Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $82,582,604Details
International Box Office $23,700,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $106,282,604
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,466 (0.0% of total gross)
Legs:8.92 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$31,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1,659 max. theaters, 13.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $201,417,034

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 29th, 1995 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Mr. Holland's Opus
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language.
Running Time: 143 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Musicians, Inspirational Teacher, Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 22 $46,411 Jul 19, 1996 206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 17 $73,666 Jul 12, 1996 199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 13 $180,058 Jul 5, 1996 192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 10 $214,191 Jun 28, 1996 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 9 $292,371 Jun 21, 1996 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 11 $373,142 Jun 14, 1996 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 15 $233,183 Jun 7, 1996 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 18 $330,694 May 31, 1996 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 80 $510,893 May 24, 1996 150
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 16 $510,893 May 24, 1996 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 25 $401,509 May 17, 1996 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 77 $113,229 May 10, 1996 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 74 $149,284 May 3, 1996 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 65 $216,720 Apr 26, 1996 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 53 $358,353 Apr 19, 1996 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 45 $603,203 Apr 12, 1996 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 37 $886,656 Apr 5, 1996 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 33 $1,284,122 Mar 29, 1996 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 22 $1,973,447 Mar 22, 1996 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 16 $2,228,781 Mar 15, 1996 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 86 $3,043,631 Mar 8, 1996 73
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 9 $3,043,631 Mar 8, 1996 73
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 66 $4,205,418 Mar 1, 1996 66
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 6 $4,205,418 Mar 1, 1996 66
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 66 $5,055,814 Feb 23, 1996 59
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 7 $5,055,814 Feb 23, 1996 59
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 42 $7,478,155 Feb 16, 1996 52
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 3 $7,478,155 Feb 16, 1996 52
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 163 $7,478,155 Feb 16, 1996 52
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 130 $19,118,357 Feb 16, 1996 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 6 $6,755,438 Feb 9, 1996 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 3 $8,136,597 Feb 2, 1996 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 3 $8,297,082 Jan 26, 1996 31
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 64 $8,297,082 Jan 26, 1996 31
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $21,211,998 Jan 26, 1996 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 2 $9,257,334 Jan 19, 1996 24
Widest Expansion Limited Release 23 1,658 Dec 29, 1995 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 29, 1995 62 $14,466   1 $14,466   $14,466 1
Jan 19, 1996 2 $9,257,334   1,409 $6,570   $9,257,334 4
Jan 26, 1996 1 $8,297,082 -10% 1,619 $5,125   $20,343,980 5
Feb 2, 1996 3 $8,136,597 -2% 1,655 $4,916   $31,240,216 6
Feb 9, 1996 2 $6,755,438 -17% 1,659 $4,072   $40,256,830 7
Feb 16, 1996 5 $7,478,155 +11% 1,629 $4,591   $50,030,891 8
Feb 23, 1996 5 $5,055,814 -32% 1,599 $3,162   $56,702,448 9
Mar 1, 1996 7 $4,205,418 -17% 1,629 $2,582   $62,328,933 10
Mar 8, 1996 9 $3,043,631 -28% 1,564 $1,946   $66,593,356 11
Mar 15, 1996 6 $2,228,781 -27% 1,475 $1,511   $69,930,705 12
Mar 22, 1996 8 $1,973,447 -11% 1,491 $1,324   $72,823,149 13
Mar 29, 1996 13 $1,284,122 -35% 1,186 $1,083   $74,867,748 14
Apr 5, 1996 17 $886,656 -31% 1,094 $810   $76,257,788 15
Apr 12, 1996 20 $603,203 -32% 782 $771   $77,286,834 16
Apr 19, 1996 25 $358,353 -41% 501 $715   $77,816,728 17
Apr 26, 1996 27 $216,720 -40% 325 $667   $78,141,225 18
May 3, 1996 35 $149,284 -31% 243 $614   $78,352,617 19
May 10, 1996 37 $113,229 -24% 219 $517   $78,512,175 20
May 17, 1996 23 $401,509 +255% 505 $795   $78,960,350 21
May 24, 1996 15 $510,893 +27% 404 $1,265   $79,630,979 22
May 31, 1996 15 $330,694 -35% 349 $948   $80,062,354 23
Jun 7, 1996 20 $233,183 -29% 251 $929   $80,463,554 24
Jun 14, 1996 15 $373,142 +60% 414 $901   $80,966,591 25
Jun 21, 1996 18 $292,371 -22% 351 $833   $81,573,226 26
Jun 28, 1996 25 $214,191 -27% 259 $827   $81,990,061 27
Jul 5, 1996 28 $180,058 -16% 180 $1,000   $82,242,514 28
Jul 12, 1996 35 $73,666 -59% 132 $558   $82,373,925 29
Jul 19, 1996 43 $46,411 -37% 91 $510   $82,465,254 30

