Waking Ned Devine (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $24,793,251Details
International Box Office $30,400,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $55,193,251
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$148,971 (0.6% of total gross)
Legs:11.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 18.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/540 max. theaters, 12.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,591,811

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 20th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: June 1st, 1999 by Searchlight Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG for nudity, language and thematic elements
Comparisons: vs. Ira and Abby
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Rags to Riches, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Love Triangle, Lottery, Life in a Small Town
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Tomboy Films, The Gruber Brothers, Mainstream S.A., Bonaparte Films, Canal Plus, Isle of Man Film Comission, Overseas Film Group
Production Countries: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Gaelic, Latin

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 82 $5,889 Jun 18, 1999 213
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 84 $7,516 Jun 11, 1999 206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 59 $19,029 Jun 4, 1999 199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 49 $32,353 May 28, 1999 192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 42 $47,268 May 21, 1999 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 35 $62,171 May 14, 1999 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 38 $78,285 May 7, 1999 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 46 $72,106 Apr 30, 1999 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 40 $130,044 Apr 23, 1999 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 46 $137,066 Apr 16, 1999 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 71 $95,233 Apr 9, 1999 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 84 $97,049 Apr 2, 1999 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 73 $149,632 Mar 26, 1999 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 78 $178,633 Mar 19, 1999 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 69 $252,730 Mar 12, 1999 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 59 $366,081 Mar 5, 1999 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 56 $572,729 Feb 26, 1999 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 51 $787,254 Feb 19, 1999 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 37 $1,278,004 Feb 12, 1999 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 33 $1,340,020 Feb 5, 1999 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 39 $1,508,487 Jan 29, 1999 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 30 $1,862,298 Jan 22, 1999 66
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 28 $2,214,290 Jan 15, 1999 59
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 46 $1,953,320 Jan 8, 1999 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 70 $1,619,160 Jan 1, 1999 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 100 $1,664,179 Dec 25, 1998 38
Top 1998 Theater Average 35 $21,974 Nov 27, 1998 10
Never Wide Domestic 19 $24,793,251 Nov 20, 1998 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 33 $148,971   9 $16,552   $148,971 1
Nov 27, 1998 29 $197,767 +33% 9 $21,974   $442,150 2
Dec 4, 1998 27 $150,975 -24% 9 $16,775   $653,793 3
Dec 11, 1998 17 $554,922 +268% 49 $11,325   $1,267,520 4
Dec 18, 1998 17 $432,364 -22% 53 $8,158   $1,900,573 5
Dec 25, 1998 14 $1,664,179 +285% 259 $6,425   $3,875,646 6
Jan 1, 1999 14 $1,619,160 -3% 269 $6,019   $6,954,620 7
Jan 8, 1999 12 $1,953,320 +21% 502 $3,891   $9,440,874 8
Jan 15, 1999 15 $2,214,290 +13% 504 $4,393   $12,358,017 9
Jan 22, 1999 16 $1,862,298 -16% 506 $3,680   $14,675,667 10
Jan 29, 1999 14 $1,508,487 -19% 526 $2,868   $16,735,964 11
Feb 5, 1999 17 $1,340,020 -11% 540 $2,482   $18,590,457 12
Feb 12, 1999 15 $1,278,004 -5% 482 $2,651   $20,257,348 13
Feb 19, 1999 19 $787,254 -38% 429 $1,835   $21,319,104 14
Feb 26, 1999 21 $572,729 -27% 358 $1,600   $22,140,899 15
Mar 5, 1999 26 $366,081 -36% 306 $1,196   $22,692,162 16
Mar 12, 1999 32 $252,730 -31% 226 $1,118   $23,099,378 17
Mar 19, 1999 36 $178,633 -29% 186 $960   $23,391,197 18
Mar 26, 1999 39 $149,632 -16% 118 $1,268   $23,622,762 19
Apr 2, 1999 45 $97,049 -35% 97 $1,001   $23,767,364 20
Apr 9, 1999 46 $95,233 -2% 112 $850   $23,904,993 21
Apr 16, 1999 36 $137,066 +44% 170 $806   $24,074,909 22
Apr 23, 1999 34 $130,044 -5% 143 $909   $24,265,889 23
Apr 30, 1999 50 $72,106 -45% 129 $559   $24,394,059 24
May 7, 1999 41 $78,285 +9% 124 $631   $24,505,152 25
May 14, 1999 49 $62,171 -21% 114 $545   $24,600,529 26
May 21, 1999 51 $47,268 -24% 94 $503   $24,678,267 27
May 28, 1999 63 $32,353 -32% 59 $548   $24,737,610 28
Jun 4, 1999 68 $19,029 -41% 53 $359   $24,761,101 29
Jun 11, 1999 77 $7,516 -61% 21 $358   $24,778,954 30
Jun 18, 1999 76 $5,889 -22% 18 $327   $24,788,807 31

