Angela's Ashes (1999)

Angela's Ashes
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $13,038,660Details
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Synopsis

In 1935, when it is more common for Irish families to leave their famine-stricken country for America, the impoverished McCourt family do the reverse. Following the sudden death of her 7-week-old daughter, Angela and her unemployable, alcoholic husband, Malachy Sr. set sail from New York Harbour to Cork with their four children — Frank, Malachy Jr. and twins Eugene and Oliver — to return to the land which mystified young Frank had only heard of as ‘where there was no work and people were dying of starvation and the damp.’

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$54,628 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/614 max. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,100,019

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,807 $13,038,660
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,758 $13,038,660
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $13,038,660
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,659 $13,038,660
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,033 $13,038,660

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 24th, 1999 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: August 1st, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and some language. Appeal Upheld
Running Time: 145 minutes
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Keywords: Coming of Age, 1930s, Immigration, Family Drama, Set in Ireland, Poverty, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction, Fired, Homeless, Autobiographical
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures International, David Brown, Dirty Hands
Production Countries: Ireland, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 92 $1,086,608 Feb 11, 2000 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 76 $1,539,191 Feb 4, 2000 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 85 $1,822,355 Jan 28, 2000 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 37 $3,217,591 Jan 21, 2000 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 97 $13,366 Jan 14, 2000 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 24, 1999 43 $54,628   6 $9,105   $54,628 1
Dec 31, 1999 46 $61,655 +13% 6 $10,276   $186,032 2
Jan 7, 2000 50 $64,342 +4% 6 $10,724   $288,210 3
Jan 14, 2000 48 $80,198 +25% 6 $13,366   $398,728 4
Jan 21, 2000 10 $3,217,591 +3,912% 610 $5,275   $3,635,585 5
Jan 28, 2000 12 $1,822,355 -43% 611 $2,983   $6,436,536 6
Feb 4, 2000 14 $1,539,191 -16% 614 $2,507   $8,636,345 7
Feb 11, 2000 18 $1,086,608 -29% 614 $1,770   $10,200,544 8
Feb 18, 2000 20 $741,753 -32% 614 $1,208   $11,339,958 9
Feb 25, 2000 22 $381,436 -49% 584 $653   $11,927,892 10
Mar 3, 2000 29 $225,236 -41% 457 $493   $12,315,064 11
Mar 10, 2000 35 $143,106 -36% 538 $266   $12,531,590 12
Mar 17, 2000 42 $103,430 -28% 338 $306   $12,714,711 13
Mar 24, 2000 62 $39,095 -62% 214 $183   $12,798,766 14
Mar 31, 2000 67 $22,882 -41% 93 $246   $12,846,467 15
Apr 7, 2000 96 $6,988 -69% 28 $250   $12,867,149 16
Apr 14, 2000 96 $6,265 -10% 23 $272   $12,878,241 17
Apr 21, 2000 108 $4,746 -24% 20 $237   $12,877,682 18
Apr 28, 2000 49 $58,658 +1,136% 301 $195   $12,951,080 19
May 5, 2000 72 $16,371 -72% 122 $134   $13,002,090 20
May 12, 2000 87 $11,604 -29% 71 $163   $13,023,045 21
May 19, 2000 86 $6,366 -45% 43 $148   $13,038,660 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2000 39 $17,878     6 $2,980   $398,728 25
Jan 21, 2000 10 $918,000     610 $1,505   $1,317,000 29
Jan 22, 2000 10 $1,424,000 +55%   610 $2,334   $2,741,000 30
Jan 23, 2000 11 $807,000 -43%   610 $1,323   $3,635,585 31
Jan 24, 2000 10 $260,528 -68% +1,357% 610 $427   $3,896,114 32
Jan 25, 2000 11 $237,935 -9%   610 $390   $4,134,049 33
Jan 26, 2000 10 $249,170 +5%   610 $408   $4,383,219 34
Jan 27, 2000 10 $231,000 -7%   610 $379   $4,614,000 35
Jan 30, 2000 11 $388,000   -52% 611 $635   $6,436,536 38
Jan 31, 2000 12 $152,644 -61% -41% 611 $250   $6,589,181 39
Feb 1, 2000 11 $183,868 +20% -23% 611 $301   $6,773,049 40
Feb 2, 2000 10 $172,903 -6% -31% 611 $283   $6,945,952 41
Feb 3, 2000 12 $151,000 -13% -35% 611 $247   $7,097,000 42
Feb 6, 2000 13 $432,000   +11% 614 $704   $8,636,000 45
Feb 7, 2000 13 $101,495 -77% -34% 614 $165   $8,737,841 46
Feb 8, 2000 11 $136,916 +35% -26% 614 $223   $8,874,757 47
Feb 9, 2000 11 $124,836 -9% -28% 614 $203   $8,999,593 48
Feb 10, 2000 12 $114,344 -8% -24% 614 $186   $9,113,937 49
Feb 13, 2000 15 $290,000   -33% 614 $472   $10,200,544 52
Feb 14, 2000 15 $116,630 -60% +15% 614 $190   $10,317,155 53
Feb 15, 2000 14 $96,944 -17% -29% 614 $158   $10,414,099 54
Feb 16, 2000 14 $94,003 -3% -25% 614 $153   $10,508,102 55
Feb 17, 2000 15 $90,104 -4% -21% 614 $147   $10,598,205 56
Feb 21, 2000 18 $122,295   +5% 614 $199   $11,339,959 60
Feb 22, 2000 16 $74,650 -39% -23% 614 $122   $11,414,609 61
Feb 23, 2000 16 $65,435 -12% -30% 614 $107   $11,480,044 62
Feb 24, 2000 17 $66,413 +1% -26% 614 $108   $11,546,457 63
Feb 27, 2000 20 $111,000     584 $190   $11,927,892 66
Feb 28, 2000 18 $34,565 -69% -72% 584 $59   $11,962,458 67
Feb 29, 2000 16 $42,056 +22% -44% 584 $72   $12,004,514 68
Mar 1, 2000 17 $41,640 -1% -36% 584 $71   $12,846,154 69
Mar 2, 2000 19 $43,675 +5% -34% 584 $75   $12,089,829 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 24, 1999 44 $124,377   6 $20,730   $124,377 1
Dec 31, 1999 49 $99,491 -20% 6 $16,582   $223,868 2
Jan 7, 2000 47 $94,662 -5% 6 $15,777   $318,530 3
Jan 14, 2000 48 $99,464 +5% 6 $16,577   $417,994 4
Jan 21, 2000 10 $4,196,187 +4,119% 610 $6,879   $4,614,181 5
Jan 28, 2000 12 $2,482,973 -41% 611 $4,064   $7,097,154 6
Feb 4, 2000 14 $2,016,782 -19% 614 $3,285   $9,113,936 7
Feb 11, 2000 17 $1,484,269 -26% 614 $2,417   $10,598,205 8
Feb 18, 2000 21 $948,251 -36% 614 $1,544   $11,546,456 9
Feb 25, 2000 22 $543,372 -43% 584 $930   $12,089,828 10
Mar 3, 2000 30 $298,656 -45% 457 $654   $12,388,484 11
Mar 10, 2000 35 $222,797 -25% 538 $414   $12,611,281 12
Mar 17, 2000 42 $148,390 -33% 338 $439   $12,759,671 13
Mar 24, 2000 57 $63,914 -57% 214 $299   $12,823,585 14
Mar 31, 2000 70 $36,576 -43% 93 $393   $12,860,161 15
Apr 7, 2000 91 $11,815 -68% 28 $422   $12,871,976 16
Apr 14, 2000 106 $960 -92% 23 $42   $12,872,936 17
Apr 21, 2000 88 $19,486 +1,930% 20 $974   $12,892,422 18
Apr 28, 2000 48 $93,297 +379% 301 $310   $12,985,719 19
May 5, 2000 70 $25,722 -72% 122 $211   $13,011,441 20
May 12, 2000 81 $20,853 -19% 71 $294   $13,032,294 21
May 19, 2000 87 $6,366 -69% 43 $148   $13,038,660 22

