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Shakespeare in Love



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The Numbers Rating: 8.00 (11 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 93% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $100,317,794
International Gross $179,182,206
Worldwide Gross $279,500,000
Released December 11, 1998
Production Budget $26,000,000
MPAA Rating R for sexuality
Running Time:122 minutes
Academy Award Winner, 1998Best Picture
Highest Combined Star Gross458 (see full chart)
Distributed by Miramax
Source Original Screenplay
Award Best Picture Oscar
Major Genre Romantic Comedy
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Historical Fiction
Time Frame Renaissance
Director John Madden
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Cast

Ben Affleck    Ned Alleyn
Joseph Fiennes    Will Shakespeare
Gwyneth Paltrow    Viola De Lesseps
Geoffrey Rush    Philip Henslowe
Colin Firth    Lord Wessex
Judi Dench    Queen Elizabeth
Simon Callow    Tilney, Master of the Revels
Jim Carter    Ralph Bashford
Antony Sher    Dr. Moth
Imelda Staunton    Nurse
Martin Clunes    Richard Burbage
Tom Wilkinson    Hugh Fennyman
Rupert Everett    Christopher Marlowe
Mark Williams    Wabash
Adam Barker    First Auditionee

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/11/1998 26 $224,012   8 $28,002 $224,012 3
12/18/1998 21 $340,495 +52.00% 19 $17,921 $688,478 10
12/25/1998 12 $2,609,894 +666.50% 295 $8,847 $3,589,742 17
1/1/1999 10 $3,172,107 +21.54% 299 $10,609 $9,411,676 24
1/8/1999 8 $4,224,426 +33.17% 632 $6,684 $15,018,242 31
1/15/1999 10 $4,729,645 +11.96% 648 $7,299 $21,286,905 38
1/22/1999 9 $3,629,432 -23.26% 655 $5,541 $25,882,499 45
1/29/1999 5 $4,037,917 +11.25% 759 $5,320 $31,447,302 52
2/5/1999 6 $3,463,943 -14.21% 833 $4,158 $36,158,631 59
2/12/1999 6 $9,050,029 +161.26% 1,956 $4,627 $46,663,122 66
2/19/1999 6 $5,827,713 -35.61% 2,030 $2,871 $54,127,857 73
2/26/1999 7 $4,372,632 -24.97% 1,920 $2,277 $60,143,613 80
3/5/1999 9 $3,306,893 -24.37% 1,721 $1,921 $64,826,518 87
3/12/1999 11 $2,848,931 -13.85% 1,405 $2,028 $68,887,013 94
3/19/1999 9 $2,975,498 +4.44% 1,266 $2,350 $73,192,745 101
3/26/1999 6 $4,284,169 +43.98% 1,931 $2,219 $79,286,275 108
4/2/1999 7 $3,115,017 -27.29% 1,735 $1,795 $84,105,704 115
4/9/1999 11 $2,156,955 -30.76% 1,614 $1,336 $87,485,574 122
4/16/1999 10 $1,750,254 -18.86% 1,443 $1,213 $89,856,022 129
4/23/1999 12 $1,256,967 -28.18% 1,181 $1,064 $91,661,717 136
4/30/1999 15 $825,962 -34.29% 1,017 $812 $92,887,782 143
5/7/1999 10 $785,199 -4.94% 903 $870 $93,965,332 150
5/14/1999 13 $710,352 -9.53% 903 $787 $94,956,844 157
5/21/1999 13 $745,400 +4.93% 1,223 $609 $95,940,373 164
