The English Patient (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $78,716,374Details
International Box Office $152,993,608
Worldwide Box Office $231,709,982
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Synopsis

The story is about a doomed and tragic romance set against the backdrop of World War II. In a field hospital in Italy, Hana, a nurse from Canada, is caring for a pilot who was horribly burned in a plane wreck; he has no identification and cannot remember his name, so he's known simply as "the English Patient," thanks to his accent. When the hospital is forced to evacuate, Hana determines en route that the patient shouldn't be moved far due to his fragile condition, so the two are left in a monastery to be picked up later. In time, Hana begins to piece together the patient's story from the shards of his memories; he's actually Count Laszlo Almasy, of Hungarian nobility and an explorer working with a group mapping uncharted territory in North Africa. An Englishman, Geoffrey Clifton, soon joins Almasy's team; travelling with him is his lovely and spirited wife, Katherine. Katherine and Laszlo soon fall in love, which leads Laszlo to betray his friend, his country and all that is dear to him. Meanwhile, Hana and the Patient are joined by Kip, a Sikh with a gift for defusing mines, and Caravaggio, an intelligence agent who knows some of Laszlo's most shameful secrets.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$278,439 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:14.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:10 opening theaters/1,409 max. theaters, 15.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $196,621,681

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 15th, 1996 (Wide) by Miramax
International Releases: March 6th, 1997 (Wide) (Australia)
March 15th, 1997 (Wide) (South Korea)
July 21st, 2022 (Limited) (South Korea)
May 15th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
November 13th, 2025 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: September 23rd, 1997 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for sexuality, some violence and language.
Running Time: 161 minutes
Award nomination: 1997 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Oscars Best Picture Winner
Social setting: World War II
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tiger Moth Productions
Production Countries: Italy, Tunisia
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 1996 26 $278,439   10 $27,844   $278,439 1
Nov 22, 1996 8 $2,713,093 +874% 268 $10,123   $3,205,999 2
Nov 29, 1996 7 $5,550,565 +105% 593 $9,360   $9,285,765 3
Dec 6, 1996 7 $2,707,595 -51% 617 $4,388   $13,219,641 4
Dec 13, 1996 10 $1,779,831 -34% 683 $2,606   $16,015,227 5
Dec 20, 1996 13 $1,670,429 -6% 612 $2,729   $18,433,824 6
Dec 27, 1996 14 $2,659,575 +59% 582 $4,570   $22,758,252 7
Jan 3, 1997 11 $2,732,463 +3% 582 $4,695   $28,007,132 8
Jan 10, 1997 14 $2,023,234 -26% 561 $3,606   $31,002,021 9
Jan 17, 1997 14 $2,336,800 +15% 553 $4,226   $34,118,472 10
Jan 24, 1997 13 $1,915,342 -18% 615 $3,114   $36,674,728 11
Jan 31, 1997 14 $1,853,099 -3% 655 $2,829   $39,205,217 12
Feb 7, 1997 8 $2,237,749 +21% 1,042 $2,148   $42,013,561 13
Feb 14, 1997 8 $4,585,551 +105% 1,115 $4,113   $47,738,423 14
Feb 21, 1997 10 $2,823,228 -38% 1,186 $2,380   $51,532,324 15
Feb 28, 1997 13 $2,228,209 -21% 1,144 $1,948   $54,745,722 16
Mar 7, 1997 13 $2,007,254 -10% 1,004 $1,999   $57,548,109 17
Mar 14, 1997 13 $1,901,016 -5% 948 $2,005   $60,317,565 18
Mar 21, 1997 10 $2,015,118 +6% 1,002 $2,011   $63,154,818 19
Mar 28, 1997 8 $3,019,179 +50% 1,409 $2,143   $67,599,231 20
Apr 4, 1997 11 $2,029,724 -33% 1,300 $1,561   $71,058,188 21
Apr 11, 1997 14 $1,270,359 -37% 1,005 $1,264   $73,040,322 22
Apr 18, 1997 16 $813,647 -36% 677 $1,202   $74,330,685 23
Apr 25, 1997 14 $657,697 -19% 516 $1,275   $75,309,422 24
May 2, 1997 20 $366,304 -44% 386 $949   $75,883,085 25
May 9, 1997 20 $232,986 -36% 315 $740   $76,259,531 26
May 16, 1997 20 $220,781 -5% 302 $731   $76,590,995 27
May 23, 1997 26 $219,891 n/c 190 $1,157   $76,926,422 28
May 30, 1997 31 $110,552 -50% 139 $795   $77,091,214 29
Jun 6, 1997 36 $62,025 -44% 90 $689   $77,208,178 30
Jun 13, 1997 40 $52,586 -15% 90 $584   $77,293,879 31
Jun 20, 1997 45 $41,751 -21% 67 $623   $77,365,904 32
Jun 27, 1997 53 $22,073 -47% 41 $538   $77,410,207 33
Jul 4, 1997 56 $17,527 -21% 31 $565   $77,442,232 34
Jul 11, 1997 20 $184,545 +953% 234 $789   $77,643,975 35
Jul 18, 1997 31 $92,600 -50% 123 $753   $77,851,321 36
Jul 25, 1997 37 $60,824 -34% 83 $733   $77,975,825 37
Aug 1, 1997 49 $31,200 -49% 51 $612   $78,048,088 38
Aug 15, 1997 32 $165,173   318 $519   $78,258,295 40
Aug 22, 1997 41 $87,962 -47% 178 $494   $78,467,151 41
Aug 29, 1997 43 $82,297 -6% 112 $735   $78,601,975 42
Sep 5, 1997 54 $29,260 -64% 122 $240   $78,651,430 43

