About Schmidt (2002)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $65,005,217Details
International Box Office $42,049,267Details
Worldwide Box Office $107,054,484
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$282,367 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:7.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/1,240 max. theaters, 10.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $117,025,891

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,397 $65,005,217
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,275 $42,049,267
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,728 $107,054,484
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 13 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 369 $65,005,217
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $42,049,267
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 446 $107,054,484

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 2002 (Limited) by New Line
International Releases: February 6th, 2003 (Wide) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: R for some language and brief nudity.
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Gran Torino
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Keywords: Road Trip, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 93 $52,449 May 9, 2003 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 86 $76,740 May 2, 2003 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 89 $92,168 Apr 25, 2003 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 77 $142,208 Apr 18, 2003 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 92 $157,749 Apr 11, 2003 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 71 $249,785 Apr 4, 2003 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 51 $449,835 Mar 28, 2003 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 38 $845,427 Mar 21, 2003 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 39 $1,093,228 Mar 14, 2003 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 31 $1,376,030 Mar 7, 2003 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 20 $1,860,510 Feb 28, 2003 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 30 $1,700,614 Feb 21, 2003 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 12 $3,090,246 Feb 14, 2003 66
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 385 $5,632,144 Feb 14, 2003 66
Biggest 10th Friday 51 $900,000 Feb 14, 2003 64
Biggest 9th Thursday 88 $295,000 Feb 13, 2003 63
Biggest 9th Wednesday 100 $278,000 Feb 12, 2003 62
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 13 $3,018,378 Feb 7, 2003 59
Biggest 8th Sunday 100 $1,200,000 Feb 2, 2003 52
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 11 $4,515,337 Jan 31, 2003 52
Biggest 8th Saturday 74 $2,100,000 Feb 1, 2003 51
Biggest 8th Friday 87 $1,215,000 Jan 31, 2003 50
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 11 $5,382,302 Jan 24, 2003 45
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 151 $5,382,302 Jan 24, 2003 45
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 150 $9,809,531 Jan 24, 2003 45
Biggest 7th Saturday 84 $2,803,000 Jan 25, 2003 44
Biggest 6th Monday 96 $1,153,581 Jan 20, 2003 39
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 9 $5,669,076 Jan 17, 2003 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 255 $5,669,076 Jan 17, 2003 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 258 $10,332,194 Jan 17, 2003 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 199 $6,822,657 Jan 17, 2003 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $12,434,657 Jan 17, 2003 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 7 $6,403,691 Jan 10, 2003 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 5 $8,533,162 Jan 3, 2003 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 182 $8,533,162 Jan 3, 2003 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 202 $15,552,147 Jan 3, 2003 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 52 $24,854 Dec 27, 2002 17
Top 2002 Theater Average 4 $47,061 Dec 13, 2002 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 52 1,234 Dec 13, 2002 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,397 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,436 $117,025,891
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,026 $65,005,217
Top 2002 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 43 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 13 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies 16 $117,025,891
Top 2002 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 2 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300) 299 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,093 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 612 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) 182 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 369 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 29 $65,005,217

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2002 23 $282,367   6 $47,061   $282,367 1
Dec 20, 2002 17 $601,711 +113% 26 $23,143   $1,023,197 2
Dec 27, 2002 22 $845,041 +40% 34 $24,854   $2,572,811 3
Jan 3, 2003 5 $8,533,162 +910% 816 $10,457   $12,028,464 4
Jan 10, 2003 5 $6,403,691 -25% 865 $7,403   $21,597,264 5
Jan 17, 2003 8 $5,669,076 -11% 946 $5,993   $30,689,435 6
Jan 24, 2003 9 $5,382,302 -5% 1,236 $4,355   $37,745,475 7
Jan 31, 2003 10 $4,515,337 -16% 1,236 $3,653   $44,193,308 8
Feb 7, 2003 11 $3,018,378 -33% 1,240 $2,434   $48,484,539 9
Feb 14, 2003 11 $3,090,246 +2% 1,208 $2,558   $53,013,946 10
Feb 21, 2003 16 $1,700,614 -45% 905 $1,879   $55,481,339 11
Feb 28, 2003 14 $1,860,510 +9% 1,007 $1,848   $57,979,861 12
Mar 7, 2003 14 $1,376,030 -26% 845 $1,628   $60,007,505 13
Mar 14, 2003 15 $1,093,228 -21% 713 $1,533   $61,630,220 14
Mar 21, 2003 18 $845,427 -23% 533 $1,586   $62,908,447 15
Mar 28, 2003 22 $449,835 -47% 375 $1,200   $63,676,882 16
Apr 4, 2003 28 $249,785 -44% 264 $946   $64,094,443 17
Apr 11, 2003 35 $157,749 -37% 226 $698   $64,342,083 18
Apr 18, 2003 35 $142,208 -10% 206 $690   $64,543,239 19
Apr 25, 2003 43 $92,168 -35% 161 $572   $64,706,199 20
May 2, 2003 46 $76,740 -17% 134 $573   $64,816,513 21
May 9, 2003 51 $52,449 -32% 100 $524   $64,902,853 22
May 16, 2003 57 $35,870 -32% 82 $437   $64,962,450 23
May 23, 2003 65 $24,660 -31% 43 $573   $65,005,217 24

