The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,108,697Details
International Box Office $20,586,040Details
Worldwide Box Office $60,694,737
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,013,847 (15.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,012 opening theaters/3,012 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,140,156

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,308 $40,108,697
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,456 $20,586,040
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,694 $60,694,737

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 20th, 2002 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as The Wild Thornberrys
International Releases: February 7th, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: April 1st, 2003 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some adventure peril.
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Set in Africa, Hunting, Animal Lead, Coming of Age, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple, Rescue, Boarding School
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
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) 261 $5,510,465 Jan 3, 2003 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 310 $10,326,415 Jan 3, 2003 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 210 $7,364,432 Dec 27, 2002 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 232 $14,323,247 Dec 27, 2002 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2002 6 $6,013,847   3,012 $1,997   $6,013,847 1
Dec 27, 2002 7 $7,364,432 +22% 3,012 $2,445   $18,418,284 2
Jan 3, 2003 7 $5,510,465 -25% 2,881 $1,913   $31,526,879 3
Jan 10, 2003 10 $2,844,770 -48% 2,608 $1,091   $35,165,937 4
Jan 17, 2003 20 $1,356,826 -52% 2,061 $658   $37,707,036 5
Jan 24, 2003 25 $559,997 -59% 1,272 $440   $38,416,122 6
Jan 31, 2003 31 $289,700 -48% 670 $432   $38,797,833 7
Feb 7, 2003 38 $159,516 -45% 402 $397   $38,995,278 8
Feb 14, 2003 52 $63,368 -60% 312 $203   $39,095,287 9
Feb 21, 2003 53 $43,654 -31% 148 $295   $39,158,230 10
Feb 28, 2003 57 $39,989 -8% 119 $336   $39,206,154 11
Mar 7, 2003 47 $74,437 +86% 177 $421   $39,291,877 12
Mar 14, 2003 48 $95,996 +29% 212 $453   $39,430,443 13
Mar 21, 2003 42 $113,142 +18% 232 $488   $39,598,398 14
Mar 28, 2003 41 $112,266 -1% 192 $585   $39,766,440 15
Apr 4, 2003 61 $41,073 -63% 150 $274   $39,835,592 16
Apr 11, 2003 92 $10,372 -75% 72 $144   $39,862,138 17
Apr 18, 2003 101 $6,366 -39% 76 $84   $39,875,769 18
Apr 25, 2003 140 $1,296 -80% 36 $36   $39,880,476 19
May 2, 2003 159 $381 -71% 1 $381   $39,882,925 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 20, 2002 6 $1,677,000     3,012 $557   $1,677,000 1
Dec 21, 2002 6 $2,475,000 +48%   3,012 $822   $4,152,000 2
Dec 22, 2002 6 $1,985,021 -20%   3,012 $659   $6,013,847 3
Dec 23, 2002 4 $1,800,000 -9%   3,012 $598   $7,814,000 4
Dec 24, 2002 6 $1,025,000 -43%   3,012 $340   $8,839,000 5
Dec 25, 2002 11 $720,241 -30%   3,012 $239   $9,277,547 6
Dec 26, 2002 8 $1,776,305 +147%   3,012 $590   $11,053,852 7
Dec 27, 2002 7 $2,750,000 +55% +64% 3,012 $913   $13,800,000 8
Dec 28, 2002 7 $2,592,006 -6% +5% 3,012 $861   $16,291,511 9
Dec 29, 2002 7 $2,126,773 -18% +7% 3,012 $706   $18,418,284 10
Dec 30, 2002 6 $2,095,000 -1% +16% 3,012 $696   $20,513,000 11
Dec 31, 2002 6 $1,950,000 -7% +90% 3,012 $647   $22,463,000 12
Jan 1, 2003 6 $2,157,000 +11% +199% 3,012 $716   $24,568,000 13
Jan 2, 2003 6 $1,448,000 -33% -18% 3,012 $481   $26,016,000 14
Jan 3, 2003 8 $1,706,500 +18% -38% 2,881 $592   $27,722,500 15
Jan 4, 2003 8 $2,150,000 +26% -17% 2,881 $746   $29,841,000 16
Jan 5, 2003 7 $1,685,879 -22% -21% 2,881 $585   $31,526,879 17
Jan 6, 2003 9 $297,000 -82% -86% 2,881 $103   $31,824,000 18
Jan 11, 2003 10 $1,389,135   -35% 2,608 $533   $34,105,337 23
Jan 12, 2003 9 $1,060,600 -24% -37% 2,608 $407   $35,165,937 24
Jan 20, 2003 11 $746,782     2,061 $362   $37,707,036 32

