Election (1999)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,943,582Details
International Box Office $2,259,272Details
Worldwide Box Office $17,202,854
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $118,105 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $118,105
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$119,080 (0.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:86.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/827 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,710,987

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 23rd, 1999 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 12th, 2017 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and language, and a scene of drug use
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Keywords: Political
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: MTV Films

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 85 $2,266,891 May 14, 1999 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 37 $3,162,540 May 7, 1999 17
Top 1999 Theater Average 52 $19,847 Apr 23, 1999 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 1999 37 $119,080   6 $19,847   $119,080 1
Apr 30, 1999 26 $245,582 +106% 14 $17,542   $419,087 2
May 7, 1999 5 $3,162,540 +1,188% 827 $3,824   $3,696,536 3
May 14, 1999 9 $2,266,891 -28% 827 $2,741   $7,015,155 4
May 21, 1999 10 $1,474,508 -35% 827 $1,783   $9,157,870 5
May 28, 1999 11 $1,358,197 -8% 827 $1,642   $11,079,471 6
Jun 4, 1999 10 $854,684 -37% 827 $1,033   $12,260,203 7
Jun 11, 1999 12 $602,448 -30% 827 $728   $13,248,614 8
Jun 18, 1999 19 $269,075 -55% 509 $529   $13,806,822 9
Jun 25, 1999 25 $178,894 -34% 337 $531   $14,145,859 10
Jul 2, 1999 33 $130,989 -27% 222 $590   $14,355,429 11
Jul 9, 1999 45 $58,454 -55% 135 $433   $14,455,310 12
Jul 16, 1999 57 $38,212 -35% 62 $616   $14,524,160 13
Jul 23, 1999 35 $134,209 +251% 362 $371   $14,675,321 14
Jul 30, 1999 48 $58,804 -56% 157 $375   $14,813,007 15
Aug 6, 1999 56 $35,402 -40% 82 $432   $14,879,556 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 3, 1999 20 $27,622     14 $1,973   $446,709 11
May 6, 1999 20 $32,856     14 $2,347   $533,996 14
May 7, 1999 4 $1,025,000 +3,020%   827 $1,239   $1,559,000 15
May 8, 1999 5 $1,430,000 +40%   827 $1,729   $2,989,000 16
May 9, 1999 5 $709,000 -50%   827 $857   $3,696,536 17
May 10, 1999 4 $267,016 -62% +867% 827 $323   $3,963,552 18
May 11, 1999 4 $274,212 +3%   827 $332   $4,237,764 19
May 12, 1999 5 $254,482 -7%   827 $308   $4,492,246 20
May 13, 1999 5 $255,754 n/c +678% 827 $309   $4,748,000 21
May 14, 1999 7 $760,000 +197% -26% 827 $919   $5,508,000 22
May 15, 1999 9 $1,010,000 +33% -29% 827 $1,221   $6,518,000 23
May 16, 1999 9 $539,000 -47% -24% 827 $652   $7,015,000 24
May 17, 1999 6 $197,544 -63% -26% 827 $239   $7,212,699 25
May 18, 1999 7 $193,244 -2% -30% 827 $234   $7,405,943 26
May 19, 1999 8 $144,542 -25% -43% 827 $175   $7,550,485 27
May 20, 1999 9 $132,515 -8% -48% 827 $160   $7,683,000 28
May 21, 1999 9 $410,000 +209% -46% 827 $496   $8,093,000 29
May 22, 1999 11 $635,000 +55% -37% 827 $768   $8,728,000 30
May 23, 1999 10 $427,000 -33% -21% 827 $516   $9,157,870 31
May 24, 1999 10 $149,566 -65% -24% 827 $181   $9,307,436 32
May 25, 1999 9 $140,143 -6% -27% 827 $169   $9,447,579 33
May 26, 1999 10 $132,343 -6% -8% 827 $160   $9,579,922 34
May 31, 1999 13 $282,109   +89% 827 $341   $11,079,471 39
Jun 1, 1999 11 $109,325 -61% -22% 827 $132   $11,188,796 40
Jun 2, 1999 12 $108,672 -1% -18% 827 $131   $11,297,468 41
Jun 3, 1999 11 $108,051 -1%   827 $131   $11,405,519 42
Jun 7, 1999 10 $98,584   -65% 827 $119   $12,358,787 46
Jun 8, 1999 10 $111,591 +13% +2% 827 $135   $12,470,378 47
Jun 9, 1999 12 $98,206 -12% -10% 827 $119   $12,568,584 48
Jun 10, 1999 15 $77,582 -21% -28% 827 $94   $12,646,166 49
Jun 13, 1999 12 $173,000     827 $209   $13,248,614 52
Jun 14, 1999 12 $72,812 -58% -26% 827 $88   $13,321,426 53
Jun 15, 1999 14 $71,355 -2% -36% 827 $86   $13,392,781 54
Jun 16, 1999 14 $68,852 -4% -30% 827 $83   $13,461,633 55
Jun 17, 1999 13 $76,114 +11% -2% 827 $92   $13,537,747 56
Jun 20, 1999 16 $79,000   -54% 509 $155   $13,806,822 59
Jun 21, 1999 15 $38,709 -51% -47% 509 $76   $13,845,531 60
Jun 22, 1999 15 $41,339 +7% -42% 509 $81   $13,886,870 61
Jun 23, 1999 16 $37,642 -9% -45% 509 $74   $13,924,512 62
Jun 24, 1999 16 $42,453 +13% -44% 509 $83   $13,966,965 63
Jun 27, 1999 18 $55,000   -30% 337 $163   $14,145,859 66
Jun 28, 1999 19 $21,465 -61% -45% 337 $64   $14,167,324 67
Jun 29, 1999 19 $22,888 +7% -45% 337 $68   $14,190,212 68

