Monsoon Wedding (2002)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,876,974Details
International Box Office $13,148,626Details
Worldwide Box Office $27,025,600
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$68,546 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:17.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,200,000 (worldwide box office is 22.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/254 max. theaters, 12.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,150,515

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 22nd, 2002 (Wide) by USA Films
MPAA Rating: R for language, including some sex related dialogue.
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Namesake
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Set in India, Wedding Day, Wedding Planning, Child Abuse, Pedophilia, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: India

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 55 $11,184 Sep 27, 2002 220
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 37 $23,640 Sep 20, 2002 213
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 30 $34,978 Sep 13, 2002 206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 42 $30,764 Sep 6, 2002 199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 29 $50,012 Aug 30, 2002 192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 50 $40,932 Aug 23, 2002 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 51 $45,189 Aug 16, 2002 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 54 $51,305 Aug 9, 2002 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 55 $59,535 Aug 2, 2002 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 54 $79,137 Jul 26, 2002 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 58 $94,580 Jul 19, 2002 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 63 $114,308 Jul 12, 2002 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 61 $153,703 Jul 5, 2002 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 84 $134,230 Jun 28, 2002 129
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 97 $213,221 Jun 7, 2002 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 100 $253,994 May 31, 2002 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 80 $378,911 May 24, 2002 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 79 $460,546 May 17, 2002 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 81 $543,361 May 10, 2002 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 82 $593,527 May 3, 2002 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 93 $724,658 Apr 26, 2002 66
Top 2002 Theater Average 12 $34,273 Feb 22, 2002 3
Never Wide Domestic 62 $13,876,974 Feb 22, 2002 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2002 42 $68,546   2 $34,273   $68,546 1
Mar 1, 2002 32 $199,534 +191% 11 $18,139   $296,493 2
Mar 8, 2002 21 $772,141 +287% 76 $10,160   $1,160,058 3
Mar 15, 2002 20 $774,150 n/c 98 $7,899   $2,208,687 4
Mar 22, 2002 18 $746,693 -4% 128 $5,834   $3,227,647 5
Mar 29, 2002 20 $793,698 +6% 140 $5,669   $4,315,138 6
Apr 5, 2002 20 $710,136 -11% 150 $4,734   $5,323,061 7
Apr 12, 2002 21 $620,804 -13% 162 $3,832   $6,174,146 8
Apr 19, 2002 19 $732,688 +18% 189 $3,877   $7,153,030 9
Apr 26, 2002 18 $724,658 -1% 239 $3,032   $8,128,796 10
May 3, 2002 18 $593,527 -18% 254 $2,337   $8,991,903 11
May 10, 2002 18 $543,361 -8% 253 $2,148   $9,773,820 12
May 17, 2002 16 $460,546 -15% 242 $1,903   $10,458,255 13
May 24, 2002 19 $378,911 -18% 193 $1,963   $11,127,662 14
May 31, 2002 19 $253,994 -33% 170 $1,494   $11,485,102 15
Jun 7, 2002 24 $213,221 -16% 156 $1,367   $11,833,270 16
Jun 14, 2002 26 $167,447 -21% 117 $1,431   $12,110,735 17
Jun 21, 2002 29 $136,788 -18% 91 $1,503   $12,334,254 18
Jun 28, 2002 31 $134,230 -2% 68 $1,974   $12,549,339 19
Jul 5, 2002 33 $153,703 +15% 64 $2,402   $12,813,610 20
Jul 12, 2002 34 $114,308 -26% 58 $1,971   $13,001,833 21
Jul 19, 2002 37 $94,580 -17% 41 $2,307   $13,162,944 22
Jul 26, 2002 41 $79,137 -16% 33 $2,398   $13,298,693 23
Aug 2, 2002 46 $59,535 -25% 30 $1,985   $13,398,485 24
Aug 9, 2002 50 $51,305 -14% 28 $1,832   $13,482,879 25
Aug 16, 2002 51 $45,189 -12% 29 $1,558   $13,559,548 26
Aug 23, 2002 57 $40,932 -9% 22 $1,861   $13,623,317 27
Aug 30, 2002 50 $50,012 +22% 13 $3,847   $13,708,817 28
Sep 6, 2002 51 $30,764 -38% 29 $1,061   $13,751,443 29
Sep 13, 2002 53 $34,978 +14% 36 $972   $13,800,929 30
Sep 20, 2002 64 $23,640 -32% 35 $675   $13,849,589 31
Sep 27, 2002 89 $11,184 -53% 18 $621   $13,876,974 32

