, 2004

This week looks reasonably stronger than last week, but nothing like this time last year when The Matrix Reloaded opened. Still, as long as we can see significant growth each weekend in May, then 2003 should maintain its lead on 2004. More...

Slower Start to Summer

May 10th, 2004

Summer got off to a really, really slow start this year. Last year the first weekend in May resulted in an incredible 66% week-to-week increase but this year that increase was only 7.1%. And while this weekend last year was the slowest of the summer box office season (May to mid-August), but this year it was actually 1.4% lower. If we don't see a dramatic increase next weekend the year-to-date increase could drop below the inflation. More...

IT'S SUMMERTIME!

May 7th, 2004

Finally, the summer season at the box office is starting. While it isn't until Memorial Day that Summer Official starts in the movie industry, the first full weekend in May has become increasingly important. This year doesn't look as strong as last year, but it still should be a mile above anything we saw in April. More...

Sad Songs Sell so Well

May 5th, 2004

First the bad news; only one time in the past six weeks has any film managed to cross the $10,000 per theatre threshold. As for the good news, at least this week one movie came close. The Saddest Movie in the World, a film about a legless beer Baroness who wants to find the saddest music to improve beer sales during Prohibition. Don't worry, I'll let you re-read that last part again before I continue. The film earned an average of $9,436 in four theatres this past weekend. More...

DVD Releases for May 04, 2004

May 3rd, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. There was again an excellent mix of wide releases, limited releases, older films and TV on DVD. And because of the wide section, there should be something for everyone, and for me it's Gilmore Girls - Season 1 - (Buy from Amazon), which is my DVD pick of the week. More...

Nice Guys may Finish Last but Mean Girls Finish First

May 3rd, 2004

Five movies opening wide in one weekend is just too many for one weekend. Combined with the horrible reviews and its no wonder all but one film flopped. Fortunately that one film had one of the best April openings ever so we saw a pretty good increase from last weekend at 4%. However, this time last year was the beginning of May, which marks the official start of the Summer Blockbuster season, so it is no surprising that this weekend is down a huge 33% from last year. In fact X-Men United opening was just shy of the top 10's total. And if you add in The Lizzie McGuire Movie and their combined debuts are higher than the weekend's total box office. More...

At Least Next Week Looks Good

April 30th, 2004

It's a busy last weekend in April with five movies opening wide. However, it is uncertain if any of these films can take top spot. This is partly due to the competition but it is also due to the weakness of the reviews; just one film has overall positive reviews and the other four films have combined reviews under 15% positive. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 23 - April 29

April 29th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Mean Girls - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 16 - April 22

April 23rd, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Van Helsing - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 9 - April 15

April 15th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, The Punisher - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for Aril 2 - April 8

April 8th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. This week saw a deceptively poor crop of site as there were a lot of movie site launched / updated / released, more than 30 in fact. However, very few of them even came close to the being considered for this week's award. It's so bad I've spent the last 3 hours looking for a gem of movie site that I may have missed in previous weeks. In the end it was Kill Bill: Volume 2 - Official Site that won the award with only one or two other that were even briefly considered. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 26 - April 1

April 1st, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Hellboy - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

2004 Summer Preview - Part 1: April

March 28th, 2004


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With summer just around the corner ... Yes I know Spring started a week ago, but this is the movie industry, we do things differently. So with Summer just around the corner it's time for the Summer Movie Preview, Part 1 - April. In April we have nearly 20 films opening wide over 5 weekends, or almost 4 per weekend. That much variety should please moviegoers, but that much competition will kill the chances of half the movies released. More...

Movie Websites Launches for March 19 - March 25

March 25th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 20 - February 26

February 26th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Dawn of the Dead - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

New Movie Release Dates - James Bond Will Return...

February 13th, 2004

This week's batch of new movie release dates is highlighted by MGM announcing the release date of the as-yet-untitled 21st James Bond Movie, a confirmed release date for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, a curious move for the Bridget Jones sequel and the usual shuffling about as studios try to position their movies for the greatest chance of success. More...

