Money Talks (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $41,076,865Details
OpusData ID: 13570100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,654,369 (25.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,005 opening theaters/2,033 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $101,215,542

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,321 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,689 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 712 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,130 $41,076,865

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 22nd, 1997 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: August 4th, 1998 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for graphic violence and pervasive strong language
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. All About the Benjamins
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Set in Los Angeles, Money Troubles, Organized Crime, Fugitive / On the Run, Prison Break, Investigative Journalist, Fired
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 58 $9,447,066 Aug 29, 1997 10
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $24,101,335 Aug 29, 1997 10
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 57 $11,314,455 Aug 29, 1997 10
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 19 $28,865,419 Aug 29, 1997 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,321 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,805 $101,215,542
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,789 $41,076,865
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1997 54 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,148 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,934 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,117 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 712 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 46 $41,076,865

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 1997 2 $10,654,369   2,005 $5,314   $10,654,369 1
Aug 29, 1997 2 $9,447,066 -11% 2,033 $4,647   $23,652,478 2
Sep 5, 1997 3 $4,888,735 -48% 1,994 $2,452   $29,863,661 3
Sep 12, 1997 4 $3,211,458 -34% 1,942 $1,654   $34,205,257 4
Sep 19, 1997 8 $2,188,438 -32% 1,942 $1,127   $37,183,240 5
Sep 26, 1997 12 $1,033,273 -53% 1,263 $818   $38,741,599 6
Oct 3, 1997 18 $517,453 -50% 930 $556   $39,506,041 7
Oct 10, 1997 27 $229,096 -56% 335 $684   $39,866,053 8
Oct 17, 1997 41 $80,396 -65% 156 $515   $40,014,754 9
Oct 24, 1997 44 $60,814 -24% 117 $520   $40,098,966 10
Oct 31, 1997 51 $35,946 -41% 70 $514   $40,151,884 11
Nov 7, 1997 24 $284,402 +691% 438 $649   $40,448,866 12
Nov 14, 1997 34 $164,869 -42% 261 $632   $40,743,356 13
Nov 21, 1997 38 $123,179 -25% 189 $652   $40,922,619 14
Nov 28, 1997 55 $32,949 -73% 63 $523   $41,002,636 15
Dec 5, 1997 62 $0 -100% 87 $0   $0 16
Dec 12, 1997 56 $20,143   42 $480   $41,067,398 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 22, 1997 2 $3,533,090     2,005 $1,762   $3,533,090 1
Aug 23, 1997 2 $3,959,414 +12%   2,005 $1,975   $7,492,504 2
Aug 24, 1997 2 $3,161,865 -20%   2,005 $1,577   $10,654,369 3
Aug 25, 1997 2 $1,075,339 -66%   2,005 $536   $11,729,708 4
Aug 26, 1997 2 $954,949 -11%   2,005 $476   $12,684,657 5
Aug 27, 1997 3 $738,890 -23%   2,005 $369   $13,423,547 6
Aug 28, 1997 3 $781,865 +6%   2,005 $390   $14,205,412 7
Aug 29, 1997 2 $2,072,842 +165% -41% 2,033 $1,020   $16,278,254 8
Aug 30, 1997 2 $2,914,668 +41% -26% 2,033 $1,434   $19,192,922 9
Aug 31, 1997 2 $2,592,167 -11% -18% 2,033 $1,275   $21,785,089 10
Sep 1, 1997 2 $1,867,389 -28% +74% 2,033 $919   $23,652,478 11
