Il Postino (1995)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $21,812,813Details
International Box Office $27,461Details
Worldwide Box Office $21,840,274
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$95,310 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:27.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:10 opening theaters/430 max. theaters, 16.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,553,833

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,654 $21,812,813
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,502 $27,461
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,259 $21,840,274
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 110 $21,812,813

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 14th, 1995 (Limited) by Miramax, released as The Postman
International Releases: October 14th, 1995 (Wide), released as O Carteiro de Pablo Neruda (Portugal)
MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements
Running Time: 108 minutes
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Keywords: Posthumous Release, Comedy Drama, Screenplay Written By the Star, Exile, Poet, Romance, Illiteracy / Learning to Read, Life in a Small Town, 1950s, 1996 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Belgium, France, Italy
Languages: Italian, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 70th Weekend Limited Release 1 $52,596 Oct 11, 1996 488
Biggest 69th Weekend Limited Release 2 $88,891 Oct 4, 1996 481
Biggest 68th Weekend Limited Release 1 $122,291 Sep 27, 1996 474
Biggest Domestic 67th Weekend 3 $176,478 Sep 20, 1996 467
Biggest 67th Weekend Limited Release 1 $176,478 Sep 20, 1996 467
Biggest Domestic 66th Weekend 6 $170,197 Sep 13, 1996 460
Biggest 66th Weekend Limited Release 1 $170,197 Sep 13, 1996 460
Biggest 57th Weekend Limited Release 4 $28,972 Jul 12, 1996 397
Biggest 56th Weekend Limited Release 4 $47,454 Jul 5, 1996 390
Biggest 55th Weekend Limited Release 2 $51,912 Jun 28, 1996 383
Biggest 54th Weekend Limited Release 1 $57,474 Jun 21, 1996 376
Biggest 53rd Weekend Limited Release 2 $60,657 Jun 14, 1996 369
Biggest 52nd Weekend Limited Release 1 $113,824 Jun 7, 1996 362
Biggest 51st Weekend Limited Release 1 $188,166 May 31, 1996 355
Biggest Domestic 50th Weekend 3 $387,612 May 24, 1996 348
Biggest 50th Weekend Limited Release 1 $387,612 May 24, 1996 348
Biggest 49th Weekend Limited Release 4 $43,266 May 17, 1996 341
Biggest 48th Weekend Limited Release 4 $56,363 May 10, 1996 334
Biggest 47th Weekend Limited Release 5 $60,473 May 3, 1996 327
Biggest 46th Weekend Limited Release 6 $73,564 Apr 26, 1996 320
Biggest 45th Weekend Limited Release 4 $125,357 Apr 19, 1996 313
Biggest 44th Weekend Limited Release 4 $180,238 Apr 12, 1996 306
Biggest Domestic 43rd Weekend 8 $352,125 Apr 5, 1996 299
Biggest 43rd Weekend Limited Release 2 $352,125 Apr 5, 1996 299
Biggest Domestic 42nd Weekend 6 $446,325 Mar 29, 1996 292
Biggest 42nd Weekend Limited Release 2 $446,325 Mar 29, 1996 292
Biggest Domestic 41st Weekend 4 $804,591 Mar 22, 1996 285
Biggest 41st Weekend Limited Release 2 $804,591 Mar 22, 1996 285
Biggest Domestic 40th Weekend 7 $729,550 Mar 15, 1996 278
Biggest 40th Weekend Limited Release 2 $729,550 Mar 15, 1996 278
Biggest Domestic 39th Weekend 8 $706,986 Mar 8, 1996 271
Biggest 39th Weekend Limited Release 2 $706,986 Mar 8, 1996 271
Biggest Domestic 38th Weekend 8 $759,804 Mar 1, 1996 264
Biggest 38th Weekend Limited Release 2 $759,804 Mar 1, 1996 264
Biggest Domestic 37th Weekend 11 $675,101 Feb 23, 1996 257
Biggest 37th Weekend Limited Release 3 $675,101 Feb 23, 1996 257
Biggest Domestic 36th Weekend 12 $607,606 Feb 16, 1996 250
Biggest 36th Weekend Limited Release 3 $607,606 Feb 16, 1996 250
Biggest 35th Weekend Limited Release 12 $94,791 Feb 9, 1996 243
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 9 $125,590 Feb 2, 1996 236
Biggest 33rd Weekend Limited Release 6 $169,182 Jan 26, 1996 229
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 7 $188,050 Jan 19, 1996 222
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 28 $415,883 Jan 12, 1996 215
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 4 $415,883 Jan 12, 1996 215
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 7 $313,097 Jan 5, 1996 208
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 58 $19,473 Dec 29, 1995 201
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 82 $19,763 Dec 15, 1995 187
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 68 $30,881 Dec 8, 1995 180
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 70 $36,845 Dec 1, 1995 173
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 41 $81,306 Nov 24, 1995 166
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 69 $56,848 Nov 17, 1995 159
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 69 $70,591 Nov 10, 1995 152
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 98 $65,161 Nov 3, 1995 145
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 94 $109,431 Oct 20, 1995 131
Theater Average 17th Weekend 9 $12,503 Oct 6, 1995 117
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 96 $265,766 Sep 22, 1995 103
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 93 $454,206 Sep 1, 1995 82
Never Wide Domestic 26 $21,812,813 Jun 14, 1995 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,654 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,025 $53,553,833
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,026 $21,812,813
Top 1995 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 78 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 110 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies 71 $53,553,833
Top 1995 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 7 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,816 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,196 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 360 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 645 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 808 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Miramax Movies 53 $21,812,813

