Pearl Harbor (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $198,539,855Details
International Box Office $250,699,998Details
Worldwide Box Office $449,239,853
OpusData ID: 960100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$59,078,912 (29.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$151,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,214 opening theaters/3,255 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $396,728,934

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 259 $198,539,855
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 387 $250,699,998
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 321 $449,239,853
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 80 $198,539,855
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 81 $250,699,998
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 80 $449,239,853

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 25th, 2001 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: June 1st, 2001 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: December 4th, 2001 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sustained intense war sequences, images of wounded, brief sensuality and some language
Running Time: 182 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Patch Adams
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Keywords: Historical Battles, World War II, War, Action Adventure, Romance, 1940s, Set in Hawaii, Prologue, 1920s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 359 $6,753,418 Jul 6, 2001 45
Biggest 6th Wednesday 52 $1,204,281 Jul 4, 2001 41
Biggest 1st Monday 45 $16,098,742 May 28, 2001 4
Biggest Domestic Monday 56 $16,098,742 May 28, 2001 4
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 67 $59,078,912 May 25, 2001 3
Top Based on Real Life Events Weekend Domestic 3 $59,078,912 May 25, 2001 3
Top Dramatization Weekend Domestic 6 $59,078,912 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 19 $59,078,912 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 14 $123,063,666 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 19 $75,177,654 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 11 $156,597,975 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 18 $59,078,912 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $123,063,666 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 18 $75,177,654 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 10 $156,597,975 May 25, 2001 3
Top 2001 Theater Average 47 $18,382 May 25, 2001 3
Top Based on Real Life Events Day Domestic 5 $20,451,000 May 26, 2001 2
Top Dramatization Day Domestic 14 $20,451,000 May 26, 2001 2

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 259 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 207 $396,728,934
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 130 $198,539,855
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2001 7 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 2 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 132 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies 7 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies 86 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 80 $198,539,855

