Cradle Will Rock (1999)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,899,970Details
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Synopsis

The film fictionalizes the true events that surrounded the production of the 1937 musical The Cradle Will Rock, as well of some other events and people of the 1930s. It provides a commentary on the role of art and politics and between views of the wealthy and the struggling.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$93,998 (3.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$32,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/498 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,894,030

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 1999 (Limited) by Walt Disney
Video Release: May 16th, 2000 by Mill Creek Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some language and sexuality
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
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Keywords: Historical Drama, Director Cameo, 1930s, Theater, Ensemble, Political, Red Scare
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1999 37 $93,998   8 $11,750   $124,903 1
Dec 17, 1999 39 $73,642 -22% 8 $9,205   $237,545 2
Dec 24, 1999 27 $137,318 +86% 38 $3,614   $413,381 3
Dec 31, 1999 29 $200,147 +46% 38 $5,267   $771,052 4
Jan 7, 2000 35 $145,441 -27% 38 $3,827   $1,007,006 5
Jan 14, 2000 36 $175,515 +21% 56 $3,134   $1,227,258 6
Jan 21, 2000 23 $593,899 +238% 238 $2,495   $1,855,182 7
Jan 28, 2000 30 $306,513 -48% 498 $615   $2,348,748 8
Feb 4, 2000 40 $168,295 -45% 174 $967   $2,638,292 9
Feb 11, 2000 56 $72,349 -57% 71 $1,019   $2,769,514 10
Feb 18, 2000 75 $20,746 -71% 23 $902   $2,814,444 11
Feb 25, 2000 77 $10,973 -47% 13 $844   $2,828,650 12
Mar 3, 2000 85 $8,829 -20% 11 $803   $2,840,764 13
Mar 10, 2000 84 $12,884 +46% 10 $1,288   $2,857,614 14
Mar 17, 2000 92 $7,618 -41% 10 $762   $2,872,526 15
Mar 24, 2000 94 $5,819 -24% 11 $529   $2,880,396 16
Mar 31, 2000 101 $1,856 -68% 8 $232   $2,883,361 17
Apr 7, 2000 108 $1,970 +6% 5 $394   $2,886,899 18
Apr 14, 2000 103 $3,040 +54% 13 $234   $2,891,067 19
Apr 21, 2000 99 $6,905 +127% 10 $691   $2,899,970 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2000 30 $28,784     56 $514   $1,227,258 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1999 36 $132,998   8 $16,625   $163,903 2
Dec 17, 1999 44 $112,160 -16% 8 $14,020   $276,063 3
Dec 24, 1999 32 $294,842 +163% 38 $7,759   $570,905 4
Dec 31, 1999 33 $290,660 -1% 38 $7,649   $861,565 5
Jan 7, 2000 35 $190,178 -35% 38 $5,005   $1,051,743 6
Jan 14, 2000 36 $209,540 +10% 56 $3,742   $1,261,283 7
Jan 21, 2000 24 $780,952 +273% 238 $3,281   $2,042,235 8
Jan 28, 2000 30 $427,762 -45% 498 $859   $2,469,997 9
Feb 4, 2000 40 $227,168 -47% 174 $1,306   $2,697,165 10
Feb 11, 2000 59 $96,533 -58% 71 $1,360   $2,793,698 11
Feb 18, 2000 77 $23,979 -75% 23 $1,043   $2,817,677 12
Feb 25, 2000 78 $14,258 -41% 13 $1,097   $2,831,935 13
Mar 3, 2000 82 $12,795 -10% 11 $1,163   $2,844,730 14
Mar 10, 2000 83 $20,178 +58% 10 $2,018   $2,864,908 15
Mar 17, 2000 89 $9,669 -52% 10 $967   $2,874,577 16
Mar 24, 2000 87 $6,928 -28% 11 $630   $2,881,505 17
Mar 31, 2000 96 $3,424 -51% 8 $428   $2,884,929 18
Apr 7, 2000 102 $3,098 -10% 5 $620   $2,888,027 19
Apr 14, 2000 96 $5,038 +63% 13 $388   $2,893,065 20
Apr 21, 2000 104 $6,905 +37% 10 $691   $2,899,970 21

Lead Ensemble Members

Hank Azaria    Marc Blitzstein
Ruben Blades    Diego Rivera
Joan Cusack    Hazel Huffman
John Cusack    Nelson Rockefeller
Cary Elwes    John Houseman
Philip Baker Hall    Gray Mathers
Cherry Jones    Hallie Flanagan
Angus MacFadyen    Orson Welles
Bill Murray    Tommy Crickshaw
Vanessa Redgrave    Countess LaGrange
Susan Sarandon    Margherita Sarfatti
John Turturro    Aldo Silvano
Emily Watson    Olive Stanton

