Almost Famous (2000)

Almost Famous
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $32,522,352Details
International Box Office $14,848,839
Worldwide Box Office $47,371,191
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Synopsis

Set in 1973, it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming of age of 15-year-old William, an unabashed music fan who is inspired by the seminal bands of the time. When his love of music lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview the up-and-coming band Stillwater — fronted by lead guitar Russell Hammond and lead singer Jeff Bebe William embarks on an eye-opening journey with the band's tour, despite the objections of his protective mother.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,314,646 (7.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:131 opening theaters/2,262 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,102,881

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 15th, 2000 (Limited) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: February 22nd, 2001 (Wide) (Australia)
June 10th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: March 13th, 2001 by Dreamworks Video
MPA Rating: R
Running Time: 123 minutes
Award win: Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Musical or Comedy
Cast, crew, or production detail: Autobiographical
Plot point: Child Prodigy, Coming of Age, Coming Out, Dysfunctional Family, Investigative Journalist, LGBTQ+, Rock 'n' Roll
Social setting: Golden Years, Music Industry, On Tour
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Time period setting: 1960s, 1970s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Vinyl Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 15, 2000 8 $2,314,646   131 $17,669   $2,376,387 1
Sep 22, 2000 3 $6,926,467 +199% 1,193 $5,806   $10,147,759 2
Sep 29, 2000 3 $5,570,441 -20% 1,635 $3,407   $17,833,970 3
Oct 6, 2000 6 $3,718,598 -33% 2,085 $1,784   $23,262,437 4
Oct 13, 2000 9 $2,192,827 -41% 2,262 $969   $26,676,713 5
Oct 20, 2000 12 $1,240,303 -43% 1,707 $727   $28,714,323 6
Oct 27, 2000 14 $695,384 -44% 707 $984   $29,819,247 7
Nov 3, 2000 17 $460,581 -34% 417 $1,105   $30,511,244 8
Nov 10, 2000 17 $304,200 -34% 267 $1,139   $30,950,060 9
Nov 17, 2000 23 $166,878 -45% 174 $959   $31,203,848 10
Nov 24, 2000 23 $217,913 +31% 310 $703   $31,513,517 11
Dec 1, 2000 24 $138,734 -36% 249 $557   $31,716,715 12
Dec 8, 2000 31 $80,803 -42% 171 $473   $31,848,389 13
Dec 15, 2000 36 $49,345 -39% 91 $542   $31,932,799 14
Feb 16, 2001 42 $173,665   41 $4,236   $32,112,674 23
Feb 23, 2001 46 $91,704 -47% 57 $1,609   $32,245,552 24
Mar 2, 2001 51 $66,632 -27% 54 $1,234   $32,336,646 25
Mar 9, 2001 53 $55,228 -17% 47 $1,175   $32,419,300 26
Mar 16, 2001 59 $35,479 -36% 32 $1,109   $32,476,167 27
Mar 23, 2001 63 $32,267 -9% 25 $1,291   $32,522,352 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 15, 2000 5 $738,000     131 $5,634   $738,000 1
Sep 16, 2000 7 $1,133,000 +54%   131 $8,649   $1,871,000 2
Sep 17, 2000 6 $659,000 -42%   131 $5,031   $2,376,387 3
