50 First Dates (2004)

50 First Dates poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $120,776,832Details
International Box Office $75,543,497Details
Worldwide Box Office $196,320,329
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$39,852,237 (33.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,591 opening theaters/3,612 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $204,795,495

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 594 $120,776,832
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,441 $75,543,497
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 942 $196,320,329

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 13th, 2004 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 25th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
April 15th, 2004 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: June 15th, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude sexual humor and drug references
Running Time: 96 minutes
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Keywords: Mental Illness, Faulty Memory, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Happy Madison
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic February Weekend 26 $39,852,237 Feb 13, 2004 3
Top Romantic Comedy Weekend Domestic 3 $39,852,237 Feb 13, 2004 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 58 $39,852,237 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 12 $39,852,237 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 10 $72,516,948 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 10 $45,107,871 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 11 $82,080,341 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 11 $39,852,237 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $72,516,948 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 9 $45,107,871 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $82,080,341 Feb 13, 2004 3
Top Romantic Comedy Day Domestic 2 $19,751,267 Feb 14, 2004 2
Top Sony Pictures Day Domestic 79 $19,751,267 Feb 14, 2004 2
Biggest Domestic February Day 34 $19,751,267 Feb 14, 2004 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 13, 2004 1 $39,852,237   3,591 $11,098   $39,852,237 1
Feb 20, 2004 1 $20,429,325 -49% 3,612 $5,656   $71,738,493 2
Feb 27, 2004 2 $12,565,729 -38% 3,450 $3,642   $88,683,963 3
Mar 5, 2004 4 $7,637,128 -39% 3,040 $2,512   $99,348,370 4
Mar 12, 2004 6 $5,425,736 -29% 2,586 $2,098   $106,701,379 5
Mar 19, 2004 9 $4,186,739 -23% 2,153 $1,945   $113,080,464 6
Mar 26, 2004 13 $2,385,220 -43% 1,759 $1,356   $116,748,548 7
Apr 2, 2004 17 $772,113 -68% 781 $989   $118,206,131 8
Apr 9, 2004 23 $272,952 -65% 235 $1,161   $118,804,464 9
Apr 16, 2004 28 $155,848 -43% 166 $939   $119,067,647 10
Apr 23, 2004 30 $167,554 +8% 163 $1,028   $119,284,583 11
Apr 30, 2004 41 $125,143 -25% 110 $1,138   $119,447,383 12
May 7, 2004 43 $72,603 -42% 95 $764   $119,543,649 13
May 14, 2004 52 $53,337 -27% 67 $796   $119,614,568 14
May 21, 2004 20 $231,731 +334% 237 $978   $119,861,977 15
May 28, 2004 26 $177,619 -23% 222 $800   $120,146,166 16
Jun 4, 2004 24 $131,970 -26% 176 $750   $120,398,106 17
Jun 11, 2004 24 $127,642 -3% 151 $845   $120,616,191 18
Jun 18, 2004 36 $80,436 -37% 127 $633   $120,776,832 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 13, 2004 1 $10,500,000     3,591 $2,924   $10,500,000 1
Feb 14, 2004 1 $19,751,267 +88%   3,591 $5,500   $29,803,655 2
Feb 15, 2004 1 $10,048,582 -49%   3,591 $2,798   $39,852,237 3
Feb 16, 2004 1 $5,255,634 -48%   3,591 $1,464   $45,107,871 4
Feb 17, 2004 1 $2,309,000 -56%   3,591 $643   $47,417,000 5