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 1996 2 $12,046,898   1,409 $8,550   $12,046,898 4
Jan 26, 1996 2 $11,056,721 -8% 1,619 $6,829   $23,103,619 5
Feb 2, 1996 3 $10,397,773 -6% 1,655 $6,283   $33,501,392 6
Feb 9, 1996 3 $9,051,344 -13% 1,659 $5,456   $42,552,736 7
Feb 16, 1996 5 $9,093,898 n/c 1,629 $5,583   $51,646,634 8
Feb 23, 1996 5 $6,476,881 -29% 1,599 $4,051   $58,123,515 9
Mar 1, 1996 7 $5,426,210 -16% 1,629 $3,331   $63,549,725 10
Mar 8, 1996 9 $4,152,199 -23% 1,564 $2,655   $67,701,924 11
Mar 15, 1996 6 $3,147,778 -24% 1,475 $2,134   $70,849,702 12
Mar 22, 1996 1 $62,733,924 +1,893% 1,491 $42,075   $73,583,626 13
Mar 29, 1996 13 $1,787,506 -97% 1,186 $1,507   $75,371,132 14
Apr 5, 1996 16 $1,312,499 -27% 1,094 $1,200   $76,683,631 15
Apr 12, 1996 19 $774,744 -41% 782 $991   $77,458,375 16
Apr 19, 1996 22 $466,130 -40% 501 $930   $77,924,505 17
Apr 26, 1996 27 $278,828 -40% 325 $858   $78,203,333 18
May 3, 1996 35 $195,613 -30% 243 $805   $78,398,946 19
May 10, 1996 39 $159,895 -18% 219 $730   $78,558,841 20
May 17, 1996 21 $561,245 +251% 505 $1,111   $79,120,086 21
May 24, 1996 14 $611,574 +9% 404 $1,514   $79,731,660 22
May 31, 1996 15 $498,711 -18% 349 $1,429   $80,230,371 23
Jun 7, 1996 21 $363,078 -27% 251 $1,447   $80,593,449 24
Jun 14, 1996 15 $687,406 +89% 414 $1,660   $81,280,855 25
Jun 21, 1996 17 $495,015 -28% 351 $1,410   $81,775,870 26
Jun 28, 1996 24 $286,586 -42% 259 $1,107   $82,062,456 27
Jul 5, 1996 29 $237,803 -17% 180 $1,321   $82,300,259 28
Jul 12, 1996 35 $118,584 -50% 132 $898   $82,418,843 29

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Richard Dreyfuss    Glenn Holland

Supporting Cast

Glenne Headly    Iris Holland
Jay Thomas    Bill Meister, Phys-Ed Teacher JFK High School
Olympia Dukakis    Principal Jacobs
William H. Macy    Vice Principal Wolters
Alicia Witt    Gertrude Lang
Terrence Howard    Louis Russ
Joanna Gleason    Gertrude Lang as an adult

Cameos

Balthazar Getty    Slacker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Herek    Director
Michael Kamen    Composer
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor