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 1995 33 $95,310   10 $9,531   $123,842 1
Jun 23, 1995 16 $302,836 +218% 34 $8,907   $482,567 2
Jun 30, 1995 16 $489,742 +62% 80 $6,122   $1,127,815 3
Jul 7, 1995 17 $502,769 +3% 95 $5,292   $1,983,838 4
Jul 14, 1995 17 $525,902 +5% 98 $5,366   $2,724,150 5
Jul 21, 1995 21 $475,521 -10% 96 $4,953   $3,425,735 6
Jul 28, 1995 19 $418,647 -12% 91 $4,601   $4,048,204 7
Aug 4, 1995 24 $380,239 -9% 86 $4,421   $4,625,087 8
Aug 11, 1995 25 $333,915 -12% 90 $3,710   $5,132,510 9
Aug 18, 1995 30 $289,604 -13% 87 $3,329   $5,574,169 10
Aug 25, 1995 33 $260,109 -10% 81 $3,211   $5,972,459 11
Sep 1, 1995 31 $454,206 +75% 121 $3,754   $6,548,891 12
Sep 8, 1995 30 $243,271 -46% 112 $2,172   $6,884,545 13
Sep 15, 1995 29 $257,799 +6% 146 $1,766   $7,208,699 14
Sep 22, 1995 28 $265,766 +3% 184 $1,444   $7,565,012 15
Sep 29, 1995 33 $201,362 -24% 162 $1,243   $7,827,711 16
Oct 6, 1995 33 $137,532 -32% 11 $12,503   $8,048,351 17
Oct 13, 1995 34 $113,427 -18% 88 $1,289   $8,218,072 18
Oct 20, 1995 37 $109,431 -4% 66 $1,658   $8,368,915 19
Oct 27, 1995 44 $77,826 -29% 67 $1,162   $8,482,250 20
Nov 3, 1995 50 $65,161 -16% 48 $1,358   $8,570,134 21
Nov 10, 1995 45 $70,591 +8% 47 $1,502   $8,663,096 22
Nov 17, 1995 45 $56,848 -19% 38 $1,496   $8,741,078 23
Nov 24, 1995 36 $81,306 +43% 31 $2,623   $8,851,754 24
Dec 1, 1995 45 $36,845 -55% 22 $1,675   $8,910,643 25
Dec 8, 1995 41 $30,881 -16% 28 $1,103   $8,950,530 26
Dec 15, 1995 48 $19,763 -36% 20 $988   $8,980,738 27
Dec 29, 1995 56 $19,473   23 $847   $9,026,521 29
Jan 5, 1996 23 $313,097 +1,508% 250 $1,252   $9,349,949 30
Jan 12, 1996 27 $415,883 +33% 250 $1,664   $9,895,382 31
Jan 19, 1996 32 $188,050 -55% 110 $1,710   $10,154,247 32
Jan 26, 1996 34 $169,182 -10% 103 $1,643   $10,381,016 33
Feb 2, 1996 39 $125,590 -26% 96 $1,308   $10,547,381 34
Feb 9, 1996 43 $94,791 -25% 72 $1,317   $10,679,050 35
Feb 16, 1996 24 $607,606 +541% 147 $4,133   $11,347,334 36
Feb 23, 1996 19 $675,101 +11% 260 $2,597   $12,188,933 37
Mar 1, 1996 19 $759,804 +13% 311 $2,443   $13,173,684 38
Mar 8, 1996 17 $706,986 -7% 300 $2,357   $14,192,445 39
Mar 15, 1996 16 $729,550 +3% 347 $2,102   $15,250,703 40
Mar 22, 1996 18 $804,591 +10% 430 $1,871   $16,338,084 41
Mar 29, 1996 23 $446,325 -45% 313 $1,426   $17,060,381 42
Apr 5, 1996 25 $352,125 -21% 234 $1,505   $17,574,314 43
Apr 12, 1996 31 $180,238 -49% 0     $0 44
Apr 19, 1996 33 $125,357 -30% 95 $1,320   $18,088,463 45
Apr 26, 1996 37 $73,564 -41% 62 $1,187   $18,210,876 46
May 3, 1996 44 $60,473 -18% 46 $1,315   $18,302,025 47
May 10, 1996 47 $56,363 -7% 43 $1,311   $18,385,195 48
May 17, 1996 53 $43,266 -23% 34 $1,273   $18,456,468 49
May 24, 1996 20 $387,612 +796% 356 $1,089   $18,865,332 50
May 31, 1996 26 $188,166 -51% 216 $871   $19,140,880 51
Jun 7, 1996 31 $113,824 -40% 133 $856   $19,327,749 52
Jun 14, 1996 39 $60,657 -47% 73 $831   $20,564,759 53
Jun 21, 1996 37 $57,474 -5% 52 $1,105   $20,654,025 54
Jun 28, 1996 42 $51,912 -10% 53 $979   $20,730,968 55
Jul 5, 1996 43 $47,454 -9% 27 $1,758   $20,783,899 56
Jul 12, 1996 42 $28,972 -39% 30 $966   $20,832,696 57
Sep 13, 1996 36 $170,197   205 $830   $21,167,074 66
Sep 20, 1996 31 $176,478 +4% 194 $910   $21,401,717 67
Sep 27, 1996 36 $122,291 -31% 142 $861   $20,472,869 68
Oct 4, 1996 39 $88,891 -27% 104 $855   $21,727,670 69
Oct 11, 1996 48 $52,596 -41% 75 $701   $21,812,813 70
Dec 20, 2002 76 $2,581   1 $2,581   $2,581 393
Dec 27, 2002 95 $203 -92% 1 $203   $6,137 394

