Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $90,639,088Details
International Box Office $34,700,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $125,339,088
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,220,670 (24.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,350 opening theaters/3,375 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $170,004,648

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 2nd, 2003 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: August 1st, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: November 4th, 2003 by MGM Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some sex-related humor
Running Time: 95 minutes
Franchise: Legally Blonde
Cast, crew, or production detail: Epilogue
Geographical setting: Washington, D.C.
Plot point: Animal Abuse, Blackmail, Political, Politicians, Romance, Satire
Social setting: Fraternity/Sorority
Subgenre: Satirical Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 4, 2003 2 $22,220,670   3,350 $6,633   $38,507,400 1
Jul 11, 2003 4 $12,030,319 -46% 3,375 $3,565   $62,897,554 2
Jul 18, 2003 7 $6,122,444 -49% 3,205 $1,910   $75,454,096 3
Jul 25, 2003 10 $2,707,034 -56% 2,120 $1,277   $82,171,969 4
Aug 1, 2003 14 $1,408,958 -48% 1,414 $996   $85,260,859 5
Aug 8, 2003 16 $861,960 -39% 1,207 $714   $86,883,446 6
Aug 15, 2003 18 $648,151 -25% 1,007 $644   $88,002,442 7
Aug 22, 2003 22 $601,329 -7% 987 $609   $88,919,918 8
Aug 29, 2003 24 $529,655 -12% 817 $648   $89,684,776 9
Sep 5, 2003 47 $61,339 -88% 121 $507   $89,880,476 10
Sep 12, 2003 47 $86,100 +40% 188 $458   $90,039,088 11
Sep 19, 2003 55 $54,255 -37% 132 $411   $90,134,526 12
Sep 26, 2003 75 $21,654 -60% 51 $425   $90,168,825 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 2, 2003 2 $9,147,000     3,350 $2,730   $9,147,000 1
Jul 3, 2003 2 $6,697,000 -27%   3,350 $1,999   $15,844,000 2
Jul 4, 2003 2 $6,133,455 -8%   3,350 $1,831   $21,977,455 3
Jul 5, 2003 2 $9,442,081 +54%   3,350 $2,819   $31,419,536 4
Jul 6, 2003 2 $6,645,134 -30%   3,350 $1,984   $38,507,400 5
Jul 7, 2003 2 $3,388,000 -49%   3,350 $1,011   $41,895,400 6
Jul 8, 2003 2 $3,363,000 -1%   3,350 $1,004   $45,258,400 7
Jul 9, 2003 3 $2,906,000 -14% -68% 3,350 $867   $48,164,400 8
Jul 10, 2003 3 $2,703,000 -7% -60% 3,350 $807   $50,867,400 9
Jul 11, 2003 4 $4,257,000 +57% -31% 3,375 $1,261   $55,124,400 10
Jul 12, 2003 4 $4,385,000 +3% -54% 3,375 $1,299   $59,509,400 11
Jul 13, 2003 4 $3,049,807 -30% -54% 3,375 $904   $62,897,554 12
Jul 14, 2003 4 $1,650,000 -46% -51% 3,375 $489   $64,547,554 13
Jul 15, 2003 4 $1,751,000 +6% -48% 3,375 $519   $66,299,000 14
Jul 16, 2003 4 $1,651,000 -6% -43% 3,375 $489   $67,950,000 15
Jul 17, 2003 4 $1,381,000 -16% -49% 3,375 $409   $69,332,000 16
Jul 18, 2003 8 $2,101,933 +52% -51% 3,205 $656   $71,433,585 17
Jul 19, 2003 7 $2,331,323 +11% -47% 3,205 $727   $73,764,908 18
Jul 20, 2003 7 $1,689,188 -28% -45% 3,205 $527   $75,454,096 19
Jul 21, 2003 7 $980,000 -42% -41% 3,205 $306   $76,435,000 20
Jul 22, 2003 7 $1,098,000 +12% -37% 3,205 $343   $77,533,000 21
Jul 23, 2003 7 $1,017,000 -7% -38% 3,205 $317   $78,550,000 22
Jul 24, 2003 7 $915,000 -10% -34% 3,205 $285   $79,465,000 23
Jul 25, 2003 10 $855,979 -6% -59% 2,120 $404   $80,320,914 24
Jul 26, 2003 10 $1,050,223 +23% -55% 2,120 $495   $81,371,137 25
Jul 27, 2003 10 $800,832 -24% -53% 2,120 $378   $82,171,969 26
Jul 30, 2003 10 $419,000   -59% 2,120 $198   $84,433,000 29
Jul 31, 2003 10 $419,000 n/c -54% 2,120 $198   $84,852,000 30

