Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Lethal Weapon 4
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $130,444,603Details
International Box Office $154,955,397Details
Worldwide Box Office $285,400,000
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$34,048,124 (26.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$140,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,117 opening theaters/3,117 max. theaters, 7.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $292,874,554

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 522 $130,444,603
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 684 $154,955,397
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 591 $285,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 85 $130,444,603
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $154,955,397
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 90 $285,400,000

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 10th, 1998 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: December 15th, 1998 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 127 minutes
Franchise: Lethal Weapon
Comparisons: vs. Rush Hour 2
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Keywords: Buddy Cop
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Silver Pictures, Doshudo Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top R Weekend Domestic 96 $34,048,124 Jul 10, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 10, 1998 1 $34,048,124   3,117 $10,923   $34,048,124 1
Jul 17, 1998 2 $21,727,030 -36% 3,117 $6,970   $71,742,154 2
Jul 24, 1998 3 $13,143,811 -40% 3,117 $4,217   $94,605,847 3
Jul 31, 1998 7 $7,789,156 -41% 2,602 $2,994   $107,901,821 4
Aug 7, 1998 10 $4,739,997 -39% 2,329 $2,035   $116,240,150 5
Aug 14, 1998 12 $2,724,287 -43% 1,928 $1,413   $121,053,120 6
Aug 21, 1998 18 $1,321,921 -51% 1,408 $939   $123,585,727 7
Aug 28, 1998 18 $947,085 -28% 889 $1,065   $125,026,063 8
Sep 4, 1998 24 $849,192 -10% 701 $1,211   $126,166,385 9
Sep 11, 1998 25 $442,412 -48% 632 $700   $126,749,340 10
Sep 18, 1998 28 $300,616 -32% 573 $525   $127,213,134 11
Sep 25, 1998 12 $751,344 +150% 924 $813   $128,056,493 12
Oct 2, 1998 16 $431,079 -43% 901 $478   $128,741,321 13
Oct 9, 1998 22 $278,936 -35% 564 $495   $129,181,021 14
Oct 16, 1998 27 $165,657 -41% 398 $416   $129,468,093 15
Oct 23, 1998 39 $105,655 -36% 281 $376   $129,636,417 16
Oct 30, 1998 43 $59,651 -44% 201 $297   $129,734,803 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 10, 1998 1 $11,305,000     3,117 $3,627   $11,305,000 1
Jul 11, 1998 1 $12,930,000 +14%   3,117 $4,148   $24,235,000 2
Jul 12, 1998 1 $9,837,000 -24%   3,117 $3,156   $34,048,000 3
Jul 13, 1998 1 $4,276,747 -57%   3,117 $1,372   $38,324,871 4
Jul 14, 1998 1 $4,376,776 +2%   3,117 $1,404   $42,701,647 5
Jul 15, 1998 1 $3,761,868 -14%   3,117 $1,207   $46,463,515 6
