The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $75,383,563Details
International Box Office $111,500,000
Worldwide Box Office $186,883,563
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Synopsis

After her fourteen year old daughter suffers a serious horse riding accident, a high-powered magazine editor goes to Montana to bring the horse to a legendary “horse whisperer,” a person with a unique gift of being able to cure troubled horses. Romance blossoms between the sophisticated mother and the gentle horseman, leading to wonderful and tragic consequences.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,685,488 (18.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,039 opening theaters/2,362 max. theaters, 8.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $181,788,503

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 15th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPA Rating: PG-13 for a disturbing accident scene.
Running Time: 169 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Directing Yourself, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Country Mouse, City Mouse, Culture Clash, Depression, Dysfunctional Family, Infidelity, Love Triangle, Paralysis / Loss of a Limb, Road Trip, Romance, Workaholic
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1998 2 $13,685,488   2,039 $6,712   $13,685,488 1
May 22, 1998 3 $14,516,024 +6% 2,049 $7,084   $33,097,956 2
May 29, 1998 4 $7,338,090 -49% 2,189 $3,352   $43,414,451 3
Jun 5, 1998 6 $5,248,338 -28% 2,362 $2,222   $51,823,567 4
Jun 12, 1998 8 $3,948,234 -25% 2,286 $1,727   $58,395,949 5
Jun 19, 1998 10 $2,576,416 -35% 1,852 $1,391   $63,064,187 6
Jun 26, 1998 10 $1,885,386 -27% 1,419 $1,329   $66,532,043 7
Jul 3, 1998 10 $1,341,274 -29% 1,048 $1,280   $68,946,418 8
Jul 10, 1998 14 $832,256 -38% 670 $1,242   $70,617,622 9
Jul 17, 1998 17 $547,928 -34% 493 $1,111   $71,622,529 10
Jul 24, 1998 21 $348,201 -36% 361 $965   $72,270,798 11
Jul 31, 1998 20 $394,264 +13% 418 $943   $72,842,570 12
Aug 7, 1998 22 $444,261 +13% 527 $843   $73,537,519 13
Aug 14, 1998 25 $321,239 -28% 455 $706   $74,124,424 14
Aug 21, 1998 31 $227,813 -29% 337 $676   $74,506,257 15
Aug 28, 1998 41 $151,793 -33% 215 $706   $74,766,362 16
Sep 4, 1998 40 $142,786 -6% 159 $898   $74,956,940 17
Sep 11, 1998 41 $85,173 -40% 161 $529   $75,072,005 18
Sep 18, 1998 46 $69,691 -18% 133 $524   $75,181,361 19
Sep 25, 1998 53 $49,996 -28% 0     $75,265,390 20
Oct 9, 1998 59 $34,361   0     $75,370,763 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 15, 1998 1 $4,400,000     2,039 $2,158   $4,400,000 1
May 16, 1998 2 $5,615,000 +28%   2,039 $2,754   $10,015,000 2
May 17, 1998 2 $3,613,000 -36%   2,039 $1,772   $13,685,000 3
May 18, 1998 2 $1,236,731 -66%   2,039 $607   $14,922,219 4
