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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Box Office History for Based on Real Life Events Movies

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Released    Movie Name    1st Weekend    US Gross    Worldwide Gross    Budget   
10/20/1936 Charge of the Light Brigade, The - - - $1,200,000
4/11/1947 Monsieur Verdoux - $26,927 - -
10/7/1957 Le mystère Picasso $19,143 $50,253 - -
10/4/1962 The Longest Day - $39,100,000 $50,100,000 $10,000,000
6/12/1963 Cleopatra - $48,000,000 $62,000,000 $36,000,000
8/13/1967 Bonnie and Clyde - $50,700,000 - -
6/27/1969 Che! - $2,000,000 - -
6/28/1971 The Hellstrom Chronicle - - - -
4/13/1978 F.I.S.T - $20,388,920 - $11,000,000
3/1/1979 Dirt - $9,200,000 - -
6/30/1979 Dolphin $14,000 $14,000 - $170,000
1/18/1980 Heart Beat $74,303 $954,046 - -
1/25/1980 Guyana: Crime of the Century $1,668,965 $3,798,102 - -
2/1/1980 Caligula $8,669 $23,400,000 - -
3/7/1980 Coal Miner's Daughter $3,366,443 $67,182,787 - -
3/28/1980 Gilda Live $344,234 $2,261,507 - -
4/25/1980 Where the Buffalo Roam $1,750,593 $6,659,377 - -
11/14/1980 Raging Bull $128,590 $23,380,203 - $18,000,000
4/10/1981 This is Elvis $429,146 $429,146 - -
9/25/1981 Chariots of Fire $68,907 $57,159,946 - $5,500,000
2/5/1982 Night Crossing $1,547,912 $4,500,000 - -
3/12/1982 Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip $7,780,693 $34,970,309 - -
4/30/1982 AC/DC: Let There Be Rock $52,590 $52,590 - -
6/25/1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl $327,958 $327,958 - -
10/15/1982 Love Child $50,091 $50,091 - -
10/29/1982 It Came From Hollywood $1,095,003 $2,091,037 - -
12/8/1982 Gandhi $131,153 $52,767,889 - $22,000,000
1/1/1983 Eddie Murphy Delirious - - - -
2/11/1983 Let's Spend the Night Together $1,319,050 $3,282,561 - -
10/28/1983 Richard Pryor Here and Now $3,701,609 $16,156,776 - -
11/4/1983 Running Brave $441,145 $1,204,595 - -
10/19/1984 Stop Making Sense $4,166 $5,020,659 - -
3/8/1985 Mask $135,499 $42,417,782 - -
3/15/1985 Camila - - - -
10/2/1985 Sweet Dreams $80,418 $9,100,000 - -
10/4/1985 Dreamchild $5,425 $38,493 - -
11/8/1985 Bring on the Night $1,132,112 $1,675,689 - -
1/17/1986 The Boy in Blue $94,261 $275,000 - -
1/31/1986 Stripper $14,155 $39,065 - -
2/7/1986 Lady Jane $55,964 $277,646 - -
5/2/1986 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling $4,879,107 $18,034,150 - -
7/24/1987 La Bamba $5,651,990 $54,215,416 - -
9/16/1987 In the Mood - $999,000 - -
1/1/1988 Buster - $540,000 - -
8/12/1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream $3,709,562 $19,652,638 - -
10/1/1988 Bird - $2,181,286 - -
10/7/1988 Imagine: John Lennon $1,412,213 $3,753,977 - -
11/4/1988 U2: Rattle and Hum $3,821,351 $8,600,823 - -
11/23/1988 Hanna's War - $139,796 - -
12/9/1988 Mississippi Burning - $34,603,000 - -
3/3/1989 Lean on Me $5,032,605 $29,823,140 - -
4/28/1989 Scandal - $8,800,000 - -
10/20/1989 Fat Man and Little Boy $1,476,994 $3,560,942 - -
12/20/1989 Roger & Me $84,232 $6,706,368 - $140,000
