The Business of Strangers (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,030,920Details
International Box Office $260,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,290,920
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$71,821 (7.0% of total gross)
Legs:7.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:79.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/60 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,951,277

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,905 $1,030,920
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,739 $260,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,522 $1,290,920
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,683 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,198 $1,030,920
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,876 $260,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,674 $1,290,920

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 7th, 2001 (Wide) by IFC Films
MPAA Rating: R for strong language and some sexuality
Comparisons: vs. Spoken Word
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,905 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,040 $1,951,277
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,029 $1,030,920
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 194 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,683 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,466 $1,951,277
Top 2001 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 53 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,585 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,956 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,684 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,275 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,198 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for IFC Films Movies 48 $1,030,920

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 7, 2001 35 $71,821   8 $8,978   $71,821 1
Dec 14, 2001 25 $132,241 +84% 37 $3,574   $237,201 2
Dec 21, 2001 22 $141,741 +7% 60 $2,362   $495,907 3
Dec 28, 2001 29 $106,504 -25% 53 $2,010   $696,184 4
Jan 4, 2002 35 $60,416 -43% 32 $1,888   $780,392 5
Jan 11, 2002 40 $35,590 -41% 25 $1,424   $840,196 6
Jan 18, 2002 42 $42,848 +20% 39 $1,099   $906,778 7
Jan 25, 2002 61 $15,436 -64% 21 $735   $937,896 8
Feb 1, 2002 82 $5,684 -63% 14 $406   $951,992 9
Feb 8, 2002 82 $4,832 -15% 9 $537   $960,088 10
Feb 15, 2002 84 $5,020 +4% 7 $717   $967,890 11
Feb 22, 2002 84 $6,636 +32% 7 $948   $977,332 12
Mar 1, 2002 84 $6,984 +5% 7 $998   $987,356 13
Mar 8, 2002 109 $2,220 -68% 5 $444   $992,387 14
Mar 15, 2002 86 $5,510 +148% 7 $787   $1,001,310 15
Mar 22, 2002 79 $11,811 +114% 7 $1,687   $1,018,299 16
Mar 29, 2002 116 $1,691 -86% 5 $338   $1,022,997 17
Apr 5, 2002 125 $985 -42% 2 $493   $1,024,709 18
Apr 12, 2002 102 $1,769 +80% 3 $590   $1,027,069 19
Apr 19, 2002 149 $238 -87% 1 $238   $1,028,337 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 7, 2001 34 $104,960   8 $13,120   $104,960 1
Dec 14, 2001 23 $249,206 +137% 37 $6,735   $354,166 2
Dec 21, 2001 25 $235,514 -5% 60 $3,925   $589,680 3
Dec 28, 2001 29 $130,296 -45% 53 $2,458   $719,976 4
Jan 4, 2002 33 $84,630 -35% 32 $2,645   $804,606 5
Jan 11, 2002 40 $59,324 -30% 25 $2,373   $863,930 6
Jan 18, 2002 43 $58,530 -1% 39 $1,501   $922,460 7
Jan 25, 2002 61 $23,848 -59% 21 $1,136   $946,308 8
Feb 1, 2002 81 $8,948 -62% 14 $639   $955,256 9
Feb 8, 2002 82 $7,614 -15% 9 $846   $962,870 10
Feb 15, 2002 84 $7,826 +3% 7 $1,118   $970,696 11
Feb 22, 2002 84 $9,676 +24% 7 $1,382   $980,372 12
Mar 1, 2002 87 $9,795 +1% 7 $1,399   $990,167 13
Mar 8, 2002 98 $5,633 -42% 5 $1,127   $995,800 14
Mar 15, 2002 85 $10,688 +90% 7 $1,527   $1,006,488 15
Mar 22, 2002 82 $14,818 +39% 7 $2,117   $1,021,306 16
Mar 29, 2002 112 $2,418 -84% 5 $484   $1,023,724 17
Apr 5, 2002 112 $1,576 -35% 2 $788   $1,025,300 18
Apr 12, 2002 102 $2,799 +78% 3 $933   $1,028,099 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,739 $260,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,589 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,355 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,394 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,748 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,014 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,876 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 201-300) 202 $260,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,522 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,201-13,300) 13,267 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,873 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,389 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,687 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,835 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,674 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $1,290,920

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Uncategorized

Buddy Fitzpatrick    Waiter
Stockard Channing    Julie Styron
Salem Ludwig    Man at Pool
Julia Stiles    Paula Murphy
Shelagh Ratner    Airport Announcer
Frederick Weller    Nick Harris
Mary Testa    Receptionist
Jack Hallett    Mr. Fostwick
Marcus Giamatti    Robert

