Def Jam's How To Be a Player (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,010,363Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,206,656 (30.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:751 opening theaters/756 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,522,259

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 6th, 1997 (Wide) by Gramercy
Video Release: October 5th, 1999, released as How To Be a Player
MPA Rating: R for strong sexual content and language
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1997 8 $4,206,656   751 $5,601   $5,736,692 1
Aug 15, 1997 11 $2,527,810 -40% 756 $3,344   $10,015,681 2
Aug 22, 1997 19 $898,410 -64% 556 $1,616   $12,022,832 3
Aug 29, 1997 25 $494,332 -45% 335 $1,476   $12,785,469 4
Sep 5, 1997 28 $256,230 -48% 285 $899   $13,118,647 5
Sep 12, 1997 31 $203,965 -20% 231 $883   $13,394,432 6
Sep 19, 1997 32 $151,617 -26% 201 $754   $13,606,973 7
Sep 26, 1997 35 $84,883 -44% 118 $719   $13,730,060 8
Oct 3, 1997 38 $60,016 -29% 81 $741   $13,809,067 9
Oct 10, 1997 48 $39,860 -34% 49 $813   $13,861,239 10
Oct 17, 1997 45 $48,609 +22% 68 $715   $13,917,655 11
Oct 24, 1997 54 $31,057 -36% 69 $450   $13,960,203 12
Oct 31, 1997 60 $22,280 -28% 42 $530   $13,991,072 13
Nov 7, 1997 67 $10,262 -54% 24 $428   $14,008,431 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 6, 1997 6 $871,204     751 $1,160   $871,204 1
Aug 7, 1997 8 $658,832 -24%   751 $877   $1,530,036 2
Aug 8, 1997 7 $1,312,284 +99%   751 $1,747   $2,842,320 3
Aug 9, 1997 8 $1,625,075 +24%   751 $2,164   $4,467,395 4
Aug 10, 1997 8 $1,269,297 -22%   751 $1,690   $5,736,692 5
Aug 11, 1997 9 $519,028 -59%   751 $691   $6,255,720 6
Aug 12, 1997 9 $460,311 -11%   751 $613   $6,716,031 7
Aug 13, 1997 9 $402,300 -13% -54% 751 $536   $7,118,331 8
Aug 14, 1997 9 $369,540 -8% -44% 751 $492   $7,487,871 9
Aug 15, 1997 10 $760,043 +106% -42% 756 $1,005   $8,247,914 10
Aug 16, 1997 11 $968,361 +27% -40% 756 $1,281   $9,216,275 11
Aug 17, 1997 10 $799,406 -17% -37% 756 $1,057   $10,015,681 12
Aug 18, 1997 10 $342,731 -57% -34% 756 $453   $10,358,412 13
Aug 19, 1997 11 $269,285 -21% -41% 756 $356   $10,627,697 14
Aug 20, 1997 11 $272,225 +1% -32% 756 $360   $10,899,922 15
Aug 21, 1997 11 $224,500 -18% -39% 756 $297   $11,124,422 16
Aug 22, 1997 - $287,031 +28% -62% 556 $516   $11,411,453 17
Aug 23, 1997 - $366,162 +28% -62% 556 $659   $11,777,615 18
Aug 24, 1997 - $245,217 -33% -69% 556 $441   $12,022,832 19

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1997 9 $5,957,835   751 $7,933   $7,487,871 2
Aug 15, 1997 11 $3,636,551 -39% 756 $4,810   $11,124,422 3
Aug 22, 1997 19 $1,166,715 -68% 556 $2,098   $12,291,137 4
Aug 29, 1997 25 $571,280 -51% 335 $1,705   $12,862,417 5
Sep 5, 1997 28 $328,050 -43% 285 $1,151   $13,190,467 6
Sep 12, 1997 31 $264,889 -19% 231 $1,147   $13,455,356 7
Sep 19, 1997 33 $189,821 -28% 201 $944   $13,645,177 8
Sep 26, 1997 36 $103,874 -45% 118 $880   $13,749,051 9
Oct 3, 1997 42 $72,328 -30% 81 $893   $13,821,379 10
Oct 10, 1997 46 $47,667 -34% 49 $973   $13,869,046 11
Oct 17, 1997 49 $60,100 +26% 68 $884   $13,929,146 12
Oct 24, 1997 52 $39,646 -34% 69 $575   $13,968,792 13
Oct 31, 1997 57 $29,377 -26% 42 $699   $13,998,169 14

