The Faculty (1998)

The Faculty
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,283,321Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,633,495 (28.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,365 opening theaters/2,365 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $88,001,758

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,294 $40,283,321
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,556 $40,283,321
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 700 $40,283,321
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,085 $40,283,321

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


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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Miramax
Video Release: June 22nd, 1999 by Arts Alliance America Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence/gore, strong language, drug use and some nudity
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bride of Chucky
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Keywords: Football, New Guy/Girl in School, Narcotics, Scene in End Credits, Surprise Twist, Gratuitous Cameos, Bullies, Unbelieving Police, Alien Invasion, Non-Chronological, Romance, High School Hell, Bodysnatchers, Parasite, Body Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Dimension Films, Los Hooligans
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 417 $5,163,874 Jan 15, 1999 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 208 $7,485,668 Jan 1, 1999 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 189 $16,651,194 Jan 1, 1999 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 118 $11,633,495 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 87 $28,029,526 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 51 $11,633,495 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 34 $28,029,526 Dec 25, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 5 $11,633,495   2,365 $4,919   $11,633,495 1
Jan 1, 1999 7 $7,485,668 -36% 2,365 $3,165   $25,894,803 2
Jan 8, 1999 9 $4,086,045 -45% 2,365 $1,728   $31,867,840 3
Jan 15, 1999 14 $2,321,458 -43% 2,103 $1,104   $35,273,508 4
Jan 22, 1999 19 $1,059,016 -54% 1,512 $700   $36,710,893 5
Jan 29, 1999 25 $533,338 -50% 1,086 $491   $37,512,589 6
Feb 5, 1999 32 $216,498 -59% 443 $489   $37,920,587 7
Feb 12, 1999 38 $123,367 -43% 190 $649   $38,102,619 8
Feb 19, 1999 41 $65,530 -47% 138 $475   $38,188,565 9
Feb 26, 1999 30 $349,517 +433% 1,129 $310   $38,556,806 10
Mar 5, 1999 46 $87,337 -75% 277 $315   $38,757,555 11
Mar 12, 1999 56 $43,579 -50% 157 $278   $38,840,566 12
Mar 19, 1999 62 $23,643 -46% 88 $269   $38,888,836 13
Mar 26, 1999 66 $15,762 -33% 76 $207   $38,915,956 14
Apr 16, 1999 50 $63,313   333 $190   $38,987,344 17
Apr 23, 1999 22 $466,290 +636% 471 $990   $39,485,746 18
Apr 30, 1999 23 $296,307 -36% 410 $723   $39,907,916 19
May 7, 1999 38 $98,298 -67% 258 $381   $40,064,955 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1998 4 $4,270,000     2,365 $1,805   $4,270,000 1
Dec 26, 1998 7 $4,000,000 -6%   2,365 $1,691   $8,270,000 2
Dec 27, 1998 7 $3,141,000 -21%   2,365 $1,328   $11,411,000 3
Dec 28, 1998 7 $2,175,606 -31%   2,365 $920   $13,586,606 4
Dec 29, 1998 7 $1,872,918 -14%   2,365 $792   $15,459,524 5
Dec 30, 1998 7 $1,650,000 -12%   2,365 $698   $17,203,000 6
Dec 31, 1998 10 $1,120,000 -32%   2,365 $474   $18,323,000 7
Jan 1, 1999 7 $3,340,000 +198% -22% 2,365 $1,412   $21,663,000 8
Jan 2, 1999 7 $2,385,000 -29% -40% 2,365 $1,008   $24,048,000 9
Jan 3, 1999 7 $1,590,000 -33% -49% 2,365 $672   $25,895,000 10
Jan 4, 1999 5 $577,336 -64% -73% 2,365 $244   $26,472,139 11
Jan 5, 1999 5 $624,752 +8% -67% 2,365 $264   $27,096,891 12
Jan 6, 1999 5 $440,456 -29% -73% 2,365 $186   $27,537,347 13
Jan 7, 1999 5 $464,329 +5% -59% 2,365 $196   $28,001,676 14
Jan 8, 1999 5 $1,205,000 +160% -64% 2,365 $510   $28,987,000 15
Jan 9, 1999 8 $2,180,000 +81% -9% 2,365 $922   $31,167,000 16
Jan 10, 1999 10 $700,840 -68% -56% 2,365 $296   $31,867,840 17
Jan 11, 1999 7 $297,814 -58% -48% 2,365 $126   $32,165,654 18
Jan 12, 1999 7 $351,177 +18% -44% 2,365 $148   $32,516,831 19
Jan 13, 1999 7 $272,048 -23% -38% 2,365 $115   $32,788,879 20
Jan 14, 1999 7 $292,678 +8% -37% 2,365 $124   $33,081,557 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 7 $18,409,135   2,365 $7,784   $18,409,135 1
Jan 1, 1999 7 $9,372,660 -49% 2,365 $3,963   $27,781,795 2
Jan 8, 1999 9 $5,170,255 -45% 2,365 $2,186   $32,952,050 3
Jan 15, 1999 14 $2,699,827 -48% 2,103 $1,284   $35,651,877 4
Jan 22, 1999 20 $1,327,374 -51% 1,512 $878   $36,979,251 5
Jan 29, 1999 23 $724,838 -45% 1,086 $667   $37,704,089 6
Feb 5, 1999 32 $275,163 -62% 443 $621   $37,979,252 7
Feb 12, 1999 38 $143,783 -48% 190 $757   $38,123,035 8
Feb 19, 1999 43 $84,254 -41% 138 $611   $38,207,289 9
Feb 26, 1999 31 $462,929 +449% 1,129 $410   $38,670,218 10
Mar 5, 1999 42 $126,769 -73% 277 $458   $38,796,987 11
Mar 12, 1999 53 $68,206 -46% 157 $434   $38,865,193 12
Mar 19, 1999 63 $35,001 -49% 88 $398   $38,900,194 13
Apr 16, 1999 47 $95,425   333 $287   $39,019,456 17
Apr 23, 1999 23 $592,153 +521% 471 $1,257   $39,611,609 18
Apr 30, 1999 26 $355,048 -40% 410 $866   $39,966,657 19

