The Fog of War (2003)

The Fog of War
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,198,566Details
International Box Office $1,035,349Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,233,915
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,449 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:9.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:80.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/261 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,133,285

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,833 $4,198,566
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,662 $1,035,349
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,782 $5,233,915
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 613 $4,198,566

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 2003 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: March 18th, 2004 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: May 11th, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Fog of War, The
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Persepolis
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Keywords: Vietnam War, War, Oscars Best Documentary Winner
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 98 $434,162 Mar 5, 2004 80
Theater Average 6th Weekend 81 $9,166 Jan 23, 2004 38
Top 2003 Theater Average 78 $13,816 Dec 19, 2003 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2003 45 $41,449   3 $13,816   $41,449 1
Dec 26, 2003 50 $58,137 +40% 5 $11,627   $134,118 2
Jan 2, 2004 45 $81,427 +40% 6 $13,571   $276,427 3
Jan 9, 2004 50 $59,973 -26% 7 $8,568   $373,342 4
Jan 16, 2004 46 $69,998 +17% 9 $7,778   $476,839 5
Jan 23, 2004 37 $155,826 +123% 17 $9,166   $677,152 6
Jan 30, 2004 32 $183,365 +18% 37 $4,956   $918,372 7
Feb 6, 2004 30 $226,025 +23% 43 $5,256   $1,228,408 8
Feb 13, 2004 34 $210,091 -7% 47 $4,470   $1,527,294 9
Feb 20, 2004 36 $209,030 -1% 55 $3,801   $1,867,838 10
Feb 27, 2004 29 $286,643 +37% 157 $1,826   $2,249,523 11
Mar 5, 2004 19 $434,162 +51% 261 $1,663   $2,850,932 12
Mar 12, 2004 25 $279,029 -36% 205 $1,361   $3,314,317 13
Mar 19, 2004 34 $155,451 -44% 140 $1,110   $3,599,247 14
Mar 26, 2004 37 $101,831 -34% 85 $1,198   $3,788,233 15
Apr 2, 2004 43 $72,036 -29% 63 $1,143   $3,905,848 16
Apr 9, 2004 50 $51,459 -29% 44 $1,170   $3,998,564 17
Apr 16, 2004 50 $36,803 -28% 42 $876   $4,052,471 18
Apr 23, 2004 61 $27,347 -26% 38 $720   $4,099,735 19
Apr 30, 2004 73 $22,081 -19% 33 $669   $4,140,344 20
May 7, 2004 59 $28,145 +27% 34 $828   $4,176,016 21
May 14, 2004 112 $5,104 -82% 9 $567   $4,193,943 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 19, 2004 41 $23,703     9 $2,634   $500,542 32
Feb 16, 2004 33 $48,531     47 $1,033   $1,575,825 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2003 44 $75,981   3 $25,327   $75,981 1
Dec 26, 2003 53 $119,019 +57% 5 $23,804   $195,000 2
Jan 2, 2004 47 $118,369 -1% 6 $19,728   $313,369 3
Jan 9, 2004 50 $93,472 -21% 7 $13,353   $406,841 4
Jan 16, 2004 47 $114,485 +22% 9 $12,721   $521,326 5
Jan 23, 2004 34 $213,681 +87% 17 $12,569   $735,007 6
Jan 30, 2004 31 $267,376 +25% 37 $7,226   $1,002,383 7
Feb 6, 2004 30 $314,820 +18% 43 $7,321   $1,317,203 8
Feb 13, 2004 34 $341,605 +9% 47 $7,268   $1,658,808 9
Feb 20, 2004 35 $304,072 -11% 55 $5,529   $1,962,880 10
Feb 27, 2004 26 $453,890 +49% 157 $2,891   $2,416,770 11
Mar 5, 2004 19 $618,518 +36% 261 $2,370   $3,035,288 12
Mar 12, 2004 25 $408,508 -34% 205 $1,993   $3,443,796 13
Mar 19, 2004 31 $242,606 -41% 140 $1,733   $3,686,402 14
Mar 26, 2004 38 $147,410 -39% 85 $1,734   $3,833,812 15
Apr 2, 2004 42 $113,293 -23% 63 $1,798   $3,947,105 16
Apr 9, 2004 47 $68,563 -39% 44 $1,558   $4,015,668 17
Apr 16, 2004 46 $56,720 -17% 42 $1,350   $4,072,388 18
Apr 23, 2004 57 $45,875 -19% 38 $1,207   $4,118,263 19
Apr 30, 2004 70 $29,608 -35% 33 $897   $4,147,871 20
May 7, 2004 61 $40,968 +38% 34 $1,205   $4,188,839 21
May 14, 2004 103 $9,727 -76% 9 $1,081   $4,198,566 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/18/2004 $43,604 5 8 52 $130,383 4/6/2020
 
