Synopsis
Bottle Rocket focuses on a group of young Texans aspiring to become master thieves. Their leader is Dignan, an upbeat if naive charmer who convinces his friends Anthony and Bob Mapplethorpe to enter the crime business. After their first heist, a bizarrely-executed robbery of a local bookstore, the trio goes on the lam, taking up residence in a border hotel where Anthony falls in love with a maid. When the three buddies decide that they need to return to the real world, they hook up with a master con-man who sends them on a daring—if ill-concieved— mission.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $124,118 (30.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 28 opening theaters/49 max. theaters, 2.1 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $993,819 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) | 10,444 | $407,488 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,701-31,800) | 31,746 | $88 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,101-19,200) | 19,129 | $407,576 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) | 2,736 | $407,488 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) | 3,827 | $407,488 |
| All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) | 4,104 | $88 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) | 4,552 | $407,576 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Watch Now On
| iTunes: | iTunes |
| Google Play: | Google Play |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 21st, 1996 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| International Releases: | August 4th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand)
June 13th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Video Release: | December 22nd, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R for language |
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| Source: | Based on Short Film |
| Genre: | Action |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Languages: | English |