May 19, 1998 3 $1,217,112 -2%   2,039 $597   $16,139,331 5
May 20, 1998 2 $1,173,339 -4%   2,039 $575   $17,312,670 6
May 21, 1998 3 $1,269,262 +8%   2,039 $622   $18,581,932 7
May 22, 1998 3 $2,850,068 +125% -35% 2,049 $1,391   $21,432,000 8
May 23, 1998 3 $4,320,000 +52% -23% 2,049 $2,108   $25,752,000 9
May 24, 1998 3 $4,000,000 -7% +11% 2,049 $1,952   $29,752,000 10
May 25, 1998 3 $3,268,464 -18% +164% 2,049 $1,595   $33,097,956 11
May 26, 1998 3 $1,018,797 -69% -16% 2,049 $497   $34,116,753 12
May 27, 1998 2 $963,354 -5% -18% 2,049 $470   $35,080,107 13
May 28, 1998 2 $995,000 +3% -22% 2,049 $486   $36,075,000 14
May 29, 1998 4 $2,075,000 +109% -27% 2,189 $948   $38,151,000 15
May 30, 1998 4 $3,360,000 +62% -22% 2,189 $1,535   $41,511,000 16
May 31, 1998 4 $1,945,000 -42% -51% 2,189 $889   $43,414,000 17
Jun 1, 1998 4 $693,204 -64% -79% 2,189 $317   $44,107,655 18
Jun 2, 1998 4 $839,758 +21% -18% 2,189 $384   $44,947,413 19
Jun 3, 1998 3 $775,040 -8% -20% 2,189 $354   $45,722,453 20
Jun 4, 1998 4 $852,776 +10% -14% 2,189 $390   $46,575,229 21
Jun 5, 1998 6 $1,445,000 +69% -30% 2,362 $612   $48,020,000 22
Jun 6, 1998 6 $2,405,000 +66% -28% 2,362 $1,018   $50,425,000 23
Jun 7, 1998 6 $1,390,000 -42% -29% 2,362 $588   $51,824,000 24
Jun 8, 1998 5 $591,408 -57% -15% 2,362 $250   $52,414,976 25
Jun 9, 1998 5 $712,311 +20% -15% 2,362 $302   $53,127,286 26
Jun 10, 1998 5 $619,512 -13% -20% 2,362 $262   $53,746,798 27
Jun 11, 1998 5 $700,917 +13% -18% 2,362 $297   $54,447,715 28
Jun 12, 1998 9 $1,035,285 +48% -28% 2,286 $453   $55,483,000 29
Jun 13, 1998 8 $1,740,000 +68% -28% 2,286 $761   $57,223,000 30
Jun 14, 1998 7 $1,079,000 -38% -22% 2,286 $472   $58,396,000 31
Jun 15, 1998 8 $479,981 -56% -19% 2,286 $210   $58,875,930 32
Jun 16, 1998 7 $559,582 +17% -21% 2,286 $245   $59,435,512 33
Jun 17, 1998 8 $523,792 -6% -15% 2,286 $229   $59,959,304 34
Jun 18, 1998 7 $528,467 +1% -25% 2,286 $231   $60,487,771 35
Jun 19, 1998 10 $730,229 +38% -29% 1,852 $394   $61,218,000 36
Jun 20, 1998 10 $1,040,000 +42% -40% 1,852 $562   $62,258,000 37
Jun 21, 1998 9 $681,000 -35% -37% 1,852 $368   $63,064,000 38
Jun 22, 1998 9 $342,679 -50% -29% 1,852 $185   $63,406,866 39
Jun 23, 1998 9 $417,265 +22% -25% 1,852 $225   $63,824,131 40
Jun 24, 1998 9 $406,454 -3% -22% 1,852 $219   $64,230,585 41
Jun 25, 1998 8 $416,072 +2% -21% 1,852 $225   $64,646,657 42
Jun 26, 1998 10 $560,000 +35% -23% 1,419 $395   $65,217,000 43
Jun 27, 1998 9 $835,000 +49% -20% 1,419 $588   $66,052,000 44
Jun 28, 1998 10 $515,000 -38% -24% 1,419 $363   $66,532,000 45
Jun 29, 1998 10 $258,857 -50% -24% 1,419 $182   $66,790,857 46
Jun 30, 1998 10 $321,837 +24% -23% 1,419 $227   $67,112,737 47
Jul 1, 1998 10 $218,911 -32% -46% 1,151 $190   $67,336,648 48
Jul 2, 1998 10 $280,000 +28% -33% 1,151 $243   $67,627,000 49
