Bats (1999)

Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$4,717,902 (46.5% of total gross)
Legs:	2.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$6,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:	2,540 opening theaters/2,560 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$23,909,858

Domestic Releases:	October 22nd, 1999 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPA Rating:	R for some graphic, bloody bat attacks
Running Time:	91 minutes
Plot point:	Animals Gone Bad, Genetic Engineering, Mad Scientist, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Sheriff
Subgenre:	Nature Horror
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Horror
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Science Fiction

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 22, 1999	7	$4,717,902		2,540	$1,857	$4,717,902	1
Oct 29, 1999	11	$2,236,978	-53%	2,540	$881	$7,926,751	2
Nov 5, 1999	18	$802,234	-64%	1,310	$612	$9,313,342	3
Nov 12, 1999	31	$183,980	-77%	337	$546	$9,711,397	4
Nov 19, 1999	49	$68,091	-63%	144	$473	$9,877,980	5
Nov 26, 1999	43	$109,625	+61%	225	$487	$10,066,887	6
Dec 3, 1999	62	$30,920	-72%	81	$382	$10,117,977	7
Dec 10, 1999	66	$22,571	-27%	62	$364	$10,149,779	8

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Oct 22, 1999	8	$1,380,000			2,560	$539	$1,380,000	1
Oct 23, 1999	8	$1,958,000	+42%		2,560	$765	$3,338,000	2
Oct 24, 1999	7	$1,272,000	-35%		2,540	$501	$4,717,902	3
Oct 25, 1999	9	$261,008	-79%		2,540	$103	$4,978,910	4
Oct 26, 1999	10	$265,178	+2%		2,540	$104	$5,244,088	5
Oct 27, 1999	10	$222,222	-16%		2,540	$87	$5,466,310	6
Oct 28, 1999	10	$223,463	+1%		2,540	$88	$5,689,773	7
Oct 29, 1999	12	$650,000	+191%	-53%	2,540	$256	$6,340,000	8
Oct 30, 1999	12	$890,000	+37%	-55%	2,540	$350	$7,230,000	9
Oct 31, 1999	10	$581,000	-35%	-54%	2,540	$229	$7,926,751	10
Nov 1, 1999	12	$164,422	-72%	-37%	2,540	$65	$8,091,173	11
Nov 2, 1999	13	$171,992	+5%	-35%	2,540	$68	$8,263,165	12
Nov 3, 1999	12	$120,031	-30%	-46%	2,540	$47	$8,383,196	13
Nov 4, 1999	12	$127,912	+7%	-43%	2,540	$50	$8,511,108	14
Nov 5, 1999	15	$232,000	+81%	-64%	1,310	$177	$8,743,000	15
Nov 6, 1999	15	$352,000	+52%	-60%	1,310	$269	$9,095,000	16
Nov 7, 1999	17	$218,000	-38%	-62%	2,540	$86	$9,313,342	17
Nov 8, 1999	17	$57,088	-74%	-65%	2,540	$22	$9,370,430	18
Nov 9, 1999	18	$52,333	-8%	-70%	2,540	$21	$9,422,763	19
Nov 10, 1999	20	$50,199	-4%	-58%	1,310	$38	$9,472,962	20

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 22, 1999	7	$5,689,773		2,540	$2,240	$5,689,773	1
Oct 29, 1999	12	$2,821,335	-50%	2,540	$1,111	$8,511,108	2
Nov 5, 1999	18	$1,016,309	-64%	1,310	$776	$9,527,417	3
Nov 12, 1999	28	$282,472	-72%	337	$838	$9,809,889	4
Nov 19, 1999	42	$147,373	-48%	144	$1,023	$9,957,262	5
Nov 26, 1999	45	$129,795	-12%	225	$577	$10,087,057	6
Dec 3, 1999	65	$40,151	-69%	81	$496	$10,127,208	7
Dec 10, 1999	65	$28,483	-29%	62	$459	$10,155,691	8

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.

