There's Something About Mary (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $176,484,651Details
International Box Office $193,400,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $369,884,651
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,740,644 (7.8% of total gross)
Legs:12.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 16.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,186 opening theaters/2,557 max. theaters, 15.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $405,338,467

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 302 $176,484,651
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 526 $193,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 400 $369,884,651
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 27 $176,484,651
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 76 $193,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 50 $369,884,651
Leggiest Movies 52 12.84

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 15th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: August 3rd, 1999 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong comic sexual content and language
Running Time: 118 minutes
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Keywords: Private Investigator, Romance, 1980s, 1990s, Non-Chronological, Obsessive Love, Love at First Sight, Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 91 $659,473 Nov 27, 1998 138
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 86 $1,868,532 Oct 16, 1998 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 60 $2,777,500 Oct 9, 1998 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 54 $3,396,357 Oct 2, 1998 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 49 $4,430,566 Sep 25, 1998 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 36 $376,396 Sep 24, 1998 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 38 $384,738 Sep 23, 1998 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 26 $531,216 Sep 22, 1998 70
Biggest 10th Monday 54 $410,343 Sep 21, 1998 69
Biggest 10th Sunday 28 $1,337,000 Sep 20, 1998 68
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 39 $5,634,385 Sep 18, 1998 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 18 $2,735,000 Sep 19, 1998 67
Biggest 10th Friday 16 $1,630,000 Sep 18, 1998 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 24 $556,934 Sep 17, 1998 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 27 $546,777 Sep 16, 1998 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 26 $670,800 Sep 15, 1998 63
Biggest 9th Monday 81 $479,011 Sep 14, 1998 62
Biggest 9th Sunday 30 $1,621,000 Sep 13, 1998 61
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 30 $6,952,863 Sep 11, 1998 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 14 $3,420,000 Sep 12, 1998 60
Biggest 9th Friday 12 $2,025,000 Sep 11, 1998 59
Biggest 8th Thursday 38 $633,483 Sep 10, 1998 58
Biggest 8th Wednesday 36 $670,111 Sep 9, 1998 57
Biggest 8th Tuesday 45 $713,859 Sep 8, 1998 56
Biggest 8th Monday 5 $2,109,992 Sep 7, 1998 55
Biggest 8th Sunday 10 $3,060,000 Sep 6, 1998 54
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 12 $10,920,201 Sep 4, 1998 54
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 34 $10,920,201 Sep 4, 1998 54
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 18 $26,310,931 Sep 4, 1998 54
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 38 $13,030,193 Sep 4, 1998 54
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 11 $31,394,711 Sep 4, 1998 54
Biggest 8th Saturday 21 $3,365,000 Sep 5, 1998 53
Biggest 8th Friday 20 $2,235,000 Sep 4, 1998 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 52 $756,772 Sep 3, 1998 51
Biggest 7th Wednesday 62 $738,668 Sep 2, 1998 50
Biggest 7th Tuesday 67 $844,762 Sep 1, 1998 49
Biggest 7th Monday 87 $775,168 Aug 31, 1998 48
Biggest 7th Sunday 47 $2,268,000 Aug 30, 1998 47
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 50 $8,374,865 Aug 28, 1998 47
Biggest 7th Saturday 30 $3,810,000 Aug 29, 1998 46
Biggest 7th Friday 39 $2,435,000 Aug 28, 1998 45
Biggest 6th Thursday 75 $979,332 Aug 27, 1998 44
Biggest 6th Wednesday 87 $923,714 Aug 26, 1998 43
Biggest 6th Tuesday 98 $1,049,931 Aug 25, 1998 42
Biggest 6th Sunday 98 $2,260,000 Aug 23, 1998 40
Biggest 5th Wednesday 99 $1,190,974 Aug 19, 1998 36
Biggest 5th Tuesday 98 $1,385,122 Aug 18, 1998 35