Jul 16, 1998 1 $3,551,609 -6%   3,117 $1,139   $50,015,124 7
Jul 17, 1998 2 $6,505,000 +83% -42% 3,117 $2,087   $56,520,000 8
Jul 18, 1998 1 $8,710,000 +34% -33% 3,117 $2,794   $65,230,000 9
Jul 19, 1998 2 $6,541,000 -25% -34% 3,117 $2,098   $71,742,154 10
Jul 20, 1998 3 $2,524,715 -61% -41% 3,117 $810   $74,266,869 11
Jul 21, 1998 3 $2,647,470 +5% -40% 3,117 $849   $76,914,339 12
Jul 22, 1998 3 $2,308,553 -13% -39% 3,117 $741   $79,222,892 13
Jul 23, 1998 3 $2,239,144 -3% -37% 3,117 $718   $81,462,036 14
Jul 24, 1998 3 $3,910,000 +75% -40% 3,117 $1,254   $85,372,000 15
Jul 25, 1998 2 $5,410,000 +38% -38% 3,117 $1,736   $90,782,000 16
Jul 26, 1998 4 $3,887,000 -28% -41% 3,117 $1,247   $94,605,847 17
Jul 27, 1998 5 $1,432,151 -63% -43% 3,117 $459   $96,037,998 18
Jul 28, 1998 5 $1,564,947 +9% -41% 3,117 $502   $97,602,945 19
Jul 29, 1998 7 $1,261,158 -19% -45% 3,117 $405   $98,864,111 20
Jul 30, 1998 7 $1,248,554 -1% -44% 3,117 $401   $100,112,665 21
Jul 31, 1998 8 $2,245,000 +80% -43% 2,602 $863   $102,358,000 22
Aug 1, 1998 7 $3,225,000 +44% -40% 2,602 $1,239   $105,583,000 23
Aug 2, 1998 7 $2,306,000 -28% -41% 2,602 $886   $107,902,000 24
Aug 3, 1998 8 $912,867 -60% -36% 2,491 $366   $108,814,688 25
Aug 4, 1998 8 $978,231 +7% -37% 2,602 $376   $109,789,919 26
Aug 5, 1998 9 $866,484 -11% -31% 2,602 $333   $110,656,403 27
Aug 6, 1998 9 $843,750 -3% -32% 2,602 $324   $111,500,153 28
Aug 7, 1998 10 $1,379,847 +64% -39% 2,329 $592   $112,880,000 29
Aug 8, 1998 10 $2,000,000 +45% -38% 2,329 $859   $114,880,000 30
Aug 9, 1998 10 $1,358,000 -32% -41% 2,329 $583   $116,240,150 31
Aug 10, 1998 10 $523,346 -61% -43% 2,329 $225   $116,763,496 32
Aug 11, 1998 10 $581,681 +11% -41% 2,329 $250   $117,345,177 33
Aug 12, 1998 10 $504,493 -13% -42% 2,329 $217   $117,849,670 34
Aug 13, 1998 10 $479,163 -5% -43% 2,329 $206   $118,326,832 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 10, 1998 1 $50,015,124   3,117 $16,046   $50,015,124 1
Jul 17, 1998 2 $31,446,912 -37% 3,117 $10,089   $81,462,036 2
Jul 24, 1998 4 $18,650,629 -41% 3,117 $5,984   $100,112,665 3
Jul 31, 1998 8 $11,387,488 -39% 2,602 $4,376   $111,500,153 4
Aug 7, 1998 10 $6,828,680 -40% 2,329 $2,932   $118,328,833 5
Aug 14, 1998 13 $3,934,973 -42% 1,928 $2,041   $122,263,806 6
Aug 21, 1998 18 $1,815,172 -54% 1,408 $1,289   $124,078,978 7
Aug 28, 1998 18 $1,238,215 -32% 889 $1,393   $125,317,193 8
Sep 4, 1998 25 $989,735 -20% 701 $1,412   $126,306,928 9
Sep 11, 1998 24 $605,590 -39% 632 $958   $126,912,518 10
Sep 18, 1998 30 $392,631 -35% 573 $685   $127,305,149 11
Sep 25, 1998 12 $1,005,093 +156% 924 $1,088   $128,310,242 12
Oct 2, 1998 16 $591,843 -41% 901 $657   $128,902,085 13
Oct 9, 1998 23 $400,351 -32% 564 $710   $129,302,436 14
Oct 16, 1998 28 $228,326 -43% 398 $574   $129,530,762 15
Oct 23, 1998 37 $144,390 -37% 281 $514   $129,675,152 16

