Rules of Engagement (2000)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $61,322,858 | Details |
| International Box Office | $10,397,073 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $71,719,931 | |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $15,011,181 (24.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 85.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 3,155 opening theaters/3,220 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $136,070,762 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 7th, 2000 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Video Release: | October 20th, 2000 by Paramount Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for scenes of war violence, and for language |
| Running Time: | 127 minutes |
| Plot point: | Lawyers, Political Protest |
| Subgenre: | Courtroom / Legal Drama |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Richard D. Zanuck/Scott Rudin Production |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2000 | 1 | $15,011,181 | 3,155 | $4,758 | $15,011,181 | 1 | |
| Apr 14, 2000 | 1 | $10,933,627 | -27% | 3,190 | $3,427 | $30,595,672 | 2 |
| Apr 21, 2000 | 3 | $8,007,551 | -27% | 3,220 | $2,487 | $43,050,371 | 3 |
| Apr 28, 2000 | 6 | $4,643,307 | -42% | 3,027 | $1,534 | $50,218,007 | 4 |
| May 5, 2000 | 8 | $2,445,265 | -47% | 2,261 | $1,081 | $54,075,079 | 5 |
| May 12, 2000 | 12 | $1,763,323 | -28% | 1,618 | $1,090 | $56,682,161 | 6 |
| May 19, 2000 | 13 | $1,164,224 | -34% | 1,062 | $1,096 | $58,449,752 | 7 |
| May 26, 2000 | 15 | $731,618 | -37% | 793 | $923 | $59,525,998 | 8 |
| Jun 2, 2000 | 16 | $316,061 | -57% | 555 | $569 | $59,997,864 | 9 |
| Jun 9, 2000 | 29 | $146,420 | -54% | 372 | $394 | $60,247,329 | 10 |
| Jun 16, 2000 | 45 | $74,063 | -49% | 221 | $335 | $60,376,642 | 11 |
| Jun 23, 2000 | 60 | $34,082 | -54% | 184 | $185 | $60,439,410 | 12 |
| Jun 30, 2000 | 22 | $202,870 | +495% | 452 | $449 | $60,748,091 | 13 |
| Jul 7, 2000 | 29 | $148,754 | -27% | 320 | $465 | $60,956,301 | 14 |
| Jul 14, 2000 | 37 | $87,655 | -41% | 241 | $364 | $61,114,362 | 15 |
| Jul 21, 2000 | 49 | $60,633 | -31% | 175 | $346 | $61,223,778 | 16 |
| Jul 28, 2000 | 65 | $30,592 | -50% | 111 | $276 | $61,286,824 | 17 |
| Aug 4, 2000 | 79 | $18,143 | -41% | 91 | $199 | $61,322,858 | 18 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2000 | 1 | $4,499,000 | 2,860 | $1,573 | $4,499,000 | 1 | ||
| Apr 8, 2000 | 1 | $6,412,120 | +43% | 2,860 | $2,242 | $10,911,592 | 2 | |
| Apr 9, 2000 | 2 | $2,617,000 | -59% | 3,155 | $829 | $15,011,181 | 3 | |
| Apr 10, 2000 | 1 | $1,143,321 | -56% | 3,155 | $362 | $16,154,502 | 4 | |
| Apr 11, 2000 | 1 | $1,257,041 | +10% | 3,155 | $398 | $17,411,543 | 5 | |
| Apr 12, 2000 | 1 | $1,102,251 | -12% | 3,155 | $349 | $18,513,794 | 6 | |