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 2001 1 $59,078,912   3,214 $18,382   $59,078,912 1
Jun 1, 2001 1 $29,558,276 -50% 3,214 $9,197   $118,853,439 2
Jun 8, 2001 3 $14,721,419 -50% 3,255 $4,523   $143,987,500 3
Jun 15, 2001 5 $9,859,120 -33% 3,140 $3,140   $160,358,492 4
Jun 22, 2001 7 $6,818,896 -31% 2,668 $2,556   $171,886,718 5
Jun 29, 2001 8 $4,722,956 -31% 2,305 $2,049   $179,731,614 6
Jul 6, 2001 12 $3,242,099 -31% 1,434 $2,261   $186,599,845 7
Jul 13, 2001 14 $1,968,363 -39% 1,210 $1,627   $190,112,436 8
Jul 20, 2001 16 $1,077,223 -45% 892 $1,208   $192,166,709 9
Jul 27, 2001 16 $826,872 -23% 715 $1,156   $193,662,453 10
Aug 3, 2001 18 $434,965 -47% 462 $941   $194,582,166 11
Aug 10, 2001 24 $237,128 -45% 293 $809   $195,072,119 12
Aug 17, 2001 33 $132,569 -44% 194 $683   $195,315,237 13
Aug 24, 2001 41 $75,852 -43% 116 $654   $195,456,759 14
Aug 31, 2001 21 $867,300 +1,043% 1,036 $837   $196,324,059 15
Sep 7, 2001 32 $183,145 -79% 272 $673   $196,684,795 16
Sep 14, 2001 37 $129,408 -29% 168 $770   $196,863,852 17
Sep 21, 2001 38 $145,951 +13% 227 $643   $197,047,519 18
Sep 28, 2001 46 $76,018 -48% 122 $623   $197,175,014 19
Oct 5, 2001 23 $226,733 +198% 311 $729   $197,429,107 20
Oct 12, 2001 29 $183,116 -19% 262 $699   $197,733,966 21
Oct 19, 2001 34 $106,723 -42% 181 $590   $197,913,548 22
Oct 26, 2001 45 $63,749 -40% 113 $564   $198,023,963 23
Nov 2, 2001 52 $43,421 -32% 89 $488   $198,089,442 24
Nov 9, 2001 55 $33,493 -23% 66 $507   $198,141,122 25
Nov 16, 2001 68 $14,643 -56% 42 $349   $198,174,519 26
Nov 23, 2001 80 $8,838 -40% 23 $384   $198,195,073 27
Nov 30, 2001 77 $8,437 -5% 21 $402   $198,207,422 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 25, 2001 1 $18,330,000     3,214 $5,703   $18,330,000 1
May 26, 2001 1 $20,451,000 +12%   3,214 $6,363   $38,781,000 2
May 27, 2001 1 $19,750,000 -3%   3,214 $6,145   $59,078,912 3
May 28, 2001 1 $16,098,742 -18%   3,214 $5,009   $75,177,654 4
May 29, 2001 1 $5,466,452 -66%   3,214 $1,701   $80,644,106 5
May 30, 2001 1 $4,435,868 -19%   3,214 $1,380   $85,079,974 6
May 31, 2001 1 $4,215,189 -5%   3,214 $1,312   $89,295,163 7
Jun 1, 2001 1 $8,639,000 +105% -53% 3,214 $2,688   $97,934,163 8
Jun 2, 2001 1 $12,886,500 +49% -37% 3,214 $4,009   $110,820,663 9
Jun 3, 2001 2 $7,975,000 -38% -60% 3,214 $2,481   $118,853,000 10
Jun 4, 2001 1 $2,731,014 -66% -83% 3,214 $850   $121,584,453 11
Jun 5, 2001 1 $2,904,046 +6% -47% 3,214 $904   $124,488,499 12
Jun 6, 2001 2 $2,430,336 -16% -45% 3,214 $756   $126,918,835 13
Jun 7, 2001 2 $2,347,246 -3% -44% 3,214 $730   $129,266,081 14
Jun 8, 2001 4 $4,376,000 +86% -49% 3,255 $1,344   $133,642,000 15
Jun 9, 2001 3 $6,390,000 +46% -50% 3,255 $1,963   $140,032,000 16
Jun 10, 2001 3 $3,998,000 -37% -50% 3,255 $1,228   $143,987,500 17
Jun 11, 2001 3 $1,700,223 -57% -38% 3,255 $522   $145,687,723 18
Jun 12, 2001 3 $1,735,540 +2% -40% 3,255 $533   $147,423,263 19
Jun 13, 2001 3 $1,480,375 -15% -39% 3,255 $455   $148,903,638 20
Jun 14, 2001 3 $1,595,734 +8% -32% 3,255 $490   $150,499,372 21
Jun 15, 2001 5 $2,674,500 +68% -39% 3,140 $852   $153,174,000 22
Jun 16, 2001 5 $4,085,500 +53% -36% 3,140 $1,301   $157,259,500 23
Jun 17, 2001 5 $3,054,000 -25% -24% 3,140 $973   $160,358,492 24
Jun 18, 2001 5 $1,129,355 -63% -34% 3,140 $360   $161,487,847 25
Jun 19, 2001 5 $1,210,998 +7% -30% 3,140 $386   $162,698,845 26
Jun 20, 2001 5 $1,131,916 -7% -24% 3,140 $360   $163,830,761 27
Jun 21, 2001 5 $1,237,061 +9% -22% 3,140 $394   $165,067,822 28
Jun 22, 2001 7 $2,029,000 +64% -24% 2,668 $760   $167,097,000 29
Jun 23, 2001 7 $2,913,000 +44% -29% 2,668 $1,092   $170,010,000 30
Jun 24, 2001 7 $1,841,000 -37% -40% 2,668 $690   $171,886,718 31
Jun 25, 2001 7 $770,481 -58% -32% 2,668 $289   $172,657,199 32
Jun 26, 2001 7 $821,468 +7% -32% 2,668 $308   $173,478,667 33
Jun 27, 2001 8 $772,847 -6% -32% 2,668 $290   $174,251,514 34
Jun 28, 2001 8 $757,144 -2% -39% 2,668 $284   $175,008,658 35
Jun 29, 2001 10 $1,244,500 +64% -39% 2,305 $540   $176,253,000 36
Jun 30, 2001 8 $1,961,000 +58% -33% 2,305 $851   $178,214,000 37
Jul 1, 2001 8 $1,455,000 -26% -21% 2,305 $631   $179,731,614 38
Jul 2, 2001 9 $711,301 -51% -8% 2,305 $309   $180,442,915 39
Jul 3, 2001 8 $1,040,859 +46% +27% 2,305 $452   $181,483,774 40
Jul 4, 2001 10 $1,204,281 +16% +56% 2,305 $522   $182,689,055 41
Jul 5, 2001 11 $568,691 -53% -25% 2,305 $247   $184,258,790 42
Jul 8, 2001 12 $963,000   -34% 1,434 $672   $186,599,845 45
Jul 9, 2001 12 $379,982 -61% -47% 1,434 $265   $186,979,827 46
Jul 10, 2001 12 $422,692 +11% -59% 1,434 $295   $187,402,519 47
Jul 11, 2001 13 $378,420 -10% -69% 1,434 $264   $187,780,939 48
Jul 12, 2001 13 $363,134 -4% -36% 1,434 $253   $188,144,073 49
Jul 15, 2001 14 $531,000   -45% 1,210 $439   $190,112,436 52
Jul 16, 2001 13 $250,772 -53% -34% 1,210 $207   $190,363,208 53
Jul 17, 2001 13 $301,278 +20% -29% 1,210 $249   $190,664,486 54
Jul 18, 2001 14 $215,912 -28% -43% 1,210 $178   $190,880,398 55
Jul 19, 2001 14 $209,088 -3% -42% 1,210 $173   $191,089,486 56
Jul 23, 2001 15 $154,594   -38% 892 $173   $192,321,303 60
Jul 24, 2001 15 $179,863 +16% -40% 892 $202   $192,501,166 61
Jul 25, 2001 15 $170,776 -5% -21% 892 $191   $192,671,942 62
Jul 26, 2001 15 $163,639 -4% -22% 892 $183   $192,835,581 63
Jul 29, 2001 17 $214,000     715 $299   $193,662,453 66
Jul 30, 2001 16 $110,726 -48% -28% 715 $155   $193,773,179 67
Jul 31, 2001 16 $128,045 +16% -29% 715 $179   $193,901,224 68
Aug 1, 2001 16 $118,112 -8% -31% 715 $165   $194,019,336 69
Aug 2, 2001 16 $127,865 +8% -22% 715 $179   $194,147,201 70
Aug 5, 2001 19 $112,000   -48% 462 $242   $194,582,166 73
Aug 6, 2001 17 $61,911 -45% -44% 462 $134   $194,644,077 74
Aug 7, 2001 17 $65,806 +6% -49% 462 $142   $194,709,883 75
Aug 8, 2001 18 $61,426 -7% -48% 462 $133   $194,771,309 76
Sep 3, 2001 19 $297,350     1,036 $287   $196,947,350 102
Sep 4, 2001 18 $69,677 -77%   1,036 $67   $197,017,027 103
Sep 5, 2001 19 $50,784 -27%   1,036 $49   $197,067,811 104

