The Matrix (1999)

The Matrix
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $173,993,387Details
International Box Office $291,980,811Details
Worldwide Box Office $465,974,198
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,788,331 (16.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,849 opening theaters/2,908 max. theaters, 12.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $363,683,351

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 313 $173,993,387
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 291 $291,980,811
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 279 $465,974,198
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 30 $173,993,387
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 22 $291,980,811
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 23 $465,974,198

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 31st, 1999 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
August 30th, 2019 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
December 6th, 2021 (Exclusive) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: April 8th, 1999 (Wide) (New Zealand)
April 9th, 1999 (Wide), released as Matrix, The (Australia)
May 15th, 1999 (Wide) (South Korea)
September 3rd, 1999 (Wide) (Turkey)
June 28th, 2019 (Wide), released as Matrix (20 Aniversario) (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: September 21st, 1999 by Warner Home Video
Fall 1999 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for sci-fi violence and brief language.
Running Time: 136 minutes
Franchise: Matrix
Comparisons: vs. The Matrix Reloaded
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Keywords: Visual Effects, Post Apocalypse, Film Noir, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Village Roadshow Productions, Groucho II Film Partnership, Silver Pictures
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Thursday 59 $285,088 Jun 10, 1999 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 54 $302,423 Jun 9, 1999 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 61 $342,328 Jun 8, 1999 70
Biggest 10th Monday 78 $307,171 Jun 7, 1999 69
Biggest 10th Sunday 92 $715,000 Jun 6, 1999 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 94 $1,018,000 Jun 5, 1999 67
Biggest 10th Friday 76 $660,000 Jun 4, 1999 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 68 $342,985 Jun 3, 1999 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 74 $338,984 Jun 2, 1999 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 86 $360,558 Jun 1, 1999 63
Biggest 9th Monday 28 $930,531 May 31, 1999 62
Biggest 9th Sunday 94 $910,000 May 30, 1999 61
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 229 $8,519,545 May 28, 1999 61
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 139 $10,589,422 May 28, 1999 61
Biggest Domestic April Weekend 47 $27,788,331 Apr 2, 1999 5
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 17 $27,788,331 Apr 2, 1999 5
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $61,812,627 Apr 2, 1999 5
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 14 $27,788,331 Apr 2, 1999 5
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 7 $61,812,627 Apr 2, 1999 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1999 1 $27,788,331   2,849 $9,754   $37,352,692 1
Apr 9, 1999 1 $22,563,331 -19% 2,903 $7,772   $73,310,417 2
Apr 16, 1999 2 $17,941,314 -20% 2,903 $6,180   $98,946,842 3
Apr 23, 1999 1 $12,642,717 -30% 2,903 $4,355   $117,082,992 4
Apr 30, 1999 2 $8,715,866 -31% 2,903 $3,002   $129,715,015 5
May 7, 1999 3 $5,881,558 -33% 2,860 $2,056   $138,505,386 6
May 14, 1999 3 $4,548,484 -23% 2,715 $1,675   $145,138,521 7
May 21, 1999 4 $2,875,521 -37% 2,521 $1,141   $149,507,510 8
May 28, 1999 6 $3,830,026 +33% 2,102 $1,822   $154,764,576 9
Jun 4, 1999 6 $2,453,642 -36% 2,045 $1,200   $158,260,745 10
Jun 11, 1999 7 $1,869,930 -24% 1,907 $981   $161,367,685 11
Jun 18, 1999 9 $1,315,856 -30% 1,365 $964   $163,869,151 12
Jun 25, 1999 10 $1,011,566 -23% 1,139 $888   $165,688,406 13
Jul 2, 1999 17 $608,249 -40% 747 $814   $166,784,866 14
Jul 9, 1999 16 $510,407 -16% 527 $969   $167,505,401 15
Jul 16, 1999 28 $224,609 -56% 282 $796   $167,910,762 16
Jul 23, 1999 32 $182,807 -19% 282 $648   $168,220,229 17
Jul 30, 1999 22 $612,428 +235% 687 $891   $168,932,002 18
Aug 6, 1999 24 $400,438 -35% 455 $880   $169,731,136 19
Aug 13, 1999 24 $420,332 +5% 412 $1,020   $170,416,506 20
Aug 20, 1999 32 $211,862 -50% 256 $828   $170,817,779 21
Aug 27, 1999 45 $112,756 -47% 205 $550   $171,051,684 22
Sep 3, 1999 49 $127,173 +13% 192 $662   $171,229,547 23
Sep 10, 1999 53 $62,463 -51% 154 $406   $171,321,460 24
Sep 17, 1999 58 $42,761 -32% 105 $407   $171,383,253 25