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Lead Ensemble Members

Mel Gibson    Martin Riggs
Danny Glover    Roger Murtaugh
Joe Pesci    Leo Getz
Rene Russo    Lorna Cole
Chris Rock    Lee Butters

Supporting Cast

Jet Li    Wah Sing Ku
Steve Kahan    Captain Ed Murphy
Darlene Love    Trish Murtaugh
Traci Wolfe    Rianne Murtaugh
Damon Hines    Nick Murtaugh
Ebonie Smith    Carrie Murtaugh
Richard Libertini    Rabbi Gelb
Jack Kehler    State Department Man

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Donner    Director
Joel Silver    Producer
Richard Donner    Producer
Channing Gibson    Screenwriter
Jonathan Lemkin    Story by
Steve Perry    Executive Producer
Jim Van Wyck    Executive Producer
Andrzej Bartkowiak    Director of Photography
J. Michael Riva    Production Designer
Frank J. Urioste    Editor
Dallas Puett    Editor
J. Mills Goodloe    Co-Producer
Dan Cracchiolo    Co-Producer
Michael Kamen    Composer
Eric Clapton    Composer
David Sanborn    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$34,048,124 (26.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:45.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$140,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,117 opening theaters/3,117 max. theaters, 7.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $292,874,554

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 522 $130,444,603
All Time International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 684 $154,955,397
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 591 $285,400,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 85 $130,444,603
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $154,955,397
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 90 $285,400,000

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: July 10th, 1998 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: December 15th, 1998 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 127 minutes
Franchise: Lethal Weapon
Comparisons: vs. Rush Hour 2
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Keywords: Buddy Cop
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Silver Pictures, Doshudo Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top R Weekend Domestic 96 $34,048,124 Jul 10, 1998 3

Lead Ensemble Members

Mel Gibson    Martin Riggs
Danny Glover    Roger Murtaugh
Joe Pesci    Leo Getz
Rene Russo    Lorna Cole
Chris Rock    Lee Butters

Supporting Cast

Jet Li    Wah Sing Ku
Steve Kahan    Captain Ed Murphy
Darlene Love    Trish Murtaugh
Traci Wolfe    Rianne Murtaugh
Damon Hines    Nick Murtaugh
Ebonie Smith    Carrie Murtaugh
Richard Libertini    Rabbi Gelb
Jack Kehler    State Department Man

