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Saturday, November 21, 2009
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The Wizard of Oz
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| Released |
August 25, 1939 (nationwide release)
March 26, 1997 (DVD Sale)
September 23, 2009 (special)
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| Production Budget |
$2,777,000 |
| Rentals |
$4,544,000 |
| MPAA Rating |
G |
| Running Time: | 103 minutes
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| Theatrical gross prior to 1998 re-release: | $11,360,000
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| Franchises |
Wizard of Oz
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| Keywords |
Same Actor, Multiple Roles
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| Distributed by |
Warner Bros.,
MGM
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| Music Composed By |
Herbert Stothart
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| Source |
Based on Book/Short Story
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| Major Genre |
Musical
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| Country |
United States
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| Production Method |
Live Action
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| Creative Type |
Fantasy
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| Screenwriter |
Noel Langley,
Florence Ryerson,
Edgar Allan Woolf
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| Language |
English
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| Producer |
Mervyn LeRoy
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| Director |
King Vidor |
| Director |
Victor Fleming |
| Director |
Mervyn LeRoy |
| Director |
Richard Thorpe |
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 Weekend Chart Record
| Date | Rank | | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
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| 11/6/1998 |
5 |
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$5,354,311 |
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1,879 |
$2,850 |
$5,354,311 |
21,862 |
| 11/13/1998 |
8 |
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$3,269,630 |
-38.93% |
1,882 |
$1,737 |
$10,581,940 |
21,869 |
| 11/20/1998 |
11 |
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$1,404,455 |
-57.05% |
1,705 |
$824 |
$12,690,025 |
21,876 |
| 11/27/1998 |
22 |
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$604,072 |
-56.99% |
874 |
$691 |
$13,715,329 |
21,883 |
| 12/4/1998 |
29 |
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$133,833 |
-77.84% |
444 |
$301 |
$14,032,412 |
21,890 |
| 12/11/1998 |
41 |
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$61,199 |
-54.27% |
256 |
$239 |
$14,149,013 |
21,897 |
| 12/18/1998 |
28 |
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$221,491 |
+261.92% |
439 |
$505 |
$14,396,143 |
21,904 |
| 12/25/1998 |
37 |
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$150,906 |
-31.87% |
409 |
$369 |
$14,624,889 |
21,911 |
| 1/1/1999 |
39 |
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$101,786 |
-32.55% |
404 |
$252 |
$14,792,232 |
21,918 |
Daily Chart Record
| Date | Rank | | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
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| 11/6/1998 |
5 |
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$1,315,000 |
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1,879 |
$700 |
$1,315,000 |
21,860 |
| 11/7/1998 |
5 |
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$2,340,000 |
+77.95% |
1,879 |
$1,245 |
$3,655,000 |
21,861 |
| 11/8/1998 |
4 |
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$1,679,000 |
-28.25% |
1,879 |
$894 |
$5,354,311 |
21,862 |
| 11/9/1998 |
3 |
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$306,204 |
-81.76% |
1,879 |
$163 |
$5,680,515 |
21,863 |
| 11/10/1998 |
5 |
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$387,289 |
+26.48% |
1,879 |
$206 |
$6,067,804 |
21,864 |
| 11/11/1998 |
4 |
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$943,067 |
+143.50% |
1,879 |
$502 |
$6,990,871 |
21,865 |
| 11/12/1998 |
3 |
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$321,439 |
-65.92% |
1,879 |
$171 |
$7,312,310 |
21,866 |
| 11/13/1998 |
9 |
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$760,000 |
+136.44% |
1,882 |
$404 |
$8,072,000 |
21,867 |
| 11/14/1998 |
8 |
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$1,500,000 |
+97.37% |
1,882 |
$797 |
$9,572,000 |
21,868 |
| 11/15/1998 |
7 |
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$989,000 |
-34.07% |
1,882 |
$526 |
$10,582,000 |
21,869 |
| 11/16/1998 |
7 |
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$166,319 |
-83.18% |
1,882 |
$88 |
$10,748,259 |
21,870 |
| 11/17/1998 |
8 |
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$182,613 |
+9.80% |
1,882 |
$97 |
$10,930,772 |
21,871 |
| 11/18/1998 |
7 |
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$177,029 |
-3.06% |
1,882 |
$94 |
$11,107,801 |
21,872 |
| 11/19/1998 |
7 |
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$177,769 |
+0.42% |
1,882 |
$94 |
$11,285,570 |
21,873 |
| 9/30/2009 |
2 |
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$910,000 |
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451 |
$2,018 |
$910,000 |
25,841 |
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