As Good as it Gets (1997)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $148,478,011Details
International Box Office $165,633,912Details
Worldwide Box Office $314,111,923
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,606,928 (8.5% of total gross)
Legs:11.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,572 opening theaters/1,837 max. theaters, 18.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $343,359,148

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 432 $148,478,011
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 653 $165,633,912
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 529 $314,111,923
Leggiest Movies 87 11.78

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 24th, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 14th, 1998 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: May 19th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating (previously rated R)
Running Time: 138 minutes
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Keywords: LGBTQ+, Writing and Writers, Romance, Superstition, Romantic Comedy, 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gracie Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 77 $872,650 May 1, 1998 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 79 $1,054,333 Apr 24, 1998 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 65 $1,558,025 Apr 17, 1998 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 51 $2,056,290 Apr 10, 1998 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 27 $3,330,431 Apr 3, 1998 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 19 $4,302,498 Mar 27, 1998 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 48 $3,260,123 Mar 20, 1998 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 66 $3,051,172 Mar 13, 1998 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 78 $3,220,350 Mar 6, 1998 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 53 $301,731 Mar 5, 1998 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 62 $282,034 Mar 4, 1998 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 67 $323,508 Mar 3, 1998 70
Biggest 10th Sunday 46 $1,045,000 Mar 1, 1998 68
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 72 $4,058,350 Feb 27, 1998 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 36 $1,930,000 Feb 28, 1998 67
Biggest 10th Friday 41 $1,021,000 Feb 27, 1998 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 77 $315,000 Feb 26, 1998 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 90 $291,242 Feb 25, 1998 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 83 $370,142 Feb 24, 1998 63
Biggest 9th Sunday 63 $1,175,000 Feb 22, 1998 61
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 82 $4,608,900 Feb 20, 1998 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 35 $2,290,000 Feb 21, 1998 60
Biggest 9th Friday 57 $1,135,000 Feb 20, 1998 59
Biggest 8th Thursday 81 $441,843 Feb 19, 1998 58
Biggest 8th Wednesday 100 $387,663 Feb 18, 1998 57
Biggest 8th Monday 34 $992,850 Feb 16, 1998 55
Biggest 8th Sunday 12 $2,970,000 Feb 15, 1998 54
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 43 $7,428,700 Feb 13, 1998 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 167 $7,428,700 Feb 13, 1998 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 144 $17,407,556 Feb 13, 1998 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 143 $8,421,550 Feb 13, 1998 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 107 $19,734,084 Feb 13, 1998 54
Biggest 8th Saturday 26 $3,115,000 Feb 14, 1998 53
Biggest 8th Friday 76 $1,315,000 Feb 13, 1998 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 94 $570,000 Feb 12, 1998 51
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 84 $7,519,940 Jan 23, 1998 33
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 42 $17,621,355 Jan 23, 1998 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 157 $8,288,139 Jan 16, 1998 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 107 $19,421,462 Jan 16, 1998 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 137 $10,028,920 Jan 16, 1998 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 80 $23,500,609 Jan 16, 1998 26
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 105 $12,217,707 Jan 2, 1998 12
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 67 $28,629,554 Jan 2, 1998 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 106 $12,606,928 Dec 26, 1997 5
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 70 $30,185,211 Dec 26, 1997 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 47 $12,606,928 Dec 26, 1997 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $30,185,211 Dec 26, 1997 5
Never No. 1 Domestic 45 $148,478,011 Dec 24, 1997 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 432 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 248 $343,359,148
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 249 $148,478,011
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 6 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 259 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 11 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 43 $148,478,011
Leggiest Movies 87 11.78

