Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $70,098,138Details
International Box Office $106,371,290Details
Worldwide Box Office $176,469,428
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,089,322 (31.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,102 opening theaters/3,102 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $122,387,747

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,259 $70,098,138
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,020 $106,371,290
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,054 $176,469,428
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 313 $70,098,138
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 195 $106,371,290
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 223 $176,469,428

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


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iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 10th, 2003 (Wide) by Miramax
International Releases: October 16th, 2003 (Wide), released as Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Australia)
October 16th, 2003 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 21st, 2003 (Wide) (South Korea)
September 8th, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: April 13th, 2004 by Miramax Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content
Running Time: 110 minutes
Franchise: Kill Bill
Comparisons: vs. The Hateful Eight
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Keywords: Hitmen, Non-Chronological, Revenge, Wedding Day Disasters, Pregnant Women, Surprise Twist, Cliffhanger Ending, Action Thriller, Out of Retirement, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: A Band Apart
Production Countries: Japan, United States
Languages: English, French, Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 187 $8,488,323 Oct 31, 2003 24
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 77 $22,089,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Top Miramax Weekend Domestic 4 $22,089,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 23 $22,089,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $41,394,578 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 22 $25,285,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $47,383,770 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 16 $22,089,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $41,394,578 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 15 $25,285,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $47,383,770 Oct 10, 2003 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2003 1 $22,089,322   3,102 $7,121   $22,089,322 1
Oct 17, 2003 2 $12,424,841 -44% 3,102 $4,005   $43,235,778 2
Oct 24, 2003 7 $6,355,590 -49% 2,633 $2,414   $54,037,681 3
Oct 31, 2003 7 $4,529,607 -29% 2,429 $1,865   $60,801,929 4
Nov 7, 2003 11 $2,322,779 -49% 1,681 $1,382   $64,797,396 5
Nov 14, 2003 14 $1,427,946 -39% 903 $1,581   $67,406,938 6
Nov 21, 2003 17 $565,486 -60% 398 $1,421   $68,417,240 7
Nov 28, 2003 26 $331,371 -41% 208 $1,593   $69,029,786 8
Dec 5, 2003 32 $124,871 -62% 147 $849   $69,272,523 9
Dec 12, 2003 38 $80,433 -36% 113 $712   $69,422,663 10
Dec 19, 2003 44 $43,141 -46% 64 $674   $69,508,791 11
Dec 26, 2003 55 $35,998 -17% 48 $750   $69,577,340 12
Jan 2, 2004 54 $40,164 +12% 38 $1,057   $69,655,060 13
Jan 9, 2004 57 $32,083 -20% 37 $867   $69,709,901 14
Jan 16, 2004 61 $27,822 -13% 30 $927   $69,758,170 15
Jan 23, 2004 62 $21,604 -22% 23 $939   $69,796,127 16
Jan 30, 2004 63 $12,700 -41% 21 $605   $69,820,816 17
Feb 6, 2004 78 $11,050 -13% 14 $789   $69,840,882 18
Feb 13, 2004 71 $9,634 -13% 17 $567   $69,855,547 19
Feb 20, 2004 91 $7,308 -24% 10 $731   $69,869,068 20
Feb 27, 2004 101 $2,886 -61% 8 $361   $69,875,449 21
Mar 5, 2004 82 $3,550 +23% 8 $444   $69,882,929 22
Mar 12, 2004 86 $4,137 +17% 8 $517   $69,889,848 23
Mar 19, 2004 86 $3,167 -23% 8 $396   $69,897,284 24
Mar 26, 2004 118 $1,922 -39% 6 $320   $69,902,009 25
Apr 2, 2004 118 $999 -48% 5 $200   $69,904,450 26
Apr 9, 2004 94 $4,432 +344% 4 $1,108   $69,909,813 27
Apr 23, 2004 44 $67,390   143 $471   $69,978,747 29
Apr 30, 2004 58 $43,265 -36% 107 $404   $70,050,813 30
May 7, 2004 74 $14,339 -67% 61 $235   $70,081,403 31
May 14, 2004 107 $5,872 -59% 32 $184   $70,093,584 32
May 21, 2004 130 $2,256 -62% 13 $174   $70,098,138 33

