Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $63,803,100Details
International Box Office $77,402,069Details
Worldwide Box Office $141,205,169
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,528,498 (18.1% of total gross)
Legs:5.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,677 opening theaters/2,714 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $113,347,679

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,437 $63,803,100
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,439 $77,402,069
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,370 $141,205,169

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 2003 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: February 19th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: June 1st, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and thematic issues.
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. America's Sweethearts
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Keywords: College, Inspirational Teacher, Eloping, Coming-of-Age Drama, Coming of Age
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Italian

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 188 $8,300,794 Jan 2, 2004 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 216 $14,690,135 Jan 2, 2004 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 122 $11,351,439 Dec 26, 2003 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 139 $20,688,609 Dec 26, 2003 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2003 2 $11,528,498   2,677 $4,306   $11,528,498 1
Dec 26, 2003 6 $11,351,439 -2% 2,677 $4,240   $31,226,270 2
Jan 2, 2004 7 $8,300,794 -27% 2,714 $3,059   $50,006,766 3
Jan 9, 2004 10 $4,383,072 -47% 2,500 $1,753   $56,883,304 4
Jan 16, 2004 15 $2,138,100 -51% 1,836 $1,165   $60,498,345 5
Jan 23, 2004 19 $888,179 -58% 1,007 $882   $62,351,962 6
Jan 30, 2004 27 $306,953 -65% 440 $698   $62,964,117 7
Feb 6, 2004 38 $120,760 -61% 154 $784   $63,177,379 8
Feb 13, 2004 33 $219,815 +82% 278 $791   $63,442,925 9
Feb 20, 2004 37 $145,824 -34% 235 $621   $63,695,760 10
Feb 27, 2004 52 $60,170 -59% 117 $514   $63,803,100 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 19, 2003 2 $4,300,000     2,677 $1,606   $4,300,000 1
Dec 20, 2003 3 $4,076,250 -5%   2,677 $1,523   $8,193,192 2
Dec 21, 2003 3 $3,335,306 -18%   2,677 $1,246   $11,528,498 3
Dec 22, 2003 2 $2,311,494 -31%   2,677 $863   $13,839,992 4
Dec 23, 2003 2 $2,200,000 -5%   2,677 $822   $16,039,992 5
Dec 24, 2003 5 $1,117,000 -49%   2,677 $417   $17,156,992 6
Dec 25, 2003 7 $2,730,000 +144%   2,677 $1,020   $19,886,992 7
Dec 26, 2003 7 $4,080,000 +49% -5% 2,677 $1,524   $23,966,992 8
Dec 27, 2003 6 $4,014,946 -2% -2% 2,677 $1,500   $27,913,530 9
Dec 28, 2003 6 $3,312,740 -17% -1% 2,677 $1,237   $31,226,270 10
Dec 29, 2003 6 $2,517,000 -24% +9% 2,677 $940   $33,743,000 11
Dec 30, 2003 6 $2,707,000 +8% +23% 2,677 $1,011   $36,450,000 12
Dec 31, 2003 5 $2,200,000 -19% +97% 2,677 $822   $38,600,000 13
Jan 1, 2004 6 $3,153,000 +43% +15% 2,714 $1,162   $41,753,000 14
Jan 2, 2004 7 $3,300,000 +5% -19% 2,714 $1,216   $45,100,000 15
Jan 3, 2004 7 $3,254,929 -1% -19% 2,714 $1,199   $48,211,136 16
Jan 4, 2004 7 $1,795,630 -45% -46% 2,714 $662   $50,006,766 17
Jan 5, 2004 7 $609,000 -66% -76% 2,714 $224   $50,616,000 18
Jan 6, 2004 7 $647,000 +6% -76% 2,714 $238   $51,263,000 19
Jan 7, 2004 7 $618,000 -4% -72% 2,714 $228   $51,881,000 20
Jan 8, 2004 6 $619,000 n/c -80% 2,714 $228   $52,500,000 21
Jan 9, 2004 9 $1,400,000 +126% -58% 2,500 $560   $53,900,000 22
Jan 12, 2004 10 $329,000   -46% 2,500 $132   $57,212,000 25
Jan 13, 2004 8 $430,000 +31% -34% 2,500 $172   $57,643,000 26
Jan 14, 2004 9 $346,000 -20% -44% 2,500 $138   $57,989,000 27
Jan 15, 2004 8 $371,000 +7% -40% 2,500 $148   $58,360,000 28
Jan 19, 2004 15 $415,261   +26% 1,836 $226   $60,913,606 32
Jan 20, 2004 10 $193,000 -54% -55% 1,836 $105   $61,107,000 33
Jan 21, 2004 10 $172,000 -11% -50% 1,836 $94   $61,279,000 34
Jan 22, 2004 10 $184,000 +7% -50% 1,836 $100   $61,464,000 35
Feb 16, 2004 34 $40,816     278 $147   $63,483,741 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2003 3 $19,874,831   2,677 $7,424   $19,874,831 1
Dec 26, 2003 7 $21,831,141 +10% 2,677 $8,155   $41,705,972 2
Jan 2, 2004 6 $10,794,260 -51% 2,714 $3,977   $52,500,232 3
Jan 9, 2004 10 $5,860,013 -46% 2,500 $2,344   $58,360,245 4
Jan 16, 2004 15 $3,103,538 -47% 1,836 $1,690   $61,463,783 5
Jan 23, 2004 21 $1,193,381 -62% 1,007 $1,185   $62,657,164 6
Jan 30, 2004 27 $399,455 -67% 440 $908   $63,056,619 7
Feb 6, 2004 39 $166,491 -58% 154 $1,081   $63,223,110 8
Feb 13, 2004 35 $326,826 +96% 278 $1,176   $63,549,936 9
Feb 20, 2004 40 $192,994 -41% 235 $821   $63,742,930 10
Feb 27, 2004 53 $60,170 -69% 117 $514   $63,803,100 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/19/2004 $1,586,461 237 237 237 $1,586,461 4/2/2020
 