Leading Cast

Joe Breen    Young Frank McCourt

Supporting Cast

Emily Watson    Angela McCourt
Robert Carlyle    Malachy McCourt Sr.
Ciaran Owens    Middle Frank McCourt
Michael Legge    Older Frank McCourt
Ronnie Masterson    Grandma Sheehan
Pauline McLynn    Aunt Aggie
Liam Carney    Uncle Pa Keating
Eanna MacLiam    Uncle Pat
Andrew Bennett    Narrator
Shane Murray-Corcoran    Malachy McCourt Jr.
Devon Murray    Middle Malachy
Peter Halpin    Older Malachy
Aaron Geraghty    New Born Michael
Sean Carney Daly    Baby Michael

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alan Parker    Director
Scott Rudin    Producer
David Brown    Producer
Alan Parker    Producer
Laura Jones    Screenwriter
Alan Parker    Screenwriter
Frank McCourt    Story based upon the book by
David Wimbury    Line Producer
Adam Schroeder    Executive Producer
Eric Steel    Executive Producer
Michael Seresin    Director of Photography
Gerry Hambling    Editor
Geoffrey Kirkland    Production Designer
Consolata Boyle    Costume Designer
John Williams    Composer
Tommy Gormley    First Assistant Director

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


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Synopsis

In 1935, when it is more common for Irish families to leave their famine-stricken country for America, the impoverished McCourt family do the reverse. Following the sudden death of her 7-week-old daughter, Angela and her unemployable, alcoholic husband, Malachy Sr. set sail from New York Harbour to Cork with their four children — Frank, Malachy Jr. and twins Eugene and Oliver — to return to the land which mystified young Frank had only heard of as ‘where there was no work and people were dying of starvation and the damp.’

