Holy Man (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,069,719Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,106,919 (42.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,013 opening theaters/2,013 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $27,098,955

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 9th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG for some language.
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Soul Men
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Keywords: Religious, Satirical Comedy, Satire, TV Industry, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 298 $5,820,483 Oct 16, 1998 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 1998 5 $5,106,919   2,013 $2,537   $5,106,919 1
Oct 16, 1998 10 $2,415,756 -53% 2,013 $1,200   $8,987,319 2
Oct 23, 1998 14 $928,160 -62% 1,498 $620   $10,579,816 3
Oct 30, 1998 19 $428,207 -54% 811 $528   $11,245,093 4
Nov 6, 1998 35 $127,501 -70% 264 $483   $11,524,361 5
Nov 13, 1998 47 $53,922 -58% 114 $473   $11,615,744 6
Nov 20, 1998 32 $156,611 +190% 339 $462   $11,787,959 7
Nov 27, 1998 39 $90,372 -42% 204 $443   $11,949,596 8
Dec 4, 1998 47 $41,011 -55% 130 $315   $12,002,968 9
Dec 11, 1998 54 $26,835 -35% 95 $282   $12,042,240 10
Dec 18, 1998 61 $7,231 -73% 32 $226   $12,058,443 11
Dec 25, 1998 63 $3,839 -47% 16 $240   $12,065,985 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 9, 1998 5 $1,540,000     2,013 $765   $1,540,000 1
Oct 10, 1998 5 $2,120,000 +38%   2,013 $1,053   $3,660,000 2
Oct 11, 1998 4 $1,446,919 -32%   2,013 $719   $5,106,919 3
Oct 12, 1998 6 $575,716 -60%   2,013 $286   $5,682,635 4
Oct 13, 1998 6 $323,635 -44%   2,013 $161   $6,006,270 5
Oct 14, 1998 7 $283,264 -12%   2,013 $141   $6,289,534 6
Oct 15, 1998 7 $282,029 n/c   2,013 $140   $6,571,563 7
Oct 16, 1998 10 $685,000 +143% -56% 2,013 $340   $7,257,000 8
Oct 17, 1998 10 $1,065,000 +55% -50% 2,013 $529   $8,322,000 9
Oct 18, 1998 10 $637,000 -40% -56% 2,013 $316   $8,987,000 10
Oct 19, 1998 10 $157,986 -75% -73% 2,013 $78   $9,145,305 11
Oct 20, 1998 10 $181,163 +15% -44% 2,013 $90   $9,326,468 12

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 1998 5 $6,571,563   2,013 $3,265   $6,571,563 1
Oct 16, 1998 10 $3,080,093 -53% 2,013 $1,530   $9,651,656 2
Oct 23, 1998 14 $1,165,230 -62% 1,498 $778   $10,816,886 3
Oct 30, 1998 19 $579,974 -50% 811 $715   $11,396,860 4
Nov 6, 1998 34 $164,962 -72% 264 $625   $11,561,822 5
Nov 13, 1998 47 $69,526 -58% 114 $610   $11,631,348 6
Nov 20, 1998 32 $227,876 +228% 339 $672   $11,859,224 7
Nov 27, 1998 42 $102,733 -55% 204 $504   $11,961,957 8
Dec 4, 1998 47 $53,448 -48% 130 $411   $12,015,405 9
Dec 11, 1998 52 $35,807 -33% 95 $377   $12,051,212 10
Dec 18, 1998 53 $10,934 -69% 32 $342   $12,062,146 11

Leading Cast

Eddie Murphy    G

Supporting Cast

Jeff Goldblum    Ricky Hayman
Kelly Preston    Kate Newell
Robert Loggia    Mr. McBainbridge
Jon Cryer    Barry
Dave Corey    Announcer
Eric McCormack    Scott Hawkes
Tim Powell    Dr. Simons
Gary Rogers    Featured Cameraman
Soupy Sales    Himself
Eugene Levy    Guy on Background TV. (uncredited)
Edie McClurg    Laundry Lady #2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Herek    Director
Tom Schulman    Screenwriter
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,106,919 (42.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,013 opening theaters/2,013 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $27,098,955