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2002 43 $96,959   2 $48,480   $96,959 1
Mar 1, 2002 32 $290,958 +200% 11 $26,451   $387,917 2
Mar 8, 2002 21 $1,046,620 +260% 76 $13,771   $1,434,537 3
Mar 15, 2002 22 $1,046,417 n/c 98 $10,678   $2,480,954 4
Mar 22, 2002 20 $1,040,486 -1% 128 $8,129   $3,521,440 5
Mar 29, 2002 21 $1,091,485 +5% 140 $7,796   $4,612,925 6
Apr 5, 2002 20 $940,417 -14% 150 $6,269   $5,553,342 7
Apr 12, 2002 21 $867,000 -8% 162 $5,352   $6,420,342 8
Apr 19, 2002 18 $983,796 +13% 189 $5,205   $7,404,138 9
Apr 26, 2002 19 $994,238 +1% 239 $4,160   $8,398,376 10
May 3, 2002 18 $832,083 -16% 254 $3,276   $9,230,459 11
May 10, 2002 18 $767,250 -8% 253 $3,033   $9,997,709 12
May 17, 2002 15 $751,042 -2% 242 $3,103   $10,748,751 13
May 24, 2002 19 $482,357 -36% 193 $2,499   $11,231,108 14
May 31, 2002 19 $388,941 -19% 170 $2,288   $11,620,049 15
Jun 7, 2002 24 $323,239 -17% 156 $2,072   $11,943,288 16
Jun 14, 2002 26 $254,178 -21% 117 $2,172   $12,197,466 17
Jun 21, 2002 29 $217,643 -14% 91 $2,392   $12,415,109 18
Jun 28, 2002 30 $244,798 +12% 68 $3,600   $12,659,907 19
Jul 5, 2002 33 $227,618 -7% 64 $3,557   $12,887,525 20
Jul 12, 2002 34 $180,839 -21% 58 $3,118   $13,068,364 21
Jul 19, 2002 36 $151,192 -16% 41 $3,688   $13,219,556 22
Jul 26, 2002 45 $119,394 -21% 33 $3,618   $13,338,950 23
Aug 2, 2002 47 $92,624 -22% 30 $3,087   $13,431,574 24
Aug 9, 2002 48 $82,785 -11% 28 $2,957   $13,514,359 25
Aug 16, 2002 52 $68,026 -18% 29 $2,346   $13,582,385 26
Aug 23, 2002 52 $76,420 +12% 22 $3,474   $13,658,805 27
Aug 30, 2002 49 $61,874 -19% 13 $4,760   $13,720,679 28
Sep 6, 2002 53 $45,272 -27% 29 $1,561   $13,765,951 29
Sep 13, 2002 55 $59,998 +33% 36 $1,667   $13,825,949 30
Sep 20, 2002 61 $39,841 -34% 35 $1,138   $13,865,790 31
Sep 27, 2002 94 $11,184 -72% 18 $621   $13,876,974 32

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Production and Technical Credits

Mira Nair    Director
Sabrina Dhawan    Screenwriter
Mychael Danna    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$68,546 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:17.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$1,200,000 (worldwide box office is 22.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/254 max. theaters, 12.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,150,515

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 22nd, 2002 (Wide) by USA Films
MPAA Rating: R for language, including some sex related dialogue.
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Namesake
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Set in India, Wedding Day, Wedding Planning, Child Abuse, Pedophilia, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: India

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 55 $11,184 Sep 27, 2002 220
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 37 $23,640 Sep 20, 2002 213
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 30 $34,978 Sep 13, 2002 206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 42 $30,764 Sep 6, 2002 199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 29 $50,012 Aug 30, 2002 192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 50 $40,932 Aug 23, 2002 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 51 $45,189 Aug 16, 2002 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 54 $51,305 Aug 9, 2002 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 55 $59,535 Aug 2, 2002 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 54 $79,137 Jul 26, 2002 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 58 $94,580 Jul 19, 2002 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 63 $114,308 Jul 12, 2002 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 61 $153,703 Jul 5, 2002 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 84 $134,230 Jun 28, 2002 129
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 97 $213,221 Jun 7, 2002 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 100 $253,994 May 31, 2002 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 80 $378,911 May 24, 2002 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 79 $460,546 May 17, 2002 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 81 $543,361 May 10, 2002 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 82 $593,527 May 3, 2002 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 93 $724,658 Apr 26, 2002 66
Top 2002 Theater Average 12 $34,273 Feb 22, 2002 3
Never Wide Domestic 62 $13,876,974 Feb 22, 2002 0

