Proof of Life (2000)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $32,598,931Details
International Box Office $30,162,074Details
Worldwide Box Office $62,761,005
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,207,869 (31.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,705 opening theaters/2,705 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $63,355,430

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 2000 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language and some drug material
Running Time: 135 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Sleepy Hollow
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Keywords: Kidnap, Action Thriller, Rescue, Special Ops, Hostage, Ransom, Infidelity, Relationships Gone Wrong, Set in South America
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Castle Rock Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 470 $5,058,502 Dec 29, 2000 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 448 $5,092,040 Dec 22, 2000 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2000 3 $10,207,869   2,705 $3,774   $10,207,869 1
Dec 15, 2000 6 $5,382,656 -47% 2,705 $1,990   $18,771,182 2
Dec 22, 2000 11 $2,428,859 -55% 2,062 $1,178   $23,702,323 3
Dec 29, 2000 13 $2,412,860 -1% 2,062 $1,170   $29,053,477 4
Jan 5, 2001 18 $1,265,614 -48% 1,381 $916   $31,193,043 5
Jan 12, 2001 29 $348,170 -72% 535 $651   $31,968,452 6
Jan 19, 2001 43 $63,182 -82% 140 $451   $32,110,172 7
Jan 26, 2001 58 $23,781 -62% 66 $360   $32,156,657 8
Feb 2, 2001 36 $156,167 +557% 254 $615   $32,322,043 9
Feb 9, 2001 41 $94,287 -40% 235 $401   $32,470,188 10
Feb 16, 2001 54 $54,285 -42% 97 $560   $32,562,963 11
Feb 23, 2001 64 $23,209 -57% 61 $380   $32,598,931 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 8, 2000 3 $3,270,000     2,705 $1,209   $3,270,000 1
Dec 9, 2000 3 $4,375,000 +34%   2,705 $1,617   $7,645,000 2
Dec 10, 2000 3 $2,603,000 -41%   2,705 $962   $10,207,869 3
Dec 11, 2000 3 $751,711 -71%   2,705 $278   $10,959,580 4
Dec 12, 2000 3 $910,337 +21%   2,705 $337   $11,869,917 5
Dec 13, 2000 3 $742,849 -18%   2,705 $275   $12,612,766 6
Dec 14, 2000 3 $775,760 +4%   2,705 $287   $13,388,526 7
Dec 15, 2000 6 $1,495,000 +93% -54% 2,705 $553   $14,909,000 8
Dec 16, 2000 6 $2,400,000 +61% -45% 2,705 $887   $17,309,000 9
Dec 17, 2000 6 $1,469,000 -39% -44% 2,705 $543   $18,771,182 10
Dec 18, 2000 6 $527,414 -64% -30% 2,705 $195   $19,298,596 11
Dec 19, 2000 6 $645,661 +22% -29% 2,705 $239   $19,944,257 12
Dec 20, 2000 6 $626,513 -3% -16% 2,705 $232   $20,570,770 13
Dec 27, 2000 14 $634,411   +1% 2,062 $308   $25,125,158 20
Dec 28, 2000 14 $653,222 +3%   2,062 $317   $25,778,380 21
Jan 1, 2001 12 $862,237     2,062 $418   $29,053,477 25
Jan 2, 2001 15 $362,092 -58%   2,062 $176   $29,415,569 26
Jan 3, 2001 14 $242,202 -33% -62% 2,062 $117   $29,657,771 27
Jan 4, 2001 14 $269,658 +11% -59% 2,062 $131   $29,927,429 28
Jan 7, 2001 18 $304,000     1,381 $220   $31,193,043 31
Jan 8, 2001 16 $96,647 -68% -89% 1,381 $70   $31,289,690 32
Jan 9, 2001 16 $118,443 +23% -67% 1,381 $86   $31,408,133 33
Jan 10, 2001 15 $102,858 -13% -58% 1,381 $74   $31,510,991 34
Jan 11, 2001 16 $102,291 -1% -62% 1,381 $74   $31,613,282 35
Jan 15, 2001 30 $42,475   -56% 535 $79   $31,968,452 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2000 3 $13,388,526   2,705 $4,950   $13,388,526 1
Dec 15, 2000 6 $7,884,938 -41% 2,705 $2,915   $21,273,464 2
Dec 22, 2000 12 $5,367,153 -32% 2,062 $2,603   $26,640,617 3
Dec 29, 2000 13 $3,286,812 -39% 2,062 $1,594   $29,927,429 4
Jan 5, 2001 18 $1,692,853 -48% 1,381 $1,226   $31,620,282 5
Jan 12, 2001 29 $426,708 -75% 535 $798   $32,046,990 6
Jan 19, 2001 44 $85,886 -80% 140 $613   $32,132,876 7
Jan 26, 2001 59 $33,000 -62% 66 $500   $32,165,876 8
Feb 2, 2001 35 $210,025 +536% 254 $827   $32,375,901 9
Feb 9, 2001 36 $132,777 -37% 235 $565   $32,508,678 10
Feb 16, 2001 56 $67,044 -50% 97 $691   $32,575,722 11
Feb 23, 2001 62 $23,209 -65% 61 $380   $32,598,931 12

