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The Numbers Rating: 7.67 (9 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 65% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $100,920,329
International Gross $64,979,671
Worldwide Gross $165,900,000
Released July 11, 1997
Production Budget $90,000,000
MPAA Rating PG for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality
Running Time:150 minutes
Highest Combined Star Gross246 (see full chart)
Keywords Visual Effects, Religious
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Music Composed By Alan Silvestri
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Science Fiction
Director Robert Zemeckis

Cast

Jodie Foster    Dr. Eleanor Arroway
Matthew McConaughey    Palmer Joss
Angela Bassett    Rachel Constantine
James Woods    Michael Kitz
Jake Busey    Joseph
Jena Malone    Young Ellie
David Morse    Theodore Arroway
William Fichtner    Dr. Kent Clark
Rob Lowe    Richard Rank
Tom Skerritt    David Drumlin
Geoffrey Blake    Fisher
John Hurt    S.R. Hadden
Jay Leno    Himself
Larry King    Himself
David St. James    Joint Chief

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
7/11/1997 2 $20,584,908   1,923 $10,705 $20,584,908 3
7/18/1997 3 $16,114,633 -21.72% 2,194 $7,345 $47,408,514 10
7/25/1997 4 $9,704,949 -39.78% 2,314 $4,194 $64,973,014 17
8/1/1997 6 $6,249,420 -35.61% 2,210 $2,828 $75,642,069 24
8/8/1997 7 $4,478,753 -28.33% 2,016 $2,222 $83,356,776 31
8/15/1997 9 $2,872,875 -35.86% 1,451 $1,980 $88,581,422 38
8/22/1997 11 $2,110,003 -26.55% 1,272 $1,659 $92,151,875 45
8/29/1997 15 $1,954,990 -7.35% 974 $2,007 $94,977,242 52
9/5/1997 16 $857,537 -56.14% 705 $1,216 $96,167,676 59
9/12/1997 17 $640,757 -25.28% 676 $948 $97,122,148 66
9/19/1997 20 $427,210 -33.33% 466 $917 $97,796,286 73
9/26/1997 23 $226,363 -47.01% 291 $778 $98,161,955 80
10/3/1997 12 $795,612 +251.48% 896 $888 $99,040,239 87
10/10/1997 17 $623,450 -21.64% 896 $696 $99,954,136 94
10/17/1997 21 $357,439 -42.67% 414 $863 $100,476,316 101
10/24/1997 30 $178,446 -50.08% 316 $565 $100,769,177 108

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
8/29/1997 15 $410,000   974 $421 $93,432,000 50

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