Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $25,358,996Details
OpusData ID: 21300100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,025,910 (31.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,987 opening theaters/1,987 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $61,153,566

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,408 $25,358,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,006 $25,358,996

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 12th, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as Can't Hardly Wait
Video Release: November 17th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Can't Hardly Wait
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for teen drinking and sexuality, and for language
Running Time: 101 minutes
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Keywords: Epilogue, Parties Gone Wild, Last Day of School, Romantic Comedy, Unrequited Love, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Ensemble
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,408 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,865 $61,153,566
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,778 $25,358,996
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 73 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,768 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,965 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,776 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,279 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $25,358,996

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1998 4 $8,025,910   1,987 $4,039   $8,025,910 1
Jun 19, 1998 6 $3,823,967 -52% 1,987 $1,924   $16,035,611 2
Jun 26, 1998 9 $2,138,505 -44% 1,901 $1,125   $21,169,878 3
Jul 3, 1998 15 $767,303 -64% 1,141 $672   $23,301,937 4
Jul 10, 1998 21 $228,875 -70% 317 $722   $24,300,107 5
Jul 17, 1998 33 $86,921 -62% 215 $404   $24,537,047 6
Jul 24, 1998 53 $27,786 -68% 112 $248   $24,606,304 7
Jul 31, 1998 28 $184,733 +565% 456 $405   $24,804,763 8
Aug 7, 1998 34 $105,037 -43% 251 $418   $25,028,881 9
Aug 14, 1998 42 $71,820 -32% 126 $570   $25,178,337 10
Aug 21, 1998 53 $40,687 -43% 61 $667   $25,278,501 11
Aug 28, 1998 60 $34,875 -14% 45 $775   $25,339,117 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 12, 1998 3 $3,210,000     1,987 $1,616   $3,210,000 1
Jun 13, 1998 5 $2,815,000 -12%   1,987 $1,417   $6,025,000 2
Jun 14, 1998 5 $1,930,000 -31%   1,987 $971   $8,026,000 3
Jun 15, 1998 4 $1,173,004 -39%   1,987 $590   $9,198,914 4
Jun 16, 1998 4 $1,122,344 -4%   1,987 $565   $10,321,258 5
Jun 17, 1998 4 $956,578 -15%   1,987 $481   $11,277,836 6
Jun 18, 1998 4 $933,808 -2%   1,987 $470   $12,211,644 7
Jun 19, 1998 6 $1,525,356 +63% -52% 1,987 $768   $13,737,000 8
Jun 20, 1998 6 $1,405,000 -8% -50% 1,987 $707   $15,142,000 9
Jun 21, 1998 7 $924,000 -34% -52% 1,987 $465   $16,036,000 10
Jun 22, 1998 6 $802,624 -13% -32% 1,987 $404   $16,838,235 11
Jun 23, 1998 6 $863,392 +8% -23% 1,987 $435   $17,701,627 12
Jun 24, 1998 6 $677,498 -22% -29% 1,987 $341   $18,379,125 13
Jun 25, 1998 6 $652,248 -4% -30% 1,987 $328   $19,031,373 14
Jun 26, 1998 8 $765,000 +17% -50% 1,901 $402   $19,796,000 15
Jun 27, 1998 10 $785,000 +3% -44% 1,901 $413   $20,581,000 16
Jun 28, 1998 9 $626,000 -20% -32% 1,901 $329   $21,170,000 17
Jun 29, 1998 7 $447,650 -28% -44% 1,901 $235   $21,617,650 18
Jun 30, 1998 8 $503,509 +12% -42% 1,901 $265   $22,121,037 19
Jul 6, 1998 10 $188,981   -58% 1,141 $166   $23,490,918 25

