Something's Gotta Give (2003)

Something's Gotta Give
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $124,685,242Details
International Box Office $142,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $266,685,242
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,064,723 (12.9% of total gross)
Legs:7.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,677 opening theaters/2,876 max. theaters, 8.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $215,533,442

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 576 $124,685,242
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 745 $142,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 637 $266,685,242

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 12th, 2003 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: January 8th, 2004 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: March 30th, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity and strong language
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. It’s Complicated
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Keywords: Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros., Waverly Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Monday 63 $371,734 Feb 16, 2004 67
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 251 $5,418,181 Feb 13, 2004 66
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 312 $6,103,040 Jan 30, 2004 52
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 245 $5,783,869 Jan 16, 2004 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 260 $10,524,594 Jan 16, 2004 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 203 $6,721,767 Jan 16, 2004 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 177 $12,231,233 Jan 16, 2004 38
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 111 $11,705,123 Jan 2, 2004 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 120 $21,299,178 Jan 2, 2004 24
Biggest 3rd Thursday 19 $4,320,000 Jan 1, 2004 21
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 29 $4,100,000 Dec 31, 2003 20
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 92 $13,816,638 Dec 26, 2003 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 102 $25,891,871 Dec 26, 2003 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 2003 1 $16,064,723   2,677 $6,001   $16,064,723 1
Dec 19, 2003 3 $11,416,793 -29% 2,677 $4,265   $33,429,833 2
Dec 26, 2003 4 $13,816,638 +21% 2,709 $5,100   $55,902,582 3
Jan 2, 2004 3 $11,705,123 -15% 2,808 $4,168   $81,211,676 4
Jan 9, 2004 5 $7,727,359 -34% 2,876 $2,687   $92,515,314 5
Jan 16, 2004 7 $5,783,869 -25% 2,502 $2,312   $100,745,229 6
Jan 23, 2004 9 $4,017,675 -31% 2,143 $1,875   $107,054,327 7
Jan 30, 2004 12 $3,353,974 -17% 1,601 $2,095   $111,884,639 8
Feb 6, 2004 13 $2,583,857 -23% 1,237 $2,089   $115,488,095 9
Feb 13, 2004 12 $2,605,868 +1% 1,019 $2,557   $118,893,485 10
Feb 20, 2004 16 $1,601,175 -39% 915 $1,750   $121,417,924 11
Feb 27, 2004 18 $811,412 -49% 672 $1,207   $122,736,489 12
Mar 5, 2004 20 $405,476 -50% 333 $1,218   $123,440,600 13
Mar 12, 2004 18 $433,640 +7% 439 $988   $124,002,367 14
Mar 19, 2004 24 $221,982 -49% 272 $816   $124,376,112 15
Mar 26, 2004 33 $118,916 -46% 173 $687   $124,590,960 16
Apr 2, 2004 56 $47,505 -60% 89 $534   $124,685,242 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 12, 2003 1 $5,300,000     2,677 $1,980   $5,300,000 1
Dec 13, 2003 1 $7,026,916 +33%   2,677 $2,625   $12,297,044 2
Dec 14, 2003 2 $3,767,679 -46%   2,677 $1,407   $16,064,723 3
Dec 15, 2003 1 $1,488,000 -61%   2,677 $556   $17,552,000 4
Dec 16, 2003 1 $1,580,000 +6%   2,677 $590   $19,133,000 5
Dec 17, 2003 2 $1,434,000 -9%   2,677 $536   $20,567,000 6
Dec 18, 2003 2 $1,446,000 +1%   2,677 $540   $22,013,000 7
Dec 19, 2003 3 $3,300,000 +128% -38% 2,677 $1,233   $25,300,000 8
Dec 20, 2003 2 $4,706,846 +43% -33% 2,677 $1,758   $29,945,549 9
Dec 21, 2003 2 $3,484,284 -26% -8% 2,677 $1,302   $33,429,833 10
Dec 22, 2003 3 $1,753,457 -50% +18% 2,677 $655   $35,183,290 11
Dec 23, 2003 3 $2,000,000 +14% +27% 2,677 $747   $37,183,290 12
Dec 24, 2003 2 $1,556,000 -22% +9% 2,677 $581   $38,739,290 13
Dec 25, 2003 6 $3,474,000 +123% +140% 2,709 $1,282   $42,213,290 14
Dec 26, 2003 5 $4,800,000 +38% +45% 2,709 $1,772   $47,000,000 15
Dec 27, 2003 4 $5,084,964 +6% +8% 2,709 $1,877   $52,000,800 16
Dec 28, 2003 4 $3,901,782 -23% +12% 2,709 $1,440   $55,902,582 17
Dec 29, 2003 4 $2,565,000 -34% +46% 2,709 $947   $58,467,000 18
Dec 30, 2003 5 $2,737,000 +7% +37% 2,709 $1,010   $61,205,000 19
Dec 31, 2003 3 $4,100,000 +50% +163% 2,709 $1,513   $65,300,000 20
Jan 1, 2004 3 $4,320,000 +5% +24% 2,808 $1,538   $69,620,000 21
Jan 2, 2004 3 $4,500,000 +4% -6% 2,808 $1,603   $74,100,000 22
Jan 3, 2004 3 $4,834,498 +7% -5% 2,808 $1,722   $78,759,255 23
Jan 4, 2004 4 $2,452,421 -49% -37% 2,808 $873   $81,211,676 24
Jan 5, 2004 4 $843,000 -66% -67% 2,808 $300   $82,054,000 25
Jan 6, 2004 4 $903,000 +7% -67% 2,808 $322   $82,957,000 26
Jan 7, 2004 3 $927,000 +3% -77% 2,808 $330   $83,885,000 27
Jan 8, 2004 3 $903,000 -3% -79% 2,808 $322   $84,788,000 28
Jan 9, 2004 5 $2,400,000 +166% -47% 2,876 $834   $87,200,000 29
Jan 10, 2004 4 $3,590,403 +50% -26% 2,876 $1,248   $90,731,579 30
Jan 11, 2004 5 $1,783,735 -50% -27% 2,876 $620   $92,515,314 31
Jan 12, 2004 4 $551,000 -69% -35% 2,876 $192   $93,067,000 32
Jan 13, 2004 4 $664,000 +21% -26% 2,876 $231   $93,731,000 33
Jan 14, 2004 4 $597,000 -10% -36% 2,876 $208   $94,328,000 34
Jan 15, 2004 4 $633,000 +6% -30% 2,876 $220   $94,961,000 35
Jan 16, 2004 7 $1,500,000 +137% -38% 2,502 $600   $96,500,000 36
Jan 17, 2004 7 $2,727,778 +82% -24% 2,502 $1,090   $99,261,778 37
Jan 18, 2004 7 $1,483,451 -46% -17% 2,502 $593   $100,745,229 38
Jan 19, 2004 9 $937,898 -37% +70% 2,502 $375   $101,683,127 39
Jan 20, 2004 6 $469,000 -50% -29% 2,502 $187   $102,152,000 40
Jan 21, 2004 5 $425,000 -9% -29% 2,502 $170   $102,578,000 41
Jan 22, 2004 5 $459,000 +8% -27% 2,502 $183   $103,037,000 42
Jan 23, 2004 9 $1,100,000 +140% -27% 2,143 $513   $104,100,000 43
Jan 24, 2004 9 $1,984,477 +80% -27% 2,143 $926   $106,096,429 44
Jan 25, 2004 10 $957,898 -52% -35% 2,143 $447   $107,054,327 45
Jan 26, 2004 9 $297,000 -69% -68% 2,143 $139   $107,351,000 46
Jan 27, 2004 8 $375,000 +26% -20% 2,143 $175   $107,726,000 47
Jan 28, 2004 8 $410,000 +9% -4% 2,143 $191   $108,136,000 48
Jan 29, 2004 7 $395,000 -4% -14% 2,143 $184   $108,531,000 49
Feb 1, 2004 11 $604,714   -37% 1,601 $378   $111,884,639 52
Feb 2, 2004 10 $233,000 -61% -22% 1,601 $146   $112,118,000 53
Feb 3, 2004 10 $267,000 +15% -29% 1,601 $167   $112,385,000 54
Feb 4, 2004 9 $268,000 n/c -35% 1,601 $167   $112,653,000 55
Feb 5, 2004 9 $251,000 -6% -36% 1,601 $157   $112,904,000 56
Feb 10, 2004 10 $208,000   -22% 2,847 $73   $115,862,000 61
Feb 11, 2004 10 $206,000 -1% -23% 2,847 $72   $116,069,000 62
Feb 12, 2004 10 $219,000 +6% -13% 2,847 $77   $116,288,000 63
Feb 16, 2004 14 $371,734     1,019 $365   $119,265,219 67

