Rush Hour (1998)

Rush Hour
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $141,186,864Details
International Box Office $104,113,136
Worldwide Box Office $245,300,000
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$33,001,803 (23.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,638 opening theaters/2,724 max. theaters, 10.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $339,803,985

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 1998 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: June 15th, 1999 by Warner Home Video
October 1st, 1999 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of action/violence and shootings, and for language
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Rush Hour
Plot point: Buddy Cop, Kidnap
Subgenre: Buddy Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Arthur Sarkissian, Roger Birnbaum
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 1998 1 $33,001,803   2,638 $12,510   $33,001,803 1
Sep 25, 1998 1 $21,202,929 -36% 2,643 $8,022   $64,037,138 2
Oct 2, 1998 3 $14,492,122 -32% 2,701 $5,365   $84,014,663 3
Oct 9, 1998 2 $11,105,465 -23% 2,701 $4,112   $98,382,886 4
Oct 16, 1998 4 $8,247,411 -26% 2,724 $3,028   $109,911,590 5
Oct 23, 1998 6 $5,860,347 -29% 2,602 $2,252   $117,284,969 6
Oct 30, 1998 6 $3,799,380 -35% 2,402 $1,582   $122,428,446 7
Nov 6, 1998 10 $3,322,424 -13% 2,043 $1,626   $127,044,896 8
Nov 13, 1998 11 $1,866,524 -44% 1,615 $1,156   $129,829,673 9
Nov 20, 1998 15 $974,764 -48% 1,229 $793   $131,219,124 10
Nov 27, 1998 23 $457,318 -53% 611 $748   $132,009,605 11
Dec 4, 1998 23 $296,287 -35% 408 $726   $132,434,079 12
Dec 11, 1998 25 $281,260 -5% 410 $686   $132,785,204 13
Dec 18, 1998 27 $228,084 -19% 332 $687   $133,072,703 14
Dec 25, 1998 16 $1,551,791 +580% 1,014 $1,530   $134,772,462 15
Jan 1, 1999 15 $1,468,941 -5% 1,016 $1,446   $137,534,276 16
Jan 8, 1999 18 $837,765 -43% 783 $1,070   $139,043,657 17
Jan 15, 1999 22 $527,613 -37% 479 $1,101   $139,897,997 18
Jan 22, 1999 26 $384,540 -27% 441 $872   $140,382,040 19
Jan 29, 1999 30 $269,986 -30% 427 $632   $140,754,711 20
Feb 5, 1999 35 $142,059 -47% 314 $452   $140,975,590 21
Feb 12, 1999 44 $75,419 -47% 157 $480   $141,090,975 22
Feb 19, 1999 48 $48,028 -36% 120 $400   $141,153,686 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 18, 1998 1 $10,000,000     2,638 $3,791   $10,000,000 1
Sep 19, 1998 1 $13,385,000 +34%   2,638 $5,074   $23,385,000 2
Sep 20, 1998 1 $9,883,000 -26%   2,638 $3,746   $33,002,000 3
Sep 21, 1998 1 $3,164,290 -68%   2,638 $1,200   $36,166,093 4
Sep 22, 1998 1 $2,917,516 -8%   2,638 $1,106   $39,083,609 5
Sep 23, 1998 1 $2,072,669 -29%   2,638 $786   $41,156,278 6
Sep 24, 1998 1 $2,007,324 -3%   2,638 $761   $43,163,602 7
