As Good as it Gets (1997)

As Good as it Gets poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $148,478,011Details
International Box Office $165,633,912Details
Worldwide Box Office $314,111,923
OpusData ID: 1860100 More info...
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,606,928 (8.5% of total gross)
Legs:11.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,572 opening theaters/1,837 max. theaters, 18.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $360,240,442

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 24th, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 14th, 1998 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: May 19th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating (previously rated R)
Running Time: 138 minutes
Award nomination: 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Plot point: LGBTQ+, Romance, Superstition, Writing and Writers
Subgenre: Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gracie Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 3 $12,606,928   1,572 $8,020   $16,164,889 1
Jan 2, 1998 3 $12,217,707 -3% 1,579 $7,738   $40,722,657 2
Jan 9, 1998 3 $9,012,839 -26% 1,632 $5,523   $54,049,474 3
Jan 16, 1998 4 $8,288,139 -8% 1,753 $4,728   $65,090,466 4
Jan 23, 1998 4 $7,519,940 -9% 1,763 $4,265   $76,623,975 5
Jan 30, 1998 5 $6,609,700 -12% 1,778 $3,717   $85,572,016 6
Feb 6, 1998 6 $5,029,396 -24% 1,795 $2,802   $92,284,397 7
Feb 13, 1998 5 $7,428,700 +48% 1,801 $4,125   $101,614,491 8
Feb 20, 1998 6 $4,608,900 -38% 1,837 $2,509   $107,510,852 9
Feb 27, 1998 5 $4,058,350 -12% 1,831 $2,216   $112,852,318 10
Mar 6, 1998 8 $3,220,350 -21% 1,788 $1,801   $117,231,402 11
Mar 13, 1998 9 $3,051,172 -5% 1,710 $1,784   $121,407,160 12
Mar 20, 1998 8 $3,260,123 +7% 1,604 $2,032   $125,803,127 13
Mar 27, 1998 6 $4,302,498 +32% 1,564 $2,751   $131,786,180 14
Apr 3, 1998 8 $3,330,431 -23% 1,556 $2,140   $136,381,511 15
Apr 10, 1998 11 $2,056,290 -38% 1,414 $1,454   $139,621,599 16
Apr 17, 1998 11 $1,558,025 -24% 1,205 $1,293   $142,064,798 17
Apr 24, 1998 13 $1,054,333 -32% 1,051 $1,003   $143,556,984 18
May 1, 1998 14 $872,650 -17% 1,205 $724   $144,751,251 19
May 8, 1998 18 $560,315 -36% 1,006 $557   $145,568,128 20
May 15, 1998 21 $338,995 -39% 805 $421   $146,085,411 21
May 22, 1998 20 $455,516 +34% 485 $939   $146,653,084 22
May 29, 1998 20 $302,475 -34% 367 $824   $147,047,669 23
Jun 5, 1998 22 $218,910 -28% 258 $848   $147,346,087 24
Jun 12, 1998 32 $108,862 -50% 152 $716   $147,540,545 25
Jun 19, 1998 44 $44,753 -59% 58 $772   $147,637,474 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1997 5 $3,405,000     1,572 $2,166   $3,554,000 2
Dec 29, 1997 3 $2,322,976     1,572 $1,478   $18,487,854 6
Dec 30, 1997 3 $2,500,000 +8%   1,572 $1,590   $20,988,000 7
Dec 31, 1997 3 $3,426,000 +37%   1,572 $2,179   $24,414,000 8
Jan 1, 1998 3 $4,050,000 +18% +19% 1,572 $2,576   $28,464,000 9
Jan 2, 1998 3 $4,370,000 +8%   1,579 $2,768   $32,834,000 10
Jan 3, 1998 3 $4,980,000 +14%   1,579 $3,154   $37,814,000 11
Jan 4, 1998 3 $2,901,000 -42%   1,579 $1,837   $40,722,657 12
Jan 5, 1998 2 $1,004,644 -65% -57% 1,579 $636   $41,727,301 13
Jan 6, 1998 2 $1,160,147 +15% -54% 1,579 $735   $42,887,448 14
Jan 7, 1998 2 $1,072,381 -8% -69% 1,579 $679   $43,959,829 15
Jan 8, 1998 2 $1,076,806 n/c -73% 1,579 $682   $45,036,635 16
Jan 9, 1998 3 $2,685,000 +149% -39% 1,632 $1,645   $47,722,000 17
Jan 10, 1998 3 $4,345,000 +62% -13% 1,632 $2,662   $52,067,000 18
Jan 11, 1998 3 $2,045,000 -53% -30% 1,632 $1,253   $54,049,474 19
Jan 12, 1998 3 $613,566 -70% -39% 1,632 $376   $54,663,040 20
Jan 13, 1998 3 $773,750 +26% -33% 1,632 $474   $55,436,730 21
Jan 14, 1998 3 $681,372 -12% -36% 1,632 $418   $56,118,162 22
Jan 15, 1998 3 $684,165 n/c -36% 1,632 $419   $56,802,327 23
Jan 16, 1998 5 $2,185,000 +219% -19% 1,753 $1,246   $58,987,000 24
Jan 17, 1998 3 $3,735,000 +71% -14% 1,753 $2,131   $62,722,000 25
Jan 18, 1998 4 $2,625,000 -30% +28% 1,753 $1,497   $65,347,000 26
Jan 19, 1998 3 $1,740,781 -34% +184% 1,753 $993   $66,331,247 27
Jan 20, 1998 3 $841,877 -52% +9% 1,753 $480   $67,673,124 28
Jan 21, 1998 3 $708,061 -16% +4% 1,753 $404   $68,381,185 29
Jan 22, 1998 2 $1,362,815 +92% +99% 1,753 $777   $69,744,000 30
Jan 23, 1998 4 $1,535,000 +13% -30% 1,763 $871   $71,279,000 31
Jan 24, 1998 4 $3,920,000 +155% +5% 1,763 $2,223   $75,199,000 32
Jan 25, 1998 4 $1,335,000 -66% -49% 1,763 $757   $76,624,000 33
Jan 26, 1998 3 $537,672 -60% -69% 1,763 $305   $77,161,647 34
Jan 27, 1998 3 $616,433 +15% -27% 1,761 $350   $77,778,740 35