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1998 4 $13,740,644   2,186 $6,286   $17,797,481 1
Jul 24, 1998 4 $12,540,472 -9% 2,216 $5,659   $40,904,733 2
Jul 31, 1998 3 $10,910,994 -13% 2,145 $5,087   $60,050,268 3
Aug 7, 1998 4 $9,626,022 -12% 2,084 $4,619   $76,635,083 4
Aug 14, 1998 4 $8,824,832 -8% 2,203 $4,006   $91,308,241 5
Aug 21, 1998 3 $7,690,128 -13% 2,186 $3,518   $104,005,443 6
Aug 28, 1998 2 $8,374,865 +9% 2,401 $3,488   $116,232,467 7
Sep 4, 1998 1 $10,920,201 +30% 2,545 $4,291   $130,268,038 8
Sep 11, 1998 2 $6,952,863 -36% 2,555 $2,721   $139,238,354 9
Sep 18, 1998 3 $5,634,385 -19% 2,538 $2,220   $147,126,261 10
Sep 25, 1998 5 $4,430,566 -21% 2,471 $1,793   $153,259,520 11
Oct 2, 1998 7 $3,396,357 -23% 2,174 $1,562   $158,025,286 12
Oct 9, 1998 8 $2,777,500 -18% 1,936 $1,435   $161,852,138 13
Oct 16, 1998 11 $1,868,532 -33% 1,416 $1,320   $164,778,351 14
Oct 23, 1998 13 $1,362,605 -27% 1,051 $1,296   $166,767,554 15
Oct 30, 1998 14 $1,019,511 -25% 1,005 $1,014   $168,257,374 16
Nov 6, 1998 15 $865,917 -15% 721 $1,201   $169,579,292 17
Nov 13, 1998 18 $597,126 -31% 601 $994   $170,502,181 18
Nov 20, 1998 18 $612,822 +3% 737 $832   $171,317,177 19
Nov 27, 1998 19 $659,473 +8% 608 $1,085   $172,343,146 20
Dec 4, 1998 20 $386,820 -41% 584 $662   $172,920,167 21
Dec 11, 1998 23 $304,780 -21% 527 $578   $173,366,307 22
Dec 18, 1998 26 $244,303 -20% 393 $622   $173,744,067 23
Dec 25, 1998 28 $249,334 +2% 313 $797   $174,151,288 24
Jan 1, 1999 27 $288,377 +16% 315 $915   $174,711,122 25
Jan 8, 1999 24 $262,536 -9% 327 $803   $175,105,888 26
Jan 15, 1999 31 $288,321 +10% 283 $1,019   $175,505,604 27
Jan 22, 1999 29 $260,183 -10% 277 $939   $175,834,196 28
Jan 29, 1999 32 $179,536 -31% 281 $639   $176,101,937 29
Feb 5, 1999 39 $117,674 -34% 254 $463   $176,280,141 30
Feb 12, 1999 47 $69,234 -41% 145 $477   $176,385,813 31
Feb 19, 1999 57 $34,684 -50% 115 $302   $176,437,971 32
Feb 26, 1999 61 $14,429 -58% 46 $314   $176,461,827 33
Mar 5, 1999 74 $6,180 -57% 25 $247   $176,472,910 34
Mar 19, 1999 76 $2,306   7 $329   $176,483,808 36

