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The Numbers Rating: 8.69 (13 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 89% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $148,478,011
International Gross $165,633,912
Worldwide Gross $314,111,923
Released December 24, 1997
Production Budget $50,000,000
MPAA Rating PG-13 on appeal for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating (previously rated R)
Running Time:138 minutes
Highest Combined Star Gross387 (see full chart)
Keywords Gay/Lesbian, Writing and Writers
Distributed by Sony Pictures
Music Composed By Hans Zimmer
Source Original Screenplay
Major Genre Romantic Comedy
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction
Director James L. Brooks

Cast

Jack Nicholson    Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt    Carol Connelly
Cuba Gooding, Jr    Frank Sachs
Skeet Ulrich    Vincent Lopiano
Greg Kinnear    Simon Bishop
Leslie Stefanson    Café 24 Waitress
Harold Ramis    Dr. Bettes
Brian Doyle-Murray    Handyman
Jamie Kennedy    Street Hustler
Yeardley Smith    Jackie Simpson
Lisa Edelstein    Woman at Table
Maya Rudolph    Policewoman

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/26/1997 3 $12,606,928   1,572 $8,020 $16,164,889 5
1/2/1998 3 $12,217,707 -3.09% 1,579 $7,738 $40,722,657 12
1/9/1998 3 $9,012,839 -26.23% 1,632 $5,523 $54,049,474 19
1/16/1998 4 $10,028,920 +11.27% 1,753 $5,721 $66,831,247 26
1/23/1998 4 $7,519,940 -25.02% 1,763 $4,265 $76,623,975 33
1/30/1998 5 $6,609,700 -12.10% 1,778 $3,717 $85,572,016 40
2/6/1998 6 $5,029,396 -23.91% 1,795 $2,802 $92,284,397 47
2/13/1998 5 $7,428,700 +47.71% 1,801 $4,125 $101,614,491 54
2/20/1998 6 $4,608,900 -37.96% 1,837 $2,509 $107,510,852 61
2/27/1998 5 $4,058,350 -11.95% 1,831 $2,216 $112,852,318 68
3/6/1998 8 $3,220,350 -20.65% 1,788 $1,801 $117,231,402 75
3/13/1998 9 $3,051,172 -5.25% 1,710 $1,784 $121,407,160 82
3/20/1998 8 $3,260,123 +6.85% 1,604 $2,032 $125,803,127 89
3/27/1998 6 $4,302,498 +31.97% 1,564 $2,751 $131,786,180 96
4/3/1998 8 $3,330,431 -22.59% 1,556 $2,140 $136,381,511 103
4/10/1998 11 $2,056,290 -38.26% 1,414 $1,454 $139,621,599 110
4/17/1998 11 $1,558,025 -24.23% 1,205 $1,293 $142,064,798 117
4/24/1998 13 $1,054,333 -32.33% 1,051 $1,003 $143,556,984 124
5/1/1998 14 $872,650 -17.23% 1,205 $724 $144,751,251 131
5/8/1998 18 $560,315 -35.79% 1,006 $557 $145,568,128 138
5/15/1998 21 $338,995 -39.50% 805 $421 $146,085,411 145
5/22/1998 20 $455,516 +34.37% 485 $939 $146,653,084 152
5/29/1998 20 $302,475 -33.60% 367 $824 $147,047,669 159
6/5/1998 22 $218,910 -27.63% 258 $848 $147,346,087 166
6/12/1998 32 $108,862 -50.27% 152 $716 $147,540,545 173
6/19/1998 44 $44,753 -58.89% 58 $772 $147,637,474 180

