Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,553,324Details
International Box Office $4,113,837Details
Worldwide Box Office $19,667,161
Further financial details...

Metrics

Legs:60.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:79.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,059,721

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,405 $15,553,324
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,956 $4,113,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,517 $19,667,161

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 2001 (IMAX) by WGBH Giant-Screen Films
International Releases: November 1st, 2001 (Wide) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 40 minutes
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Keywords: Academic Documentary, Explorer, Set in Antarctica, 1910s, Short Film, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Theater Average 67th Weekend 13 $5,598 May 17, 2002 465
Theater Average 66th Weekend 10 $5,674 May 10, 2002 458
Theater Average 65th Weekend 13 $5,318 May 3, 2002 451
Biggest Domestic 64th Weekend 8 $170,784 Apr 26, 2002 444
Theater Average 64th Weekend 7 $6,831 Apr 26, 2002 444
Biggest Domestic 61st Weekend 9 $182,536 Apr 5, 2002 423
Theater Average 61st Weekend 5 $7,301 Apr 5, 2002 423
Biggest Domestic 60th Weekend 7 $216,011 Mar 29, 2002 416
Theater Average 60th Weekend 6 $8,640 Mar 29, 2002 416
Biggest Domestic 59th Weekend 9 $203,416 Mar 22, 2002 409
Theater Average 59th Weekend 6 $8,844 Mar 22, 2002 409
Biggest Domestic 58th Weekend 10 $196,251 Mar 15, 2002 402
Theater Average 58th Weekend 4 $8,533 Mar 15, 2002 402
Theater Average 57th Weekend 5 $8,619 Mar 8, 2002 395
Theater Average 56th Weekend 6 $8,213 Mar 1, 2002 388
Biggest Domestic 55th Weekend 12 $192,879 Feb 22, 2002 381
Theater Average 55th Weekend 5 $10,152 Feb 22, 2002 381
Biggest Domestic 54th Weekend 7 $255,539 Feb 15, 2002 374
Theater Average 54th Weekend 3 $13,449 Feb 15, 2002 374
Theater Average 53rd Weekend 10 $7,067 Feb 8, 2002 367
Theater Average 52nd Weekend 7 $6,214 Feb 1, 2002 360
Theater Average 51st Weekend 9 $5,874 Jan 25, 2002 353
Theater Average 48th Weekend 16 $5,259 Jan 4, 2002 332
Theater Average 47th Weekend 4 $10,715 Dec 28, 2001 325
Theater Average 46th Weekend 6 $11,327 Dec 21, 2001 318
Theater Average 45th Weekend 12 $5,436 Dec 14, 2001 311
Theater Average 44th Weekend 13 $5,643 Dec 7, 2001 304
Theater Average 43rd Weekend 14 $6,189 Nov 30, 2001 297
Theater Average 42nd Weekend 2 $13,266 Nov 23, 2001 290
Theater Average 41st Weekend 11 $7,897 Nov 16, 2001 283
Theater Average 40th Weekend 9 $8,149 Nov 9, 2001 276
Theater Average 39th Weekend 10 $6,791 Nov 2, 2001 269
Theater Average 38th Weekend 8 $7,971 Oct 26, 2001 262
Theater Average 36th Weekend 6 $7,963 Oct 12, 2001 248
Theater Average 35th Weekend 8 $6,417 Oct 5, 2001 241
Theater Average 34th Weekend 9 $6,842 Sep 28, 2001 234
Theater Average 33rd Weekend 11 $6,382 Sep 21, 2001 227
Theater Average 31st Weekend 10 $8,026 Sep 7, 2001 213
Theater Average 30th Weekend 14 $7,582 Aug 31, 2001 206
Theater Average 28th Weekend 10 $8,090 Aug 17, 2001 192
Theater Average 27th Weekend 8 $8,390 Aug 10, 2001 185
Theater Average 25th Weekend 19 $6,532 Jul 27, 2001 171
Theater Average 24th Weekend 12 $7,379 Jul 20, 2001 164
Theater Average 23rd Weekend 19 $6,865 Jul 13, 2001 157
Theater Average 22nd Weekend 12 $8,174 Jul 6, 2001 150
Theater Average 20th Weekend 15 $7,738 Jun 22, 2001 136
Theater Average 19th Weekend 20 $7,068 Jun 15, 2001 129
Theater Average 18th Weekend 20 $7,627 Jun 8, 2001 122
Theater Average 16th Weekend 5 $15,042 May 25, 2001 108
Theater Average 15th Weekend 12 $12,370 May 18, 2001 101
Theater Average 14th Weekend 14 $10,291 May 11, 2001 94
Theater Average 12th Weekend 9 $13,879 Apr 27, 2001 80
Theater Average 7th Weekend 6 $23,707 Mar 23, 2001 45
Theater Average 6th Weekend 11 $25,224 Mar 16, 2001 38
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 48 $26,422 Feb 23, 2001 17
Top 2001 Theater Average 18 $26,422 Feb 23, 2001 17
Never Wide Domestic 54 $15,553,324 Feb 9, 2001 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,405 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,274 $29,059,721
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,733 $15,553,324
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 114 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 258 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,885 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies 62 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies 44 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies 90 $15,553,324