Jan 28, 1998 3 $579,427 -6% -18% 1,761 $329   $78,357,567 36
Jan 29, 1998 3 $604,809 +4% -56% 1,763 $343   $78,962,376 37
Jan 30, 1998 4 $1,755,000 +190% +14% 1,778 $987   $80,717,000 38
Jan 31, 1998 5 $3,255,000 +85% -17% 1,778 $1,831   $83,972,000 39
Feb 1, 1998 5 $1,654,000 -49% +24% 1,778 $930   $85,572,016 40
Feb 2, 1998 4 $375,346 -77% -30% 1,778 $211   $85,947,362 41
Feb 3, 1998 4 $503,944 +34% -18% 1,778 $283   $86,450,206 42
Feb 4, 1998 4 $403,785 -20% -30% 1,778 $227   $86,856,091 43
Feb 5, 1998 4 $398,910 -1% -34% 1,778 $224   $87,255,001 44
Feb 6, 1998 6 $1,320,000 +231% -25% 1,795 $735   $88,575,000 45
Feb 7, 1998 5 $2,540,000 +92% -22% 1,795 $1,415   $91,115,000 46
Feb 8, 1998 5 $1,294,000 -49% -22% 1,795 $721   $92,284,000 47
Feb 9, 1998 4 $353,223 -73% -6% 1,795 $197   $92,637,670 48
Feb 10, 1998 4 $477,273 +35% -5% 1,795 $266   $93,114,943 49
Feb 11, 1998 3 $504,848 +6% +25% 1,796 $281   $93,619,241 50
Feb 12, 1998 3 $570,000 +13% +43% 1,796 $317   $94,189,000 51
Feb 13, 1998 5 $1,315,000 +131% n/c 1,801 $730   $95,501,000 52
Feb 14, 1998 5 $3,115,000 +137% +23% 1,801 $1,730   $98,616,000 53
Feb 15, 1998 5 $2,970,000 -5% +130% 1,801 $1,649   $101,586,000 54
Feb 16, 1998 6 $992,850 -67% +181% 1,801 $551   $101,614,491 55
Feb 17, 1998 5 $457,955 -54% -4% 1,802 $254   $102,072,446 56
Feb 18, 1998 5 $387,663 -15% -23% 1,802 $215   $102,460,109 57
Feb 19, 1998 5 $441,843 +14% -22% 1,802 $245   $102,901,952 58
Feb 20, 1998 6 $1,135,000 +157% -14% 1,837 $618   $104,037,000 59
Feb 21, 1998 5 $2,290,000 +102% -26% 1,837 $1,247   $106,327,000 60
Feb 22, 1998 7 $1,175,000 -49% -60% 1,837 $640   $107,502,000 61
Feb 23, 1998 6 $302,310 -74% -70% 1,837 $165   $107,813,162 62
Feb 24, 1998 5 $370,142 +22% -19% 1,837 $201   $108,183,652 63
Feb 25, 1998 5 $291,242 -21% -25% 1,837 $159   $108,467,851 64
Feb 26, 1998 5 $315,000 +8% -29% 1,837 $171   $108,783,000 65
Feb 27, 1998 6 $1,021,000 +224% -10% 1,831 $558   $109,804,000 66
Feb 28, 1998 5 $1,930,000 +89% -16% 1,831 $1,054   $111,734,000 67
Mar 1, 1998 5 $1,045,000 -46% -11% 1,831 $571   $112,852,000 68
Mar 2, 1998 5 $251,461 -76% -17% 1,831 $137   $113,103,779 69
Mar 3, 1998 5 $323,508 +29% -13% 1,831 $177   $113,427,287 70
Mar 4, 1998 5 $282,034 -13% -3% 1,831 $154   $113,709,321 71
Mar 5, 1998 5 $301,731 +7% -4% 1,831 $165   $114,011,052 72
Mar 6, 1998 9 $790,000 +162% -23% 1,788 $442   $114,801,000 73
Mar 7, 1998 8 $1,520,000 +92% -21% 1,788 $850   $116,321,000 74
Mar 8, 1998 9 $816,000 -46% -22% 1,788 $456   $117,231,402 75
Mar 9, 1998 8 $251,439 -69% n/c 1,788 $141   $117,482,841 76
Mar 10, 1998 8 $270,000 +7% -17% 1,788 $151   $117,788,000 77
Mar 11, 1998 8 $268,238 -1% -5% 1,788 $150   $118,063,912 78
Mar 12, 1998 8 $292,076 +9% -3% 1,788 $163   $118,355,988 79
Mar 13, 1998 9 $765,000 +162% -3% 1,710 $447   $119,121,000 80
Mar 14, 1998 8 $1,455,000 +90% -4% 1,710 $851   $120,576,000 81
Mar 15, 1998 7 $804,000 -45% -1% 1,710 $470   $121,407,160 82
Mar 16, 1998 7 $237,694 -70% -5% 1,710 $139   $121,644,854 83
Mar 17, 1998 7 $278,757 +17% +3% 1,710 $163   $121,923,611 84
Mar 18, 1998 7 $295,206 +6% +10% 1,710 $173   $122,218,817 85
Mar 19, 1998 6 $324,387 +10% +11% 1,710 $190   $122,543,204 86
Mar 20, 1998 9 $835,000 +157% +9% 1,604 $521   $123,378,000 87
Mar 21, 1998 8 $1,555,000 +86% +7% 1,604 $969   $124,933,000 88
Mar 22, 1998 8 $932,000 -40% +16% 1,604 $581   $125,803,127 89
Mar 23, 1998 9 $202,477 -78% -15% 1,604 $126   $126,005,604 90
Mar 24, 1998 6 $530,000 +162% +90% 1,604 $330   $126,535,604 91
Mar 25, 1998 6 $491,201 -7% +66% 1,604 $306   $127,012,025 92
Mar 26, 1998 6 $471,557 -4% +45% 1,604 $294   $127,483,582 93
Mar 27, 1998 7 $1,325,000 +181% +59% 1,564 $847   $128,809,000 94
Mar 28, 1998 6 $2,010,000 +52% +29% 1,564 $1,285   $130,819,000 95
Mar 29, 1998 7 $1,018,000 -49% +9% 1,564 $651   $131,786,000 96
Mar 30, 1998 8 $263,558 -74% +30% 1,664 $158   $132,049,738 97
Mar 31, 1998 8 $352,259 +34% -34% 1,564 $225   $132,401,997 98
Apr 1, 1998 7 $327,820 -7% -33% 1,564 $210   $132,729,817 99
Apr 2, 1998 7 $321,263 -2% -32% 1,564 $205   $133,051,080 100
Apr 3, 1998 5 $1,595,000 +396% +20% 1,556 $1,025   $134,646,000 101
Apr 4, 1998 10 $920,000 -42% -54% 1,556 $591   $135,566,000 102
Apr 5, 1998 9 $744,000 -19% -27% 1,556 $478   $136,381,511 103
Apr 6, 1998 9 $244,323 -67% -7% 1,556 $157   $136,625,834 104
Apr 7, 1998 9 $294,667 +21% -16% 1,556 $189   $136,920,501 105
Apr 8, 1998 10 $290,408 -1% -11% 556 $522   $137,210,909 106
Apr 12, 1998 10 $478,000   -36% 1,414 $338   $139,622,000 110
Apr 16, 1998 10 $215,000     1,414 $152   $140,507,000 114

