The Last Samurai (2003)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $111,110,575Details
International Box Office $345,700,000
Worldwide Box Office $456,810,575
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,271,354 (21.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:24.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$140,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,908 opening theaters/2,938 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $218,572,719

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 5th, 2003 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 6th, 2003 (Wide), released as The Last Samurai (ラスト サムライ) (Japan)
January 15th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: May 4th, 2004 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: R for strong violence and battle sequences
Running Time: 154 minutes
Geographical setting: Japan
Plot point: Addiction, Culture Clash, Money Troubles, PTSD, Suicide
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 1870s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Radar Pictures, The Bedford Falls Company, Cruise-Wagner
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 5, 2003 1 $24,271,354   2,908 $8,346   $24,271,354 1
Dec 12, 2003 2 $14,087,074 -42% 2,908 $4,844   $46,874,330 2
Dec 19, 2003 4 $7,769,301 -45% 2,938 $2,644   $59,487,166 3
Dec 26, 2003 8 $8,326,947 +7% 2,557 $3,257   $74,324,104 4
Jan 2, 2004 8 $7,373,719 -11% 2,401 $3,071   $90,017,337 5
Jan 9, 2004 9 $4,550,419 -38% 1,901 $2,394   $97,181,327 6
Jan 16, 2004 10 $3,122,326 -31% 1,403 $2,225   $101,998,497 7
Jan 23, 2004 12 $2,177,479 -30% 1,115 $1,953   $105,521,192 8
Jan 30, 2004 19 $1,203,487 -45% 808 $1,489   $107,459,807 9
Feb 6, 2004 22 $693,214 -42% 441 $1,572   $108,635,117 10
Feb 13, 2004 23 $542,948 -22% 267 $2,034   $109,435,703 11
Feb 20, 2004 27 $391,141 -28% 220 $1,778   $110,068,737 12
Feb 27, 2004 41 $151,370 -61% 136 $1,113   $110,330,124 13
Mar 5, 2004 35 $166,205 +10% 339 $490   $110,572,904 14
Mar 12, 2004 36 $126,668 -24% 281 $451   $110,788,675 15
Mar 19, 2004 40 $90,896 -28% 220 $413   $110,947,183 16
Mar 26, 2004 49 $64,517 -29% 168 $384   $111,054,195 17
Apr 2, 2004 64 $29,918 -54% 102 $293   $111,110,575 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 5, 2003 1 $8,200,000     2,908 $2,820   $8,200,000 1
Dec 6, 2003 1 $9,195,348 +12%   2,908 $3,162   $17,584,717 2
Dec 7, 2003 1 $6,686,637 -27%   2,908 $2,299   $24,271,354 3
Dec 8, 2003 1 $2,244,000 -66%   2,908 $772   $26,516,000 4
Dec 9, 2003 1 $2,312,000 +3%   2,908 $795   $28,828,000 5
Dec 10, 2003 1 $2,031,000 -12%   2,908 $698   $30,859,000 6
Dec 11, 2003 1 $1,928,000 -5%   2,908 $663   $32,787,000 7
Dec 12, 2003 2 $4,500,000 +133% -45% 2,908 $1,547   $37,300,000 8
Dec 13, 2003 2 $6,028,707 +34% -34% 2,908 $2,073   $43,095,373 9
Dec 14, 2003 1 $3,778,957 -37% -43% 2,908 $1,300   $46,874,330 10
Dec 15, 2003 2 $1,303,000 -66% -42% 2,908 $448   $48,178,000 11
Dec 16, 2003 2 $1,365,000 +5% -41% 2,908 $469   $49,543,000 12
Dec 17, 2003 3 $1,112,000 -19% -45% 2,908 $382   $50,656,000 13
Dec 18, 2003 3 $1,062,000 -4% -45% 2,908 $365   $51,718,000 14
