Traffic (2000)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $124,107,476Details
International Box Office $84,192,524Details
Worldwide Box Office $208,300,000
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$184,725 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$48,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,755 max. theaters, 15.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $236,409,755

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 579 $124,107,476
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,308 $84,192,524
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 875 $208,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 98 $124,107,476
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 275 $84,192,524
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 176 $208,300,000

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 27th, 2000 (Wide) by USA Films
Video Release: May 29th, 2001 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive drug content, strong language, violence and some sexuality.
Running Time: 148 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Sicario
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Keywords: Crime Drama, Drug Trafficking, 2001 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 88 $1,374,555 Apr 13, 2001 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 59 $2,134,341 Apr 6, 2001 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 28 $3,832,815 Mar 30, 2001 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 35 $3,948,118 Mar 23, 2001 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 53 $3,414,195 Mar 16, 2001 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 56 $3,938,085 Mar 9, 2001 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 40 $336,934 Mar 8, 2001 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 40 $354,585 Mar 7, 2001 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 40 $430,468 Mar 6, 2001 70
Biggest 10th Monday 69 $356,562 Mar 5, 2001 69
Biggest 10th Sunday 35 $1,224,000 Mar 4, 2001 68
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 61 $4,475,069 Mar 2, 2001 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 29 $2,210,000 Mar 3, 2001 67
Biggest 10th Friday 35 $1,152,000 Mar 2, 2001 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 59 $386,697 Mar 1, 2001 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 64 $355,679 Feb 28, 2001 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 65 $430,779 Feb 27, 2001 63
Biggest 9th Sunday 43 $1,428,000 Feb 25, 2001 61
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 63 $5,136,889 Feb 23, 2001 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 26 $2,555,000 Feb 24, 2001 60
Biggest 9th Friday 42 $1,295,000 Feb 23, 2001 59
Biggest 8th Wednesday 94 $402,187 Feb 21, 2001 57
Biggest 8th Tuesday 74 $542,542 Feb 20, 2001 56
Biggest 8th Monday 23 $1,225,825 Feb 19, 2001 55
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 40 $7,498,582 Feb 16, 2001 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 162 $7,498,582 Feb 16, 2001 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 174 $14,970,669 Feb 16, 2001 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 137 $8,724,407 Feb 16, 2001 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 118 $17,417,990 Feb 16, 2001 54
Biggest 7th Wednesday 84 $633,886 Feb 14, 2001 50
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 111 $6,461,920 Jan 26, 2001 33
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 90 $12,901,007 Jan 26, 2001 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 69 $13,437,010 Jan 12, 2001 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 55 $26,826,539 Jan 12, 2001 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 71 $15,435,040 Jan 12, 2001 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 50 $30,815,541 Jan 12, 2001 19
Top 2000 Theater Average 3 $46,181 Dec 29, 2000 5
Never No. 1 Domestic 87 $124,107,476 Dec 27, 2000 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 29, 2000 29 $184,725   4 $46,181   $371,664 1
Jan 5, 2001 3 $15,517,549 +8,300% 1,510 $10,277   $16,041,218 2
Jan 12, 2001 3 $13,437,010 -13% 1,527 $8,800   $35,339,764 3
Jan 19, 2001 3 $8,506,626 -37% 1,571 $5,415   $46,962,094 4
Jan 26, 2001 4 $6,461,920 -24% 1,581 $4,087   $56,188,074 5
Feb 2, 2001 6 $6,303,110 -2% 1,580 $3,989   $64,784,672 6
Feb 9, 2001 7 $4,432,404 -30% 1,740 $2,547   $70,891,867 7
Feb 16, 2001 6 $7,498,582 +69% 1,742 $4,305   $80,020,628 8