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 7, 1999 17 $0     0     $18,590,457 80
Feb 8, 1999 15 $87,159     540 $161   $18,677,616 81
Feb 9, 1999 16 $104,938 +20%   540 $194   $18,782,554 82
Feb 10, 1999 15 $98,493 -6%   540 $182   $18,881,047 83
Feb 11, 1999 16 $98,297 n/c   540 $182   $18,979,344 84
Feb 15, 1999 16 $183,824   +111% 482 $381   $20,257,348 88
Feb 16, 1999 16 $97,759 -47% -7% 482 $203   $20,355,107 89
Feb 17, 1999 17 $84,868 -13% -14% 482 $176   $20,439,975 90
Feb 18, 1999 16 $91,875 +8% -7% 482 $191   $20,531,850 91
Feb 21, 1999 19 $202,000     429 $471   $21,319,104 94
Feb 22, 1999 18 $59,646 -70% -68% 429 $139   $21,378,760 95
Feb 25, 1999 18 $62,726   -32% 429 $146   $21,568,170 98
Mar 2, 1999 19 $49,811     358 $139   $22,232,173 103
Mar 3, 1999 17 $45,208 -9%   358 $126   $22,277,381 104
Mar 4, 1999 19 $48,700 +8% -22% 358 $136   $22,326,081 105
Mar 7, 1999 20 $98,000     306 $320   $22,692,162 108
Mar 8, 1999 18 $35,306 -64%   306 $115   $22,727,468 109
Mar 9, 1999 18 $39,712 +12% -20% 306 $130   $22,767,180 110
Mar 10, 1999 18 $39,145 -1% -13% 306 $128   $22,806,625 111
Mar 11, 1999 19 $40,323 +3% -17% 306 $132   $22,846,648 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 31 $244,383   9 $27,154   $244,383 1
Nov 27, 1998 29 $258,435 +6% 9 $28,715   $502,818 2
Dec 4, 1998 27 $209,780 -19% 9 $23,309   $712,598 3
Dec 11, 1998 17 $755,611 +260% 49 $15,421   $1,468,209 4
Dec 18, 1998 17 $743,258 -2% 53 $14,024   $2,211,467 5
Dec 25, 1998 14 $3,123,993 +320% 259 $12,062   $5,335,460 6
Jan 1, 1999 14 $2,152,094 -31% 269 $8,000   $7,487,554 7
Jan 8, 1999 12 $2,656,173 +23% 502 $5,291   $10,143,727 8
Jan 15, 1999 15 $2,669,642 +1% 504 $5,297   $12,813,369 9
Jan 22, 1999 16 $2,414,108 -10% 506 $4,771   $15,227,477 10
Jan 29, 1999 13 $2,022,960 -16% 526 $3,846   $17,250,437 11
Feb 5, 1999 16 $1,728,907 -15% 540 $3,202   $18,979,344 12
Feb 12, 1999 17 $1,552,506 -10% 482 $3,221   $20,531,850 13
Feb 19, 1999 18 $1,036,320 -33% 429 $2,416   $21,568,170 14
Feb 26, 1999 22 $757,911 -27% 358 $2,117   $22,326,081 15
Mar 5, 1999 25 $520,567 -31% 306 $1,701   $22,846,648 16
Mar 12, 1999 32 $365,916 -30% 226 $1,619   $23,212,564 17
Mar 19, 1999 36 $260,566 -29% 186 $1,401   $23,473,130 18
Mar 26, 1999 40 $197,185 -24% 118 $1,671   $23,670,315 19
Apr 2, 1999 46 $139,445 -29% 97 $1,438   $23,809,760 20
Apr 9, 1999 44 $128,083 -8% 112 $1,144   $23,937,843 21
Apr 16, 1999 39 $198,002 +55% 170 $1,165   $24,135,845 22
Apr 23, 1999 35 $186,108 -6% 143 $1,301   $24,321,953 23
Apr 30, 1999 48 $104,914 -44% 129 $813   $24,426,867 24
May 7, 1999 44 $111,491 +6% 124 $899   $24,538,358 25
May 14, 1999 48 $92,641 -17% 114 $813   $24,630,999 26
May 21, 1999 52 $74,258 -20% 94 $790   $24,705,257 27
May 28, 1999 63 $36,815 -50% 59 $624   $24,742,072 28
Jun 4, 1999 67 $29,366 -20% 53 $554   $24,771,438 29
Jun 11, 1999 76 $11,480 -61% 21 $547   $24,782,918 30

