Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し) (2001)

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,049,886Details
International Box Office $373,833,937Details
Worldwide Box Office $383,883,823
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $9,543,833 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $9,543,833
Further financial details...

Synopsis

10-year old Chihiro becomes trapped in a forbidden world of gods and magic when her parents take her to investigate the other side of the tunnel. In order to survive, Chihiro must work and make herself useful, and find within her the courage and resolve she needs to save her parents and escape from a world where humans are despised.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$449,839 (4.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:2.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 20.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:26 opening theaters/714 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,910,982

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 20th, 2002 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Spirited Away
December 4th, 2016 (Special Engagement) by GKIDS, released as Spirited Away
October 28th, 2023 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as Spirited Away
International Releases: July 27th, 2001 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Japan)
December 13th, 2002 (Wide), released as Spirited Away (Australia)
February 1st, 2003 (Wide), released as A Viagem De Chihiro (Portugal)
March 27th, 2003 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (New Zealand)
September 30th, 2016 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Slovakia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 15th, 2003 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Spirited Away
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary moments
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ender’s Game
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Anime, Gods and Goddesses, Secret Magic, Family Adventure, Coming of Age, Human Animal Transformation
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu Inc., Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: English, Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 50th Weekend Limited Release 4 $38,425 Aug 29, 2003 346
Biggest 49th Weekend Limited Release 6 $22,862 Aug 22, 2003 339
Biggest 36th Weekend Limited Release 77 $1,606 May 23, 2003 248
Biggest 35th Weekend Limited Release 71 $3,014 May 16, 2003 241
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 93 $2,043 May 9, 2003 234
Biggest 33rd Weekend Limited Release 77 $3,811 May 2, 2003 227
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 25 $25,972 Apr 25, 2003 220
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 10 $101,910 Apr 18, 2003 213
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 27 $414,915 Apr 11, 2003 206
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 5 $414,915 Apr 11, 2003 206
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 20 $1,033,954 Apr 4, 2003 199
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 2 $1,033,954 Apr 4, 2003 199
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 10 $1,765,491 Mar 28, 2003 192
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 2 $1,765,491 Mar 28, 2003 192
Top 2002 Theater Average 59 $17,302 Sep 20, 2002 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 20, 2002 18 $449,839   26 $17,302   $449,839 1
Sep 27, 2002 17 $527,719 +17% 53 $9,957   $1,110,559 2
Oct 4, 2002 15 $611,047 +16% 97 $6,299   $1,855,297 3
Oct 11, 2002 19 $634,901 +4% 138 $4,601   $2,668,591 4
Oct 18, 2002 20 $519,252 -18% 151 $3,439   $3,424,435 5
Oct 25, 2002 22 $415,924 -20% 149 $2,791   $3,997,219 6
Nov 1, 2002 25 $312,224 -25% 136 $2,296   $4,417,007 7
Nov 8, 2002 26 $269,983 -14% 128 $2,109   $4,787,610 8
Nov 15, 2002 31 $128,418 -52% 100 $1,284   $5,025,619 9
Nov 22, 2002 39 $67,420 -47% 58 $1,162   $5,134,260 10
Nov 29, 2002 46 $57,706 -14% 34 $1,697   $5,220,569 11
Dec 6, 2002 49 $36,309 -37% 32 $1,135   $5,273,241 12
Dec 13, 2002 51 $27,243 -25% 29 $939   $5,315,997 13
Dec 20, 2002 54 $15,481 -43% 34 $455   $5,344,088 14
Dec 27, 2002 54 $30,141 +95% 38 $793   $5,392,006 15
Jan 3, 2003 58 $24,305 -19% 32 $760   $5,462,320 16
Jan 10, 2003 64 $20,683 -15% 23 $899   $5,494,035 17
Jan 17, 2003 71 $16,033 -22% 20 $802   $5,523,342 18
Jan 24, 2003 76 $10,784 -33% 17 $634   $5,538,482 19
Jan 31, 2003 88 $7,954 -26% 12 $663   $5,551,020 20
Feb 7, 2003 88 $5,168 -35% 6 $861   $5,562,542 21
Feb 14, 2003 86 $7,141 +38% 9 $793   $5,572,747 22
Feb 21, 2003 93 $5,753 -19% 6 $959   $5,580,541 23
Feb 28, 2003 84 $8,813 +53% 10 $881   $5,591,652 24
Mar 7, 2003 78 $6,931 -21% 6 $1,155   $5,601,243 25
Mar 14, 2003 94 $6,063 -13% 6 $1,011   $5,609,308 26
Mar 21, 2003 89 $5,011 -17% 7 $716   $5,616,071 27
Mar 28, 2003 15 $1,765,491 +35,132% 711 $2,483   $7,386,075 28
Apr 4, 2003 18 $1,033,954 -41% 714 $1,448   $8,879,467 29
Apr 11, 2003 22 $414,915 -60% 493 $842   $9,575,699 30
Apr 18, 2003 45 $101,910 -75% 143 $713   $9,855,615 31
Apr 25, 2003 71 $25,972 -75% 47 $553   $9,934,369 32
May 2, 2003 118 $3,811 -85% 16 $238   $9,947,445 33
May 9, 2003 125 $2,043 -46% 15 $136   $9,951,397 34
May 16, 2003 120 $3,014 +48% 8 $377   $9,955,093 35
May 23, 2003 118 $1,606 -47% 6 $268   $9,957,083 36
Aug 22, 2003 61 $22,862   6 $3,810   $10,004,994 49
Aug 29, 2003 58 $38,425 +68% 18 $2,135   $10,045,816 50

