Wag the Dog (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $43,057,470Details
International Box Office $21,194,568Details
Worldwide Box Office $64,252,038
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$92,079 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/1,752 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $99,041,121

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,177 $43,057,470
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,463 $21,194,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,621 $64,252,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 659 $43,057,470
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 921 $21,194,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 760 $64,252,038

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1997 (Wide) by New Line
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Kynodontas
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Keywords: Political, Comedy Drama, News, TV News, Conspiracy Theory, Sex Crimes, C.I.A., Political Campaign, Rescue, False Identity, Political Assassination
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 369 $6,031,697 Feb 13, 1998 53
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $10,266,704 Jan 23, 1998 32
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 248 $5,754,364 Jan 16, 1998 25
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 196 $13,484,104 Jan 16, 1998 25
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 209 $6,472,817 Jan 16, 1998 25
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $15,167,640 Jan 16, 1998 25
Top 1997 Theater Average 10 $30,693 Dec 26, 1997 4

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,177 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,731 $99,041,121
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,684 $43,057,470
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 49 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 464 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,801 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,039 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 335 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 659 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 43 $43,057,470

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 35 $92,079   3 $30,693   $124,217 1
Jan 2, 1998 17 $1,195,214 +1,198% 69 $17,322   $1,427,164 2
Jan 9, 1998 4 $7,778,122 +551% 1,665 $4,672   $9,735,924 3
Jan 16, 1998 7 $5,754,364 -26% 1,752 $3,284   $17,256,734 4
Jan 23, 1998 6 $4,381,332 -24% 1,726 $2,538   $23,296,373 5
Jan 30, 1998 7 $4,775,744 +9% 1,685 $2,834   $29,533,670 6
Feb 6, 1998 8 $3,372,808 -29% 1,586 $2,127   $33,803,719 7
Feb 13, 1998 12 $2,574,034 -24% 1,102 $2,336   $37,006,533 8
Feb 20, 1998 12 $1,607,788 -38% 1,031 $1,559   $39,077,696 9
Feb 27, 1998 15 $987,084 -39% 850 $1,161   $40,506,685 10
Mar 6, 1998 21 $415,953 -58% 540 $770   $41,222,771 11
Mar 13, 1998 27 $297,803 -28% 319 $934   $41,662,035 12
Mar 20, 1998 33 $172,154 -42% 321 $536   $41,958,897 13
Mar 27, 1998 36 $95,163 -45% 130 $732   $42,121,582 14
Apr 3, 1998 46 $64,457 -32% 103 $626   $42,224,883 15
Apr 10, 1998 25 $264,617 +311% 395 $670   $42,520,683 16
Apr 17, 1998 32 $157,873 -40% 280 $564   $42,820,326 17
Apr 24, 1998 48 $70,421 -55% 170 $414   $42,952,505 18
May 1, 1998 59 $39,632 -44% 102 $389   $43,022,524 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 9, 1998 4 $2,290,000     1,665 $1,375   $4,238,000 16
Jan 10, 1998 5 $3,565,000 +56%   1,665 $2,141   $7,803,000 17
Jan 11, 1998 4 $1,731,000 -51%   1,665 $1,040   $9,735,924 18
Jan 12, 1998 4 $516,030 -70%   1,665 $310   $10,251,954 19
Jan 13, 1998 5 $535,666 +4%   1,665 $322   $10,787,610 20
Jan 14, 1998 4 $500,748 -7%   1,665 $301   $11,288,368 21
Jan 15, 1998 5 $491,974 -2%   1,665 $295   $11,780,342 22
Jan 16, 1998 7 $1,610,000 +227% -30% 1,752 $919   $13,112,000 23
Jan 17, 1998 6 $2,760,000 +71% -23% 1,752 $1,575   $15,872,000 24
Jan 18, 1998 7 $1,775,000 -36% +3% 1,752 $1,013   $17,647,000 25
Jan 19, 1998 10 $718,453 -60% +39% 1,752 $410   $19,975,137 26
Jan 20, 1998 7 $408,333 -43% -24% 1,752 $233   $18,383,519 27
Jan 21, 1998 7 $338,418 -17% -32% 1,752 $193   $18,721,937 28
Jan 22, 1998 8 $268,063 -21% -46% 1,752 $153   $18,990,000 29
Jan 23, 1998 6 $1,130,000 +322% -30% 1,726 $655   $20,120,000 30
Jan 24, 1998 6 $2,405,000 +113% -13% 1,726 $1,393   $22,525,000 31
Jan 25, 1998 6 $731,000 -70% -59% 1,726 $424   $23,296,000 32
Jan 26, 1998 6 $396,103 -46% -45% 1,726 $229   $23,692,476 33
Jan 27, 1998 4 $470,375 +19% +15% 1,726 $273   $24,162,751 34
Jan 28, 1998 4 $436,257 -7% +29% 1,726 $253   $24,599,405 35
Jan 29, 1998 4 $423,399 -3% +58% 1,726 $245   $25,022,804 36
Jan 30, 1998 8 $1,145,000 +170% +1% 1,685 $680   $25,903,000 37
Jan 31, 1998 7 $2,120,000 +85% -12% 1,685 $1,258   $28,023,000 38
Feb 1, 1998 8 $1,165,000 -45% +59% 1,685 $691   $29,533,670 39
Feb 2, 1998 7 $253,822 -78% -36% 1,685 $151   $29,787,492 40
Feb 3, 1998 6 $340,160 +34% -28% 1,685 $202   $30,137,452 41
Feb 4, 1998 7 $235,332 -31% -46% 1,685 $140   $30,422,984 42
Feb 5, 1998 6 $267,337 +14% -37% 1,685 $159   $30,690,321 43
Feb 6, 1998 8 $830,000 +210% -28% 1,586 $523   $31,261,000 44
Feb 7, 1998 8 $1,680,000 +102% -21% 1,586 $1,059   $32,941,000 45
Feb 8, 1998 8 $849,000 -49% -27% 1,586 $535   $33,804,000 46
Feb 9, 1998 7 $205,810 -76% -19% 1,586 $130   $34,009,529 47
Feb 10, 1998 7 $235,127 +14% -31% 1,586 $148   $34,244,656 48
Feb 11, 1998 7 $223,308 -5% -5% 1,586 $141   $34,473,054 49
Feb 12, 1998 7 $200,000 -10% -25% 1,586 $126   $34,524,000 50