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 31, 1999 1 $4,803,310     2,704 $1,776   $4,803,310 1
Apr 1, 1999 1 $4,775,000 -1%   2,704 $1,766   $9,578,000 2
Apr 2, 1999 1 $9,630,000 +102%   2,849 $3,380   $19,208,000 3
Apr 3, 1999 1 $10,725,000 +11%   2,849 $3,764   $29,933,000 4
Apr 4, 1999 1 $7,869,000 -27%   2,849 $2,762   $37,352,692 5
Apr 5, 1999 1 $3,851,135 -51%   2,849 $1,352   $41,203,827 6
Apr 6, 1999 1 $3,432,110 -11%   2,849 $1,205   $44,635,937 7
Apr 7, 1999 1 $3,054,134 -11% -36% 2,849 $1,072   $47,690,071 8
Apr 8, 1999 1 $3,057,015 n/c -36% 2,849 $1,073   $50,747,086 9
Apr 9, 1999 1 $6,715,000 +120% -30% 2,903 $2,313   $57,462,000 10
Apr 10, 1999 1 $9,455,000 +41% -12% 2,903 $3,257   $66,917,000 11
Apr 11, 1999 1 $6,433,000 -32% -18% 2,903 $2,216   $73,310,417 12
Apr 12, 1999 1 $2,009,567 -69% -48% 2,903 $692   $75,319,984 13
Apr 13, 1999 1 $2,029,919 +1% -41% 2,903 $699   $77,349,903 14
Apr 14, 1999 1 $1,769,694 -13% -42% 2,908 $609   $79,119,597 15
Apr 15, 1999 1 $1,885,931 +7% -38% 2,903 $650   $81,005,528 16
Apr 16, 1999 2 $5,220,000 +177% -22% 2,903 $1,798   $86,226,000 17
Apr 17, 1999 2 $7,830,000 +50% -17% 2,903 $2,697   $94,056,000 18
Apr 18, 1999 2 $4,876,000 -38% -24% 2,903 $1,680   $98,946,842 19
Apr 19, 1999 2 $1,404,184 -71% -30% 2,903 $484   $100,351,026 20
Apr 20, 1999 1 $1,507,118 +7% -26% 2,903 $519   $101,858,144 21
Apr 21, 1999 1 $1,264,635 -16% -29% 2,903 $436   $103,122,779 22
Apr 22, 1999 1 $1,317,496 +4% -30% 2,903 $454   $104,440,275 23
Apr 23, 1999 1 $3,735,000 +183% -28% 2,903 $1,287   $108,175,000 24
Apr 24, 1999 1 $5,650,000 +51% -28% 2,903 $1,946   $113,825,000 25
Apr 25, 1999 1 $3,290,000 -42% -33% 2,903 $1,133   $117,082,992 26
Apr 26, 1999 1 $946,838 -71% -33% 2,903 $326   $118,029,830 27
Apr 27, 1999 1 $1,114,413 +18% -26% 2,903 $384   $119,144,243 28
Apr 28, 1999 1 $927,215 -17% -27% 2,903 $319   $120,071,458 29
Apr 29, 1999 1 $927,691 n/c -30% 2,903 $320   $120,999,149 30
Apr 30, 1999 2 $2,505,000 +170% -33% 2,903 $863   $123,504,000 31
May 1, 1999 2 $4,050,000 +62% -28% 2,903 $1,395   $127,554,000 32
May 2, 1999 2 $2,288,000 -44% -30% 2,903 $788   $129,715,015 33
May 3, 1999 2 $717,341 -69% -24% 2,903 $247   $130,432,356 34
May 4, 1999 2 $820,679 +14% -26% 2,903 $283   $131,253,035 35
May 5, 1999 2 $639,831 -22% -31% 2,903 $220   $131,892,866 36
May 6, 1999 2 $730,962 +14% -21% 2,903 $252   $132,623,828 37
May 7, 1999 3 $1,770,000 +142% -29% 2,860 $619   $134,394,000 38
May 8, 1999 3 $2,670,000 +51% -34% 2,860 $934   $137,064,000 39
May 9, 1999 3 $1,505,000 -44% -34% 2,860 $526   $138,505,386 40
May 10, 1999 3 $504,846 -66% -30% 2,860 $177   $139,010,232 41
May 11, 1999 3 $572,735 +13% -30% 2,860 $200   $139,582,967 42
May 12, 1999 3 $503,047 -12% -21% 2,860 $176   $140,086,014 43
May 13, 1999 3 $503,986 n/c -31% 2,860 $176   $140,590,000 44
May 14, 1999 5 $1,270,000 +152% -28% 2,714 $468   $141,860,000 45
May 15, 1999 3 $2,065,000 +63% -23% 2,715 $761   $143,925,000 46
May 16, 1999 4 $1,214,000 -41% -19% 2,715 $447   $145,139,000 47
May 17, 1999 3 $447,288 -63% -11% 2,715 $165   $145,585,809 48
May 18, 1999 3 $451,756 +1% -21% 2,715 $166   $146,037,565 49
May 19, 1999 4 $304,131 -33% -40% 2,715 $112   $146,341,696 50
May 20, 1999 5 $290,304 -5% -42% 2,715 $107   $146,632,000 51
May 21, 1999 5 $780,000 +169% -39% 2,521 $309   $147,412,000 52
May 22, 1999 4 $1,170,000 +50% -43% 2,521 $464   $148,582,000 53
May 23, 1999 4 $907,000 -22% -25% 2,521 $360   $149,507,510 54
May 24, 1999 4 $408,619 -55% -9% 2,521 $162   $149,916,129 55
May 25, 1999 4 $345,447 -15% -24% 2,521 $137   $150,261,576 56
May 26, 1999 4 $334,004 -3% +10% 2,521 $132   $150,595,580 57
May 27, 1999 4 $339,420 +2% +17% 2,521 $135   $150,935,000 58
May 28, 1999 6 $610,000 +80% -22% 2,102 $290   $151,545,000 59
May 29, 1999 6 $1,010,000 +66% -14% 2,102 $480   $152,555,000 60
May 30, 1999 6 $910,000 -10% n/c 2,102 $433   $153,465,000 61
May 31, 1999 6 $930,531 +2% +128% 2,102 $443   $154,764,576 62
Jun 1, 1999 6 $360,558 -61% +4% 2,102 $172   $155,125,134 63
Jun 2, 1999 6 $338,984 -6% +1% 2,102 $161   $155,454,118 64
Jun 3, 1999 6 $342,985 +1% +1% 2,102 $163   $155,807,103 65
Jun 4, 1999 6 $660,000 +92% +8% 2,045 $323   $156,467,000 66
Jun 5, 1999 6 $1,018,000 +54% +1% 2,045 $498   $157,485,000 67
Jun 6, 1999 6 $715,000 -30% -21% 2,045 $350   $158,200,000 68
Jun 7, 1999 6 $307,171 -57% -67% 2,045 $150   $158,567,916 69
Jun 8, 1999 6 $342,328 +11% -5% 2,045 $167   $158,910,244 70
Jun 9, 1999 6 $302,423 -12% -11% 2,045 $148   $159,212,667 71
Jun 10, 1999 7 $285,088 -6% -17% 2,045 $139   $159,497,755 72
Jun 11, 1999 7 $605,000 +112% -8% 1,907 $317   $160,103,000 73
Jun 12, 1999 7 $875,000 +45% -14% 1,907 $459   $160,978,000 74
Jun 13, 1999 7 $625,000 -29% -13% 1,907 $328   $161,367,685 75
Jun 14, 1999 7 $243,165 -61% -21% 1,907 $128   $161,610,850 76
Jun 15, 1999 7 $263,559 +8% -23% 1,907 $138   $162,074,409 77
Jun 16, 1999 7 $242,119 -8% -20% 1,907 $127   $162,316,528 78
Jun 17, 1999 7 $236,767 -2% -17% 1,907 $124   $162,553,295 79
Jun 18, 1999 8 $375,000 +58% -38% 1,365 $275   $162,955,000 80
Jun 19, 1999 8 $555,000 +48% -37% 1,365 $407   $163,510,000 81
Jun 20, 1999 8 $432,000 -22% -31% 1,365 $316   $163,869,151 82
Jun 21, 1999 8 $198,628 -54% -18% 1,365 $146   $164,067,779 83
Jun 22, 1999 8 $212,908 +7% -19% 1,365 $156   $164,280,687 84
Jun 23, 1999 8 $182,521 -14% -25% 1,365 $134   $164,463,208 85
Jun 24, 1999 8 $213,632 +17% -10% 1,365 $157   $164,676,840 86
Jun 25, 1999 10 $265,000 +24% -29% 1,139 $233   $164,942,000 87
Jun 26, 1999 10 $425,000 +60% -23% 1,139 $373   $165,367,000 88
Jun 27, 1999 10 $324,000 -24% -25% 1,139 $284   $165,688,406 89
Jun 28, 1999 10 $128,568 -60% -35% 1,139 $113   $165,816,974 90
Jun 29, 1999 10 $144,034 +12% -32% 1,139 $126   $165,961,008 91
Jun 30, 1999 12 $98,504 -32% -46% 1,139 $86   $166,059,512 92
Jul 1, 1999 12 $117,105 +19% -45% 1,139 $103   $166,176,617 93
Jul 5, 1999 16 $132,647   +3% 747 $178   $166,784,866 97
Jul 6, 1999 14 $79,862 -40% -45% 747 $107   $166,864,728 98
Jul 7, 1999 15 $65,795 -18% -33% 747 $88   $166,930,523 99
Jul 8, 1999 15 $64,000 -3% -45% 747 $86   $166,994,523 100
Jul 11, 1999 15 $142,000     527 $269   $167,505,401 103
Jul 12, 1999 17 $44,858 -68% -66% 527 $85   $167,550,259 104
Jul 14, 1999 18 $41,833   -36% 527 $79   $167,639,605 106
Jul 15, 1999 18 $46,548 +11% -27% 527 $88   $167,686,153 107