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 20, 2002 15 $125,272     26 $4,818   $125,272 1
Sep 21, 2002 16 $184,957 +48%   26 $7,114   $310,229 2
Sep 22, 2002 14 $139,610 -25%   26 $5,370   $449,839 3
Sep 27, 2002 14 $132,160   +5% 53 $2,494   $715,000 8
Sep 28, 2002 14 $220,867 +67% +19% 53 $4,167   $935,867 9
Sep 29, 2002 14 $174,692 -21% +25% 53 $3,296   $1,110,559 10
Oct 4, 2002 15 $157,173   +19% 97 $1,620   $1,401,423 15
Oct 5, 2002 15 $265,776 +69% +20% 97 $2,740   $1,667,199 16
Oct 6, 2002 13 $188,098 -29% +8% 97 $1,939   $1,855,297 17
Oct 11, 2002 16 $148,559   -5% 138 $1,077   $2,182,249 22
Oct 12, 2002 16 $270,938 +82% +2% 138 $1,963   $2,453,187 23
Oct 13, 2002 14 $215,404 -20% +15% 138 $1,561   $2,668,591 24

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 20, 2002 18 $582,840   26 $22,417   $582,840 1
Sep 27, 2002 17 $661,410 +13% 53 $12,479   $1,244,250 2
Oct 4, 2002 15 $789,440 +19% 97 $8,139   $2,033,690 3
Oct 11, 2002 19 $871,493 +10% 138 $6,315   $2,905,183 4
Oct 18, 2002 20 $676,112 -22% 151 $4,478   $3,581,295 5
Oct 25, 2002 23 $523,488 -23% 149 $3,513   $4,104,783 6
Nov 1, 2002 26 $412,844 -21% 136 $3,036   $4,517,627 7
Nov 8, 2002 28 $379,574 -8% 128 $2,965   $4,897,201 8
Nov 15, 2002 31 $169,639 -55% 100 $1,696   $5,066,840 9
Nov 22, 2002 40 $96,023 -43% 58 $1,656   $5,162,863 10
Nov 29, 2002 42 $74,069 -23% 34 $2,179   $5,236,932 11
Dec 6, 2002 46 $51,822 -30% 32 $1,619   $5,288,754 12
Dec 13, 2002 47 $39,853 -23% 29 $1,374   $5,328,607 13
Dec 20, 2002 53 $33,258 -17% 34 $978   $5,361,865 14
Dec 27, 2002 50 $76,150 +129% 38 $2,004   $5,438,015 15
Jan 3, 2003 58 $35,337 -54% 32 $1,104   $5,473,352 16
Jan 10, 2003 62 $33,957 -4% 23 $1,476   $5,507,309 17
Jan 17, 2003 74 $20,389 -40% 20 $1,019   $5,527,698 18
Jan 24, 2003 81 $15,368 -25% 17 $904   $5,543,066 19
Jan 31, 2003 83 $14,308 -7% 12 $1,192   $5,557,374 20
Feb 7, 2003 87 $8,232 -42% 6 $1,372   $5,565,606 21
Feb 14, 2003 86 $9,182 +12% 9 $1,020   $5,574,788 22
Feb 21, 2003 87 $8,051 -12% 6 $1,342   $5,582,839 23
Feb 28, 2003 79 $11,473 +43% 10 $1,147   $5,594,312 24
Mar 7, 2003 78 $8,933 -22% 6 $1,489   $5,603,245 25
Mar 14, 2003 92 $7,815 -13% 6 $1,303   $5,611,060 26
Mar 21, 2003 89 $9,524 +22% 7 $1,361   $5,620,584 27
Mar 28, 2003 16 $2,224,929 +23,261% 711 $3,129   $7,845,513 28
Apr 4, 2003 18 $1,315,271 -41% 714 $1,842   $9,160,784 29