Feb 23, 2001 6 $5,136,889 -31% 1,755 $2,927   $86,229,142 9
Mar 2, 2001 6 $4,475,069 -13% 1,638 $2,732   $92,267,376 10
Mar 9, 2001 8 $3,938,085 -12% 1,678 $2,347   $97,543,805 11
Mar 16, 2001 10 $3,414,195 -13% 1,682 $2,030   $102,474,338 12
Mar 23, 2001 7 $3,948,118 +16% 1,684 $2,344   $107,681,527 13
Mar 30, 2001 9 $3,832,815 -3% 1,673 $2,291   $113,474,292 14
Apr 6, 2001 13 $2,134,341 -44% 1,339 $1,594   $116,755,319 15
Apr 13, 2001 14 $1,374,555 -36% 934 $1,472   $119,008,346 16
Apr 20, 2001 17 $1,029,892 -25% 744 $1,384   $120,617,380 17
Apr 27, 2001 20 $534,020 -48% 453 $1,179   $121,477,376 18
May 4, 2001 22 $361,828 -32% 354 $1,022   $122,019,141 19
May 11, 2001 19 $407,950 +13% 463 $881   $122,558,754 20
May 18, 2001 16 $323,878 -21% 355 $912   $123,083,548 21
May 25, 2001 17 $289,445 -11% 296 $978   $123,537,357 22
Jun 1, 2001 22 $139,197 -52% 209 $666   $123,836,420 23
Jun 8, 2001 36 $62,239 -55% 148 $421   $123,956,349 24
Jun 15, 2001 56 $30,625 -51% 84 $365   $124,015,650 25
Jun 22, 2001 64 $21,833 -29% 68 $321   $124,055,175 26
Jun 29, 2001 65 $14,991 -31% 53 $283   $124,082,631 27
Jul 6, 2001 74 $14,243 -5% 36 $396   $124,107,476 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 5, 2001 3 $4,445,000     1,510 $2,944   $4,817,000 10
Jan 6, 2001 3 $6,514,000 +47%   1,510 $4,314   $11,331,000 11
Jan 7, 2001 2 $4,422,000 -32%   1,510 $2,928   $16,041,218 12
Jan 8, 2001 2 $1,531,102 -65%   1,510 $1,014   $17,572,320 13
Jan 9, 2001 2 $1,568,391 +2%   1,510 $1,039   $19,140,711 14
Jan 10, 2001 2 $1,327,374 -15%   1,510 $879   $20,468,085 15
Jan 11, 2001 2 $1,176,291 -11%   1,510 $779   $21,902,754 16
Jan 12, 2001 3 $3,115,000 +165% -30% 1,510 $2,063   $25,017,754 17
Jan 13, 2001 3 $4,850,000 +56% -26% 1,527 $3,176   $29,868,000 18
Jan 14, 2001 3 $3,474,000 -28% -21% 1,527 $2,275   $33,342,000 19
Jan 15, 2001 5 $1,998,030 -42% +30% 1,527 $1,308   $35,339,764 20
Jan 16, 2001 3 $1,005,811 -50% -36% 1,527 $659   $36,345,575 21
Jan 17, 2001 3 $875,677 -13% -34% 1,527 $573   $37,221,252 22
Jan 18, 2001 3 $916,260 +5% -22% 1,527 $600   $38,137,512 23
Jan 19, 2001 4 $2,189,000 +139% -30% 1,527 $1,434   $40,327,000 24
Jan 20, 2001 3 $3,725,000 +70% -23% 1,571 $2,371   $44,052,000 25
Jan 21, 2001 3 $2,455,000 -34% -29% 1,571 $1,563   $46,962,094 26
Jan 22, 2001 4 $726,475 -70% -64% 1,571 $462   $47,418,569 27
Jan 23, 2001 3 $824,055 +13% -18% 1,571 $525   $48,242,624 28
Jan 24, 2001 3 $691,936 -16% -21% 1,571 $440   $48,934,560 29
Jan 25, 2001 3 $752,412 +9% -18% 1,571 $479   $49,819,244 30
Jan 26, 2001 5 $1,880,000 +150% -14% 1,580 $1,190   $51,699,000 31
Jan 27, 2001 4 $3,335,000 +77% -10% 1,580 $2,111   $55,034,000 32
Jan 28, 2001 4 $1,139,000 -66% -54% 1,581 $720   $56,188,074 33
Jan 29, 2001 2 $560,578 -51% -23% 1,581 $355   $56,748,652 34
Jan 30, 2001 3 $625,438 +12% -24% 1,581 $396   $57,374,090 35
Jan 31, 2001 3 $529,030 -15% -24% 1,581 $335   $57,903,120 36
Feb 1, 2001 3 $530,664 n/c -29% 1,581 $336   $58,481,562 37
Feb 2, 2001 7 $1,610,000 +203% -14% 1,580 $1,019   $60,092,000 38
Feb 3, 2001 6 $2,810,000 +75% -16% 1,580 $1,778   $62,902,000 39
Feb 4, 2001 5 $1,882,000 -33% +65% 1,580 $1,191   $64,784,672 40
Feb 5, 2001 4 $387,217 -79% -31% 1,580 $245   $65,171,889 41
Feb 6, 2001 4 $491,659 +27% -21% 1,580 $311   $65,663,548 42
Feb 7, 2001 5 $392,357 -20% -26% 1,580 $248   $66,055,905 43
Feb 8, 2001 4 $391,308 n/c -26% 1,580 $248   $66,459,462 44
Feb 9, 2001 9 $1,075,000 +175% -33% 1,580 $680   $67,534,000 45
Feb 10, 2001 7 $2,111,000 +96% -25% 1,580 $1,336   $69,645,000 46
Feb 11, 2001 6 $1,239,000 -41% -34% 1,734 $715   $70,891,867 47
Feb 12, 2001 6 $316,217 -74% -18% 1,734 $182   $71,208,084 48
Feb 13, 2001 4 $412,349 +30% -16% 1,734 $238   $71,620,433 49
Feb 14, 2001 8 $633,886 +54% +62% 1,734 $366   $72,254,319 50
Feb 15, 2001 6 $396,226 -37% +1% 1,734 $229   $72,522,046 51
Feb 19, 2001 6 $1,225,825   +288% 1,742 $704   $80,020,628 55
Feb 20, 2001 6 $542,542 -56% +32% 1,742 $311   $80,563,170 56
Feb 21, 2001 6 $402,187 -26% -37% 1,742 $231   $80,965,357 57
Feb 22, 2001 8 $319,971 -20% -19% 1,742 $184   $81,092,253 58
Feb 23, 2001 7 $1,295,000 +305%   1,753 $739   $82,387,000 59
Feb 24, 2001 6 $2,555,000 +97%   1,753 $1,458   $84,942,000 60
Feb 25, 2001 6 $1,428,000 -44%   1,755 $814   $86,229,000 61
Feb 26, 2001 5 $373,262 -74% -70% 1,755 $213   $86,602,404 62
Feb 27, 2001 5 $430,779 +15% -21% 1,755 $245   $87,033,183 63
Feb 28, 2001 6 $355,679 -17% -12% 1,755 $203   $87,388,862 64