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Meg Ryan    Alice Bowman
Russell Crowe    Terry Thorne

Supporting Cast

David Morse    Peter Bowman
Pamela Reed    Janis Goodman
David Caruso    Dino
Anthony Heald    Ted Fellner
Stanley Anderson    Jerry
Gottfried John    Eric Kessler
Alun Armstrong    Wyatt
Michael Kitchen    Ian Havery
Margo Martindale    Ivy
Mario Ernesto Sanchez    Fernandez
Pietro Sibille    Juaco
Vicky Hernandez    Maria
Norma Martinez    Norma
Diego Trujillo    Eliodoro
Aristoteles Picho    Sandro
Sarahi Echeverria    Cinta
Carlos Blanchard    Carlos
Raul Rodriguez    Tomas
Mauro Cueva    Rico
Alejandro Cordova    Rambo
Sandro Bellido    Mono
Miguel Iza    ELT Officer
Roberto Frisone    Calitri
Tony Vazquez    Fred/Marco
Claudia Dammert    Ginger
Rowena King    Pamela
Michael Byrne    Luthan
Jaime Zevallos    Nino
Gilberto Torres    Raymo
Flora Martinez    Linda
Laura Escobar    Cara
Marcos Bustos    Alex
Jorge Medina    Berto
Gerard Naprous    Pierre Lenoir
Alexander Baluyev    Russian Colonel
Dimitri Shevchenko    Russian Sergeant
Zbigniew Zamachowski    Terry's Driver
Said K. Saralijen    Chechen Leader
Oscar Carrillo    Trial Honcho
Pedro Martinez Laya    Trial Honcho
Wolframio Benavides    Trial Honcho
Alonso Alegria    Master of Ceremonies
Merlin Hanbury-Tenison    Terry's Son
Stefan Gryff    Bank Official
Yolanda Vazquez    Notary

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

Production and Technical Credits

Taylor Hackford    Director
Tony Gilroy    Screenwriter
Taylor Hackford    Producer
Charles Mulvehill    Producer
Steven Reuther    Executive Producer
Tony Gilroy    Executive Producer
Slawomir Idziak    Director of Photography
Bruno Rubeo    Production Designer
John Smith    Editor
Sheldon Kahn    Editor
Danny Elfman    Composer
Nancy Klopper    Casting Director
Chris Carreras    Assistant Director
Gary Davis    Second Unit Director
Charles Mulvehill    Unit Production Manager
Ian Hickenbotham    Unit Production Manager
Dow Griffith    Production Supervisor
Steve Carter    Supervising Art Director
David Hopkins    Art Director
Steve Shewchuk    Set Decorator
Lukasz Jogalla    Second Unit Camera
Ruth Myers    Costume Designer
Gordon Harmer    Costume Supervisor
Ismael Jardon Tejas*    Costume Supervisor
Ivan Sharrock    Sound Mixer
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff    Re-recording Mixer
Dave Campbell    Re-recording Mixer
Christian P. Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen M. Baker    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Assells    Sound Effects Editor
Dino R. Dimuro    Sound Effects Editor
Danny Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor
Lauren Stephens    Dialogue Editor
Christopher Hogan    Dialogue Editor
Ellen Segal    Music Editor
Luigi Rocchetti    Make up
Mauro Tamagnini    Hairstylist
Danny Elfman    Music Producer
William Prochnau    Story Creator
Thomas Hargrove    Story Creator
Doreen Jones    Additional Casting
Alonzo Allegria    Additional Casting
Gary Davis    Stunt Coordinator
Josh Robertson    First Assistant Director: Second Unit