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 23, 2001 44 $105,689   4 $26,422   $353,210 3
Mar 16, 2001 42 $100,897   4 $25,224   $781,834 6
Mar 23, 2001 38 $94,826 -6% 4 $23,707   $938,624 7
Apr 27, 2001 44 $69,393   5 $13,879   $1,636,003 12
May 11, 2001 48 $51,453   5 $10,291   $1,841,103 14
May 18, 2001 44 $61,849 +20% 5 $12,370   $1,953,173 15
May 25, 2001 44 $75,208 +22% 5 $15,042   $2,079,217 16
Jun 8, 2001 44 $45,764   6 $7,627   $2,239,971 18
Jun 15, 2001 41 $49,477 +8% 7 $7,068   $2,327,252 19
Jun 22, 2001 35 $61,900 +25% 8 $7,738   $2,434,229 20
Jul 6, 2001 36 $65,390   8 $8,174   $2,660,360 22
Jul 13, 2001 37 $54,923 -16% 8 $6,865   $2,766,194 23
Jul 20, 2001 40 $59,033 +7% 8 $7,379   $2,866,611 24
Jul 27, 2001 44 $52,253 -11% 8 $6,532   $3,005,640 25
Aug 10, 2001 45 $67,122   8 $8,390   $3,266,619 27
Aug 17, 2001 42 $64,720 -4% 8 $8,090   $3,391,020 28
Aug 31, 2001 50 $68,234   9 $7,582   $3,609,844 30
Sep 7, 2001 45 $80,261 +18% 10 $8,026   $3,711,391 31
Sep 14, 2001 64 $28,238 -65% 9 $3,138   $3,751,234 32
Sep 21, 2001 56 $63,822 +126% 10 $6,382   $3,831,314 33
Sep 28, 2001 51 $68,424 +7% 10 $6,842   $3,937,464 34
Oct 5, 2001 48 $64,173 -6% 10 $6,417   $4,027,130 35
Oct 12, 2001 41 $79,627 +24% 10 $7,963   $4,151,795 36
Oct 26, 2001 39 $95,653   12 $7,971   $4,496,700 38
Nov 2, 2001 38 $95,068 -1% 14 $6,791   $4,717,912 39
Nov 9, 2001 33 $122,242 +29% 15 $8,149   $4,904,153 40
Nov 16, 2001 30 $126,347 +3% 16 $7,897   $5,095,543 41
Nov 23, 2001 22 $238,790 +89% 18 $13,266   $5,405,381 42
Nov 30, 2001 30 $111,398 -53% 18 $6,189   $5,579,972 43
Dec 7, 2001 25 $101,578 -9% 18 $5,643   $5,740,023 44
Dec 14, 2001 27 $103,277 +2% 19 $5,436   $5,903,593 45
Dec 21, 2001 19 $215,221 +108% 19 $11,327   $6,181,995 46
Dec 28, 2001 23 $203,594 -5% 19 $10,715   $6,443,686 47
Jan 4, 2002 32 $78,886 -61% 15 $5,259   $6,683,025 48
Jan 25, 2002 38 $88,107   15 $5,874   $7,045,988 51
Feb 1, 2002 36 $99,428 +13% 16 $6,214   $7,188,129 52
Feb 8, 2002 37 $127,206 +28% 18 $7,067   $7,359,522 53
Feb 15, 2002 32 $255,539 +101% 19 $13,449   $7,709,153 54
Feb 22, 2002 32 $192,879 -25% 19 $10,152   $7,709,153 55
Mar 1, 2002 35 $156,045 -19% 19 $8,213   $8,282,348 56
Mar 8, 2002 36 $163,752 +5% 19 $8,619   $8,533,823 57
Mar 15, 2002 37 $196,251 +20% 23 $8,533   $8,906,017 58
Mar 22, 2002 34 $203,416 +4% 23 $8,844   $9,268,281 59
Mar 29, 2002 30 $216,011 +6% 25 $8,640   $9,684,068 60
Apr 5, 2002 32 $182,536 -15% 25 $7,301   $10,055,371 61
Apr 26, 2002 31 $170,784   25 $6,831   $10,920,768 64
May 3, 2002 35 $132,959 -22% 25 $5,318   $11,180,438 65
May 10, 2002 33 $130,500 -2% 23 $5,674   $11,417,702 66
