Firestorm (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $8,123,860Details
OpusData ID: 40160100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,849,308 (47.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,037 opening theaters/2,057 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,590,797

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,877 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,696 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,236 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,708 $8,123,860

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 9th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 25th, 1999 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Friday
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Keywords: Action Thriller, Firefighter, Prison Break, Found Money, Set in Wyoming, False Identity, Disaster
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
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 425 $5,325,474 Jan 16, 1998 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,877 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,200 $19,590,797
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,084 $8,123,860
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 (Rank 101-200) 133 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,172 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,273 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,133 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 832 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,236 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 501-600) 523 $8,123,860

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 1998 7 $3,849,308   2,037 $1,890   $3,849,308 1
Jan 16, 1998 12 $2,132,917 -45% 2,057 $1,037   $6,992,799 2
Jan 23, 1998 25 $389,286 -82% 796 $489   $7,727,258 3
Jan 30, 1998 41 $107,676 -72% 237 $454   $7,966,823 4
Feb 6, 1998 57 $40,215 -63% 134 $300   $8,041,665 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 9, 1998 6 $1,170,000   2,037 $574   $1,170,000 1
Jan 10, 1998 7 $1,750,000 +50% 2,037 $859   $2,920,000 2
Jan 11, 1998 7 $897,000 -49% 2,037 $440   $3,849,308 3
Jan 12, 1998 7 $265,984 -70% 2,037 $131   $4,115,292 4
Jan 13, 1998 7 $292,586 +10% 2,037 $144   $4,407,878 5
Jan 14, 1998 7 $222,225 -24% 2,037 $109   $4,630,133 6
Jan 15, 1998 8 $229,779 +3% 2,037 $113   $4,859,882 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 1998 8 $4,859,882   2,037 $2,386   $4,859,882 1
Jan 16, 1998 13 $2,478,090 -49% 2,057 $1,205   $7,337,972 2
Jan 23, 1998 24 $521,175 -79% 796 $655   $7,859,147 3
Jan 30, 1998 41 $142,303 -73% 237 $600   $8,001,450 4

Uncategorized

Suzy Amis   
Scott Glenn    Wynt Perkins
Howie Long    Jesse Graves
Barry Pepper    Packer
William Forsythe    Randy Earl Shaye

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dean Semler    Director
J. Peter Robinson    Composer
Chris Corbould    Special Effects Coordinator

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:$3,849,308 (47.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,037 opening theaters/2,057 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,590,797

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,877 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,696 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,236 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,708 $8,123,860

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 9th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: May 25th, 1999 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language
Running Time: 89 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Friday
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Keywords: Action Thriller, Firefighter, Prison Break, Found Money, Set in Wyoming, False Identity, Disaster
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
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 425 $5,325,474 Jan 16, 1998 10

Uncategorized

Suzy Amis   
Scott Glenn    Wynt Perkins
Howie Long    Jesse Graves
Barry Pepper    Packer
William Forsythe    Randy Earl Shaye

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dean Semler    Director
J. Peter Robinson    Composer
Chris Corbould    Special Effects Coordinator

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 5,801-5,900) 5,877 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,200 $19,590,797
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,084 $8,123,860
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 (Rank 101-200) 133 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,172 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,273 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,133 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 832 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,236 $8,123,860
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 501-600) 523 $8,123,860

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 1998 7 $3,849,308   2,037 $1,890   $3,849,308 1
Jan 16, 1998 12 $2,132,917 -45% 2,057 $1,037   $6,992,799 2
Jan 23, 1998 25 $389,286 -82% 796 $489   $7,727,258 3
Jan 30, 1998 41 $107,676 -72% 237 $454   $7,966,823 4
Feb 6, 1998 57 $40,215 -63% 134 $300   $8,041,665 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 9, 1998 6 $1,170,000   2,037 $574   $1,170,000 1
Jan 10, 1998 7 $1,750,000 +50% 2,037 $859   $2,920,000 2
Jan 11, 1998 7 $897,000 -49% 2,037 $440   $3,849,308 3
Jan 12, 1998 7 $265,984 -70% 2,037 $131   $4,115,292 4
Jan 13, 1998 7 $292,586 +10% 2,037 $144   $4,407,878 5
Jan 14, 1998 7 $222,225 -24% 2,037 $109   $4,630,133 6
Jan 15, 1998 8 $229,779 +3% 2,037 $113   $4,859,882 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 1998 8 $4,859,882   2,037 $2,386   $4,859,882 1
Jan 16, 1998 13 $2,478,090 -49% 2,057 $1,205   $7,337,972 2
Jan 23, 1998 24 $521,175 -79% 796 $655   $7,859,147 3
Jan 30, 1998 41 $142,303 -73% 237 $600   $8,001,450 4

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,696 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,610 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,860 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,622 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,710 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,244 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,708 $8,123,860
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 501-600) 541 $8,123,860