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 2001 1 $89,295,163   3,214 $27,783   $89,295,163 1
Jun 1, 2001 1 $39,970,918 -55% 3,214 $12,437   $129,266,081 2
Jun 8, 2001 3 $21,233,291 -47% 3,255 $6,523   $150,499,372 3
Jun 15, 2001 5 $14,568,450 -31% 3,140 $4,640   $165,067,822 4
Jun 22, 2001 7 $9,940,836 -32% 2,668 $3,726   $175,008,658 5
Jun 29, 2001 8 $8,349,088 -16% 2,305 $3,622   $183,357,746 6
Jul 6, 2001 12 $4,786,327 -43% 1,434 $3,338   $188,144,073 7
Jul 13, 2001 13 $2,945,413 -38% 1,210 $2,434   $191,089,486 8
Jul 20, 2001 15 $1,746,095 -41% 892 $1,958   $192,835,581 9
Jul 27, 2001 17 $1,311,620 -25% 715 $1,834   $194,147,201 10
Aug 3, 2001 18 $687,790 -48% 462 $1,489   $194,834,991 11
Aug 10, 2001 24 $347,677 -49% 293 $1,187   $195,182,668 12
Aug 17, 2001 34 $198,239 -43% 194 $1,022   $195,380,907 13
Aug 24, 2001 42 $110,935 -44% 116 $956   $195,491,842 14
Aug 31, 2001 17 $1,342,241 +1,110% 1,036 $1,296   $196,834,083 15
Sep 7, 2001 31 $232,794 -83% 272 $856   $197,066,877 16
Sep 14, 2001 38 $167,124 -28% 168 $995   $197,234,001 17
Sep 21, 2001 39 $197,428 +18% 227 $870   $197,431,429 18
Sep 28, 2001 49 $103,378 -48% 122 $847   $197,534,807 19
Oct 5, 2001 24 $348,476 +237% 311 $1,121   $197,883,283 20
Oct 12, 2001 28 $255,975 -27% 262 $977   $198,139,258 21
Oct 19, 2001 32 $153,389 -40% 181 $847   $198,292,647 22
Oct 26, 2001 45 $85,807 -44% 113 $759   $198,378,454 23
Nov 2, 2001 53 $61,608 -28% 89 $692   $198,440,062 24
Nov 9, 2001 51 $52,247 -15% 66 $792   $198,492,309 25
Nov 16, 2001 65 $26,359 -50% 42 $628   $198,518,668 26
Nov 23, 2001 80 $12,750 -52% 23 $554   $198,531,418 27
Nov 30, 2001 86 $8,437 -34% 21 $402   $198,539,855 28

