Forrest Gump (1994)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $330,151,138Details
International Box Office $349,683,999
Worldwide Box Office $679,835,137
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,450,602 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:13.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 12.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,595 opening theaters/2,365 max. theaters, 23.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $909,101,283

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 6th, 1994 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
March 6th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by Cinemark
September 5th, 2014 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
June 23rd, 2019 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: October 15th, 1994 (Limited) (South Korea)
October 28th, 1994 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 1st, 2019 (Wide), released as Forrest Gump 25th Anniversary (Australia)
February 13th, 2020 (Wide), released as ФОРРЕСТ ГАМП (Russia (CIS))
July 19th, 2024 (Limited) (30th Anniversary 4K Re-Issue) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: April 27th, 1995 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality and war violence.
Running Time: 142 minutes
Award nomination: 1995 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Oscars Best Picture Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Film Festival, Visual Effects
Film format: IMAX: DMR
Filming location (city or town): Washington, DC - United States
Filming location (state or county): Georgia, United States, North Carolina, United States, South Carolina, United States
Social setting: Vietnam War
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Time period setting: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Steve Tisch Productions, Wendy Fineman Productions, Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 1994 1 $24,450,602   1,595 $15,330   $32,509,012 1
Jul 15, 1994 2 $24,125,273 -1% 2,014 $11,979   $72,117,610 2
Jul 22, 1994 1 $21,931,425 -9% 2,094 $10,473   $109,132,967 3
Jul 29, 1994 2 $18,200,256 -17% 2,117 $8,597   $140,661,419 4
Aug 5, 1994 3 $14,184,752 -22% 2,158 $6,573   $165,251,455 5
Aug 12, 1994 2 $14,145,751 n/c 2,204 $6,418   $188,082,485 6
Aug 19, 1994 1 $11,248,160 -20% 2,230 $5,044   $206,713,081 7
Aug 26, 1994 2 $9,897,242 -12% 2,237 $4,424   $222,309,062 8
Sep 2, 1994 1 $12,221,147 +23% 2,246 $5,441   $238,771,095 9
Sep 9, 1994 1 $6,760,367 -45% 2,298 $2,942   $247,778,090 10
Sep 16, 1994 2 $6,066,317 -10% 2,356 $2,575   $256,260,919 11
Sep 23, 1994 3 $5,457,584 -10% 2,365 $2,308   $263,646,568 12
Sep 30, 1994 4 $4,368,160 -20% 2,360 $1,851   $269,670,909 13
Oct 7, 1994 4 $3,950,473 -10% 2,324 $1,700   $275,005,307 14
Oct 14, 1994 7 $3,272,015 -17% 2,070 $1,581   $279,699,757 15
Oct 21, 1994 8 $2,795,175 -15% 1,873 $1,492   $283,580,700 16
