The Rugrats Movie (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $100,494,685Details
International Box Office $40,400,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $140,894,685
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,321,470 (27.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$28,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,782 opening theaters/2,832 max. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $223,681,693

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 805 $100,494,685
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,293 $40,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,349 $140,894,685

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 20th, 1998 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: March 30th, 1999 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 81 minutes
Franchise: Rugrats Movie
Comparisons: vs. Rugrats in Paris
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Keywords: Family Movie, Family Adventure, New Parents, Sibling Rivalry, Dysfunctional Family, Missing Child
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 424 $6,121,899 Jan 1, 1999 45
Biggest 6th Wednesday 52 $1,180,000 Dec 30, 1998 41
Biggest 6th Tuesday 70 $1,221,369 Dec 29, 1998 40
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 399 $6,424,118 Dec 25, 1998 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 63 $21,010,116 Nov 27, 1998 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 45 $50,621,390 Nov 27, 1998 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 67 $27,275,116 Nov 27, 1998 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 38 $53,270,804 Nov 27, 1998 10
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 70 $27,321,470 Nov 20, 1998 3
Top G Weekend Domestic 43 $27,321,470 Nov 20, 1998 3
Top Hand Animation Weekend Domestic 9 $27,321,470 Nov 20, 1998 3
Leggiest Opening Weekend 69 4.06 Nov 20, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 1 $27,321,470   2,782 $9,821   $27,321,470 1
Nov 27, 1998 2 $21,010,116 -23% 2,823 $7,442   $57,851,991 2
Dec 4, 1998 4 $7,632,293 -64% 2,832 $2,695   $67,452,270 3
Dec 11, 1998 5 $4,533,571 -41% 2,706 $1,675   $73,198,438 4
Dec 18, 1998 8 $2,859,389 -37% 2,616 $1,093   $76,828,697 5
Dec 25, 1998 11 $2,666,292 -7% 2,225 $1,198   $82,015,627 6
Jan 1, 1999 12 $2,752,148 +3% 2,002 $1,375   $89,183,190 7
Jan 8, 1999 14 $1,437,993 -48% 1,633 $881   $91,119,751 8
Jan 15, 1999 18 $1,330,827 -7% 981 $1,357   $92,703,873 9
Jan 22, 1999 22 $784,440 -41% 824 $952   $93,599,709 10
Jan 29, 1999 23 $570,550 -27% 779 $732   $94,269,189 11
Feb 5, 1999 25 $508,577 -11% 596 $853   $94,853,991 12
Feb 12, 1999 17 $1,254,878 +147% 840 $1,494   $96,174,410 13
Feb 19, 1999 18 $801,649 -36% 818 $980   $97,388,638 14
Feb 26, 1999 20 $704,009 -12% 708 $994   $98,286,747 15
Mar 5, 1999 18 $596,049 -15% 590 $1,010   $99,064,772 16
Mar 12, 1999 22 $483,875 -19% 533 $908   $99,704,991 17
Mar 19, 1999 27 $328,545 -32% 403 $815   $100,130,568 18
Mar 26, 1999 37 $166,458 -49% 230 $724   $100,354,406 19
Apr 2, 1999 55 $50,512 -70% 110 $459   $100,439,328 20
Apr 9, 1999 - $12,294 -76% 44 $279   $100,491,683 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 20, 1998 1 $6,730,000     2,782 $2,419   $6,730,000 1
Nov 21, 1998 1 $11,935,000 +77%   2,782 $4,290   $18,665,000 2
