The General (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,256,461Details
International Box Office $6,621Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,263,082
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$26,771 (2.1% of total gross)
Legs:15.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/41 max. theaters, 11.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,705,403

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,695 $1,256,461
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,644 $6,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,877 $1,263,082
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,491 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,172 $1,256,461
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,856 $6,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,837 $1,263,082

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 18th, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: December 3rd, 2004 (Wide), released as The General (re:04) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: R for violence and pervasive language
Comparisons: vs. Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
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Keywords: Biography
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,695 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,683 $2,705,403
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,807 $1,256,461
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 198 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,491 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,195 $2,705,403
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 58 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,694 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,778 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 701-800) 701 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,171 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,172 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 203 $1,256,461

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1998 49 $26,771   2 $13,386   $26,771 1
Dec 25, 1998 48 $48,294 +80% 6 $8,049   $100,144 2
Jan 1, 1999 52 $42,403 -12% 6 $7,067   $177,220 3
Jan 8, 1999 46 $32,902 -22% 6 $5,484   $230,973 4
Jan 15, 1999 47 $35,836 +9% 6 $5,973   $282,323 5
Jan 22, 1999 51 $38,323 +7% 6 $6,387   $329,979 6
Jan 29, 1999 46 $53,554 +40% 25 $2,142   $398,254 7
Feb 5, 1999 46 $67,306 +26% 38 $1,771   $485,473 8
Feb 12, 1999 41 $78,813 +17% 21 $3,753   $589,790 9
Feb 19, 1999 54 $37,493 -52% 16 $2,343   $642,635 10
Feb 26, 1999 55 $39,011 +4% 17 $2,295   $693,521 11
Mar 5, 1999 56 $45,800 +17% 28 $1,636   $765,917 12
Mar 12, 1999 53 $48,897 +7% 35 $1,397   $824,526 13
Mar 19, 1999 59 $28,450 -42% 30 $948   $869,848 14
Mar 26, 1999 52 $45,378 +60% 39 $1,164   $929,058 15
Apr 2, 1999 56 $47,105 +4% 41 $1,149   $996,798 16
Apr 9, 1999 59 $38,003 -19% 39 $974   $1,051,955 17
Apr 16, 1999 65 $28,510 -25% 27 $1,056   $1,096,270 18
Apr 23, 1999 69 $29,369 +3% 29 $1,013   $1,135,049 19
Apr 30, 1999 74 $23,852 -19% 29 $822   $1,169,940 20
May 7, 1999 78 $13,458 -44% 24 $561   $1,194,712 21
May 14, 1999 92 $4,841 -64% 12 $403   $1,205,710 22
May 21, 1999 91 $3,507 -28% 6 $585   $1,211,865 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1998 43 $51,850   2 $25,925   $51,850 1
Dec 25, 1998 49 $82,967 +60% 6 $13,828   $134,817 2
Jan 1, 1999 48 $63,254 -24% 6 $10,542   $198,071 3
Jan 8, 1999 47 $48,416 -23% 6 $8,069   $246,487 4
Jan 15, 1999 46 $45,169 -7% 6 $7,528   $291,656 5
Jan 22, 1999 49 $53,044 +17% 6 $8,841   $344,700 6
Jan 29, 1999 44 $73,467 +39% 25 $2,939   $418,167 7
Feb 5, 1999 44 $92,810 +26% 38 $2,442   $510,977 8
Feb 12, 1999 42 $94,165 +1% 21 $4,484   $605,142 9
Feb 19, 1999 53 $49,368 -48% 16 $3,086   $654,510 10
Feb 26, 1999 50 $65,607 +33% 17 $3,859   $720,117 11
Mar 5, 1999 54 $55,512 -15% 28 $1,983   $775,629 12
Mar 12, 1999 54 $65,769 +18% 35 $1,879   $841,398 13
Mar 19, 1999 61 $42,282 -36% 30 $1,409   $883,680 14
Mar 26, 1999 52 $66,013 +56% 39 $1,693   $949,693 15
Apr 2, 1999 58 $64,259 -3% 41 $1,567   $1,013,952 16
Apr 9, 1999 57 $53,808 -16% 39 $1,380   $1,067,760 17
Apr 16, 1999 65 $37,920 -30% 27 $1,404   $1,105,680 18
Apr 23, 1999 65 $40,408 +7% 29 $1,393   $1,146,088 19
Apr 30, 1999 73 $35,166 -13% 29 $1,213   $1,181,254 20
May 7, 1999 76 $19,615 -44% 24 $817   $1,200,869 21
May 14, 1999 83 $7,489 -62% 12 $624   $1,208,358 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/3/2004 $6,621 1 1 1 $6,621 9/3/2020
 
International Total$6,621 9/3/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,644 $6,621
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 25,201-25,300) 25,247 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,442 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,997 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,509 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,046 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,856 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 301-400) 312 $6,621

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,877 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,584 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,308 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,722 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,962 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,837 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 271 $1,263,082

Uncategorized

Adrian Dunbar    Noel Curley
Sean McGinley    Gary
Jon Voight    Ned Kenny
Maria Doyle Kennedy    Frances Cahill
Angeline Ball    Tina
Eamonn Owens    Martin Cahill (as child)
Brendan Gleeson    Martin Cahill

