Palmetto (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,846,660Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,876,753 (49.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,505 opening theaters/1,505 max. theaters, 2.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $14,099,295

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 20th, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 12th, 1999 by Turner Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for sexuality, language and some violence
Running Time: 114 minutes
Plot point: False Identity, Framed, Government Corruption, Kidnap, Life on the Outside, Money Troubles, Surprise Twist
Social setting: Film Noir
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Germany

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 20, 1998 8 $2,876,753   1,505 $1,911   $2,876,753 1
Feb 27, 1998 14 $1,309,012 -54% 1,505 $870   $5,146,351 2
Mar 6, 1998 42 $107,030 -92% 286 $374   $5,762,845 3
May 15, 1998 59 $22,514   224 $101   $5,840,581 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 20, 1998 7 $880,000   1,505 $585   $880,000 1
Feb 21, 1998 8 $1,210,000 +38% 1,505 $804   $2,090,000 2
Feb 22, 1998 8 $825,000 -32% 1,505 $548   $2,915,000 3
Feb 23, 1998 7 $256,226 -69% 1,505 $170   $3,132,979 4
Feb 24, 1998 7 $300,215 +17% 1,505 $199   $3,433,058 5
Feb 25, 1998 7 $208,489 -31% 1,505 $139   $3,634,442 6
Feb 26, 1998 7 $205,000 -2% 1,505 $136   $3,839,000 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 20, 1998 8 $3,837,339   1,505 $2,550   $3,837,339 1
Feb 27, 1998 14 $1,818,476 -53% 1,505 $1,208   $5,655,815 2

Woody Harrelson    Harry Barber
Elisabeth Shue    Rhea Malroux
Gina Gershon    Nina
Tom Wright    John Renick
Michael Rapaport    Donnely
Chloë Sevigny    Odette Malroux
Laird Stuart    Bank Manager
Angela Featherstone   
Rolf Hoppe   

Production and Technical Credits

Volker Schlondorff    Director
E. Max Frye    Screenwriter
James Hadley Chase    Story Creator

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.


Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,876,753 (49.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,505 opening theaters/1,505 max. theaters, 2.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $14,099,295

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 20th, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 12th, 1999 by Turner Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for sexuality, language and some violence
Running Time: 114 minutes
Plot point: False Identity, Framed, Government Corruption, Kidnap, Life on the Outside, Money Troubles, Surprise Twist
Social setting: Film Noir
Subgenre: Crime Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Germany

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 20, 1998 8 $2,876,753   1,505 $1,911   $2,876,753 1
Feb 27, 1998 14 $1,309,012 -54% 1,505 $870   $5,146,351 2
Mar 6, 1998 42 $107,030 -92% 286 $374   $5,762,845 3
May 15, 1998 59 $22,514   224 $101   $5,840,581 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 20, 1998 7 $880,000   1,505 $585   $880,000 1
Feb 21, 1998 8 $1,210,000 +38% 1,505 $804   $2,090,000 2
Feb 22, 1998 8 $825,000 -32% 1,505 $548   $2,915,000 3
Feb 23, 1998 7 $256,226 -69% 1,505 $170   $3,132,979 4
Feb 24, 1998 7 $300,215 +17% 1,505 $199   $3,433,058 5
Feb 25, 1998 7 $208,489 -31% 1,505 $139   $3,634,442 6
Feb 26, 1998 7 $205,000 -2% 1,505 $136   $3,839,000 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 20, 1998 8 $3,837,339   1,505 $2,550   $3,837,339 1
Feb 27, 1998 14 $1,818,476 -53% 1,505 $1,208   $5,655,815 2

Woody Harrelson    Harry Barber
Elisabeth Shue    Rhea Malroux
Gina Gershon    Nina
Tom Wright    John Renick
Michael Rapaport    Donnely
Chloë Sevigny    Odette Malroux
Laird Stuart    Bank Manager
Angela Featherstone   
Rolf Hoppe   

Production and Technical Credits

Volker Schlondorff    Director
E. Max Frye    Screenwriter
James Hadley Chase    Story Creator

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.