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 1997 14 $3,405,000   1,572 $2,166   $3,554,000 1
Dec 26, 1997 3 $24,946,989 +633% 1,572 $15,870   $28,504,950 2
Jan 2, 1998 5 $16,531,685 -34% 1,579 $10,470   $45,036,635 3
Jan 9, 1998 3 $11,765,692 -29% 1,632 $7,209   $56,802,327 4
Jan 16, 1998 4 $12,301,708 +5% 1,753 $7,018   $69,104,035 5
Jan 23, 1998 4 $9,858,281 -20% 1,763 $5,592   $78,962,316 6
Jan 30, 1998 4 $8,292,685 -16% 1,778 $4,664   $87,255,001 7
Feb 6, 1998 5 $6,930,790 -16% 1,795 $3,861   $94,185,791 8
Feb 13, 1998 5 $8,716,161 +26% 1,801 $4,840   $102,901,952 9
Feb 20, 1998 6 $5,892,016 -32% 1,837 $3,207   $108,793,968 10
Feb 27, 1998 5 $5,217,084 -11% 1,831 $2,849   $114,011,052 11
Mar 6, 1998 8 $4,344,936 -17% 1,788 $2,430   $118,355,988 12
Mar 13, 1998 9 $4,187,016 -4% 1,710 $2,449   $122,543,004 13
Mar 20, 1998 8 $4,940,678 +18% 1,604 $3,080   $127,483,682 14
Mar 27, 1998 6 $5,567,398 +13% 1,564 $3,560   $133,051,080 15
Apr 3, 1998 8 $4,514,229 -19% 1,556 $2,901   $137,565,309 16
Apr 10, 1998 11 $2,941,464 -35% 1,414 $2,080   $140,506,773 17
Apr 17, 1998 11 $1,995,878 -32% 1,205 $1,656   $142,502,651 18
Apr 24, 1998 13 $1,375,950 -31% 1,051 $1,309   $143,878,601 19
May 1, 1998 16 $1,129,212 -18% 1,205 $937   $145,007,813 20
May 8, 1998 18 $738,603 -35% 1,006 $734   $145,746,416 21
May 15, 1998 22 $451,152 -39% 805 $560   $146,197,568 22
May 22, 1998 20 $547,626 +21% 485 $1,129   $146,745,194 23
May 29, 1998 21 $381,983 -30% 367 $1,041   $147,127,177 24
Jun 5, 1998 24 $304,506 -20% 258 $1,180   $147,431,683 25
Jun 12, 1998 32 $161,038 -47% 152 $1,059   $147,592,721 26