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$54,628 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/614 max. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,100,019

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,807 $13,038,660
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,758 $13,038,660
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $13,038,660
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,659 $13,038,660
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,033 $13,038,660

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 24th, 1999 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: August 1st, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and some language. Appeal Upheld
Running Time: 145 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dangerous Liaisons
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Keywords: Coming of Age, 1930s, Immigration, Family Drama, Set in Ireland, Poverty, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction, Fired, Homeless, Autobiographical
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures International, David Brown, Dirty Hands
Production Countries: Ireland, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 92 $1,086,608 Feb 11, 2000 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 76 $1,539,191 Feb 4, 2000 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 85 $1,822,355 Jan 28, 2000 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 37 $3,217,591 Jan 21, 2000 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 97 $13,366 Jan 14, 2000 24

Leading Cast

Joe Breen    Young Frank McCourt

Supporting Cast

Emily Watson    Angela McCourt
Robert Carlyle    Malachy McCourt Sr.
Ciaran Owens    Middle Frank McCourt
Michael Legge    Older Frank McCourt
Ronnie Masterson    Grandma Sheehan
Pauline McLynn    Aunt Aggie
Liam Carney    Uncle Pa Keating
Eanna MacLiam    Uncle Pat
Andrew Bennett    Narrator
Shane Murray-Corcoran    Malachy McCourt Jr.
Devon Murray    Middle Malachy
Peter Halpin    Older Malachy
Aaron Geraghty    New Born Michael
Sean Carney Daly    Baby Michael

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alan Parker    Director
Scott Rudin    Producer
David Brown    Producer
Alan Parker    Producer
Laura Jones    Screenwriter
Alan Parker    Screenwriter
Frank McCourt    Story based upon the book by
David Wimbury    Line Producer
Adam Schroeder    Executive Producer
Eric Steel    Executive Producer
Michael Seresin    Director of Photography
Gerry Hambling    Editor
Geoffrey Kirkland    Production Designer
Consolata Boyle    Costume Designer
John Williams    Composer
Tommy Gormley    First Assistant Director