| Apr 13, 2000 | 1 | $1,148,252 | +4% | 3,155 | $364 | $19,662,045 | 7 | |
| Apr 14, 2000 | 2 | $3,214,700 | +180% | -29% | 3,155 | $1,019 | $22,876,745 | 8 |
| Apr 15, 2000 | 1 | $5,230,750 | +63% | -18% | 3,050 | $1,715 | $28,107,495 | 9 |
| Apr 16, 2000 | 1 | $2,733,000 | -48% | +4% | 3,190 | $857 | $30,595,672 | 10 |
| Apr 17, 2000 | 1 | $1,028,706 | -62% | -10% | 3,190 | $322 | $31,624,378 | 11 |
| Apr 18, 2000 | 2 | $1,078,551 | +5% | -14% | 3,190 | $338 | $32,702,929 | 12 |
| Apr 19, 2000 | 1 | $996,184 | -8% | -10% | 3,190 | $312 | $33,699,113 | 13 |
| Apr 20, 2000 | 3 | $1,200,000 | +20% | +5% | 3,190 | $376 | $34,899,113 | 14 |
| Apr 21, 2000 | 2 | $3,010,350 | +151% | -6% | 3,050 | $987 | $37,909,463 | 15 |
| Apr 22, 2000 | 2 | $3,504,450 | +16% | -33% | 3,050 | $1,149 | $41,413,913 | 16 |
| Apr 23, 2000 | 3 | $1,888,000 | -46% | -31% | 3,190 | $592 | $43,050,000 | 17 |
| Apr 24, 2000 | 5 | $710,093 | -62% | -31% | 3,190 | $223 | $43,760,464 | 18 |
| Apr 25, 2000 | 3 | $653,233 | -8% | -39% | 3,190 | $205 | $44,413,697 | 19 |
| Apr 26, 2000 | 2 | $583,783 | -11% | -41% | 3,190 | $183 | $44,997,480 | 20 |
| Apr 27, 2000 | 2 | $577,220 | -1% | -52% | 3,190 | $181 | $45,574,700 | 21 |
| Apr 28, 2000 | 8 | $1,197,756 | +108% | -60% | 3,027 | $396 | $46,772,456 | 22 |
| Apr 29, 2000 | 7 | $1,901,388 | +59% | -46% | 3,027 | $628 | $48,673,844 | 23 |
| Apr 30, 2000 | 6 | $1,082,000 | -43% | -43% | 3,027 | $357 | $50,218,007 | 24 |
| May 1, 2000 | 5 | $348,907 | -68% | -51% | 3,027 | $115 | $50,566,914 | 25 |
| May 2, 2000 | 5 | $383,372 | +10% | -41% | 3,027 | $127 | $50,950,286 | 26 |
| May 3, 2000 | 5 | $331,056 | -14% | -43% | 3,027 | $109 | $51,281,342 | 27 |
| May 4, 2000 | 4 | $348,472 | +5% | -40% | 3,027 | $115 | $51,629,814 | 28 |
| May 7, 2000 | 9 | $638,000 | -41% | 2,261 | $282 | $54,075,079 | 31 | |
| May 8, 2000 | 8 | $203,068 | -68% | -42% | 2,261 | $90 | $54,278,147 | 32 |
| May 9, 2000 | 9 | $221,477 | +9% | -42% | 2,261 | $98 | $54,499,624 | 33 |
| May 10, 2000 | 9 | $212,436 | -4% | -36% | 2,261 | $94 | $54,712,060 | 34 |
| May 11, 2000 | 8 | $206,778 | -3% | -41% | 2,261 | $91 | $54,916,838 | 35 |
| May 14, 2000 | 12 | $482,000 | -24% | 1,618 | $298 | $56,682,161 | 38 | |
| May 15, 2000 | 11 | $143,555 | -70% | -29% | 1,618 | $89 | $56,825,716 | 39 |
| May 16, 2000 | 11 | $160,322 | +12% | -28% | 1,616 | $99 | $56,986,038 | 40 |
| May 17, 2000 | 10 | $148,446 | -7% | -30% | 1,616 | $92 | $57,134,484 | 41 |
| May 18, 2000 | 10 | $151,044 | +2% | -27% | 1,616 | $93 | $57,285,528 | 42 |
| May 21, 2000 | 14 | $295,000 | -39% | 1,062 | $278 | $58,449,752 | 45 | |
| May 22, 2000 | 14 | $103,336 | -65% | -28% | 1,062 | $97 | $58,553,088 | 46 |
| May 23, 2000 | 14 | $92,456 | -11% | -42% | 1,062 | $87 | $58,645,544 | 47 |
| May 24, 2000 | 13 | $76,377 | -17% | -49% | 1,062 | $72 | $58,721,921 | 48 |