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
South Korea 3/14/1998 $0 0 69 79 $22,078 7/15/2021
  
Rest of World $165,611,834
  
International Total $165,633,912 7/15/2021

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Jack Nicholson    Melvin Udall

Supporting

Helen Hunt    Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear    Simon Bishop
Skeet Ulrich    Vincent
Cuba Gooding, Jr.    Frank Sachs
Yeardley Smith    Jackie
Shirley Knight    Beverly
Harold Ramis    Dr. Bettes
Leslie Stefanson    Café 24 Waitress
Maya Rudolph    Policewoman
Jamie Kennedy    Street Hustler
Brian Doyle-Murray    Handyman
Lisa Edelstein    Woman at Table

Production and Technical Credits

James L. Brooks    Director
Mark Andrus    Screenwriter
James L. Brooks    Screenwriter
Mark Andrus    Story Creator
James L. Brooks    Producer
Bridget Johnson    Producer
Kristi Zea    Producer
Richard Sakai    Executive Producer
Laurence Mark    Executive Producer
Laura Ziskin    Executive Producer
John D. Schofield    Co-Producer
Richard Marks    Co-Producer
Bill Brzeski    Production Designer
John Bailey    Director of Photography
Richard Marks    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Aldric Porter    Associate Producer
Maria Kavanaugh    Associate Producer
Aldric Porter    Assistant Director
Owen Wilson    Associate Producer
John Adam Jacobson    Unit Production Manager
Philip Toolin    Art Director
Clay A. Griffith    Set Decorator
Molly Maginnis    Costume Designer
Jeff Wexler    Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Drummond    Supervising Sound Editor
David Giammarco    Supervising Sound Editor
Michele Burke    Makeup
Linda Arnold    Hairstylist
Jeffrey Pollack    Music Supervisor
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Ken Fritz    Stunt Coordinator
Walter Scottm    Stunt Coordinator