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

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 24, 1999 43 $54,628   6 $9,105   $54,628 1
Dec 31, 1999 46 $61,655 +13% 6 $10,276   $186,032 2
Jan 7, 2000 50 $64,342 +4% 6 $10,724   $288,210 3
Jan 14, 2000 48 $80,198 +25% 6 $13,366   $398,728 4
Jan 21, 2000 10 $3,217,591 +3,912% 610 $5,275   $3,635,585 5
Jan 28, 2000 12 $1,822,355 -43% 611 $2,983   $6,436,536 6
Feb 4, 2000 14 $1,539,191 -16% 614 $2,507   $8,636,345 7
Feb 11, 2000 18 $1,086,608 -29% 614 $1,770   $10,200,544 8
Feb 18, 2000 20 $741,753 -32% 614 $1,208   $11,339,958 9
Feb 25, 2000 22 $381,436 -49% 584 $653   $11,927,892 10
Mar 3, 2000 29 $225,236 -41% 457 $493   $12,315,064 11
Mar 10, 2000 35 $143,106 -36% 538 $266   $12,531,590 12
Mar 17, 2000 42 $103,430 -28% 338 $306   $12,714,711 13
Mar 24, 2000 62 $39,095 -62% 214 $183   $12,798,766 14
Mar 31, 2000 67 $22,882 -41% 93 $246   $12,846,467 15
Apr 7, 2000 96 $6,988 -69% 28 $250   $12,867,149 16
Apr 14, 2000 96 $6,265 -10% 23 $272   $12,878,241 17
Apr 21, 2000 108 $4,746 -24% 20 $237   $12,877,682 18
Apr 28, 2000 49 $58,658 +1,136% 301 $195   $12,951,080 19
May 5, 2000 72 $16,371 -72% 122 $134   $13,002,090 20
May 12, 2000 87 $11,604 -29% 71 $163   $13,023,045 21
May 19, 2000 86 $6,366 -45% 43 $148   $13,038,660 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2000 39 $17,878     6 $2,980   $398,728 25
Jan 21, 2000 10 $918,000     610 $1,505   $1,317,000 29
Jan 22, 2000 10 $1,424,000 +55%   610 $2,334   $2,741,000 30
Jan 23, 2000 11 $807,000 -43%   610 $1,323   $3,635,585 31
Jan 24, 2000 10 $260,528 -68% +1,357% 610 $427   $3,896,114 32
Jan 25, 2000 11 $237,935 -9%   610 $390   $4,134,049 33
Jan 26, 2000 10 $249,170 +5%   610 $408   $4,383,219 34
Jan 27, 2000 10 $231,000 -7%   610 $379   $4,614,000 35
Jan 30, 2000 11 $388,000   -52% 611 $635   $6,436,536 38
Jan 31, 2000 12 $152,644 -61% -41% 611 $250   $6,589,181 39
Feb 1, 2000 11 $183,868 +20% -23% 611 $301   $6,773,049 40
Feb 2, 2000 10 $172,903 -6% -31% 611 $283   $6,945,952 41
Feb 3, 2000 12 $151,000 -13% -35% 611 $247   $7,097,000 42
Feb 6, 2000 13 $432,000   +11% 614 $704   $8,636,000 45
Feb 7, 2000 13 $101,495 -77% -34% 614 $165   $8,737,841 46
Feb 8, 2000 11 $136,916 +35% -26% 614 $223   $8,874,757 47
Feb 9, 2000 11 $124,836 -9% -28% 614 $203   $8,999,593 48
Feb 10, 2000 12 $114,344 -8% -24% 614 $186   $9,113,937 49
Feb 13, 2000 15 $290,000   -33% 614 $472   $10,200,544 52
Feb 14, 2000 15 $116,630 -60% +15% 614 $190   $10,317,155 53
Feb 15, 2000 14 $96,944 -17% -29% 614 $158   $10,414,099 54
Feb 16, 2000 14 $94,003 -3% -25% 614 $153   $10,508,102 55
Feb 17, 2000 15 $90,104 -4% -21% 614 $147   $10,598,205 56
Feb 21, 2000 18 $122,295   +5% 614 $199   $11,339,959 60
Feb 22, 2000 16 $74,650 -39% -23% 614 $122   $11,414,609 61
Feb 23, 2000 16 $65,435 -12% -30% 614 $107   $11,480,044 62
Feb 24, 2000 17 $66,413 +1% -26% 614 $108   $11,546,457 63
Feb 27, 2000 20 $111,000     584 $190   $11,927,892 66
Feb 28, 2000 18 $34,565 -69% -72% 584 $59   $11,962,458 67
Feb 29, 2000 16 $42,056 +22% -44% 584 $72   $12,004,514 68
Mar 1, 2000 17 $41,640 -1% -36% 584 $71   $12,846,154 69
Mar 2, 2000 19 $43,675 +5% -34% 584 $75   $12,089,829 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 24, 1999 44 $124,377   6 $20,730   $124,377 1
Dec 31, 1999 49 $99,491 -20% 6 $16,582   $223,868 2
Jan 7, 2000 47 $94,662 -5% 6 $15,777   $318,530 3
Jan 14, 2000 48 $99,464 +5% 6 $16,577   $417,994 4
Jan 21, 2000 10 $4,196,187 +4,119% 610 $6,879   $4,614,181 5
Jan 28, 2000 12 $2,482,973 -41% 611 $4,064   $7,097,154 6
Feb 4, 2000 14 $2,016,782 -19% 614 $3,285   $9,113,936 7
Feb 11, 2000 17 $1,484,269 -26% 614 $2,417   $10,598,205 8
Feb 18, 2000 21 $948,251 -36% 614 $1,544   $11,546,456 9
Feb 25, 2000 22 $543,372 -43% 584 $930   $12,089,828 10
Mar 3, 2000 30 $298,656 -45% 457 $654   $12,388,484 11
Mar 10, 2000 35 $222,797 -25% 538 $414   $12,611,281 12
Mar 17, 2000 42 $148,390 -33% 338 $439   $12,759,671 13
Mar 24, 2000 57 $63,914 -57% 214 $299   $12,823,585 14
Mar 31, 2000 70 $36,576 -43% 93 $393   $12,860,161 15
Apr 7, 2000 91 $11,815 -68% 28 $422   $12,871,976 16
Apr 14, 2000 106 $960 -92% 23 $42   $12,872,936 17
Apr 21, 2000 88 $19,486 +1,930% 20 $974   $12,892,422 18
Apr 28, 2000 48 $93,297 +379% 301 $310   $12,985,719 19
May 5, 2000 70 $25,722 -72% 122 $211   $13,011,441 20
May 12, 2000 81 $20,853 -19% 71 $294   $13,032,294 21
May 19, 2000 87 $6,366 -69% 43 $148   $13,038,660 22