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:$14,466 (0.0% of total gross)
Legs:8.92 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$31,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1,659 max. theaters, 13.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $201,417,034

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 29th, 1995 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Mr. Holland's Opus
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language.
Running Time: 143 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Musicians, Inspirational Teacher, Life Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 22 $46,411 Jul 19, 1996 206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 17 $73,666 Jul 12, 1996 199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 13 $180,058 Jul 5, 1996 192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 10 $214,191 Jun 28, 1996 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 9 $292,371 Jun 21, 1996 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 11 $373,142 Jun 14, 1996 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 15 $233,183 Jun 7, 1996 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 18 $330,694 May 31, 1996 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 80 $510,893 May 24, 1996 150
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 16 $510,893 May 24, 1996 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 25 $401,509 May 17, 1996 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 77 $113,229 May 10, 1996 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 74 $149,284 May 3, 1996 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 65 $216,720 Apr 26, 1996 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 53 $358,353 Apr 19, 1996 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 45 $603,203 Apr 12, 1996 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 37 $886,656 Apr 5, 1996 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 33 $1,284,122 Mar 29, 1996 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 22 $1,973,447 Mar 22, 1996 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 16 $2,228,781 Mar 15, 1996 80
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 86 $3,043,631 Mar 8, 1996 73
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 9 $3,043,631 Mar 8, 1996 73
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 66 $4,205,418 Mar 1, 1996 66
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 6 $4,205,418 Mar 1, 1996 66
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 66 $5,055,814 Feb 23, 1996 59
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 7 $5,055,814 Feb 23, 1996 59
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 42 $7,478,155 Feb 16, 1996 52
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 3 $7,478,155 Feb 16, 1996 52
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 163 $7,478,155 Feb 16, 1996 52
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 130 $19,118,357 Feb 16, 1996 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 6 $6,755,438 Feb 9, 1996 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 3 $8,136,597 Feb 2, 1996 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 3 $8,297,082 Jan 26, 1996 31
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 64 $8,297,082 Jan 26, 1996 31
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $21,211,998 Jan 26, 1996 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 2 $9,257,334 Jan 19, 1996 24
Widest Expansion Limited Release 23 1,658 Dec 29, 1995 0

Leading Cast

Richard Dreyfuss    Glenn Holland

Supporting Cast

Glenne Headly    Iris Holland
Jay Thomas    Bill Meister, Phys-Ed Teacher JFK High School
Olympia Dukakis    Principal Jacobs
William H. Macy    Vice Principal Wolters
Alicia Witt    Gertrude Lang
Terrence Howard    Louis Russ
Joanna Gleason    Gertrude Lang as an adult

Cameos

Balthazar Getty    Slacker

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Herek    Director
Michael Kamen    Composer
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor

