The Object of my Affection (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $29,145,924Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,725,855 (33.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,890 opening theaters/1,991 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $66,992,116

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,030 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,404 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 972 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,321 $29,145,924

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 17th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R for strong language and some sexuality
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Overboard
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Keywords: Romance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,030 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,495 $66,992,116
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,467 $29,145,924
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 68 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 635 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,610 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,548 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 164 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 972 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 328 $29,145,924

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 1998 2 $9,725,855   1,890 $5,146   $9,725,855 1
Apr 24, 1998 3 $5,161,304 -47% 1,963 $2,629   $17,094,017 2
May 1, 1998 8 $3,393,712 -34% 1,990 $1,705   $21,856,227 3
May 8, 1998 10 $2,100,093 -38% 1,818 $1,155   $24,906,627 4
May 15, 1998 12 $1,199,623 -43% 1,468 $817   $26,764,814 5
May 22, 1998 18 $625,307 -48% 604 $1,035   $27,739,002 6
May 29, 1998 23 $247,786 -60% 439 $564   $28,145,007 7
Jun 5, 1998 24 $203,320 -18% 434 $468   $28,478,926 8
Jun 12, 1998 26 $158,390 -22% 403 $393   $28,764,086 9
Jun 19, 1998 27 $128,077 -19% 217 $590   $29,003,026 10
Jun 26, 1998 41 $43,164 -66% 67 $644   $29,106,737 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 17, 1998 2 $3,865,000     1,888 $2,047   $3,865,000 1
Apr 18, 1998 2 $3,900,000 +1%   1,888 $2,066   $7,765,000 2
Apr 19, 1998 2 $2,192,000 -44%   1,890 $1,160   $9,726,000 3
Apr 20, 1998 2 $582,038 -73%   1,890 $308   $10,307,893 4
Apr 21, 1998 3 $546,695 -6%   1,890 $289   $10,954,588 5
Apr 22, 1998 2 $478,540 -12%   1,890 $253   $11,433,128 6
Apr 23, 1998 2 $510,000 +7%   1,888 $270   $11,943,000 7
Apr 24, 1998 3 $1,685,000 +230% -56% 1,962 $859   $13,618,000 8
Apr 25, 1998 4 $2,310,000 +37% -41% 1,962 $1,177   $15,928,000 9
Apr 26, 1998 4 $1,253,000 -46% -43% 1,963 $638   $17,094,000 10
Apr 27, 1998 3 $324,939 -74% -44% 1,963 $166   $17,418,956 11
Apr 28, 1998 3 $398,567 +23% -27% 1,963 $203   $17,817,523 12
Apr 29, 1998 3 $318,239 -20% -33% 1,963 $162   $18,135,762 13
Apr 30, 1998 3 $326,753 +3% -36% 1,953 $167   $18,462,515 14
May 1, 1998 6 $1,010,000 +209% -40% 1,991 $507   $19,473,000 15
May 2, 1998 8 $1,495,000 +48% -35% 1,991 $751   $20,968,000 16
May 3, 1998 9 $782,000 -48% -38% 1,990 $393   $21,856,000 17
May 4, 1998 6 $219,535 -72% -32% 1,990 $110   $22,075,762 18
May 5, 1998 6 $278,483 +27% -30% 1,990 $140   $22,354,245 19
May 6, 1998 6 $237,484 -15% -25% 1,990 $119   $22,591,729 20
May 7, 1998 7 $214,805 -10% -34% 1,990 $108   $22,806,534 21
May 8, 1998 8 $658,000 +206% -35% 1,821 $361   $23,467,000 22
May 9, 1998 10 $900,000 +37% -40% 1,821 $494   $24,367,000 23
May 10, 1998 10 $520,000 -42% -34% 1,818 $286   $24,907,000 24
May 11, 1998 8 $172,276 -67% -22% 1,818 $95   $25,078,903 25
May 12, 1998 7 $208,962 +21% -25% 1,818 $115   $25,287,865 26
May 13, 1998 7 $164,654 -21% -31% 1,818 $91   $25,452,519 27
May 14, 1998 9 $110,000 -33% -49% 1,821 $60   $25,563,000 28
May 19, 1998 10 $93,256   -55% 1,468 $64   $26,973,784 33