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 2003 2 $22,013,040   2,677 $8,223   $22,013,040 1
Dec 19, 2003 2 $20,072,904 -9% 2,677 $7,498   $42,085,944 2
Dec 26, 2003 4 $27,420,609 +37% 2,709 $10,122   $69,506,553 3
Jan 2, 2004 4 $15,281,402 -44% 2,808 $5,442   $84,787,955 4
Jan 9, 2004 5 $10,173,405 -33% 2,876 $3,537   $94,961,360 5
Jan 16, 2004 7 $8,075,292 -21% 2,502 $3,228   $103,036,652 6
Jan 23, 2004 8 $5,494,013 -32% 2,143 $2,564   $108,530,665 7
Jan 30, 2004 13 $4,373,573 -20% 1,601 $2,732   $112,904,238 8
Feb 6, 2004 12 $3,383,379 -23% 1,237 $2,735   $116,287,617 9
Feb 13, 2004 13 $3,529,132 +4% 1,019 $3,463   $119,816,749 10
Feb 20, 2004 16 $2,108,328 -40% 915 $2,304   $121,925,077 11
Feb 27, 2004 18 $1,110,047 -47% 672 $1,652   $123,035,124 12
Mar 5, 2004 21 $533,603 -52% 333 $1,602   $123,568,727 13
Mar 12, 2004 19 $585,403 +10% 439 $1,333   $124,154,130 14
Mar 19, 2004 25 $317,914 -46% 272 $1,169   $124,472,044 15
Mar 26, 2004 36 $165,693 -48% 173 $958   $124,637,737 16
Apr 2, 2004 64 $47,505 -71% 89 $534   $124,685,242 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/8/2004 $1,981,940 235 235 235 $1,981,940 4/2/2020
 