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1998 4 $12,211,644   1,987 $6,146   $12,211,644 1
Jun 19, 1998 6 $6,819,729 -44% 1,987 $3,432   $19,031,373 2
Jun 26, 1998 9 $3,503,261 -49% 1,901 $1,843   $22,534,634 3
Jul 3, 1998 12 $1,536,598 -56% 1,141 $1,347   $24,071,232 4
Jul 10, 1998 23 $378,894 -75% 317 $1,195   $24,450,126 5
Jul 17, 1998 33 $128,392 -66% 215 $597   $24,578,518 6
Jul 24, 1998 51 $41,512 -68% 112 $371   $24,620,030 7
Jul 31, 1998 29 $303,814 +632% 456 $666   $24,923,844 8
Aug 7, 1998 34 $182,673 -40% 251 $728   $25,106,517 9
Aug 14, 1998 42 $131,297 -28% 126 $1,042   $25,237,814 10
Aug 21, 1998 49 $66,428 -49% 61 $1,089   $25,304,242 11

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 25, 2024192,814 2,814$65,679$65,6791,345

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Uncategorized

Ethan Embry    Preston Myers
Jennifer Love Hewitt    Amanda Beckett
Peter Facinelli    Mike Dexter
Seth Green    Kenny Fisher
Jerry O'Connell    Trip McNeely
Jenna Elfman    Angel (uncredited)
Charlie Korsmo    William Lichter
Sean Patrick Thomas    Jock #2 (Ben)
Chris Owen    Klepto Kid
Jaime Pressly    Girlfriend #1 (Beth)
Melissa Joan Hart    Yearbook Girl (uncredited)
Selma Blair    Girl Mike Hits On #1
Clea DuVall    Jana
Liv Tyler    Voice of Gum Girl (uncredited) (voice)
Breckin Meyer    Lead Singer in the Band (Walter) (uncredited)
Reni Santoni    Cop
Tamala Jones    Girlfriend #2 (Cindy)
Sara Rue    Earth Girl
Donald Faison    Drummer (Dan)
Eric Balfour    Steve, Hippie Guy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Deborah Kaplan    Director
Harry Elfont    Director
Deborah Kaplan    Screenwriter
Harry Elfont    Screenwriter

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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,025,910 (31.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,987 opening theaters/1,987 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $61,153,566

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,408 $25,358,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,006 $25,358,996

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 12th, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as Can't Hardly Wait
Video Release: November 17th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Can't Hardly Wait
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for teen drinking and sexuality, and for language
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Tag
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Epilogue, Parties Gone Wild, Last Day of School, Romantic Comedy, Unrequited Love, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Ensemble
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Uncategorized

Ethan Embry    Preston Myers
Jennifer Love Hewitt    Amanda Beckett
Peter Facinelli    Mike Dexter
Seth Green    Kenny Fisher
Jerry O'Connell    Trip McNeely
Jenna Elfman    Angel (uncredited)
Charlie Korsmo    William Lichter
Sean Patrick Thomas    Jock #2 (Ben)
Chris Owen    Klepto Kid
Jaime Pressly    Girlfriend #1 (Beth)
Melissa Joan Hart    Yearbook Girl (uncredited)
Selma Blair    Girl Mike Hits On #1
Clea DuVall    Jana
Liv Tyler    Voice of Gum Girl (uncredited) (voice)
Breckin Meyer    Lead Singer in the Band (Walter) (uncredited)
Reni Santoni    Cop
Tamala Jones    Girlfriend #2 (Cindy)
Sara Rue    Earth Girl
Donald Faison    Drummer (Dan)
Eric Balfour    Steve, Hippie Guy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Deborah Kaplan    Director
Harry Elfont    Director
Deborah Kaplan    Screenwriter
Harry Elfont    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,408 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,865 $61,153,566
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,778 $25,358,996
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 73 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,768 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,965 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,776 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,279 $25,358,996
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $25,358,996