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 10, 2003 1 $8,072,000     3,102 $2,602   $8,072,000 1
Oct 11, 2003 1 $7,995,000 -1%   3,102 $2,577   $16,182,000 2
Oct 12, 2003 1 $5,907,000 -26%   3,102 $1,904   $22,089,322 3
Oct 13, 2003 1 $3,196,000 -46%   3,102 $1,030   $25,286,000 4
Oct 14, 2003 1 $2,126,000 -33%   3,102 $685   $27,412,000 5
Oct 15, 2003 1 $1,704,000 -20%   3,102 $549   $29,116,000 6
Oct 16, 2003 1 $1,692,000 -1%   3,102 $545   $30,811,000 7
Oct 17, 2003 2 $4,214,000 +149% -48% 3,102 $1,358   $35,025,000 8
Oct 18, 2003 2 $5,275,000 +25% -34% 3,102 $1,701   $40,352,000 9
Oct 19, 2003 2 $2,960,000 -44% -50% 3,102 $954   $43,235,778 10
Oct 20, 2003 2 $1,163,000 -61% -64% 3,102 $375   $44,398,000 11
Oct 21, 2003 2 $1,319,000 +13% -38% 3,102 $425   $45,717,000 12
Oct 22, 2003 2 $1,029,000 -22% -40% 3,102 $332   $46,746,000 13
Oct 23, 2003 2 $997,000 -3% -41% 3,102 $321   $47,682,000 14
Oct 24, 2003 6 $2,203,000 +121% -48% 2,633 $837   $49,885,000 15
Oct 25, 2003 7 $2,523,000 +15% -52% 2,633 $958   $52,240,000 16
Oct 26, 2003 6 $1,798,000 -29% -39% 2,633 $683   $54,037,681 17
Oct 27, 2003 4 $669,000 -63% -42% 2,633 $254   $54,707,000 18
Oct 28, 2003 5 $736,000 +10% -44% 2,633 $280   $55,442,000 19
Oct 29, 2003 6 $615,000 -16% -40% 2,633 $234   $56,057,000 20
Oct 30, 2003 6 $487,000 -21% -51% 2,633 $185   $56,272,000 21
Oct 31, 2003 6 $965,000 +98% -56% 2,429 $397   $57,237,000 22
Nov 1, 2003 8 $2,197,000 +128% -13% 2,429 $904   $59,418,000 23
Nov 2, 2003 7 $1,385,000 -37% -23% 2,429 $570   $60,801,929 24
Nov 3, 2003 5 $537,000 -61% -20% 2,429 $221   $61,439,000 25
Nov 4, 2003 5 $589,000 +10% -20% 2,429 $242   $62,027,000 26
Nov 5, 2003 8 $430,000 -27% -30% 2,429 $177   $62,457,000 27
Nov 6, 2003 8 $309,000 -28% -37% 2,429 $127   $62,475,000 28
Nov 10, 2003 10 $338,000   -37% 1,681 $201   $65,136,000 32
Nov 11, 2003 11 $458,000 +36% -22% 1,681 $272   $65,594,000 33
Nov 12, 2003 10 $259,000 -43% -40% 1,681 $154   $65,853,000 34
Nov 13, 2003 10 $222,000 -14% -28% 1,681 $132   $65,979,000 35
Jan 19, 2004 52 $5,975     30 $199   $69,764,145 102
Feb 16, 2004 68 $1,600     17 $94   $69,857,147 130

