The Mask (1994)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $119,920,129Details
International Box Office $231,700,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $351,620,129
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Stanley Ipkiss, a decent-hearted but socially awkward guy, find an ancient mask that gives him superhuman powers and the courage to go with it. The mask allows him to romance Tina Carlyle, but also makes him the target of Tina’s gangster boyfriend, who is out to use the mask’s powers for his himself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,117,068 (19.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 19.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,360 opening theaters/2,516 max. theaters, 10.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $309,330,891

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 29th, 1994 (Wide) by New Line
International Releases: November 5th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: March 26th, 1997 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some stylized violence
Running Time: 101 minutes
Franchise: Mask
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Organized Crime, Visual Effects, Dark Horse Comics
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Katja Motion Picture Corporation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 131 $6,600,654 Sep 2, 1994 38
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 63 $18,281,219 Sep 2, 1994 38
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 28 $23,117,068 Jul 29, 1994 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 29, 1994 1 $23,117,068   2,360 $9,795   $23,117,068 1
Aug 5, 1994 2 $15,231,375 -34% 2,404 $6,336   $52,328,039 2
Aug 12, 1994 3 $10,052,412 -34% 2,462 $4,083   $70,068,211 3
Aug 19, 1994 3 $7,606,131 -24% 2,516 $3,023   $82,824,615 4
Aug 26, 1994 4 $5,338,698 -30% 2,516 $2,122   $91,930,697 5
Sep 2, 1994 4 $6,600,654 +24% 2,516 $2,623   $100,251,076 6
Sep 9, 1994 5 $2,825,711 -57% 2,175 $1,299   $103,901,001 7
Sep 16, 1994 5 $1,955,502 -31% 1,799 $1,087   $106,538,845 8
Sep 23, 1994 7 $1,571,237 -20% 1,647 $954   $108,557,722 9
Sep 30, 1994 9 $1,253,951 -20% 1,360 $922   $110,190,781 10
Nov 11, 1994 13 $1,117,843   781 $1,431   $113,960,727 16
Nov 18, 1994 14 $866,912 -22% 800 $1,084   $115,132,345 17
Nov 25, 1994 16 $814,500 -6% 743 $1,096   $116,311,697 18
Dec 2, 1994 17 $461,164 -43% 604 $764   $116,940,277 19
Dec 9, 1994 17 $330,451 -28% 502 $658   $117,394,147 20
Dec 16, 1994 20 $266,803 -19% 434 $615   $117,767,411 21
Dec 23, 1994 29 $237,954 -11% 310 $768   $118,212,833 22
Dec 30, 1994 26 $350,796 +47% 277 $1,266   $118,820,184 23
Jan 6, 1995 31 $226,377 -35% 256 $884   $119,134,304 24
Jan 13, 1995 31 $237,224 +5% 189 $1,255   $119,445,235 25
Jan 20, 1995 35 $151,412 -36% 172 $880   $119,637,872 26
Jan 27, 1995 38 $108,938 -28% 168 $648   $119,789,683 27
Feb 3, 1995 45 $56,958 -48% 107 $532   $119,874,149 28

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 29, 1994 1 $37,096,664   2,360 $15,719   $37,096,664 1
Aug 5, 1994 2 $22,919,135 -38% 2,404 $9,534   $60,015,799 2
Aug 12, 1994 3 $15,202,685 -34% 2,462 $6,175   $75,218,484 3
Aug 19, 1994 3 $11,373,515 -25% 2,516 $4,520   $86,591,999 4
Aug 26, 1994 4 $7,058,423 -38% 2,516 $2,805   $93,650,422 5
Sep 2, 1994 4 $7,424,868 +5% 2,516 $2,951   $101,075,290 6
Sep 9, 1994 5 $3,508,053 -53% 2,175 $1,613   $104,583,343 7
Sep 16, 1994 5 $2,403,142 -31% 1,799 $1,336   $106,986,485 8
Sep 23, 1994 7 $1,950,345 -19% 1,647 $1,184   $108,936,830 9
Nov 11, 1994 12 $1,422,549   781 $1,821   $114,265,433 16
Nov 18, 1994 15 $1,231,764 -13% 800 $1,540   $115,497,197 17
Nov 25, 1994 16 $981,916 -20% 743 $1,322   $116,479,113 18
Dec 2, 1994 17 $584,583 -40% 604 $968   $117,063,696 19
Dec 9, 1994 16 $436,912 -25% 502 $870   $117,500,608 20
Dec 16, 1994 20 $474,271 +9% 434 $1,093   $117,974,879 21
Dec 23, 1994 26 $494,509 +4% 310 $1,595   $118,469,388 22
Dec 30, 1994 26 $438,539 -11% 277 $1,583   $118,907,927 23
Jan 6, 1995 30 $300,084 -32% 256 $1,172   $119,208,011 24
Jan 13, 1995 30 $278,449 -7% 189 $1,473   $119,486,460 25
Jan 20, 1995 35 $194,285 -30% 172 $1,130   $119,680,745 26
Jan 27, 1995 37 $136,446 -30% 168 $812   $119,817,191 27