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,206,656 (30.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:751 opening theaters/756 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,522,259

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 6th, 1997 (Wide) by Gramercy
Video Release: October 5th, 1999, released as How To Be a Player
MPA Rating: R for strong sexual content and language
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1997 8 $4,206,656   751 $5,601   $5,736,692 1
Aug 15, 1997 11 $2,527,810 -40% 756 $3,344   $10,015,681 2
Aug 22, 1997 19 $898,410 -64% 556 $1,616   $12,022,832 3
Aug 29, 1997 25 $494,332 -45% 335 $1,476   $12,785,469 4
Sep 5, 1997 28 $256,230 -48% 285 $899   $13,118,647 5
Sep 12, 1997 31 $203,965 -20% 231 $883   $13,394,432 6
Sep 19, 1997 32 $151,617 -26% 201 $754   $13,606,973 7
Sep 26, 1997 35 $84,883 -44% 118 $719   $13,730,060 8
Oct 3, 1997 38 $60,016 -29% 81 $741   $13,809,067 9
Oct 10, 1997 48 $39,860 -34% 49 $813   $13,861,239 10
Oct 17, 1997 45 $48,609 +22% 68 $715   $13,917,655 11
Oct 24, 1997 54 $31,057 -36% 69 $450   $13,960,203 12
Oct 31, 1997 60 $22,280 -28% 42 $530   $13,991,072 13
Nov 7, 1997 67 $10,262 -54% 24 $428   $14,008,431 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 6, 1997 6 $871,204     751 $1,160   $871,204 1
Aug 7, 1997 8 $658,832 -24%   751 $877   $1,530,036 2
Aug 8, 1997 7 $1,312,284 +99%   751 $1,747   $2,842,320 3
Aug 9, 1997 8 $1,625,075 +24%   751 $2,164   $4,467,395 4
Aug 10, 1997 8 $1,269,297 -22%   751 $1,690   $5,736,692 5
Aug 11, 1997 9 $519,028 -59%   751 $691   $6,255,720 6
Aug 12, 1997 9 $460,311 -11%   751 $613   $6,716,031 7
Aug 13, 1997 9 $402,300 -13% -54% 751 $536   $7,118,331 8
Aug 14, 1997 9 $369,540 -8% -44% 751 $492   $7,487,871 9
Aug 15, 1997 10 $760,043 +106% -42% 756 $1,005   $8,247,914 10
Aug 16, 1997 11 $968,361 +27% -40% 756 $1,281   $9,216,275 11
Aug 17, 1997 10 $799,406 -17% -37% 756 $1,057   $10,015,681 12
Aug 18, 1997 10 $342,731 -57% -34% 756 $453   $10,358,412 13
Aug 19, 1997 11 $269,285 -21% -41% 756 $356   $10,627,697 14
Aug 20, 1997 11 $272,225 +1% -32% 756 $360   $10,899,922 15
Aug 21, 1997 11 $224,500 -18% -39% 756 $297   $11,124,422 16
Aug 22, 1997 - $287,031 +28% -62% 556 $516   $11,411,453 17
Aug 23, 1997 - $366,162 +28% -62% 556 $659   $11,777,615 18
Aug 24, 1997 - $245,217 -33% -69% 556 $441   $12,022,832 19

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 8, 1997 9 $5,957,835   751 $7,933   $7,487,871 2
Aug 15, 1997 11 $3,636,551 -39% 756 $4,810   $11,124,422 3
Aug 22, 1997 19 $1,166,715 -68% 556 $2,098   $12,291,137 4
Aug 29, 1997 25 $571,280 -51% 335 $1,705   $12,862,417 5
Sep 5, 1997 28 $328,050 -43% 285 $1,151   $13,190,467 6
Sep 12, 1997 31 $264,889 -19% 231 $1,147   $13,455,356 7
Sep 19, 1997 33 $189,821 -28% 201 $944   $13,645,177 8
Sep 26, 1997 36 $103,874 -45% 118 $880   $13,749,051 9
Oct 3, 1997 42 $72,328 -30% 81 $893   $13,821,379 10
Oct 10, 1997 46 $47,667 -34% 49 $973   $13,869,046 11
Oct 17, 1997 49 $60,100 +26% 68 $884   $13,929,146 12
Oct 24, 1997 52 $39,646 -34% 69 $575   $13,968,792 13
Oct 31, 1997 57 $29,377 -26% 42 $699   $13,998,169 14