Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $10,571,408 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
The local boosters of Mount Rose, Minnesota proudly invites you to watch as their annual celebration of civic pride, wholesome achievement, teenage innocence and spirited camaraderie all go up in hilarious flames over the course of one vicious, nasty, back-stabbing beauty contest. A wickedly colorful, twisted comedy, Drop Dead Gorgeous probes the heart of a small Minnesota town where a teen beauty pageant has unleashed a fury of very unladylike behavior. Here in the hallowed American heartland—amidst the cow fields, pork sausage factories and Lutheran churches, going after the tiara is not just a fairy-tale dream: it’s all-out war. Everyone involved in the contest—mothers, daughters, boyfriends, perverts - knows only one thing counts and it isn't talent, physical fitness, current events or sportsmanship. It's being Number One, “yah, you betcha!” Because in Mount Rose, you win any way you can… or you die trying.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $3,986,269 (37.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1,207 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $24,888,593 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 23rd, 1999 (Wide) by New Line |
| Video Release: | December 14th, 1999 by New Line Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for irreverent and crude humor, sex-related material and language. |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Plot point: | Death of a Son or Daughter, Mockumentary, Satire, Serial Killer |
| Social setting: | Beauty Pageants, Life in a Small Town |
| Subgenre: | Black Comedy |
| Time period setting: | 1990s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Black Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | New Line Cinema, Capella, KC Medien |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1999 | 11 | $3,986,269 | 1,207 | $3,303 | $3,986,269 | 1 | |
| Jul 30, 1999 | 15 | $1,766,480 | -56% | 1,207 | $1,464 | $7,991,044 | 2 |
| Aug 6, 1999 | 22 | $462,988 | -74% | 776 | $597 | $9,542,885 | 3 |
| Aug 13, 1999 | 45 | $118,587 | -74% | 176 | $674 | $9,898,464 | 4 |
| Aug 20, 1999 | 53 | $64,213 | -46% | 128 | $502 | $10,041,747 | 5 |
| Aug 27, 1999 | 32 | $209,986 | +227% | 458 | $458 | $10,291,980 | 6 |
| Sep 3, 1999 | 55 | $103,526 | -51% | 145 | $714 | $10,504,469 | 7 |
| Sep 10, 1999 | 64 | $36,669 | -65% | 78 | $470 | $10,561,238 | 8 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1999 | 8 | $1,420,000 | 1,207 | $1,176 | $1,420,000 | 1 | ||
| Jul 24, 1999 | 12 | $1,430,000 | +1% | 1,207 | $1,185 | $2,850,000 | 2 | |
| Jul 25, 1999 | 11 | $1,119,000 | -22% | 1,207 | $927 | $3,986,269 | 3 | |
| Jul 26, 1999 | 8 | $611,687 | -45% | 1,207 | $507 | $4,597,956 | 4 | |
| Jul 27, 1999 | 10 | $604,289 | -1% | 1,207 | $501 | $5,202,245 | 5 | |
| Jul 28, 1999 | 11 | $496,071 | -18% | 1,207 | $411 | $5,698,316 | 6 | |
| Jul 29, 1999 | 11 | $465,282 | -6% | 1,207 | $385 | $6,163,598 | 7 | |
| Jul 30, 1999 | 14 | $636,000 | +37% | -55% | 1,207 | $527 | $6,800,000 | 8 |
| Jul 31, 1999 | 15 | $635,000 | n/c | -56% | 1,207 | $526 | $7,435,000 | 9 |
| Aug 2, 1999 | 12 | $289,488 | -53% | 1,207 | $240 | $8,280,532 | 11 | |
| Aug 3, 1999 | 12 | $293,262 | +1% | -51% | 1,207 | $243 | $8,573,794 | 12 |
| Aug 4, 1999 | 14 | $255,219 | -13% | -49% | 1,207 | $211 | $8,829,013 | 13 |
| Aug 5, 1999 | 14 | $242,861 | -5% | -48% | 1,207 | $201 | $9,071,874 | 14 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1999 | 11 | $6,224,564 | 1,207 | $5,157 | $6,224,564 | 1 | |
| Jul 30, 1999 | 15 | $2,855,333 | -54% | 1,207 | $2,366 | $9,079,897 | 2 |
| Aug 6, 1999 | 23 | $699,980 | -75% | 776 | $902 | $9,779,877 | 3 |
| Aug 13, 1999 | 46 | $197,657 | -72% | 176 | $1,123 | $9,977,534 | 4 |
| Aug 20, 1999 | 54 | $104,460 | -47% | 128 | $816 | $10,081,994 | 5 |
| Aug 27, 1999 | 34 | $318,949 | +205% | 458 | $696 | $10,400,943 | 6 |
| Sep 3, 1999 | 53 | $123,626 | -61% | 145 | $853 | $10,524,569 | 7 |
| Sep 10, 1999 | 63 | $46,839 | -62% | 78 | $601 | $10,571,408 | 8 |
