Being John Malkovich (1999)

Being John Malkovich
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,858,926Details
International Box Office $9,523,455
Worldwide Box Office $32,382,381
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$637,721 (2.8% of total gross)
Legs:9.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:70.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:25 opening theaters/630 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $50,858,201

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 29th, 1999 (Limited) by USA Films
International Releases: May 18th, 2000 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 27th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: May 2nd, 2000 by Polygram USA Video
MPA Rating: R for language and sexuality
Running Time: 113 minutes
Plot point: Body Swap, LGBTQ+, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance
Social setting: Surrealism / Absurdism
Subgenre: Black Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 29, 1999 17 $637,721   25 $25,509   $637,721 1
Nov 5, 1999 14 $1,852,093 +190% 175 $10,583   $2,875,714 2
Nov 12, 1999 14 $2,337,348 +26% 467 $5,005   $6,094,597 3
Nov 19, 1999 10 $1,866,210 -20% 591 $3,158   $8,767,533 4
Nov 26, 1999 10 $2,044,834 +10% 589 $3,472   $11,908,584 5
Dec 3, 1999 8 $1,363,626 -33% 624 $2,185   $13,826,808 6
Dec 10, 1999 10 $962,925 -29% 630 $1,528   $15,294,721 7
Dec 17, 1999 11 $751,248 -22% 491 $1,530   $16,488,703 8
Dec 24, 1999 18 $302,111 -60% 247 $1,223   $17,307,726 9
Dec 31, 1999 17 $472,661 +56% 249 $1,898   $18,243,969 10
Jan 7, 2000 21 $488,303 +3% 235 $2,078   $19,039,056 11
Jan 14, 2000 24 $509,722 +4% 218 $2,338   $19,744,510 12
Jan 21, 2000 30 $302,702 -41% 192 $1,577   $20,158,402 13
Jan 28, 2000 29 $312,603 +3% 233 $1,342   $20,604,174 14
Feb 4, 2000 30 $313,840 n/c 207 $1,516   $21,058,680 15
Feb 11, 2000 31 $250,749 -20% 173 $1,449   $21,415,998 16
Feb 18, 2000 32 $242,969 -3% 165 $1,473   $21,761,714 17
Feb 25, 2000 34 $159,237 -34% 135 $1,180   $21,980,927 18
Mar 3, 2000 43 $106,745 -33% 95 $1,124   $22,136,532 19
Mar 10, 2000 47 $82,514 -23% 70 $1,179   $22,268,399 20
Mar 17, 2000 51 $65,225 -21% 73 $893   $22,373,277 21
Mar 24, 2000 43 $90,782 +39% 82 $1,107   $22,500,727 22
Mar 31, 2000 43 $70,052 -23% 82 $854   $22,620,571 23
Apr 7, 2000 48 $49,405 -29% 74 $668   $22,701,293 24
Apr 14, 2000 61 $29,509 -40% 48 $615   $22,752,683 25
Apr 21, 2000 60 $34,993 +19% 48 $729   $22,804,123 26
Apr 28, 2000 75 $20,103 -43% 36 $558   $22,842,994 27
May 5, 2000 99 $5,339 -73% 21 $254   $22,858,926 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 31, 1999 17 $192,000     25 $7,680   $637,721 3
Nov 1, 1999 15 $89,571 -53%   25 $3,583   $727,292 4
Nov 2, 1999 15 $96,582 +8%   25 $3,863   $823,874 5
Nov 3, 1999 14 $89,944 -7%   25 $3,598   $913,818 6
Nov 4, 1999 15 $91,915 +2%   25 $3,677   $1,005,733 7
Nov 7, 1999 11 $515,000   +168% 25 $20,600   $2,875,714 10
Nov 8, 1999 11 $164,657 -68% +84% 25 $6,586   $3,040,371 11
Nov 9, 1999 11 $198,330 +20% +105% 25 $7,933   $3,238,701 12