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,606,928 (8.5% of total gross)
Legs:11.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,572 opening theaters/1,837 max. theaters, 18.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $360,240,442

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 24th, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: March 14th, 1998 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: May 19th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating (previously rated R)
Running Time: 138 minutes
Award nomination: 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Plot point: LGBTQ+, Romance, Superstition, Writing and Writers
Subgenre: Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gracie Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 3 $12,606,928   1,572 $8,020   $16,164,889 1
Jan 2, 1998 3 $12,217,707 -3% 1,579 $7,738   $40,722,657 2
Jan 9, 1998 3 $9,012,839 -26% 1,632 $5,523   $54,049,474 3
Jan 16, 1998 4 $8,288,139 -8% 1,753 $4,728   $65,090,466 4
Jan 23, 1998 4 $7,519,940 -9% 1,763 $4,265   $76,623,975 5
Jan 30, 1998 5 $6,609,700 -12% 1,778 $3,717   $85,572,016 6
Feb 6, 1998 6 $5,029,396 -24% 1,795 $2,802   $92,284,397 7
Feb 13, 1998 5 $7,428,700 +48% 1,801 $4,125   $101,614,491 8
Feb 20, 1998 6 $4,608,900 -38% 1,837 $2,509   $107,510,852 9
Feb 27, 1998 5 $4,058,350 -12% 1,831 $2,216   $112,852,318 10
Mar 6, 1998 8 $3,220,350 -21% 1,788 $1,801   $117,231,402 11
Mar 13, 1998 9 $3,051,172 -5% 1,710 $1,784   $121,407,160 12
Mar 20, 1998 8 $3,260,123 +7% 1,604 $2,032   $125,803,127 13
Mar 27, 1998 6 $4,302,498 +32% 1,564 $2,751   $131,786,180 14
Apr 3, 1998 8 $3,330,431 -23% 1,556 $2,140   $136,381,511 15
Apr 10, 1998 11 $2,056,290 -38% 1,414 $1,454   $139,621,599 16
Apr 17, 1998 11 $1,558,025 -24% 1,205 $1,293   $142,064,798 17
Apr 24, 1998 13 $1,054,333 -32% 1,051 $1,003   $143,556,984 18
May 1, 1998 14 $872,650 -17% 1,205 $724   $144,751,251 19
May 8, 1998 18 $560,315 -36% 1,006 $557   $145,568,128 20
May 15, 1998 21 $338,995 -39% 805 $421   $146,085,411 21
May 22, 1998 20 $455,516 +34% 485 $939   $146,653,084 22
May 29, 1998 20 $302,475 -34% 367 $824   $147,047,669 23
Jun 5, 1998 22 $218,910 -28% 258 $848   $147,346,087 24
Jun 12, 1998 32 $108,862 -50% 152 $716   $147,540,545 25
Jun 19, 1998 44 $44,753 -59% 58 $772   $147,637,474 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1997 5 $3,405,000     1,572 $2,166   $3,554,000 2
Dec 29, 1997 3 $2,322,976     1,572 $1,478   $18,487,854 6
Dec 30, 1997 3 $2,500,000 +8%   1,572 $1,590   $20,988,000 7
Dec 31, 1997 3 $3,426,000 +37%   1,572 $2,179   $24,414,000 8
Jan 1, 1998 3 $4,050,000 +18% +19% 1,572 $2,576   $28,464,000 9
Jan 2, 1998 3 $4,370,000 +8%   1,579 $2,768   $32,834,000 10
Jan 3, 1998 3 $4,980,000 +14%   1,579 $3,154   $37,814,000 11
Jan 4, 1998 3 $2,901,000 -42%   1,579 $1,837   $40,722,657 12
Jan 5, 1998 2 $1,004,644 -65% -57% 1,579 $636   $41,727,301 13
Jan 6, 1998 2 $1,160,147 +15% -54% 1,579 $735   $42,887,448 14
Jan 7, 1998 2 $1,072,381 -8% -69% 1,579 $679   $43,959,829 15
Jan 8, 1998 2 $1,076,806 n/c -73% 1,579 $682   $45,036,635 16
Jan 9, 1998 3 $2,685,000 +149% -39% 1,632 $1,645   $47,722,000 17
Jan 10, 1998 3 $4,345,000 +62% -13% 1,632 $2,662   $52,067,000 18
Jan 11, 1998 3 $2,045,000 -53% -30% 1,632 $1,253   $54,049,474 19
Jan 12, 1998 3 $613,566 -70% -39% 1,632 $376   $54,663,040 20
Jan 13, 1998 3 $773,750 +26% -33% 1,632 $474   $55,436,730 21
Jan 14, 1998 3 $681,372 -12% -36% 1,632 $418   $56,118,162 22
Jan 15, 1998 3 $684,165 n/c -36% 1,632 $419   $56,802,327 23
Jan 16, 1998 5 $2,185,000 +219% -19% 1,753 $1,246   $58,987,000 24
Jan 17, 1998 3 $3,735,000 +71% -14% 1,753 $2,131   $62,722,000 25
Jan 18, 1998 4 $2,625,000 -30% +28% 1,753 $1,497   $65,347,000 26
Jan 19, 1998 3 $1,740,781 -34% +184% 1,753 $993   $66,331,247 27
Jan 20, 1998 3 $841,877 -52% +9% 1,753 $480   $67,673,124 28
Jan 21, 1998 3 $708,061 -16% +4% 1,753 $404   $68,381,185 29
Jan 22, 1998 2 $1,362,815 +92% +99% 1,753 $777   $69,744,000 30
Jan 23, 1998 4 $1,535,000 +13% -30% 1,763 $871   $71,279,000 31
Jan 24, 1998 4 $3,920,000 +155% +5% 1,763 $2,223   $75,199,000 32
Jan 25, 1998 4 $1,335,000 -66% -49% 1,763 $757   $76,624,000 33
Jan 26, 1998 3 $537,672 -60% -69% 1,763 $305   $77,161,647 34
Jan 27, 1998 3 $616,433 +15% -27% 1,761 $350   $77,778,740 35
Jan 28, 1998 3 $579,427 -6% -18% 1,761 $329   $78,357,567 36
Jan 29, 1998 3 $604,809 +4% -56% 1,763 $343   $78,962,376 37