Sep 18, 2000 5 $210,732 -68%   131 $1,609   $2,587,119 4
Sep 19, 2000 5 $224,149 +6%   131 $1,711   $2,811,268 5
Sep 20, 2000 5 $218,657 -2%   131 $1,669   $3,029,925 6
Sep 21, 2000 6 $191,367 -12%   131 $1,461   $3,221,292 7
Sep 22, 2000 3 $2,085,000 +990% +183% 1,193 $1,748   $5,307,000 8
Sep 23, 2000 3 $3,338,000 +60% +195% 1,193 $2,798   $8,645,000 9
Sep 24, 2000 3 $1,681,000 -50% +155% 1,193 $1,409   $10,147,759 10
Sep 25, 2000 2 $489,250 -71% +132% 1,193 $410   $10,637,018 11
Sep 26, 2000 1 $595,731 +22% +166% 1,193 $499   $11,232,749 12
Sep 27, 2000 1 $514,329 -14% +135% 1,193 $431   $11,747,078 13
Sep 28, 2000 1 $516,451 n/c +170% 1,193 $433   $12,263,529 14
Sep 29, 2000 3 $1,672,000 +224% -20% 1,635 $1,023   $13,935,000 15
Sep 30, 2000 3 $2,686,000 +61% -20% 1,635 $1,643   $16,622,000 16
Oct 1, 2000 3 $1,375,000 -49% -18% 1,635 $841   $17,833,970 17
Oct 2, 2000 3 $398,627 -71% -19% 1,635 $244   $18,232,597 18
Oct 3, 2000 3 $440,584 +11% -26% 1,635 $269   $18,673,181 19
Oct 4, 2000 3 $414,391 -6% -19% 1,635 $253   $19,087,572 20
Oct 5, 2000 2 $456,267 +10% -12% 1,635 $279   $19,543,839 21
Oct 6, 2000 6 $1,064,000 +133% -36% 2,085 $510   $20,607,000 22
Oct 7, 2000 6 $1,622,000 +52% -40% 2,085 $778   $22,230,000 23
Oct 8, 2000 6 $998,000 -38% -27% 2,085 $479   $23,262,437 24
Oct 9, 2000 6 $463,262 -54% +16% 2,085 $222   $23,725,699 25
Oct 10, 2000 5 $276,189 -40% -37% 2,085 $132   $24,002,888 26
Oct 11, 2000 5 $242,530 -12% -41% 2,085 $116   $24,244,418 27
Oct 12, 2000 5 $239,468 -1% -48% 2,085 $115   $24,483,886 28
Oct 13, 2000 10 $593,000 +148% -44% 2,262 $262   $25,077,000 29
Oct 14, 2000 9 $949,000 +60% -41% 2,262 $420   $26,026,000 30
Oct 15, 2000 11 $554,000 -42% -44% 2,262 $245   $26,676,713 31
Oct 16, 2000 9 $198,245 -64% -57% 2,262 $88   $26,874,958 32
Oct 17, 2000 9 $204,397 +3% -26% 2,262 $90   $27,079,355 33
Oct 18, 2000 9 $199,405 -2% -18% 2,262 $88   $27,278,760 34
Oct 19, 2000 9 $195,260 -2% -18% 2,262 $86   $27,474,020 35
Oct 22, 2000 14 $308,000   -44% 1,707 $180   $28,714,323 38
Oct 23, 2000 13 $100,502 -67% -49% 1,707 $59   $28,814,825 39
Oct 24, 2000 13 $108,239 +8% -47% 1,707 $63   $28,923,064 40
Oct 25, 2000 12 $101,268 -6% -49% 1,707 $59   $29,024,332 41
Oct 26, 2000 12 $99,531 -2% -49% 1,707 $58   $29,123,863 42
Oct 30, 2000 15 $52,413   -48% 707 $74   $29,871,660 46
Oct 31, 2000 15 $55,506 +6% -49% 707 $79   $29,926,986 47
Nov 1, 2000 15 $59,852 +8% -41% 707 $85   $29,986,838 48
Nov 2, 2000 16 $53,645 -10% -46% 707 $76   $30,050,663 49
Nov 5, 2000 18 $105,000     417 $252   $30,511,244 52
Nov 6, 2000 18 $31,452 -70% -40% 417 $75   $30,542,696 53
Nov 7, 2000 18 $32,670 +4% -41% 417 $78   $30,575,366 54
Nov 8, 2000 18 $32,438 -1% -46% 417 $78   $30,607,804 55
Nov 12, 2000 19 $70,000   -33% 267 $262   $30,950,060 59
Nov 13, 2000 19 $20,803 -70% -34% 267 $78   $30,970,863 60
Nov 14, 2000 20 $23,462 +13% -28% 267 $88   $30,994,325 61
Nov 15, 2000 20 $21,255 -9% -34% 267 $80   $31,015,580 62
Nov 20, 2000 20 $12,475   -40% 174 $72   $31,217,323 67
Nov 21, 2000 20 $18,103 +45% -23% 174 $104   $31,235,426 68

