Air Bud (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,033,546Details
International Box Office $3,141,713Details
Worldwide Box Office $29,175,259
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,878,632 (18.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:89.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,795 opening theaters/1,795 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $61,141,961

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 1st, 1997 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: February 4th, 1998 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for brief mild language
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Air Bud
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Sports Comedy, Animal Abuse, Basketball, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Single Parent, New Guy/Girl in School
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 1997 7 $4,878,632   1,795 $2,718   $4,878,632 1
Aug 8, 1997 9 $3,544,695 -27% 1,729 $2,050   $11,851,701 2
Aug 15, 1997 10 $2,591,545 -27% 1,723 $1,504   $17,150,084 3
Aug 22, 1997 14 $1,205,701 -53% 1,193 $1,011   $20,249,873 4
Aug 29, 1997 17 $1,064,015 -12% 873 $1,219   $21,915,253 5
Sep 5, 1997 22 $466,124 -56% 750 $621   $22,415,940 6
Sep 12, 1997 24 $337,845 -28% 601 $562   $22,823,946 7
Sep 19, 1997 29 $199,393 -41% 465 $429   $23,151,155 8
Sep 26, 1997 28 $177,207 -11% 377 $470   $23,358,243 9
Oct 3, 1997 30 $137,291 -23% 322 $426   $23,528,498 10
Oct 10, 1997 37 $78,298 -43% 202 $388   $23,629,794 11
Oct 17, 1997 49 $33,809 -57% 98 $345   $23,663,603 12
Oct 24, 1997 50 $43,540 +29% 132 $330   $23,745,881 13
Oct 31, 1997 58 $24,935 -43% 73 $342   $23,770,816 14
Nov 7, 1997 63 $17,103 -31% 55 $311   $23,792,007 15
Nov 14, 1997 60 $13,027 -24% 41 $318   $23,814,706 16
Nov 21, 1997 29 $224,537 +1,624% 420 $535   $25,494,971 17
Nov 28, 1997 25 $259,954 +16% 466 $558   $24,394,078 18
Dec 5, 1997 30 $106,466 -59% 376 $283   $25,990,883 19
Dec 12, 1997 54 $23,938 -78% 101 $237   $26,033,546 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 1, 1997 7 $1,556,192     1,795 $867   $1,556,192 1
Aug 2, 1997 7 $1,809,057 +16%   1,795 $1,008   $3,365,249 2
Aug 3, 1997 8 $1,355,267 -25%   1,795 $755   $4,720,516 3
Aug 4, 1997 7 $801,846 -41%   1,795 $447   $5,522,362 4
Aug 5, 1997 7 $861,073 +7%   1,795 $480   $6,383,435 5
Aug 6, 1997 7 $795,961 -8%   1,795 $443   $7,179,396 6
Aug 7, 1997 7 $723,696 -9%   1,795 $403   $7,903,092 7
Aug 8, 1997 9 $1,061,788 +47% -32% 1,729 $614   $8,964,880 8
Aug 9, 1997 9 $1,387,933 +31% -23% 1,729 $803   $10,352,813 9
Aug 10, 1997 9 $1,007,614 -27% -26% 1,729 $583   $11,360,427 10
Aug 11, 1997 7 $569,893 -43% -29% 1,729 $330   $11,930,320 11
Aug 12, 1997 8 $641,600 +13% -25% 1,729 $371   $12,571,920 12
Aug 13, 1997 6 $746,767 +16% -6% 1,729 $432   $13,318,687 13
Aug 14, 1997 7 $530,399 -29% -27% 1,729 $307   $13,849,086 14
Aug 15, 1997 11 $742,148 +40% -30% 1,551 $478   $14,591,234 15
Aug 16, 1997 10 $983,337 +32% -29% 1,551 $634   $15,574,571 16
Aug 17, 1997 11 $762,748 -22% -24% 1,551 $492   $16,337,319 17
Aug 18, 1997 9 $413,255 -46% -27% 1,551 $266   $16,750,574 18
Aug 19, 1997 10 $368,002 -11% -43% 1,551 $237   $17,118,576 19
Aug 20, 1997 9 $508,344 +38% -32% 1,551 $328   $17,626,920 20
Aug 21, 1997 9 $472,542 -7% -11% 1,551 $305   $18,099,462 21
Aug 22, 1997 16 $326,981 -31% -56% 1,193 $274   $18,426,443 22
Aug 23, 1997 15 $444,461 +36% -55% 1,193 $373   $18,870,904 23
Aug 24, 1997 14 $345,156 -22% -55% 1,193 $289   $19,216,060 24
Aug 25, 1997 - $142,020 -59% -66% 1,193 $119   $19,358,080 25
Aug 26, 1997 - $140,017 -1% -62% 1,193 $117   $19,498,097 26
Aug 27, 1997 - $111,751 -20% -78% 1,193 $94   $19,609,848 27
Aug 28, 1997 - $129,813 +16% -73% 1,193 $109   $19,739,661 28
Aug 29, 1997 - $168,276 +30% -49% 873 $193   $19,907,937 29
Aug 30, 1997 - $276,970 +65% -38% 873 $317   $20,184,907 30
Aug 31, 1997 - $256,962 -7% -26% 873 $294   $20,441,869 31
Sep 1, 1997 - $278,934 +9% +96% 873 $320   $20,720,803 32
Sep 2, 1997 - $49,054 -82% -65% 873 $56   $20,769,857 33
Sep 3, 1997 - $35,089 -28% -69% 873 $40   $20,804,946 34
Sep 4, 1997 - $24,637 -30% -81% 873 $28   $20,829,583 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 1997 7 $8,307,006   1,795 $4,628   $8,307,006 1
Aug 8, 1997 8 $6,251,533 -25% 1,729 $3,616   $14,558,539 2
Aug 15, 1997 9 $4,485,633 -28% 1,723 $2,603   $19,044,172 3
Aug 22, 1997 14 $1,807,066 -60% 1,193 $1,515   $20,851,238 4
Aug 29, 1997 20 $1,098,578 -39% 873 $1,258   $21,949,816 5
Sep 5, 1997 24 $536,285 -51% 750 $715   $22,486,101 6
Sep 12, 1997 25 $465,661 -13% 601 $775   $22,951,762 7
Sep 19, 1997 30 $229,274 -51% 465 $493   $23,181,036 8
Sep 26, 1997 28 $210,171 -8% 377 $557   $23,391,207 9
Oct 3, 1997 31 $160,289 -24% 322 $498   $23,551,496 10
Oct 17, 1997 1 $150,845   98 $1,539   $23,702,341 12
Oct 31, 1997 59 $29,023   73 $398   $23,731,364 14
Nov 7, 1997 58 $26,775 -8% 55 $487   $23,758,139 15
Nov 14, 1997 16 $1,468,755 +5,386% 41 $35,823   $25,226,894 16
Nov 28, 1997 13 $1,750,293   466 $3,756   $25,840,877 18
Dec 5, 1997 34 $125,191 -93% 376 $333   $25,966,068 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 8, 20091069,268 69,268$1,222,580$1,222,580579