Nov 10, 1999 13 $222,506 +12% +147% 175 $1,271   $3,461,207 13
Nov 11, 1999 14 $273,659 +23% +198% 175 $1,564   $3,734,866 14
Nov 12, 1999 12 $740,000 +170%   416 $1,779   $4,475,000 15
Nov 13, 1999 13 $980,000 +32%   468 $2,094   $5,455,000 16
Nov 14, 1999 11 $619,000 -37% +20% 467 $1,325   $6,094,597 17
Nov 15, 1999 9 $180,341 -71% +10% 467 $386   $6,274,938 18
Nov 16, 1999 9 $219,832 +22% +11% 467 $471   $6,494,770 19
Nov 17, 1999 9 $201,559 -8% -9% 467 $432   $6,696,329 20
Nov 18, 1999 9 $197,971 -2% -28% 467 $424   $6,894,300 21
Nov 19, 1999 10 $543,000 +174% -27% 590 $920   $7,437,000 22
Nov 20, 1999 10 $865,000 +59% -12% 590 $1,466   $8,302,000 23
Nov 21, 1999 10 $483,000 -44% -22% 591 $817   $8,767,533 24
Nov 22, 1999 10 $164,495 -66% -9% 591 $278   $8,932,028 25
Nov 23, 1999 10 $225,850 +37% +3% 591 $382   $9,157,878 26
Nov 24, 1999 11 $305,000 +35% +51% 591 $516   $9,463,000 27
Nov 25, 1999 11 $382,000 +25% +93% 591 $646   $9,845,000 28
Nov 26, 1999 10 $768,000 +101% +41% 591 $1,299   $10,613,000 29
Nov 27, 1999 10 $828,000 +8% -4% 591 $1,401   $11,441,000 30
Nov 28, 1999 10 $431,000 -48% -11% 589 $732   $11,908,584 31
Nov 29, 1999 9 $120,263 -72% -27% 589 $204   $12,028,848 32
Nov 30, 1999 9 $150,185 +25% -34% 589 $255   $12,179,033 33
Dec 1, 1999 9 $130,278 -13% -57% 589 $221   $12,309,311 34
Dec 2, 1999 8 $133,488 +2% -65% 589 $227   $12,442,799 35
Dec 3, 1999 9 $404,000 +203% -47% 624 $647   $12,847,000 36
Dec 4, 1999 9 $643,000 +59% -22% 624 $1,030   $13,490,000 37
Dec 5, 1999 9 $338,000 -47% -22% 624 $542   $13,826,808 38
Dec 6, 1999 8 $112,094 -67% -7% 624 $180   $13,938,902 39
Dec 7, 1999 8 $142,206 +27% -5% 624 $228   $14,081,108 40
Dec 8, 1999 8 $126,304 -11% -3% 624 $202   $14,207,412 41
Dec 9, 1999 8 $119,629 -5% -10% 624 $192   $14,327,041 42
Dec 10, 1999 9 $268,000 +124% -34% 630 $425   $14,595,000 43
Dec 11, 1999 10 $421,000 +57% -35% 630 $668   $15,016,000 44
Dec 12, 1999 10 $253,000 -40% -25% 630 $402   $15,295,721 45
Dec 13, 1999 9 $91,060 -64% -19% 630 $145   $15,385,781 46
Dec 14, 1999 9 $132,754 +46% -7% 630 $211   $15,498,535 47
Dec 15, 1999 9 $100,547 -24% -20% 630 $160   $15,599,082 48
Dec 16, 1999 9 $102,135 +2% -15% 630 $162   $15,701,217 49
Dec 19, 1999 11 $231,000   -9% 491 $470   $16,488,703 52
Dec 20, 1999 12 $118,678 -49% +30% 491 $242   $16,583,936 53
Dec 21, 1999 11 $146,231 +23% +10% 491 $298   $16,730,167 54
Dec 27, 1999 16 $111,383   -6% 247 $451   $17,419,108 60
Dec 28, 1999 17 $106,835 -4% -27% 247 $433   $17,525,943 61
Dec 29, 1999 17 $98,620 -8%   247 $399   $17,624,563 62
Jan 2, 2000 16 $177,000     249 $711   $18,243,969 66
Jan 3, 2000 16 $92,121 -48% -17% 249 $370   $18,336,090 67
Jan 4, 2000 16 $66,854 -27% -37% 249 $268   $18,402,944 68
Jan 5, 2000 16 $69,971 +5% -29% 249 $281   $18,472,915 69
Jan 6, 2000 16 $71,164 +2%   249 $286   $18,544,079 70
Jan 9, 2000 19 $132,000   -25% 235 $562   $19,039,056 73
Jan 10, 2000 20 $46,435 -65% -50% 235 $198   $19,076,294 74
Jan 11, 2000 20 $54,028 +16% -19% 235 $230   $19,130,322 75