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 15, 2000 7 $3,159,551   131 $24,119   $3,221,292 1
Sep 22, 2000 3 $9,042,237 +186% 1,193 $7,579   $12,263,529 2
Sep 29, 2000 3 $7,280,310 -19% 1,635 $4,453   $19,543,839 3
Oct 6, 2000 6 $4,940,047 -32% 2,085 $2,369   $24,483,886 4
Oct 13, 2000 9 $2,990,134 -39% 2,262 $1,322   $27,474,020 5
Oct 20, 2000 12 $1,649,843 -45% 1,707 $967   $29,123,863 6
Oct 27, 2000 14 $926,800 -44% 707 $1,311   $30,050,663 7
Nov 3, 2000 17 $595,197 -36% 417 $1,427   $30,645,860 8
Nov 10, 2000 18 $391,110 -34% 267 $1,465   $31,036,970 9
Nov 17, 2000 24 $258,634 -34% 174 $1,486   $31,295,604 10
Nov 24, 2000 24 $282,377 +9% 310 $911   $31,577,981 11
Dec 1, 2000 24 $189,605 -33% 249 $761   $31,767,586 12
Dec 8, 2000 32 $115,868 -39% 171 $678   $31,883,454 13
Dec 15, 2000 34 $55,555 -52% 91 $610   $31,939,009 14
Feb 16, 2001 42 $214,839   41 $5,240   $32,153,848 23
Feb 23, 2001 45 $116,166 -46% 57 $2,038   $32,270,014 24
Mar 2, 2001 50 $94,058 -19% 54 $1,742   $32,364,072 25
Mar 9, 2001 52 $76,616 -19% 47 $1,630   $32,440,688 26
Mar 16, 2001 62 $49,397 -36% 32 $1,544   $32,490,085 27
Mar 23, 2001 68 $32,267 -35% 25 $1,291   $32,522,352 28

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Synopsis

Set in 1973, it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming of age of 15-year-old William, an unabashed music fan who is inspired by the seminal bands of the time. When his love of music lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview the up-and-coming band Stillwater — fronted by lead guitar Russell Hammond and lead singer Jeff Bebe William embarks on an eye-opening journey with the band's tour, despite the objections of his protective mother.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,314,646 (7.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:131 opening theaters/2,262 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,102,881