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 1995 34 $151,199   10 $15,120   $179,731 2
Jun 23, 1995 16 $458,342 +203% 34 $13,481   $638,073 3
Jun 30, 1995 16 $842,996 +84% 80 $10,537   $1,481,069 4
Jul 7, 1995 17 $717,179 -15% 95 $7,549   $2,198,248 5
Jul 14, 1995 18 $751,966 +5% 98 $7,673   $2,950,214 6
Jul 21, 1995 21 $679,343 -10% 96 $7,076   $3,629,557 7
Jul 28, 1995 21 $615,291 -9% 91 $6,761   $4,244,848 8
Aug 4, 1995 24 $553,747 -10% 86 $6,439   $4,798,595 9
Aug 11, 1995 26 $485,970 -12% 90 $5,400   $5,284,565 10
Aug 18, 1995 30 $427,785 -12% 87 $4,917   $5,712,350 11
Aug 25, 1995 33 $382,335 -11% 81 $4,720   $6,094,685 12
Sep 1, 1995 31 $546,589 +43% 121 $4,517   $6,641,274 13
Sep 8, 1995 32 $309,626 -43% 112 $2,765   $6,950,900 14
Sep 15, 1995 29 $348,346 +13% 146 $2,386   $7,299,246 15
Sep 22, 1995 29 $327,103 -6% 184 $1,778   $7,626,349 16
Sep 29, 1995 32 $284,470 -13% 162 $1,756   $7,910,819 17
Oct 6, 1995 32 $193,826 -32% 11 $17,621   $8,104,645 18
Oct 13, 1995 34 $154,839 -20% 88 $1,760   $8,259,484 19
Oct 20, 1995 37 $144,940 -6% 66 $2,196   $8,404,424 20
Oct 27, 1995 46 $100,549 -31% 67 $1,501   $8,504,973 21
Nov 3, 1995 48 $87,532 -13% 48 $1,824   $8,592,505 22
Nov 10, 1995 44 $91,725 +5% 47 $1,952   $8,684,230 23
Nov 17, 1995 44 $86,218 -6% 38 $2,269   $8,770,448 24
Nov 24, 1995 34 $103,350 +20% 31 $3,334   $8,873,798 25
Dec 1, 1995 39 $45,851 -56% 22 $2,084   $8,919,649 26
Dec 8, 1995 39 $41,326 -10% 28 $1,476   $8,960,975 27
Dec 29, 1995 54 $29,804   23 $1,296   $9,036,852 30
Jan 5, 1996 22 $442,647 +1,385% 250 $1,771   $9,479,499 31
Jan 12, 1996 27 $486,698 +10% 250 $1,947   $9,966,197 32
Jan 19, 1996 31 $245,637 -50% 110 $2,233   $10,211,834 33
Jan 26, 1996 32 $209,957 -15% 103 $2,038   $10,421,791 34
Feb 2, 1996 37 $162,468 -23% 96 $1,692   $10,584,259 35
Feb 9, 1996 37 $155,469 -4% 72 $2,159   $10,739,728 36
Feb 16, 1996 24 $774,104 +398% 147 $5,266   $11,513,832 37
Feb 23, 1996 19 $900,048 +16% 260 $3,462   $12,413,880 38
Mar 1, 1996 18 $1,071,579 +19% 311 $3,446   $13,485,459 39
Mar 8, 1996 16 $1,035,694 -3% 300 $3,452   $14,521,153 40
Mar 15, 1996 16 $1,012,340 -2% 347 $2,917   $15,533,493 41
Mar 22, 1996 16 $1,080,563 +7% 430 $2,513   $16,614,056 42
Mar 29, 1996 22 $608,133 -44% 313 $1,943   $17,222,189 43
Apr 5, 1996 50 $0 -100% 234 $0   $0 44
Apr 12, 1996 42 $0   0     $17,963,106 45
Apr 19, 1996 30 $174,206   95 $1,834   $18,137,312 46
Apr 26, 1996 35 $104,240 -40% 62 $1,681   $18,241,552 47
May 3, 1996 42 $87,280 -16% 46 $1,897   $18,328,832 48
May 10, 1996 46 $84,370 -3% 43 $1,962   $18,413,202 49
May 17, 1996 42 $64,518 -24% 34 $1,898   $18,477,720 50
May 24, 1996 19 $474,994 +636% 356 $1,334   $18,952,714 51
May 31, 1996 26 $261,211 -45% 216 $1,209   $19,213,925 52
Jun 7, 1996 10 $1,290,177 +394% 133 $9,701   $20,504,102 53
Jun 14, 1996 33 $92,449 -93% 73 $1,266   $20,596,551 54
Jun 21, 1996 37 $82,505 -11% 52 $1,587   $20,679,056 55
Jun 28, 1996 40 $57,389 -30% 53 $1,083   $20,736,445 56
Jul 5, 1996 40 $67,279 +17% 27 $2,492   $20,803,724 57
Sep 13, 1996 34 $228,362   205 $1,114   $21,225,239 67
Sep 27, 1996 12 $1,288,201   142 $9,072   $21,638,779 69
Oct 4, 1996 37 $121,438 -91% 104 $1,168   $21,760,217 70
Dec 20, 2002 68 $5,934   1 $5,934   $5,934 394