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 1999 36 $173,505   6 $28,918   $173,505 1
Apr 30, 1999 25 $360,491 +108% 14 $25,749   $533,996 2
May 7, 1999 5 $4,214,268 +1,069% 827 $5,096   $4,748,264 3
May 14, 1999 10 $2,935,098 -30% 827 $3,549   $7,683,362 4
May 21, 1999 10 $2,037,912 -31% 827 $2,464   $9,721,274 5
May 28, 1999 11 $1,684,245 -17% 827 $2,037   $11,405,519 6
Jun 4, 1999 11 $1,240,647 -26% 827 $1,500   $12,646,166 7
Jun 11, 1999 12 $891,581 -28% 827 $1,078   $13,537,747 8
Jun 18, 1999 19 $429,218 -52% 509 $843   $13,966,965 9
Jun 25, 1999 27 $257,475 -40% 337 $764   $14,224,440 10
Jul 2, 1999 36 $172,416 -33% 222 $777   $14,396,856 11
Jul 9, 1999 49 $89,092 -48% 135 $660   $14,485,948 12
Jul 16, 1999 57 $55,164 -38% 62 $890   $14,541,112 13
Jul 23, 1999 38 $213,091 +286% 362 $589   $14,754,203 14
Jul 30, 1999 49 $89,951 -58% 157 $573   $14,844,154 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Reese Witherspoon    Tracy Flick

Uncategorized

Frankie Ingrassia    Lisa Flanagan
Matthew Broderick    Jim McAllister
Jeanine Jackson    Jo Metzler
Colleen Camp    Judith R. Flick
Chris Klein    Paul Metzler
Jessica Campbell    Tammy Metzler
Phil Reeves    Principal Hendricks
Delaney Driscoll    Linda Novotny
Molly Hagan    Diane McAllister
Mark Harelik    Dave Novotny

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alexander Payne    Director
Rolfe Kent    Composer

Home Market Releases for December 12th, 2017

December 12th, 2017

Game of Thrones: Season Seven

Christmas is rapidly approaching, so most of the big releases have already hit the home market. The biggest box office release on this week’s list is Kingsman: The Golden Circle, but its reviews were only mixed. The biggest release overall is Game of Thrones: Season Seven, while the only other competition for Pick of the Week is Election: The Criterion Collection. I’m going to award the title to Game of Thrones, even though the screener didn’t arrive until Monday afternoon. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$119,080 (0.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:86.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/827 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,710,987