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 3, 2003 5 $2,500,500     816 $3,064   $5,995,500 22
Jan 4, 2003 5 $3,850,000 +54%   816 $4,718   $9,895,000 23
Jan 5, 2003 4 $2,133,464 -45%   816 $2,615   $12,028,464 24
Jan 6, 2003 4 $768,000 -64%   816 $941   $12,797,000 25
Jan 7, 2003 4 $858,000 +12%   816 $1,051   $13,655,000 26
Jan 8, 2003 4 $790,000 -8%   816 $968   $14,445,000 27
Jan 9, 2003 4 $775,000 -2%   816 $950   $15,194,000 28
Jan 10, 2003 5 $1,750,000 +126% -30% 865 $2,023   $16,944,000 29
Jan 11, 2003 5 $2,635,000 +51% -32% 865 $3,046   $19,579,000 30
Jan 12, 2003 4 $2,020,000 -23% -5% 865 $2,335   $21,597,264 31
Jan 13, 2003 5 $487,000 -76% -37% 865 $563   $22,085,000 32
Jan 14, 2003 5 $627,000 +29% -27% 865 $725   $22,712,000 33
Jan 15, 2003 5 $572,000 -9% -28% 865 $661   $23,283,000 34
Jan 16, 2003 5 $559,000 -2% -28% 865 $646   $23,867,000 35
Jan 17, 2003 8 $1,496,000 +168% -15% 946 $1,581   $25,363,000 36
Jan 18, 2003 8 $2,625,000 +75% n/c 946 $2,775   $27,988,000 37
Jan 19, 2003 8 $1,495,000 -43% -26% 946 $1,580   $29,483,000 38
Jan 20, 2003 7 $1,153,581 -23% +137% 946 $1,219   $30,636,581 39
Jan 21, 2003 6 $605,000 -48% -4% 946 $640   $31,294,000 40
Jan 22, 2003 5 $517,000 -15% -10% 946 $547   $31,812,000 41
Jan 23, 2003 7 $542,000 +5% -3% 946 $573   $32,363,000 42
Jan 24, 2003 9 $1,603,500 +196% +7% 1,236 $1,297   $33,966,500 43
Jan 25, 2003 9 $2,803,000 +75% +7% 1,236 $2,268   $36,769,500 44
Jan 26, 2003 9 $861,000 -69% -42% 1,236 $697   $37,630,500 45
Jan 27, 2003 8 $440,000 -49% -62% 1,236 $356   $38,186,000 46
Jan 28, 2003 6 $504,000 +15% -17% 1,236 $408   $38,689,000 47
Jan 29, 2003 5 $494,000 -2% -4% 1,236 $400   $39,184,000 48
Jan 30, 2003 5 $494,000 n/c -9% 1,236 $400   $39,678,000 49
Jan 31, 2003 9 $1,215,000 +146% -24% 1,236 $983   $40,893,000 50
Feb 1, 2003 9 $2,100,000 +73% -25% 1,236 $1,699   $42,993,000 51
Feb 2, 2003 9 $1,200,000 -43% +39% 1,236 $971   $44,193,308 52
Feb 3, 2003 8 $274,000 -77% -38% 1,236 $222   $44,467,000 53
Feb 4, 2003 7 $347,000 +27% -31% 1,236 $281   $44,814,000 54
Feb 5, 2003 7 $319,000 -8% -35% 1,236 $258   $45,133,000 55
Feb 6, 2003 6 $321,000 +1% -35% 1,236 $260   $45,466,000 56
Feb 10, 2003 10 $199,000   -27% 1,240 $160   $48,683,000 60
Feb 11, 2003 7 $272,000 +37% -22% 1,240 $219   $48,955,000 61
Feb 12, 2003 6 $278,000 +2% -13% 1,240 $224   $49,233,000 62
Feb 13, 2003 6 $295,000 +6% -8% 1,240 $238   $49,540,000 63
Feb 14, 2003 9 $900,000 +205%   1,208 $745   $50,440,000 64