May 17, 2002 31 $123,151 -6% 22 $5,598   $11,417,702 67
May 31, 2002 27 $100,015   23 $4,348   $12,066,784 69
Jun 7, 2002 32 $71,422 -29% 21 $3,401   $12,226,312 70
Jun 21, 2002 35 $82,658   17 $4,862   $12,443,357 72
Jun 28, 2002 41 $46,756 -43% 17 $2,750   $12,548,756 73
Jul 12, 2002 41 $77,676   19 $4,088   $12,784,267 75
Jul 19, 2002 51 $48,780 -37% 19 $2,567   $12,842,415 76
Jul 26, 2002 52 $49,100 +1% 18 $2,728   $12,924,262 77
Aug 2, 2002 48 $52,150 +6% 14 $3,725   $13,052,984 78
Aug 9, 2002 56 $40,628 -22% 13 $3,125   $13,109,924 79
Aug 16, 2002 49 $48,745 +20% 13 $3,750   $13,180,017 80
Aug 23, 2002 56 $40,958 -16% 13 $3,151   $13,260,279 81
Sep 20, 2002 73 $19,465   10 $1,947   $13,430,632 85
Sep 27, 2002 77 $14,886 -24% 8 $1,861   $13,458,343 86
Oct 4, 2002 83 $10,751 -28% 8 $1,344   $13,475,840 87
Nov 22, 2002 71 $12,321   8 $1,540   $13,651,884 94
Nov 29, 2002 69 $15,879 +29% 8 $1,985   $13,679,319 95
Jan 17, 2003 64 $21,410   7 $3,059   $13,861,485 102
Jan 24, 2003 66 $20,633 -4% 7 $2,948   $13,887,096 103
Jan 31, 2003 72 $20,218 -2% 7 $2,888   $13,907,315 104
Feb 7, 2003 59 $26,126 +29% 9 $2,903   $13,940,663 105
Feb 14, 2003 57 $41,506 +59% 9 $4,612   $14,000,310 106
Feb 21, 2003 59 $38,515 -7% 9 $4,279   $14,050,202 107
Feb 28, 2003 62 $35,307 -8% 9 $3,923   $14,095,268 108
Mar 14, 2003 57 $38,409   10 $3,841   $14,194,575 110
Mar 21, 2003 58 $39,315 +2% 10 $3,932   $14,274,874 111
Mar 28, 2003 68 $24,903 -37% 10 $2,490   $14,327,185 112
Apr 4, 2003 68 $30,196 +21% 10 $3,020   $14,384,643 113
Apr 11, 2003 76 $18,080 -40% 10 $1,808   $14,422,589 114
Apr 18, 2003 67 $31,953 +77% 10 $3,195   $14,467,692 115
Apr 25, 2003 68 $28,400 -11% 9 $3,156   $14,520,516 116
May 2, 2003 81 $14,327 -50% 10 $1,433   $14,545,767 117
May 9, 2003 79 $18,788 +31% 10 $1,879   $14,574,906 118
May 16, 2003 74 $19,459 +4% 9 $2,162   $14,603,104 119
May 23, 2003 58 $35,996 +85% 9 $4,000   $14,657,737 120
Aug 8, 2003 67 $22,780   8 $2,848   $15,093,349 131
Aug 15, 2003 60 $21,698 -5% 8 $2,712   $15,133,057 132
Aug 22, 2003 66 $19,340 -11% 8 $2,418   $15,156,060 133
Aug 29, 2003 65 $20,880 +8% 8 $2,610   $15,163,895 134
Sep 5, 2003 65 $26,687 +28% 7 $3,812   $15,215,715 135
Sep 12, 2003 80 $13,735 -49% 7 $1,962   $15,239,711 136
Sep 19, 2003 84 $13,939 +1% 7 $1,991   $15,255,080 137
Sep 26, 2003 79 $16,154 +16% 8 $2,019   $15,277,005 138
Oct 3, 2003 80 $15,073 -7% 6 $2,512   $15,297,272 139
Oct 31, 2003 77 $15,102   9 $1,678   $15,404,612 143
Nov 14, 2003 55 $24,641   9 $2,738   $15,466,938 145
Nov 21, 2003 67 $14,895 -40% 9 $1,655   $15,493,920 146
Nov 28, 2003 62 $15,481 +4% 9 $1,720   $15,517,786 147
Dec 5, 2003 64 $11,727 -24% 10 $1,173   $15,553,324 148

