The Road to El Dorado (2000)

The Road to El Dorado poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $50,802,661Details
International Box Office $14,897,339
Worldwide Box Office $65,700,000
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,846,652 (25.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,218 opening theaters/3,223 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $112,727,246

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 31st, 2000 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
Video Release: December 12th, 2000 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for mild thematic material and language
Running Time: 89 minutes
Geographical setting: South America
Plot point: Confidence Men, Gambling, Human Sacrifice, Road Trip
Social setting: Supernatural
Subgenre: Chase Adventure
Time period setting: 1500s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks Animation
Production Countries: United States

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2000 2 $12,846,652   3,218 $3,992   $12,846,652 1
Apr 7, 2000 3 $9,085,803 -29% 3,223 $2,819   $25,123,505 2
Apr 14, 2000 5 $6,156,329 -32% 3,223 $1,910   $33,045,722 3
Apr 21, 2000 7 $5,225,727 -15% 3,170 $1,648   $41,916,784 4
Apr 28, 2000 13 $2,005,892 -62% 2,247 $893   $46,447,127 5
May 5, 2000 14 $907,993 -55% 1,528 $594   $47,774,961 6
May 12, 2000 18 $1,044,522 +15% 1,027 $1,017   $49,105,052 7
May 19, 2000 31 $182,751 -83% 451 $405   $49,491,378 8
May 26, 2000 22 $391,103 +114% 602 $650   $49,954,302 9
Jun 2, 2000 26 $168,378 -57% 490 $344   $50,218,243 10
Jun 9, 2000 30 $145,813 -13% 314 $464   $50,475,604 11
Jun 16, 2000 43 $79,013 -46% 249 $317   $50,637,368 12
Jun 23, 2000 37 $103,069 +30% 225 $458   $50,802,661 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 31, 2000 3 $3,676,101     3,218 $1,142   $3,676,101 1
Apr 1, 2000 2 $5,395,666 +47%   3,218 $1,677   $9,071,767 2
Apr 2, 2000 1 $4,148,000 -23%   3,218 $1,289   $12,846,652 3
Apr 3, 2000 1 $840,459 -80%   3,218 $261   $13,687,111 4
Apr 4, 2000 2 $872,651 +4%   3,218 $271   $14,559,762 5
Apr 5, 2000 2 $762,267 -13%   3,218 $237   $15,322,029 6
Apr 6, 2000 2 $715,673 -6%   3,218 $222   $16,037,702 7
Apr 7, 2000 5 $1,908,000 +167% -48% 3,218 $593   $17,946,000 8
Apr 8, 2000 3 $3,962,880 +108% -27% 2,880 $1,376   $21,909,069 9
Apr 9, 2000 1 $3,126,000 -21% -25% 3,223 $970   $25,123,505 10
Apr 10, 2000 4 $436,219 -86% -48% 3,223 $135   $25,559,724 11
Apr 11, 2000 4 $456,649 +5% -48% 3,223 $142   $26,016,373 12
Apr 12, 2000 4 $433,539 -5% -43% 3,223 $135   $26,449,912 13
Apr 13, 2000 4 $439,081 +1% -39% 3,223 $136   $26,889,993 14
Apr 14, 2000 8 $1,206,240 +175% -37% 3,223 $374   $28,096,233 15
Apr 15, 2000 5 $2,579,220 +114% -35% 2,670 $966   $30,675,453 16
Apr 16, 2000 4 $2,055,000 -20% -34% 3,223 $638   $33,045,722 17
Apr 17, 2000 3 $871,298 -58% +100% 3,223 $270   $33,917,020 18
Apr 18, 2000 3 $965,793 +11% +111% 3,223 $300   $34,882,813 19
Apr 19, 2000 3 $850,746 -12% +96% 3,223 $264   $35,733,559 20
Apr 20, 2000 4 $900,000 +6% +105% 3,223 $279   $36,633,559 21
Apr 21, 2000 6 $2,289,840 +154% +90% 2,820 $812   $38,923,399 22
Apr 22, 2000 7 $1,818,900 -21% -29% 2,820 $645   $40,742,299 23
Apr 23, 2000 7 $1,215,000 -33% -41% 3,223 $377   $41,917,000 24
Apr 24, 2000 2 $853,476 -30% -2% 3,223 $265   $42,770,260 25
Apr 25, 2000 5 $556,839 -35% -42% 3,223 $173   $43,327,099 26
Apr 26, 2000 4 $568,497 +2% -33% 3,223 $176   $43,895,596 27
Apr 27, 2000 4 $545,639 -4% -39% 3,223 $169   $44,441,235 28
Apr 30, 2000 11 $594,000   -51% 2,247 $264   $46,447,127 31
May 1, 2000 13 $112,541 -81% -87% 2,247 $50   $46,559,668 32
May 2, 2000 16 $104,323 -7% -81% 2,247 $46   $46,663,991 33
May 3, 2000 13 $100,525 -4% -82% 2,247 $45   $46,764,516 34
May 4, 2000 14 $102,452 +2% -81% 2,247 $46   $46,866,968 35
May 7, 2000 14 $351,000   -41% 1,528 $230   $47,774,961 38
May 8, 2000 14 $72,406 -79% -36% 1,528 $47   $47,847,367 39
May 9, 2000 16 $64,899 -10% -38% 1,528 $42   $47,912,266 40
May 10, 2000 15 $73,441 +13% -27% 1,528 $48   $47,985,707 41
May 11, 2000 14 $74,823 +2% -27% 1,528 $49   $48,060,530 42
May 14, 2000 18 $242,000   -31% 1,027 $236   $49,105,052 45
May 15, 2000 18 $85,769 -65% +18% 1,027 $84   $49,190,821 46
May 16, 2000 20 $40,253 -53% -38% 1,027 $39   $49,231,074 47
May 17, 2000 19 $38,236 -5% -48% 1,027 $37   $49,269,310 48
May 18, 2000 19 $39,317 +3% -47% 1,027 $38   $49,308,627 49
May 29, 2000 19 $81,992     602 $136   $49,954,302 60
May 31, 2000 19 $32,542     602 $54   $50,013,417 62
Jun 1, 2000 18 $33,376 +3%   602 $55   $50,046,793 63
Jun 4, 2000 19 $57,000     490 $116   $50,215,000 66
Jun 5, 2000 17 $27,569 -52% -66% 490 $56   $50,242,740 67
Jun 6, 2000 19 $28,875 +5%   490 $59   $50,271,615 68
Jun 7, 2000 17 $25,871 -10% -20% 490 $53   $50,297,486 69
Jun 8, 2000 18 $29,215 +13% -12% 490 $60   $50,329,773 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2000 2 $16,037,702   3,218 $4,984   $16,037,702 1
Apr 7, 2000 3 $10,851,691 -32% 3,223 $3,367   $26,889,393 2
Apr 14, 2000 4 $9,801,664 -10% 3,223 $3,041   $36,691,057 3
Apr 21, 2000 6 $7,750,178 -21% 3,170 $2,445   $44,441,235 4
Apr 28, 2000 13 $2,425,733 -69% 2,247 $1,080   $46,866,968 5
May 5, 2000 14 $1,193,562 -51% 1,528 $781   $48,060,530 6
May 12, 2000 19 $1,248,097 +5% 1,027 $1,215   $49,308,627 7
May 19, 2000 32 $254,572 -80% 451 $564   $49,563,199 8
May 26, 2000 21 $486,666 +91% 602 $808   $50,049,865 9
Jun 2, 2000 24 $279,926 -42% 490 $571   $50,329,791 10
Jun 9, 2000 32 $228,564 -18% 314 $728   $50,558,355 11
Jun 16, 2000 36 $141,237 -38% 249 $567   $50,699,592 12
Jun 23, 2000 52 $103,069 -27% 225 $458   $50,802,661 13

