Synopsis
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $10,000,000 |
| South Korea Releases: |
March 21st, 1998 (Wide) |
| Video Release: |
December 1st, 1998 by Miramax Video |
| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong language, including some sex-related dialogue |
| Running Time: |
126 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Coming of Age, Delayed Adulthood, Academics, College, Therapists / Therapy, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Orphan, Foster Family, Dysfunctional Family, Domestic Abuse, Non-Chronological, Addiction, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Life Drama, 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Lawrence Bender, Miramax Films |
| Production Countries: |
United States |
| Languages: |
English |
August 22nd, 2012
It is an amazing week on the home market, if you count The Hunger Games. That film made its DVD and Blu-ray debut on Saturday, so it didn't quite come out this week, but it is still selling well. The best-selling Tuesday release was NCIS: Season Nine - Buy from Amazon, while the top five is dominated by Blu-ray catalog releases. I think Bernie comes close to being a Pick of the Week Contender and A Separation is even better, but I'm going with The Hunger Games as top pick.
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August 20th, 2012
Good Will Hunting first made its Blu-ray debut way back at this time last year. Seriously. It's been less than one year since the previous Blu-ray release. Why? Obviously opinions about the movie haven't changed in a year, but is there anything new this time around? Are there new extras? Is the video and audio improved?
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August 30th, 2011
Summer is officially over, both at the box office and on the home market. Granted, the theatrical releases are still really weak, but the TV on DVD releases are starting to become overwhelming. There are several such releases that are worth picking up, but none rise to the level of Pick of the Week. For that I went with The Coen Brothers Blu-ray Box Set. However, if you've made the leap to Blu-ray, then The Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D Blu-ray Combo Pack is worth an honorable mention. Meanwhile, there's a film called Norwegian Ninja coming out on DVD that has cult classic written all over it. I really hope the screener arrives soon.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2016/08/26 |
17 |
$52,169 |
|
61 |
$855 |
$77,461 |
963 |
| 2016/09/02 |
- |
$21,025 |
-60% |
46 |
$457 |
$126,704 |
964 |
| 2018/02/23 |
- |
$1,786 |
|
1 |
$1,786 |
$340,762 |
1,041 |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.