New Release Dates Announced: Twisted, Mean Girls, Sahara, The Missing, Big Fish

November 14th, 2003


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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 30, 2004 1 $24,432,195   2,839 $8,606   $24,432,195 1
May 7, 2004 2 $13,676,552 -44% 2,972 $4,602   $42,073,762 2
May 14, 2004 3 $10,182,766 -26% 3,015 $3,377   $55,400,970 3
May 21, 2004 4 $6,907,627 -32% 3,054 $2,262   $64,706,896 4
May 28, 2004 7 $5,031,834 -27% 2,618 $1,922   $72,308,727 5
Jun 4, 2004 6 $2,927,211 -42% 1,817 $1,611   $78,157,529 6
Jun 11, 2004 10 $1,486,032 -49% 944 $1,574   $81,303,696 7
Jun 18, 2004 14 $557,319 -62% 616 $905   $82,809,530 8
Jun 25, 2004 21 $256,247 -54% 291 $881   $83,478,583 9
Jul 2, 2004 30 $124,561 -51% 220 $566   $83,430,406 10
Jul 9, 2004 22 $330,898 +166% 311 $1,064   $84,255,348 11
Jul 16, 2004 25 $255,916 -23% 268 $955   $84,815,603 12
Jul 23, 2004 28 $182,651 -29% 236 $774   $85,222,509 13
Jul 30, 2004 32 $135,624 -26% 196 $692   $85,521,965 14
Aug 6, 2004 40 $93,374 -31% 153 $610   $85,752,823 15
Aug 13, 2004 53 $55,489 -41% 102 $544   $85,888,167 16
Aug 20, 2004 50 $54,919 -1% 79 $695   $85,974,306 17
Aug 27, 2004 63 $21,241 -61% 79 $269   $86,026,965 18
Sep 3, 2004 70 $14,063 -34% 13 $1,082   $86,047,227 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 30, 2004 1 $8,600,000     2,839 $3,029   $8,600,000 1
May 1, 2004 1 $10,160,404 +18%   2,839 $3,579   $18,731,966 2
May 2, 2004 1 $5,700,229 -44%   2,839 $2,008   $24,432,195 3
May 3, 2004 1 $1,192,000 -79%   2,839 $420   $25,625,000 4
May 4, 2004 1 $1,088,000 -9%   2,839 $383   $26,713,000 5
May 5, 2004 1 $891,000 -18%   2,839 $314   $27,604,000 6
May 6, 2004 1 $793,000 -11%   2,839 $279   $28,397,000 7
May 7, 2004 2 $4,900,000 +518% -43% 2,972 $1,649   $33,300,000 8
May 8, 2004 2 $5,769,235 +18% -43% 2,972 $1,941   $38,871,163 9
May 9, 2004 2 $3,202,599 -44% -44% 2,972 $1,078   $42,073,762 10
May 10, 2004 2 $832,000 -74% -30% 2,972 $280   $42,906,000 11
May 11, 2004 2 $813,000 -2% -25% 2,972 $274   $43,719,000 12
May 12, 2004 2 $731,000 -10% -18% 2,972 $246   $44,450,000 13
May 13, 2004 2 $768,000 +5% -3% 2,972 $258   $45,218,000 14
May 14, 2004 3 $3,200,000 +317% -35% 3,015 $1,061   $48,400,000 15
May 15, 2004 3 $4,436,056 +39% -23% 3,015 $1,471   $52,880,483 16
May 16, 2004 3 $2,520,487 -43% -21% 3,015 $836   $55,400,970 17
May 17, 2004 3 $622,000 -75% -25% 3,015 $206   $56,023,000 18
May 18, 2004 3 $650,000 +5% -20% 3,015 $216   $56,673,000 19
May 19, 2004 4 $523,000 -20% -28% 3,015 $173   $57,196,000 20
May 20, 2004 4 $603,000 +15% -21% 3,015 $200   $57,799,000 21
May 21, 2004 4 $2,100,000 +248% -34% 3,054 $688   $59,900,000 22
May 22, 2004 4 $3,000,000 +43% -32% 3,054 $982   $62,900,000 23
May 23, 2004 4 $1,813,332 -40% -28% 3,054 $594   $64,706,896 24
May 24, 2004 4 $727,000 -60% +17% 3,054 $238   $65,434,000 25
May 25, 2004 4 $574,000 -21% -12% 3,054 $188   $66,008,000 26
May 26, 2004 4 $591,000 +3% +13% 3,054 $194   $66,599,000 27
May 27, 2004 4 $678,000 +15% +12% 3,054 $222   $67,277,000 28
May 28, 2004 6 $1,500,000 +121% -29% 2,618 $573   $68,800,000 29
May 29, 2004 7 $1,862,430 +24% -38% 2,618 $711   $70,680,205 30
May 30, 2004 7 $1,628,522 -13% -10% 2,618 $622   $72,308,727 31
May 31, 2004 6 $1,401,779 -14% +93% 2,618 $535   $73,710,506 32
Jun 1, 2004 5 $507,000 -64% -12% 2,618 $194   $74,218,000 33
Jun 2, 2004 5 $510,000 +1% -14% 2,618 $195   $74,728,000 34
Jun 3, 2004 5 $503,000 -1% -26% 2,618 $192   $75,230,000 35
Jun 4, 2004 7 $800,000 +59% -47% 1,817 $440   $76,000,000 36
Jun 5, 2004 6 $1,217,816 +52% -35% 1,817 $670   $77,365,622 37
Jun 6, 2004 6 $791,907 -35% -51% 1,817 $436   $78,157,529 38
Jun 7, 2004 6 $358,000 -55% -74% 1,817 $197   $78,516,000 39
Jun 8, 2004 6 $394,000 +10% -22% 1,817 $217   $78,910,000 40
Jun 9, 2004 6 $442,000 +12% -13% 1,817 $243   $79,352,000 41
Jun 10, 2004 6 $466,000 +5% -7% 1,817 $256   $79,818,000 42
Jun 11, 2004 10 $600,000 +29% -25% 944 $636   $80,400,000 43
Jun 12, 2004 10 $568,408 -5% -53% 944 $602   $80,907,408 44
Jun 13, 2004 10 $396,288 -30% -50% 944 $420   $81,303,696 45
Jun 14, 2004 10 $241,000 -39% -33% 944 $255   $81,545,000 46
Jun 15, 2004 10 $234,000 -3% -41% 944 $248   $81,779,000 47