Leading

Kevin Kline    Tulio (voice)
Kenneth Branagh    Miguel (voice)

Supporting

Rosie Perez    Chel (voice)
Armand Assante    Tzekel-Kan (voice)
Edward James Olmos    The Chief (voice)

Narrator

Elton John    Narrator

Supporting

Jim Cummings    Cortes
Frank Welker    Altivo
Tobin Bell    Zaragoza
Duncan Marjoribanks    Acolyte
Elijah Chiang    Kid #1
Cyrus Shaki Khan    Kid #2

Production and Technical Credits

Eric Bergeron    Director
Don Paul    Director
Ted Elliott    Screenwriter
Terry Rossio    Screenwriter
Bonne Radford    Producer
Brooke Breton    Producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg    Executive Producer
Christian Schellewald    Production Designer
Vicki Hiatt    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
John Powell    Composer
Bill Damaschke    Co-Executive Producer
Jill Hopper    Production Manager
Mark Swift    Production Manager
Raymond Zibach    Art Director
Paul Lasaine    Art Director
Wendell Luebbe    Art Director
John Carnochan    Supervising Film Editor
Dan Molina    Supervising Film Editor
Jeff Patch    Additional Editor
Lynne Southerland    Additional Editor
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
Yann Delpuech    Sound Editor
Greg King    Sound Designer
Adam Smalley    Supervising Music Editor
Vicki Hiatt    Music Editor
Elton John    Song Writer
Tim Rice    Song Writer
Patrick Leonard    Song Writer

