Wild Things backdrop

Wild Things movie poster

Wild ThingsFollow

1998 • R • 1h 48m • Crime, Drama, Mystery • Sony Pictures Releasing

They're dying to play with you.

🍅 65% 54%

51

3.15

6.6

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$9.60M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$29.80M

Final

Worldwide total

$55.60M

$25.80M international

Domestic legs3.1x

Budget$20M

1998 rank#66

Compare with other movies

Cast & crew

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon Starring

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon Starring

Neve Campbell

Neve Campbell Starring

Denise Richards

Denise Richards Starring

Bill Murray

Bill Murray Starring

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner Starring

ScreenplayStephen Peters Produced bySteven A. Jones, Rodney Liber CinematographyJeffrey L. Kimball MusicGeorge S. Clinton StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Mar 20-22 4 $9.6M — 2,177 $4,420 $9.6M

2 Mar 27-29 5 $5.7M −41.1% 2,177 $2,604 $18.2M

3 Apr 3-5 6 $3.6M −36.2% 1,981 $1,826 $23.6M

4 Apr 10-12 14 $1.6M −56.9% 1,405 $1,109 $26.7M

5 Apr 17-19 19 $744.2K −52.2% 757 $983 $28.1M

6 Apr 24-26 27 $310.1K −58.3% 465 $667 $28.7M

7 May 1-3 36 $119.9K −61.3% 287 $418 $28.9M

8 May 8-10 47 $60.8K −49.3% 186 $327 $29.0M

9 May 15-17 51 $41.7K −31.4% 123 $339 $29.1M

11 May 29-31 33 $120.7K — 449 $269 $29.3M

12 Jun 5-7 33 $108.9K −9.8% 338 $322 $29.5M

13 Jun 12-14 34 $101.2K −7.1% 238 $425 $29.5M

14 Jun 19-21 36 $79.4K −21.6% 139 $571 $29.7M

15 Jun 26-28 45 $35.7K −55.1% 63 $566 $29.8M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Mar 20 #4 $3.3M — $3.3M 2,177 $1,530 1

Sat Mar 21 #4 $3.8M +14.0% $7.1M 2,177 $1,743 2

Sun Mar 22 #4 $2.5M −33.5% $9.6M 2,177 $1,160 3

Mon Mar 23 #2 $665.7K −73.6% $10.3M 2,177 $306 4

Tue Mar 24 #2 $930.0K +39.7% $11.2M 2,177 $427 5

Wed Mar 25 #4 $678.8K −27.0% $11.9M 2,177 $312 6

Thu Mar 26 #4 $654.4K −3.6% $12.5M 2,177 $301 7

Fri Mar 27 #4 $1.9M +198.0% −41.4% $14.5M 2,177 $896 8

Sat Mar 28 #5 $2.4M +21.0% −37.8% $16.9M 2,177 $1,084 9

Sun Mar 29 #5 $1.4M −41.3% −45.1% $18.2M 2,177 $636 10

Mon Mar 30 #5 $390.5K −71.8% −41.3% $18.6M 2,177 $179 11

Tue Mar 31 #2 $562.9K +44.2% −39.5% $19.2M 2,177 $259 12

Wed Apr 1 #5 $433.4K −23.0% −36.1% $19.6M 2,177 $199 13

Thu Apr 2 #5 $432.8K −0.1% −33.9% $20.0M 2,177 $199 14

Fri Apr 3 #7 $1.2M +179.5% −37.9% $21.2M 1,981 $611 15

Sat Apr 4 #6 $1.6M +30.6% −33.1% $22.8M 1,981 $798 16

Sun Apr 5 #7 $897.0K −43.2% −35.2% $23.6M 1,981 $453 17

Mon Apr 6 #4 $322.1K −64.1% −17.5% $24.0M 1,981 $163 18

Tue Apr 7 #6 $380.5K +18.1% −32.4% $24.4M 1,981 $192 19

Wed Apr 8 #8 $330.4K −13.2% −23.8% $24.7M 1,981 $167 20

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$24.7M

Mar 20Mar 25Mar 30Apr 3Apr 8

Weekend grossWk 9 · $41.7K

$9.6M

$5.7M

$3.6M

$1.6M

$744.2K

$310.1K

$119.9K

$60.8K

$41.7K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9

Theater countPeak 2,177 → 1,981 −9.0%

2,177 open1,981 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −31.4%

−41.1%

W1→2

−36.2%

W2→3

−56.9%

W3→4

−52.2%

W4→5

−58.3%

W5→6

−61.3%

W6→7

−49.3%

W7→8

−31.4%

W8→9

Steepest −61.3%Best hold −31.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Similar movies

Mystic River 2003 · Eastwood $90.1M The Watcher 2000 · Charbanic $28.9M Mr. Brooks 2007 · Evans $28.5M Zodiac 2007 · Fincher $33.1M Twisted 2004 · Kaufman $25.2M Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1997 · Eastwood $25.1M

Box office comparisons

Build your own comparison

No head-to-head comparisons featuring Wild Things yet — build one in seconds.

Build your own comparison →