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/25/1997 5 $3,405,000   1,572 $2,166 $3,554,000 2
12/29/1997 3 $2,322,976   1,572 $1,478 $18,487,854 6
12/30/1997 3 $2,500,000 +7.62% 1,572 $1,590 $20,988,000 7
12/31/1997 3 $3,426,000 +37.04% 1,572 $2,179 $24,414,000 8
1/1/1998 3 $4,050,000 +18.21% 1,572 $2,576 $28,464,000 9
1/2/1998 3 $4,370,000 +7.90% 1,579 $2,768 $32,834,000 10
1/3/1998 3 $4,980,000 +13.96% 1,579 $3,154 $37,814,000 11
1/4/1998 3 $2,901,000 -41.75% 1,579 $1,837 $40,722,657 12
1/5/1998 2 $1,004,644 -65.37% 1,579 $636 $41,727,301 13
1/6/1998 2 $1,160,147 +15.48% 1,579 $735 $42,887,448 14
1/7/1998 2 $1,072,381 -7.57% 1,579 $679 $43,959,829 15
1/8/1998 2 $1,076,806 +0.41% 1,579 $682 $45,036,635 16
1/9/1998 3 $2,685,000 +149.35% 1,632 $1,645 $47,722,000 17
1/10/1998 3 $4,345,000 +61.82% 1,632 $2,662 $52,067,000 18
1/11/1998 3 $2,045,000 -52.93% 1,632 $1,253 $54,049,474 19
1/12/1998 3 $613,566 -70.00% 1,632 $376 $54,663,040 20
1/13/1998 3 $773,750 +26.11% 1,632 $474 $55,436,730 21
1/14/1998 3 $681,372 -11.94% 1,632 $418 $56,118,162 22
1/15/1998 3 $684,165 +0.41% 1,632 $419 $56,802,327 23
1/16/1998 5 $2,185,000 +219.37% 1,753 $1,246 $58,987,000 24
1/17/1998 3 $3,735,000 +70.94% 1,753 $2,131 $62,722,000 25
1/18/1998 4 $2,625,000 -29.72% 1,753 $1,497 $65,347,000 26
1/19/1998 3 $1,740,781 -33.68% 1,753 $993 $66,331,247 27
1/20/1998 3 $841,877 -51.64% 1,753 $480 $67,673,124 28
1/21/1998 3 $708,061 -15.89% 1,753 $404 $68,381,185 29
1/22/1998 2 $1,362,815 +92.47% 1,753 $777 $69,744,000 30
1/23/1998 4 $1,535,000 +12.63% 1,763 $871 $71,279,000 31
1/24/1998 4 $3,920,000 +155.37% 1,763 $2,223 $75,199,000 32
1/25/1998 4 $1,335,000 -65.94% 1,763 $757 $76,624,000 33
1/26/1998 3 $537,672 -59.72% 1,763 $305 $77,161,647 34
1/27/1998 3 $616,433 +14.65% 1,761 $350 $77,778,740 35
1/28/1998 3 $579,427 -6.00% 1,761 $329 $78,357,567 36
1/29/1998 3 $604,809 +4.38% 1,763 $343 $78,962,376 37
1/30/1998 4 $1,755,000 +190.17% 1,778 $987 $80,717,000 38
1/31/1998 5 $3,255,000 +85.47% 1,778 $1,831 $83,972,000 39
2/1/1998 5 $1,654,000 -49.19% 1,778 $930 $85,572,016 40
2/2/1998 4 $375,346 -77.31% 1,778 $211 $85,947,362 41
2/3/1998 4 $503,944 +34.26% 1,778 $283 $86,450,206 42
2/4/1998 4 $403,785 -19.88% 1,778 $227 $86,856,091 43
2/5/1998 4 $398,910 -1.21% 1,778 $224 $87,255,001 44
2/6/1998 6 $1,320,000 +230.90% 1,795 $735 $88,575,000 45
2/7/1998 5 $2,540,000 +92.42% 1,795 $1,415 $91,115,000 46
2/8/1998 5 $1,294,000 -49.06% 1,795 $721 $92,284,000 47
2/9/1998 4 $353,223 -72.70% 1,795 $197 $92,637,670 48
2/10/1998 4 $477,273 +35.12% 1,795 $266 $93,114,943 49
2/11/1998 3 $504,848 +5.78% 1,796 $281 $93,619,241 50
2/12/1998 3 $570,000 +12.91% 1,796 $317 $94,189,000 51
2/13/1998 5 $1,315,000 +130.70% 1,801 $730 $95,501,000 52
2/14/1998 5 $3,115,000 +136.88% 1,801 $1,730 $98,616,000 53
2/15/1998 5 $2,970,000 -4.65% 1,801 $1,649 $101,586,000 54
2/16/1998 6 $992,850 -66.57% 1,801 $551 $101,614,491 55
2/17/1998 5 $457,955 -53.87% 1,802 $254 $102,072,446 56
