Conspiracy Theory (1997)

Conspiracy Theory
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $76,118,990Details
International Box Office $66,664,728Details
Worldwide Box Office $142,783,718
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $250,272 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $250,272
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,313,566 (25.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:53.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,806 opening theaters/2,806 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $178,771,822

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,131 $76,118,990
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,594 $66,664,728
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,330 $142,783,718
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $76,118,990
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 372 $66,664,728
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 314 $142,783,718

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: August 8th, 1997 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: April 22nd, 2014 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for some violence
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Escape Plan
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Keywords: Conspiracy Theory, Faulty Memory, Crime Thriller, Hitmen, Government Corruption, Surprise Twist
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Silver Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 127 $6,853,154 Aug 29, 1997 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 77 $16,871,601 Aug 29, 1997 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 113 $8,203,950 Aug 29, 1997 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 52 $20,197,089 Aug 29, 1997 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1997 1 $19,313,566   2,806 $6,883   $19,313,566 1
Aug 15, 1997 3 $12,309,562 -36% 2,806 $4,387   $40,668,584 2
Aug 22, 1997 5 $7,355,476 -40% 2,707 $2,717   $53,461,107 3
Aug 29, 1997 5 $6,853,154 -7% 2,460 $2,786   $62,969,824 4
Sep 5, 1997 6 $3,334,021 -51% 2,204 $1,513   $67,354,774 5
Sep 12, 1997 8 $2,304,577 -31% 1,972 $1,169   $70,713,189 6
Sep 19, 1997 12 $1,218,330 -47% 1,512 $806   $72,624,381 7
Sep 26, 1997 16 $631,252 -48% 1,212 $521   $73,632,173 8
Oct 3, 1997 22 $293,684 -53% 675 $435   $74,195,968 9
Oct 10, 1997 28 $181,050 -38% 312 $580   $74,407,324 10
Oct 17, 1997 42 $67,438 -63% 75 $899   $74,528,438 11
Oct 24, 1997 19 $504,079 +647% 888 $568   $75,064,296 12
Oct 31, 1997 23 $307,025 -39% 504 $609   $75,572,644 13
Nov 7, 1997 28 $213,158 -31% 350 $609   $75,912,202 14
Nov 21, 1997 52 $37,844   64 $591   $76,081,498 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 8, 1997 1 $5,932,017     2,806 $2,114   $5,932,017 1
Aug 9, 1997 2 $7,576,387 +28%   2,806 $2,700   $13,508,404 2
Aug 10, 1997 1 $5,805,161 -23%   2,806 $2,069   $19,313,565 3
Aug 11, 1997 1 $2,426,446 -58%   2,806 $865   $21,740,011 4
Aug 12, 1997 1 $2,559,079 +5%   2,806 $912   $24,299,090 5
Aug 13, 1997 1 $2,202,373 -14%   2,806 $785   $26,501,463 6
Aug 14, 1997 1 $1,857,559 -16%   2,806 $662   $28,359,022 7
Aug 15, 1997 2 $3,623,087 +95% -39% 2,806 $1,291   $31,982,109 8
Aug 16, 1997 2 $5,051,229 +39% -33% 2,806 $1,800   $37,033,338 9
Aug 17, 1997 2 $3,635,246 -28% -37% 2,806 $1,296   $40,668,584 10
Aug 18, 1997 2 $1,308,389 -64% -46% 2,806 $466   $41,976,973 11
Aug 19, 1997 2 $1,502,092 +15% -41% 2,806 $535   $43,479,065 12
Aug 20, 1997 2 $1,356,991 -10% -38% 2,806 $484   $44,836,056 13
Aug 21, 1997 2 $1,269,575 -6% -32% 2,806 $452   $46,105,631 14
Aug 22, 1997 5 $2,186,242 +72% -40% 2,707 $808   $48,291,873 15