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 1998 2 $11,932,713   1,890 $6,314   $11,932,713 1
Apr 24, 1998 3 $6,529,802 -45% 1,963 $3,326   $18,462,515 2
May 1, 1998 7 $4,344,019 -33% 1,990 $2,183   $22,806,534 3
May 8, 1998 10 $2,758,657 -36% 1,818 $1,517   $25,565,191 4
May 15, 1998 12 $1,548,504 -44% 1,468 $1,055   $27,113,695 5
May 22, 1998 18 $783,526 -49% 604 $1,297   $27,897,221 6
May 29, 1998 22 $378,385 -52% 439 $862   $28,275,606 7
Jun 5, 1998 22 $330,090 -13% 434 $761   $28,605,696 8
Jun 12, 1998 25 $269,253 -18% 403 $668   $28,874,949 9
Jun 19, 1998 29 $188,624 -30% 217 $869   $29,063,573 10

Leading Cast

Jennifer Aniston    Nina Borowski
Paul Rudd    George Hanson

Uncategorized

Kali Rocha    Melissa Marx
Lena Cardwell    Girl at Community Center
Natalie B. Kikkenborg    Girl at Community Center
Lauren Varija Pratt    Sally Miller
Hayden Panettiere    Mermaid
Lauren Chen    Violin Player
Liam Aiken    Nathan
Alan Alda    Sidney Miller
Allison Janney    Constance Miller
Timothy Daly    Dr. Robert Joley
Janet Zarish    Dinner guest
Steve Zahn    Frank Hanson
Nigel Hawthorne    Rodney Fraser

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Fenton    Composer
Susan Bode    Set Decorator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,725,855 (33.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,890 opening theaters/1,991 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $66,992,116

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,030 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,404 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 972 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,321 $29,145,924

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 17th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R for strong language and some sexuality
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Overboard
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Leading Cast

Jennifer Aniston    Nina Borowski
Paul Rudd    George Hanson

Uncategorized

Kali Rocha    Melissa Marx
Lena Cardwell    Girl at Community Center
Natalie B. Kikkenborg    Girl at Community Center
Lauren Varija Pratt    Sally Miller
Hayden Panettiere    Mermaid
Lauren Chen    Violin Player
Liam Aiken    Nathan
Alan Alda    Sidney Miller
Allison Janney    Constance Miller
Timothy Daly    Dr. Robert Joley
Janet Zarish    Dinner guest
Steve Zahn    Frank Hanson
Nigel Hawthorne    Rodney Fraser

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

Production and Technical Credits

George Fenton    Composer
Susan Bode    Set Decorator

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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,030 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,495 $66,992,116
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,467 $29,145,924
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 68 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 635 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,610 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,548 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 164 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 972 $29,145,924
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 328 $29,145,924

