Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,089,198Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,129,615 (43.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,507 opening theaters/2,807 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,633,099

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,632 $14,089,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,533 $14,089,198
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 952 $14,089,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,264 $14,089,198

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 6th, 1998 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for exotic dancing and some language
Running Time: 123 minutes
Franchise: Blues Brothers
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Delayed Sequel, Saturday Night Live, Action Comedy, Screenplay Written By the Star, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Rhythm and Blues
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 286 $8,608,069 Feb 13, 1998 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 1998 4 $6,129,615   2,507 $2,445   $6,129,615 1
Feb 13, 1998 9 $3,572,730 -42% 2,516 $1,420   $10,767,820 2
Feb 20, 1998 14 $1,302,350 -64% 2,135 $610   $12,622,045 3
Feb 27, 1998 21 $448,335 -66% 773 $580   $13,371,495 4
Mar 6, 1998 26 $219,490 -51% 467 $470   $13,696,095 5
Mar 13, 1998 38 $114,240 -48% 272 $420   $13,880,115 6
Mar 20, 1998 46 $58,479 -49% 129 $453   $13,979,599 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 6, 1998 3 $2,030,000     2,506 $810   $2,030,000 1
Feb 7, 1998 4 $2,805,000 +38%   2,508 $1,118   $4,835,000 2
Feb 8, 1998 4 $1,594,000 -43%   2,507 $636   $6,429,000 3
Feb 9, 1998 6 $288,305 -82%   2,507 $115   $6,627,920 4
Feb 10, 1998 6 $263,235 -9%   2,507 $105   $6,681,155 5
Feb 11, 1998 6 $288,165 +9%   2,807 $103   $6,919,320 6
Feb 12, 1998 6 $260,000 -10%   2,807 $93   $7,179,000 7
Feb 13, 1998 9 $585,000 +125% -71% 2,515 $233   $7,780,000 8
Feb 14, 1998 9 $1,540,000 +163% -45% 2,515 $612   $9,320,000 9
Feb 15, 1998 9 $1,375,000 -11% -14% 2,515 $547   $10,695,000 10
Feb 17, 1998 10 $188,700   -28% 2,516 $75   $10,956,520 12
Feb 18, 1998 10 $176,120 -7% -39% 2,516 $70   $11,132,640 13
Feb 19, 1998 10 $187,055 +6% -28% 2,516 $74   $11,319,695 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 1998 4 $7,195,090   2,507 $2,870   $7,195,090 1
Feb 13, 1998 9 $4,124,605 -43% 2,516 $1,639   $11,319,695 2
Feb 20, 1998 14 $1,603,465 -61% 2,135 $751   $12,923,160 3
Feb 27, 1998 21 $553,445 -65% 773 $716   $13,476,605 4
Mar 6, 1998 26 $289,270 -48% 467 $619   $13,765,875 5
Mar 13, 1998 37 $155,245 -46% 272 $571   $13,921,120 6

Uncategorized

Dan Aykroyd    Elwood Blues
Stevie Winwood   
Dr. John   
Lou Rawls   
Erykah Badu    Queen Mousette
Lou Marini    Blue Lou (Blues Bros Band)
Steve Cropper    Steve "the Colonel" Cropper (Blues Bros Band)
John Goodman    Mighty Mack McTeer
Murphy Dunne    Murph (Blues Bros Band)
Alan Rubin    Mr. Fabulous (Blues Bros Band)
Paul Bartel   
Sam Moore   
Willie Hall    Willie "Too Big" Hall (Blues Bros Band)
Joe Morton    Cabel Chamberlain
Kathleen Freeman    Sister Mary Stigmata
Paul Shaffer    Marco
Lonnie Brooks   
Frank Oz    Corrections Officer
Tom Malone    Tom "Bones" Malone (Blues Bros Band)
J. Evan Bonifant    Buster
Isaac Hayes    Louisiana Gator Boys
Koko Taylor   
Eric Clapton   
Nia Peeples   
Matt Murphy    Matt "Guitar" Murphy (Blues Bros Band)
Aretha Franklin   
Jonny Lang   
Travis Tritt   
Clarence Clemons   
Wilson Pickett   
James Brown    Reverend Cleophus James
Donald "Duck" Dunn    Duck Dunn (Blues Bros Band)
Pons Maar    Puppeteer
Junior Wells   
Bo Diddley   
Billy Preston   
B.B. King    Malvern Gasperon
Taj Mahal   

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Landis    Director
Dan Aykroyd    Screenwriter
John Landis    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 7th, 2012

August 7th, 2012

This is not a really slow week on the home market this week, as we have The Lorax coming out, and it was the highest-grossing animated film of the year, until Brave overtook is very recently, so it should be a big seller on the home market. Unfortunately, it is the only major release of the week. There are some other releases worth checking out, a few worth picking up, but very few that are contenders for Pick of the Week. High Fidelity is a great movie, but its Blu-ray debut is Shovelware. Personally, I think Spaceballs is really underrated, but this is not the first time it has been released on Blu-ray and double-dips are rarely Pick of the Week material. In the end, I'm going with My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding, because I liked the first DVD release more than I thought I would. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,129,615 (43.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,507 opening theaters/2,807 max. theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,633,099