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 15, 1998 3 $2,007,550     2,137 $939   $2,007,550 1
Jul 16, 1998 3 $2,049,287 +2%   2,137 $959   $4,056,837 2
Jul 17, 1998 4 $4,115,000 +101%   2,187 $1,882   $8,172,000 3
Jul 18, 1998 4 $5,190,000 +26%   2,187 $2,373   $13,362,000 4
Jul 19, 1998 4 $4,597,000 -11%   2,187 $2,102   $17,797,481 5
Jul 20, 1998 2 $2,584,780 -44%   2,186 $1,182   $20,382,261 6
Jul 21, 1998 2 $2,758,539 +7%   2,186 $1,262   $23,140,800 7
Jul 22, 1998 2 $2,659,785 -4% +32% 2,186 $1,217   $25,800,585 8
Jul 23, 1998 1 $2,563,676 -4% +25% 2,186 $1,173   $28,364,261 9
Jul 24, 1998 4 $3,810,000 +49% -7% 2,216 $1,719   $32,174,000 10
Jul 25, 1998 4 $4,715,000 +24% -9% 2,216 $2,128   $36,889,000 11
Jul 26, 1998 2 $4,112,000 -13% -11% 2,216 $1,856   $40,904,733 12
Jul 27, 1998 2 $2,067,380 -50% -20% 2,188 $945   $42,972,113 13
Jul 28, 1998 2 $2,206,350 +7% -20% 2,188 $1,008   $45,178,463 14
Jul 29, 1998 3 $1,964,838 -11% -26% 2,188 $898   $47,143,301 15
Jul 30, 1998 3 $1,995,973 +2% -22% 2,188 $912   $49,139,274 16
Jul 31, 1998 4 $3,310,000 +66% -13% 2,145 $1,543   $52,449,000 17
Aug 1, 1998 2 $4,275,000 +29% -9% 2,145 $1,993   $56,724,000 18
Aug 2, 1998 2 $3,460,000 -19% -16% 2,145 $1,613   $60,050,000 19
Aug 3, 1998 3 $1,764,281 -49% -15% 2,436 $724   $61,814,549 20
Aug 4, 1998 3 $1,866,022 +6% -15% 2,145 $870   $63,680,571 21
Aug 5, 1998 4 $1,660,331 -11% -15% 2,145 $774   $65,340,902 22
Aug 6, 1998 4 $1,668,159 n/c -16% 2,145 $778   $67,009,061 23
Aug 7, 1998 4 $2,774,939 +66% -16% 2,111 $1,315   $69,784,000 24
Aug 8, 1998 4 $3,635,000 +31% -15% 2,111 $1,722   $73,419,000 25
Aug 9, 1998 4 $2,749,000 -24% -21% 2,111 $1,302   $75,635,083 26
Aug 10, 1998 4 $1,472,218 -46% -17% 2,109 $698   $77,107,301 27
Aug 11, 1998 5 $1,624,044 +10% -13% 2,109 $770   $78,731,345 28
Aug 12, 1998 4 $1,408,574 -13% -15% 2,109 $668   $80,139,919 29
Aug 13, 1998 4 $1,343,490 -5% -19% 2,109 $637   $81,483,409 30
Aug 14, 1998 6 $2,575,000 +92% -7% 2,201 $1,170   $85,058,000 31
Aug 15, 1998 5 $3,532,000 +37% -3% 2,201 $1,605   $88,590,000 32
Aug 16, 1998 4 $2,718,000 -23% -1% 2,201 $1,235   $91,308,241 33
Aug 17, 1998 2 $1,296,662 -52% -12% 2,201 $589   $92,604,903 34
Aug 18, 1998 2 $1,385,122 +7% -15% 2,201 $629   $93,990,025 35
Aug 19, 1998 2 $1,190,974 -14% -15% 2,201 $541   $95,180,999 36
Aug 20, 1998 2 $1,134,316 -5% -16% 2,201 $515   $96,315,315 37
Aug 21, 1998 3 $2,205,000 +94% -14% 2,189 $1,007   $98,520,000 38
Aug 22, 1998 3 $3,170,000 +44% -10% 2,189 $1,448   $101,690,000 39
Aug 23, 1998 3 $2,260,000 -29% -17% 2,189 $1,032   $103,950,000 40
Aug 24, 1998 3 $899,180 -60% -31% 2,186 $411   $104,904,623 41
Aug 25, 1998 3 $1,049,931 +17% -24% 2,186 $480   $105,954,554 42
Aug 26, 1998 3 $923,714 -12% -22% 2,186 $423   $106,878,268 43
Aug 27, 1998 3 $979,332 +6% -14% 2,186 $448   $107,857,602 44
Aug 28, 1998 2 $2,435,000 +149% +10% 2,401 $1,014   $110,293,000 45
Aug 29, 1998 2 $3,810,000 +56% +20% 2,401 $1,587   $114,103,000 46
Aug 30, 1998 2 $2,268,000 -40% n/c 2,401 $945   $116,232,000 47
Aug 31, 1998 2 $775,168 -66% -14% 2,401 $323   $117,007,635 48
Sep 1, 1998 2 $844,762 +9% -20% 2,401 $352   $117,852,397 49
Sep 2, 1998 2 $738,668 -13% -20% 2,401 $308   $118,591,065 50
Sep 3, 1998 2 $756,772 +2% -23% 2,401 $315   $119,347,837 51
Sep 4, 1998 1 $2,235,000 +195% -8% 2,555 $875   $121,583,000 52
Sep 5, 1998 1 $3,365,000 +51% -12% 2,555 $1,317   $124,948,000 53
Sep 6, 1998 1 $3,060,000 -9% +35% 2,555 $1,198   $128,008,000 54
Sep 7, 1998 2 $2,109,992 -31% +172% 2,555 $826   $130,268,038 55
Sep 8, 1998 1 $713,859 -66% -15% 2,545 $280   $130,981,897 56
Sep 9, 1998 1 $670,111 -6% -9% 2,545 $263   $131,652,008 57
Sep 10, 1998 1 $633,483 -5% -16% 2,545 $249   $132,285,491 58
Sep 11, 1998 2 $2,025,000 +220% -9% 2,557 $792   $134,310,000 59
Sep 12, 1998 2 $3,420,000 +69% +2% 2,557 $1,338   $137,730,000 60
Sep 13, 1998 2 $1,621,000 -53% -47% 2,555 $634   $139,238,000 61
Sep 14, 1998 2 $479,011 -70% -77% 2,555 $187   $139,717,365 62
Sep 15, 1998 2 $670,800 +40% -6% 2,555 $263   $140,388,165 63
Sep 16, 1998 2 $546,777 -18% -18% 2,555 $214   $140,934,942 64
Sep 17, 1998 2 $556,934 +2% -12% 2,555 $218   $141,491,876 65
Sep 18, 1998 3 $1,630,000 +193% -20% 2,543 $641   $143,122,000 66
Sep 19, 1998 3 $2,735,000 +68% -20% 2,543 $1,076   $145,857,000 67
Sep 20, 1998 3 $1,337,000 -51% -18% 2,538 $527   $147,126,000 68
Sep 21, 1998 3 $410,343 -69% -14% 2,538 $162   $147,536,604 69
Sep 22, 1998 3 $531,216 +29% -21% 2,538 $209   $148,067,820 70
Sep 23, 1998 3 $384,738 -28% -30% 2,538 $152   $148,452,558 71
Sep 24, 1998 3 $376,396 -2% -32% 2,538 $148   $148,828,954 72
Sep 25, 1998 5 $1,255,000 +233% -23% 2,470 $508   $150,084,000 73
Sep 26, 1998 4 $2,178,000 +74% -20% 2,471 $881   $152,262,000 74
Sep 27, 1998 5 $998,000 -54% -25% 2,471 $404   $153,260,000 75
Sep 28, 1998 5 $275,047 -72% -33% 2,471 $111   $153,534,567 76
Sep 29, 1998 5 $395,081 +44% -26% 2,471 $160   $153,929,648 77
Sep 30, 1998 5 $356,169 -10% -7% 2,471 $144   $154,285,817 78
Oct 1, 1998 4 $343,112 -4% -9% 2,471 $139   $154,628,929 79
Oct 2, 1998 7 $985,000 +187% -22% 2,177 $452   $155,614,000 80
Oct 3, 1998 7 $1,635,000 +66% -25% 2,177 $751   $157,249,000 81
Oct 4, 1998 7 $759,000 -54% -24% 2,174 $349   $158,026,000 82
Oct 5, 1998 7 $209,265 -72% -24% 2,174 $96   $158,234,551 83
Oct 6, 1998 7 $280,694 +34% -29% 2,174 $129   $158,515,245 84
Oct 7, 1998 7 $244,697 -13% -31% 2,174 $113   $158,759,942 85
Oct 8, 1998 7 $314,696 +29% -8% 2,174 $145   $159,074,638 86
Oct 9, 1998 8 $775,000 +146% -21% 1,933 $401   $159,850,000 87
Oct 10, 1998 8 $1,275,000 +65% -22% 1,933 $660   $161,125,000 88
Oct 11, 1998 8 $727,138 -43% -4% 1,936 $376   $161,852,138 89
Oct 12, 1998 8 $328,500 -55% +57% 1,936 $170   $162,180,638 90
Oct 13, 1998 8 $255,546 -22% -9% 1,936 $132   $162,436,184 91
Oct 14, 1998 8 $234,714 -8% -4% 1,936 $121   $162,670,898 92
Oct 15, 1998 8 $238,921 +2% -24% 1,936 $123   $162,909,819 93
Oct 22, 1998 10 $174,427   -27% 1,416 $123   $165,404,949 100

