L.A. Confidential (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $64,604,977Details
International Box Office $61,600,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $126,204,977
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,211,198 (8.1% of total gross)
Legs:12.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:769 opening theaters/1,625 max. theaters, 13.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $146,924,511

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,388 $64,604,977
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,690 $61,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,485 $126,204,977
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 366 $64,604,977
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 392 $61,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 362 $126,204,977
Leggiest Movies 63 12.40

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 1997 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: June 30th, 2015 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality.
Running Time: 137 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Tulip Fever
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Keywords: Film Noir, Corrupt Cops, Crime Drama, 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 24 $447,428 Apr 24, 1998 220
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 19 $743,979 Apr 17, 1998 213
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 25 $478,019 Apr 10, 1998 206
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 19 $1,063,576 Apr 3, 1998 199
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 12 $1,477,015 Mar 27, 1998 192
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 8 $1,496,331 Mar 20, 1998 185
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 13 $1,424,423 Mar 13, 1998 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 15 $1,421,752 Mar 6, 1998 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 12 $2,151,911 Feb 27, 1998 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 10 $2,376,331 Feb 20, 1998 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 4 $3,280,173 Feb 13, 1998 150
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 309 $7,903,186 Feb 13, 1998 150
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 189 $9,206,811 Feb 13, 1998 150
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 211 $9,024,677 Oct 10, 1997 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 137 $10,107,590 Oct 10, 1997 24

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 1997 4 $5,211,198   769 $6,777   $5,211,198 1
Sep 26, 1997 6 $4,422,450 -15% 824 $5,367   $11,574,944 2
Oct 3, 1997 6 $4,707,651 +6% 1,625 $2,897   $17,842,710 3
Oct 10, 1997 7 $3,665,776 -22% 1,625 $2,256   $22,976,873 4
Oct 17, 1997 9 $2,543,752 -31% 1,345 $1,891   $26,864,037 5
Oct 24, 1997 10 $2,004,099 -21% 1,151 $1,741   $29,642,884 6
Oct 31, 1997 13 $1,276,437 -36% 1,003 $1,273   $31,511,826 7
Nov 7, 1997 16 $911,579 -29% 883 $1,032   $32,860,646 8
Nov 14, 1997 21 $609,032 -33% 701 $869   $33,870,546 9
Nov 21, 1997 26 $273,528 -55% 473 $578   $34,327,151 10
Nov 28, 1997 19 $484,786 +77% 203 $2,388   $34,970,690 11
Dec 5, 1997 18 $329,120 -32% 243 $1,354   $35,372,366 12
Dec 12, 1997 19 $342,101 +4% 240 $1,425   $35,820,107 13
Dec 19, 1997 14 $506,612 +48% 416 $1,218   $36,470,853 14
Dec 26, 1997 20 $476,130 -6% 302 $1,577   $37,285,982 15
Jan 2, 1998 18 $577,971 +21% 302 $1,914   $38,296,320 16
Jan 9, 1998 20 $538,940 -7% 304 $1,773   $39,046,234 17
Jan 16, 1998 25 $764,784 +42% 294 $2,601   $39,967,977 18
Jan 23, 1998 22 $527,535 -31% 290 $1,819   $40,675,313 19
Jan 30, 1998 18 $602,685 +14% 292 $2,064   $41,472,464 20
Feb 6, 1998 22 $422,308 -30% 242 $1,745   $42,050,824 21
Feb 13, 1998 10 $3,280,173 +677% 814 $4,030   $45,477,469 22
Feb 20, 1998 10 $2,376,331 -28% 814 $2,919   $48,549,103 23
Feb 27, 1998 13 $2,151,911 -9% 859 $2,505   $51,405,394 24
Mar 6, 1998 13 $1,421,752 -34% 826 $1,721   $53,492,067 25
Mar 13, 1998 11 $1,424,423 n/c 793 $1,796   $55,434,736 26
Mar 20, 1998 12 $1,496,331 +5% 723 $2,070   $57,505,024 27
Mar 27, 1998 14 $1,477,015 -1% 680 $2,172   $59,657,107 28
Apr 3, 1998 15 $1,063,576 -28% 643 $1,654   $61,178,262 29
Apr 10, 1998 20 $478,019 -55% 433 $1,104   $62,013,016 30
Apr 17, 1998 20 $743,979 +56% 853 $872   $62,958,687 31
Apr 24, 1998 25 $447,428 -40% 630 $710   $63,693,874 32
May 1, 1998 26 $274,060 -39% 482 $569   $64,131,619 33
May 8, 1998 34 $139,765 -49% 278 $503   $64,377,578 34
May 15, 1998 43 $68,866 -51% 140 $492   $64,498,566 35
May 22, 1998 40 $79,643 +16% 60 $1,327   $64,604,977 36