Oct 28, 1994 9 $1,861,298 -33% 1,580 $1,178   $286,262,226 17
Nov 4, 1994 9 $1,976,494 +6% 1,343 $1,472   $288,920,473 18
Nov 11, 1994 8 $1,539,975 -22% 1,167 $1,320   $291,082,361 19
Nov 18, 1994 15 $851,785 -45% 765 $1,113   $292,329,351 20
Nov 25, 1994 13 $1,260,602 +48% 684 $1,843   $294,268,394 21
Dec 2, 1994 14 $645,967 -49% 679 $951   $295,186,425 22
Dec 9, 1994 15 $532,057 -18% 663 $802   $295,954,191 23
Dec 16, 1994 18 $340,990 -36% 406 $840   $295,514,354 24
Dec 23, 1994 22 $462,448 +36% 240 $1,927   $297,225,072 25
Dec 30, 1994 20 $903,409 +95% 241 $3,749   $298,535,927 26
Jan 6, 1995 19 $699,193 -23% 343 $2,038   $299,459,552 27
Jan 13, 1995 19 $762,890 +9% 343 $2,224   $300,443,950 28
Feb 17, 1995 8 $3,044,280   1,100 $2,768   $303,609,566 33
Feb 24, 1995 8 $2,355,216 -23% 1,105 $2,131   $306,690,248 34
Mar 3, 1995 7 $2,033,967 -14% 1,105 $1,841   $309,482,849 35
Mar 10, 1995 8 $1,804,188 -11% 1,103 $1,636   $312,018,254 36
Mar 17, 1995 9 $1,605,419 -11% 1,119 $1,435   $314,330,370 37
Mar 24, 1995 10 $1,985,988 +24% 1,119 $1,775   $317,108,629 38
Mar 31, 1995 5 $2,650,130 +33% 1,135 $2,335   $321,084,355 39
Apr 7, 1995 11 $1,704,996 -36% 1,125 $1,516   $323,602,990 40
Apr 14, 1995 11 $1,301,882 -24% 1,047 $1,243   $325,572,841 41
Apr 21, 1995 12 $1,233,350 -5% 1,020 $1,209   $327,389,216 42
Apr 28, 1995 14 $729,224 -41% 774 $942   $328,567,932 43
May 5, 1995 18 $392,990 -46% 574 $685   $329,168,011 44
May 12, 1995 30 $169,905 -57% 380 $447   $329,452,287 45
May 19, 1995 35 $95,604 -44% 248 $386   $329,610,361 46
Sep 5, 2014 25 $381,654   337 $1,133   $330,076,153 1,053

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 5, 2014 - $108,628     337 $322   $329,718,989 7,367
Sep 6, 2014 - $168,944 +56%   337 $501   $329,887,933 7,368
Sep 7, 2014 - $104,082 -38%   337 $309   $329,992,015 7,369
Sep 8, 2014 - $37,746 -64%   337 $112   $330,029,761 7,370
Sep 9, 2014 - $43,032 +14%   337 $128   $330,072,793 7,371
Sep 10, 2014 - $48,015 +12%   337 $142   $330,120,808 7,372
Sep 11, 2014 - $30,330 -37%   337 $90   $330,151,138 7,373

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 1994 1 $39,933,927   1,595 $25,037   $47,992,337 2
Jul 15, 1994 2 $39,209,205 -2% 2,014 $19,468   $87,201,542 3
Jul 22, 1994 1 $35,259,621 -10% 2,094 $16,838   $122,461,163 4
Jul 29, 1994 2 $28,605,540 -19% 2,117 $13,512   $151,066,703 5
Aug 5, 1994 3 $22,870,031 -20% 2,158 $10,598   $173,936,734 6
Aug 12, 1994 2 $21,528,187 -6% 2,204 $9,768   $195,464,921 7
Aug 19, 1994 1 $16,946,899 -21% 2,230 $7,600   $212,411,820 8
Aug 26, 1994 2 $14,138,128 -17% 2,237 $6,320   $226,549,948 9
Sep 2, 1994 1 $14,467,775 +2% 2,246 $6,442   $241,017,723 10
Sep 9, 1994 1 $9,176,879 -37% 2,298 $3,993   $250,194,602 11
Sep 16, 1994 2 $7,994,382 -13% 2,356 $3,393   $258,188,984 12
Sep 23, 1994 3 $7,113,765 -11% 2,365 $3,008   $265,302,749 13
Sep 30, 1994 4 $5,752,085 -19% 2,360 $2,437   $271,054,834 14
Oct 7, 1994 4 $5,372,908 -7% 2,324 $2,312   $276,427,742 15