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/5/2020 $100 1 1 1 $0 11/13/2020
 
International Total$231,700,000 11/13/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Jim Carrey    Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask

Supporting Cast

Peter Riegert    Lt. Mitch Kellaway
Peter Greene    Dorian
Amy Yasbeck    Peggy Brandt
Richard Jeni    Charlie Schumaker
Cameron Diaz    Tina Carlyle
Orestes Matacena    Niko
Timothy Bagley*    Irv
Nancy Fish    Mrs. Peenman
Johnny Williams    Burt
Reg E. Cathey    Freeze
Jim Doughan    Doyle
Denis Forest    Sweet Eddy
Joseph Alfieri    Police Officer
B.J. Barie    Alley Punk #1
Catherine Berge    Cigarette Girl
Phil Boardman    Guard
Krista Buonauro    Lady Cop
Debra Casey    Alley Punk #3
Blake Clark    Murray
Christopher Darga    Paramedic #3
Suzanne Dunn    Reporter
Joely Fisher    Maggie
Kevin Grevioux    Henchman #7
Peter Jazwinski    Park Policeman
Howard Kay    Niko's Thug #2
Robert Keith    Police Officer
Beau Lotterman    Megaphone Cop
Scott McElroy    Niko's Thug #1
Richard Montes    Henchman #1
Ivory Ocean    Mayor Tilton
Robert O'Reilly    The Figure
Louie Ortiz    Coco Bongo Valet
Daniel James Peterson    Henchman #6
Jeremy Roberts    Bobby the Bouncer
Eamonn Roche    Mr. Dickey
Randy Ruimy    Screaming Lady
Benjamin J. Stein*    Dr. Neuman
Nils Allen Stewart    Orlando
Chris Taylor    Coco Bongo Cop #1
Bullet Valmont    Alley Punk #1
Meadow Williams    Pebbles

Cameos

Wendy Walsh    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chuck Russell    Director
Bob Engleman    Producer
Michael Fallon    Story Creator
Mark Verheiden    Story Creator
Mike Webb    Screenwriter
Mike Richardson    Executive Producer
Charles Russell    Executive Producer
Michael De Luca    Executive Producer
Carla Fry    Associate Producer
John R. Leonetti    Director of Photography
Craig Stearns    Production Designer
Arthur Coburn    Editor
Randy Edelman    Composer
Ha Nguyen    Costume Designer
Ken Ralston    Visual Effects Consultant
Bonnie Greenberg    Music Supervisor
Fern Champion    Casting Director
Mark Paladini    Casting Director
Denis L. Stewart    Assistant Director
Bob Engleman    Unit Production Manager
Randy Moore    Art Director
Ellen Totleben    Set Decorator
Mark Irwin    Additional Photography
Scott Squires    Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Williams    Visual Effects Supervisor-Animation
Jon Farhat    Visual Effects Supervisor
Tom Bertino    Visual Effects
Mark Hopkins McNabb    Sound Mixer
Ken Teaney    Re-recording Mixer
William Freesh    Re-recording Mixer
Tony Sereno    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Clark    Supervising Sound Editor
Steven D. Williams    Supervising Sound Editor
Ann Scibelli    Sound Effects Editor
David Farmer    Sound Effects Editor
Ricardo Broadus    Sound Effects Editor
Alan Howarth    Sound Effects Editor
Harry Cohen    Sound Designer
Tim Gedemer    Sound Designer
Jim Brookshire    Dialogue Editor
Cathie Speakman    Dialogue Editor
John LaSalandra    Music Editor
Michael "Mic" Tomasino*    Make up
Nina Paskowitz    Hairstylist
Greg Cannom    Special Make-up Effects
Mike Richardson    Story-Based on the Comic Book By Mike Richardson
Rick Barker    Stunt Coordinator