Feb 18, 2004 1 $1,957,000 -15%   3,591 $545   $49,374,000 6
Feb 19, 2004 1 $1,937,000 -1%   3,591 $539   $51,311,000 7
Feb 20, 2004 1 $7,000,000 +261% -33% 3,612 $1,938   $58,300,000 8
Feb 21, 2004 1 $9,110,326 +30% -54% 3,612 $2,522   $66,924,295 9
Feb 22, 2004 1 $4,814,198 -47% -52% 3,612 $1,333   $71,738,493 10
Feb 23, 2004 1 $1,136,000 -76% -78% 3,612 $315   $72,874,000 11
Feb 24, 2004 1 $1,229,000 +8% -47% 3,612 $340   $74,103,000 12
Feb 25, 2004 2 $1,007,000 -18% -49% 3,612 $279   $75,110,000 13
Feb 26, 2004 2 $1,008,000 n/c -48% 3,612 $279   $76,118,000 14
Feb 27, 2004 2 $4,000,000 +297% -43% 3,450 $1,159   $80,100,000 15
Feb 28, 2004 2 $5,741,815 +44% -37% 3,450 $1,664   $85,761,569 16
Feb 29, 2004 2 $2,922,394 -49% -39% 3,450 $847   $88,683,963 17
Mar 1, 2004 2 $706,000 -76% -38% 3,450 $205   $89,390,000 18
Mar 2, 2004 2 $824,000 +17% -33% 3,450 $239   $90,214,000 19
Mar 3, 2004 2 $728,000 -12% -28% 3,450 $211   $90,943,000 20
Mar 4, 2004 2 $768,000 +5% -24% 3,450 $223   $91,711,242 21
Mar 5, 2004 4 $2,300,000 +199% -43% 3,040 $757   $94,000,000 22
Mar 6, 2004 4 $3,538,794 +54% -38% 3,040 $1,164   $97,616,322 23
Mar 7, 2004 4 $1,732,048 -51% -41% 3,040 $570   $99,348,370 24
Mar 8, 2004 4 $438,000 -75% -38% 3,040 $144   $99,786,000 25
Mar 9, 2004 4 $503,000 +15% -39% 3,040 $165   $100,289,000 26
Mar 10, 2004 4 $472,000 -6% -35% 3,040 $155   $100,761,000 27
Mar 11, 2004 4 $515,000 +9% -33% 3,040 $169   $101,276,000 28
Mar 12, 2004 6 $1,700,000 +230% -26% 2,586 $657   $103,000,000 29
Mar 13, 2004 6 $2,434,724 +43% -31% 2,586 $942   $105,333,157 30
Mar 14, 2004 6 $1,368,222 -44% -21% 2,586 $529   $106,701,379 31
Mar 15, 2004 6 $527,000 -61% +20% 2,586 $204   $107,228,000 32
Mar 16, 2004 6 $586,000 +11% +17% 2,586 $227   $107,814,000 33
Mar 17, 2004 6 $501,000 -15% +6% 2,586 $194   $108,315,000 34
Mar 18, 2004 6 $578,000 +15% +12% 2,586 $224   $108,894,000 35
Mar 19, 2004 9 $1,300,000 +125% -24% 2,153 $604   $110,200,000 36
Mar 20, 2004 9 $1,836,847 +41% -25% 2,153 $853   $112,090,471 37
Mar 21, 2004 9 $989,993 -46% -28% 2,153 $460   $113,080,464 38
Mar 22, 2004 9 $309,000 -69% -41% 2,153 $144   $113,390,000 39
Mar 23, 2004 8 $327,000 +6% -44% 2,153 $152   $113,716,000 40
Mar 24, 2004 9 $304,000 -7% -39% 2,153 $141   $114,021,000 41
Mar 25, 2004 9 $343,000 +13% -41% 2,153 $159   $114,363,000 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 13, 2004 1 $51,309,168   3,591 $14,288   $51,309,168 1
Feb 20, 2004 2 $24,809,066 -52% 3,612 $6,869   $76,118,234 2
Feb 27, 2004 2 $15,593,008 -37% 3,450 $4,520   $91,711,242 3
Mar 5, 2004 4 $9,564,401 -39% 3,040 $3,146   $101,275,643 4
Mar 12, 2004 6 $7,618,082 -20% 2,586 $2,946   $108,893,725 5
Mar 19, 2004 9 $5,469,603 -28% 2,153 $2,540   $114,363,328 6
Mar 26, 2004 13 $3,070,690 -44% 1,759 $1,746   $117,434,018 7
Apr 2, 2004 19 $1,097,494 -64% 781 $1,405   $118,531,512 8
Apr 9, 2004 24 $380,287 -65% 235 $1,618   $118,911,799 9
Apr 16, 2004 30 $205,230 -46% 166 $1,236   $119,117,029 10
Apr 23, 2004 34 $205,211 n/c 163 $1,259   $119,322,240 11
Apr 30, 2004 43 $148,806 -27% 110 $1,353   $119,471,046 12
May 7, 2004 45 $90,185 -39% 95 $949   $119,561,231 13
May 14, 2004 54 $69,015 -23% 67 $1,030   $119,630,246 14
May 21, 2004 21 $338,301 +390% 237 $1,427   $119,968,547 15
May 28, 2004 25 $297,589 -12% 222 $1,340   $120,266,136 16
Jun 4, 2004 24 $222,413 -25% 176 $1,264   $120,488,549 17
Jun 11, 2004 27 $207,847 -7% 151 $1,376   $120,696,396 18
Jun 18, 2004 39 $80,436 -61% 127 $633   $120,776,832 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/25/2004 $2,166,630 287 287 770 $3,327,570 4/6/2020
South Korea 4/15/2004 $0 0 139 233 $1,342,157 7/27/2017
 