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 32 $199,812   3 $66,604   $231,950 2
Jan 2, 1998 20 $1,725,852 +764% 69 $25,012   $1,957,802 3
Jan 9, 1998 5 $9,544,568 +453% 1,665 $5,732   $11,502,370 4
Jan 16, 1998 8 $7,412,671 -22% 1,752 $4,231   $18,915,041 5
Jan 23, 1998 6 $5,842,885 -21% 1,726 $3,385   $24,757,926 6
Jan 30, 1998 8 $5,672,985 -3% 1,685 $3,367   $30,430,911 7
Feb 6, 1998 8 $4,001,588 -29% 1,586 $2,523   $34,432,499 8
Feb 13, 1998 12 $3,037,409 -24% 1,102 $2,756   $37,469,908 9
Feb 20, 1998 12 $2,049,693 -33% 1,031 $1,988   $39,519,601 10
Feb 27, 1998 15 $1,287,217 -37% 850 $1,514   $40,806,818 11
Mar 6, 1998 21 $557,414 -57% 540 $1,032   $41,364,232 12
Mar 13, 1998 27 $422,511 -24% 319 $1,324   $41,786,743 13
Mar 20, 1998 32 $239,676 -43% 321 $747   $42,026,419 14
Mar 27, 1998 35 $134,007 -44% 130 $1,031   $42,160,426 15
Apr 3, 1998 44 $95,640 -29% 103 $929   $42,256,066 16
Apr 10, 1998 24 $406,387 +325% 395 $1,029   $42,662,453 17
Apr 17, 1998 33 $219,631 -46% 280 $784   $42,882,084 18
Apr 24, 1998 47 $100,808 -54% 170 $593   $42,982,892 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,463 $21,194,568
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,799 $21,194,568
Top 1997 Movies at the International Box Office 41 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 631 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,852 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,687 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 683 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 921 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for New Line Movies 52 $21,194,568

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,621 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,041 $64,252,038
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 44 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 537 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,171 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,247 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 441 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 760 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 45 $64,252,038