Mar 1, 2001 5 $386,697 +9% +21% 1,755 $220   $87,792,307 65
Mar 2, 2001 7 $1,152,000 +198% -11% 1,617 $712   $88,944,000 66
Mar 3, 2001 7 $2,210,000 +92% -14% 1,617 $1,367   $91,154,000 67
Mar 4, 2001 7 $1,224,000 -45% -14% 1,617 $757   $92,267,376 68
Mar 5, 2001 6 $356,562 -71% -4% 1,617 $221   $92,623,938 69
Mar 6, 2001 6 $430,468 +21% n/c 1,638 $263   $93,054,406 70
Mar 7, 2001 7 $354,585 -18% n/c 1,638 $216   $93,408,991 71
Mar 8, 2001 7 $336,934 -5% -13% 1,638 $206   $93,745,925 72
Mar 9, 2001 9 $967,000 +187% -16% 1,678 $576   $94,713,000 73
Mar 10, 2001 7 $1,925,000 +99% -13% 1,678 $1,147   $96,638,000 74
Mar 11, 2001 7 $1,100,000 -43% -10% 1,678 $656   $97,544,000 75
Mar 12, 2001 7 $362,607 -67% +2% 1,678 $216   $97,906,412 76
Mar 13, 2001 7 $432,579 +19% n/c 1,678 $258   $98,338,991 77
Mar 14, 2001 7 $370,104 -14% +4% 1,678 $221   $98,709,095 78
Mar 15, 2001 8 $379,490 +3% +13% 1,678 $226   $99,060,142 79
Mar 16, 2001 10 $904,000 +138% -7% 1,682 $537   $99,964,000 80
Mar 17, 2001 9 $1,601,000 +77% -17% 1,682 $952   $101,565,000 81
Mar 18, 2001 7 $971,000 -39% -12% 1,682 $577   $102,474,000 82
Mar 19, 2001 7 $300,934 -69% -17% 1,682 $179   $102,775,271 83
Mar 20, 2001 7 $370,383 +23% -14% 1,682 $220   $103,145,654 84
Mar 21, 2001 7 $344,303 -7% -7% 1,682 $205   $103,489,957 85
Mar 22, 2001 7 $353,609 +3% -7% 1,682 $210   $103,843,566 86
Mar 23, 2001 7 $1,010,000 +186% +12% 1,682 $600   $104,854,000 87
Mar 24, 2001 7 $2,012,000 +99% +26% 1,682 $1,196   $106,866,000 88
Mar 25, 2001 8 $949,000 -53% -2% 1,684 $564   $107,792,000 89
Mar 26, 2001 6 $457,875 -52% +52% 1,684 $272   $108,139,394 90
Mar 27, 2001 6 $539,094 +18% +46% 1,684 $320   $108,678,495 91
Mar 28, 2001 6 $442,958 -18% +29% 1,684 $263   $109,121,453 92
Mar 29, 2001 6 $450,027 +2% +27% 1,684 $267   $109,641,476 93
Mar 30, 2001 9 $1,092,000 +143% +8% 1,673 $653   $110,733,000 94
Mar 31, 2001 9 $1,798,000 +65% -11% 1,673 $1,075   $112,531,000 95
Apr 1, 2001 9 $943,000 -48% -1% 1,673 $564   $113,474,000 96
Apr 2, 2001 9 $243,658 -74% -47% 1,673 $146   $113,717,949 97
Apr 3, 2001 9 $326,354 +34% -39% 1,673 $195   $114,044,303 98
Apr 4, 2001 9 $275,362 -16% -38% 1,673 $165   $114,319,665 99
Apr 5, 2001 9 $275,974 n/c -39% 1,673 $165   $114,620,978 100
Apr 8, 2001 13 $508,000   -46% 1,339 $379   $116,755,319 103
Apr 10, 2001 13 $223,952   -31% 1,339 $167   $117,160,157 105
Apr 11, 2001 12 $196,083 -12% -29% 1,339 $146   $117,356,240 106
Apr 15, 2001 15 $335,000   -34% 934 $359   $119,008,346 110
Apr 16, 2001 15 $136,256 -59%   934 $146   $119,144,602 111
Apr 17, 2001 14 $132,449 -3% -41% 934 $142   $119,277,051 112
Apr 18, 2001 14 $121,040 -9% -38% 934 $130   $119,398,091 113
Apr 19, 2001 13 $133,183 +10%   934 $143   $119,587,488 114
Apr 22, 2001 18 $242,000   -28% 744 $325   $120,617,000 117
Apr 23, 2001 16 $72,591 -70% -47% 744 $98   $120,689,971 118
Apr 24, 2001 16 $89,949 +24% -32% 744 $121   $120,779,920 119
Apr 25, 2001 16 $74,460 -17% -38% 744 $100   $120,854,380 120
Apr 26, 2001 16 $73,286 -2% -45% 744 $99   $120,943,356 121
Apr 29, 2001 19 $130,000   -46% 453 $287   $121,477,376 124
Apr 30, 2001 20 $41,542 -68% -43% 453 $92   $121,518,918 125
May 1, 2001 18 $48,072 +16% -47% 453 $106   $121,566,990 126
May 2, 2001 20 $41,120 -14% -45% 453 $91   $121,608,110 127
May 7, 2001 19 $28,695   -31% 354 $81   $122,048,026 132
May 8, 2001 19 $34,349 +20% -29% 354 $97   $122,082,375 133
May 9, 2001 20 $27,881 -19% -32% 354 $79   $122,110,256 134
May 10, 2001 19 $32,394 +16%   354 $92   $122,150,804 135
May 13, 2001 18 $125,000     463 $270   $122,558,754 138
May 14, 2001 17 $45,815 -63% +60% 463 $99   $122,604,569 139
May 15, 2001 19 $52,068 +14% +52% 463 $112   $122,656,637 140
May 16, 2001 18 $47,300 -9% +70% 463 $102   $122,703,937 141
May 20, 2001 13 $122,232   -2% 463 $264   $123,181,926 145
May 21, 2001 15 $40,691 -67% -11% 355 $115   $123,124,239 146
May 22, 2001 14 $40,063 -2% -23% 355 $113   $123,164,302 147
May 23, 2001 15 $35,567 -11% -25% 355 $100   $123,199,869 148
May 27, 2001 15 $108,000   -12% 296 $365   $123,537,357 152
May 28, 2001 16 $79,641 -26% +96% 296 $269   $123,616,998 153
May 29, 2001 17 $26,856 -66% -33% 296 $91   $123,643,654 154
May 30, 2001 17 $24,678 -8% -31% 296 $83   $123,668,532 155
Jun 3, 2001 20 $39,000   -64% 209 $187   $123,836,000 159
Jun 5, 2001 20 $16,685   -38% 209 $80   $123,865,589 161
Jun 6, 2001 20 $13,559 -19% -45% 209 $65   $123,879,148 162
Jun 7, 2001 20 $14,962 +10%   209 $72   $123,894,110 163