Rest of World $70,873,770
 
International Total$75,543,497 4/6/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 15, 20062262,937 62,937$628,741$628,741122
Oct 22, 20061775,725+20% 138,662$756,493$1,385,234123
Oct 29, 20061394,045+24% 232,707$939,510$2,324,744124
Nov 5, 20061966,818-29% 299,525$667,512$2,992,256125
Aug 12, 20072846,399 827,364$497,550$7,712,402165

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Adam Sandler    Henry Roth
Drew Barrymore    Lucy Whitmore

Supporting Cast

Rob Schneider    Ula
Sean Astin    Doug Whitmore
Lusia Strus    Alexa
Missi Pyle    Noreen
Pomaika'i Brown    Nick
Blake Clark    Marlin Whitmore
Lynn Collins    Donna
Allen Covert    10 Second Tom
Maya Rudolph    Stacy
Adam del Rio   
Amy Hill    Sue
Katheryn Winnick   
Dan Aykroyd    Dr. Keats

Cameos

Kevin James    Cameo

Uncategorized

Peter Dante    Security Guard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Segal    Director
George Wing    Screenwriter
Jack Giarraputo    Producer
Steve Golin    Producer
Nancy Juvonen    Producer
Daniel Lupi    Executive Producer
Michael Ewing    Executive Producer
M. Jay Roach*    Executive Producer
Larry Kennar    Co-Producer
Scott Backston    Co-Producer
Jack N. Green    Cinematographer
Jeff Gourson    Editor
Teddy Castellucci    Composer
Michael Dilbeck    Music Supervisor
Alan Au    Production Designer
Domenic Silvestri    Art Director
James R. Bayliss    Set Designer
Martha Johnston    Set Designer
Robert Greenfield    Set Decorator
Ellen Lutter    Costume Designer
David Kelson    Sound Mixer
Elmo Weber    Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin Grady    Associate Producer
John E. Hockridge    Assistant Director
James D. Bissell    Second Unit Director
Roger Mussenden    Casting Director
Sheena Duggal    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

DVD Releases for January 20, 2009 - Part I

January 20th, 2009

A terrible week for first run releases. There are five such releases on this week's list, but they has a combined haul of around $130 million, and nearly $100 million of that came from two films. With no big releases, we had to look other places for the DVD Pick of the Week. Repo! The Genetic Opera on Blu-ray is a clear contender for that title, but its lack of mass appeal is troublesome. This American Life - Season Two is a safer pick, but it is a Borders Exclusive release. Regardless of these issues, both releases are worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. Despite the weakness at the top, there are still more than enough total releases to cause this column to stretch into two parts. The second part can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for June 20, 2006

June 19th, 2006

It may seem like a really slow week for DVD releases, but this is because several releases were grouped together. I have one section for the five Alfred Hitchcock releases instead of spreading them out and padding the word count. Taking that into account, the week is about average in terms of quantity, and quality. There were a handful of contenders this week, and a few that looked good in advance but the special feature were a let down. In the end I went with NewsRadio - The Complete Fourth Season as the best of the best while Married With Children - The Complete Fifth Season earns and honorable mention. ... "Go with him." (If you get that reference, you probably already have the latter release pre-ordered.) More...

DVD Releases for June 15, 2004

June 14th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. This is the worst week for DVDs since the beginning of February. There's not one, not two, but FIVE DVDs that were in contention for the DVD Pick of the week. And with all but one from the TV on DVD section, this is going to be a very expensive week for me. Even if I don't buy groceries for the week I'll still need to trim the list by a couple. Go with Dead Like Me - The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon, Monk - The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon and The Thin Blue Line - The Complete Line-Up - Buy from Amazon. Maybe I can sell some blood to pick up The Simpsons - The Complete Fourth Season - Buy from Amazon and The Station Agent - Buy from Amazon. Maybe if I sell a kidney I can get a whole new home theatre system as well. [Editor's Note: He's joking ... we think.] More...

$100 Million Opening for Troy

May 18th, 2004

In addition to the $46.9 million Troy earned at the domestic box office, the ancient history movie made $54.7 million on 6,722 screens in 47 markets internationally. Some highlights were the $8.5 million in Germany, $6.3 million in Spain, $5.1 million in France and $4.7 million in Australia. And while a $107 million opening weekend seems spectacular, this is a very expensive film to get to theatres. Combine the production budget, domestic P&A budgets, translations / dubbing / subtitles, etc. and the final cost is nearing $250 million. On the plus side, Troy should have better legs and more international appeal than Van Helsing so Warner Bros. should see a profit before the home market. P.S. If this story sounds familiar, you must have a long memory. More...

$100 Million Opening for Van Helsing

May 11th, 2004

In addition to the $51.7 million Van Helsing earned at the domestic box office, the monster movie made $55.3 million on 5,254 screens in 41 markets internationally. Not only was that easily the largest box office this weekend, but it was the best we've seen this year. Some highlights were the $9.9 million in the U.K. and $7 million in Germany. And while a $107 million opening weekend seems spectacular, this is a very expensive film to get to theatres. Combine the production budget, domestic P&A budgets, translations / dubbing / subtitles, etc. and the final cost is nearing $250 million. A strong home market will be needed before Universal sees a profit. More...

Kill Bill Collapses

May 4th, 2004

After a huge start in the international market, there was a series a steep drops for Kill Bill: Volume 2 that all but guarantees it won't earn as much as the original. Drops like 51% in Germany, 46% in Italy helped push the weekend total down to just $10 million in 27 markets. More...

Kill Bill Volume 2 Beats Competition, Volume 1

April 27th, 2004

Kill Bill: Volume 2's first foray into the foreign markets proved very profitable. The film earned $18.5 million in 21 markets and increases compared to the debut of the original in all but one market. Many of those increases were in the double-digit range so it's an impressive start. Unfortunately, one of the largest markets for the first film, Japan, saw a huge 47% drop for Volume 2. This can easily be explained by the fact that half of Volume 1 took place in Japan. More...

