Better Than Chocolate (1999)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,011,254Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$84,584 (4.2% of total gross)
Legs:6.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:15 opening theaters/130 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,267,974

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,046 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,178 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,132 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,931 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,509 $2,011,254

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 13th, 1999 (Wide) by Trimark
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong sexual content, nudity and language
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Keywords: LGBTQ+, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,046 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,126 $4,267,974
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,186 $2,011,254
Top 1999 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 189 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,132 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 801-900) 883 $4,267,974
Top 1999 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 41 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,157 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,198 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,260 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 456 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,931 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for Trimark Movies 13 $2,011,254

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 1999 48 $84,584   15 $5,639   $84,584 1
Aug 20, 1999 52 $70,693 -16% 19 $3,721   $203,977 2
Aug 27, 1999 33 $197,503 +179% 50 $3,950   $445,702 3
Sep 3, 1999 35 $295,495 +50% 72 $4,104   $815,920 4
Sep 10, 1999 32 $239,578 -19% 106 $2,260   $1,125,206 5
Sep 17, 1999 29 $220,357 -8% 105 $2,099   $1,425,590 6
Sep 24, 1999 34 $152,325 -31% 130 $1,172   $1,708,168 7
Oct 1, 1999 40 $108,018 -29% 125 $864   $1,862,308 8
Oct 8, 1999 55 $51,280 -53% 66 $777   $1,962,623 9
Oct 15, 1999 64 $20,334 -60% 43 $473   $1,943,913 10
Oct 22, 1999 78 $12,450 -39% 24 $519   $1,968,067 11
Oct 29, 1999 64 $18,689 +50% 23 $813   $1,992,739 12
Nov 5, 1999 82 $10,010 -46% 14 $715   $2,011,254 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 1999 48 $133,284   15 $8,886   $133,284 1
Aug 20, 1999 51 $114,915 -14% 19 $6,048   $248,199 2
Aug 27, 1999 37 $272,226 +137% 50 $5,445   $520,425 3
Sep 3, 1999 34 $365,203 +34% 72 $5,072   $885,628 4
Sep 10, 1999 34 $319,605 -12% 106 $3,015   $1,205,233 5
Sep 17, 1999 29 $350,610 +10% 105 $3,339   $1,555,843 6
Sep 24, 1999 38 $198,447 -43% 130 $1,527   $1,754,290 7
Oct 1, 1999 38 $157,053 -21% 125 $1,256   $1,911,343 8
Oct 8, 1999 76 $12,236 -92% 66 $185   $1,923,579 9
Oct 15, 1999 62 $32,038 +162% 43 $745   $1,955,617 10
Oct 22, 1999 75 $18,433 -42% 24 $768   $1,974,050 11
Oct 29, 1999 64 $27,194 +48% 23 $1,182   $2,001,244 12
Nov 5, 1999 79 $10,010 -63% 14 $715   $2,011,254 13

Uncategorized

Wendy Crewson    Lila

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Production and Technical Credits

Gael MacLean    Sound Supervisor

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$84,584 (4.2% of total gross)
Legs:6.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:15 opening theaters/130 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,267,974

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,046 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,178 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,132 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,931 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,509 $2,011,254

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 13th, 1999 (Wide) by Trimark
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong sexual content, nudity and language
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: LGBTQ+, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Uncategorized

Wendy Crewson    Lila

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gael MacLean    Sound Supervisor

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,046 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,126 $4,267,974
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,186 $2,011,254
Top 1999 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 189 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,132 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 801-900) 883 $4,267,974
Top 1999 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 41 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,157 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,198 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,260 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 456 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,931 $2,011,254
All Time Domestic Box Office for Trimark Movies 13 $2,011,254

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 1999 48 $84,584   15 $5,639   $84,584 1
Aug 20, 1999 52 $70,693 -16% 19 $3,721   $203,977 2
Aug 27, 1999 33 $197,503 +179% 50 $3,950   $445,702 3
Sep 3, 1999 35 $295,495 +50% 72 $4,104   $815,920 4
Sep 10, 1999 32 $239,578 -19% 106 $2,260   $1,125,206 5
Sep 17, 1999 29 $220,357 -8% 105 $2,099   $1,425,590 6
Sep 24, 1999 34 $152,325 -31% 130 $1,172   $1,708,168 7
Oct 1, 1999 40 $108,018 -29% 125 $864   $1,862,308 8
Oct 8, 1999 55 $51,280 -53% 66 $777   $1,962,623 9
Oct 15, 1999 64 $20,334 -60% 43 $473   $1,943,913 10
Oct 22, 1999 78 $12,450 -39% 24 $519   $1,968,067 11
Oct 29, 1999 64 $18,689 +50% 23 $813   $1,992,739 12
Nov 5, 1999 82 $10,010 -46% 14 $715   $2,011,254 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 13, 1999 48 $133,284   15 $8,886   $133,284 1
Aug 20, 1999 51 $114,915 -14% 19 $6,048   $248,199 2
Aug 27, 1999 37 $272,226 +137% 50 $5,445   $520,425 3
Sep 3, 1999 34 $365,203 +34% 72 $5,072   $885,628 4
Sep 10, 1999 34 $319,605 -12% 106 $3,015   $1,205,233 5
Sep 17, 1999 29 $350,610 +10% 105 $3,339   $1,555,843 6
Sep 24, 1999 38 $198,447 -43% 130 $1,527   $1,754,290 7
Oct 1, 1999 38 $157,053 -21% 125 $1,256   $1,911,343 8
Oct 8, 1999 76 $12,236 -92% 66 $185   $1,923,579 9
Oct 15, 1999 62 $32,038 +162% 43 $745   $1,955,617 10
Oct 22, 1999 75 $18,433 -42% 24 $768   $1,974,050 11
Oct 29, 1999 64 $27,194 +48% 23 $1,182   $2,001,244 12
Nov 5, 1999 79 $10,010 -63% 14 $715   $2,011,254 13

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,178 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,901-12,000) 11,953 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,163 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,300 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,033 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 701-800) 736 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,509 $2,011,254
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Trimark Movies 13 $2,011,254