Dec 19, 2003 4 $2,100,000 +98% -53% 2,938 $715   $53,800,000 15
Dec 20, 2003 4 $2,997,814 +43% -50% 2,938 $1,020   $56,823,779 16
Dec 21, 2003 4 $2,663,387 -11% -30% 2,938 $907   $59,487,166 17
Dec 22, 2003 5 $1,368,602 -49% +5% 2,938 $466   $60,855,768 18
Dec 23, 2003 5 $1,600,000 +17% +17% 2,938 $545   $62,455,768 19
Dec 24, 2003 4 $1,150,000 -28% +3% 2,938 $391   $63,605,768 20
Dec 25, 2003 8 $2,400,000 +109% +126% 2,557 $939   $65,920,000 21
Dec 26, 2003 8 $2,860,000 +19% +36% 2,557 $1,118   $68,780,000 22
Dec 27, 2003 8 $2,911,472 +2% -3% 2,557 $1,139   $71,766,823 23
Dec 28, 2003 8 $2,557,281 -12% -4% 2,557 $1,000   $74,324,104 24
Dec 29, 2003 8 $1,779,000 -30% +30% 2,557 $696   $76,103,000 25
Dec 30, 2003 8 $1,923,000 +8% +20% 2,557 $752   $78,026,000 26
Dec 31, 2003 8 $1,700,000 -12% +48% 2,557 $665   $79,700,000 27
Jan 1, 2004 8 $2,696,000 +59% +12% 2,557 $1,054   $82,396,000 28
Jan 2, 2004 8 $2,700,000 n/c -6% 2,401 $1,125   $85,100,000 29
Jan 3, 2004 8 $2,846,481 +5% -2% 2,401 $1,186   $88,271,429 30
Jan 4, 2004 8 $1,745,908 -39% -32% 2,401 $727   $90,017,337 31
Jan 5, 2004 6 $664,000 -62% -63% 2,401 $277   $90,682,000 32
Jan 6, 2004 5 $678,000 +2% -65% 2,401 $282   $91,360,000 33
Jan 7, 2004 5 $648,000 -4% -62% 2,401 $270   $92,009,000 34
Jan 8, 2004 5 $622,000 -4% -77% 2,401 $259   $92,631,000 35
Jan 9, 2004 10 $1,300,000 +109% -52% 1,901 $684   $93,900,000 36
Jan 10, 2004 9 $1,977,181 +52% -31% 1,901 $1,040   $95,929,226 37
Jan 11, 2004 8 $1,252,101 -37% -28% 1,901 $659   $97,181,327 38
Jan 12, 2004 6 $414,000 -67% -38% 1,901 $218   $97,596,000 39
Jan 13, 2004 7 $460,000 +11% -32% 1,901 $242   $98,056,000 40
Jan 14, 2004 7 $402,000 -13% -38% 1,901 $211   $98,458,000 41
Jan 15, 2004 7 $418,000 +4% -33% 1,901 $220   $98,876,000 42
Jan 19, 2004 13 $585,146   +41% 1,403 $417   $97,181,327 46
Jan 20, 2004 9 $271,000 -54% -41% 1,403 $193   $102,855,000 47
Jan 21, 2004 9 $232,000 -14% -42% 1,403 $165   $103,087,000 48
Jan 22, 2004 9 $256,000 +10% -39% 1,403 $182   $103,344,000 49
Feb 16, 2004 29 $92,521     267 $347   $109,528,224 74

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 5, 2003 1 $32,787,256   2,908 $11,275   $32,787,256 1
Dec 12, 2003 3 $18,930,609 -42% 2,908 $6,510   $51,717,865 2
Dec 19, 2003 4 $14,279,292 -25% 2,938 $4,860   $65,997,157 3
Dec 26, 2003 8 $16,646,461 +17% 2,557 $6,510   $82,643,618 4
Jan 2, 2004 8 $9,987,290 -40% 2,401 $4,160   $92,630,908 5
Jan 9, 2004 9 $6,245,263 -37% 1,901 $3,285   $98,876,171 6
Jan 16, 2004 10 $4,467,542 -28% 1,403 $3,184   $103,343,713 7
Jan 23, 2004 13 $2,912,607 -35% 1,115 $2,612   $106,256,320 8
Jan 30, 2004 19 $1,685,583 -42% 808 $2,086   $107,941,903 9
Feb 6, 2004 22 $950,852 -44% 441 $2,156   $108,892,755 10
Feb 13, 2004 24 $784,841 -17% 267 $2,939   $109,677,596 11
Feb 20, 2004 28 $501,158 -36% 220 $2,278   $110,178,754 12
Feb 27, 2004 40 $227,945 -55% 136 $1,676   $110,406,699 13
Mar 5, 2004 33 $255,308 +12% 339 $753   $110,662,007 14
Mar 12, 2004 36 $194,280 -24% 281 $691   $110,856,287 15
Mar 19, 2004 42 $133,391 -31% 220 $606   $110,989,678 16
Mar 26, 2004 49 $90,979 -32% 168 $542   $111,080,657 17