Passion Drops Post-Easter but Still Stays on Top

April 20th, 2004

The Passion of the Christ saw large drop-offs in many international markets but openings in nine others helped stabilize its overall box office. Maybe. I'm getting some conflicting reports on the box office figures. $14.6 or $25 is the two prevailing estimates I've found. I do believe the $25 million is for the whole week while the $14.6 million is for the weekend. More...

Easter Helps Passion Stay on Top

April 13th, 2004

It was hardly a surprise that The Passion of the Christ was able to take top spot over Easter weekend. What is a surprise is the amount; just $26 million is barely an increase from last weekend. There was only one new opening, but it was in Italy, one of the most staunchly Catholic nations. The film did cross $100 million internationally some time during the mid-week, but a serious post-Easter drop-off is expected. More...

Strong Sophomore Session puts 2004 in the Lead

March 8th, 2004

Another good news bad new weekend. Bad news, the total box office was down 8% from last weekend. Good new, it was up 31% from last year. Good news, 2004 has finally surpassed 2003 year-to-date. Bad news, that's due to inflation as admissions are still lower. Really bad news, the jump is thanks entirely to one movie, or the controversy surrounding one movie. More...

Can 2004 Take the Lead?

March 5th, 2004

We haven't seen two film open with strong prospects since the beginning of February. And with last week's winner still going strong, 2004 should pass 2003 at the box office. More...

Record Opening for Passion

March 1st, 2004

There was some good news and some bad news this past weekend. First the good news, we saw huge increases at the box office this weekend, both from the previous weekend, (66%) and from last year (48%). Now the bad news; it was all thanks to one movie, which doesn't bode well for the overall strength of the box office. In fact, even after last weekend 2004 is still 3% back of 2003's pace. More...

2004 Finally Shows Signs of Life

February 27th, 2004

Thanks to the controversy surrounding The Passions of the Christ, 2004 should finally start making up some ground on 2003. Even with the Oscars on Sunday 2003, Passions alone will boost the box office. But the other three movies probably wouldn't even register on the radar during a normal weekend. More...

Summer Can't Start Soon Enough

February 23rd, 2004

2004 is turning into a disaster. Over the weekend four movies opened to a combined 21% positive and $10 million below expectations. Post holiday weekends are usually a bit of a slump, but this weekend dropped by nearly 25% and below the $100 million mark. Compared to last year the weekend is down an astounding 17.5% and 10% year to date. And the news doesn't get any better; next weekend the box office has to go head-to-head with the Oscars. More...

The Post Holiday Blues

February 20th, 2004

Well, it had to happen, after a great start to February first critically and then financially, it all comes crashing down this weekend. Four movies open wide this weekend and none of them impressing critics and neither do they have much of a shot at a stellar box office. On the plus side, this weekend last year was weak, so we should see 2004 gain some ground on 2003. Or at least do better than the nearly 9% year to date decline. More...

Four part Harmony

February 19th, 2004

The rerelease of the French musical Umbrellas of Cherbourg topped this week's per theatre average chart with $14,760 in its lone theatre. Three other films very close to each other battling for second place. The overall champ, 50 First Dates finished a strong second with $11,098 in almost 3600 theatres. While Osama spent its second weekend on the list with $10,151. The final film to top $10,000 was the self-distributed Robot Stories. Despite having a tiny distribution budget, the Science Fiction anthology sold out four showings on its way to earning $10,026 in it only theatre. More...

Million Dollar Dates

February 18th, 2004

Mixed would be the best way to describe the weekend results. With the exception of the number one film, all movies beat Friday's predictions. However, the overall box office was again failed to match last year's pace. Valentine's Day and President's Day helped the 3-day total increase by more than 10% from last weekend, but it was down 14% from last year. The four-day total fared better, but by a barely noticeable margin dropping 13%. More...

Valentines Day / President's Day Double Shot

February 13th, 2004

With both Valentine's Day and President's Day occurring this weekend, there are twice as many reasons to see a movie. And with only one movie opening wide, it should open huge. Holdovers should also perform well given the extra day, but they will have a hard time living up to last year. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 6 - February 12

February 12th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Eternal. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

The Barbers Finish on Top while the Hockey Stars fail to win Gold

February 9th, 2004

February started out strong, at least compared to January, with two of the three wide releases performing strongly. And even though we saw a sharp 17% increase from last weekend, 2004 continues losing ground to 2003. It fell 8% from last same weekend last year and maintaining its year to date decline of 8%. And next week 50 First Dates will need a near record performance lest 2004 drop even further back. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 2 - January 8

January 8th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. This week we have a larger list to make up for the holidays, but a winter storm took out my internet access on Tuesday / Wednesday so the column is a little late today. Here the list of new releases, updated sites, and some upcoming releases that slipped through the cracks, including the winner for the week Along Came Polly - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for October 31 - November 6

November 6th, 2003


Movie Websites Launches for October 24 - October 30

October 30th, 2003



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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$39,852,237 (33.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,591 opening theaters/3,612 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $204,795,495