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 29, 2000 28 $336,730   4 $84,183   $523,669 2
Jan 5, 2001 2 $21,379,085 +6,249% 1,510 $14,158   $21,902,754 3
Jan 12, 2001 3 $16,552,714 -23% 1,527 $10,840   $38,455,468 4
Jan 19, 2001 3 $11,270,686 -32% 1,571 $7,174   $49,726,154 5
Jan 26, 2001 4 $8,755,408 -22% 1,581 $5,538   $58,481,562 6
Feb 2, 2001 6 $7,977,901 -9% 1,580 $5,049   $66,459,463 7
Feb 9, 2001 7 $6,062,583 -24% 1,740 $3,484   $72,522,046 8
Feb 16, 2001 6 $8,570,207 +41% 1,742 $4,920   $81,092,253 9
Feb 23, 2001 6 $6,700,054 -22% 1,755 $3,818   $87,792,307 10
Mar 2, 2001 6 $5,813,413 -13% 1,638 $3,549   $93,605,720 11
Mar 9, 2001 7 $5,454,423 -6% 1,678 $3,251   $99,060,143 12
Mar 16, 2001 10 $4,673,266 -14% 1,682 $2,778   $103,733,409 13
Mar 23, 2001 7 $5,908,068 +26% 1,684 $3,508   $109,641,477 14
Mar 30, 2001 9 $4,979,501 -16% 1,673 $2,976   $114,620,978 15
Apr 6, 2001 13 $3,012,813 -39% 1,339 $2,250   $117,633,791 16
Apr 13, 2001 14 $1,953,697 -35% 934 $2,092   $119,587,488 17
Apr 20, 2001 17 $1,355,868 -31% 744 $1,822   $120,943,356 18
Apr 27, 2001 19 $713,957 -47% 453 $1,576   $121,657,313 19
May 4, 2001 22 $493,491 -31% 354 $1,394   $122,150,804 20
May 11, 2001 19 $608,866 +23% 463 $1,315   $122,759,670 21
May 18, 2001 17 $488,242 -20% 355 $1,375   $123,247,912 22
May 25, 2001 17 $449,311 -8% 296 $1,518   $123,697,223 23
Jun 1, 2001 23 $196,887 -56% 209 $942   $123,894,110 24
Jun 8, 2001 37 $90,915 -54% 148 $614   $123,985,025 25
Jun 15, 2001 55 $48,317 -47% 84 $575   $124,033,342 26
Jun 22, 2001 57 $34,298 -29% 68 $504   $124,067,640 27
Jun 29, 2001 65 $25,593 -25% 53 $483   $124,093,233 28
Jul 6, 2001 84 $14,243 -44% 36 $396   $124,107,476 29

