12 Monkeys (1995)

12 Monkeys
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $57,141,459Details
International Box Office $111,700,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $168,841,459
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$178,730 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$29,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/1,629 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $136,142,728

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,600 $57,141,459
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 977 $111,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,114 $168,841,459
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 445 $57,141,459
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 183 $111,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $168,841,459

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: December 27th, 1995 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: May 10th, 1996 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 17th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: May 10th, 2005 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as Twelve Monkeys
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language.
Running Time: 130 minutes
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Keywords: Time Travel, Film Noir, Epidemic, Mystery Drama
Source:Based on Short Film
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Atlas Productions, Classico Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 151 $10,078,425 Jan 26, 1996 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 96 $11,501,150 Jan 12, 1996 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 43 $29,403,391 Jan 12, 1996 19
Top 1995 Theater Average 19 $59,577 Dec 29, 1995 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 29, 1995 31 $178,730   3 $59,577   $258,895 1
Jan 5, 1996 1 $13,620,705 +7,521% 1,533 $8,885   $13,984,094 2
Jan 12, 1996 1 $11,501,150 -16% 1,582 $7,270   $30,663,394 3
Jan 19, 1996 3 $6,190,470 -46% 1,610 $3,845   $39,139,854 4
Jan 26, 1996 4 $3,942,180 -36% 1,629 $2,420   $45,005,899 5
Feb 2, 1996 7 $2,925,795 -26% 1,612 $1,815   $49,279,939 6
Feb 9, 1996 11 $1,706,465 -42% 1,434 $1,190   $51,815,424 7
Feb 16, 1996 18 $873,915 -49% 622 $1,405   $53,305,869 8
Feb 23, 1996 26 $355,525 -59% 352 $1,010   $53,879,969 9
Mar 1, 1996 29 $270,815 -24% 306 $885   $54,287,889 10
Mar 8, 1996 18 $638,910 +136% 687 $930   $55,027,949 11
Mar 15, 1996 20 $436,770 -32% 546 $800   $55,757,039 12
Mar 22, 1996 24 $341,010 -22% 421 $810   $56,302,374 13
Mar 29, 1996 29 $205,115 -40% 258 $795   $56,654,819 14
Apr 5, 1996 31 $145,365 -29% 190 $765   $56,891,099 15
Apr 12, 1996 33 $133,450 -8% 157 $850   $57,097,229 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 29, 1995 31 $283,224   3 $94,408   $363,389 2
Jan 5, 1996 1 $18,798,855 +6,537% 1,533 $12,263   $19,162,244 3
Jan 12, 1996 1 $13,787,140 -27% 1,582 $8,715   $32,949,384 4
Jan 19, 1996 3 $8,114,335 -41% 1,610 $5,040   $41,063,719 5
Jan 26, 1996 5 $5,290,425 -35% 1,629 $3,248   $46,354,144 6
Feb 2, 1996 8 $3,754,815 -29% 1,612 $2,329   $50,108,959 7
Feb 9, 1996 12 $2,322,995 -38% 1,434 $1,620   $52,431,954 8
Feb 16, 1996 18 $1,092,490 -53% 622 $1,756   $53,524,444 9
Feb 23, 1996 25 $492,630 -55% 352 $1,400   $54,017,074 10
Mar 1, 1996 28 $371,965 -24% 306 $1,216   $54,389,039 11
Mar 8, 1996 19 $931,230 +150% 687 $1,356   $55,320,269 12
Mar 15, 1996 20 $641,095 -31% 546 $1,174   $55,961,364 13
Mar 22, 1996 24 $488,340 -24% 421 $1,160   $56,449,704 14
Mar 29, 1996 26 $296,030 -39% 258 $1,147   $56,745,734 15
Apr 5, 1996 31 $218,045 -26% 190 $1,148   $56,963,779 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 5/10/1996 $0 0 1 1 $386 3/20/2023
 