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iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 23rd, 1999 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: December 12th, 2017 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and language, and a scene of drug use
Comparisons: vs. Krrish
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: MTV Films

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 4th Weekend Limited Release 85 $2,266,891 May 14, 1999 24
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 37 $3,162,540 May 7, 1999 17
Top 1999 Theater Average 52 $19,847 Apr 23, 1999 3

Leading Cast

Reese Witherspoon    Tracy Flick

Uncategorized

Frankie Ingrassia    Lisa Flanagan
Matthew Broderick    Jim McAllister
Jeanine Jackson    Jo Metzler
Colleen Camp    Judith R. Flick
Chris Klein    Paul Metzler
Jessica Campbell    Tammy Metzler
Phil Reeves    Principal Hendricks
Delaney Driscoll    Linda Novotny
Molly Hagan    Diane McAllister
Mark Harelik    Dave Novotny

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alexander Payne    Director
Rolfe Kent    Composer

Home Market Releases for December 12th, 2017

December 12th, 2017

Game of Thrones: Season Seven

Christmas is rapidly approaching, so most of the big releases have already hit the home market. The biggest box office release on this week’s list is Kingsman: The Golden Circle, but its reviews were only mixed. The biggest release overall is Game of Thrones: Season Seven, while the only other competition for Pick of the Week is Election: The Criterion Collection. I’m going to award the title to Game of Thrones, even though the screener didn’t arrive until Monday afternoon. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 1999 37 $119,080   6 $19,847   $119,080 1
Apr 30, 1999 26 $245,582 +106% 14 $17,542   $419,087 2
May 7, 1999 5 $3,162,540 +1,188% 827 $3,824   $3,696,536 3
May 14, 1999 9 $2,266,891 -28% 827 $2,741   $7,015,155 4
May 21, 1999 10 $1,474,508 -35% 827 $1,783   $9,157,870 5
May 28, 1999 11 $1,358,197 -8% 827 $1,642   $11,079,471 6
Jun 4, 1999 10 $854,684 -37% 827 $1,033   $12,260,203 7
Jun 11, 1999 12 $602,448 -30% 827 $728   $13,248,614 8
Jun 18, 1999 19 $269,075 -55% 509 $529   $13,806,822 9
Jun 25, 1999 25 $178,894 -34% 337 $531   $14,145,859 10
Jul 2, 1999 33 $130,989 -27% 222 $590   $14,355,429 11
Jul 9, 1999 45 $58,454 -55% 135 $433   $14,455,310 12
Jul 16, 1999 57 $38,212 -35% 62 $616   $14,524,160 13
Jul 23, 1999 35 $134,209 +251% 362 $371   $14,675,321 14
Jul 30, 1999 48 $58,804 -56% 157 $375   $14,813,007 15
Aug 6, 1999 56 $35,402 -40% 82 $432   $14,879,556 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 3, 1999 20 $27,622     14 $1,973   $446,709 11
May 6, 1999 20 $32,856     14 $2,347   $533,996 14
May 7, 1999 4 $1,025,000 +3,020%   827 $1,239   $1,559,000 15
May 8, 1999 5 $1,430,000 +40%   827 $1,729   $2,989,000 16
May 9, 1999 5 $709,000 -50%   827 $857   $3,696,536 17
May 10, 1999 4 $267,016 -62% +867% 827 $323   $3,963,552 18
May 11, 1999 4 $274,212 +3%   827 $332   $4,237,764 19
May 12, 1999 5 $254,482 -7%   827 $308   $4,492,246 20
May 13, 1999 5 $255,754 n/c +678% 827 $309   $4,748,000 21
May 14, 1999 7 $760,000 +197% -26% 827 $919   $5,508,000 22
May 15, 1999 9 $1,010,000 +33% -29% 827 $1,221   $6,518,000 23
May 16, 1999 9 $539,000 -47% -24% 827 $652   $7,015,000 24
May 17, 1999 6 $197,544 -63% -26% 827 $239   $7,212,699 25
May 18, 1999 7 $193,244 -2% -30% 827 $234   $7,405,943 26
May 19, 1999 8 $144,542 -25% -43% 827 $175   $7,550,485 27
May 20, 1999 9 $132,515 -8% -48% 827 $160   $7,683,000 28
May 21, 1999 9 $410,000 +209% -46% 827 $496   $8,093,000 29
May 22, 1999 11 $635,000 +55% -37% 827 $768   $8,728,000 30
May 23, 1999 10 $427,000 -33% -21% 827 $516   $9,157,870 31
May 24, 1999 10 $149,566 -65% -24% 827 $181   $9,307,436 32
May 25, 1999 9 $140,143 -6% -27% 827 $169   $9,447,579 33
May 26, 1999 10 $132,343 -6% -8% 827 $160   $9,579,922 34
May 31, 1999 13 $282,109   +89% 827 $341   $11,079,471 39
Jun 1, 1999 11 $109,325 -61% -22% 827 $132   $11,188,796 40
Jun 2, 1999 12 $108,672 -1% -18% 827 $131   $11,297,468 41
Jun 3, 1999 11 $108,051 -1%   827 $131   $11,405,519 42
Jun 7, 1999 10 $98,584   -65% 827 $119   $12,358,787 46
Jun 8, 1999 10 $111,591 +13% +2% 827 $135   $12,470,378 47
Jun 9, 1999 12 $98,206 -12% -10% 827 $119   $12,568,584 48
Jun 10, 1999 15 $77,582 -21% -28% 827 $94   $12,646,166 49
Jun 13, 1999 12 $173,000     827 $209   $13,248,614 52
Jun 14, 1999 12 $72,812 -58% -26% 827 $88   $13,321,426 53
Jun 15, 1999 14 $71,355 -2% -36% 827 $86   $13,392,781 54
Jun 16, 1999 14 $68,852 -4% -30% 827 $83   $13,461,633 55
Jun 17, 1999 13 $76,114 +11% -2% 827 $92   $13,537,747 56
Jun 20, 1999 16 $79,000   -54% 509 $155   $13,806,822 59
Jun 21, 1999 15 $38,709 -51% -47% 509 $76   $13,845,531 60
Jun 22, 1999 15 $41,339 +7% -42% 509 $81   $13,886,870 61
Jun 23, 1999 16 $37,642 -9% -45% 509 $74   $13,924,512 62
Jun 24, 1999 16 $42,453 +13% -44% 509 $83   $13,966,965 63
Jun 27, 1999 18 $55,000   -30% 337 $163   $14,145,859 66
Jun 28, 1999 19 $21,465 -61% -45% 337 $64   $14,167,324 67
Jun 29, 1999 19 $22,888 +7% -45% 337 $68   $14,190,212 68