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 3 $12,606,928   1,572 $8,020   $16,164,889 1
Jan 2, 1998 3 $12,217,707 -3% 1,579 $7,738   $40,722,657 2
Jan 9, 1998 3 $9,012,839 -26% 1,632 $5,523   $54,049,474 3
Jan 16, 1998 4 $8,288,139 -8% 1,753 $4,728   $65,090,466 4
Jan 23, 1998 4 $7,519,940 -9% 1,763 $4,265   $76,623,975 5
Jan 30, 1998 5 $6,609,700 -12% 1,778 $3,717   $85,572,016 6
Feb 6, 1998 6 $5,029,396 -24% 1,795 $2,802   $92,284,397 7
Feb 13, 1998 5 $7,428,700 +48% 1,801 $4,125   $101,614,491 8
Feb 20, 1998 6 $4,608,900 -38% 1,837 $2,509   $107,510,852 9
Feb 27, 1998 5 $4,058,350 -12% 1,831 $2,216   $112,852,318 10
Mar 6, 1998 8 $3,220,350 -21% 1,788 $1,801   $117,231,402 11
Mar 13, 1998 9 $3,051,172 -5% 1,710 $1,784   $121,407,160 12
Mar 20, 1998 8 $3,260,123 +7% 1,604 $2,032   $125,803,127 13
Mar 27, 1998 6 $4,302,498 +32% 1,564 $2,751   $131,786,180 14
Apr 3, 1998 8 $3,330,431 -23% 1,556 $2,140   $136,381,511 15
Apr 10, 1998 11 $2,056,290 -38% 1,414 $1,454   $139,621,599 16
Apr 17, 1998 11 $1,558,025 -24% 1,205 $1,293   $142,064,798 17
Apr 24, 1998 13 $1,054,333 -32% 1,051 $1,003   $143,556,984 18
May 1, 1998 14 $872,650 -17% 1,205 $724   $144,751,251 19
May 8, 1998 18 $560,315 -36% 1,006 $557   $145,568,128 20
May 15, 1998 21 $338,995 -39% 805 $421   $146,085,411 21
May 22, 1998 20 $455,516 +34% 485 $939   $146,653,084 22
May 29, 1998 20 $302,475 -34% 367 $824   $147,047,669 23
Jun 5, 1998 22 $218,910 -28% 258 $848   $147,346,087 24
Jun 12, 1998 32 $108,862 -50% 152 $716   $147,540,545 25
Jun 19, 1998 44 $44,753 -59% 58 $772   $147,637,474 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1997 5 $3,405,000     1,572 $2,166   $3,554,000 2
Dec 29, 1997 3 $2,322,976     1,572 $1,478   $18,487,854 6
Dec 30, 1997 3 $2,500,000 +8%   1,572 $1,590   $20,988,000 7
Dec 31, 1997 3 $3,426,000 +37%   1,572 $2,179   $24,414,000 8
Jan 1, 1998 3 $4,050,000 +18% +19% 1,572 $2,576   $28,464,000 9
Jan 2, 1998 3 $4,370,000 +8%   1,579 $2,768   $32,834,000 10
Jan 3, 1998 3 $4,980,000 +14%   1,579 $3,154   $37,814,000 11
Jan 4, 1998 3 $2,901,000 -42%   1,579 $1,837   $40,722,657 12
Jan 5, 1998 2 $1,004,644 -65% -57% 1,579 $636   $41,727,301 13
Jan 6, 1998 2 $1,160,147 +15% -54% 1,579 $735   $42,887,448 14
Jan 7, 1998 2 $1,072,381 -8% -69% 1,579 $679   $43,959,829 15
Jan 8, 1998 2 $1,076,806 n/c -73% 1,579 $682   $45,036,635 16
Jan 9, 1998 3 $2,685,000 +149% -39% 1,632 $1,645   $47,722,000 17
Jan 10, 1998 3 $4,345,000 +62% -13% 1,632 $2,662   $52,067,000 18
Jan 11, 1998 3 $2,045,000 -53% -30% 1,632 $1,253   $54,049,474 19
Jan 12, 1998 3 $613,566 -70% -39% 1,632 $376   $54,663,040 20
Jan 13, 1998 3 $773,750 +26% -33% 1,632 $474   $55,436,730 21
Jan 14, 1998 3 $681,372 -12% -36% 1,632 $418   $56,118,162 22
Jan 15, 1998 3 $684,165 n/c -36% 1,632 $419   $56,802,327 23
Jan 16, 1998 5 $2,185,000 +219% -19% 1,753 $1,246   $58,987,000 24
Jan 17, 1998 3 $3,735,000 +71% -14% 1,753 $2,131   $62,722,000 25
Jan 18, 1998 4 $2,625,000 -30% +28% 1,753 $1,497   $65,347,000 26
Jan 19, 1998 3 $1,740,781 -34% +184% 1,753 $993   $66,331,247 27
Jan 20, 1998 3 $841,877 -52% +9% 1,753 $480   $67,673,124 28
Jan 21, 1998 3 $708,061 -16% +4% 1,753 $404   $68,381,185 29
Jan 22, 1998 2 $1,362,815 +92% +99% 1,753 $777   $69,744,000 30
Jan 23, 1998 4 $1,535,000 +13% -30% 1,763 $871   $71,279,000 31
Jan 24, 1998 4 $3,920,000 +155% +5% 1,763 $2,223   $75,199,000 32
Jan 25, 1998 4 $1,335,000 -66% -49% 1,763 $757   $76,624,000 33
Jan 26, 1998 3 $537,672 -60% -69% 1,763 $305   $77,161,647 34
Jan 27, 1998 3 $616,433 +15% -27% 1,761 $350   $77,778,740 35
Jan 28, 1998 3 $579,427 -6% -18% 1,761 $329   $78,357,567 36
Jan 29, 1998 3 $604,809 +4% -56% 1,763 $343   $78,962,376 37
Jan 30, 1998 4 $1,755,000 +190% +14% 1,778 $987   $80,717,000 38
Jan 31, 1998 5 $3,255,000 +85% -17% 1,778 $1,831   $83,972,000 39
Feb 1, 1998 5 $1,654,000 -49% +24% 1,778 $930   $85,572,016 40
Feb 2, 1998 4 $375,346 -77% -30% 1,778 $211   $85,947,362 41
Feb 3, 1998 4 $503,944 +34% -18% 1,778 $283   $86,450,206 42
Feb 4, 1998 4 $403,785 -20% -30% 1,778 $227   $86,856,091 43
Feb 5, 1998 4 $398,910 -1% -34% 1,778 $224   $87,255,001 44
Feb 6, 1998 6 $1,320,000 +231% -25% 1,795 $735   $88,575,000 45
Feb 7, 1998 5 $2,540,000 +92% -22% 1,795 $1,415   $91,115,000 46
Feb 8, 1998 5 $1,294,000 -49% -22% 1,795 $721   $92,284,000 47
Feb 9, 1998 4 $353,223 -73% -6% 1,795 $197   $92,637,670 48
Feb 10, 1998 4 $477,273 +35% -5% 1,795 $266   $93,114,943 49
Feb 11, 1998 3 $504,848 +6% +25% 1,796 $281   $93,619,241 50
Feb 12, 1998 3 $570,000 +13% +43% 1,796 $317   $94,189,000 51
Feb 13, 1998 5 $1,315,000 +131% n/c 1,801 $730   $95,501,000 52
Feb 14, 1998 5 $3,115,000 +137% +23% 1,801 $1,730   $98,616,000 53
Feb 15, 1998 5 $2,970,000 -5% +130% 1,801 $1,649   $101,586,000 54
Feb 16, 1998 6 $992,850 -67% +181% 1,801 $551   $101,614,491 55
Feb 17, 1998 5 $457,955 -54% -4% 1,802 $254   $102,072,446 56
Feb 18, 1998 5 $387,663 -15% -23% 1,802 $215   $102,460,109 57
Feb 19, 1998 5 $441,843 +14% -22% 1,802 $245   $102,901,952 58
Feb 20, 1998 6 $1,135,000 +157% -14% 1,837 $618   $104,037,000 59
Feb 21, 1998 5 $2,290,000 +102% -26% 1,837 $1,247   $106,327,000 60
Feb 22, 1998 7 $1,175,000 -49% -60% 1,837 $640   $107,502,000 61
Feb 23, 1998 6 $302,310 -74% -70% 1,837 $165   $107,813,162 62
Feb 24, 1998 5 $370,142 +22% -19% 1,837 $201   $108,183,652 63
Feb 25, 1998 5 $291,242 -21% -25% 1,837 $159   $108,467,851 64
Feb 26, 1998 5 $315,000 +8% -29% 1,837 $171   $108,783,000 65
Feb 27, 1998 6 $1,021,000 +224% -10% 1,831 $558   $109,804,000 66
Feb 28, 1998 5 $1,930,000 +89% -16% 1,831 $1,054   $111,734,000 67
Mar 1, 1998 5 $1,045,000 -46% -11% 1,831 $571   $112,852,000 68
Mar 2, 1998 5 $251,461 -76% -17% 1,831 $137   $113,103,779 69
Mar 3, 1998 5 $323,508 +29% -13% 1,831 $177   $113,427,287 70
Mar 4, 1998 5 $282,034 -13% -3% 1,831 $154   $113,709,321 71
Mar 5, 1998 5 $301,731 +7% -4% 1,831 $165   $114,011,052 72
Mar 6, 1998 9 $790,000 +162% -23% 1,788 $442   $114,801,000 73
Mar 7, 1998 8 $1,520,000 +92% -21% 1,788 $850   $116,321,000 74
Mar 8, 1998 9 $816,000 -46% -22% 1,788 $456   $117,231,402 75
Mar 9, 1998 8 $251,439 -69% n/c 1,788 $141   $117,482,841 76
Mar 10, 1998 8 $270,000 +7% -17% 1,788 $151   $117,788,000 77
Mar 11, 1998 8 $268,238 -1% -5% 1,788 $150   $118,063,912 78
Mar 12, 1998 8 $292,076 +9% -3% 1,788 $163   $118,355,988 79
Mar 13, 1998 9 $765,000 +162% -3% 1,710 $447   $119,121,000 80
Mar 14, 1998 8 $1,455,000 +90% -4% 1,710 $851   $120,576,000 81
Mar 15, 1998 7 $804,000 -45% -1% 1,710 $470   $121,407,160 82
Mar 16, 1998 7 $237,694 -70% -5% 1,710 $139   $121,644,854 83
Mar 17, 1998 7 $278,757 +17% +3% 1,710 $163   $121,923,611 84
Mar 18, 1998 7 $295,206 +6% +10% 1,710 $173   $122,218,817 85
Mar 19, 1998 6 $324,387 +10% +11% 1,710 $190   $122,543,204 86
Mar 20, 1998 9 $835,000 +157% +9% 1,604 $521   $123,378,000 87
Mar 21, 1998 8 $1,555,000 +86% +7% 1,604 $969   $124,933,000 88
Mar 22, 1998 8 $932,000 -40% +16% 1,604 $581   $125,803,127 89
Mar 23, 1998 9 $202,477 -78% -15% 1,604 $126   $126,005,604 90
Mar 24, 1998 6 $530,000 +162% +90% 1,604 $330   $126,535,604 91
Mar 25, 1998 6 $491,201 -7% +66% 1,604 $306   $127,012,025 92
Mar 26, 1998 6 $471,557 -4% +45% 1,604 $294   $127,483,582 93
Mar 27, 1998 7 $1,325,000 +181% +59% 1,564 $847   $128,809,000 94
Mar 28, 1998 6 $2,010,000 +52% +29% 1,564 $1,285   $130,819,000 95
Mar 29, 1998 7 $1,018,000 -49% +9% 1,564 $651   $131,786,000 96
Mar 30, 1998 8 $263,558 -74% +30% 1,664 $158   $132,049,738 97
Mar 31, 1998 8 $352,259 +34% -34% 1,564 $225   $132,401,997 98
Apr 1, 1998 7 $327,820 -7% -33% 1,564 $210   $132,729,817 99
Apr 2, 1998 7 $321,263 -2% -32% 1,564 $205   $133,051,080 100
Apr 3, 1998 5 $1,595,000 +396% +20% 1,556 $1,025   $134,646,000 101
Apr 4, 1998 10 $920,000 -42% -54% 1,556 $591   $135,566,000 102
Apr 5, 1998 9 $744,000 -19% -27% 1,556 $478   $136,381,511 103
Apr 6, 1998 9 $244,323 -67% -7% 1,556 $157   $136,625,834 104
Apr 7, 1998 9 $294,667 +21% -16% 1,556 $189   $136,920,501 105
Apr 8, 1998 10 $290,408 -1% -11% 556 $522   $137,210,909 106
Apr 12, 1998 10 $478,000   -36% 1,414 $338   $139,622,000 110
Apr 16, 1998 10 $215,000     1,414 $152   $140,507,000 114

