Contact (1997)

Contact
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $100,920,329Details
International Box Office $64,979,671
Worldwide Box Office $165,900,000
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,584,908 (20.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.90 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$90,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,923 opening theaters/2,314 max. theaters, 8.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $248,672,959

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 11th, 1997 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: September 8th, 2009 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: PG for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality.
Running Time: 149 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Visual Effects
Plot point: First Contact, Religious, Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Subgenre: Mystery Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 11, 1997 2 $20,584,908   1,923 $10,705   $20,584,908 1
Jul 18, 1997 3 $16,114,633 -22% 2,194 $7,345   $47,408,514 2
Jul 25, 1997 4 $9,704,949 -40% 2,314 $4,194   $64,973,014 3
Aug 1, 1997 6 $6,249,420 -36% 2,210 $2,828   $75,642,069 4
Aug 8, 1997 7 $4,478,753 -28% 2,016 $2,222   $83,356,776 5
Aug 15, 1997 9 $2,872,875 -36% 1,451 $1,980   $88,581,422 6
Aug 22, 1997 11 $2,110,003 -27% 1,272 $1,659   $92,151,875 7
Aug 29, 1997 15 $1,954,990 -7% 974 $2,007   $94,977,242 8
Sep 5, 1997 16 $857,537 -56% 705 $1,216   $96,167,676 9
Sep 12, 1997 17 $640,757 -25% 676 $948   $97,122,148 10
Sep 19, 1997 20 $427,210 -33% 466 $917   $97,796,286 11
Sep 26, 1997 23 $226,363 -47% 291 $778   $98,161,955 12
Oct 3, 1997 12 $795,612 +251% 896 $888   $99,040,239 13
Oct 10, 1997 17 $623,450 -22% 896 $696   $99,954,136 14
Oct 17, 1997 21 $357,439 -43% 414 $863   $100,476,316 15
Oct 24, 1997 30 $178,446 -50% 316 $565   $100,769,177 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 11, 1997 2 $6,543,925     1,923 $3,403   $6,543,925 1
Jul 12, 1997 2 $7,703,374 +18%   1,923 $4,006   $14,247,299 2
Jul 13, 1997 2 $6,337,609 -18%   1,923 $3,296   $20,584,908 3
Jul 14, 1997 2 $2,760,142 -56%   1,923 $1,435   $23,345,050 4
Jul 15, 1997 2 $2,928,724 +6%   1,923 $1,523   $26,273,774 5
Jul 16, 1997 3 $2,562,169 -13%   1,923 $1,332   $28,835,943 6
Jul 17, 1997 3 $2,457,938 -4%   1,923 $1,278   $31,293,881 7
Jul 18, 1997 3 $4,814,669 +96% -26% 2,194 $2,194   $36,108,550 8
Jul 19, 1997 3 $6,570,700 +36% -15% 2,194 $2,995   $42,679,250 9
Jul 20, 1997 3 $4,729,264 -28% -25% 2,194 $2,156   $47,408,514 10
Jul 21, 1997 3 $2,011,783 -57% -27% 2,194 $917   $49,420,297 11