Nov 22, 1998 1 $8,467,000 -29%   2,782 $3,043   $27,321,000 3
Nov 23, 1998 2 $1,417,335 -83%   2,782 $509   $28,738,805 4
Nov 24, 1998 2 $1,630,000 +15%   2,782 $586   $30,369,000 5
Nov 25, 1998 2 $3,405,000 +109%   2,823 $1,206   $33,774,000 6
Nov 26, 1998 4 $2,860,000 -16%   2,823 $1,013   $36,634,000 7
Nov 27, 1998 2 $8,650,000 +202% +29% 2,823 $3,064   $45,284,000 8
Nov 28, 1998 2 $7,850,000 -9% -34% 2,823 $2,781   $53,185,000 9
Nov 29, 1998 2 $4,595,000 -41% -46% 2,823 $1,628   $57,852,000 10
Nov 30, 1998 3 $647,826 -86% -54% 2,823 $229   $58,499,817 11
Dec 1, 1998 4 $484,920 -25% -70% 2,823 $172   $58,984,737 12
Dec 2, 1998 4 $431,129 -11% -87% 2,823 $153   $59,415,866 13
Dec 3, 1998 3 $579,134 +34% -80% 2,823 $205   $59,995,000 14
Dec 4, 1998 5 $1,445,000 +150% -83% 2,823 $512   $61,440,000 15
Dec 5, 1998 4 $3,650,000 +153% -54% 2,832 $1,289   $65,090,000 16
Dec 6, 1998 2 $2,367,000 -35% -48% 2,832 $836   $67,457,000 17
Dec 7, 1998 5 $283,454 -88% -56% 2,832 $100   $67,735,724 18
Dec 8, 1998 5 $348,621 +23% -28% 2,832 $123   $68,084,345 19
Dec 9, 1998 5 $293,187 -16% -32% 2,332 $126   $68,376,532 20
Dec 10, 1998 5 $268,335 -8% -54% 2,332 $115   $68,664,367 21
Dec 11, 1998 6 $1,300,000 +384% -10% 2,706 $480   $69,964,367 22
Dec 12, 1998 5 $2,200,000 +69% -40% 2,706 $813   $72,164,367 23
Dec 13, 1998 5 $1,413,000 -36% -40% 2,706 $522   $73,198,000 24
Dec 14, 1998 7 $182,554 -87% -36% 2,706 $67   $73,763,180 25
Dec 15, 1998 7 $195,327 +7% -44% 2,706 $72   $73,576,319 26
Dec 16, 1998 7 $185,277 -5% -37% 2,706 $68   $73,761,596 27
Dec 17, 1998 7 $207,712 +12% -23% 2,706 $77   $73,969,308 28
Dec 18, 1998 9 $525,000 +153% -60% 2,616 $201   $74,494,000 29
Dec 19, 1998 8 $1,230,000 +134% -44% 2,616 $470   $75,724,000 30
Dec 20, 1998 7 $961,000 -22% -32% 2,616 $367   $76,829,000 31
Dec 21, 1998 7 $586,381 -39% +221% 2,616 $224   $77,415,078 32
Dec 22, 1998 7 $535,922 -9% +174% 2,616 $205   $77,951,000 33
Dec 23, 1998 7 $715,000 +33% +286% 2,616 $273   $78,666,000 34
Dec 24, 1998 7 $460,000 -36% +121% 2,616 $176   $79,338,000 35
Dec 29, 1998 10 $1,221,369   +128% 2,225 $549   $84,299,501 40
Dec 30, 1998 10 $1,180,000 -3% +65% 2,225 $530   $85,479,000 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 1 $36,841,875   2,782 $13,243   $36,841,875 1
Nov 27, 1998 2 $22,978,102 -38% 2,823 $8,140   $59,819,977 2
Dec 4, 1998 4 $8,844,890 -62% 2,832 $3,123   $68,664,867 3
Dec 11, 1998 6 $5,304,441 -40% 2,706 $1,960   $73,969,308 4
Dec 18, 1998 8 $5,380,027 +1% 2,616 $2,057   $79,349,335 5
Dec 25, 1998 11 $7,081,707 +32% 2,225 $3,183   $86,431,042 6
Jan 1, 1999 12 $3,250,716 -54% 2,002 $1,624   $89,681,758 7
Jan 8, 1999 15 $1,691,288 -48% 1,633 $1,036   $91,373,046 8
Jan 15, 1999 19 $1,442,223 -15% 981 $1,470   $92,815,269 9
Jan 22, 1999 23 $883,370 -39% 824 $1,072   $93,698,639 10
Jan 29, 1999 25 $646,775 -27% 779 $830   $94,345,414 11
Feb 5, 1999 27 $574,118 -11% 596 $963   $94,919,532 12
Feb 12, 1999 15 $1,667,457 +190% 840 $1,985   $96,586,989 13
Feb 19, 1999 19 $995,749 -40% 818 $1,217   $97,582,738 14
Feb 26, 1999 20 $885,985 -11% 708 $1,251   $98,468,723 15
Mar 5, 1999 18 $752,393 -15% 590 $1,275   $99,221,116 16
Mar 12, 1999 23 $580,907 -23% 533 $1,090   $99,802,023 17
Mar 19, 1999 30 $385,925 -34% 403 $958   $100,187,948 18
Mar 26, 1999 39 $200,868 -48% 230 $873   $100,388,816 19
Apr 2, 1999 52 $90,573 -55% 110 $823   $100,479,389 20