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 1997 14 $3,405,000   1,572 $2,166   $3,554,000 1
Dec 26, 1997 3 $24,946,989 +633% 1,572 $15,870   $28,504,950 2
Jan 2, 1998 5 $16,531,685 -34% 1,579 $10,470   $45,036,635 3
Jan 9, 1998 3 $11,765,692 -29% 1,632 $7,209   $56,802,327 4
Jan 16, 1998 4 $12,301,708 +5% 1,753 $7,018   $69,104,035 5
Jan 23, 1998 4 $9,858,281 -20% 1,763 $5,592   $78,962,316 6
Jan 30, 1998 4 $8,292,685 -16% 1,778 $4,664   $87,255,001 7
Feb 6, 1998 5 $6,930,790 -16% 1,795 $3,861   $94,185,791 8
Feb 13, 1998 5 $8,716,161 +26% 1,801 $4,840   $102,901,952 9
Feb 20, 1998 6 $5,892,016 -32% 1,837 $3,207   $108,793,968 10
Feb 27, 1998 5 $5,217,084 -11% 1,831 $2,849   $114,011,052 11
Mar 6, 1998 8 $4,344,936 -17% 1,788 $2,430   $118,355,988 12
Mar 13, 1998 9 $4,187,016 -4% 1,710 $2,449   $122,543,004 13
Mar 20, 1998 8 $4,940,678 +18% 1,604 $3,080   $127,483,682 14
Mar 27, 1998 6 $5,567,398 +13% 1,564 $3,560   $133,051,080 15
Apr 3, 1998 8 $4,514,229 -19% 1,556 $2,901   $137,565,309 16
Apr 10, 1998 11 $2,941,464 -35% 1,414 $2,080   $140,506,773 17
Apr 17, 1998 11 $1,995,878 -32% 1,205 $1,656   $142,502,651 18
Apr 24, 1998 13 $1,375,950 -31% 1,051 $1,309   $143,878,601 19
May 1, 1998 16 $1,129,212 -18% 1,205 $937   $145,007,813 20
May 8, 1998 18 $738,603 -35% 1,006 $734   $145,746,416 21
May 15, 1998 22 $451,152 -39% 805 $560   $146,197,568 22
May 22, 1998 20 $547,626 +21% 485 $1,129   $146,745,194 23
May 29, 1998 21 $381,983 -30% 367 $1,041   $147,127,177 24
Jun 5, 1998 24 $304,506 -20% 258 $1,180   $147,431,683 25
Jun 12, 1998 32 $161,038 -47% 152 $1,059   $147,592,721 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 3/14/1998 $0 0 69 79 $22,078 7/15/2021
 