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
United Kingdom 6/1/2001 $0 0 90 90 $18,151,773 4/9/2020
 
Rest of World $232,548,225
 
International Total$250,699,998 4/9/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 387 $250,699,998
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 200 $250,699,998
Top 2001 Movies at the International Box Office 6 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 9 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 211 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies 13 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 196 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 81 $250,699,998

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 321 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 159 $449,239,853
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 6 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 4 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies 9 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 80 $449,239,853

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Leading Cast

Ben Affleck    Rafe McCawley
Josh Hartnett    Danny Walker
Kate Beckinsale    Evelyn Johnson

Supporting Cast

Cuba Gooding, Jr.    Doris 'Dorie' Miller
Tom Sizemore    Sergeant Earl Sistern
Jon Voight    President Roosevelt
Colm Feore    Admiral Kimmel
Mako    Admiral Yamamoto
Alec Baldwin    Doolittle
William Lee Scott    Billy
Michael Shannon    Theo
Scott Wilson    Gen. George C. Marshall
Peter Firth    Captain of the West Virginia
Jaime King    Betty
Catherine Kellner    Barbara
Jennifer Garner    Sandra
Dan Aykroyd    Captain Jesse Thurman
William Fichtner    Danny's Father
Sara Rue    Nurse Martha
John Diehl    Senior Doctor
Greg Zola    Anthony Winkle
Beth Grant    Motherly Secretary
Ewen Bremner    Red
Ted McGinley    Army Corps Major
Kim Coates    Jack Richards
Matthew Davis    Joe
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa    Cmdr. Mirou Genda

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Bay    Director
Randall Wallace    Screenwriter
Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Michael Bay    Producer
Mike Stenson    Executive Producer
Barry Waldman    Executive Producer
Randall Wallace    Executive Producer
Chad Oman    Executive Producer
Bruce Hendricks    Executive Producer
John Schwartzman    Cinematographer
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Steven Rosenblum    Editor
Mark Goldblatt    Editor
Roger Barton    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Bob Badami    Music Supervisor
Kathy Nelson    Music Supervisor
Nigel Phelps    Production Designer
Martin Laing    Supervising Art Director
Jon Billington    Art Director
William Ladd Skinner    Art Director
Aric Lasher    Set Designer
Luis G. Hoyos    Set Designer
Stan Tropp    Set Designer
William Hawkins    Set Designer
Dean P. Wolcott    Set Designer
Jennifer Williams    Set Decorator
Michael Kaplan    Costume Designer
Linda Matthews    Costume Supervisor
Peter J. Devlin    Sound Mixer
Ethan Van der Ryn    Sound Designer
George Watters II    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Supervising Sound Editor
Eric Brevig    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Brevig    Second Unit Director
Pat Sandston    Associate Producer
Ken Bates    Associate Producer
K.C. Hodenfield    Associate Producer
Jennifer Klein    Associate Producer
K.C. Hodenfield    Assistant Director
Bonnie Timmermann    Casting Director
Andy Gill    Stunt Coordinator
Ken Bates    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:$59,078,912 (29.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$151,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,214 opening theaters/3,255 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $396,728,934