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2002 6 $11,053,852   3,012 $3,670   $11,053,852 1
Dec 27, 2002 6 $14,962,562 +35% 3,012 $4,968   $26,016,414 2
Jan 3, 2003 9 $6,304,753 -58% 2,881 $2,188   $32,321,167 3
Jan 10, 2003 12 $4,029,043 -36% 2,608 $1,545   $36,350,210 4
Jan 17, 2003 21 $1,505,915 -63% 2,061 $731   $37,856,125 5
Jan 24, 2003 25 $652,008 -57% 1,272 $513   $38,508,133 6
Jan 31, 2003 35 $327,629 -50% 670 $489   $38,835,762 7
Feb 7, 2003 41 $196,157 -40% 402 $488   $39,031,919 8
Feb 14, 2003 49 $82,657 -58% 312 $265   $39,114,576 9
Feb 21, 2003 57 $51,589 -38% 148 $349   $39,166,165 10
Feb 28, 2003 55 $51,275 -1% 119 $431   $39,217,440 11
Mar 7, 2003 46 $117,007 +128% 177 $661   $39,334,447 12
Mar 14, 2003 46 $150,809 +29% 212 $711   $39,485,256 13
Mar 21, 2003 43 $168,918 +12% 232 $728   $39,654,174 14
Mar 28, 2003 43 $140,345 -17% 192 $731   $39,794,519 15
Apr 4, 2003 61 $57,247 -59% 150 $382   $39,851,766 16
Apr 11, 2003 85 $17,637 -69% 72 $245   $39,869,403 17
Apr 18, 2003 99 $9,777 -45% 76 $129   $39,879,180 18
Apr 25, 2003 127 $3,364 -66% 36 $93   $39,882,544 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 2/7/2003 $0 0 57 94 $9,805,116 4/21/2020
 
Rest of World $10,780,924
 
International Total$20,586,040 4/21/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Lacey Chabert    Eliza

Supporting Cast

Brenda Blethyn    Mrs. Fairgoo
Jodi Carlisle    Marianne
Tim Curry    Nigel
Rupert Everett    Sloan Blackburn
Flea    Donnie
Danielle Harris    Debbie
Tom Kane    Darwin
Lynn Redgrave    Cordelia Thornberry
Marisa Tomei    Bree Blackburn
Alfre Woodard    Akela
Earl Boen    Gorilla

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

Production and Technical Credits

Cathy Malkasian    Director
Jeff McGrath    Director
Kate Boutilier    Screenwriter
Arlene Klasky    Story Creator
Gabor Csupo    Story Creator
Steve Pepoon    Story Creator
David Silverman    Story Creator
Stephen Sustarsic    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,013,847 (15.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,012 opening theaters/3,012 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,140,156

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,308 $40,108,697
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,456 $20,586,040
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,694 $60,694,737

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 20th, 2002 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as The Wild Thornberrys
International Releases: February 7th, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: April 1st, 2003 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for some adventure peril.
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Family Adventure, Set in Africa, Hunting, Animal Lead, Coming of Age, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple, Rescue, Boarding School
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
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) 261 $5,510,465 Jan 3, 2003 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 310 $10,326,415 Jan 3, 2003 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 210 $7,364,432 Dec 27, 2002 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 232 $14,323,247 Dec 27, 2002 10

Leading Cast

Lacey Chabert    Eliza

Supporting Cast

Brenda Blethyn    Mrs. Fairgoo
Jodi Carlisle    Marianne
Tim Curry    Nigel
Rupert Everett    Sloan Blackburn
Flea    Donnie
Danielle Harris    Debbie
Tom Kane    Darwin
Lynn Redgrave    Cordelia Thornberry
Marisa Tomei    Bree Blackburn
Alfre Woodard    Akela
Earl Boen    Gorilla