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 19, 1997 4 $1,459,780     769 $1,898   $1,459,780 1
Sep 20, 1997 4 $2,247,149 +54%   769 $2,922   $3,706,929 2
Sep 21, 1997 4 $1,504,269 -33%   769 $1,956   $5,211,198 3
Sep 22, 1997 3 $467,729 -69%   769 $608   $5,678,927 4
Sep 23, 1997 3 $556,445 +19%   769 $724   $6,235,372 5
Sep 24, 1997 3 $487,617 -12%   769 $634   $6,722,989 6
Sep 25, 1997 3 $429,505 -12%   769 $559   $7,152,494 7
Sep 26, 1997 6 $1,200,444 +179% -18% 824 $1,457   $8,352,938 8
Sep 27, 1997 6 $2,007,032 +67% -11% 824 $2,436   $10,359,970 9
Sep 28, 1997 6 $1,214,974 -39% -19% 824 $1,474   $11,574,944 10
Sep 29, 1997 5 $352,554 -71% -25% 824 $428   $11,927,498 11
Sep 30, 1997 6 $412,478 +17% -26% 824 $501   $12,339,976 12
Oct 1, 1997 5 $370,353 -10% -24% 824 $449   $12,710,329 13
Oct 2, 1997 5 $424,730 +15% -1% 824 $515   $13,135,059 14
Oct 3, 1997 6 $1,374,671 +224% +15% 1,625 $846   $14,509,730 15
Oct 4, 1997 6 $2,200,818 +60% +10% 1,625 $1,354   $16,710,548 16
Oct 5, 1997 6 $1,132,162 -49% -7% 1,625 $697   $17,842,710 17
Oct 6, 1997 6 $311,387 -72% -12% 1,625 $192   $18,154,097 18
Oct 7, 1997 6 $422,063 +36% +2% 1,625 $260   $18,576,160 19
Oct 8, 1997 7 $381,851 -10% +3% 1,625 $235   $18,958,011 20
Oct 9, 1997 6 $353,086 -8% -17% 1,625 $217   $19,311,097 21
Oct 10, 1997 7 $1,013,079 +187% -26% 1,625 $623   $20,324,176 22
Oct 12, 1997 6 $1,105,000   -2% 1,625 $680   $22,976,873 24
Oct 13, 1997 7 $439,873 -60% +41% 1,625 $271   $23,416,746 25
Oct 14, 1997 6 $312,444 -29% -26% 1,625 $192   $23,729,190 26
Oct 15, 1997 5 $296,551 -5% -22% 1,625 $182   $24,025,741 27
Oct 16, 1997 6 $294,544 -1% -17% 1,625 $181   $24,320,285 28
Oct 17, 1997 9 $720,000 +144% -29% 1,345 $535   $25,040,000 29
Oct 18, 1997 9 $1,185,000 +65%   1,345 $881   $26,225,000 30
Oct 19, 1997 9 $636,000 -46% -42% 1,345 $473   $26,864,037 31
Oct 20, 1997 7 $183,602 -71% -58% 1,345 $137   $27,047,639 32
Oct 21, 1997 8 $207,107 +13% -34% 1,345 $154   $27,254,746 33
Oct 24, 1997 9 $565,000   -22% 1,151 $491   $28,204,000 36
Oct 25, 1997 9 $960,000 +70% -19% 1,151 $834   $29,164,000 37
Oct 26, 1997 10 $499,000 -48% -22% 1,203 $415   $29,643,000 38
Oct 27, 1997 10 $137,259 -72% -25% 1,151 $119   $29,780,143 39
Oct 31, 1997 12 $245,000   -57% 0     $30,480,000 43
Feb 13, 1998 10 $550,000     814 $676   $42,747,000 148
Feb 14, 1998 10 $1,255,000 +128%   814 $1,542   $44,002,000 149
Feb 15, 1998 8 $1,495,000 +19%   814 $1,837   $45,497,000 150
Feb 16, 1998 10 $541,060 -64%   814 $665   $45,477,469 151
Feb 17, 1998 8 $261,750 -52%   814 $322   $45,739,219 152
Feb 18, 1998 8 $210,982 -19%   814 $259   $45,950,201 153
Feb 19, 1998 8 $222,571 +5%   814 $273   $46,172,772 154
Feb 20, 1998 10 $590,000 +165% +7% 814 $725   $46,763,000 155
Feb 21, 1998 10 $1,130,000 +92% -10% 814 $1,388   $47,893,000 156
Feb 22, 1998 10 $655,000 -42% -56% 814 $805   $48,548,000 157
Feb 23, 1998 9 $169,823 -74% -69% 814 $209   $48,718,926 158
Feb 24, 1998 8 $205,684 +21% -21% 814 $253   $48,924,651 159
Feb 25, 1998 8 $161,308 -22% -24% 814 $198   $49,086,368 160
Feb 26, 1998 9 $165,000 +2% -26% 814 $203   $49,252,000 161
Mar 2, 1998 12 $141,405   -17% 859 $165   $51,546,799 165
Mar 3, 1998 9 $190,039 +34% -8% 859 $221   $51,736,838 166
Mar 4, 1998 8 $168,336 -11% +4% 859 $196   $51,905,174 167
Mar 5, 1998 9 $165,141 -2% n/c 859 $192   $52,070,315 168
Mar 9, 1998 10 $120,970   -14% 826 $146   $53,613,037 172
Mar 10, 1998 10 $115,000 -5% -39% 826 $139   $53,758,000 173
Mar 11, 1998 10 $130,471 +13% -22% 826 $158   $53,882,044 174
Mar 14, 1998 10 $690,000     1,514 $456   $55,050,000 177
Mar 18, 1998 10 $152,725   +17% 793 $193   $55,851,127 181
Mar 19, 1998 10 $157,588 +3%   793 $199   $56,008,693 182
Mar 24, 1998 10 $205,000     723 $284   $57,817,000 187
Mar 25, 1998 10 $183,935 -10% +20% 723 $254   $58,002,722 188
Mar 26, 1998 10 $177,370 -4% +13% 723 $245   $58,180,092 189