12/21/1990 The Long Walk Home - $13,798,030 - -
3/1/1991 The Doors $9,151,800 $34,167,219 - $40,000,000
5/10/1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare $543,250 $15,012,935 $29,012,935 -
5/17/1991 Dice Rules $277,141 $658,000 - -
5/24/1991 Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken $2,710,416 $7,300,000 - -
7/26/1991 Mobsters $6,030,585 $20,246,790 - -
4/17/1992 The Babe $5,011,205 $17,064,550 $19,464,550 -
8/21/1992 Christopher Columbus: The Discovery $3,101,563 $8,251,071 - -
10/9/1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise $2,542,210 $7,099,531 - -
12/25/1992 Hoffa $6,406,012 $23,365,858 $28,391,473 -
10/1/1993 Cool Runnings $7,046,648 $68,856,263 $155,056,263 $14,000,000
10/13/1993 Rudy - $22,620,994 - -
12/10/1993 Geronimo: An American Legend $4,018,452 $18,296,646 - -
12/15/1993 Schindler's List $656,636 $96,067,179 $321,200,000 $25,000,000
12/25/1993 Tombstone $8,720,255 $56,505,000 - $25,000,000
12/29/1993 In the Name of the Father - $25,096,862 - -
1/14/1994 Iron Will $5,313,406 $20,623,071 - -
2/25/1994 8 Seconds $3,369,037 $19,582,455 - -
4/15/1994 Backbeat - $2,392,599 - -
4/27/1994 You So Crazy $2,521,746 $10,184,701 - -
6/24/1994 Wyatt Earp $7,543,504 $25,052,000 - $63,000,000
10/14/1994 Hoop Dreams - $7,768,371 $11,768,371 $700,000
10/19/1994 Vertical Reality - $1,619,747 - -
10/28/1994 Squanto: A Warrior's Tale $1,119,016 $3,319,344 - -
11/16/1994 Heavenly Creatures - $3,046,086 $5,438,120 -
12/16/1994 Immortal Beloved $120,108 $9,743,135 - -
3/17/1995 Farinelli $81,320 $1,434,847 - -
3/31/1995 Jefferson in Paris $61,349 $2,461,628 - $14,000,000
4/7/1995 Rob Roy $2,023,272 $31,390,587 - $28,000,000
4/21/1995 Crumb - $3,041,083 - -
5/19/1995 Rampo - $284,613 - -
5/24/1995 Braveheart $12,908,202 $75,545,647 $209,000,000 $72,000,000
6/9/1995 Wigstock: The Movie $35,563 $686,152 - -
6/10/1995 Pocahontas $2,689,714 $141,579,773 $347,100,000 $55,000,000
8/4/1995 Unzipped $71,275 $2,833,010 - -
8/11/1995 Dangerous Minds $14,931,503 $84,919,401 $178,919,401 -
8/25/1995 The Show $1,482,892 $2,702,000 - -
8/25/1995 Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey - $99,459 - -
9/22/1995 Tie-died: Rock 'n Roll's Most Deadicated Fans - $107,528 - -
10/20/1995 Endless Winter $192,700 $1,966,454 - -
11/3/1995 Total Eclipse $131,269 $339,889 - -
12/20/1995 Nixon $2,206,506 $13,668,249 $34,668,249 $45,000,000
12/29/1995 Dead Man Walking $118,266 $39,387,284 $86,387,284 $11,000,000
12/31/1995 The Living Sea - $64,800,000 - -
2/2/1996 White Squall $3,908,514 $10,229,300 - $38,000,000
2/22/1996 The Young Poisoner's Handbook - $330,466 - -
3/8/1996 Fargo $730,265 $24,567,751 $51,567,751 $7,000,000
5/1/1996 I Shot Andy Warhol $57,053 $1,773,648 - -
7/26/1996 Stonewall $74,052 $304,602 - $2,000,000
8/9/1996 Basquiat $83,863 $2,962,051 - $3,000,000
9/13/1996 Fly Away Home $4,708,044 $24,545,333 - -
9/20/1996 Surviving Picasso $87,054 $1,993,899 - -
9/27/1996 Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story - $225,161 - -