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Michael Douglas    Robert Wakefield

Supporting Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones    Helena Ayala
Dennis Quaid    Arnie Metzger

Uncategorized

Yul Vazquez    Tigrillo
Salma Hayek    Rosario, Madrigal's Mistress
Luis Guzmán    Ray Castro
Carl Ciarfalio    Ruiz's Assistant
Amy Irving    Barbara Wakefield
Steven Bauer    Carlos Ayala
Jsu Garcia    Pablo Obregón
Majandra Delfino    Vanessa
Benjamin Bratt    Juan Obregon
Don Cheadle    Montel Gordon
Clifton Collins, Jr.    Francisco Flores/Frankie Flowers
James Brolin    General Ralph Landry
Benicio del Toro    Javier Rodriguez
Topher Grace    Seth Abrahms
Erika Christensen    Caroline Wakefield
Miguel Ferrer    Eduardo Ruiz
Albert Finney    Chief of Staff

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Soderbergh    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$184,725 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$48,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/1,755 max. theaters, 15.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $236,409,755

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 579 $124,107,476
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,308 $84,192,524
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 875 $208,300,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 98 $124,107,476
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 275 $84,192,524
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 176 $208,300,000

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 27th, 2000 (Wide) by USA Films
Video Release: May 29th, 2001 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive drug content, strong language, violence and some sexuality.
Running Time: 148 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Sicario
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Keywords: Crime Drama, Drug Trafficking, 2001 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 88 $1,374,555 Apr 13, 2001 110
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 59 $2,134,341 Apr 6, 2001 103
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 28 $3,832,815 Mar 30, 2001 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 35 $3,948,118 Mar 23, 2001 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 53 $3,414,195 Mar 16, 2001 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 56 $3,938,085 Mar 9, 2001 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 40 $336,934 Mar 8, 2001 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 40 $354,585 Mar 7, 2001 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 40 $430,468 Mar 6, 2001 70
Biggest 10th Monday 69 $356,562 Mar 5, 2001 69
Biggest 10th Sunday 35 $1,224,000 Mar 4, 2001 68
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 61 $4,475,069 Mar 2, 2001 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 29 $2,210,000 Mar 3, 2001 67
Biggest 10th Friday 35 $1,152,000 Mar 2, 2001 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 59 $386,697 Mar 1, 2001 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 64 $355,679 Feb 28, 2001 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 65 $430,779 Feb 27, 2001 63
Biggest 9th Sunday 43 $1,428,000 Feb 25, 2001 61
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 63 $5,136,889 Feb 23, 2001 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 26 $2,555,000 Feb 24, 2001 60
Biggest 9th Friday 42 $1,295,000 Feb 23, 2001 59
Biggest 8th Wednesday 94 $402,187 Feb 21, 2001 57
Biggest 8th Tuesday 74 $542,542 Feb 20, 2001 56
Biggest 8th Monday 23 $1,225,825 Feb 19, 2001 55
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 40 $7,498,582 Feb 16, 2001 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 162 $7,498,582 Feb 16, 2001 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 174 $14,970,669 Feb 16, 2001 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 137 $8,724,407 Feb 16, 2001 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 118 $17,417,990 Feb 16, 2001 54
Biggest 7th Wednesday 84 $633,886 Feb 14, 2001 50
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 111 $6,461,920 Jan 26, 2001 33
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 90 $12,901,007 Jan 26, 2001 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 69 $13,437,010 Jan 12, 2001 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 55 $26,826,539 Jan 12, 2001 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 71 $15,435,040 Jan 12, 2001 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 50 $30,815,541 Jan 12, 2001 19
Top 2000 Theater Average 3 $46,181 Dec 29, 2000 5
Never No. 1 Domestic 87 $124,107,476 Dec 27, 2000 0

Leading Cast

Michael Douglas    Robert Wakefield

Supporting Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones    Helena Ayala
Dennis Quaid    Arnie Metzger

Uncategorized

Yul Vazquez    Tigrillo
Salma Hayek    Rosario, Madrigal's Mistress
Luis Guzmán    Ray Castro
Carl Ciarfalio    Ruiz's Assistant
Amy Irving    Barbara Wakefield
Steven Bauer    Carlos Ayala
Jsu Garcia    Pablo Obregón
Majandra Delfino    Vanessa
Benjamin Bratt    Juan Obregon
Don Cheadle    Montel Gordon
Clifton Collins, Jr.    Francisco Flores/Frankie Flowers
James Brolin    General Ralph Landry
Benicio del Toro    Javier Rodriguez
Topher Grace    Seth Abrahms
Erika Christensen    Caroline Wakefield
Miguel Ferrer    Eduardo Ruiz
Albert Finney    Chief of Staff

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Soderbergh    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 17th, 2012