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 16, 2001 40 $162,861   4 $40,715   $843,798 6
May 11, 2001 43 $101,674   5 $20,335   $1,891,324 14
May 18, 2001 42 $112,685 +11% 5 $22,537   $2,004,009 15
Jun 8, 2001 40 $83,568   6 $13,928   $2,277,775 18
Jun 15, 2001 35 $94,554 +13% 7 $13,508   $2,372,329 19
Jul 6, 2001 40 $116,301   8 $14,538   $2,711,271 22
Jul 13, 2001 38 $96,307 -17% 8 $12,038   $2,807,578 23
Jul 20, 2001 36 $145,809 +51% 8 $18,226   $2,953,387 24
Aug 10, 2001 41 $126,803   8 $15,850   $3,326,300 27
Aug 31, 2001 48 $89,520   9 $9,947   $3,631,130 30
Sep 7, 2001 48 $91,866 +3% 10 $9,187   $3,722,996 31
Sep 14, 2001 62 $44,496 -52% 9 $4,944   $3,767,492 32
Sep 21, 2001 51 $101,548 +128% 10 $10,155   $3,869,040 33
Sep 28, 2001 51 $93,917 -8% 10 $9,392   $3,962,957 34
Oct 5, 2001 45 $109,211 +16% 10 $10,921   $4,072,168 35
Oct 26, 2001 29 $221,797   12 $18,483   $4,622,844 38
Nov 2, 2001 36 $159,067 -28% 14 $11,362   $4,781,911 39
Nov 9, 2001 31 $187,285 +18% 15 $12,486   $4,969,196 40
Nov 16, 2001 30 $197,395 +5% 16 $12,337   $5,166,591 41
Nov 23, 2001 22 $301,983 +53% 18 $16,777   $5,468,574 42
Nov 30, 2001 29 $169,871 -44% 18 $9,437   $5,638,445 43
Dec 7, 2001 23 $161,871 -5% 18 $8,993   $5,800,316 44
Dec 14, 2001 28 $166,458 +3% 19 $8,761   $5,966,774 45
Dec 21, 2001 22 $273,318 +64% 19 $14,385   $6,240,092 46
Dec 28, 2001 22 $364,047 +33% 19 $19,160   $6,604,139 47
Jan 25, 2002 35 $130,820   15 $8,721   $7,088,701 51
Feb 1, 2002 35 $143,615 +10% 16 $8,976   $7,232,316 52
Feb 8, 2002 35 $221,298 +54% 18 $12,294   $7,453,614 53
Feb 15, 2002 51 $62,660 -72% 19 $3,298   $7,516,274 54
Feb 22, 2002 25 $610,029 +874% 19 $32,107   $8,126,303 55
Mar 1, 2002 35 $243,768 -60% 19 $12,830   $8,370,071 56
Mar 8, 2002 32 $339,695 +39% 19 $17,879   $8,709,766 57
Mar 15, 2002 34 $355,099 +5% 23 $15,439   $9,064,865 58
Mar 22, 2002 32 $403,192 +14% 23 $17,530   $9,468,057 59
Mar 29, 2002 32 $404,778 n/c 25 $16,191   $9,872,835 60
Apr 26, 2002 28 $297,495   25 $11,900   $11,047,479 64
May 3, 2002 32 $239,723 -19% 25 $9,589   $11,287,202 65
May 10, 2002 84 $7,349 -97% 23 $320   $11,294,551 66
May 31, 2002 25 $188,121   23 $8,179   $12,154,890 69
Jun 21, 2002 33 $141,301   17 $8,312   $12,502,000 72
Jul 12, 2002 44 $87,044   19 $4,581   $12,793,635 75
Jul 19, 2002 51 $81,527 -6% 19 $4,291   $12,875,162 76
Jul 26, 2002 43 $125,672 +54% 18 $6,982   $13,000,834 77
Aug 2, 2002 52 $68,462 -46% 14 $4,890   $13,069,296 78
Aug 9, 2002 56 $61,976 -9% 13 $4,767   $13,131,272 79
Aug 16, 2002 47 $88,049 +42% 13 $6,773   $13,219,321 80
Sep 20, 2002 70 $32,290   10 $3,229   $13,443,457 85
Sep 27, 2002 78 $21,632 -33% 8 $2,704   $13,465,089 86
Nov 22, 2002 67 $23,877   8 $2,985   $13,663,440 94
Jan 17, 2003 68 $26,388   7 $3,770   $13,866,463 102
Jan 24, 2003 74 $20,634 -22% 7 $2,948   $13,887,097 103
Jan 31, 2003 69 $27,440 +33% 7 $3,920   $13,914,537 104
Feb 7, 2003 58 $44,267 +61% 9 $4,919   $13,958,804 105
Feb 14, 2003 54 $52,883 +19% 9 $5,876   $14,011,687 106
Feb 21, 2003 58 $48,274 -9% 9 $5,364   $14,059,961 107
Mar 14, 2003 53 $79,393   10 $7,939   $14,235,559 110
Mar 21, 2003 56 $66,723 -16% 10 $6,672   $14,302,282 111
Mar 28, 2003 65 $52,165 -22% 10 $5,217   $14,354,447 112
Apr 4, 2003 65 $50,062 -4% 10 $5,006   $14,404,509 113
Apr 11, 2003 72 $31,230 -38% 10 $3,123   $14,435,739 114
Apr 18, 2003 65 $56,377 +81% 10 $5,638   $14,492,116 115
Apr 25, 2003 70 $39,324 -30% 9 $4,369   $14,531,440 116
May 2, 2003 77 $24,678 -37% 10 $2,468   $14,556,118 117
May 9, 2003 81 $27,527 +12% 10 $2,753   $14,583,645 118
May 16, 2003 64 $38,096 +38% 9 $4,233   $14,621,741 119
Aug 8, 2003 62 $40,790   8 $5,099   $15,111,359 131
Aug 15, 2003 66 $25,361 -38% 8 $3,170   $15,136,720 132
Aug 22, 2003 91 $6,295 -75% 8 $787   $15,143,015 133
Aug 29, 2003 64 $46,013 +631% 8 $5,752   $15,189,028 134
Sep 5, 2003 69 $36,948 -20% 7 $5,278   $15,225,976 135
Sep 12, 2003 82 $15,165 -59% 7 $2,166   $15,241,141 136
Sep 19, 2003 82 $19,710 +30% 7 $2,816   $15,260,851 137
Sep 26, 2003 77 $21,348 +8% 8 $2,669   $15,282,199 138
Nov 14, 2003 59 $36,728   9 $4,081   $15,479,025 145
Nov 21, 2003 64 $23,280 -37% 9 $2,587   $15,502,305 146
Nov 28, 2003 54 $39,292 +69% 9 $4,366   $15,541,597 147
Dec 5, 2003 71 $11,727 -70% 10 $1,173   $15,553,324 148