Jan 30, 1998 4 $1,755,000 +190% +14% 1,778 $987   $80,717,000 38
Jan 31, 1998 5 $3,255,000 +85% -17% 1,778 $1,831   $83,972,000 39
Feb 1, 1998 5 $1,654,000 -49% +24% 1,778 $930   $85,572,016 40
Feb 2, 1998 4 $375,346 -77% -30% 1,778 $211   $85,947,362 41
Feb 3, 1998 4 $503,944 +34% -18% 1,778 $283   $86,450,206 42
Feb 4, 1998 4 $403,785 -20% -30% 1,778 $227   $86,856,091 43
Feb 5, 1998 4 $398,910 -1% -34% 1,778 $224   $87,255,001 44
Feb 6, 1998 6 $1,320,000 +231% -25% 1,795 $735   $88,575,000 45
Feb 7, 1998 5 $2,540,000 +92% -22% 1,795 $1,415   $91,115,000 46
Feb 8, 1998 5 $1,294,000 -49% -22% 1,795 $721   $92,284,000 47
Feb 9, 1998 4 $353,223 -73% -6% 1,795 $197   $92,637,670 48
Feb 10, 1998 4 $477,273 +35% -5% 1,795 $266   $93,114,943 49
Feb 11, 1998 3 $504,848 +6% +25% 1,796 $281   $93,619,241 50
Feb 12, 1998 3 $570,000 +13% +43% 1,796 $317   $94,189,000 51
Feb 13, 1998 5 $1,315,000 +131% n/c 1,801 $730   $95,501,000 52
Feb 14, 1998 5 $3,115,000 +137% +23% 1,801 $1,730   $98,616,000 53
Feb 15, 1998 5 $2,970,000 -5% +130% 1,801 $1,649   $101,586,000 54
Feb 16, 1998 6 $992,850 -67% +181% 1,801 $551   $101,614,491 55
Feb 17, 1998 5 $457,955 -54% -4% 1,802 $254   $102,072,446 56
Feb 18, 1998 5 $387,663 -15% -23% 1,802 $215   $102,460,109 57
Feb 19, 1998 5 $441,843 +14% -22% 1,802 $245   $102,901,952 58
Feb 20, 1998 6 $1,135,000 +157% -14% 1,837 $618   $104,037,000 59
Feb 21, 1998 5 $2,290,000 +102% -26% 1,837 $1,247   $106,327,000 60
Feb 22, 1998 7 $1,175,000 -49% -60% 1,837 $640   $107,502,000 61
Feb 23, 1998 6 $302,310 -74% -70% 1,837 $165   $107,813,162 62
Feb 24, 1998 5 $370,142 +22% -19% 1,837 $201   $108,183,652 63
Feb 25, 1998 5 $291,242 -21% -25% 1,837 $159   $108,467,851 64
Feb 26, 1998 5 $315,000 +8% -29% 1,837 $171   $108,783,000 65
Feb 27, 1998 6 $1,021,000 +224% -10% 1,831 $558   $109,804,000 66
Feb 28, 1998 5 $1,930,000 +89% -16% 1,831 $1,054   $111,734,000 67
Mar 1, 1998 5 $1,045,000 -46% -11% 1,831 $571   $112,852,000 68
Mar 2, 1998 5 $251,461 -76% -17% 1,831 $137   $113,103,779 69
Mar 3, 1998 5 $323,508 +29% -13% 1,831 $177   $113,427,287 70
Mar 4, 1998 5 $282,034 -13% -3% 1,831 $154   $113,709,321 71
Mar 5, 1998 5 $301,731 +7% -4% 1,831 $165   $114,011,052 72
Mar 6, 1998 9 $790,000 +162% -23% 1,788 $442   $114,801,000 73
Mar 7, 1998 8 $1,520,000 +92% -21% 1,788 $850   $116,321,000 74
Mar 8, 1998 9 $816,000 -46% -22% 1,788 $456   $117,231,402 75
Mar 9, 1998 8 $251,439 -69% n/c 1,788 $141   $117,482,841 76
Mar 10, 1998 8 $270,000 +7% -17% 1,788 $151   $117,788,000 77
Mar 11, 1998 8 $268,238 -1% -5% 1,788 $150   $118,063,912 78
Mar 12, 1998 8 $292,076 +9% -3% 1,788 $163   $118,355,988 79
Mar 13, 1998 9 $765,000 +162% -3% 1,710 $447   $119,121,000 80
Mar 14, 1998 8 $1,455,000 +90% -4% 1,710 $851   $120,576,000 81
Mar 15, 1998 7 $804,000 -45% -1% 1,710 $470   $121,407,160 82
Mar 16, 1998 7 $237,694 -70% -5% 1,710 $139   $121,644,854 83
Mar 17, 1998 7 $278,757 +17% +3% 1,710 $163   $121,923,611 84
Mar 18, 1998 7 $295,206 +6% +10% 1,710 $173   $122,218,817 85
Mar 19, 1998 6 $324,387 +10% +11% 1,710 $190   $122,543,204 86
Mar 20, 1998 9 $835,000 +157% +9% 1,604 $521   $123,378,000 87
Mar 21, 1998 8 $1,555,000 +86% +7% 1,604 $969   $124,933,000 88
Mar 22, 1998 8 $932,000 -40% +16% 1,604 $581   $125,803,127 89
Mar 23, 1998 9 $202,477 -78% -15% 1,604 $126   $126,005,604 90
Mar 24, 1998 6 $530,000 +162% +90% 1,604 $330   $126,535,604 91
Mar 25, 1998 6 $491,201 -7% +66% 1,604 $306   $127,012,025 92
Mar 26, 1998 6 $471,557 -4% +45% 1,604 $294   $127,483,582 93
Mar 27, 1998 7 $1,325,000 +181% +59% 1,564 $847   $128,809,000 94
Mar 28, 1998 6 $2,010,000 +52% +29% 1,564 $1,285   $130,819,000 95
Mar 29, 1998 7 $1,018,000 -49% +9% 1,564 $651   $131,786,000 96
Mar 30, 1998 8 $263,558 -74% +30% 1,664 $158   $132,049,738 97
Mar 31, 1998 8 $352,259 +34% -34% 1,564 $225   $132,401,997 98
Apr 1, 1998 7 $327,820 -7% -33% 1,564 $210   $132,729,817 99
Apr 2, 1998 7 $321,263 -2% -32% 1,564 $205   $133,051,080 100
Apr 3, 1998 5 $1,595,000 +396% +20% 1,556 $1,025   $134,646,000 101
Apr 4, 1998 10 $920,000 -42% -54% 1,556 $591   $135,566,000 102
Apr 5, 1998 9 $744,000 -19% -27% 1,556 $478   $136,381,511 103
Apr 6, 1998 9 $244,323 -67% -7% 1,556 $157   $136,625,834 104
Apr 7, 1998 9 $294,667 +21% -16% 1,556 $189   $136,920,501 105
Apr 8, 1998 10 $290,408 -1% -11% 556 $522   $137,210,909 106
Apr 12, 1998 10 $478,000   -36% 1,414 $338   $139,622,000 110
Apr 16, 1998 10 $215,000     1,414 $152   $140,507,000 114

