| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| South Korea Box Office | $923,269 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $9,245,877 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Production Budget: | $15,000,000 |
| South Korea Releases: | November 20th, 1999 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | November 23rd, 1999 by Dreamworks Video |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 on appeal for some sensuality, nudity and strong language (previously rated R) |
| Keywords: | Romance |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/12/15 | 11 | $87,414 | 110 | $795 | $664,453 | 944 | |
| 2017/12/22 | - | $8,376 | -90% | 5 | $1,675 | $713,319 | 945 |
| 2019/12/06 | - | $2,889 | 1 | $2,889 | $653,589 | 1,047 | |
| 2019/12/27 | 15 | $17,940 | 22 | $815 | $702,208 | 1,050 | |
| 2020/01/03 | 20 | $6,572 | -63% | 14 | $469 | $720,585 | 1,051 |
| 2020/01/10 | - | $2,694 | -59% | 8 | $337 | $736,930 | 1,052 |
| 2020/06/19 | 14 | $13,051 | 31 | $421 | $733,317 | 1,075 | |
| 2020/06/26 | - | $1,643 | -87% | 4 | $411 | $736,562 | 1,076 |
| 2020/12/25 | 11 | $21,443 | 109 | $197 | $842,303 | 1,102 | |
| 2021/01/01 | 15 | $11,220 | -48% | 62 | $181 | $873,334 | 1,103 |
| 2021/01/08 | 15 | $6,665 | -41% | 46 | $145 | $876,871 | 1,104 |
| 2021/01/15 | - | $3,567 | -46% | 32 | $111 | $880,875 | 1,105 |
| 2021/01/22 | - | $723 | -80% | 7 | $103 | $880,574 | 1,106 |
| 2022/01/07 | 12 | $7,822 | 11 | $711 | $826,361 | 1,156 | |
| 2022/01/14 | - | $3,819 | -51% | 8 | $477 | $832,576 | 1,157 |
| 2022/01/21 | 20 | $7,503 | +96% | 7 | $1,072 | $840,157 | 1,158 |
| 2022/01/28 | - | $1,457 | -81% | 4 | $364 | $836,713 | 1,159 |
| 2022/02/04 | - | $1,326 | -9% | 3 | $442 | $848,581 | 1,160 |
| 2022/12/09 | 18 | $29,548 | 49 | $603 | $821,700 | 1,204 | |
| 2022/12/16 | 17 | $7,724 | -74% | 15 | $515 | $845,936 | 1,205 |
| 2022/12/23 | 12 | $14,234 | +84% | 14 | $1,017 | $878,222 | 1,206 |
| 2023/01/06 | - | $2,421 | 9 | $269 | $907,666 | 1,208 | |
| 2023/01/20 | - | $640 | 8 | $80 | $923,269 | 1,210 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 5/21/1999 | $2,692,819 | 769 | 817 | 4,551 | $8,322,608 | |
| South Korea | 11/20/1999 | $0 | 0 | 110 | 579 | $923,269 | 1/26/2023 |
| Worldwide Total | $9,245,877 | 1/26/2023 | |||||
| Jack Black | Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Kate Capshaw | Helen | |
| Walter Covell | Post Office Customer | |
| Bill Buell | Officer Dan | |
| Blythe Danner | Lillian MacFarquhar | |
| Lucas Hall | Garbage Man | |
| Alice Drummond | Postal Clerk | |
| Gloria Stuart | Eleanor MacFarquhar | |
| Erik Jensen | Ray | |
| Ellen DeGeneres | Janet Hall | |
| Patrick Donnelly | Bookstore Customer | |
| Geraldine McEwan | Mrs. Scattergoods | |
| Margaret Ann Brady | Selma | |
| Tom Everett Scott | Johnny | |
| Jessica Capshaw | Kelly | |
| Tom Selleck | George Mathias |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
| Victoria Rose Sampson* | Supervising Sound Editor |