Sep 25, 1998 1 $6,150,000 +206% -39% 2,643 $2,327   $49,314,000 8
Sep 26, 1998 1 $8,936,000 +45% -33% 2,643 $3,381   $58,250,000 9
Sep 27, 1998 1 $5,787,000 -35% -41% 2,643 $2,190   $64,037,000 10
Sep 28, 1998 1 $1,277,550 -78% -60% 2,643 $483   $65,314,688 11
Sep 29, 1998 1 $1,570,346 +23% -46% 2,643 $594   $66,885,034 12
Sep 30, 1998 1 $1,515,098 -4% -27% 2,643 $573   $68,400,132 13
Oct 1, 1998 1 $1,227,600 -19% -39% 2,643 $464   $69,627,732 14
Oct 2, 1998 3 $4,050,000 +230% -34% 2,701 $1,499   $73,678,000 15
Oct 3, 1998 2 $6,655,000 +64% -26% 2,701 $2,464   $80,333,000 16
Oct 4, 1998 3 $3,860,000 -42% -33% 2,701 $1,429   $84,015,000 17
Oct 5, 1998 3 $820,940 -79% -36% 2,701 $304   $84,835,603 18
Oct 6, 1998 3 $929,373 +13% -41% 2,701 $344   $85,764,976 19
Oct 7, 1998 3 $766,532 -18% -49% 2,701 $284   $86,531,508 20
Oct 8, 1998 3 $868,896 +13% -29% 2,701 $322   $87,400,404 21
Oct 9, 1998 3 $3,035,000 +249% -25% 2,701 $1,124   $90,435,000 22
Oct 10, 1998 2 $4,960,000 +63% -25% 2,701 $1,836   $95,272,000 23
Oct 11, 1998 2 $3,110,886 -37% -19% 2,701 $1,152   $98,382,886 24
Oct 12, 1998 2 $1,311,902 -58% +60% 2,701 $486   $99,694,788 25
Oct 13, 1998 3 $682,889 -48% -27% 2,701 $253   $100,377,677 26
Oct 14, 1998 3 $603,399 -12% -21% 2,701 $223   $100,981,076 27
Oct 15, 1998 3 $663,707 +10% -24% 2,701 $246   $101,844,783 28
Oct 16, 1998 5 $2,285,000 +244% -25% 2,724 $839   $103,949,000 29
Oct 17, 1998 4 $3,560,000 +56% -28% 2,724 $1,307   $107,509,000 30
Oct 18, 1998 5 $2,129,000 -40% -32% 2,724 $782   $109,912,000 31
Oct 19, 1998 5 $500,199 -77% -62% 2,724 $184   $110,411,789 32
Oct 20, 1998 6 $517,871 +4% -24% 2,724 $190   $110,929,660 33
Oct 21, 1998 5 $443,786 -14% -26% 2,724 $163   $111,373,446 34
Oct 22, 1998 5 $511,155 +15% -23% 2,724 $188   $111,884,601 35
Oct 23, 1998 6 $1,675,000 +228% -27% 2,602 $644   $113,100,000 36
Oct 24, 1998 5 $2,815,000 +68% -21% 2,602 $1,082   $115,915,000 37
Oct 25, 1998 6 $1,507,000 -46% -29% 2,602 $579   $117,284,969 38
Oct 26, 1998 6 $354,459 -76% -29% 2,602 $136   $117,639,425 39
Oct 27, 1998 5 $385,976 +9% -25% 2,602 $148   $118,025,404 40
Oct 28, 1998 5 $342,972 -11% -23% 2,602 $132   $118,368,376 41
Nov 1, 1998 5 $1,237,000   -18% 2,402 $515   $122,428,000 45
Nov 2, 1998 5 $333,958 -73% -6% 2,402 $139   $122,762,404 46
Nov 3, 1998 5 $392,183 +17% +2% 2,402 $163   $123,154,587 47
Nov 4, 1998 6 $289,156 -26% -16% 2,402 $120   $123,443,743 48
Nov 5, 1998 6 $316,290 +9%   2,402 $132   $123,760,033 49
Nov 6, 1998 10 $1,030,000 +226%   2,043 $504   $124,752,000 50
Nov 7, 1998 9 $1,525,000 +48%   2,043 $746   $126,277,000 51
Nov 8, 1998 10 $702,000 -54% -43% 2,043 $344   $127,044,896 52
Nov 9, 1998 10 $164,341 -77% -51% 2,043 $80   $127,209,237 53
Nov 10, 1998 9 $246,230 +50% -37% 2,043 $121   $127,455,467 54