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 259 $198,539,855
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 387 $250,699,998
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 321 $449,239,853
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 80 $198,539,855
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 81 $250,699,998
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 80 $449,239,853

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 25th, 2001 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: June 1st, 2001 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: December 4th, 2001 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sustained intense war sequences, images of wounded, brief sensuality and some language
Running Time: 182 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Patch Adams
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Keywords: Historical Battles, World War II, War, Action Adventure, Romance, 1940s, Set in Hawaii, Prologue, 1920s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 359 $6,753,418 Jul 6, 2001 45
Biggest 6th Wednesday 52 $1,204,281 Jul 4, 2001 41
Biggest 1st Monday 45 $16,098,742 May 28, 2001 4
Biggest Domestic Monday 56 $16,098,742 May 28, 2001 4
Biggest Domestic May Weekend 67 $59,078,912 May 25, 2001 3
Top Based on Real Life Events Weekend Domestic 3 $59,078,912 May 25, 2001 3
Top Dramatization Weekend Domestic 6 $59,078,912 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 19 $59,078,912 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 14 $123,063,666 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 19 $75,177,654 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 11 $156,597,975 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day) 18 $59,078,912 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 13 $123,063,666 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 18 $75,177,654 May 25, 2001 3
Memorial Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 10 $156,597,975 May 25, 2001 3
Top 2001 Theater Average 47 $18,382 May 25, 2001 3
Top Based on Real Life Events Day Domestic 5 $20,451,000 May 26, 2001 2
Top Dramatization Day Domestic 14 $20,451,000 May 26, 2001 2

Leading Cast

Ben Affleck    Rafe McCawley
Josh Hartnett    Danny Walker
Kate Beckinsale    Evelyn Johnson

Supporting Cast

Cuba Gooding, Jr.    Doris 'Dorie' Miller
Tom Sizemore    Sergeant Earl Sistern
Jon Voight    President Roosevelt
Colm Feore    Admiral Kimmel
Mako    Admiral Yamamoto
Alec Baldwin    Doolittle
William Lee Scott    Billy
Michael Shannon    Theo
Scott Wilson    Gen. George C. Marshall
Peter Firth    Captain of the West Virginia
Jaime King    Betty
Catherine Kellner    Barbara
Jennifer Garner    Sandra
Dan Aykroyd    Captain Jesse Thurman
William Fichtner    Danny's Father
Sara Rue    Nurse Martha
John Diehl    Senior Doctor
Greg Zola    Anthony Winkle
Beth Grant    Motherly Secretary
Ewen Bremner    Red
Ted McGinley    Army Corps Major
Kim Coates    Jack Richards
Matthew Davis    Joe
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa    Cmdr. Mirou Genda

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Bay    Director
Randall Wallace    Screenwriter
Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Michael Bay    Producer
Mike Stenson    Executive Producer
Barry Waldman    Executive Producer
Randall Wallace    Executive Producer
Chad Oman    Executive Producer
Bruce Hendricks    Executive Producer
John Schwartzman    Cinematographer
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Steven Rosenblum    Editor
Mark Goldblatt    Editor
Roger Barton    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Bob Badami    Music Supervisor
Kathy Nelson    Music Supervisor
Nigel Phelps    Production Designer
Martin Laing    Supervising Art Director
Jon Billington    Art Director
William Ladd Skinner    Art Director
Aric Lasher    Set Designer
Luis G. Hoyos    Set Designer
Stan Tropp    Set Designer
William Hawkins    Set Designer
Dean P. Wolcott    Set Designer
Jennifer Williams    Set Decorator
Michael Kaplan    Costume Designer
Linda Matthews    Costume Supervisor
Peter J. Devlin    Sound Mixer
Ethan Van der Ryn    Sound Designer
George Watters II    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Supervising Sound Editor
Eric Brevig    Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Brevig    Second Unit Director
Pat Sandston    Associate Producer
Ken Bates    Associate Producer
K.C. Hodenfield    Associate Producer
Jennifer Klein    Associate Producer
K.C. Hodenfield    Assistant Director
Bonnie Timmermann    Casting Director
Andy Gill    Stunt Coordinator
Ken Bates    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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 259 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 207 $396,728,934
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 130 $198,539,855
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2001 7 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 2 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 132 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies 7 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies 86 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $198,539,855
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 80 $198,539,855