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2002 23 $421,486   6 $70,248   $421,486 1
Dec 20, 2002 17 $1,306,284 +210% 26 $50,242   $1,727,770 2
Dec 27, 2002 22 $1,767,532 +35% 34 $51,986   $3,495,302 3
Jan 3, 2003 4 $11,698,271 +562% 816 $14,336   $15,193,573 4
Jan 10, 2003 5 $9,826,786 -16% 865 $11,360   $25,020,359 5
Jan 17, 2003 8 $7,342,814 -25% 946 $7,762   $32,363,173 6
Jan 24, 2003 9 $7,314,798 n/c 1,236 $5,918   $39,677,971 7
Jan 31, 2003 9 $5,788,190 -21% 1,236 $4,683   $45,466,161 8
Feb 7, 2003 11 $4,457,539 -23% 1,240 $3,595   $49,923,700 9
Feb 14, 2003 12 $3,857,025 -13% 1,208 $3,193   $53,780,725 10
Feb 21, 2003 14 $2,338,626 -39% 905 $2,584   $56,119,351 11
Feb 28, 2003 13 $2,512,124 +7% 1,007 $2,495   $58,631,475 12
Mar 7, 2003 13 $1,905,517 -24% 845 $2,255   $60,536,992 13
Mar 14, 2003 15 $1,526,028 -20% 713 $2,140   $62,063,020 14
Mar 21, 2003 18 $1,164,027 -24% 533 $2,184   $63,227,047 15
Mar 28, 2003 22 $617,611 -47% 375 $1,647   $63,844,658 16
Apr 4, 2003 28 $339,676 -45% 264 $1,287   $64,184,334 17
Apr 11, 2003 37 $216,697 -36% 226 $959   $64,401,031 18
Apr 18, 2003 38 $213,000 -2% 206 $1,034   $64,614,031 19
Apr 25, 2003 46 $125,742 -41% 161 $781   $64,739,773 20
May 2, 2003 45 $110,631 -12% 134 $826   $64,850,404 21
May 9, 2003 51 $76,176 -31% 100 $762   $64,926,580 22
May 16, 2003 54 $53,977 -29% 82 $658   $64,980,557 23
May 23, 2003 68 $24,660 -54% 43 $573   $65,005,217 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 2/6/2003 $337,810 46 46 46 $573,725 4/1/2020
 
Rest of World $41,475,542
 
International Total$42,049,267 4/1/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,275 $42,049,267
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,731 $42,049,267
Top 2002 Movies at the International Box Office 44 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 449 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,806 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,022 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 387 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for New Line Movies 32 $42,049,267

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,728 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,256 $107,054,484
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 43 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 370 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,354 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 741 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 446 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 30 $107,054,484

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    Warren Schmidt

Uncategorized

Cheryl Hamada    Saundra
Kathy Bates    Roberta
Steve Heller    Ken
Howard Hesseman    Larry
Chris Huse    Chuck Woodard
Dermot Mulroney    Randall
June Squibb    Jeannie
Len Cariou    Ken
Mark Venhuizen    Duncan
James Crawley    Dave Godberson
Tung Ha    Phil Choi
Hope Davis    Jeannie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alexander Payne    Director
Rolfe Kent    Composer

Two Way Race for Top Spot

December 12th, 2003

It's a two-way race for top spot this weekend with Something's Gotta Give targeting a mature audience while Stuck on You goes for the decidedly immature. A third movie, Love Don't Cost a Thing is also opening wide but it might have trouble just making the top five. More...