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:$10,207,869 (31.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,705 opening theaters/2,705 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $63,355,430

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 2000 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language and some drug material
Running Time: 135 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Sleepy Hollow
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Kidnap, Action Thriller, Rescue, Special Ops, Hostage, Ransom, Infidelity, Relationships Gone Wrong, Set in South America
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Castle Rock Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 470 $5,058,502 Dec 29, 2000 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 448 $5,092,040 Dec 22, 2000 17

Leading Cast

Meg Ryan    Alice Bowman
Russell Crowe    Terry Thorne

Supporting Cast

David Morse    Peter Bowman
Pamela Reed    Janis Goodman
David Caruso    Dino
Anthony Heald    Ted Fellner
Stanley Anderson    Jerry
Gottfried John    Eric Kessler
Alun Armstrong    Wyatt
Michael Kitchen    Ian Havery
Margo Martindale    Ivy
Mario Ernesto Sanchez    Fernandez
Pietro Sibille    Juaco
Vicky Hernandez    Maria
Norma Martinez    Norma
Diego Trujillo    Eliodoro
Aristoteles Picho    Sandro
Sarahi Echeverria    Cinta
Carlos Blanchard    Carlos
Raul Rodriguez    Tomas
Mauro Cueva    Rico
Alejandro Cordova    Rambo
Sandro Bellido    Mono
Miguel Iza    ELT Officer
Roberto Frisone    Calitri
Tony Vazquez    Fred/Marco
Claudia Dammert    Ginger
Rowena King    Pamela
Michael Byrne    Luthan
Jaime Zevallos    Nino
Gilberto Torres    Raymo
Flora Martinez    Linda
Laura Escobar    Cara
Marcos Bustos    Alex
Jorge Medina    Berto
Gerard Naprous    Pierre Lenoir
Alexander Baluyev    Russian Colonel
Dimitri Shevchenko    Russian Sergeant
Zbigniew Zamachowski    Terry's Driver
Said K. Saralijen    Chechen Leader
Oscar Carrillo    Trial Honcho
Pedro Martinez Laya    Trial Honcho
Wolframio Benavides    Trial Honcho
Alonso Alegria    Master of Ceremonies
Merlin Hanbury-Tenison    Terry's Son
Stefan Gryff    Bank Official
Yolanda Vazquez    Notary

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

Production and Technical Credits

Taylor Hackford    Director
Tony Gilroy    Screenwriter
Taylor Hackford    Producer
Charles Mulvehill    Producer
Steven Reuther    Executive Producer
Tony Gilroy    Executive Producer
Slawomir Idziak    Director of Photography
Bruno Rubeo    Production Designer
John Smith    Editor
Sheldon Kahn    Editor
Danny Elfman    Composer
Nancy Klopper    Casting Director
Chris Carreras    Assistant Director
Gary Davis    Second Unit Director
Charles Mulvehill    Unit Production Manager
Ian Hickenbotham    Unit Production Manager
Dow Griffith    Production Supervisor
Steve Carter    Supervising Art Director
David Hopkins    Art Director
Steve Shewchuk    Set Decorator
Lukasz Jogalla    Second Unit Camera
Ruth Myers    Costume Designer
Gordon Harmer    Costume Supervisor
Ismael Jardon Tejas*    Costume Supervisor
Ivan Sharrock    Sound Mixer
John Reitz    Re-recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff    Re-recording Mixer
Dave Campbell    Re-recording Mixer
Christian P. Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen M. Baker    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Assells    Sound Effects Editor
Dino R. Dimuro    Sound Effects Editor
Danny Hegeman*    Sound Effects Editor
Lauren Stephens    Dialogue Editor
Christopher Hogan    Dialogue Editor
Ellen Segal    Music Editor
Luigi Rocchetti    Make up
Mauro Tamagnini    Hairstylist
Danny Elfman    Music Producer
William Prochnau    Story Creator
Thomas Hargrove    Story Creator
Doreen Jones    Additional Casting
Alonzo Allegria    Additional Casting
Gary Davis    Stunt Coordinator
Josh Robertson    First Assistant Director: Second Unit