Synopsis
The local boosters of Mount Rose, Minnesota proudly invites you to watch as their annual celebration of civic pride, wholesome achievement, teenage innocence and spirited camaraderie all go up in hilarious flames over the course of one vicious, nasty, back-stabbing beauty contest. A wickedly colorful, twisted comedy, Drop Dead Gorgeous probes the heart of a small Minnesota town where a teen beauty pageant has unleashed a fury of very unladylike behavior. Here in the hallowed American heartland—amidst the cow fields, pork sausage factories and Lutheran churches, going after the tiara is not just a fairy-tale dream: it’s all-out war. Everyone involved in the contest—mothers, daughters, boyfriends, perverts - knows only one thing counts and it isn't talent, physical fitness, current events or sportsmanship. It's being Number One, “yah, you betcha!” Because in Mount Rose, you win any way you can… or you die trying.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $3,986,269 (37.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 2.65 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 1,207 opening theaters/1,207 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $24,888,593 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 23rd, 1999 (Wide) by New Line |
| Video Release: | December 14th, 1999 by New Line Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for irreverent and crude humor, sex-related material and language. |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Plot point: | Death of a Son or Daughter, Mockumentary, Satire, Serial Killer |
| Social setting: | Beauty Pageants, Life in a Small Town |
| Subgenre: | Black Comedy |
| Time period setting: | 1990s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Black Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | New Line Cinema, Capella, KC Medien |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1999 | 11 | $3,986,269 | 1,207 | $3,303 | $3,986,269 | 1 | |
| Jul 30, 1999 | 15 | $1,766,480 | -56% | 1,207 | $1,464 | $7,991,044 | 2 |
| Aug 6, 1999 | 22 | $462,988 | -74% | 776 | $597 | $9,542,885 | 3 |
| Aug 13, 1999 | 45 | $118,587 | -74% | 176 | $674 | $9,898,464 | 4 |
| Aug 20, 1999 | 53 | $64,213 | -46% | 128 | $502 | $10,041,747 | 5 |
| Aug 27, 1999 | 32 | $209,986 | +227% | 458 | $458 | $10,291,980 | 6 |
| Sep 3, 1999 | 55 | $103,526 | -51% | 145 | $714 | $10,504,469 | 7 |
| Sep 10, 1999 | 64 | $36,669 | -65% | 78 | $470 | $10,561,238 | 8 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1999 | 8 | $1,420,000 | 1,207 | $1,176 | $1,420,000 | 1 | ||
| Jul 24, 1999 | 12 | $1,430,000 | +1% | 1,207 | $1,185 | $2,850,000 | 2 | |
| Jul 25, 1999 | 11 | $1,119,000 | -22% | 1,207 | $927 | $3,986,269 | 3 | |
| Jul 26, 1999 | 8 | $611,687 | -45% | 1,207 | $507 | $4,597,956 | 4 | |
| Jul 27, 1999 | 10 | $604,289 | -1% | 1,207 | $501 | $5,202,245 | 5 | |
| Jul 28, 1999 | 11 | $496,071 | -18% | 1,207 | $411 | $5,698,316 | 6 | |
| Jul 29, 1999 | 11 | $465,282 | -6% | 1,207 | $385 | $6,163,598 | 7 | |
| Jul 30, 1999 | 14 | $636,000 | +37% | -55% | 1,207 | $527 | $6,800,000 | 8 |
| Jul 31, 1999 | 15 | $635,000 | n/c | -56% | 1,207 | $526 | $7,435,000 | 9 |
| Aug 2, 1999 | 12 | $289,488 | -53% | 1,207 | $240 | $8,280,532 | 11 | |
| Aug 3, 1999 | 12 | $293,262 | +1% | -51% | 1,207 | $243 | $8,573,794 | 12 |
| Aug 4, 1999 | 14 | $255,219 | -13% | -49% | 1,207 | $211 | $8,829,013 | 13 |
| Aug 5, 1999 | 14 | $242,861 | -5% | -48% | 1,207 | $201 | $9,071,874 | 14 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1999 | 11 | $6,224,564 | 1,207 | $5,157 | $6,224,564 | 1 | |
| Jul 30, 1999 | 15 | $2,855,333 | -54% | 1,207 | $2,366 | $9,079,897 | 2 |
| Aug 6, 1999 | 23 | $699,980 | -75% | 776 | $902 | $9,779,877 | 3 |
| Aug 13, 1999 | 46 | $197,657 | -72% | 176 | $1,123 | $9,977,534 | 4 |
| Aug 20, 1999 | 54 | $104,460 | -47% | 128 | $816 | $10,081,994 | 5 |
| Aug 27, 1999 | 34 | $318,949 | +205% | 458 | $696 | $10,400,943 | 6 |
| Sep 3, 1999 | 53 | $123,626 | -61% | 145 | $853 | $10,524,569 | 7 |
| Sep 10, 1999 | 63 | $46,839 | -62% | 78 | $601 | $10,571,408 | 8 |