Apr 11, 2003 22 $592,921 -55% 493 $1,203   $9,753,705 30
Apr 18, 2003 48 $154,692 -74% 143 $1,082   $9,908,397 31
Apr 25, 2003 74 $35,237 -77% 47 $750   $9,943,634 32
May 2, 2003 112 $5,720 -84% 16 $358   $9,949,354 33
May 9, 2003 120 $2,725 -52% 15 $182   $9,952,079 34
May 16, 2003 120 $3,398 +25% 8 $425   $9,955,477 35
Aug 22, 2003 66 $25,259   6 $4,210   $10,007,391 49
Aug 29, 2003 65 $42,495 +68% 18 $2,361   $10,049,886 50

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/13/2002 $0 0 35 127 $96,547 12/5/2022
China 6/21/2019 $27,890,000 111,030 111,030 195,334 $69,010,960 8/25/2019
Italy 7/1/2022 $0000$0
Japan 6/26/2020 $857,199 0 0 0 $304,000,000 10/19/2022
Mexico 11/17/2017 $64,985 0 0 0 $64,985 11/22/2017
New Zealand 3/27/2003 $0 0 20 43 $59,474 10/20/2022
Portugal 2/1/2003 $0 0 1 1 $616 11/30/2017
Russia (CIS) 12/21/2018 $23,744 53 214 671 $362,197 10/20/2022
Slovakia 9/30/2016 $0 0 2 2 $5,932 12/29/2016
Spain 5/21/2021 $0 0 178 273 $227,294 6/10/2021
 
International Total$373,833,937 12/5/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 21, 2015732,385 32,385$718,621$718,621636
Jul 5, 2015197,839 48,290$156,459$1,065,850638
Dec 20, 20201619,688 482,364$351,234$8,655,078923
Dec 27, 20201820,429+4% 502,793$364,453$9,019,531924
Jan 3, 20211711,323-45% 514,116$202,002$9,221,533925
Feb 14, 2021187,975 550,374$142,673$9,796,154931
Feb 21, 2021207,239-9% 557,613$129,506$9,925,660932

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Leading Cast

Daveigh Chase    Chihiro

Supporting Cast

Suzanne Pleshette    Yubaba/Zeniba
Sara Egan    Lin
Jason Marsden    Haku
David Ogden Stiers    Kamaji
Lauren Holly    Chihiro's Mother
Michael Chiklis    Chihiro's Father
Tara Strong    Boh
John Ratzenberger    Assistant Manager
Jack Angel    Additional Voices
Mickie McGowan    Additional Voices
Sherry Lynn    Additional Voices
Bob Bergen    Frog/No-Face/Additional Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Hayao Miyazaki    Director
Hayao Miyazaki    Screenwriter
Donald W. Ernst    Producer U.S. Version
John Lasseter    Executive Producer U.S. Version
Kirk Wise    Director U.S. Version
Cindy Davis    English Language Adaptation
Donald H. Hewitt    English Language Adaptation
Lori Korngiebel    Associate Producer
Jamie Thomason    Voice Casting
David Wright    Voice Casting

