How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,672,944Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,318,919 (30.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,395 opening theaters/2,169 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $90,848,197

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 14th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: March 6th, 2001 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language and some sexuality
Running Time: 124 minutes
Plot point: African Americans, Divorcée Romance
Social setting: Vacation
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Deborah Schindler Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 14, 1998 2 $11,318,919   1,395 $8,114   $11,318,919 1
Aug 21, 1998 4 $6,475,227 -43% 1,399 $4,628   $22,155,282 2
Aug 28, 1998 7 $3,648,012 -44% 1,383 $2,638   $27,984,915 3
Sep 4, 1998 10 $3,019,496 -17% 1,340 $2,253   $32,053,252 4
Sep 11, 1998 10 $1,483,946 -51% 1,275 $1,164   $33,992,350 5
Sep 18, 1998 12 $864,540 -42% 1,053 $821   $35,329,596 6
Sep 25, 1998 17 $471,796 -45% 758 $622   $36,079,938 7
Oct 2, 1998 22 $305,753 -35% 446 $686   $36,552,855 8
Oct 9, 1998 25 $230,700 -25% 363 $636   $36,891,296 9
Oct 16, 1998 34 $116,387 -50% 217 $536   $37,107,652 10
Oct 23, 1998 35 $125,102 +7% 231 $542   $37,279,750 11
Oct 30, 1998 39 $84,860 -32% 188 $451   $37,414,866 12
Nov 6, 1998 41 $68,237 -20% 110 $620   $37,515,201 13
Nov 13, 1998 50 $34,847 -49% 90 $387   $37,571,497 14
Nov 20, 1998 61 $14,923 -57% 55 $271   $37,600,336 15
Nov 27, 1998 60 $15,917 +7% 26 $612   $37,632,210 16
Dec 4, 1998 65 $8,960 -44% 30 $299   $37,644,802 17
Dec 11, 1998 70 $6,296 -30% 32 $197   $37,654,314 18
Dec 18, 1998 75 $1,930 -69% 14 $138   $37,659,364 19
Jan 1, 1999 71 $3,593   6 $599   $37,669,029 21
Jan 8, 1999 69 $1,285 -64% 6 $214   $37,672,350 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 14, 1998 1 $4,010,000     1,393 $2,879   $4,010,000 1
Aug 15, 1998 2 $4,142,000 +3%   1,393 $2,973   $8,152,000 2
Aug 16, 1998 2 $3,167,000 -24%   1,393 $2,274   $11,318,919 3
Aug 17, 1998 3 $1,288,158 -59%   1,393 $925   $12,557,077 4
Aug 18, 1998 5 $1,095,694 -15%   1,393 $787   $13,652,771 5
Aug 19, 1998 3 $1,007,564 -8%   1,395 $722   $14,660,335 6
Aug 20, 1998 3 $1,019,720 +1%   1,396 $730   $15,680,055 7
Aug 21, 1998 4 $1,900,000 +86% -53% 1,398 $1,359   $17,580,000 8
Aug 22, 1998 4 $2,645,000 +39% -36% 1,398 $1,892   $20,225,000 9
Aug 23, 1998 4 $1,915,000 -28% -40% 1,398 $1,370   $22,140,000 10
Aug 24, 1998 6 $601,009 -69% -53% 1,399 $430   $22,756,291 11
Aug 25, 1998 6 $588,432 -2% -46% 2,169 $271   $23,344,723 12
Aug 26, 1998 6 $513,926 -13% -49% 1,399 $367   $23,825,913 13
Aug 27, 1998 5 $510,990 -1% -50% 1,399 $365   $24,336,903 14
Aug 28, 1998 7 $990,000 +94% -48% 1,383 $716   $25,327,000 15
Aug 29, 1998 7 $1,540,000 +56% -42% 1,383 $1,114   $26,867,000 16
Aug 30, 1998 5 $1,068,000 -31% -44% 1,383 $772   $27,985,000 17
Aug 31, 1998 8 $280,986 -74% -53% 1,383 $203   $28,265,901 18
Sep 1, 1998 9 $267,358 -5% -55% 1,383 $193   $28,533,259 19
Sep 2, 1998 8 $255,570 -4% -50% 1,383 $185   $28,786,829 20
Sep 3, 1998 8 $244,927 -4% -52% 1,383 $177   $29,033,756 21
Sep 4, 1998 9 $595,000 +143% -40% 1,339 $444   $29,629,000 22
Sep 5, 1998 9 $960,000 +61% -38% 1,339 $717   $30,589,000 23