2/18/1998 5 $387,663 -15.35% 1,802 $215 $102,460,109 57
2/19/1998 5 $441,843 +13.98% 1,802 $245 $102,901,952 58
2/20/1998 6 $1,135,000 +156.88% 1,837 $618 $104,037,000 59
2/21/1998 5 $2,290,000 +101.76% 1,837 $1,247 $106,327,000 60
2/22/1998 7 $1,175,000 -48.69% 1,837 $640 $107,502,000 61
2/23/1998 6 $302,310 -74.27% 1,837 $165 $107,813,162 62
2/24/1998 5 $370,142 +22.44% 1,837 $201 $108,183,652 63
2/25/1998 5 $291,242 -21.32% 1,837 $159 $108,467,851 64
2/26/1998 5 $315,000 +8.16% 1,837 $171 $108,783,000 65
2/27/1998 6 $1,021,000 +224.13% 1,831 $558 $109,804,000 66
2/28/1998 5 $1,930,000 +89.03% 1,831 $1,054 $111,734,000 67
3/1/1998 5 $1,045,000 -45.85% 1,831 $571 $112,852,000 68
3/2/1998 5 $251,461 -75.94% 1,831 $137 $113,103,779 69
3/3/1998 5 $323,508 +28.65% 1,831 $177 $113,427,287 70
3/4/1998 5 $282,034 -12.82% 1,831 $154 $113,709,321 71
3/5/1998 5 $301,731 +6.98% 1,831 $165 $114,011,052 72
3/6/1998 9 $790,000 +161.82% 1,788 $442 $114,801,000 73
3/7/1998 8 $1,520,000 +92.41% 1,788 $850 $116,321,000 74
3/8/1998 9 $816,000 -46.32% 1,788 $456 $117,231,402 75
3/9/1998 8 $251,439 -69.19% 1,788 $141 $117,482,841 76
3/10/1998 8 $270,000 +7.38% 1,788 $151 $117,788,000 77
3/11/1998 8 $268,238 -0.65% 1,788 $150 $118,063,912 78
3/12/1998 8 $292,076 +8.89% 1,788 $163 $118,355,988 79
3/13/1998 9 $765,000 +161.92% 1,710 $447 $119,121,000 80
3/14/1998 8 $1,455,000 +90.20% 1,710 $851 $120,576,000 81
3/15/1998 7 $804,000 -44.74% 1,710 $470 $121,407,160 82
3/16/1998 7 $237,694 -70.44% 1,710 $139 $121,644,854 83
3/17/1998 7 $278,757 +17.28% 1,710 $163 $121,923,611 84
3/18/1998 7 $295,206 +5.90% 1,710 $173 $122,218,817 85
3/19/1998 6 $324,387 +9.88% 1,710 $190 $122,543,204 86
3/20/1998 9 $835,000 +157.41% 1,604 $521 $123,378,000 87
3/21/1998 8 $1,555,000 +86.23% 1,604 $969 $124,933,000 88
3/22/1998 8 $932,000 -40.06% 1,604 $581 $125,803,127 89
3/23/1998 9 $202,477 -78.28% 1,604 $126 $126,005,604 90
3/24/1998 6 $530,000 +161.76% 1,604 $330 $126,535,604 91
3/25/1998 6 $491,201 -7.32% 1,604 $306 $127,012,025 92
3/26/1998 6 $471,557 -4.00% 1,604 $294 $127,483,582 93
3/27/1998 7 $1,325,000 +180.98% 1,564 $847 $128,809,000 94
3/28/1998 6 $2,010,000 +51.70% 1,564 $1,285 $130,819,000 95
3/29/1998 7 $1,018,000 -49.35% 1,564 $651 $131,786,000 96
3/30/1998 8 $263,558 -74.11% 1,664 $158 $132,049,738 97
3/31/1998 8 $352,259 +33.66% 1,564 $225 $132,401,997 98
4/1/1998 7 $327,820 -6.94% 1,564 $210 $132,729,817 99
4/2/1998 7 $321,263 -2.00% 1,564 $205 $133,051,080 100
4/3/1998 5 $1,595,000 +396.48% 1,556 $1,025 $134,646,000 101
4/4/1998 10 $920,000 -42.32% 1,556 $591 $135,566,000 102
4/5/1998 9 $744,000 -19.13% 1,556 $478 $136,381,511 103
4/6/1998 9 $244,323 -67.16% 1,556 $157 $136,625,834 104
4/7/1998 9 $294,667 +20.61% 1,556 $189 $136,920,501 105
4/8/1998 10 $290,408 -1.45% 556 $522 $137,210,909 106
4/12/1998 10 $478,000   1,414 $338 $139,622,000 110
4/16/1998 10 $215,000   1,414 $152 $140,507,000 114

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