Leading Cast

Dustin Hoffman    Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro    Conrad Brean

Supporting Cast

Anne Heche    Winifred Ames
Denis Leary    Fad King
Willie Nelson    Johnny Green
Andrea Martin    Liz Butsky
Kirsten Dunst    Tracy Lime
Woody Harrelson    Sgt. William Schumann
Michael Belson    President
Suzanne Cryer    Amy Cain
John Michael Higgins    John Levy
Suzie Plakson    Grace
Jason Cottle    A.D
David Koechner    Director
Harland Williams    Pet Wrangler
Sean Masterson    Bob Richardson
Craig T. Nelson    Senator Neal
William H. Macy    Mr. Young
Bernard Hocke    Technician
Jenna Byrne    Sharon
Maurkice Woods    Kid with Shoes
Phil Morris    Co-Pilot
Chris Ellis    Officer
Edwin T Morgan    Owner
J. Patrick McCormack    Pilot
Jennifer Manley    Teenage Girl
Edrie Warner    Judge
Richard Lawson    Young Man/CIA
Drena De Niro    Gate Stewardess
Alberto Vasquez    Combine Driver
Stephanie Kemp    Aide
Jack Esformes    Aide
John Cho    Aide
Michael Reid Davis    Aide
Brant Cotton    Sharon's Boyfriend
Kenneth Kern    Nashville Engineer
Michelle Levinson    Faye
Ron McCoy    Limo Driver
Derrick Morgan    CIA Agent
Garry Roleder    USAF Chaplain
George Gaynes    Senator Cole
Geoffrey Blake    Media Guy #1
Rick Scarry    White House Reporter
Cliff B. Howard    Ranger
Furley Lumpkin    Raking Dad
Sean Fenton    Raking Dad
Nikki Crawford    Mom
John Franklin    Jockey
Kevin Furlong    Jockey
Lu Elrod    Southern Woman
Michael Villani    Male Commentator
Warren Wilson    Crossfire Interviewer
Terry Anzur    Female Announcer #3
Melissa Gardner    Chris Andrews Reporter
Giselle Fernandez    Female Press Person
Christine Devine    Chicago Newscaster
Richard Saxton    Chicago Newscaster
Jerry Levine    Media Guy
Jack Shearer    Sklansky
Emmett Miller    News Break Reporter
Bill Handel    Reporter #7 Andrews AFB
Arlene Afshangol    Albanian Girl
Hope Garber    Albanian Grandmother
Gina Menza    Press Room Reporter
Maggie Mellin    Mrs. Rose
Tom Murray    Aircraft Carrier Reporter
Shirley Prestia    Moderator Named Shirley
Ralph Tabakin    Southern Man
Marguerite Moreau    Teenage Girl in Audience

Cameos

Roebuck "Pops" Staples    Himself
Merle Haggard    Himself
James Belushi    Himself
Jay Leno    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Barry Levinson    Director
David Mamet    Screenwriter
Hilary Henkin    Screenwriter
Larry Beinhart    Based on the Book "American Hero" by
Jane Rosenthal    Producer
Robert De Niro    Producer
Barry Levinson    Producer
Michael De Luca    Executive Producer
Claire Rudnick Polstein    Executive Producer
Ezra Swerdlow    Executive Producer
Wynn Thomas    Production Designer
Stu Linder    Editor
Mark Knopfler    Composer
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Eric McLeod    Co-Producer
Amy Sayres    Assistant Director
Ken Arlidge    Second Unit Director
Eric McLeod    Unit Production Manager
Mark Worthington    Art Director
Robert Greenfield    Set Decorator
Ken Arlidge    Second Unit Camera
Dennis King    Special Effects Coordinator
Rita Ryack    Costume Designer
Nancy McArdle    Costume Supervisor
Blair Daily    Additional Editor
Steve Cantamessa    Sound Mixer
Tom Johnson    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Holland    Supervising Sound Editor
J.R. Grubbs    Sound Effects Editor
Claire Sanfilippo    Dialogue Editor
LindaKay Brown    Dialogue Editor
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz    Music Editor
Peter Montagna    Make up
Hazel Catmull    Hairstylist
Ellen Chenoweth    Casting Director
Debra Zane    Casting Director