10/11/1996 The Ghost and the Darkness $10,321,400 $38,564,422 - $55,000,000
10/11/1996 Microcosmos - $1,573,842 $6,973,842 -
10/11/1996 Michael Collins $221,736 $11,092,559 $27,572,844 $25,000,000
10/16/1996 Get on the Bus $2,156,409 $5,691,854 - $2,400,000
10/18/1996 Snowriders $158,661 $2,035,470 - -
10/25/1996 When We Were Kings $ $2,666,118 - -
11/22/1996 Shine $162,179 $35,811,509 - $5,500,000
12/20/1996 Ghosts of Mississippi $168,012 $13,052,741 - $36,000,000
12/25/1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt $523,295 $20,224,840 - -
12/25/1996 Some Mother's Son $88,515 $628,604 - -
1/24/1997 Prefontaine $311,253 $590,817 - $8,000,000
2/21/1997 Rosewood $3,154,075 $13,104,494 - -
2/28/1997 Donnie Brasco $11,660,216 $41,954,997 $55,954,997 $35,000,000
3/5/1997 Rhyme & Reason $853,589 $1,591,687 - -
3/7/1997 Private Parts $14,616,333 $41,198,146 - -
3/21/1997 Selena $11,615,722 $35,450,113 - $20,000,000
4/11/1997 Paradise Road $62,518 $1,990,257 - -
7/9/1997 4 Little Girls $13,528 $218,444 - -
7/11/1997 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun $56,951 $18,798,682 $31,279,211 -
10/3/1997 Fast, Cheap & Out of Control $23,665 $848,801 - -
10/10/1997 Seven Years in Tibet $10,020,378 $37,945,884 $131,445,884 $70,000,000
10/15/1997 Snowriders 2 - $2,287,639 - -
10/24/1997 Fairytale: A True Story $3,515,323 $14,059,077 - -
12/12/1997 Amistad $4,573,523 $44,212,592 - $40,000,000
12/19/1997 Titanic $28,638,131 $600,788,188 $1,848,813,795 $200,000,000
1/9/1998 Arguing the World $14,545 $47,044 - -
2/13/1998 Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life $26,101 $209,244 - -
3/6/1998 Everest $364,244 $87,178,599 $125,700,000 -
3/20/1998 Madadayo - $48,856 - $11,900,000
3/27/1998 The Newton Boys $4,010,245 $10,341,093 - $27,000,000
4/3/1998 Artemisia - $377,512 - -
4/10/1998 The Big One $146,909 $720,074 - -
5/8/1998 Africa's Elephant Kingdom - $13,485,455 - -
7/3/1998 Mark Twain's America 3D $28,668 $2,992,106 - -
7/16/1998 Mysteries of Egypt - $40,593,286 $90,000,000 -
8/14/1998 Slums of Beverly Hills $125,561 $5,502,773 - $5,000,000
8/28/1998 Why Do Fools Fall In Love? $3,946,382 $12,506,676 - -
9/11/1998 Without Limits $56,180 $780,326 - $25,000,000
9/25/1998 The Brandon Teena Story - $43,506 - -
10/21/1998 Freeriders $264,548 $2,750,064 - -
11/6/1998 Elizabeth $275,131 $30,082,699 $82,082,699 $25,000,000
12/25/1998 Patch Adams $25,262,280 $135,041,968 $202,200,000 $50,000,000
2/19/1999 October Sky $5,905,250 $32,683,932 $33,109,865 -
2/26/1999 Encounter in the Third Dimension $21,653 $7,195,792 $40,102,213 -
2/26/1999 Wolves - $5,361,306 - -
3/12/1999 Wildfire: Feel The Heat - $2,378,388 - -
3/23/1999 Extreme - $12,456,958 - -
4/30/1999 Island of the Sharks $19,344 $10,658,756 - -
5/14/1999 Tea with Mussolini $1,633,183 $14,395,874 - $14,000,000
5/21/1999 Trekkies $125,636 $617,172 - $375,000
6/4/1999 Buena Vista Social Club $127,370 $6,997,620 $22,997,620 -
7/2/1999 Summer of Sam $7,991,450 $19,288,130 - $22,000,000