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:$12,846,652 (25.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.95 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,218 opening theaters/3,223 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $112,727,246

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 31st, 2000 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
Video Release: December 12th, 2000 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for mild thematic material and language
Running Time: 89 minutes
Geographical setting: South America
Plot point: Confidence Men, Gambling, Human Sacrifice, Road Trip
Social setting: Supernatural
Subgenre: Chase Adventure
Time period setting: 1500s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks Animation
Production Countries: United States

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2000 2 $12,846,652   3,218 $3,992   $12,846,652 1
Apr 7, 2000 3 $9,085,803 -29% 3,223 $2,819   $25,123,505 2
Apr 14, 2000 5 $6,156,329 -32% 3,223 $1,910   $33,045,722 3
Apr 21, 2000 7 $5,225,727 -15% 3,170 $1,648   $41,916,784 4
Apr 28, 2000 13 $2,005,892 -62% 2,247 $893   $46,447,127 5
May 5, 2000 14 $907,993 -55% 1,528 $594   $47,774,961 6
May 12, 2000 18 $1,044,522 +15% 1,027 $1,017   $49,105,052 7
May 19, 2000 31 $182,751 -83% 451 $405   $49,491,378 8
May 26, 2000 22 $391,103 +114% 602 $650   $49,954,302 9
Jun 2, 2000 26 $168,378 -57% 490 $344   $50,218,243 10
Jun 9, 2000 30 $145,813 -13% 314 $464   $50,475,604 11
Jun 16, 2000 43 $79,013 -46% 249 $317   $50,637,368 12
Jun 23, 2000 37 $103,069 +30% 225 $458   $50,802,661 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 31, 2000 3 $3,676,101     3,218 $1,142   $3,676,101 1
Apr 1, 2000 2 $5,395,666 +47%   3,218 $1,677   $9,071,767 2
Apr 2, 2000 1 $4,148,000 -23%   3,218 $1,289   $12,846,652 3
Apr 3, 2000 1 $840,459 -80%   3,218 $261   $13,687,111 4
Apr 4, 2000 2 $872,651 +4%   3,218 $271   $14,559,762 5
Apr 5, 2000 2 $762,267 -13%   3,218 $237   $15,322,029 6
Apr 6, 2000 2 $715,673 -6%   3,218 $222   $16,037,702 7
Apr 7, 2000 5 $1,908,000 +167% -48% 3,218 $593   $17,946,000 8
Apr 8, 2000 3 $3,962,880 +108% -27% 2,880 $1,376   $21,909,069 9
Apr 9, 2000 1 $3,126,000 -21% -25% 3,223 $970   $25,123,505 10
Apr 10, 2000 4 $436,219 -86% -48% 3,223 $135   $25,559,724 11
Apr 11, 2000 4 $456,649 +5% -48% 3,223 $142   $26,016,373 12
Apr 12, 2000 4 $433,539 -5% -43% 3,223 $135   $26,449,912 13
Apr 13, 2000 4 $439,081 +1% -39% 3,223 $136   $26,889,993 14
Apr 14, 2000 8 $1,206,240 +175% -37% 3,223 $374   $28,096,233 15
Apr 15, 2000 5 $2,579,220 +114% -35% 2,670 $966   $30,675,453 16
Apr 16, 2000 4 $2,055,000 -20% -34% 3,223 $638   $33,045,722 17
Apr 17, 2000 3 $871,298 -58% +100% 3,223 $270   $33,917,020 18
Apr 18, 2000 3 $965,793 +11% +111% 3,223 $300   $34,882,813 19
Apr 19, 2000 3 $850,746 -12% +96% 3,223 $264   $35,733,559 20
Apr 20, 2000 4 $900,000 +6% +105% 3,223 $279   $36,633,559 21
Apr 21, 2000 6 $2,289,840 +154% +90% 2,820 $812   $38,923,399 22
Apr 22, 2000 7 $1,818,900 -21% -29% 2,820 $645   $40,742,299 23
Apr 23, 2000 7 $1,215,000 -33% -41% 3,223 $377   $41,917,000 24
Apr 24, 2000 2 $853,476 -30% -2% 3,223 $265   $42,770,260 25
Apr 25, 2000 5 $556,839 -35% -42% 3,223 $173   $43,327,099 26
Apr 26, 2000 4 $568,497 +2% -33% 3,223 $176   $43,895,596 27
Apr 27, 2000 4 $545,639 -4% -39% 3,223 $169   $44,441,235 28
Apr 30, 2000 11 $594,000   -51% 2,247 $264   $46,447,127 31
May 1, 2000 13 $112,541 -81% -87% 2,247 $50   $46,559,668 32
May 2, 2000 16 $104,323 -7% -81% 2,247 $46   $46,663,991 33
May 3, 2000 13 $100,525 -4% -82% 2,247 $45   $46,764,516 34
May 4, 2000 14 $102,452 +2% -81% 2,247 $46   $46,866,968 35
May 7, 2000 14 $351,000   -41% 1,528 $230   $47,774,961 38
May 8, 2000 14 $72,406 -79% -36% 1,528 $47   $47,847,367 39
May 9, 2000 16 $64,899 -10% -38% 1,528 $42   $47,912,266 40
May 10, 2000 15 $73,441 +13% -27% 1,528 $48   $47,985,707 41
May 11, 2000 14 $74,823 +2% -27% 1,528 $49   $48,060,530 42
May 14, 2000 18 $242,000   -31% 1,027 $236   $49,105,052 45
May 15, 2000 18 $85,769 -65% +18% 1,027 $84   $49,190,821 46
May 16, 2000 20 $40,253 -53% -38% 1,027 $39   $49,231,074 47
May 17, 2000 19 $38,236 -5% -48% 1,027 $37   $49,269,310 48
May 18, 2000 19 $39,317 +3% -47% 1,027 $38   $49,308,627 49
May 29, 2000 19 $81,992     602 $136   $49,954,302 60
May 31, 2000 19 $32,542     602 $54   $50,013,417 62
Jun 1, 2000 18 $33,376 +3%   602 $55   $50,046,793 63
Jun 4, 2000 19 $57,000     490 $116   $50,215,000 66
Jun 5, 2000 17 $27,569 -52% -66% 490 $56   $50,242,740 67
Jun 6, 2000 19 $28,875 +5%   490 $59   $50,271,615 68
Jun 7, 2000 17 $25,871 -10% -20% 490 $53   $50,297,486 69
Jun 8, 2000 18 $29,215 +13% -12% 490 $60   $50,329,773 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 31, 2000 2 $16,037,702   3,218 $4,984   $16,037,702 1
Apr 7, 2000 3 $10,851,691 -32% 3,223 $3,367   $26,889,393 2
Apr 14, 2000 4 $9,801,664 -10% 3,223 $3,041   $36,691,057 3
Apr 21, 2000 6 $7,750,178 -21% 3,170 $2,445   $44,441,235 4
Apr 28, 2000 13 $2,425,733 -69% 2,247 $1,080   $46,866,968 5
May 5, 2000 14 $1,193,562 -51% 1,528 $781   $48,060,530 6
May 12, 2000 19 $1,248,097 +5% 1,027 $1,215   $49,308,627 7
May 19, 2000 32 $254,572 -80% 451 $564   $49,563,199 8
May 26, 2000 21 $486,666 +91% 602 $808   $50,049,865 9
Jun 2, 2000 24 $279,926 -42% 490 $571   $50,329,791 10
Jun 9, 2000 32 $228,564 -18% 314 $728   $50,558,355 11
Jun 16, 2000 36 $141,237 -38% 249 $567   $50,699,592 12
Jun 23, 2000 52 $103,069 -27% 225 $458   $50,802,661 13