Oct 14, 1994 7 $4,357,783 -19% 2,070 $2,105   $280,785,525 16
Oct 21, 1994 8 $3,615,403 -17% 1,873 $1,930   $284,400,928 17
Oct 28, 1994 9 $2,543,051 -30% 1,580 $1,610   $286,943,979 18
Nov 4, 1994 9 $2,598,407 +2% 1,343 $1,935   $289,542,386 19
Nov 11, 1994 8 $1,935,180 -26% 1,167 $1,658   $291,477,566 20
Nov 18, 1994 13 $1,530,226 -21% 765 $2,000   $293,007,792 21
Nov 25, 1994 13 $1,532,666 n/c 684 $2,241   $294,540,458 22
Dec 2, 1994 14 $881,676 -42% 679 $1,298   $295,422,134 23
Dec 16, 1994 13 $1,589,260   406 $3,914   $296,762,624 25
Dec 23, 1994 22 $869,894 -45% 240 $3,625   $297,632,518 26
Dec 30, 1994 20 $1,127,841 +30% 241 $4,680   $298,760,359 27
Jan 6, 1995 19 $920,701 -18% 343 $2,684   $299,681,060 28
Feb 17, 1995 8 $3,769,746   1,100 $3,427   $304,335,032 34
Feb 24, 1995 8 $3,113,850 -17% 1,105 $2,818   $307,448,882 35
Mar 3, 1995 7 $2,765,184 -11% 1,105 $2,502   $310,214,066 36
Mar 10, 1995 8 $2,510,885 -9% 1,103 $2,276   $312,724,951 37
Mar 17, 1995 9 $2,397,690 -5% 1,119 $2,143   $315,122,641 38
Mar 24, 1995 9 $3,311,584 +38% 1,119 $2,959   $318,434,225 39
Mar 31, 1995 5 $3,463,769 +5% 1,135 $3,052   $321,897,994 40
Apr 7, 1995 11 $2,372,965 -31% 1,125 $2,109   $324,270,959 41
Apr 14, 1995 12 $1,884,907 -21% 1,047 $1,800   $326,155,866 42
Apr 21, 1995 11 $1,682,842 -11% 1,020 $1,650   $327,838,708 43
Apr 28, 1995 14 $936,313 -44% 774 $1,210   $328,775,021 44
May 5, 1995 18 $507,361 -46% 574 $884   $329,282,382 45
May 12, 1995 30 $232,375 -54% 380 $612   $329,514,757 46
Sep 5, 2014 23 $540,777   337 $1,605   $330,151,138 1,054

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,450,602 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:13.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:48.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 12.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,595 opening theaters/2,365 max. theaters, 23.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $909,101,283

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 6th, 1994 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
March 6th, 2013 (Special Engagement) by Cinemark
September 5th, 2014 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
June 23rd, 2019 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: October 15th, 1994 (Limited) (South Korea)
October 28th, 1994 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 1st, 2019 (Wide), released as Forrest Gump 25th Anniversary (Australia)
February 13th, 2020 (Wide), released as ФОРРЕСТ ГАМП (Russia (CIS))
July 19th, 2024 (Limited) (30th Anniversary 4K Re-Issue) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: April 27th, 1995 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for drug content, some sensuality and war violence.
Running Time: 142 minutes
Award nomination: 1995 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Oscars Best Picture Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Film Festival, Visual Effects
Film format: IMAX: DMR