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Portugal 10/14/1995 $0 0 5 19 $27,461 7/16/2019
 
International Total$27,461 7/16/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,502 $27,461
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 21,101-21,200) 21,159 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,152 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 19,201-19,300) 19,221 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,923 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,572 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,122 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for Miramax Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $27,461

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,259 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,452 $21,840,274
Top 1995 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 87 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,695 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,567 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 549 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,116 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 922 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Miramax Movies 79 $21,840,274

Leading Cast

Massimo Troisi    Mario Ruoppolo

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Radford    Director
Massimo Troisi    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$95,310 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:27.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:10 opening theaters/430 max. theaters, 16.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $53,553,833

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,654 $21,812,813
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,502 $27,461
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,259 $21,840,274
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 110 $21,812,813

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 14th, 1995 (Limited) by Miramax, released as The Postman
International Releases: October 14th, 1995 (Wide), released as O Carteiro de Pablo Neruda (Portugal)
MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Scream
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Keywords: Posthumous Release, Comedy Drama, Screenplay Written By the Star, Exile, Poet, Romance, Illiteracy / Learning to Read, Life in a Small Town, 1950s, 1996 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Belgium, France, Italy
Languages: Italian, Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 70th Weekend Limited Release 1 $52,596 Oct 11, 1996 488
Biggest 69th Weekend Limited Release 2 $88,891 Oct 4, 1996 481
Biggest 68th Weekend Limited Release 1 $122,291 Sep 27, 1996 474
Biggest Domestic 67th Weekend 3 $176,478 Sep 20, 1996 467
Biggest 67th Weekend Limited Release 1 $176,478 Sep 20, 1996 467
Biggest Domestic 66th Weekend 6 $170,197 Sep 13, 1996 460
Biggest 66th Weekend Limited Release 1 $170,197 Sep 13, 1996 460
Biggest 57th Weekend Limited Release 4 $28,972 Jul 12, 1996 397
Biggest 56th Weekend Limited Release 4 $47,454 Jul 5, 1996 390
Biggest 55th Weekend Limited Release 2 $51,912 Jun 28, 1996 383