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 1996 22 $492,906   10 $49,291   $492,906 1
Nov 22, 1996 8 $3,242,294 +558% 268 $12,098   $3,735,200 2
Nov 29, 1996 7 $6,776,846 +109% 593 $11,428   $10,512,046 3
Dec 6, 1996 7 $3,723,350 -45% 617 $6,035   $14,235,396 4
Dec 13, 1996 10 $2,527,999 -32% 683 $3,701   $16,763,395 5
Dec 20, 1996 13 $3,335,282 +32% 612 $5,450   $20,098,677 6
Dec 27, 1996 12 $5,175,992 +55% 582 $8,893   $25,274,669 7
Jan 3, 1997 11 $3,704,118 -28% 582 $6,364   $28,978,787 8
Jan 10, 1997 14 $2,802,885 -24% 561 $4,996   $31,781,672 9
Jan 17, 1997 14 $2,977,714 +6% 553 $5,385   $34,759,386 10
Jan 24, 1997 13 $2,592,732 -13% 615 $4,216   $37,352,118 11
Jan 31, 1997 14 $2,423,694 -7% 655 $3,700   $39,775,812 12
Feb 7, 1997 7 $3,377,060 +39% 1,042 $3,241   $43,152,872 13
Feb 14, 1997 8 $5,556,224 +65% 1,115 $4,983   $48,709,096 14
Feb 21, 1997 10 $3,808,417 -31% 1,186 $3,211   $52,517,513 15
Feb 28, 1997 12 $3,023,342 -21% 1,144 $2,643   $55,540,855 16
Mar 7, 1997 12 $2,875,694 -5% 1,004 $2,864   $58,416,549 17
Mar 14, 1997 11 $2,723,151 -5% 948 $2,873   $61,139,700 18
Mar 21, 1997 8 $3,440,352 +26% 1,002 $3,433   $64,580,052 19
Mar 28, 1997 8 $4,448,412 +29% 1,409 $3,157   $69,028,464 20
Apr 4, 1997 11 $2,741,499 -38% 1,300 $2,109   $71,769,963 21
Apr 11, 1997 13 $1,747,075 -36% 1,005 $1,738   $73,517,038 22
Apr 18, 1997 14 $1,134,687 -35% 677 $1,676   $74,651,725 23
Apr 25, 1997 14 $865,056 -24% 516 $1,676   $75,516,781 24
May 2, 1997 17 $509,764 -41% 386 $1,321   $76,026,545 25
May 9, 1997 18 $343,669 -33% 315 $1,091   $76,370,214 26
May 16, 1997 18 $336,317 -2% 302 $1,114   $76,706,531 27
May 23, 1997 26 $274,131 -18% 190 $1,443   $76,980,662 28
May 30, 1997 29 $165,491 -40% 139 $1,191   $77,146,153 29
Jun 6, 1997 37 $95,140 -43% 90 $1,057   $77,241,293 30
Jun 13, 1997 43 $82,860 -13% 90 $921   $77,324,153 31
Jun 20, 1997 47 $63,981 -23% 67 $955   $77,388,134 32
Jun 27, 1997 48 $36,571 -43% 41 $892   $77,424,705 33
Jul 4, 1997 47 $34,725 -5% 31 $1,120   $77,459,430 34
Jul 11, 1997 20 $299,291 +762% 234 $1,279   $77,758,721 35
Jul 18, 1997 30 $156,280 -48% 123 $1,271   $77,915,001 36
Jul 25, 1997 36 $101,887 -35% 83 $1,228   $78,016,888 37
Aug 15, 1997 30 $286,067   318 $900   $78,379,189 40
Aug 22, 1997 39 $140,489 -51% 178 $789   $78,519,678 41
Aug 29, 1997 42 $102,492 -27% 112 $915   $78,622,170 42