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1998 4 $24,307,424   2,186 $11,120   $28,364,261 2
Jul 24, 1998 2 $20,775,013 -15% 2,216 $9,375   $49,139,274 3
Jul 31, 1998 3 $17,869,787 -14% 2,145 $8,331   $67,009,061 4
Aug 7, 1998 4 $15,474,348 -13% 2,084 $7,425   $82,483,409 5
Aug 14, 1998 4 $13,831,906 -11% 2,203 $6,279   $96,315,315 6
Aug 21, 1998 3 $11,542,287 -17% 2,186 $5,280   $107,857,602 7
Aug 28, 1998 2 $11,490,235 n/c 2,401 $4,786   $119,347,837 8
Sep 4, 1998 1 $12,937,654 +13% 2,545 $5,084   $132,285,491 9
Sep 11, 1998 2 $9,206,385 -29% 2,555 $3,603   $141,491,876 10
Sep 18, 1998 3 $7,337,078 -20% 2,538 $2,891   $148,828,954 11
Sep 25, 1998 5 $5,799,975 -21% 2,471 $2,347   $154,628,929 12
Oct 2, 1998 7 $4,445,709 -23% 2,174 $2,045   $159,074,638 13
Oct 9, 1998 8 $3,835,181 -14% 1,936 $1,981   $162,909,819 14
Oct 16, 1998 11 $2,495,130 -35% 1,416 $1,762   $165,404,949 15
Oct 23, 1998 13 $1,832,914 -27% 1,051 $1,744   $167,237,863 16
Oct 30, 1998 14 $1,475,512 -19% 1,005 $1,468   $168,713,375 17
Nov 6, 1998 16 $1,191,680 -19% 721 $1,653   $169,905,055 18
Nov 13, 1998 18 $799,300 -33% 601 $1,330   $170,704,355 19
Nov 20, 1998 19 $979,318 +23% 737 $1,329   $171,683,673 20
Nov 27, 1998 20 $849,674 -13% 608 $1,397   $172,533,347 21
Dec 4, 1998 20 $528,180 -38% 584 $904   $173,061,527 22
Dec 11, 1998 23 $438,237 -17% 527 $832   $173,499,764 23
Dec 18, 1998 25 $402,190 -8% 393 $1,023   $173,901,954 24
Dec 25, 1998 26 $520,791 +29% 313 $1,664   $174,422,745 25
Jan 1, 1999 26 $420,607 -19% 315 $1,335   $174,843,352 26
Jan 8, 1999 24 $373,931 -11% 327 $1,144   $175,217,283 27
Jan 15, 1999 29 $356,730 -5% 283 $1,261   $175,574,013 28
Jan 22, 1999 29 $348,388 -2% 277 $1,258   $175,922,401 29
Jan 29, 1999 32 $240,066 -31% 281 $854   $176,162,467 30
Feb 5, 1999 37 $154,112 -36% 254 $607   $176,316,579 31
Feb 12, 1999 46 $86,708 -44% 145 $598   $176,403,287 32
Feb 19, 1999 54 $44,111 -49% 115 $384   $176,447,398 33
Feb 26, 1999 59 $19,332 -56% 46 $420   $176,466,730 34

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Cameron Diaz    Mary Jenson
Ben Stiller    Ted

Supporting Cast

Matt Dillon    Pat Healy
Lee Evans    Tucker
Chris Elliott    Dom Woganowski
Lin Shaye    Magda
Jeffrey Tambor    Sully
Markie Post    Mary's Mom
Keith David    Mary's Dad (Charlie Jensen)
W. Earl Brown    Warren
Sarah Silverman    Brenda
Jonathan Richman    Jonathan
Harland Williams    Hitchhiker
Richard Jenkins    Psychiatrist
Khandi Alexander    Joanie
Michael Murphy*    Office Worker

Cameos

Brett Favre    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bobby Farrelly    Director
Peter Farrelly    Director
Ed Decter    Screenwriter
John J. Strauss    Screenwriter
Peter Farrelly    Screenwriter
Bobby Farrelly    Screenwriter
Ed Decter    Story Creator
John J. Strauss    Story Creator
Frank Beddor    Producer
Michael Steinberg    Producer
Charles B. Wessler    Producer
Bradley Thomas    Producer
Peter Farrelly    Executive Producer
Bobby Farrelly    Executive Producer
Marc S. Fischer    Co-Producer
James B. Rogers    Co-Producer
Christopher Greenbury    Cinematographer
Jonathan Richman    Composer
Happy Walters    Music Supervisor
Tom Wolfe    Music Supervisor
Arlan Jay Vetter    Art Director
Sidney J. Bartholomew, Jr.    Visual Consultant
Mary Zophres    Costume Designer
Earl Stein    Costume Designer
Mark Charpentier    Associate Producer
Patrick Healy    Associate Producer
James B. Rogers    Assistant Director
Rick Montgomery    Casting Director

