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The Numbers Rating: 7.29 (24 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 89% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $130,058,047
International Gross $226,200,000
Worldwide Gross $356,258,047
Released September 15, 1999 (limited)
Production Budget $15,000,000
MPAA Rating R for strong sexuality, language, violence and drug content
Running Time:118 minutes
Academy Award Winner, 1999Best Picture
Keywords Dysfunctional Family, Mid-Life Crisis
Distributed by Dreamworks SKG
Music Composed By Thomas Newman
Source Original Screenplay
Award Best Picture Oscar
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction
Director Sam Mendes
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Cast

Annette Bening    Carolyn Burnham
Kevin Spacey    Lester Burnham
Thora Birch    Jane Burnham
Wes Bentley    Ricky Fitts
Mena Suvari    Angela Hayes
Peter Gallagher    Buddy Kane
Chris Cooper    Colonel Fitts
Allison Janney    Barbara Fitts
Scott Bakula    Jim #1
Sam Robards    Jim #2
Barry Del Sherman    Brad
Ara Celi    Sale House Woman #1
John Cho    Sale House Man #1
Fort Atkinson    Sale House Man #2
Sue Casey    Sale House Woman #2

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
9/17/1999 11 $861,531   16 $53,846 $1,021,385 5
9/24/1999 5 $5,936,646 +589.08% 429 $13,838 $7,484,984 12
10/1/1999 3 $8,188,587 +37.93% 706 $11,599 $18,395,497 19
10/8/1999 4 $9,505,313 +16.08% 1,226 $7,753 $31,120,695 26
10/15/1999 5 $6,608,144 -30.48% 1,350 $4,895 $41,159,439 33
10/22/1999 6 $5,180,253 -21.61% 1,459 $3,551 $48,630,401 40
10/29/1999 4 $3,779,747 -27.04% 1,528 $2,474 $54,106,032 47
11/5/1999 7 $3,324,526 -12.04% 1,553 $2,141 $58,931,005 54
11/12/1999 13 $2,371,304 -28.67% 1,264 $1,876 $62,655,084 61
11/19/1999 15 $1,293,020 -45.47% 815 $1,587 $64,699,595 68
11/26/1999 15 $1,170,667 -9.46% 585 $2,001 $66,524,764 75
12/3/1999 14 $780,219 -33.35% 694 $1,124 $67,589,142 82
12/10/1999 13 $603,130 -22.70% 595 $1,014 $68,500,984 89
12/17/1999 14 $527,468 -12.54% 452 $1,167 $69,298,106 96
12/24/1999 16 $322,143 -38.93% 293 $1,099 $70,041,838 103
12/31/1999 16 $499,030 +54.91% 275 $1,815 $71,017,815 110
1/7/2000 20 $577,310 +15.69% 289 $1,998 $71,917,100 117
1/14/2000 22 $598,389 +3.65% 276 $2,168 $71,917,100 124
1/21/2000 26 $431,045 -27.97% 267 $1,614 $73,318,172 131
1/28/2000 23 $704,153 +63.36% 344 $2,047 $74,328,708 138
2/4/2000 54 $75,233 -89.32% 10 $7,523 $74,680,983 145
2/11/2000 60 $64,292 -14.54% 7 $9,185 $74,773,254 152
2/18/2000 9 $6,604,951 +10,173.36% 1,287 $5,132 $81,422,935 159
2/25/2000 9 $4,607,709 -30.24% 1,323 $3,483 $87,525,789 166