Supporting Cast

Jamey Sheridan    John Adair
Bob Balaban    Harry Hopkins
Jack Black    Sid
Kyle Gass    Larry
Paul Giamatti    Carlo
Barnard Hughes    Frank Marvel
Barbara Sukowa    Sophie Silvano
Victoria Clark    Dulce Fox
Erin Hill    Sandra Mescal
Daniel Jenkins    Will Geer
Timothy Jerome    Bert Weston
Chris McKinney    Canada Lee
Stephen Spinella    Donald O'Hara
Henry Stram    Hiram Sherman
John Carpenter    William Randolph Hearst
Adele Robbins    Augusta Weissberger
Lee Arenberg    Abe Feder
Allan Nicholls    George Zorn
Rob Carlson    National Guardsman
Alison Tatlock    Reporter
Dina Platias    Lucille Schly
Pamela D. Henry    Alma Dixon
Emma Smith Stevens    Stagehand
Steven Tyler    Lehman Engel
Brenda Pressley    Rose
Brian Brophy    Pierre De Rohan
David Costabile    Beaver Man
Marla Schaffel    Beaver Woman
Dominic Cortese    Beaver Accordion Accompanist
Gretchen Mol    Marion Davies
Gil Robbins    Congressman Starnes
Harris Yulin    Chairman Martin Dies
Ned Bellamy    Power - Paul Edwards
V.J. Foster    James
William Duell    Butler
Albert Macklin    Tailor
Scott Sowers    Reporter
Bobby Amore    Reporter
Lynn Cohen    Mama
Dominic Chainese*    Papa
Peter Jacobson    Uncle
Evan Katz    Joey
Alysia Zucker    Chance
Sarah Hyland    Giovanna
Stephanie Roth    Marta
Spanky McHugh    Melvin
Todd Stockman    Puppeteer
Patrick Husted    Vaudeville Theater Manager
Jay Green    Plate Twirler
Carolyn West    Assistant Plate Twirler
Steven Skybell    Bertolt Brecht
Susan Heimbinder    Eva Blitzstein
Audra McDonald    "Joe Worker" Singer
Robert Ari    Liberty Committee #1
Michele Pawk    Liberty Committee #2
Gregg Edelman    Dream Larry Foreman
Matthew Bennett    Dream Cop
Brian Powell    Aide
Jack Willis    Lawyer
Gilbert Cruz    Mendez
Robert Hirschfeld    Sol
P.J. Brown    Guard
Michael Rivkin    Protester
Keira Naughton    Protester
Taylor Stanley    Claire
Tommy Allen    Pete
Jeff Butcher    Mendez Double
Sandy Hamilton    Sol Double
Corina Katt    Frida Kahlo
Josie Whittlesey    Model
Sandra Lindquist    Model
Tamika Lamison    Model
Edward James Hyland    Worker in Theatre
Boris McGiver    Man on Street
Chris Bauer    Carpenter
Leonardo Cimino    Man in Line
Patti Tippo    Clerk
Carrie Preston    Administrator
Mary Robbins    Disgruntled Worker #1
Chris Talbott    Disgruntled Worker #2
Susan Bruce    Disgruntled Worker #3
Ian Bagg    Disgruntled Worker #4
Tony Amendola    Carl Jaspar

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Robbins    Director
Tim Robbins    Screenwriter
Jon Kilik    Producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher    Producer
Tim Robbins    Producer
Louise Krakower    Executive Producer
Frank Beacham    Executive Producer
Allan Nicholls    Executive Producer
Jean Yves Escoffier    Director of Photography
Richard Hoover    Production Designer
Geraldine Peroni    Editor
Ruth Myers    Costume Designer
David Robbins    Composer
Douglas Aibel    Casting Director
Allison Hebble    Associate Producer
Allan Nicholls    Assistant Director
Amy Herman    Unit Production Manager
Troy Sizemore    Supervising Art Director
Peter Rogness    Art Director
Debra Schutt    Set Decorator
J.C. Brotherhood    Special Effects
Lisa Frucht    Costume Supervisor
Tod A. Maitland    Production Sound Mixer
Lee Dichter    Re-recording Mixer
Reilly Steele    Re-recording Mixer
Eliza Paley    Supervising Sound Editor
Warren Shaw    Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer    Sound Effects Editor
Jeffrey Stern    Dialogue Editor
Tony Martinez    Dialogue Editor
Sylvia Menno    Dialogue Editor
Daniel Lieberstein    Music Editor
Michal Bigger    Makeup Design and Supervision
Linda Grimes    Key Makeup
Peg Schierholz    Hairstylist Design and Supervision
Kathe Swanson    Key Hairstylist
Jery Hewitt    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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Synopsis