Aug 23, 1997 4 $3,190,546 +46% -37% 2,707 $1,179   $51,482,419 16
Aug 24, 1997 6 $1,978,688 -38% -46% 2,707 $731   $53,461,107 17
Aug 25, 1997 6 $634,482 -68% -52% 2,707 $234   $54,095,589 18
Aug 26, 1997 5 $778,593 +23% -48% 2,707 $288   $54,874,182 19
Aug 27, 1997 6 $615,263 -21% -55% 2,707 $227   $55,489,445 20
Aug 28, 1997 7 $627,225 +2% -51% 2,707 $232   $56,116,670 21
Aug 29, 1997 6 $1,411,392 +125% -35% 2,460 $574   $57,528,062 22
Aug 30, 1997 5 $2,159,338 +53% -32% 2,460 $878   $59,687,400 23
Aug 31, 1997 5 $1,931,628 -11% -2% 2,460 $785   $61,619,028 24
Sep 1, 1997 5 $1,350,796 -30% +113% 2,460 $549   $62,969,824 25
Sep 2, 1997 8 $387,981 -71% -50% 2,460 $158   $63,357,805 26
Sep 3, 1997 7 $334,730 -14% -46% 2,460 $136   $63,692,535 27
Sep 4, 1997 5 $328,218 -2% -48% 2,460 $133   $64,020,753 28
Sep 5, 1997 6 $978,412 +198% -31% 2,204 $444   $64,999,165 29
Sep 6, 1997 6 $1,583,491 +62% -27% 2,204 $718   $66,582,656 30
Sep 7, 1997 7 $772,118 -51% -60% 2,204 $350   $67,354,774 31
Sep 8, 1997 7 $212,236 -73% -84% 2,204 $96   $67,567,010 32
Sep 9, 1997 7 $305,798 +44% -21% 2,204 $139   $67,872,808 33
Sep 10, 1997 5 $264,558 -13% -21% 2,204 $120   $68,137,366 34
Sep 11, 1997 5 $271,246 +3% -17% 2,204 $123   $68,408,612 35
Sep 12, 1997 8 $669,175 +147% -32% 1,972 $339   $69,077,787 36
Sep 13, 1997 7 $1,144,072 +71% -28% 1,972 $580   $70,221,859 37
Sep 14, 1997 9 $491,330 -57% -36% 1,972 $249   $70,713,189 38
Sep 15, 1997 8 $141,714 -71% -33% 1,972 $72   $70,854,903 39
Sep 16, 1997 8 $210,696 +49% -31% 1,972 $107   $71,065,599 40
Sep 17, 1997 8 $171,556 -19% -35% 1,972 $87   $71,237,155 41
Sep 18, 1997 8 $168,896 -2% -38% 1,972 $86   $71,406,051 42
Sep 19, 1997 - $356,591 +111% -47% 1,512 $236   $71,762,642 43
Sep 20, 1997 - $586,645 +65% -49% 1,512 $388   $72,349,287 44
Sep 21, 1997 - $275,094 -53% -44% 1,512 $182   $72,624,381 45
Sep 22, 1997 - $79,823 -71% -44% 1,512 $53   $72,704,204 46
Sep 23, 1997 - $113,790 +43% -46% 1,512 $75   $72,817,994 47
Sep 24, 1997 - $91,295 -20% -47% 1,512 $60   $72,909,289 48
Sep 25, 1997 - $91,632 n/c -46% 1,512 $61   $73,000,921 49
Sep 26, 1997 - $178,154 +94% -50% 1,212 $147   $73,179,075 50
Sep 27, 1997 - $312,538 +75% -47% 1,212 $258   $73,491,613 51
Sep 28, 1997 - $140,560 -55% -49% 1,212 $116   $73,632,173 52
Sep 29, 1997 - $44,877 -68% -44% 1,212 $37   $73,677,050 53
Sep 30, 1997 - $57,606 +28% -49% 1,212 $48   $73,734,656 54
Oct 1, 1997 - $48,101 -17% -47% 1,212 $40   $73,782,757 55
Oct 2, 1997 - $49,527 +3% -46% 1,212 $41   $73,832,284 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1997 1 $28,359,022   2,806 $10,107   $28,359,022 1
Aug 15, 1997 2 $17,746,609 -37% 2,806 $6,325   $46,105,631 2
Aug 22, 1997 6 $10,011,039 -44% 2,707 $3,698   $56,116,670 3
Aug 29, 1997 5 $7,904,083 -21% 2,460 $3,213   $64,020,753 4
Sep 5, 1997 6 $4,387,859 -44% 2,204 $1,991   $68,408,612 5
Sep 12, 1997 10 $2,997,439 -32% 1,972 $1,520   $71,406,051 6
Sep 19, 1997 12 $1,594,870 -47% 1,512 $1,055   $73,000,921 7
Sep 26, 1997 14 $901,363 -43% 1,212 $744   $73,902,284 8
Oct 3, 1997 23 $323,990 -64% 675 $480   $74,226,274 9
Oct 10, 1997 29 $234,726 -28% 312 $752   $74,461,000 10
Oct 17, 1997 43 $99,217 -58% 75 $1,323   $74,560,217 11
Oct 24, 1997 19 $705,402 +611% 888 $794   $75,265,619 12
Oct 31, 1997 23 $433,425 -39% 504 $860   $75,699,044 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Mel Gibson    Jerry Fletcher
Julia Roberts    Alice Sutton

Supporting Cast

Patrick Stewart    Dr. Jonas
Steve Kahan    Mr. Wilson
Cylk Cozart    Agent Lowry
Terence Alexander    Flip
Alex McArthur    Cynic

Cameos

Sean Patrick Thomas    Surveillance Operator
Tom McCarthy    Helicopter Spotter
Richard Donner    Cab Passenger

