Payback (1999)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $81,526,121Details
International Box Office $80,100,000
Worldwide Box Office $161,626,121
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,221,526 (26.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,720 opening theaters/2,855 max. theaters, 7.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $191,939,450

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 5th, 1999 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: July 27th, 1999 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for strong violence, language, and drug and sexual content
Running Time: 101 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Betrayal, Crime, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Drug Overdose, Narcotics, Prostitution, Revenge, Triads
Social setting: Film Noir, Organized Crime
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 1999 1 $21,221,526   2,720 $7,802   $21,221,526 1
Feb 12, 1999 2 $17,719,502 -17% 2,751 $6,441   $44,054,084 2
Feb 19, 1999 1 $10,268,237 -42% 2,768 $3,710   $57,147,629 3
Feb 26, 1999 2 $6,788,367 -34% 2,852 $2,380   $66,453,543 4
Mar 5, 1999 5 $4,128,407 -39% 2,855 $1,446   $72,255,061 5
Mar 12, 1999 12 $2,528,130 -39% 1,982 $1,276   $75,948,099 6
Mar 19, 1999 16 $1,158,203 -54% 1,081 $1,071   $77,905,388 7
Mar 26, 1999 20 $615,891 -47% 802 $768   $78,846,132 8
Apr 2, 1999 28 $303,276 -51% 480 $632   $79,316,482 9
Apr 9, 1999 35 $187,430 -38% 421 $445   $79,600,506 10
Apr 16, 1999 37 $131,040 -30% 382 $343   $79,771,275 11
Apr 23, 1999 46 $105,651 -19% 294 $359   $79,909,167 12
Apr 30, 1999 48 $74,014 -30% 206 $359   $80,012,514 13
May 7, 1999 55 $50,459 -32% 142 $355   $80,081,420 14
May 14, 1999 63 $38,606 -23% 99 $390   $80,132,042 15
May 21, 1999 18 $330,249 +755% 567 $582   $80,471,500 16
May 28, 1999 23 $296,016 -10% 537 $551   $80,906,169 17
Jun 4, 1999 29 $146,970 -50% 403 $365   $81,120,430 18
Jun 11, 1999 42 $86,981 -41% 246 $354   $81,268,306 19
Jun 18, 1999 46 $70,310 -19% 183 $384   $81,380,019 20
Jun 25, 1999 57 $32,283 -54% 153 $211   $81,453,141 21
Jul 2, 1999 64 $25,369 -21% 92 $276   $81,495,046 22
Jul 9, 1999 74 $13,098 -48% 54 $243   $81,517,441 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 5, 1999 1 $6,540,000     2,720 $2,404   $6,540,000 1
Feb 6, 1999 1 $9,220,000 +41%   2,720 $3,390   $15,760,000 2
Feb 7, 1999 1 $5,215,000 -43%   2,720 $1,917   $21,221,526 3
Feb 8, 1999 1 $1,344,194 -74%   2,720 $494   $22,565,720 4
Feb 9, 1999 1 $1,422,307 +6%   2,720 $523   $23,988,027 5
Feb 10, 1999 1 $1,166,314 -18%   2,720 $429   $25,154,341 6
Feb 11, 1999 1 $1,180,241 +1%   2,720 $434   $26,334,582 7
Feb 12, 1999 2 $3,505,000 +197% -46% 2,751 $1,274   $29,840,000 8
Feb 13, 1999 2 $6,045,000 +72% -34% 2,751 $2,197   $35,885,000 9
Feb 14, 1999 2 $5,690,000 -6% +9% 2,751 $2,068   $41,575,000 10
Feb 15, 1999 3 $2,088,929 -63% +55% 2,751 $759   $44,054,084 11
Feb 16, 1999 2 $1,077,119 -48% -24% 2,751 $392   $45,131,203 12
Feb 17, 1999 2 $872,147 -19% -25% 2,751 $317   $46,003,350 13
Feb 18, 1999 2 $876,042 n/c -26% 2,751 $318   $46,879,392 14
Feb 19, 1999 2 $2,735,000 +212% -22% 2,768 $988   $49,614,000 15
Feb 20, 1999 1 $4,850,000 +77% -20% 2,768 $1,752   $54,504,000 16
Feb 21, 1999 1 $2,704,000 -44% -52% 2,768 $977   $57,147,629 17