Rest of World $75,815,608
 
International Total$77,402,069 4/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

Kirsten Dunst    Betty Warren
Julia Roberts    Katherine Watson

Uncategorized

Tori Amos    Wedding Singer
Ginnifer Goodwin   
Julia Stiles    Joan Brandwyn
Maggie Gyllenhaal    Giselle Levy
Marcia Gay Harden    Nancy Abbey
Topher Grace    Tommy Donegal
Dominic West    Bill Dunbar
Connie Baker   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Newell    Director
Susan Tyson*    Set Decorator
Daniel Laurie    Dialogue Editor

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

DVD Releases for March 9, 2004

March 8th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It was a really slow week this week. I may not even buy a single DVD tomorrow. How will the industry survive? I guess I'll rent Prey for Rock & Roll - (Buy from Amazon) If you're looking for a DVD recommendation for the week, check out some independent films on DVD. Independent films like Chance, Dagon and Six-String Samurai are definitely worth hunting down. More...

Samurai and King Battle Lasts Another Week

February 3rd, 2004

Strong holdovers and a half a dozen smaller openings kept The Last Samurai in first place on the international scene for the third weekend in a row. This week it took in another $23.3 million to raise its total to nearly $250 million internationally. Ken Watanabe's Oscar nomination helped the film's Japanese take rise by 22% from last weekend, and is now just shy of $100 million in that nation. More...

Last Remains First as King Fails to Return to Top Spot

January 27th, 2004

The weekend take for The Last Samurai dropped less than expected, just 23% or $31.3 million, and that helped it maintain first place for the second weekend in a row. It also crossed $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide. A mid-February opening in Russia is the last major opening for The Last Samurai, but strong legs in many markets could pull in another $100 million internationally. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

Lord Will Remain King over Christmas

December 24th, 2003

There's really no doubt Lord of the Rings: Return of the King will remain number one over Christmas / the weekend. The only real question is how much of last weekend's record breaking performance will it maintain and how well will the other movies fare. More...

Records Fall to the Might of the King

December 22nd, 2003

Expectations for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King were huge, but unlike so many other movies with huge expectations that opened this year Return of the King didn't disappoint. A record-breaking performance lead to a huge 59% jump in the box office from last week. But the major letdown in other films led to a 2.3% drop from last year. More...

Return of the King Opens with Estimated $73.6 million

December 21st, 2003

New Line announced today an estimated debut weekend total of $73.6 million for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - the 7th biggest single Friday-Sunday performance in history. The trilogy finale also scores a host of other records. More...

Will it be a Record Weekend for the King?

December 19th, 2003

While there are two major and a few smaller releases, only one movie is getting talked about this weekend. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King will crush all competition, but there still is some question if records can be broken and how well the other competition will fare. More...