Lead Ensemble Members

Kevin Zegers    Josh Framm

Supporting Cast

Michael Jeter    Norman F. 'Norm' Snively/Clown the Hound
Bill Cobbs    Coach Arthur Chaney

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

Production and Technical Credits

Charles Martin Smith    Director
Paul Tamasy    Screenwriter
Aaron Mendelsohn    Screenwriter
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,878,632 (18.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:89.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,795 opening theaters/1,795 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $61,141,961

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 1st, 1997 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: February 4th, 1998 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for brief mild language
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Air Bud
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Sports Comedy, Animal Abuse, Basketball, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Single Parent, New Guy/Girl in School
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Kevin Zegers    Josh Framm

Supporting Cast

Michael Jeter    Norman F. 'Norm' Snively/Clown the Hound
Bill Cobbs    Coach Arthur Chaney

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

Production and Technical Credits

Charles Martin Smith    Director
Paul Tamasy    Screenwriter
Aaron Mendelsohn    Screenwriter
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 1997 7 $4,878,632   1,795 $2,718   $4,878,632 1
Aug 8, 1997 9 $3,544,695 -27% 1,729 $2,050   $11,851,701 2
Aug 15, 1997 10 $2,591,545 -27% 1,723 $1,504   $17,150,084 3
Aug 22, 1997 14 $1,205,701 -53% 1,193 $1,011   $20,249,873 4
Aug 29, 1997 17 $1,064,015 -12% 873 $1,219   $21,915,253 5
Sep 5, 1997 22 $466,124 -56% 750 $621   $22,415,940 6
Sep 12, 1997 24 $337,845 -28% 601 $562   $22,823,946 7
Sep 19, 1997 29 $199,393 -41% 465 $429   $23,151,155 8
Sep 26, 1997 28 $177,207 -11% 377 $470   $23,358,243 9
Oct 3, 1997 30 $137,291 -23% 322 $426   $23,528,498 10
Oct 10, 1997 37 $78,298 -43% 202 $388   $23,629,794 11
Oct 17, 1997 49 $33,809 -57% 98 $345   $23,663,603 12
Oct 24, 1997 50 $43,540 +29% 132 $330   $23,745,881 13
Oct 31, 1997 58 $24,935 -43% 73 $342   $23,770,816 14
Nov 7, 1997 63 $17,103 -31% 55 $311   $23,792,007 15
Nov 14, 1997 60 $13,027 -24% 41 $318   $23,814,706 16
Nov 21, 1997 29 $224,537 +1,624% 420 $535   $25,494,971 17
Nov 28, 1997 25 $259,954 +16% 466 $558   $24,394,078 18
Dec 5, 1997 30 $106,466 -59% 376 $283   $25,990,883 19
Dec 12, 1997 54 $23,938 -78% 101 $237   $26,033,546 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 1, 1997 7 $1,556,192     1,795 $867   $1,556,192 1
Aug 2, 1997 7 $1,809,057 +16%   1,795 $1,008   $3,365,249 2
Aug 3, 1997 8 $1,355,267 -25%   1,795 $755   $4,720,516 3
Aug 4, 1997 7 $801,846 -41%   1,795 $447   $5,522,362 4