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2003 1 $30,810,937   3,102 $9,933   $30,810,937 1
Oct 17, 2003 2 $16,871,154 -45% 3,102 $5,439   $47,682,091 2
Oct 24, 2003 6 $8,590,231 -49% 2,633 $3,263   $56,272,322 3
Oct 31, 2003 8 $6,202,295 -28% 2,429 $2,553   $62,474,617 4
Nov 7, 2003 11 $3,504,375 -43% 1,681 $2,085   $65,978,992 5
Nov 14, 2003 14 $1,872,762 -47% 903 $2,074   $67,851,754 6
Nov 21, 2003 18 $846,661 -55% 398 $2,127   $68,698,415 7
Nov 28, 2003 26 $449,237 -47% 208 $2,160   $69,147,652 8
Dec 5, 2003 29 $194,578 -57% 147 $1,324   $69,342,230 9
Dec 12, 2003 34 $123,420 -37% 113 $1,092   $69,465,650 10
Dec 19, 2003 45 $75,692 -39% 64 $1,183   $69,541,342 11
Dec 26, 2003 56 $73,554 -3% 48 $1,532   $69,614,896 12
Jan 2, 2004 55 $62,922 -14% 38 $1,656   $69,677,818 13
Jan 9, 2004 55 $52,530 -17% 37 $1,420   $69,730,348 14
Jan 16, 2004 62 $44,175 -16% 30 $1,473   $69,774,523 15
Jan 23, 2004 57 $33,593 -24% 23 $1,461   $69,808,116 16
Jan 30, 2004 61 $21,716 -35% 21 $1,034   $69,829,832 17
Feb 6, 2004 68 $16,081 -26% 14 $1,149   $69,845,913 18
Feb 13, 2004 70 $15,847 -1% 17 $932   $69,861,760 19
Feb 20, 2004 89 $10,803 -32% 10 $1,080   $69,872,563 20
Feb 27, 2004 89 $6,816 -37% 8 $852   $69,879,379 21
Mar 5, 2004 79 $6,332 -7% 8 $792   $69,885,711 22
Mar 12, 2004 81 $8,406 +33% 8 $1,051   $69,894,117 23
Mar 19, 2004 85 $5,970 -29% 8 $746   $69,900,087 24
Mar 26, 2004 110 $3,364 -44% 6 $561   $69,903,451 25
Apr 2, 2004 110 $1,930 -43% 5 $386   $69,905,381 26
Apr 9, 2004 87 $5,976 +210% 4 $1,494   $69,911,357 27
Apr 23, 2004 41 $96,191   143 $673   $70,007,548 29
Apr 30, 2004 54 $59,516 -38% 107 $556   $70,067,064 30
May 7, 2004 76 $20,648 -65% 61 $338   $70,087,712 31
May 14, 2004 108 $8,170 -60% 32 $255   $70,095,882 32
May 21, 2004 128 $2,256 -72% 13 $174   $70,098,138 33

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/16/2003 $1,568,709 272 272 309 $2,251,608 4/24/2023
New Zealand 10/16/2003 $0 0 2 11 $2,766 8/17/2021
South Korea 11/21/2003 $0 0 15 15 $228,296 11/14/2019
 
Rest of World $103,888,620
 
International Total$106,371,290 4/24/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 5, 2011169,603 9,603$105,923$105,923373
Aug 28, 20111912,578 59,100$149,926$624,663385
Sep 4, 20111111,486-9% 70,586$118,178$742,841386
Sep 11, 2011148,272-28% 78,858$107,729$850,570387
Nov 6, 20111910,702 109,615$117,863$1,184,631395
Mar 11, 20121610,475 132,802$114,854$1,435,999413
Mar 18, 2012208,654-17% 141,456$92,580$1,528,579414

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Leading Cast

Uma Thurman    The Bride (a.k.a. Black Mamba)