Nov 11, 1998 8 $395,072 +60% +37% 2,043 $193   $127,850,539 55
Nov 12, 1998 10 $179,127 -55% -43% 2,043 $88   $128,029,666 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 1998 1 $42,834,209   2,638 $16,237   $42,834,209 1
Sep 25, 1998 1 $26,688,332 -38% 2,643 $10,098   $69,522,541 2
Oct 2, 1998 3 $17,754,880 -33% 2,701 $6,573   $87,277,421 3
Oct 9, 1998 3 $14,386,758 -19% 2,701 $5,326   $101,664,179 4
Oct 16, 1998 5 $9,760,443 -32% 2,724 $3,583   $111,424,622 5
Oct 23, 1998 6 $7,204,444 -26% 2,602 $2,769   $118,629,066 6
Oct 30, 1998 5 $5,093,406 -29% 2,402 $2,120   $123,722,472 7
Nov 6, 1998 10 $4,240,677 -17% 2,043 $2,076   $127,963,149 8
Nov 13, 1998 11 $2,281,211 -46% 1,615 $1,413   $130,244,360 9
Nov 20, 1998 16 $1,307,927 -43% 1,229 $1,064   $131,552,287 10
Nov 27, 1998 23 $585,505 -55% 611 $958   $132,137,792 11
Dec 4, 1998 23 $366,152 -37% 408 $897   $132,503,944 12
Dec 11, 1998 26 $340,675 -7% 410 $831   $132,844,619 13
Dec 18, 1998 26 $376,052 +10% 332 $1,133   $133,220,671 14
Dec 25, 1998 15 $2,844,664 +656% 1,014 $2,805   $136,065,335 15
Jan 1, 1999 15 $2,140,557 -25% 1,016 $2,107   $138,205,892 16
Jan 8, 1999 18 $1,164,492 -46% 783 $1,487   $139,370,384 17
Jan 15, 1999 22 $627,116 -46% 479 $1,309   $139,997,500 18
Jan 22, 1999 25 $487,225 -22% 441 $1,105   $140,484,725 19
Jan 29, 1999 30 $348,806 -28% 427 $817   $140,833,531 20
Feb 5, 1999 35 $182,025 -48% 314 $580   $141,015,556 21
Feb 12, 1999 44 $90,102 -51% 157 $574   $141,105,658 22

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$33,001,803 (23.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,638 opening theaters/2,724 max. theaters, 10.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $339,803,985

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 1998 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: June 15th, 1999 by Warner Home Video
October 1st, 1999 by Warner Home Video
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of action/violence and shootings, and for language
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Rush Hour
Plot point: Buddy Cop, Kidnap
Subgenre: Buddy Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Arthur Sarkissian, Roger Birnbaum
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 1998 1 $33,001,803   2,638 $12,510   $33,001,803 1
Sep 25, 1998 1 $21,202,929 -36% 2,643 $8,022   $64,037,138 2
Oct 2, 1998 3 $14,492,122 -32% 2,701 $5,365   $84,014,663 3
Oct 9, 1998 2 $11,105,465 -23% 2,701 $4,112   $98,382,886 4
Oct 16, 1998 4 $8,247,411 -26% 2,724 $3,028   $109,911,590 5
Oct 23, 1998 6 $5,860,347 -29% 2,602 $2,252   $117,284,969 6
Oct 30, 1998 6 $3,799,380 -35% 2,402 $1,582   $122,428,446 7
Nov 6, 1998 10 $3,322,424 -13% 2,043 $1,626   $127,044,896 8
Nov 13, 1998 11 $1,866,524 -44% 1,615 $1,156   $129,829,673 9