The film fictionalizes the true events that surrounded the production of the 1937 musical The Cradle Will Rock, as well of some other events and people of the 1930s. It provides a commentary on the role of art and politics and between views of the wealthy and the struggling.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$93,998 (3.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$32,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/498 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,894,030

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 1999 (Limited) by Walt Disney
Video Release: May 16th, 2000 by Mill Creek Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some language and sexuality
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Historical Drama, Director Cameo, 1930s, Theater, Ensemble, Political, Red Scare
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Hank Azaria    Marc Blitzstein
Ruben Blades    Diego Rivera
Joan Cusack    Hazel Huffman
John Cusack    Nelson Rockefeller
Cary Elwes    John Houseman
Philip Baker Hall    Gray Mathers
Cherry Jones    Hallie Flanagan
Angus MacFadyen    Orson Welles
Bill Murray    Tommy Crickshaw
Vanessa Redgrave    Countess LaGrange
Susan Sarandon    Margherita Sarfatti
John Turturro    Aldo Silvano
Emily Watson    Olive Stanton

Supporting Cast

Jamey Sheridan    John Adair
Bob Balaban    Harry Hopkins
Jack Black    Sid
Kyle Gass    Larry
Paul Giamatti    Carlo
Barnard Hughes    Frank Marvel
Barbara Sukowa    Sophie Silvano
Victoria Clark    Dulce Fox
Erin Hill    Sandra Mescal
Daniel Jenkins    Will Geer
Timothy Jerome    Bert Weston
Chris McKinney    Canada Lee
Stephen Spinella    Donald O'Hara
Henry Stram    Hiram Sherman
John Carpenter    William Randolph Hearst
Adele Robbins    Augusta Weissberger
Lee Arenberg    Abe Feder
Allan Nicholls    George Zorn
Rob Carlson    National Guardsman
Alison Tatlock    Reporter
Dina Platias    Lucille Schly
Pamela D. Henry    Alma Dixon
Emma Smith Stevens    Stagehand
Steven Tyler    Lehman Engel
Brenda Pressley    Rose
Brian Brophy    Pierre De Rohan
David Costabile    Beaver Man
Marla Schaffel    Beaver Woman
Dominic Cortese    Beaver Accordion Accompanist
Gretchen Mol    Marion Davies
Gil Robbins    Congressman Starnes
Harris Yulin    Chairman Martin Dies
Ned Bellamy    Power - Paul Edwards
V.J. Foster    James
William Duell    Butler
Albert Macklin    Tailor
Scott Sowers    Reporter
Bobby Amore    Reporter
Lynn Cohen    Mama
Dominic Chainese*    Papa
Peter Jacobson    Uncle
Evan Katz    Joey
Alysia Zucker    Chance
Sarah Hyland    Giovanna
Stephanie Roth    Marta
Spanky McHugh    Melvin
Todd Stockman    Puppeteer
Patrick Husted    Vaudeville Theater Manager
Jay Green    Plate Twirler
Carolyn West    Assistant Plate Twirler
Steven Skybell    Bertolt Brecht
Susan Heimbinder    Eva Blitzstein
Audra McDonald    "Joe Worker" Singer
Robert Ari    Liberty Committee #1
Michele Pawk    Liberty Committee #2
Gregg Edelman    Dream Larry Foreman
Matthew Bennett    Dream Cop
Brian Powell    Aide
Jack Willis    Lawyer
Gilbert Cruz    Mendez
Robert Hirschfeld    Sol
P.J. Brown    Guard
Michael Rivkin    Protester
Keira Naughton    Protester
Taylor Stanley    Claire
Tommy Allen    Pete
Jeff Butcher    Mendez Double
Sandy Hamilton    Sol Double
Corina Katt    Frida Kahlo
Josie Whittlesey    Model
Sandra Lindquist    Model
Tamika Lamison    Model
Edward James Hyland    Worker in Theatre
Boris McGiver    Man on Street
Chris Bauer    Carpenter
Leonardo Cimino    Man in Line
Patti Tippo    Clerk
Carrie Preston    Administrator
Mary Robbins    Disgruntled Worker #1
Chris Talbott    Disgruntled Worker #2
Susan Bruce    Disgruntled Worker #3
Ian Bagg    Disgruntled Worker #4
Tony Amendola    Carl Jaspar