Supporting Cast

Lucy Liu*    O-Ren Ishi (a.k.a. Cottonmouth)
Vivica Fox    Vernita Green (a.k.a. Cobra)
Michael Madsen    Budd (a.k.a. Sidewinder)
Daryl Hannah    Elle Driver (a.k.a. California Mountain Snake)
David Carradine    Bill
Michael Bowen    Buck
Jun Kunimura    Boss Tanaka
Kenji Oba    Bald Guy, Sushi Shop
Yuki Kazamatsuri    Proprietor
James Parks    Edgar McGraw
Akaji Maro    Boss Ozawah
Kazuki Kitamura    Crazy 88 #2
Goro Daimon    Boss Honda
Shun Sugata    Boss Benta
Sachiko Fujii    The 5,6,7,8's
Yoshiko Yamaguchi    The 5,6,7,8's
Ronnie Yoshiko Fujiyama    The 5,6,7,8's
Sakichi Sato    Charlie Brown
Jonathan Loughran    Trucker
Yoshiyuki Morishita    Tokyo Business Man
Tetsuro Shimaguchi    Crazy 88 #1 Miki
Yoji Boba Tanaka    Crazy 88 #3
Issei Takahashi    Crazy 88 #4
So Yamanaka    Crazy 88 #5
Juri Manase    Crazy 88 #6, Girl
Zhang Jin Zhan    Boss Orgami
Hu Xiaohui    Young 88, Spanked Boy
Ambrosia Kelly    Nikki Bell
Shu Lan Tuan    Okinawa Airline Ticket Agent
Ai Maeda    Animated O-Ren
Naomi Kusumi    Boss Matsumato
Hikaru Midorikawa    Voice of Pretty Riki

Cameos

Sonny Chiba    Hattori Hanzo
Julie Dreyfus    Sofie Fatale
Chiaki Kuriyama    Gogo Yubari
Gordon Liu    Johnny Mo
Michael Parks    Earl McGraw

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

Production and Technical Credits

Quentin Tarantino    Director
Quentin Tarantino    Screenwriter
Lawrence Bender    Producer
Q & U    Based on the Character of "The Bride" By
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Erica Steinberg    Executive Producer
E. Bennett Walsh    Executive Producer
Yohei Taneda    Production Designer
David Wasco    Production Designer
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Sally Menke    Editor
The RZA    Composer
Yuen Woo Ping    Fight Choreographer-Martial Arts Advisor
Dede Nickerson    Associate Producer
Koko Maeda    Associate Producer
William Paul Clark    Assistant Director
Cornelia Ryan    Unit Production Manager
Daniel Bradford    Art Director
Hidefumi Hanatani    Art Director
Sandy Reynolds-Wasco    Set Decorator
Yoshihito Akatsuka    Set Decorator
Catherine Thomas    Costume Designer
Kumiko Ogawa    Costume Designer
Helen Monaghan    Costume Supervisor
Joe D'Augustine    Additional Editor
Mark Ulano    Sound Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga    Re-recording Mixer
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Martin Gershin    Supervising Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro    Sound Effects Editor
Scott Sanders    Sound Effects Editor
Dan Hegeman    Sound Effects Editor
Peter Zinda    Sound Effects Editor
Jon Title    Sound Effects Editor
Harry Cohen    Sound Designer
Kerry Ann Carmean-Williams    Sound Designer
Peter Sullivan    Sound Designer
Michael Hertlein    Dialogue Editor
Frederick H. Stahly    Dialogue Editor
Katrina Siegmund    Dialogue Editor
Jay B. Richardson    Music Editor
Heba Thorisdottir    Make up
Emanuel Millar    Hairstylist
Gregory Nicotero    Special Make-up Effects
Howard Berger    Special Make-up Effects
Mary Ramos    Music Supervisor
Michelle Kuznetsky*    Music Supervisor
Johanna Ray    Casting Director
Koko Maeda    Casting Director
Keith Adams    Stunt Coordinator

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

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  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,089,322 (31.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.17 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$55,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,102 opening theaters/3,102 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $122,387,747

