Mighty Joe Young (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $50,632,037Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,602,042 (20.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,502 opening theaters/2,559 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $112,411,285

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,867 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,090 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 267 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $50,632,037

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG for some menacing action violence and mild language
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Star Trek: Insurrection
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Family Adventure, Remake, Hunting, Revenge
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 270 $9,876,460 Jan 15, 1999 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 231 $5,590,688 Jan 15, 1999 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 171 $12,094,814 Jan 15, 1999 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 196 $8,119,749 Jan 1, 1999 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 169 $17,566,152 Jan 1, 1999 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 134 $10,602,042 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 105 $24,843,587 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 55 $10,602,042 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 40 $24,843,587 Dec 25, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,867 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,516 $112,411,285
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,424 $50,632,037
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 44 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Movie Movies 16 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,522 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 223 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 412 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 463 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 267 $50,632,037

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 6 $10,602,042   2,502 $4,237   $10,602,042 1
Jan 1, 1999 6 $8,119,749 -23% 2,544 $3,192   $28,148,105 2
Jan 8, 1999 6 $5,041,684 -38% 2,559 $1,970   $34,833,616 3
Jan 15, 1999 12 $4,565,278 -9% 2,087 $2,187   $40,358,246 4
Jan 22, 1999 14 $2,575,283 -44% 1,773 $1,453   $43,401,380 5
Jan 29, 1999 13 $1,689,748 -34% 1,621 $1,042   $45,529,281 6
Feb 5, 1999 18 $1,083,576 -36% 1,247 $869   $46,938,617 7
Feb 12, 1999 24 $717,883 -34% 802 $895   $47,841,489 8
Feb 19, 1999 25 $562,241 -22% 719 $782   $48,549,424 9
Feb 26, 1999 26 $433,257 -23% 627 $691   $49,121,341 10
Mar 5, 1999 25 $366,593 -15% 563 $651   $49,620,754 11
Mar 12, 1999 26 $301,860 -18% 516 $585   $50,001,198 12
Mar 19, 1999 35 $217,399 -28% 391 $556   $50,342,330 13
Mar 26, 1999 43 $93,372 -57% 225 $415   $50,500,530 14
Apr 2, 1999 58 $44,493 -52% 108 $412   $50,582,634 15
Apr 9, 1999 66 $19,839 -55% 53 $374   $50,628,009 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1998 6 $3,140,000     2,502 $1,255   $3,140,000 1
Dec 26, 1998 6 $4,085,000 +30%   2,502 $1,633   $7,225,000 2
Dec 27, 1998 6 $3,220,000 -21%   2,502 $1,287   $10,445,000 3
Dec 28, 1998 6 $2,415,351 -25%   2,502 $965   $12,860,351 4
Dec 29, 1998 6 $2,491,351 +3%   2,502 $996   $15,351,702 5
Dec 30, 1998 6 $2,335,000 -6%   2,502 $933   $17,687,000 6
Dec 31, 1998 6 $2,435,000 +4%   2,502 $973   $20,117,000 7
Jan 1, 1999 6 $3,375,000 +39% +7% 2,544 $1,327   $23,492,000 8
Jan 2, 1999 6 $2,900,000 -14% -29% 2,544 $1,140   $26,392,000 9
Jan 3, 1999 6 $1,907,000 -34% -41% 2,544 $750   $28,148,000 10
Jan 4, 1999 7 $501,953 -74% -79% 2,544 $197   $28,650,058 11
Jan 5, 1999 7 $440,877 -12% -82% 2,544 $173   $29,090,935 12
Jan 6, 1999 9 $337,243 -24% -86% 2,544 $133   $29,428,178 13
Jan 7, 1999 7 $363,754 +8% -85% 2,544 $143   $29,791,932 14
Jan 8, 1999 8 $945,000 +160% -72% 2,559 $369   $30,737,000 15
Jan 9, 1999 6 $2,315,000 +145% -20% 2,559 $905   $33,052,000 16
Jan 10, 1999 6 $1,781,616 -23% -7% 2,559 $696   $34,833,616 17
Jan 11, 1999 9 $234,093 -87% -53% 2,559 $91   $35,067,709 18
Jan 12, 1999 10 $250,811 +7% -43% 2,559 $98   $35,318,520 19
Jan 13, 1999 10 $224,267 -11% -33% 2,559 $88   $35,542,787 20
Jan 14, 1999 9 $250,181 +12% -31% 2,559 $98   $35,792,968 21
Jan 18, 1999 9 $1,025,410   +338% 2,087 $491   $40,358,246 25