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Lead Ensemble Members

Jordana Brewster    Delilah Profitt
Clea DuVall    Stokely
Laura Harris    Marybeth
Josh Hartnett    Zeke
Usher    Gabe
Elijah Wood    Casey

Supporting Cast

Shawn Hatosy    Stan
Famke Janssen    Miss Burke
Piper Laurie    Miss Olsen
Bebe Neuwirth    Principal Drake
Robert Patrick    Coach Willis
Jon Stewart    Mr. Furlong
Louis Black    Teacher
Daniel von Bargen    Mr. Tate
Salma Hayek    Nurse Harper
Susan Willis    Mrs. Brummel
Christopher McDonald    Casey’s Dad
Jon Abrahams    F'%# You Boy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Rodriguez    Director
Kevin Williamson    Screenwriter
David Wechter    Story by
Bruce Kimmel    Story by
Elizabeth Avellan    Producer
Robert Rodriguez    Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Enrique Chediak    Director of Photography
Brian Jennings    Visual Effects Supervisor
Cary White    Production Designer
Robert Rodriguez    Editor
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Alex Steyermark    Music Supervisor
Michael T. Boyd    Costume Designer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Anne McCarthy    Casting Director

Contest: Back to School

September 7th, 2012

With kids back to school, it seems like good time to hand out some Blu-rays dealing with a school you don't want to go to. (I'm not sure what would be worse, an alien invasion or a relationship drama that results in several deaths.) As far as the target film goes, there are two real choices: Resident Evil: Retribution and Finding Nemo 3D. Nemo will most certainly be the bigger hit overall, but Retribution could win the weekend. I think Finding Nemo is the safer choice for the weekend and it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Finding Nemo 3D. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Faculty on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of O (Othello) on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 24th, 2012

July 23rd, 2012

I'm getting tired of saying this, but it is a slow week on the home market. There is one prime release, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season One on Blu-ray, which is currently leading this week's new releases, according to Amazon.com. The second best selling new release is Masterpiece Mystery: Inspector Lewis Series 5 on DVD. It's a good show, but it is a British Import and these rarely make an impact on the chart. Third best selling new release? Game of Thrones. This is the third or fourth time the first season of this TV show has been "released" on the home market. I don't know why they are doing this, but it is getting annoying. There are not a lot of contenders for Pick of the Week either. Jiro Dreams of Sushi on Blu-ray and Star Trek: The Next Generation are the two leading contenders. While ST:TNG became an amazing series, it started out weak, so Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the better choice, but both are easily worth picking up. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Faculty

July 22nd, 2012

And I'm done. With The Faculty, I've seen every single feature-length film Robert Rodriguez has made and I've reviewed nine of them. This is the first film of his to not earn overall positive reviews (not counting Four Rooms, in which he only directed on a segment). Is this a warning sign for all but his more intense fans to stay away? Or is it better than 51% positive? More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,633,495 (28.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.46 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,365 opening theaters/2,365 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $88,001,758