Biggest 54th Weekend Limited Release 1 $57,474 Jun 21, 1996 376
Biggest 53rd Weekend Limited Release 2 $60,657 Jun 14, 1996 369
Biggest 52nd Weekend Limited Release 1 $113,824 Jun 7, 1996 362
Biggest 51st Weekend Limited Release 1 $188,166 May 31, 1996 355
Biggest Domestic 50th Weekend 3 $387,612 May 24, 1996 348
Biggest 50th Weekend Limited Release 1 $387,612 May 24, 1996 348
Biggest 49th Weekend Limited Release 4 $43,266 May 17, 1996 341
Biggest 48th Weekend Limited Release 4 $56,363 May 10, 1996 334
Biggest 47th Weekend Limited Release 5 $60,473 May 3, 1996 327
Biggest 46th Weekend Limited Release 6 $73,564 Apr 26, 1996 320
Biggest 45th Weekend Limited Release 4 $125,357 Apr 19, 1996 313
Biggest 44th Weekend Limited Release 4 $180,238 Apr 12, 1996 306
Biggest Domestic 43rd Weekend 8 $352,125 Apr 5, 1996 299
Biggest 43rd Weekend Limited Release 2 $352,125 Apr 5, 1996 299
Biggest Domestic 42nd Weekend 6 $446,325 Mar 29, 1996 292
Biggest 42nd Weekend Limited Release 2 $446,325 Mar 29, 1996 292
Biggest Domestic 41st Weekend 4 $804,591 Mar 22, 1996 285
Biggest 41st Weekend Limited Release 2 $804,591 Mar 22, 1996 285
Biggest Domestic 40th Weekend 7 $729,550 Mar 15, 1996 278
Biggest 40th Weekend Limited Release 2 $729,550 Mar 15, 1996 278
Biggest Domestic 39th Weekend 8 $706,986 Mar 8, 1996 271
Biggest 39th Weekend Limited Release 2 $706,986 Mar 8, 1996 271
Biggest Domestic 38th Weekend 8 $759,804 Mar 1, 1996 264
Biggest 38th Weekend Limited Release 2 $759,804 Mar 1, 1996 264
Biggest Domestic 37th Weekend 11 $675,101 Feb 23, 1996 257
Biggest 37th Weekend Limited Release 3 $675,101 Feb 23, 1996 257
Biggest Domestic 36th Weekend 12 $607,606 Feb 16, 1996 250
Biggest 36th Weekend Limited Release 3 $607,606 Feb 16, 1996 250
Biggest 35th Weekend Limited Release 12 $94,791 Feb 9, 1996 243
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 9 $125,590 Feb 2, 1996 236
Biggest 33rd Weekend Limited Release 6 $169,182 Jan 26, 1996 229
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 7 $188,050 Jan 19, 1996 222
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 28 $415,883 Jan 12, 1996 215
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 4 $415,883 Jan 12, 1996 215
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 7 $313,097 Jan 5, 1996 208
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 58 $19,473 Dec 29, 1995 201
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 82 $19,763 Dec 15, 1995 187
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 68 $30,881 Dec 8, 1995 180
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 70 $36,845 Dec 1, 1995 173
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 41 $81,306 Nov 24, 1995 166
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 69 $56,848 Nov 17, 1995 159
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 69 $70,591 Nov 10, 1995 152
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 98 $65,161 Nov 3, 1995 145
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 94 $109,431 Oct 20, 1995 131
Theater Average 17th Weekend 9 $12,503 Oct 6, 1995 117
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 96 $265,766 Sep 22, 1995 103
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 93 $454,206 Sep 1, 1995 82
Never Wide Domestic 26 $21,812,813 Jun 14, 1995 0