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Donner    Director
Carter Burwell    Composer
John Schwartzman    Cinematographer

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,313,566 (25.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:53.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,806 opening theaters/2,806 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $178,771,822

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,131 $76,118,990
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,594 $66,664,728
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,330 $142,783,718
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $76,118,990
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 372 $66,664,728
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 314 $142,783,718

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: August 8th, 1997 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: April 22nd, 2014 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for some violence
Running Time: 129 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Escape Plan
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Keywords: Conspiracy Theory, Faulty Memory, Crime Thriller, Hitmen, Government Corruption, Surprise Twist
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Silver Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 127 $6,853,154 Aug 29, 1997 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 77 $16,871,601 Aug 29, 1997 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 113 $8,203,950 Aug 29, 1997 24
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 52 $20,197,089 Aug 29, 1997 24

Leading Cast

Mel Gibson    Jerry Fletcher
Julia Roberts    Alice Sutton

Supporting Cast

Patrick Stewart    Dr. Jonas
Steve Kahan    Mr. Wilson
Cylk Cozart    Agent Lowry
Terence Alexander    Flip
Alex McArthur    Cynic

Cameos

Sean Patrick Thomas    Surveillance Operator
Tom McCarthy    Helicopter Spotter
Richard Donner    Cab Passenger

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Donner    Director
Carter Burwell    Composer
John Schwartzman    Cinematographer