Sep 2, 1997 3 $540,626 -71% -43% 2,033 $266   $24,193,104 12
Sep 3, 1997 3 $420,746 -22% -43% 2,033 $207   $24,613,850 13
Sep 4, 1997 3 $361,076 -14% -54% 2,033 $178   $24,974,926 14
Sep 5, 1997 3 $1,311,293 +263% -37% 1,994 $658   $26,286,219 15
Sep 6, 1997 3 $2,181,982 +66% -25% 1,994 $1,094   $28,468,201 16
Sep 7, 1997 3 $1,395,460 -36% -46% 1,994 $700   $29,863,661 17
Sep 8, 1997 4 $318,252 -77% -83% 1,994 $160   $30,181,913 18
Sep 9, 1997 5 $309,379 -3% -43% 1,994 $155   $30,491,292 19
Sep 10, 1997 6 $251,255 -19% -40% 1,994 $126   $30,742,547 20
Sep 11, 1997 6 $251,252 n/c -30% 1,994 $126   $30,993,799 21
Sep 12, 1997 4 $864,175 +244% -34% 1,942 $445   $31,857,974 22
Sep 13, 1997 4 $1,428,378 +65% -35% 1,942 $736   $33,286,352 23
Sep 14, 1997 2 $918,905 -36% -34% 1,942 $473   $34,205,257 24
Sep 15, 1997 6 $209,194 -77% -34% 1,942 $108   $34,414,451 25
Sep 16, 1997 7 $221,390 +6% -28% 1,942 $114   $34,635,841 26
Sep 17, 1997 7 $177,367 -20% -29% 1,942 $91   $34,813,208 27
Sep 18, 1997 7 $181,594 +2% -28% 1,942 $94   $34,994,802 28
Sep 19, 1997 9 $549,702 +203% -36% 1,942 $283   $35,544,504 29
Sep 20, 1997 9 $1,015,315 +85% -29% 1,942 $523   $36,559,819 30
Sep 21, 1997 7 $623,421 -39% -32% 1,942 $321   $37,183,240 31
Sep 22, 1997 8 $140,365 -77% -33% 1,942 $72   $37,323,605 32
Sep 23, 1997 10 $142,152 +1% -36% 1,942 $73   $37,465,757 33
Sep 24, 1997 9 $122,013 -14% -31% 1,942 $63   $37,587,770 34
Sep 25, 1997 9 $120,556 -1% -34% 1,942 $62   $37,708,326 35
Sep 26, 1997 12 $265,868 +121% -52% 1,263 $211   $37,974,194 36
Sep 27, 1997 12 $493,781 +86% -51% 1,263 $391   $38,467,975 37
Sep 28, 1997 - $273,624 -45% -56% 1,263 $217   $38,741,599 38
Sep 29, 1997 - $61,587 -77% -56% 1,263 $49   $38,803,186 39
Sep 30, 1997 - $59,919 -3% -58% 1,263 $47   $38,863,105 40
Oct 1, 1997 - $59,047 -1% -52% 1,263 $47   $38,922,152 41
Oct 2, 1997 - $66,436 +13% -45% 1,263 $53   $38,988,588 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 1997 2 $14,205,412   2,005 $7,085   $14,205,412 1
Aug 29, 1997 2 $10,769,514 -24% 2,033 $5,297   $24,974,926 2
Sep 5, 1997 3 $6,018,873 -44% 1,994 $3,018   $30,993,799 3
Sep 12, 1997 5 $4,001,003 -34% 1,942 $2,060   $34,994,802 4
Sep 19, 1997 8 $2,713,524 -32% 1,942 $1,397   $37,708,326 5
Sep 26, 1997 12 $1,280,262 -53% 1,263 $1,014   $38,988,588 6
Oct 3, 1997 18 $648,369 -49% 930 $697   $39,636,957 7
Oct 10, 1997 27 $297,401 -54% 335 $888   $39,934,358 8
Oct 17, 1997 42 $103,794 -65% 156 $665   $40,038,152 9
Oct 24, 1997 42 $77,786 -25% 117 $665   $40,115,938 10
Oct 31, 1997 52 $48,526 -38% 70 $693   $40,164,464 11
Nov 7, 1997 25 $414,023 +753% 438 $945   $40,578,487 12
Nov 14, 1997 35 $220,953 -47% 261 $847   $40,799,440 13
Nov 21, 1997 37 $170,247 -23% 189 $901   $40,969,687 14
Dec 5, 1997 1 $41,047,255   87 $471,808   $41,047,255 16

Leading Cast

Chris Tucker    Franklin Hatchett
Charlie Sheen    James Russell

Supporting Cast

Heather Locklear    Grace Cipriani
Gerard Ismael    Raymond Villard
Paul Sorvino    Guy Cipriani
Rance Howard    Reverend
David Warner    Barclay
Veronica Cartwright    Connie Cipriani
Mary McDonnell    Lady Capulet
Larry Hankin    Roland
Daniel Roebuck    Detective Williams

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brett Ratner    Director
Joel Cohen    Screenwriter
Alec Sokolow    Screenwriter
Lalo Schifrin    Composer
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor

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:$10,654,369 (25.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,005 opening theaters/2,033 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $101,215,542