Feb 22, 1999 1 $656,438 -76% -69% 2,768 $237   $57,804,067 18
Feb 23, 1999 2 $714,687 +9% -34% 2,768 $258   $58,518,754 19
Feb 24, 1999 2 $562,711 -21% -35% 2,768 $203   $59,081,466 20
Feb 25, 1999 2 $583,711 +4% -33% 2,768 $211   $59,665,176 21
Feb 26, 1999 3 $1,819,824 +212% -33% 2,768 $657   $61,485,000 22
Feb 27, 1999 2 $3,305,000 +82% -32% 2,852 $1,159   $64,790,000 23
Feb 28, 1999 3 $1,738,000 -47% -36% 2,852 $609   $66,453,543 24
Mar 1, 1999 3 $426,019 -75% -35% 2,852 $149   $66,879,562 25
Mar 2, 1999 4 $466,237 +9% -35% 2,852 $163   $67,345,799 26
Mar 3, 1999 4 $372,223 -20% -34% 2,852 $131   $67,718,022 27
Mar 4, 1999 4 $408,632 +10% -30% 2,852 $143   $68,126,654 28
Mar 5, 1999 5 $1,080,346 +164% -41% 2,852 $379   $69,207,000 29
Mar 6, 1999 5 $1,980,000 +83% -40% 2,855 $694   $71,187,000 30
Mar 7, 1999 6 $1,073,000 -46% -38% 2,855 $376   $72,255,061 31
Mar 8, 1999 5 $289,829 -73% -32% 2,855 $102   $72,544,890 32
Mar 9, 1999 6 $321,765 +11% -31% 2,855 $113   $72,866,655 33
Mar 10, 1999 7 $275,445 -14% -26% 2,855 $96   $73,142,100 34
Mar 11, 1999 7 $277,869 +1% -32% 2,855 $97   $73,419,969 35
Mar 12, 1999 12 $685,000 +147% -37% 1,982 $346   $74,105,000 36
Mar 13, 1999 12 $1,140,000 +66% -42% 1,982 $575   $75,245,000 37
Mar 14, 1999 12 $636,000 -44% -41% 1,982 $321   $75,948,099 38
Mar 15, 1999 13 $202,195 -68% -30% 1,982 $102   $76,150,294 39
Mar 16, 1999 14 $219,370 +8% -32% 1,982 $111   $76,368,664 40
Mar 17, 1999 14 $176,879 -19% -36% 1,982 $89   $76,545,543 41
Mar 18, 1999 14 $201,642 +14% -27% 1,982 $102   $76,747,185 42
Mar 21, 1999 18 $266,000   -58% 1,081 $246   $77,905,388 45
Mar 22, 1999 18 $76,861 -71% -62% 1,081 $71   $77,982,249 46
Mar 23, 1999 18 $84,205 +10% -62% 1,081 $78   $78,066,454 47
Mar 24, 1999 18 $76,861 -9% -57% 1,081 $71   $78,143,315 48
Mar 25, 1999 18 $86,926 +13% -57% 1,081 $80   $78,230,241 49
Mar 28, 1999 19 $138,000   -48% 802 $172   $78,846,132 52
Mar 29, 1999 20 $43,699 -68% -43% 802 $54   $78,889,831 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 1999 1 $26,334,582   2,720 $9,682   $26,334,582 1
Feb 12, 1999 2 $20,544,810 -22% 2,751 $7,468   $46,879,392 2
Feb 19, 1999 2 $12,785,784 -38% 2,768 $4,619   $59,665,176 3
Feb 26, 1999 3 $8,461,478 -34% 2,852 $2,967   $68,126,654 4
Mar 5, 1999 5 $5,293,315 -37% 2,855 $1,854   $73,419,969 5
Mar 12, 1999 12 $3,327,216 -37% 1,982 $1,679   $76,747,185 6
Mar 19, 1999 18 $1,483,056 -55% 1,081 $1,372   $78,230,241 7
Mar 26, 1999 21 $782,965 -47% 802 $976   $79,013,206 8
Apr 2, 1999 31 $399,870 -49% 480 $833   $79,413,076 9
Apr 9, 1999 35 $227,159 -43% 421 $540   $79,640,235 10
Apr 16, 1999 41 $163,281 -28% 382 $427   $79,803,516 11
Apr 23, 1999 47 $134,984 -17% 294 $459   $79,938,500 12
Apr 30, 1999 52 $92,461 -32% 206 $449   $80,030,961 13
May 7, 1999 54 $62,475 -32% 142 $440   $80,093,436 14
May 14, 1999 63 $47,815 -23% 99 $483   $80,141,251 15
May 21, 1999 18 $468,902 +881% 567 $827   $80,610,153 16
May 28, 1999 24 $363,307 -23% 537 $677   $80,973,460 17
Jun 4, 1999 31 $207,865 -43% 403 $516   $81,181,325 18
Jun 11, 1999 45 $128,384 -38% 246 $522   $81,309,709 19
Jun 18, 1999 45 $111,149 -13% 183 $607   $81,420,858 20
Jun 25, 1999 55 $48,819 -56% 153 $319   $81,469,677 21
Jul 2, 1999 64 $34,666 -29% 92 $377   $81,504,343 22