Rest of World $165,611,834
 
International Total$165,633,912 7/15/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 653 $165,633,912
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 396 $165,633,912
Top 1997 Movies at the International Box Office 9 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 415 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 183 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 17 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 297 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 65 $165,633,912

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 529 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 305 $314,111,923
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 6 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 217 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 321 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 129 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 10 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 49 $314,111,923

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    Melvin Udall

Supporting Cast

Helen Hunt    Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear    Simon Bishop
Skeet Ulrich    Vincent
Cuba Gooding, Jr.    Frank Sachs
Yeardley Smith    Jackie
Shirley Knight    Beverly
Harold Ramis    Dr. Bettes
Leslie Stefanson    Café 24 Waitress
Maya Rudolph    Policewoman
Jamie Kennedy    Street Hustler
Brian Doyle-Murray    Handyman
Lisa Edelstein    Woman at Table

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

Production and Technical Credits

James L. Brooks    Director
Mark Andrus    Screenwriter
James L. Brooks    Screenwriter
Mark Andrus    Story Creator
James L. Brooks    Producer
Bridget Johnson    Producer
Kristi Zea    Producer
Richard Sakai    Executive Producer
Laurence Mark    Executive Producer
Laura Ziskin    Executive Producer
John D. Schofield    Co-Producer
Richard Marks    Co-Producer
Bill Brzeski    Production Designer
John Bailey    Director of Photography
Richard Marks    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Aldric Porter    Associate Producer
Maria Kavanaugh    Associate Producer
Aldric Porter    Assistant Director
Owen Wilson    Associate Producer
John Adam Jacobson    Unit Production Manager
Philip Toolin    Art Director
Clay A. Griffith    Set Decorator
Molly Maginnis    Costume Designer
Jeff Wexler    Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Drummond    Supervising Sound Editor
David Giammarco    Supervising Sound Editor
Michele Burke    Makeup
Linda Arnold    Hairstylist
Jeffrey Pollack    Music Supervisor
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Ken Fritz    Stunt Coordinator
Walter Scottm    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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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,606,928 (8.5% of total gross)
Legs:11.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,572 opening theaters/1,837 max. theaters, 18.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $343,359,148