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

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Toy Story 4 dominated the international chart with $120.0 million in 37 markets, representing 64% of the international marketplace. Interestingly, China wasn’t the film’s biggest market, as it had an absolute monster debut in Mexico taking top spot there with $23.82 million. The film also dominated the chart in the U.K. with $16.90 million, which isn’t as strong as its opening here, but still impressive. Likewise, the film managed $13.4 million in China, which is good for an animated film there. Good, but not great. The film broke the record for an opening by an animated film in Brazil with $9.6 million and did nearly as well in neighboring Argentina with $7.5 million. It was also impressive in South Korea with $7.47 million on 1,335 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.55 million. More...

Home Market Numbers: New Releases Chap My Hide

July 5th, 2015

Chappie

Back on schedule, not that there's much to talk about. The biggest new release for the week ending June 21 was Chappie, which barely made more than $30 million domestically. This meant a holdover, American Sniper, rose to top spot on the home market chart with 378,000 units / $5.30 million for the week. This gives the film totals of 2.76 million units / $49.44 million after a month of release. More...

Home Market Releases for June 16th, 2015

June 17th, 2015

Spirited Away

Wow. Slow week. There are a few releases that are notable, but we very quickly run into titles that would be considered filler during the average week. In fact, there are no first run releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week. There are a trio of limited releases that are in the running for that title: Time Lapse (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand); Wild Tales (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand); and The Wrecking Crew (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand). There were also two catalog releases of note: The Cat Returns (Blu-ray Combo Pack) and Spirited Away (Blu-ray Combo Pack). Both are excellent, but Spirited Away is the better of the two films and it is the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Studio Ghibli Double-Feature: The Cat Returns and Spirited Away

June 16th, 2015

The Cat Returns

This week we have two Studio Ghibli films making their Blu-ray debuts. The first, Spirited Away, is one of their best-known movies. The other, The Cat Returns, is not. Fans of the studio will obviously want to pick up both of these Blu-rays, but will they have appeal beyond the hardcore fans? More...


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  8. Trailer

Synopsis

10-year old Chihiro becomes trapped in a forbidden world of gods and magic when her parents take her to investigate the other side of the tunnel. In order to survive, Chihiro must work and make herself useful, and find within her the courage and resolve she needs to save her parents and escape from a world where humans are despised.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$449,839 (4.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:2.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 20.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:26 opening theaters/714 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,910,982

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 20th, 2002 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Spirited Away
December 4th, 2016 (Special Engagement) by GKIDS, released as Spirited Away
October 28th, 2023 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as Spirited Away
International Releases: July 27th, 2001 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Japan)
December 13th, 2002 (Wide), released as Spirited Away (Australia)
February 1st, 2003 (Wide), released as A Viagem De Chihiro (Portugal)
March 27th, 2003 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (New Zealand)
September 30th, 2016 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Slovakia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: April 15th, 2003 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Spirited Away
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary moments
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ender’s Game
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Anime, Gods and Goddesses, Secret Magic, Family Adventure, Coming of Age, Human Animal Transformation
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu Inc., Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: English, Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 50th Weekend Limited Release 4 $38,425 Aug 29, 2003 346
Biggest 49th Weekend Limited Release 6 $22,862 Aug 22, 2003 339
Biggest 36th Weekend Limited Release 77 $1,606 May 23, 2003 248
Biggest 35th Weekend Limited Release 71 $3,014 May 16, 2003 241
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 93 $2,043 May 9, 2003 234
Biggest 33rd Weekend Limited Release 77 $3,811 May 2, 2003 227
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 25 $25,972 Apr 25, 2003 220
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 10 $101,910 Apr 18, 2003 213
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 27 $414,915 Apr 11, 2003 206
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 5 $414,915 Apr 11, 2003 206
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 20 $1,033,954 Apr 4, 2003 199
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 2 $1,033,954 Apr 4, 2003 199
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 10 $1,765,491 Mar 28, 2003 192
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 2 $1,765,491 Mar 28, 2003 192
Top 2002 Theater Average 59 $17,302 Sep 20, 2002 3