Rest of World $140,018,060
 
International Total$142,000,000 4/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    Harry Sanborn
Diane Keaton    Erica Barry
Keanu Reeves    Julian
Amanda Peet    Marin

Supporting Cast

Frances McDormand    Zoe
Jon Favreau    Leo
Paul Michael Glaser    Dave
Rachel Ticotin    Dr. Martinez
Lorraine Nicholson    Young Girl in Market
KaDee Strickland    Kristen
Nichole Hiltz    Pretty Girl
T.J. Thyne    Waiter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nancy Meyers    Director
Nancy Meyers    Screenwriter
Bruce A. Block    Producer
Nancy Meyers    Producer
Suzanne Farwell    Co-Producer
Michael Ballhaus    Cinematographer
Joe Hutshing    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Bonnie Greenberg-Goodman*    Music Supervisor
Jon Hutman    Production Designer
John Warnke    Art Director
Anthony D. Parrillo    Set Designer
Dianne Wager    Set Designer
Gary Diamond    Set Designer
Beth Rubino    Set Decorator
Suzanne McCabe    Costume Designer
Arthur Rochester    Sound Mixer
Dennis Drummond    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Rader    Visual Effects Supervisor
K.C. Colwell    Assistant Director
Bruce A. Block    Second Unit Director
Susan Starr    Second Unit Camera
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

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

DVD Releases for March 30, 2004

March 30th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It was a much richer week in terms of choices, but for me choosing a DVD pick of the week was easy, (Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t!.) Although I also picked up House of Sand and Fog - (Buy from Amazon) as a rental. More...

Polly Wants the Number One Position?

March 16th, 2004

Without an international breakout hit, the domestic slowdown is still affecting the international box-office. This week a single massive opening in a major market could have put a film in the top five. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. But a string of strong openings helped push Along Came Polly into first place with $12.4 million. It's still early in its international run, but with $40.2 million so far and with some big markets left it should beat its domestic total. More...

Box Office Woes extend Overseas

March 9th, 2004

The earlier domestic box office slow down is starting to affect the international box office as no movie could manage $10 million or more at the box office. Compare that to last week when three movies managed that feat. Even winning 11 Oscars didn't help Lord of the Rings: Return of the King's international box office as it dropped 15% to $9.4 million, although that was enough for it to reclaim the weekly crown. Overall its international total is now just shy of $680 million while its worldwide total is nearing $1.05 billion. More...

Scary Finish at the International Box Office Race

March 2nd, 2004

When Scary Movie 3 was released domestically during the past fall, many analysts predicted it would fail to attract a sizeable audience. After all, there was a massive 55% drop-off between the first two installments. But the movie out-preformed expectations domestically, and now it's doing the same internationally. Scary Movie 3 earned $12.3 million and a first place finished this past weekend. Its international total is nearing $75 million and it should cross $200 million worldwide relatively soon. More...

King Sweeps and Other Oscar Reactions

March 1st, 2004

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of last nights Oscars was the lack of surprises. Even the sweep by Lord of the Rings: Return of the King wasn't that big of a shock. More...

Billion Dollar Box Office

February 24th, 2004

It took a couple days longer than expected, but Lord of the Rings: Return of the King crossed the $1 billion mark over the weekend. The weekend total of $13.9 million was also good enough for first place on the international charts. Internationally it is still in third place behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but that should change by the weekend. More...