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


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Synopsis

Stanley Ipkiss, a decent-hearted but socially awkward guy, find an ancient mask that gives him superhuman powers and the courage to go with it. The mask allows him to romance Tina Carlyle, but also makes him the target of Tina’s gangster boyfriend, who is out to use the mask’s powers for his himself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$23,117,068 (19.3% of total gross)
Legs:5.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 19.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,360 opening theaters/2,516 max. theaters, 10.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $309,330,891

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 29th, 1994 (Wide) by New Line
International Releases: November 5th, 2020 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: March 26th, 1997 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some stylized violence
Running Time: 101 minutes
Franchise: Mask
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Organized Crime, Visual Effects, Dark Horse Comics
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Super Hero
Production/Financing Companies: Katja Motion Picture Corporation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 131 $6,600,654 Sep 2, 1994 38
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 63 $18,281,219 Sep 2, 1994 38
Top New Line Weekend Domestic 28 $23,117,068 Jul 29, 1994 3

Leading Cast

Jim Carrey    Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask

Supporting Cast

Peter Riegert    Lt. Mitch Kellaway
Peter Greene    Dorian
Amy Yasbeck    Peggy Brandt
Richard Jeni    Charlie Schumaker
Cameron Diaz    Tina Carlyle
Orestes Matacena    Niko
Timothy Bagley*    Irv
Nancy Fish    Mrs. Peenman
Johnny Williams    Burt
Reg E. Cathey    Freeze
Jim Doughan    Doyle
Denis Forest    Sweet Eddy
Joseph Alfieri    Police Officer
B.J. Barie    Alley Punk #1
Catherine Berge    Cigarette Girl
Phil Boardman    Guard
Krista Buonauro    Lady Cop
Debra Casey    Alley Punk #3
Blake Clark    Murray
Christopher Darga    Paramedic #3
Suzanne Dunn    Reporter
Joely Fisher    Maggie
Kevin Grevioux    Henchman #7
Peter Jazwinski    Park Policeman
Howard Kay    Niko's Thug #2
Robert Keith    Police Officer
Beau Lotterman    Megaphone Cop
Scott McElroy    Niko's Thug #1
Richard Montes    Henchman #1
Ivory Ocean    Mayor Tilton
Robert O'Reilly    The Figure
Louie Ortiz    Coco Bongo Valet
Daniel James Peterson    Henchman #6
Jeremy Roberts    Bobby the Bouncer
Eamonn Roche    Mr. Dickey
Randy Ruimy    Screaming Lady
Benjamin J. Stein*    Dr. Neuman
Nils Allen Stewart    Orlando
Chris Taylor    Coco Bongo Cop #1
Bullet Valmont    Alley Punk #1
Meadow Williams    Pebbles

Cameos

Wendy Walsh    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chuck Russell    Director
Bob Engleman    Producer
Michael Fallon    Story Creator
Mark Verheiden    Story Creator
Mike Webb    Screenwriter
Mike Richardson    Executive Producer
Charles Russell    Executive Producer
Michael De Luca    Executive Producer
Carla Fry    Associate Producer
John R. Leonetti    Director of Photography
Craig Stearns    Production Designer
Arthur Coburn    Editor
Randy Edelman    Composer
Ha Nguyen    Costume Designer
Ken Ralston    Visual Effects Consultant
Bonnie Greenberg    Music Supervisor
Fern Champion    Casting Director
Mark Paladini    Casting Director
Denis L. Stewart    Assistant Director
Bob Engleman    Unit Production Manager
Randy Moore    Art Director
Ellen Totleben    Set Decorator
Mark Irwin    Additional Photography
Scott Squires    Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Williams    Visual Effects Supervisor-Animation
Jon Farhat    Visual Effects Supervisor
Tom Bertino    Visual Effects
Mark Hopkins McNabb    Sound Mixer
Ken Teaney    Re-recording Mixer
William Freesh    Re-recording Mixer
Tony Sereno    Re-recording Mixer
Craig Clark    Supervising Sound Editor
Steven D. Williams    Supervising Sound Editor
Ann Scibelli    Sound Effects Editor
David Farmer    Sound Effects Editor
Ricardo Broadus    Sound Effects Editor
Alan Howarth    Sound Effects Editor
Harry Cohen    Sound Designer
Tim Gedemer    Sound Designer
Jim Brookshire    Dialogue Editor
Cathie Speakman    Dialogue Editor
John LaSalandra    Music Editor
Michael "Mic" Tomasino*    Make up
Nina Paskowitz    Hairstylist
Greg Cannom    Special Make-up Effects
Mike Richardson    Story-Based on the Comic Book By Mike Richardson
Rick Barker    Stunt Coordinator