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,259 $70,098,138
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,020 $106,371,290
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,054 $176,469,428
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 313 $70,098,138
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 195 $106,371,290
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 223 $176,469,428

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 10th, 2003 (Wide) by Miramax
International Releases: October 16th, 2003 (Wide), released as Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Australia)
October 16th, 2003 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 21st, 2003 (Wide) (South Korea)
September 8th, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: April 13th, 2004 by Miramax Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content
Running Time: 110 minutes
Franchise: Kill Bill
Comparisons: vs. The Hateful Eight
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Hitmen, Non-Chronological, Revenge, Wedding Day Disasters, Pregnant Women, Surprise Twist, Cliffhanger Ending, Action Thriller, Out of Retirement, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: A Band Apart
Production Countries: Japan, United States
Languages: English, French, Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 187 $8,488,323 Oct 31, 2003 24
Biggest Domestic October Weekend 77 $22,089,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Top Miramax Weekend Domestic 4 $22,089,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 23 $22,089,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $41,394,578 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 22 $25,285,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $47,383,770 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 16 $22,089,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $41,394,578 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 15 $25,285,322 Oct 10, 2003 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 9 $47,383,770 Oct 10, 2003 3

Leading Cast

Uma Thurman    The Bride (a.k.a. Black Mamba)

Supporting Cast

Lucy Liu*    O-Ren Ishi (a.k.a. Cottonmouth)
Vivica Fox    Vernita Green (a.k.a. Cobra)
Michael Madsen    Budd (a.k.a. Sidewinder)
Daryl Hannah    Elle Driver (a.k.a. California Mountain Snake)
David Carradine    Bill
Michael Bowen    Buck
Jun Kunimura    Boss Tanaka
Kenji Oba    Bald Guy, Sushi Shop
Yuki Kazamatsuri    Proprietor
James Parks    Edgar McGraw
Akaji Maro    Boss Ozawah
Kazuki Kitamura    Crazy 88 #2
Goro Daimon    Boss Honda
Shun Sugata    Boss Benta
Sachiko Fujii    The 5,6,7,8's
Yoshiko Yamaguchi    The 5,6,7,8's
Ronnie Yoshiko Fujiyama    The 5,6,7,8's
Sakichi Sato    Charlie Brown
Jonathan Loughran    Trucker
Yoshiyuki Morishita    Tokyo Business Man
Tetsuro Shimaguchi    Crazy 88 #1 Miki
Yoji Boba Tanaka    Crazy 88 #3
Issei Takahashi    Crazy 88 #4
So Yamanaka    Crazy 88 #5
Juri Manase    Crazy 88 #6, Girl
Zhang Jin Zhan    Boss Orgami
Hu Xiaohui    Young 88, Spanked Boy
Ambrosia Kelly    Nikki Bell
Shu Lan Tuan    Okinawa Airline Ticket Agent
Ai Maeda    Animated O-Ren
Naomi Kusumi    Boss Matsumato
Hikaru Midorikawa    Voice of Pretty Riki

Cameos

Sonny Chiba    Hattori Hanzo
Julie Dreyfus    Sofie Fatale
Chiaki Kuriyama    Gogo Yubari
Gordon Liu    Johnny Mo
Michael Parks    Earl McGraw