Matt's Oscar '03 Roundup

February 11th, 2003


75th Oscar Nominations Announced

February 11th, 2003


SAG Nominations Announced

January 28th, 2003


A year in review: Matt's Best of 2002

January 20th, 2003



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  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$282,367 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:7.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/1,240 max. theaters, 10.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $117,025,891

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,397 $65,005,217
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,275 $42,049,267
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,728 $107,054,484
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 13 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 369 $65,005,217
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $42,049,267
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 446 $107,054,484

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 2002 (Limited) by New Line
International Releases: February 6th, 2003 (Wide) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: R for some language and brief nudity.
Running Time: 124 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Gran Torino
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Road Trip, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 93 $52,449 May 9, 2003 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 86 $76,740 May 2, 2003 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 89 $92,168 Apr 25, 2003 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 77 $142,208 Apr 18, 2003 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 92 $157,749 Apr 11, 2003 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 71 $249,785 Apr 4, 2003 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 51 $449,835 Mar 28, 2003 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 38 $845,427 Mar 21, 2003 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 39 $1,093,228 Mar 14, 2003 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 31 $1,376,030 Mar 7, 2003 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 20 $1,860,510 Feb 28, 2003 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 30 $1,700,614 Feb 21, 2003 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 12 $3,090,246 Feb 14, 2003 66
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 385 $5,632,144 Feb 14, 2003 66
Biggest 10th Friday 51 $900,000 Feb 14, 2003 64
Biggest 9th Thursday 88 $295,000 Feb 13, 2003 63
Biggest 9th Wednesday 100 $278,000 Feb 12, 2003 62
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 13 $3,018,378 Feb 7, 2003 59
Biggest 8th Sunday 100 $1,200,000 Feb 2, 2003 52
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 11 $4,515,337 Jan 31, 2003 52
Biggest 8th Saturday 74 $2,100,000 Feb 1, 2003 51
Biggest 8th Friday 87 $1,215,000 Jan 31, 2003 50
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 11 $5,382,302 Jan 24, 2003 45
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 151 $5,382,302 Jan 24, 2003 45
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 150 $9,809,531 Jan 24, 2003 45
Biggest 7th Saturday 84 $2,803,000 Jan 25, 2003 44
Biggest 6th Monday 96 $1,153,581 Jan 20, 2003 39
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 9 $5,669,076 Jan 17, 2003 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 255 $5,669,076 Jan 17, 2003 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 258 $10,332,194 Jan 17, 2003 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 199 $6,822,657 Jan 17, 2003 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $12,434,657 Jan 17, 2003 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 7 $6,403,691 Jan 10, 2003 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 5 $8,533,162 Jan 3, 2003 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 182 $8,533,162 Jan 3, 2003 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 202 $15,552,147 Jan 3, 2003 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 52 $24,854 Dec 27, 2002 17
Top 2002 Theater Average 4 $47,061 Dec 13, 2002 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 52 1,234 Dec 13, 2002 0

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    Warren Schmidt

Uncategorized

Cheryl Hamada    Saundra
Kathy Bates    Roberta
Steve Heller    Ken
Howard Hesseman    Larry
Chris Huse    Chuck Woodard
Dermot Mulroney    Randall
June Squibb    Jeannie
Len Cariou    Ken
Mark Venhuizen    Duncan
James Crawley    Dave Godberson
Tung Ha    Phil Choi
Hope Davis    Jeannie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alexander Payne    Director
Rolfe Kent    Composer

Two Way Race for Top Spot

December 12th, 2003

It's a two-way race for top spot this weekend with Something's Gotta Give targeting a mature audience while Stuck on You goes for the decidedly immature. A third movie, Love Don't Cost a Thing is also opening wide but it might have trouble just making the top five. More...

Matt's Oscar '03 Roundup

February 11th, 2003


75th Oscar Nominations Announced

February 11th, 2003


SAG Nominations Announced

January 28th, 2003


A year in review: Matt's Best of 2002

January 20th, 2003


Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,397 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,436 $117,025,891
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,026 $65,005,217
Top 2002 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 43 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 13 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies 16 $117,025,891
Top 2002 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 2 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300) 299 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,093 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 612 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) 182 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 369 $65,005,217
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 29 $65,005,217