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 15th, 2000 (Limited) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: February 22nd, 2001 (Wide) (Australia)
June 10th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: March 13th, 2001 by Dreamworks Video
MPA Rating: R
Running Time: 123 minutes
Award win: Golden Globe Winner Best Picture—Musical or Comedy
Cast, crew, or production detail: Autobiographical
Plot point: Child Prodigy, Coming of Age, Coming Out, Dysfunctional Family, Investigative Journalist, LGBTQ+, Rock 'n' Roll
Social setting: Golden Years, Music Industry, On Tour
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Time period setting: 1960s, 1970s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures, Vinyl Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 15, 2000 8 $2,314,646   131 $17,669   $2,376,387 1
Sep 22, 2000 3 $6,926,467 +199% 1,193 $5,806   $10,147,759 2
Sep 29, 2000 3 $5,570,441 -20% 1,635 $3,407   $17,833,970 3
Oct 6, 2000 6 $3,718,598 -33% 2,085 $1,784   $23,262,437 4
Oct 13, 2000 9 $2,192,827 -41% 2,262 $969   $26,676,713 5
Oct 20, 2000 12 $1,240,303 -43% 1,707 $727   $28,714,323 6
Oct 27, 2000 14 $695,384 -44% 707 $984   $29,819,247 7
Nov 3, 2000 17 $460,581 -34% 417 $1,105   $30,511,244 8
Nov 10, 2000 17 $304,200 -34% 267 $1,139   $30,950,060 9
Nov 17, 2000 23 $166,878 -45% 174 $959   $31,203,848 10
Nov 24, 2000 23 $217,913 +31% 310 $703   $31,513,517 11
Dec 1, 2000 24 $138,734 -36% 249 $557   $31,716,715 12
Dec 8, 2000 31 $80,803 -42% 171 $473   $31,848,389 13
Dec 15, 2000 36 $49,345 -39% 91 $542   $31,932,799 14
Feb 16, 2001 42 $173,665   41 $4,236   $32,112,674 23
Feb 23, 2001 46 $91,704 -47% 57 $1,609   $32,245,552 24
Mar 2, 2001 51 $66,632 -27% 54 $1,234   $32,336,646 25
Mar 9, 2001 53 $55,228 -17% 47 $1,175   $32,419,300 26
Mar 16, 2001 59 $35,479 -36% 32 $1,109   $32,476,167 27
Mar 23, 2001 63 $32,267 -9% 25 $1,291   $32,522,352 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 15, 2000 5 $738,000     131 $5,634   $738,000 1
Sep 16, 2000 7 $1,133,000 +54%   131 $8,649   $1,871,000 2
Sep 17, 2000 6 $659,000 -42%   131 $5,031   $2,376,387 3
Sep 18, 2000 5 $210,732 -68%   131 $1,609   $2,587,119 4
Sep 19, 2000 5 $224,149 +6%   131 $1,711   $2,811,268 5
Sep 20, 2000 5 $218,657 -2%   131 $1,669   $3,029,925 6
Sep 21, 2000 6 $191,367 -12%   131 $1,461   $3,221,292 7
Sep 22, 2000 3 $2,085,000 +990% +183% 1,193 $1,748   $5,307,000 8
Sep 23, 2000 3 $3,338,000 +60% +195% 1,193 $2,798   $8,645,000 9
Sep 24, 2000 3 $1,681,000 -50% +155% 1,193 $1,409   $10,147,759 10
Sep 25, 2000 2 $489,250 -71% +132% 1,193 $410   $10,637,018 11
Sep 26, 2000 1 $595,731 +22% +166% 1,193 $499   $11,232,749 12
Sep 27, 2000 1 $514,329 -14% +135% 1,193 $431   $11,747,078 13
Sep 28, 2000 1 $516,451 n/c +170% 1,193 $433   $12,263,529 14
Sep 29, 2000 3 $1,672,000 +224% -20% 1,635 $1,023   $13,935,000 15
Sep 30, 2000 3 $2,686,000 +61% -20% 1,635 $1,643   $16,622,000 16
Oct 1, 2000 3 $1,375,000 -49% -18% 1,635 $841   $17,833,970 17
Oct 2, 2000 3 $398,627 -71% -19% 1,635 $244   $18,232,597 18
Oct 3, 2000 3 $440,584 +11% -26% 1,635 $269   $18,673,181 19
Oct 4, 2000 3 $414,391 -6% -19% 1,635 $253   $19,087,572 20
Oct 5, 2000 2 $456,267 +10% -12% 1,635 $279   $19,543,839 21
Oct 6, 2000 6 $1,064,000 +133% -36% 2,085 $510   $20,607,000 22
Oct 7, 2000 6 $1,622,000 +52% -40% 2,085 $778   $22,230,000 23
Oct 8, 2000 6 $998,000 -38% -27% 2,085 $479   $23,262,437 24
Oct 9, 2000 6 $463,262 -54% +16% 2,085 $222   $23,725,699 25
Oct 10, 2000 5 $276,189 -40% -37% 2,085 $132   $24,002,888 26
Oct 11, 2000 5 $242,530 -12% -41% 2,085 $116   $24,244,418 27
Oct 12, 2000 5 $239,468 -1% -48% 2,085 $115   $24,483,886 28
Oct 13, 2000 10 $593,000 +148% -44% 2,262 $262   $25,077,000 29
Oct 14, 2000 9 $949,000 +60% -41% 2,262 $420   $26,026,000 30
Oct 15, 2000 11 $554,000 -42% -44% 2,262 $245   $26,676,713 31
Oct 16, 2000 9 $198,245 -64% -57% 2,262 $88   $26,874,958 32
Oct 17, 2000 9 $204,397 +3% -26% 2,262 $90   $27,079,355 33
Oct 18, 2000 9 $199,405 -2% -18% 2,262 $88   $27,278,760 34
Oct 19, 2000 9 $195,260 -2% -18% 2,262 $86   $27,474,020 35
Oct 22, 2000 14 $308,000   -44% 1,707 $180   $28,714,323 38
Oct 23, 2000 13 $100,502 -67% -49% 1,707 $59   $28,814,825 39
Oct 24, 2000 13 $108,239 +8% -47% 1,707 $63   $28,923,064 40
Oct 25, 2000 12 $101,268 -6% -49% 1,707 $59   $29,024,332 41
Oct 26, 2000 12 $99,531 -2% -49% 1,707 $58   $29,123,863 42
Oct 30, 2000 15 $52,413   -48% 707 $74   $29,871,660 46
Oct 31, 2000 15 $55,506 +6% -49% 707 $79   $29,926,986 47
Nov 1, 2000 15 $59,852 +8% -41% 707 $85   $29,986,838 48
Nov 2, 2000 16 $53,645 -10% -46% 707 $76   $30,050,663 49
Nov 5, 2000 18 $105,000     417 $252   $30,511,244 52
Nov 6, 2000 18 $31,452 -70% -40% 417 $75   $30,542,696 53
Nov 7, 2000 18 $32,670 +4% -41% 417 $78   $30,575,366 54
Nov 8, 2000 18 $32,438 -1% -46% 417 $78   $30,607,804 55
Nov 12, 2000 19 $70,000   -33% 267 $262   $30,950,060 59
Nov 13, 2000 19 $20,803 -70% -34% 267 $78   $30,970,863 60
Nov 14, 2000 20 $23,462 +13% -28% 267 $88   $30,994,325 61
Nov 15, 2000 20 $21,255 -9% -34% 267 $80   $31,015,580 62
Nov 20, 2000 20 $12,475   -40% 174 $72   $31,217,323 67
Nov 21, 2000 20 $18,103 +45% -23% 174 $104   $31,235,426 68

