Anna and the King (1999)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $39,251,128Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,223,416 (13.3% of total gross)
Legs:7.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,132 opening theaters/2,140 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $79,630,250

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,345 $39,251,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,618 $39,251,128

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 17th, 1999 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: February 4th, 2003 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense violent sequences
Comparisons: vs. Gandhi
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Keywords: Biographical Drama, Romance, Epilogue, Voiceover/Narration, Cross-Culture Romance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 416 $5,200,237 Jan 14, 2000 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 277 $6,053,500 Jan 14, 2000 31
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 269 $5,362,413 Dec 31, 1999 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 269 $11,928,201 Dec 31, 1999 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 308 $9,939,593 Dec 24, 1999 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 17, 1999 6 $5,223,416   2,132 $2,450   $5,223,416 1
Dec 24, 1999 10 $4,468,421 -14% 2,132 $2,096   $13,175,277 2
Dec 31, 1999 10 $5,362,413 +20% 2,129 $2,519   $24,732,782 3
Jan 7, 2000 11 $3,646,935 -32% 2,004 $1,820   $30,929,136 4
Jan 14, 2000 17 $2,480,467 -32% 1,535 $1,616   $34,568,764 5
Jan 21, 2000 21 $908,709 -63% 940 $967   $35,956,876 6
Jan 28, 2000 24 $590,812 -35% 750 $788   $36,867,339 7
Feb 4, 2000 27 $482,512 -18% 559 $863   $37,578,493 8
Feb 11, 2000 27 $337,066 -30% 496 $680   $38,072,707 9
Feb 18, 2000 30 $290,781 -14% 436 $667   $38,503,772 10
Feb 25, 2000 30 $194,251 -33% 379 $513   $38,773,566 11
Mar 3, 2000 36 $135,922 -30% 243 $559   $38,983,197 12
Mar 10, 2000 51 $71,935 -47% 151 $476   $39,102,320 13
Mar 17, 2000 62 $39,927 -44% 99 $403   $39,175,225 14
Mar 24, 2000 75 $20,991 -47% 54 $389   $39,213,865 15
Mar 31, 2000 80 $13,719 -35% 34 $404   $39,238,280 16
Apr 7, 2000 92 $8,602 -37% 22 $391   $39,251,128 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 17, 1999 6 $1,551,000     2,133 $727   $1,551,000 1
Dec 18, 1999 6 $2,122,000 +37%   2,133 $995   $3,673,000 2
Dec 19, 1999 6 $1,543,000 -27%   2,132 $724   $5,223,416 3
Dec 20, 1999 6 $729,284 -53%   2,132 $342   $5,952,700 4
Dec 21, 1999 6 $887,865 +22%   2,132 $416   $6,840,565 5
Dec 22, 1999 8 $840,152 -5%   2,132 $394   $7,680,717 6
Dec 23, 1999 7 $1,032,283 +23%   2,132 $484   $8,713,000 7
Dec 24, 1999 7 $822,000 -20% -47% 2,140 $384   $9,535,000 8
Dec 25, 1999 10 $1,746,000 +112% -18% 2,140 $816   $11,281,000 9
Dec 26, 1999 10 $2,000,000 +15% +30% 2,140 $935   $13,281,000 10
Dec 27, 1999 10 $1,555,221 -22% +113% 2,132 $729   $14,730,498 11
Dec 28, 1999 10 $1,577,859 +1% +78% 2,132 $740   $16,308,357 12
Dec 29, 1999 10 $1,480,218 -6% +76% 2,132 $694   $17,788,575 13
Dec 30, 1999 9 $1,552,425 +5% +50% 2,132 $728   $19,341,000 14
Dec 31, 1999 8 $1,172,000 -25% +43% 2,130 $550   $20,513,000 15
Jan 1, 2000 10 $2,409,000 +106% +38% 2,130 $1,131   $22,922,000 16
Jan 2, 2000 10 $1,809,000 -25% -10% 2,129 $850   $24,732,782 17
Jan 3, 2000 9 $763,667 -58% -51% 2,129 $359   $25,496,449 18
Jan 4, 2000 7 $658,918 -14% -58% 2,129 $309   $26,155,367 19
Jan 5, 2000 6 $573,429 -13% -61% 2,129 $269   $26,728,796 20
Jan 6, 2000 8 $550,405 -4% -65% 2,129 $259   $27,279,201 21
Jan 7, 2000 12 $1,042,000 +89% -11% 2,002 $520   $28,321,000 22
Jan 8, 2000 11 $1,637,000 +57% -32% 2,002 $818   $29,958,000 23
Jan 9, 2000 11 $937,000 -43% -48% 2,004 $468   $30,929,136 24
Jan 10, 2000 10 $258,075 -72% -66% 2,004 $129   $31,184,211 25
Jan 11, 2000 10 $337,645 +31% -49% 2,004 $168   $31,521,856 26
Jan 12, 2000 11 $291,876 -14% -49% 2,004 $146   $31,813,732 27
Jan 13, 2000 11 $274,000 -6% -50% 2,004 $137   $32,088,000 28
Jan 17, 2000 16 $406,998   +58% 1,535 $265   $34,568,764 32
Jan 18, 2000 15 $180,214 -56% -47% 1,535 $117   $34,748,978 33
Jan 19, 2000 15 $149,614 -17% -49% 1,535 $97   $34,898,592 34
Jan 20, 2000 15 $149,535 n/c -45% 1,535 $97   $35,048,167 35
Jan 23, 2000 20 $234,000     940 $249   $35,956,876 38
Jan 25, 2000 19 $86,752   -52% 940 $92   $36,116,370 40
Jan 26, 2000 19 $79,769 -8% -47% 940 $85   $36,196,139 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 17, 1999 6 $8,706,856   2,132 $4,084   $8,706,856 1
Dec 24, 1999 10 $10,663,513 +22% 2,132 $5,002   $19,370,369 2
Dec 31, 1999 9 $7,911,832 -26% 2,129 $3,716   $27,282,201 3
Jan 7, 2000 11 $4,806,096 -39% 2,004 $2,398   $32,088,297 4
Jan 14, 2000 17 $2,959,870 -38% 1,535 $1,928   $35,048,167 5
Jan 21, 2000 22 $1,228,360 -58% 940 $1,307   $36,276,527 6
Jan 28, 2000 24 $819,454 -33% 750 $1,093   $37,095,981 7
Feb 4, 2000 27 $639,660 -22% 559 $1,144   $37,735,641 8
Feb 11, 2000 25 $477,350 -25% 496 $962   $38,212,991 9
Feb 18, 2000 30 $366,324 -23% 436 $840   $38,579,315 10
Feb 25, 2000 30 $267,960 -27% 379 $707   $38,847,275 11
Mar 3, 2000 38 $183,110 -32% 243 $754   $39,030,385 12
Mar 10, 2000 50 $104,913 -43% 151 $695   $39,135,298 13
Mar 17, 2000 60 $57,576 -45% 99 $582   $39,192,874 14
Mar 24, 2000 71 $31,687 -45% 54 $587   $39,224,561 15
Mar 31, 2000 82 $17,965 -43% 34 $528   $39,242,526 16
Apr 7, 2000 95 $8,602 -52% 22 $391   $39,251,128 17