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Robbins    Director
Tim Robbins    Screenwriter
Jon Kilik    Producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher    Producer
Tim Robbins    Producer
Louise Krakower    Executive Producer
Frank Beacham    Executive Producer
Allan Nicholls    Executive Producer
Jean Yves Escoffier    Director of Photography
Richard Hoover    Production Designer
Geraldine Peroni    Editor
Ruth Myers    Costume Designer
David Robbins    Composer
Douglas Aibel    Casting Director
Allison Hebble    Associate Producer
Allan Nicholls    Assistant Director
Amy Herman    Unit Production Manager
Troy Sizemore    Supervising Art Director
Peter Rogness    Art Director
Debra Schutt    Set Decorator
J.C. Brotherhood    Special Effects
Lisa Frucht    Costume Supervisor
Tod A. Maitland    Production Sound Mixer
Lee Dichter    Re-recording Mixer
Reilly Steele    Re-recording Mixer
Eliza Paley    Supervising Sound Editor
Warren Shaw    Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer    Sound Effects Editor
Jeffrey Stern    Dialogue Editor
Tony Martinez    Dialogue Editor
Sylvia Menno    Dialogue Editor
Daniel Lieberstein    Music Editor
Michal Bigger    Makeup Design and Supervision
Linda Grimes    Key Makeup
Peg Schierholz    Hairstylist Design and Supervision
Kathe Swanson    Key Hairstylist
Jery Hewitt    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

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1999 37 $93,998   8 $11,750   $124,903 1
Dec 17, 1999 39 $73,642 -22% 8 $9,205   $237,545 2
Dec 24, 1999 27 $137,318 +86% 38 $3,614   $413,381 3
Dec 31, 1999 29 $200,147 +46% 38 $5,267   $771,052 4
Jan 7, 2000 35 $145,441 -27% 38 $3,827   $1,007,006 5
Jan 14, 2000 36 $175,515 +21% 56 $3,134   $1,227,258 6
Jan 21, 2000 23 $593,899 +238% 238 $2,495   $1,855,182 7
Jan 28, 2000 30 $306,513 -48% 498 $615   $2,348,748 8
Feb 4, 2000 40 $168,295 -45% 174 $967   $2,638,292 9
Feb 11, 2000 56 $72,349 -57% 71 $1,019   $2,769,514 10
Feb 18, 2000 75 $20,746 -71% 23 $902   $2,814,444 11
Feb 25, 2000 77 $10,973 -47% 13 $844   $2,828,650 12
Mar 3, 2000 85 $8,829 -20% 11 $803   $2,840,764 13
Mar 10, 2000 84 $12,884 +46% 10 $1,288   $2,857,614 14
Mar 17, 2000 92 $7,618 -41% 10 $762   $2,872,526 15
Mar 24, 2000 94 $5,819 -24% 11 $529   $2,880,396 16
Mar 31, 2000 101 $1,856 -68% 8 $232   $2,883,361 17
Apr 7, 2000 108 $1,970 +6% 5 $394   $2,886,899 18
Apr 14, 2000 103 $3,040 +54% 13 $234   $2,891,067 19
Apr 21, 2000 99 $6,905 +127% 10 $691   $2,899,970 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2000 30 $28,784     56 $514   $1,227,258 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 1999 36 $132,998   8 $16,625   $163,903 2
Dec 17, 1999 44 $112,160 -16% 8 $14,020   $276,063 3
Dec 24, 1999 32 $294,842 +163% 38 $7,759   $570,905 4
Dec 31, 1999 33 $290,660 -1% 38 $7,649   $861,565 5
Jan 7, 2000 35 $190,178 -35% 38 $5,005   $1,051,743 6
Jan 14, 2000 36 $209,540 +10% 56 $3,742   $1,261,283 7
Jan 21, 2000 24 $780,952 +273% 238 $3,281   $2,042,235 8
Jan 28, 2000 30 $427,762 -45% 498 $859   $2,469,997 9
Feb 4, 2000 40 $227,168 -47% 174 $1,306   $2,697,165 10
Feb 11, 2000 59 $96,533 -58% 71 $1,360   $2,793,698 11
Feb 18, 2000 77 $23,979 -75% 23 $1,043   $2,817,677 12
Feb 25, 2000 78 $14,258 -41% 13 $1,097   $2,831,935 13
Mar 3, 2000 82 $12,795 -10% 11 $1,163   $2,844,730 14
Mar 10, 2000 83 $20,178 +58% 10 $2,018   $2,864,908 15
Mar 17, 2000 89 $9,669 -52% 10 $967   $2,874,577 16
Mar 24, 2000 87 $6,928 -28% 11 $630   $2,881,505 17
Mar 31, 2000 96 $3,424 -51% 8 $428   $2,884,929 18
Apr 7, 2000 102 $3,098 -10% 5 $620   $2,888,027 19
Apr 14, 2000 96 $5,038 +63% 13 $388   $2,893,065 20
Apr 21, 2000 104 $6,905 +37% 10 $691   $2,899,970 21