Leading Cast

Daveigh Chase    Chihiro

Supporting Cast

Suzanne Pleshette    Yubaba/Zeniba
Sara Egan    Lin
Jason Marsden    Haku
David Ogden Stiers    Kamaji
Lauren Holly    Chihiro's Mother
Michael Chiklis    Chihiro's Father
Tara Strong    Boh
John Ratzenberger    Assistant Manager
Jack Angel    Additional Voices
Mickie McGowan    Additional Voices
Sherry Lynn    Additional Voices
Bob Bergen    Frog/No-Face/Additional Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Hayao Miyazaki    Director
Hayao Miyazaki    Screenwriter
Donald W. Ernst    Producer U.S. Version
John Lasseter    Executive Producer U.S. Version
Kirk Wise    Director U.S. Version
Cindy Davis    English Language Adaptation
Donald H. Hewitt    English Language Adaptation
Lori Korngiebel    Associate Producer
Jamie Thomason    Voice Casting
David Wright    Voice Casting

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

International Box Office: Toy Story Still has Stories to Tell

June 27th, 2019

Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4 dominated the international chart with $120.0 million in 37 markets, representing 64% of the international marketplace. Interestingly, China wasn’t the film’s biggest market, as it had an absolute monster debut in Mexico taking top spot there with $23.82 million. The film also dominated the chart in the U.K. with $16.90 million, which isn’t as strong as its opening here, but still impressive. Likewise, the film managed $13.4 million in China, which is good for an animated film there. Good, but not great. The film broke the record for an opening by an animated film in Brazil with $9.6 million and did nearly as well in neighboring Argentina with $7.5 million. It was also impressive in South Korea with $7.47 million on 1,335 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $8.55 million. More...

Home Market Numbers: New Releases Chap My Hide

July 5th, 2015

Chappie

Back on schedule, not that there's much to talk about. The biggest new release for the week ending June 21 was Chappie, which barely made more than $30 million domestically. This meant a holdover, American Sniper, rose to top spot on the home market chart with 378,000 units / $5.30 million for the week. This gives the film totals of 2.76 million units / $49.44 million after a month of release. More...

Home Market Releases for June 16th, 2015

June 17th, 2015

Spirited Away

Wow. Slow week. There are a few releases that are notable, but we very quickly run into titles that would be considered filler during the average week. In fact, there are no first run releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week. There are a trio of limited releases that are in the running for that title: Time Lapse (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand); Wild Tales (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand); and The Wrecking Crew (DVD or Blu-ray or Video on Demand). There were also two catalog releases of note: The Cat Returns (Blu-ray Combo Pack) and Spirited Away (Blu-ray Combo Pack). Both are excellent, but Spirited Away is the better of the two films and it is the Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: Studio Ghibli Double-Feature: The Cat Returns and Spirited Away

