The General’s Daughter (1999)

The General
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $102,705,852Details
International Box Office $47,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $149,705,852
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Synopsis

When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details emerge about Campbell’s life, leading to allegations of a possible military coverup of her death and the involvement of her father, Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,332,053 (21.7% of total gross)
Legs:4.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,856 opening theaters/2,858 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $241,803,537

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 18th, 1999 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as The General's Daughter
Video Release: August 29th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video, released as The General's Daughter
MPA Rating: R for graphic images relating to sexual violence including a strong rape scene, some perverse sexuality, nudity and language.
Running Time: 116 minutes
Plot point: Murder Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 18, 1999 3 $22,332,053   2,856 $7,819   $22,332,053 1
Jun 25, 1999 4 $15,178,374 -32% 2,858 $5,311   $46,817,096 2
Jul 2, 1999 5 $14,207,504 -6% 2,858 $4,971   $67,368,160 3
Jul 9, 1999 5 $7,929,825 -44% 2,710 $2,926   $79,181,576 4
Jul 16, 1999 9 $5,202,549 -34% 2,258 $2,304   $87,907,277 5
Jul 23, 1999 12 $3,811,527 -27% 1,668 $2,285   $94,063,222 6
Jul 30, 1999 14 $2,284,984 -40% 1,319 $1,732   $97,758,300 7
Aug 6, 1999 17 $1,121,512 -51% 936 $1,198   $99,783,009 8
Aug 13, 1999 23 $446,698 -60% 553 $808   $100,743,523 9
Aug 20, 1999 30 $232,227 -48% 360 $645   $101,165,584 10
Aug 27, 1999 46 $106,157 -54% 215 $494   $101,356,947 11
Sep 3, 1999 47 $141,756 +34% 199 $712   $101,537,162 12
Sep 10, 1999 56 $57,475 -59% 151 $381   $101,618,336 13
Sep 17, 1999 25 $318,138 +454% 461 $690   $101,954,375 14
Sep 24, 1999 26 $224,077 -30% 409 $548   $102,318,343 15
Oct 1, 1999 33 $131,302 -41% 305 $430   $102,557,330 16
Oct 8, 1999 46 $64,229 -51% 159 $404   $102,678,089 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 18, 1999 3 $6,970,000     2,856 $2,440   $6,970,000 1
Jun 19, 1999 3 $8,680,000 +25%   2,856 $3,039   $15,650,000 2
Jun 20, 1999 4 $6,302,000 -27%   2,856 $2,207   $22,332,053 3
Jun 21, 1999 3 $2,408,427 -62%   2,856 $843   $24,740,480 4
Jun 22, 1999 3 $2,474,225 +3%   2,856 $866   $27,214,705 5
Jun 23, 1999 4 $2,134,615 -14%   2,856 $747   $29,349,320 6
Jun 24, 1999 4 $2,289,402 +7%   2,856 $802   $31,638,722 7
Jun 25, 1999 4 $4,280,000 +87% -39% 2,858 $1,498   $35,919,000 8
Jun 26, 1999 4 $6,665,000 +56% -23% 2,858 $2,332   $42,584,000 9
Jun 27, 1999 5 $4,333,000 -35% -31% 2,858 $1,516   $46,817,096 10
Jun 28, 1999 5 $1,603,180 -63% -33% 2,858 $561   $48,420,276 11
Jun 29, 1999 5 $1,676,661 +5% -32% 2,858 $587   $50,096,937 12
Jun 30, 1999 7 $1,341,283 -20% -37% 2,858 $469   $51,438,220 13
Jul 1, 1999 7 $1,722,436 +28% -25% 2,858 $603   $53,160,656 14
Jul 2, 1999 6 $3,165,000 +84% -26% 2,858 $1,107   $56,326,000 15
Jul 3, 1999 5 $4,165,000 +32% -38% 2,858 $1,457   $60,491,000 16
Jul 4, 1999 4 $2,930,000 -30% -32% 2,858 $1,025   $63,421,000 17
Jul 5, 1999 5 $3,501,086 +19% +118% 2,858 $1,225   $67,368,160 18
Jul 6, 1999 7 $1,418,720 -59% -15% 2,858 $496   $68,786,880 19
Jul 7, 1999 7 $1,220,923 -14% -9% 2,858 $427   $70,007,803 20
Jul 8, 1999 7 $1,300,000 +6% -25% 2,858 $455   $71,307,803 21
Jul 9, 1999 7 $2,215,000 +70% -30% 2,710 $817   $73,467,000 22
Jul 10, 1999 5 $3,445,000 +56% -17% 2,710 $1,271   $76,912,000 23
Jul 11, 1999 6 $2,161,000 -37% -26% 2,710 $797   $79,181,576 24
Jul 12, 1999 8 $836,385 -61% -76% 2,710 $309   $80,017,961 25