Jul 9, 1999 70 $21,778 -37% 54 $403   $81,526,121 23

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$21,221,526 (26.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:50.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,720 opening theaters/2,855 max. theaters, 7.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $191,939,450

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 5th, 1999 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: July 27th, 1999 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for strong violence, language, and drug and sexual content
Running Time: 101 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Betrayal, Crime, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Drug Overdose, Narcotics, Prostitution, Revenge, Triads
Social setting: Film Noir, Organized Crime
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 1999 1 $21,221,526   2,720 $7,802   $21,221,526 1
Feb 12, 1999 2 $17,719,502 -17% 2,751 $6,441   $44,054,084 2
Feb 19, 1999 1 $10,268,237 -42% 2,768 $3,710   $57,147,629 3
Feb 26, 1999 2 $6,788,367 -34% 2,852 $2,380   $66,453,543 4
Mar 5, 1999 5 $4,128,407 -39% 2,855 $1,446   $72,255,061 5
Mar 12, 1999 12 $2,528,130 -39% 1,982 $1,276   $75,948,099 6
Mar 19, 1999 16 $1,158,203 -54% 1,081 $1,071   $77,905,388 7
Mar 26, 1999 20 $615,891 -47% 802 $768   $78,846,132 8
Apr 2, 1999 28 $303,276 -51% 480 $632   $79,316,482 9
Apr 9, 1999 35 $187,430 -38% 421 $445   $79,600,506 10
Apr 16, 1999 37 $131,040 -30% 382 $343   $79,771,275 11
Apr 23, 1999 46 $105,651 -19% 294 $359   $79,909,167 12
Apr 30, 1999 48 $74,014 -30% 206 $359   $80,012,514 13
May 7, 1999 55 $50,459 -32% 142 $355   $80,081,420 14
May 14, 1999 63 $38,606 -23% 99 $390   $80,132,042 15
May 21, 1999 18 $330,249 +755% 567 $582   $80,471,500 16
May 28, 1999 23 $296,016 -10% 537 $551   $80,906,169 17
Jun 4, 1999 29 $146,970 -50% 403 $365   $81,120,430 18
Jun 11, 1999 42 $86,981 -41% 246 $354   $81,268,306 19
Jun 18, 1999 46 $70,310 -19% 183 $384   $81,380,019 20
Jun 25, 1999 57 $32,283 -54% 153 $211   $81,453,141 21
Jul 2, 1999 64 $25,369 -21% 92 $276   $81,495,046 22
Jul 9, 1999 74 $13,098 -48% 54 $243   $81,517,441 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 5, 1999 1 $6,540,000     2,720 $2,404   $6,540,000 1
Feb 6, 1999 1 $9,220,000 +41%   2,720 $3,390   $15,760,000 2
Feb 7, 1999 1 $5,215,000 -43%   2,720 $1,917   $21,221,526 3
Feb 8, 1999 1 $1,344,194 -74%   2,720 $494   $22,565,720 4
Feb 9, 1999 1 $1,422,307 +6%   2,720 $523   $23,988,027 5
Feb 10, 1999 1 $1,166,314 -18%   2,720 $429   $25,154,341 6
Feb 11, 1999 1 $1,180,241 +1%   2,720 $434   $26,334,582 7
Feb 12, 1999 2 $3,505,000 +197% -46% 2,751 $1,274   $29,840,000 8
Feb 13, 1999 2 $6,045,000 +72% -34% 2,751 $2,197   $35,885,000 9
Feb 14, 1999 2 $5,690,000 -6% +9% 2,751 $2,068   $41,575,000 10
Feb 15, 1999 3 $2,088,929 -63% +55% 2,751 $759   $44,054,084 11
Feb 16, 1999 2 $1,077,119 -48% -24% 2,751 $392   $45,131,203 12
Feb 17, 1999 2 $872,147 -19% -25% 2,751 $317   $46,003,350 13
Feb 18, 1999 2 $876,042 n/c -26% 2,751 $318   $46,879,392 14
Feb 19, 1999 2 $2,735,000 +212% -22% 2,768 $988   $49,614,000 15
Feb 20, 1999 1 $4,850,000 +77% -20% 2,768 $1,752   $54,504,000 16
Feb 21, 1999 1 $2,704,000 -44% -52% 2,768 $977   $57,147,629 17