Synopsis

The story is about a doomed and tragic romance set against the backdrop of World War II. In a field hospital in Italy, Hana, a nurse from Canada, is caring for a pilot who was horribly burned in a plane wreck; he has no identification and cannot remember his name, so he's known simply as "the English Patient," thanks to his accent. When the hospital is forced to evacuate, Hana determines en route that the patient shouldn't be moved far due to his fragile condition, so the two are left in a monastery to be picked up later. In time, Hana begins to piece together the patient's story from the shards of his memories; he's actually Count Laszlo Almasy, of Hungarian nobility and an explorer working with a group mapping uncharted territory in North Africa. An Englishman, Geoffrey Clifton, soon joins Almasy's team; travelling with him is his lovely and spirited wife, Katherine. Katherine and Laszlo soon fall in love, which leads Laszlo to betray his friend, his country and all that is dear to him. Meanwhile, Hana and the Patient are joined by Kip, a Sikh with a gift for defusing mines, and Caravaggio, an intelligence agent who knows some of Laszlo's most shameful secrets.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$278,439 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:14.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:34.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:10 opening theaters/1,409 max. theaters, 15.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $196,621,681

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 15th, 1996 (Wide) by Miramax
International Releases: March 6th, 1997 (Wide) (Australia)
March 15th, 1997 (Wide) (South Korea)
July 21st, 2022 (Limited) (South Korea)
May 15th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
November 13th, 2025 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: September 23rd, 1997 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for sexuality, some violence and language.
Running Time: 161 minutes
Award nomination: 1997 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Oscars Best Picture Winner
Social setting: World War II
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tiger Moth Productions
Production Countries: Italy, Tunisia
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 1996 26 $278,439   10 $27,844   $278,439 1
Nov 22, 1996 8 $2,713,093 +874% 268 $10,123   $3,205,999 2
Nov 29, 1996 7 $5,550,565 +105% 593 $9,360   $9,285,765 3
Dec 6, 1996 7 $2,707,595 -51% 617 $4,388   $13,219,641 4
Dec 13, 1996 10 $1,779,831 -34% 683 $2,606   $16,015,227 5
Dec 20, 1996 13 $1,670,429 -6% 612 $2,729   $18,433,824 6
Dec 27, 1996 14 $2,659,575 +59% 582 $4,570   $22,758,252 7
Jan 3, 1997 11 $2,732,463 +3% 582 $4,695   $28,007,132 8
Jan 10, 1997 14 $2,023,234 -26% 561 $3,606   $31,002,021 9
Jan 17, 1997 14 $2,336,800 +15% 553 $4,226   $34,118,472 10
Jan 24, 1997 13 $1,915,342 -18% 615 $3,114   $36,674,728 11
Jan 31, 1997 14 $1,853,099 -3% 655 $2,829   $39,205,217 12
Feb 7, 1997 8 $2,237,749 +21% 1,042 $2,148   $42,013,561 13
Feb 14, 1997 8 $4,585,551 +105% 1,115 $4,113   $47,738,423 14
Feb 21, 1997 10 $2,823,228 -38% 1,186 $2,380   $51,532,324 15
Feb 28, 1997 13 $2,228,209 -21% 1,144 $1,948   $54,745,722 16
Mar 7, 1997 13 $2,007,254 -10% 1,004 $1,999   $57,548,109 17
Mar 14, 1997 13 $1,901,016 -5% 948 $2,005   $60,317,565 18
Mar 21, 1997 10 $2,015,118 +6% 1,002 $2,011   $63,154,818 19
Mar 28, 1997 8 $3,019,179 +50% 1,409 $2,143   $67,599,231 20
Apr 4, 1997 11 $2,029,724 -33% 1,300 $1,561   $71,058,188 21
Apr 11, 1997 14 $1,270,359 -37% 1,005 $1,264   $73,040,322 22
Apr 18, 1997 16 $813,647 -36% 677 $1,202   $74,330,685 23
Apr 25, 1997 14 $657,697 -19% 516 $1,275   $75,309,422 24
May 2, 1997 20 $366,304 -44% 386 $949   $75,883,085 25
May 9, 1997 20 $232,986 -36% 315 $740   $76,259,531 26
May 16, 1997 20 $220,781 -5% 302 $731   $76,590,995 27
May 23, 1997 26 $219,891 n/c 190 $1,157   $76,926,422 28
May 30, 1997 31 $110,552 -50% 139 $795   $77,091,214 29
Jun 6, 1997 36 $62,025 -44% 90 $689   $77,208,178 30
Jun 13, 1997 40 $52,586 -15% 90 $584   $77,293,879 31
Jun 20, 1997 45 $41,751 -21% 67 $623   $77,365,904 32
Jun 27, 1997 53 $22,073 -47% 41 $538   $77,410,207 33
Jul 4, 1997 56 $17,527 -21% 31 $565   $77,442,232 34
Jul 11, 1997 20 $184,545 +953% 234 $789   $77,643,975 35
Jul 18, 1997 31 $92,600 -50% 123 $753   $77,851,321 36
Jul 25, 1997 37 $60,824 -34% 83 $733   $77,975,825 37
Aug 1, 1997 49 $31,200 -49% 51 $612   $78,048,088 38
Aug 15, 1997 32 $165,173   318 $519   $78,258,295 40
Aug 22, 1997 41 $87,962 -47% 178 $494   $78,467,151 41
Aug 29, 1997 43 $82,297 -6% 112 $735   $78,601,975 42
Sep 5, 1997 54 $29,260 -64% 122 $240   $78,651,430 43