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 1997 14 $3,405,000   1,572 $2,166   $3,554,000 1
Dec 26, 1997 3 $24,946,989 +633% 1,572 $15,870   $28,504,950 2
Jan 2, 1998 5 $16,531,685 -34% 1,579 $10,470   $45,036,635 3
Jan 9, 1998 3 $11,765,692 -29% 1,632 $7,209   $56,802,327 4
Jan 16, 1998 4 $12,301,708 +5% 1,753 $7,018   $69,104,035 5
Jan 23, 1998 4 $9,858,281 -20% 1,763 $5,592   $78,962,316 6
Jan 30, 1998 4 $8,292,685 -16% 1,778 $4,664   $87,255,001 7
Feb 6, 1998 5 $6,930,790 -16% 1,795 $3,861   $94,185,791 8
Feb 13, 1998 5 $8,716,161 +26% 1,801 $4,840   $102,901,952 9
Feb 20, 1998 6 $5,892,016 -32% 1,837 $3,207   $108,793,968 10
Feb 27, 1998 5 $5,217,084 -11% 1,831 $2,849   $114,011,052 11
Mar 6, 1998 8 $4,344,936 -17% 1,788 $2,430   $118,355,988 12
Mar 13, 1998 9 $4,187,016 -4% 1,710 $2,449   $122,543,004 13
Mar 20, 1998 8 $4,940,678 +18% 1,604 $3,080   $127,483,682 14
Mar 27, 1998 6 $5,567,398 +13% 1,564 $3,560   $133,051,080 15
Apr 3, 1998 8 $4,514,229 -19% 1,556 $2,901   $137,565,309 16
Apr 10, 1998 11 $2,941,464 -35% 1,414 $2,080   $140,506,773 17
Apr 17, 1998 11 $1,995,878 -32% 1,205 $1,656   $142,502,651 18
Apr 24, 1998 13 $1,375,950 -31% 1,051 $1,309   $143,878,601 19
May 1, 1998 16 $1,129,212 -18% 1,205 $937   $145,007,813 20
May 8, 1998 18 $738,603 -35% 1,006 $734   $145,746,416 21
May 15, 1998 22 $451,152 -39% 805 $560   $146,197,568 22
May 22, 1998 20 $547,626 +21% 485 $1,129   $146,745,194 23
May 29, 1998 21 $381,983 -30% 367 $1,041   $147,127,177 24
Jun 5, 1998 24 $304,506 -20% 258 $1,180   $147,431,683 25
Jun 12, 1998 32 $161,038 -47% 152 $1,059   $147,592,721 26

