The Borrowers (1998)

The Borrowers
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $22,619,589Details
International Box Office $31,426,243Details
Worldwide Box Office $54,045,832
OpusData ID: 23150100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,075,079 (26.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$29,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,535 opening theaters/1,606 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,547,451

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,653 $22,619,589
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,876 $31,426,243
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,052 $54,045,832

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 13th, 1998 (Wide) by Polygram
Video Release: January 6th, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild peril and some crude humor
Running Time: 83 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Spice World
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Keywords: Tiny Worlds, Family Adventure, Rescue, Land Developer, Secret or Hidden Will, Inheritance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Working Title Films
Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Leggiest Opening Weekend 8 7.89 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 214 $6,075,079 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 180 $15,168,267 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 161 $7,680,047 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 115 $19,175,558 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 96 $6,075,079 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $15,168,267 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 80 $7,680,047 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 65 $19,175,558 Feb 13, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,653 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,143 $54,547,451
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,003 $22,619,589
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 82 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 802 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,197 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 567 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 823 $22,619,589

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 13, 1998 6 $6,075,079   1,535 $3,958   $6,075,079 1
Feb 20, 1998 7 $4,011,304 -34% 1,593 $2,518   $11,232,084 2
Feb 27, 1998 9 $2,771,184 -31% 1,606 $1,726   $14,533,004 3
Mar 6, 1998 10 $2,073,962 -25% 1,581 $1,312   $17,270,127 4
Mar 13, 1998 12 $1,313,706 -37% 1,514 $868   $19,008,365 5
Mar 20, 1998 15 $1,041,278 -21% 1,241 $839   $20,601,297 6
Mar 27, 1998 20 $411,259 -61% 1,002 $410   $21,231,001 7
Apr 3, 1998 25 $229,980 -44% 706 $326   $21,578,472 8
Apr 10, 1998 38 $105,919 -54% 456 $232   $21,806,489 9
Apr 17, 1998 39 $129,347 +22% 475 $272   $22,047,877 10
Apr 24, 1998 41 $100,218 -23% 386 $260   $22,188,266 11
May 1, 1998 39 $91,728 -8% 326 $281   $22,301,008 12
May 8, 1998 52 $43,764 -52% 200 $219   $22,359,293 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 13, 1998 7 $770,000     1,536 $501   $770,000 1
Feb 14, 1998 6 $2,040,000 +165%   1,536 $1,328   $2,810,000 2
Feb 15, 1998 6 $2,481,000 +22%   1,536 $1,615   $5,291,000 3
Feb 16, 1998 4 $1,604,968 -35%   1,535 $1,046   $6,075,079 4
Feb 17, 1998 6 $411,597 -74%   1,535 $268   $6,486,676 5
Feb 18, 1998 6 $352,742 -14%   1,535 $230   $6,839,418 6
Feb 19, 1998 6 $381,362 +8%   1,535 $248   $7,220,780 7
Feb 20, 1998 8 $855,000 +124% +11% 1,593 $537   $8,076,000 8
Feb 21, 1998 6 $1,850,000 +116% -9% 1,593 $1,161   $9,926,000 9
Feb 22, 1998 6 $1,315,000 -29% -47% 1,593 $825   $11,241,000 10
Feb 23, 1998 10 $166,965 -87% -90% 1,593 $105   $11,399,049 11
Feb 24, 1998 10 $145,221 -13% -65% 1,593 $91   $11,544,227 12
Feb 25, 1998 10 $132,510 -9% -62% 1,593 $83   $11,676,737 13
Feb 26, 1998 10 $145,000 +9% -62% 1,593 $91   $11,828,000 14
Feb 27, 1998 10 $538,000 +271% -37% 1,606 $335   $12,366,000 15
Feb 28, 1998 9 $1,300,000 +142% -30% 1,606 $809   $13,666,000 16
Mar 1, 1998 7 $1,018,000 -22% -23% 1,606 $634   $14,657,000 17
Mar 7, 1998 10 $865,000   -33% 1,581 $547   $16,366,000 23
Mar 8, 1998 8 $931,000 +8% -9% 1,581 $589   $17,270,127 24
Mar 15, 1998 10 $472,000   -49% 1,514 $312   $19,008,365 31

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 13, 1998 6 $7,220,780   1,535 $4,704   $7,220,780 1
Feb 20, 1998 7 $4,541,040 -37% 1,593 $2,851   $11,761,820 2
Feb 27, 1998 9 $3,434,345 -24% 1,606 $2,138   $15,196,165 3
Mar 6, 1998 10 $2,498,494 -27% 1,581 $1,580   $17,694,659 4
Mar 13, 1998 12 $1,865,360 -25% 1,514 $1,232   $19,560,019 5
Mar 20, 1998 15 $1,259,723 -32% 1,241 $1,015   $20,819,742 6
Mar 27, 1998 20 $528,750 -58% 1,002 $528   $21,348,492 7
Apr 3, 1998 25 $352,078 -33% 706 $499   $21,700,570 8
Apr 10, 1998 34 $217,960 -38% 456 $478   $21,918,530 9
Apr 17, 1998 40 $169,518 -22% 475 $357   $22,088,048 10
Apr 24, 1998 42 $121,232 -28% 386 $314   $22,209,280 11
May 1, 1998 45 $106,249 -12% 326 $326   $22,315,529 12

