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Independence Day



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The Numbers Rating: 6.59 (90 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 62% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $306,169,255
International Gross $510,800,000
Worldwide Gross $816,969,255
Released July 2, 1996
June 27, 2000 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $75,000,000
Prints and Advertising Budget $20,000,000
Rentals $177,190,000
MPAA Rating PG-13 for sci-fi destruction and violence
Running Time:145 minutes
Highest Combined Star Gross27 (see full chart)
Keywords Visual Effects, Alien Invasion
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Music Composed By David Arnold
Source Original Screenplay
Major Genre Adventure
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Science Fiction
Director Roland Emmerich

Cast

Will Smith    Captain Steven Hiller
Jeff Goldblum    David Levinson
Randy Quaid    Russell Casse
Bill Pullman    President Thomas J. Whitmore
Robert Loggia    General William Grey
Harry Connick, Jr.    Captain Jimmy Wilder
Vivica Fox    Jasmine Dubrow
James Rebhorn    Secretary of Defense
Adam Baldwin    Major Mitchell
Judd Hirsch    Julius Levinson
Mary McDonnell    First Lady Marilyn Whitmore
Harvey Fierstein    Marty Gilbert
Bill Smitrovich    Captain Watson
Brent Spiner    Dr. Brakish Okun
Andrew Keegan    Older Boy
Erick Avari    S.E.T.I. Chief
Rance Howard    Chaplain
Frank Welker    Special Vocal Effects
Tracey Walter    Area 51 Lab Technician
Sayed Badreya    Arab Pilot

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
7/5/1996 1 $50,228,264   2,882 $17,428 $96,102,252 5
7/12/1996 1 $35,242,709 -29.83% 2,908 $12,119 $160,312,716 12
7/19/1996 1 $21,274,817 -39.63% 2,972 $7,158 $199,004,369 19
7/26/1996 2 $13,799,097 -35.14% 2,977 $4,635 $223,114,893 26
8/2/1996 2 $10,996,314 -20.31% 2,788 $3,944 $247,874,121 33
8/9/1996 4 $8,681,272 -21.05% 2,589 $3,353 $256,756,659 40
8/16/1996 5 $5,810,981 -33.06% 2,257 $2,575 $266,963,804 47
8/23/1996 6 $4,739,170 -18.44% 2,384 $1,988 $274,504,698 54
8/30/1996 7 $5,537,238 +16.84% 2,195 $2,523 $281,937,276 61
9/6/1996 7 $2,848,204 -48.56% 1,852 $1,538 $285,620,448 68
9/13/1996 9 $2,064,424 -27.52% 1,511 $1,366 $288,445,301 75
9/20/1996 9 $1,591,751 -22.90% 1,396 $1,140 $290,605,002 82
9/27/1996 6 $2,550,338 +60.22% 1,822 $1,400 $293,617,050 89
10/4/1996 8 $1,480,901 -41.93% 1,588 $933 $295,730,534 96
10/11/1996 10 $1,439,753 -2.78% 1,525 $944 $297,576,603 103
10/18/1996 11 $1,344,607 -6.61% 1,310 $1,026 $299,213,307 110
10/25/1996 13 $1,217,504 -9.45% 1,125 $1,082 $300,880,790 117
11/1/1996 14 $1,001,723 -17.72% 709 $1,413 $302,279,158 124
11/8/1996 14 $978,214 -2.35% 661 $1,480 $303,624,796 131
11/15/1996 11 $745,473 -23.79% 599 $1,245 $304,738,610 138
11/22/1996 12 $404,893 -45.69% 471 $860 $305,400,802 145
11/29/1996 16 $410,864 +1.47% 383 $1,073 $305,891,406 152
12/6/1996 23 $123,460 -69.95% 314 $393 $306,052,958 159
12/13/1996 35 $36,769 -70.22% 150 $245 $306,124,059 166

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
7/2/1996 1 $11,024,456     $11,024,456
7/3/1996 1 $17,406,144 +57.89% 2,882 $6,040 $28,430,600 1
7/4/1996 1 $17,343,388 -0.36% 2,881 $6,020 $45,773,988 2

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