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The Numbers Rating: 7.00 (2 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $39,017,984
Released March 20, 1998
Production Budget $65,000,000
MPAA Rating R for strong language and sexual references
Running Time:143 minutes
Highest Combined Star Gross79 (see full chart)
Keywords Political
Distributed by Universal
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Comedy
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Dramatization
Director Mike Nichols

Cast

John Travolta    Jack Stanton
Emma Thompson    Susan Stanton
Adrian Lester    Henry Burton
Billy Bob Thornton    Richard Jemmons
Maura Tierney    Daisy Green
Kathy Bates    Libby Holden
Larry Hagman    Freddy Picker
Paul Guilfoyle    Howard Ferguson
Caroline Aaron    Lucille Kaufman
Rebecca Walker    March Cunningham
Gia Carides    Cashmere McLeod
Stacy Edwards    Jennifer Rogers
Diane Ladd    Mamma Stanton
Allison Janney    Miss Walsh
Tony Shalhoub    Eddie Reyes
Mykelti Williamson    Dewayne Smith
Rob Reiner    Izzy Rosenblatt
James Earl Jones    CNN Voiceover (voice)
Larry King    Himself

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
3/20/1998 2 $12,045,395   1,965 $6,130 $12,045,395 3
3/27/1998 3 $7,005,780 -41.84% 1,968 $3,560 $22,244,315 10
4/3/1998 5 $4,702,920 -32.87% 1,976 $2,380 $28,944,755 17
4/10/1998 10 $2,410,545 -48.74% 1,779 $1,355 $32,735,465 24
4/17/1998 12 $1,534,305 -36.35% 1,317 $1,165 $35,158,705 31
4/24/1998 18 $833,400 -45.68% 926 $900 $36,379,432 38
5/1/1998 21 $550,515 -33.94% 734 $750 $37,147,192 45
5/8/1998 22 $313,045 -43.14% 457 $685 $37,613,382 52
5/15/1998 25 $237,695 -24.07% 347 $685 $37,939,277 59
5/22/1998 27 $242,970 +2.22% 267 $910 $38,275,612 66
5/29/1998 31 $153,735 -36.73% 277 $555 $38,494,807 73
6/5/1998 29 $140,220 -8.79% 246 $570 $38,714,217 80
6/12/1998 38 $85,920 -38.72% 179 $480 $38,856,507 87
6/19/1998 39 $61,875 -27.99% 104 $595 $38,966,057 94

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
3/20/1998 2 $3,630,000   1,966 $1,846 $3,630,000 1
3/21/1998 2 $5,470,000 +50.69% 1,966 $2,782 $9,100,000 2
3/22/1998 2 $3,026,000 -44.68% 1,966 $1,539 $12,045,395 3
3/23/1998 3 $618,975 -79.54% 1,965 $315 $12,664,370 4
3/24/1998 3 $880,000 +42.17% 1,966 $448 $13,544,370 5
3/25/1998 2 $864,615 -1.75% 1,965 $440 $14,403,410 6
3/26/1998 2 $835,125 -3.41% 1,965 $425 $15,238,535 7
3/27/1998 3 $2,160,000 +158.64% 1,969 $1,097 $17,399,000 8
3/28/1998 3 $3,350,000 +55.09% 1,969 $1,701 $20,749,000 9
3/29/1998 3 $1,663,000 -50.36% 1,969 $845 $22,244,000 10
3/30/1998 3 $413,280 -75.15% 1,968 $210 $22,657,595 11
3/31/1998 3 $560,880 +35.71% 1,968 $285 $23,218,475 12
4/1/1998 2 $521,520 -7.02% 1,968 $265 $23,739,995 13
4/2/1998 2 $501,840 -3.77% 1,968 $255 $24,241,835 14
4/3/1998 6 $1,245,000 +148.09% 1,975 $630 $25,487,000 15
4/4/1998 5 $2,290,000 +83.94% 1,975 $1,159 $27,777,000 16
4/5/1998 5 $1,057,000 -53.84% 1,976 $535 $28,944,755 17
4/6/1998 7 $305,815 -71.07% 1,976 $155 $29,250,570 18
4/7/1998 7 $345,275 +12.90% 1,976 $175 $29,595,845 19
4/8/1998 7 $344,925 -0.10% 1,976 $175 $29,940,770 20
4/9/1998 6 $395,230 +14.58% 1,976 $200 $30,336,000 21
4/10/1998 10 $775,000 +96.09% 1,775 $437 $31,111,000 22
4/11/1998 9 $1,005,000 +29.68% 1,775 $566 $32,116,000 23
4/12/1998 9 $551,000 -45.17% 1,779 $310 $32,735,000 24

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