5/28/1999 15 $544,060 -27.01% 795 $684 $96,772,694 171
6/4/1999 21 $263,017 -51.66% 586 $449 $97,167,485 178
6/11/1999 26 $196,617 -25.25% 413 $476 $97,496,951 185
6/18/1999 40 $103,426 -47.40% 246 $420 $97,702,543 192
6/25/1999 42 $74,703 -27.77% 176 $424 $97,834,665 199
7/2/1999 14 $782,388 +947.33% 618 $1,266 $98,665,820 206
7/9/1999 15 $511,368 -34.64% 572 $894 $99,418,544 213
7/16/1999 25 $269,546 -47.29% 439 $614 $99,985,637 220
7/23/1999 45 $83,104 -69.17% 212 $392 $100,241,322 227

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1/1/1999 10 $1,245,000   299 $4,164 $7,484,000 22
1/2/1999 10 $1,061,000 -14.78% 299 $3,548 $8,544,000 23
1/3/1999 10 $789,000 -25.64% 299 $2,639 $9,412,000 24
1/4/1999 10 $313,143 -60.31% 299 $1,047 $9,724,819 25
1/5/1999 10 $379,615 +21.23% 299 $1,270 $10,104,434 26
1/6/1999 7 $359,339 -5.34% 299 $1,202 $10,463,773 27
1/7/1999 9 $357,124 -0.62% 299 $1,194 $10,820,897 28
1/8/1999 7 $1,075,000 +201.02% 632 $1,701 $11,868,000 29
1/9/1999 9 $2,005,000 +86.51% 632 $3,172 $13,873,000 30
1/10/1999 8 $1,145,242 -42.88% 632 $1,812 $15,018,242 31
1/11/1999 5 $353,354 -69.15% 632 $559 $15,371,596 32
1/12/1999 5 $454,149 +28.53% 632 $719 $15,825,745 33
1/13/1999 5 $394,546 -13.12% 632 $624 $16,220,291 34
1/14/1999 6 $364,266 -7.67% 632 $576 $16,584,557 35
1/15/1999 10 $977,443 +168.33% 648 $1,508 $17,562,000 36
1/16/1999 10 $1,720,000 +75.97% 648 $2,654 $19,282,000 37
1/19/1999 10 $338,192   648 $522 $21,625,097 40
1/20/1999 8 $320,460 -5.24% 648 $495 $21,945,557 41
1/21/1999 8 $317,718 -0.86% 648 $490 $22,263,275 42
1/22/1999 8 $995,000 +213.17% 655 $1,519 $23,258,000 43
1/23/1999 8 $1,710,000 +71.86% 655 $2,611 $24,968,000 44
1/24/1999 10 $950,000 -44.44% 655 $1,450 $25,882,000 45
1/25/1999 5 $339,404 -64.27% 655 $518 $26,221,903 46
1/26/1999 5 $439,532 +29.50% 655 $671 $26,661,435 47
1/27/1999 5 $378,133 -13.97% 655 $577 $27,039,568 48
1/28/1999 4 $385,084 +1.84% 655 $588 $27,424,652 49
1/29/1999 5 $1,220,000 +216.81% 759 $1,607 $28,629,000 50
1/30/1999 5 $1,935,000 +58.61% 759 $2,549 $30,564,000 51
1/31/1999 4 $807,000 -58.29% 759 $1,063 $31,447,302 52
2/1/1999 6 $279,257 -65.40% 759 $368 $31,726,559 53
2/2/1999 5 $358,435 +28.35% 759 $472 $32,084,994 54
2/3/1999 5 $307,270 -14.27% 759 $405 $32,392,264 55
2/4/1999 5 $308,509 +0.40% 759 $406 $32,700,773 56
2/5/1999 6 $954,000 +209.23% 759 $1,257 $33,655,000 57
2/6/1999 5 $1,670,000 +75.05% 833 $2,005 $35,325,000 58
2/7/1999 5 $871,000 -47.84% 833 $1,046 $36,158,631 59
2/8/1999 5 $201,634 -76.85% 833 $242 $36,360,265 60
2/9/1999 3 $407,933 +102.31% 833 $490 $36,768,198 61
2/10/1999 2 $434,298 +6.46% 833 $521 $37,202,496 62