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 594 $120,776,832
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,441 $75,543,497
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 942 $196,320,329

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 13th, 2004 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 25th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
April 15th, 2004 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: June 15th, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude sexual humor and drug references
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Just Go With It
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Keywords: Mental Illness, Faulty Memory, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Happy Madison
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic February Weekend 26 $39,852,237 Feb 13, 2004 3
Top Romantic Comedy Weekend Domestic 3 $39,852,237 Feb 13, 2004 3
Top Sony Pictures Weekend Domestic 58 $39,852,237 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 12 $39,852,237 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 10 $72,516,948 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 10 $45,107,871 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 11 $82,080,341 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 11 $39,852,237 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $72,516,948 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 9 $45,107,871 Feb 13, 2004 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $82,080,341 Feb 13, 2004 3
Top Romantic Comedy Day Domestic 2 $19,751,267 Feb 14, 2004 2
Top Sony Pictures Day Domestic 79 $19,751,267 Feb 14, 2004 2
Biggest Domestic February Day 34 $19,751,267 Feb 14, 2004 2

Leading Cast

Adam Sandler    Henry Roth
Drew Barrymore    Lucy Whitmore

Supporting Cast

Rob Schneider    Ula
Sean Astin    Doug Whitmore
Lusia Strus    Alexa
Missi Pyle    Noreen
Pomaika'i Brown    Nick
Blake Clark    Marlin Whitmore
Lynn Collins    Donna
Allen Covert    10 Second Tom
Maya Rudolph    Stacy
Adam del Rio   
Amy Hill    Sue
Katheryn Winnick   
Dan Aykroyd    Dr. Keats

Cameos

Kevin James    Cameo

Uncategorized

Peter Dante    Security Guard

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Production and Technical Credits

Peter Segal    Director
George Wing    Screenwriter
Jack Giarraputo    Producer
Steve Golin    Producer
Nancy Juvonen    Producer
Daniel Lupi    Executive Producer
Michael Ewing    Executive Producer
M. Jay Roach*    Executive Producer
Larry Kennar    Co-Producer
Scott Backston    Co-Producer
Jack N. Green    Cinematographer
Jeff Gourson    Editor
Teddy Castellucci    Composer
Michael Dilbeck    Music Supervisor
Alan Au    Production Designer
Domenic Silvestri    Art Director
James R. Bayliss    Set Designer
Martha Johnston    Set Designer
Robert Greenfield    Set Decorator
Ellen Lutter    Costume Designer
David Kelson    Sound Mixer
Elmo Weber    Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin Grady    Associate Producer
John E. Hockridge    Assistant Director
James D. Bissell    Second Unit Director
Roger Mussenden    Casting Director
Sheena Duggal    Visual Effects Supervisor

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

DVD Releases for January 20, 2009 - Part I

January 20th, 2009

A terrible week for first run releases. There are five such releases on this week's list, but they has a combined haul of around $130 million, and nearly $100 million of that came from two films. With no big releases, we had to look other places for the DVD Pick of the Week. Repo! The Genetic Opera on Blu-ray is a clear contender for that title, but its lack of mass appeal is troublesome. This American Life - Season Two is a safer pick, but it is a Borders Exclusive release. Regardless of these issues, both releases are worthy of the DVD Pick of the Week. Despite the weakness at the top, there are still more than enough total releases to cause this column to stretch into two parts. The second part can be found here. More...

DVD Releases for June 20, 2006

June 19th, 2006

It may seem like a really slow week for DVD releases, but this is because several releases were grouped together. I have one section for the five Alfred Hitchcock releases instead of spreading them out and padding the word count. Taking that into account, the week is about average in terms of quantity, and quality. There were a handful of contenders this week, and a few that looked good in advance but the special feature were a let down. In the end I went with NewsRadio - The Complete Fourth Season as the best of the best while Married With Children - The Complete Fifth Season earns and honorable mention. ... "Go with him." (If you get that reference, you probably already have the latter release pre-ordered.) More...

DVD Releases for June 15, 2004

June 14th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. This is the worst week for DVDs since the beginning of February. There's not one, not two, but FIVE DVDs that were in contention for the DVD Pick of the week. And with all but one from the TV on DVD section, this is going to be a very expensive week for me. Even if I don't buy groceries for the week I'll still need to trim the list by a couple. Go with Dead Like Me - The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon, Monk - The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon and The Thin Blue Line - The Complete Line-Up - Buy from Amazon. Maybe I can sell some blood to pick up The Simpsons - The Complete Fourth Season - Buy from Amazon and The Station Agent - Buy from Amazon. Maybe if I sell a kidney I can get a whole new home theatre system as well. [Editor's Note: He's joking ... we think.] More...