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 9th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG for some language.
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Soul Men
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Keywords: Religious, Satirical Comedy, Satire, TV Industry, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 298 $5,820,483 Oct 16, 1998 10

Leading Cast

Eddie Murphy    G

Supporting Cast

Jeff Goldblum    Ricky Hayman
Kelly Preston    Kate Newell
Robert Loggia    Mr. McBainbridge
Jon Cryer    Barry
Dave Corey    Announcer
Eric McCormack    Scott Hawkes
Tim Powell    Dr. Simons
Gary Rogers    Featured Cameraman
Soupy Sales    Himself
Eugene Levy    Guy on Background TV. (uncredited)
Edie McClurg    Laundry Lady #2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephen Herek    Director
Tom Schulman    Screenwriter
Alan Silvestri    Composer
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 1998 5 $5,106,919   2,013 $2,537   $5,106,919 1
Oct 16, 1998 10 $2,415,756 -53% 2,013 $1,200   $8,987,319 2
Oct 23, 1998 14 $928,160 -62% 1,498 $620   $10,579,816 3
Oct 30, 1998 19 $428,207 -54% 811 $528   $11,245,093 4
Nov 6, 1998 35 $127,501 -70% 264 $483   $11,524,361 5
Nov 13, 1998 47 $53,922 -58% 114 $473   $11,615,744 6
Nov 20, 1998 32 $156,611 +190% 339 $462   $11,787,959 7
Nov 27, 1998 39 $90,372 -42% 204 $443   $11,949,596 8
Dec 4, 1998 47 $41,011 -55% 130 $315   $12,002,968 9
Dec 11, 1998 54 $26,835 -35% 95 $282   $12,042,240 10
Dec 18, 1998 61 $7,231 -73% 32 $226   $12,058,443 11
Dec 25, 1998 63 $3,839 -47% 16 $240   $12,065,985 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 9, 1998 5 $1,540,000     2,013 $765   $1,540,000 1
Oct 10, 1998 5 $2,120,000 +38%   2,013 $1,053   $3,660,000 2
Oct 11, 1998 4 $1,446,919 -32%   2,013 $719   $5,106,919 3
Oct 12, 1998 6 $575,716 -60%   2,013 $286   $5,682,635 4
Oct 13, 1998 6 $323,635 -44%   2,013 $161   $6,006,270 5
Oct 14, 1998 7 $283,264 -12%   2,013 $141   $6,289,534 6
Oct 15, 1998 7 $282,029 n/c   2,013 $140   $6,571,563 7
Oct 16, 1998 10 $685,000 +143% -56% 2,013 $340   $7,257,000 8
Oct 17, 1998 10 $1,065,000 +55% -50% 2,013 $529   $8,322,000 9
Oct 18, 1998 10 $637,000 -40% -56% 2,013 $316   $8,987,000 10
Oct 19, 1998 10 $157,986 -75% -73% 2,013 $78   $9,145,305 11
Oct 20, 1998 10 $181,163 +15% -44% 2,013 $90   $9,326,468 12

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 9, 1998 5 $6,571,563   2,013 $3,265   $6,571,563 1
Oct 16, 1998 10 $3,080,093 -53% 2,013 $1,530   $9,651,656 2
Oct 23, 1998 14 $1,165,230 -62% 1,498 $778   $10,816,886 3
Oct 30, 1998 19 $579,974 -50% 811 $715   $11,396,860 4
Nov 6, 1998 34 $164,962 -72% 264 $625   $11,561,822 5
Nov 13, 1998 47 $69,526 -58% 114 $610   $11,631,348 6
Nov 20, 1998 32 $227,876 +228% 339 $672   $11,859,224 7
Nov 27, 1998 42 $102,733 -55% 204 $504   $11,961,957 8
Dec 4, 1998 47 $53,448 -48% 130 $411   $12,015,405 9
Dec 11, 1998 52 $35,807 -33% 95 $377   $12,051,212 10
Dec 18, 1998 53 $10,934 -69% 32 $342   $12,062,146 11