Girl, Interrupted (1999)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $28,871,190 | Details |
| International Box Office | $19,437,559 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $48,308,749 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
The searing true story of Susanna Kaysen, a young woman who finds herself at a renowned mental institution for troubled young women, where she must choose between the world of people who belong on the inside — like the seductive and dangerous Lisa — or the often difficult world of reality on the outside.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $95,399 (0.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 59.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 9 opening theaters/1,935 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $64,066,207 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 21st, 1999 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Video Release: | January 1st, 2000 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for strong language and content relating to drugs, sexuality and suicide |
| Running Time: | 127 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Child Abuse, Infidelity, Mental Illness, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Runaway, Suicide, Suicide Attempt |
| Social setting: | Mental Hospital, Vietnam War |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1960s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Red Wagon Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | Germany, United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1999 | 38 | $95,399 | 9 | $10,600 | $183,230 | 1 | |
| Dec 31, 1999 | 37 | $120,043 | +26% | 9 | $13,338 | $434,810 | 2 |
| Jan 7, 2000 | 33 | $153,135 | +28% | 9 | $17,015 | $713,877 | 3 |
| Jan 14, 2000 | 4 | $9,320,341 | +5,986% | 1,902 | $4,900 | $10,140,990 | 4 |
| Jan 21, 2000 | 7 | $4,314,547 | -54% | 1,935 | $2,230 | $16,165,256 | 5 |
| Jan 28, 2000 | 8 | $3,254,074 | -25% | 1,935 | $1,682 | $21,160,203 | 6 |
| Feb 4, 2000 | 9 | $2,556,403 | -21% | 1,863 | $1,372 | $24,906,736 | 7 |
| Feb 11, 2000 | 15 | $1,328,768 | -48% | 1,380 | $963 | $27,005,504 | 8 |
| Feb 18, 2000 | 23 | $506,841 | -62% | 612 | $828 | $28,061,454 | 9 |
| Feb 25, 2000 | 31 | $183,831 | -64% | 272 | $676 | $28,374,916 | 10 |
| Mar 3, 2000 | 59 | $48,950 | -73% | 81 | $604 | $28,502,283 | 11 |
| Mar 10, 2000 | 64 | $32,896 | -33% | 51 | $645 | $28,560,048 | 12 |
| Mar 17, 2000 | 71 | $22,691 | -31% | 33 | $688 | $28,608,170 | 13 |
| Apr 21, 2000 | 44 | $84,571 | 235 | $360 | $28,764,686 | 18 | |
| Apr 28, 2000 | 51 | $57,144 | -32% | 147 | $389 | $28,871,190 | 19 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1999 | 20 | $34,813 | 9 | $3,868 | $34,813 | 1 | ||
| Jan 14, 2000 | 2 | $2,600,000 | 1,902 | $1,367 | $3,295,000 | 25 | ||
| Jan 15, 2000 | 5 | $3,057,000 | +18% | 1,902 | $1,607 | $6,351,877 | 26 | |
| Jan 16, 2000 | 4 | $2,592,539 | -15% | 1,902 | $1,363 | $8,944,416 | 27 | |
| Jan 17, 2000 | 6 | $1,196,574 | -54% | 1,902 | $629 | $10,140,990 | 28 | |
| Jan 18, 2000 | 3 | $676,017 | -44% | 1,902 | $355 | $10,017,007 | 29 | |
| Jan 19, 2000 | 3 | $527,108 | -22% | 1,902 | $277 | $11,304,115 | 30 | |
| Jan 20, 2000 | 3 | $506,594 | -4% | 1,902 | $266 | $11,850,709 | 31 | |