Opening Weekend:	$4,717,902 (46.5% of total gross)
Legs:	2.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$6,500,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:	2,540 opening theaters/2,560 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$23,909,858

Domestic Releases:	October 22nd, 1999 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
MPA Rating:	R for some graphic, bloody bat attacks
Running Time:	91 minutes
Plot point:	Animals Gone Bad, Genetic Engineering, Mad Scientist, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Sheriff
Subgenre:	Nature Horror
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Horror
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Science Fiction

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 22, 1999	7	$4,717,902		2,540	$1,857	$4,717,902	1
Oct 29, 1999	11	$2,236,978	-53%	2,540	$881	$7,926,751	2
Nov 5, 1999	18	$802,234	-64%	1,310	$612	$9,313,342	3
Nov 12, 1999	31	$183,980	-77%	337	$546	$9,711,397	4
Nov 19, 1999	49	$68,091	-63%	144	$473	$9,877,980	5
Nov 26, 1999	43	$109,625	+61%	225	$487	$10,066,887	6
Dec 3, 1999	62	$30,920	-72%	81	$382	$10,117,977	7
Dec 10, 1999	66	$22,571	-27%	62	$364	$10,149,779	8

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Oct 22, 1999	8	$1,380,000			2,560	$539	$1,380,000	1
Oct 23, 1999	8	$1,958,000	+42%		2,560	$765	$3,338,000	2
Oct 24, 1999	7	$1,272,000	-35%		2,540	$501	$4,717,902	3
Oct 25, 1999	9	$261,008	-79%		2,540	$103	$4,978,910	4
Oct 26, 1999	10	$265,178	+2%		2,540	$104	$5,244,088	5
Oct 27, 1999	10	$222,222	-16%		2,540	$87	$5,466,310	6
Oct 28, 1999	10	$223,463	+1%		2,540	$88	$5,689,773	7
Oct 29, 1999	12	$650,000	+191%	-53%	2,540	$256	$6,340,000	8
Oct 30, 1999	12	$890,000	+37%	-55%	2,540	$350	$7,230,000	9
Oct 31, 1999	10	$581,000	-35%	-54%	2,540	$229	$7,926,751	10
Nov 1, 1999	12	$164,422	-72%	-37%	2,540	$65	$8,091,173	11
Nov 2, 1999	13	$171,992	+5%	-35%	2,540	$68	$8,263,165	12
Nov 3, 1999	12	$120,031	-30%	-46%	2,540	$47	$8,383,196	13
Nov 4, 1999	12	$127,912	+7%	-43%	2,540	$50	$8,511,108	14
Nov 5, 1999	15	$232,000	+81%	-64%	1,310	$177	$8,743,000	15
Nov 6, 1999	15	$352,000	+52%	-60%	1,310	$269	$9,095,000	16
Nov 7, 1999	17	$218,000	-38%	-62%	2,540	$86	$9,313,342	17
Nov 8, 1999	17	$57,088	-74%	-65%	2,540	$22	$9,370,430	18
Nov 9, 1999	18	$52,333	-8%	-70%	2,540	$21	$9,422,763	19
Nov 10, 1999	20	$50,199	-4%	-58%	1,310	$38	$9,472,962	20

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 22, 1999	7	$5,689,773		2,540	$2,240	$5,689,773	1
Oct 29, 1999	12	$2,821,335	-50%	2,540	$1,111	$8,511,108	2
Nov 5, 1999	18	$1,016,309	-64%	1,310	$776	$9,527,417	3
Nov 12, 1999	28	$282,472	-72%	337	$838	$9,809,889	4
Nov 19, 1999	42	$147,373	-48%	144	$1,023	$9,957,262	5
Nov 26, 1999	45	$129,795	-12%	225	$577	$10,087,057	6
Dec 3, 1999	65	$40,151	-69%	81	$496	$10,127,208	7
Dec 10, 1999	65	$28,483	-29%	62	$459	$10,155,691	8

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.