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Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Uncategorized

Kitty Fitzgerald    Kitty
Robert Hickey    Maurice
Ian Bannen    Jackie O'Shea
Dermot Kerrigan    Father Patrick
Paddy Ward    Brendy
David Kelly    Michael O'Sullivan
Jimmy Keogh    Ned Devine
James Ryland    Dennis Fitzgerald
Fionnula Flanagan    Annie O'Shea
Fintan Mckeown    Pat Mulligan
Susan Lynch    Maggie
Matthew Devitt    Tom Tooney
James Nesbitt    Pig Finn
Eileen Dromey    Lizzy Quinn
Maura O'Malley    Mrs. Kennedy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kirk Jones    Director
Kirk Jones    Screenwriter

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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$148,971 (0.6% of total gross)
Legs:11.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 18.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/540 max. theaters, 12.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,591,811

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 20th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: June 1st, 1999 by Searchlight Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG for nudity, language and thematic elements
Comparisons: vs. Ira and Abby
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Rags to Riches, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Love Triangle, Lottery, Life in a Small Town
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Tomboy Films, The Gruber Brothers, Mainstream S.A., Bonaparte Films, Canal Plus, Isle of Man Film Comission, Overseas Film Group
Production Countries: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Gaelic, Latin

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 82 $5,889 Jun 18, 1999 213
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 84 $7,516 Jun 11, 1999 206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 59 $19,029 Jun 4, 1999 199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 49 $32,353 May 28, 1999 192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 42 $47,268 May 21, 1999 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 35 $62,171 May 14, 1999 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 38 $78,285 May 7, 1999 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 46 $72,106 Apr 30, 1999 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 40 $130,044 Apr 23, 1999 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 46 $137,066 Apr 16, 1999 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 71 $95,233 Apr 9, 1999 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 84 $97,049 Apr 2, 1999 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 73 $149,632 Mar 26, 1999 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 78 $178,633 Mar 19, 1999 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 69 $252,730 Mar 12, 1999 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 59 $366,081 Mar 5, 1999 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 56 $572,729 Feb 26, 1999 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 51 $787,254 Feb 19, 1999 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 37 $1,278,004 Feb 12, 1999 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 33 $1,340,020 Feb 5, 1999 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 39 $1,508,487 Jan 29, 1999 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 30 $1,862,298 Jan 22, 1999 66
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 28 $2,214,290 Jan 15, 1999 59
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 46 $1,953,320 Jan 8, 1999 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 70 $1,619,160 Jan 1, 1999 45
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 100 $1,664,179 Dec 25, 1998 38
Top 1998 Theater Average 35 $21,974 Nov 27, 1998 10
Never Wide Domestic 19 $24,793,251 Nov 20, 1998 0