Sep 6, 1998 9 $815,000 -15% -24% 1,339 $609   $31,404,000 24
Sep 7, 1998 10 $605,561 -26% +116% 1,339 $452   $32,053,252 25
Sep 8, 1998 9 $162,870 -73% -39% 1,340 $122   $32,216,122 26
Sep 9, 1998 9 $143,947 -12% -44% 1,340 $107   $32,360,069 27
Sep 10, 1998 8 $148,335 +3% -39% 1,340 $111   $32,508,404 28
Sep 13, 1998 8 $396,000   -51% 1,275 $311   $33,992,000 31
Sep 14, 1998 9 $105,044 -73% -83% 1,275 $82   $34,097,394 32
Sep 17, 1998 8 $135,190   -9% 1,275 $106   $34,465,056 35
Sep 21, 1998 10 $68,384   -35% 1,053 $65   $35,397,980 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 14, 1998 2 $15,680,055   1,395 $11,240   $15,680,055 1
Aug 21, 1998 4 $8,656,848 -45% 1,399 $6,188   $24,336,903 2
Aug 28, 1998 7 $4,696,853 -46% 1,383 $3,396   $29,033,756 3
Sep 4, 1998 10 $3,474,648 -26% 1,340 $2,593   $32,508,404 4
Sep 11, 1998 10 $1,956,652 -44% 1,275 $1,535   $34,465,056 5
Sep 18, 1998 11 $1,143,086 -42% 1,053 $1,086   $35,608,142 6
Sep 25, 1998 16 $638,960 -44% 758 $843   $36,247,102 7
Oct 2, 1998 22 $413,494 -35% 446 $927   $36,660,596 8
Oct 9, 1998 27 $330,669 -20% 363 $911   $36,991,265 9
Oct 16, 1998 34 $163,383 -51% 217 $753   $37,154,648 10
Oct 23, 1998 34 $175,358 +7% 231 $759   $37,330,006 11
Oct 30, 1998 35 $116,958 -33% 188 $622   $37,446,964 12
Nov 6, 1998 42 $89,686 -23% 110 $815   $37,536,650 13
Nov 13, 1998 50 $48,763 -46% 90 $542   $37,585,413 14
Nov 20, 1998 54 $30,880 -37% 55 $561   $37,616,293 15
Nov 27, 1998 59 $19,549 -37% 26 $752   $37,635,842 16
Dec 4, 1998 60 $12,176 -38% 30 $406   $37,648,018 17
Dec 11, 1998 66 $9,416 -23% 32 $294   $37,657,434 18
Jan 1, 1999 60 $5,629   6 $938   $37,671,065 21

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,318,919 (30.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.33 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,395 opening theaters/2,169 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $90,848,197

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 14th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: March 6th, 2001 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language and some sexuality
Running Time: 124 minutes
Plot point: African Americans, Divorcée Romance
Social setting: Vacation
Source material: Inspired by a True Story
Subgenre: Romantic Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox, Deborah Schindler Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 14, 1998 2 $11,318,919   1,395 $8,114   $11,318,919 1
Aug 21, 1998 4 $6,475,227 -43% 1,399 $4,628   $22,155,282 2
Aug 28, 1998 7 $3,648,012 -44% 1,383 $2,638   $27,984,915 3
Sep 4, 1998 10 $3,019,496 -17% 1,340 $2,253   $32,053,252 4
Sep 11, 1998 10 $1,483,946 -51% 1,275 $1,164   $33,992,350 5
Sep 18, 1998 12 $864,540 -42% 1,053 $821   $35,329,596 6
Sep 25, 1998 17 $471,796 -45% 758 $622   $36,079,938 7
Oct 2, 1998 22 $305,753 -35% 446 $686   $36,552,855 8
Oct 9, 1998 25 $230,700 -25% 363 $636   $36,891,296 9
Oct 16, 1998 34 $116,387 -50% 217 $536   $37,107,652 10
Oct 23, 1998 35 $125,102 +7% 231 $542   $37,279,750 11
Oct 30, 1998 39 $84,860 -32% 188 $451   $37,414,866 12
Nov 6, 1998 41 $68,237 -20% 110 $620   $37,515,201 13
Nov 13, 1998 50 $34,847 -49% 90 $387   $37,571,497 14
Nov 20, 1998 61 $14,923 -57% 55 $271   $37,600,336 15
Nov 27, 1998 60 $15,917 +7% 26 $612   $37,632,210 16
Dec 4, 1998 65 $8,960 -44% 30 $299   $37,644,802 17