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 432 $148,478,011
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 653 $165,633,912
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 529 $314,111,923
Leggiest Movies 87 11.78

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 24th, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 14th, 1998 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: May 19th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating (previously rated R)
Running Time: 138 minutes
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Keywords: LGBTQ+, Writing and Writers, Romance, Superstition, Romantic Comedy, 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gracie Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 77 $872,650 May 1, 1998 131
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 79 $1,054,333 Apr 24, 1998 124
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 65 $1,558,025 Apr 17, 1998 117
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 51 $2,056,290 Apr 10, 1998 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 27 $3,330,431 Apr 3, 1998 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 19 $4,302,498 Mar 27, 1998 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 48 $3,260,123 Mar 20, 1998 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 66 $3,051,172 Mar 13, 1998 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 78 $3,220,350 Mar 6, 1998 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 53 $301,731 Mar 5, 1998 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 62 $282,034 Mar 4, 1998 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 67 $323,508 Mar 3, 1998 70
Biggest 10th Sunday 46 $1,045,000 Mar 1, 1998 68
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 72 $4,058,350 Feb 27, 1998 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 36 $1,930,000 Feb 28, 1998 67
Biggest 10th Friday 41 $1,021,000 Feb 27, 1998 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 77 $315,000 Feb 26, 1998 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 90 $291,242 Feb 25, 1998 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 83 $370,142 Feb 24, 1998 63
Biggest 9th Sunday 63 $1,175,000 Feb 22, 1998 61
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 82 $4,608,900 Feb 20, 1998 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 35 $2,290,000 Feb 21, 1998 60
Biggest 9th Friday 57 $1,135,000 Feb 20, 1998 59
Biggest 8th Thursday 81 $441,843 Feb 19, 1998 58
Biggest 8th Wednesday 100 $387,663 Feb 18, 1998 57
Biggest 8th Monday 34 $992,850 Feb 16, 1998 55
Biggest 8th Sunday 12 $2,970,000 Feb 15, 1998 54
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 43 $7,428,700 Feb 13, 1998 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 167 $7,428,700 Feb 13, 1998 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 144 $17,407,556 Feb 13, 1998 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 143 $8,421,550 Feb 13, 1998 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 107 $19,734,084 Feb 13, 1998 54
Biggest 8th Saturday 26 $3,115,000 Feb 14, 1998 53
Biggest 8th Friday 76 $1,315,000 Feb 13, 1998 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 94 $570,000 Feb 12, 1998 51
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 84 $7,519,940 Jan 23, 1998 33
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 42 $17,621,355 Jan 23, 1998 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 157 $8,288,139 Jan 16, 1998 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 107 $19,421,462 Jan 16, 1998 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 137 $10,028,920 Jan 16, 1998 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 80 $23,500,609 Jan 16, 1998 26
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 105 $12,217,707 Jan 2, 1998 12
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 67 $28,629,554 Jan 2, 1998 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 106 $12,606,928 Dec 26, 1997 5
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 70 $30,185,211 Dec 26, 1997 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 47 $12,606,928 Dec 26, 1997 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $30,185,211 Dec 26, 1997 5
Never No. 1 Domestic 45 $148,478,011 Dec 24, 1997 0

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    Melvin Udall

Supporting Cast

Helen Hunt    Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear    Simon Bishop
Skeet Ulrich    Vincent
Cuba Gooding, Jr.    Frank Sachs
Yeardley Smith    Jackie
Shirley Knight    Beverly
Harold Ramis    Dr. Bettes
Leslie Stefanson    Café 24 Waitress
Maya Rudolph    Policewoman
Jamie Kennedy    Street Hustler
Brian Doyle-Murray    Handyman
Lisa Edelstein    Woman at Table

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

Production and Technical Credits

James L. Brooks    Director
Mark Andrus    Screenwriter
James L. Brooks    Screenwriter
Mark Andrus    Story Creator
James L. Brooks    Producer
Bridget Johnson    Producer
Kristi Zea    Producer
Richard Sakai    Executive Producer
Laurence Mark    Executive Producer
Laura Ziskin    Executive Producer
John D. Schofield    Co-Producer
Richard Marks    Co-Producer
Bill Brzeski    Production Designer
John Bailey    Director of Photography
Richard Marks    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Aldric Porter    Associate Producer
Maria Kavanaugh    Associate Producer
Aldric Porter    Assistant Director
Owen Wilson    Associate Producer
John Adam Jacobson    Unit Production Manager
Philip Toolin    Art Director
Clay A. Griffith    Set Decorator
Molly Maginnis    Costume Designer
Jeff Wexler    Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Drummond    Supervising Sound Editor
David Giammarco    Supervising Sound Editor
Michele Burke    Makeup
Linda Arnold    Hairstylist
Jeffrey Pollack    Music Supervisor
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Ken Fritz    Stunt Coordinator
Walter Scottm    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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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 432 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 248 $343,359,148
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 249 $148,478,011
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 6 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 259 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 11 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $148,478,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 43 $148,478,011
Leggiest Movies 87 11.78