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 6 $20,028,356   2,502 $8,005   $20,028,356 1
Jan 1, 1999 6 $9,763,576 -51% 2,544 $3,838   $29,791,932 2
Jan 8, 1999 6 $6,001,036 -39% 2,559 $2,345   $35,792,968 3
Jan 15, 1999 13 $5,033,129 -16% 2,087 $2,412   $40,826,097 4
Jan 22, 1999 14 $3,013,436 -40% 1,773 $1,700   $43,839,533 5
Jan 29, 1999 14 $2,015,508 -33% 1,621 $1,243   $45,855,041 6
Feb 5, 1999 20 $1,268,565 -37% 1,247 $1,017   $47,123,606 7
Feb 12, 1999 24 $863,577 -32% 802 $1,077   $47,987,183 8
Feb 19, 1999 25 $700,901 -19% 719 $975   $48,688,084 9
Feb 26, 1999 27 $566,077 -19% 627 $903   $49,254,161 10
Mar 5, 1999 26 $445,177 -21% 563 $791   $49,699,338 11
Mar 12, 1999 29 $425,593 -4% 516 $825   $50,124,931 12
Mar 19, 1999 35 $282,227 -34% 391 $722   $50,407,158 13
Mar 26, 1999 45 $130,983 -54% 225 $582   $50,538,141 14
Apr 2, 1999 57 $70,029 -47% 108 $648   $50,608,170 15

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,090 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,467 $50,632,037
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 60 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Movie Movies 25 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,597 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 324 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 576 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 589 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $50,632,037

Supporting Cast

Rick Cramer    Police Pilot (uncredited)

Uncategorized

Charlize Theron    Jill Young
Bill Paxton    Gregg O'Hara
Rade Sherbedgia    Strasser
Peter Firth    Garth
David Paymer    Harry Ruben
Regina King    Cecily Banks
Robert Wisdom    Kweli
Naveen Andrews    Pindi
Linda Purl    Dr. Ruth Young
Mika Boorem    Young Jill
John Alexander    Mighty Joe Young
Deborah Kellner   
Terry Moore   
Scarlett Pomers    Charlotte
Geoffrey Blake    Vern
Verne Troyer    Baby Joe
Lawrence Pressman    Dr. Elliot Baker
Tracey Walter    Security Guard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ron Underwood    Director
Mark Rosenthal    Screenwriter
Lawrence Konner    Screenwriter
Merian C. Cooper    Story Creator
Ruth Rose    Story Creator
James Horner    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,602,042 (20.9% of total gross)
Legs:4.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,502 opening theaters/2,559 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $112,411,285

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,867 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,090 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 267 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $50,632,037

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG for some menacing action violence and mild language
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Star Trek: Insurrection
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Family Adventure, Remake, Hunting, Revenge
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 270 $9,876,460 Jan 15, 1999 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 231 $5,590,688 Jan 15, 1999 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 171 $12,094,814 Jan 15, 1999 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 196 $8,119,749 Jan 1, 1999 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 169 $17,566,152 Jan 1, 1999 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 134 $10,602,042 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 105 $24,843,587 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 55 $10,602,042 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 40 $24,843,587 Dec 25, 1998 3

Supporting Cast

Rick Cramer    Police Pilot (uncredited)

Uncategorized

Charlize Theron    Jill Young
Bill Paxton    Gregg O'Hara
Rade Sherbedgia    Strasser
Peter Firth    Garth
David Paymer    Harry Ruben
Regina King    Cecily Banks
Robert Wisdom    Kweli
Naveen Andrews    Pindi
Linda Purl    Dr. Ruth Young
Mika Boorem    Young Jill
John Alexander    Mighty Joe Young
Deborah Kellner   
Terry Moore   
Scarlett Pomers    Charlotte
Geoffrey Blake    Vern
Verne Troyer    Baby Joe
Lawrence Pressman    Dr. Elliot Baker
Tracey Walter    Security Guard

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ron Underwood    Director
Mark Rosenthal    Screenwriter
Lawrence Konner    Screenwriter
Merian C. Cooper    Story Creator
Ruth Rose    Story Creator
James Horner    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,867 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,516 $112,411,285
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,424 $50,632,037
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 44 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Movie Movies 16 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,522 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 223 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 412 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 463 $50,632,037
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 267 $50,632,037