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,632 $14,089,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,533 $14,089,198
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 952 $14,089,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,264 $14,089,198

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 6th, 1998 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for exotic dancing and some language
Running Time: 123 minutes
Franchise: Blues Brothers
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Delayed Sequel, Saturday Night Live, Action Comedy, Screenplay Written By the Star, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Rhythm and Blues
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 286 $8,608,069 Feb 13, 1998 10

Uncategorized

Dan Aykroyd    Elwood Blues
Stevie Winwood   
Dr. John   
Lou Rawls   
Erykah Badu    Queen Mousette
Lou Marini    Blue Lou (Blues Bros Band)
Steve Cropper    Steve "the Colonel" Cropper (Blues Bros Band)
John Goodman    Mighty Mack McTeer
Murphy Dunne    Murph (Blues Bros Band)
Alan Rubin    Mr. Fabulous (Blues Bros Band)
Paul Bartel   
Sam Moore   
Willie Hall    Willie "Too Big" Hall (Blues Bros Band)
Joe Morton    Cabel Chamberlain
Kathleen Freeman    Sister Mary Stigmata
Paul Shaffer    Marco
Lonnie Brooks   
Frank Oz    Corrections Officer
Tom Malone    Tom "Bones" Malone (Blues Bros Band)
J. Evan Bonifant    Buster
Isaac Hayes    Louisiana Gator Boys
Koko Taylor   
Eric Clapton   
Nia Peeples   
Matt Murphy    Matt "Guitar" Murphy (Blues Bros Band)
Aretha Franklin   
Jonny Lang   
Travis Tritt   
Clarence Clemons   
Wilson Pickett   
James Brown    Reverend Cleophus James
Donald "Duck" Dunn    Duck Dunn (Blues Bros Band)
Pons Maar    Puppeteer
Junior Wells   
Bo Diddley   
Billy Preston   
B.B. King    Malvern Gasperon
Taj Mahal   

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Landis    Director
Dan Aykroyd    Screenwriter
John Landis    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 7th, 2012

August 7th, 2012

This is not a really slow week on the home market this week, as we have The Lorax coming out, and it was the highest-grossing animated film of the year, until Brave overtook is very recently, so it should be a big seller on the home market. Unfortunately, it is the only major release of the week. There are some other releases worth checking out, a few worth picking up, but very few that are contenders for Pick of the Week. High Fidelity is a great movie, but its Blu-ray debut is Shovelware. Personally, I think Spaceballs is really underrated, but this is not the first time it has been released on Blu-ray and double-dips are rarely Pick of the Week material. In the end, I'm going with My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding, because I liked the first DVD release more than I thought I would. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 1998 4 $6,129,615   2,507 $2,445   $6,129,615 1
Feb 13, 1998 9 $3,572,730 -42% 2,516 $1,420   $10,767,820 2
Feb 20, 1998 14 $1,302,350 -64% 2,135 $610   $12,622,045 3
Feb 27, 1998 21 $448,335 -66% 773 $580   $13,371,495 4
Mar 6, 1998 26 $219,490 -51% 467 $470   $13,696,095 5
Mar 13, 1998 38 $114,240 -48% 272 $420   $13,880,115 6
Mar 20, 1998 46 $58,479 -49% 129 $453   $13,979,599 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 6, 1998 3 $2,030,000     2,506 $810   $2,030,000 1
Feb 7, 1998 4 $2,805,000 +38%   2,508 $1,118   $4,835,000 2
Feb 8, 1998 4 $1,594,000 -43%   2,507 $636   $6,429,000 3
Feb 9, 1998 6 $288,305 -82%   2,507 $115   $6,627,920 4
Feb 10, 1998 6 $263,235 -9%   2,507 $105   $6,681,155 5
Feb 11, 1998 6 $288,165 +9%   2,807 $103   $6,919,320 6
Feb 12, 1998 6 $260,000 -10%   2,807 $93   $7,179,000 7
Feb 13, 1998 9 $585,000 +125% -71% 2,515 $233   $7,780,000 8
Feb 14, 1998 9 $1,540,000 +163% -45% 2,515 $612   $9,320,000 9
Feb 15, 1998 9 $1,375,000 -11% -14% 2,515 $547   $10,695,000 10
Feb 17, 1998 10 $188,700   -28% 2,516 $75   $10,956,520 12
Feb 18, 1998 10 $176,120 -7% -39% 2,516 $70   $11,132,640 13
Feb 19, 1998 10 $187,055 +6% -28% 2,516 $74   $11,319,695 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 1998 4 $7,195,090   2,507 $2,870   $7,195,090 1
Feb 13, 1998 9 $4,124,605 -43% 2,516 $1,639   $11,319,695 2
Feb 20, 1998 14 $1,603,465 -61% 2,135 $751   $12,923,160 3
Feb 27, 1998 21 $553,445 -65% 773 $716   $13,476,605 4
Mar 6, 1998 26 $289,270 -48% 467 $619   $13,765,875 5
Mar 13, 1998 37 $155,245 -46% 272 $571   $13,921,120 6