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 1997 4 $7,152,494   769 $9,301   $7,152,494 1
Sep 26, 1997 6 $5,982,565 -16% 824 $7,260   $13,135,059 2
Oct 3, 1997 6 $6,176,038 +3% 1,625 $3,801   $19,311,097 3
Oct 10, 1997 7 $5,009,188 -19% 1,625 $3,083   $24,320,285 4
Oct 17, 1997 10 $3,318,500 -34% 1,345 $2,467   $27,638,785 5
Oct 24, 1997 9 $2,596,604 -22% 1,151 $2,256   $30,235,389 6
Oct 31, 1997 13 $1,713,678 -34% 1,003 $1,709   $31,949,067 7
Nov 7, 1997 16 $1,312,447 -23% 883 $1,486   $33,261,514 8
Nov 14, 1997 21 $792,109 -40% 701 $1,130   $34,053,623 9
Nov 21, 1997 24 $432,281 -45% 473 $914   $34,485,904 10
Nov 28, 1997 20 $557,342 +29% 203 $2,746   $35,043,246 11
Dec 5, 1997 19 $434,760 -22% 243 $1,789   $35,478,006 12
Dec 12, 1997 19 $486,235 +12% 240 $2,026   $35,964,241 13
Dec 19, 1997 15 $845,611 +74% 416 $2,033   $36,809,852 14
Dec 26, 1997 19 $908,497 +7% 302 $3,008   $37,718,349 15
Jan 2, 1998 22 $788,945 -13% 302 $2,612   $38,507,294 16
Jan 9, 1998 20 $695,899 -12% 304 $2,289   $39,203,193 17
Jan 16, 1998 23 $944,585 +36% 294 $3,213   $40,147,778 18
Jan 23, 1998 22 $722,001 -24% 290 $2,490   $40,869,779 19
Jan 30, 1998 16 $758,737 +5% 292 $2,598   $41,628,516 20
Feb 6, 1998 20 $568,780 -25% 242 $2,350   $42,197,296 21
Feb 13, 1998 10 $3,975,476 +599% 814 $4,884   $46,172,772 22
Feb 20, 1998 10 $3,080,711 -23% 814 $3,785   $49,253,483 23
Feb 27, 1998 13 $2,816,832 -9% 859 $3,279   $52,070,315 24
Mar 6, 1998 13 $1,939,998 -31% 826 $2,349   $54,010,313 25
Mar 13, 1998 11 $1,998,380 +3% 793 $2,520   $56,008,693 26
Mar 20, 1998 11 $2,171,399 +9% 723 $3,003   $58,180,092 27
Mar 27, 1998 14 $1,934,594 -11% 680 $2,845   $60,114,686 28
Apr 3, 1998 16 $1,420,311 -27% 643 $2,209   $61,534,997 29
Apr 10, 1998 20 $679,711 -52% 433 $1,570   $62,214,708 30
Apr 17, 1998 19 $1,031,738 +52% 853 $1,210   $63,246,446 31
Apr 24, 1998 24 $611,113 -41% 630 $970   $63,857,559 32
May 1, 1998 26 $380,254 -38% 482 $789   $64,237,813 33
May 8, 1998 34 $191,887 -50% 278 $690   $64,429,700 34
May 15, 1998 43 $95,634 -50% 140 $683   $64,525,334 35

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Lead Ensemble Members

Kevin Spacey    Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe    Bud White
Guy Pearce    Ed Exley
Kim Basinger    Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito    Sid Hudgeons