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 15, 1996 22 $492,906   10 $49,291   $492,906 1
Nov 22, 1996 8 $3,242,294 +558% 268 $12,098   $3,735,200 2
Nov 29, 1996 7 $6,776,846 +109% 593 $11,428   $10,512,046 3
Dec 6, 1996 7 $3,723,350 -45% 617 $6,035   $14,235,396 4
Dec 13, 1996 10 $2,527,999 -32% 683 $3,701   $16,763,395 5
Dec 20, 1996 13 $3,335,282 +32% 612 $5,450   $20,098,677 6
Dec 27, 1996 12 $5,175,992 +55% 582 $8,893   $25,274,669 7
Jan 3, 1997 11 $3,704,118 -28% 582 $6,364   $28,978,787 8
Jan 10, 1997 14 $2,802,885 -24% 561 $4,996   $31,781,672 9
Jan 17, 1997 14 $2,977,714 +6% 553 $5,385   $34,759,386 10
Jan 24, 1997 13 $2,592,732 -13% 615 $4,216   $37,352,118 11
Jan 31, 1997 14 $2,423,694 -7% 655 $3,700   $39,775,812 12
Feb 7, 1997 7 $3,377,060 +39% 1,042 $3,241   $43,152,872 13
Feb 14, 1997 8 $5,556,224 +65% 1,115 $4,983   $48,709,096 14
Feb 21, 1997 10 $3,808,417 -31% 1,186 $3,211   $52,517,513 15
Feb 28, 1997 12 $3,023,342 -21% 1,144 $2,643   $55,540,855 16
Mar 7, 1997 12 $2,875,694 -5% 1,004 $2,864   $58,416,549 17
Mar 14, 1997 11 $2,723,151 -5% 948 $2,873   $61,139,700 18
Mar 21, 1997 8 $3,440,352 +26% 1,002 $3,433   $64,580,052 19
Mar 28, 1997 8 $4,448,412 +29% 1,409 $3,157   $69,028,464 20
Apr 4, 1997 11 $2,741,499 -38% 1,300 $2,109   $71,769,963 21
Apr 11, 1997 13 $1,747,075 -36% 1,005 $1,738   $73,517,038 22
Apr 18, 1997 14 $1,134,687 -35% 677 $1,676   $74,651,725 23
Apr 25, 1997 14 $865,056 -24% 516 $1,676   $75,516,781 24
May 2, 1997 17 $509,764 -41% 386 $1,321   $76,026,545 25
May 9, 1997 18 $343,669 -33% 315 $1,091   $76,370,214 26
May 16, 1997 18 $336,317 -2% 302 $1,114   $76,706,531 27
May 23, 1997 26 $274,131 -18% 190 $1,443   $76,980,662 28
May 30, 1997 29 $165,491 -40% 139 $1,191   $77,146,153 29
Jun 6, 1997 37 $95,140 -43% 90 $1,057   $77,241,293 30
Jun 13, 1997 43 $82,860 -13% 90 $921   $77,324,153 31
Jun 20, 1997 47 $63,981 -23% 67 $955   $77,388,134 32
Jun 27, 1997 48 $36,571 -43% 41 $892   $77,424,705 33
Jul 4, 1997 47 $34,725 -5% 31 $1,120   $77,459,430 34
Jul 11, 1997 20 $299,291 +762% 234 $1,279   $77,758,721 35
Jul 18, 1997 30 $156,280 -48% 123 $1,271   $77,915,001 36
Jul 25, 1997 36 $101,887 -35% 83 $1,228   $78,016,888 37
Aug 15, 1997 30 $286,067   318 $900   $78,379,189 40
Aug 22, 1997 39 $140,489 -51% 178 $789   $78,519,678 41
Aug 29, 1997 42 $102,492 -27% 112 $915   $78,622,170 42