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$92,079 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:67.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/1,752 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $99,041,121

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,177 $43,057,470
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,463 $21,194,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,621 $64,252,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 659 $43,057,470
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 921 $21,194,568
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 760 $64,252,038

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1997 (Wide) by New Line
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Kynodontas
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Keywords: Political, Comedy Drama, News, TV News, Conspiracy Theory, Sex Crimes, C.I.A., Political Campaign, Rescue, False Identity, Political Assassination
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 369 $6,031,697 Feb 13, 1998 53
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $10,266,704 Jan 23, 1998 32
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 248 $5,754,364 Jan 16, 1998 25
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 196 $13,484,104 Jan 16, 1998 25
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 209 $6,472,817 Jan 16, 1998 25
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 140 $15,167,640 Jan 16, 1998 25
Top 1997 Theater Average 10 $30,693 Dec 26, 1997 4

Leading Cast

Dustin Hoffman    Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro    Conrad Brean

Supporting Cast

Anne Heche    Winifred Ames
Denis Leary    Fad King
Willie Nelson    Johnny Green
Andrea Martin    Liz Butsky
Kirsten Dunst    Tracy Lime
Woody Harrelson    Sgt. William Schumann
Michael Belson    President
Suzanne Cryer    Amy Cain
John Michael Higgins    John Levy
Suzie Plakson    Grace
Jason Cottle    A.D
David Koechner    Director
Harland Williams    Pet Wrangler
Sean Masterson    Bob Richardson
Craig T. Nelson    Senator Neal
William H. Macy    Mr. Young
Bernard Hocke    Technician
Jenna Byrne    Sharon
Maurkice Woods    Kid with Shoes
Phil Morris    Co-Pilot
Chris Ellis    Officer
Edwin T Morgan    Owner
J. Patrick McCormack    Pilot
Jennifer Manley    Teenage Girl
Edrie Warner    Judge
Richard Lawson    Young Man/CIA
Drena De Niro    Gate Stewardess
Alberto Vasquez    Combine Driver
Stephanie Kemp    Aide
Jack Esformes    Aide
John Cho    Aide
Michael Reid Davis    Aide
Brant Cotton    Sharon's Boyfriend
Kenneth Kern    Nashville Engineer
Michelle Levinson    Faye
Ron McCoy    Limo Driver
Derrick Morgan    CIA Agent
Garry Roleder    USAF Chaplain
George Gaynes    Senator Cole
Geoffrey Blake    Media Guy #1
Rick Scarry    White House Reporter
Cliff B. Howard    Ranger
Furley Lumpkin    Raking Dad
Sean Fenton    Raking Dad
Nikki Crawford    Mom
John Franklin    Jockey
Kevin Furlong    Jockey
Lu Elrod    Southern Woman
Michael Villani    Male Commentator
Warren Wilson    Crossfire Interviewer
Terry Anzur    Female Announcer #3
Melissa Gardner    Chris Andrews Reporter
Giselle Fernandez    Female Press Person
Christine Devine    Chicago Newscaster
Richard Saxton    Chicago Newscaster
Jerry Levine    Media Guy
Jack Shearer    Sklansky
Emmett Miller    News Break Reporter
Bill Handel    Reporter #7 Andrews AFB
Arlene Afshangol    Albanian Girl
Hope Garber    Albanian Grandmother
Gina Menza    Press Room Reporter
Maggie Mellin    Mrs. Rose
Tom Murray    Aircraft Carrier Reporter
Shirley Prestia    Moderator Named Shirley
Ralph Tabakin    Southern Man
Marguerite Moreau    Teenage Girl in Audience