Jul 3, 1998 10 $475,000 +70% -15% 1,048 $453   $68,102,000 50
Jul 4, 1998 9 $441,000 -7% -47% 1,048 $421   $68,543,000 51
Jul 5, 1998 10 $403,000 -9% -22% 1,048 $385   $68,946,000 52
Jul 7, 1998 10 $217,492   -32% 1,048 $208   $69,350,461 54
Jul 8, 1998 10 $222,174 +2% +1% 1,048 $212   $69,572,635 55
Jul 9, 1998 10 $212,731 -4% -24% 1,048 $203   $69,785,366 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1998 2 $18,581,932   2,039 $9,113   $18,581,932 1
May 22, 1998 3 $17,494,429 -6% 2,049 $8,538   $36,076,361 2
May 29, 1998 4 $10,498,868 -40% 2,189 $4,796   $46,575,229 3
Jun 5, 1998 6 $7,872,486 -25% 2,362 $3,333   $54,447,715 4
Jun 12, 1998 8 $6,040,056 -23% 2,286 $2,642   $60,487,771 5
Jun 19, 1998 9 $4,158,886 -31% 1,852 $2,246   $64,646,657 6
Jun 26, 1998 10 $2,958,487 -29% 1,419 $2,085   $67,605,144 7
Jul 3, 1998 10 $2,180,222 -26% 1,048 $2,080   $69,785,366 8
Jul 10, 1998 14 $1,289,235 -41% 670 $1,924   $71,074,601 9
Jul 17, 1998 17 $847,996 -34% 493 $1,720   $71,922,597 10
Jul 24, 1998 21 $525,709 -38% 361 $1,456   $72,448,306 11
Jul 31, 1998 18 $644,952 +23% 418 $1,543   $73,093,258 12
Aug 7, 1998 22 $709,927 +10% 527 $1,347   $73,803,185 13
Aug 14, 1998 27 $475,259 -33% 455 $1,045   $74,278,444 14
Aug 21, 1998 31 $336,125 -29% 337 $997   $74,614,569 15
Aug 28, 1998 39 $199,585 -41% 215 $928   $74,814,154 16
Sep 4, 1998 40 $172,678 -13% 159 $1,086   $74,986,832 17
Sep 11, 1998 45 $124,838 -28% 161 $775   $75,111,670 18
Sep 18, 1998 46 $103,724 -17% 133 $780   $75,215,394 19

Synopsis

After her fourteen year old daughter suffers a serious horse riding accident, a high-powered magazine editor goes to Montana to bring the horse to a legendary “horse whisperer,” a person with a unique gift of being able to cure troubled horses. Romance blossoms between the sophisticated mother and the gentle horseman, leading to wonderful and tragic consequences.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,685,488 (18.2% of total gross)
Legs:5.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,039 opening theaters/2,362 max. theaters, 8.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $181,788,503

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 15th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPA Rating: PG-13 for a disturbing accident scene.
Running Time: 169 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Directing Yourself, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Country Mouse, City Mouse, Culture Clash, Depression, Dysfunctional Family, Infidelity, Love Triangle, Paralysis / Loss of a Limb, Road Trip, Romance, Workaholic
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1998 2 $13,685,488   2,039 $6,712   $13,685,488 1
May 22, 1998 3 $14,516,024 +6% 2,049 $7,084   $33,097,956 2
May 29, 1998 4 $7,338,090 -49% 2,189 $3,352   $43,414,451 3