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

Production and Technical Credits

Quentin Tarantino    Director
Quentin Tarantino    Screenwriter
Lawrence Bender    Producer
Q & U    Based on the Character of "The Bride" By
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Erica Steinberg    Executive Producer
E. Bennett Walsh    Executive Producer
Yohei Taneda    Production Designer
David Wasco    Production Designer
Robert Richardson    Director of Photography
Sally Menke    Editor
The RZA    Composer
Yuen Woo Ping    Fight Choreographer-Martial Arts Advisor
Dede Nickerson    Associate Producer
Koko Maeda    Associate Producer
William Paul Clark    Assistant Director
Cornelia Ryan    Unit Production Manager
Daniel Bradford    Art Director
Hidefumi Hanatani    Art Director
Sandy Reynolds-Wasco    Set Decorator
Yoshihito Akatsuka    Set Decorator
Catherine Thomas    Costume Designer
Kumiko Ogawa    Costume Designer
Helen Monaghan    Costume Supervisor
Joe D'Augustine    Additional Editor
Mark Ulano    Sound Mixer
Michael Minkler    Re-recording Mixer
Myron Nettinga    Re-recording Mixer
Wylie Stateman    Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Martin Gershin    Supervising Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro    Sound Effects Editor
Scott Sanders    Sound Effects Editor
Dan Hegeman    Sound Effects Editor
Peter Zinda    Sound Effects Editor
Jon Title    Sound Effects Editor
Harry Cohen    Sound Designer
Kerry Ann Carmean-Williams    Sound Designer
Peter Sullivan    Sound Designer
Michael Hertlein    Dialogue Editor
Frederick H. Stahly    Dialogue Editor
Katrina Siegmund    Dialogue Editor
Jay B. Richardson    Music Editor
Heba Thorisdottir    Make up
Emanuel Millar    Hairstylist
Gregory Nicotero    Special Make-up Effects
Howard Berger    Special Make-up Effects
Mary Ramos    Music Supervisor
Michelle Kuznetsky*    Music Supervisor
Johanna Ray    Casting Director
Koko Maeda    Casting Director
Keith Adams    Stunt Coordinator

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
Oct 10, 2003 1 $22,089,322   3,102 $7,121   $22,089,322 1
Oct 17, 2003 2 $12,424,841 -44% 3,102 $4,005   $43,235,778 2
Oct 24, 2003 7 $6,355,590 -49% 2,633 $2,414   $54,037,681 3
Oct 31, 2003 7 $4,529,607 -29% 2,429 $1,865   $60,801,929 4
Nov 7, 2003 11 $2,322,779 -49% 1,681 $1,382   $64,797,396 5
Nov 14, 2003 14 $1,427,946 -39% 903 $1,581   $67,406,938 6
Nov 21, 2003 17 $565,486 -60% 398 $1,421   $68,417,240 7
Nov 28, 2003 26 $331,371 -41% 208 $1,593   $69,029,786 8
Dec 5, 2003 32 $124,871 -62% 147 $849   $69,272,523 9
Dec 12, 2003 38 $80,433 -36% 113 $712   $69,422,663 10
Dec 19, 2003 44 $43,141 -46% 64 $674   $69,508,791 11
Dec 26, 2003 55 $35,998 -17% 48 $750   $69,577,340 12
Jan 2, 2004 54 $40,164 +12% 38 $1,057   $69,655,060 13
Jan 9, 2004 57 $32,083 -20% 37 $867   $69,709,901 14
Jan 16, 2004 61 $27,822 -13% 30 $927   $69,758,170 15
Jan 23, 2004 62 $21,604 -22% 23 $939   $69,796,127 16
Jan 30, 2004 63 $12,700 -41% 21 $605   $69,820,816 17
Feb 6, 2004 78 $11,050 -13% 14 $789   $69,840,882 18
Feb 13, 2004 71 $9,634 -13% 17 $567   $69,855,547 19
Feb 20, 2004 91 $7,308 -24% 10 $731   $69,869,068 20
Feb 27, 2004 101 $2,886 -61% 8 $361   $69,875,449 21
Mar 5, 2004 82 $3,550 +23% 8 $444   $69,882,929 22
Mar 12, 2004 86 $4,137 +17% 8 $517   $69,889,848 23
Mar 19, 2004 86 $3,167 -23% 8 $396   $69,897,284 24
Mar 26, 2004 118 $1,922 -39% 6 $320   $69,902,009 25
Apr 2, 2004 118 $999 -48% 5 $200   $69,904,450 26
Apr 9, 2004 94 $4,432 +344% 4 $1,108   $69,909,813 27
Apr 23, 2004 44 $67,390   143 $471   $69,978,747 29
Apr 30, 2004 58 $43,265 -36% 107 $404   $70,050,813 30
May 7, 2004 74 $14,339 -67% 61 $235   $70,081,403 31
May 14, 2004 107 $5,872 -59% 32 $184   $70,093,584 32
May 21, 2004 130 $2,256 -62% 13 $174   $70,098,138 33