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 30, 2004 1 $28,397,210   2,839 $10,003   $28,397,210 1
May 7, 2004 2 $16,820,994 -41% 2,972 $5,660   $45,218,204 2
May 14, 2004 4 $12,581,065 -25% 3,015 $4,173   $57,799,269 3
May 21, 2004 4 $9,477,624 -25% 3,054 $3,103   $67,276,893 4
May 28, 2004 7 $7,953,425 -16% 2,618 $3,038   $75,230,318 5
Jun 4, 2004 7 $4,587,346 -42% 1,817 $2,525   $79,817,664 6
Jun 11, 2004 10 $2,434,547 -47% 944 $2,579   $82,252,211 7
Jun 18, 2004 14 $970,125 -60% 616 $1,575   $83,222,336 8
Jun 25, 2004 31 $83,509 -91% 291 $287   $83,305,845 9
Jul 2, 2004 19 $618,605 +641% 220 $2,812   $83,924,450 10
Jul 9, 2004 20 $635,237 +3% 311 $2,043   $84,559,687 11
Jul 16, 2004 24 $480,171 -24% 268 $1,792   $85,039,858 12
Jul 23, 2004 25 $346,483 -28% 236 $1,468   $85,386,341 13
Jul 30, 2004 31 $273,108 -21% 196 $1,393   $85,659,449 14
Aug 6, 2004 38 $173,229 -37% 153 $1,132   $85,832,678 15
Aug 13, 2004 51 $86,709 -50% 102 $850   $85,919,387 16
Aug 20, 2004 47 $86,337 n/c 79 $1,093   $86,005,724 17
Aug 27, 2004 62 $27,440 -68% 79 $347   $86,033,164 18
Sep 3, 2004 73 $14,063 -49% 13 $1,082   $86,047,227 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 6/24/2004 $74,325 60 200 1,476 $6,581,205 7/1/2024
Belgium 2/7/2024 $0000$0
New Zealand 6/24/2004 $0 0 49 107 $696,601 4/22/2024
United Kingdom 9/27/2024 $29,983 98 98 98 $29,983 10/3/2024
 
Rest of World $37,107,032
 
International Total$44,414,821 10/3/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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