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 4, 2003 2 $34,580,505   3,350 $10,323   $50,867,235 2
Jul 11, 2003 4 $18,464,417 -47% 3,375 $5,471   $69,331,652 3
Jul 18, 2003 7 $10,133,283 -45% 3,205 $3,162   $79,464,935 4
Jul 25, 2003 10 $4,386,966 -57% 2,120 $2,069   $83,851,901 5
Aug 1, 2003 14 $2,169,585 -51% 1,414 $1,534   $86,021,486 6
Aug 8, 2003 17 $1,332,805 -39% 1,207 $1,104   $87,354,291 7
Aug 15, 2003 19 $964,298 -28% 1,007 $958   $88,318,589 8
Aug 22, 2003 22 $836,532 -13% 987 $848   $89,155,121 9
Aug 29, 2003 28 $664,016 -21% 817 $813   $89,819,137 10
Sep 5, 2003 43 $133,851 -80% 121 $1,106   $89,952,988 11
Sep 12, 2003 45 $127,283 -5% 188 $677   $90,080,271 12
Sep 19, 2003 56 $66,900 -47% 132 $507   $90,147,171 13

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 8/1/2003 $0 0 359 644 $7,525,686 6/23/2020
  
Rest of World $27,174,314
  
International Total $34,700,000 6/23/2020

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Reese Witherspoon    Elle Woods

Supporting

Sally Field    Rep. Rudd
Regina King    Grace Stoteraux
Jennifer Coolidge    Paulette
Bruce McGill    Stanford Marks
Bob Newhart    Sidney Post
Luke Wilson    Emmett Richmond
Alanna Ubach    Serena McGuire
Dana Ivey    Congresswoman Libby Hauser
Jack McGee    Detective Finchley

Production and Technical Credits

Charles Herman-Wurmfeld    Director
Kate Kondell    Screenwriter
Amanda Brown    Story Creator
Rolfe Kent    Composer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,220,670 (24.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,350 opening theaters/3,375 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $170,004,648