Jul 13, 1999 8 $920,580 +10% -35% 2,710 $340   $80,938,541 26
Jul 14, 1999 8 $892,645 -3% -27% 2,710 $329   $81,830,186 27
Jul 15, 1999 7 $874,542 -2% -33% 2,710 $323   $82,704,728 28
Jul 16, 1999 9 $1,480,000 +69% -33% 2,258 $655   $84,185,000 29
Jul 17, 1999 9 $2,310,000 +56% -33% 2,258 $1,023   $86,495,000 30
Jul 18, 1999 10 $1,390,000 -40% -36% 2,258 $616   $87,907,000 31
Jul 19, 1999 12 $569,804 -59% -32% 2,258 $252   $88,477,081 32
Jul 20, 1999 11 $609,690 +7% -34% 2,258 $270   $89,086,771 33
Jul 21, 1999 11 $573,362 -6% -36% 2,258 $254   $89,660,133 34
Jul 22, 1999 11 $591,562 +3% -32% 2,258 $262   $90,251,695 35
Jul 23, 1999 12 $905,000 +53% -39% 1,668 $543   $91,157,000 36
Jul 24, 1999 11 $1,610,000 +78% -30% 1,668 $965   $92,767,000 37
Jul 25, 1999 12 $969,000 -40% -30% 1,668 $581   $94,063,222 38
Jul 26, 1999 13 $351,028 -64% -38% 1,668 $210   $94,414,250 39
Jul 27, 1999 13 $384,636 +10% -37% 1,668 $231   $94,798,886 40
Jul 28, 1999 15 $333,758 -13% -42% 1,668 $200   $95,132,644 41
Jul 29, 1999 15 $340,672 +2% -42% 1,668 $204   $95,473,316 42
Jul 30, 1999 15 $625,000 +83% -31% 1,319 $474   $96,098,000 43
Jul 31, 1999 14 $1,005,000 +61% -38% 1,319 $762   $97,103,000 44
Aug 2, 1999 15 $216,444   -38% 1,319 $164   $97,974,744 46
Aug 3, 1999 15 $235,223 +9% -39% 1,319 $178   $98,209,967 47
Aug 4, 1999 15 $230,095 -2% -31% 1,319 $174   $98,440,062 48
Aug 5, 1999 15 $221,435 -4% -35% 1,319 $168   $98,661,497 49
Aug 8, 1999 17 $341,000     936 $364   $99,783,009 52
Aug 9, 1999 16 $127,810 -63% -41% 936 $137   $99,910,819 53
Aug 10, 1999 16 $143,173 +12% -39% 936 $153   $100,053,992 54
Aug 11, 1999 16 $121,228 -15% -47% 936 $130   $100,175,220 55
Aug 12, 1999 16 $121,605 n/c -45% 936 $130   $100,296,825 56
Aug 18, 1999 20 $49,349   -59% 553 $89   $100,888,922 62
Aug 19, 1999 20 $44,435 -10% -63% 553 $80   $100,933,357 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 18, 1999 3 $31,638,722   2,856 $11,078   $31,638,722 1
Jun 25, 1999 5 $21,521,934 -32% 2,858 $7,530   $53,160,656 2
Jul 2, 1999 5 $18,091,095 -16% 2,858 $6,330   $71,251,751 3
Jul 9, 1999 6 $11,452,977 -37% 2,710 $4,226   $82,704,728 4
Jul 16, 1999 10 $7,546,967 -34% 2,258 $3,342   $90,251,695 5
Jul 23, 1999 12 $5,221,621 -31% 1,668 $3,130   $95,473,316 6
Jul 30, 1999 14 $3,188,181 -39% 1,319 $2,417   $98,661,497 7
Aug 6, 1999 16 $1,635,328 -49% 936 $1,747   $100,296,825 8
Aug 13, 1999 25 $636,532 -61% 553 $1,151   $100,933,357 9
Aug 20, 1999 33 $317,433 -50% 360 $882   $101,250,790 10
Aug 27, 1999 48 $144,616 -54% 215 $673   $101,395,406 11
Sep 3, 1999 45 $165,455 +14% 199 $831   $101,560,861 12
Sep 10, 1999 53 $75,376 -54% 151 $499   $101,636,237 13
Sep 17, 1999 26 $458,029 +508% 461 $994   $102,094,266 14
Sep 24, 1999 24 $331,762 -28% 409 $811   $102,426,028 15
Oct 1, 1999 35 $187,832 -43% 305 $616   $102,613,860 16
Oct 8, 1999 46 $91,992 -51% 159 $579   $102,705,852 17

Synopsis

When the body of Army Capt. Elizabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details emerge about Campbell’s life, leading to allegations of a possible military coverup of her death and the involvement of her father, Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,332,053 (21.7% of total gross)
Legs:4.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,856 opening theaters/2,858 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $241,803,537

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 18th, 1999 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures, released as The General's Daughter
Video Release: August 29th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video, released as The General's Daughter
MPA Rating: R for graphic images relating to sexual violence including a strong rape scene, some perverse sexuality, nudity and language.