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,876 $31,426,243
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,218 $31,426,243
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 41 $31,426,243
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 583 $31,426,243
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,351 $31,426,243
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $31,426,243
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $31,426,243
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 474 $31,426,243

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,052 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,401 $54,045,832
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 58 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 644 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,555 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 570 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 588 $54,045,832

Leading Cast

John Goodman    Ocious P. Potter
Jim Broadbent    Pod Clock

Supporting Cast

Mark Williams    Exterminator Jeff
Hugh Laurie    Officer Steady
Bradley Pierce    Pete Lender
Celia Imrie    Homily Clock
Ruby Wax    City Hall clerk
Flora Newbigin    Arrietty Clock
Tom Felton    Peagreen Clock
Raymond Pickard    Spiller
Aden Gillett    Joe Lender
Doon Mackichan    Victoria Lende
Andrew Dunford    Dustbunny
Bob Goody    Minty
Patrick Monkton    Swag
Dick Ward    Milk Man
George Yiasoumi    Wrigley
Alex Winter    TV Ganster
Michael Hewitt    TV Sergeant
Simon Hewitt    TV Constable
David Freeman    TV Constable

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Hewitt    Director
Gavin Scott    Screenwriter
John Kamps    Screenwriter
Tim Bevan    Producer
Eric Fellner    Producer
Rachel Talalay    Producer
Walt Defaria    Executive Producer
Mary Richards    Line Producer
Mary Norton    Story-Based on the Novels by
John Fenner    Director of Photography
Trevor Brooker    Director of Photography
David Freeman    Editor
Gemma Jackson    Production Designer
Peter Chiang    Visual Effects Supervisor
Marie France    Costume Designer
Hans Zimmer    Score Producer
Harry Gregson-Williams    Composer
Nina Gold    Casting Director
Debra Hayward    Co-Producer
Liza Chasin    Co-Producer
Andrew Ackland-Snow    Art Director
Gareth Tandy    Assistant Director
Careen Hertzog    Set Decorator
Digby Milner    Special Effects Supervisor
David Stephenson    Sound Mixer
Peter Maxwell    Re-recording Mixer
Adrian Rhodes    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Joly    Supervising Sound Editor
Adrian Rhodes    Sound Effects Editor

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


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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,075,079 (26.9% of total gross)
Legs:3.72 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:41.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$29,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,535 opening theaters/1,606 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $54,547,451

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,653 $22,619,589
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,876 $31,426,243
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,052 $54,045,832

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 13th, 1998 (Wide) by Polygram
Video Release: January 6th, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for mild peril and some crude humor
Running Time: 83 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Spice World
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Keywords: Tiny Worlds, Family Adventure, Rescue, Land Developer, Secret or Hidden Will, Inheritance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Working Title Films
Production Countries: United States, United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Leggiest Opening Weekend 8 7.89 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 214 $6,075,079 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 180 $15,168,267 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 161 $7,680,047 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 115 $19,175,558 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day) 96 $6,075,079 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 97 $15,168,267 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 80 $7,680,047 Feb 13, 1998 3
Washington's Birthday (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 65 $19,175,558 Feb 13, 1998 3

Leading Cast

John Goodman    Ocious P. Potter
Jim Broadbent    Pod Clock

Supporting Cast

Mark Williams    Exterminator Jeff
Hugh Laurie    Officer Steady
Bradley Pierce    Pete Lender
Celia Imrie    Homily Clock
Ruby Wax    City Hall clerk
Flora Newbigin    Arrietty Clock
Tom Felton    Peagreen Clock
Raymond Pickard    Spiller
Aden Gillett    Joe Lender
Doon Mackichan    Victoria Lende
Andrew Dunford    Dustbunny
Bob Goody    Minty
Patrick Monkton    Swag
Dick Ward    Milk Man
George Yiasoumi    Wrigley
Alex Winter    TV Ganster
Michael Hewitt    TV Sergeant
Simon Hewitt    TV Constable
David Freeman    TV Constable

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Hewitt    Director
Gavin Scott    Screenwriter
John Kamps    Screenwriter
Tim Bevan    Producer
Eric Fellner    Producer
Rachel Talalay    Producer
Walt Defaria    Executive Producer
Mary Richards    Line Producer
Mary Norton    Story-Based on the Novels by
John Fenner    Director of Photography
Trevor Brooker    Director of Photography
David Freeman    Editor
Gemma Jackson    Production Designer
Peter Chiang    Visual Effects Supervisor
Marie France    Costume Designer
Hans Zimmer    Score Producer
Harry Gregson-Williams    Composer
Nina Gold    Casting Director
Debra Hayward    Co-Producer
Liza Chasin    Co-Producer
Andrew Ackland-Snow    Art Director
Gareth Tandy    Assistant Director
Careen Hertzog    Set Decorator
Digby Milner    Special Effects Supervisor
David Stephenson    Sound Mixer
Peter Maxwell    Re-recording Mixer
Adrian Rhodes    Re-recording Mixer
Peter Joly    Supervising Sound Editor
Adrian Rhodes    Sound Effects 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 3,601-3,700) 3,653 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,143 $54,547,451
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,003 $22,619,589
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 82 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 802 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,197 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 243 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 567 $22,619,589
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 823 $22,619,589