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 1999 36 $173,505   6 $28,918   $173,505 1
Apr 30, 1999 25 $360,491 +108% 14 $25,749   $533,996 2
May 7, 1999 5 $4,214,268 +1,069% 827 $5,096   $4,748,264 3
May 14, 1999 10 $2,935,098 -30% 827 $3,549   $7,683,362 4
May 21, 1999 10 $2,037,912 -31% 827 $2,464   $9,721,274 5
May 28, 1999 11 $1,684,245 -17% 827 $2,037   $11,405,519 6
Jun 4, 1999 11 $1,240,647 -26% 827 $1,500   $12,646,166 7
Jun 11, 1999 12 $891,581 -28% 827 $1,078   $13,537,747 8
Jun 18, 1999 19 $429,218 -52% 509 $843   $13,966,965 9
Jun 25, 1999 27 $257,475 -40% 337 $764   $14,224,440 10
Jul 2, 1999 36 $172,416 -33% 222 $777   $14,396,856 11
Jul 9, 1999 49 $89,092 -48% 135 $660   $14,485,948 12
Jul 16, 1999 57 $55,164 -38% 62 $890   $14,541,112 13
Jul 23, 1999 38 $213,091 +286% 362 $589   $14,754,203 14
Jul 30, 1999 49 $89,951 -58% 157 $573   $14,844,154 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records