Rest of World $904,966
 
International Total$1,035,349 4/6/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.

Documentary Subject(s)

Robert McNamara    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Errol Morris    Director
Errol Morris    Producer
Michael Williams    Producer
Julie Ahlberg    Producer

DVD Releases for May 11, 2004

May 10th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. It was a strange week for DVD releases, whilere there are 18 releases on the list, fully half of them are TV on DVD and most of the rest of older films. Only two new releases, The Fog of War - Buy from Amazon and In America - Buy from Amazon are on my rental list. And none are on my to buy list. More...

Bill Battles to the Top of the Per Theatre Charts

April 21st, 2004

No film could make $10,000 per theatre this weekend and that's the third time in four weeks that's happened. In top spot was Kill Bill: Volume 2 with an average of $8,450 in 2,971. There were a few There were several holdovers on the list, including Robot Stories, which has been in release for more than two months. More...

It's a Sign of the Apocalypse, I Hope

March 17th, 2004

The reality-TV game show-esque film Games People Play came in first on the Per Theatre Average charts. It earned, well maybe not earned but made $12,346 in its lone theatre over the weekend. More...

Oscars Boost Box Office of Several Films

March 8th, 2004

With its 11 Oscar wins and huge jump in theatre count, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King should have had the largest post-Oscar jump at the box office. And while in raw dollars it did, it was the lesser known The Barbarian Invasions that had the biggest percent jump. The Canadian film and winner of Best Foreign Language Film jumped more than 137% at the box office. Its per theatre average also jumped by nearly 40%, compared to the nearly 20% drop by Return of the King. More...

Passions Saves the Box Office

March 3rd, 2004

There's was not much in the way of good news this week, and what little there was was due to a single movie. The Passion of the Christ topped the per theatre chart and was the only film to top $10,000 per theatre taking in $27,554. More...

Lost Independence

March 1st, 2004

The Oscars weren't the only award celebration held over the weekend as the IFP Independent Spirit Awards were also handed out. Lost in Translation was the big winner but plenty of other talent was rewarded. More...

Lording over the Oscars

February 29th, 2004

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King swept all the categories it was nominated for in winning a record-equaling 11 Oscars earlier this evening. Here is a list of the winners with reactions to be posted tomorrow. More...

They Couldn't have Dreamt of a Better Opening

February 12th, 2004

It's obvious The Dreamers wasn't hampered by its NC-17 rating. Not only is its per theatre average of $28,526 the best of the week, it was the best this year beating Big Fish by more than $8,000. More...

King Oscar, Lord of the Nominations

January 27th, 2004

Nominations for the 76the Annual Academy Awards were announced today. As always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. More...

No Small Fry

January 6th, 2004

In an unusual turn of events, Big Fish saw its per theatre average jump this weekend to $20,356 in 125 theatres. This bodes very well for this Friday when it expands into more than 2000 theatres. Next weekend it may no longer be on top on the per theatre average chart, but should place well on the top five overall. More...

Monster Opening

December 30th, 2003

Three of the four movies that broke $10,000 per theatre last week also accomplished that feat this week. However, it was a new comer that took top spot. Monster earned over $100,000 since it opened on Christmas day and it had a weekend average of $21,708, which was more than $5000 above its nearest competitor. More...