Rest of World $111,699,614
 
International Total$111,700,000 3/20/2023

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
May 1, 2022143,997 3,997$70,427$70,427886

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis    James Cole
Madeleine Stowe    Kathryn Railly
Brad Pitt    Jeffrey Goines

Supporting Cast

Christopher Plummer    Dr. Goines
Frank Gorshin    Dr. Fletcher
Jon Seda    Jose
Ernest Abuba    Engineer
Bill Raymond    Microbiologist
Simon Jones    Zoologist
Bob Adrian    Geologist
Carol Florence    Astrophysicist
H. Michael Walls    Botanist
Joseph Melito    Young Cole
Michael Chance    Scarface
Vernon Campbell    Tiny
Irma St. Paule    Poet
Joey Perillo    Detective Franki
Bruce Kirkpatrick    Policeman No. 1
Wilfred Williams    Policeman No. 2
Rozwill Young    Billings
Nell Johnson    Ward Nurse
Fred Strother    L.J. Washington
Rick Warner    Dr. Casey
Anthony Brienza    Dr. Gooding
Joliet Harris    Harrassed Mother
Drucie McDaniel    Waltzing Woman Patient
John Blaisse    Old Man Patient
Louis Lippa    Patient at Gate
Stan King    X-Ray Doctor
Pat Dias    WWI Captain
Aaron Michael Lacey    WWI Sargeant
David Morse    Dr. Peters
Charles Techman    Professor
Jann Ellis    Marilou
Johnnie Hobbs Jr.    Officer No. 1
Janet L. Zappala    Anchorwoman
Roy Thomas    Evangelist
Harry O Toole    Louie
Chuck Jeffreys    Thug No. 2
Lisa Gay Hamilton    Teddy
Felix A. Pire    Fale
Matthew Ross    Bee
Barry Price    Agent No. 1
John Panzarella    Agent No. 2
Larry Daly    Agent No. 3
Arthur Fennell    Anchorman
Karl Warren    Pompous Man
Christopher Meloni    Lt. Halperin
Kevin Thigpen    Kweskin
Lee Golden    Hotel Clerk
Joseph McKenna    Wallace
Jeff Tanner    Plain Clothes Cop
Faith Potts    Store Clerk
Michael Ryan Segal    Weller
Annie Golden    Woman Cabbie
Lisa Talerico    Ticket Agent
Stephen Bridgewater    Airport Detective
Franklin Huffman    Plump Businessman
Joann S. Dawson    Gift Store Clerk
Jack Daugherty    Airport Security
Lenny Daniels    Airport Security
Herbert C. Hauls Jr.    Airport Security
Charles Scalies    Impatient Traveler
Carolyn L.A. Walker    Terrified Traveler

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

Production and Technical Credits

Terry Gilliam    Director
David Peoples    Screenwriter
Janet Peoples    Screenwriter
Chris Marker    Story Creator
Charles Roven    Producer
Robert Cavallo    Executive Producer
Gary Levinsohn    Executive Producer
Robert Kosberg    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Beecroft    Production Designer
Mick Audsley    Editor
Paul Buckmaster    Composer
Roger Pratt    Director of Photography
Lloyd Phillips    Co-Producer
Kelley Smith-Wait    Associate Producer
Mark Egerton    Associate Producer
Mark Egerton    Assistant Director
Lloyd Phillips    Unit Production Manager
William Ladd Skinner    Art Director
Crispian Sallis    Set Decorator
Julie Weiss    Costume Designer
Eric Sandberg    Costume Supervisor
Jay Meagher    Sound Mixer
Peter Maxwell    Re-recording Mixer
Mick Boggis    Re-recording Mixer
Clive Pendry    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Joly    Supervising Sound Editor
Imogen Pollard    Sound Editor
Danny Longhurst    Dialogue Editor
Robin Clarke    Music Editor
Margery Simkin    Casting Director
Phil Neilson    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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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$178,730 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:33.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$29,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/1,629 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $136,142,728