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,740,644 (7.8% of total gross)
Legs:12.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 16.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,186 opening theaters/2,557 max. theaters, 15.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $405,338,467

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 302 $176,484,651
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 526 $193,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 400 $369,884,651
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 27 $176,484,651
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 76 $193,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 50 $369,884,651
Leggiest Movies 52 12.84

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 15th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: August 3rd, 1999 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong comic sexual content and language
Running Time: 118 minutes
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Keywords: Private Investigator, Romance, 1980s, 1990s, Non-Chronological, Obsessive Love, Love at First Sight, Romantic Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 91 $659,473 Nov 27, 1998 138
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 86 $1,868,532 Oct 16, 1998 96
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 60 $2,777,500 Oct 9, 1998 89
Biggest Domestic 12th Weekend 54 $3,396,357 Oct 2, 1998 82
Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend 49 $4,430,566 Sep 25, 1998 75
Biggest 10th Thursday 36 $376,396 Sep 24, 1998 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 38 $384,738 Sep 23, 1998 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 26 $531,216 Sep 22, 1998 70
Biggest 10th Monday 54 $410,343 Sep 21, 1998 69
Biggest 10th Sunday 28 $1,337,000 Sep 20, 1998 68
Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend 39 $5,634,385 Sep 18, 1998 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 18 $2,735,000 Sep 19, 1998 67
Biggest 10th Friday 16 $1,630,000 Sep 18, 1998 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 24 $556,934 Sep 17, 1998 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 27 $546,777 Sep 16, 1998 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 26 $670,800 Sep 15, 1998 63
Biggest 9th Monday 81 $479,011 Sep 14, 1998 62
Biggest 9th Sunday 30 $1,621,000 Sep 13, 1998 61
Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend 30 $6,952,863 Sep 11, 1998 61
Biggest 9th Saturday 14 $3,420,000 Sep 12, 1998 60
Biggest 9th Friday 12 $2,025,000 Sep 11, 1998 59
Biggest 8th Thursday 38 $633,483 Sep 10, 1998 58
Biggest 8th Wednesday 36 $670,111 Sep 9, 1998 57
Biggest 8th Tuesday 45 $713,859 Sep 8, 1998 56
Biggest 8th Monday 5 $2,109,992 Sep 7, 1998 55
Biggest 8th Sunday 10 $3,060,000 Sep 6, 1998 54
Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend 12 $10,920,201 Sep 4, 1998 54
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 34 $10,920,201 Sep 4, 1998 54
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 18 $26,310,931 Sep 4, 1998 54
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 38 $13,030,193 Sep 4, 1998 54
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 11 $31,394,711 Sep 4, 1998 54
Biggest 8th Saturday 21 $3,365,000 Sep 5, 1998 53
Biggest 8th Friday 20 $2,235,000 Sep 4, 1998 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 52 $756,772 Sep 3, 1998 51
Biggest 7th Wednesday 62 $738,668 Sep 2, 1998 50
Biggest 7th Tuesday 67 $844,762 Sep 1, 1998 49
Biggest 7th Monday 87 $775,168 Aug 31, 1998 48
Biggest 7th Sunday 47 $2,268,000 Aug 30, 1998 47
Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend 50 $8,374,865 Aug 28, 1998 47
Biggest 7th Saturday 30 $3,810,000 Aug 29, 1998 46
Biggest 7th Friday 39 $2,435,000 Aug 28, 1998 45
Biggest 6th Thursday 75 $979,332 Aug 27, 1998 44
Biggest 6th Wednesday 87 $923,714 Aug 26, 1998 43
Biggest 6th Tuesday 98 $1,049,931 Aug 25, 1998 42
Biggest 6th Sunday 98 $2,260,000 Aug 23, 1998 40
Biggest 5th Wednesday 99 $1,190,974 Aug 19, 1998 36
Biggest 5th Tuesday 98 $1,385,122 Aug 18, 1998 35

Leading Cast

Cameron Diaz    Mary Jenson
Ben Stiller    Ted

Supporting Cast

Matt Dillon    Pat Healy
Lee Evans    Tucker
Chris Elliott    Dom Woganowski
Lin Shaye    Magda
Jeffrey Tambor    Sully
Markie Post    Mary's Mom
Keith David    Mary's Dad (Charlie Jensen)
W. Earl Brown    Warren
Sarah Silverman    Brenda
Jonathan Richman    Jonathan
Harland Williams    Hitchhiker
Richard Jenkins    Psychiatrist
Khandi Alexander    Joanie
Michael Murphy*    Office Worker

Cameos

Brett Favre    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bobby Farrelly    Director
Peter Farrelly    Director
Ed Decter    Screenwriter
John J. Strauss    Screenwriter
Peter Farrelly    Screenwriter
Bobby Farrelly    Screenwriter
Ed Decter    Story Creator
John J. Strauss    Story Creator
Frank Beddor    Producer
Michael Steinberg    Producer
Charles B. Wessler    Producer
Bradley Thomas    Producer
Peter Farrelly    Executive Producer
Bobby Farrelly    Executive Producer
Marc S. Fischer    Co-Producer
James B. Rogers    Co-Producer
Christopher Greenbury    Cinematographer
Jonathan Richman    Composer
Happy Walters    Music Supervisor
Tom Wolfe    Music Supervisor
Arlan Jay Vetter    Art Director
Sidney J. Bartholomew, Jr.    Visual Consultant
Mary Zophres    Costume Designer
Earl Stein    Costume Designer
Mark Charpentier    Associate Producer
Patrick Healy    Associate Producer
James B. Rogers    Assistant Director
Rick Montgomery    Casting Director