2/11/1999 3 $424,843 -2.18% 833 $510 $37,627,339 63
2/12/1999 6 $1,715,000 +303.68% 1,956 $877 $39,328,000 64
2/13/1999 5 $3,155,000 +83.97% 1,956 $1,613 $42,483,000 65
2/14/1999 5 $2,905,000 -7.92% 1,956 $1,485 $45,388,000 66
2/15/1999 6 $1,167,523 -59.81% 1,956 $597 $46,663,122 67
2/16/1999 3 $660,929 -43.39% 1,956 $338 $47,324,051 68
2/17/1999 4 $509,733 -22.88% 1,956 $261 $47,779,643 69
2/18/1999 5 $534,472 +4.85% 1,956 $273 $48,313,676 70
2/19/1999 5 $1,660,000 +210.59% 2,030 $818 $49,960,000 71
2/20/1999 4 $2,750,000 +65.66% 2,030 $1,355 $52,810,000 72
2/21/1999 6 $1,463,000 -46.80% 2,030 $721 $54,127,857 73
2/22/1999 3 $351,961 -75.94% 2,030 $173 $54,479,818 74
2/23/1999 3 $478,927 +36.07% 2,030 $236 $54,958,745 75
2/24/1999 3 $402,458 -15.97% 2,030 $198 $55,361,203 76
2/25/1999 3 $420,087 +4.38% 2,030 $207 $55,781,290 77
2/26/1999 6 $1,174,710 +179.63% 2,030 $579 $56,956,000 78
2/27/1999 7 $2,060,000 +75.36% 1,920 $1,073 $59,016,000 79
2/28/1999 7 $1,111,000 -46.07% 1,920 $579 $60,143,613 80
3/1/1999 5 $284,072 -74.43% 1,920 $148 $60,427,685 81
3/2/1999 5 $391,980 +37.99% 1,920 $204 $60,819,665 82
3/3/1999 5 $319,656 -18.45% 1,920 $166 $61,139,321 83
3/4/1999 5 $392,349 +22.74% 1,920 $204 $61,531,670 84
3/5/1999 8 $873,330 +122.59% 1,920 $455 $62,405,000 85
3/6/1999 9 $1,535,000 +75.76% 1,721 $892 $63,940,000 86
3/7/1999 8 $863,000 -43.78% 1,721 $501 $64,826,518 87
3/8/1999 6 $264,747 -69.32% 1,721 $154 $65,091,265 88
3/9/1999 5 $342,389 +29.33% 1,721 $199 $65,433,654 89
3/10/1999 5 $304,474 -11.07% 1,721 $177 $65,728,128 90
3/11/1999 5 $327,835 +7.67% 1,721 $190 $66,065,963 91
3/12/1999 11 $760,000 +131.82% 1,405 $541 $66,798,000 92
3/13/1999 11 $1,345,000 +76.97% 1,405 $957 $68,143,000 93
3/14/1999 11 $771,000 -42.68% 1,405 $549 $68,887,013 94
3/15/1999 10 $313,069 -59.39% 1,405 $223 $69,200,082 95
3/16/1999 10 $367,731 +17.46% 1,405 $262 $69,567,813 96
3/17/1999 9 $294,580 -19.89% 1,405 $210 $69,862,393 97
3/18/1999 8 $365,799 +24.18% 1,405 $260 $70,228,192 98
3/19/1999 10 $800,000 +118.70% 1,266 $632 $71,017,000 99
3/20/1999 8 $1,410,000 +76.25% 1,266 $1,114 $72,427,000 100
3/21/1999 9 $692,000 -50.92% 1,266 $547 $73,192,745 101
3/22/1999 3 $452,053 -34.67% 1,266 $357 $73,644,798 102
3/23/1999 3 $513,117 +13.51% 1,266 $405 $74,157,915 103
3/24/1999 4 $435,203 -15.18% 1,266 $344 $74,593,116 104
3/25/1999 4 $414,870 -4.67% 1,266 $328 $75,007,988 105
3/26/1999 5 $1,255,000 +202.50% 1,931 $650 $76,257,000 106
3/27/1999 5 $1,875,000 +49.40% 1,931 $971 $78,132,000 107
3/28/1999 6 $1,089,000 -41.92% 1,931 $564 $79,286,275 108
3/29/1999 6 $334,983 -69.24% 1,931 $173 $79,621,258 109
3/30/1999 5 $463,015 +38.22% 1,931 $240 $80,084,273 110