| Jan 21, 2000 | 5 | $1,351,000 | +167% | -48% | 1,935 | $698 | $13,202,000 | 32 |
| Jan 22, 2000 | 7 | $1,920,000 | +42% | -37% | 1,935 | $992 | $15,122,000 | 33 |
| Jan 23, 2000 | 7 | $1,086,000 | -43% | -58% | 1,935 | $561 | $16,165,256 | 34 |
| Jan 24, 2000 | 3 | $408,759 | -62% | -66% | 1,935 | $211 | $16,574,015 | 35 |
| Jan 25, 2000 | 2 | $502,603 | +23% | -26% | 1,935 | $260 | $17,076,618 | 36 |
| Jan 26, 2000 | 3 | $410,696 | -18% | -22% | 1,935 | $212 | $17,487,314 | 37 |
| Jan 27, 2000 | 3 | $418,815 | +2% | -17% | 1,935 | $216 | $17,906,129 | 38 |
| Jan 28, 2000 | 6 | $1,087,000 | +160% | -20% | 1,935 | $562 | $18,993,129 | 39 |
| Jan 29, 2000 | 8 | $1,533,000 | +41% | -20% | 1,935 | $792 | $20,526,129 | 40 |
| Jan 30, 2000 | 6 | $675,000 | -56% | -38% | 1,935 | $349 | $21,160,203 | 41 |
| Jan 31, 2000 | 5 | $286,829 | -58% | -30% | 1,935 | $148 | $21,447,032 | 42 |
| Feb 1, 2000 | 3 | $344,829 | +20% | -31% | 1,935 | $178 | $21,791,861 | 43 |
| Feb 2, 2000 | 5 | $283,177 | -18% | -31% | 1,935 | $146 | $22,075,038 | 44 |
| Feb 3, 2000 | 5 | $275,000 | -3% | -34% | 1,935 | $142 | $22,350,000 | 45 |
| Feb 4, 2000 | 9 | $748,000 | +172% | -31% | 1,865 | $401 | $23,098,000 | 46 |
| Feb 5, 2000 | 10 | $1,151,000 | +54% | -25% | 1,865 | $617 | $24,249,000 | 47 |
| Feb 6, 2000 | 9 | $658,000 | -43% | -3% | 1,863 | $353 | $24,907,000 | 48 |
| Feb 7, 2000 | 7 | $173,116 | -74% | -40% | 1,863 | $93 | $25,079,852 | 49 |
| Feb 8, 2000 | 6 | $220,361 | +27% | -36% | 1,863 | $118 | $25,300,213 | 50 |
| Feb 9, 2000 | 6 | $189,443 | -14% | -33% | 1,863 | $102 | $25,489,656 | 51 |
| Feb 10, 2000 | 6 | $187,080 | -1% | -32% | 1,863 | $100 | $25,676,736 | 52 |
| Feb 13, 2000 | 14 | $322,000 | -51% | 1,380 | $233 | $27,005,504 | 55 | |
| Feb 14, 2000 | 14 | $173,604 | -46% | n/c | 1,380 | $126 | $27,179,108 | 56 |
| Feb 15, 2000 | 10 | $133,441 | -23% | -39% | 1,380 | $97 | $27,312,549 | 57 |
| Feb 16, 2000 | 10 | $121,588 | -9% | -36% | 1,380 | $88 | $27,434,137 | 58 |
| Feb 17, 2000 | 11 | $120,476 | -1% | -36% | 1,380 | $87 | $27,554,613 | 59 |
| Feb 21, 2000 | 20 | $75,832 | -56% | 612 | $124 | $28,061,454 | 63 | |
| Feb 22, 2000 | 19 | $50,123 | -34% | -62% | 612 | $82 | $28,111,577 | 64 |
| Feb 23, 2000 | 19 | $38,271 | -24% | -69% | 612 | $63 | $28,149,848 | 65 |
| Feb 24, 2000 | 9 | $412,237 | +977% | +242% | 612 | $674 | $28,191,085 | 66 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1999 | 38 | $226,936 | 9 | $25,215 | $314,767 | 2 | |
| Dec 31, 1999 | 37 | $245,975 | +8% | 9 | $27,331 | $560,742 | 3 |
| Jan 7, 2000 | 30 | $259,907 | +6% | 9 | $28,879 | $820,649 | 4 |
| Jan 14, 2000 | 4 | $11,030,060 | +4,144% | 1,902 | $5,799 | $11,850,709 | 5 |
| Jan 21, 2000 | 6 | $6,055,420 | -45% | 1,935 | $3,129 | $17,906,129 | 6 |
| Jan 28, 2000 | 7 | $4,444,204 | -27% | 1,935 | $2,297 | $22,350,333 | 7 |
| Feb 4, 2000 | 8 | $3,326,403 | -25% | 1,863 | $1,786 | $25,676,736 | 8 |
| Feb 11, 2000 | 14 | $1,877,877 | -44% | 1,380 | $1,361 | $27,554,613 | 9 |
| Feb 18, 2000 | 24 | $636,472 | -66% | 612 | $1,040 | $28,191,085 | 10 |
| Feb 25, 2000 | 31 | $262,248 | -59% | 272 | $964 | $28,453,333 | 11 |
| Mar 3, 2000 | 58 | $73,819 | -72% | 81 | $911 | $28,527,152 | 12 |
| Mar 10, 2000 | 62 | $58,327 | -21% | 51 | $1,144 | $28,585,479 | 13 |