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1998 4 $13,740,644   2,186 $6,286   $17,797,481 1
Jul 24, 1998 4 $12,540,472 -9% 2,216 $5,659   $40,904,733 2
Jul 31, 1998 3 $10,910,994 -13% 2,145 $5,087   $60,050,268 3
Aug 7, 1998 4 $9,626,022 -12% 2,084 $4,619   $76,635,083 4
Aug 14, 1998 4 $8,824,832 -8% 2,203 $4,006   $91,308,241 5
Aug 21, 1998 3 $7,690,128 -13% 2,186 $3,518   $104,005,443 6
Aug 28, 1998 2 $8,374,865 +9% 2,401 $3,488   $116,232,467 7
Sep 4, 1998 1 $10,920,201 +30% 2,545 $4,291   $130,268,038 8
Sep 11, 1998 2 $6,952,863 -36% 2,555 $2,721   $139,238,354 9
Sep 18, 1998 3 $5,634,385 -19% 2,538 $2,220   $147,126,261 10
Sep 25, 1998 5 $4,430,566 -21% 2,471 $1,793   $153,259,520 11
Oct 2, 1998 7 $3,396,357 -23% 2,174 $1,562   $158,025,286 12
Oct 9, 1998 8 $2,777,500 -18% 1,936 $1,435   $161,852,138 13
Oct 16, 1998 11 $1,868,532 -33% 1,416 $1,320   $164,778,351 14
Oct 23, 1998 13 $1,362,605 -27% 1,051 $1,296   $166,767,554 15
Oct 30, 1998 14 $1,019,511 -25% 1,005 $1,014   $168,257,374 16
Nov 6, 1998 15 $865,917 -15% 721 $1,201   $169,579,292 17
Nov 13, 1998 18 $597,126 -31% 601 $994   $170,502,181 18
Nov 20, 1998 18 $612,822 +3% 737 $832   $171,317,177 19
Nov 27, 1998 19 $659,473 +8% 608 $1,085   $172,343,146 20
Dec 4, 1998 20 $386,820 -41% 584 $662   $172,920,167 21
Dec 11, 1998 23 $304,780 -21% 527 $578   $173,366,307 22
Dec 18, 1998 26 $244,303 -20% 393 $622   $173,744,067 23
Dec 25, 1998 28 $249,334 +2% 313 $797   $174,151,288 24
Jan 1, 1999 27 $288,377 +16% 315 $915   $174,711,122 25
Jan 8, 1999 24 $262,536 -9% 327 $803   $175,105,888 26
Jan 15, 1999 31 $288,321 +10% 283 $1,019   $175,505,604 27
Jan 22, 1999 29 $260,183 -10% 277 $939   $175,834,196 28
Jan 29, 1999 32 $179,536 -31% 281 $639   $176,101,937 29
Feb 5, 1999 39 $117,674 -34% 254 $463   $176,280,141 30
Feb 12, 1999 47 $69,234 -41% 145 $477   $176,385,813 31
Feb 19, 1999 57 $34,684 -50% 115 $302   $176,437,971 32
Feb 26, 1999 61 $14,429 -58% 46 $314   $176,461,827 33
Mar 5, 1999 74 $6,180 -57% 25 $247   $176,472,910 34
Mar 19, 1999 76 $2,306   7 $329   $176,483,808 36