Leading Cast

Chow Yun-Fat    King Mongkut of Siam
Jodie Foster    Anna Leonowens

Uncategorized

Bai Ling    Tuptim
Mano Maniam   
Kee Thuan Chye    Second Judge
Teoh Kah Yong    Third Judge
Randall Duk Kim   
Kenneth Tsang   
Tom Felton    Louis Leonowens

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Tennant    Director
George Fenton    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,223,416 (13.3% of total gross)
Legs:7.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,132 opening theaters/2,140 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $79,630,250

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,345 $39,251,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,618 $39,251,128

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 17th, 1999 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: February 4th, 2003 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense violent sequences
Comparisons: vs. Gandhi
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Keywords: Biographical Drama, Romance, Epilogue, Voiceover/Narration, Cross-Culture Romance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 416 $5,200,237 Jan 14, 2000 31
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 277 $6,053,500 Jan 14, 2000 31
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 269 $5,362,413 Dec 31, 1999 17
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 269 $11,928,201 Dec 31, 1999 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 308 $9,939,593 Dec 24, 1999 10

Leading Cast

Chow Yun-Fat    King Mongkut of Siam
Jodie Foster    Anna Leonowens

Uncategorized

Bai Ling    Tuptim
Mano Maniam   
Kee Thuan Chye    Second Judge
Teoh Kah Yong    Third Judge
Randall Duk Kim   
Kenneth Tsang   
Tom Felton    Louis Leonowens