| Apr 21, 2000 | 42 | $133,931 | 235 | $570 | $28,814,046 | 19 | |
| Apr 28, 2000 | 61 | $57,144 | -57% | 147 | $389 | $28,871,190 | 20 |
Synopsis
The searing true story of Susanna Kaysen, a young woman who finds herself at a renowned mental institution for troubled young women, where she must choose between the world of people who belong on the inside — like the seductive and dangerous Lisa — or the often difficult world of reality on the outside.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $95,399 (0.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 59.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 9 opening theaters/1,935 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $64,066,207 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 21st, 1999 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Video Release: | January 1st, 2000 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for strong language and content relating to drugs, sexuality and suicide |
| Running Time: | 127 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Child Abuse, Infidelity, Mental Illness, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Runaway, Suicide, Suicide Attempt |
| Social setting: | Mental Hospital, Vietnam War |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1960s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Red Wagon Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | Germany, United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1999 | 38 | $95,399 | 9 | $10,600 | $183,230 | 1 | |
| Dec 31, 1999 | 37 | $120,043 | +26% | 9 | $13,338 | $434,810 | 2 |
| Jan 7, 2000 | 33 | $153,135 | +28% | 9 | $17,015 | $713,877 | 3 |
| Jan 14, 2000 | 4 | $9,320,341 | +5,986% | 1,902 | $4,900 | $10,140,990 | 4 |
| Jan 21, 2000 | 7 | $4,314,547 | -54% | 1,935 | $2,230 | $16,165,256 | 5 |
| Jan 28, 2000 | 8 | $3,254,074 | -25% | 1,935 | $1,682 | $21,160,203 | 6 |
| Feb 4, 2000 | 9 | $2,556,403 | -21% | 1,863 | $1,372 | $24,906,736 | 7 |
| Feb 11, 2000 | 15 | $1,328,768 | -48% | 1,380 | $963 | $27,005,504 | 8 |
| Feb 18, 2000 | 23 | $506,841 | -62% | 612 | $828 | $28,061,454 | 9 |
| Feb 25, 2000 | 31 | $183,831 | -64% | 272 | $676 | $28,374,916 | 10 |
| Mar 3, 2000 | 59 | $48,950 | -73% | 81 | $604 | $28,502,283 | 11 |
| Mar 10, 2000 | 64 | $32,896 | -33% | 51 | $645 | $28,560,048 | 12 |
| Mar 17, 2000 | 71 | $22,691 | -31% | 33 | $688 | $28,608,170 | 13 |
| Apr 21, 2000 | 44 | $84,571 | 235 | $360 | $28,764,686 | 18 | |
| Apr 28, 2000 | 51 | $57,144 | -32% | 147 | $389 | $28,871,190 | 19 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1999 | 20 | $34,813 | 9 | $3,868 | $34,813 | 1 | ||
| Jan 14, 2000 | 2 | $2,600,000 | 1,902 | $1,367 | $3,295,000 | 25 | ||
| Jan 15, 2000 | 5 | $3,057,000 | +18% | 1,902 | $1,607 | $6,351,877 | 26 | |
| Jan 16, 2000 | 4 | $2,592,539 | -15% | 1,902 | $1,363 | $8,944,416 | 27 | |
| Jan 17, 2000 | 6 | $1,196,574 | -54% | 1,902 | $629 | $10,140,990 | 28 | |
| Jan 18, 2000 | 3 | $676,017 | -44% | 1,902 | $355 | $10,017,007 | 29 | |
| Jan 19, 2000 | 3 | $527,108 | -22% | 1,902 | $277 | $11,304,115 | 30 | |
| Jan 20, 2000 | 3 | $506,594 | -4% | 1,902 | $266 | $11,850,709 | 31 | |
| Jan 21, 2000 | 5 | $1,351,000 | +167% | -48% | 1,935 | $698 | $13,202,000 | 32 |
| Jan 22, 2000 | 7 | $1,920,000 | +42% | -37% | 1,935 | $992 | $15,122,000 | 33 |