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1999 1 $41,182,725   2,849 $14,455   $50,747,086 2
Apr 9, 1999 1 $30,258,442 -27% 2,903 $10,423   $81,005,528 3
Apr 16, 1999 2 $23,434,747 -23% 2,903 $8,073   $104,440,275 4
Apr 23, 1999 1 $16,558,874 -29% 2,903 $5,704   $120,999,149 5
Apr 30, 1999 2 $11,624,679 -30% 2,903 $4,004   $132,623,828 6
May 7, 1999 3 $7,966,209 -31% 2,860 $2,785   $140,590,037 7
May 14, 1999 4 $6,041,952 -24% 2,715 $2,225   $146,631,989 8
May 21, 1999 4 $4,302,561 -29% 2,521 $1,707   $150,934,550 9
May 28, 1999 6 $4,872,553 +13% 2,102 $2,318   $155,807,103 10
Jun 4, 1999 6 $3,690,652 -24% 2,045 $1,805   $159,497,755 11
Jun 11, 1999 7 $3,055,540 -17% 1,907 $1,602   $162,553,295 12
Jun 18, 1999 8 $2,123,545 -31% 1,365 $1,556   $164,676,840 13
Jun 25, 1999 12 $1,499,777 -29% 1,139 $1,317   $166,176,617 14
Jul 2, 1999 17 $818,377 -45% 747 $1,096   $166,994,994 15
Jul 9, 1999 21 $691,159 -16% 527 $1,311   $167,686,153 16
Jul 16, 1999 29 $351,269 -49% 282 $1,246   $168,037,422 17
Jul 23, 1999 35 $282,152 -20% 282 $1,001   $168,319,574 18
Jul 30, 1999 22 $1,011,124 +258% 687 $1,472   $169,330,698 19
Aug 6, 1999 24 $665,476 -34% 455 $1,463   $169,996,174 20
Aug 13, 1999 26 $609,743 -8% 412 $1,480   $170,605,917 21
Aug 20, 1999 31 $333,011 -45% 256 $1,301   $170,938,928 22
Aug 27, 1999 44 $163,446 -51% 205 $797   $171,102,374 23
Sep 3, 1999 47 $156,623 -4% 192 $816   $171,258,997 24
Sep 10, 1999 52 $81,495 -48% 154 $529   $171,340,492 25