Jul 22, 1997 3 $2,118,547 +5% -28% 2,194 $966   $51,538,844 12
Jul 23, 1997 3 $1,871,663 -12% -27% 2,194 $853   $53,410,507 13
Jul 24, 1997 3 $1,857,558 -1% -24% 2,194 $847   $55,268,065 14
Jul 25, 1997 4 $2,811,435 +51% -42% 2,314 $1,215   $58,079,500 15
Jul 26, 1997 4 $3,934,969 +40% -40% 2,314 $1,701   $62,014,469 16
Jul 27, 1997 4 $2,958,545 -25% -37% 2,314 $1,279   $64,973,014 17
Jul 28, 1997 4 $1,136,271 -62% -44% 2,314 $491   $66,109,285 18
Jul 29, 1997 4 $1,242,199 +9% -41% 2,314 $537   $67,351,484 19
Jul 30, 1997 4 $1,036,393 -17% -45% 2,314 $448   $68,387,877 20
Jul 31, 1997 4 $1,004,772 -3% -46% 2,314 $434   $69,392,649 21
Aug 1, 1997 6 $1,746,883 +74% -38% 2,210 $790   $71,139,532 22
Aug 2, 1997 6 $2,557,466 +46% -35% 2,210 $1,157   $73,696,998 23
Aug 3, 1997 6 $1,945,071 -24% -34% 2,210 $880   $75,642,069 24
Aug 4, 1997 6 $824,796 -58% -27% 2,210 $373   $76,466,865 25
Aug 5, 1997 6 $887,853 +8% -29% 2,210 $402   $77,354,718 26
Aug 6, 1997 8 $769,914 -13% -26% 2,210 $348   $78,124,632 27
Aug 7, 1997 6 $753,390 -2% -25% 2,210 $341   $78,878,022 28
Aug 8, 1997 8 $1,241,092 +65% -29% 2,016 $616   $80,119,114 29
Aug 9, 1997 7 $1,887,344 +52% -26% 2,016 $936   $82,006,458 30
Aug 10, 1997 7 $1,350,317 -28% -31% 2,016 $670   $83,356,775 31
Aug 11, 1997 8 $567,171 -58% -31% 2,016 $281   $83,923,946 32
Aug 12, 1997 7 $667,064 +18% -25% 2,016 $331   $84,591,010 33
Aug 13, 1997 8 $615,171 -8% -20% 2,016 $305   $85,206,181 34
Aug 14, 1997 8 $502,366 -18% -33% 2,016 $249   $85,708,547 35
Aug 15, 1997 9 $806,160 +60% -35% 1,451 $556   $86,514,707 36
Aug 16, 1997 9 $1,211,757 +50% -36% 1,451 $835   $87,726,464 37
Aug 17, 1997 9 $854,958 -29% -37% 1,451 $589   $88,581,422 38
Aug 18, 1997 11 $337,863 -60% -40% 1,451 $233   $88,919,285 39
Aug 19, 1997 9 $385,311 +14% -42% 1,451 $266   $89,304,596 40
Aug 20, 1997 10 $377,425 -2% -39% 1,451 $260   $89,682,021 41
Aug 21, 1997 10 $359,851 -5% -28% 1,451 $248   $90,041,872 42
Aug 22, 1997 11 $597,745 +66% -26% 1,272 $470   $90,639,617 43
Aug 23, 1997 11 $908,785 +52% -25% 1,272 $714   $91,548,402 44
Aug 24, 1997 11 $603,473 -34% -29% 1,272 $474   $92,151,875 45
Aug 25, 1997 11 $207,025 -66% -39% 1,272 $163   $92,358,900 46
Aug 26, 1997 11 $243,488 +18% -37% 1,272 $191   $92,602,388 47
Aug 27, 1997 12 $207,894 -15% -45% 1,272 $163   $92,810,282 48
Aug 28, 1997 12 $211,970 +2% -41% 1,272 $167   $93,022,252 49
Aug 29, 1997 15 $408,205 +93% -32% 974 $419   $93,430,457 50
Aug 30, 1997 15 $602,586 +48% -34% 974 $619   $94,033,043 51
Aug 31, 1997 15 $533,138 -12% -12% 974 $547   $94,566,181 52
Sep 1, 1997 15 $411,061 -23% +99% 974 $422   $94,977,242 53
Sep 2, 1997 15 $122,586 -70% -50% 974 $126   $95,099,828 54
Sep 3, 1997 14 $107,542 -12% -48% 974 $110   $95,207,370 55