Cameos

Roebuck "Pops" Staples    Himself
Merle Haggard    Himself
James Belushi    Himself
Jay Leno    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Barry Levinson    Director
David Mamet    Screenwriter
Hilary Henkin    Screenwriter
Larry Beinhart    Based on the Book "American Hero" by
Jane Rosenthal    Producer
Robert De Niro    Producer
Barry Levinson    Producer
Michael De Luca    Executive Producer
Claire Rudnick Polstein    Executive Producer
Ezra Swerdlow    Executive Producer
Wynn Thomas    Production Designer
Stu Linder    Editor
Mark Knopfler    Composer
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Eric McLeod    Co-Producer
Amy Sayres    Assistant Director
Ken Arlidge    Second Unit Director
Eric McLeod    Unit Production Manager
Mark Worthington    Art Director
Robert Greenfield    Set Decorator
Ken Arlidge    Second Unit Camera
Dennis King    Special Effects Coordinator
Rita Ryack    Costume Designer
Nancy McArdle    Costume Supervisor
Blair Daily    Additional Editor
Steve Cantamessa    Sound Mixer
Tom Johnson    Re-recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Tim Holland    Supervising Sound Editor
J.R. Grubbs    Sound Effects Editor
Claire Sanfilippo    Dialogue Editor
LindaKay Brown    Dialogue Editor
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz    Music Editor
Peter Montagna    Make up
Hazel Catmull    Hairstylist
Ellen Chenoweth    Casting Director
Debra Zane    Casting Director

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,177 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,731 $99,041,121
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,684 $43,057,470
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 49 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 464 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,801 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,039 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 335 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 659 $43,057,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 43 $43,057,470

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 35 $92,079   3 $30,693   $124,217 1
Jan 2, 1998 17 $1,195,214 +1,198% 69 $17,322   $1,427,164 2
Jan 9, 1998 4 $7,778,122 +551% 1,665 $4,672   $9,735,924 3
Jan 16, 1998 7 $5,754,364 -26% 1,752 $3,284   $17,256,734 4
Jan 23, 1998 6 $4,381,332 -24% 1,726 $2,538   $23,296,373 5
Jan 30, 1998 7 $4,775,744 +9% 1,685 $2,834   $29,533,670 6
Feb 6, 1998 8 $3,372,808 -29% 1,586 $2,127   $33,803,719 7
Feb 13, 1998 12 $2,574,034 -24% 1,102 $2,336   $37,006,533 8
Feb 20, 1998 12 $1,607,788 -38% 1,031 $1,559   $39,077,696 9
Feb 27, 1998 15 $987,084 -39% 850 $1,161   $40,506,685 10
Mar 6, 1998 21 $415,953 -58% 540 $770   $41,222,771 11
Mar 13, 1998 27 $297,803 -28% 319 $934   $41,662,035 12
Mar 20, 1998 33 $172,154 -42% 321 $536   $41,958,897 13
Mar 27, 1998 36 $95,163 -45% 130 $732   $42,121,582 14
Apr 3, 1998 46 $64,457 -32% 103 $626   $42,224,883 15
Apr 10, 1998 25 $264,617 +311% 395 $670   $42,520,683 16
Apr 17, 1998 32 $157,873 -40% 280 $564   $42,820,326 17
Apr 24, 1998 48 $70,421 -55% 170 $414   $42,952,505 18
May 1, 1998 59 $39,632 -44% 102 $389   $43,022,524 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 9, 1998 4 $2,290,000     1,665 $1,375   $4,238,000 16
Jan 10, 1998 5 $3,565,000 +56%   1,665 $2,141   $7,803,000 17
Jan 11, 1998 4 $1,731,000 -51%   1,665 $1,040   $9,735,924 18
Jan 12, 1998 4 $516,030 -70%   1,665 $310   $10,251,954 19
Jan 13, 1998 5 $535,666 +4%   1,665 $322   $10,787,610 20
Jan 14, 1998 4 $500,748 -7%   1,665 $301   $11,288,368 21
Jan 15, 1998 5 $491,974 -2%   1,665 $295   $11,780,342 22
Jan 16, 1998 7 $1,610,000 +227% -30% 1,752 $919   $13,112,000 23
Jan 17, 1998 6 $2,760,000 +71% -23% 1,752 $1,575   $15,872,000 24
Jan 18, 1998 7 $1,775,000 -36% +3% 1,752 $1,013   $17,647,000 25
Jan 19, 1998 10 $718,453 -60% +39% 1,752 $410   $19,975,137 26
Jan 20, 1998 7 $408,333 -43% -24% 1,752 $233   $18,383,519 27
Jan 21, 1998 7 $338,418 -17% -32% 1,752 $193   $18,721,937 28
Jan 22, 1998 8 $268,063 -21% -46% 1,752 $153   $18,990,000 29
Jan 23, 1998 6 $1,130,000 +322% -30% 1,726 $655   $20,120,000 30
Jan 24, 1998 6 $2,405,000 +113% -13% 1,726 $1,393   $22,525,000 31
Jan 25, 1998 6 $731,000 -70% -59% 1,726 $424   $23,296,000 32
Jan 26, 1998 6 $396,103 -46% -45% 1,726 $229   $23,692,476 33
Jan 27, 1998 4 $470,375 +19% +15% 1,726 $273   $24,162,751 34
Jan 28, 1998 4 $436,257 -7% +29% 1,726 $253   $24,599,405 35
Jan 29, 1998 4 $423,399 -3% +58% 1,726 $245   $25,022,804 36
Jan 30, 1998 8 $1,145,000 +170% +1% 1,685 $680   $25,903,000 37
Jan 31, 1998 7 $2,120,000 +85% -12% 1,685 $1,258   $28,023,000 38
Feb 1, 1998 8 $1,165,000 -45% +59% 1,685 $691   $29,533,670 39
Feb 2, 1998 7 $253,822 -78% -36% 1,685 $151   $29,787,492 40
Feb 3, 1998 6 $340,160 +34% -28% 1,685 $202   $30,137,452 41
Feb 4, 1998 7 $235,332 -31% -46% 1,685 $140   $30,422,984 42
Feb 5, 1998 6 $267,337 +14% -37% 1,685 $159   $30,690,321 43
Feb 6, 1998 8 $830,000 +210% -28% 1,586 $523   $31,261,000 44
Feb 7, 1998 8 $1,680,000 +102% -21% 1,586 $1,059   $32,941,000 45
Feb 8, 1998 8 $849,000 -49% -27% 1,586 $535   $33,804,000 46
Feb 9, 1998 7 $205,810 -76% -19% 1,586 $130   $34,009,529 47
Feb 10, 1998 7 $235,127 +14% -31% 1,586 $148   $34,244,656 48
Feb 11, 1998 7 $223,308 -5% -5% 1,586 $141   $34,473,054 49
Feb 12, 1998 7 $200,000 -10% -25% 1,586 $126   $34,524,000 50

