Emma (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,231,658Details
International Box Office $15,600,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $37,831,658
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$240,649 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:7.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:58.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,900,000 (worldwide box office is 6.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/848 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,221,093

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 2nd, 1996 (Wide) by Miramax
Video Release: December 26th, 1996 by A & E Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for brief mild language
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Krrish
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Keywords: Romance, Comedy Drama, Matchmaker, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 79 $1,477,357 Sep 13, 1996 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 89 $1,771,736 Sep 6, 1996 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 42 $3,055,198 Aug 30, 1996 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 289 $7,810,797 Aug 30, 1996 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 75 $2,467,231 Aug 23, 1996 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 61 $2,525,816 Aug 16, 1996 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 100 $1,404,183 Aug 9, 1996 10
Top 1996 Theater Average 18 $26,739 Aug 2, 1996 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1996 28 $240,649   9 $26,739   $240,649 1
Aug 9, 1996 12 $1,404,183 +483% 105 $13,373   $1,831,560 2
Aug 16, 1996 11 $2,525,816 +80% 419 $6,028   $5,288,684 3
Aug 23, 1996 8 $2,467,231 -2% 585 $4,217   $9,191,949 4
Aug 30, 1996 9 $3,055,198 +24% 725 $4,214   $13,465,360 5
Sep 6, 1996 12 $1,771,736 -42% 824 $2,150   $15,865,192 6
Sep 13, 1996 14 $1,477,357 -17% 848 $1,742   $18,004,678 7
Sep 20, 1996 14 $807,621 -45% 748 $1,080   $19,333,118 8
Sep 27, 1996 17 $656,415 -19% 680 $965   $20,307,684 9
Oct 4, 1996 22 $388,082 -41% 446 $870   $20,956,370 10
Oct 11, 1996 22 $344,787 -11% 337 $1,023   $21,470,508 11
Oct 18, 1996 27 $173,374 -50% 188 $922   $21,741,590 12
Oct 25, 1996 33 $115,761 -33% 153 $757   $21,931,754 13
Nov 1, 1996 45 $57,553 -50% 62 $928   $22,041,742 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1996 28 $427,377   9 $47,486   $427,377 1
Aug 9, 1996 13 $2,335,491 +446% 105 $22,243   $2,762,868 2
Aug 16, 1996 11 $3,961,850 +70% 419 $9,455   $6,724,718 3
Aug 23, 1996 8 $3,685,444 -7% 585 $6,300   $10,410,162 4
Aug 30, 1996 9 $3,683,294 n/c 725 $5,080   $14,093,456 5
Sep 6, 1996 11 $2,433,865 -34% 824 $2,954   $16,527,321 6
Sep 13, 1996 13 $1,998,176 -18% 848 $2,356   $18,525,497 7
Sep 20, 1996 14 $1,125,772 -44% 748 $1,505   $19,651,269 8
Sep 27, 1996 16 $917,019 -19% 680 $1,349   $20,568,288 9
Oct 4, 1996 22 $557,433 -39% 446 $1,250   $21,125,721 10
Oct 11, 1996 21 $442,495 -21% 337 $1,313   $21,568,216 11
Oct 18, 1996 27 $247,777 -44% 188 $1,318   $21,815,993 12
Oct 25, 1996 28 $168,196 -32% 153 $1,099   $21,984,189 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Gwyneth Paltrow    Emma Woodhouse
Ewan McGregor    Frank Churchill
Greta Scacchi    Mrs. Weston
Jeremy Northam    Mr. Knightley
Toni Collette    Harriet Smith
Alan Cumming    Rev. Elton

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

Production and Technical Credits

Douglas McGrath    Director
Douglas McGrath    Screenwriter
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Jane Austen    Story Creator

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$240,649 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:7.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:58.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,900,000 (worldwide box office is 6.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/848 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,221,093

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 2nd, 1996 (Wide) by Miramax
Video Release: December 26th, 1996 by A & E Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for brief mild language
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Krrish
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Keywords: Romance, Comedy Drama, Matchmaker, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 79 $1,477,357 Sep 13, 1996 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 89 $1,771,736 Sep 6, 1996 38
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 42 $3,055,198 Aug 30, 1996 31
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 289 $7,810,797 Aug 30, 1996 31
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 75 $2,467,231 Aug 23, 1996 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 61 $2,525,816 Aug 16, 1996 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 100 $1,404,183 Aug 9, 1996 10
Top 1996 Theater Average 18 $26,739 Aug 2, 1996 3

Uncategorized

Gwyneth Paltrow    Emma Woodhouse
Ewan McGregor    Frank Churchill
Greta Scacchi    Mrs. Weston
Jeremy Northam    Mr. Knightley
Toni Collette    Harriet Smith
Alan Cumming    Rev. Elton

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

Production and Technical Credits

Douglas McGrath    Director
Douglas McGrath    Screenwriter
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Jane Austen    Story Creator

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1996 28 $240,649   9 $26,739   $240,649 1
Aug 9, 1996 12 $1,404,183 +483% 105 $13,373   $1,831,560 2
Aug 16, 1996 11 $2,525,816 +80% 419 $6,028   $5,288,684 3
Aug 23, 1996 8 $2,467,231 -2% 585 $4,217   $9,191,949 4
Aug 30, 1996 9 $3,055,198 +24% 725 $4,214   $13,465,360 5
Sep 6, 1996 12 $1,771,736 -42% 824 $2,150   $15,865,192 6
Sep 13, 1996 14 $1,477,357 -17% 848 $1,742   $18,004,678 7
Sep 20, 1996 14 $807,621 -45% 748 $1,080   $19,333,118 8
Sep 27, 1996 17 $656,415 -19% 680 $965   $20,307,684 9
Oct 4, 1996 22 $388,082 -41% 446 $870   $20,956,370 10
Oct 11, 1996 22 $344,787 -11% 337 $1,023   $21,470,508 11
Oct 18, 1996 27 $173,374 -50% 188 $922   $21,741,590 12
Oct 25, 1996 33 $115,761 -33% 153 $757   $21,931,754 13
Nov 1, 1996 45 $57,553 -50% 62 $928   $22,041,742 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 2, 1996 28 $427,377   9 $47,486   $427,377 1
Aug 9, 1996 13 $2,335,491 +446% 105 $22,243   $2,762,868 2
Aug 16, 1996 11 $3,961,850 +70% 419 $9,455   $6,724,718 3
Aug 23, 1996 8 $3,685,444 -7% 585 $6,300   $10,410,162 4
Aug 30, 1996 9 $3,683,294 n/c 725 $5,080   $14,093,456 5
Sep 6, 1996 11 $2,433,865 -34% 824 $2,954   $16,527,321 6
Sep 13, 1996 13 $1,998,176 -18% 848 $2,356   $18,525,497 7
Sep 20, 1996 14 $1,125,772 -44% 748 $1,505   $19,651,269 8
Sep 27, 1996 16 $917,019 -19% 680 $1,349   $20,568,288 9
Oct 4, 1996 22 $557,433 -39% 446 $1,250   $21,125,721 10
Oct 11, 1996 21 $442,495 -21% 337 $1,313   $21,568,216 11
Oct 18, 1996 27 $247,777 -44% 188 $1,318   $21,815,993 12
Oct 25, 1996 28 $168,196 -32% 153 $1,099   $21,984,189 13

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records