Uncategorized

Kitty Fitzgerald    Kitty
Robert Hickey    Maurice
Ian Bannen    Jackie O'Shea
Dermot Kerrigan    Father Patrick
Paddy Ward    Brendy
David Kelly    Michael O'Sullivan
Jimmy Keogh    Ned Devine
James Ryland    Dennis Fitzgerald
Fionnula Flanagan    Annie O'Shea
Fintan Mckeown    Pat Mulligan
Susan Lynch    Maggie
Matthew Devitt    Tom Tooney
James Nesbitt    Pig Finn
Eileen Dromey    Lizzy Quinn
Maura O'Malley    Mrs. Kennedy

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kirk Jones    Director
Kirk Jones    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 33 $148,971   9 $16,552   $148,971 1
Nov 27, 1998 29 $197,767 +33% 9 $21,974   $442,150 2
Dec 4, 1998 27 $150,975 -24% 9 $16,775   $653,793 3
Dec 11, 1998 17 $554,922 +268% 49 $11,325   $1,267,520 4
Dec 18, 1998 17 $432,364 -22% 53 $8,158   $1,900,573 5
Dec 25, 1998 14 $1,664,179 +285% 259 $6,425   $3,875,646 6
Jan 1, 1999 14 $1,619,160 -3% 269 $6,019   $6,954,620 7
Jan 8, 1999 12 $1,953,320 +21% 502 $3,891   $9,440,874 8
Jan 15, 1999 15 $2,214,290 +13% 504 $4,393   $12,358,017 9
Jan 22, 1999 16 $1,862,298 -16% 506 $3,680   $14,675,667 10
Jan 29, 1999 14 $1,508,487 -19% 526 $2,868   $16,735,964 11
Feb 5, 1999 17 $1,340,020 -11% 540 $2,482   $18,590,457 12
Feb 12, 1999 15 $1,278,004 -5% 482 $2,651   $20,257,348 13
Feb 19, 1999 19 $787,254 -38% 429 $1,835   $21,319,104 14
Feb 26, 1999 21 $572,729 -27% 358 $1,600   $22,140,899 15
Mar 5, 1999 26 $366,081 -36% 306 $1,196   $22,692,162 16
Mar 12, 1999 32 $252,730 -31% 226 $1,118   $23,099,378 17
Mar 19, 1999 36 $178,633 -29% 186 $960   $23,391,197 18
Mar 26, 1999 39 $149,632 -16% 118 $1,268   $23,622,762 19
Apr 2, 1999 45 $97,049 -35% 97 $1,001   $23,767,364 20
Apr 9, 1999 46 $95,233 -2% 112 $850   $23,904,993 21
Apr 16, 1999 36 $137,066 +44% 170 $806   $24,074,909 22
Apr 23, 1999 34 $130,044 -5% 143 $909   $24,265,889 23
Apr 30, 1999 50 $72,106 -45% 129 $559   $24,394,059 24
May 7, 1999 41 $78,285 +9% 124 $631   $24,505,152 25
May 14, 1999 49 $62,171 -21% 114 $545   $24,600,529 26
May 21, 1999 51 $47,268 -24% 94 $503   $24,678,267 27
May 28, 1999 63 $32,353 -32% 59 $548   $24,737,610 28
Jun 4, 1999 68 $19,029 -41% 53 $359   $24,761,101 29
Jun 11, 1999 77 $7,516 -61% 21 $358   $24,778,954 30
Jun 18, 1999 76 $5,889 -22% 18 $327   $24,788,807 31