| Jan 23, 2000 | 7 | $1,086,000 | -43% | -58% | 1,935 | $561 | $16,165,256 | 34 |
| Jan 24, 2000 | 3 | $408,759 | -62% | -66% | 1,935 | $211 | $16,574,015 | 35 |
| Jan 25, 2000 | 2 | $502,603 | +23% | -26% | 1,935 | $260 | $17,076,618 | 36 |
| Jan 26, 2000 | 3 | $410,696 | -18% | -22% | 1,935 | $212 | $17,487,314 | 37 |
| Jan 27, 2000 | 3 | $418,815 | +2% | -17% | 1,935 | $216 | $17,906,129 | 38 |
| Jan 28, 2000 | 6 | $1,087,000 | +160% | -20% | 1,935 | $562 | $18,993,129 | 39 |
| Jan 29, 2000 | 8 | $1,533,000 | +41% | -20% | 1,935 | $792 | $20,526,129 | 40 |
| Jan 30, 2000 | 6 | $675,000 | -56% | -38% | 1,935 | $349 | $21,160,203 | 41 |
| Jan 31, 2000 | 5 | $286,829 | -58% | -30% | 1,935 | $148 | $21,447,032 | 42 |
| Feb 1, 2000 | 3 | $344,829 | +20% | -31% | 1,935 | $178 | $21,791,861 | 43 |
| Feb 2, 2000 | 5 | $283,177 | -18% | -31% | 1,935 | $146 | $22,075,038 | 44 |
| Feb 3, 2000 | 5 | $275,000 | -3% | -34% | 1,935 | $142 | $22,350,000 | 45 |
| Feb 4, 2000 | 9 | $748,000 | +172% | -31% | 1,865 | $401 | $23,098,000 | 46 |
| Feb 5, 2000 | 10 | $1,151,000 | +54% | -25% | 1,865 | $617 | $24,249,000 | 47 |
| Feb 6, 2000 | 9 | $658,000 | -43% | -3% | 1,863 | $353 | $24,907,000 | 48 |
| Feb 7, 2000 | 7 | $173,116 | -74% | -40% | 1,863 | $93 | $25,079,852 | 49 |
| Feb 8, 2000 | 6 | $220,361 | +27% | -36% | 1,863 | $118 | $25,300,213 | 50 |
| Feb 9, 2000 | 6 | $189,443 | -14% | -33% | 1,863 | $102 | $25,489,656 | 51 |
| Feb 10, 2000 | 6 | $187,080 | -1% | -32% | 1,863 | $100 | $25,676,736 | 52 |
| Feb 13, 2000 | 14 | $322,000 | -51% | 1,380 | $233 | $27,005,504 | 55 | |
| Feb 14, 2000 | 14 | $173,604 | -46% | n/c | 1,380 | $126 | $27,179,108 | 56 |
| Feb 15, 2000 | 10 | $133,441 | -23% | -39% | 1,380 | $97 | $27,312,549 | 57 |
| Feb 16, 2000 | 10 | $121,588 | -9% | -36% | 1,380 | $88 | $27,434,137 | 58 |
| Feb 17, 2000 | 11 | $120,476 | -1% | -36% | 1,380 | $87 | $27,554,613 | 59 |
| Feb 21, 2000 | 20 | $75,832 | -56% | 612 | $124 | $28,061,454 | 63 | |
| Feb 22, 2000 | 19 | $50,123 | -34% | -62% | 612 | $82 | $28,111,577 | 64 |
| Feb 23, 2000 | 19 | $38,271 | -24% | -69% | 612 | $63 | $28,149,848 | 65 |
| Feb 24, 2000 | 9 | $412,237 | +977% | +242% | 612 | $674 | $28,191,085 | 66 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1999 | 38 | $226,936 | 9 | $25,215 | $314,767 | 2 | |
| Dec 31, 1999 | 37 | $245,975 | +8% | 9 | $27,331 | $560,742 | 3 |
| Jan 7, 2000 | 30 | $259,907 | +6% | 9 | $28,879 | $820,649 | 4 |
| Jan 14, 2000 | 4 | $11,030,060 | +4,144% | 1,902 | $5,799 | $11,850,709 | 5 |
| Jan 21, 2000 | 6 | $6,055,420 | -45% | 1,935 | $3,129 | $17,906,129 | 6 |
| Jan 28, 2000 | 7 | $4,444,204 | -27% | 1,935 | $2,297 | $22,350,333 | 7 |
| Feb 4, 2000 | 8 | $3,326,403 | -25% | 1,863 | $1,786 | $25,676,736 | 8 |
| Feb 11, 2000 | 14 | $1,877,877 | -44% | 1,380 | $1,361 | $27,554,613 | 9 |
| Feb 18, 2000 | 24 | $636,472 | -66% | 612 | $1,040 | $28,191,085 | 10 |
| Feb 25, 2000 | 31 | $262,248 | -59% | 272 | $964 | $28,453,333 | 11 |
| Mar 3, 2000 | 58 | $73,819 | -72% | 81 | $911 | $28,527,152 | 12 |
| Mar 10, 2000 | 62 | $58,327 | -21% | 51 | $1,144 | $28,585,479 | 13 |
| Apr 21, 2000 | 42 | $133,931 | 235 | $570 | $28,814,046 | 19 | |
| Apr 28, 2000 | 61 | $57,144 | -57% | 147 | $389 | $28,871,190 | 20 |