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/9/1999 $0 0 50 107 $4,393,636 12/11/2020
Netherlands 8/29/2019 $228,502 79 80 258 $439,939 10/19/2022
New Zealand 4/8/1999 $0 0 4 19 $2,063 1/24/2022
Russia (CIS) 12/9/2021 $129,918 260 494 1,003 $388,361 10/19/2022
South Korea 5/15/1999 $0 0 69 96 $255,897 12/15/2021
Spain 6/28/2019 $73,798 129 221 402 $134,712 12/9/2021
Turkey 9/3/1999 $0 0 8 8 $430,743 12/16/2021
United Kingdom 7/12/2019 $205,639 286 338 692 $566,576 12/10/2021
 
Rest of World $285,368,884
 
International Total$291,980,811 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 29, 20091858,553 58,553$872,336$872,336532
Feb 7, 20101615,106 146,019$279,318$2,489,626542
May 23, 2010207,967 199,478$147,315$3,478,079557
Jul 3, 2011208,660 250,252$109,724$4,050,617615

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Jul 20, 202191 2
Jul 21, 202192 4
Jul 22, 202183 7
Jul 23, 202194 9

Leading Cast

Keanu Reeves    Neo
Laurence Fishburne    Morpheus
Carrie Anne Moss    Trinity
Joe Pantoliano    Cypher

Supporting Cast

Hugo Weaving    Agent Smith
Gloria Foster    Oracle
Marcus Chong    Tank
Paul Goddard    Agent Brown
Robert Taylor    Agent Jones
Julian Arahanga    Apo
Matt Doran    Mouse
Belinda McClory    Switch
Ray Anthony Parker    Dozer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Wachowski    Director
Larry Wachowski*    Director
Andy Wachowski    Screenwriter
Larry Wachowski*    Screenwriter
Joel Silver    Producer
Barrie M. Osborne    Executive Producer
Andrew Mason    Executive Producer
Andy Wachowski    Executive Producer
Larry Wachowski*    Executive Producer
Erwin Stoff    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Dan Cracchiolo    Co-Producer
Bill Pope    Cinematographer
Zach Staenberg    Cinematographer
Don Davis    Cinematographer
Owen Paterson    Production Designer
Hugh Bateup    Art Director
Michelle McGahey    Art Director
Sarah Light    Set Designer
Jacinta Leong    Set Designer
Godric Cole    Set Designer
Hudith Harvey    Set Designer
Andrew Powell    Set Designer
Deborah Riley    Set Designer
Tim Ferrier    Set Decorator
Lisa Brennan    Set Decorator
Marta McElroy    Set Decorator
Kym Barrett    Costume Designer
David Lee    Sound Mixer
Dane A. Davis    Sound Designer
Dane A. Davis    Supervising Sound Editor
John Gaeta    Visual Effects Supervisor
Bob McCarron    Special Make-up Effects
Glenn Boswell    Stunt Coordinator
Richard Mirisch    Associate Producer
Carol Hughes    Associate Producer
Colin Fletcher    Assistant Director
James McTeigue    Assistant Director
Bruce Hunt    Second Unit Director
Ross Emery    Second Unit Camera
Mali Finn    Casting Director
Shauna Wolifson    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:$27,788,331 (16.0% of total gross)
Legs:6.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$65,000,000 (worldwide box office is 7.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,849 opening theaters/2,908 max. theaters, 12.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $363,683,351