Sep 4, 1997 13 $102,769 -4% -52% 974 $106   $95,310,139 56
Sep 5, 1997 15 $242,932 +136% -40% 705 $345   $95,553,071 57
Sep 6, 1997 16 $402,283 +66% -33% 705 $571   $95,955,354 58
Sep 7, 1997 17 $212,322 -47% -60% 705 $301   $96,167,676 59
Sep 8, 1997 15 $68,949 -68% -83% 705 $98   $96,236,625 60
Sep 9, 1997 15 $84,066 +22% -31% 705 $119   $96,320,691 61
Sep 10, 1997 14 $79,408 -6% -26% 705 $113   $96,400,099 62
Sep 11, 1997 15 $81,292 +2% -21% 705 $115   $96,481,391 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 11, 1997 2 $31,293,881   1,923 $16,273   $31,293,881 1
Jul 18, 1997 3 $23,974,184 -23% 2,194 $10,927   $55,268,065 2
Jul 25, 1997 4 $14,124,584 -41% 2,314 $6,104   $69,392,649 3
Aug 1, 1997 6 $9,485,374 -33% 2,210 $4,292   $78,878,023 4
Aug 8, 1997 7 $6,830,524 -28% 2,016 $3,388   $85,708,547 5
Aug 15, 1997 10 $4,333,325 -37% 1,451 $2,986   $90,041,872 6
Aug 22, 1997 11 $2,980,380 -31% 1,272 $2,343   $93,022,252 7
Aug 29, 1997 15 $2,287,887 -23% 974 $2,349   $95,310,139 8
Sep 5, 1997 15 $1,171,252 -49% 705 $1,661   $96,481,391 9
Sep 12, 1997 18 $887,685 -24% 676 $1,313   $97,369,076 10
Sep 19, 1997 22 $566,516 -36% 466 $1,216   $97,935,592 11
Sep 26, 1997 23 $309,035 -45% 291 $1,062   $98,244,627 12
Oct 3, 1997 12 $1,086,059 +251% 896 $1,212   $99,330,686 13
Oct 10, 1997 17 $788,191 -27% 896 $880   $100,118,877 14
Oct 17, 1997 23 $471,854 -40% 414 $1,140   $100,590,731 15

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,584,908 (20.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.90 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$90,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,923 opening theaters/2,314 max. theaters, 8.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $248,672,959

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 11th, 1997 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: September 8th, 2009 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: PG for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality.
Running Time: 149 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Visual Effects
Plot point: First Contact, Religious, Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Subgenre: Mystery Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 11, 1997 2 $20,584,908   1,923 $10,705   $20,584,908 1
Jul 18, 1997 3 $16,114,633 -22% 2,194 $7,345   $47,408,514 2
Jul 25, 1997 4 $9,704,949 -40% 2,314 $4,194   $64,973,014 3
Aug 1, 1997 6 $6,249,420 -36% 2,210 $2,828   $75,642,069 4
Aug 8, 1997 7 $4,478,753 -28% 2,016 $2,222   $83,356,776 5
Aug 15, 1997 9 $2,872,875 -36% 1,451 $1,980   $88,581,422 6
Aug 22, 1997 11 $2,110,003 -27% 1,272 $1,659   $92,151,875 7