Supporting Cast

James Cromwell    Dudley Smith
David Strathairn    Pierce Patchett
Graham Beckel    Dick Stensland
Matt McCoy    "Badge of Honor" Star Brett Chase
Simon Baker    Matt Reynolds
Jim Metzler    City Councilman
Paul Guilfoyle    Mickey Cohen
Ron Rifkin    D.A. Ellis Loew
Paolo Seganti    Johnny Stompanato
Elisabeth Granli    Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor    Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Steve Rankin    Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Allan Graf    Wife Beater
Precious Chong    Wife
Symba Smith    Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin    Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin    Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn    Liquor Store Owner
Amber Smith    Susan Lefferts
Darrell Sandeen    Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick    Sid's Assistant
Shawnee Free Jones    Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz    Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales, Jr.    First Mexican
Shane Dixon    Officer/Detective at Hollywood Station
Norman Howell    Officer/Detective at Hollywood Station
Brian Lally    Officer/Detective at Hollywood Station
Don Pulford    Officer/Detective at Hollywood Station
Chris Short    Officer/Detective at Hollywood Station
John Mahon    Police Chief
Tomas Arana    Breuning
Michael McCleery    Carlisle
George Yager    Gangster at Victory Motel
Jack Conley    Vice Captain
Ginger Slaughter    Secretary in Vice
Jack Knight    Detective at Detective Bureau
John H. Evans    Patrolman at Night Owl Cafe
Gene Wolande    Forensic Chief
Brian Bossetta    Forensic Officer
Michael Chieffo    Coroner
Gwenda Deacon    Mrs. Lefferts
Mike Kennedy    Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus    Jack's Rejected Partner
Robert Harrison    Pierce Patchett's Body Guard
Robert Barry Fleming    Boxer
Jeremiah Birkett    Ray Collins, Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Gran    Louis Fontaine, Nite Owl Suspect
Karreem Washington    Ty Jones, Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti    Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sanchez    Inez Soto, Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders    Sylvester Fitch
Steve Lambert    Roland Navarette
Jordon Marder    Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White    Mayor
April Breneman    Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy    Look-Alike Dancer
Beverly Sharpe    Witness on "Badge of Honor"
Colin Mitchell    Reporter at Hospital
John Slade    Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Blake    Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney    Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters    Police File Clerk
Rebecca Jane Klingler    Police File Clerk
Irene Roseen    D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary
Scott Eberlein    West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy
David St. James    Detective at Hush-Hush Office
Bodie Newcomb    Officer at Hush-Hush Office
Jeff Austin    Detective
Henry Meyers    Detective
Robert Foster    Detective
Michael Ossman    Detective
Kevin Kelly    Detective
Dick Stilwell    Detective
Henry Marder    Detective
Jess Thomas    Detective
Monty McKee    Detective
Samuel Thompson    Detective
Jody Wood    Detective

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

Production and Technical Credits

Curtis Hanson    Director
Brian Helgeland    Screenwriter
Curtis Hanson    Screenwriter
James Ellroy    Story Creator
Arnon Milchan    Producer
Curtis Hanson    Producer
Michael Nathanson    Producer
David L. Wolper    Executive Producer
Dan Kolsrud    Executive Producer
Jeannine Oppewall    Production Designer
Peter Honess    Editor
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer
Dante Spinotti    Director of Photography
Brian Helgeland    Co-Producer
Linda Montanti    Assistant Director
Drew Ann Rosenberg    Assistant Director
L. Dean Jones, Jr.    Unit Production Manager
Bill Arnold    Art Director
Jay Hart    Set Decorator
Peter Donen    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Rylander    Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Stutsman    Special Effects Coordinator
William N. Greene, III    Special Effects
Bob King    Special Effects
Roger W. Lifsey    Special Effects
Robert Olmstead    Special Effects
Rudy R. Perez    Special Effects
David A. Schroeder    Special Effects
Neil Smith    Special Effects
Ruth Myers    Costume Designer
Lisa Nora Lovaas    Costume Supervisor
Kirk Francis    Sound Mixer
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
John Leveque    Supervising Sound Editor
Glenn Hoskinson    Sound Editor
Steve Mann    Sound Editor
Joseph DiVitale    Sound Editor
Gordon Ecker    Sound Editor
Donald L. Warner, Jr.    Dialogue Editor
Kimberly Lowe-Voigt    Dialogue Editor
Catherine M. Speakman    Dialogue Editor
Mildred Iatrou    Dialogue Editor
Kenneth Hall    Music Editor
Paul Rabjohns    Music Editor
John M. Elliott    Make up
Scott H. Eddo    Make up
Janis Clark    Hairstylist
Mali Finn    Casting Director
Jeff Imada    Stunt Coordinator