Running Time: 116 minutes
Plot point: Murder Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 18, 1999 3 $22,332,053   2,856 $7,819   $22,332,053 1
Jun 25, 1999 4 $15,178,374 -32% 2,858 $5,311   $46,817,096 2
Jul 2, 1999 5 $14,207,504 -6% 2,858 $4,971   $67,368,160 3
Jul 9, 1999 5 $7,929,825 -44% 2,710 $2,926   $79,181,576 4
Jul 16, 1999 9 $5,202,549 -34% 2,258 $2,304   $87,907,277 5
Jul 23, 1999 12 $3,811,527 -27% 1,668 $2,285   $94,063,222 6
Jul 30, 1999 14 $2,284,984 -40% 1,319 $1,732   $97,758,300 7
Aug 6, 1999 17 $1,121,512 -51% 936 $1,198   $99,783,009 8
Aug 13, 1999 23 $446,698 -60% 553 $808   $100,743,523 9
Aug 20, 1999 30 $232,227 -48% 360 $645   $101,165,584 10
Aug 27, 1999 46 $106,157 -54% 215 $494   $101,356,947 11
Sep 3, 1999 47 $141,756 +34% 199 $712   $101,537,162 12
Sep 10, 1999 56 $57,475 -59% 151 $381   $101,618,336 13
Sep 17, 1999 25 $318,138 +454% 461 $690   $101,954,375 14
Sep 24, 1999 26 $224,077 -30% 409 $548   $102,318,343 15
Oct 1, 1999 33 $131,302 -41% 305 $430   $102,557,330 16
Oct 8, 1999 46 $64,229 -51% 159 $404   $102,678,089 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 18, 1999 3 $6,970,000     2,856 $2,440   $6,970,000 1
Jun 19, 1999 3 $8,680,000 +25%   2,856 $3,039   $15,650,000 2
Jun 20, 1999 4 $6,302,000 -27%   2,856 $2,207   $22,332,053 3
Jun 21, 1999 3 $2,408,427 -62%   2,856 $843   $24,740,480 4
Jun 22, 1999 3 $2,474,225 +3%   2,856 $866   $27,214,705 5
Jun 23, 1999 4 $2,134,615 -14%   2,856 $747   $29,349,320 6
Jun 24, 1999 4 $2,289,402 +7%   2,856 $802   $31,638,722 7
Jun 25, 1999 4 $4,280,000 +87% -39% 2,858 $1,498   $35,919,000 8
Jun 26, 1999 4 $6,665,000 +56% -23% 2,858 $2,332   $42,584,000 9
Jun 27, 1999 5 $4,333,000 -35% -31% 2,858 $1,516   $46,817,096 10
Jun 28, 1999 5 $1,603,180 -63% -33% 2,858 $561   $48,420,276 11
Jun 29, 1999 5 $1,676,661 +5% -32% 2,858 $587   $50,096,937 12
Jun 30, 1999 7 $1,341,283 -20% -37% 2,858 $469   $51,438,220 13
Jul 1, 1999 7 $1,722,436 +28% -25% 2,858 $603   $53,160,656 14
Jul 2, 1999 6 $3,165,000 +84% -26% 2,858 $1,107   $56,326,000 15
Jul 3, 1999 5 $4,165,000 +32% -38% 2,858 $1,457   $60,491,000 16
Jul 4, 1999 4 $2,930,000 -30% -32% 2,858 $1,025   $63,421,000 17
Jul 5, 1999 5 $3,501,086 +19% +118% 2,858 $1,225   $67,368,160 18
Jul 6, 1999 7 $1,418,720 -59% -15% 2,858 $496   $68,786,880 19
Jul 7, 1999 7 $1,220,923 -14% -9% 2,858 $427   $70,007,803 20
Jul 8, 1999 7 $1,300,000 +6% -25% 2,858 $455   $71,307,803 21
Jul 9, 1999 7 $2,215,000 +70% -30% 2,710 $817   $73,467,000 22
Jul 10, 1999 5 $3,445,000 +56% -17% 2,710 $1,271   $76,912,000 23
Jul 11, 1999 6 $2,161,000 -37% -26% 2,710 $797   $79,181,576 24
Jul 12, 1999 8 $836,385 -61% -76% 2,710 $309   $80,017,961 25
Jul 13, 1999 8 $920,580 +10% -35% 2,710 $340   $80,938,541 26
Jul 14, 1999 8 $892,645 -3% -27% 2,710 $329   $81,830,186 27