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 7, 1999 17 $0     0     $18,590,457 80
Feb 8, 1999 15 $87,159     540 $161   $18,677,616 81
Feb 9, 1999 16 $104,938 +20%   540 $194   $18,782,554 82
Feb 10, 1999 15 $98,493 -6%   540 $182   $18,881,047 83
Feb 11, 1999 16 $98,297 n/c   540 $182   $18,979,344 84
Feb 15, 1999 16 $183,824   +111% 482 $381   $20,257,348 88
Feb 16, 1999 16 $97,759 -47% -7% 482 $203   $20,355,107 89
Feb 17, 1999 17 $84,868 -13% -14% 482 $176   $20,439,975 90
Feb 18, 1999 16 $91,875 +8% -7% 482 $191   $20,531,850 91
Feb 21, 1999 19 $202,000     429 $471   $21,319,104 94
Feb 22, 1999 18 $59,646 -70% -68% 429 $139   $21,378,760 95
Feb 25, 1999 18 $62,726   -32% 429 $146   $21,568,170 98
Mar 2, 1999 19 $49,811     358 $139   $22,232,173 103
Mar 3, 1999 17 $45,208 -9%   358 $126   $22,277,381 104
Mar 4, 1999 19 $48,700 +8% -22% 358 $136   $22,326,081 105
Mar 7, 1999 20 $98,000     306 $320   $22,692,162 108
Mar 8, 1999 18 $35,306 -64%   306 $115   $22,727,468 109
Mar 9, 1999 18 $39,712 +12% -20% 306 $130   $22,767,180 110
Mar 10, 1999 18 $39,145 -1% -13% 306 $128   $22,806,625 111
Mar 11, 1999 19 $40,323 +3% -17% 306 $132   $22,846,648 112

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 31 $244,383   9 $27,154   $244,383 1
Nov 27, 1998 29 $258,435 +6% 9 $28,715   $502,818 2
Dec 4, 1998 27 $209,780 -19% 9 $23,309   $712,598 3
Dec 11, 1998 17 $755,611 +260% 49 $15,421   $1,468,209 4
Dec 18, 1998 17 $743,258 -2% 53 $14,024   $2,211,467 5
Dec 25, 1998 14 $3,123,993 +320% 259 $12,062   $5,335,460 6
Jan 1, 1999 14 $2,152,094 -31% 269 $8,000   $7,487,554 7
Jan 8, 1999 12 $2,656,173 +23% 502 $5,291   $10,143,727 8
Jan 15, 1999 15 $2,669,642 +1% 504 $5,297   $12,813,369 9
Jan 22, 1999 16 $2,414,108 -10% 506 $4,771   $15,227,477 10
Jan 29, 1999 13 $2,022,960 -16% 526 $3,846   $17,250,437 11
Feb 5, 1999 16 $1,728,907 -15% 540 $3,202   $18,979,344 12
Feb 12, 1999 17 $1,552,506 -10% 482 $3,221   $20,531,850 13
Feb 19, 1999 18 $1,036,320 -33% 429 $2,416   $21,568,170 14
Feb 26, 1999 22 $757,911 -27% 358 $2,117   $22,326,081 15
Mar 5, 1999 25 $520,567 -31% 306 $1,701   $22,846,648 16
Mar 12, 1999 32 $365,916 -30% 226 $1,619   $23,212,564 17
Mar 19, 1999 36 $260,566 -29% 186 $1,401   $23,473,130 18
Mar 26, 1999 40 $197,185 -24% 118 $1,671   $23,670,315 19
Apr 2, 1999 46 $139,445 -29% 97 $1,438   $23,809,760 20
Apr 9, 1999 44 $128,083 -8% 112 $1,144   $23,937,843 21
Apr 16, 1999 39 $198,002 +55% 170 $1,165   $24,135,845 22
Apr 23, 1999 35 $186,108 -6% 143 $1,301   $24,321,953 23
Apr 30, 1999 48 $104,914 -44% 129 $813   $24,426,867 24
May 7, 1999 44 $111,491 +6% 124 $899   $24,538,358 25
May 14, 1999 48 $92,641 -17% 114 $813   $24,630,999 26
May 21, 1999 52 $74,258 -20% 94 $790   $24,705,257 27
May 28, 1999 63 $36,815 -50% 59 $624   $24,742,072 28
Jun 4, 1999 67 $29,366 -20% 53 $554   $24,771,438 29
Jun 11, 1999 76 $11,480 -61% 21 $547   $24,782,918 30

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records