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/1/2001 $0 0 2 86 $1,047,017 8/15/2016
 
Rest of World $3,066,820
 
International Total$4,113,837 8/15/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,956 $4,113,837
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,077 $4,113,837
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 493 $4,113,837
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,775 $4,113,837
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 128 $4,113,837
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies 95 $4,113,837
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 601-700) 677 $4,113,837

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,517 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,708 $19,667,161
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 120 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 362 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,783 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies 85 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies 59 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 301-400) 368 $19,667,161

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Leading Cast

Kevin Spacey    Narrator

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Production and Technical Credits

George Butler    Director
Mose Richards    Screenwriter
Crystal V. Spijer*    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Legs:60.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:79.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,059,721

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,405 $15,553,324
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,956 $4,113,837
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,517 $19,667,161

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 2001 (IMAX) by WGBH Giant-Screen Films
International Releases: November 1st, 2001 (Wide) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 40 minutes
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Keywords: Academic Documentary, Explorer, Set in Antarctica, 1910s, Short Film, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Theater Average 67th Weekend 13 $5,598 May 17, 2002 465
Theater Average 66th Weekend 10 $5,674 May 10, 2002 458
Theater Average 65th Weekend 13 $5,318 May 3, 2002 451
Biggest Domestic 64th Weekend 8 $170,784 Apr 26, 2002 444
Theater Average 64th Weekend 7 $6,831 Apr 26, 2002 444
Biggest Domestic 61st Weekend 9 $182,536 Apr 5, 2002 423
Theater Average 61st Weekend 5 $7,301 Apr 5, 2002 423
Biggest Domestic 60th Weekend 7 $216,011 Mar 29, 2002 416
Theater Average 60th Weekend 6 $8,640 Mar 29, 2002 416
Biggest Domestic 59th Weekend 9 $203,416 Mar 22, 2002 409
Theater Average 59th Weekend 6 $8,844 Mar 22, 2002 409
Biggest Domestic 58th Weekend 10 $196,251 Mar 15, 2002 402
Theater Average 58th Weekend 4 $8,533 Mar 15, 2002 402
Theater Average 57th Weekend 5 $8,619 Mar 8, 2002 395
Theater Average 56th Weekend 6 $8,213 Mar 1, 2002 388
Biggest Domestic 55th Weekend 12 $192,879 Feb 22, 2002 381
Theater Average 55th Weekend 5 $10,152 Feb 22, 2002 381
Biggest Domestic 54th Weekend 7 $255,539 Feb 15, 2002 374
Theater Average 54th Weekend 3 $13,449 Feb 15, 2002 374
Theater Average 53rd Weekend 10 $7,067 Feb 8, 2002 367
Theater Average 52nd Weekend 7 $6,214 Feb 1, 2002 360
Theater Average 51st Weekend 9 $5,874 Jan 25, 2002 353
Theater Average 48th Weekend 16 $5,259 Jan 4, 2002 332
Theater Average 47th Weekend 4 $10,715 Dec 28, 2001 325
Theater Average 46th Weekend 6 $11,327 Dec 21, 2001 318
Theater Average 45th Weekend 12 $5,436 Dec 14, 2001 311
Theater Average 44th Weekend 13 $5,643 Dec 7, 2001 304
Theater Average 43rd Weekend 14 $6,189 Nov 30, 2001 297
Theater Average 42nd Weekend 2 $13,266 Nov 23, 2001 290
Theater Average 41st Weekend 11 $7,897 Nov 16, 2001 283
Theater Average 40th Weekend 9 $8,149 Nov 9, 2001 276
Theater Average 39th Weekend 10 $6,791 Nov 2, 2001 269
Theater Average 38th Weekend 8 $7,971 Oct 26, 2001 262
Theater Average 36th Weekend 6 $7,963 Oct 12, 2001 248
Theater Average 35th Weekend 8 $6,417 Oct 5, 2001 241
Theater Average 34th Weekend 9 $6,842 Sep 28, 2001 234
Theater Average 33rd Weekend 11 $6,382 Sep 21, 2001 227
Theater Average 31st Weekend 10 $8,026 Sep 7, 2001 213
Theater Average 30th Weekend 14 $7,582 Aug 31, 2001 206
Theater Average 28th Weekend 10 $8,090 Aug 17, 2001 192
Theater Average 27th Weekend 8 $8,390 Aug 10, 2001 185
Theater Average 25th Weekend 19 $6,532 Jul 27, 2001 171
Theater Average 24th Weekend 12 $7,379 Jul 20, 2001 164
Theater Average 23rd Weekend 19 $6,865 Jul 13, 2001 157
Theater Average 22nd Weekend 12 $8,174 Jul 6, 2001 150
Theater Average 20th Weekend 15 $7,738 Jun 22, 2001 136
Theater Average 19th Weekend 20 $7,068 Jun 15, 2001 129
Theater Average 18th Weekend 20 $7,627 Jun 8, 2001 122
Theater Average 16th Weekend 5 $15,042 May 25, 2001 108
Theater Average 15th Weekend 12 $12,370 May 18, 2001 101
Theater Average 14th Weekend 14 $10,291 May 11, 2001 94
Theater Average 12th Weekend 9 $13,879 Apr 27, 2001 80
Theater Average 7th Weekend 6 $23,707 Mar 23, 2001 45
Theater Average 6th Weekend 11 $25,224 Mar 16, 2001 38
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 48 $26,422 Feb 23, 2001 17
Top 2001 Theater Average 18 $26,422 Feb 23, 2001 17
Never Wide Domestic 54 $15,553,324 Feb 9, 2001 0

Leading Cast

Kevin Spacey    Narrator

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Production and Technical Credits

George Butler    Director
Mose Richards    Screenwriter
Crystal V. Spijer*    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,405 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,274 $29,059,721
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,733 $15,553,324
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 114 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 258 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,885 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies 62 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies 44 $15,553,324
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies 90 $15,553,324