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Tennant    Director
George Fenton    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 17, 1999 6 $5,223,416   2,132 $2,450   $5,223,416 1
Dec 24, 1999 10 $4,468,421 -14% 2,132 $2,096   $13,175,277 2
Dec 31, 1999 10 $5,362,413 +20% 2,129 $2,519   $24,732,782 3
Jan 7, 2000 11 $3,646,935 -32% 2,004 $1,820   $30,929,136 4
Jan 14, 2000 17 $2,480,467 -32% 1,535 $1,616   $34,568,764 5
Jan 21, 2000 21 $908,709 -63% 940 $967   $35,956,876 6
Jan 28, 2000 24 $590,812 -35% 750 $788   $36,867,339 7
Feb 4, 2000 27 $482,512 -18% 559 $863   $37,578,493 8
Feb 11, 2000 27 $337,066 -30% 496 $680   $38,072,707 9
Feb 18, 2000 30 $290,781 -14% 436 $667   $38,503,772 10
Feb 25, 2000 30 $194,251 -33% 379 $513   $38,773,566 11
Mar 3, 2000 36 $135,922 -30% 243 $559   $38,983,197 12
Mar 10, 2000 51 $71,935 -47% 151 $476   $39,102,320 13
Mar 17, 2000 62 $39,927 -44% 99 $403   $39,175,225 14
Mar 24, 2000 75 $20,991 -47% 54 $389   $39,213,865 15
Mar 31, 2000 80 $13,719 -35% 34 $404   $39,238,280 16
Apr 7, 2000 92 $8,602 -37% 22 $391   $39,251,128 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 17, 1999 6 $1,551,000     2,133 $727   $1,551,000 1
Dec 18, 1999 6 $2,122,000 +37%   2,133 $995   $3,673,000 2
Dec 19, 1999 6 $1,543,000 -27%   2,132 $724   $5,223,416 3
Dec 20, 1999 6 $729,284 -53%   2,132 $342   $5,952,700 4
Dec 21, 1999 6 $887,865 +22%   2,132 $416   $6,840,565 5
Dec 22, 1999 8 $840,152 -5%   2,132 $394   $7,680,717 6
Dec 23, 1999 7 $1,032,283 +23%   2,132 $484   $8,713,000 7
Dec 24, 1999 7 $822,000 -20% -47% 2,140 $384   $9,535,000 8
Dec 25, 1999 10 $1,746,000 +112% -18% 2,140 $816   $11,281,000 9
Dec 26, 1999 10 $2,000,000 +15% +30% 2,140 $935   $13,281,000 10
Dec 27, 1999 10 $1,555,221 -22% +113% 2,132 $729   $14,730,498 11
Dec 28, 1999 10 $1,577,859 +1% +78% 2,132 $740   $16,308,357 12
Dec 29, 1999 10 $1,480,218 -6% +76% 2,132 $694   $17,788,575 13
Dec 30, 1999 9 $1,552,425 +5% +50% 2,132 $728   $19,341,000 14
Dec 31, 1999 8 $1,172,000 -25% +43% 2,130 $550   $20,513,000 15
Jan 1, 2000 10 $2,409,000 +106% +38% 2,130 $1,131   $22,922,000 16
Jan 2, 2000 10 $1,809,000 -25% -10% 2,129 $850   $24,732,782 17
Jan 3, 2000 9 $763,667 -58% -51% 2,129 $359   $25,496,449 18
Jan 4, 2000 7 $658,918 -14% -58% 2,129 $309   $26,155,367 19
Jan 5, 2000 6 $573,429 -13% -61% 2,129 $269   $26,728,796 20
Jan 6, 2000 8 $550,405 -4% -65% 2,129 $259   $27,279,201 21
Jan 7, 2000 12 $1,042,000 +89% -11% 2,002 $520   $28,321,000 22
Jan 8, 2000 11 $1,637,000 +57% -32% 2,002 $818   $29,958,000 23
Jan 9, 2000 11 $937,000 -43% -48% 2,004 $468   $30,929,136 24
Jan 10, 2000 10 $258,075 -72% -66% 2,004 $129   $31,184,211 25
Jan 11, 2000 10 $337,645 +31% -49% 2,004 $168   $31,521,856 26
Jan 12, 2000 11 $291,876 -14% -49% 2,004 $146   $31,813,732 27
Jan 13, 2000 11 $274,000 -6% -50% 2,004 $137   $32,088,000 28
Jan 17, 2000 16 $406,998   +58% 1,535 $265   $34,568,764 32
Jan 18, 2000 15 $180,214 -56% -47% 1,535 $117   $34,748,978 33
Jan 19, 2000 15 $149,614 -17% -49% 1,535 $97   $34,898,592 34
Jan 20, 2000 15 $149,535 n/c -45% 1,535 $97   $35,048,167 35
Jan 23, 2000 20 $234,000     940 $249   $35,956,876 38
Jan 25, 2000 19 $86,752   -52% 940 $92   $36,116,370 40
Jan 26, 2000 19 $79,769 -8% -47% 940 $85   $36,196,139 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 17, 1999 6 $8,706,856   2,132 $4,084   $8,706,856 1
Dec 24, 1999 10 $10,663,513 +22% 2,132 $5,002   $19,370,369 2
Dec 31, 1999 9 $7,911,832 -26% 2,129 $3,716   $27,282,201 3
Jan 7, 2000 11 $4,806,096 -39% 2,004 $2,398   $32,088,297 4
Jan 14, 2000 17 $2,959,870 -38% 1,535 $1,928   $35,048,167 5
Jan 21, 2000 22 $1,228,360 -58% 940 $1,307   $36,276,527 6
Jan 28, 2000 24 $819,454 -33% 750 $1,093   $37,095,981 7
Feb 4, 2000 27 $639,660 -22% 559 $1,144   $37,735,641 8
Feb 11, 2000 25 $477,350 -25% 496 $962   $38,212,991 9
Feb 18, 2000 30 $366,324 -23% 436 $840   $38,579,315 10
Feb 25, 2000 30 $267,960 -27% 379 $707   $38,847,275 11
Mar 3, 2000 38 $183,110 -32% 243 $754   $39,030,385 12
Mar 10, 2000 50 $104,913 -43% 151 $695   $39,135,298 13
Mar 17, 2000 60 $57,576 -45% 99 $582   $39,192,874 14
Mar 24, 2000 71 $31,687 -45% 54 $587   $39,224,561 15
Mar 31, 2000 82 $17,965 -43% 34 $528   $39,242,526 16
Apr 7, 2000 95 $8,602 -52% 22 $391   $39,251,128 17