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Boorman    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$26,771 (2.1% of total gross)
Legs:15.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/41 max. theaters, 11.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,705,403

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,695 $1,256,461
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,644 $6,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,877 $1,263,082
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,491 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,172 $1,256,461
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,856 $6,621
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,837 $1,263,082

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 18th, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: December 3rd, 2004 (Wide), released as The General (re:04) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: R for violence and pervasive language
Comparisons: vs. Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization

Uncategorized

Adrian Dunbar    Noel Curley
Sean McGinley    Gary
Jon Voight    Ned Kenny
Maria Doyle Kennedy    Frances Cahill
Angeline Ball    Tina
Eamonn Owens    Martin Cahill (as child)
Brendan Gleeson    Martin Cahill

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Boorman    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,695 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,683 $2,705,403
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,807 $1,256,461
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 198 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,491 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,195 $2,705,403
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 58 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,694 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,778 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 701-800) 701 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,171 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,172 $1,256,461
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 203 $1,256,461

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1998 49 $26,771   2 $13,386   $26,771 1
Dec 25, 1998 48 $48,294 +80% 6 $8,049   $100,144 2
Jan 1, 1999 52 $42,403 -12% 6 $7,067   $177,220 3
Jan 8, 1999 46 $32,902 -22% 6 $5,484   $230,973 4
Jan 15, 1999 47 $35,836 +9% 6 $5,973   $282,323 5
Jan 22, 1999 51 $38,323 +7% 6 $6,387   $329,979 6
Jan 29, 1999 46 $53,554 +40% 25 $2,142   $398,254 7
Feb 5, 1999 46 $67,306 +26% 38 $1,771   $485,473 8
Feb 12, 1999 41 $78,813 +17% 21 $3,753   $589,790 9
Feb 19, 1999 54 $37,493 -52% 16 $2,343   $642,635 10
Feb 26, 1999 55 $39,011 +4% 17 $2,295   $693,521 11
Mar 5, 1999 56 $45,800 +17% 28 $1,636   $765,917 12
Mar 12, 1999 53 $48,897 +7% 35 $1,397   $824,526 13
Mar 19, 1999 59 $28,450 -42% 30 $948   $869,848 14
Mar 26, 1999 52 $45,378 +60% 39 $1,164   $929,058 15
Apr 2, 1999 56 $47,105 +4% 41 $1,149   $996,798 16
Apr 9, 1999 59 $38,003 -19% 39 $974   $1,051,955 17
Apr 16, 1999 65 $28,510 -25% 27 $1,056   $1,096,270 18
Apr 23, 1999 69 $29,369 +3% 29 $1,013   $1,135,049 19
Apr 30, 1999 74 $23,852 -19% 29 $822   $1,169,940 20
May 7, 1999 78 $13,458 -44% 24 $561   $1,194,712 21
May 14, 1999 92 $4,841 -64% 12 $403   $1,205,710 22
May 21, 1999 91 $3,507 -28% 6 $585   $1,211,865 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 18, 1998 43 $51,850   2 $25,925   $51,850 1
Dec 25, 1998 49 $82,967 +60% 6 $13,828   $134,817 2
Jan 1, 1999 48 $63,254 -24% 6 $10,542   $198,071 3
Jan 8, 1999 47 $48,416 -23% 6 $8,069   $246,487 4
Jan 15, 1999 46 $45,169 -7% 6 $7,528   $291,656 5
Jan 22, 1999 49 $53,044 +17% 6 $8,841   $344,700 6
Jan 29, 1999 44 $73,467 +39% 25 $2,939   $418,167 7
Feb 5, 1999 44 $92,810 +26% 38 $2,442   $510,977 8
Feb 12, 1999 42 $94,165 +1% 21 $4,484   $605,142 9
Feb 19, 1999 53 $49,368 -48% 16 $3,086   $654,510 10
Feb 26, 1999 50 $65,607 +33% 17 $3,859   $720,117 11
Mar 5, 1999 54 $55,512 -15% 28 $1,983   $775,629 12
Mar 12, 1999 54 $65,769 +18% 35 $1,879   $841,398 13
Mar 19, 1999 61 $42,282 -36% 30 $1,409   $883,680 14
Mar 26, 1999 52 $66,013 +56% 39 $1,693   $949,693 15
Apr 2, 1999 58 $64,259 -3% 41 $1,567   $1,013,952 16
Apr 9, 1999 57 $53,808 -16% 39 $1,380   $1,067,760 17
Apr 16, 1999 65 $37,920 -30% 27 $1,404   $1,105,680 18
Apr 23, 1999 65 $40,408 +7% 29 $1,393   $1,146,088 19
Apr 30, 1999 73 $35,166 -13% 29 $1,213   $1,181,254 20
May 7, 1999 76 $19,615 -44% 24 $817   $1,200,869 21
May 14, 1999 83 $7,489 -62% 12 $624   $1,208,358 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 12/3/2004 $6,621 1 1 1 $6,621 9/3/2020
 
International Total$6,621 9/3/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,601-26,700) 26,644 $6,621
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 25,201-25,300) 25,247 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,442 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 22,901-23,000) 22,997 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,509 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,046 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,856 $6,621
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 301-400) 312 $6,621

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,877 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,584 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,308 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,722 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,048 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,962 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,837 $1,263,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 271 $1,263,082