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 23, 2001 44 $105,689   4 $26,422   $353,210 3
Mar 16, 2001 42 $100,897   4 $25,224   $781,834 6
Mar 23, 2001 38 $94,826 -6% 4 $23,707   $938,624 7
Apr 27, 2001 44 $69,393   5 $13,879   $1,636,003 12
May 11, 2001 48 $51,453   5 $10,291   $1,841,103 14
May 18, 2001 44 $61,849 +20% 5 $12,370   $1,953,173 15
May 25, 2001 44 $75,208 +22% 5 $15,042   $2,079,217 16
Jun 8, 2001 44 $45,764   6 $7,627   $2,239,971 18
Jun 15, 2001 41 $49,477 +8% 7 $7,068   $2,327,252 19
Jun 22, 2001 35 $61,900 +25% 8 $7,738   $2,434,229 20
Jul 6, 2001 36 $65,390   8 $8,174   $2,660,360 22
Jul 13, 2001 37 $54,923 -16% 8 $6,865   $2,766,194 23
Jul 20, 2001 40 $59,033 +7% 8 $7,379   $2,866,611 24
Jul 27, 2001 44 $52,253 -11% 8 $6,532   $3,005,640 25
Aug 10, 2001 45 $67,122   8 $8,390   $3,266,619 27
Aug 17, 2001 42 $64,720 -4% 8 $8,090   $3,391,020 28
Aug 31, 2001 50 $68,234   9 $7,582   $3,609,844 30
Sep 7, 2001 45 $80,261 +18% 10 $8,026   $3,711,391 31
Sep 14, 2001 64 $28,238 -65% 9 $3,138   $3,751,234 32
Sep 21, 2001 56 $63,822 +126% 10 $6,382   $3,831,314 33
Sep 28, 2001 51 $68,424 +7% 10 $6,842   $3,937,464 34
Oct 5, 2001 48 $64,173 -6% 10 $6,417   $4,027,130 35
Oct 12, 2001 41 $79,627 +24% 10 $7,963   $4,151,795 36
Oct 26, 2001 39 $95,653   12 $7,971   $4,496,700 38
Nov 2, 2001 38 $95,068 -1% 14 $6,791   $4,717,912 39
Nov 9, 2001 33 $122,242 +29% 15 $8,149   $4,904,153 40
Nov 16, 2001 30 $126,347 +3% 16 $7,897   $5,095,543 41
Nov 23, 2001 22 $238,790 +89% 18 $13,266   $5,405,381 42
Nov 30, 2001 30 $111,398 -53% 18 $6,189   $5,579,972 43
Dec 7, 2001 25 $101,578 -9% 18 $5,643   $5,740,023 44
Dec 14, 2001 27 $103,277 +2% 19 $5,436   $5,903,593 45
Dec 21, 2001 19 $215,221 +108% 19 $11,327   $6,181,995 46
Dec 28, 2001 23 $203,594 -5% 19 $10,715   $6,443,686 47
Jan 4, 2002 32 $78,886 -61% 15 $5,259   $6,683,025 48
Jan 25, 2002 38 $88,107   15 $5,874   $7,045,988 51
Feb 1, 2002 36 $99,428 +13% 16 $6,214   $7,188,129 52
Feb 8, 2002 37 $127,206 +28% 18 $7,067   $7,359,522 53
Feb 15, 2002 32 $255,539 +101% 19 $13,449   $7,709,153 54
Feb 22, 2002 32 $192,879 -25% 19 $10,152   $7,709,153 55
Mar 1, 2002 35 $156,045 -19% 19 $8,213   $8,282,348 56
Mar 8, 2002 36 $163,752 +5% 19 $8,619   $8,533,823 57
Mar 15, 2002 37 $196,251 +20% 23 $8,533   $8,906,017 58
Mar 22, 2002 34 $203,416 +4% 23 $8,844   $9,268,281 59
Mar 29, 2002 30 $216,011 +6% 25 $8,640   $9,684,068 60
Apr 5, 2002 32 $182,536 -15% 25 $7,301   $10,055,371 61
Apr 26, 2002 31 $170,784   25 $6,831   $10,920,768 64
May 3, 2002 35 $132,959 -22% 25 $5,318   $11,180,438 65
May 10, 2002 33 $130,500 -2% 23 $5,674   $11,417,702 66