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 1998 2 $9,725,855   1,890 $5,146   $9,725,855 1
Apr 24, 1998 3 $5,161,304 -47% 1,963 $2,629   $17,094,017 2
May 1, 1998 8 $3,393,712 -34% 1,990 $1,705   $21,856,227 3
May 8, 1998 10 $2,100,093 -38% 1,818 $1,155   $24,906,627 4
May 15, 1998 12 $1,199,623 -43% 1,468 $817   $26,764,814 5
May 22, 1998 18 $625,307 -48% 604 $1,035   $27,739,002 6
May 29, 1998 23 $247,786 -60% 439 $564   $28,145,007 7
Jun 5, 1998 24 $203,320 -18% 434 $468   $28,478,926 8
Jun 12, 1998 26 $158,390 -22% 403 $393   $28,764,086 9
Jun 19, 1998 27 $128,077 -19% 217 $590   $29,003,026 10
Jun 26, 1998 41 $43,164 -66% 67 $644   $29,106,737 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 17, 1998 2 $3,865,000     1,888 $2,047   $3,865,000 1
Apr 18, 1998 2 $3,900,000 +1%   1,888 $2,066   $7,765,000 2
Apr 19, 1998 2 $2,192,000 -44%   1,890 $1,160   $9,726,000 3
Apr 20, 1998 2 $582,038 -73%   1,890 $308   $10,307,893 4
Apr 21, 1998 3 $546,695 -6%   1,890 $289   $10,954,588 5
Apr 22, 1998 2 $478,540 -12%   1,890 $253   $11,433,128 6
Apr 23, 1998 2 $510,000 +7%   1,888 $270   $11,943,000 7
Apr 24, 1998 3 $1,685,000 +230% -56% 1,962 $859   $13,618,000 8
Apr 25, 1998 4 $2,310,000 +37% -41% 1,962 $1,177   $15,928,000 9
Apr 26, 1998 4 $1,253,000 -46% -43% 1,963 $638   $17,094,000 10
Apr 27, 1998 3 $324,939 -74% -44% 1,963 $166   $17,418,956 11
Apr 28, 1998 3 $398,567 +23% -27% 1,963 $203   $17,817,523 12
Apr 29, 1998 3 $318,239 -20% -33% 1,963 $162   $18,135,762 13
Apr 30, 1998 3 $326,753 +3% -36% 1,953 $167   $18,462,515 14
May 1, 1998 6 $1,010,000 +209% -40% 1,991 $507   $19,473,000 15
May 2, 1998 8 $1,495,000 +48% -35% 1,991 $751   $20,968,000 16
May 3, 1998 9 $782,000 -48% -38% 1,990 $393   $21,856,000 17
May 4, 1998 6 $219,535 -72% -32% 1,990 $110   $22,075,762 18
May 5, 1998 6 $278,483 +27% -30% 1,990 $140   $22,354,245 19
May 6, 1998 6 $237,484 -15% -25% 1,990 $119   $22,591,729 20
May 7, 1998 7 $214,805 -10% -34% 1,990 $108   $22,806,534 21
May 8, 1998 8 $658,000 +206% -35% 1,821 $361   $23,467,000 22
May 9, 1998 10 $900,000 +37% -40% 1,821 $494   $24,367,000 23
May 10, 1998 10 $520,000 -42% -34% 1,818 $286   $24,907,000 24
May 11, 1998 8 $172,276 -67% -22% 1,818 $95   $25,078,903 25
May 12, 1998 7 $208,962 +21% -25% 1,818 $115   $25,287,865 26
May 13, 1998 7 $164,654 -21% -31% 1,818 $91   $25,452,519 27
May 14, 1998 9 $110,000 -33% -49% 1,821 $60   $25,563,000 28
May 19, 1998 10 $93,256   -55% 1,468 $64   $26,973,784 33

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 1998 2 $11,932,713   1,890 $6,314   $11,932,713 1
Apr 24, 1998 3 $6,529,802 -45% 1,963 $3,326   $18,462,515 2
May 1, 1998 7 $4,344,019 -33% 1,990 $2,183   $22,806,534 3
May 8, 1998 10 $2,758,657 -36% 1,818 $1,517   $25,565,191 4
May 15, 1998 12 $1,548,504 -44% 1,468 $1,055   $27,113,695 5
May 22, 1998 18 $783,526 -49% 604 $1,297   $27,897,221 6
May 29, 1998 22 $378,385 -52% 439 $862   $28,275,606 7
Jun 5, 1998 22 $330,090 -13% 434 $761   $28,605,696 8
Jun 12, 1998 25 $269,253 -18% 403 $668   $28,874,949 9
Jun 19, 1998 29 $188,624 -30% 217 $869   $29,063,573 10

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,404 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,674 $29,145,924
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 80 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 850 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,787 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,257 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 228 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,321 $29,145,924
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 378 $29,145,924