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

Production and Technical Credits

Cathy Malkasian    Director
Jeff McGrath    Director
Kate Boutilier    Screenwriter
Arlene Klasky    Story Creator
Gabor Csupo    Story Creator
Steve Pepoon    Story Creator
David Silverman    Story Creator
Stephen Sustarsic    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2002 6 $6,013,847   3,012 $1,997   $6,013,847 1
Dec 27, 2002 7 $7,364,432 +22% 3,012 $2,445   $18,418,284 2
Jan 3, 2003 7 $5,510,465 -25% 2,881 $1,913   $31,526,879 3
Jan 10, 2003 10 $2,844,770 -48% 2,608 $1,091   $35,165,937 4
Jan 17, 2003 20 $1,356,826 -52% 2,061 $658   $37,707,036 5
Jan 24, 2003 25 $559,997 -59% 1,272 $440   $38,416,122 6
Jan 31, 2003 31 $289,700 -48% 670 $432   $38,797,833 7
Feb 7, 2003 38 $159,516 -45% 402 $397   $38,995,278 8
Feb 14, 2003 52 $63,368 -60% 312 $203   $39,095,287 9
Feb 21, 2003 53 $43,654 -31% 148 $295   $39,158,230 10
Feb 28, 2003 57 $39,989 -8% 119 $336   $39,206,154 11
Mar 7, 2003 47 $74,437 +86% 177 $421   $39,291,877 12
Mar 14, 2003 48 $95,996 +29% 212 $453   $39,430,443 13
Mar 21, 2003 42 $113,142 +18% 232 $488   $39,598,398 14
Mar 28, 2003 41 $112,266 -1% 192 $585   $39,766,440 15
Apr 4, 2003 61 $41,073 -63% 150 $274   $39,835,592 16
Apr 11, 2003 92 $10,372 -75% 72 $144   $39,862,138 17
Apr 18, 2003 101 $6,366 -39% 76 $84   $39,875,769 18
Apr 25, 2003 140 $1,296 -80% 36 $36   $39,880,476 19
May 2, 2003 159 $381 -71% 1 $381   $39,882,925 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 20, 2002 6 $1,677,000     3,012 $557   $1,677,000 1
Dec 21, 2002 6 $2,475,000 +48%   3,012 $822   $4,152,000 2
Dec 22, 2002 6 $1,985,021 -20%   3,012 $659   $6,013,847 3
Dec 23, 2002 4 $1,800,000 -9%   3,012 $598   $7,814,000 4
Dec 24, 2002 6 $1,025,000 -43%   3,012 $340   $8,839,000 5
Dec 25, 2002 11 $720,241 -30%   3,012 $239   $9,277,547 6
Dec 26, 2002 8 $1,776,305 +147%   3,012 $590   $11,053,852 7
Dec 27, 2002 7 $2,750,000 +55% +64% 3,012 $913   $13,800,000 8
Dec 28, 2002 7 $2,592,006 -6% +5% 3,012 $861   $16,291,511 9
Dec 29, 2002 7 $2,126,773 -18% +7% 3,012 $706   $18,418,284 10
Dec 30, 2002 6 $2,095,000 -1% +16% 3,012 $696   $20,513,000 11
Dec 31, 2002 6 $1,950,000 -7% +90% 3,012 $647   $22,463,000 12
Jan 1, 2003 6 $2,157,000 +11% +199% 3,012 $716   $24,568,000 13
Jan 2, 2003 6 $1,448,000 -33% -18% 3,012 $481   $26,016,000 14
Jan 3, 2003 8 $1,706,500 +18% -38% 2,881 $592   $27,722,500 15
Jan 4, 2003 8 $2,150,000 +26% -17% 2,881 $746   $29,841,000 16
Jan 5, 2003 7 $1,685,879 -22% -21% 2,881 $585   $31,526,879 17
Jan 6, 2003 9 $297,000 -82% -86% 2,881 $103   $31,824,000 18
Jan 11, 2003 10 $1,389,135   -35% 2,608 $533   $34,105,337 23
Jan 12, 2003 9 $1,060,600 -24% -37% 2,608 $407   $35,165,937 24
Jan 20, 2003 11 $746,782     2,061 $362   $37,707,036 32

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2002 6 $11,053,852   3,012 $3,670   $11,053,852 1
Dec 27, 2002 6 $14,962,562 +35% 3,012 $4,968   $26,016,414 2
Jan 3, 2003 9 $6,304,753 -58% 2,881 $2,188   $32,321,167 3
Jan 10, 2003 12 $4,029,043 -36% 2,608 $1,545   $36,350,210 4
Jan 17, 2003 21 $1,505,915 -63% 2,061 $731   $37,856,125 5
Jan 24, 2003 25 $652,008 -57% 1,272 $513   $38,508,133 6
Jan 31, 2003 35 $327,629 -50% 670 $489   $38,835,762 7
Feb 7, 2003 41 $196,157 -40% 402 $488   $39,031,919 8
Feb 14, 2003 49 $82,657 -58% 312 $265   $39,114,576 9
Feb 21, 2003 57 $51,589 -38% 148 $349   $39,166,165 10
Feb 28, 2003 55 $51,275 -1% 119 $431   $39,217,440 11
Mar 7, 2003 46 $117,007 +128% 177 $661   $39,334,447 12
Mar 14, 2003 46 $150,809 +29% 212 $711   $39,485,256 13
Mar 21, 2003 43 $168,918 +12% 232 $728   $39,654,174 14
Mar 28, 2003 43 $140,345 -17% 192 $731   $39,794,519 15
Apr 4, 2003 61 $57,247 -59% 150 $382   $39,851,766 16
Apr 11, 2003 85 $17,637 -69% 72 $245   $39,869,403 17
Apr 18, 2003 99 $9,777 -45% 76 $129   $39,879,180 18
Apr 25, 2003 127 $3,364 -66% 36 $93   $39,882,544 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 2/7/2003 $0 0 57 94 $9,805,116 4/21/2020
 
Rest of World $10,780,924
 
International Total$20,586,040 4/21/2020

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.