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The Contender (2000)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,804,273Details
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Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,688 $17,804,273
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,831 $17,804,273
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,200 $17,804,273
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,505 $17,804,273

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


Movie Details

Production Budget:$9,000,000
Domestic Releases: October 13th, 2000 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content and language
Comparisons: vs. Pulp Fiction
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Companies: DreamWorks Pictures

Cameos

Larry King    Himself

Uncategorized

Philip Baker Hall    Oscar Billings
Joan Allen    Laine Hanson
Saul Rubinek    Jerry Tolliver
Gary Oldman    Shelly Runyon
Mike Binder    Lewis Hollis
Jeff Bridges    President Jackson Evans
Robin Thomas    William Hanson
Sam Elliott    Kermit Newman
Christian Slater    Reginald Webster
William L. Petersen    Jack Hathaway

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

Production and Technical Credits

   Director
Larry Groupe    Composer

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,688 $17,804,273
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,569 $29,629,740
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,168 $17,804,273
Top 2000 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 102 $17,804,273
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,828 $17,804,273
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,219 $17,804,273
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,855 $17,804,273
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 710 $17,804,273
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,200 $17,804,273
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dreamworks SKG Movies 47 $17,804,273

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
2000/10/13 5 $5,363,900   1,516 $3,538   $5,363,900 1
2000/10/20 6 $3,486,109 -35% 1,571 $2,219   $10,553,191 2
2000/10/27 8 $2,451,799 -30% 1,639 $1,496   $13,986,191 3
2000/11/03 12 $1,366,251 -44% 1,309 $1,044   $16,120,906 4
2000/11/10 16 $557,741 -59% 653 $854   $17,065,939 5
2000/11/17 28 $142,108 -75% 180 $789   $17,366,454 6
2000/11/24 33 $93,647 -34% 101 $927   $17,503,379 7
2000/12/01 33 $72,254 -23% 113 $639   $17,599,324 8
2000/12/08 41 $41,567 -42% 73 $569   $17,662,226 9
2000/12/15 56 $18,037 -57% 44 $410   $17,693,172 10
2000/12/22 43 $32,886 +82% 143 $230   $17,732,927 11
2000/12/29 48 $33,477 +2% 114 $294   $17,804,273 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2000/10/13 6 $1,623,000   1,516 $1,071   $1,623,000 1
2000/10/14 4 $2,330,000 +44% 1,516 $1,537   $3,953,000 2
2000/10/15 5 $1,428,000 -39% 1,516 $942   $5,363,900 3
2000/10/16 4 $442,457 -69% 1,516 $292   $5,806,357 4
2000/10/17 4 $426,819 -4% 1,516 $282   $6,233,176 5
2000/10/18 3 $416,526 -2% 1,516 $275   $6,649,702 6
2000/10/19 3 $417,380 n/c 1,516 $275   $7,067,082 7
2000/10/20 6 $1,012,000 +142% 1,571 $644   $8,079,000 8
2000/10/21 5 $1,611,000 +59% 1,571 $1,025   $9,690,000 9
2000/10/22 6 $904,000 -44% 1,571 $575   $10,553,191 10
2000/10/23 6 $249,672 -72% 1,571 $159   $10,802,863 11
2000/10/24 6 $261,875 +5% 1,571 $167   $11,064,738 12
2000/10/25 6 $236,156 -10% 1,571 $150   $11,300,894 13
2000/10/26 6 $233,498 -1% 1,571 $149   $11,534,392 14
2000/10/27 5 $644,774 +176% 1,571 $410   $12,179,166 15
2000/10/28 8 $1,068,818 +66% 1,639 $652   $13,247,984 16
2000/10/29 9 $643,000 -40% 1,639 $392   $13,986,000 17
2000/10/30 9 $165,500 -74% 1,639 $101   $14,151,691 18
2000/10/31 8 $224,627 +36% 1,639 $137   $14,376,318 19
2000/11/01 8 $186,350 -17% 1,639 $114   $14,562,668 20
2000/11/02 8 $191,987 +3% 1,639 $117   $14,754,655 21
2000/11/05 12 $332,000   1,309 $254   $16,120,906 24
2000/11/06 12 $90,393 -73% 1,309 $69   $16,211,299 25
2000/11/07 11 $104,553 +16% 1,309 $80   $16,315,852 26
2000/11/08 12 $88,764 -15% 1,309 $68   $16,404,616 27
2000/11/09 13 $103,000 +16% 1,309 $79   $16,508,000 28
2000/11/12 16 $130,000   653 $199   $17,065,939 31
2000/11/13 16 $36,642 -72% 653 $56   $17,102,581 32
2000/11/14 16 $42,550 +16% 653 $65   $17,145,131 33
2000/11/15 16 $38,573 -9% 653 $59   $17,176,590 34
2000/11/16 16 $40,642 +5% 653 $62   $17,224,346 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
2000/10/13 4 $7,067,082   1,516 $4,662   $7,067,082 1
2000/10/20 6 $4,467,310 -37% 1,571 $2,844   $11,534,392 2
2000/10/27 8 $3,220,263 -28% 1,639 $1,965   $14,754,655 3
2000/11/03 12 $1,753,543 -46% 1,309 $1,340   $16,508,198 4
2000/11/10 16 $716,148 -59% 653 $1,097   $17,224,346 5
2000/11/17 30 $185,386 -74% 180 $1,030   $17,409,732 6
2000/11/24 38 $117,338 -37% 101 $1,162   $17,527,070 7
2000/12/01 33 $93,589 -20% 113 $828   $17,620,659 8
2000/12/08 42 $54,476 -42% 73 $746   $17,675,135 9
2000/12/15 51 $24,906 -54% 44 $566   $17,700,041 10
2000/12/22 42 $70,755 +184% 143 $495   $17,770,796 11
2000/12/29 48 $33,477 -53% 114 $294   $17,804,273 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,831 $17,804,273
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,185 $17,804,273
Top 2000 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 121 $17,804,273
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,446 $17,804,273
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,197 $17,804,273
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,445 $17,804,273
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,052 $17,804,273
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,505 $17,804,273
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dreamworks SKG Movies 50 $17,804,273

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