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 29, 1999 17 $1,023,621   25 $40,945   $1,023,621 1
Nov 5, 1999 12 $2,733,628 +167% 175 $15,621   $3,757,249 2
Nov 12, 1999 11 $3,144,074 +15% 467 $6,732   $6,901,323 3
Nov 19, 1999 11 $2,962,427 -6% 591 $5,013   $9,863,750 4
Nov 26, 1999 10 $2,599,432 -12% 589 $4,413   $12,463,182 5
Dec 3, 1999 9 $1,868,614 -28% 624 $2,995   $14,331,796 6
Dec 10, 1999 10 $1,405,659 -25% 630 $2,231   $15,737,455 7
Dec 17, 1999 12 $1,268,160 -10% 491 $2,583   $17,005,615 8
Dec 24, 1999 16 $765,693 -40% 247 $3,100   $17,771,308 9
Dec 31, 1999 17 $779,445 +2% 249 $3,130   $18,550,753 10
Jan 7, 2000 20 $684,035 -12% 235 $2,911   $19,234,788 11
Jan 14, 2000 24 $620,912 -9% 218 $2,848   $19,855,700 12
Jan 21, 2000 30 $435,871 -30% 192 $2,270   $20,291,571 13
Jan 28, 2000 29 $453,269 +4% 233 $1,945   $20,744,840 14
Feb 4, 2000 30 $420,409 -7% 207 $2,031   $21,165,249 15
Feb 11, 2000 30 $353,496 -16% 173 $2,043   $21,518,745 16
Feb 18, 2000 33 $302,945 -14% 165 $1,836   $21,821,690 17
Feb 25, 2000 35 $208,097 -31% 135 $1,541   $22,029,787 18
Mar 3, 2000 42 $156,098 -25% 95 $1,643   $22,185,885 19
Mar 10, 2000 48 $122,167 -22% 70 $1,745   $22,308,052 20
Mar 17, 2000 49 $101,893 -17% 73 $1,396   $22,409,945 21
Mar 24, 2000 43 $140,574 +38% 82 $1,714   $22,550,519 22
Mar 31, 2000 45 $101,369 -28% 82 $1,236   $22,651,888 23
Apr 7, 2000 49 $71,286 -30% 74 $963   $22,723,174 24
Apr 14, 2000 60 $45,956 -36% 48 $957   $22,769,130 25
Apr 21, 2000 59 $53,761 +17% 48 $1,120   $22,822,891 26
Apr 28, 2000 76 $30,696 -43% 36 $853   $22,853,587 27
May 5, 2000 101 $5,339 -83% 21 $254   $22,858,926 28

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$637,721 (2.8% of total gross)
Legs:9.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:70.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:25 opening theaters/630 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $50,858,201

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 29th, 1999 (Limited) by USA Films
International Releases: May 18th, 2000 (Wide) (New Zealand)
November 27th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: May 2nd, 2000 by Polygram USA Video
MPA Rating: R for language and sexuality
Running Time: 113 minutes
Plot point: Body Swap, LGBTQ+, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance
Social setting: Surrealism / Absurdism
Subgenre: Black Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 29, 1999 17 $637,721   25 $25,509   $637,721 1
Nov 5, 1999 14 $1,852,093 +190% 175 $10,583   $2,875,714 2
Nov 12, 1999 14 $2,337,348 +26% 467 $5,005   $6,094,597 3
Nov 19, 1999 10 $1,866,210 -20% 591 $3,158   $8,767,533 4
Nov 26, 1999 10 $2,044,834 +10% 589 $3,472   $11,908,584 5
Dec 3, 1999 8 $1,363,626 -33% 624 $2,185   $13,826,808 6
Dec 10, 1999 10 $962,925 -29% 630 $1,528   $15,294,721 7
Dec 17, 1999 11 $751,248 -22% 491 $1,530   $16,488,703 8
Dec 24, 1999 18 $302,111 -60% 247 $1,223   $17,307,726 9
Dec 31, 1999 17 $472,661 +56% 249 $1,898   $18,243,969 10
Jan 7, 2000 21 $488,303 +3% 235 $2,078   $19,039,056 11