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2002 23 $282,367   6 $47,061   $282,367 1
Dec 20, 2002 17 $601,711 +113% 26 $23,143   $1,023,197 2
Dec 27, 2002 22 $845,041 +40% 34 $24,854   $2,572,811 3
Jan 3, 2003 5 $8,533,162 +910% 816 $10,457   $12,028,464 4
Jan 10, 2003 5 $6,403,691 -25% 865 $7,403   $21,597,264 5
Jan 17, 2003 8 $5,669,076 -11% 946 $5,993   $30,689,435 6
Jan 24, 2003 9 $5,382,302 -5% 1,236 $4,355   $37,745,475 7
Jan 31, 2003 10 $4,515,337 -16% 1,236 $3,653   $44,193,308 8
Feb 7, 2003 11 $3,018,378 -33% 1,240 $2,434   $48,484,539 9
Feb 14, 2003 11 $3,090,246 +2% 1,208 $2,558   $53,013,946 10
Feb 21, 2003 16 $1,700,614 -45% 905 $1,879   $55,481,339 11
Feb 28, 2003 14 $1,860,510 +9% 1,007 $1,848   $57,979,861 12
Mar 7, 2003 14 $1,376,030 -26% 845 $1,628   $60,007,505 13
Mar 14, 2003 15 $1,093,228 -21% 713 $1,533   $61,630,220 14
Mar 21, 2003 18 $845,427 -23% 533 $1,586   $62,908,447 15
Mar 28, 2003 22 $449,835 -47% 375 $1,200   $63,676,882 16
Apr 4, 2003 28 $249,785 -44% 264 $946   $64,094,443 17
Apr 11, 2003 35 $157,749 -37% 226 $698   $64,342,083 18
Apr 18, 2003 35 $142,208 -10% 206 $690   $64,543,239 19
Apr 25, 2003 43 $92,168 -35% 161 $572   $64,706,199 20
May 2, 2003 46 $76,740 -17% 134 $573   $64,816,513 21
May 9, 2003 51 $52,449 -32% 100 $524   $64,902,853 22
May 16, 2003 57 $35,870 -32% 82 $437   $64,962,450 23
May 23, 2003 65 $24,660 -31% 43 $573   $65,005,217 24

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 3, 2003 5 $2,500,500     816 $3,064   $5,995,500 22
Jan 4, 2003 5 $3,850,000 +54%   816 $4,718   $9,895,000 23
Jan 5, 2003 4 $2,133,464 -45%   816 $2,615   $12,028,464 24
Jan 6, 2003 4 $768,000 -64%   816 $941   $12,797,000 25
Jan 7, 2003 4 $858,000 +12%   816 $1,051   $13,655,000 26
Jan 8, 2003 4 $790,000 -8%   816 $968   $14,445,000 27
Jan 9, 2003 4 $775,000 -2%   816 $950   $15,194,000 28
Jan 10, 2003 5 $1,750,000 +126% -30% 865 $2,023   $16,944,000 29
Jan 11, 2003 5 $2,635,000 +51% -32% 865 $3,046   $19,579,000 30
Jan 12, 2003 4 $2,020,000 -23% -5% 865 $2,335   $21,597,264 31
Jan 13, 2003 5 $487,000 -76% -37% 865 $563   $22,085,000 32
Jan 14, 2003 5 $627,000 +29% -27% 865 $725   $22,712,000 33
Jan 15, 2003 5 $572,000 -9% -28% 865 $661   $23,283,000 34
Jan 16, 2003 5 $559,000 -2% -28% 865 $646   $23,867,000 35
Jan 17, 2003 8 $1,496,000 +168% -15% 946 $1,581   $25,363,000 36
Jan 18, 2003 8 $2,625,000 +75% n/c 946 $2,775   $27,988,000 37
Jan 19, 2003 8 $1,495,000 -43% -26% 946 $1,580   $29,483,000 38
Jan 20, 2003 7 $1,153,581 -23% +137% 946 $1,219   $30,636,581 39
Jan 21, 2003 6 $605,000 -48% -4% 946 $640   $31,294,000 40
Jan 22, 2003 5 $517,000 -15% -10% 946 $547   $31,812,000 41
Jan 23, 2003 7 $542,000 +5% -3% 946 $573   $32,363,000 42
Jan 24, 2003 9 $1,603,500 +196% +7% 1,236 $1,297   $33,966,500 43
Jan 25, 2003 9 $2,803,000 +75% +7% 1,236 $2,268   $36,769,500 44
Jan 26, 2003 9 $861,000 -69% -42% 1,236 $697   $37,630,500 45
Jan 27, 2003 8 $440,000 -49% -62% 1,236 $356   $38,186,000 46
Jan 28, 2003 6 $504,000 +15% -17% 1,236 $408   $38,689,000 47
Jan 29, 2003 5 $494,000 -2% -4% 1,236 $400   $39,184,000 48
Jan 30, 2003 5 $494,000 n/c -9% 1,236 $400   $39,678,000 49
Jan 31, 2003 9 $1,215,000 +146% -24% 1,236 $983   $40,893,000 50
Feb 1, 2003 9 $2,100,000 +73% -25% 1,236 $1,699   $42,993,000 51
Feb 2, 2003 9 $1,200,000 -43% +39% 1,236 $971   $44,193,308 52
Feb 3, 2003 8 $274,000 -77% -38% 1,236 $222   $44,467,000 53
Feb 4, 2003 7 $347,000 +27% -31% 1,236 $281   $44,814,000 54
Feb 5, 2003 7 $319,000 -8% -35% 1,236 $258   $45,133,000 55
Feb 6, 2003 6 $321,000 +1% -35% 1,236 $260   $45,466,000 56
Feb 10, 2003 10 $199,000   -27% 1,240 $160   $48,683,000 60
Feb 11, 2003 7 $272,000 +37% -22% 1,240 $219   $48,955,000 61
Feb 12, 2003 6 $278,000 +2% -13% 1,240 $224   $49,233,000 62
Feb 13, 2003 6 $295,000 +6% -8% 1,240 $238   $49,540,000 63
Feb 14, 2003 9 $900,000 +205%   1,208 $745   $50,440,000 64

