Synopsis

The film fictionalizes the true events that surrounded the production of the 1937 musical The Cradle Will Rock, as well of some other events and people of the 1930s. It provides a commentary on the role of art and politics and between views of the wealthy and the struggling.

Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800)	6,718	$2,899,970
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900)	8,892	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 801-900)	867	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,265	$2,899,970
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,649	$2,899,970

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

Movie Details

Production Budget:	$32,000,000
Domestic Releases:	December 8th, 1999 (Limited) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating:	R for some language and sexuality
Running Time:	134 minutes
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Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Drama
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Dramatization
Production Companies:	Touchstone Pictures
Production Countries:	United States

Lead Ensemble Members

Hank Azaria		Marc Blitzstein
Ruben Blades		Diego Rivera
Joan Cusack		Hazel Huffman
John Cusack		Nelson Rockefeller
Cary Elwes		John Houseman
Philip Baker Hall		Gray Mathers
Cherry Jones		Hallie Flanagan
Angus MacFadyen		Orson Welles
Bill Murray		Tommy Crickshaw
Vanessa Redgrave		Countess LaGrange
Susan Sarandon		Margherita Sarfatti
John Turturro		Aldo Silvano
Emily Watson		Olive Stanton

Supporting Cast

Jamey Sheridan		John Adair
Bob Balaban		Harry Hopkins
Jack Black		Sid
Kyle Gass		Larry
Paul Giamatti		Carlo
Barnard Hughes		Frank Marvel
Barbara Sukowa		Sophie Silvano
Victoria Clark		Dulce Fox
Erin Hill		Sandra Mescal
Daniel Jenkins		Will Geer
Timothy Jerome		Bert Weston
Chris McKinney		Canada Lee
Stephen Spinella		Donald O'Hara
Henry Stram		Hiram Sherman
John Carpenter		William Randolph Hearst
Adele Robbins		Augusta Weissberger
Lee Arenberg		Abe Feder
Allan Nicholls		George Zorn
Rob Carlson		National Guardsman
Alison Tatlock		Reporter
Dina Platias		Lucille Schly
Pamela D. Henry		Alma Dixon
Emma Smith Stevens		Stagehand
Steven Tyler		Lehman Engel
Brenda Pressley		Rose
Brian Brophy		Pierre De Rohan
David Costabile		Beaver Man
Marla Schaffel		Beaver Woman
Dominic Cortese		Beaver Accordion Accompanist
Gretchen Mol		Marion Davies
Gil Robbins		Congressman Starnes
Harris Yulin		Chairman Martin Dies
Ned Bellamy		Power - Paul Edwards
V.J. Foster		James
William Duell		Butler
Albert Macklin		Tailor
Scott Sowers		Reporter
Bobby Amore		Reporter
Lynn Cohen		Mama
Dominic Chainese^*		Papa
Peter Jacobson		Uncle
Evan Katz		Joey
Alysia Zucker		Chance
Sarah Hyland		Giovanna
Stephanie Roth		Marta
Spanky McHugh		Melvin
Todd Stockman		Puppeteer
Patrick Husted		Vaudeville Theater Manager
Jay Green		Plate Twirler
Carolyn West		Assistant Plate Twirler
Steven Skybell		Bertolt Brecht
Susan Heimbinder		Eva Blitzstein
Audra McDonald		"Joe Worker" Singer
Robert Ari		Liberty Committee #1
Michele Pawk		Liberty Committee #2
Gregg Edelman		Dream Larry Foreman
Matthew Bennett		Dream Cop
Brian Powell		Aide
Jack Willis		Lawyer
Gilbert Cruz		Mendez
Robert Hirschfeld		Sol
P.J. Brown		Guard
Michael Rivkin		Protester
Keira Naughton		Protester
Taylor Stanley		Claire
Tommy Allen		Pete
Jeff Butcher		Mendez Double
Sandy Hamilton		Sol Double
Corina Katt		Frida Kahlo
Josie Whittlesey		Model
Sandra Lindquist		Model
Tamika Lamison		Model
Edward James Hyland		Worker in Theatre
Boris McGiver		Man on Street
Chris Bauer		Carpenter
Leonardo Cimino		Man in Line
Patti Tippo		Clerk
Carrie Preston		Administrator
Mary Robbins		Disgruntled Worker #1
Chris Talbott		Disgruntled Worker #2
Susan Bruce		Disgruntled Worker #3
Ian Bagg		Disgruntled Worker #4
Tony Amendola		Carl Jaspar