Fish Remains Big on the Per Theatre Charts

December 23rd, 2003

Taking top spot on the Per Theatre Charts in consecutive weeks is not an easy task, but that's just what Big Fish did this week. And it did it by keeping nearly 80% of its premiere audience landing at $27,440 per theatre. Add in a few awards / nominations and an early January wide release and it could add up to box office hit. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,449 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:9.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:80.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/261 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,133,285

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,833 $4,198,566
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,662 $1,035,349
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,782 $5,233,915
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 613 $4,198,566

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 19th, 2003 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: March 18th, 2004 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: May 11th, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Fog of War, The
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Persepolis
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Vietnam War, War, Oscars Best Documentary Winner
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 98 $434,162 Mar 5, 2004 80
Theater Average 6th Weekend 81 $9,166 Jan 23, 2004 38
Top 2003 Theater Average 78 $13,816 Dec 19, 2003 3

Documentary Subject(s)

Robert McNamara    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Errol Morris    Director
Errol Morris    Producer
Michael Williams    Producer
Julie Ahlberg    Producer

DVD Releases for May 11, 2004

May 10th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. It was a strange week for DVD releases, whilere there are 18 releases on the list, fully half of them are TV on DVD and most of the rest of older films. Only two new releases, The Fog of War - Buy from Amazon and In America - Buy from Amazon are on my rental list. And none are on my to buy list. More...

Bill Battles to the Top of the Per Theatre Charts

April 21st, 2004

No film could make $10,000 per theatre this weekend and that's the third time in four weeks that's happened. In top spot was Kill Bill: Volume 2 with an average of $8,450 in 2,971. There were a few There were several holdovers on the list, including Robot Stories, which has been in release for more than two months. More...

It's a Sign of the Apocalypse, I Hope

March 17th, 2004

The reality-TV game show-esque film Games People Play came in first on the Per Theatre Average charts. It earned, well maybe not earned but made $12,346 in its lone theatre over the weekend. More...

Oscars Boost Box Office of Several Films

March 8th, 2004

With its 11 Oscar wins and huge jump in theatre count, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King should have had the largest post-Oscar jump at the box office. And while in raw dollars it did, it was the lesser known The Barbarian Invasions that had the biggest percent jump. The Canadian film and winner of Best Foreign Language Film jumped more than 137% at the box office. Its per theatre average also jumped by nearly 40%, compared to the nearly 20% drop by Return of the King. More...

Passions Saves the Box Office

March 3rd, 2004

There's was not much in the way of good news this week, and what little there was was due to a single movie. The Passion of the Christ topped the per theatre chart and was the only film to top $10,000 per theatre taking in $27,554. More...

Lost Independence

March 1st, 2004

The Oscars weren't the only award celebration held over the weekend as the IFP Independent Spirit Awards were also handed out. Lost in Translation was the big winner but plenty of other talent was rewarded. More...

Lording over the Oscars

February 29th, 2004

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King swept all the categories it was nominated for in winning a record-equaling 11 Oscars earlier this evening. Here is a list of the winners with reactions to be posted tomorrow. More...

They Couldn't have Dreamt of a Better Opening

February 12th, 2004

It's obvious The Dreamers wasn't hampered by its NC-17 rating. Not only is its per theatre average of $28,526 the best of the week, it was the best this year beating Big Fish by more than $8,000. More...

King Oscar, Lord of the Nominations

January 27th, 2004

Nominations for the 76the Annual Academy Awards were announced today. As always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. More...

No Small Fry

January 6th, 2004

In an unusual turn of events, Big Fish saw its per theatre average jump this weekend to $20,356 in 125 theatres. This bodes very well for this Friday when it expands into more than 2000 theatres. Next weekend it may no longer be on top on the per theatre average chart, but should place well on the top five overall. More...

Monster Opening

December 30th, 2003

Three of the four movies that broke $10,000 per theatre last week also accomplished that feat this week. However, it was a new comer that took top spot. Monster earned over $100,000 since it opened on Christmas day and it had a weekend average of $21,708, which was more than $5000 above its nearest competitor. More...