Dec 11, 1998 70 $6,296 -30% 32 $197   $37,654,314 18
Dec 18, 1998 75 $1,930 -69% 14 $138   $37,659,364 19
Jan 1, 1999 71 $3,593   6 $599   $37,669,029 21
Jan 8, 1999 69 $1,285 -64% 6 $214   $37,672,350 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 14, 1998 1 $4,010,000     1,393 $2,879   $4,010,000 1
Aug 15, 1998 2 $4,142,000 +3%   1,393 $2,973   $8,152,000 2
Aug 16, 1998 2 $3,167,000 -24%   1,393 $2,274   $11,318,919 3
Aug 17, 1998 3 $1,288,158 -59%   1,393 $925   $12,557,077 4
Aug 18, 1998 5 $1,095,694 -15%   1,393 $787   $13,652,771 5
Aug 19, 1998 3 $1,007,564 -8%   1,395 $722   $14,660,335 6
Aug 20, 1998 3 $1,019,720 +1%   1,396 $730   $15,680,055 7
Aug 21, 1998 4 $1,900,000 +86% -53% 1,398 $1,359   $17,580,000 8
Aug 22, 1998 4 $2,645,000 +39% -36% 1,398 $1,892   $20,225,000 9
Aug 23, 1998 4 $1,915,000 -28% -40% 1,398 $1,370   $22,140,000 10
Aug 24, 1998 6 $601,009 -69% -53% 1,399 $430   $22,756,291 11
Aug 25, 1998 6 $588,432 -2% -46% 2,169 $271   $23,344,723 12
Aug 26, 1998 6 $513,926 -13% -49% 1,399 $367   $23,825,913 13
Aug 27, 1998 5 $510,990 -1% -50% 1,399 $365   $24,336,903 14
Aug 28, 1998 7 $990,000 +94% -48% 1,383 $716   $25,327,000 15
Aug 29, 1998 7 $1,540,000 +56% -42% 1,383 $1,114   $26,867,000 16
Aug 30, 1998 5 $1,068,000 -31% -44% 1,383 $772   $27,985,000 17
Aug 31, 1998 8 $280,986 -74% -53% 1,383 $203   $28,265,901 18
Sep 1, 1998 9 $267,358 -5% -55% 1,383 $193   $28,533,259 19
Sep 2, 1998 8 $255,570 -4% -50% 1,383 $185   $28,786,829 20
Sep 3, 1998 8 $244,927 -4% -52% 1,383 $177   $29,033,756 21
Sep 4, 1998 9 $595,000 +143% -40% 1,339 $444   $29,629,000 22
Sep 5, 1998 9 $960,000 +61% -38% 1,339 $717   $30,589,000 23
Sep 6, 1998 9 $815,000 -15% -24% 1,339 $609   $31,404,000 24
Sep 7, 1998 10 $605,561 -26% +116% 1,339 $452   $32,053,252 25
Sep 8, 1998 9 $162,870 -73% -39% 1,340 $122   $32,216,122 26
Sep 9, 1998 9 $143,947 -12% -44% 1,340 $107   $32,360,069 27
Sep 10, 1998 8 $148,335 +3% -39% 1,340 $111   $32,508,404 28
Sep 13, 1998 8 $396,000   -51% 1,275 $311   $33,992,000 31
Sep 14, 1998 9 $105,044 -73% -83% 1,275 $82   $34,097,394 32
Sep 17, 1998 8 $135,190   -9% 1,275 $106   $34,465,056 35
Sep 21, 1998 10 $68,384   -35% 1,053 $65   $35,397,980 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 14, 1998 2 $15,680,055   1,395 $11,240   $15,680,055 1
Aug 21, 1998 4 $8,656,848 -45% 1,399 $6,188   $24,336,903 2
Aug 28, 1998 7 $4,696,853 -46% 1,383 $3,396   $29,033,756 3
Sep 4, 1998 10 $3,474,648 -26% 1,340 $2,593   $32,508,404 4
Sep 11, 1998 10 $1,956,652 -44% 1,275 $1,535   $34,465,056 5
Sep 18, 1998 11 $1,143,086 -42% 1,053 $1,086   $35,608,142 6
Sep 25, 1998 16 $638,960 -44% 758 $843   $36,247,102 7
Oct 2, 1998 22 $413,494 -35% 446 $927   $36,660,596 8
Oct 9, 1998 27 $330,669 -20% 363 $911   $36,991,265 9
Oct 16, 1998 34 $163,383 -51% 217 $753   $37,154,648 10
Oct 23, 1998 34 $175,358 +7% 231 $759   $37,330,006 11
Oct 30, 1998 35 $116,958 -33% 188 $622   $37,446,964 12
Nov 6, 1998 42 $89,686 -23% 110 $815   $37,536,650 13
Nov 13, 1998 50 $48,763 -46% 90 $542   $37,585,413 14
Nov 20, 1998 54 $30,880 -37% 55 $561   $37,616,293 15
Nov 27, 1998 59 $19,549 -37% 26 $752   $37,635,842 16
Dec 4, 1998 60 $12,176 -38% 30 $406   $37,648,018 17
Dec 11, 1998 66 $9,416 -23% 32 $294   $37,657,434 18
Jan 1, 1999 60 $5,629   6 $938   $37,671,065 21