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 313 $173,993,387
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 291 $291,980,811
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 279 $465,974,198
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 30 $173,993,387
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 22 $291,980,811
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 23 $465,974,198

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 31st, 1999 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
August 30th, 2019 (Limited) by Warner Bros.
December 6th, 2021 (Exclusive) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: April 8th, 1999 (Wide) (New Zealand)
April 9th, 1999 (Wide), released as Matrix, The (Australia)
May 15th, 1999 (Wide) (South Korea)
September 3rd, 1999 (Wide) (Turkey)
June 28th, 2019 (Wide), released as Matrix (20 Aniversario) (Spain)
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Video Release: September 21st, 1999 by Warner Home Video
Fall 1999 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for sci-fi violence and brief language.
Running Time: 136 minutes
Franchise: Matrix
Comparisons: vs. The Matrix Reloaded
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Keywords: Visual Effects, Post Apocalypse, Film Noir, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Village Roadshow Productions, Groucho II Film Partnership, Silver Pictures
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 10th Thursday 59 $285,088 Jun 10, 1999 72
Biggest 10th Wednesday 54 $302,423 Jun 9, 1999 71
Biggest 10th Tuesday 61 $342,328 Jun 8, 1999 70
Biggest 10th Monday 78 $307,171 Jun 7, 1999 69
Biggest 10th Sunday 92 $715,000 Jun 6, 1999 68
Biggest 10th Saturday 94 $1,018,000 Jun 5, 1999 67
Biggest 10th Friday 76 $660,000 Jun 4, 1999 66
Biggest 9th Thursday 68 $342,985 Jun 3, 1999 65
Biggest 9th Wednesday 74 $338,984 Jun 2, 1999 64
Biggest 9th Tuesday 86 $360,558 Jun 1, 1999 63
Biggest 9th Monday 28 $930,531 May 31, 1999 62
Biggest 9th Sunday 94 $910,000 May 30, 1999 61
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 229 $8,519,545 May 28, 1999 61
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 139 $10,589,422 May 28, 1999 61
Biggest Domestic April Weekend 47 $27,788,331 Apr 2, 1999 5
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 17 $27,788,331 Apr 2, 1999 5
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 8 $61,812,627 Apr 2, 1999 5
Easter (Opening, 3-Day) 14 $27,788,331 Apr 2, 1999 5
Easter (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 7 $61,812,627 Apr 2, 1999 5

Leading Cast

Keanu Reeves    Neo
Laurence Fishburne    Morpheus
Carrie Anne Moss    Trinity
Joe Pantoliano    Cypher

Supporting Cast

Hugo Weaving    Agent Smith
Gloria Foster    Oracle
Marcus Chong    Tank
Paul Goddard    Agent Brown
Robert Taylor    Agent Jones
Julian Arahanga    Apo
Matt Doran    Mouse
Belinda McClory    Switch
Ray Anthony Parker    Dozer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Wachowski    Director
Larry Wachowski*    Director
Andy Wachowski    Screenwriter
Larry Wachowski*    Screenwriter
Joel Silver    Producer
Barrie M. Osborne    Executive Producer
Andrew Mason    Executive Producer
Andy Wachowski    Executive Producer
Larry Wachowski*    Executive Producer
Erwin Stoff    Executive Producer
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Dan Cracchiolo    Co-Producer
Bill Pope    Cinematographer
Zach Staenberg    Cinematographer
Don Davis    Cinematographer
Owen Paterson    Production Designer
Hugh Bateup    Art Director
Michelle McGahey    Art Director
Sarah Light    Set Designer
Jacinta Leong    Set Designer
Godric Cole    Set Designer
Hudith Harvey    Set Designer
Andrew Powell    Set Designer
Deborah Riley    Set Designer
Tim Ferrier    Set Decorator
Lisa Brennan    Set Decorator
Marta McElroy    Set Decorator
Kym Barrett    Costume Designer
David Lee    Sound Mixer
Dane A. Davis    Sound Designer
Dane A. Davis    Supervising Sound Editor
John Gaeta    Visual Effects Supervisor
Bob McCarron    Special Make-up Effects
Glenn Boswell    Stunt Coordinator
Richard Mirisch    Associate Producer
Carol Hughes    Associate Producer
Colin Fletcher    Assistant Director
James McTeigue    Assistant Director
Bruce Hunt    Second Unit Director
Ross Emery    Second Unit Camera
Mali Finn    Casting Director
Shauna Wolifson    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
Apr 2, 1999 1 $27,788,331   2,849 $9,754   $37,352,692 1
Apr 9, 1999 1 $22,563,331 -19% 2,903 $7,772   $73,310,417 2
Apr 16, 1999 2 $17,941,314 -20% 2,903 $6,180   $98,946,842 3
Apr 23, 1999 1 $12,642,717 -30% 2,903 $4,355   $117,082,992 4
Apr 30, 1999 2 $8,715,866 -31% 2,903 $3,002   $129,715,015 5
May 7, 1999 3 $5,881,558 -33% 2,860 $2,056   $138,505,386 6
May 14, 1999 3 $4,548,484 -23% 2,715 $1,675   $145,138,521 7
May 21, 1999 4 $2,875,521 -37% 2,521 $1,141   $149,507,510 8
May 28, 1999 6 $3,830,026 +33% 2,102 $1,822   $154,764,576 9
Jun 4, 1999 6 $2,453,642 -36% 2,045 $1,200   $158,260,745 10
Jun 11, 1999 7 $1,869,930 -24% 1,907 $981   $161,367,685 11
Jun 18, 1999 9 $1,315,856 -30% 1,365 $964   $163,869,151 12
Jun 25, 1999 10 $1,011,566 -23% 1,139 $888   $165,688,406 13
Jul 2, 1999 17 $608,249 -40% 747 $814   $166,784,866 14
Jul 9, 1999 16 $510,407 -16% 527 $969   $167,505,401 15
Jul 16, 1999 28 $224,609 -56% 282 $796   $167,910,762 16
Jul 23, 1999 32 $182,807 -19% 282 $648   $168,220,229 17
Jul 30, 1999 22 $612,428 +235% 687 $891   $168,932,002 18
Aug 6, 1999 24 $400,438 -35% 455 $880   $169,731,136 19
Aug 13, 1999 24 $420,332 +5% 412 $1,020   $170,416,506 20
Aug 20, 1999 32 $211,862 -50% 256 $828   $170,817,779 21
Aug 27, 1999 45 $112,756 -47% 205 $550   $171,051,684 22
Sep 3, 1999 49 $127,173 +13% 192 $662   $171,229,547 23
Sep 10, 1999 53 $62,463 -51% 154 $406   $171,321,460 24
Sep 17, 1999 58 $42,761 -32% 105 $407   $171,383,253 25