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:$5,211,198 (8.1% of total gross)
Legs:12.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:769 opening theaters/1,625 max. theaters, 13.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $146,924,511

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,388 $64,604,977
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,690 $61,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,485 $126,204,977
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 366 $64,604,977
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 392 $61,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 362 $126,204,977
Leggiest Movies 63 12.40

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 19th, 1997 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: June 30th, 2015 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality.
Running Time: 137 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Tulip Fever
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Film Noir, Corrupt Cops, Crime Drama, 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 24 $447,428 Apr 24, 1998 220
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 19 $743,979 Apr 17, 1998 213
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 25 $478,019 Apr 10, 1998 206
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 19 $1,063,576 Apr 3, 1998 199
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 12 $1,477,015 Mar 27, 1998 192
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 8 $1,496,331 Mar 20, 1998 185
Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend 13 $1,424,423 Mar 13, 1998 178
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 15 $1,421,752 Mar 6, 1998 171
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 12 $2,151,911 Feb 27, 1998 164
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 10 $2,376,331 Feb 20, 1998 157
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 4 $3,280,173 Feb 13, 1998 150
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 309 $7,903,186 Feb 13, 1998 150
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 189 $9,206,811 Feb 13, 1998 150
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 211 $9,024,677 Oct 10, 1997 24
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 137 $10,107,590 Oct 10, 1997 24

Lead Ensemble Members

Kevin Spacey    Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe    Bud White
Guy Pearce    Ed Exley
Kim Basinger    Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito    Sid Hudgeons

Supporting Cast

James Cromwell    Dudley Smith
David Strathairn    Pierce Patchett
Graham Beckel    Dick Stensland
Matt McCoy    "Badge of Honor" Star Brett Chase
Simon Baker    Matt Reynolds
Jim Metzler    City Councilman
Paul Guilfoyle    Mickey Cohen
Ron Rifkin    D.A. Ellis Loew
Paolo Seganti    Johnny Stompanato
Elisabeth Granli    Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor    Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Steve Rankin    Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Allan Graf    Wife Beater
Precious Chong    Wife
Symba Smith    Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin    Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin    Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn    Liquor Store Owner
Amber Smith    Susan Lefferts
Darrell Sandeen    Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick    Sid's Assistant
Shawnee Free Jones    Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz    Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales, Jr.    First Mexican
Shane Dixon    Officer/Detective at Hollywood Station
Norman Howell    Officer/Detective at Hollywood Station
Brian Lally    Officer/Detective at Hollywood Station
Don Pulford    Officer/Detective at Hollywood Station
Chris Short    Officer/Detective at Hollywood Station
John Mahon    Police Chief
Tomas Arana    Breuning
Michael McCleery    Carlisle
George Yager    Gangster at Victory Motel
Jack Conley    Vice Captain
Ginger Slaughter    Secretary in Vice
Jack Knight    Detective at Detective Bureau
John H. Evans    Patrolman at Night Owl Cafe
Gene Wolande    Forensic Chief
Brian Bossetta    Forensic Officer
Michael Chieffo    Coroner
Gwenda Deacon    Mrs. Lefferts
Mike Kennedy    Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus    Jack's Rejected Partner
Robert Harrison    Pierce Patchett's Body Guard
Robert Barry Fleming    Boxer
Jeremiah Birkett    Ray Collins, Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Gran    Louis Fontaine, Nite Owl Suspect
Karreem Washington    Ty Jones, Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti    Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sanchez    Inez Soto, Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders    Sylvester Fitch
Steve Lambert    Roland Navarette
Jordon Marder    Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White    Mayor
April Breneman    Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy    Look-Alike Dancer
Beverly Sharpe    Witness on "Badge of Honor"
Colin Mitchell    Reporter at Hospital
John Slade    Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Blake    Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney    Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters    Police File Clerk
Rebecca Jane Klingler    Police File Clerk
Irene Roseen    D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary
Scott Eberlein    West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy
David St. James    Detective at Hush-Hush Office
Bodie Newcomb    Officer at Hush-Hush Office
Jeff Austin    Detective
Henry Meyers    Detective
Robert Foster    Detective
Michael Ossman    Detective
Kevin Kelly    Detective
Dick Stilwell    Detective
Henry Marder    Detective
Jess Thomas    Detective
Monty McKee    Detective
Samuel Thompson    Detective
Jody Wood    Detective