| May 25, 2000 | 13 | $72,459 | -5% | -52% | 793 | $91 | $58,794,380 | 49 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2000 | 1 | $19,662,045 | 3,155 | $6,232 | $19,662,045 | 1 | |
| Apr 14, 2000 | 1 | $15,380,775 | -22% | 3,190 | $4,822 | $35,042,820 | 2 |
| Apr 21, 2000 | 2 | $10,531,880 | -32% | 3,220 | $3,271 | $45,574,700 | 3 |
| Apr 28, 2000 | 6 | $6,055,114 | -43% | 3,027 | $2,000 | $51,629,814 | 4 |
| May 5, 2000 | 9 | $3,289,024 | -46% | 2,261 | $1,455 | $54,918,838 | 5 |
| May 12, 2000 | 11 | $2,366,690 | -28% | 1,618 | $1,463 | $57,285,528 | 6 |
| May 19, 2000 | 13 | $1,508,852 | -36% | 1,062 | $1,421 | $58,794,380 | 7 |
| May 26, 2000 | 15 | $887,423 | -41% | 793 | $1,119 | $59,681,803 | 8 |
| Jun 2, 2000 | 16 | $419,106 | -53% | 555 | $755 | $60,100,909 | 9 |
| Jun 9, 2000 | 35 | $201,670 | -52% | 372 | $542 | $60,302,579 | 10 |
| Jun 16, 2000 | 47 | $102,749 | -49% | 221 | $465 | $60,405,328 | 11 |
| Jun 23, 2000 | 42 | $139,893 | +36% | 184 | $760 | $60,545,221 | 12 |
| Jun 30, 2000 | 22 | $262,326 | +88% | 452 | $580 | $60,807,547 | 13 |
| Jul 7, 2000 | 32 | $219,160 | -16% | 320 | $685 | $61,026,707 | 14 |
| Jul 14, 2000 | 41 | $136,438 | -38% | 241 | $566 | $61,163,145 | 15 |
| Jul 21, 2000 | 50 | $93,087 | -32% | 175 | $532 | $61,256,232 | 16 |
| Jul 28, 2000 | 67 | $48,483 | -48% | 111 | $437 | $61,304,715 | 17 |
| Aug 4, 2000 | 81 | $18,143 | -63% | 91 | $199 | $61,322,858 | 18 |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $15,011,181 (24.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.09 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 85.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 3,155 opening theaters/3,220 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $136,070,762 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 7th, 2000 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Video Release: | October 20th, 2000 by Paramount Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for scenes of war violence, and for language |
| Running Time: | 127 minutes |
| Plot point: | Lawyers, Political Protest |
| Subgenre: | Courtroom / Legal Drama |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Richard D. Zanuck/Scott Rudin Production |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2000 | 1 | $15,011,181 | 3,155 | $4,758 | $15,011,181 | 1 | |
| Apr 14, 2000 | 1 | $10,933,627 | -27% | 3,190 | $3,427 | $30,595,672 | 2 |
| Apr 21, 2000 | 3 | $8,007,551 | -27% | 3,220 | $2,487 | $43,050,371 | 3 |
| Apr 28, 2000 | 6 | $4,643,307 | -42% | 3,027 | $1,534 | $50,218,007 | 4 |
| May 5, 2000 | 8 | $2,445,265 | -47% | 2,261 | $1,081 | $54,075,079 | 5 |
| May 12, 2000 | 12 | $1,763,323 | -28% | 1,618 | $1,090 | $56,682,161 | 6 |
| May 19, 2000 | 13 | $1,164,224 | -34% | 1,062 | $1,096 | $58,449,752 | 7 |
