Following (1999)

Following
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $48,482Details
International Box Office $192,013Details
Worldwide Box Office $240,495
OpusData ID: 86940100 More info...
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,636 (3.4% of total gross)
Legs:7.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000 (worldwide box office is 40.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $107,931

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 2nd, 1999 (Wide) by Zeitgeist
International Releases: August 23rd, 2023 (Limited) (Italy)
June 6th, 2024 (Limited) (Germany)
January 10th, 2025 (Limited), released as Following (フォロウィング) (Japan)
Video Release: December 11th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language and some violence.
Cast, crew, or production detail: Retro Black and White, Unnamed Character
Plot point: Non-Chronological, Photography, Relationships Gone Wrong, Surprise Twist, Voyeurism, Writing and Writers
Social setting: Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1999 84 $1,636   1 $1,636   $1,636 1
Apr 9, 1999 - $3,668 +124% 1 $3,668   $8,060 2
Jun 4, 1999 82 $6,450   1 $6,450   $24,330 10
Jul 2, 1999 74 $5,524   1 $5,524   $36,640 14
Aug 6, 1999 84 $855   2 $428   $43,188 19
Aug 20, 1999 93 $1,009   2 $505   $44,705 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1999 80 $4,392   1 $4,392   $4,392 1
Aug 6, 1999 80 $1,363   2 $682   $43,696 19

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Italy 8/23/2023 $16,862 0 0 0 $64,543 9/4/2023
  
Rest of World $127,470
  
International Total $192,013 9/4/2023

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Production and Technical Credits

Christopher Nolan    Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,636 (3.4% of total gross)
Legs:7.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000 (worldwide box office is 40.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $107,931

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 2nd, 1999 (Wide) by Zeitgeist
International Releases: August 23rd, 2023 (Limited) (Italy)
June 6th, 2024 (Limited) (Germany)
January 10th, 2025 (Limited), released as Following (フォロウィング) (Japan)
Video Release: December 11th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language and some violence.
Cast, crew, or production detail: Retro Black and White, Unnamed Character
Plot point: Non-Chronological, Photography, Relationships Gone Wrong, Surprise Twist, Voyeurism, Writing and Writers
Social setting: Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1999 84 $1,636   1 $1,636   $1,636 1
Apr 9, 1999 - $3,668 +124% 1 $3,668   $8,060 2
Jun 4, 1999 82 $6,450   1 $6,450   $24,330 10
Jul 2, 1999 74 $5,524   1 $5,524   $36,640 14
Aug 6, 1999 84 $855   2 $428   $43,188 19
Aug 20, 1999 93 $1,009   2 $505   $44,705 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1999 80 $4,392   1 $4,392   $4,392 1
Aug 6, 1999 80 $1,363   2 $682   $43,696 19

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Italy 8/23/2023 $16,862 0 0 0 $64,543 9/4/2023
  
Rest of World $127,470
  
International Total $192,013 9/4/2023

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Production and Technical Credits

Christopher Nolan    Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.