Aug 29, 1997 15 $1,954,990 -7% 974 $2,007   $94,977,242 8
Sep 5, 1997 16 $857,537 -56% 705 $1,216   $96,167,676 9
Sep 12, 1997 17 $640,757 -25% 676 $948   $97,122,148 10
Sep 19, 1997 20 $427,210 -33% 466 $917   $97,796,286 11
Sep 26, 1997 23 $226,363 -47% 291 $778   $98,161,955 12
Oct 3, 1997 12 $795,612 +251% 896 $888   $99,040,239 13
Oct 10, 1997 17 $623,450 -22% 896 $696   $99,954,136 14
Oct 17, 1997 21 $357,439 -43% 414 $863   $100,476,316 15
Oct 24, 1997 30 $178,446 -50% 316 $565   $100,769,177 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 11, 1997 2 $6,543,925     1,923 $3,403   $6,543,925 1
Jul 12, 1997 2 $7,703,374 +18%   1,923 $4,006   $14,247,299 2
Jul 13, 1997 2 $6,337,609 -18%   1,923 $3,296   $20,584,908 3
Jul 14, 1997 2 $2,760,142 -56%   1,923 $1,435   $23,345,050 4
Jul 15, 1997 2 $2,928,724 +6%   1,923 $1,523   $26,273,774 5
Jul 16, 1997 3 $2,562,169 -13%   1,923 $1,332   $28,835,943 6
Jul 17, 1997 3 $2,457,938 -4%   1,923 $1,278   $31,293,881 7
Jul 18, 1997 3 $4,814,669 +96% -26% 2,194 $2,194   $36,108,550 8
Jul 19, 1997 3 $6,570,700 +36% -15% 2,194 $2,995   $42,679,250 9
Jul 20, 1997 3 $4,729,264 -28% -25% 2,194 $2,156   $47,408,514 10
Jul 21, 1997 3 $2,011,783 -57% -27% 2,194 $917   $49,420,297 11
Jul 22, 1997 3 $2,118,547 +5% -28% 2,194 $966   $51,538,844 12
Jul 23, 1997 3 $1,871,663 -12% -27% 2,194 $853   $53,410,507 13
Jul 24, 1997 3 $1,857,558 -1% -24% 2,194 $847   $55,268,065 14
Jul 25, 1997 4 $2,811,435 +51% -42% 2,314 $1,215   $58,079,500 15
Jul 26, 1997 4 $3,934,969 +40% -40% 2,314 $1,701   $62,014,469 16
Jul 27, 1997 4 $2,958,545 -25% -37% 2,314 $1,279   $64,973,014 17
Jul 28, 1997 4 $1,136,271 -62% -44% 2,314 $491   $66,109,285 18
Jul 29, 1997 4 $1,242,199 +9% -41% 2,314 $537   $67,351,484 19
Jul 30, 1997 4 $1,036,393 -17% -45% 2,314 $448   $68,387,877 20
Jul 31, 1997 4 $1,004,772 -3% -46% 2,314 $434   $69,392,649 21
Aug 1, 1997 6 $1,746,883 +74% -38% 2,210 $790   $71,139,532 22
Aug 2, 1997 6 $2,557,466 +46% -35% 2,210 $1,157   $73,696,998 23
Aug 3, 1997 6 $1,945,071 -24% -34% 2,210 $880   $75,642,069 24
Aug 4, 1997 6 $824,796 -58% -27% 2,210 $373   $76,466,865 25
Aug 5, 1997 6 $887,853 +8% -29% 2,210 $402   $77,354,718 26
Aug 6, 1997 8 $769,914 -13% -26% 2,210 $348   $78,124,632 27
Aug 7, 1997 6 $753,390 -2% -25% 2,210 $341   $78,878,022 28
Aug 8, 1997 8 $1,241,092 +65% -29% 2,016 $616   $80,119,114 29
Aug 9, 1997 7 $1,887,344 +52% -26% 2,016 $936   $82,006,458 30
Aug 10, 1997 7 $1,350,317 -28% -31% 2,016 $670   $83,356,775 31
Aug 11, 1997 8 $567,171 -58% -31% 2,016 $281   $83,923,946 32
Aug 12, 1997 7 $667,064 +18% -25% 2,016 $331   $84,591,010 33
Aug 13, 1997 8 $615,171 -8% -20% 2,016 $305   $85,206,181 34