| May 26, 2000 | 15 | $731,618 | -37% | 793 | $923 | $59,525,998 | 8 |
| Jun 2, 2000 | 16 | $316,061 | -57% | 555 | $569 | $59,997,864 | 9 |
| Jun 9, 2000 | 29 | $146,420 | -54% | 372 | $394 | $60,247,329 | 10 |
| Jun 16, 2000 | 45 | $74,063 | -49% | 221 | $335 | $60,376,642 | 11 |
| Jun 23, 2000 | 60 | $34,082 | -54% | 184 | $185 | $60,439,410 | 12 |
| Jun 30, 2000 | 22 | $202,870 | +495% | 452 | $449 | $60,748,091 | 13 |
| Jul 7, 2000 | 29 | $148,754 | -27% | 320 | $465 | $60,956,301 | 14 |
| Jul 14, 2000 | 37 | $87,655 | -41% | 241 | $364 | $61,114,362 | 15 |
| Jul 21, 2000 | 49 | $60,633 | -31% | 175 | $346 | $61,223,778 | 16 |
| Jul 28, 2000 | 65 | $30,592 | -50% | 111 | $276 | $61,286,824 | 17 |
| Aug 4, 2000 | 79 | $18,143 | -41% | 91 | $199 | $61,322,858 | 18 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2000 | 1 | $4,499,000 | 2,860 | $1,573 | $4,499,000 | 1 | ||
| Apr 8, 2000 | 1 | $6,412,120 | +43% | 2,860 | $2,242 | $10,911,592 | 2 | |
| Apr 9, 2000 | 2 | $2,617,000 | -59% | 3,155 | $829 | $15,011,181 | 3 | |
| Apr 10, 2000 | 1 | $1,143,321 | -56% | 3,155 | $362 | $16,154,502 | 4 | |
| Apr 11, 2000 | 1 | $1,257,041 | +10% | 3,155 | $398 | $17,411,543 | 5 | |
| Apr 12, 2000 | 1 | $1,102,251 | -12% | 3,155 | $349 | $18,513,794 | 6 | |
| Apr 13, 2000 | 1 | $1,148,252 | +4% | 3,155 | $364 | $19,662,045 | 7 | |
| Apr 14, 2000 | 2 | $3,214,700 | +180% | -29% | 3,155 | $1,019 | $22,876,745 | 8 |
| Apr 15, 2000 | 1 | $5,230,750 | +63% | -18% | 3,050 | $1,715 | $28,107,495 | 9 |
| Apr 16, 2000 | 1 | $2,733,000 | -48% | +4% | 3,190 | $857 | $30,595,672 | 10 |
| Apr 17, 2000 | 1 | $1,028,706 | -62% | -10% | 3,190 | $322 | $31,624,378 | 11 |
| Apr 18, 2000 | 2 | $1,078,551 | +5% | -14% | 3,190 | $338 | $32,702,929 | 12 |
| Apr 19, 2000 | 1 | $996,184 | -8% | -10% | 3,190 | $312 | $33,699,113 | 13 |
| Apr 20, 2000 | 3 | $1,200,000 | +20% | +5% | 3,190 | $376 | $34,899,113 | 14 |
| Apr 21, 2000 | 2 | $3,010,350 | +151% | -6% | 3,050 | $987 | $37,909,463 | 15 |
| Apr 22, 2000 | 2 | $3,504,450 | +16% | -33% | 3,050 | $1,149 | $41,413,913 | 16 |
| Apr 23, 2000 | 3 | $1,888,000 | -46% | -31% | 3,190 | $592 | $43,050,000 | 17 |
| Apr 24, 2000 | 5 | $710,093 | -62% | -31% | 3,190 | $223 | $43,760,464 | 18 |
| Apr 25, 2000 | 3 | $653,233 | -8% | -39% | 3,190 | $205 | $44,413,697 | 19 |
| Apr 26, 2000 | 2 | $583,783 | -11% | -41% | 3,190 | $183 | $44,997,480 | 20 |
| Apr 27, 2000 | 2 | $577,220 | -1% | -52% | 3,190 | $181 | $45,574,700 | 21 |
| Apr 28, 2000 | 8 | $1,197,756 | +108% | -60% | 3,027 | $396 | $46,772,456 | 22 |
| Apr 29, 2000 | 7 | $1,901,388 | +59% | -46% | 3,027 | $628 | $48,673,844 | 23 |
| Apr 30, 2000 | 6 | $1,082,000 | -43% | -43% | 3,027 | $357 | $50,218,007 | 24 |
| May 1, 2000 | 5 | $348,907 | -68% | -51% | 3,027 | $115 | $50,566,914 | 25 |