Jan 14, 2000 24 $509,722 +4% 218 $2,338   $19,744,510 12
Jan 21, 2000 30 $302,702 -41% 192 $1,577   $20,158,402 13
Jan 28, 2000 29 $312,603 +3% 233 $1,342   $20,604,174 14
Feb 4, 2000 30 $313,840 n/c 207 $1,516   $21,058,680 15
Feb 11, 2000 31 $250,749 -20% 173 $1,449   $21,415,998 16
Feb 18, 2000 32 $242,969 -3% 165 $1,473   $21,761,714 17
Feb 25, 2000 34 $159,237 -34% 135 $1,180   $21,980,927 18
Mar 3, 2000 43 $106,745 -33% 95 $1,124   $22,136,532 19
Mar 10, 2000 47 $82,514 -23% 70 $1,179   $22,268,399 20
Mar 17, 2000 51 $65,225 -21% 73 $893   $22,373,277 21
Mar 24, 2000 43 $90,782 +39% 82 $1,107   $22,500,727 22
Mar 31, 2000 43 $70,052 -23% 82 $854   $22,620,571 23
Apr 7, 2000 48 $49,405 -29% 74 $668   $22,701,293 24
Apr 14, 2000 61 $29,509 -40% 48 $615   $22,752,683 25
Apr 21, 2000 60 $34,993 +19% 48 $729   $22,804,123 26
Apr 28, 2000 75 $20,103 -43% 36 $558   $22,842,994 27
May 5, 2000 99 $5,339 -73% 21 $254   $22,858,926 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 31, 1999 17 $192,000     25 $7,680   $637,721 3
Nov 1, 1999 15 $89,571 -53%   25 $3,583   $727,292 4
Nov 2, 1999 15 $96,582 +8%   25 $3,863   $823,874 5
Nov 3, 1999 14 $89,944 -7%   25 $3,598   $913,818 6
Nov 4, 1999 15 $91,915 +2%   25 $3,677   $1,005,733 7
Nov 7, 1999 11 $515,000   +168% 25 $20,600   $2,875,714 10
Nov 8, 1999 11 $164,657 -68% +84% 25 $6,586   $3,040,371 11
Nov 9, 1999 11 $198,330 +20% +105% 25 $7,933   $3,238,701 12
Nov 10, 1999 13 $222,506 +12% +147% 175 $1,271   $3,461,207 13
Nov 11, 1999 14 $273,659 +23% +198% 175 $1,564   $3,734,866 14
Nov 12, 1999 12 $740,000 +170%   416 $1,779   $4,475,000 15
Nov 13, 1999 13 $980,000 +32%   468 $2,094   $5,455,000 16
Nov 14, 1999 11 $619,000 -37% +20% 467 $1,325   $6,094,597 17
Nov 15, 1999 9 $180,341 -71% +10% 467 $386   $6,274,938 18
Nov 16, 1999 9 $219,832 +22% +11% 467 $471   $6,494,770 19
Nov 17, 1999 9 $201,559 -8% -9% 467 $432   $6,696,329 20
Nov 18, 1999 9 $197,971 -2% -28% 467 $424   $6,894,300 21
Nov 19, 1999 10 $543,000 +174% -27% 590 $920   $7,437,000 22
Nov 20, 1999 10 $865,000 +59% -12% 590 $1,466   $8,302,000 23
Nov 21, 1999 10 $483,000 -44% -22% 591 $817   $8,767,533 24
Nov 22, 1999 10 $164,495 -66% -9% 591 $278   $8,932,028 25
Nov 23, 1999 10 $225,850 +37% +3% 591 $382   $9,157,878 26
Nov 24, 1999 11 $305,000 +35% +51% 591 $516   $9,463,000 27
Nov 25, 1999 11 $382,000 +25% +93% 591 $646   $9,845,000 28
Nov 26, 1999 10 $768,000 +101% +41% 591 $1,299   $10,613,000 29
Nov 27, 1999 10 $828,000 +8% -4% 591 $1,401   $11,441,000 30
Nov 28, 1999 10 $431,000 -48% -11% 589 $732   $11,908,584 31
Nov 29, 1999 9 $120,263 -72% -27% 589 $204   $12,028,848 32
Nov 30, 1999 9 $150,185 +25% -34% 589 $255   $12,179,033 33
Dec 1, 1999 9 $130,278 -13% -57% 589 $221   $12,309,311 34
Dec 2, 1999 8 $133,488 +2% -65% 589 $227   $12,442,799 35
Dec 3, 1999 9 $404,000 +203% -47% 624 $647   $12,847,000 36
Dec 4, 1999 9 $643,000 +59% -22% 624 $1,030   $13,490,000 37
Dec 5, 1999 9 $338,000 -47% -22% 624 $542   $13,826,808 38
Dec 6, 1999 8 $112,094 -67% -7% 624 $180   $13,938,902 39