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 15, 1998 3 $2,007,550     2,137 $939   $2,007,550 1
Jul 16, 1998 3 $2,049,287 +2%   2,137 $959   $4,056,837 2
Jul 17, 1998 4 $4,115,000 +101%   2,187 $1,882   $8,172,000 3
Jul 18, 1998 4 $5,190,000 +26%   2,187 $2,373   $13,362,000 4
Jul 19, 1998 4 $4,597,000 -11%   2,187 $2,102   $17,797,481 5
Jul 20, 1998 2 $2,584,780 -44%   2,186 $1,182   $20,382,261 6
Jul 21, 1998 2 $2,758,539 +7%   2,186 $1,262   $23,140,800 7
Jul 22, 1998 2 $2,659,785 -4% +32% 2,186 $1,217   $25,800,585 8
Jul 23, 1998 1 $2,563,676 -4% +25% 2,186 $1,173   $28,364,261 9
Jul 24, 1998 4 $3,810,000 +49% -7% 2,216 $1,719   $32,174,000 10
Jul 25, 1998 4 $4,715,000 +24% -9% 2,216 $2,128   $36,889,000 11
Jul 26, 1998 2 $4,112,000 -13% -11% 2,216 $1,856   $40,904,733 12
Jul 27, 1998 2 $2,067,380 -50% -20% 2,188 $945   $42,972,113 13
Jul 28, 1998 2 $2,206,350 +7% -20% 2,188 $1,008   $45,178,463 14
Jul 29, 1998 3 $1,964,838 -11% -26% 2,188 $898   $47,143,301 15
Jul 30, 1998 3 $1,995,973 +2% -22% 2,188 $912   $49,139,274 16
Jul 31, 1998 4 $3,310,000 +66% -13% 2,145 $1,543   $52,449,000 17
Aug 1, 1998 2 $4,275,000 +29% -9% 2,145 $1,993   $56,724,000 18
Aug 2, 1998 2 $3,460,000 -19% -16% 2,145 $1,613   $60,050,000 19
Aug 3, 1998 3 $1,764,281 -49% -15% 2,436 $724   $61,814,549 20
Aug 4, 1998 3 $1,866,022 +6% -15% 2,145 $870   $63,680,571 21
Aug 5, 1998 4 $1,660,331 -11% -15% 2,145 $774   $65,340,902 22
Aug 6, 1998 4 $1,668,159 n/c -16% 2,145 $778   $67,009,061 23
Aug 7, 1998 4 $2,774,939 +66% -16% 2,111 $1,315   $69,784,000 24
Aug 8, 1998 4 $3,635,000 +31% -15% 2,111 $1,722   $73,419,000 25
Aug 9, 1998 4 $2,749,000 -24% -21% 2,111 $1,302   $75,635,083 26
Aug 10, 1998 4 $1,472,218 -46% -17% 2,109 $698   $77,107,301 27
Aug 11, 1998 5 $1,624,044 +10% -13% 2,109 $770   $78,731,345 28
Aug 12, 1998 4 $1,408,574 -13% -15% 2,109 $668   $80,139,919 29
Aug 13, 1998 4 $1,343,490 -5% -19% 2,109 $637   $81,483,409 30
Aug 14, 1998 6 $2,575,000 +92% -7% 2,201 $1,170   $85,058,000 31
Aug 15, 1998 5 $3,532,000 +37% -3% 2,201 $1,605   $88,590,000 32
Aug 16, 1998 4 $2,718,000 -23% -1% 2,201 $1,235   $91,308,241 33
Aug 17, 1998 2 $1,296,662 -52% -12% 2,201 $589   $92,604,903 34
Aug 18, 1998 2 $1,385,122 +7% -15% 2,201 $629   $93,990,025 35
Aug 19, 1998 2 $1,190,974 -14% -15% 2,201 $541   $95,180,999 36
Aug 20, 1998 2 $1,134,316 -5% -16% 2,201 $515   $96,315,315 37
Aug 21, 1998 3 $2,205,000 +94% -14% 2,189 $1,007   $98,520,000 38
Aug 22, 1998 3 $3,170,000 +44% -10% 2,189 $1,448   $101,690,000 39
Aug 23, 1998 3 $2,260,000 -29% -17% 2,189 $1,032   $103,950,000 40
Aug 24, 1998 3 $899,180 -60% -31% 2,186 $411   $104,904,623 41
Aug 25, 1998 3 $1,049,931 +17% -24% 2,186 $480   $105,954,554 42
Aug 26, 1998 3 $923,714 -12% -22% 2,186 $423   $106,878,268 43
Aug 27, 1998 3 $979,332 +6% -14% 2,186 $448   $107,857,602 44
Aug 28, 1998 2 $2,435,000 +149% +10% 2,401 $1,014   $110,293,000 45
Aug 29, 1998 2 $3,810,000 +56% +20% 2,401 $1,587   $114,103,000 46
Aug 30, 1998 2 $2,268,000 -40% n/c 2,401 $945   $116,232,000 47
Aug 31, 1998 2 $775,168 -66% -14% 2,401 $323   $117,007,635 48
Sep 1, 1998 2 $844,762 +9% -20% 2,401 $352   $117,852,397 49
Sep 2, 1998 2 $738,668 -13% -20% 2,401 $308   $118,591,065 50
Sep 3, 1998 2 $756,772 +2% -23% 2,401 $315   $119,347,837 51
Sep 4, 1998 1 $2,235,000 +195% -8% 2,555 $875   $121,583,000 52
Sep 5, 1998 1 $3,365,000 +51% -12% 2,555 $1,317   $124,948,000 53
Sep 6, 1998 1 $3,060,000 -9% +35% 2,555 $1,198   $128,008,000 54
Sep 7, 1998 2 $2,109,992 -31% +172% 2,555 $826   $130,268,038 55
Sep 8, 1998 1 $713,859 -66% -15% 2,545 $280   $130,981,897 56
Sep 9, 1998 1 $670,111 -6% -9% 2,545 $263   $131,652,008 57
Sep 10, 1998 1 $633,483 -5% -16% 2,545 $249   $132,285,491 58
Sep 11, 1998 2 $2,025,000 +220% -9% 2,557 $792   $134,310,000 59
Sep 12, 1998 2 $3,420,000 +69% +2% 2,557 $1,338   $137,730,000 60
Sep 13, 1998 2 $1,621,000 -53% -47% 2,555 $634   $139,238,000 61
Sep 14, 1998 2 $479,011 -70% -77% 2,555 $187   $139,717,365 62
Sep 15, 1998 2 $670,800 +40% -6% 2,555 $263   $140,388,165 63
Sep 16, 1998 2 $546,777 -18% -18% 2,555 $214   $140,934,942 64
Sep 17, 1998 2 $556,934 +2% -12% 2,555 $218   $141,491,876 65
Sep 18, 1998 3 $1,630,000 +193% -20% 2,543 $641   $143,122,000 66
Sep 19, 1998 3 $2,735,000 +68% -20% 2,543 $1,076   $145,857,000 67
Sep 20, 1998 3 $1,337,000 -51% -18% 2,538 $527   $147,126,000 68
Sep 21, 1998 3 $410,343 -69% -14% 2,538 $162   $147,536,604 69
Sep 22, 1998 3 $531,216 +29% -21% 2,538 $209   $148,067,820 70
Sep 23, 1998 3 $384,738 -28% -30% 2,538 $152   $148,452,558 71
Sep 24, 1998 3 $376,396 -2% -32% 2,538 $148   $148,828,954 72
Sep 25, 1998 5 $1,255,000 +233% -23% 2,470 $508   $150,084,000 73
Sep 26, 1998 4 $2,178,000 +74% -20% 2,471 $881   $152,262,000 74
Sep 27, 1998 5 $998,000 -54% -25% 2,471 $404   $153,260,000 75
Sep 28, 1998 5 $275,047 -72% -33% 2,471 $111   $153,534,567 76
Sep 29, 1998 5 $395,081 +44% -26% 2,471 $160   $153,929,648 77
Sep 30, 1998 5 $356,169 -10% -7% 2,471 $144   $154,285,817 78
Oct 1, 1998 4 $343,112 -4% -9% 2,471 $139   $154,628,929 79
Oct 2, 1998 7 $985,000 +187% -22% 2,177 $452   $155,614,000 80
Oct 3, 1998 7 $1,635,000 +66% -25% 2,177 $751   $157,249,000 81
Oct 4, 1998 7 $759,000 -54% -24% 2,174 $349   $158,026,000 82
Oct 5, 1998 7 $209,265 -72% -24% 2,174 $96   $158,234,551 83
Oct 6, 1998 7 $280,694 +34% -29% 2,174 $129   $158,515,245 84
Oct 7, 1998 7 $244,697 -13% -31% 2,174 $113   $158,759,942 85
Oct 8, 1998 7 $314,696 +29% -8% 2,174 $145   $159,074,638 86
Oct 9, 1998 8 $775,000 +146% -21% 1,933 $401   $159,850,000 87
Oct 10, 1998 8 $1,275,000 +65% -22% 1,933 $660   $161,125,000 88
Oct 11, 1998 8 $727,138 -43% -4% 1,936 $376   $161,852,138 89
Oct 12, 1998 8 $328,500 -55% +57% 1,936 $170   $162,180,638 90
Oct 13, 1998 8 $255,546 -22% -9% 1,936 $132   $162,436,184 91
Oct 14, 1998 8 $234,714 -8% -4% 1,936 $121   $162,670,898 92
Oct 15, 1998 8 $238,921 +2% -24% 1,936 $123   $162,909,819 93
Oct 22, 1998 10 $174,427   -27% 1,416 $123   $165,404,949 100

