Blast from the Past (1999)

Blast from the Past
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,613,620Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $190,027 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $190,027
OpusData ID: 20430100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,160,263 (34.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,542 opening theaters/2,544 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $59,251,970

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,296 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,871 $26,613,620

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 12th, 1999 (Wide) by New Line
International Releases: July 8th, 1999 (Wide) (Australia)
June 30th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: August 4th, 2015 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief language, sex and drug references
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Guilt Trip
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Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Romance, 1960s, Cold War, Culture Clash
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
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
Leggiest Opening Weekend 28 4.49 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 139 $9,160,263 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 126 $21,115,484 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 124 $10,549,460 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $24,317,747 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 81 $9,160,263 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $21,115,484 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 72 $10,549,460 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 57 $24,317,747 Feb 12, 1999 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,296 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,932 $59,251,970
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,677 $26,613,620
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1999 76 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,702 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,860 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,712 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 184 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,251 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 76 $26,613,620

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 12, 1999 5 $9,160,263   2,542 $3,604   $9,160,263 1
Feb 19, 1999 5 $5,839,227 -36% 2,544 $2,295   $16,509,086 2
Feb 26, 1999 9 $3,503,125 -40% 2,516 $1,392   $20,968,703 3
Mar 5, 1999 12 $1,836,995 -48% 2,018 $910   $23,608,666 4
Mar 12, 1999 19 $645,784 -65% 1,001 $645   $24,689,174 5
Mar 19, 1999 34 $218,446 -66% 358 $610   $25,160,244 6
Mar 26, 1999 44 $90,195 -59% 181 $498   $25,328,244 7
Apr 2, 1999 51 $59,447 -34% 131 $454   $25,455,096 8
Apr 9, 1999 29 $255,907 +330% 416 $615   $25,739,827 9
Apr 16, 1999 30 $190,635 -26% 346 $551   $20,010,216 10
Apr 23, 1999 38 $117,580 -38% 216 $544   $26,188,320 11
Apr 30, 1999 40 $92,552 -21% 181 $511   $26,318,096 12
May 7, 1999 45 $65,471 -29% 157 $417   $26,415,951 13
May 14, 1999 52 $55,030 -16% 111 $496   $26,494,611 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 12, 1999 4 $2,040,000     2,542 $803   $2,040,000 1
Feb 13, 1999 6 $2,800,000 +37%   2,542 $1,101   $4,840,000 2
Feb 14, 1999 6 $2,780,000 -1%   2,542 $1,094   $7,620,000 3
Feb 15, 1999 5 $1,389,197 -50%   2,542 $546   $9,160,263 4
Feb 16, 1999 6 $577,278 -58%   2,542 $227   $9,737,541 5
Feb 17, 1999 5 $486,349 -16%   2,542 $191   $10,223,890 6
Feb 18, 1999 4 $535,472 +10%   2,542 $211   $10,759,362 7
Feb 19, 1999 4 $1,730,000 +223% -15% 2,544 $680   $12,400,000 8
Feb 20, 1999 6 $2,530,000 +46% -10% 2,544 $994   $14,930,000 9
Feb 21, 1999 5 $1,503,000 -41% -46% 2,544 $591   $16,509,086 10
Feb 22, 1999 6 $281,717 -81% -80% 2,544 $111   $16,790,803 11
Feb 23, 1999 6 $330,506 +17% -43% 2,544 $130   $17,121,309 12
Feb 24, 1999 5 $277,203 -16% -43% 2,544 $109   $17,398,512 13
Feb 25, 1999 5 $296,297 +7% -45% 2,544 $116   $17,696,809 14
Feb 26, 1999 10 $874,191 +195% -49% 2,544 $344   $18,571,000 15
Feb 27, 1999 9 $1,660,000 +90% -34% 2,516 $660   $20,231,000 16
Feb 28, 1999 8 $891,000 -46% -41% 2,516 $354   $20,968,703 17
Mar 1, 1999 9 $205,870 -77% -27% 2,516 $82   $21,174,573 18
Mar 2, 1999 10 $229,150 +11% -31% 2,516 $91   $21,403,723 19
Mar 3, 1999 7 $202,959 -11% -27% 2,516 $81   $21,606,682 20
Mar 4, 1999 8 $227,967 +12% -23% 2,516 $91   $21,834,649 21
Mar 5, 1999 12 $477,351 +109% -45% 2,516 $190   $22,312,000 22
Mar 6, 1999 12 $820,000 +72% -51% 2,018 $406   $23,132,000 23
Mar 7, 1999 12 $478,000 -42% -46% 2,018 $237   $23,608,666 24
Mar 8, 1999 12 $114,701 -76% -44% 2,018 $57   $23,723,367 25
Mar 9, 1999 13 $130,213 +14% -43% 2,018 $65   $23,853,580 26
Mar 10, 1999 13 $119,286 -8% -41% 2,018 $59   $23,972,866 27
Mar 11, 1999 12 $139,069 +17% -39% 2,018 $69   $24,111,935 28
Mar 14, 1999 19 $175,000   -63% 1,001 $175   $24,689,174 31
Mar 15, 1999 18 $74,743 -57% -35% 1,001 $75   $24,763,917 32
Mar 16, 1999 19 $78,776 +5% -40% 1,001 $79   $24,842,693 33
Mar 17, 1999 18 $75,197 -5% -37% 1,001 $75   $24,917,890 34
Mar 18, 1999 18 $88,644 +18% -36% 1,001 $89   $25,006,534 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 12, 1999 6 $10,669,859   2,542 $4,197   $10,669,859 1
Feb 19, 1999 6 $6,795,719 -36% 2,544 $2,671   $17,465,578 2
Feb 26, 1999 9 $4,306,093 -37% 2,516 $1,711   $21,771,671 3
Mar 5, 1999 12 $2,271,719 -47% 2,018 $1,126   $24,043,390 4
Mar 12, 1999 19 $898,408 -60% 1,001 $898   $24,941,798 5
Mar 19, 1999 34 $296,251 -67% 358 $828   $25,238,049 6
Mar 26, 1999 42 $157,600 -47% 181 $871   $25,395,649 7
Apr 2, 1999 53 $88,271 -44% 131 $674   $25,483,920 8
Apr 16, 1999 4 $6,251,159   346 $18,067   $26,070,740 10
Apr 23, 1999 42 $154,804 -98% 216 $717   $26,225,544 11
Apr 30, 1999 40 $124,936 -19% 181 $690   $26,350,480 12
May 7, 1999 45 $89,101 -29% 157 $568   $26,439,581 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/8/1999 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,871 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,045 $26,613,620
Top 1999 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 90 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,630 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,244 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,557 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 258 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,504 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $26,613,620