Leading Cast

Massimo Troisi    Mario Ruoppolo

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Radford    Director
Massimo Troisi    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,654 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,025 $53,553,833
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,026 $21,812,813
Top 1995 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 78 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 110 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies 71 $53,553,833
Top 1995 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 7 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,816 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,196 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 360 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 645 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 808 $21,812,813
All Time Domestic Box Office for Miramax Movies 53 $21,812,813

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 1995 33 $95,310   10 $9,531   $123,842 1
Jun 23, 1995 16 $302,836 +218% 34 $8,907   $482,567 2
Jun 30, 1995 16 $489,742 +62% 80 $6,122   $1,127,815 3
Jul 7, 1995 17 $502,769 +3% 95 $5,292   $1,983,838 4
Jul 14, 1995 17 $525,902 +5% 98 $5,366   $2,724,150 5
Jul 21, 1995 21 $475,521 -10% 96 $4,953   $3,425,735 6
Jul 28, 1995 19 $418,647 -12% 91 $4,601   $4,048,204 7
Aug 4, 1995 24 $380,239 -9% 86 $4,421   $4,625,087 8
Aug 11, 1995 25 $333,915 -12% 90 $3,710   $5,132,510 9
Aug 18, 1995 30 $289,604 -13% 87 $3,329   $5,574,169 10
Aug 25, 1995 33 $260,109 -10% 81 $3,211   $5,972,459 11
Sep 1, 1995 31 $454,206 +75% 121 $3,754   $6,548,891 12
Sep 8, 1995 30 $243,271 -46% 112 $2,172   $6,884,545 13
Sep 15, 1995 29 $257,799 +6% 146 $1,766   $7,208,699 14
Sep 22, 1995 28 $265,766 +3% 184 $1,444   $7,565,012 15
Sep 29, 1995 33 $201,362 -24% 162 $1,243   $7,827,711 16
Oct 6, 1995 33 $137,532 -32% 11 $12,503   $8,048,351 17
Oct 13, 1995 34 $113,427 -18% 88 $1,289   $8,218,072 18
Oct 20, 1995 37 $109,431 -4% 66 $1,658   $8,368,915 19
Oct 27, 1995 44 $77,826 -29% 67 $1,162   $8,482,250 20
Nov 3, 1995 50 $65,161 -16% 48 $1,358   $8,570,134 21
Nov 10, 1995 45 $70,591 +8% 47 $1,502   $8,663,096 22