7/9/1999 Genghis Blues $17,998 $3,599,174 - -
10/1/1999 Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible $24,637 $5,231,283 - -
10/15/1999 The Straight Story $92,312 $6,197,866 - $10,000,000
10/22/1999 Beyond the Mat $9,532 $2,047,570 - $500,000
10/29/1999 Galapagos - $17,472,613 $25,991,944 -
10/29/1999 Fifty - $3,328,240 - -
11/5/1999 Mein Liebster Feind $7,677 $95,958 $574,490 -
11/5/1999 American Movie: The Making of Northwestern $20,260 $1,160,426 - -
11/12/1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc $6,360,968 $14,271,297 - $50,000,000
11/24/1999 Tumbleweeds $41,202 $1,350,248 $1,788,168 $312,000
12/17/1999 Topsy Turvy $32,718 $6,201,757 - $20,000,000
12/17/1999 Jing ke ci qin wang $47,295 $1,328,435 - -
12/21/1999 Girl, Interrupted $95,399 $28,871,190 - $24,000,000
12/22/1999 Man on the Moon $7,515,585 $34,580,635 $47,407,635 $52,000,000
12/29/1999 The Hurricane $384,640 $50,699,241 $73,956,241 $38,000,000
1/12/2000 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg $21,675 $1,703,901 - -
1/28/2000 The Cup $35,179 $1,067,773 - -
2/11/2000 Sex: The Annabel Chong Story $12,489 $233,076 - -
3/17/2000 Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street $6,851 $6,851 - -
3/17/2000 Erin Brockovich $28,138,465 $125,548,685 $258,400,000 $50,000,000
3/29/2000 The Filth and the Fury $13,305 $612,192 - -
4/7/2000 Joe Gould's Secret $38,760 $642,018 $1,387,255 -
4/14/2000 The Girl Next Door $8,412 $769,472 - -
5/5/2000 Michael Jordan to the MAX $578,141 $18,642,318 - $7,000,000
5/26/2000 Better Living Through Circuitry $24,970 $80,739 - -
6/9/2000 The Children of Chabannes $6,430 $33,413 - -
7/21/2000 The Eyes of Tammy Faye $14,070 $1,029,591 - -
7/21/2000 Benjamin Smoke $6,183 $36,807 - -
8/4/2000 Coyote Ugly $17,319,282 $60,786,269 $115,786,269 $45,000,000
8/16/2000 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack $6,776 $221,893 - -
8/18/2000 The Original Kings of Comedy $11,053,832 $38,168,022 $38,236,338 $3,000,000
8/25/2000 Bittersweet Motel $38,454 $380,927 - -
9/6/2000 Backstage $496,226 $1,184,727 - -
9/15/2000 Goya in Bordeaux $47,962 $719,755 - -
9/15/2000 Into the Arms of Strangers $32,037 $374,555 - -
9/29/2000 Remember the Titans $20,905,831 $115,654,751 $136,706,683 $30,000,000
9/29/2000 Barenaked in America $27,714 $45,170 - -
10/8/2000 Ride (2000) - $3,176,650 - -
10/20/2000 Dolphins - $54,000,000 $69,600,000 -
10/20/2000 Calle 54 $8,702 $183,140 - -
11/10/2000 Men of Honor $13,339,465 $48,814,909 $82,339,483 $32,000,000
12/8/2000 The Art of Amália $6,900 $26,609 - -
12/15/2000 Pollock $44,244 $8,596,914 $10,557,291 $6,000,000
12/25/2000 Thirteen Days $46,668 $34,566,746 $66,554,547 $80,000,000
2/9/2001 N'sync: Bigger than Live - $1,808,679 - -
2/9/2001 Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure - $15,553,324 - -
3/2/2001 The Widow of St. Pierre $31,702 $3,058,380 - $13,000,000
3/14/2001 The Dish $70,612 $2,252,970 - -
3/16/2001 Enemy at the Gates $13,810,266 $51,396,781 $96,971,293 $85,000,000