$100 Million Opening for Troy

May 18th, 2004

In addition to the $46.9 million Troy earned at the domestic box office, the ancient history movie made $54.7 million on 6,722 screens in 47 markets internationally. Some highlights were the $8.5 million in Germany, $6.3 million in Spain, $5.1 million in France and $4.7 million in Australia. And while a $107 million opening weekend seems spectacular, this is a very expensive film to get to theatres. Combine the production budget, domestic P&A budgets, translations / dubbing / subtitles, etc. and the final cost is nearing $250 million. On the plus side, Troy should have better legs and more international appeal than Van Helsing so Warner Bros. should see a profit before the home market. P.S. If this story sounds familiar, you must have a long memory. More...

$100 Million Opening for Van Helsing

May 11th, 2004

In addition to the $51.7 million Van Helsing earned at the domestic box office, the monster movie made $55.3 million on 5,254 screens in 41 markets internationally. Not only was that easily the largest box office this weekend, but it was the best we've seen this year. Some highlights were the $9.9 million in the U.K. and $7 million in Germany. And while a $107 million opening weekend seems spectacular, this is a very expensive film to get to theatres. Combine the production budget, domestic P&A budgets, translations / dubbing / subtitles, etc. and the final cost is nearing $250 million. A strong home market will be needed before Universal sees a profit. More...

Kill Bill Collapses

May 4th, 2004

After a huge start in the international market, there was a series a steep drops for Kill Bill: Volume 2 that all but guarantees it won't earn as much as the original. Drops like 51% in Germany, 46% in Italy helped push the weekend total down to just $10 million in 27 markets. More...

Kill Bill Volume 2 Beats Competition, Volume 1

April 27th, 2004

Kill Bill: Volume 2's first foray into the foreign markets proved very profitable. The film earned $18.5 million in 21 markets and increases compared to the debut of the original in all but one market. Many of those increases were in the double-digit range so it's an impressive start. Unfortunately, one of the largest markets for the first film, Japan, saw a huge 47% drop for Volume 2. This can easily be explained by the fact that half of Volume 1 took place in Japan. More...

Passion Drops Post-Easter but Still Stays on Top

April 20th, 2004

The Passion of the Christ saw large drop-offs in many international markets but openings in nine others helped stabilize its overall box office. Maybe. I'm getting some conflicting reports on the box office figures. $14.6 or $25 is the two prevailing estimates I've found. I do believe the $25 million is for the whole week while the $14.6 million is for the weekend. More...

Easter Helps Passion Stay on Top

April 13th, 2004

It was hardly a surprise that The Passion of the Christ was able to take top spot over Easter weekend. What is a surprise is the amount; just $26 million is barely an increase from last weekend. There was only one new opening, but it was in Italy, one of the most staunchly Catholic nations. The film did cross $100 million internationally some time during the mid-week, but a serious post-Easter drop-off is expected. More...

Strong Sophomore Session puts 2004 in the Lead

March 8th, 2004

Another good news bad new weekend. Bad news, the total box office was down 8% from last weekend. Good new, it was up 31% from last year. Good news, 2004 has finally surpassed 2003 year-to-date. Bad news, that's due to inflation as admissions are still lower. Really bad news, the jump is thanks entirely to one movie, or the controversy surrounding one movie. More...

Can 2004 Take the Lead?

March 5th, 2004

We haven't seen two film open with strong prospects since the beginning of February. And with last week's winner still going strong, 2004 should pass 2003 at the box office. More...

Record Opening for Passion

March 1st, 2004

There was some good news and some bad news this past weekend. First the good news, we saw huge increases at the box office this weekend, both from the previous weekend, (66%) and from last year (48%). Now the bad news; it was all thanks to one movie, which doesn't bode well for the overall strength of the box office. In fact, even after last weekend 2004 is still 3% back of 2003's pace. More...

2004 Finally Shows Signs of Life

February 27th, 2004

Thanks to the controversy surrounding The Passions of the Christ, 2004 should finally start making up some ground on 2003. Even with the Oscars on Sunday 2003, Passions alone will boost the box office. But the other three movies probably wouldn't even register on the radar during a normal weekend. More...

Summer Can't Start Soon Enough

February 23rd, 2004

2004 is turning into a disaster. Over the weekend four movies opened to a combined 21% positive and $10 million below expectations. Post holiday weekends are usually a bit of a slump, but this weekend dropped by nearly 25% and below the $100 million mark. Compared to last year the weekend is down an astounding 17.5% and 10% year to date. And the news doesn't get any better; next weekend the box office has to go head-to-head with the Oscars. More...

The Post Holiday Blues

February 20th, 2004

Well, it had to happen, after a great start to February first critically and then financially, it all comes crashing down this weekend. Four movies open wide this weekend and none of them impressing critics and neither do they have much of a shot at a stellar box office. On the plus side, this weekend last year was weak, so we should see 2004 gain some ground on 2003. Or at least do better than the nearly 9% year to date decline. More...

Four part Harmony

February 19th, 2004

The rerelease of the French musical Umbrellas of Cherbourg topped this week's per theatre average chart with $14,760 in its lone theatre. Three other films very close to each other battling for second place. The overall champ, 50 First Dates finished a strong second with $11,098 in almost 3600 theatres. While Osama spent its second weekend on the list with $10,151. The final film to top $10,000 was the self-distributed Robot Stories. Despite having a tiny distribution budget, the Science Fiction anthology sold out four showings on its way to earning $10,026 in it only theatre. More...