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,600 $57,141,459
All Time International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 977 $111,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,114 $168,841,459
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 445 $57,141,459
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 183 $111,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $168,841,459

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 27th, 1995 (Wide) by Universal
International Releases: May 10th, 1996 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 17th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: May 10th, 2005 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as Twelve Monkeys
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language.
Running Time: 130 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Her
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Time Travel, Film Noir, Epidemic, Mystery Drama
Source:Based on Short Film
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Atlas Productions, Classico Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 151 $10,078,425 Jan 26, 1996 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 96 $11,501,150 Jan 12, 1996 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 43 $29,403,391 Jan 12, 1996 19
Top 1995 Theater Average 19 $59,577 Dec 29, 1995 5

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis    James Cole
Madeleine Stowe    Kathryn Railly
Brad Pitt    Jeffrey Goines

Supporting Cast

Christopher Plummer    Dr. Goines
Frank Gorshin    Dr. Fletcher
Jon Seda    Jose
Ernest Abuba    Engineer
Bill Raymond    Microbiologist
Simon Jones    Zoologist
Bob Adrian    Geologist
Carol Florence    Astrophysicist
H. Michael Walls    Botanist
Joseph Melito    Young Cole
Michael Chance    Scarface
Vernon Campbell    Tiny
Irma St. Paule    Poet
Joey Perillo    Detective Franki
Bruce Kirkpatrick    Policeman No. 1
Wilfred Williams    Policeman No. 2
Rozwill Young    Billings
Nell Johnson    Ward Nurse
Fred Strother    L.J. Washington
Rick Warner    Dr. Casey
Anthony Brienza    Dr. Gooding
Joliet Harris    Harrassed Mother
Drucie McDaniel    Waltzing Woman Patient
John Blaisse    Old Man Patient
Louis Lippa    Patient at Gate
Stan King    X-Ray Doctor
Pat Dias    WWI Captain
Aaron Michael Lacey    WWI Sargeant
David Morse    Dr. Peters
Charles Techman    Professor
Jann Ellis    Marilou
Johnnie Hobbs Jr.    Officer No. 1
Janet L. Zappala    Anchorwoman
Roy Thomas    Evangelist
Harry O Toole    Louie
Chuck Jeffreys    Thug No. 2
Lisa Gay Hamilton    Teddy
Felix A. Pire    Fale
Matthew Ross    Bee
Barry Price    Agent No. 1
John Panzarella    Agent No. 2
Larry Daly    Agent No. 3
Arthur Fennell    Anchorman
Karl Warren    Pompous Man
Christopher Meloni    Lt. Halperin
Kevin Thigpen    Kweskin
Lee Golden    Hotel Clerk
Joseph McKenna    Wallace
Jeff Tanner    Plain Clothes Cop
Faith Potts    Store Clerk
Michael Ryan Segal    Weller
Annie Golden    Woman Cabbie
Lisa Talerico    Ticket Agent
Stephen Bridgewater    Airport Detective
Franklin Huffman    Plump Businessman
Joann S. Dawson    Gift Store Clerk
Jack Daugherty    Airport Security
Lenny Daniels    Airport Security
Herbert C. Hauls Jr.    Airport Security
Charles Scalies    Impatient Traveler
Carolyn L.A. Walker    Terrified Traveler