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 62 $14,466   1 $14,466   $14,466 1
Jan 19, 1996 2 $9,257,334   1,409 $6,570   $9,257,334 4
Jan 26, 1996 1 $8,297,082 -10% 1,619 $5,125   $20,343,980 5
Feb 2, 1996 3 $8,136,597 -2% 1,655 $4,916   $31,240,216 6
Feb 9, 1996 2 $6,755,438 -17% 1,659 $4,072   $40,256,830 7
Feb 16, 1996 5 $7,478,155 +11% 1,629 $4,591   $50,030,891 8
Feb 23, 1996 5 $5,055,814 -32% 1,599 $3,162   $56,702,448 9
Mar 1, 1996 7 $4,205,418 -17% 1,629 $2,582   $62,328,933 10
Mar 8, 1996 9 $3,043,631 -28% 1,564 $1,946   $66,593,356 11
Mar 15, 1996 6 $2,228,781 -27% 1,475 $1,511   $69,930,705 12
Mar 22, 1996 8 $1,973,447 -11% 1,491 $1,324   $72,823,149 13
Mar 29, 1996 13 $1,284,122 -35% 1,186 $1,083   $74,867,748 14
Apr 5, 1996 17 $886,656 -31% 1,094 $810   $76,257,788 15
Apr 12, 1996 20 $603,203 -32% 782 $771   $77,286,834 16
Apr 19, 1996 25 $358,353 -41% 501 $715   $77,816,728 17
Apr 26, 1996 27 $216,720 -40% 325 $667   $78,141,225 18
May 3, 1996 35 $149,284 -31% 243 $614   $78,352,617 19
May 10, 1996 37 $113,229 -24% 219 $517   $78,512,175 20
May 17, 1996 23 $401,509 +255% 505 $795   $78,960,350 21
May 24, 1996 15 $510,893 +27% 404 $1,265   $79,630,979 22
May 31, 1996 15 $330,694 -35% 349 $948   $80,062,354 23
Jun 7, 1996 20 $233,183 -29% 251 $929   $80,463,554 24
Jun 14, 1996 15 $373,142 +60% 414 $901   $80,966,591 25
Jun 21, 1996 18 $292,371 -22% 351 $833   $81,573,226 26
Jun 28, 1996 25 $214,191 -27% 259 $827   $81,990,061 27
Jul 5, 1996 28 $180,058 -16% 180 $1,000   $82,242,514 28
Jul 12, 1996 35 $73,666 -59% 132 $558   $82,373,925 29
Jul 19, 1996 43 $46,411 -37% 91 $510   $82,465,254 30

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 19, 1996 2 $12,046,898   1,409 $8,550   $12,046,898 4
Jan 26, 1996 2 $11,056,721 -8% 1,619 $6,829   $23,103,619 5
Feb 2, 1996 3 $10,397,773 -6% 1,655 $6,283   $33,501,392 6
Feb 9, 1996 3 $9,051,344 -13% 1,659 $5,456   $42,552,736 7
Feb 16, 1996 5 $9,093,898 n/c 1,629 $5,583   $51,646,634 8
Feb 23, 1996 5 $6,476,881 -29% 1,599 $4,051   $58,123,515 9
Mar 1, 1996 7 $5,426,210 -16% 1,629 $3,331   $63,549,725 10
Mar 8, 1996 9 $4,152,199 -23% 1,564 $2,655   $67,701,924 11
Mar 15, 1996 6 $3,147,778 -24% 1,475 $2,134   $70,849,702 12
Mar 22, 1996 1 $62,733,924 +1,893% 1,491 $42,075   $73,583,626 13
Mar 29, 1996 13 $1,787,506 -97% 1,186 $1,507   $75,371,132 14
Apr 5, 1996 16 $1,312,499 -27% 1,094 $1,200   $76,683,631 15
Apr 12, 1996 19 $774,744 -41% 782 $991   $77,458,375 16
Apr 19, 1996 22 $466,130 -40% 501 $930   $77,924,505 17
Apr 26, 1996 27 $278,828 -40% 325 $858   $78,203,333 18
May 3, 1996 35 $195,613 -30% 243 $805   $78,398,946 19
May 10, 1996 39 $159,895 -18% 219 $730   $78,558,841 20
May 17, 1996 21 $561,245 +251% 505 $1,111   $79,120,086 21
May 24, 1996 14 $611,574 +9% 404 $1,514   $79,731,660 22
May 31, 1996 15 $498,711 -18% 349 $1,429   $80,230,371 23
Jun 7, 1996 21 $363,078 -27% 251 $1,447   $80,593,449 24
Jun 14, 1996 15 $687,406 +89% 414 $1,660   $81,280,855 25
Jun 21, 1996 17 $495,015 -28% 351 $1,410   $81,775,870 26
Jun 28, 1996 24 $286,586 -42% 259 $1,107   $82,062,456 27
Jul 5, 1996 29 $237,803 -17% 180 $1,321   $82,300,259 28
Jul 12, 1996 35 $118,584 -50% 132 $898   $82,418,843 29

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records