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 29, 1994 1 $23,117,068   2,360 $9,795   $23,117,068 1
Aug 5, 1994 2 $15,231,375 -34% 2,404 $6,336   $52,328,039 2
Aug 12, 1994 3 $10,052,412 -34% 2,462 $4,083   $70,068,211 3
Aug 19, 1994 3 $7,606,131 -24% 2,516 $3,023   $82,824,615 4
Aug 26, 1994 4 $5,338,698 -30% 2,516 $2,122   $91,930,697 5
Sep 2, 1994 4 $6,600,654 +24% 2,516 $2,623   $100,251,076 6
Sep 9, 1994 5 $2,825,711 -57% 2,175 $1,299   $103,901,001 7
Sep 16, 1994 5 $1,955,502 -31% 1,799 $1,087   $106,538,845 8
Sep 23, 1994 7 $1,571,237 -20% 1,647 $954   $108,557,722 9
Sep 30, 1994 9 $1,253,951 -20% 1,360 $922   $110,190,781 10
Nov 11, 1994 13 $1,117,843   781 $1,431   $113,960,727 16
Nov 18, 1994 14 $866,912 -22% 800 $1,084   $115,132,345 17
Nov 25, 1994 16 $814,500 -6% 743 $1,096   $116,311,697 18
Dec 2, 1994 17 $461,164 -43% 604 $764   $116,940,277 19
Dec 9, 1994 17 $330,451 -28% 502 $658   $117,394,147 20
Dec 16, 1994 20 $266,803 -19% 434 $615   $117,767,411 21
Dec 23, 1994 29 $237,954 -11% 310 $768   $118,212,833 22
Dec 30, 1994 26 $350,796 +47% 277 $1,266   $118,820,184 23
Jan 6, 1995 31 $226,377 -35% 256 $884   $119,134,304 24
Jan 13, 1995 31 $237,224 +5% 189 $1,255   $119,445,235 25
Jan 20, 1995 35 $151,412 -36% 172 $880   $119,637,872 26
Jan 27, 1995 38 $108,938 -28% 168 $648   $119,789,683 27
Feb 3, 1995 45 $56,958 -48% 107 $532   $119,874,149 28

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 29, 1994 1 $37,096,664   2,360 $15,719   $37,096,664 1
Aug 5, 1994 2 $22,919,135 -38% 2,404 $9,534   $60,015,799 2
Aug 12, 1994 3 $15,202,685 -34% 2,462 $6,175   $75,218,484 3
Aug 19, 1994 3 $11,373,515 -25% 2,516 $4,520   $86,591,999 4
Aug 26, 1994 4 $7,058,423 -38% 2,516 $2,805   $93,650,422 5
Sep 2, 1994 4 $7,424,868 +5% 2,516 $2,951   $101,075,290 6
Sep 9, 1994 5 $3,508,053 -53% 2,175 $1,613   $104,583,343 7
Sep 16, 1994 5 $2,403,142 -31% 1,799 $1,336   $106,986,485 8
Sep 23, 1994 7 $1,950,345 -19% 1,647 $1,184   $108,936,830 9
Nov 11, 1994 12 $1,422,549   781 $1,821   $114,265,433 16
Nov 18, 1994 15 $1,231,764 -13% 800 $1,540   $115,497,197 17
Nov 25, 1994 16 $981,916 -20% 743 $1,322   $116,479,113 18
Dec 2, 1994 17 $584,583 -40% 604 $968   $117,063,696 19
Dec 9, 1994 16 $436,912 -25% 502 $870   $117,500,608 20
Dec 16, 1994 20 $474,271 +9% 434 $1,093   $117,974,879 21
Dec 23, 1994 26 $494,509 +4% 310 $1,595   $118,469,388 22
Dec 30, 1994 26 $438,539 -11% 277 $1,583   $118,907,927 23
Jan 6, 1995 30 $300,084 -32% 256 $1,172   $119,208,011 24
Jan 13, 1995 30 $278,449 -7% 189 $1,473   $119,486,460 25
Jan 20, 1995 35 $194,285 -30% 172 $1,130   $119,680,745 26
Jan 27, 1995 37 $136,446 -30% 168 $812   $119,817,191 27

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/5/2020 $100 1 1 1 $0 11/13/2020
 
International Total$231,700,000 11/13/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records