January 16th, 2012

It's a slow week on the home market; there are four first run wide releases on this week's list, which is not bad, but only one of those, The Ides of March, earned reviews that were even remotely good. Unfortunately, there are only a few smaller releases that are worth checking out, so it's a pretty shallow week as well. As far as Pick of the Week is concerned, The Ides of March on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack win that honor, practically by default. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 29, 2000 29 $184,725   4 $46,181   $371,664 1
Jan 5, 2001 3 $15,517,549 +8,300% 1,510 $10,277   $16,041,218 2
Jan 12, 2001 3 $13,437,010 -13% 1,527 $8,800   $35,339,764 3
Jan 19, 2001 3 $8,506,626 -37% 1,571 $5,415   $46,962,094 4
Jan 26, 2001 4 $6,461,920 -24% 1,581 $4,087   $56,188,074 5
Feb 2, 2001 6 $6,303,110 -2% 1,580 $3,989   $64,784,672 6
Feb 9, 2001 7 $4,432,404 -30% 1,740 $2,547   $70,891,867 7
Feb 16, 2001 6 $7,498,582 +69% 1,742 $4,305   $80,020,628 8
Feb 23, 2001 6 $5,136,889 -31% 1,755 $2,927   $86,229,142 9
Mar 2, 2001 6 $4,475,069 -13% 1,638 $2,732   $92,267,376 10
Mar 9, 2001 8 $3,938,085 -12% 1,678 $2,347   $97,543,805 11
Mar 16, 2001 10 $3,414,195 -13% 1,682 $2,030   $102,474,338 12
Mar 23, 2001 7 $3,948,118 +16% 1,684 $2,344   $107,681,527 13
Mar 30, 2001 9 $3,832,815 -3% 1,673 $2,291   $113,474,292 14
Apr 6, 2001 13 $2,134,341 -44% 1,339 $1,594   $116,755,319 15
Apr 13, 2001 14 $1,374,555 -36% 934 $1,472   $119,008,346 16
Apr 20, 2001 17 $1,029,892 -25% 744 $1,384   $120,617,380 17
Apr 27, 2001 20 $534,020 -48% 453 $1,179   $121,477,376 18
May 4, 2001 22 $361,828 -32% 354 $1,022   $122,019,141 19
May 11, 2001 19 $407,950 +13% 463 $881   $122,558,754 20
May 18, 2001 16 $323,878 -21% 355 $912   $123,083,548 21
May 25, 2001 17 $289,445 -11% 296 $978   $123,537,357 22
Jun 1, 2001 22 $139,197 -52% 209 $666   $123,836,420 23
Jun 8, 2001 36 $62,239 -55% 148 $421   $123,956,349 24
Jun 15, 2001 56 $30,625 -51% 84 $365   $124,015,650 25
Jun 22, 2001 64 $21,833 -29% 68 $321   $124,055,175 26
Jun 29, 2001 65 $14,991 -31% 53 $283   $124,082,631 27
Jul 6, 2001 74 $14,243 -5% 36 $396   $124,107,476 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 5, 2001 3 $4,445,000     1,510 $2,944   $4,817,000 10
Jan 6, 2001 3 $6,514,000 +47%   1,510 $4,314   $11,331,000 11
Jan 7, 2001 2 $4,422,000 -32%   1,510 $2,928   $16,041,218 12
Jan 8, 2001 2 $1,531,102 -65%   1,510 $1,014   $17,572,320 13
Jan 9, 2001 2 $1,568,391 +2%   1,510 $1,039   $19,140,711 14
Jan 10, 2001 2 $1,327,374 -15%   1,510 $879   $20,468,085 15
Jan 11, 2001 2 $1,176,291 -11%   1,510 $779   $21,902,754 16
Jan 12, 2001 3 $3,115,000 +165% -30% 1,510 $2,063   $25,017,754 17
Jan 13, 2001 3 $4,850,000 +56% -26% 1,527 $3,176   $29,868,000 18
Jan 14, 2001 3 $3,474,000 -28% -21% 1,527 $2,275   $33,342,000 19
Jan 15, 2001 5 $1,998,030 -42% +30% 1,527 $1,308   $35,339,764 20
Jan 16, 2001 3 $1,005,811 -50% -36% 1,527 $659   $36,345,575 21
Jan 17, 2001 3 $875,677 -13% -34% 1,527 $573   $37,221,252 22
Jan 18, 2001 3 $916,260 +5% -22% 1,527 $600   $38,137,512 23
Jan 19, 2001 4 $2,189,000 +139% -30% 1,527 $1,434   $40,327,000 24
Jan 20, 2001 3 $3,725,000 +70% -23% 1,571 $2,371   $44,052,000 25
Jan 21, 2001 3 $2,455,000 -34% -29% 1,571 $1,563   $46,962,094 26
Jan 22, 2001 4 $726,475 -70% -64% 1,571 $462   $47,418,569 27
Jan 23, 2001 3 $824,055 +13% -18% 1,571 $525   $48,242,624 28
Jan 24, 2001 3 $691,936 -16% -21% 1,571 $440   $48,934,560 29
Jan 25, 2001 3 $752,412 +9% -18% 1,571 $479   $49,819,244 30
Jan 26, 2001 5 $1,880,000 +150% -14% 1,580 $1,190   $51,699,000 31
Jan 27, 2001 4 $3,335,000 +77% -10% 1,580 $2,111   $55,034,000 32
Jan 28, 2001 4 $1,139,000 -66% -54% 1,581 $720   $56,188,074 33
Jan 29, 2001 2 $560,578 -51% -23% 1,581 $355   $56,748,652 34
Jan 30, 2001 3 $625,438 +12% -24% 1,581 $396   $57,374,090 35
Jan 31, 2001 3 $529,030 -15% -24% 1,581 $335   $57,903,120 36
Feb 1, 2001 3 $530,664 n/c -29% 1,581 $336   $58,481,562 37
Feb 2, 2001 7 $1,610,000 +203% -14% 1,580 $1,019   $60,092,000 38
Feb 3, 2001 6 $2,810,000 +75% -16% 1,580 $1,778   $62,902,000 39
Feb 4, 2001 5 $1,882,000 -33% +65% 1,580 $1,191   $64,784,672 40
Feb 5, 2001 4 $387,217 -79% -31% 1,580 $245   $65,171,889 41
Feb 6, 2001 4 $491,659 +27% -21% 1,580 $311   $65,663,548 42
Feb 7, 2001 5 $392,357 -20% -26% 1,580 $248   $66,055,905 43
Feb 8, 2001 4 $391,308 n/c -26% 1,580 $248   $66,459,462 44
Feb 9, 2001 9 $1,075,000 +175% -33% 1,580 $680   $67,534,000 45
Feb 10, 2001 7 $2,111,000 +96% -25% 1,580 $1,336   $69,645,000 46
Feb 11, 2001 6 $1,239,000 -41% -34% 1,734 $715   $70,891,867 47
Feb 12, 2001 6 $316,217 -74% -18% 1,734 $182   $71,208,084 48
Feb 13, 2001 4 $412,349 +30% -16% 1,734 $238   $71,620,433 49
Feb 14, 2001 8 $633,886 +54% +62% 1,734 $366   $72,254,319 50
Feb 15, 2001 6 $396,226 -37% +1% 1,734 $229   $72,522,046 51
Feb 19, 2001 6 $1,225,825   +288% 1,742 $704   $80,020,628 55
Feb 20, 2001 6 $542,542 -56% +32% 1,742 $311   $80,563,170 56