Lord Returns to the Top

February 18th, 2004


Lasting Reign

February 10th, 2004

After crossing $250 million international some time during the mid-week, The Last Samurai opened in another 10 markets pushing its weekend total to $17.7 million. Most impressive is the film's run in Japan; it was first in its 10th week of release and it crossed the $100 million mark in that nation. If Ken Watanabe wins the Oscar it should outperform its domestic run in Japan. It is very unusual for a Hollywood film to earn more in a single international market than it earned domestically. More...

King Oscar, Lord of the Nominations

January 27th, 2004

Nominations for the 76the Annual Academy Awards were announced today. As always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. More...

And the Golden Globe goes to ...

January 26th, 2004

Recapping last nights Golden Globes ceremony, here are the winners with a brief reaction below. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

Polly Wants a Number One Spot

January 21st, 2004

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is usually celebrated by the movie industry by dumping movies that the studios have little faith in, in hopes that the holiday crowds will give it an undeserved boost. This year two of the three new releases beat expectations (at least for the 3-day weekend) and the one that didn't had the best reviews for the week. (I really must stop basing my prediction on quality.) The 3-day total box office was 7% above last weekend, but down 8% from last year. The 4-day yearly decline was about the same. More...

2003 SAG Nominations Announced

January 18th, 2004

On Thursday the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) Nominations were announced. Here is a list of all the nominations in theatrical categories as well as a brief reaction to them. More...

Along Comes a New Number One

January 16th, 2004

With three new movies opening wide this weekend, we should finally have a new number one at the box office. But don't expect it to be number one in the minds of the critics. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday we should see a sizeable increase at the box office. More...

King too Big for Competition

January 12th, 2004

None of the wide releases were able to mount much of an attack on last weekend's top five. And with the exception of a limited release going wide there was little change. The lack of a dominate opener helped push the total box office lower by more than 25% from last week and 6% from last year. So much for last weekend's strong start to 2004. More...

January Dumping Grounds Begin

January 9th, 2004

January is usually the time when studios dump movies that looked like a good idea on paper, but didn't pan out. This year looks like no exception as the two new movies are getting destroyed by the critics. In fact, the only film that looks capable of challenging Lord of the Rings: Return of the King for the lead is the wide expansion of Big Fish. More...

A Very Happy New Year

January 5th, 2004

2004 started off with a bang as all movies in the top five beat expectations, although mostly by just a million or two. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King continues to lead and may yet have one more win up its sleeve for next week. This allowed 2004 to get an early jump improving upon last year's pace by more than 9%. There was a considerable drop from last week, but this was not surprising given the return to work / school on Monday. A drop of just 24% was the best week to week drop-off to start the year since 2000 when the box office dropped a mere 14%. More...

Will it be Three in a Row for the Trilogy?

January 2nd, 2004

This week there are no new wide openings, so the top five should look a lot like last weekend. This includes another winning weekend for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The lack of new releases is not uncommon for this time of the year, nor is the number of potential $100 million movies. Of the top five, one has already crossed $100 million and three more could follow. More...

Returning as King

December 29th, 2003

No one was surprised that Lord of the Ring: Return of the King remained on top for the second weekend in a row, but most of the new entries did surprise at the box office. It is also not surprising that the box office shot up from last week by over 30%, but the yearly increase was a much more modest 4%. That is less than the average increase in ticket prices. More...

Lord Will Remain King over Christmas

December 24th, 2003

There's really no doubt Lord of the Rings: Return of the King will remain number one over Christmas / the weekend. The only real question is how much of last weekend's record breaking performance will it maintain and how well will the other movies fare. More...

Records Fall to the Might of the King

December 22nd, 2003

Expectations for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King were huge, but unlike so many other movies with huge expectations that opened this year Return of the King didn't disappoint. A record-breaking performance lead to a huge 59% jump in the box office from last week. But the major letdown in other films led to a 2.3% drop from last year. More...

Will it be a Record Weekend for the King?

December 19th, 2003

While there are two major and a few smaller releases, only one movie is getting talked about this weekend. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King will crush all competition, but there still is some question if records can be broken and how well the other competition will fare. More...

They Can't Blame the Snow This Time

December 15th, 2003

While the weekend after Thanksgiving is usually soft, the weekend after that usually sees a bit of a rebound. Last year, for instance, we saw a nearly 20% week-to-week increase at the box office. This year we weren't so lucky. No movie in the top five beat box office expectations, while a couple did place higher on the charts due to weaker than expected competition. This led to a drop of nearly 9% from last week and 13% from last year. More...