3/31/1999 7 $402,335 -13.11% 1,931 $208 $80,486,608 111
4/1/1999 7 $495,000 +23.03% 1,931 $256 $80,911,000 112
4/2/1999 8 $1,175,000 +137.37% 1,735 $677 $82,086,000 113
4/3/1999 7 $1,355,000 +15.32% 1,735 $781 $83,441,000 114
4/4/1999 9 $673,000 -50.33% 1,735 $388 $84,105,704 115
4/5/1999 9 $327,659 -51.31% 1,735 $189 $84,433,363 116
4/6/1999 9 $342,164 +4.43% 1,735 $197 $84,775,527 117
4/7/1999 9 $303,420 -11.32% 1,735 $175 $85,078,947 118
4/8/1999 9 $294,257 -3.02% 1,735 $170 $85,373,204 119
4/9/1999 11 $591,000 +100.84% 1,614 $366 $85,964,000 120
4/10/1999 9 $1,005,000 +70.05% 1,614 $623 $86,969,000 121
4/11/1999 12 $493,000 -50.95% 1,614 $305 $87,485,574 122
4/12/1999 11 $140,399 -71.52% 1,614 $87 $87,625,973 123
4/13/1999 10 $183,470 +30.68% 1,614 $114 $87,809,443 124
4/14/1999 8 $164,259 -10.47% 1,614 $102 $87,973,702 125
4/15/1999 8 $182,817 +11.30% 1,614 $113 $88,156,519 126
4/16/1999 9 $485,000 +165.29% 1,443 $336 $88,591,000 127
4/17/1999 10 $850,000 +75.26% 1,443 $589 $89,441,000 128
4/18/1999 13 $396,000 -53.41% 1,443 $274 $89,856,022 129
4/19/1999 10 $121,537 -69.31% 1,443 $84 $89,977,559 130
4/20/1999 10 $164,478 +35.33% 1,443 $114 $90,142,037 131
4/21/1999 9 $144,145 -12.36% 1,443 $100 $90,286,182 132
4/22/1999 9 $160,660 +11.46% 1,443 $111 $90,446,842 133
4/23/1999 11 $400,000 +148.97% 1,181 $339 $90,805,000 134
4/24/1999 12 $620,000 +55.00% 1,181 $525 $91,425,000 135
4/25/1999 14 $264,000 -57.42% 1,181 $224 $91,661,717 136
4/26/1999 12 $88,174 -66.60% 1,181 $75 $91,749,891 137
4/27/1999 13 $120,162 +36.28% 1,181 $102 $91,870,053 138
4/28/1999 12 $110,672 -7.90% 1,181 $94 $91,980,725 139
4/29/1999 11 $106,951 -3.36% 1,181 $91 $92,087,676 140
5/2/1999 14 $186,000   1,017 $183 $92,887,782 143
5/3/1999 13 $66,583 -64.20% 1,017 $65 $92,954,383 144
5/4/1999 13 $87,638 +31.62% 1,017 $86 $93,042,021 145
5/5/1999 13 $72,771 -16.96% 1,017 $72 $93,114,792 146
5/6/1999 12 $82,754 +13.72% 1,017 $81 $93,197,546 147
5/9/1999 11 $218,000   903 $241 $93,965,332 150
5/10/1999 8 $64,327 -70.49% 903 $71 $94,029,677 151
5/11/1999 9 $82,031 +27.52% 903 $91 $94,111,708 152
5/12/1999 10 $74,956 -8.62% 903 $83 $94,186,664 153
5/13/1999 10 $80,000 +6.73% 903 $89 $94,266,664 154
5/16/1999 13 $155,000   903 $172 $94,957,000 157
5/17/1999 12 $64,788 -58.20% 903 $72 $95,021,650 158
5/18/1999 13 $74,831 +15.50% 903 $83 $95,096,481 159
5/19/1999 14 $61,051 -18.41% 903 $68 $95,157,532 160
5/23/1999 13 $207,000   1,223 $169 $95,940,373 164
5/24/1999 13 $72,709 -64.87% 1,223 $59 $96,013,100 165
5/25/1999 13 $81,080 +11.51% 1,223 $66 $96,094,180 166
5/26/1999 13 $80,537 -0.67% 1,223 $66 $96,174,717 167
5/31/1999 15 $124,901   795 $157 $96,772,712 172
6/1/1999 15 $47,403