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,294 $40,283,321
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,556 $40,283,321
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 700 $40,283,321
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,085 $40,283,321

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Miramax
Video Release: June 22nd, 1999 by Arts Alliance America Video
MPAA Rating: R for violence/gore, strong language, drug use and some nudity
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bride of Chucky
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Football, New Guy/Girl in School, Narcotics, Scene in End Credits, Surprise Twist, Gratuitous Cameos, Bullies, Unbelieving Police, Alien Invasion, Non-Chronological, Romance, High School Hell, Bodysnatchers, Parasite, Body Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Dimension Films, Los Hooligans
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 417 $5,163,874 Jan 15, 1999 24
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 208 $7,485,668 Jan 1, 1999 10
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 189 $16,651,194 Jan 1, 1999 10
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 118 $11,633,495 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 87 $28,029,526 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 51 $11,633,495 Dec 25, 1998 3
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 34 $28,029,526 Dec 25, 1998 3

Lead Ensemble Members

Jordana Brewster    Delilah Profitt
Clea DuVall    Stokely
Laura Harris    Marybeth
Josh Hartnett    Zeke
Usher    Gabe
Elijah Wood    Casey

Supporting Cast

Shawn Hatosy    Stan
Famke Janssen    Miss Burke
Piper Laurie    Miss Olsen
Bebe Neuwirth    Principal Drake
Robert Patrick    Coach Willis
Jon Stewart    Mr. Furlong
Louis Black    Teacher
Daniel von Bargen    Mr. Tate
Salma Hayek    Nurse Harper
Susan Willis    Mrs. Brummel
Christopher McDonald    Casey’s Dad
Jon Abrahams    F'%# You Boy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Rodriguez    Director
Kevin Williamson    Screenwriter
David Wechter    Story by
Bruce Kimmel    Story by
Elizabeth Avellan    Producer
Robert Rodriguez    Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein    Executive Producer
Enrique Chediak    Director of Photography
Brian Jennings    Visual Effects Supervisor
Cary White    Production Designer
Robert Rodriguez    Editor
Marco Beltrami    Composer
Alex Steyermark    Music Supervisor
Michael T. Boyd    Costume Designer
Mary Vernieu    Casting Director
Anne McCarthy    Casting Director

Contest: Back to School

September 7th, 2012

With kids back to school, it seems like good time to hand out some Blu-rays dealing with a school you don't want to go to. (I'm not sure what would be worse, an alien invasion or a relationship drama that results in several deaths.) As far as the target film goes, there are two real choices: Resident Evil: Retribution and Finding Nemo 3D. Nemo will most certainly be the bigger hit overall, but Retribution could win the weekend. I think Finding Nemo is the safer choice for the weekend and it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Finding Nemo 3D. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Faculty on Blu-ray. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of O (Othello) on Blu-ray. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 24th, 2012

July 23rd, 2012

I'm getting tired of saying this, but it is a slow week on the home market. There is one prime release, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season One on Blu-ray, which is currently leading this week's new releases, according to Amazon.com. The second best selling new release is Masterpiece Mystery: Inspector Lewis Series 5 on DVD. It's a good show, but it is a British Import and these rarely make an impact on the chart. Third best selling new release? Game of Thrones. This is the third or fourth time the first season of this TV show has been "released" on the home market. I don't know why they are doing this, but it is getting annoying. There are not a lot of contenders for Pick of the Week either. Jiro Dreams of Sushi on Blu-ray and Star Trek: The Next Generation are the two leading contenders. While ST:TNG became an amazing series, it started out weak, so Jiro Dreams of Sushi is the better choice, but both are easily worth picking up. More...