Feb 21, 2001 6 $402,187 -26% -37% 1,742 $231   $80,965,357 57
Feb 22, 2001 8 $319,971 -20% -19% 1,742 $184   $81,092,253 58
Feb 23, 2001 7 $1,295,000 +305%   1,753 $739   $82,387,000 59
Feb 24, 2001 6 $2,555,000 +97%   1,753 $1,458   $84,942,000 60
Feb 25, 2001 6 $1,428,000 -44%   1,755 $814   $86,229,000 61
Feb 26, 2001 5 $373,262 -74% -70% 1,755 $213   $86,602,404 62
Feb 27, 2001 5 $430,779 +15% -21% 1,755 $245   $87,033,183 63
Feb 28, 2001 6 $355,679 -17% -12% 1,755 $203   $87,388,862 64
Mar 1, 2001 5 $386,697 +9% +21% 1,755 $220   $87,792,307 65
Mar 2, 2001 7 $1,152,000 +198% -11% 1,617 $712   $88,944,000 66
Mar 3, 2001 7 $2,210,000 +92% -14% 1,617 $1,367   $91,154,000 67
Mar 4, 2001 7 $1,224,000 -45% -14% 1,617 $757   $92,267,376 68
Mar 5, 2001 6 $356,562 -71% -4% 1,617 $221   $92,623,938 69
Mar 6, 2001 6 $430,468 +21% n/c 1,638 $263   $93,054,406 70
Mar 7, 2001 7 $354,585 -18% n/c 1,638 $216   $93,408,991 71
Mar 8, 2001 7 $336,934 -5% -13% 1,638 $206   $93,745,925 72
Mar 9, 2001 9 $967,000 +187% -16% 1,678 $576   $94,713,000 73
Mar 10, 2001 7 $1,925,000 +99% -13% 1,678 $1,147   $96,638,000 74
Mar 11, 2001 7 $1,100,000 -43% -10% 1,678 $656   $97,544,000 75
Mar 12, 2001 7 $362,607 -67% +2% 1,678 $216   $97,906,412 76
Mar 13, 2001 7 $432,579 +19% n/c 1,678 $258   $98,338,991 77
Mar 14, 2001 7 $370,104 -14% +4% 1,678 $221   $98,709,095 78
Mar 15, 2001 8 $379,490 +3% +13% 1,678 $226   $99,060,142 79
Mar 16, 2001 10 $904,000 +138% -7% 1,682 $537   $99,964,000 80
Mar 17, 2001 9 $1,601,000 +77% -17% 1,682 $952   $101,565,000 81
Mar 18, 2001 7 $971,000 -39% -12% 1,682 $577   $102,474,000 82
Mar 19, 2001 7 $300,934 -69% -17% 1,682 $179   $102,775,271 83
Mar 20, 2001 7 $370,383 +23% -14% 1,682 $220   $103,145,654 84
Mar 21, 2001 7 $344,303 -7% -7% 1,682 $205   $103,489,957 85
Mar 22, 2001 7 $353,609 +3% -7% 1,682 $210   $103,843,566 86
Mar 23, 2001 7 $1,010,000 +186% +12% 1,682 $600   $104,854,000 87
Mar 24, 2001 7 $2,012,000 +99% +26% 1,682 $1,196   $106,866,000 88
Mar 25, 2001 8 $949,000 -53% -2% 1,684 $564   $107,792,000 89
Mar 26, 2001 6 $457,875 -52% +52% 1,684 $272   $108,139,394 90
Mar 27, 2001 6 $539,094 +18% +46% 1,684 $320   $108,678,495 91
Mar 28, 2001 6 $442,958 -18% +29% 1,684 $263   $109,121,453 92
Mar 29, 2001 6 $450,027 +2% +27% 1,684 $267   $109,641,476 93
Mar 30, 2001 9 $1,092,000 +143% +8% 1,673 $653   $110,733,000 94
Mar 31, 2001 9 $1,798,000 +65% -11% 1,673 $1,075   $112,531,000 95
Apr 1, 2001 9 $943,000 -48% -1% 1,673 $564   $113,474,000 96
Apr 2, 2001 9 $243,658 -74% -47% 1,673 $146   $113,717,949 97
Apr 3, 2001 9 $326,354 +34% -39% 1,673 $195   $114,044,303 98
Apr 4, 2001 9 $275,362 -16% -38% 1,673 $165   $114,319,665 99
Apr 5, 2001 9 $275,974 n/c -39% 1,673 $165   $114,620,978 100
Apr 8, 2001 13 $508,000   -46% 1,339 $379   $116,755,319 103
Apr 10, 2001 13 $223,952   -31% 1,339 $167   $117,160,157 105
Apr 11, 2001 12 $196,083 -12% -29% 1,339 $146   $117,356,240 106
Apr 15, 2001 15 $335,000   -34% 934 $359   $119,008,346 110
Apr 16, 2001 15 $136,256 -59%   934 $146   $119,144,602 111
Apr 17, 2001 14 $132,449 -3% -41% 934 $142   $119,277,051 112
Apr 18, 2001 14 $121,040 -9% -38% 934 $130   $119,398,091 113
Apr 19, 2001 13 $133,183 +10%   934 $143   $119,587,488 114
Apr 22, 2001 18 $242,000   -28% 744 $325   $120,617,000 117
Apr 23, 2001 16 $72,591 -70% -47% 744 $98   $120,689,971 118
Apr 24, 2001 16 $89,949 +24% -32% 744 $121   $120,779,920 119
Apr 25, 2001 16 $74,460 -17% -38% 744 $100   $120,854,380 120
Apr 26, 2001 16 $73,286 -2% -45% 744 $99   $120,943,356 121
Apr 29, 2001 19 $130,000   -46% 453 $287   $121,477,376 124
Apr 30, 2001 20 $41,542 -68% -43% 453 $92   $121,518,918 125
May 1, 2001 18 $48,072 +16% -47% 453 $106   $121,566,990 126
May 2, 2001 20 $41,120 -14% -45% 453 $91   $121,608,110 127
May 7, 2001 19 $28,695   -31% 354 $81   $122,048,026 132
May 8, 2001 19 $34,349 +20% -29% 354 $97   $122,082,375 133
May 9, 2001 20 $27,881 -19% -32% 354 $79   $122,110,256 134
May 10, 2001 19 $32,394 +16%   354 $92   $122,150,804 135
May 13, 2001 18 $125,000     463 $270   $122,558,754 138
May 14, 2001 17 $45,815 -63% +60% 463 $99   $122,604,569 139
May 15, 2001 19 $52,068 +14% +52% 463 $112   $122,656,637 140
May 16, 2001 18 $47,300 -9% +70% 463 $102   $122,703,937 141
May 20, 2001 13 $122,232   -2% 463 $264   $123,181,926 145
May 21, 2001 15 $40,691 -67% -11% 355 $115   $123,124,239 146
May 22, 2001 14 $40,063 -2% -23% 355 $113   $123,164,302 147
May 23, 2001 15 $35,567 -11% -25% 355 $100   $123,199,869 148
May 27, 2001 15 $108,000   -12% 296 $365   $123,537,357 152
May 28, 2001 16 $79,641 -26% +96% 296 $269   $123,616,998 153
May 29, 2001 17 $26,856 -66% -33% 296 $91   $123,643,654 154
May 30, 2001 17 $24,678 -8% -31% 296 $83   $123,668,532 155
Jun 3, 2001 20 $39,000   -64% 209 $187   $123,836,000 159
Jun 5, 2001 20 $16,685   -38% 209 $80   $123,865,589 161
Jun 6, 2001 20 $13,559 -19% -45% 209 $65   $123,879,148 162
Jun 7, 2001 20 $14,962 +10%   209 $72   $123,894,110 163