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 13, 1998 6 $6,075,079   1,535 $3,958   $6,075,079 1
Feb 20, 1998 7 $4,011,304 -34% 1,593 $2,518   $11,232,084 2
Feb 27, 1998 9 $2,771,184 -31% 1,606 $1,726   $14,533,004 3
Mar 6, 1998 10 $2,073,962 -25% 1,581 $1,312   $17,270,127 4
Mar 13, 1998 12 $1,313,706 -37% 1,514 $868   $19,008,365 5
Mar 20, 1998 15 $1,041,278 -21% 1,241 $839   $20,601,297 6
Mar 27, 1998 20 $411,259 -61% 1,002 $410   $21,231,001 7
Apr 3, 1998 25 $229,980 -44% 706 $326   $21,578,472 8
Apr 10, 1998 38 $105,919 -54% 456 $232   $21,806,489 9
Apr 17, 1998 39 $129,347 +22% 475 $272   $22,047,877 10
Apr 24, 1998 41 $100,218 -23% 386 $260   $22,188,266 11
May 1, 1998 39 $91,728 -8% 326 $281   $22,301,008 12
May 8, 1998 52 $43,764 -52% 200 $219   $22,359,293 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 13, 1998 7 $770,000     1,536 $501   $770,000 1
Feb 14, 1998 6 $2,040,000 +165%   1,536 $1,328   $2,810,000 2
Feb 15, 1998 6 $2,481,000 +22%   1,536 $1,615   $5,291,000 3
Feb 16, 1998 4 $1,604,968 -35%   1,535 $1,046   $6,075,079 4
Feb 17, 1998 6 $411,597 -74%   1,535 $268   $6,486,676 5
Feb 18, 1998 6 $352,742 -14%   1,535 $230   $6,839,418 6
Feb 19, 1998 6 $381,362 +8%   1,535 $248   $7,220,780 7
Feb 20, 1998 8 $855,000 +124% +11% 1,593 $537   $8,076,000 8
Feb 21, 1998 6 $1,850,000 +116% -9% 1,593 $1,161   $9,926,000 9
Feb 22, 1998 6 $1,315,000 -29% -47% 1,593 $825   $11,241,000 10
Feb 23, 1998 10 $166,965 -87% -90% 1,593 $105   $11,399,049 11
Feb 24, 1998 10 $145,221 -13% -65% 1,593 $91   $11,544,227 12
Feb 25, 1998 10 $132,510 -9% -62% 1,593 $83   $11,676,737 13
Feb 26, 1998 10 $145,000 +9% -62% 1,593 $91   $11,828,000 14
Feb 27, 1998 10 $538,000 +271% -37% 1,606 $335   $12,366,000 15
Feb 28, 1998 9 $1,300,000 +142% -30% 1,606 $809   $13,666,000 16
Mar 1, 1998 7 $1,018,000 -22% -23% 1,606 $634   $14,657,000 17
Mar 7, 1998 10 $865,000   -33% 1,581 $547   $16,366,000 23
Mar 8, 1998 8 $931,000 +8% -9% 1,581 $589   $17,270,127 24
Mar 15, 1998 10 $472,000   -49% 1,514 $312   $19,008,365 31

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 13, 1998 6 $7,220,780   1,535 $4,704   $7,220,780 1
Feb 20, 1998 7 $4,541,040 -37% 1,593 $2,851   $11,761,820 2
Feb 27, 1998 9 $3,434,345 -24% 1,606 $2,138   $15,196,165 3
Mar 6, 1998 10 $2,498,494 -27% 1,581 $1,580   $17,694,659 4
Mar 13, 1998 12 $1,865,360 -25% 1,514 $1,232   $19,560,019 5
Mar 20, 1998 15 $1,259,723 -32% 1,241 $1,015   $20,819,742 6
Mar 27, 1998 20 $528,750 -58% 1,002 $528   $21,348,492 7
Apr 3, 1998 25 $352,078 -33% 706 $499   $21,700,570 8
Apr 10, 1998 34 $217,960 -38% 456 $478   $21,918,530 9
Apr 17, 1998 40 $169,518 -22% 475 $357   $22,088,048 10
Apr 24, 1998 42 $121,232 -28% 386 $314   $22,209,280 11
May 1, 1998 45 $106,249 -12% 326 $326   $22,315,529 12

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,876 $31,426,243
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,218 $31,426,243
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 41 $31,426,243
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 583 $31,426,243
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,351 $31,426,243
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $31,426,243
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $31,426,243
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 474 $31,426,243

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,052 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,401 $54,045,832
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 58 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 644 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,555 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 570 $54,045,832
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 588 $54,045,832