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$71,821 (7.0% of total gross)
Legs:7.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:79.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/60 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,951,277

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,905 $1,030,920
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,739 $260,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,522 $1,290,920
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,683 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,198 $1,030,920
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,876 $260,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,674 $1,290,920

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 7th, 2001 (Wide) by IFC Films
MPAA Rating: R for strong language and some sexuality
Comparisons: vs. Spoken Word
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Uncategorized

Buddy Fitzpatrick    Waiter
Stockard Channing    Julie Styron
Salem Ludwig    Man at Pool
Julia Stiles    Paula Murphy
Shelagh Ratner    Airport Announcer
Frederick Weller    Nick Harris
Mary Testa    Receptionist
Jack Hallett    Mr. Fostwick
Marcus Giamatti    Robert

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,905 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,040 $1,951,277
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,029 $1,030,920
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 194 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,683 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,466 $1,951,277
Top 2001 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 53 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,585 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,956 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,684 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,275 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,198 $1,030,920
All Time Domestic Box Office for IFC Films Movies 48 $1,030,920

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 7, 2001 35 $71,821   8 $8,978   $71,821 1
Dec 14, 2001 25 $132,241 +84% 37 $3,574   $237,201 2
Dec 21, 2001 22 $141,741 +7% 60 $2,362   $495,907 3
Dec 28, 2001 29 $106,504 -25% 53 $2,010   $696,184 4
Jan 4, 2002 35 $60,416 -43% 32 $1,888   $780,392 5
Jan 11, 2002 40 $35,590 -41% 25 $1,424   $840,196 6
Jan 18, 2002 42 $42,848 +20% 39 $1,099   $906,778 7
Jan 25, 2002 61 $15,436 -64% 21 $735   $937,896 8
Feb 1, 2002 82 $5,684 -63% 14 $406   $951,992 9
Feb 8, 2002 82 $4,832 -15% 9 $537   $960,088 10
Feb 15, 2002 84 $5,020 +4% 7 $717   $967,890 11
Feb 22, 2002 84 $6,636 +32% 7 $948   $977,332 12
Mar 1, 2002 84 $6,984 +5% 7 $998   $987,356 13
Mar 8, 2002 109 $2,220 -68% 5 $444   $992,387 14
Mar 15, 2002 86 $5,510 +148% 7 $787   $1,001,310 15
Mar 22, 2002 79 $11,811 +114% 7 $1,687   $1,018,299 16
Mar 29, 2002 116 $1,691 -86% 5 $338   $1,022,997 17
Apr 5, 2002 125 $985 -42% 2 $493   $1,024,709 18
Apr 12, 2002 102 $1,769 +80% 3 $590   $1,027,069 19
Apr 19, 2002 149 $238 -87% 1 $238   $1,028,337 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 7, 2001 34 $104,960   8 $13,120   $104,960 1
Dec 14, 2001 23 $249,206 +137% 37 $6,735   $354,166 2
Dec 21, 2001 25 $235,514 -5% 60 $3,925   $589,680 3
Dec 28, 2001 29 $130,296 -45% 53 $2,458   $719,976 4
Jan 4, 2002 33 $84,630 -35% 32 $2,645   $804,606 5
Jan 11, 2002 40 $59,324 -30% 25 $2,373   $863,930 6
Jan 18, 2002 43 $58,530 -1% 39 $1,501   $922,460 7
Jan 25, 2002 61 $23,848 -59% 21 $1,136   $946,308 8
Feb 1, 2002 81 $8,948 -62% 14 $639   $955,256 9
Feb 8, 2002 82 $7,614 -15% 9 $846   $962,870 10
Feb 15, 2002 84 $7,826 +3% 7 $1,118   $970,696 11
Feb 22, 2002 84 $9,676 +24% 7 $1,382   $980,372 12
Mar 1, 2002 87 $9,795 +1% 7 $1,399   $990,167 13
Mar 8, 2002 98 $5,633 -42% 5 $1,127   $995,800 14
Mar 15, 2002 85 $10,688 +90% 7 $1,527   $1,006,488 15
Mar 22, 2002 82 $14,818 +39% 7 $2,117   $1,021,306 16
Mar 29, 2002 112 $2,418 -84% 5 $484   $1,023,724 17
Apr 5, 2002 112 $1,576 -35% 2 $788   $1,025,300 18
Apr 12, 2002 102 $2,799 +78% 3 $933   $1,028,099 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,739 $260,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,589 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,355 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,394 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,748 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,014 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,876 $260,000
All Time International Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 201-300) 202 $260,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,522 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,201-13,300) 13,267 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,873 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,389 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,687 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,835 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,674 $1,290,920
All Time Worldwide Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $1,290,920

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.