4/6/2001 All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! - $995,122 - -
5/11/2001 Startup.com $16,118 $1,280,975 - -
5/25/2001 Pearl Harbor $59,078,912 $198,539,855 $450,500,000 $151,500,000
6/8/2001 Bride of the Wind $35,208 $419,414 - -
6/29/2001 Lumumba $24,625 $685,082 - -
9/7/2001 Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope $7,502 $8,285 - -
9/7/2001 Always a Bridesmaid - - - -
10/5/2001 The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition $18,931 $2,452,566 - -
10/5/2001 Chop Suey $10,472 $179,914 - -
10/19/2001 Riding in Cars with Boys $10,404,652 $29,781,453 - $47,000,000
10/26/2001 Trembling Before G-D $21,410 $763,755 - -
12/25/2001 Ali $14,710,892 $58,183,966 $85,300,000 $109,000,000
2/22/2002 Sex with Strangers $11,478 $247,740 - $1,100,000
4/16/2002 Caravaggio - $3,151 - -
4/19/2002 Space Station $439,488 $76,293,652 $107,916,993 -
4/26/2002 Dogtown and Z-Boys $103,355 $1,293,295 $1,600,566 -
5/3/2002 ABC Africa $1,857 $8,886 - -
5/10/2002 Hybrid $1,094 $162,605 - $200,000
5/10/2002 ESPN's Ultimate X - The Movie $613,670 $4,197,175 - -
6/28/2002 Notorious C.H.O. $13,188 $1,033,395 - -
6/28/2002 Rivers and Tides - $2,200,276 $2,846,816 -
8/2/2002 Martin Lawrence Live: RunTelDat $7,374,049 $19,184,820 - $3,000,000
8/9/2002 24 Hour Party People $34,940 $1,169,030 - -
9/13/2002 Les enfants du siècle $8,044 $36,087 - -
9/27/2002 Shanghai Ghetto $10,356 $712,446 - -
9/27/2002 Biggie and Tupac $16,239 $54,834 - -
10/4/2002 Bloody Sunday $29,419 $773,228 - -
10/11/2002 Comedian $60,224 $2,744,253 - -
10/11/2002 Bowling for Columbine $209,148 $21,576,018 $58,576,018 $3,000,000
10/11/2002 Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey - $10,086,514 $15,384,390 -
10/18/2002 Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk - $16,933,791 $23,970,431 -
10/25/2002 Frida $205,996 $25,885,000 $56,298,474 $12,000,000
11/15/2002 Standing in the Shadows of Motown $114,442 $1,615,732 - -
12/13/2002 Evelyn $65,344 $1,483,975 - -
12/19/2002 Antwone Fisher $210,013 $21,078,145 $23,367,586 $12,500,000
12/27/2002 The Pianist $111,261 $32,519,322 $120,000,000 $35,000,000
1/17/2003 7th Street $6,354 $15,629 - -
1/24/2003 Im Toten Winkel - Hitlers Sekretärin $9,216 $376,886 - -
1/31/2003 Lost in La Mancha $63,303 $727,733 - -
2/11/2003 Ocean Wonderland - - $26,000,000 -
2/19/2003 The Ballad of Bering Strait $1,232 $1,440 - -
2/21/2003 Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony $14,181 $398,981 - -
3/14/2003 Bugs! - $19,084,280 $29,196,944 -
3/18/2003 Happiest Baby on the Block, The - The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer - - - -
3/28/2003 Stevie $9,383 $97,044 - -
3/28/2003 Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie - - - -
4/2/2003 Fellini: I’m a Born Liar (Fellini: Sono un Gran Bugiardo) $8,981 $106,080 - -
4/11/2003 Ghosts of the Abyss $1,408,474 $17,093,668 $28,780,668 -
4/18/2003 Winged Migration $33,128 $10,762,178 $32,262,178 -
4/25/2003 A Decade Under the Influence $2,320 $34,514 - -