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

Production and Technical Credits

Terry Gilliam    Director
David Peoples    Screenwriter
Janet Peoples    Screenwriter
Chris Marker    Story Creator
Charles Roven    Producer
Robert Cavallo    Executive Producer
Gary Levinsohn    Executive Producer
Robert Kosberg    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Beecroft    Production Designer
Mick Audsley    Editor
Paul Buckmaster    Composer
Roger Pratt    Director of Photography
Lloyd Phillips    Co-Producer
Kelley Smith-Wait    Associate Producer
Mark Egerton    Associate Producer
Mark Egerton    Assistant Director
Lloyd Phillips    Unit Production Manager
William Ladd Skinner    Art Director
Crispian Sallis    Set Decorator
Julie Weiss    Costume Designer
Eric Sandberg    Costume Supervisor
Jay Meagher    Sound Mixer
Peter Maxwell    Re-recording Mixer
Mick Boggis    Re-recording Mixer
Clive Pendry    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Joly    Supervising Sound Editor
Imogen Pollard    Sound Editor
Danny Longhurst    Dialogue Editor
Robin Clarke    Music Editor
Margery Simkin    Casting Director
Phil Neilson    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
Dec 29, 1995 31 $178,730   3 $59,577   $258,895 1
Jan 5, 1996 1 $13,620,705 +7,521% 1,533 $8,885   $13,984,094 2
Jan 12, 1996 1 $11,501,150 -16% 1,582 $7,270   $30,663,394 3
Jan 19, 1996 3 $6,190,470 -46% 1,610 $3,845   $39,139,854 4
Jan 26, 1996 4 $3,942,180 -36% 1,629 $2,420   $45,005,899 5
Feb 2, 1996 7 $2,925,795 -26% 1,612 $1,815   $49,279,939 6
Feb 9, 1996 11 $1,706,465 -42% 1,434 $1,190   $51,815,424 7
Feb 16, 1996 18 $873,915 -49% 622 $1,405   $53,305,869 8
Feb 23, 1996 26 $355,525 -59% 352 $1,010   $53,879,969 9
Mar 1, 1996 29 $270,815 -24% 306 $885   $54,287,889 10
Mar 8, 1996 18 $638,910 +136% 687 $930   $55,027,949 11
Mar 15, 1996 20 $436,770 -32% 546 $800   $55,757,039 12
Mar 22, 1996 24 $341,010 -22% 421 $810   $56,302,374 13
Mar 29, 1996 29 $205,115 -40% 258 $795   $56,654,819 14
Apr 5, 1996 31 $145,365 -29% 190 $765   $56,891,099 15
Apr 12, 1996 33 $133,450 -8% 157 $850   $57,097,229 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 29, 1995 31 $283,224   3 $94,408   $363,389 2
Jan 5, 1996 1 $18,798,855 +6,537% 1,533 $12,263   $19,162,244 3
Jan 12, 1996 1 $13,787,140 -27% 1,582 $8,715   $32,949,384 4
Jan 19, 1996 3 $8,114,335 -41% 1,610 $5,040   $41,063,719 5
Jan 26, 1996 5 $5,290,425 -35% 1,629 $3,248   $46,354,144 6
Feb 2, 1996 8 $3,754,815 -29% 1,612 $2,329   $50,108,959 7
Feb 9, 1996 12 $2,322,995 -38% 1,434 $1,620   $52,431,954 8
Feb 16, 1996 18 $1,092,490 -53% 622 $1,756   $53,524,444 9
Feb 23, 1996 25 $492,630 -55% 352 $1,400   $54,017,074 10
Mar 1, 1996 28 $371,965 -24% 306 $1,216   $54,389,039 11
Mar 8, 1996 19 $931,230 +150% 687 $1,356   $55,320,269 12
Mar 15, 1996 20 $641,095 -31% 546 $1,174   $55,961,364 13
Mar 22, 1996 24 $488,340 -24% 421 $1,160   $56,449,704 14
Mar 29, 1996 26 $296,030 -39% 258 $1,147   $56,745,734 15
Apr 5, 1996 31 $218,045 -26% 190 $1,148   $56,963,779 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
New Zealand 5/10/1996 $0 0 1 1 $386 3/20/2023
 
Rest of World $111,699,614
 
International Total$111,700,000 3/20/2023

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
May 1, 2022143,997 3,997$70,427$70,427886

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.