Apr 2, 2004 74 $29,918 -67% 102 $293   $111,110,575 18

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,271,354 (21.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:24.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$140,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,908 opening theaters/2,938 max. theaters, 7.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $218,572,719

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 5th, 2003 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: December 6th, 2003 (Wide), released as The Last Samurai (ラスト サムライ) (Japan)
January 15th, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: May 4th, 2004 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: R for strong violence and battle sequences
Running Time: 154 minutes
Geographical setting: Japan
Plot point: Addiction, Culture Clash, Money Troubles, PTSD, Suicide
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 1870s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Radar Pictures, The Bedford Falls Company, Cruise-Wagner
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 5, 2003 1 $24,271,354   2,908 $8,346   $24,271,354 1
Dec 12, 2003 2 $14,087,074 -42% 2,908 $4,844   $46,874,330 2
Dec 19, 2003 4 $7,769,301 -45% 2,938 $2,644   $59,487,166 3
Dec 26, 2003 8 $8,326,947 +7% 2,557 $3,257   $74,324,104 4
Jan 2, 2004 8 $7,373,719 -11% 2,401 $3,071   $90,017,337 5
Jan 9, 2004 9 $4,550,419 -38% 1,901 $2,394   $97,181,327 6
Jan 16, 2004 10 $3,122,326 -31% 1,403 $2,225   $101,998,497 7
Jan 23, 2004 12 $2,177,479 -30% 1,115 $1,953   $105,521,192 8
Jan 30, 2004 19 $1,203,487 -45% 808 $1,489   $107,459,807 9
Feb 6, 2004 22 $693,214 -42% 441 $1,572   $108,635,117 10
Feb 13, 2004 23 $542,948 -22% 267 $2,034   $109,435,703 11
Feb 20, 2004 27 $391,141 -28% 220 $1,778   $110,068,737 12
Feb 27, 2004 41 $151,370 -61% 136 $1,113   $110,330,124 13
Mar 5, 2004 35 $166,205 +10% 339 $490   $110,572,904 14
Mar 12, 2004 36 $126,668 -24% 281 $451   $110,788,675 15
Mar 19, 2004 40 $90,896 -28% 220 $413   $110,947,183 16
Mar 26, 2004 49 $64,517 -29% 168 $384   $111,054,195 17
Apr 2, 2004 64 $29,918 -54% 102 $293   $111,110,575 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 5, 2003 1 $8,200,000     2,908 $2,820   $8,200,000 1
Dec 6, 2003 1 $9,195,348 +12%   2,908 $3,162   $17,584,717 2
Dec 7, 2003 1 $6,686,637 -27%   2,908 $2,299   $24,271,354 3
Dec 8, 2003 1 $2,244,000 -66%   2,908 $772   $26,516,000 4
Dec 9, 2003 1 $2,312,000 +3%   2,908 $795   $28,828,000 5
Dec 10, 2003 1 $2,031,000 -12%   2,908 $698   $30,859,000 6
Dec 11, 2003 1 $1,928,000 -5%   2,908 $663   $32,787,000 7
Dec 12, 2003 2 $4,500,000 +133% -45% 2,908 $1,547   $37,300,000 8
Dec 13, 2003 2 $6,028,707 +34% -34% 2,908 $2,073   $43,095,373 9
Dec 14, 2003 1 $3,778,957 -37% -43% 2,908 $1,300   $46,874,330 10
Dec 15, 2003 2 $1,303,000 -66% -42% 2,908 $448   $48,178,000 11
Dec 16, 2003 2 $1,365,000 +5% -41% 2,908 $469   $49,543,000 12
Dec 17, 2003 3 $1,112,000 -19% -45% 2,908 $382   $50,656,000 13
Dec 18, 2003 3 $1,062,000 -4% -45% 2,908 $365   $51,718,000 14
Dec 19, 2003 4 $2,100,000 +98% -53% 2,938 $715   $53,800,000 15