Jul 15, 1999 7 $874,542 -2% -33% 2,710 $323   $82,704,728 28
Jul 16, 1999 9 $1,480,000 +69% -33% 2,258 $655   $84,185,000 29
Jul 17, 1999 9 $2,310,000 +56% -33% 2,258 $1,023   $86,495,000 30
Jul 18, 1999 10 $1,390,000 -40% -36% 2,258 $616   $87,907,000 31
Jul 19, 1999 12 $569,804 -59% -32% 2,258 $252   $88,477,081 32
Jul 20, 1999 11 $609,690 +7% -34% 2,258 $270   $89,086,771 33
Jul 21, 1999 11 $573,362 -6% -36% 2,258 $254   $89,660,133 34
Jul 22, 1999 11 $591,562 +3% -32% 2,258 $262   $90,251,695 35
Jul 23, 1999 12 $905,000 +53% -39% 1,668 $543   $91,157,000 36
Jul 24, 1999 11 $1,610,000 +78% -30% 1,668 $965   $92,767,000 37
Jul 25, 1999 12 $969,000 -40% -30% 1,668 $581   $94,063,222 38
Jul 26, 1999 13 $351,028 -64% -38% 1,668 $210   $94,414,250 39
Jul 27, 1999 13 $384,636 +10% -37% 1,668 $231   $94,798,886 40
Jul 28, 1999 15 $333,758 -13% -42% 1,668 $200   $95,132,644 41
Jul 29, 1999 15 $340,672 +2% -42% 1,668 $204   $95,473,316 42
Jul 30, 1999 15 $625,000 +83% -31% 1,319 $474   $96,098,000 43
Jul 31, 1999 14 $1,005,000 +61% -38% 1,319 $762   $97,103,000 44
Aug 2, 1999 15 $216,444   -38% 1,319 $164   $97,974,744 46
Aug 3, 1999 15 $235,223 +9% -39% 1,319 $178   $98,209,967 47
Aug 4, 1999 15 $230,095 -2% -31% 1,319 $174   $98,440,062 48
Aug 5, 1999 15 $221,435 -4% -35% 1,319 $168   $98,661,497 49
Aug 8, 1999 17 $341,000     936 $364   $99,783,009 52
Aug 9, 1999 16 $127,810 -63% -41% 936 $137   $99,910,819 53
Aug 10, 1999 16 $143,173 +12% -39% 936 $153   $100,053,992 54
Aug 11, 1999 16 $121,228 -15% -47% 936 $130   $100,175,220 55
Aug 12, 1999 16 $121,605 n/c -45% 936 $130   $100,296,825 56
Aug 18, 1999 20 $49,349   -59% 553 $89   $100,888,922 62
Aug 19, 1999 20 $44,435 -10% -63% 553 $80   $100,933,357 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 18, 1999 3 $31,638,722   2,856 $11,078   $31,638,722 1
Jun 25, 1999 5 $21,521,934 -32% 2,858 $7,530   $53,160,656 2
Jul 2, 1999 5 $18,091,095 -16% 2,858 $6,330   $71,251,751 3
Jul 9, 1999 6 $11,452,977 -37% 2,710 $4,226   $82,704,728 4
Jul 16, 1999 10 $7,546,967 -34% 2,258 $3,342   $90,251,695 5
Jul 23, 1999 12 $5,221,621 -31% 1,668 $3,130   $95,473,316 6
Jul 30, 1999 14 $3,188,181 -39% 1,319 $2,417   $98,661,497 7
Aug 6, 1999 16 $1,635,328 -49% 936 $1,747   $100,296,825 8
Aug 13, 1999 25 $636,532 -61% 553 $1,151   $100,933,357 9
Aug 20, 1999 33 $317,433 -50% 360 $882   $101,250,790 10
Aug 27, 1999 48 $144,616 -54% 215 $673   $101,395,406 11
Sep 3, 1999 45 $165,455 +14% 199 $831   $101,560,861 12
Sep 10, 1999 53 $75,376 -54% 151 $499   $101,636,237 13
Sep 17, 1999 26 $458,029 +508% 461 $994   $102,094,266 14
Sep 24, 1999 24 $331,762 -28% 409 $811   $102,426,028 15
Oct 1, 1999 35 $187,832 -43% 305 $616   $102,613,860 16
Oct 8, 1999 46 $91,992 -51% 159 $579   $102,705,852 17