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 3 $12,606,928   1,572 $8,020   $16,164,889 1
Jan 2, 1998 3 $12,217,707 -3% 1,579 $7,738   $40,722,657 2
Jan 9, 1998 3 $9,012,839 -26% 1,632 $5,523   $54,049,474 3
Jan 16, 1998 4 $8,288,139 -8% 1,753 $4,728   $65,090,466 4
Jan 23, 1998 4 $7,519,940 -9% 1,763 $4,265   $76,623,975 5
Jan 30, 1998 5 $6,609,700 -12% 1,778 $3,717   $85,572,016 6
Feb 6, 1998 6 $5,029,396 -24% 1,795 $2,802   $92,284,397 7
Feb 13, 1998 5 $7,428,700 +48% 1,801 $4,125   $101,614,491 8
Feb 20, 1998 6 $4,608,900 -38% 1,837 $2,509   $107,510,852 9
Feb 27, 1998 5 $4,058,350 -12% 1,831 $2,216   $112,852,318 10
Mar 6, 1998 8 $3,220,350 -21% 1,788 $1,801   $117,231,402 11
Mar 13, 1998 9 $3,051,172 -5% 1,710 $1,784   $121,407,160 12
Mar 20, 1998 8 $3,260,123 +7% 1,604 $2,032   $125,803,127 13
Mar 27, 1998 6 $4,302,498 +32% 1,564 $2,751   $131,786,180 14
Apr 3, 1998 8 $3,330,431 -23% 1,556 $2,140   $136,381,511 15
Apr 10, 1998 11 $2,056,290 -38% 1,414 $1,454   $139,621,599 16
Apr 17, 1998 11 $1,558,025 -24% 1,205 $1,293   $142,064,798 17
Apr 24, 1998 13 $1,054,333 -32% 1,051 $1,003   $143,556,984 18
May 1, 1998 14 $872,650 -17% 1,205 $724   $144,751,251 19
May 8, 1998 18 $560,315 -36% 1,006 $557   $145,568,128 20
May 15, 1998 21 $338,995 -39% 805 $421   $146,085,411 21
May 22, 1998 20 $455,516 +34% 485 $939   $146,653,084 22
May 29, 1998 20 $302,475 -34% 367 $824   $147,047,669 23
Jun 5, 1998 22 $218,910 -28% 258 $848   $147,346,087 24
Jun 12, 1998 32 $108,862 -50% 152 $716   $147,540,545 25
Jun 19, 1998 44 $44,753 -59% 58 $772   $147,637,474 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1997 5 $3,405,000     1,572 $2,166   $3,554,000 2
Dec 29, 1997 3 $2,322,976     1,572 $1,478   $18,487,854 6
Dec 30, 1997 3 $2,500,000 +8%   1,572 $1,590   $20,988,000 7
Dec 31, 1997 3 $3,426,000 +37%   1,572 $2,179   $24,414,000 8
Jan 1, 1998 3 $4,050,000 +18% +19% 1,572 $2,576   $28,464,000 9
Jan 2, 1998 3 $4,370,000 +8%   1,579 $2,768   $32,834,000 10
Jan 3, 1998 3 $4,980,000 +14%   1,579 $3,154   $37,814,000 11
Jan 4, 1998 3 $2,901,000 -42%   1,579 $1,837   $40,722,657 12
Jan 5, 1998 2 $1,004,644 -65% -57% 1,579 $636   $41,727,301 13
Jan 6, 1998 2 $1,160,147 +15% -54% 1,579 $735   $42,887,448 14
Jan 7, 1998 2 $1,072,381 -8% -69% 1,579 $679   $43,959,829 15
Jan 8, 1998 2 $1,076,806 n/c -73% 1,579 $682   $45,036,635 16
Jan 9, 1998 3 $2,685,000 +149% -39% 1,632 $1,645   $47,722,000 17
Jan 10, 1998 3 $4,345,000 +62% -13% 1,632 $2,662   $52,067,000 18
Jan 11, 1998 3 $2,045,000 -53% -30% 1,632 $1,253   $54,049,474 19
Jan 12, 1998 3 $613,566 -70% -39% 1,632 $376   $54,663,040 20
Jan 13, 1998 3 $773,750 +26% -33% 1,632 $474   $55,436,730 21
Jan 14, 1998 3 $681,372 -12% -36% 1,632 $418   $56,118,162 22
Jan 15, 1998 3 $684,165 n/c -36% 1,632 $419   $56,802,327 23
Jan 16, 1998 5 $2,185,000 +219% -19% 1,753 $1,246   $58,987,000 24
Jan 17, 1998 3 $3,735,000 +71% -14% 1,753 $2,131   $62,722,000 25
Jan 18, 1998 4 $2,625,000 -30% +28% 1,753 $1,497   $65,347,000 26
Jan 19, 1998 3 $1,740,781 -34% +184% 1,753 $993   $66,331,247 27
Jan 20, 1998 3 $841,877 -52% +9% 1,753 $480   $67,673,124 28
Jan 21, 1998 3 $708,061 -16% +4% 1,753 $404   $68,381,185 29
Jan 22, 1998 2 $1,362,815 +92% +99% 1,753 $777   $69,744,000 30
Jan 23, 1998 4 $1,535,000 +13% -30% 1,763 $871   $71,279,000 31
Jan 24, 1998 4 $3,920,000 +155% +5% 1,763 $2,223   $75,199,000 32
Jan 25, 1998 4 $1,335,000 -66% -49% 1,763 $757   $76,624,000 33
Jan 26, 1998 3 $537,672 -60% -69% 1,763 $305   $77,161,647 34
Jan 27, 1998 3 $616,433 +15% -27% 1,761 $350   $77,778,740 35
Jan 28, 1998 3 $579,427 -6% -18% 1,761 $329   $78,357,567 36
Jan 29, 1998 3 $604,809 +4% -56% 1,763 $343   $78,962,376 37
Jan 30, 1998 4 $1,755,000 +190% +14% 1,778 $987   $80,717,000 38
Jan 31, 1998 5 $3,255,000 +85% -17% 1,778 $1,831   $83,972,000 39
Feb 1, 1998 5 $1,654,000 -49% +24% 1,778 $930   $85,572,016 40
Feb 2, 1998 4 $375,346 -77% -30% 1,778 $211   $85,947,362 41
Feb 3, 1998 4 $503,944 +34% -18% 1,778 $283   $86,450,206 42
Feb 4, 1998 4 $403,785 -20% -30% 1,778 $227   $86,856,091 43