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Donner    Director
Joel Silver    Producer
Richard Donner    Producer
Channing Gibson    Screenwriter
Jonathan Lemkin    Story by
Steve Perry    Executive Producer
Jim Van Wyck    Executive Producer
Andrzej Bartkowiak    Director of Photography
J. Michael Riva    Production Designer
Frank J. Urioste    Editor
Dallas Puett    Editor
J. Mills Goodloe    Co-Producer
Dan Cracchiolo    Co-Producer
Michael Kamen    Composer
Eric Clapton    Composer
David Sanborn    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 10, 1998 1 $34,048,124   3,117 $10,923   $34,048,124 1
Jul 17, 1998 2 $21,727,030 -36% 3,117 $6,970   $71,742,154 2
Jul 24, 1998 3 $13,143,811 -40% 3,117 $4,217   $94,605,847 3
Jul 31, 1998 7 $7,789,156 -41% 2,602 $2,994   $107,901,821 4
Aug 7, 1998 10 $4,739,997 -39% 2,329 $2,035   $116,240,150 5
Aug 14, 1998 12 $2,724,287 -43% 1,928 $1,413   $121,053,120 6
Aug 21, 1998 18 $1,321,921 -51% 1,408 $939   $123,585,727 7
Aug 28, 1998 18 $947,085 -28% 889 $1,065   $125,026,063 8
Sep 4, 1998 24 $849,192 -10% 701 $1,211   $126,166,385 9
Sep 11, 1998 25 $442,412 -48% 632 $700   $126,749,340 10
Sep 18, 1998 28 $300,616 -32% 573 $525   $127,213,134 11
Sep 25, 1998 12 $751,344 +150% 924 $813   $128,056,493 12
Oct 2, 1998 16 $431,079 -43% 901 $478   $128,741,321 13
Oct 9, 1998 22 $278,936 -35% 564 $495   $129,181,021 14
Oct 16, 1998 27 $165,657 -41% 398 $416   $129,468,093 15
Oct 23, 1998 39 $105,655 -36% 281 $376   $129,636,417 16
Oct 30, 1998 43 $59,651 -44% 201 $297   $129,734,803 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 10, 1998 1 $11,305,000     3,117 $3,627   $11,305,000 1
Jul 11, 1998 1 $12,930,000 +14%   3,117 $4,148   $24,235,000 2
Jul 12, 1998 1 $9,837,000 -24%   3,117 $3,156   $34,048,000 3
Jul 13, 1998 1 $4,276,747 -57%   3,117 $1,372   $38,324,871 4
Jul 14, 1998 1 $4,376,776 +2%   3,117 $1,404   $42,701,647 5
Jul 15, 1998 1 $3,761,868 -14%   3,117 $1,207   $46,463,515 6
Jul 16, 1998 1 $3,551,609 -6%   3,117 $1,139   $50,015,124 7
Jul 17, 1998 2 $6,505,000 +83% -42% 3,117 $2,087   $56,520,000 8
Jul 18, 1998 1 $8,710,000 +34% -33% 3,117 $2,794   $65,230,000 9
Jul 19, 1998 2 $6,541,000 -25% -34% 3,117 $2,098   $71,742,154 10
Jul 20, 1998 3 $2,524,715 -61% -41% 3,117 $810   $74,266,869 11
Jul 21, 1998 3 $2,647,470 +5% -40% 3,117 $849   $76,914,339 12
Jul 22, 1998 3 $2,308,553 -13% -39% 3,117 $741   $79,222,892 13
Jul 23, 1998 3 $2,239,144 -3% -37% 3,117 $718   $81,462,036 14
Jul 24, 1998 3 $3,910,000 +75% -40% 3,117 $1,254   $85,372,000 15
Jul 25, 1998 2 $5,410,000 +38% -38% 3,117 $1,736   $90,782,000 16
Jul 26, 1998 4 $3,887,000 -28% -41% 3,117 $1,247   $94,605,847 17
Jul 27, 1998 5 $1,432,151 -63% -43% 3,117 $459   $96,037,998 18
Jul 28, 1998 5 $1,564,947 +9% -41% 3,117 $502   $97,602,945 19
Jul 29, 1998 7 $1,261,158 -19% -45% 3,117 $405   $98,864,111 20
Jul 30, 1998 7 $1,248,554 -1% -44% 3,117 $401   $100,112,665 21
Jul 31, 1998 8 $2,245,000 +80% -43% 2,602 $863   $102,358,000 22
Aug 1, 1998 7 $3,225,000 +44% -40% 2,602 $1,239   $105,583,000 23
Aug 2, 1998 7 $2,306,000 -28% -41% 2,602 $886   $107,902,000 24
Aug 3, 1998 8 $912,867 -60% -36% 2,491 $366   $108,814,688 25
Aug 4, 1998 8 $978,231 +7% -37% 2,602 $376   $109,789,919 26
Aug 5, 1998 9 $866,484 -11% -31% 2,602 $333   $110,656,403 27
Aug 6, 1998 9 $843,750 -3% -32% 2,602 $324   $111,500,153 28
Aug 7, 1998 10 $1,379,847 +64% -39% 2,329 $592   $112,880,000 29
Aug 8, 1998 10 $2,000,000 +45% -38% 2,329 $859   $114,880,000 30
Aug 9, 1998 10 $1,358,000 -32% -41% 2,329 $583   $116,240,150 31
Aug 10, 1998 10 $523,346 -61% -43% 2,329 $225   $116,763,496 32
Aug 11, 1998 10 $581,681 +11% -41% 2,329 $250   $117,345,177 33
Aug 12, 1998 10 $504,493 -13% -42% 2,329 $217   $117,849,670 34
Aug 13, 1998 10 $479,163 -5% -43% 2,329 $206   $118,326,832 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 10, 1998 1 $50,015,124   3,117 $16,046   $50,015,124 1
Jul 17, 1998 2 $31,446,912 -37% 3,117 $10,089   $81,462,036 2
Jul 24, 1998 4 $18,650,629 -41% 3,117 $5,984   $100,112,665 3
Jul 31, 1998 8 $11,387,488 -39% 2,602 $4,376   $111,500,153 4
Aug 7, 1998 10 $6,828,680 -40% 2,329 $2,932   $118,328,833 5
Aug 14, 1998 13 $3,934,973 -42% 1,928 $2,041   $122,263,806 6
Aug 21, 1998 18 $1,815,172 -54% 1,408 $1,289   $124,078,978 7
Aug 28, 1998 18 $1,238,215 -32% 889 $1,393   $125,317,193 8
Sep 4, 1998 25 $989,735 -20% 701 $1,412   $126,306,928 9
Sep 11, 1998 24 $605,590 -39% 632 $958   $126,912,518 10
Sep 18, 1998 30 $392,631 -35% 573 $685   $127,305,149 11
Sep 25, 1998 12 $1,005,093 +156% 924 $1,088   $128,310,242 12
Oct 2, 1998 16 $591,843 -41% 901 $657   $128,902,085 13
Oct 9, 1998 23 $400,351 -32% 564 $710   $129,302,436 14
Oct 16, 1998 28 $228,326 -43% 398 $574   $129,530,762 15
Oct 23, 1998 37 $144,390 -37% 281 $514   $129,675,152 16

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records