Movie Websites Launches for December 12 - December 18

December 18th, 2003

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here is a list of highlights, (including this week's winner Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Official Site plus one last look at websites for films opening this week. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for October 31 - November 6

November 6th, 2003



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  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,528,498 (18.1% of total gross)
Legs:5.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,677 opening theaters/2,714 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $113,347,679

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,437 $63,803,100
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,439 $77,402,069
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,370 $141,205,169

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 2003 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: February 19th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: June 1st, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and thematic issues.
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. America's Sweethearts
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: College, Inspirational Teacher, Eloping, Coming-of-Age Drama, Coming of Age
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Italian

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 188 $8,300,794 Jan 2, 2004 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 216 $14,690,135 Jan 2, 2004 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 122 $11,351,439 Dec 26, 2003 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 139 $20,688,609 Dec 26, 2003 10

Leading Cast

Kirsten Dunst    Betty Warren
Julia Roberts    Katherine Watson

Uncategorized

Tori Amos    Wedding Singer
Ginnifer Goodwin   
Julia Stiles    Joan Brandwyn
Maggie Gyllenhaal    Giselle Levy
Marcia Gay Harden    Nancy Abbey
Topher Grace    Tommy Donegal
Dominic West    Bill Dunbar
Connie Baker   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Newell    Director
Susan Tyson*    Set Decorator
Daniel Laurie    Dialogue Editor

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

DVD Releases for March 9, 2004

March 8th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. It was a really slow week this week. I may not even buy a single DVD tomorrow. How will the industry survive? I guess I'll rent Prey for Rock & Roll - (Buy from Amazon) If you're looking for a DVD recommendation for the week, check out some independent films on DVD. Independent films like Chance, Dagon and Six-String Samurai are definitely worth hunting down. More...

Samurai and King Battle Lasts Another Week

February 3rd, 2004

Strong holdovers and a half a dozen smaller openings kept The Last Samurai in first place on the international scene for the third weekend in a row. This week it took in another $23.3 million to raise its total to nearly $250 million internationally. Ken Watanabe's Oscar nomination helped the film's Japanese take rise by 22% from last weekend, and is now just shy of $100 million in that nation. More...

Last Remains First as King Fails to Return to Top Spot

January 27th, 2004

The weekend take for The Last Samurai dropped less than expected, just 23% or $31.3 million, and that helped it maintain first place for the second weekend in a row. It also crossed $200 million internationally and $300 million worldwide. A mid-February opening in Russia is the last major opening for The Last Samurai, but strong legs in many markets could pull in another $100 million internationally. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

Lord Will Remain King over Christmas

December 24th, 2003

There's really no doubt Lord of the Rings: Return of the King will remain number one over Christmas / the weekend. The only real question is how much of last weekend's record breaking performance will it maintain and how well will the other movies fare. More...

Records Fall to the Might of the King

December 22nd, 2003

Expectations for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King were huge, but unlike so many other movies with huge expectations that opened this year Return of the King didn't disappoint. A record-breaking performance lead to a huge 59% jump in the box office from last week. But the major letdown in other films led to a 2.3% drop from last year. More...

Return of the King Opens with Estimated $73.6 million

December 21st, 2003

New Line announced today an estimated debut weekend total of $73.6 million for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - the 7th biggest single Friday-Sunday performance in history. The trilogy finale also scores a host of other records. More...

Will it be a Record Weekend for the King?

December 19th, 2003

While there are two major and a few smaller releases, only one movie is getting talked about this weekend. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King will crush all competition, but there still is some question if records can be broken and how well the other competition will fare. More...

Movie Websites Launches for December 12 - December 18

December 18th, 2003

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here is a list of highlights, (including this week's winner Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Official Site plus one last look at websites for films opening this week. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for October 31 - November 6