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 32 $199,812   3 $66,604   $231,950 2
Jan 2, 1998 20 $1,725,852 +764% 69 $25,012   $1,957,802 3
Jan 9, 1998 5 $9,544,568 +453% 1,665 $5,732   $11,502,370 4
Jan 16, 1998 8 $7,412,671 -22% 1,752 $4,231   $18,915,041 5
Jan 23, 1998 6 $5,842,885 -21% 1,726 $3,385   $24,757,926 6
Jan 30, 1998 8 $5,672,985 -3% 1,685 $3,367   $30,430,911 7
Feb 6, 1998 8 $4,001,588 -29% 1,586 $2,523   $34,432,499 8
Feb 13, 1998 12 $3,037,409 -24% 1,102 $2,756   $37,469,908 9
Feb 20, 1998 12 $2,049,693 -33% 1,031 $1,988   $39,519,601 10
Feb 27, 1998 15 $1,287,217 -37% 850 $1,514   $40,806,818 11
Mar 6, 1998 21 $557,414 -57% 540 $1,032   $41,364,232 12
Mar 13, 1998 27 $422,511 -24% 319 $1,324   $41,786,743 13
Mar 20, 1998 32 $239,676 -43% 321 $747   $42,026,419 14
Mar 27, 1998 35 $134,007 -44% 130 $1,031   $42,160,426 15
Apr 3, 1998 44 $95,640 -29% 103 $929   $42,256,066 16
Apr 10, 1998 24 $406,387 +325% 395 $1,029   $42,662,453 17
Apr 17, 1998 33 $219,631 -46% 280 $784   $42,882,084 18
Apr 24, 1998 47 $100,808 -54% 170 $593   $42,982,892 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,463 $21,194,568
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,799 $21,194,568
Top 1997 Movies at the International Box Office 41 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 631 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,852 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,687 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 683 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 921 $21,194,568
All Time International Box Office for New Line Movies 52 $21,194,568

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,621 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,041 $64,252,038
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 44 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 537 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,171 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,247 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 441 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 760 $64,252,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 45 $64,252,038