Nov 17, 1995 45 $56,848 -19% 38 $1,496   $8,741,078 23
Nov 24, 1995 36 $81,306 +43% 31 $2,623   $8,851,754 24
Dec 1, 1995 45 $36,845 -55% 22 $1,675   $8,910,643 25
Dec 8, 1995 41 $30,881 -16% 28 $1,103   $8,950,530 26
Dec 15, 1995 48 $19,763 -36% 20 $988   $8,980,738 27
Dec 29, 1995 56 $19,473   23 $847   $9,026,521 29
Jan 5, 1996 23 $313,097 +1,508% 250 $1,252   $9,349,949 30
Jan 12, 1996 27 $415,883 +33% 250 $1,664   $9,895,382 31
Jan 19, 1996 32 $188,050 -55% 110 $1,710   $10,154,247 32
Jan 26, 1996 34 $169,182 -10% 103 $1,643   $10,381,016 33
Feb 2, 1996 39 $125,590 -26% 96 $1,308   $10,547,381 34
Feb 9, 1996 43 $94,791 -25% 72 $1,317   $10,679,050 35
Feb 16, 1996 24 $607,606 +541% 147 $4,133   $11,347,334 36
Feb 23, 1996 19 $675,101 +11% 260 $2,597   $12,188,933 37
Mar 1, 1996 19 $759,804 +13% 311 $2,443   $13,173,684 38
Mar 8, 1996 17 $706,986 -7% 300 $2,357   $14,192,445 39
Mar 15, 1996 16 $729,550 +3% 347 $2,102   $15,250,703 40
Mar 22, 1996 18 $804,591 +10% 430 $1,871   $16,338,084 41
Mar 29, 1996 23 $446,325 -45% 313 $1,426   $17,060,381 42
Apr 5, 1996 25 $352,125 -21% 234 $1,505   $17,574,314 43
Apr 12, 1996 31 $180,238 -49% 0     $0 44
Apr 19, 1996 33 $125,357 -30% 95 $1,320   $18,088,463 45
Apr 26, 1996 37 $73,564 -41% 62 $1,187   $18,210,876 46
May 3, 1996 44 $60,473 -18% 46 $1,315   $18,302,025 47
May 10, 1996 47 $56,363 -7% 43 $1,311   $18,385,195 48
May 17, 1996 53 $43,266 -23% 34 $1,273   $18,456,468 49
May 24, 1996 20 $387,612 +796% 356 $1,089   $18,865,332 50
May 31, 1996 26 $188,166 -51% 216 $871   $19,140,880 51
Jun 7, 1996 31 $113,824 -40% 133 $856   $19,327,749 52
Jun 14, 1996 39 $60,657 -47% 73 $831   $20,564,759 53
Jun 21, 1996 37 $57,474 -5% 52 $1,105   $20,654,025 54
Jun 28, 1996 42 $51,912 -10% 53 $979   $20,730,968 55
Jul 5, 1996 43 $47,454 -9% 27 $1,758   $20,783,899 56
Jul 12, 1996 42 $28,972 -39% 30 $966   $20,832,696 57
Sep 13, 1996 36 $170,197   205 $830   $21,167,074 66
Sep 20, 1996 31 $176,478 +4% 194 $910   $21,401,717 67
Sep 27, 1996 36 $122,291 -31% 142 $861   $20,472,869 68
Oct 4, 1996 39 $88,891 -27% 104 $855   $21,727,670 69
Oct 11, 1996 48 $52,596 -41% 75 $701   $21,812,813 70
Dec 20, 2002 76 $2,581   1 $2,581   $2,581 393
Dec 27, 2002 95 $203 -92% 1 $203   $6,137 394