November 6th, 2003


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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2003 2 $11,528,498   2,677 $4,306   $11,528,498 1
Dec 26, 2003 6 $11,351,439 -2% 2,677 $4,240   $31,226,270 2
Jan 2, 2004 7 $8,300,794 -27% 2,714 $3,059   $50,006,766 3
Jan 9, 2004 10 $4,383,072 -47% 2,500 $1,753   $56,883,304 4
Jan 16, 2004 15 $2,138,100 -51% 1,836 $1,165   $60,498,345 5
Jan 23, 2004 19 $888,179 -58% 1,007 $882   $62,351,962 6
Jan 30, 2004 27 $306,953 -65% 440 $698   $62,964,117 7
Feb 6, 2004 38 $120,760 -61% 154 $784   $63,177,379 8
Feb 13, 2004 33 $219,815 +82% 278 $791   $63,442,925 9
Feb 20, 2004 37 $145,824 -34% 235 $621   $63,695,760 10
Feb 27, 2004 52 $60,170 -59% 117 $514   $63,803,100 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 19, 2003 2 $4,300,000     2,677 $1,606   $4,300,000 1
Dec 20, 2003 3 $4,076,250 -5%   2,677 $1,523   $8,193,192 2
Dec 21, 2003 3 $3,335,306 -18%   2,677 $1,246   $11,528,498 3
Dec 22, 2003 2 $2,311,494 -31%   2,677 $863   $13,839,992 4
Dec 23, 2003 2 $2,200,000 -5%   2,677 $822   $16,039,992 5
Dec 24, 2003 5 $1,117,000 -49%   2,677 $417   $17,156,992 6
Dec 25, 2003 7 $2,730,000 +144%   2,677 $1,020   $19,886,992 7
Dec 26, 2003 7 $4,080,000 +49% -5% 2,677 $1,524   $23,966,992 8
Dec 27, 2003 6 $4,014,946 -2% -2% 2,677 $1,500   $27,913,530 9
Dec 28, 2003 6 $3,312,740 -17% -1% 2,677 $1,237   $31,226,270 10
Dec 29, 2003 6 $2,517,000 -24% +9% 2,677 $940   $33,743,000 11
Dec 30, 2003 6 $2,707,000 +8% +23% 2,677 $1,011   $36,450,000 12
Dec 31, 2003 5 $2,200,000 -19% +97% 2,677 $822   $38,600,000 13
Jan 1, 2004 6 $3,153,000 +43% +15% 2,714 $1,162   $41,753,000 14
Jan 2, 2004 7 $3,300,000 +5% -19% 2,714 $1,216   $45,100,000 15
Jan 3, 2004 7 $3,254,929 -1% -19% 2,714 $1,199   $48,211,136 16
Jan 4, 2004 7 $1,795,630 -45% -46% 2,714 $662   $50,006,766 17
Jan 5, 2004 7 $609,000 -66% -76% 2,714 $224   $50,616,000 18
Jan 6, 2004 7 $647,000 +6% -76% 2,714 $238   $51,263,000 19
Jan 7, 2004 7 $618,000 -4% -72% 2,714 $228   $51,881,000 20
Jan 8, 2004 6 $619,000 n/c -80% 2,714 $228   $52,500,000 21
Jan 9, 2004 9 $1,400,000 +126% -58% 2,500 $560   $53,900,000 22
Jan 12, 2004 10 $329,000   -46% 2,500 $132   $57,212,000 25
Jan 13, 2004 8 $430,000 +31% -34% 2,500 $172   $57,643,000 26
Jan 14, 2004 9 $346,000 -20% -44% 2,500 $138   $57,989,000 27
Jan 15, 2004 8 $371,000 +7% -40% 2,500 $148   $58,360,000 28
Jan 19, 2004 15 $415,261   +26% 1,836 $226   $60,913,606 32
Jan 20, 2004 10 $193,000 -54% -55% 1,836 $105   $61,107,000 33
Jan 21, 2004 10 $172,000 -11% -50% 1,836 $94   $61,279,000 34
Jan 22, 2004 10 $184,000 +7% -50% 1,836 $100   $61,464,000 35
Feb 16, 2004 34 $40,816     278 $147   $63,483,741 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2003 3 $19,874,831   2,677 $7,424   $19,874,831 1
Dec 26, 2003 7 $21,831,141 +10% 2,677 $8,155   $41,705,972 2
Jan 2, 2004 6 $10,794,260 -51% 2,714 $3,977   $52,500,232 3
Jan 9, 2004 10 $5,860,013 -46% 2,500 $2,344   $58,360,245 4
Jan 16, 2004 15 $3,103,538 -47% 1,836 $1,690   $61,463,783 5
Jan 23, 2004 21 $1,193,381 -62% 1,007 $1,185   $62,657,164 6
Jan 30, 2004 27 $399,455 -67% 440 $908   $63,056,619 7
Feb 6, 2004 39 $166,491 -58% 154 $1,081   $63,223,110 8
Feb 13, 2004 35 $326,826 +96% 278 $1,176   $63,549,936 9
Feb 20, 2004 40 $192,994 -41% 235 $821   $63,742,930 10
Feb 27, 2004 53 $60,170 -69% 117 $514   $63,803,100 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/19/2004 $1,586,461 237 237 237 $1,586,461 4/2/2020
 
Rest of World $75,815,608
 
International Total$77,402,069 4/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.