Feb 5, 1998 4 $398,910 -1% -34% 1,778 $224   $87,255,001 44
Feb 6, 1998 6 $1,320,000 +231% -25% 1,795 $735   $88,575,000 45
Feb 7, 1998 5 $2,540,000 +92% -22% 1,795 $1,415   $91,115,000 46
Feb 8, 1998 5 $1,294,000 -49% -22% 1,795 $721   $92,284,000 47
Feb 9, 1998 4 $353,223 -73% -6% 1,795 $197   $92,637,670 48
Feb 10, 1998 4 $477,273 +35% -5% 1,795 $266   $93,114,943 49
Feb 11, 1998 3 $504,848 +6% +25% 1,796 $281   $93,619,241 50
Feb 12, 1998 3 $570,000 +13% +43% 1,796 $317   $94,189,000 51
Feb 13, 1998 5 $1,315,000 +131% n/c 1,801 $730   $95,501,000 52
Feb 14, 1998 5 $3,115,000 +137% +23% 1,801 $1,730   $98,616,000 53
Feb 15, 1998 5 $2,970,000 -5% +130% 1,801 $1,649   $101,586,000 54
Feb 16, 1998 6 $992,850 -67% +181% 1,801 $551   $101,614,491 55
Feb 17, 1998 5 $457,955 -54% -4% 1,802 $254   $102,072,446 56
Feb 18, 1998 5 $387,663 -15% -23% 1,802 $215   $102,460,109 57
Feb 19, 1998 5 $441,843 +14% -22% 1,802 $245   $102,901,952 58
Feb 20, 1998 6 $1,135,000 +157% -14% 1,837 $618   $104,037,000 59
Feb 21, 1998 5 $2,290,000 +102% -26% 1,837 $1,247   $106,327,000 60
Feb 22, 1998 7 $1,175,000 -49% -60% 1,837 $640   $107,502,000 61
Feb 23, 1998 6 $302,310 -74% -70% 1,837 $165   $107,813,162 62
Feb 24, 1998 5 $370,142 +22% -19% 1,837 $201   $108,183,652 63
Feb 25, 1998 5 $291,242 -21% -25% 1,837 $159   $108,467,851 64
Feb 26, 1998 5 $315,000 +8% -29% 1,837 $171   $108,783,000 65
Feb 27, 1998 6 $1,021,000 +224% -10% 1,831 $558   $109,804,000 66
Feb 28, 1998 5 $1,930,000 +89% -16% 1,831 $1,054   $111,734,000 67
Mar 1, 1998 5 $1,045,000 -46% -11% 1,831 $571   $112,852,000 68
Mar 2, 1998 5 $251,461 -76% -17% 1,831 $137   $113,103,779 69
Mar 3, 1998 5 $323,508 +29% -13% 1,831 $177   $113,427,287 70
Mar 4, 1998 5 $282,034 -13% -3% 1,831 $154   $113,709,321 71
Mar 5, 1998 5 $301,731 +7% -4% 1,831 $165   $114,011,052 72
Mar 6, 1998 9 $790,000 +162% -23% 1,788 $442   $114,801,000 73
Mar 7, 1998 8 $1,520,000 +92% -21% 1,788 $850   $116,321,000 74
Mar 8, 1998 9 $816,000 -46% -22% 1,788 $456   $117,231,402 75
Mar 9, 1998 8 $251,439 -69% n/c 1,788 $141   $117,482,841 76
Mar 10, 1998 8 $270,000 +7% -17% 1,788 $151   $117,788,000 77
Mar 11, 1998 8 $268,238 -1% -5% 1,788 $150   $118,063,912 78
Mar 12, 1998 8 $292,076 +9% -3% 1,788 $163   $118,355,988 79
Mar 13, 1998 9 $765,000 +162% -3% 1,710 $447   $119,121,000 80
Mar 14, 1998 8 $1,455,000 +90% -4% 1,710 $851   $120,576,000 81
Mar 15, 1998 7 $804,000 -45% -1% 1,710 $470   $121,407,160 82
Mar 16, 1998 7 $237,694 -70% -5% 1,710 $139   $121,644,854 83
Mar 17, 1998 7 $278,757 +17% +3% 1,710 $163   $121,923,611 84
Mar 18, 1998 7 $295,206 +6% +10% 1,710 $173   $122,218,817 85
Mar 19, 1998 6 $324,387 +10% +11% 1,710 $190   $122,543,204 86
Mar 20, 1998 9 $835,000 +157% +9% 1,604 $521   $123,378,000 87
Mar 21, 1998 8 $1,555,000 +86% +7% 1,604 $969   $124,933,000 88
Mar 22, 1998 8 $932,000 -40% +16% 1,604 $581   $125,803,127 89
Mar 23, 1998 9 $202,477 -78% -15% 1,604 $126   $126,005,604 90
Mar 24, 1998 6 $530,000 +162% +90% 1,604 $330   $126,535,604 91
Mar 25, 1998 6 $491,201 -7% +66% 1,604 $306   $127,012,025 92
Mar 26, 1998 6 $471,557 -4% +45% 1,604 $294   $127,483,582 93
Mar 27, 1998 7 $1,325,000 +181% +59% 1,564 $847   $128,809,000 94
Mar 28, 1998 6 $2,010,000 +52% +29% 1,564 $1,285   $130,819,000 95
Mar 29, 1998 7 $1,018,000 -49% +9% 1,564 $651   $131,786,000 96
Mar 30, 1998 8 $263,558 -74% +30% 1,664 $158   $132,049,738 97
Mar 31, 1998 8 $352,259 +34% -34% 1,564 $225   $132,401,997 98
Apr 1, 1998 7 $327,820 -7% -33% 1,564 $210   $132,729,817 99
Apr 2, 1998 7 $321,263 -2% -32% 1,564 $205   $133,051,080 100
Apr 3, 1998 5 $1,595,000 +396% +20% 1,556 $1,025   $134,646,000 101
Apr 4, 1998 10 $920,000 -42% -54% 1,556 $591   $135,566,000 102
Apr 5, 1998 9 $744,000 -19% -27% 1,556 $478   $136,381,511 103
Apr 6, 1998 9 $244,323 -67% -7% 1,556 $157   $136,625,834 104
Apr 7, 1998 9 $294,667 +21% -16% 1,556 $189   $136,920,501 105
Apr 8, 1998 10 $290,408 -1% -11% 556 $522   $137,210,909 106
Apr 12, 1998 10 $478,000   -36% 1,414 $338   $139,622,000 110
Apr 16, 1998 10 $215,000     1,414 $152   $140,507,000 114

