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Waking Life (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,892,011Details
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Metrics

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,720 $2,892,011
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,897 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 801-900) 869 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,266 $2,892,011
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,654 $2,892,011

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 2001 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: May 7th, 2002 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some violent images
Comparisons: vs. A Scanner Darkly
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Rotoscoping
Creative Type:Fantasy

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 72 $17,960 Apr 26, 2002 192
Top 2001 Theater Average 27 $22,244 Oct 19, 2001 3

Uncategorized

Richard Linklater    Pinball Playing Man
Steve Brudniak    Goatee Man
Adam Goldberg    One of Four Men
Louis Mackey    Himself
John Christensen    Guy Talking about Turning the Light on in Dreams
Timothy "Speed" Levitch    Himself
Steven Prince    Man Talking to the Bartender
Julie Delpy    Celine
Steven Soderbergh    Interviewed on television
Charles Gunning    Angry Man in Jail
Ken Webster    Bartender
Nicky Katt    One of Four Men
Ethan Hawke    Jesse
Wiley Wiggins    Main Character
Kim Krizan    Herself
Peter Atherton    Hit-and-Run Driver
Bill Wise    Boat Car Guy

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

Production and Technical Credits

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,720 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,116 $4,570,897
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,057 $2,892,011
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 168 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 801-900) 869 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 701-800) 769 $4,570,897
Top 2001 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 38 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,385 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Rotoscoping Movies 7 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 501-600) 549 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,572 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,266 $2,892,011
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies (Rank 101-200) 108 $2,892,011

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
2001/10/19 37 $88,977   4 $22,244   $95,120 1
2001/10/26 26 $215,506 +142% 26 $8,289   $368,296 2
2001/11/02 26 $251,948 +17% 57 $4,420   $727,920 3
2001/11/09 25 $265,901 +6% 66 $4,029   $1,121,490 4
2001/11/16 21 $235,474 -11% 93 $2,532   $1,485,758 5
2001/11/23 25 $211,099 -10% 91 $2,320   $1,836,872 6
2001/11/30 24 $144,481 -32% 77 $1,876   $2,063,729 7
2001/12/07 31 $85,892 -41% 75 $1,145   $2,227,906 8
2001/12/14 36 $68,005 -21% 71 $958   $2,355,013 9
2001/12/21 44 $37,406 -45% 50 $748   $2,462,473 10
2001/12/28 47 $41,012 +10% 38 $1,079   $2,539,796 11
2002/01/04 42 $34,033 -17% 33 $1,031   $2,589,639 12
2002/01/11 41 $32,823 -4% 38 $864   $2,649,367 13
2002/01/18 47 $26,233 -20% 29 $905   $2,700,201 14
2002/01/25 60 $18,390 -30% 19 $968   $2,732,128 15
2002/02/01 63 $14,099 -23% 18 $783   $2,753,961 16
2002/02/08 59 $16,345 +16% 15 $1,090   $2,777,954 17
2002/02/15 70 $10,959 -33% 13 $843   $2,798,032 18
2002/02/22 75 $9,762 -11% 11 $887   $2,813,045 19
2002/03/01 77 $9,553 -2% 12 $796   $2,826,171 20
2002/03/08 85 $6,324 -34% 11 $575   $2,837,800 21
2002/03/15 97 $3,542 -44% 6 $590   $2,845,588 22
2002/03/22 86 $7,545 +113% 9 $838   $2,855,625 23
2002/03/29 106 $2,803 -63% 6 $467   $2,861,696 24
2002/04/05 112 $2,654 -5% 7 $379   $2,865,959 25
2002/04/12 97 $2,479 -7% 6 $413   $2,869,743 26
2002/04/19 126 $1,696 -32% 4 $424   $2,872,921 27
2002/04/26 72 $17,960 +959% 35 $513   $2,892,011 28

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
2001/10/19 34 $146,647   4 $36,662   $152,790 1
2001/10/26 26 $323,182 +120% 26 $12,430   $475,972 2
2001/11/02 25 $379,617 +17% 57 $6,660   $855,589 3
2001/11/09 24 $394,695 +4% 66 $5,980   $1,250,284 4
2001/11/16 21 $375,489 -5% 93 $4,038   $1,625,773 5
2001/11/23 23 $293,475 -22% 91 $3,225   $1,919,248 6
2001/11/30 24 $222,766 -24% 77 $2,893   $2,142,014 7
2001/12/07 27 $144,994 -35% 75 $1,933   $2,287,008 8
2001/12/14 30 $138,059 -5% 71 $1,944   $2,425,067 9
2001/12/21 43 $73,717 -47% 50 $1,474   $2,498,784 10
2001/12/28 50 $56,822 -23% 38 $1,495   $2,555,606 11
2002/01/04 39 $60,938 +7% 33 $1,847   $2,616,544 12
2002/01/11 42 $57,424 -6% 38 $1,511   $2,673,968 13
2002/01/18 46 $39,770 -31% 29 $1,371   $2,713,738 14
2002/01/25 59 $26,124 -34% 19 $1,375   $2,739,862 15
2002/02/01 62 $21,747 -17% 18 $1,208   $2,761,609 16
2002/02/08 60 $25,464 +17% 15 $1,698   $2,787,073 17
2002/02/15 68 $16,210 -36% 13 $1,247   $2,803,283 18
2002/02/22 74 $13,335 -18% 11 $1,212   $2,816,618 19
2002/03/01 79 $14,858 +11% 12 $1,238   $2,831,476 20
2002/03/08 84 $10,570 -29% 11 $961   $2,842,046 21
2002/03/15 97 $6,034 -43% 6 $1,006   $2,848,080 22
2002/03/22 89 $10,813 +79% 9 $1,201   $2,858,893 23
2002/03/29 97 $4,412 -59% 6 $735   $2,863,305 24
2002/04/05 100 $3,959 -10% 7 $566   $2,867,264 25
2002/04/12 94 $3,961 n/c 6 $660   $2,871,225 26
2002/04/19 118 $2,826 -29% 4 $707   $2,874,051 27
2002/04/26 82 $17,960 +536% 35 $513   $2,892,011 28

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,897 $2,892,011
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,050 $2,892,011
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,615 $2,892,011
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Rotoscoping Movies 7 $2,892,011
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 601-700) 670 $2,892,011
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,160 $2,892,011
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,654 $2,892,011
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies (Rank 101-200) 131 $2,892,011

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