3/3/2000 9 $4,030,713 -12.52% 1,339 $3,010 $93,014,479 173
3/10/2000 5 $3,664,215 -9.09% 1,522 $2,408 $98,027,002 180
3/17/2000 7 $3,159,322 -13.78% 1,661 $1,902 $103,007,991 187
3/24/2000 7 $4,024,983 +27.40% 1,662 $2,422 $108,468,063 194
3/31/2000 6 $5,407,279 +34.34% 1,990 $2,717 $116,658,175 201
4/7/2000 10 $3,348,307 -38.08% 1,934 $1,731 $121,638,562 208
4/14/2000 14 $1,966,874 -41.26% 1,467 $1,341 $124,714,413 215
4/21/2000 16 $1,357,651 -30.97% 1,130 $1,201 $126,956,565 222
4/28/2000 19 $670,739 -50.60% 791 $848 $128,144,856 229
5/5/2000 20 $429,026 -36.04% 603 $711 $128,840,091 236
5/12/2000 23 $307,772 -28.26% 425 $724 $129,357,883 243
5/19/2000 30 $193,216 -37.22% 302 $640 $129,688,710 250
5/26/2000 43 $170,293 -11.86% 206 $827 $129,948,281 257
6/2/2000 50 $66,113 -61.18% 138 $479 $130,058,047 264

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
9/15/1999 15 $72,770   6 $12,128 $72,770 1
9/16/1999 15 $77,116 +5.97% 6 $12,853 $159,854 2
9/17/1999 11 $263,000 +241.04% 16 $16,438 $423,000 3
9/18/1999 13 $314,000 +19.39% 16 $19,625 $737,000 4
9/19/1999 10 $271,000 -13.69% 16 $16,938 $1,021,385 5
9/20/1999 9 $147,742 -45.48% 16 $9,234 $1,169,127 6
9/21/1999 10 $129,920 -12.06% 16 $8,120 $1,299,047 7
9/22/1999 9 $130,765 +0.65% 16 $8,173 $1,429,812 8
9/23/1999 10 $115,526 -11.65% 16 $7,220 $1,545,338 9
9/24/1999 5 $1,720,000 +1,388.84% 429 $4,009 $3,265,000 10
9/25/1999 5 $2,484,000 +44.42% 429 $5,790 $5,724,000 11
9/26/1999 4 $1,567,000 -36.92% 429 $3,653 $7,484,984 12
9/27/1999 3 $605,772 -61.34% 429 $1,412 $8,090,756 13
9/28/1999 3 $719,403 +18.76% 429 $1,677 $8,810,159 14
9/29/1999 2 $702,373 -2.37% 429 $1,637 $9,512,532 15
9/30/1999 2 $694,386 -1.14% 429 $1,619 $10,206,918 16
10/1/1999 3 $2,422,000 +248.80% 706 $3,431 $12,629,000 17
10/2/1999 4 $3,572,000 +47.48% 706 $5,059 $16,201,000 18
10/3/1999 3 $2,231,000 -37.54% 706 $3,160 $18,395,497 19
10/4/1999 3 $738,604 -66.89% 706 $1,046 $19,134,101 20
10/5/1999 3 $851,207 +15.25% 706 $1,206 $19,985,308 21
10/6/1999 3 $811,746 -4.64% 706 $1,150 $20,797,054 22
10/7/1999 3 $818,328 +0.81% 706 $1,159 $21,615,382 23
10/8/1999 5 $2,653,000 +224.20% 1,232 $2,153 $24,268,000 24
10/9/1999 4 $3,942,000 +48.59% 1,232 $3,200 $28,210,000 25
10/10/1999 4 $2,907,000 -26.26% 1,226 $2,371 $31,120,695 26
10/11/1999 4 $1,164,308 -59.95% 1,226 $950 $32,285,003 27
10/12/1999 4 $802,706 -31.06% 1,226 $655 $33,087,709 28
10/13/1999 4 $730,465 -9.00% 1,226 $596 $33,818,174 29
10/14/1999 4 $733,121 +0.36% 1,226 $598 $34,551,295 30
10/15/1999 5 $1,940,000 +164.62% 1,350 $1,437 $36,491,000 31
10/16/1999 5 $2,990,000 +54.12% 1,350 $2,215 $39,481,000 32
10/17/1999 5 $1,666,000 -44.28% 1,350 $1,234 $41,159,439 33