Leading

Kevin Kline    Tulio (voice)
Kenneth Branagh    Miguel (voice)

Supporting

Rosie Perez    Chel (voice)
Armand Assante    Tzekel-Kan (voice)
Edward James Olmos    The Chief (voice)

Narrator

Elton John    Narrator

Supporting

Jim Cummings    Cortes
Frank Welker    Altivo
Tobin Bell    Zaragoza
Duncan Marjoribanks    Acolyte
Elijah Chiang    Kid #1
Cyrus Shaki Khan    Kid #2

Production and Technical Credits

Eric Bergeron    Director
Don Paul    Director
Ted Elliott    Screenwriter
Terry Rossio    Screenwriter
Bonne Radford    Producer
Brooke Breton    Producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg    Executive Producer
Christian Schellewald    Production Designer
Vicki Hiatt    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
John Powell    Composer
Bill Damaschke    Co-Executive Producer
Jill Hopper    Production Manager
Mark Swift    Production Manager
Raymond Zibach    Art Director
Paul Lasaine    Art Director
Wendell Luebbe    Art Director
John Carnochan    Supervising Film Editor
Dan Molina    Supervising Film Editor
Jeff Patch    Additional Editor
Lynne Southerland    Additional Editor
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
Yann Delpuech    Sound Editor
Greg King    Sound Designer
Adam Smalley    Supervising Music Editor
Vicki Hiatt    Music Editor
Elton John    Song Writer
Tim Rice    Song Writer
Patrick Leonard    Song Writer

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.