Two Way Race for Top Spot

December 12th, 2003

It's a two-way race for top spot this weekend with Something's Gotta Give targeting a mature audience while Stuck on You goes for the decidedly immature. A third movie, Love Don't Cost a Thing is also opening wide but it might have trouble just making the top five. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,064,723 (12.9% of total gross)
Legs:7.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,677 opening theaters/2,876 max. theaters, 8.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $215,533,442

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 576 $124,685,242
All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 745 $142,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 637 $266,685,242

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 12th, 2003 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: January 8th, 2004 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: March 30th, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity and strong language
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. It’s Complicated
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros., Waverly Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Monday 63 $371,734 Feb 16, 2004 67
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 251 $5,418,181 Feb 13, 2004 66
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 312 $6,103,040 Jan 30, 2004 52
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 245 $5,783,869 Jan 16, 2004 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 260 $10,524,594 Jan 16, 2004 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 203 $6,721,767 Jan 16, 2004 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 177 $12,231,233 Jan 16, 2004 38
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 111 $11,705,123 Jan 2, 2004 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 120 $21,299,178 Jan 2, 2004 24
Biggest 3rd Thursday 19 $4,320,000 Jan 1, 2004 21
Biggest 3rd Wednesday 29 $4,100,000 Dec 31, 2003 20
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 92 $13,816,638 Dec 26, 2003 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 102 $25,891,871 Dec 26, 2003 17

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    Harry Sanborn
Diane Keaton    Erica Barry
Keanu Reeves    Julian
Amanda Peet    Marin

Supporting Cast

Frances McDormand    Zoe
Jon Favreau    Leo
Paul Michael Glaser    Dave
Rachel Ticotin    Dr. Martinez
Lorraine Nicholson    Young Girl in Market
KaDee Strickland    Kristen
Nichole Hiltz    Pretty Girl
T.J. Thyne    Waiter

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

Production and Technical Credits

Nancy Meyers    Director
Nancy Meyers    Screenwriter
Bruce A. Block    Producer
Nancy Meyers    Producer
Suzanne Farwell    Co-Producer
Michael Ballhaus    Cinematographer
Joe Hutshing    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Bonnie Greenberg-Goodman*    Music Supervisor
Jon Hutman    Production Designer
John Warnke    Art Director
Anthony D. Parrillo    Set Designer
Dianne Wager    Set Designer
Gary Diamond    Set Designer
Beth Rubino    Set Decorator
Suzanne McCabe    Costume Designer
Arthur Rochester    Sound Mixer
Dennis Drummond    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Rader    Visual Effects Supervisor
K.C. Colwell    Assistant Director
Bruce A. Block    Second Unit Director
Susan Starr    Second Unit Camera
Jane Jenkins    Casting Director
Janet Hirshenson    Casting Director
Kenneth Karman    Music Editor

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

DVD Releases for March 30, 2004

March 30th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It was a much richer week in terms of choices, but for me choosing a DVD pick of the week was easy, (Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t!.) Although I also picked up House of Sand and Fog - (Buy from Amazon) as a rental. More...

Polly Wants the Number One Position?

March 16th, 2004

Without an international breakout hit, the domestic slowdown is still affecting the international box-office. This week a single massive opening in a major market could have put a film in the top five. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. But a string of strong openings helped push Along Came Polly into first place with $12.4 million. It's still early in its international run, but with $40.2 million so far and with some big markets left it should beat its domestic total. More...

Box Office Woes extend Overseas

March 9th, 2004

The earlier domestic box office slow down is starting to affect the international box office as no movie could manage $10 million or more at the box office. Compare that to last week when three movies managed that feat. Even winning 11 Oscars didn't help Lord of the Rings: Return of the King's international box office as it dropped 15% to $9.4 million, although that was enough for it to reclaim the weekly crown. Overall its international total is now just shy of $680 million while its worldwide total is nearing $1.05 billion. More...

Scary Finish at the International Box Office Race

March 2nd, 2004

When Scary Movie 3 was released domestically during the past fall, many analysts predicted it would fail to attract a sizeable audience. After all, there was a massive 55% drop-off between the first two installments. But the movie out-preformed expectations domestically, and now it's doing the same internationally. Scary Movie 3 earned $12.3 million and a first place finished this past weekend. Its international total is nearing $75 million and it should cross $200 million worldwide relatively soon. More...

King Sweeps and Other Oscar Reactions

March 1st, 2004

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of last nights Oscars was the lack of surprises. Even the sweep by Lord of the Rings: Return of the King wasn't that big of a shock. More...

Billion Dollar Box Office

February 24th, 2004

It took a couple days longer than expected, but Lord of the Rings: Return of the King crossed the $1 billion mark over the weekend. The weekend total of $13.9 million was also good enough for first place on the international charts. Internationally it is still in third place behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but that should change by the weekend. More...