June 16th, 2015

The Cat Returns

This week we have two Studio Ghibli films making their Blu-ray debuts. The first, Spirited Away, is one of their best-known movies. The other, The Cat Returns, is not. Fans of the studio will obviously want to pick up both of these Blu-rays, but will they have appeal beyond the hardcore fans? More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 20, 2002 18 $449,839   26 $17,302   $449,839 1
Sep 27, 2002 17 $527,719 +17% 53 $9,957   $1,110,559 2
Oct 4, 2002 15 $611,047 +16% 97 $6,299   $1,855,297 3
Oct 11, 2002 19 $634,901 +4% 138 $4,601   $2,668,591 4
Oct 18, 2002 20 $519,252 -18% 151 $3,439   $3,424,435 5
Oct 25, 2002 22 $415,924 -20% 149 $2,791   $3,997,219 6
Nov 1, 2002 25 $312,224 -25% 136 $2,296   $4,417,007 7
Nov 8, 2002 26 $269,983 -14% 128 $2,109   $4,787,610 8
Nov 15, 2002 31 $128,418 -52% 100 $1,284   $5,025,619 9
Nov 22, 2002 39 $67,420 -47% 58 $1,162   $5,134,260 10
Nov 29, 2002 46 $57,706 -14% 34 $1,697   $5,220,569 11
Dec 6, 2002 49 $36,309 -37% 32 $1,135   $5,273,241 12
Dec 13, 2002 51 $27,243 -25% 29 $939   $5,315,997 13
Dec 20, 2002 54 $15,481 -43% 34 $455   $5,344,088 14
Dec 27, 2002 54 $30,141 +95% 38 $793   $5,392,006 15
Jan 3, 2003 58 $24,305 -19% 32 $760   $5,462,320 16
Jan 10, 2003 64 $20,683 -15% 23 $899   $5,494,035 17
Jan 17, 2003 71 $16,033 -22% 20 $802   $5,523,342 18
Jan 24, 2003 76 $10,784 -33% 17 $634   $5,538,482 19
Jan 31, 2003 88 $7,954 -26% 12 $663   $5,551,020 20
Feb 7, 2003 88 $5,168 -35% 6 $861   $5,562,542 21
Feb 14, 2003 86 $7,141 +38% 9 $793   $5,572,747 22
Feb 21, 2003 93 $5,753 -19% 6 $959   $5,580,541 23
Feb 28, 2003 84 $8,813 +53% 10 $881   $5,591,652 24
Mar 7, 2003 78 $6,931 -21% 6 $1,155   $5,601,243 25
Mar 14, 2003 94 $6,063 -13% 6 $1,011   $5,609,308 26
Mar 21, 2003 89 $5,011 -17% 7 $716   $5,616,071 27
Mar 28, 2003 15 $1,765,491 +35,132% 711 $2,483   $7,386,075 28
Apr 4, 2003 18 $1,033,954 -41% 714 $1,448   $8,879,467 29
Apr 11, 2003 22 $414,915 -60% 493 $842   $9,575,699 30
Apr 18, 2003 45 $101,910 -75% 143 $713   $9,855,615 31
Apr 25, 2003 71 $25,972 -75% 47 $553   $9,934,369 32
May 2, 2003 118 $3,811 -85% 16 $238   $9,947,445 33
May 9, 2003 125 $2,043 -46% 15 $136   $9,951,397 34
May 16, 2003 120 $3,014 +48% 8 $377   $9,955,093 35
May 23, 2003 118 $1,606 -47% 6 $268   $9,957,083 36
Aug 22, 2003 61 $22,862   6 $3,810   $10,004,994 49
Aug 29, 2003 58 $38,425 +68% 18 $2,135   $10,045,816 50

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 20, 2002 15 $125,272     26 $4,818   $125,272 1
Sep 21, 2002 16 $184,957 +48%   26 $7,114   $310,229 2
Sep 22, 2002 14 $139,610 -25%   26 $5,370   $449,839 3
Sep 27, 2002 14 $132,160   +5% 53 $2,494   $715,000 8
Sep 28, 2002 14 $220,867 +67% +19% 53 $4,167   $935,867 9
Sep 29, 2002 14 $174,692 -21% +25% 53 $3,296   $1,110,559 10
Oct 4, 2002 15 $157,173   +19% 97 $1,620   $1,401,423 15
Oct 5, 2002 15 $265,776 +69% +20% 97 $2,740   $1,667,199 16
Oct 6, 2002 13 $188,098 -29% +8% 97 $1,939   $1,855,297 17
Oct 11, 2002 16 $148,559   -5% 138 $1,077   $2,182,249 22
Oct 12, 2002 16 $270,938 +82% +2% 138 $1,963   $2,453,187 23
Oct 13, 2002 14 $215,404 -20% +15% 138 $1,561   $2,668,591 24