Production and Technical Credits

Mira Nair    Director
Sabrina Dhawan    Screenwriter
Mychael Danna    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2002 42 $68,546   2 $34,273   $68,546 1
Mar 1, 2002 32 $199,534 +191% 11 $18,139   $296,493 2
Mar 8, 2002 21 $772,141 +287% 76 $10,160   $1,160,058 3
Mar 15, 2002 20 $774,150 n/c 98 $7,899   $2,208,687 4
Mar 22, 2002 18 $746,693 -4% 128 $5,834   $3,227,647 5
Mar 29, 2002 20 $793,698 +6% 140 $5,669   $4,315,138 6
Apr 5, 2002 20 $710,136 -11% 150 $4,734   $5,323,061 7
Apr 12, 2002 21 $620,804 -13% 162 $3,832   $6,174,146 8
Apr 19, 2002 19 $732,688 +18% 189 $3,877   $7,153,030 9
Apr 26, 2002 18 $724,658 -1% 239 $3,032   $8,128,796 10
May 3, 2002 18 $593,527 -18% 254 $2,337   $8,991,903 11
May 10, 2002 18 $543,361 -8% 253 $2,148   $9,773,820 12
May 17, 2002 16 $460,546 -15% 242 $1,903   $10,458,255 13
May 24, 2002 19 $378,911 -18% 193 $1,963   $11,127,662 14
May 31, 2002 19 $253,994 -33% 170 $1,494   $11,485,102 15
Jun 7, 2002 24 $213,221 -16% 156 $1,367   $11,833,270 16
Jun 14, 2002 26 $167,447 -21% 117 $1,431   $12,110,735 17
Jun 21, 2002 29 $136,788 -18% 91 $1,503   $12,334,254 18
Jun 28, 2002 31 $134,230 -2% 68 $1,974   $12,549,339 19
Jul 5, 2002 33 $153,703 +15% 64 $2,402   $12,813,610 20
Jul 12, 2002 34 $114,308 -26% 58 $1,971   $13,001,833 21
Jul 19, 2002 37 $94,580 -17% 41 $2,307   $13,162,944 22
Jul 26, 2002 41 $79,137 -16% 33 $2,398   $13,298,693 23
Aug 2, 2002 46 $59,535 -25% 30 $1,985   $13,398,485 24
Aug 9, 2002 50 $51,305 -14% 28 $1,832   $13,482,879 25
Aug 16, 2002 51 $45,189 -12% 29 $1,558   $13,559,548 26
Aug 23, 2002 57 $40,932 -9% 22 $1,861   $13,623,317 27
Aug 30, 2002 50 $50,012 +22% 13 $3,847   $13,708,817 28
Sep 6, 2002 51 $30,764 -38% 29 $1,061   $13,751,443 29
Sep 13, 2002 53 $34,978 +14% 36 $972   $13,800,929 30
Sep 20, 2002 64 $23,640 -32% 35 $675   $13,849,589 31
Sep 27, 2002 89 $11,184 -53% 18 $621   $13,876,974 32

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 22, 2002 43 $96,959   2 $48,480   $96,959 1
Mar 1, 2002 32 $290,958 +200% 11 $26,451   $387,917 2
Mar 8, 2002 21 $1,046,620 +260% 76 $13,771   $1,434,537 3
Mar 15, 2002 22 $1,046,417 n/c 98 $10,678   $2,480,954 4
Mar 22, 2002 20 $1,040,486 -1% 128 $8,129   $3,521,440 5
Mar 29, 2002 21 $1,091,485 +5% 140 $7,796   $4,612,925 6
Apr 5, 2002 20 $940,417 -14% 150 $6,269   $5,553,342 7
Apr 12, 2002 21 $867,000 -8% 162 $5,352   $6,420,342 8
Apr 19, 2002 18 $983,796 +13% 189 $5,205   $7,404,138 9
Apr 26, 2002 19 $994,238 +1% 239 $4,160   $8,398,376 10
May 3, 2002 18 $832,083 -16% 254 $3,276   $9,230,459 11
May 10, 2002 18 $767,250 -8% 253 $3,033   $9,997,709 12
May 17, 2002 15 $751,042 -2% 242 $3,103   $10,748,751 13
May 24, 2002 19 $482,357 -36% 193 $2,499   $11,231,108 14
May 31, 2002 19 $388,941 -19% 170 $2,288   $11,620,049 15
Jun 7, 2002 24 $323,239 -17% 156 $2,072   $11,943,288 16
Jun 14, 2002 26 $254,178 -21% 117 $2,172   $12,197,466 17
Jun 21, 2002 29 $217,643 -14% 91 $2,392   $12,415,109 18
Jun 28, 2002 30 $244,798 +12% 68 $3,600   $12,659,907 19
Jul 5, 2002 33 $227,618 -7% 64 $3,557   $12,887,525 20
Jul 12, 2002 34 $180,839 -21% 58 $3,118   $13,068,364 21
Jul 19, 2002 36 $151,192 -16% 41 $3,688   $13,219,556 22
Jul 26, 2002 45 $119,394 -21% 33 $3,618   $13,338,950 23
Aug 2, 2002 47 $92,624 -22% 30 $3,087   $13,431,574 24
Aug 9, 2002 48 $82,785 -11% 28 $2,957   $13,514,359 25
Aug 16, 2002 52 $68,026 -18% 29 $2,346   $13,582,385 26
Aug 23, 2002 52 $76,420 +12% 22 $3,474   $13,658,805 27
Aug 30, 2002 49 $61,874 -19% 13 $4,760   $13,720,679 28
Sep 6, 2002 53 $45,272 -27% 29 $1,561   $13,765,951 29
Sep 13, 2002 55 $59,998 +33% 36 $1,667   $13,825,949 30
Sep 20, 2002 61 $39,841 -34% 35 $1,138   $13,865,790 31
Sep 27, 2002 94 $11,184 -72% 18 $621   $13,876,974 32

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.