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

Production and Technical Credits

Curtis Hanson    Director
Brian Helgeland    Screenwriter
Curtis Hanson    Screenwriter
James Ellroy    Story Creator
Arnon Milchan    Producer
Curtis Hanson    Producer
Michael Nathanson    Producer
David L. Wolper    Executive Producer
Dan Kolsrud    Executive Producer
Jeannine Oppewall    Production Designer
Peter Honess    Editor
Jerry Goldsmith    Composer
Dante Spinotti    Director of Photography
Brian Helgeland    Co-Producer
Linda Montanti    Assistant Director
Drew Ann Rosenberg    Assistant Director
L. Dean Jones, Jr.    Unit Production Manager
Bill Arnold    Art Director
Jay Hart    Set Decorator
Peter Donen    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Rylander    Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Stutsman    Special Effects Coordinator
William N. Greene, III    Special Effects
Bob King    Special Effects
Roger W. Lifsey    Special Effects
Robert Olmstead    Special Effects
Rudy R. Perez    Special Effects
David A. Schroeder    Special Effects
Neil Smith    Special Effects
Ruth Myers    Costume Designer
Lisa Nora Lovaas    Costume Supervisor
Kirk Francis    Sound Mixer
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
John Leveque    Supervising Sound Editor
Glenn Hoskinson    Sound Editor
Steve Mann    Sound Editor
Joseph DiVitale    Sound Editor
Gordon Ecker    Sound Editor
Donald L. Warner, Jr.    Dialogue Editor
Kimberly Lowe-Voigt    Dialogue Editor
Catherine M. Speakman    Dialogue Editor
Mildred Iatrou    Dialogue Editor
Kenneth Hall    Music Editor
Paul Rabjohns    Music Editor
John M. Elliott    Make up
Scott H. Eddo    Make up
Janis Clark    Hairstylist
Mali Finn    Casting Director
Jeff Imada    Stunt Coordinator

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
Sep 19, 1997 4 $5,211,198   769 $6,777   $5,211,198 1
Sep 26, 1997 6 $4,422,450 -15% 824 $5,367   $11,574,944 2
Oct 3, 1997 6 $4,707,651 +6% 1,625 $2,897   $17,842,710 3
Oct 10, 1997 7 $3,665,776 -22% 1,625 $2,256   $22,976,873 4
Oct 17, 1997 9 $2,543,752 -31% 1,345 $1,891   $26,864,037 5
Oct 24, 1997 10 $2,004,099 -21% 1,151 $1,741   $29,642,884 6
Oct 31, 1997 13 $1,276,437 -36% 1,003 $1,273   $31,511,826 7
Nov 7, 1997 16 $911,579 -29% 883 $1,032   $32,860,646 8
Nov 14, 1997 21 $609,032 -33% 701 $869   $33,870,546 9
Nov 21, 1997 26 $273,528 -55% 473 $578   $34,327,151 10
Nov 28, 1997 19 $484,786 +77% 203 $2,388   $34,970,690 11
Dec 5, 1997 18 $329,120 -32% 243 $1,354   $35,372,366 12
Dec 12, 1997 19 $342,101 +4% 240 $1,425   $35,820,107 13
Dec 19, 1997 14 $506,612 +48% 416 $1,218   $36,470,853 14
Dec 26, 1997 20 $476,130 -6% 302 $1,577   $37,285,982 15
Jan 2, 1998 18 $577,971 +21% 302 $1,914   $38,296,320 16
Jan 9, 1998 20 $538,940 -7% 304 $1,773   $39,046,234 17
Jan 16, 1998 25 $764,784 +42% 294 $2,601   $39,967,977 18
Jan 23, 1998 22 $527,535 -31% 290 $1,819   $40,675,313 19
Jan 30, 1998 18 $602,685 +14% 292 $2,064   $41,472,464 20
Feb 6, 1998 22 $422,308 -30% 242 $1,745   $42,050,824 21
Feb 13, 1998 10 $3,280,173 +677% 814 $4,030   $45,477,469 22
Feb 20, 1998 10 $2,376,331 -28% 814 $2,919   $48,549,103 23
Feb 27, 1998 13 $2,151,911 -9% 859 $2,505   $51,405,394 24
Mar 6, 1998 13 $1,421,752 -34% 826 $1,721   $53,492,067 25
Mar 13, 1998 11 $1,424,423 n/c 793 $1,796   $55,434,736 26
Mar 20, 1998 12 $1,496,331 +5% 723 $2,070   $57,505,024 27
Mar 27, 1998 14 $1,477,015 -1% 680 $2,172   $59,657,107 28
Apr 3, 1998 15 $1,063,576 -28% 643 $1,654   $61,178,262 29
Apr 10, 1998 20 $478,019 -55% 433 $1,104   $62,013,016 30
Apr 17, 1998 20 $743,979 +56% 853 $872   $62,958,687 31
Apr 24, 1998 25 $447,428 -40% 630 $710   $63,693,874 32
May 1, 1998 26 $274,060 -39% 482 $569   $64,131,619 33
May 8, 1998 34 $139,765 -49% 278 $503   $64,377,578 34
May 15, 1998 43 $68,866 -51% 140 $492   $64,498,566 35
May 22, 1998 40 $79,643 +16% 60 $1,327   $64,604,977 36