Lord Returns to the Top

February 18th, 2004


Lasting Reign

February 10th, 2004

After crossing $250 million international some time during the mid-week, The Last Samurai opened in another 10 markets pushing its weekend total to $17.7 million. Most impressive is the film's run in Japan; it was first in its 10th week of release and it crossed the $100 million mark in that nation. If Ken Watanabe wins the Oscar it should outperform its domestic run in Japan. It is very unusual for a Hollywood film to earn more in a single international market than it earned domestically. More...

King Oscar, Lord of the Nominations

January 27th, 2004

Nominations for the 76the Annual Academy Awards were announced today. As always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. More...

And the Golden Globe goes to ...

January 26th, 2004

Recapping last nights Golden Globes ceremony, here are the winners with a brief reaction below. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

Polly Wants a Number One Spot

January 21st, 2004

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is usually celebrated by the movie industry by dumping movies that the studios have little faith in, in hopes that the holiday crowds will give it an undeserved boost. This year two of the three new releases beat expectations (at least for the 3-day weekend) and the one that didn't had the best reviews for the week. (I really must stop basing my prediction on quality.) The 3-day total box office was 7% above last weekend, but down 8% from last year. The 4-day yearly decline was about the same. More...

2003 SAG Nominations Announced

January 18th, 2004

On Thursday the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) Nominations were announced. Here is a list of all the nominations in theatrical categories as well as a brief reaction to them. More...

Along Comes a New Number One

January 16th, 2004

With three new movies opening wide this weekend, we should finally have a new number one at the box office. But don't expect it to be number one in the minds of the critics. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday we should see a sizeable increase at the box office. More...

King too Big for Competition

January 12th, 2004

None of the wide releases were able to mount much of an attack on last weekend's top five. And with the exception of a limited release going wide there was little change. The lack of a dominate opener helped push the total box office lower by more than 25% from last week and 6% from last year. So much for last weekend's strong start to 2004. More...

January Dumping Grounds Begin

January 9th, 2004

January is usually the time when studios dump movies that looked like a good idea on paper, but didn't pan out. This year looks like no exception as the two new movies are getting destroyed by the critics. In fact, the only film that looks capable of challenging Lord of the Rings: Return of the King for the lead is the wide expansion of Big Fish. More...

A Very Happy New Year

January 5th, 2004

2004 started off with a bang as all movies in the top five beat expectations, although mostly by just a million or two. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King continues to lead and may yet have one more win up its sleeve for next week. This allowed 2004 to get an early jump improving upon last year's pace by more than 9%. There was a considerable drop from last week, but this was not surprising given the return to work / school on Monday. A drop of just 24% was the best week to week drop-off to start the year since 2000 when the box office dropped a mere 14%. More...

Will it be Three in a Row for the Trilogy?

January 2nd, 2004

This week there are no new wide openings, so the top five should look a lot like last weekend. This includes another winning weekend for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. The lack of new releases is not uncommon for this time of the year, nor is the number of potential $100 million movies. Of the top five, one has already crossed $100 million and three more could follow. More...

Returning as King

December 29th, 2003

No one was surprised that Lord of the Ring: Return of the King remained on top for the second weekend in a row, but most of the new entries did surprise at the box office. It is also not surprising that the box office shot up from last week by over 30%, but the yearly increase was a much more modest 4%. That is less than the average increase in ticket prices. More...

Lord Will Remain King over Christmas

December 24th, 2003

There's really no doubt Lord of the Rings: Return of the King will remain number one over Christmas / the weekend. The only real question is how much of last weekend's record breaking performance will it maintain and how well will the other movies fare. More...

Records Fall to the Might of the King

December 22nd, 2003

Expectations for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King were huge, but unlike so many other movies with huge expectations that opened this year Return of the King didn't disappoint. A record-breaking performance lead to a huge 59% jump in the box office from last week. But the major letdown in other films led to a 2.3% drop from last year. More...

Will it be a Record Weekend for the King?

December 19th, 2003

While there are two major and a few smaller releases, only one movie is getting talked about this weekend. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King will crush all competition, but there still is some question if records can be broken and how well the other competition will fare. More...

They Can't Blame the Snow This Time

December 15th, 2003

While the weekend after Thanksgiving is usually soft, the weekend after that usually sees a bit of a rebound. Last year, for instance, we saw a nearly 20% week-to-week increase at the box office. This year we weren't so lucky. No movie in the top five beat box office expectations, while a couple did place higher on the charts due to weaker than expected competition. This led to a drop of nearly 9% from last week and 13% from last year. More...