Dec 7, 1999 8 $142,206 +27% -5% 624 $228   $14,081,108 40
Dec 8, 1999 8 $126,304 -11% -3% 624 $202   $14,207,412 41
Dec 9, 1999 8 $119,629 -5% -10% 624 $192   $14,327,041 42
Dec 10, 1999 9 $268,000 +124% -34% 630 $425   $14,595,000 43
Dec 11, 1999 10 $421,000 +57% -35% 630 $668   $15,016,000 44
Dec 12, 1999 10 $253,000 -40% -25% 630 $402   $15,295,721 45
Dec 13, 1999 9 $91,060 -64% -19% 630 $145   $15,385,781 46
Dec 14, 1999 9 $132,754 +46% -7% 630 $211   $15,498,535 47
Dec 15, 1999 9 $100,547 -24% -20% 630 $160   $15,599,082 48
Dec 16, 1999 9 $102,135 +2% -15% 630 $162   $15,701,217 49
Dec 19, 1999 11 $231,000   -9% 491 $470   $16,488,703 52
Dec 20, 1999 12 $118,678 -49% +30% 491 $242   $16,583,936 53
Dec 21, 1999 11 $146,231 +23% +10% 491 $298   $16,730,167 54
Dec 27, 1999 16 $111,383   -6% 247 $451   $17,419,108 60
Dec 28, 1999 17 $106,835 -4% -27% 247 $433   $17,525,943 61
Dec 29, 1999 17 $98,620 -8%   247 $399   $17,624,563 62
Jan 2, 2000 16 $177,000     249 $711   $18,243,969 66
Jan 3, 2000 16 $92,121 -48% -17% 249 $370   $18,336,090 67
Jan 4, 2000 16 $66,854 -27% -37% 249 $268   $18,402,944 68
Jan 5, 2000 16 $69,971 +5% -29% 249 $281   $18,472,915 69
Jan 6, 2000 16 $71,164 +2%   249 $286   $18,544,079 70
Jan 9, 2000 19 $132,000   -25% 235 $562   $19,039,056 73
Jan 10, 2000 20 $46,435 -65% -50% 235 $198   $19,076,294 74
Jan 11, 2000 20 $54,028 +16% -19% 235 $230   $19,130,322 75

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 29, 1999 17 $1,023,621   25 $40,945   $1,023,621 1
Nov 5, 1999 12 $2,733,628 +167% 175 $15,621   $3,757,249 2
Nov 12, 1999 11 $3,144,074 +15% 467 $6,732   $6,901,323 3
Nov 19, 1999 11 $2,962,427 -6% 591 $5,013   $9,863,750 4
Nov 26, 1999 10 $2,599,432 -12% 589 $4,413   $12,463,182 5
Dec 3, 1999 9 $1,868,614 -28% 624 $2,995   $14,331,796 6
Dec 10, 1999 10 $1,405,659 -25% 630 $2,231   $15,737,455 7
Dec 17, 1999 12 $1,268,160 -10% 491 $2,583   $17,005,615 8
Dec 24, 1999 16 $765,693 -40% 247 $3,100   $17,771,308 9
Dec 31, 1999 17 $779,445 +2% 249 $3,130   $18,550,753 10
Jan 7, 2000 20 $684,035 -12% 235 $2,911   $19,234,788 11
Jan 14, 2000 24 $620,912 -9% 218 $2,848   $19,855,700 12
Jan 21, 2000 30 $435,871 -30% 192 $2,270   $20,291,571 13
Jan 28, 2000 29 $453,269 +4% 233 $1,945   $20,744,840 14
Feb 4, 2000 30 $420,409 -7% 207 $2,031   $21,165,249 15
Feb 11, 2000 30 $353,496 -16% 173 $2,043   $21,518,745 16
Feb 18, 2000 33 $302,945 -14% 165 $1,836   $21,821,690 17
Feb 25, 2000 35 $208,097 -31% 135 $1,541   $22,029,787 18
Mar 3, 2000 42 $156,098 -25% 95 $1,643   $22,185,885 19
Mar 10, 2000 48 $122,167 -22% 70 $1,745   $22,308,052 20
Mar 17, 2000 49 $101,893 -17% 73 $1,396   $22,409,945 21
Mar 24, 2000 43 $140,574 +38% 82 $1,714   $22,550,519 22
Mar 31, 2000 45 $101,369 -28% 82 $1,236   $22,651,888 23
Apr 7, 2000 49 $71,286 -30% 74 $963   $22,723,174 24
Apr 14, 2000 60 $45,956 -36% 48 $957   $22,769,130 25
Apr 21, 2000 59 $53,761 +17% 48 $1,120   $22,822,891 26
Apr 28, 2000 76 $30,696 -43% 36 $853   $22,853,587 27
May 5, 2000 101 $5,339 -83% 21 $254   $22,858,926 28