Nov 20, 1998 15 $974,764 -48% 1,229 $793   $131,219,124 10
Nov 27, 1998 23 $457,318 -53% 611 $748   $132,009,605 11
Dec 4, 1998 23 $296,287 -35% 408 $726   $132,434,079 12
Dec 11, 1998 25 $281,260 -5% 410 $686   $132,785,204 13
Dec 18, 1998 27 $228,084 -19% 332 $687   $133,072,703 14
Dec 25, 1998 16 $1,551,791 +580% 1,014 $1,530   $134,772,462 15
Jan 1, 1999 15 $1,468,941 -5% 1,016 $1,446   $137,534,276 16
Jan 8, 1999 18 $837,765 -43% 783 $1,070   $139,043,657 17
Jan 15, 1999 22 $527,613 -37% 479 $1,101   $139,897,997 18
Jan 22, 1999 26 $384,540 -27% 441 $872   $140,382,040 19
Jan 29, 1999 30 $269,986 -30% 427 $632   $140,754,711 20
Feb 5, 1999 35 $142,059 -47% 314 $452   $140,975,590 21
Feb 12, 1999 44 $75,419 -47% 157 $480   $141,090,975 22
Feb 19, 1999 48 $48,028 -36% 120 $400   $141,153,686 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 18, 1998 1 $10,000,000     2,638 $3,791   $10,000,000 1
Sep 19, 1998 1 $13,385,000 +34%   2,638 $5,074   $23,385,000 2
Sep 20, 1998 1 $9,883,000 -26%   2,638 $3,746   $33,002,000 3
Sep 21, 1998 1 $3,164,290 -68%   2,638 $1,200   $36,166,093 4
Sep 22, 1998 1 $2,917,516 -8%   2,638 $1,106   $39,083,609 5
Sep 23, 1998 1 $2,072,669 -29%   2,638 $786   $41,156,278 6
Sep 24, 1998 1 $2,007,324 -3%   2,638 $761   $43,163,602 7
Sep 25, 1998 1 $6,150,000 +206% -39% 2,643 $2,327   $49,314,000 8
Sep 26, 1998 1 $8,936,000 +45% -33% 2,643 $3,381   $58,250,000 9
Sep 27, 1998 1 $5,787,000 -35% -41% 2,643 $2,190   $64,037,000 10
Sep 28, 1998 1 $1,277,550 -78% -60% 2,643 $483   $65,314,688 11
Sep 29, 1998 1 $1,570,346 +23% -46% 2,643 $594   $66,885,034 12
Sep 30, 1998 1 $1,515,098 -4% -27% 2,643 $573   $68,400,132 13
Oct 1, 1998 1 $1,227,600 -19% -39% 2,643 $464   $69,627,732 14
Oct 2, 1998 3 $4,050,000 +230% -34% 2,701 $1,499   $73,678,000 15
Oct 3, 1998 2 $6,655,000 +64% -26% 2,701 $2,464   $80,333,000 16
Oct 4, 1998 3 $3,860,000 -42% -33% 2,701 $1,429   $84,015,000 17
Oct 5, 1998 3 $820,940 -79% -36% 2,701 $304   $84,835,603 18
Oct 6, 1998 3 $929,373 +13% -41% 2,701 $344   $85,764,976 19
Oct 7, 1998 3 $766,532 -18% -49% 2,701 $284   $86,531,508 20
Oct 8, 1998 3 $868,896 +13% -29% 2,701 $322   $87,400,404 21
Oct 9, 1998 3 $3,035,000 +249% -25% 2,701 $1,124   $90,435,000 22
Oct 10, 1998 2 $4,960,000 +63% -25% 2,701 $1,836   $95,272,000 23
Oct 11, 1998 2 $3,110,886 -37% -19% 2,701 $1,152   $98,382,886 24
Oct 12, 1998 2 $1,311,902 -58% +60% 2,701 $486   $99,694,788 25
Oct 13, 1998 3 $682,889 -48% -27% 2,701 $253   $100,377,677 26
Oct 14, 1998 3 $603,399 -12% -21% 2,701 $223   $100,981,076 27
Oct 15, 1998 3 $663,707 +10% -24% 2,701 $246   $101,844,783 28
Oct 16, 1998 5 $2,285,000 +244% -25% 2,724 $839   $103,949,000 29
Oct 17, 1998 4 $3,560,000 +56% -28% 2,724 $1,307   $107,509,000 30
