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Festen (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,647,780Details
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Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,391 $1,647,780
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,962 $1,647,780
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,546 $1,647,780
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,034 $1,647,780
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,514 $1,647,780
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,939 $1,647,780

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


Movie Details

Production Budget:$1,300,000
Domestic Releases: October 9th, 1998 (Wide) by October Films, released as The Celebration
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content and language, including references to sexual abuse
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Keywords: Foreign Language
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Uncategorized

Ulrich Thomsen    Christian Klingenfeldt
Henning Moritzen    Faderen/Father Helge Klingenfeldt-Hansen
Thomas Bo Larsen    Michael
Paprika Steen    Helene
Birthe Neumann    Moderen/Mother
Thomas Vinterberg    Taxi Driver

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

Production and Technical Credits

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,391 $1,647,780
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,529 $3,093,143
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,705 $1,647,780
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 189 $1,647,780
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,715 $1,647,780
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,392 $1,647,780
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,663 $1,647,780
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,546 $1,647,780
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,514 $1,647,780
All Time Domestic Box Office for October Films Movies 17 $1,647,780

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
1998/10/16 49 $39,798   4 $9,950   $83,069 2
1998/10/23 51 $44,937 +13% 11 $4,085   $147,963 3
1998/10/30 36 $96,225 +114% 25 $3,849   $267,908 4
1998/11/06 37 $101,624 +6% 26 $3,909   $415,685 5
1998/11/13 37 $110,422 +9% 31 $3,562   $570,471 6
1998/11/20 39 $89,836 -19% 32 $2,807   $710,244 7
1998/11/27 38 $99,095 +10% 31 $3,197   $863,987 8
1998/12/04 38 $77,236 -22% 36 $2,145   $978,563 9
1998/12/11 47 $40,104 -48% 26 $1,542   $1,048,793 10
1998/12/18 44 $47,064 +17% 28 $1,681   $1,117,551 11
1998/12/25 49 $44,321 -6% 23 $1,927   $1,178,492 12
1999/01/01 50 $50,497 +14% 28 $1,803   $1,250,305 13
1999/01/08 41 $54,102 +7% 27 $2,004   $1,324,105 14
1999/01/15 46 $45,303 -16% 17 $2,665   $1,391,049 15
1999/01/22 50 $43,240 -5% 24 $1,802   $1,447,368 16
1999/01/29 47 $49,643 +15% 22 $2,257   $1,514,307 17
1999/02/12 52 $42,105   15 $2,807   $1,618,611 19
1999/02/19 62 $16,108 -62% 15 $1,074   $1,647,780 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
1998/10/16 45 $59,755   4 $14,939   $103,026 2
1998/10/23 42 $68,657 +15% 11 $6,242   $171,683 3
1998/10/30 32 $142,378 +107% 25 $5,695   $314,061 4
1998/11/06 36 $145,988 +3% 26 $5,615   $460,049 5
1998/11/13 36 $160,359 +10% 31 $5,173   $620,408 6
1998/11/20 39 $144,484 -10% 32 $4,515   $764,892 7
1998/11/27 39 $136,435 -6% 31 $4,401   $901,327 8
1998/12/04 37 $107,362 -21% 36 $2,982   $1,008,689 9
1998/12/11 44 $61,798 -42% 26 $2,377   $1,070,487 10
1998/12/18 41 $63,684 +3% 28 $2,274   $1,134,171 11
1998/12/25 51 $65,637 +3% 23 $2,854   $1,199,808 12
1999/01/01 46 $70,195 +7% 28 $2,507   $1,270,003 13
1999/01/08 42 $75,743 +8% 27 $2,805   $1,345,746 14
1999/01/15 44 $58,382 -23% 17 $3,434   $1,404,128 15
1999/01/22 47 $60,536 +4% 24 $2,522   $1,464,664 16
1999/02/12 52 $55,166   15 $3,678   $1,631,672 19

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,962 $1,647,780
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,086 $1,647,780
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,170 $1,647,780
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,419 $1,647,780
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,025 $1,647,780
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,034 $1,647,780
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,939 $1,647,780
All Time Worldwide Box Office for October Films Movies 17 $1,647,780


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