4/30/2003 Spellbound (2003) $17,508 $5,728,581 $7,457,710 -
5/2/2003 Afghan Stories - - - -
5/9/2003 Only the Strong Survive $22,035 $57,322 - -
5/16/2003 Cinemania $3,948 $11,305 - -
5/23/2003 Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns $5,116 $160,621 - -
5/30/2003 Capturing the Friedmans $65,154 $3,117,985 $4,063,057 -
6/6/2003 Weather Underground $13,984 $564,632 - -
6/20/2003 Bonhoeffer $10,099 $296,181 - -
7/25/2003 Balseros - - - -
8/8/2003 Step Into Liquid $135,985 $3,681,803 $4,075,641 -
8/22/2003 Venus Boyz $5,045 $18,401 $54,394 -
8/29/2003 Party Monster $15,163 $742,797 $893,929 -
8/29/2003 The Backyard - $3,200 - -
9/17/2003 To Be and To Have $20,528 $7,610,471 $22,183,435 -
9/19/2003 Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion $9,482 $577,841 - -
9/26/2003 Luther $908,446 $5,781,086 $29,465,190 $35,000,000
9/28/2003 The Deal - - - -
10/3/2003 Wonderland $91,798 $1,056,102 - -
10/8/2003 Ônibus 174 $8,625 $216,158 - -
10/17/2003 Veronica Guerin $611,276 $1,569,918 $9,438,074 $17,000,000
10/17/2003 Sylvia $58,940 $1,302,242 $2,904,137 -
10/24/2003 Radio $13,303,724 $52,277,485 $53,237,375 $35,000,000
10/31/2003 Shattered Glass $77,540 $2,207,975 $2,932,719 $6,000,000
10/31/2003 Girlhood $4,845 $37,827 - -
11/7/2003 Billabong Odyssey $54,000 $155,500 - -
11/14/2003 My Architect $37,929 $2,822,522 $3,441,648 -
11/14/2003 Tupac Resurrection $4,632,847 $7,718,961 $7,743,626 -
12/19/2003 The Fog of War $41,449 $4,198,566 $5,038,841 -
12/24/2003 Monster $86,831 $34,469,210 $58,003,694 $5,000,000
12/25/2003 L.O.C. (Kargil) $223,793 $621,103 - -
1/7/2004 Yves St. Laurent $15,385 $97,092 - -
1/9/2004 Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer $16,158 $85,992 $118,973 -
1/17/2004 The Corporation - $1,879,301 $6,379,301 -
1/23/2004 Touching the Void $96,973 $4,593,598 $13,885,802 -
2/3/2004 Prenatal Yoga With Shiva Rea - - - -
2/6/2004 What the #$'! Do We Know $61,033 $10,941,801 - $4,000,000
2/6/2004 Hiding and Seeking $6,423 $51,091 - -
2/6/2004 The Miracle $19,377,577 $64,378,093 $64,445,708 -
2/20/2004 Lost Boys of Sudan $7,485 $182,839 - -
2/20/2004 Against the Ropes $3,038,546 $5,881,504 $6,429,865 $39,000,000
3/5/2004 Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer $4,236 $96,638 $97,447 -
3/12/2004 NASCAR: The IMAX Experience $1,467,406 $21,550,235 $22,215,235 -
3/12/2004 Power Trip $585 $38,593 - -
3/19/2004 Divan $3,560 $56,214 - -
3/26/2004 Mayor of Sunset Strip $21,722 $257,315 - -
3/26/2004 I'll Sing for You $1,225 $8,798 - -
3/26/2004 This Old Cub $31,252 $253,531 - -
4/9/2004 Los rubios - - - -
4/9/2004 The Alamo $9,124,701 $22,406,362 $23,911,362 $92,000,000
4/21/2004 This So-Called Disaster $8,435 $45,195 - -
4/23/2004 The Agronomist $30,855 $226,189 $254,346 -
4/30/2004 People Say I'm Crazy $4,820 $15,679 - -
5/7/2004 Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie $91,388 $396,803 - -
5/7/2004 Super Size Me $516,641 $11,529,368 $29,529,368 $65,000
5/14/2004 With All Deliberate Speed $4,9