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 31, 1999 1 $4,803,310     2,704 $1,776   $4,803,310 1
Apr 1, 1999 1 $4,775,000 -1%   2,704 $1,766   $9,578,000 2
Apr 2, 1999 1 $9,630,000 +102%   2,849 $3,380   $19,208,000 3
Apr 3, 1999 1 $10,725,000 +11%   2,849 $3,764   $29,933,000 4
Apr 4, 1999 1 $7,869,000 -27%   2,849 $2,762   $37,352,692 5
Apr 5, 1999 1 $3,851,135 -51%   2,849 $1,352   $41,203,827 6
Apr 6, 1999 1 $3,432,110 -11%   2,849 $1,205   $44,635,937 7
Apr 7, 1999 1 $3,054,134 -11% -36% 2,849 $1,072   $47,690,071 8
Apr 8, 1999 1 $3,057,015 n/c -36% 2,849 $1,073   $50,747,086 9
Apr 9, 1999 1 $6,715,000 +120% -30% 2,903 $2,313   $57,462,000 10
Apr 10, 1999 1 $9,455,000 +41% -12% 2,903 $3,257   $66,917,000 11
Apr 11, 1999 1 $6,433,000 -32% -18% 2,903 $2,216   $73,310,417 12
Apr 12, 1999 1 $2,009,567 -69% -48% 2,903 $692   $75,319,984 13
Apr 13, 1999 1 $2,029,919 +1% -41% 2,903 $699   $77,349,903 14
Apr 14, 1999 1 $1,769,694 -13% -42% 2,908 $609   $79,119,597 15
Apr 15, 1999 1 $1,885,931 +7% -38% 2,903 $650   $81,005,528 16
Apr 16, 1999 2 $5,220,000 +177% -22% 2,903 $1,798   $86,226,000 17
Apr 17, 1999 2 $7,830,000 +50% -17% 2,903 $2,697   $94,056,000 18
Apr 18, 1999 2 $4,876,000 -38% -24% 2,903 $1,680   $98,946,842 19
Apr 19, 1999 2 $1,404,184 -71% -30% 2,903 $484   $100,351,026 20
Apr 20, 1999 1 $1,507,118 +7% -26% 2,903 $519   $101,858,144 21
Apr 21, 1999 1 $1,264,635 -16% -29% 2,903 $436   $103,122,779 22
Apr 22, 1999 1 $1,317,496 +4% -30% 2,903 $454   $104,440,275 23
Apr 23, 1999 1 $3,735,000 +183% -28% 2,903 $1,287   $108,175,000 24
Apr 24, 1999 1 $5,650,000 +51% -28% 2,903 $1,946   $113,825,000 25
Apr 25, 1999 1 $3,290,000 -42% -33% 2,903 $1,133   $117,082,992 26
Apr 26, 1999 1 $946,838 -71% -33% 2,903 $326   $118,029,830 27
Apr 27, 1999 1 $1,114,413 +18% -26% 2,903 $384   $119,144,243 28
Apr 28, 1999 1 $927,215 -17% -27% 2,903 $319   $120,071,458 29
Apr 29, 1999 1 $927,691 n/c -30% 2,903 $320   $120,999,149 30
Apr 30, 1999 2 $2,505,000 +170% -33% 2,903 $863   $123,504,000 31
May 1, 1999 2 $4,050,000 +62% -28% 2,903 $1,395   $127,554,000 32
May 2, 1999 2 $2,288,000 -44% -30% 2,903 $788   $129,715,015 33
May 3, 1999 2 $717,341 -69% -24% 2,903 $247   $130,432,356 34
May 4, 1999 2 $820,679 +14% -26% 2,903 $283   $131,253,035 35
May 5, 1999 2 $639,831 -22% -31% 2,903 $220   $131,892,866 36
May 6, 1999 2 $730,962 +14% -21% 2,903 $252   $132,623,828 37
May 7, 1999 3 $1,770,000 +142% -29% 2,860 $619   $134,394,000 38
May 8, 1999 3 $2,670,000 +51% -34% 2,860 $934   $137,064,000 39
May 9, 1999 3 $1,505,000 -44% -34% 2,860 $526   $138,505,386 40
May 10, 1999 3 $504,846 -66% -30% 2,860 $177   $139,010,232 41
May 11, 1999 3 $572,735 +13% -30% 2,860 $200   $139,582,967 42
May 12, 1999 3 $503,047 -12% -21% 2,860 $176   $140,086,014 43
May 13, 1999 3 $503,986 n/c -31% 2,860 $176   $140,590,000 44
May 14, 1999 5 $1,270,000 +152% -28% 2,714 $468   $141,860,000 45
May 15, 1999 3 $2,065,000 +63% -23% 2,715 $761   $143,925,000 46
May 16, 1999 4 $1,214,000 -41% -19% 2,715 $447   $145,139,000 47
May 17, 1999 3 $447,288 -63% -11% 2,715 $165   $145,585,809 48
May 18, 1999 3 $451,756 +1% -21% 2,715 $166   $146,037,565 49