May 17, 2002 31 $123,151 -6% 22 $5,598   $11,417,702 67
May 31, 2002 27 $100,015   23 $4,348   $12,066,784 69
Jun 7, 2002 32 $71,422 -29% 21 $3,401   $12,226,312 70
Jun 21, 2002 35 $82,658   17 $4,862   $12,443,357 72
Jun 28, 2002 41 $46,756 -43% 17 $2,750   $12,548,756 73
Jul 12, 2002 41 $77,676   19 $4,088   $12,784,267 75
Jul 19, 2002 51 $48,780 -37% 19 $2,567   $12,842,415 76
Jul 26, 2002 52 $49,100 +1% 18 $2,728   $12,924,262 77
Aug 2, 2002 48 $52,150 +6% 14 $3,725   $13,052,984 78
Aug 9, 2002 56 $40,628 -22% 13 $3,125   $13,109,924 79
Aug 16, 2002 49 $48,745 +20% 13 $3,750   $13,180,017 80
Aug 23, 2002 56 $40,958 -16% 13 $3,151   $13,260,279 81
Sep 20, 2002 73 $19,465   10 $1,947   $13,430,632 85
Sep 27, 2002 77 $14,886 -24% 8 $1,861   $13,458,343 86
Oct 4, 2002 83 $10,751 -28% 8 $1,344   $13,475,840 87
Nov 22, 2002 71 $12,321   8 $1,540   $13,651,884 94
Nov 29, 2002 69 $15,879 +29% 8 $1,985   $13,679,319 95
Jan 17, 2003 64 $21,410   7 $3,059   $13,861,485 102
Jan 24, 2003 66 $20,633 -4% 7 $2,948   $13,887,096 103
Jan 31, 2003 72 $20,218 -2% 7 $2,888   $13,907,315 104
Feb 7, 2003 59 $26,126 +29% 9 $2,903   $13,940,663 105
Feb 14, 2003 57 $41,506 +59% 9 $4,612   $14,000,310 106
Feb 21, 2003 59 $38,515 -7% 9 $4,279   $14,050,202 107
Feb 28, 2003 62 $35,307 -8% 9 $3,923   $14,095,268 108
Mar 14, 2003 57 $38,409   10 $3,841   $14,194,575 110
Mar 21, 2003 58 $39,315 +2% 10 $3,932   $14,274,874 111
Mar 28, 2003 68 $24,903 -37% 10 $2,490   $14,327,185 112
Apr 4, 2003 68 $30,196 +21% 10 $3,020   $14,384,643 113
Apr 11, 2003 76 $18,080 -40% 10 $1,808   $14,422,589 114
Apr 18, 2003 67 $31,953 +77% 10 $3,195   $14,467,692 115
Apr 25, 2003 68 $28,400 -11% 9 $3,156   $14,520,516 116
May 2, 2003 81 $14,327 -50% 10 $1,433   $14,545,767 117
May 9, 2003 79 $18,788 +31% 10 $1,879   $14,574,906 118
May 16, 2003 74 $19,459 +4% 9 $2,162   $14,603,104 119
May 23, 2003 58 $35,996 +85% 9 $4,000   $14,657,737 120
Aug 8, 2003 67 $22,780   8 $2,848   $15,093,349 131
Aug 15, 2003 60 $21,698 -5% 8 $2,712   $15,133,057 132
Aug 22, 2003 66 $19,340 -11% 8 $2,418   $15,156,060 133
Aug 29, 2003 65 $20,880 +8% 8 $2,610   $15,163,895 134
Sep 5, 2003 65 $26,687 +28% 7 $3,812   $15,215,715 135
Sep 12, 2003 80 $13,735 -49% 7 $1,962   $15,239,711 136
Sep 19, 2003 84 $13,939 +1% 7 $1,991   $15,255,080 137
Sep 26, 2003 79 $16,154 +16% 8 $2,019   $15,277,005 138
Oct 3, 2003 80 $15,073 -7% 6 $2,512   $15,297,272 139
Oct 31, 2003 77 $15,102   9 $1,678   $15,404,612 143
Nov 14, 2003 55 $24,641   9 $2,738   $15,466,938 145
Nov 21, 2003 67 $14,895 -40% 9 $1,655   $15,493,920 146
Nov 28, 2003 62 $15,481 +4% 9 $1,720   $15,517,786 147
Dec 5, 2003 64 $11,727 -24% 10 $1,173   $15,553,324 148