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,321 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,689 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 712 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,130 $41,076,865

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 22nd, 1997 (Wide) by New Line
Video Release: August 4th, 1998 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for graphic violence and pervasive strong language
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. All About the Benjamins
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Set in Los Angeles, Money Troubles, Organized Crime, Fugitive / On the Run, Prison Break, Investigative Journalist, Fired
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 58 $9,447,066 Aug 29, 1997 10
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 30 $24,101,335 Aug 29, 1997 10
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 57 $11,314,455 Aug 29, 1997 10
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 19 $28,865,419 Aug 29, 1997 10

Leading Cast

Chris Tucker    Franklin Hatchett
Charlie Sheen    James Russell

Supporting Cast

Heather Locklear    Grace Cipriani
Gerard Ismael    Raymond Villard
Paul Sorvino    Guy Cipriani
Rance Howard    Reverend
David Warner    Barclay
Veronica Cartwright    Connie Cipriani
Mary McDonnell    Lady Capulet
Larry Hankin    Roland
Daniel Roebuck    Detective Williams

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brett Ratner    Director
Joel Cohen    Screenwriter
Alec Sokolow    Screenwriter
Lalo Schifrin    Composer
Tim Chau    Sound Designer
Tim Chau    Supervising Sound Editor

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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,321 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,805 $101,215,542
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,789 $41,076,865
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1997 54 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,148 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,934 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,117 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 712 $41,076,865
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 46 $41,076,865