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 19, 1997 4 $1,459,780     769 $1,898   $1,459,780 1
Sep 20, 1997 4 $2,247,149 +54%   769 $2,922   $3,706,929 2
Sep 21, 1997 4 $1,504,269 -33%   769 $1,956   $5,211,198 3
Sep 22, 1997 3 $467,729 -69%   769 $608   $5,678,927 4
Sep 23, 1997 3 $556,445 +19%   769 $724   $6,235,372 5
Sep 24, 1997 3 $487,617 -12%   769 $634   $6,722,989 6
Sep 25, 1997 3 $429,505 -12%   769 $559   $7,152,494 7
Sep 26, 1997 6 $1,200,444 +179% -18% 824 $1,457   $8,352,938 8
Sep 27, 1997 6 $2,007,032 +67% -11% 824 $2,436   $10,359,970 9
Sep 28, 1997 6 $1,214,974 -39% -19% 824 $1,474   $11,574,944 10
Sep 29, 1997 5 $352,554 -71% -25% 824 $428   $11,927,498 11
Sep 30, 1997 6 $412,478 +17% -26% 824 $501   $12,339,976 12
Oct 1, 1997 5 $370,353 -10% -24% 824 $449   $12,710,329 13
Oct 2, 1997 5 $424,730 +15% -1% 824 $515   $13,135,059 14
Oct 3, 1997 6 $1,374,671 +224% +15% 1,625 $846   $14,509,730 15
Oct 4, 1997 6 $2,200,818 +60% +10% 1,625 $1,354   $16,710,548 16
Oct 5, 1997 6 $1,132,162 -49% -7% 1,625 $697   $17,842,710 17
Oct 6, 1997 6 $311,387 -72% -12% 1,625 $192   $18,154,097 18
Oct 7, 1997 6 $422,063 +36% +2% 1,625 $260   $18,576,160 19
Oct 8, 1997 7 $381,851 -10% +3% 1,625 $235   $18,958,011 20
Oct 9, 1997 6 $353,086 -8% -17% 1,625 $217   $19,311,097 21
Oct 10, 1997 7 $1,013,079 +187% -26% 1,625 $623   $20,324,176 22
Oct 12, 1997 6 $1,105,000   -2% 1,625 $680   $22,976,873 24
Oct 13, 1997 7 $439,873 -60% +41% 1,625 $271   $23,416,746 25
Oct 14, 1997 6 $312,444 -29% -26% 1,625 $192   $23,729,190 26
Oct 15, 1997 5 $296,551 -5% -22% 1,625 $182   $24,025,741 27
Oct 16, 1997 6 $294,544 -1% -17% 1,625 $181   $24,320,285 28
Oct 17, 1997 9 $720,000 +144% -29% 1,345 $535   $25,040,000 29
Oct 18, 1997 9 $1,185,000 +65%   1,345 $881   $26,225,000 30
Oct 19, 1997 9 $636,000 -46% -42% 1,345 $473   $26,864,037 31
Oct 20, 1997 7 $183,602 -71% -58% 1,345 $137   $27,047,639 32
Oct 21, 1997 8 $207,107 +13% -34% 1,345 $154   $27,254,746 33
Oct 24, 1997 9 $565,000   -22% 1,151 $491   $28,204,000 36
Oct 25, 1997 9 $960,000 +70% -19% 1,151 $834   $29,164,000 37
Oct 26, 1997 10 $499,000 -48% -22% 1,203 $415   $29,643,000 38
Oct 27, 1997 10 $137,259 -72% -25% 1,151 $119   $29,780,143 39
Oct 31, 1997 12 $245,000   -57% 0     $30,480,000 43
Feb 13, 1998 10 $550,000     814 $676   $42,747,000 148
Feb 14, 1998 10 $1,255,000 +128%   814 $1,542   $44,002,000 149
Feb 15, 1998 8 $1,495,000 +19%   814 $1,837   $45,497,000 150
Feb 16, 1998 10 $541,060 -64%   814 $665   $45,477,469 151
Feb 17, 1998 8 $261,750 -52%   814 $322   $45,739,219 152
Feb 18, 1998 8 $210,982 -19%   814 $259   $45,950,201 153
Feb 19, 1998 8 $222,571 +5%   814 $273   $46,172,772 154
Feb 20, 1998 10 $590,000 +165% +7% 814 $725   $46,763,000 155
Feb 21, 1998 10 $1,130,000 +92% -10% 814 $1,388   $47,893,000 156
Feb 22, 1998 10 $655,000 -42% -56% 814 $805   $48,548,000 157
Feb 23, 1998 9 $169,823 -74% -69% 814 $209   $48,718,926 158
Feb 24, 1998 8 $205,684 +21% -21% 814 $253   $48,924,651 159
Feb 25, 1998 8 $161,308 -22% -24% 814 $198   $49,086,368 160
Feb 26, 1998 9 $165,000 +2% -26% 814 $203   $49,252,000 161
Mar 2, 1998 12 $141,405   -17% 859 $165   $51,546,799 165
Mar 3, 1998 9 $190,039 +34% -8% 859 $221   $51,736,838 166
Mar 4, 1998 8 $168,336 -11% +4% 859 $196   $51,905,174 167
Mar 5, 1998 9 $165,141 -2% n/c 859 $192   $52,070,315 168
Mar 9, 1998 10 $120,970   -14% 826 $146   $53,613,037 172
Mar 10, 1998 10 $115,000 -5% -39% 826 $139   $53,758,000 173
Mar 11, 1998 10 $130,471 +13% -22% 826 $158   $53,882,044 174
Mar 14, 1998 10 $690,000     1,514 $456   $55,050,000 177
Mar 18, 1998 10 $152,725   +17% 793 $193   $55,851,127 181
Mar 19, 1998 10 $157,588 +3%   793 $199   $56,008,693 182
Mar 24, 1998 10 $205,000     723 $284   $57,817,000 187
Mar 25, 1998 10 $183,935 -10% +20% 723 $254   $58,002,722 188
Mar 26, 1998 10 $177,370 -4% +13% 723 $245   $58,180,092 189