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 17, 1998 4 $24,307,424   2,186 $11,120   $28,364,261 2
Jul 24, 1998 2 $20,775,013 -15% 2,216 $9,375   $49,139,274 3
Jul 31, 1998 3 $17,869,787 -14% 2,145 $8,331   $67,009,061 4
Aug 7, 1998 4 $15,474,348 -13% 2,084 $7,425   $82,483,409 5
Aug 14, 1998 4 $13,831,906 -11% 2,203 $6,279   $96,315,315 6
Aug 21, 1998 3 $11,542,287 -17% 2,186 $5,280   $107,857,602 7
Aug 28, 1998 2 $11,490,235 n/c 2,401 $4,786   $119,347,837 8
Sep 4, 1998 1 $12,937,654 +13% 2,545 $5,084   $132,285,491 9
Sep 11, 1998 2 $9,206,385 -29% 2,555 $3,603   $141,491,876 10
Sep 18, 1998 3 $7,337,078 -20% 2,538 $2,891   $148,828,954 11
Sep 25, 1998 5 $5,799,975 -21% 2,471 $2,347   $154,628,929 12
Oct 2, 1998 7 $4,445,709 -23% 2,174 $2,045   $159,074,638 13
Oct 9, 1998 8 $3,835,181 -14% 1,936 $1,981   $162,909,819 14
Oct 16, 1998 11 $2,495,130 -35% 1,416 $1,762   $165,404,949 15
Oct 23, 1998 13 $1,832,914 -27% 1,051 $1,744   $167,237,863 16
Oct 30, 1998 14 $1,475,512 -19% 1,005 $1,468   $168,713,375 17
Nov 6, 1998 16 $1,191,680 -19% 721 $1,653   $169,905,055 18
Nov 13, 1998 18 $799,300 -33% 601 $1,330   $170,704,355 19
Nov 20, 1998 19 $979,318 +23% 737 $1,329   $171,683,673 20
Nov 27, 1998 20 $849,674 -13% 608 $1,397   $172,533,347 21
Dec 4, 1998 20 $528,180 -38% 584 $904   $173,061,527 22
Dec 11, 1998 23 $438,237 -17% 527 $832   $173,499,764 23
Dec 18, 1998 25 $402,190 -8% 393 $1,023   $173,901,954 24
Dec 25, 1998 26 $520,791 +29% 313 $1,664   $174,422,745 25
Jan 1, 1999 26 $420,607 -19% 315 $1,335   $174,843,352 26
Jan 8, 1999 24 $373,931 -11% 327 $1,144   $175,217,283 27
Jan 15, 1999 29 $356,730 -5% 283 $1,261   $175,574,013 28
Jan 22, 1999 29 $348,388 -2% 277 $1,258   $175,922,401 29
Jan 29, 1999 32 $240,066 -31% 281 $854   $176,162,467 30
Feb 5, 1999 37 $154,112 -36% 254 $607   $176,316,579 31
Feb 12, 1999 46 $86,708 -44% 145 $598   $176,403,287 32
Feb 19, 1999 54 $44,111 -49% 115 $384   $176,447,398 33
Feb 26, 1999 59 $19,332 -56% 46 $420   $176,466,730 34

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records