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Supporting Cast

Whoopi Goldberg    Ranger Margaret

Uncategorized

Michael Bell   
Lisa Loeb    Herself
Christine Cavanaugh    Chuckie Finster
Jack Riley    Stu Pickles
Tara Charendoff    Dylan "Dil" Pickles
Kath Soucie    Phil/Lil/Betty DeVille
Melanie Chartoff    Didi Pickles
Cheryl Chase    Angelica Pickles
Tim Curry    Rex Pester
Joe Alaskey    Grampa
Elizabeth Daily    Tommy Pickles
Mary Gross    Woman Guest
Hattie Winston    Dr. Lucy Carmichael
Andrea Martin    Aunt Miriam
Phil Proctor    Howard DeVille/Igor
Tress MacNeille    Charlotte Pickles
Margaret Cho    Lt. Klavin
David Spade    Ranger Frank (voice)
Edie McClurg    Nurse
Abraham Benrubi    Serge

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

Production and Technical Credits

Igor Kovalyov    Director
Norton Virgien    Director
J. David Stem    Screenwriter
David N. Weiss    Screenwriter
Arlene Klasky    Story Creator
Gabor Csupo    Story Creator
Paul Germain    Story Creator
Mark Mothersbaugh    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,321,470 (27.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:71.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$28,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,782 opening theaters/2,832 max. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $223,681,693

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 805 $100,494,685
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,293 $40,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,349 $140,894,685

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 20th, 1998 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: March 30th, 1999 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 81 minutes
Franchise: Rugrats Movie
Comparisons: vs. Rugrats in Paris
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Keywords: Family Movie, Family Adventure, New Parents, Sibling Rivalry, Dysfunctional Family, Missing Child
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 424 $6,121,899 Jan 1, 1999 45
Biggest 6th Wednesday 52 $1,180,000 Dec 30, 1998 41
Biggest 6th Tuesday 70 $1,221,369 Dec 29, 1998 40
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 399 $6,424,118 Dec 25, 1998 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 63 $21,010,116 Nov 27, 1998 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 45 $50,621,390 Nov 27, 1998 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 67 $27,275,116 Nov 27, 1998 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 38 $53,270,804 Nov 27, 1998 10
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 70 $27,321,470 Nov 20, 1998 3
Top G Weekend Domestic 43 $27,321,470 Nov 20, 1998 3
Top Hand Animation Weekend Domestic 9 $27,321,470 Nov 20, 1998 3
Leggiest Opening Weekend 69 4.06 Nov 20, 1998 3

Supporting Cast

Whoopi Goldberg    Ranger Margaret

Uncategorized

Michael Bell   
Lisa Loeb    Herself
Christine Cavanaugh    Chuckie Finster
Jack Riley    Stu Pickles
Tara Charendoff    Dylan "Dil" Pickles
Kath Soucie    Phil/Lil/Betty DeVille
Melanie Chartoff    Didi Pickles
Cheryl Chase    Angelica Pickles
Tim Curry    Rex Pester
Joe Alaskey    Grampa
Elizabeth Daily    Tommy Pickles
Mary Gross    Woman Guest
Hattie Winston    Dr. Lucy Carmichael
Andrea Martin    Aunt Miriam
Phil Proctor    Howard DeVille/Igor
Tress MacNeille    Charlotte Pickles
Margaret Cho    Lt. Klavin
David Spade    Ranger Frank (voice)
Edie McClurg    Nurse
Abraham Benrubi    Serge