Filming location (city or town): Washington, DC - United States
Filming location (state or county): Georgia, United States, North Carolina, United States, South Carolina, United States
Social setting: Vietnam War
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Time period setting: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Steve Tisch Productions, Wendy Fineman Productions, Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 1994 1 $24,450,602   1,595 $15,330   $32,509,012 1
Jul 15, 1994 2 $24,125,273 -1% 2,014 $11,979   $72,117,610 2
Jul 22, 1994 1 $21,931,425 -9% 2,094 $10,473   $109,132,967 3
Jul 29, 1994 2 $18,200,256 -17% 2,117 $8,597   $140,661,419 4
Aug 5, 1994 3 $14,184,752 -22% 2,158 $6,573   $165,251,455 5
Aug 12, 1994 2 $14,145,751 n/c 2,204 $6,418   $188,082,485 6
Aug 19, 1994 1 $11,248,160 -20% 2,230 $5,044   $206,713,081 7
Aug 26, 1994 2 $9,897,242 -12% 2,237 $4,424   $222,309,062 8
Sep 2, 1994 1 $12,221,147 +23% 2,246 $5,441   $238,771,095 9
Sep 9, 1994 1 $6,760,367 -45% 2,298 $2,942   $247,778,090 10
Sep 16, 1994 2 $6,066,317 -10% 2,356 $2,575   $256,260,919 11
Sep 23, 1994 3 $5,457,584 -10% 2,365 $2,308   $263,646,568 12
Sep 30, 1994 4 $4,368,160 -20% 2,360 $1,851   $269,670,909 13
Oct 7, 1994 4 $3,950,473 -10% 2,324 $1,700   $275,005,307 14
Oct 14, 1994 7 $3,272,015 -17% 2,070 $1,581   $279,699,757 15
Oct 21, 1994 8 $2,795,175 -15% 1,873 $1,492   $283,580,700 16
Oct 28, 1994 9 $1,861,298 -33% 1,580 $1,178   $286,262,226 17
Nov 4, 1994 9 $1,976,494 +6% 1,343 $1,472   $288,920,473 18
Nov 11, 1994 8 $1,539,975 -22% 1,167 $1,320   $291,082,361 19
Nov 18, 1994 15 $851,785 -45% 765 $1,113   $292,329,351 20
Nov 25, 1994 13 $1,260,602 +48% 684 $1,843   $294,268,394 21
Dec 2, 1994 14 $645,967 -49% 679 $951   $295,186,425 22
Dec 9, 1994 15 $532,057 -18% 663 $802   $295,954,191 23
Dec 16, 1994 18 $340,990 -36% 406 $840   $295,514,354 24
Dec 23, 1994 22 $462,448 +36% 240 $1,927   $297,225,072 25
Dec 30, 1994 20 $903,409 +95% 241 $3,749   $298,535,927 26
Jan 6, 1995 19 $699,193 -23% 343 $2,038   $299,459,552 27
Jan 13, 1995 19 $762,890 +9% 343 $2,224   $300,443,950 28
Feb 17, 1995 8 $3,044,280   1,100 $2,768   $303,609,566 33
Feb 24, 1995 8 $2,355,216 -23% 1,105 $2,131   $306,690,248 34
Mar 3, 1995 7 $2,033,967 -14% 1,105 $1,841   $309,482,849 35
Mar 10, 1995 8 $1,804,188 -11% 1,103 $1,636   $312,018,254 36
Mar 17, 1995 9 $1,605,419 -11% 1,119 $1,435   $314,330,370 37
Mar 24, 1995 10 $1,985,988 +24% 1,119 $1,775   $317,108,629 38
Mar 31, 1995 5 $2,650,130 +33% 1,135 $2,335   $321,084,355 39
Apr 7, 1995 11 $1,704,996 -36% 1,125 $1,516   $323,602,990 40
Apr 14, 1995 11 $1,301,882 -24% 1,047 $1,243   $325,572,841 41
Apr 21, 1995 12 $1,233,350 -5% 1,020 $1,209   $327,389,216 42
Apr 28, 1995 14 $729,224 -41% 774 $942   $328,567,932 43
May 5, 1995 18 $392,990 -46% 574 $685   $329,168,011 44
May 12, 1995 30 $169,905 -57% 380 $447   $329,452,287 45
May 19, 1995 35 $95,604 -44% 248 $386   $329,610,361 46
