Love and Death on Long Island (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,542,264Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$78,151 (3.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,030,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/84 max. theaters, 10.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,843,407

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,679 $2,542,264
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,365 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 944 $2,542,264

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 6th, 1998 (Wide) by Lionsgate
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language, thematic elements and some sexual content
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Sonny
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Romance, Autumn Years, May / December Romance, LGBTQ+, Widow/Widower, Unrequited Love, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,679 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,705 $5,843,407
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,839 $2,542,264
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 171 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 944 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 672 $5,843,407
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 34 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,532 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,867 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,052 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,768 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,219 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 201-300) 290 $2,542,264

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 1998 47 $78,151   6 $13,025   $78,151 1
Mar 13, 1998 24 $366,618 +369% 80 $4,583   $480,195 2
Mar 20, 1998 27 $242,485 -34% 82 $2,957   $860,569 3
Mar 27, 1998 25 $211,186 -13% 81 $2,607   $1,148,432 4
Apr 3, 1998 26 $212,359 +1% 80 $2,654   $1,444,523 5
Apr 10, 1998 28 $190,147 -10% 79 $2,407   $1,718,668 6
Apr 17, 1998 33 $154,419 -19% 84 $1,838   $1,929,106 7
Apr 24, 1998 38 $110,730 -28% 75 $1,476   $2,078,441 8
May 1, 1998 47 $65,678 -41% 76 $864   $2,223,552 9
May 8, 1998 46 $62,923 -4% 72 $874   $2,317,239 10
May 15, 1998 45 $51,693 -18% 60 $862   $2,391,947 11
May 22, 1998 52 $44,721 -13% 47 $952   $2,448,658 12
May 29, 1998 43 $40,516 -9% 45 $900   $2,501,581 13
Jun 5, 1998 54 $25,091 -38% 29 $865   $2,542,264 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 1998 45 $113,577   6 $18,930   $113,577 1
Mar 13, 1998 24 $504,507 +344% 80 $6,306   $618,084 2
Mar 20, 1998 27 $319,162 -37% 82 $3,892   $937,246 3
Mar 27, 1998 25 $294,918 -8% 81 $3,641   $1,232,164 4
Apr 3, 1998 26 $296,357 n/c 80 $3,704   $1,528,521 5
Apr 10, 1998 31 $246,166 -17% 79 $3,116   $1,774,687 6
Apr 17, 1998 35 $193,024 -22% 84 $2,298   $1,967,711 7
Apr 24, 1998 37 $190,163 -1% 75 $2,536   $2,157,874 8
May 1, 1998 46 $96,442 -49% 76 $1,269   $2,254,316 9
May 8, 1998 43 $85,938 -11% 72 $1,194   $2,340,254 10
May 15, 1998 48 $63,683 -26% 60 $1,061   $2,403,937 11
May 22, 1998 47 $57,128 -10% 47 $1,215   $2,461,065 12
May 29, 1998 46 $56,108 -2% 45 $1,247   $2,517,173 13

Uncategorized

Jason Priestley    Ronnie Bostock
John Hurt    Giles De'Ath
Maury Chaykin    Irving 'Irv' Buckmuller

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Production and Technical Credits

Richard Kwietniowski    Director
Richard Kwietniowski    Screenwriter
Gilbert Adair    Story Creator
Andrea Dorfman    Production Runner: Nova Scotia

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$78,151 (3.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.93 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,030,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/84 max. theaters, 10.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,843,407

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,679 $2,542,264
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,365 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 944 $2,542,264

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 6th, 1998 (Wide) by Lionsgate
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language, thematic elements and some sexual content
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Sonny
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Romance, Autumn Years, May / December Romance, LGBTQ+, Widow/Widower, Unrequited Love, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom

Uncategorized

Jason Priestley    Ronnie Bostock
John Hurt    Giles De'Ath
Maury Chaykin    Irving 'Irv' Buckmuller

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Kwietniowski    Director
Richard Kwietniowski    Screenwriter
Gilbert Adair    Story Creator
Andrea Dorfman    Production Runner: Nova Scotia

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,679 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,705 $5,843,407
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,839 $2,542,264
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 171 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 944 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 672 $5,843,407
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 34 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,532 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,867 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,052 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,768 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,219 $2,542,264
All Time Domestic Box Office for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 201-300) 290 $2,542,264

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 1998 47 $78,151   6 $13,025   $78,151 1
Mar 13, 1998 24 $366,618 +369% 80 $4,583   $480,195 2
Mar 20, 1998 27 $242,485 -34% 82 $2,957   $860,569 3
Mar 27, 1998 25 $211,186 -13% 81 $2,607   $1,148,432 4
Apr 3, 1998 26 $212,359 +1% 80 $2,654   $1,444,523 5
Apr 10, 1998 28 $190,147 -10% 79 $2,407   $1,718,668 6
Apr 17, 1998 33 $154,419 -19% 84 $1,838   $1,929,106 7
Apr 24, 1998 38 $110,730 -28% 75 $1,476   $2,078,441 8
May 1, 1998 47 $65,678 -41% 76 $864   $2,223,552 9
May 8, 1998 46 $62,923 -4% 72 $874   $2,317,239 10
May 15, 1998 45 $51,693 -18% 60 $862   $2,391,947 11
May 22, 1998 52 $44,721 -13% 47 $952   $2,448,658 12
May 29, 1998 43 $40,516 -9% 45 $900   $2,501,581 13
Jun 5, 1998 54 $25,091 -38% 29 $865   $2,542,264 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 6, 1998 45 $113,577   6 $18,930   $113,577 1
Mar 13, 1998 24 $504,507 +344% 80 $6,306   $618,084 2
Mar 20, 1998 27 $319,162 -37% 82 $3,892   $937,246 3
Mar 27, 1998 25 $294,918 -8% 81 $3,641   $1,232,164 4
Apr 3, 1998 26 $296,357 n/c 80 $3,704   $1,528,521 5
Apr 10, 1998 31 $246,166 -17% 79 $3,116   $1,774,687 6
Apr 17, 1998 35 $193,024 -22% 84 $2,298   $1,967,711 7
Apr 24, 1998 37 $190,163 -1% 75 $2,536   $2,157,874 8
May 1, 1998 46 $96,442 -49% 76 $1,269   $2,254,316 9
May 8, 1998 43 $85,938 -11% 72 $1,194   $2,340,254 10
May 15, 1998 48 $63,683 -26% 60 $1,061   $2,403,937 11
May 22, 1998 47 $57,128 -10% 47 $1,215   $2,461,065 12
May 29, 1998 46 $56,108 -2% 45 $1,247   $2,517,173 13

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,365 $2,542,264
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,101-11,200) 11,169 $2,542,264
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,008 $2,542,264
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,610 $2,542,264
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,617 $2,542,264
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,151 $2,542,264
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,451 $2,542,264
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 301-400) 327 $2,542,264