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

Production and Technical Credits

Igor Kovalyov    Director
Norton Virgien    Director
J. David Stem    Screenwriter
David N. Weiss    Screenwriter
Arlene Klasky    Story Creator
Gabor Csupo    Story Creator
Paul Germain    Story Creator
Mark Mothersbaugh    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 1 $27,321,470   2,782 $9,821   $27,321,470 1
Nov 27, 1998 2 $21,010,116 -23% 2,823 $7,442   $57,851,991 2
Dec 4, 1998 4 $7,632,293 -64% 2,832 $2,695   $67,452,270 3
Dec 11, 1998 5 $4,533,571 -41% 2,706 $1,675   $73,198,438 4
Dec 18, 1998 8 $2,859,389 -37% 2,616 $1,093   $76,828,697 5
Dec 25, 1998 11 $2,666,292 -7% 2,225 $1,198   $82,015,627 6
Jan 1, 1999 12 $2,752,148 +3% 2,002 $1,375   $89,183,190 7
Jan 8, 1999 14 $1,437,993 -48% 1,633 $881   $91,119,751 8
Jan 15, 1999 18 $1,330,827 -7% 981 $1,357   $92,703,873 9
Jan 22, 1999 22 $784,440 -41% 824 $952   $93,599,709 10
Jan 29, 1999 23 $570,550 -27% 779 $732   $94,269,189 11
Feb 5, 1999 25 $508,577 -11% 596 $853   $94,853,991 12
Feb 12, 1999 17 $1,254,878 +147% 840 $1,494   $96,174,410 13
Feb 19, 1999 18 $801,649 -36% 818 $980   $97,388,638 14
Feb 26, 1999 20 $704,009 -12% 708 $994   $98,286,747 15
Mar 5, 1999 18 $596,049 -15% 590 $1,010   $99,064,772 16
Mar 12, 1999 22 $483,875 -19% 533 $908   $99,704,991 17
Mar 19, 1999 27 $328,545 -32% 403 $815   $100,130,568 18
Mar 26, 1999 37 $166,458 -49% 230 $724   $100,354,406 19
Apr 2, 1999 55 $50,512 -70% 110 $459   $100,439,328 20
Apr 9, 1999 - $12,294 -76% 44 $279   $100,491,683 21