Aug 14, 1997 8 $502,366 -18% -33% 2,016 $249   $85,708,547 35
Aug 15, 1997 9 $806,160 +60% -35% 1,451 $556   $86,514,707 36
Aug 16, 1997 9 $1,211,757 +50% -36% 1,451 $835   $87,726,464 37
Aug 17, 1997 9 $854,958 -29% -37% 1,451 $589   $88,581,422 38
Aug 18, 1997 11 $337,863 -60% -40% 1,451 $233   $88,919,285 39
Aug 19, 1997 9 $385,311 +14% -42% 1,451 $266   $89,304,596 40
Aug 20, 1997 10 $377,425 -2% -39% 1,451 $260   $89,682,021 41
Aug 21, 1997 10 $359,851 -5% -28% 1,451 $248   $90,041,872 42
Aug 22, 1997 11 $597,745 +66% -26% 1,272 $470   $90,639,617 43
Aug 23, 1997 11 $908,785 +52% -25% 1,272 $714   $91,548,402 44
Aug 24, 1997 11 $603,473 -34% -29% 1,272 $474   $92,151,875 45
Aug 25, 1997 11 $207,025 -66% -39% 1,272 $163   $92,358,900 46
Aug 26, 1997 11 $243,488 +18% -37% 1,272 $191   $92,602,388 47
Aug 27, 1997 12 $207,894 -15% -45% 1,272 $163   $92,810,282 48
Aug 28, 1997 12 $211,970 +2% -41% 1,272 $167   $93,022,252 49
Aug 29, 1997 15 $408,205 +93% -32% 974 $419   $93,430,457 50
Aug 30, 1997 15 $602,586 +48% -34% 974 $619   $94,033,043 51
Aug 31, 1997 15 $533,138 -12% -12% 974 $547   $94,566,181 52
Sep 1, 1997 15 $411,061 -23% +99% 974 $422   $94,977,242 53
Sep 2, 1997 15 $122,586 -70% -50% 974 $126   $95,099,828 54
Sep 3, 1997 14 $107,542 -12% -48% 974 $110   $95,207,370 55
Sep 4, 1997 13 $102,769 -4% -52% 974 $106   $95,310,139 56
Sep 5, 1997 15 $242,932 +136% -40% 705 $345   $95,553,071 57
Sep 6, 1997 16 $402,283 +66% -33% 705 $571   $95,955,354 58
Sep 7, 1997 17 $212,322 -47% -60% 705 $301   $96,167,676 59
Sep 8, 1997 15 $68,949 -68% -83% 705 $98   $96,236,625 60
Sep 9, 1997 15 $84,066 +22% -31% 705 $119   $96,320,691 61
Sep 10, 1997 14 $79,408 -6% -26% 705 $113   $96,400,099 62
Sep 11, 1997 15 $81,292 +2% -21% 705 $115   $96,481,391 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 11, 1997 2 $31,293,881   1,923 $16,273   $31,293,881 1
Jul 18, 1997 3 $23,974,184 -23% 2,194 $10,927   $55,268,065 2
Jul 25, 1997 4 $14,124,584 -41% 2,314 $6,104   $69,392,649 3
Aug 1, 1997 6 $9,485,374 -33% 2,210 $4,292   $78,878,023 4
Aug 8, 1997 7 $6,830,524 -28% 2,016 $3,388   $85,708,547 5
Aug 15, 1997 10 $4,333,325 -37% 1,451 $2,986   $90,041,872 6
Aug 22, 1997 11 $2,980,380 -31% 1,272 $2,343   $93,022,252 7
Aug 29, 1997 15 $2,287,887 -23% 974 $2,349   $95,310,139 8
Sep 5, 1997 15 $1,171,252 -49% 705 $1,661   $96,481,391 9
Sep 12, 1997 18 $887,685 -24% 676 $1,313   $97,369,076 10
Sep 19, 1997 22 $566,516 -36% 466 $1,216   $97,935,592 11
Sep 26, 1997 23 $309,035 -45% 291 $1,062   $98,244,627 12
Oct 3, 1997 12 $1,086,059 +251% 896 $1,212   $99,330,686 13
Oct 10, 1997 17 $788,191 -27% 896 $880   $100,118,877 14
Oct 17, 1997 23 $471,854 -40% 414 $1,140   $100,590,731 15