Dead Man on Campus (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,064,948Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,704,688 (31.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,797 opening theaters/1,830 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,626,891

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,475 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,312 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,534 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,913 $15,064,948

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 21st, 1998 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: R for drug use, language and crude sexual humor
Comparisons: vs. Office Space
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Keywords: College
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: MTV Films

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 434 $5,106,255 Sep 4, 1998 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,475 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,925 $34,626,891
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,798 $15,064,948
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 100 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,252 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,949 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,356 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 75 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,534 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $15,064,948

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 1998 6 $4,704,688   1,797 $2,618   $4,704,688 1
Aug 28, 1998 11 $2,619,613 -44% 1,830 $1,431   $9,446,801 2
Sep 4, 1998 13 $2,119,324 -19% 1,721 $1,231   $12,447,402 3
Sep 11, 1998 16 $867,173 -59% 1,600 $542   $13,628,660 4
Sep 18, 1998 22 $436,093 -50% 1,022 $427   $14,257,826 5
Sep 25, 1998 31 $189,519 -57% 562 $337   $14,560,411 6
Oct 2, 1998 49 $59,868 -68% 248 $241   $14,672,574 7
Oct 23, 1998 32 $147,986   412 $359   $14,893,012 10
Oct 30, 1998 48 $42,063 -72% 319 $132   $14,995,102 11
Nov 6, 1998 58 $16,591 -61% 147 $113   $15,031,009 12
Nov 13, 1998 70 $11,532 -30% 74 $156   $15,049,506 13
Nov 20, 1998 65 $9,665 -16% 37 $261   $15,062,898 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 21, 1998 5 $1,565,000     1,797 $871   $1,565,000 1
Aug 22, 1998 8 $1,585,000 +1%   1,797 $882   $3,150,000 2
Aug 23, 1998 7 $1,350,000 -15%   1,797 $751   $4,500,000 3
Aug 24, 1998 4 $632,076 -53%   1,797 $352   $5,336,764 4
Aug 25, 1998 5 $635,382 +1%   1,797 $354   $5,972,146 5
Aug 26, 1998 8 $443,853 -30%   1,797 $247   $6,415,999 6
Aug 27, 1998 8 $411,189 -7%   1,797 $229   $6,827,188 7
Aug 28, 1998 9 $860,000 +109% -45% 1,830 $470   $7,687,000 8
Sep 1, 1998 10 $266,782   -58% 1,830 $146   $9,965,187 12

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 1998 7 $6,827,188   1,797 $3,799   $6,827,188 1
Aug 28, 1998 11 $3,500,890 -49% 1,830 $1,913   $10,328,078 2
Sep 4, 1998 13 $2,433,409 -30% 1,721 $1,414   $12,761,487 3
Sep 11, 1998 17 $1,060,246 -56% 1,600 $663   $13,821,733 4
Sep 18, 1998 25 $549,159 -48% 1,022 $537   $14,370,892 5
Sep 25, 1998 33 $241,814 -56% 562 $430   $14,612,706 6
Oct 23, 1998 30 $208,013   412 $505   $14,953,039 10
Oct 30, 1998 40 $61,379 -70% 319 $192   $15,014,418 11
Nov 6, 1998 59 $23,556 -62% 147 $160   $15,037,974 12
Nov 13, 1998 65 $15,259 -35% 74 $206   $15,053,233 13

Uncategorized

Tom Everett Scott    Josh
Corey Page    Matt
Linda Cardellini    Kelly
Mark-Paul Gosselaar    Cooper Frederickson
Alyson Hannigan    Lucy
Lochlyn Munro    Clifford 'Cliff' O'Malley

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Mothersbaugh    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,704,688 (31.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,797 opening theaters/1,830 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,626,891

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,475 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,312 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,534 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,913 $15,064,948

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 21st, 1998 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: R for drug use, language and crude sexual humor
Comparisons: vs. Office Space
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: College
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: MTV Films

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 434 $5,106,255 Sep 4, 1998 17

Uncategorized

Tom Everett Scott    Josh
Corey Page    Matt
Linda Cardellini    Kelly
Mark-Paul Gosselaar    Cooper Frederickson
Alyson Hannigan    Lucy
Lochlyn Munro    Clifford 'Cliff' O'Malley

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Mothersbaugh    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,475 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,925 $34,626,891
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,798 $15,064,948
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 100 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,252 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,949 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,356 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 75 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,534 $15,064,948
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $15,064,948

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 1998 6 $4,704,688   1,797 $2,618   $4,704,688 1
Aug 28, 1998 11 $2,619,613 -44% 1,830 $1,431   $9,446,801 2
Sep 4, 1998 13 $2,119,324 -19% 1,721 $1,231   $12,447,402 3
Sep 11, 1998 16 $867,173 -59% 1,600 $542   $13,628,660 4
Sep 18, 1998 22 $436,093 -50% 1,022 $427   $14,257,826 5
Sep 25, 1998 31 $189,519 -57% 562 $337   $14,560,411 6
Oct 2, 1998 49 $59,868 -68% 248 $241   $14,672,574 7
Oct 23, 1998 32 $147,986   412 $359   $14,893,012 10
Oct 30, 1998 48 $42,063 -72% 319 $132   $14,995,102 11
Nov 6, 1998 58 $16,591 -61% 147 $113   $15,031,009 12
Nov 13, 1998 70 $11,532 -30% 74 $156   $15,049,506 13
Nov 20, 1998 65 $9,665 -16% 37 $261   $15,062,898 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 21, 1998 5 $1,565,000     1,797 $871   $1,565,000 1
Aug 22, 1998 8 $1,585,000 +1%   1,797 $882   $3,150,000 2
Aug 23, 1998 7 $1,350,000 -15%   1,797 $751   $4,500,000 3
Aug 24, 1998 4 $632,076 -53%   1,797 $352   $5,336,764 4
Aug 25, 1998 5 $635,382 +1%   1,797 $354   $5,972,146 5
Aug 26, 1998 8 $443,853 -30%   1,797 $247   $6,415,999 6
Aug 27, 1998 8 $411,189 -7%   1,797 $229   $6,827,188 7
Aug 28, 1998 9 $860,000 +109% -45% 1,830 $470   $7,687,000 8
Sep 1, 1998 10 $266,782   -58% 1,830 $146   $9,965,187 12

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 1998 7 $6,827,188   1,797 $3,799   $6,827,188 1
Aug 28, 1998 11 $3,500,890 -49% 1,830 $1,913   $10,328,078 2
Sep 4, 1998 13 $2,433,409 -30% 1,721 $1,414   $12,761,487 3
Sep 11, 1998 17 $1,060,246 -56% 1,600 $663   $13,821,733 4
Sep 18, 1998 25 $549,159 -48% 1,022 $537   $14,370,892 5
Sep 25, 1998 33 $241,814 -56% 562 $430   $14,612,706 6
Oct 23, 1998 30 $208,013   412 $505   $14,953,039 10
Oct 30, 1998 40 $61,379 -70% 319 $192   $15,014,418 11
Nov 6, 1998 59 $23,556 -62% 147 $160   $15,037,974 12
Nov 13, 1998 65 $15,259 -35% 74 $206   $15,053,233 13

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,312 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,439 $15,064,948
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 107 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,263 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,482 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,324 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 93 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,913 $15,064,948
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 466 $15,064,948