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 1997 14 $3,405,000   1,572 $2,166   $3,554,000 1
Dec 26, 1997 3 $24,946,989 +633% 1,572 $15,870   $28,504,950 2
Jan 2, 1998 5 $16,531,685 -34% 1,579 $10,470   $45,036,635 3
Jan 9, 1998 3 $11,765,692 -29% 1,632 $7,209   $56,802,327 4
Jan 16, 1998 4 $12,301,708 +5% 1,753 $7,018   $69,104,035 5
Jan 23, 1998 4 $9,858,281 -20% 1,763 $5,592   $78,962,316 6
Jan 30, 1998 4 $8,292,685 -16% 1,778 $4,664   $87,255,001 7
Feb 6, 1998 5 $6,930,790 -16% 1,795 $3,861   $94,185,791 8
Feb 13, 1998 5 $8,716,161 +26% 1,801 $4,840   $102,901,952 9
Feb 20, 1998 6 $5,892,016 -32% 1,837 $3,207   $108,793,968 10
Feb 27, 1998 5 $5,217,084 -11% 1,831 $2,849   $114,011,052 11
Mar 6, 1998 8 $4,344,936 -17% 1,788 $2,430   $118,355,988 12
Mar 13, 1998 9 $4,187,016 -4% 1,710 $2,449   $122,543,004 13
Mar 20, 1998 8 $4,940,678 +18% 1,604 $3,080   $127,483,682 14
Mar 27, 1998 6 $5,567,398 +13% 1,564 $3,560   $133,051,080 15
Apr 3, 1998 8 $4,514,229 -19% 1,556 $2,901   $137,565,309 16
Apr 10, 1998 11 $2,941,464 -35% 1,414 $2,080   $140,506,773 17
Apr 17, 1998 11 $1,995,878 -32% 1,205 $1,656   $142,502,651 18
Apr 24, 1998 13 $1,375,950 -31% 1,051 $1,309   $143,878,601 19
May 1, 1998 16 $1,129,212 -18% 1,205 $937   $145,007,813 20
May 8, 1998 18 $738,603 -35% 1,006 $734   $145,746,416 21
May 15, 1998 22 $451,152 -39% 805 $560   $146,197,568 22
May 22, 1998 20 $547,626 +21% 485 $1,129   $146,745,194 23
May 29, 1998 21 $381,983 -30% 367 $1,041   $147,127,177 24
Jun 5, 1998 24 $304,506 -20% 258 $1,180   $147,431,683 25
Jun 12, 1998 32 $161,038 -47% 152 $1,059   $147,592,721 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
South Korea 3/14/1998 $0 0 69 79 $22,078 7/15/2021
 
Rest of World $165,611,834
 
International Total$165,633,912 7/15/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 653 $165,633,912
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 396 $165,633,912
Top 1997 Movies at the International Box Office 9 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 415 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 183 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 17 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 297 $165,633,912
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 65 $165,633,912

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 529 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 305 $314,111,923
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 6 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 217 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 321 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 129 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies 10 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $314,111,923
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 49 $314,111,923