May 19, 1999 4 $304,131 -33% -40% 2,715 $112   $146,341,696 50
May 20, 1999 5 $290,304 -5% -42% 2,715 $107   $146,632,000 51
May 21, 1999 5 $780,000 +169% -39% 2,521 $309   $147,412,000 52
May 22, 1999 4 $1,170,000 +50% -43% 2,521 $464   $148,582,000 53
May 23, 1999 4 $907,000 -22% -25% 2,521 $360   $149,507,510 54
May 24, 1999 4 $408,619 -55% -9% 2,521 $162   $149,916,129 55
May 25, 1999 4 $345,447 -15% -24% 2,521 $137   $150,261,576 56
May 26, 1999 4 $334,004 -3% +10% 2,521 $132   $150,595,580 57
May 27, 1999 4 $339,420 +2% +17% 2,521 $135   $150,935,000 58
May 28, 1999 6 $610,000 +80% -22% 2,102 $290   $151,545,000 59
May 29, 1999 6 $1,010,000 +66% -14% 2,102 $480   $152,555,000 60
May 30, 1999 6 $910,000 -10% n/c 2,102 $433   $153,465,000 61
May 31, 1999 6 $930,531 +2% +128% 2,102 $443   $154,764,576 62
Jun 1, 1999 6 $360,558 -61% +4% 2,102 $172   $155,125,134 63
Jun 2, 1999 6 $338,984 -6% +1% 2,102 $161   $155,454,118 64
Jun 3, 1999 6 $342,985 +1% +1% 2,102 $163   $155,807,103 65
Jun 4, 1999 6 $660,000 +92% +8% 2,045 $323   $156,467,000 66
Jun 5, 1999 6 $1,018,000 +54% +1% 2,045 $498   $157,485,000 67
Jun 6, 1999 6 $715,000 -30% -21% 2,045 $350   $158,200,000 68
Jun 7, 1999 6 $307,171 -57% -67% 2,045 $150   $158,567,916 69
Jun 8, 1999 6 $342,328 +11% -5% 2,045 $167   $158,910,244 70
Jun 9, 1999 6 $302,423 -12% -11% 2,045 $148   $159,212,667 71
Jun 10, 1999 7 $285,088 -6% -17% 2,045 $139   $159,497,755 72
Jun 11, 1999 7 $605,000 +112% -8% 1,907 $317   $160,103,000 73
Jun 12, 1999 7 $875,000 +45% -14% 1,907 $459   $160,978,000 74
Jun 13, 1999 7 $625,000 -29% -13% 1,907 $328   $161,367,685 75
Jun 14, 1999 7 $243,165 -61% -21% 1,907 $128   $161,610,850 76
Jun 15, 1999 7 $263,559 +8% -23% 1,907 $138   $162,074,409 77
Jun 16, 1999 7 $242,119 -8% -20% 1,907 $127   $162,316,528 78
Jun 17, 1999 7 $236,767 -2% -17% 1,907 $124   $162,553,295 79
Jun 18, 1999 8 $375,000 +58% -38% 1,365 $275   $162,955,000 80
Jun 19, 1999 8 $555,000 +48% -37% 1,365 $407   $163,510,000 81
Jun 20, 1999 8 $432,000 -22% -31% 1,365 $316   $163,869,151 82
Jun 21, 1999 8 $198,628 -54% -18% 1,365 $146   $164,067,779 83
Jun 22, 1999 8 $212,908 +7% -19% 1,365 $156   $164,280,687 84
Jun 23, 1999 8 $182,521 -14% -25% 1,365 $134   $164,463,208 85
Jun 24, 1999 8 $213,632 +17% -10% 1,365 $157   $164,676,840 86
Jun 25, 1999 10 $265,000 +24% -29% 1,139 $233   $164,942,000 87
Jun 26, 1999 10 $425,000 +60% -23% 1,139 $373   $165,367,000 88
Jun 27, 1999 10 $324,000 -24% -25% 1,139 $284   $165,688,406 89
Jun 28, 1999 10 $128,568 -60% -35% 1,139 $113   $165,816,974 90
Jun 29, 1999 10 $144,034 +12% -32% 1,139 $126   $165,961,008 91
Jun 30, 1999 12 $98,504 -32% -46% 1,139 $86   $166,059,512 92
Jul 1, 1999 12 $117,105 +19% -45% 1,139 $103   $166,176,617 93
Jul 5, 1999 16 $132,647   +3% 747 $178   $166,784,866 97
Jul 6, 1999 14 $79,862 -40% -45% 747 $107   $166,864,728 98
Jul 7, 1999 15 $65,795 -18% -33% 747 $88   $166,930,523 99
Jul 8, 1999 15 $64,000 -3% -45% 747 $86   $166,994,523 100
Jul 11, 1999 15 $142,000     527 $269   $167,505,401 103
Jul 12, 1999 17 $44,858 -68% -66% 527 $85   $167,550,259 104
Jul 14, 1999 18 $41,833   -36% 527 $79   $167,639,605 106
Jul 15, 1999 18 $46,548 +11% -27% 527 $88   $167,686,153 107