Feb 22, 1999 1 $656,438 -76% -69% 2,768 $237   $57,804,067 18
Feb 23, 1999 2 $714,687 +9% -34% 2,768 $258   $58,518,754 19
Feb 24, 1999 2 $562,711 -21% -35% 2,768 $203   $59,081,466 20
Feb 25, 1999 2 $583,711 +4% -33% 2,768 $211   $59,665,176 21
Feb 26, 1999 3 $1,819,824 +212% -33% 2,768 $657   $61,485,000 22
Feb 27, 1999 2 $3,305,000 +82% -32% 2,852 $1,159   $64,790,000 23
Feb 28, 1999 3 $1,738,000 -47% -36% 2,852 $609   $66,453,543 24
Mar 1, 1999 3 $426,019 -75% -35% 2,852 $149   $66,879,562 25
Mar 2, 1999 4 $466,237 +9% -35% 2,852 $163   $67,345,799 26
Mar 3, 1999 4 $372,223 -20% -34% 2,852 $131   $67,718,022 27
Mar 4, 1999 4 $408,632 +10% -30% 2,852 $143   $68,126,654 28
Mar 5, 1999 5 $1,080,346 +164% -41% 2,852 $379   $69,207,000 29
Mar 6, 1999 5 $1,980,000 +83% -40% 2,855 $694   $71,187,000 30
Mar 7, 1999 6 $1,073,000 -46% -38% 2,855 $376   $72,255,061 31
Mar 8, 1999 5 $289,829 -73% -32% 2,855 $102   $72,544,890 32
Mar 9, 1999 6 $321,765 +11% -31% 2,855 $113   $72,866,655 33
Mar 10, 1999 7 $275,445 -14% -26% 2,855 $96   $73,142,100 34
Mar 11, 1999 7 $277,869 +1% -32% 2,855 $97   $73,419,969 35
Mar 12, 1999 12 $685,000 +147% -37% 1,982 $346   $74,105,000 36
Mar 13, 1999 12 $1,140,000 +66% -42% 1,982 $575   $75,245,000 37
Mar 14, 1999 12 $636,000 -44% -41% 1,982 $321   $75,948,099 38
Mar 15, 1999 13 $202,195 -68% -30% 1,982 $102   $76,150,294 39
Mar 16, 1999 14 $219,370 +8% -32% 1,982 $111   $76,368,664 40
Mar 17, 1999 14 $176,879 -19% -36% 1,982 $89   $76,545,543 41
Mar 18, 1999 14 $201,642 +14% -27% 1,982 $102   $76,747,185 42
Mar 21, 1999 18 $266,000   -58% 1,081 $246   $77,905,388 45
Mar 22, 1999 18 $76,861 -71% -62% 1,081 $71   $77,982,249 46
Mar 23, 1999 18 $84,205 +10% -62% 1,081 $78   $78,066,454 47
Mar 24, 1999 18 $76,861 -9% -57% 1,081 $71   $78,143,315 48
Mar 25, 1999 18 $86,926 +13% -57% 1,081 $80   $78,230,241 49
Mar 28, 1999 19 $138,000   -48% 802 $172   $78,846,132 52
Mar 29, 1999 20 $43,699 -68% -43% 802 $54   $78,889,831 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 5, 1999 1 $26,334,582   2,720 $9,682   $26,334,582 1
Feb 12, 1999 2 $20,544,810 -22% 2,751 $7,468   $46,879,392 2
Feb 19, 1999 2 $12,785,784 -38% 2,768 $4,619   $59,665,176 3
Feb 26, 1999 3 $8,461,478 -34% 2,852 $2,967   $68,126,654 4
Mar 5, 1999 5 $5,293,315 -37% 2,855 $1,854   $73,419,969 5
Mar 12, 1999 12 $3,327,216 -37% 1,982 $1,679   $76,747,185 6
Mar 19, 1999 18 $1,483,056 -55% 1,081 $1,372   $78,230,241 7
Mar 26, 1999 21 $782,965 -47% 802 $976   $79,013,206 8
Apr 2, 1999 31 $399,870 -49% 480 $833   $79,413,076 9
Apr 9, 1999 35 $227,159 -43% 421 $540   $79,640,235 10
Apr 16, 1999 41 $163,281 -28% 382 $427   $79,803,516 11
Apr 23, 1999 47 $134,984 -17% 294 $459   $79,938,500 12
Apr 30, 1999 52 $92,461 -32% 206 $449   $80,030,961 13
May 7, 1999 54 $62,475 -32% 142 $440   $80,093,436 14
May 14, 1999 63 $47,815 -23% 99 $483   $80,141,251 15
May 21, 1999 18 $468,902 +881% 567 $827   $80,610,153 16
May 28, 1999 24 $363,307 -23% 537 $677   $80,973,460 17
Jun 4, 1999 31 $207,865 -43% 403 $516   $81,181,325 18
Jun 11, 1999 45 $128,384 -38% 246 $522   $81,309,709 19
Jun 18, 1999 45 $111,149 -13% 183 $607   $81,420,858 20
Jun 25, 1999 55 $48,819 -56% 153 $319   $81,469,677 21
Jul 2, 1999 64 $34,666 -29% 92 $377   $81,504,343 22
Jul 9, 1999 70 $21,778 -37% 54 $403   $81,526,121 23