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 2001 1 $59,078,912   3,214 $18,382   $59,078,912 1
Jun 1, 2001 1 $29,558,276 -50% 3,214 $9,197   $118,853,439 2
Jun 8, 2001 3 $14,721,419 -50% 3,255 $4,523   $143,987,500 3
Jun 15, 2001 5 $9,859,120 -33% 3,140 $3,140   $160,358,492 4
Jun 22, 2001 7 $6,818,896 -31% 2,668 $2,556   $171,886,718 5
Jun 29, 2001 8 $4,722,956 -31% 2,305 $2,049   $179,731,614 6
Jul 6, 2001 12 $3,242,099 -31% 1,434 $2,261   $186,599,845 7
Jul 13, 2001 14 $1,968,363 -39% 1,210 $1,627   $190,112,436 8
Jul 20, 2001 16 $1,077,223 -45% 892 $1,208   $192,166,709 9
Jul 27, 2001 16 $826,872 -23% 715 $1,156   $193,662,453 10
Aug 3, 2001 18 $434,965 -47% 462 $941   $194,582,166 11
Aug 10, 2001 24 $237,128 -45% 293 $809   $195,072,119 12
Aug 17, 2001 33 $132,569 -44% 194 $683   $195,315,237 13
Aug 24, 2001 41 $75,852 -43% 116 $654   $195,456,759 14
Aug 31, 2001 21 $867,300 +1,043% 1,036 $837   $196,324,059 15
Sep 7, 2001 32 $183,145 -79% 272 $673   $196,684,795 16
Sep 14, 2001 37 $129,408 -29% 168 $770   $196,863,852 17
Sep 21, 2001 38 $145,951 +13% 227 $643   $197,047,519 18
Sep 28, 2001 46 $76,018 -48% 122 $623   $197,175,014 19
Oct 5, 2001 23 $226,733 +198% 311 $729   $197,429,107 20
Oct 12, 2001 29 $183,116 -19% 262 $699   $197,733,966 21
Oct 19, 2001 34 $106,723 -42% 181 $590   $197,913,548 22
Oct 26, 2001 45 $63,749 -40% 113 $564   $198,023,963 23
Nov 2, 2001 52 $43,421 -32% 89 $488   $198,089,442 24
Nov 9, 2001 55 $33,493 -23% 66 $507   $198,141,122 25
Nov 16, 2001 68 $14,643 -56% 42 $349   $198,174,519 26
Nov 23, 2001 80 $8,838 -40% 23 $384   $198,195,073 27
Nov 30, 2001 77 $8,437 -5% 21 $402   $198,207,422 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 25, 2001 1 $18,330,000     3,214 $5,703   $18,330,000 1
May 26, 2001 1 $20,451,000 +12%   3,214 $6,363   $38,781,000 2
May 27, 2001 1 $19,750,000 -3%   3,214 $6,145   $59,078,912 3
May 28, 2001 1 $16,098,742 -18%   3,214 $5,009   $75,177,654 4
May 29, 2001 1 $5,466,452 -66%   3,214 $1,701   $80,644,106 5
May 30, 2001 1 $4,435,868 -19%   3,214 $1,380   $85,079,974 6
May 31, 2001 1 $4,215,189 -5%   3,214 $1,312   $89,295,163 7
Jun 1, 2001 1 $8,639,000 +105% -53% 3,214 $2,688   $97,934,163 8
Jun 2, 2001 1 $12,886,500 +49% -37% 3,214 $4,009   $110,820,663 9
Jun 3, 2001 2 $7,975,000 -38% -60% 3,214 $2,481   $118,853,000 10
Jun 4, 2001 1 $2,731,014 -66% -83% 3,214 $850   $121,584,453 11
Jun 5, 2001 1 $2,904,046 +6% -47% 3,214 $904   $124,488,499 12
Jun 6, 2001 2 $2,430,336 -16% -45% 3,214 $756   $126,918,835 13
Jun 7, 2001 2 $2,347,246 -3% -44% 3,214 $730   $129,266,081 14
Jun 8, 2001 4 $4,376,000 +86% -49% 3,255 $1,344   $133,642,000 15
Jun 9, 2001 3 $6,390,000 +46% -50% 3,255 $1,963   $140,032,000 16
Jun 10, 2001 3 $3,998,000 -37% -50% 3,255 $1,228   $143,987,500 17
Jun 11, 2001 3 $1,700,223 -57% -38% 3,255 $522   $145,687,723 18
Jun 12, 2001 3 $1,735,540 +2% -40% 3,255 $533   $147,423,263 19
Jun 13, 2001 3 $1,480,375 -15% -39% 3,255 $455   $148,903,638 20