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 15, 2000 7 $3,159,551   131 $24,119   $3,221,292 1
Sep 22, 2000 3 $9,042,237 +186% 1,193 $7,579   $12,263,529 2
Sep 29, 2000 3 $7,280,310 -19% 1,635 $4,453   $19,543,839 3
Oct 6, 2000 6 $4,940,047 -32% 2,085 $2,369   $24,483,886 4
Oct 13, 2000 9 $2,990,134 -39% 2,262 $1,322   $27,474,020 5
Oct 20, 2000 12 $1,649,843 -45% 1,707 $967   $29,123,863 6
Oct 27, 2000 14 $926,800 -44% 707 $1,311   $30,050,663 7
Nov 3, 2000 17 $595,197 -36% 417 $1,427   $30,645,860 8
Nov 10, 2000 18 $391,110 -34% 267 $1,465   $31,036,970 9
Nov 17, 2000 24 $258,634 -34% 174 $1,486   $31,295,604 10
Nov 24, 2000 24 $282,377 +9% 310 $911   $31,577,981 11
Dec 1, 2000 24 $189,605 -33% 249 $761   $31,767,586 12
Dec 8, 2000 32 $115,868 -39% 171 $678   $31,883,454 13
Dec 15, 2000 34 $55,555 -52% 91 $610   $31,939,009 14
Feb 16, 2001 42 $214,839   41 $5,240   $32,153,848 23
Feb 23, 2001 45 $116,166 -46% 57 $2,038   $32,270,014 24
Mar 2, 2001 50 $94,058 -19% 54 $1,742   $32,364,072 25
Mar 9, 2001 52 $76,616 -19% 47 $1,630   $32,440,688 26
Mar 16, 2001 62 $49,397 -36% 32 $1,544   $32,490,085 27
Mar 23, 2001 68 $32,267 -35% 25 $1,291   $32,522,352 28

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.