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 20, 1998 1 $6,730,000     2,782 $2,419   $6,730,000 1
Nov 21, 1998 1 $11,935,000 +77%   2,782 $4,290   $18,665,000 2
Nov 22, 1998 1 $8,467,000 -29%   2,782 $3,043   $27,321,000 3
Nov 23, 1998 2 $1,417,335 -83%   2,782 $509   $28,738,805 4
Nov 24, 1998 2 $1,630,000 +15%   2,782 $586   $30,369,000 5
Nov 25, 1998 2 $3,405,000 +109%   2,823 $1,206   $33,774,000 6
Nov 26, 1998 4 $2,860,000 -16%   2,823 $1,013   $36,634,000 7
Nov 27, 1998 2 $8,650,000 +202% +29% 2,823 $3,064   $45,284,000 8
Nov 28, 1998 2 $7,850,000 -9% -34% 2,823 $2,781   $53,185,000 9
Nov 29, 1998 2 $4,595,000 -41% -46% 2,823 $1,628   $57,852,000 10
Nov 30, 1998 3 $647,826 -86% -54% 2,823 $229   $58,499,817 11
Dec 1, 1998 4 $484,920 -25% -70% 2,823 $172   $58,984,737 12
Dec 2, 1998 4 $431,129 -11% -87% 2,823 $153   $59,415,866 13
Dec 3, 1998 3 $579,134 +34% -80% 2,823 $205   $59,995,000 14
Dec 4, 1998 5 $1,445,000 +150% -83% 2,823 $512   $61,440,000 15
Dec 5, 1998 4 $3,650,000 +153% -54% 2,832 $1,289   $65,090,000 16
Dec 6, 1998 2 $2,367,000 -35% -48% 2,832 $836   $67,457,000 17
Dec 7, 1998 5 $283,454 -88% -56% 2,832 $100   $67,735,724 18
Dec 8, 1998 5 $348,621 +23% -28% 2,832 $123   $68,084,345 19
Dec 9, 1998 5 $293,187 -16% -32% 2,332 $126   $68,376,532 20
Dec 10, 1998 5 $268,335 -8% -54% 2,332 $115   $68,664,367 21
Dec 11, 1998 6 $1,300,000 +384% -10% 2,706 $480   $69,964,367 22
Dec 12, 1998 5 $2,200,000 +69% -40% 2,706 $813   $72,164,367 23
Dec 13, 1998 5 $1,413,000 -36% -40% 2,706 $522   $73,198,000 24
Dec 14, 1998 7 $182,554 -87% -36% 2,706 $67   $73,763,180 25
Dec 15, 1998 7 $195,327 +7% -44% 2,706 $72   $73,576,319 26
Dec 16, 1998 7 $185,277 -5% -37% 2,706 $68   $73,761,596 27
Dec 17, 1998 7 $207,712 +12% -23% 2,706 $77   $73,969,308 28
Dec 18, 1998 9 $525,000 +153% -60% 2,616 $201   $74,494,000 29
Dec 19, 1998 8 $1,230,000 +134% -44% 2,616 $470   $75,724,000 30
Dec 20, 1998 7 $961,000 -22% -32% 2,616 $367   $76,829,000 31
Dec 21, 1998 7 $586,381 -39% +221% 2,616 $224   $77,415,078 32
Dec 22, 1998 7 $535,922 -9% +174% 2,616 $205   $77,951,000 33
Dec 23, 1998 7 $715,000 +33% +286% 2,616 $273   $78,666,000 34
Dec 24, 1998 7 $460,000 -36% +121% 2,616 $176   $79,338,000 35
Dec 29, 1998 10 $1,221,369   +128% 2,225 $549   $84,299,501 40
Dec 30, 1998 10 $1,180,000 -3% +65% 2,225 $530   $85,479,000 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 1 $36,841,875   2,782 $13,243   $36,841,875 1
Nov 27, 1998 2 $22,978,102 -38% 2,823 $8,140   $59,819,977 2
Dec 4, 1998 4 $8,844,890 -62% 2,832 $3,123   $68,664,867 3
Dec 11, 1998 6 $5,304,441 -40% 2,706 $1,960   $73,969,308 4
Dec 18, 1998 8 $5,380,027 +1% 2,616 $2,057   $79,349,335 5
Dec 25, 1998 11 $7,081,707 +32% 2,225 $3,183   $86,431,042 6
Jan 1, 1999 12 $3,250,716 -54% 2,002 $1,624   $89,681,758 7
Jan 8, 1999 15 $1,691,288 -48% 1,633 $1,036   $91,373,046 8
Jan 15, 1999 19 $1,442,223 -15% 981 $1,470   $92,815,269 9
Jan 22, 1999 23 $883,370 -39% 824 $1,072   $93,698,639 10
Jan 29, 1999 25 $646,775 -27% 779 $830   $94,345,414 11
Feb 5, 1999 27 $574,118 -11% 596 $963   $94,919,532 12
Feb 12, 1999 15 $1,667,457 +190% 840 $1,985   $96,586,989 13
Feb 19, 1999 19 $995,749 -40% 818 $1,217   $97,582,738 14
Feb 26, 1999 20 $885,985 -11% 708 $1,251   $98,468,723 15
Mar 5, 1999 18 $752,393 -15% 590 $1,275   $99,221,116 16
Mar 12, 1999 23 $580,907 -23% 533 $1,090   $99,802,023 17
Mar 19, 1999 30 $385,925 -34% 403 $958   $100,187,948 18
Mar 26, 1999 39 $200,868 -48% 230 $873   $100,388,816 19
Apr 2, 1999 52 $90,573 -55% 110 $823   $100,479,389 20

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records