Jun 14, 2001 3 $1,595,734 +8% -32% 3,255 $490   $150,499,372 21
Jun 15, 2001 5 $2,674,500 +68% -39% 3,140 $852   $153,174,000 22
Jun 16, 2001 5 $4,085,500 +53% -36% 3,140 $1,301   $157,259,500 23
Jun 17, 2001 5 $3,054,000 -25% -24% 3,140 $973   $160,358,492 24
Jun 18, 2001 5 $1,129,355 -63% -34% 3,140 $360   $161,487,847 25
Jun 19, 2001 5 $1,210,998 +7% -30% 3,140 $386   $162,698,845 26
Jun 20, 2001 5 $1,131,916 -7% -24% 3,140 $360   $163,830,761 27
Jun 21, 2001 5 $1,237,061 +9% -22% 3,140 $394   $165,067,822 28
Jun 22, 2001 7 $2,029,000 +64% -24% 2,668 $760   $167,097,000 29
Jun 23, 2001 7 $2,913,000 +44% -29% 2,668 $1,092   $170,010,000 30
Jun 24, 2001 7 $1,841,000 -37% -40% 2,668 $690   $171,886,718 31
Jun 25, 2001 7 $770,481 -58% -32% 2,668 $289   $172,657,199 32
Jun 26, 2001 7 $821,468 +7% -32% 2,668 $308   $173,478,667 33
Jun 27, 2001 8 $772,847 -6% -32% 2,668 $290   $174,251,514 34
Jun 28, 2001 8 $757,144 -2% -39% 2,668 $284   $175,008,658 35
Jun 29, 2001 10 $1,244,500 +64% -39% 2,305 $540   $176,253,000 36
Jun 30, 2001 8 $1,961,000 +58% -33% 2,305 $851   $178,214,000 37
Jul 1, 2001 8 $1,455,000 -26% -21% 2,305 $631   $179,731,614 38
Jul 2, 2001 9 $711,301 -51% -8% 2,305 $309   $180,442,915 39
Jul 3, 2001 8 $1,040,859 +46% +27% 2,305 $452   $181,483,774 40
Jul 4, 2001 10 $1,204,281 +16% +56% 2,305 $522   $182,689,055 41
Jul 5, 2001 11 $568,691 -53% -25% 2,305 $247   $184,258,790 42
Jul 8, 2001 12 $963,000   -34% 1,434 $672   $186,599,845 45
Jul 9, 2001 12 $379,982 -61% -47% 1,434 $265   $186,979,827 46
Jul 10, 2001 12 $422,692 +11% -59% 1,434 $295   $187,402,519 47
Jul 11, 2001 13 $378,420 -10% -69% 1,434 $264   $187,780,939 48
Jul 12, 2001 13 $363,134 -4% -36% 1,434 $253   $188,144,073 49
Jul 15, 2001 14 $531,000   -45% 1,210 $439   $190,112,436 52
Jul 16, 2001 13 $250,772 -53% -34% 1,210 $207   $190,363,208 53
Jul 17, 2001 13 $301,278 +20% -29% 1,210 $249   $190,664,486 54
Jul 18, 2001 14 $215,912 -28% -43% 1,210 $178   $190,880,398 55
Jul 19, 2001 14 $209,088 -3% -42% 1,210 $173   $191,089,486 56
Jul 23, 2001 15 $154,594   -38% 892 $173   $192,321,303 60
Jul 24, 2001 15 $179,863 +16% -40% 892 $202   $192,501,166 61
Jul 25, 2001 15 $170,776 -5% -21% 892 $191   $192,671,942 62
Jul 26, 2001 15 $163,639 -4% -22% 892 $183   $192,835,581 63
Jul 29, 2001 17 $214,000     715 $299   $193,662,453 66
Jul 30, 2001 16 $110,726 -48% -28% 715 $155   $193,773,179 67
Jul 31, 2001 16 $128,045 +16% -29% 715 $179   $193,901,224 68
Aug 1, 2001 16 $118,112 -8% -31% 715 $165   $194,019,336 69
Aug 2, 2001 16 $127,865 +8% -22% 715 $179   $194,147,201 70
Aug 5, 2001 19 $112,000   -48% 462 $242   $194,582,166 73
Aug 6, 2001 17 $61,911 -45% -44% 462 $134   $194,644,077 74
Aug 7, 2001 17 $65,806 +6% -49% 462 $142   $194,709,883 75
Aug 8, 2001 18 $61,426 -7% -48% 462 $133   $194,771,309 76
Sep 3, 2001 19 $297,350     1,036 $287   $196,947,350 102
Sep 4, 2001 18 $69,677 -77%   1,036 $67   $197,017,027 103
Sep 5, 2001 19 $50,784 -27%   1,036 $49   $197,067,811 104