Extras

Michelle Rodriguez (uncredited)^*

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Robbins		Director
Tim Robbins		Screenwriter
Jon Kilik		Producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher		Producer
Tim Robbins		Producer
Louise Krakower		Executive Producer
Frank Beacham		Executive Producer
Allan Nicholls		Executive Producer
Jean Yves Escoffier		Director of Photography
Richard Hoover		Production Designer
Geraldine Peroni		Editor
Ruth Myers		Costume Designer
David Robbins		Composer
Douglas Aibel		Casting Director
Allison Hebble		Associate Producer
Allan Nicholls		Assistant Director
Amy Herman		Unit Production Manager
Troy Sizemore		Supervising Art Director
Peter Rogness		Art Director
Debra Schutt		Set Decorator
J.C. Brotherhood		Special Effects
Lisa Frucht		Costume Supervisor
Tod A. Maitland		Production Sound Mixer
Lee Dichter		Re-recording Mixer
Reilly Steele		Re-recording Mixer
Eliza Paley		Supervising Sound Editor
Warren Shaw		Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer		Sound Effects Editor
Jeffrey Stern		Dialogue Editor
Tony Martinez		Dialogue Editor
Sylvia Menno		Dialogue Editor
Daniel Lieberstein		Music Editor
Michal Bigger		Makeup Design and Supervision
Linda Grimes		Key Makeup
Peg Schierholz		Hairstylist Design and Supervision
Kathe Swanson		Key Hairstylist
Jery Hewitt		Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800)	6,718	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100)	6,041	$4,904,401
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100)	6,055	$2,899,970
Top 1999 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	173	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 801-900)	867	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 701-800)	730	$4,904,401
Top 1999 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office	36	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400)	3,384	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900)	5,825	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 401-500)	425	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,570	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,265	$2,899,970
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600)	550	$2,899,970

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
1999/12/10	37	$93,998		8	$11,750	$124,903	1
1999/12/17	39	$73,642	-22%	8	$9,205	$237,545	2
1999/12/24	27	$137,318	+86%	38	$3,614	$413,381	3
1999/12/31	29	$200,147	+46%	38	$5,267	$771,052	4
2000/01/07	35	$145,441	-27%	38	$3,827	$1,007,006	5
2000/01/14	36	$175,515	+21%	56	$3,134	$1,227,258	6
2000/01/21	23	$593,899	+238%	238	$2,495	$1,855,182	7
2000/01/28	30	$306,513	-48%	498	$615	$2,348,748	8
2000/02/04	40	$168,295	-45%	174	$967	$2,638,292	9
2000/02/11	56	$72,349	-57%	71	$1,019	$2,769,514	10
2000/02/18	75	$20,746	-71%	23	$902	$2,814,444	11
2000/02/25	77	$10,973	-47%	13	$844	$2,828,650	12
2000/03/03	85	$8,829	-20%	11	$803	$2,840,764	13
2000/03/10	84	$12,884	+46%	10	$1,288	$2,857,614	14
2000/03/17	92	$7,618	-41%	10	$762	$2,872,526	15
2000/03/24	94	$5,819	-24%	11	$529	$2,880,396	16
2000/03/31	101	$1,856	-68%	8	$232	$2,883,361	17
2000/04/07	108	$1,970	+6%	5	$394	$2,886,899	18
2000/04/14	103	$3,040	+54%	13	$234	$2,891,067	19
2000/04/21	99	$6,905	+127%	10	$691	$2,899,970	20

Daily Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
2000/01/17	30	$28,784		56	$514	$1,227,258	41

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
1999/12/10	36	$132,998		8	$16,625	$163,903	2
1999/12/17	44	$112,160	-16%	8	$14,020	$276,063	3
1999/12/24	32	$294,842	+163%	38	$7,759	$570,905	4
1999/12/31	33	$290,660	-1%	38	$7,649	$861,565	5
2000/01/07	35	$190,178	-35%	38	$5,005	$1,051,743	6
2000/01/14	36	$209,540	+10%	56	$3,742	$1,261,283	7
2000/01/21	24	$780,952	+273%	238	$3,281	$2,042,235	8
2000/01/28	30	$427,762	-45%	498	$859	$2,469,997	9
2000/02/04	40	$227,168	-47%	174	$1,306	$2,697,165	10
2000/02/11	59	$96,533	-58%	71	$1,360	$2,793,698	11
2000/02/18	77	$23,979	-75%	23	$1,043	$2,817,677	12
2000/02/25	78	$14,258	-41%	13	$1,097	$2,831,935	13
2000/03/03	82	$12,795	-10%	11	$1,163	$2,844,730	14
2000/03/10	83	$20,178	+58%	10	$2,018	$2,864,908	15
2000/03/17	89	$9,669	-52%	10	$967	$2,874,577	16
2000/03/24	87	$6,928	-28%	11	$630	$2,881,505	17
2000/03/31	96	$3,424	-51%	8	$428	$2,884,929	18
2000/04/07	102	$3,098	-10%	5	$620	$2,888,027	19
2000/04/14	96	$5,038	+63%	13	$388	$2,893,065	20
2000/04/21	104	$6,905	+37%	10	$691	$2,899,970	21

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900)	8,892	$2,899,970
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100)	8,045	$2,899,970
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700)	4,612	$2,899,970
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,501-7,600)	7,550	$2,899,970
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600)	534	$2,899,970
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200)	2,157	$2,899,970
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,649	$2,899,970
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600)	554	$2,899,970

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office	$2,899,970	Details
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Cradle Will Rock (1999)