10/18/1999 4 $513,076 -69.20% 1,350 $380 $41,672,515 34
10/19/1999 4 $590,427 +15.08% 1,350 $437 $42,262,942 35
10/20/1999 4 $614,089 +4.01% 1,350 $455 $42,877,031 36
10/21/1999 4 $573,117 -6.67% 1,350 $425 $43,450,148 37
10/22/1999 6 $1,600,000 +179.18% 1,459 $1,097 $45,050,000 38
10/23/1999 6 $2,325,000 +45.31% 1,459 $1,594 $47,375,000 39
10/24/1999 5 $1,280,000 -44.95% 1,459 $877 $48,630,401 40
10/25/1999 5 $405,519 -68.32% 1,459 $278 $49,035,920 41
10/26/1999 5 $461,750 +13.87% 1,459 $316 $49,497,670 42
10/27/1999 5 $402,381 -12.86% 1,459 $276 $49,900,051 43
10/28/1999 5 $426,234 +5.93% 1,459 $292 $50,326,285 44
10/29/1999 4 $1,175,000 +175.67% 1,528 $769 $51,501,000 45
10/30/1999 4 $1,690,000 +43.83% 1,528 $1,106 $53,191,000 46
10/31/1999 6 $885,000 -47.63% 1,528 $579 $54,106,032 47
11/1/1999 5 $317,213 -64.16% 1,528 $208 $54,423,245 48
11/2/1999 4 $433,379 +36.62% 1,528 $284 $54,856,624 49
11/3/1999 5 $378,503 -12.66% 1,528 $248 $55,235,127 50
11/4/1999 5 $371,352 -1.89% 1,528 $243 $55,606,479 51
11/5/1999 7 $1,020,000 +174.67% 1,553 $657 $56,626,000 52
11/6/1999 7 $1,565,000 +53.43% 1,553 $1,008 $58,191,000 53
11/7/1999 7 $752,000 -51.95% 1,528 $492 $58,931,005 54
11/8/1999 6 $228,353 -69.63% 1,528 $149 $59,159,358 55
11/9/1999 6 $297,432 +30.25% 1,528 $195 $59,456,790 56
11/10/1999 7 $365,444 +22.87% 1,553 $235 $59,822,234 57
11/11/1999 8 $461,446 +26.27% 1,553 $297 $60,283,680 58
11/12/1999 13 $730,000 +58.20% 1,264 $578 $61,014,000 59
11/13/1999 14 $650,000 -10.96% 1,264 $514 $61,664,000 60
11/14/1999 13 $544,000 -16.31% 1,264 $430 $62,655,084 61
11/15/1999 11 $164,856 -69.70% 1,264 $130 $62,819,940 62
11/16/1999 10 $211,734 +28.44% 1,264 $168 $63,031,674 63
11/17/1999 10 $189,339 -10.58% 1,264 $150 $63,221,013 64
11/18/1999 10 $185,562 -1.99% 1,264 $147 $63,406,575 65
11/19/1999 14 $362,000 +95.08% 815 $444 $63,769,000 66
11/20/1999 15 $597,000 +64.92% 815 $733 $64,366,000 67
11/21/1999 14 $305,000 -48.91% 815 $374 $64,699,595 68
11/22/1999 13 $110,280 -63.84% 815 $135 $64,809,875 69
11/23/1999 12 $154,346 +39.96% 815 $189 $64,964,221 70
11/28/1999 15 $219,000   585 $374 $66,524,764 75
11/29/1999 14 $64,270 -70.65% 585 $110 $66,589,034 76
11/30/1999 13 $80,793 +25.71% 585 $138 $66,669,827 77
12/1/1999 13 $68,545 -15.16% 585 $117 $66,738,372 78
12/2/1999 13 $70,551 +2.93% 585 $121 $66,808,923 79
12/5/1999 14 $184,000   694 $265 $67,589,142 82
12/6/1999 13 $64,427 -64.99% 694 $93 $67,653,569 83
12/7/1999 13 $83,485 +29.58% 694 $120 $67,737,054 84
12/8/1999 13 $77,552 -7.11% 694 $112 $67,814,606 85
12/9/1999 12 $83,248 +7.34% 694 $120 $67,897,854 86
12/12/1999 11 $157,000   595 $264 $68,500,984 89