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 20, 2002 18 $582,840   26 $22,417   $582,840 1
Sep 27, 2002 17 $661,410 +13% 53 $12,479   $1,244,250 2
Oct 4, 2002 15 $789,440 +19% 97 $8,139   $2,033,690 3
Oct 11, 2002 19 $871,493 +10% 138 $6,315   $2,905,183 4
Oct 18, 2002 20 $676,112 -22% 151 $4,478   $3,581,295 5
Oct 25, 2002 23 $523,488 -23% 149 $3,513   $4,104,783 6
Nov 1, 2002 26 $412,844 -21% 136 $3,036   $4,517,627 7
Nov 8, 2002 28 $379,574 -8% 128 $2,965   $4,897,201 8
Nov 15, 2002 31 $169,639 -55% 100 $1,696   $5,066,840 9
Nov 22, 2002 40 $96,023 -43% 58 $1,656   $5,162,863 10
Nov 29, 2002 42 $74,069 -23% 34 $2,179   $5,236,932 11
Dec 6, 2002 46 $51,822 -30% 32 $1,619   $5,288,754 12
Dec 13, 2002 47 $39,853 -23% 29 $1,374   $5,328,607 13
Dec 20, 2002 53 $33,258 -17% 34 $978   $5,361,865 14
Dec 27, 2002 50 $76,150 +129% 38 $2,004   $5,438,015 15
Jan 3, 2003 58 $35,337 -54% 32 $1,104   $5,473,352 16
Jan 10, 2003 62 $33,957 -4% 23 $1,476   $5,507,309 17
Jan 17, 2003 74 $20,389 -40% 20 $1,019   $5,527,698 18
Jan 24, 2003 81 $15,368 -25% 17 $904   $5,543,066 19
Jan 31, 2003 83 $14,308 -7% 12 $1,192   $5,557,374 20
Feb 7, 2003 87 $8,232 -42% 6 $1,372   $5,565,606 21
Feb 14, 2003 86 $9,182 +12% 9 $1,020   $5,574,788 22
Feb 21, 2003 87 $8,051 -12% 6 $1,342   $5,582,839 23
Feb 28, 2003 79 $11,473 +43% 10 $1,147   $5,594,312 24
Mar 7, 2003 78 $8,933 -22% 6 $1,489   $5,603,245 25
Mar 14, 2003 92 $7,815 -13% 6 $1,303   $5,611,060 26
Mar 21, 2003 89 $9,524 +22% 7 $1,361   $5,620,584 27
Mar 28, 2003 16 $2,224,929 +23,261% 711 $3,129   $7,845,513 28
Apr 4, 2003 18 $1,315,271 -41% 714 $1,842   $9,160,784 29
Apr 11, 2003 22 $592,921 -55% 493 $1,203   $9,753,705 30
Apr 18, 2003 48 $154,692 -74% 143 $1,082   $9,908,397 31
Apr 25, 2003 74 $35,237 -77% 47 $750   $9,943,634 32
May 2, 2003 112 $5,720 -84% 16 $358   $9,949,354 33
May 9, 2003 120 $2,725 -52% 15 $182   $9,952,079 34
May 16, 2003 120 $3,398 +25% 8 $425   $9,955,477 35
Aug 22, 2003 66 $25,259   6 $4,210   $10,007,391 49
Aug 29, 2003 65 $42,495 +68% 18 $2,361   $10,049,886 50

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/13/2002 $0 0 35 127 $96,547 12/5/2022
China 6/21/2019 $27,890,000 111,030 111,030 195,334 $69,010,960 8/25/2019
Italy 7/1/2022 $0000$0
Japan 6/26/2020 $857,199 0 0 0 $304,000,000 10/19/2022
Mexico 11/17/2017 $64,985 0 0 0 $64,985 11/22/2017
New Zealand 3/27/2003 $0 0 20 43 $59,474 10/20/2022
Portugal 2/1/2003 $0 0 1 1 $616 11/30/2017
Russia (CIS) 12/21/2018 $23,744 53 214 671 $362,197 10/20/2022
Slovakia 9/30/2016 $0 0 2 2 $5,932 12/29/2016
Spain 5/21/2021 $0 0 178 273 $227,294 6/10/2021
 
International Total$373,833,937 12/5/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 21, 2015732,385 32,385$718,621$718,621636
Jul 5, 2015197,839 48,290$156,459$1,065,850638
Dec 20, 20201619,688 482,364$351,234$8,655,078923
Dec 27, 20201820,429+4% 502,793$364,453$9,019,531924
Jan 3, 20211711,323-45% 514,116$202,002$9,221,533925
Feb 14, 2021187,975 550,374$142,673$9,796,154931
Feb 21, 2021207,239-9% 557,613$129,506$9,925,660932

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