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 19, 1997 4 $7,152,494   769 $9,301   $7,152,494 1
Sep 26, 1997 6 $5,982,565 -16% 824 $7,260   $13,135,059 2
Oct 3, 1997 6 $6,176,038 +3% 1,625 $3,801   $19,311,097 3
Oct 10, 1997 7 $5,009,188 -19% 1,625 $3,083   $24,320,285 4
Oct 17, 1997 10 $3,318,500 -34% 1,345 $2,467   $27,638,785 5
Oct 24, 1997 9 $2,596,604 -22% 1,151 $2,256   $30,235,389 6
Oct 31, 1997 13 $1,713,678 -34% 1,003 $1,709   $31,949,067 7
Nov 7, 1997 16 $1,312,447 -23% 883 $1,486   $33,261,514 8
Nov 14, 1997 21 $792,109 -40% 701 $1,130   $34,053,623 9
Nov 21, 1997 24 $432,281 -45% 473 $914   $34,485,904 10
Nov 28, 1997 20 $557,342 +29% 203 $2,746   $35,043,246 11
Dec 5, 1997 19 $434,760 -22% 243 $1,789   $35,478,006 12
Dec 12, 1997 19 $486,235 +12% 240 $2,026   $35,964,241 13
Dec 19, 1997 15 $845,611 +74% 416 $2,033   $36,809,852 14
Dec 26, 1997 19 $908,497 +7% 302 $3,008   $37,718,349 15
Jan 2, 1998 22 $788,945 -13% 302 $2,612   $38,507,294 16
Jan 9, 1998 20 $695,899 -12% 304 $2,289   $39,203,193 17
Jan 16, 1998 23 $944,585 +36% 294 $3,213   $40,147,778 18
Jan 23, 1998 22 $722,001 -24% 290 $2,490   $40,869,779 19
Jan 30, 1998 16 $758,737 +5% 292 $2,598   $41,628,516 20
Feb 6, 1998 20 $568,780 -25% 242 $2,350   $42,197,296 21
Feb 13, 1998 10 $3,975,476 +599% 814 $4,884   $46,172,772 22
Feb 20, 1998 10 $3,080,711 -23% 814 $3,785   $49,253,483 23
Feb 27, 1998 13 $2,816,832 -9% 859 $3,279   $52,070,315 24
Mar 6, 1998 13 $1,939,998 -31% 826 $2,349   $54,010,313 25
Mar 13, 1998 11 $1,998,380 +3% 793 $2,520   $56,008,693 26
Mar 20, 1998 11 $2,171,399 +9% 723 $3,003   $58,180,092 27
Mar 27, 1998 14 $1,934,594 -11% 680 $2,845   $60,114,686 28
Apr 3, 1998 16 $1,420,311 -27% 643 $2,209   $61,534,997 29
Apr 10, 1998 20 $679,711 -52% 433 $1,570   $62,214,708 30
Apr 17, 1998 19 $1,031,738 +52% 853 $1,210   $63,246,446 31
Apr 24, 1998 24 $611,113 -41% 630 $970   $63,857,559 32
May 1, 1998 26 $380,254 -38% 482 $789   $64,237,813 33
May 8, 1998 34 $191,887 -50% 278 $690   $64,429,700 34
May 15, 1998 43 $95,634 -50% 140 $683   $64,525,334 35

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records