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Urban Legend (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $38,116,707Details
International Box Office $34,455,157Details
Worldwide Box Office $72,571,864
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Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,132 $38,116,707
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,991 $34,455,157
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,928 $72,571,864
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 659 $38,116,707
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 571 $34,455,157
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 586 $72,571,864

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


Movie Details

Production Budget:$14,000,000
Domestic Releases: September 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: February 23rd, 1999 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for horror violence/gore and sexual content.
Running Time: 100 minutes
Franchise: Urban Legend
Comparisons: vs. Scream
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 243 $5,521,980 Oct 16, 1998 24

Uncategorized

Alicia Witt    Natalie
Robert Englund    Professor Wexler
Rebecca Gayheart    Brenda
Loretta Devine    Reese
Jared Leto    Paul
Danielle Harris    Tosh
Joshua Jackson    Damon
Julian Richings    Janitor
Tara Reid    Sasha
Brad Dourif    Gas Station Attendant
Michael Rosenbaum    Parker
Natasha Gregson Wagner    Michelle Mancini
John Neville    Dean Adams

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

Production and Technical Credits

Christopher Young    Composer
Carolyn Loucks    Set Decorator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,132 $38,116,707
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,788 $72,873,150
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,730 $38,116,707
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 55 $38,116,707
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $38,116,707
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,825 $38,116,707
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,032 $38,116,707
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 114 $38,116,707
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 659 $38,116,707
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 287 $38,116,707

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
1998/09/25 3 $10,515,444   2,257 $4,659   $10,515,444 1
1998/10/02 6 $6,707,512 -36% 2,257 $2,972   $20,113,846 2
1998/10/09 6 $4,770,882 -29% 2,257 $2,114   $26,501,095 3
1998/10/16 8 $2,887,189 -39% 2,063 $1,400   $30,859,469 4
1998/10/23 11 $1,636,892 -43% 1,524 $1,074   $33,300,477 5
1998/10/30 11 $1,231,896 -25% 1,395 $883   $35,015,643 6
1998/11/06 19 $645,737 -48% 776 $832   $36,006,412 7
1998/11/13 28 $185,442 -71% 369 $503   $36,350,067 8
1998/11/20 45 $68,893 -63% 125 $551   $36,456,266 9
1998/11/27 62 $15,184 -78% 41 $370   $36,494,558 10
1998/12/25 20 $531,732   541 $983   $37,052,806 14
1999/01/01 25 $350,879 -34% 541 $649   $37,857,342 15
1999/01/08 39 $79,102 -77% 302 $262   $38,001,496 16
1999/01/15 49 $30,175 -62% 134 $225   $38,048,637 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1998/09/25 3 $3,700,000   2,257 $1,639   $3,700,000 1
1998/09/26 3 $4,357,000 +18% 2,257 $1,930   $8,057,000 2
1998/09/27 3 $2,458,000 -44% 2,257 $1,089   $10,515,000 3
1998/09/28 3 $632,614 -74% 2,257 $280   $11,148,058 4
1998/09/29 3 $928,956 +47% 2,257 $412   $12,077,013 5
1998/09/30 3 $703,752 -24% 2,257 $312   $12,780,765 6
1998/10/01 3 $625,569 -11% 2,257 $277   $13,406,334 7
1998/10/02 5 $2,160,000 +245% 2,257 $957   $15,566,000 8
1998/10/03 6 $2,950,000 +37% 2,257 $1,307   $18,516,000 9
1998/10/04 6 $1,589,000 -46% 2,257 $704   $20,114,000 10
1998/10/05 6 $375,176 -76% 2,257 $166   $20,489,022 11
1998/10/06 6 $467,214 +25% 2,257 $207   $20,956,236 12
1998/10/07 6 $352,600 -25% 2,257 $156   $21,308,836 13
1998/10/08 6 $421,377 +20% 2,257 $187   $21,730,213 14
1998/10/09 6 $1,485,000 +252% 2,257 $658   $23,215,000 15
1998/10/10 6 $2,076,000 +40% 2,257 $920   $25,291,000 16
1998/10/11 7 $1,210,095 -42% 2,257 $536   $26,501,095 17
1998/10/12 7 $532,840 -56% 2,257 $236   $27,033,935 18
1998/10/13 7 $323,253 -39% 2,257 $143   $27,357,188 19
1998/10/14 6 $287,680 -11% 2,257 $127   $27,644,868 20
1998/10/15 6 $327,412 +14% 2,257 $145   $27,972,280 21
1998/10/16 8 $850,000 +160% 2,063 $412   $28,822,000 22
1998/10/17 8 $1,230,000 +45% 2,063 $596   $30,052,000 23
1998/10/18 9 $689,000 -44% 2,063 $334   $30,859,000 24
1998/10/19 9 $192,408 -72% 2,063 $93   $31,051,877 25
1998/10/20 9 $221,297 +15% 2,063 $107   $31,273,174 26
1998/10/21 9 $181,759 -18% 2,063 $88   $31,454,933 27
1998/10/22 9 $208,652 +15% 2,063 $101   $31,663,585 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
1998/09/25 3 $13,406,334   2,257 $5,940   $13,406,334 1
1998/10/02 6 $8,323,879 -38% 2,257 $3,688   $21,730,213 2
1998/10/09 7 $6,242,067 -25% 2,257 $2,766   $27,972,280 3
1998/10/16 9 $3,691,305 -41% 2,063 $1,789   $31,663,585 4
1998/10/23 11 $2,120,162 -43% 1,524 $1,391   $33,783,747 5
1998/10/30 13 $1,576,928 -26% 1,395 $1,130   $35,360,675 6
1998/11/06 20 $803,950 -49% 776 $1,036   $36,164,625 7
1998/11/13 32 $222,748 -72% 369 $604   $36,387,373 8
1998/11/20 46 $92,001 -59% 125 $736   $36,479,374 9
1998/12/25 21 $985,389   541 $1,821   $37,506,463 14
1999/01/01 27 $415,931 -58% 541 $769   $37,922,394 15
1999/01/08 39 $96,068 -77% 302 $318   $38,018,462 16

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,991 $34,455,157
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,578 $34,455,157
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 40 $34,455,157
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 938 $34,455,157
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,661 $34,455,157
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 884 $34,455,157
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 110 $34,455,157
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 571 $34,455,157
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $34,455,157

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,928 $72,571,864
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,534 $72,571,864
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 41 $72,571,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 918 $72,571,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,639 $72,571,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 884 $72,571,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $72,571,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 586 $72,571,864
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 249 $72,571,864


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