Leading Cast

Brendan Fraser    Adam Webber
Alicia Silverstone    Eve Rustikov

Uncategorized

Don Yesso    Jerry
Hugh Wilson   
Carmen More    Sophie
Deborah Kellner    Miss Sweet
Scott Thomson    Junkie
Dave Foley    Troy
Sissy Spacek    Helen Webber
Christopher Walken    Calvin Webber
Jenifer Lewis    Dr. Nina Aron
Joey Slotnick    Soda Jerk / Archbishop Belkner

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

Production and Technical Credits

Hugh Wilson    Director
Hugh Wilson    Screenwriter
Bill Kelly    Screenwriter

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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,160,263 (34.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$35,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,542 opening theaters/2,544 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $59,251,970

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,296 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,871 $26,613,620

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 12th, 1999 (Wide) by New Line
International Releases: July 8th, 1999 (Wide) (Australia)
June 30th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: August 4th, 2015 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief language, sex and drug references
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Guilt Trip
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Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Romance, 1960s, Cold War, Culture Clash
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
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
Leggiest Opening Weekend 28 4.49 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 139 $9,160,263 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 126 $21,115,484 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 124 $10,549,460 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $24,317,747 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 81 $9,160,263 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $21,115,484 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 72 $10,549,460 Feb 12, 1999 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 57 $24,317,747 Feb 12, 1999 3

Leading Cast

Brendan Fraser    Adam Webber
Alicia Silverstone    Eve Rustikov

Uncategorized

Don Yesso    Jerry
Hugh Wilson   
Carmen More    Sophie
Deborah Kellner    Miss Sweet
Scott Thomson    Junkie
Dave Foley    Troy
Sissy Spacek    Helen Webber
Christopher Walken    Calvin Webber
Jenifer Lewis    Dr. Nina Aron
Joey Slotnick    Soda Jerk / Archbishop Belkner

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

Production and Technical Credits

Hugh Wilson    Director
Hugh Wilson    Screenwriter
Bill Kelly    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,296 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,932 $59,251,970
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,677 $26,613,620
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1999 76 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,702 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,860 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,712 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 184 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,251 $26,613,620
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 76 $26,613,620