Million Dollar Dates

February 18th, 2004

Mixed would be the best way to describe the weekend results. With the exception of the number one film, all movies beat Friday's predictions. However, the overall box office was again failed to match last year's pace. Valentine's Day and President's Day helped the 3-day total increase by more than 10% from last weekend, but it was down 14% from last year. The four-day total fared better, but by a barely noticeable margin dropping 13%. More...

Valentines Day / President's Day Double Shot

February 13th, 2004

With both Valentine's Day and President's Day occurring this weekend, there are twice as many reasons to see a movie. And with only one movie opening wide, it should open huge. Holdovers should also perform well given the extra day, but they will have a hard time living up to last year. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 6 - February 12

February 12th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Eternal. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

The Barbers Finish on Top while the Hockey Stars fail to win Gold

February 9th, 2004

February started out strong, at least compared to January, with two of the three wide releases performing strongly. And even though we saw a sharp 17% increase from last weekend, 2004 continues losing ground to 2003. It fell 8% from last same weekend last year and maintaining its year to date decline of 8%. And next week 50 First Dates will need a near record performance lest 2004 drop even further back. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 2 - January 8

January 8th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. This week we have a larger list to make up for the holidays, but a winter storm took out my internet access on Tuesday / Wednesday so the column is a little late today. Here the list of new releases, updated sites, and some upcoming releases that slipped through the cracks, including the winner for the week Along Came Polly - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for October 31 - November 6