Sep 5, 2014 25 $381,654   337 $1,133   $330,076,153 1,053

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 5, 2014 - $108,628     337 $322   $329,718,989 7,367
Sep 6, 2014 - $168,944 +56%   337 $501   $329,887,933 7,368
Sep 7, 2014 - $104,082 -38%   337 $309   $329,992,015 7,369
Sep 8, 2014 - $37,746 -64%   337 $112   $330,029,761 7,370
Sep 9, 2014 - $43,032 +14%   337 $128   $330,072,793 7,371
Sep 10, 2014 - $48,015 +12%   337 $142   $330,120,808 7,372
Sep 11, 2014 - $30,330 -37%   337 $90   $330,151,138 7,373

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 1994 1 $39,933,927   1,595 $25,037   $47,992,337 2
Jul 15, 1994 2 $39,209,205 -2% 2,014 $19,468   $87,201,542 3
Jul 22, 1994 1 $35,259,621 -10% 2,094 $16,838   $122,461,163 4
Jul 29, 1994 2 $28,605,540 -19% 2,117 $13,512   $151,066,703 5
Aug 5, 1994 3 $22,870,031 -20% 2,158 $10,598   $173,936,734 6
Aug 12, 1994 2 $21,528,187 -6% 2,204 $9,768   $195,464,921 7
Aug 19, 1994 1 $16,946,899 -21% 2,230 $7,600   $212,411,820 8
Aug 26, 1994 2 $14,138,128 -17% 2,237 $6,320   $226,549,948 9
Sep 2, 1994 1 $14,467,775 +2% 2,246 $6,442   $241,017,723 10
Sep 9, 1994 1 $9,176,879 -37% 2,298 $3,993   $250,194,602 11
Sep 16, 1994 2 $7,994,382 -13% 2,356 $3,393   $258,188,984 12
Sep 23, 1994 3 $7,113,765 -11% 2,365 $3,008   $265,302,749 13
Sep 30, 1994 4 $5,752,085 -19% 2,360 $2,437   $271,054,834 14
Oct 7, 1994 4 $5,372,908 -7% 2,324 $2,312   $276,427,742 15
Oct 14, 1994 7 $4,357,783 -19% 2,070 $2,105   $280,785,525 16
Oct 21, 1994 8 $3,615,403 -17% 1,873 $1,930   $284,400,928 17
Oct 28, 1994 9 $2,543,051 -30% 1,580 $1,610   $286,943,979 18
Nov 4, 1994 9 $2,598,407 +2% 1,343 $1,935   $289,542,386 19
Nov 11, 1994 8 $1,935,180 -26% 1,167 $1,658   $291,477,566 20
Nov 18, 1994 13 $1,530,226 -21% 765 $2,000   $293,007,792 21
Nov 25, 1994 13 $1,532,666 n/c 684 $2,241   $294,540,458 22
Dec 2, 1994 14 $881,676 -42% 679 $1,298   $295,422,134 23
Dec 16, 1994 13 $1,589,260   406 $3,914   $296,762,624 25
Dec 23, 1994 22 $869,894 -45% 240 $3,625   $297,632,518 26
Dec 30, 1994 20 $1,127,841 +30% 241 $4,680   $298,760,359 27
Jan 6, 1995 19 $920,701 -18% 343 $2,684   $299,681,060 28
Feb 17, 1995 8 $3,769,746   1,100 $3,427   $304,335,032 34
Feb 24, 1995 8 $3,113,850 -17% 1,105 $2,818   $307,448,882 35
Mar 3, 1995 7 $2,765,184 -11% 1,105 $2,502   $310,214,066 36
Mar 10, 1995 8 $2,510,885 -9% 1,103 $2,276   $312,724,951 37
Mar 17, 1995 9 $2,397,690 -5% 1,119 $2,143   $315,122,641 38
Mar 24, 1995 9 $3,311,584 +38% 1,119 $2,959   $318,434,225 39
Mar 31, 1995 5 $3,463,769 +5% 1,135 $3,052   $321,897,994 40
Apr 7, 1995 11 $2,372,965 -31% 1,125 $2,109   $324,270,959 41
Apr 14, 1995 12 $1,884,907 -21% 1,047 $1,800   $326,155,866 42
Apr 21, 1995 11 $1,682,842 -11% 1,020 $1,650   $327,838,708 43
Apr 28, 1995 14 $936,313 -44% 774 $1,210   $328,775,021 44
May 5, 1995 18 $507,361 -46% 574 $884   $329,282,382 45
May 12, 1995 30 $232,375 -54% 380 $612   $329,514,757 46
Sep 5, 2014 23 $540,777   337 $1,605   $330,151,138 1,054