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 25, 2001 1 $89,295,163   3,214 $27,783   $89,295,163 1
Jun 1, 2001 1 $39,970,918 -55% 3,214 $12,437   $129,266,081 2
Jun 8, 2001 3 $21,233,291 -47% 3,255 $6,523   $150,499,372 3
Jun 15, 2001 5 $14,568,450 -31% 3,140 $4,640   $165,067,822 4
Jun 22, 2001 7 $9,940,836 -32% 2,668 $3,726   $175,008,658 5
Jun 29, 2001 8 $8,349,088 -16% 2,305 $3,622   $183,357,746 6
Jul 6, 2001 12 $4,786,327 -43% 1,434 $3,338   $188,144,073 7
Jul 13, 2001 13 $2,945,413 -38% 1,210 $2,434   $191,089,486 8
Jul 20, 2001 15 $1,746,095 -41% 892 $1,958   $192,835,581 9
Jul 27, 2001 17 $1,311,620 -25% 715 $1,834   $194,147,201 10
Aug 3, 2001 18 $687,790 -48% 462 $1,489   $194,834,991 11
Aug 10, 2001 24 $347,677 -49% 293 $1,187   $195,182,668 12
Aug 17, 2001 34 $198,239 -43% 194 $1,022   $195,380,907 13
Aug 24, 2001 42 $110,935 -44% 116 $956   $195,491,842 14
Aug 31, 2001 17 $1,342,241 +1,110% 1,036 $1,296   $196,834,083 15
Sep 7, 2001 31 $232,794 -83% 272 $856   $197,066,877 16
Sep 14, 2001 38 $167,124 -28% 168 $995   $197,234,001 17
Sep 21, 2001 39 $197,428 +18% 227 $870   $197,431,429 18
Sep 28, 2001 49 $103,378 -48% 122 $847   $197,534,807 19
Oct 5, 2001 24 $348,476 +237% 311 $1,121   $197,883,283 20
Oct 12, 2001 28 $255,975 -27% 262 $977   $198,139,258 21
Oct 19, 2001 32 $153,389 -40% 181 $847   $198,292,647 22
Oct 26, 2001 45 $85,807 -44% 113 $759   $198,378,454 23
Nov 2, 2001 53 $61,608 -28% 89 $692   $198,440,062 24
Nov 9, 2001 51 $52,247 -15% 66 $792   $198,492,309 25
Nov 16, 2001 65 $26,359 -50% 42 $628   $198,518,668 26
Nov 23, 2001 80 $12,750 -52% 23 $554   $198,531,418 27
Nov 30, 2001 86 $8,437 -34% 21 $402   $198,539,855 28

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
United Kingdom 6/1/2001 $0 0 90 90 $18,151,773 4/9/2020
 
Rest of World $232,548,225
 
International Total$250,699,998 4/9/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 387 $250,699,998
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 200 $250,699,998
Top 2001 Movies at the International Box Office 6 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 9 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 211 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies 13 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 196 $250,699,998
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 81 $250,699,998

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 321 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 159 $449,239,853
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 6 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 4 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies 9 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $449,239,853
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 80 $449,239,853

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