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 29, 2000 28 $336,730   4 $84,183   $523,669 2
Jan 5, 2001 2 $21,379,085 +6,249% 1,510 $14,158   $21,902,754 3
Jan 12, 2001 3 $16,552,714 -23% 1,527 $10,840   $38,455,468 4
Jan 19, 2001 3 $11,270,686 -32% 1,571 $7,174   $49,726,154 5
Jan 26, 2001 4 $8,755,408 -22% 1,581 $5,538   $58,481,562 6
Feb 2, 2001 6 $7,977,901 -9% 1,580 $5,049   $66,459,463 7
Feb 9, 2001 7 $6,062,583 -24% 1,740 $3,484   $72,522,046 8
Feb 16, 2001 6 $8,570,207 +41% 1,742 $4,920   $81,092,253 9
Feb 23, 2001 6 $6,700,054 -22% 1,755 $3,818   $87,792,307 10
Mar 2, 2001 6 $5,813,413 -13% 1,638 $3,549   $93,605,720 11
Mar 9, 2001 7 $5,454,423 -6% 1,678 $3,251   $99,060,143 12
Mar 16, 2001 10 $4,673,266 -14% 1,682 $2,778   $103,733,409 13
Mar 23, 2001 7 $5,908,068 +26% 1,684 $3,508   $109,641,477 14
Mar 30, 2001 9 $4,979,501 -16% 1,673 $2,976   $114,620,978 15
Apr 6, 2001 13 $3,012,813 -39% 1,339 $2,250   $117,633,791 16
Apr 13, 2001 14 $1,953,697 -35% 934 $2,092   $119,587,488 17
Apr 20, 2001 17 $1,355,868 -31% 744 $1,822   $120,943,356 18
Apr 27, 2001 19 $713,957 -47% 453 $1,576   $121,657,313 19
May 4, 2001 22 $493,491 -31% 354 $1,394   $122,150,804 20
May 11, 2001 19 $608,866 +23% 463 $1,315   $122,759,670 21
May 18, 2001 17 $488,242 -20% 355 $1,375   $123,247,912 22
May 25, 2001 17 $449,311 -8% 296 $1,518   $123,697,223 23
Jun 1, 2001 23 $196,887 -56% 209 $942   $123,894,110 24
Jun 8, 2001 37 $90,915 -54% 148 $614   $123,985,025 25
Jun 15, 2001 55 $48,317 -47% 84 $575   $124,033,342 26
Jun 22, 2001 57 $34,298 -29% 68 $504   $124,067,640 27
Jun 29, 2001 65 $25,593 -25% 53 $483   $124,093,233 28
Jul 6, 2001 84 $14,243 -44% 36 $396   $124,107,476 29

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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