Jun 5, 1998 6 $5,248,338 -28% 2,362 $2,222   $51,823,567 4
Jun 12, 1998 8 $3,948,234 -25% 2,286 $1,727   $58,395,949 5
Jun 19, 1998 10 $2,576,416 -35% 1,852 $1,391   $63,064,187 6
Jun 26, 1998 10 $1,885,386 -27% 1,419 $1,329   $66,532,043 7
Jul 3, 1998 10 $1,341,274 -29% 1,048 $1,280   $68,946,418 8
Jul 10, 1998 14 $832,256 -38% 670 $1,242   $70,617,622 9
Jul 17, 1998 17 $547,928 -34% 493 $1,111   $71,622,529 10
Jul 24, 1998 21 $348,201 -36% 361 $965   $72,270,798 11
Jul 31, 1998 20 $394,264 +13% 418 $943   $72,842,570 12
Aug 7, 1998 22 $444,261 +13% 527 $843   $73,537,519 13
Aug 14, 1998 25 $321,239 -28% 455 $706   $74,124,424 14
Aug 21, 1998 31 $227,813 -29% 337 $676   $74,506,257 15
Aug 28, 1998 41 $151,793 -33% 215 $706   $74,766,362 16
Sep 4, 1998 40 $142,786 -6% 159 $898   $74,956,940 17
Sep 11, 1998 41 $85,173 -40% 161 $529   $75,072,005 18
Sep 18, 1998 46 $69,691 -18% 133 $524   $75,181,361 19
Sep 25, 1998 53 $49,996 -28% 0     $75,265,390 20
Oct 9, 1998 59 $34,361   0     $75,370,763 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 15, 1998 1 $4,400,000     2,039 $2,158   $4,400,000 1
May 16, 1998 2 $5,615,000 +28%   2,039 $2,754   $10,015,000 2
May 17, 1998 2 $3,613,000 -36%   2,039 $1,772   $13,685,000 3
May 18, 1998 2 $1,236,731 -66%   2,039 $607   $14,922,219 4
May 19, 1998 3 $1,217,112 -2%   2,039 $597   $16,139,331 5
May 20, 1998 2 $1,173,339 -4%   2,039 $575   $17,312,670 6
May 21, 1998 3 $1,269,262 +8%   2,039 $622   $18,581,932 7
May 22, 1998 3 $2,850,068 +125% -35% 2,049 $1,391   $21,432,000 8
May 23, 1998 3 $4,320,000 +52% -23% 2,049 $2,108   $25,752,000 9
May 24, 1998 3 $4,000,000 -7% +11% 2,049 $1,952   $29,752,000 10
May 25, 1998 3 $3,268,464 -18% +164% 2,049 $1,595   $33,097,956 11
May 26, 1998 3 $1,018,797 -69% -16% 2,049 $497   $34,116,753 12
May 27, 1998 2 $963,354 -5% -18% 2,049 $470   $35,080,107 13
May 28, 1998 2 $995,000 +3% -22% 2,049 $486   $36,075,000 14
May 29, 1998 4 $2,075,000 +109% -27% 2,189 $948   $38,151,000 15
May 30, 1998 4 $3,360,000 +62% -22% 2,189 $1,535   $41,511,000 16
May 31, 1998 4 $1,945,000 -42% -51% 2,189 $889   $43,414,000 17
Jun 1, 1998 4 $693,204 -64% -79% 2,189 $317   $44,107,655 18
Jun 2, 1998 4 $839,758 +21% -18% 2,189 $384   $44,947,413 19
Jun 3, 1998 3 $775,040 -8% -20% 2,189 $354   $45,722,453 20
Jun 4, 1998 4 $852,776 +10% -14% 2,189 $390   $46,575,229 21
Jun 5, 1998 6 $1,445,000 +69% -30% 2,362 $612   $48,020,000 22
Jun 6, 1998 6 $2,405,000 +66% -28% 2,362 $1,018   $50,425,000 23
Jun 7, 1998 6 $1,390,000 -42% -29% 2,362 $588   $51,824,000 24
Jun 8, 1998 5 $591,408 -57% -15% 2,362 $250   $52,414,976 25
Jun 9, 1998 5 $712,311 +20% -15% 2,362 $302   $53,127,286 26
Jun 10, 1998 5 $619,512 -13% -20% 2,362 $262   $53,746,798 27
Jun 11, 1998 5 $700,917 +13% -18% 2,362 $297   $54,447,715 28