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
South Korea 3/14/1998 $0 0 69 79 $22,078 7/15/2021
  
Rest of World $165,611,834
  
International Total $165,633,912 7/15/2021

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Jack Nicholson    Melvin Udall

Supporting

Helen Hunt    Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear    Simon Bishop
Skeet Ulrich    Vincent
Cuba Gooding, Jr.    Frank Sachs
Yeardley Smith    Jackie
Shirley Knight    Beverly
Harold Ramis    Dr. Bettes
Leslie Stefanson    Café 24 Waitress
Maya Rudolph    Policewoman
Jamie Kennedy    Street Hustler
Brian Doyle-Murray    Handyman
Lisa Edelstein    Woman at Table

Production and Technical Credits

James L. Brooks    Director
Mark Andrus    Screenwriter
James L. Brooks    Screenwriter
Mark Andrus    Story Creator
James L. Brooks    Producer
Bridget Johnson    Producer
Kristi Zea    Producer
Richard Sakai    Executive Producer
Laurence Mark    Executive Producer
Laura Ziskin    Executive Producer
John D. Schofield    Co-Producer
Richard Marks    Co-Producer
Bill Brzeski    Production Designer
John Bailey    Director of Photography
Richard Marks    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Aldric Porter    Associate Producer
Maria Kavanaugh    Associate Producer
Aldric Porter    Assistant Director
Owen Wilson    Associate Producer
John Adam Jacobson    Unit Production Manager
Philip Toolin    Art Director
Clay A. Griffith    Set Decorator
Molly Maginnis    Costume Designer
Jeff Wexler    Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins    Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Dennis Drummond    Supervising Sound Editor
David Giammarco    Supervising Sound Editor
Michele Burke    Makeup
Linda Arnold    Hairstylist
Jeffrey Pollack    Music Supervisor
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Ken Fritz    Stunt Coordinator
Walter Scottm    Stunt Coordinator

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.