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 10, 2003 1 $8,072,000     3,102 $2,602   $8,072,000 1
Oct 11, 2003 1 $7,995,000 -1%   3,102 $2,577   $16,182,000 2
Oct 12, 2003 1 $5,907,000 -26%   3,102 $1,904   $22,089,322 3
Oct 13, 2003 1 $3,196,000 -46%   3,102 $1,030   $25,286,000 4
Oct 14, 2003 1 $2,126,000 -33%   3,102 $685   $27,412,000 5
Oct 15, 2003 1 $1,704,000 -20%   3,102 $549   $29,116,000 6
Oct 16, 2003 1 $1,692,000 -1%   3,102 $545   $30,811,000 7
Oct 17, 2003 2 $4,214,000 +149% -48% 3,102 $1,358   $35,025,000 8
Oct 18, 2003 2 $5,275,000 +25% -34% 3,102 $1,701   $40,352,000 9
Oct 19, 2003 2 $2,960,000 -44% -50% 3,102 $954   $43,235,778 10
Oct 20, 2003 2 $1,163,000 -61% -64% 3,102 $375   $44,398,000 11
Oct 21, 2003 2 $1,319,000 +13% -38% 3,102 $425   $45,717,000 12
Oct 22, 2003 2 $1,029,000 -22% -40% 3,102 $332   $46,746,000 13
Oct 23, 2003 2 $997,000 -3% -41% 3,102 $321   $47,682,000 14
Oct 24, 2003 6 $2,203,000 +121% -48% 2,633 $837   $49,885,000 15
Oct 25, 2003 7 $2,523,000 +15% -52% 2,633 $958   $52,240,000 16
Oct 26, 2003 6 $1,798,000 -29% -39% 2,633 $683   $54,037,681 17
Oct 27, 2003 4 $669,000 -63% -42% 2,633 $254   $54,707,000 18
Oct 28, 2003 5 $736,000 +10% -44% 2,633 $280   $55,442,000 19
Oct 29, 2003 6 $615,000 -16% -40% 2,633 $234   $56,057,000 20
Oct 30, 2003 6 $487,000 -21% -51% 2,633 $185   $56,272,000 21
Oct 31, 2003 6 $965,000 +98% -56% 2,429 $397   $57,237,000 22
Nov 1, 2003 8 $2,197,000 +128% -13% 2,429 $904   $59,418,000 23
Nov 2, 2003 7 $1,385,000 -37% -23% 2,429 $570   $60,801,929 24
Nov 3, 2003 5 $537,000 -61% -20% 2,429 $221   $61,439,000 25
Nov 4, 2003 5 $589,000 +10% -20% 2,429 $242   $62,027,000 26
Nov 5, 2003 8 $430,000 -27% -30% 2,429 $177   $62,457,000 27
Nov 6, 2003 8 $309,000 -28% -37% 2,429 $127   $62,475,000 28
Nov 10, 2003 10 $338,000   -37% 1,681 $201   $65,136,000 32
Nov 11, 2003 11 $458,000 +36% -22% 1,681 $272   $65,594,000 33
Nov 12, 2003 10 $259,000 -43% -40% 1,681 $154   $65,853,000 34
Nov 13, 2003 10 $222,000 -14% -28% 1,681 $132   $65,979,000 35
Jan 19, 2004 52 $5,975     30 $199   $69,764,145 102
Feb 16, 2004 68 $1,600     17 $94   $69,857,147 130