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 2002 23 $421,486   6 $70,248   $421,486 1
Dec 20, 2002 17 $1,306,284 +210% 26 $50,242   $1,727,770 2
Dec 27, 2002 22 $1,767,532 +35% 34 $51,986   $3,495,302 3
Jan 3, 2003 4 $11,698,271 +562% 816 $14,336   $15,193,573 4
Jan 10, 2003 5 $9,826,786 -16% 865 $11,360   $25,020,359 5
Jan 17, 2003 8 $7,342,814 -25% 946 $7,762   $32,363,173 6
Jan 24, 2003 9 $7,314,798 n/c 1,236 $5,918   $39,677,971 7
Jan 31, 2003 9 $5,788,190 -21% 1,236 $4,683   $45,466,161 8
Feb 7, 2003 11 $4,457,539 -23% 1,240 $3,595   $49,923,700 9
Feb 14, 2003 12 $3,857,025 -13% 1,208 $3,193   $53,780,725 10
Feb 21, 2003 14 $2,338,626 -39% 905 $2,584   $56,119,351 11
Feb 28, 2003 13 $2,512,124 +7% 1,007 $2,495   $58,631,475 12
Mar 7, 2003 13 $1,905,517 -24% 845 $2,255   $60,536,992 13
Mar 14, 2003 15 $1,526,028 -20% 713 $2,140   $62,063,020 14
Mar 21, 2003 18 $1,164,027 -24% 533 $2,184   $63,227,047 15
Mar 28, 2003 22 $617,611 -47% 375 $1,647   $63,844,658 16
Apr 4, 2003 28 $339,676 -45% 264 $1,287   $64,184,334 17
Apr 11, 2003 37 $216,697 -36% 226 $959   $64,401,031 18
Apr 18, 2003 38 $213,000 -2% 206 $1,034   $64,614,031 19
Apr 25, 2003 46 $125,742 -41% 161 $781   $64,739,773 20
May 2, 2003 45 $110,631 -12% 134 $826   $64,850,404 21
May 9, 2003 51 $76,176 -31% 100 $762   $64,926,580 22
May 16, 2003 54 $53,977 -29% 82 $658   $64,980,557 23
May 23, 2003 68 $24,660 -54% 43 $573   $65,005,217 24

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 2/6/2003 $337,810 46 46 46 $573,725 4/1/2020
 
Rest of World $41,475,542
 
International Total$42,049,267 4/1/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,275 $42,049,267
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,731 $42,049,267
Top 2002 Movies at the International Box Office 44 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 449 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,806 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,022 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 387 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $42,049,267
All Time International Box Office for New Line Movies 32 $42,049,267

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,728 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,256 $107,054,484
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 43 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 370 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,354 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 741 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 446 $107,054,484
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 30 $107,054,484

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