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1998 4 $8,025,910   1,987 $4,039   $8,025,910 1
Jun 19, 1998 6 $3,823,967 -52% 1,987 $1,924   $16,035,611 2
Jun 26, 1998 9 $2,138,505 -44% 1,901 $1,125   $21,169,878 3
Jul 3, 1998 15 $767,303 -64% 1,141 $672   $23,301,937 4
Jul 10, 1998 21 $228,875 -70% 317 $722   $24,300,107 5
Jul 17, 1998 33 $86,921 -62% 215 $404   $24,537,047 6
Jul 24, 1998 53 $27,786 -68% 112 $248   $24,606,304 7
Jul 31, 1998 28 $184,733 +565% 456 $405   $24,804,763 8
Aug 7, 1998 34 $105,037 -43% 251 $418   $25,028,881 9
Aug 14, 1998 42 $71,820 -32% 126 $570   $25,178,337 10
Aug 21, 1998 53 $40,687 -43% 61 $667   $25,278,501 11
Aug 28, 1998 60 $34,875 -14% 45 $775   $25,339,117 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 12, 1998 3 $3,210,000     1,987 $1,616   $3,210,000 1
Jun 13, 1998 5 $2,815,000 -12%   1,987 $1,417   $6,025,000 2
Jun 14, 1998 5 $1,930,000 -31%   1,987 $971   $8,026,000 3
Jun 15, 1998 4 $1,173,004 -39%   1,987 $590   $9,198,914 4
Jun 16, 1998 4 $1,122,344 -4%   1,987 $565   $10,321,258 5
Jun 17, 1998 4 $956,578 -15%   1,987 $481   $11,277,836 6
Jun 18, 1998 4 $933,808 -2%   1,987 $470   $12,211,644 7
Jun 19, 1998 6 $1,525,356 +63% -52% 1,987 $768   $13,737,000 8
Jun 20, 1998 6 $1,405,000 -8% -50% 1,987 $707   $15,142,000 9
Jun 21, 1998 7 $924,000 -34% -52% 1,987 $465   $16,036,000 10
Jun 22, 1998 6 $802,624 -13% -32% 1,987 $404   $16,838,235 11
Jun 23, 1998 6 $863,392 +8% -23% 1,987 $435   $17,701,627 12
Jun 24, 1998 6 $677,498 -22% -29% 1,987 $341   $18,379,125 13
Jun 25, 1998 6 $652,248 -4% -30% 1,987 $328   $19,031,373 14
Jun 26, 1998 8 $765,000 +17% -50% 1,901 $402   $19,796,000 15
Jun 27, 1998 10 $785,000 +3% -44% 1,901 $413   $20,581,000 16
Jun 28, 1998 9 $626,000 -20% -32% 1,901 $329   $21,170,000 17
Jun 29, 1998 7 $447,650 -28% -44% 1,901 $235   $21,617,650 18
Jun 30, 1998 8 $503,509 +12% -42% 1,901 $265   $22,121,037 19
Jul 6, 1998 10 $188,981   -58% 1,141 $166   $23,490,918 25

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 12, 1998 4 $12,211,644   1,987 $6,146   $12,211,644 1
Jun 19, 1998 6 $6,819,729 -44% 1,987 $3,432   $19,031,373 2
Jun 26, 1998 9 $3,503,261 -49% 1,901 $1,843   $22,534,634 3
Jul 3, 1998 12 $1,536,598 -56% 1,141 $1,347   $24,071,232 4
Jul 10, 1998 23 $378,894 -75% 317 $1,195   $24,450,126 5
Jul 17, 1998 33 $128,392 -66% 215 $597   $24,578,518 6
Jul 24, 1998 51 $41,512 -68% 112 $371   $24,620,030 7
Jul 31, 1998 29 $303,814 +632% 456 $666   $24,923,844 8
Aug 7, 1998 34 $182,673 -40% 251 $728   $25,106,517 9
Aug 14, 1998 42 $131,297 -28% 126 $1,042   $25,237,814 10
Aug 21, 1998 49 $66,428 -49% 61 $1,089   $25,304,242 11

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,006 $25,358,996
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,167 $25,358,996
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 87 $25,358,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,706 $25,358,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,364 $25,358,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,624 $25,358,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $25,358,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,528 $25,358,996
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 527 $25,358,996

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 25, 2024192,814 2,814$65,679$65,6791,345

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.