November 6th, 2003


Movie Websites Launches for October 24 - October 30

October 30th, 2003


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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 13, 2004 1 $39,852,237   3,591 $11,098   $39,852,237 1
Feb 20, 2004 1 $20,429,325 -49% 3,612 $5,656   $71,738,493 2
Feb 27, 2004 2 $12,565,729 -38% 3,450 $3,642   $88,683,963 3
Mar 5, 2004 4 $7,637,128 -39% 3,040 $2,512   $99,348,370 4
Mar 12, 2004 6 $5,425,736 -29% 2,586 $2,098   $106,701,379 5
Mar 19, 2004 9 $4,186,739 -23% 2,153 $1,945   $113,080,464 6
Mar 26, 2004 13 $2,385,220 -43% 1,759 $1,356   $116,748,548 7
Apr 2, 2004 17 $772,113 -68% 781 $989   $118,206,131 8
Apr 9, 2004 23 $272,952 -65% 235 $1,161   $118,804,464 9
Apr 16, 2004 28 $155,848 -43% 166 $939   $119,067,647 10
Apr 23, 2004 30 $167,554 +8% 163 $1,028   $119,284,583 11
Apr 30, 2004 41 $125,143 -25% 110 $1,138   $119,447,383 12
May 7, 2004 43 $72,603 -42% 95 $764   $119,543,649 13
May 14, 2004 52 $53,337 -27% 67 $796   $119,614,568 14
May 21, 2004 20 $231,731 +334% 237 $978   $119,861,977 15
May 28, 2004 26 $177,619 -23% 222 $800   $120,146,166 16
Jun 4, 2004 24 $131,970 -26% 176 $750   $120,398,106 17
Jun 11, 2004 24 $127,642 -3% 151 $845   $120,616,191 18
Jun 18, 2004 36 $80,436 -37% 127 $633   $120,776,832 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 13, 2004 1 $10,500,000     3,591 $2,924   $10,500,000 1
Feb 14, 2004 1 $19,751,267 +88%   3,591 $5,500   $29,803,655 2
Feb 15, 2004 1 $10,048,582 -49%   3,591 $2,798   $39,852,237 3
Feb 16, 2004 1 $5,255,634 -48%   3,591 $1,464   $45,107,871 4
Feb 17, 2004 1 $2,309,000 -56%   3,591 $643   $47,417,000 5
Feb 18, 2004 1 $1,957,000 -15%   3,591 $545   $49,374,000 6
Feb 19, 2004 1 $1,937,000 -1%   3,591 $539   $51,311,000 7
Feb 20, 2004 1 $7,000,000 +261% -33% 3,612 $1,938   $58,300,000 8
Feb 21, 2004 1 $9,110,326 +30% -54% 3,612 $2,522   $66,924,295 9
Feb 22, 2004 1 $4,814,198 -47% -52% 3,612 $1,333   $71,738,493 10
Feb 23, 2004 1 $1,136,000 -76% -78% 3,612 $315   $72,874,000 11
Feb 24, 2004 1 $1,229,000 +8% -47% 3,612 $340   $74,103,000 12
Feb 25, 2004 2 $1,007,000 -18% -49% 3,612 $279   $75,110,000 13
Feb 26, 2004 2 $1,008,000 n/c -48% 3,612 $279   $76,118,000 14
Feb 27, 2004 2 $4,000,000 +297% -43% 3,450 $1,159   $80,100,000 15
Feb 28, 2004 2 $5,741,815 +44% -37% 3,450 $1,664   $85,761,569 16
Feb 29, 2004 2 $2,922,394 -49% -39% 3,450 $847   $88,683,963 17
Mar 1, 2004 2 $706,000 -76% -38% 3,450 $205   $89,390,000 18
Mar 2, 2004 2 $824,000 +17% -33% 3,450 $239   $90,214,000 19
Mar 3, 2004 2 $728,000 -12% -28% 3,450 $211   $90,943,000 20
Mar 4, 2004 2 $768,000 +5% -24% 3,450 $223   $91,711,242 21
Mar 5, 2004 4 $2,300,000 +199% -43% 3,040 $757   $94,000,000 22
Mar 6, 2004 4 $3,538,794 +54% -38% 3,040 $1,164   $97,616,322 23
Mar 7, 2004 4 $1,732,048 -51% -41% 3,040 $570   $99,348,370 24
Mar 8, 2004 4 $438,000 -75% -38% 3,040 $144   $99,786,000 25
Mar 9, 2004 4 $503,000 +15% -39% 3,040 $165   $100,289,000 26
Mar 10, 2004 4 $472,000 -6% -35% 3,040 $155   $100,761,000 27
Mar 11, 2004 4 $515,000 +9% -33% 3,040 $169   $101,276,000 28
Mar 12, 2004 6 $1,700,000 +230% -26% 2,586 $657   $103,000,000 29
Mar 13, 2004 6 $2,434,724 +43% -31% 2,586 $942   $105,333,157 30
Mar 14, 2004 6 $1,368,222 -44% -21% 2,586 $529   $106,701,379 31
Mar 15, 2004 6 $527,000 -61% +20% 2,586 $204   $107,228,000 32
Mar 16, 2004 6 $586,000 +11% +17% 2,586 $227   $107,814,000 33
Mar 17, 2004 6 $501,000 -15% +6% 2,586 $194   $108,315,000 34
Mar 18, 2004 6 $578,000 +15% +12% 2,586 $224   $108,894,000 35
Mar 19, 2004 9 $1,300,000 +125% -24% 2,153 $604   $110,200,000 36
Mar 20, 2004 9 $1,836,847 +41% -25% 2,153 $853   $112,090,471 37
Mar 21, 2004 9 $989,993 -46% -28% 2,153 $460   $113,080,464 38
Mar 22, 2004 9 $309,000 -69% -41% 2,153 $144   $113,390,000 39
Mar 23, 2004 8 $327,000 +6% -44% 2,153 $152   $113,716,000 40
Mar 24, 2004 9 $304,000 -7% -39% 2,153 $141   $114,021,000 41
Mar 25, 2004 9 $343,000 +13% -41% 2,153 $159   $114,363,000 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 13, 2004 1 $51,309,168   3,591 $14,288   $51,309,168 1
Feb 20, 2004 2 $24,809,066 -52% 3,612 $6,869   $76,118,234 2
Feb 27, 2004 2 $15,593,008 -37% 3,450 $4,520   $91,711,242 3
Mar 5, 2004 4 $9,564,401 -39% 3,040 $3,146   $101,275,643 4
Mar 12, 2004 6 $7,618,082 -20% 2,586 $2,946   $108,893,725 5
Mar 19, 2004 9 $5,469,603 -28% 2,153 $2,540   $114,363,328 6
Mar 26, 2004 13 $3,070,690 -44% 1,759 $1,746   $117,434,018 7
Apr 2, 2004 19 $1,097,494 -64% 781 $1,405   $118,531,512 8
Apr 9, 2004 24 $380,287 -65% 235 $1,618   $118,911,799 9
Apr 16, 2004 30 $205,230 -46% 166 $1,236   $119,117,029 10
Apr 23, 2004 34 $205,211 n/c 163 $1,259   $119,322,240 11
Apr 30, 2004 43 $148,806 -27% 110 $1,353   $119,471,046 12
May 7, 2004 45 $90,185 -39% 95 $949   $119,561,231 13
May 14, 2004 54 $69,015 -23% 67 $1,030   $119,630,246 14
May 21, 2004 21 $338,301 +390% 237 $1,427   $119,968,547 15
May 28, 2004 25 $297,589 -12% 222 $1,340   $120,266,136 16
Jun 4, 2004 24 $222,413 -25% 176 $1,264   $120,488,549 17
Jun 11, 2004 27 $207,847 -7% 151 $1,376   $120,696,396 18
Jun 18, 2004 39 $80,436 -61% 127 $633   $120,776,832 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/25/2004 $2,166,630 287 287 770 $3,327,570 4/6/2020
South Korea 4/15/2004 $0 0 139 233 $1,342,157 7/27/2017
 
Rest of World $70,873,770
 
International Total$75,543,497 4/6/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 15, 20062262,937 62,937$628,741$628,741122
Oct 22, 20061775,725+20% 138,662$756,493$1,385,234123
Oct 29, 20061394,045+24% 232,707$939,510$2,324,744124
Nov 5, 20061966,818-29% 299,525$667,512$2,992,256125
Aug 12, 20072846,399 827,364$497,550$7,712,402165

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