Aug 5, 1997 7 $861,073 +7%   1,795 $480   $6,383,435 5
Aug 6, 1997 7 $795,961 -8%   1,795 $443   $7,179,396 6
Aug 7, 1997 7 $723,696 -9%   1,795 $403   $7,903,092 7
Aug 8, 1997 9 $1,061,788 +47% -32% 1,729 $614   $8,964,880 8
Aug 9, 1997 9 $1,387,933 +31% -23% 1,729 $803   $10,352,813 9
Aug 10, 1997 9 $1,007,614 -27% -26% 1,729 $583   $11,360,427 10
Aug 11, 1997 7 $569,893 -43% -29% 1,729 $330   $11,930,320 11
Aug 12, 1997 8 $641,600 +13% -25% 1,729 $371   $12,571,920 12
Aug 13, 1997 6 $746,767 +16% -6% 1,729 $432   $13,318,687 13
Aug 14, 1997 7 $530,399 -29% -27% 1,729 $307   $13,849,086 14
Aug 15, 1997 11 $742,148 +40% -30% 1,551 $478   $14,591,234 15
Aug 16, 1997 10 $983,337 +32% -29% 1,551 $634   $15,574,571 16
Aug 17, 1997 11 $762,748 -22% -24% 1,551 $492   $16,337,319 17
Aug 18, 1997 9 $413,255 -46% -27% 1,551 $266   $16,750,574 18
Aug 19, 1997 10 $368,002 -11% -43% 1,551 $237   $17,118,576 19
Aug 20, 1997 9 $508,344 +38% -32% 1,551 $328   $17,626,920 20
Aug 21, 1997 9 $472,542 -7% -11% 1,551 $305   $18,099,462 21
Aug 22, 1997 16 $326,981 -31% -56% 1,193 $274   $18,426,443 22
Aug 23, 1997 15 $444,461 +36% -55% 1,193 $373   $18,870,904 23
Aug 24, 1997 14 $345,156 -22% -55% 1,193 $289   $19,216,060 24
Aug 25, 1997 - $142,020 -59% -66% 1,193 $119   $19,358,080 25
Aug 26, 1997 - $140,017 -1% -62% 1,193 $117   $19,498,097 26
Aug 27, 1997 - $111,751 -20% -78% 1,193 $94   $19,609,848 27
Aug 28, 1997 - $129,813 +16% -73% 1,193 $109   $19,739,661 28
Aug 29, 1997 - $168,276 +30% -49% 873 $193   $19,907,937 29
Aug 30, 1997 - $276,970 +65% -38% 873 $317   $20,184,907 30
Aug 31, 1997 - $256,962 -7% -26% 873 $294   $20,441,869 31
Sep 1, 1997 - $278,934 +9% +96% 873 $320   $20,720,803 32
Sep 2, 1997 - $49,054 -82% -65% 873 $56   $20,769,857 33
Sep 3, 1997 - $35,089 -28% -69% 873 $40   $20,804,946 34
Sep 4, 1997 - $24,637 -30% -81% 873 $28   $20,829,583 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 1, 1997 7 $8,307,006   1,795 $4,628   $8,307,006 1
Aug 8, 1997 8 $6,251,533 -25% 1,729 $3,616   $14,558,539 2
Aug 15, 1997 9 $4,485,633 -28% 1,723 $2,603   $19,044,172 3
Aug 22, 1997 14 $1,807,066 -60% 1,193 $1,515   $20,851,238 4
Aug 29, 1997 20 $1,098,578 -39% 873 $1,258   $21,949,816 5
Sep 5, 1997 24 $536,285 -51% 750 $715   $22,486,101 6
Sep 12, 1997 25 $465,661 -13% 601 $775   $22,951,762 7
Sep 19, 1997 30 $229,274 -51% 465 $493   $23,181,036 8
Sep 26, 1997 28 $210,171 -8% 377 $557   $23,391,207 9
Oct 3, 1997 31 $160,289 -24% 322 $498   $23,551,496 10
Oct 17, 1997 1 $150,845   98 $1,539   $23,702,341 12
Oct 31, 1997 59 $29,023   73 $398   $23,731,364 14
Nov 7, 1997 58 $26,775 -8% 55 $487   $23,758,139 15
Nov 14, 1997 16 $1,468,755 +5,386% 41 $35,823   $25,226,894 16
Nov 28, 1997 13 $1,750,293   466 $3,756   $25,840,877 18
Dec 5, 1997 34 $125,191 -93% 376 $333   $25,966,068 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 8, 20091069,268 69,268$1,222,580$1,222,580579