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 8, 2000 3 $10,207,869   2,705 $3,774   $10,207,869 1
Dec 15, 2000 6 $5,382,656 -47% 2,705 $1,990   $18,771,182 2
Dec 22, 2000 11 $2,428,859 -55% 2,062 $1,178   $23,702,323 3
Dec 29, 2000 13 $2,412,860 -1% 2,062 $1,170   $29,053,477 4
Jan 5, 2001 18 $1,265,614 -48% 1,381 $916   $31,193,043 5
Jan 12, 2001 29 $348,170 -72% 535 $651   $31,968,452 6
Jan 19, 2001 43 $63,182 -82% 140 $451   $32,110,172 7
Jan 26, 2001 58 $23,781 -62% 66 $360   $32,156,657 8
Feb 2, 2001 36 $156,167 +557% 254 $615   $32,322,043 9
Feb 9, 2001 41 $94,287 -40% 235 $401   $32,470,188 10
Feb 16, 2001 54 $54,285 -42% 97 $560   $32,562,963 11
Feb 23, 2001 64 $23,209 -57% 61 $380   $32,598,931 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 8, 2000 3 $3,270,000     2,705 $1,209   $3,270,000 1
Dec 9, 2000 3 $4,375,000 +34%   2,705 $1,617   $7,645,000 2
Dec 10, 2000 3 $2,603,000 -41%   2,705 $962   $10,207,869 3
Dec 11, 2000 3 $751,711 -71%   2,705 $278   $10,959,580 4
Dec 12, 2000 3 $910,337 +21%   2,705 $337   $11,869,917 5
Dec 13, 2000 3 $742,849 -18%   2,705 $275   $12,612,766 6
Dec 14, 2000 3 $775,760 +4%   2,705 $287   $13,388,526 7
Dec 15, 2000 6 $1,495,000 +93% -54% 2,705 $553   $14,909,000 8
Dec 16, 2000 6 $2,400,000 +61% -45% 2,705 $887   $17,309,000 9
Dec 17, 2000 6 $1,469,000 -39% -44% 2,705 $543   $18,771,182 10
Dec 18, 2000 6 $527,414 -64% -30% 2,705 $195   $19,298,596 11
Dec 19, 2000 6 $645,661 +22% -29% 2,705 $239   $19,944,257 12
Dec 20, 2000 6 $626,513 -3% -16% 2,705 $232   $20,570,770 13
Dec 27, 2000 14 $634,411   +1% 2,062 $308   $25,125,158 20
Dec 28, 2000 14 $653,222 +3%   2,062 $317   $25,778,380 21
Jan 1, 2001 12 $862,237     2,062 $418   $29,053,477 25
Jan 2, 2001 15 $362,092 -58%   2,062 $176   $29,415,569 26
Jan 3, 2001 14 $242,202 -33% -62% 2,062 $117   $29,657,771 27
Jan 4, 2001 14 $269,658 +11% -59% 2,062 $131   $29,927,429 28
Jan 7, 2001 18 $304,000     1,381 $220   $31,193,043 31
Jan 8, 2001 16 $96,647 -68% -89% 1,381 $70   $31,289,690 32
Jan 9, 2001 16 $118,443 +23% -67% 1,381 $86   $31,408,133 33
Jan 10, 2001 15 $102,858 -13% -58% 1,381 $74   $31,510,991 34
Jan 11, 2001 16 $102,291 -1% -62% 1,381 $74   $31,613,282 35
Jan 15, 2001 30 $42,475   -56% 535 $79   $31,968,452 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2000 3 $13,388,526   2,705 $4,950   $13,388,526 1
Dec 15, 2000 6 $7,884,938 -41% 2,705 $2,915   $21,273,464 2
Dec 22, 2000 12 $5,367,153 -32% 2,062 $2,603   $26,640,617 3
Dec 29, 2000 13 $3,286,812 -39% 2,062 $1,594   $29,927,429 4
Jan 5, 2001 18 $1,692,853 -48% 1,381 $1,226   $31,620,282 5
Jan 12, 2001 29 $426,708 -75% 535 $798   $32,046,990 6
Jan 19, 2001 44 $85,886 -80% 140 $613   $32,132,876 7
Jan 26, 2001 59 $33,000 -62% 66 $500   $32,165,876 8
Feb 2, 2001 35 $210,025 +536% 254 $827   $32,375,901 9
Feb 9, 2001 36 $132,777 -37% 235 $565   $32,508,678 10
Feb 16, 2001 56 $67,044 -50% 97 $691   $32,575,722 11
Feb 23, 2001 62 $23,209 -65% 61 $380   $32,598,931 12

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.