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 2, 1999 1 $41,182,725   2,849 $14,455   $50,747,086 2
Apr 9, 1999 1 $30,258,442 -27% 2,903 $10,423   $81,005,528 3
Apr 16, 1999 2 $23,434,747 -23% 2,903 $8,073   $104,440,275 4
Apr 23, 1999 1 $16,558,874 -29% 2,903 $5,704   $120,999,149 5
Apr 30, 1999 2 $11,624,679 -30% 2,903 $4,004   $132,623,828 6
May 7, 1999 3 $7,966,209 -31% 2,860 $2,785   $140,590,037 7
May 14, 1999 4 $6,041,952 -24% 2,715 $2,225   $146,631,989 8
May 21, 1999 4 $4,302,561 -29% 2,521 $1,707   $150,934,550 9
May 28, 1999 6 $4,872,553 +13% 2,102 $2,318   $155,807,103 10
Jun 4, 1999 6 $3,690,652 -24% 2,045 $1,805   $159,497,755 11
Jun 11, 1999 7 $3,055,540 -17% 1,907 $1,602   $162,553,295 12
Jun 18, 1999 8 $2,123,545 -31% 1,365 $1,556   $164,676,840 13
Jun 25, 1999 12 $1,499,777 -29% 1,139 $1,317   $166,176,617 14
Jul 2, 1999 17 $818,377 -45% 747 $1,096   $166,994,994 15
Jul 9, 1999 21 $691,159 -16% 527 $1,311   $167,686,153 16
Jul 16, 1999 29 $351,269 -49% 282 $1,246   $168,037,422 17
Jul 23, 1999 35 $282,152 -20% 282 $1,001   $168,319,574 18
Jul 30, 1999 22 $1,011,124 +258% 687 $1,472   $169,330,698 19
Aug 6, 1999 24 $665,476 -34% 455 $1,463   $169,996,174 20
Aug 13, 1999 26 $609,743 -8% 412 $1,480   $170,605,917 21
Aug 20, 1999 31 $333,011 -45% 256 $1,301   $170,938,928 22
Aug 27, 1999 44 $163,446 -51% 205 $797   $171,102,374 23
Sep 3, 1999 47 $156,623 -4% 192 $816   $171,258,997 24
Sep 10, 1999 52 $81,495 -48% 154 $529   $171,340,492 25

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/9/1999 $0 0 50 107 $4,393,636 12/11/2020
Netherlands 8/29/2019 $228,502 79 80 258 $439,939 10/19/2022
New Zealand 4/8/1999 $0 0 4 19 $2,063 1/24/2022
Russia (CIS) 12/9/2021 $129,918 260 494 1,003 $388,361 10/19/2022
South Korea 5/15/1999 $0 0 69 96 $255,897 12/15/2021
Spain 6/28/2019 $73,798 129 221 402 $134,712 12/9/2021
Turkey 9/3/1999 $0 0 8 8 $430,743 12/16/2021
United Kingdom 7/12/2019 $205,639 286 338 692 $566,576 12/10/2021
 
Rest of World $285,368,884
 
International Total$291,980,811 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Nov 29, 20091858,553 58,553$872,336$872,336532
Feb 7, 20101615,106 146,019$279,318$2,489,626542
May 23, 2010207,967 199,478$147,315$3,478,079557
Jul 3, 2011208,660 250,252$109,724$4,050,617615

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For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Jul 20, 202191 2
Jul 21, 202192 4
Jul 22, 202183 7
Jul 23, 202194 9