Jun 12, 1998 9 $1,035,285 +48% -28% 2,286 $453   $55,483,000 29
Jun 13, 1998 8 $1,740,000 +68% -28% 2,286 $761   $57,223,000 30
Jun 14, 1998 7 $1,079,000 -38% -22% 2,286 $472   $58,396,000 31
Jun 15, 1998 8 $479,981 -56% -19% 2,286 $210   $58,875,930 32
Jun 16, 1998 7 $559,582 +17% -21% 2,286 $245   $59,435,512 33
Jun 17, 1998 8 $523,792 -6% -15% 2,286 $229   $59,959,304 34
Jun 18, 1998 7 $528,467 +1% -25% 2,286 $231   $60,487,771 35
Jun 19, 1998 10 $730,229 +38% -29% 1,852 $394   $61,218,000 36
Jun 20, 1998 10 $1,040,000 +42% -40% 1,852 $562   $62,258,000 37
Jun 21, 1998 9 $681,000 -35% -37% 1,852 $368   $63,064,000 38
Jun 22, 1998 9 $342,679 -50% -29% 1,852 $185   $63,406,866 39
Jun 23, 1998 9 $417,265 +22% -25% 1,852 $225   $63,824,131 40
Jun 24, 1998 9 $406,454 -3% -22% 1,852 $219   $64,230,585 41
Jun 25, 1998 8 $416,072 +2% -21% 1,852 $225   $64,646,657 42
Jun 26, 1998 10 $560,000 +35% -23% 1,419 $395   $65,217,000 43
Jun 27, 1998 9 $835,000 +49% -20% 1,419 $588   $66,052,000 44
Jun 28, 1998 10 $515,000 -38% -24% 1,419 $363   $66,532,000 45
Jun 29, 1998 10 $258,857 -50% -24% 1,419 $182   $66,790,857 46
Jun 30, 1998 10 $321,837 +24% -23% 1,419 $227   $67,112,737 47
Jul 1, 1998 10 $218,911 -32% -46% 1,151 $190   $67,336,648 48
Jul 2, 1998 10 $280,000 +28% -33% 1,151 $243   $67,627,000 49
Jul 3, 1998 10 $475,000 +70% -15% 1,048 $453   $68,102,000 50
Jul 4, 1998 9 $441,000 -7% -47% 1,048 $421   $68,543,000 51
Jul 5, 1998 10 $403,000 -9% -22% 1,048 $385   $68,946,000 52
Jul 7, 1998 10 $217,492   -32% 1,048 $208   $69,350,461 54
Jul 8, 1998 10 $222,174 +2% +1% 1,048 $212   $69,572,635 55
Jul 9, 1998 10 $212,731 -4% -24% 1,048 $203   $69,785,366 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 15, 1998 2 $18,581,932   2,039 $9,113   $18,581,932 1
May 22, 1998 3 $17,494,429 -6% 2,049 $8,538   $36,076,361 2
May 29, 1998 4 $10,498,868 -40% 2,189 $4,796   $46,575,229 3
Jun 5, 1998 6 $7,872,486 -25% 2,362 $3,333   $54,447,715 4
Jun 12, 1998 8 $6,040,056 -23% 2,286 $2,642   $60,487,771 5
Jun 19, 1998 9 $4,158,886 -31% 1,852 $2,246   $64,646,657 6
Jun 26, 1998 10 $2,958,487 -29% 1,419 $2,085   $67,605,144 7
Jul 3, 1998 10 $2,180,222 -26% 1,048 $2,080   $69,785,366 8
Jul 10, 1998 14 $1,289,235 -41% 670 $1,924   $71,074,601 9
Jul 17, 1998 17 $847,996 -34% 493 $1,720   $71,922,597 10
Jul 24, 1998 21 $525,709 -38% 361 $1,456   $72,448,306 11
Jul 31, 1998 18 $644,952 +23% 418 $1,543   $73,093,258 12
Aug 7, 1998 22 $709,927 +10% 527 $1,347   $73,803,185 13
Aug 14, 1998 27 $475,259 -33% 455 $1,045   $74,278,444 14
Aug 21, 1998 31 $336,125 -29% 337 $997   $74,614,569 15
Aug 28, 1998 39 $199,585 -41% 215 $928   $74,814,154 16
Sep 4, 1998 40 $172,678 -13% 159 $1,086   $74,986,832 17
Sep 11, 1998 45 $124,838 -28% 161 $775   $75,111,670 18
Sep 18, 1998 46 $103,724 -17% 133 $780   $75,215,394 19