| May 2, 2000 | 5 | $383,372 | +10% | -41% | 3,027 | $127 | $50,950,286 | 26 |
| May 3, 2000 | 5 | $331,056 | -14% | -43% | 3,027 | $109 | $51,281,342 | 27 |
| May 4, 2000 | 4 | $348,472 | +5% | -40% | 3,027 | $115 | $51,629,814 | 28 |
| May 7, 2000 | 9 | $638,000 | -41% | 2,261 | $282 | $54,075,079 | 31 | |
| May 8, 2000 | 8 | $203,068 | -68% | -42% | 2,261 | $90 | $54,278,147 | 32 |
| May 9, 2000 | 9 | $221,477 | +9% | -42% | 2,261 | $98 | $54,499,624 | 33 |
| May 10, 2000 | 9 | $212,436 | -4% | -36% | 2,261 | $94 | $54,712,060 | 34 |
| May 11, 2000 | 8 | $206,778 | -3% | -41% | 2,261 | $91 | $54,916,838 | 35 |
| May 14, 2000 | 12 | $482,000 | -24% | 1,618 | $298 | $56,682,161 | 38 | |
| May 15, 2000 | 11 | $143,555 | -70% | -29% | 1,618 | $89 | $56,825,716 | 39 |
| May 16, 2000 | 11 | $160,322 | +12% | -28% | 1,616 | $99 | $56,986,038 | 40 |
| May 17, 2000 | 10 | $148,446 | -7% | -30% | 1,616 | $92 | $57,134,484 | 41 |
| May 18, 2000 | 10 | $151,044 | +2% | -27% | 1,616 | $93 | $57,285,528 | 42 |
| May 21, 2000 | 14 | $295,000 | -39% | 1,062 | $278 | $58,449,752 | 45 | |
| May 22, 2000 | 14 | $103,336 | -65% | -28% | 1,062 | $97 | $58,553,088 | 46 |
| May 23, 2000 | 14 | $92,456 | -11% | -42% | 1,062 | $87 | $58,645,544 | 47 |
| May 24, 2000 | 13 | $76,377 | -17% | -49% | 1,062 | $72 | $58,721,921 | 48 |
| May 25, 2000 | 13 | $72,459 | -5% | -52% | 793 | $91 | $58,794,380 | 49 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2000 | 1 | $19,662,045 | 3,155 | $6,232 | $19,662,045 | 1 | |
| Apr 14, 2000 | 1 | $15,380,775 | -22% | 3,190 | $4,822 | $35,042,820 | 2 |
| Apr 21, 2000 | 2 | $10,531,880 | -32% | 3,220 | $3,271 | $45,574,700 | 3 |
| Apr 28, 2000 | 6 | $6,055,114 | -43% | 3,027 | $2,000 | $51,629,814 | 4 |
| May 5, 2000 | 9 | $3,289,024 | -46% | 2,261 | $1,455 | $54,918,838 | 5 |
| May 12, 2000 | 11 | $2,366,690 | -28% | 1,618 | $1,463 | $57,285,528 | 6 |
| May 19, 2000 | 13 | $1,508,852 | -36% | 1,062 | $1,421 | $58,794,380 | 7 |
| May 26, 2000 | 15 | $887,423 | -41% | 793 | $1,119 | $59,681,803 | 8 |
| Jun 2, 2000 | 16 | $419,106 | -53% | 555 | $755 | $60,100,909 | 9 |
| Jun 9, 2000 | 35 | $201,670 | -52% | 372 | $542 | $60,302,579 | 10 |
| Jun 16, 2000 | 47 | $102,749 | -49% | 221 | $465 | $60,405,328 | 11 |
| Jun 23, 2000 | 42 | $139,893 | +36% | 184 | $760 | $60,545,221 | 12 |
| Jun 30, 2000 | 22 | $262,326 | +88% | 452 | $580 | $60,807,547 | 13 |
| Jul 7, 2000 | 32 | $219,160 | -16% | 320 | $685 | $61,026,707 | 14 |
| Jul 14, 2000 | 41 | $136,438 | -38% | 241 | $566 | $61,163,145 | 15 |
| Jul 21, 2000 | 50 | $93,087 | -32% | 175 | $532 | $61,256,232 | 16 |
| Jul 28, 2000 | 67 | $48,483 | -48% | 111 | $437 | $61,304,715 | 17 |
| Aug 4, 2000 | 81 | $18,143 | -63% | 91 | $199 | $61,322,858 | 18 |
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.