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 1997 2 $10,654,369   2,005 $5,314   $10,654,369 1
Aug 29, 1997 2 $9,447,066 -11% 2,033 $4,647   $23,652,478 2
Sep 5, 1997 3 $4,888,735 -48% 1,994 $2,452   $29,863,661 3
Sep 12, 1997 4 $3,211,458 -34% 1,942 $1,654   $34,205,257 4
Sep 19, 1997 8 $2,188,438 -32% 1,942 $1,127   $37,183,240 5
Sep 26, 1997 12 $1,033,273 -53% 1,263 $818   $38,741,599 6
Oct 3, 1997 18 $517,453 -50% 930 $556   $39,506,041 7
Oct 10, 1997 27 $229,096 -56% 335 $684   $39,866,053 8
Oct 17, 1997 41 $80,396 -65% 156 $515   $40,014,754 9
Oct 24, 1997 44 $60,814 -24% 117 $520   $40,098,966 10
Oct 31, 1997 51 $35,946 -41% 70 $514   $40,151,884 11
Nov 7, 1997 24 $284,402 +691% 438 $649   $40,448,866 12
Nov 14, 1997 34 $164,869 -42% 261 $632   $40,743,356 13
Nov 21, 1997 38 $123,179 -25% 189 $652   $40,922,619 14
Nov 28, 1997 55 $32,949 -73% 63 $523   $41,002,636 15
Dec 5, 1997 62 $0 -100% 87 $0   $0 16
Dec 12, 1997 56 $20,143   42 $480   $41,067,398 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 22, 1997 2 $3,533,090     2,005 $1,762   $3,533,090 1
Aug 23, 1997 2 $3,959,414 +12%   2,005 $1,975   $7,492,504 2
Aug 24, 1997 2 $3,161,865 -20%   2,005 $1,577   $10,654,369 3
Aug 25, 1997 2 $1,075,339 -66%   2,005 $536   $11,729,708 4
Aug 26, 1997 2 $954,949 -11%   2,005 $476   $12,684,657 5
Aug 27, 1997 3 $738,890 -23%   2,005 $369   $13,423,547 6
Aug 28, 1997 3 $781,865 +6%   2,005 $390   $14,205,412 7
Aug 29, 1997 2 $2,072,842 +165% -41% 2,033 $1,020   $16,278,254 8
Aug 30, 1997 2 $2,914,668 +41% -26% 2,033 $1,434   $19,192,922 9
Aug 31, 1997 2 $2,592,167 -11% -18% 2,033 $1,275   $21,785,089 10
Sep 1, 1997 2 $1,867,389 -28% +74% 2,033 $919   $23,652,478 11
Sep 2, 1997 3 $540,626 -71% -43% 2,033 $266   $24,193,104 12
Sep 3, 1997 3 $420,746 -22% -43% 2,033 $207   $24,613,850 13
Sep 4, 1997 3 $361,076 -14% -54% 2,033 $178   $24,974,926 14
Sep 5, 1997 3 $1,311,293 +263% -37% 1,994 $658   $26,286,219 15
Sep 6, 1997 3 $2,181,982 +66% -25% 1,994 $1,094   $28,468,201 16
Sep 7, 1997 3 $1,395,460 -36% -46% 1,994 $700   $29,863,661 17
Sep 8, 1997 4 $318,252 -77% -83% 1,994 $160   $30,181,913 18
Sep 9, 1997 5 $309,379 -3% -43% 1,994 $155   $30,491,292 19
Sep 10, 1997 6 $251,255 -19% -40% 1,994 $126   $30,742,547 20
Sep 11, 1997 6 $251,252 n/c -30% 1,994 $126   $30,993,799 21
Sep 12, 1997 4 $864,175 +244% -34% 1,942 $445   $31,857,974 22
Sep 13, 1997 4 $1,428,378 +65% -35% 1,942 $736   $33,286,352 23
Sep 14, 1997 2 $918,905 -36% -34% 1,942 $473   $34,205,257 24
Sep 15, 1997 6 $209,194 -77% -34% 1,942 $108   $34,414,451 25
Sep 16, 1997 7 $221,390 +6% -28% 1,942 $114   $34,635,841 26
Sep 17, 1997 7 $177,367 -20% -29% 1,942 $91   $34,813,208 27
Sep 18, 1997 7 $181,594 +2% -28% 1,942 $94   $34,994,802 28
Sep 19, 1997 9 $549,702 +203% -36% 1,942 $283   $35,544,504 29
Sep 20, 1997 9 $1,015,315 +85% -29% 1,942 $523   $36,559,819 30
Sep 21, 1997 7 $623,421 -39% -32% 1,942 $321   $37,183,240 31
Sep 22, 1997 8 $140,365 -77% -33% 1,942 $72   $37,323,605 32
Sep 23, 1997 10 $142,152 +1% -36% 1,942 $73   $37,465,757 33
Sep 24, 1997 9 $122,013 -14% -31% 1,942 $63   $37,587,770 34
Sep 25, 1997 9 $120,556 -1% -34% 1,942 $62   $37,708,326 35
Sep 26, 1997 12 $265,868 +121% -52% 1,263 $211   $37,974,194 36
Sep 27, 1997 12 $493,781 +86% -51% 1,263 $391   $38,467,975 37
Sep 28, 1997 - $273,624 -45% -56% 1,263 $217   $38,741,599 38
Sep 29, 1997 - $61,587 -77% -56% 1,263 $49   $38,803,186 39
Sep 30, 1997 - $59,919 -3% -58% 1,263 $47   $38,863,105 40
Oct 1, 1997 - $59,047 -1% -52% 1,263 $47   $38,922,152 41
Oct 2, 1997 - $66,436 +13% -45% 1,263 $53   $38,988,588 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 1997 2 $14,205,412   2,005 $7,085   $14,205,412 1
Aug 29, 1997 2 $10,769,514 -24% 2,033 $5,297   $24,974,926 2
Sep 5, 1997 3 $6,018,873 -44% 1,994 $3,018   $30,993,799 3
Sep 12, 1997 5 $4,001,003 -34% 1,942 $2,060   $34,994,802 4
Sep 19, 1997 8 $2,713,524 -32% 1,942 $1,397   $37,708,326 5
Sep 26, 1997 12 $1,280,262 -53% 1,263 $1,014   $38,988,588 6
Oct 3, 1997 18 $648,369 -49% 930 $697   $39,636,957 7
Oct 10, 1997 27 $297,401 -54% 335 $888   $39,934,358 8
Oct 17, 1997 42 $103,794 -65% 156 $665   $40,038,152 9
Oct 24, 1997 42 $77,786 -25% 117 $665   $40,115,938 10
Oct 31, 1997 52 $48,526 -38% 70 $693   $40,164,464 11
Nov 7, 1997 25 $414,023 +753% 438 $945   $40,578,487 12
Nov 14, 1997 35 $220,953 -47% 261 $847   $40,799,440 13
Nov 21, 1997 37 $170,247 -23% 189 $901   $40,969,687 14
Dec 5, 1997 1 $41,047,255   87 $471,808   $41,047,255 16

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,689 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,967 $41,076,865
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 58 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,945 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,142 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,872 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 717 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,130 $41,076,865
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 66 $41,076,865