Oct 18, 1998 5 $2,129,000 -40% -32% 2,724 $782   $109,912,000 31
Oct 19, 1998 5 $500,199 -77% -62% 2,724 $184   $110,411,789 32
Oct 20, 1998 6 $517,871 +4% -24% 2,724 $190   $110,929,660 33
Oct 21, 1998 5 $443,786 -14% -26% 2,724 $163   $111,373,446 34
Oct 22, 1998 5 $511,155 +15% -23% 2,724 $188   $111,884,601 35
Oct 23, 1998 6 $1,675,000 +228% -27% 2,602 $644   $113,100,000 36
Oct 24, 1998 5 $2,815,000 +68% -21% 2,602 $1,082   $115,915,000 37
Oct 25, 1998 6 $1,507,000 -46% -29% 2,602 $579   $117,284,969 38
Oct 26, 1998 6 $354,459 -76% -29% 2,602 $136   $117,639,425 39
Oct 27, 1998 5 $385,976 +9% -25% 2,602 $148   $118,025,404 40
Oct 28, 1998 5 $342,972 -11% -23% 2,602 $132   $118,368,376 41
Nov 1, 1998 5 $1,237,000   -18% 2,402 $515   $122,428,000 45
Nov 2, 1998 5 $333,958 -73% -6% 2,402 $139   $122,762,404 46
Nov 3, 1998 5 $392,183 +17% +2% 2,402 $163   $123,154,587 47
Nov 4, 1998 6 $289,156 -26% -16% 2,402 $120   $123,443,743 48
Nov 5, 1998 6 $316,290 +9%   2,402 $132   $123,760,033 49
Nov 6, 1998 10 $1,030,000 +226%   2,043 $504   $124,752,000 50
Nov 7, 1998 9 $1,525,000 +48%   2,043 $746   $126,277,000 51
Nov 8, 1998 10 $702,000 -54% -43% 2,043 $344   $127,044,896 52
Nov 9, 1998 10 $164,341 -77% -51% 2,043 $80   $127,209,237 53
Nov 10, 1998 9 $246,230 +50% -37% 2,043 $121   $127,455,467 54
Nov 11, 1998 8 $395,072 +60% +37% 2,043 $193   $127,850,539 55
Nov 12, 1998 10 $179,127 -55% -43% 2,043 $88   $128,029,666 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 1998 1 $42,834,209   2,638 $16,237   $42,834,209 1
Sep 25, 1998 1 $26,688,332 -38% 2,643 $10,098   $69,522,541 2
Oct 2, 1998 3 $17,754,880 -33% 2,701 $6,573   $87,277,421 3
Oct 9, 1998 3 $14,386,758 -19% 2,701 $5,326   $101,664,179 4
Oct 16, 1998 5 $9,760,443 -32% 2,724 $3,583   $111,424,622 5
Oct 23, 1998 6 $7,204,444 -26% 2,602 $2,769   $118,629,066 6
Oct 30, 1998 5 $5,093,406 -29% 2,402 $2,120   $123,722,472 7
Nov 6, 1998 10 $4,240,677 -17% 2,043 $2,076   $127,963,149 8
Nov 13, 1998 11 $2,281,211 -46% 1,615 $1,413   $130,244,360 9
Nov 20, 1998 16 $1,307,927 -43% 1,229 $1,064   $131,552,287 10
Nov 27, 1998 23 $585,505 -55% 611 $958   $132,137,792 11
Dec 4, 1998 23 $366,152 -37% 408 $897   $132,503,944 12
Dec 11, 1998 26 $340,675 -7% 410 $831   $132,844,619 13
Dec 18, 1998 26 $376,052 +10% 332 $1,133   $133,220,671 14
Dec 25, 1998 15 $2,844,664 +656% 1,014 $2,805   $136,065,335 15
Jan 1, 1999 15 $2,140,557 -25% 1,016 $2,107   $138,205,892 16
Jan 8, 1999 18 $1,164,492 -46% 783 $1,487   $139,370,384 17
Jan 15, 1999 22 $627,116 -46% 479 $1,309   $139,997,500 18
Jan 22, 1999 25 $487,225 -22% 441 $1,105   $140,484,725 19
Jan 29, 1999 30 $348,806 -28% 427 $817   $140,833,531 20
Feb 5, 1999 35 $182,025 -48% 314 $580   $141,015,556 21
Feb 12, 1999 44 $90,102 -51% 157 $574   $141,105,658 22