Featured Blu-ray Review: The Faculty

July 22nd, 2012

And I'm done. With The Faculty, I've seen every single feature-length film Robert Rodriguez has made and I've reviewed nine of them. This is the first film of his to not earn overall positive reviews (not counting Four Rooms, in which he only directed on a segment). Is this a warning sign for all but his more intense fans to stay away? Or is it better than 51% positive? More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 5 $11,633,495   2,365 $4,919   $11,633,495 1
Jan 1, 1999 7 $7,485,668 -36% 2,365 $3,165   $25,894,803 2
Jan 8, 1999 9 $4,086,045 -45% 2,365 $1,728   $31,867,840 3
Jan 15, 1999 14 $2,321,458 -43% 2,103 $1,104   $35,273,508 4
Jan 22, 1999 19 $1,059,016 -54% 1,512 $700   $36,710,893 5
Jan 29, 1999 25 $533,338 -50% 1,086 $491   $37,512,589 6
Feb 5, 1999 32 $216,498 -59% 443 $489   $37,920,587 7
Feb 12, 1999 38 $123,367 -43% 190 $649   $38,102,619 8
Feb 19, 1999 41 $65,530 -47% 138 $475   $38,188,565 9
Feb 26, 1999 30 $349,517 +433% 1,129 $310   $38,556,806 10
Mar 5, 1999 46 $87,337 -75% 277 $315   $38,757,555 11
Mar 12, 1999 56 $43,579 -50% 157 $278   $38,840,566 12
Mar 19, 1999 62 $23,643 -46% 88 $269   $38,888,836 13
Mar 26, 1999 66 $15,762 -33% 76 $207   $38,915,956 14
Apr 16, 1999 50 $63,313   333 $190   $38,987,344 17
Apr 23, 1999 22 $466,290 +636% 471 $990   $39,485,746 18
Apr 30, 1999 23 $296,307 -36% 410 $723   $39,907,916 19
May 7, 1999 38 $98,298 -67% 258 $381   $40,064,955 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 1998 4 $4,270,000     2,365 $1,805   $4,270,000 1
Dec 26, 1998 7 $4,000,000 -6%   2,365 $1,691   $8,270,000 2
Dec 27, 1998 7 $3,141,000 -21%   2,365 $1,328   $11,411,000 3
Dec 28, 1998 7 $2,175,606 -31%   2,365 $920   $13,586,606 4
Dec 29, 1998 7 $1,872,918 -14%   2,365 $792   $15,459,524 5
Dec 30, 1998 7 $1,650,000 -12%   2,365 $698   $17,203,000 6
Dec 31, 1998 10 $1,120,000 -32%   2,365 $474   $18,323,000 7
Jan 1, 1999 7 $3,340,000 +198% -22% 2,365 $1,412   $21,663,000 8
Jan 2, 1999 7 $2,385,000 -29% -40% 2,365 $1,008   $24,048,000 9
Jan 3, 1999 7 $1,590,000 -33% -49% 2,365 $672   $25,895,000 10
Jan 4, 1999 5 $577,336 -64% -73% 2,365 $244   $26,472,139 11
Jan 5, 1999 5 $624,752 +8% -67% 2,365 $264   $27,096,891 12
Jan 6, 1999 5 $440,456 -29% -73% 2,365 $186   $27,537,347 13
Jan 7, 1999 5 $464,329 +5% -59% 2,365 $196   $28,001,676 14
Jan 8, 1999 5 $1,205,000 +160% -64% 2,365 $510   $28,987,000 15
Jan 9, 1999 8 $2,180,000 +81% -9% 2,365 $922   $31,167,000 16
Jan 10, 1999 10 $700,840 -68% -56% 2,365 $296   $31,867,840 17
Jan 11, 1999 7 $297,814 -58% -48% 2,365 $126   $32,165,654 18
Jan 12, 1999 7 $351,177 +18% -44% 2,365 $148   $32,516,831 19
Jan 13, 1999 7 $272,048 -23% -38% 2,365 $115   $32,788,879 20
Jan 14, 1999 7 $292,678 +8% -37% 2,365 $124   $33,081,557 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 7 $18,409,135   2,365 $7,784   $18,409,135 1
Jan 1, 1999 7 $9,372,660 -49% 2,365 $3,963   $27,781,795 2
Jan 8, 1999 9 $5,170,255 -45% 2,365 $2,186   $32,952,050 3
Jan 15, 1999 14 $2,699,827 -48% 2,103 $1,284   $35,651,877 4
Jan 22, 1999 20 $1,327,374 -51% 1,512 $878   $36,979,251 5
Jan 29, 1999 23 $724,838 -45% 1,086 $667   $37,704,089 6
Feb 5, 1999 32 $275,163 -62% 443 $621   $37,979,252 7
Feb 12, 1999 38 $143,783 -48% 190 $757   $38,123,035 8
Feb 19, 1999 43 $84,254 -41% 138 $611   $38,207,289 9
Feb 26, 1999 31 $462,929 +449% 1,129 $410   $38,670,218 10
Mar 5, 1999 42 $126,769 -73% 277 $458   $38,796,987 11
Mar 12, 1999 53 $68,206 -46% 157 $434   $38,865,193 12
Mar 19, 1999 63 $35,001 -49% 88 $398   $38,900,194 13
Apr 16, 1999 47 $95,425   333 $287   $39,019,456 17
Apr 23, 1999 23 $592,153 +521% 471 $1,257   $39,611,609 18
Apr 30, 1999 26 $355,048 -40% 410 $866   $39,966,657 19

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records