Two Way Race for Top Spot

December 12th, 2003

It's a two-way race for top spot this weekend with Something's Gotta Give targeting a mature audience while Stuck on You goes for the decidedly immature. A third movie, Love Don't Cost a Thing is also opening wide but it might have trouble just making the top five. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 2003 1 $16,064,723   2,677 $6,001   $16,064,723 1
Dec 19, 2003 3 $11,416,793 -29% 2,677 $4,265   $33,429,833 2
Dec 26, 2003 4 $13,816,638 +21% 2,709 $5,100   $55,902,582 3
Jan 2, 2004 3 $11,705,123 -15% 2,808 $4,168   $81,211,676 4
Jan 9, 2004 5 $7,727,359 -34% 2,876 $2,687   $92,515,314 5
Jan 16, 2004 7 $5,783,869 -25% 2,502 $2,312   $100,745,229 6
Jan 23, 2004 9 $4,017,675 -31% 2,143 $1,875   $107,054,327 7
Jan 30, 2004 12 $3,353,974 -17% 1,601 $2,095   $111,884,639 8
Feb 6, 2004 13 $2,583,857 -23% 1,237 $2,089   $115,488,095 9
Feb 13, 2004 12 $2,605,868 +1% 1,019 $2,557   $118,893,485 10
Feb 20, 2004 16 $1,601,175 -39% 915 $1,750   $121,417,924 11
Feb 27, 2004 18 $811,412 -49% 672 $1,207   $122,736,489 12
Mar 5, 2004 20 $405,476 -50% 333 $1,218   $123,440,600 13
Mar 12, 2004 18 $433,640 +7% 439 $988   $124,002,367 14
Mar 19, 2004 24 $221,982 -49% 272 $816   $124,376,112 15
Mar 26, 2004 33 $118,916 -46% 173 $687   $124,590,960 16
Apr 2, 2004 56 $47,505 -60% 89 $534   $124,685,242 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 12, 2003 1 $5,300,000     2,677 $1,980   $5,300,000 1
Dec 13, 2003 1 $7,026,916 +33%   2,677 $2,625   $12,297,044 2
Dec 14, 2003 2 $3,767,679 -46%   2,677 $1,407   $16,064,723 3
Dec 15, 2003 1 $1,488,000 -61%   2,677 $556   $17,552,000 4
Dec 16, 2003 1 $1,580,000 +6%   2,677 $590   $19,133,000 5
Dec 17, 2003 2 $1,434,000 -9%   2,677 $536   $20,567,000 6
Dec 18, 2003 2 $1,446,000 +1%   2,677 $540   $22,013,000 7
Dec 19, 2003 3 $3,300,000 +128% -38% 2,677 $1,233   $25,300,000 8
Dec 20, 2003 2 $4,706,846 +43% -33% 2,677 $1,758   $29,945,549 9
Dec 21, 2003 2 $3,484,284 -26% -8% 2,677 $1,302   $33,429,833 10
Dec 22, 2003 3 $1,753,457 -50% +18% 2,677 $655   $35,183,290 11
Dec 23, 2003 3 $2,000,000 +14% +27% 2,677 $747   $37,183,290 12
Dec 24, 2003 2 $1,556,000 -22% +9% 2,677 $581   $38,739,290 13
Dec 25, 2003 6 $3,474,000 +123% +140% 2,709 $1,282   $42,213,290 14
Dec 26, 2003 5 $4,800,000 +38% +45% 2,709 $1,772   $47,000,000 15
Dec 27, 2003 4 $5,084,964 +6% +8% 2,709 $1,877   $52,000,800 16
Dec 28, 2003 4 $3,901,782 -23% +12% 2,709 $1,440   $55,902,582 17
Dec 29, 2003 4 $2,565,000 -34% +46% 2,709 $947   $58,467,000 18
Dec 30, 2003 5 $2,737,000 +7% +37% 2,709 $1,010   $61,205,000 19
Dec 31, 2003 3 $4,100,000 +50% +163% 2,709 $1,513   $65,300,000 20
Jan 1, 2004 3 $4,320,000 +5% +24% 2,808 $1,538   $69,620,000 21
Jan 2, 2004 3 $4,500,000 +4% -6% 2,808 $1,603   $74,100,000 22
Jan 3, 2004 3 $4,834,498 +7% -5% 2,808 $1,722   $78,759,255 23
Jan 4, 2004 4 $2,452,421 -49% -37% 2,808 $873   $81,211,676 24
Jan 5, 2004 4 $843,000 -66% -67% 2,808 $300   $82,054,000 25
Jan 6, 2004 4 $903,000 +7% -67% 2,808 $322   $82,957,000 26
Jan 7, 2004 3 $927,000 +3% -77% 2,808 $330   $83,885,000 27
Jan 8, 2004 3 $903,000 -3% -79% 2,808 $322   $84,788,000 28
Jan 9, 2004 5 $2,400,000 +166% -47% 2,876 $834   $87,200,000 29
Jan 10, 2004 4 $3,590,403 +50% -26% 2,876 $1,248   $90,731,579 30
Jan 11, 2004 5 $1,783,735 -50% -27% 2,876 $620   $92,515,314 31
Jan 12, 2004 4 $551,000 -69% -35% 2,876 $192   $93,067,000 32
Jan 13, 2004 4 $664,000 +21% -26% 2,876 $231   $93,731,000 33
Jan 14, 2004 4 $597,000 -10% -36% 2,876 $208   $94,328,000 34
Jan 15, 2004 4 $633,000 +6% -30% 2,876 $220   $94,961,000 35
Jan 16, 2004 7 $1,500,000 +137% -38% 2,502 $600   $96,500,000 36
Jan 17, 2004 7 $2,727,778 +82% -24% 2,502 $1,090   $99,261,778 37
Jan 18, 2004 7 $1,483,451 -46% -17% 2,502 $593   $100,745,229 38
Jan 19, 2004 9 $937,898 -37% +70% 2,502 $375   $101,683,127 39
Jan 20, 2004 6 $469,000 -50% -29% 2,502 $187   $102,152,000 40
Jan 21, 2004 5 $425,000 -9% -29% 2,502 $170   $102,578,000 41
Jan 22, 2004 5 $459,000 +8% -27% 2,502 $183   $103,037,000 42
Jan 23, 2004 9 $1,100,000 +140% -27% 2,143 $513   $104,100,000 43
Jan 24, 2004 9 $1,984,477 +80% -27% 2,143 $926   $106,096,429 44
Jan 25, 2004 10 $957,898 -52% -35% 2,143 $447   $107,054,327 45
Jan 26, 2004 9 $297,000 -69% -68% 2,143 $139   $107,351,000 46
Jan 27, 2004 8 $375,000 +26% -20% 2,143 $175   $107,726,000 47
Jan 28, 2004 8 $410,000 +9% -4% 2,143 $191   $108,136,000 48
Jan 29, 2004 7 $395,000 -4% -14% 2,143 $184   $108,531,000 49
Feb 1, 2004 11 $604,714   -37% 1,601 $378   $111,884,639 52
Feb 2, 2004 10 $233,000 -61% -22% 1,601 $146   $112,118,000 53
Feb 3, 2004 10 $267,000 +15% -29% 1,601 $167   $112,385,000 54
Feb 4, 2004 9 $268,000 n/c -35% 1,601 $167   $112,653,000 55
Feb 5, 2004 9 $251,000 -6% -36% 1,601 $157   $112,904,000 56
Feb 10, 2004 10 $208,000   -22% 2,847 $73   $115,862,000 61
Feb 11, 2004 10 $206,000 -1% -23% 2,847 $72   $116,069,000 62
Feb 12, 2004 10 $219,000 +6% -13% 2,847 $77   $116,288,000 63
Feb 16, 2004 14 $371,734     1,019 $365   $119,265,219 67