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 2nd, 2003 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: August 1st, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: November 4th, 2003 by MGM Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some sex-related humor
Running Time: 95 minutes
Franchise: Legally Blonde
Cast, crew, or production detail: Epilogue
Geographical setting: Washington, D.C.
Plot point: Animal Abuse, Blackmail, Political, Politicians, Romance, Satire
Social setting: Fraternity/Sorority
Subgenre: Satirical Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 4, 2003 2 $22,220,670   3,350 $6,633   $38,507,400 1
Jul 11, 2003 4 $12,030,319 -46% 3,375 $3,565   $62,897,554 2
Jul 18, 2003 7 $6,122,444 -49% 3,205 $1,910   $75,454,096 3
Jul 25, 2003 10 $2,707,034 -56% 2,120 $1,277   $82,171,969 4
Aug 1, 2003 14 $1,408,958 -48% 1,414 $996   $85,260,859 5
Aug 8, 2003 16 $861,960 -39% 1,207 $714   $86,883,446 6
Aug 15, 2003 18 $648,151 -25% 1,007 $644   $88,002,442 7
Aug 22, 2003 22 $601,329 -7% 987 $609   $88,919,918 8
Aug 29, 2003 24 $529,655 -12% 817 $648   $89,684,776 9
Sep 5, 2003 47 $61,339 -88% 121 $507   $89,880,476 10
Sep 12, 2003 47 $86,100 +40% 188 $458   $90,039,088 11
Sep 19, 2003 55 $54,255 -37% 132 $411   $90,134,526 12
Sep 26, 2003 75 $21,654 -60% 51 $425   $90,168,825 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 2, 2003 2 $9,147,000     3,350 $2,730   $9,147,000 1
Jul 3, 2003 2 $6,697,000 -27%   3,350 $1,999   $15,844,000 2
Jul 4, 2003 2 $6,133,455 -8%   3,350 $1,831   $21,977,455 3
Jul 5, 2003 2 $9,442,081 +54%   3,350 $2,819   $31,419,536 4
Jul 6, 2003 2 $6,645,134 -30%   3,350 $1,984   $38,507,400 5
Jul 7, 2003 2 $3,388,000 -49%   3,350 $1,011   $41,895,400 6
Jul 8, 2003 2 $3,363,000 -1%   3,350 $1,004   $45,258,400 7
Jul 9, 2003 3 $2,906,000 -14% -68% 3,350 $867   $48,164,400 8
Jul 10, 2003 3 $2,703,000 -7% -60% 3,350 $807   $50,867,400 9
Jul 11, 2003 4 $4,257,000 +57% -31% 3,375 $1,261   $55,124,400 10
Jul 12, 2003 4 $4,385,000 +3% -54% 3,375 $1,299   $59,509,400 11
Jul 13, 2003 4 $3,049,807 -30% -54% 3,375 $904   $62,897,554 12
Jul 14, 2003 4 $1,650,000 -46% -51% 3,375 $489   $64,547,554 13
Jul 15, 2003 4 $1,751,000 +6% -48% 3,375 $519   $66,299,000 14
Jul 16, 2003 4 $1,651,000 -6% -43% 3,375 $489   $67,950,000 15
Jul 17, 2003 4 $1,381,000 -16% -49% 3,375 $409   $69,332,000 16
Jul 18, 2003 8 $2,101,933 +52% -51% 3,205 $656   $71,433,585 17
Jul 19, 2003 7 $2,331,323 +11% -47% 3,205 $727   $73,764,908 18
Jul 20, 2003 7 $1,689,188 -28% -45% 3,205 $527   $75,454,096 19
Jul 21, 2003 7 $980,000 -42% -41% 3,205 $306   $76,435,000 20
Jul 22, 2003 7 $1,098,000 +12% -37% 3,205 $343   $77,533,000 21
Jul 23, 2003 7 $1,017,000 -7% -38% 3,205 $317   $78,550,000 22
Jul 24, 2003 7 $915,000 -10% -34% 3,205 $285   $79,465,000 23
Jul 25, 2003 10 $855,979 -6% -59% 2,120 $404   $80,320,914 24
Jul 26, 2003 10 $1,050,223 +23% -55% 2,120 $495   $81,371,137 25
Jul 27, 2003 10 $800,832 -24% -53% 2,120 $378   $82,171,969 26
Jul 30, 2003 10 $419,000   -59% 2,120 $198   $84,433,000 29
Jul 31, 2003 10 $419,000 n/c -54% 2,120 $198   $84,852,000 30

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 4, 2003 2 $34,580,505   3,350 $10,323   $50,867,235 2
Jul 11, 2003 4 $18,464,417 -47% 3,375 $5,471   $69,331,652 3
Jul 18, 2003 7 $10,133,283 -45% 3,205 $3,162   $79,464,935 4
Jul 25, 2003 10 $4,386,966 -57% 2,120 $2,069   $83,851,901 5
Aug 1, 2003 14 $2,169,585 -51% 1,414 $1,534   $86,021,486 6
Aug 8, 2003 17 $1,332,805 -39% 1,207 $1,104   $87,354,291 7
Aug 15, 2003 19 $964,298 -28% 1,007 $958   $88,318,589 8
Aug 22, 2003 22 $836,532 -13% 987 $848   $89,155,121 9
Aug 29, 2003 28 $664,016 -21% 817 $813   $89,819,137 10
Sep 5, 2003 43 $133,851 -80% 121 $1,106   $89,952,988 11
Sep 12, 2003 45 $127,283 -5% 188 $677   $90,080,271 12
Sep 19, 2003 56 $66,900 -47% 132 $507   $90,147,171 13

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 8/1/2003 $0 0 359 644 $7,525,686 6/23/2020
  
Rest of World $27,174,314
  
International Total $34,700,000 6/23/2020

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Reese Witherspoon    Elle Woods

Supporting

Sally Field    Rep. Rudd
Regina King    Grace Stoteraux
Jennifer Coolidge    Paulette
Bruce McGill    Stanford Marks
Bob Newhart    Sidney Post
Luke Wilson    Emmett Richmond
Alanna Ubach    Serena McGuire
Dana Ivey    Congresswoman Libby Hauser
Jack McGee    Detective Finchley

Production and Technical Credits

Charles Herman-Wurmfeld    Director
Kate Kondell    Screenwriter
Amanda Brown    Story Creator
Rolfe Kent    Composer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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.