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 16, 2001 40 $162,861   4 $40,715   $843,798 6
May 11, 2001 43 $101,674   5 $20,335   $1,891,324 14
May 18, 2001 42 $112,685 +11% 5 $22,537   $2,004,009 15
Jun 8, 2001 40 $83,568   6 $13,928   $2,277,775 18
Jun 15, 2001 35 $94,554 +13% 7 $13,508   $2,372,329 19
Jul 6, 2001 40 $116,301   8 $14,538   $2,711,271 22
Jul 13, 2001 38 $96,307 -17% 8 $12,038   $2,807,578 23
Jul 20, 2001 36 $145,809 +51% 8 $18,226   $2,953,387 24
Aug 10, 2001 41 $126,803   8 $15,850   $3,326,300 27
Aug 31, 2001 48 $89,520   9 $9,947   $3,631,130 30
Sep 7, 2001 48 $91,866 +3% 10 $9,187   $3,722,996 31
Sep 14, 2001 62 $44,496 -52% 9 $4,944   $3,767,492 32
Sep 21, 2001 51 $101,548 +128% 10 $10,155   $3,869,040 33
Sep 28, 2001 51 $93,917 -8% 10 $9,392   $3,962,957 34
Oct 5, 2001 45 $109,211 +16% 10 $10,921   $4,072,168 35
Oct 26, 2001 29 $221,797   12 $18,483   $4,622,844 38
Nov 2, 2001 36 $159,067 -28% 14 $11,362   $4,781,911 39
Nov 9, 2001 31 $187,285 +18% 15 $12,486   $4,969,196 40
Nov 16, 2001 30 $197,395 +5% 16 $12,337   $5,166,591 41
Nov 23, 2001 22 $301,983 +53% 18 $16,777   $5,468,574 42
Nov 30, 2001 29 $169,871 -44% 18 $9,437   $5,638,445 43
Dec 7, 2001 23 $161,871 -5% 18 $8,993   $5,800,316 44
Dec 14, 2001 28 $166,458 +3% 19 $8,761   $5,966,774 45
Dec 21, 2001 22 $273,318 +64% 19 $14,385   $6,240,092 46
Dec 28, 2001 22 $364,047 +33% 19 $19,160   $6,604,139 47
Jan 25, 2002 35 $130,820   15 $8,721   $7,088,701 51
Feb 1, 2002 35 $143,615 +10% 16 $8,976   $7,232,316 52
Feb 8, 2002 35 $221,298 +54% 18 $12,294   $7,453,614 53
Feb 15, 2002 51 $62,660 -72% 19 $3,298   $7,516,274 54
Feb 22, 2002 25 $610,029 +874% 19 $32,107   $8,126,303 55
Mar 1, 2002 35 $243,768 -60% 19 $12,830   $8,370,071 56
Mar 8, 2002 32 $339,695 +39% 19 $17,879   $8,709,766 57
Mar 15, 2002 34 $355,099 +5% 23 $15,439   $9,064,865 58
Mar 22, 2002 32 $403,192 +14% 23 $17,530   $9,468,057 59
Mar 29, 2002 32 $404,778 n/c 25 $16,191   $9,872,835 60
Apr 26, 2002 28 $297,495   25 $11,900   $11,047,479 64
May 3, 2002 32 $239,723 -19% 25 $9,589   $11,287,202 65
May 10, 2002 84 $7,349 -97% 23 $320   $11,294,551 66
May 31, 2002 25 $188,121   23 $8,179   $12,154,890 69
Jun 21, 2002 33 $141,301   17 $8,312   $12,502,000 72
Jul 12, 2002 44 $87,044   19 $4,581   $12,793,635 75
Jul 19, 2002 51 $81,527 -6% 19 $4,291   $12,875,162 76
Jul 26, 2002 43 $125,672 +54% 18 $6,982   $13,000,834 77
Aug 2, 2002 52 $68,462 -46% 14 $4,890   $13,069,296 78
Aug 9, 2002 56 $61,976 -9% 13 $4,767   $13,131,272 79
Aug 16, 2002 47 $88,049 +42% 13 $6,773   $13,219,321 80
Sep 20, 2002 70 $32,290   10 $3,229   $13,443,457 85
Sep 27, 2002 78 $21,632 -33% 8 $2,704   $13,465,089 86
Nov 22, 2002 67 $23,877   8 $2,985   $13,663,440 94
Jan 17, 2003 68 $26,388   7 $3,770   $13,866,463 102
Jan 24, 2003 74 $20,634 -22% 7 $2,948   $13,887,097 103
Jan 31, 2003 69 $27,440 +33% 7 $3,920   $13,914,537 104
Feb 7, 2003 58 $44,267 +61% 9 $4,919   $13,958,804 105
Feb 14, 2003 54 $52,883 +19% 9 $5,876   $14,011,687 106
Feb 21, 2003 58 $48,274 -9% 9 $5,364   $14,059,961 107
Mar 14, 2003 53 $79,393   10 $7,939   $14,235,559 110
Mar 21, 2003 56 $66,723 -16% 10 $6,672   $14,302,282 111
Mar 28, 2003 65 $52,165 -22% 10 $5,217   $14,354,447 112
Apr 4, 2003 65 $50,062 -4% 10 $5,006   $14,404,509 113
Apr 11, 2003 72 $31,230 -38% 10 $3,123   $14,435,739 114
Apr 18, 2003 65 $56,377 +81% 10 $5,638   $14,492,116 115
Apr 25, 2003 70 $39,324 -30% 9 $4,369   $14,531,440 116
May 2, 2003 77 $24,678 -37% 10 $2,468   $14,556,118 117
May 9, 2003 81 $27,527 +12% 10 $2,753   $14,583,645 118
May 16, 2003 64 $38,096 +38% 9 $4,233   $14,621,741 119
Aug 8, 2003 62 $40,790   8 $5,099   $15,111,359 131
Aug 15, 2003 66 $25,361 -38% 8 $3,170   $15,136,720 132
Aug 22, 2003 91 $6,295 -75% 8 $787   $15,143,015 133
Aug 29, 2003 64 $46,013 +631% 8 $5,752   $15,189,028 134
Sep 5, 2003 69 $36,948 -20% 7 $5,278   $15,225,976 135
Sep 12, 2003 82 $15,165 -59% 7 $2,166   $15,241,141 136
Sep 19, 2003 82 $19,710 +30% 7 $2,816   $15,260,851 137
Sep 26, 2003 77 $21,348 +8% 8 $2,669   $15,282,199 138
Nov 14, 2003 59 $36,728   9 $4,081   $15,479,025 145
Nov 21, 2003 64 $23,280 -37% 9 $2,587   $15,502,305 146
Nov 28, 2003 54 $39,292 +69% 9 $4,366   $15,541,597 147
Dec 5, 2003 71 $11,727 -70% 10 $1,173   $15,553,324 148

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/1/2001 $0 0 2 86 $1,047,017 8/15/2016
 
Rest of World $3,066,820
 
International Total$4,113,837 8/15/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,956 $4,113,837
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,077 $4,113,837
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 493 $4,113,837
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,775 $4,113,837
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 128 $4,113,837
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies 95 $4,113,837
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 601-700) 677 $4,113,837

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,517 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,708 $19,667,161
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 120 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 362 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,783 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies 85 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies 59 $19,667,161
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 301-400) 368 $19,667,161

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