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 12, 2003 2 $22,013,040   2,677 $8,223   $22,013,040 1
Dec 19, 2003 2 $20,072,904 -9% 2,677 $7,498   $42,085,944 2
Dec 26, 2003 4 $27,420,609 +37% 2,709 $10,122   $69,506,553 3
Jan 2, 2004 4 $15,281,402 -44% 2,808 $5,442   $84,787,955 4
Jan 9, 2004 5 $10,173,405 -33% 2,876 $3,537   $94,961,360 5
Jan 16, 2004 7 $8,075,292 -21% 2,502 $3,228   $103,036,652 6
Jan 23, 2004 8 $5,494,013 -32% 2,143 $2,564   $108,530,665 7
Jan 30, 2004 13 $4,373,573 -20% 1,601 $2,732   $112,904,238 8
Feb 6, 2004 12 $3,383,379 -23% 1,237 $2,735   $116,287,617 9
Feb 13, 2004 13 $3,529,132 +4% 1,019 $3,463   $119,816,749 10
Feb 20, 2004 16 $2,108,328 -40% 915 $2,304   $121,925,077 11
Feb 27, 2004 18 $1,110,047 -47% 672 $1,652   $123,035,124 12
Mar 5, 2004 21 $533,603 -52% 333 $1,602   $123,568,727 13
Mar 12, 2004 19 $585,403 +10% 439 $1,333   $124,154,130 14
Mar 19, 2004 25 $317,914 -46% 272 $1,169   $124,472,044 15
Mar 26, 2004 36 $165,693 -48% 173 $958   $124,637,737 16
Apr 2, 2004 64 $47,505 -71% 89 $534   $124,685,242 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/8/2004 $1,981,940 235 235 235 $1,981,940 4/2/2020
 
Rest of World $140,018,060
 
International Total$142,000,000 4/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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