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 16, 1995 34 $151,199   10 $15,120   $179,731 2
Jun 23, 1995 16 $458,342 +203% 34 $13,481   $638,073 3
Jun 30, 1995 16 $842,996 +84% 80 $10,537   $1,481,069 4
Jul 7, 1995 17 $717,179 -15% 95 $7,549   $2,198,248 5
Jul 14, 1995 18 $751,966 +5% 98 $7,673   $2,950,214 6
Jul 21, 1995 21 $679,343 -10% 96 $7,076   $3,629,557 7
Jul 28, 1995 21 $615,291 -9% 91 $6,761   $4,244,848 8
Aug 4, 1995 24 $553,747 -10% 86 $6,439   $4,798,595 9
Aug 11, 1995 26 $485,970 -12% 90 $5,400   $5,284,565 10
Aug 18, 1995 30 $427,785 -12% 87 $4,917   $5,712,350 11
Aug 25, 1995 33 $382,335 -11% 81 $4,720   $6,094,685 12
Sep 1, 1995 31 $546,589 +43% 121 $4,517   $6,641,274 13
Sep 8, 1995 32 $309,626 -43% 112 $2,765   $6,950,900 14
Sep 15, 1995 29 $348,346 +13% 146 $2,386   $7,299,246 15
Sep 22, 1995 29 $327,103 -6% 184 $1,778   $7,626,349 16
Sep 29, 1995 32 $284,470 -13% 162 $1,756   $7,910,819 17
Oct 6, 1995 32 $193,826 -32% 11 $17,621   $8,104,645 18
Oct 13, 1995 34 $154,839 -20% 88 $1,760   $8,259,484 19
Oct 20, 1995 37 $144,940 -6% 66 $2,196   $8,404,424 20
Oct 27, 1995 46 $100,549 -31% 67 $1,501   $8,504,973 21
Nov 3, 1995 48 $87,532 -13% 48 $1,824   $8,592,505 22
Nov 10, 1995 44 $91,725 +5% 47 $1,952   $8,684,230 23
Nov 17, 1995 44 $86,218 -6% 38 $2,269   $8,770,448 24
Nov 24, 1995 34 $103,350 +20% 31 $3,334   $8,873,798 25
Dec 1, 1995 39 $45,851 -56% 22 $2,084   $8,919,649 26
Dec 8, 1995 39 $41,326 -10% 28 $1,476   $8,960,975 27
Dec 29, 1995 54 $29,804   23 $1,296   $9,036,852 30
Jan 5, 1996 22 $442,647 +1,385% 250 $1,771   $9,479,499 31
Jan 12, 1996 27 $486,698 +10% 250 $1,947   $9,966,197 32
Jan 19, 1996 31 $245,637 -50% 110 $2,233   $10,211,834 33
Jan 26, 1996 32 $209,957 -15% 103 $2,038   $10,421,791 34
Feb 2, 1996 37 $162,468 -23% 96 $1,692   $10,584,259 35
Feb 9, 1996 37 $155,469 -4% 72 $2,159   $10,739,728 36
Feb 16, 1996 24 $774,104 +398% 147 $5,266   $11,513,832 37
Feb 23, 1996 19 $900,048 +16% 260 $3,462   $12,413,880 38
Mar 1, 1996 18 $1,071,579 +19% 311 $3,446   $13,485,459 39
Mar 8, 1996 16 $1,035,694 -3% 300 $3,452   $14,521,153 40
Mar 15, 1996 16 $1,012,340 -2% 347 $2,917   $15,533,493 41
Mar 22, 1996 16 $1,080,563 +7% 430 $2,513   $16,614,056 42
Mar 29, 1996 22 $608,133 -44% 313 $1,943   $17,222,189 43
Apr 5, 1996 50 $0 -100% 234 $0   $0 44
Apr 12, 1996 42 $0   0     $17,963,106 45
Apr 19, 1996 30 $174,206   95 $1,834   $18,137,312 46
Apr 26, 1996 35 $104,240 -40% 62 $1,681   $18,241,552 47
May 3, 1996 42 $87,280 -16% 46 $1,897   $18,328,832 48
May 10, 1996 46 $84,370 -3% 43 $1,962   $18,413,202 49
May 17, 1996 42 $64,518 -24% 34 $1,898   $18,477,720 50
May 24, 1996 19 $474,994 +636% 356 $1,334   $18,952,714 51
May 31, 1996 26 $261,211 -45% 216 $1,209   $19,213,925 52
Jun 7, 1996 10 $1,290,177 +394% 133 $9,701   $20,504,102 53
Jun 14, 1996 33 $92,449 -93% 73 $1,266   $20,596,551 54
Jun 21, 1996 37 $82,505 -11% 52 $1,587   $20,679,056 55
Jun 28, 1996 40 $57,389 -30% 53 $1,083   $20,736,445 56
Jul 5, 1996 40 $67,279 +17% 27 $2,492   $20,803,724 57
Sep 13, 1996 34 $228,362   205 $1,114   $21,225,239 67
Sep 27, 1996 12 $1,288,201   142 $9,072   $21,638,779 69
Oct 4, 1996 37 $121,438 -91% 104 $1,168   $21,760,217 70
Dec 20, 2002 68 $5,934   1 $5,934   $5,934 394

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Portugal 10/14/1995 $0 0 5 19 $27,461 7/16/2019
 
International Total$27,461 7/16/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,502 $27,461
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 21,101-21,200) 21,159 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,152 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 19,201-19,300) 19,221 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,923 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,572 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,122 $27,461
All Time International Box Office for Miramax Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $27,461

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,259 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,452 $21,840,274
Top 1995 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 87 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,695 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,567 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 549 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,116 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 922 $21,840,274
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Miramax Movies 79 $21,840,274