Dec 20, 2003 4 $2,997,814 +43% -50% 2,938 $1,020   $56,823,779 16
Dec 21, 2003 4 $2,663,387 -11% -30% 2,938 $907   $59,487,166 17
Dec 22, 2003 5 $1,368,602 -49% +5% 2,938 $466   $60,855,768 18
Dec 23, 2003 5 $1,600,000 +17% +17% 2,938 $545   $62,455,768 19
Dec 24, 2003 4 $1,150,000 -28% +3% 2,938 $391   $63,605,768 20
Dec 25, 2003 8 $2,400,000 +109% +126% 2,557 $939   $65,920,000 21
Dec 26, 2003 8 $2,860,000 +19% +36% 2,557 $1,118   $68,780,000 22
Dec 27, 2003 8 $2,911,472 +2% -3% 2,557 $1,139   $71,766,823 23
Dec 28, 2003 8 $2,557,281 -12% -4% 2,557 $1,000   $74,324,104 24
Dec 29, 2003 8 $1,779,000 -30% +30% 2,557 $696   $76,103,000 25
Dec 30, 2003 8 $1,923,000 +8% +20% 2,557 $752   $78,026,000 26
Dec 31, 2003 8 $1,700,000 -12% +48% 2,557 $665   $79,700,000 27
Jan 1, 2004 8 $2,696,000 +59% +12% 2,557 $1,054   $82,396,000 28
Jan 2, 2004 8 $2,700,000 n/c -6% 2,401 $1,125   $85,100,000 29
Jan 3, 2004 8 $2,846,481 +5% -2% 2,401 $1,186   $88,271,429 30
Jan 4, 2004 8 $1,745,908 -39% -32% 2,401 $727   $90,017,337 31
Jan 5, 2004 6 $664,000 -62% -63% 2,401 $277   $90,682,000 32
Jan 6, 2004 5 $678,000 +2% -65% 2,401 $282   $91,360,000 33
Jan 7, 2004 5 $648,000 -4% -62% 2,401 $270   $92,009,000 34
Jan 8, 2004 5 $622,000 -4% -77% 2,401 $259   $92,631,000 35
Jan 9, 2004 10 $1,300,000 +109% -52% 1,901 $684   $93,900,000 36
Jan 10, 2004 9 $1,977,181 +52% -31% 1,901 $1,040   $95,929,226 37
Jan 11, 2004 8 $1,252,101 -37% -28% 1,901 $659   $97,181,327 38
Jan 12, 2004 6 $414,000 -67% -38% 1,901 $218   $97,596,000 39
Jan 13, 2004 7 $460,000 +11% -32% 1,901 $242   $98,056,000 40
Jan 14, 2004 7 $402,000 -13% -38% 1,901 $211   $98,458,000 41
Jan 15, 2004 7 $418,000 +4% -33% 1,901 $220   $98,876,000 42
Jan 19, 2004 13 $585,146   +41% 1,403 $417   $97,181,327 46
Jan 20, 2004 9 $271,000 -54% -41% 1,403 $193   $102,855,000 47
Jan 21, 2004 9 $232,000 -14% -42% 1,403 $165   $103,087,000 48
Jan 22, 2004 9 $256,000 +10% -39% 1,403 $182   $103,344,000 49
Feb 16, 2004 29 $92,521     267 $347   $109,528,224 74

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 5, 2003 1 $32,787,256   2,908 $11,275   $32,787,256 1
Dec 12, 2003 3 $18,930,609 -42% 2,908 $6,510   $51,717,865 2
Dec 19, 2003 4 $14,279,292 -25% 2,938 $4,860   $65,997,157 3
Dec 26, 2003 8 $16,646,461 +17% 2,557 $6,510   $82,643,618 4
Jan 2, 2004 8 $9,987,290 -40% 2,401 $4,160   $92,630,908 5
Jan 9, 2004 9 $6,245,263 -37% 1,901 $3,285   $98,876,171 6
Jan 16, 2004 10 $4,467,542 -28% 1,403 $3,184   $103,343,713 7
Jan 23, 2004 13 $2,912,607 -35% 1,115 $2,612   $106,256,320 8
Jan 30, 2004 19 $1,685,583 -42% 808 $2,086   $107,941,903 9
Feb 6, 2004 22 $950,852 -44% 441 $2,156   $108,892,755 10
Feb 13, 2004 24 $784,841 -17% 267 $2,939   $109,677,596 11
Feb 20, 2004 28 $501,158 -36% 220 $2,278   $110,178,754 12
Feb 27, 2004 40 $227,945 -55% 136 $1,676   $110,406,699 13
Mar 5, 2004 33 $255,308 +12% 339 $753   $110,662,007 14
Mar 12, 2004 36 $194,280 -24% 281 $691   $110,856,287 15
Mar 19, 2004 42 $133,391 -31% 220 $606   $110,989,678 16
Mar 26, 2004 49 $90,979 -32% 168 $542   $111,080,657 17
Apr 2, 2004 74 $29,918 -67% 102 $293   $111,110,575 18

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.