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 2003 1 $30,810,937   3,102 $9,933   $30,810,937 1
Oct 17, 2003 2 $16,871,154 -45% 3,102 $5,439   $47,682,091 2
Oct 24, 2003 6 $8,590,231 -49% 2,633 $3,263   $56,272,322 3
Oct 31, 2003 8 $6,202,295 -28% 2,429 $2,553   $62,474,617 4
Nov 7, 2003 11 $3,504,375 -43% 1,681 $2,085   $65,978,992 5
Nov 14, 2003 14 $1,872,762 -47% 903 $2,074   $67,851,754 6
Nov 21, 2003 18 $846,661 -55% 398 $2,127   $68,698,415 7
Nov 28, 2003 26 $449,237 -47% 208 $2,160   $69,147,652 8
Dec 5, 2003 29 $194,578 -57% 147 $1,324   $69,342,230 9
Dec 12, 2003 34 $123,420 -37% 113 $1,092   $69,465,650 10
Dec 19, 2003 45 $75,692 -39% 64 $1,183   $69,541,342 11
Dec 26, 2003 56 $73,554 -3% 48 $1,532   $69,614,896 12
Jan 2, 2004 55 $62,922 -14% 38 $1,656   $69,677,818 13
Jan 9, 2004 55 $52,530 -17% 37 $1,420   $69,730,348 14
Jan 16, 2004 62 $44,175 -16% 30 $1,473   $69,774,523 15
Jan 23, 2004 57 $33,593 -24% 23 $1,461   $69,808,116 16
Jan 30, 2004 61 $21,716 -35% 21 $1,034   $69,829,832 17
Feb 6, 2004 68 $16,081 -26% 14 $1,149   $69,845,913 18
Feb 13, 2004 70 $15,847 -1% 17 $932   $69,861,760 19
Feb 20, 2004 89 $10,803 -32% 10 $1,080   $69,872,563 20
Feb 27, 2004 89 $6,816 -37% 8 $852   $69,879,379 21
Mar 5, 2004 79 $6,332 -7% 8 $792   $69,885,711 22
Mar 12, 2004 81 $8,406 +33% 8 $1,051   $69,894,117 23
Mar 19, 2004 85 $5,970 -29% 8 $746   $69,900,087 24
Mar 26, 2004 110 $3,364 -44% 6 $561   $69,903,451 25
Apr 2, 2004 110 $1,930 -43% 5 $386   $69,905,381 26
Apr 9, 2004 87 $5,976 +210% 4 $1,494   $69,911,357 27
Apr 23, 2004 41 $96,191   143 $673   $70,007,548 29
Apr 30, 2004 54 $59,516 -38% 107 $556   $70,067,064 30
May 7, 2004 76 $20,648 -65% 61 $338   $70,087,712 31
May 14, 2004 108 $8,170 -60% 32 $255   $70,095,882 32
May 21, 2004 128 $2,256 -72% 13 $174   $70,098,138 33

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/16/2003 $1,568,709 272 272 309 $2,251,608 4/24/2023
New Zealand 10/16/2003 $0 0 2 11 $2,766 8/17/2021
South Korea 11/21/2003 $0 0 15 15 $228,296 11/14/2019
 
Rest of World $103,888,620
 
International Total$106,371,290 4/24/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jun 5, 2011169,603 9,603$105,923$105,923373
Aug 28, 20111912,578 59,100$149,926$624,663385
Sep 4, 20111111,486-9% 70,586$118,178$742,841386
Sep 11, 2011148,272-28% 78,858$107,729$850,570387
Nov 6, 20111910,702 109,615$117,863$1,184,631395
Mar 11, 20121610,475 132,802$114,854$1,435,999413
Mar 18, 2012208,654-17% 141,456$92,580$1,528,579414

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