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 6 $10,602,042   2,502 $4,237   $10,602,042 1
Jan 1, 1999 6 $8,119,749 -23% 2,544 $3,192   $28,148,105 2
Jan 8, 1999 6 $5,041,684 -38% 2,559 $1,970   $34,833,616 3
Jan 15, 1999 12 $4,565,278 -9% 2,087 $2,187   $40,358,246 4
Jan 22, 1999 14 $2,575,283 -44% 1,773 $1,453   $43,401,380 5
Jan 29, 1999 13 $1,689,748 -34% 1,621 $1,042   $45,529,281 6
Feb 5, 1999 18 $1,083,576 -36% 1,247 $869   $46,938,617 7
Feb 12, 1999 24 $717,883 -34% 802 $895   $47,841,489 8
Feb 19, 1999 25 $562,241 -22% 719 $782   $48,549,424 9
Feb 26, 1999 26 $433,257 -23% 627 $691   $49,121,341 10
Mar 5, 1999 25 $366,593 -15% 563 $651   $49,620,754 11
Mar 12, 1999 26 $301,860 -18% 516 $585   $50,001,198 12
Mar 19, 1999 35 $217,399 -28% 391 $556   $50,342,330 13
Mar 26, 1999 43 $93,372 -57% 225 $415   $50,500,530 14
Apr 2, 1999 58 $44,493 -52% 108 $412   $50,582,634 15
Apr 9, 1999 66 $19,839 -55% 53 $374   $50,628,009 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1998 6 $3,140,000     2,502 $1,255   $3,140,000 1
Dec 26, 1998 6 $4,085,000 +30%   2,502 $1,633   $7,225,000 2
Dec 27, 1998 6 $3,220,000 -21%   2,502 $1,287   $10,445,000 3
Dec 28, 1998 6 $2,415,351 -25%   2,502 $965   $12,860,351 4
Dec 29, 1998 6 $2,491,351 +3%   2,502 $996   $15,351,702 5
Dec 30, 1998 6 $2,335,000 -6%   2,502 $933   $17,687,000 6
Dec 31, 1998 6 $2,435,000 +4%   2,502 $973   $20,117,000 7
Jan 1, 1999 6 $3,375,000 +39% +7% 2,544 $1,327   $23,492,000 8
Jan 2, 1999 6 $2,900,000 -14% -29% 2,544 $1,140   $26,392,000 9
Jan 3, 1999 6 $1,907,000 -34% -41% 2,544 $750   $28,148,000 10
Jan 4, 1999 7 $501,953 -74% -79% 2,544 $197   $28,650,058 11
Jan 5, 1999 7 $440,877 -12% -82% 2,544 $173   $29,090,935 12
Jan 6, 1999 9 $337,243 -24% -86% 2,544 $133   $29,428,178 13
Jan 7, 1999 7 $363,754 +8% -85% 2,544 $143   $29,791,932 14
Jan 8, 1999 8 $945,000 +160% -72% 2,559 $369   $30,737,000 15
Jan 9, 1999 6 $2,315,000 +145% -20% 2,559 $905   $33,052,000 16
Jan 10, 1999 6 $1,781,616 -23% -7% 2,559 $696   $34,833,616 17
Jan 11, 1999 9 $234,093 -87% -53% 2,559 $91   $35,067,709 18
Jan 12, 1999 10 $250,811 +7% -43% 2,559 $98   $35,318,520 19
Jan 13, 1999 10 $224,267 -11% -33% 2,559 $88   $35,542,787 20
Jan 14, 1999 9 $250,181 +12% -31% 2,559 $98   $35,792,968 21
Jan 18, 1999 9 $1,025,410   +338% 2,087 $491   $40,358,246 25

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 6 $20,028,356   2,502 $8,005   $20,028,356 1
Jan 1, 1999 6 $9,763,576 -51% 2,544 $3,838   $29,791,932 2
Jan 8, 1999 6 $6,001,036 -39% 2,559 $2,345   $35,792,968 3
Jan 15, 1999 13 $5,033,129 -16% 2,087 $2,412   $40,826,097 4
Jan 22, 1999 14 $3,013,436 -40% 1,773 $1,700   $43,839,533 5
Jan 29, 1999 14 $2,015,508 -33% 1,621 $1,243   $45,855,041 6
Feb 5, 1999 20 $1,268,565 -37% 1,247 $1,017   $47,123,606 7
Feb 12, 1999 24 $863,577 -32% 802 $1,077   $47,987,183 8
Feb 19, 1999 25 $700,901 -19% 719 $975   $48,688,084 9
Feb 26, 1999 27 $566,077 -19% 627 $903   $49,254,161 10
Mar 5, 1999 26 $445,177 -21% 563 $791   $49,699,338 11
Mar 12, 1999 29 $425,593 -4% 516 $825   $50,124,931 12
Mar 19, 1999 35 $282,227 -34% 391 $722   $50,407,158 13
Mar 26, 1999 45 $130,983 -54% 225 $582   $50,538,141 14
Apr 2, 1999 57 $70,029 -47% 108 $648   $50,608,170 15

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,090 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,467 $50,632,037
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 60 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Movie Movies 25 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,597 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 324 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 576 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 589 $50,632,037
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $50,632,037