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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A Civil Action

The Numbers Rating: 0.00 (0 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 79% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $56,709,981
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Released December 25, 1998
Production Budget $60,000,000
MPAA Rating PG-13 for some strong language
Running Time:112 minutes
Highest Combined Star Gross136 (see full chart)
Keywords Lawyers
Distributed by Buena Vista
Produced by Scott Rudin Productions
Music Composed By Danny Elfman
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction
Director Steven Zaillian

Cast

John Travolta    Jan Schlichtmann
Robert Duvall    Jerome Facher
Tony Shalhoub    Kevin Conway
William H. Macy    James Gordon
Zeljko Ivanek    Bill Crowley
Bruce Norris    William Cheeseman
John Lithgow    Judge Skinner
Kathleen Quinlan    Anne Anderson
Peter Jacobson    Neil Jacobs
Sydney Pollack    Al Eustis
Denise Dowse    Judge
Stephen Fry    Pinder
Dan Hedaya    John Riley
Paul Hewitt    Grace Worker
Mary Mara    Kathy Boyer
David Thornton    Richard Aufiero
James Gandolfini    Al Love
Edward Herrmann   
Gene Wolande    Hotel Clerk
Kathy Bates    Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
Harry Dean Stanton    Land Watcher (uncredited)

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/25/1998 41 $70,079   2 $35,040 $70,079 3
1/1/1999 42 $70,869 +1.13% 2 $35,435 $226,465 10
1/8/1999 1 $15,163,484 +21,296.50% 1,802 $8,415 $15,452,632 17
1/15/1999 3 $11,761,043 -22.44% 2,001 $5,878 $31,301,412 24
1/22/1999 3 $7,648,388 -34.97% 2,026 $3,775 $40,786,181 31
1/29/1999 4 $4,797,967 -37.27% 2,069 $2,319 $47,253,243 38
2/5/1999 7 $3,075,382 -35.90% 2,031 $1,514 $51,632,380 45
2/12/1999 13 $1,765,313 -42.60% 1,403 $1,258 $54,089,852 52
2/19/1999 20 $770,820 -56.34% 890 $866 $55,150,049 59
2/26/1999 35 $261,129 -66.12% 426 $613 $55,594,271 66
3/5/1999 40 $131,522 -49.63% 262 $502 $55,804,853 73
3/12/1999 47 $73,833 -43.86% 126 $586 $55,921,654 80
3/19/1999 54 $37,771 -48.84% 76 $497 $55,987,961 87
3/26/1999 62 $19,633 -48.02% 48 $409 $56,022,518 94
4/2/1999 34 $198,084 +908.93% 348 $569 $56,226,573 101
4/9/1999 38 $154,009 -22.25% 280 $550 $56,479,278 108
4/16/1999 44 $86,184 -44.04% 152 $567 $56,615,755 115
4/23/1999 68 $31,255 -63.73% 58 $539 $56,673,204 122
4/30/1999 77 $18,515 -40.76% 43 $431 $56,702,901 129

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1/8/1999 1 $4,290,000   1,802 $2,381 $4,579,000 15
1/9/1999 1 $6,990,000 +62.94% 1,802 $3,879 $11,569,000 16
1/10/1999 1 $3,883,632 -44.44% 1,802 $2,155 $15,452,632 17
1/11/1999 1 $1,046,183 -73.06% 1,802 $581 $16,498,815 18
1/12/1999 1 $1,182,406 +13.02% 1,802 $656 $17,681,221 19
1/13/1999 1 $961,127 -18.71% 1,802 $533 $18,642,348 20
1/14/1999 1 $898,021 -6.57% 1,802 $498 $19,540,369 21
1/15/1999 2 $2,814,631 +213.43% 2,001 $1,407 $22,355,000 22
1/16/1999 2 $4,770,000 +69.47% 2,001 $2,384 $27,125,000 23
1/17/1999 4 $2,585,000 -45.81% 2,001 $1,292 $29,710,000 24
1/18/1999 5 $1,469,782 -43.14% 2,001 $735 $31,301,412 25
1/19/1999 3 $665,512 -54.72% 2,001 $333 $31,966,924 26
1/20/1999 3 $592,977 -10.90% 2,001 $296 $32,559,901 27
1/21/1999 3 $577,892 -2.54% 2,001 $289 $33,137,793 28
1/22/1999 3 $2,000,000 +246.09% 2,026 $987 $35,138,000 29
1/23/1999 3 $4,000,000 +100.00% 2,026 $1,974 $39,138,000 30
1/24/1999 3 $1,832,000 -54.20% 2,026 $904 $40,786,000 31
1/25/1999 4 $383,708 -79.06% 2,026 $189 $41,169,889 32
1/26/1999 3 $475,973 +24.05% 2,026 $235 $41,645,862 33
1/27/1999 3 $402,405 -15.46% 2,026 $199 $42,051,267 34
1/28/1999 3 $404,009 +0.40% 2,026 $199 $42,455,276 35
1/29/1999 4 $1,430,000 +253.95% 2,069 $691 $43,885,000 36
1/30/1999 4 $2,665,000 +86.36% 2,069 $1,288 $46,550,000 37
1/31/1999 7 $707,000 -73.47% 2,069 $342 $47,253,243 38
2/1/1999 5 $300,534 -57.49% 2,069 $145 $47,553,777 39
2/2/1999 4 $371,890 +23.74% 2,069 $180 $47,925,667 40
2/3/1999 3 $317,991 -14.49% 2,069 $154 $48,243,658 41
2/4/1999 4 $313,340 -1.46% 2,069 $151 $48,556,998 42
2/5/1999 7 $800,000 +155.31% 2,069 $387 $49,357,000 43
2/6/1999 7 $1,585,000 +98.13% 2,031 $780 $50,942,000 44
2/7/1999 7 $680,000 -57.10% 2,031 $335 $51,632,380 45
2/8/1999 7 $156,998 -76.91% 2,031 $77 $51,789,378 46
2/9/1999 8 $194,921 +24.16% 2,031 $96 $51,984,299 47
2/10/1999 8 $169,092 -13.25% 2,031 $83 $52,153,391 48
2/11/1999 9 $171,148 +1.22% 2,031 $84 $52,324,539 49
2/12/1999 12 $310,000 +81.13% 1,403 $221 $52,635,000 50
2/13/1999 12 $630,000 +103.23% 1,403 $449 $53,265,000 51
2/14/1999 12 $495,000 -21.43% 1,403 $353 $53,760,000 52
2/15/1999 15 $193,989 -60.81% 1,403 $138 $54,089,852 53
2/16/1999 15 $103,155 -46.82% 1,403 $74 $54,193,007 54
2/17/1999 14 $92,739 -10.10% 1,403 $66 $54,285,746 55
2/18/1999 14 $93,483 +0.80% 1,403 $67 $54,379,229 56
2/25/1999 20 $47,869   890 $54 $55,333,142 63

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