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

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1997 1 $19,313,566   2,806 $6,883   $19,313,566 1
Aug 15, 1997 3 $12,309,562 -36% 2,806 $4,387   $40,668,584 2
Aug 22, 1997 5 $7,355,476 -40% 2,707 $2,717   $53,461,107 3
Aug 29, 1997 5 $6,853,154 -7% 2,460 $2,786   $62,969,824 4
Sep 5, 1997 6 $3,334,021 -51% 2,204 $1,513   $67,354,774 5
Sep 12, 1997 8 $2,304,577 -31% 1,972 $1,169   $70,713,189 6
Sep 19, 1997 12 $1,218,330 -47% 1,512 $806   $72,624,381 7
Sep 26, 1997 16 $631,252 -48% 1,212 $521   $73,632,173 8
Oct 3, 1997 22 $293,684 -53% 675 $435   $74,195,968 9
Oct 10, 1997 28 $181,050 -38% 312 $580   $74,407,324 10
Oct 17, 1997 42 $67,438 -63% 75 $899   $74,528,438 11
Oct 24, 1997 19 $504,079 +647% 888 $568   $75,064,296 12
Oct 31, 1997 23 $307,025 -39% 504 $609   $75,572,644 13
Nov 7, 1997 28 $213,158 -31% 350 $609   $75,912,202 14
Nov 21, 1997 52 $37,844   64 $591   $76,081,498 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 8, 1997 1 $5,932,017     2,806 $2,114   $5,932,017 1
Aug 9, 1997 2 $7,576,387 +28%   2,806 $2,700   $13,508,404 2
Aug 10, 1997 1 $5,805,161 -23%   2,806 $2,069   $19,313,565 3
Aug 11, 1997 1 $2,426,446 -58%   2,806 $865   $21,740,011 4
Aug 12, 1997 1 $2,559,079 +5%   2,806 $912   $24,299,090 5
Aug 13, 1997 1 $2,202,373 -14%   2,806 $785   $26,501,463 6
Aug 14, 1997 1 $1,857,559 -16%   2,806 $662   $28,359,022 7
Aug 15, 1997 2 $3,623,087 +95% -39% 2,806 $1,291   $31,982,109 8
Aug 16, 1997 2 $5,051,229 +39% -33% 2,806 $1,800   $37,033,338 9
Aug 17, 1997 2 $3,635,246 -28% -37% 2,806 $1,296   $40,668,584 10
Aug 18, 1997 2 $1,308,389 -64% -46% 2,806 $466   $41,976,973 11
Aug 19, 1997 2 $1,502,092 +15% -41% 2,806 $535   $43,479,065 12
Aug 20, 1997 2 $1,356,991 -10% -38% 2,806 $484   $44,836,056 13
Aug 21, 1997 2 $1,269,575 -6% -32% 2,806 $452   $46,105,631 14
Aug 22, 1997 5 $2,186,242 +72% -40% 2,707 $808   $48,291,873 15
Aug 23, 1997 4 $3,190,546 +46% -37% 2,707 $1,179   $51,482,419 16
Aug 24, 1997 6 $1,978,688 -38% -46% 2,707 $731   $53,461,107 17
Aug 25, 1997 6 $634,482 -68% -52% 2,707 $234   $54,095,589 18
Aug 26, 1997 5 $778,593 +23% -48% 2,707 $288   $54,874,182 19
Aug 27, 1997 6 $615,263 -21% -55% 2,707 $227   $55,489,445 20
Aug 28, 1997 7 $627,225 +2% -51% 2,707 $232   $56,116,670 21
Aug 29, 1997 6 $1,411,392 +125% -35% 2,460 $574   $57,528,062 22
Aug 30, 1997 5 $2,159,338 +53% -32% 2,460 $878   $59,687,400 23
Aug 31, 1997 5 $1,931,628 -11% -2% 2,460 $785   $61,619,028 24
Sep 1, 1997 5 $1,350,796 -30% +113% 2,460 $549   $62,969,824 25
Sep 2, 1997 8 $387,981 -71% -50% 2,460 $158   $63,357,805 26
Sep 3, 1997 7 $334,730 -14% -46% 2,460 $136   $63,692,535 27
Sep 4, 1997 5 $328,218 -2% -48% 2,460 $133   $64,020,753 28
Sep 5, 1997 6 $978,412 +198% -31% 2,204 $444   $64,999,165 29
Sep 6, 1997 6 $1,583,491 +62% -27% 2,204 $718   $66,582,656 30
Sep 7, 1997 7 $772,118 -51% -60% 2,204 $350   $67,354,774 31
Sep 8, 1997 7 $212,236 -73% -84% 2,204 $96   $67,567,010 32
Sep 9, 1997 7 $305,798 +44% -21% 2,204 $139   $67,872,808 33
Sep 10, 1997 5 $264,558 -13% -21% 2,204 $120   $68,137,366 34
Sep 11, 1997 5 $271,246 +3% -17% 2,204 $123   $68,408,612 35
Sep 12, 1997 8 $669,175 +147% -32% 1,972 $339   $69,077,787 36
Sep 13, 1997 7 $1,144,072 +71% -28% 1,972 $580   $70,221,859 37
Sep 14, 1997 9 $491,330 -57% -36% 1,972 $249   $70,713,189 38
Sep 15, 1997 8 $141,714 -71% -33% 1,972 $72   $70,854,903 39
Sep 16, 1997 8 $210,696 +49% -31% 1,972 $107   $71,065,599 40
Sep 17, 1997 8 $171,556 -19% -35% 1,972 $87   $71,237,155 41
Sep 18, 1997 8 $168,896 -2% -38% 1,972 $86   $71,406,051 42
Sep 19, 1997 - $356,591 +111% -47% 1,512 $236   $71,762,642 43
Sep 20, 1997 - $586,645 +65% -49% 1,512 $388   $72,349,287 44
Sep 21, 1997 - $275,094 -53% -44% 1,512 $182   $72,624,381 45
Sep 22, 1997 - $79,823 -71% -44% 1,512 $53   $72,704,204 46
Sep 23, 1997 - $113,790 +43% -46% 1,512 $75   $72,817,994 47
Sep 24, 1997 - $91,295 -20% -47% 1,512 $60   $72,909,289 48
Sep 25, 1997 - $91,632 n/c -46% 1,512 $61   $73,000,921 49
Sep 26, 1997 - $178,154 +94% -50% 1,212 $147   $73,179,075 50
Sep 27, 1997 - $312,538 +75% -47% 1,212 $258   $73,491,613 51
Sep 28, 1997 - $140,560 -55% -49% 1,212 $116   $73,632,173 52
Sep 29, 1997 - $44,877 -68% -44% 1,212 $37   $73,677,050 53
Sep 30, 1997 - $57,606 +28% -49% 1,212 $48   $73,734,656 54
Oct 1, 1997 - $48,101 -17% -47% 1,212 $40   $73,782,757 55
Oct 2, 1997 - $49,527 +3% -46% 1,212 $41   $73,832,284 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1997 1 $28,359,022   2,806 $10,107   $28,359,022 1
Aug 15, 1997 2 $17,746,609 -37% 2,806 $6,325   $46,105,631 2
Aug 22, 1997 6 $10,011,039 -44% 2,707 $3,698   $56,116,670 3
Aug 29, 1997 5 $7,904,083 -21% 2,460 $3,213   $64,020,753 4
Sep 5, 1997 6 $4,387,859 -44% 2,204 $1,991   $68,408,612 5
Sep 12, 1997 10 $2,997,439 -32% 1,972 $1,520   $71,406,051 6
Sep 19, 1997 12 $1,594,870 -47% 1,512 $1,055   $73,000,921 7
Sep 26, 1997 14 $901,363 -43% 1,212 $744   $73,902,284 8
Oct 3, 1997 23 $323,990 -64% 675 $480   $74,226,274 9
Oct 10, 1997 29 $234,726 -28% 312 $752   $74,461,000 10
Oct 17, 1997 43 $99,217 -58% 75 $1,323   $74,560,217 11
Oct 24, 1997 19 $705,402 +611% 888 $794   $75,265,619 12
Oct 31, 1997 23 $433,425 -39% 504 $860   $75,699,044 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records