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1999 • PG-13 • 2h 3m • Comedy, Drama • Universal Pictures

The story of a nobody everybody is watching.

🍅 64% 30% MC 49 LB 2.99 IMDb 6.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$8.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$22.50M
Final
Worldwide total
$35.30M
$12.80M international
Domestic legs2.7x
Budget$60M
1999 rank#81
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Cast & crew

Full Howard filmography
Ron Howard Ron Howard Director Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey Starring Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson Starring Jenna Elfman Jenna Elfman Starring Martin Landau Martin Landau Starring Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres Starring
ScreenplayBabaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz, Sylvie-Katherine Bouchard, Émile Gaudreault Produced byRon Howard, Brian Grazer, John Corser, Jeffrey T. Barabe CinematographyJohn Schwartzman StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 26-28 3 $8.3M — 2,626 $3,165 $8.3M
2 Apr 2-4 6 $4.4M −46.5% 2,631 $1,690 $15.4M
3 Apr 9-12 12 $2.1M −53.8% 2,491 $825 $19.0M
4 Apr 16-18 14 $1.0M −50.2% 1,517 $675 $20.5M
5 Apr 23-25 21 $506.1K −50.6% 823 $615 $21.3M
6 Apr 30-May 2 25 $262.8K −48.1% 531 $495 $21.7M
7 May 7-9 31 $157.1K −40.2% 408 $385 $21.9M
8 May 14-16 35 $154.6K −1.6% 377 $410 $22.1M
9 May 21-23 42 $98.3K −36.4% 262 $375 $22.3M
10 May 28-31 48 $69.3K −29.4% 201 $345 $22.4M
11 Jun 4-6 60 $37.5K −45.9% 77 $487 $22.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $69.3K
$8.3M
$4.4M
$2.1M
$1.0M
$506.1K
$262.8K
$157.1K
$154.6K
$98.3K
$69.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −29.4%
−46.5%
W1→2
−53.8%
W2→3
−50.2%
W3→4
−50.6%
W4→5
−48.1%
W5→6
−40.2%
W6→7
−1.6%
W7→8
−36.4%
W8→9
−29.4%
W9→10
Steepest −53.8%Best hold −1.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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