12/13/1999 11 $57,167 -63.59% 595 $96 $68,550,051 90
12/14/1999 10 $72,347 +26.55% 595 $122 $68,630,398 91
12/15/1999 13 $48,610 -32.81% 595 $82 $68,679,008 92
12/16/1999 10 $72,427 +49.00% 595 $122 $68,770,538 93
12/19/1999 14 $161,000   452 $356 $69,298,106 96
12/20/1999 14 $96,839 -39.85% 452 $214 $69,394,945 97
12/21/1999 13 $137,235 +41.71% 452 $304 $69,532,180 98
12/26/1999 15 $146,000     $70,000,000 103
12/27/1999 15 $123,463 -15.44% 293 $421 $70,165,301 104
12/28/1999 15 $126,372 +2.36% 293 $431 $70,291,673 105
12/29/1999 15 $118,429 -6.29% 293 $404 $70,410,102 106
1/2/2000 15 $189,000   275 $687 $71,017,815 110
1/3/2000 17 $89,531 -52.63% 275 $326 $71,107,346 111
1/4/2000 15 $76,312 -14.76% 275 $277 $71,183,658 112
1/5/2000 15 $78,511 +2.88% 275 $285 $71,262,169 113
1/6/2000 15 $77,621 -1.13% 275 $282 $71,339,790 114
1/9/2000 20 $130,000   289 $450 $71,917,100 117
1/10/2000 18 $57,533 -55.74% 289 $199 $71,974,633 118
1/11/2000 17 $64,346 +11.84% 289 $223 $72,038,979 119
1/12/2000 20 $58,554 -9.00% 289 $203 $72,097,533 120
1/17/2000 22 $87,555   276 $317 $71,917,100 125
1/24/2000 20 $79,102   267 $296 $73,397,274 132
1/25/2000 20 $78,628 -0.60% 267 $294 $73,475,902 133
2/2/2000 20 $72,757   344 $212 $74,537,824 141
2/18/2000 9 $1,210,000   1,285 $942 $75,983,000 157
2/19/2000 8 $2,486,000 +105.45% 1,285 $1,935 $78,469,254 158
2/20/2000 8 $2,060,000 -17.14% 1,285 $1,603 $80,529,000 159
2/21/2000 8 $1,012,506 -50.85% 1,287 $787 $81,422,935 160
2/22/2000 8 $560,326 -44.66% 1,287 $435 $81,983,261 161
2/23/2000 8 $462,385 -17.48% 1,287 $359 $82,445,646 162
2/24/2000 8 $472,434 +2.17% 1,287 $367 $82,918,080 163
2/25/2000 9 $1,236,000 +161.62% 1,325 $933 $84,154,080 164
2/26/2000 8 $2,118,000 +71.36% 1,325 $1,598 $86,272,080 165
2/27/2000 9 $1,201,000 -43.30% 1,323 $908 $87,525,789 166
2/28/2000 7 $316,021 -73.69% 1,323 $239 $87,841,810 167
2/29/2000 5 $397,291 +25.72% 1,323 $300 $88,239,101 168
3/1/2000 6 $361,222 -9.08% 1,323 $273 $88,600,323 169
3/2/2000 6 $383,443 +6.15% 1,323 $290 $88,983,766 170
3/3/2000 9 $1,114,000 +190.53% 1,340 $831 $90,098,000 171
3/4/2000 9 $1,918,000 +72.17% 1,340 $1,431 $92,016,000 172
3/5/2000 10 $1,021,000 -46.77% 1,339 $763 $93,014,479 173
3/6/2000 7 $304,995 -70.13% 1,339 $228 $93,319,474 174
3/7/2000 6 $363,332 +19.13% 1,339 $271 $93,682,806 175
3/8/2000 6 $335,469 -7.67% 1,339 $251 $94,018,275 176
3/9/2000 4 $350,000 +4.33% 1,339 $261 $94,360,000 177
3/10/2000 7 $977,000 +179.14% 1,520 $643 $94,995,275 178
3/11/2000 6 $1,721,000 +76.15% 1,520 $1,132 $96,716,275 179
3/12/2000 5 $967,000 -43.81% 1,522 $635 $98,029,002 180
3/13/2000 4 $420,114 -56.55% 1,522 $276 $98,449,116 181
3/14/2000 5 $507,295 +20.75%