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 12, 1999 5 $9,160,263   2,542 $3,604   $9,160,263 1
Feb 19, 1999 5 $5,839,227 -36% 2,544 $2,295   $16,509,086 2
Feb 26, 1999 9 $3,503,125 -40% 2,516 $1,392   $20,968,703 3
Mar 5, 1999 12 $1,836,995 -48% 2,018 $910   $23,608,666 4
Mar 12, 1999 19 $645,784 -65% 1,001 $645   $24,689,174 5
Mar 19, 1999 34 $218,446 -66% 358 $610   $25,160,244 6
Mar 26, 1999 44 $90,195 -59% 181 $498   $25,328,244 7
Apr 2, 1999 51 $59,447 -34% 131 $454   $25,455,096 8
Apr 9, 1999 29 $255,907 +330% 416 $615   $25,739,827 9
Apr 16, 1999 30 $190,635 -26% 346 $551   $20,010,216 10
Apr 23, 1999 38 $117,580 -38% 216 $544   $26,188,320 11
Apr 30, 1999 40 $92,552 -21% 181 $511   $26,318,096 12
May 7, 1999 45 $65,471 -29% 157 $417   $26,415,951 13
May 14, 1999 52 $55,030 -16% 111 $496   $26,494,611 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 12, 1999 4 $2,040,000     2,542 $803   $2,040,000 1
Feb 13, 1999 6 $2,800,000 +37%   2,542 $1,101   $4,840,000 2
Feb 14, 1999 6 $2,780,000 -1%   2,542 $1,094   $7,620,000 3
Feb 15, 1999 5 $1,389,197 -50%   2,542 $546   $9,160,263 4
Feb 16, 1999 6 $577,278 -58%   2,542 $227   $9,737,541 5
Feb 17, 1999 5 $486,349 -16%   2,542 $191   $10,223,890 6
Feb 18, 1999 4 $535,472 +10%   2,542 $211   $10,759,362 7
Feb 19, 1999 4 $1,730,000 +223% -15% 2,544 $680   $12,400,000 8
Feb 20, 1999 6 $2,530,000 +46% -10% 2,544 $994   $14,930,000 9
Feb 21, 1999 5 $1,503,000 -41% -46% 2,544 $591   $16,509,086 10
Feb 22, 1999 6 $281,717 -81% -80% 2,544 $111   $16,790,803 11
Feb 23, 1999 6 $330,506 +17% -43% 2,544 $130   $17,121,309 12
Feb 24, 1999 5 $277,203 -16% -43% 2,544 $109   $17,398,512 13
Feb 25, 1999 5 $296,297 +7% -45% 2,544 $116   $17,696,809 14
Feb 26, 1999 10 $874,191 +195% -49% 2,544 $344   $18,571,000 15
Feb 27, 1999 9 $1,660,000 +90% -34% 2,516 $660   $20,231,000 16
Feb 28, 1999 8 $891,000 -46% -41% 2,516 $354   $20,968,703 17
Mar 1, 1999 9 $205,870 -77% -27% 2,516 $82   $21,174,573 18
Mar 2, 1999 10 $229,150 +11% -31% 2,516 $91   $21,403,723 19
Mar 3, 1999 7 $202,959 -11% -27% 2,516 $81   $21,606,682 20
Mar 4, 1999 8 $227,967 +12% -23% 2,516 $91   $21,834,649 21
Mar 5, 1999 12 $477,351 +109% -45% 2,516 $190   $22,312,000 22
Mar 6, 1999 12 $820,000 +72% -51% 2,018 $406   $23,132,000 23
Mar 7, 1999 12 $478,000 -42% -46% 2,018 $237   $23,608,666 24
Mar 8, 1999 12 $114,701 -76% -44% 2,018 $57   $23,723,367 25
Mar 9, 1999 13 $130,213 +14% -43% 2,018 $65   $23,853,580 26
Mar 10, 1999 13 $119,286 -8% -41% 2,018 $59   $23,972,866 27
Mar 11, 1999 12 $139,069 +17% -39% 2,018 $69   $24,111,935 28
Mar 14, 1999 19 $175,000   -63% 1,001 $175   $24,689,174 31
Mar 15, 1999 18 $74,743 -57% -35% 1,001 $75   $24,763,917 32
Mar 16, 1999 19 $78,776 +5% -40% 1,001 $79   $24,842,693 33
Mar 17, 1999 18 $75,197 -5% -37% 1,001 $75   $24,917,890 34
Mar 18, 1999 18 $88,644 +18% -36% 1,001 $89   $25,006,534 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 12, 1999 6 $10,669,859   2,542 $4,197   $10,669,859 1
Feb 19, 1999 6 $6,795,719 -36% 2,544 $2,671   $17,465,578 2
Feb 26, 1999 9 $4,306,093 -37% 2,516 $1,711   $21,771,671 3
Mar 5, 1999 12 $2,271,719 -47% 2,018 $1,126   $24,043,390 4
Mar 12, 1999 19 $898,408 -60% 1,001 $898   $24,941,798 5
Mar 19, 1999 34 $296,251 -67% 358 $828   $25,238,049 6
Mar 26, 1999 42 $157,600 -47% 181 $871   $25,395,649 7
Apr 2, 1999 53 $88,271 -44% 131 $674   $25,483,920 8
Apr 16, 1999 4 $6,251,159   346 $18,067   $26,070,740 10
Apr 23, 1999 42 $154,804 -98% 216 $717   $26,225,544 11
Apr 30, 1999 40 $124,936 -19% 181 $690   $26,350,480 12
May 7, 1999 45 $89,101 -29% 157 $568   $26,439,581 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/8/1999 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,871 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,045 $26,613,620
Top 1999 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 90 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,630 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,244 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,557 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 258 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,504 $26,613,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $26,613,620