Fish Remains Big on the Per Theatre Charts

December 23rd, 2003

Taking top spot on the Per Theatre Charts in consecutive weeks is not an easy task, but that's just what Big Fish did this week. And it did it by keeping nearly 80% of its premiere audience landing at $27,440 per theatre. Add in a few awards / nominations and an early January wide release and it could add up to box office hit. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2003 45 $41,449   3 $13,816   $41,449 1
Dec 26, 2003 50 $58,137 +40% 5 $11,627   $134,118 2
Jan 2, 2004 45 $81,427 +40% 6 $13,571   $276,427 3
Jan 9, 2004 50 $59,973 -26% 7 $8,568   $373,342 4
Jan 16, 2004 46 $69,998 +17% 9 $7,778   $476,839 5
Jan 23, 2004 37 $155,826 +123% 17 $9,166   $677,152 6
Jan 30, 2004 32 $183,365 +18% 37 $4,956   $918,372 7
Feb 6, 2004 30 $226,025 +23% 43 $5,256   $1,228,408 8
Feb 13, 2004 34 $210,091 -7% 47 $4,470   $1,527,294 9
Feb 20, 2004 36 $209,030 -1% 55 $3,801   $1,867,838 10
Feb 27, 2004 29 $286,643 +37% 157 $1,826   $2,249,523 11
Mar 5, 2004 19 $434,162 +51% 261 $1,663   $2,850,932 12
Mar 12, 2004 25 $279,029 -36% 205 $1,361   $3,314,317 13
Mar 19, 2004 34 $155,451 -44% 140 $1,110   $3,599,247 14
Mar 26, 2004 37 $101,831 -34% 85 $1,198   $3,788,233 15
Apr 2, 2004 43 $72,036 -29% 63 $1,143   $3,905,848 16
Apr 9, 2004 50 $51,459 -29% 44 $1,170   $3,998,564 17
Apr 16, 2004 50 $36,803 -28% 42 $876   $4,052,471 18
Apr 23, 2004 61 $27,347 -26% 38 $720   $4,099,735 19
Apr 30, 2004 73 $22,081 -19% 33 $669   $4,140,344 20
May 7, 2004 59 $28,145 +27% 34 $828   $4,176,016 21
May 14, 2004 112 $5,104 -82% 9 $567   $4,193,943 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 19, 2004 41 $23,703     9 $2,634   $500,542 32
Feb 16, 2004 33 $48,531     47 $1,033   $1,575,825 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2003 44 $75,981   3 $25,327   $75,981 1
Dec 26, 2003 53 $119,019 +57% 5 $23,804   $195,000 2
Jan 2, 2004 47 $118,369 -1% 6 $19,728   $313,369 3
Jan 9, 2004 50 $93,472 -21% 7 $13,353   $406,841 4
Jan 16, 2004 47 $114,485 +22% 9 $12,721   $521,326 5
Jan 23, 2004 34 $213,681 +87% 17 $12,569   $735,007 6
Jan 30, 2004 31 $267,376 +25% 37 $7,226   $1,002,383 7
Feb 6, 2004 30 $314,820 +18% 43 $7,321   $1,317,203 8
Feb 13, 2004 34 $341,605 +9% 47 $7,268   $1,658,808 9
Feb 20, 2004 35 $304,072 -11% 55 $5,529   $1,962,880 10
Feb 27, 2004 26 $453,890 +49% 157 $2,891   $2,416,770 11
Mar 5, 2004 19 $618,518 +36% 261 $2,370   $3,035,288 12
Mar 12, 2004 25 $408,508 -34% 205 $1,993   $3,443,796 13
Mar 19, 2004 31 $242,606 -41% 140 $1,733   $3,686,402 14
Mar 26, 2004 38 $147,410 -39% 85 $1,734   $3,833,812 15
Apr 2, 2004 42 $113,293 -23% 63 $1,798   $3,947,105 16
Apr 9, 2004 47 $68,563 -39% 44 $1,558   $4,015,668 17
Apr 16, 2004 46 $56,720 -17% 42 $1,350   $4,072,388 18
Apr 23, 2004 57 $45,875 -19% 38 $1,207   $4,118,263 19
Apr 30, 2004 70 $29,608 -35% 33 $897   $4,147,871 20
May 7, 2004 61 $40,968 +38% 34 $1,205   $4,188,839 21
May 14, 2004 103 $9,727 -76% 9 $1,081   $4,198,566 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/18/2004 $43,604 5 8 52 $130,383 4/6/2020
 
Rest of World $904,966
 
International Total$1,035,349 4/6/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.