Saving Silverman (2001)

Saving Silverman
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,351,569Details
International Box Office $6,521,573Details
Worldwide Box Office $25,873,142
OpusData ID: 25870100
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Synopsis

The misadventures of buddies J.D. and Wayne, who begin to suspect that their best friend, Darren Silverman is going to allow himself to be badgered into marrying Judith, a woman he doesn’t love. They decide to reunite him with his long lost love from their school days — even if they have to kidnap Judith to do it.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,411,852 (38.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:74.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,467 opening theaters/2,467 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $38,668,947

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,027 $19,351,569
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,240 $6,521,573
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,948 $25,873,142
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 830 $19,351,569
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,058 $6,521,573
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 911 $25,873,142
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,436 $19,351,569
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,601 $6,521,573
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,529 $25,873,142

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 2001 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: July 17th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and language
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bait
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Emotional Abuse, Kidnap, Wedding Day, Wedding Day Disasters, LGBTQ+
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Original Film, Village Roadshow Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 260 $9,956,041 Feb 16, 2001 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 204 $5,516,323 Feb 16, 2001 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 167 $11,412,742 Feb 16, 2001 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,027 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,882 $38,668,947
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,350 $19,351,569
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2001 (Rank 101-200) 103 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,127 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,548 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,131 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 830 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,436 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 531 $19,351,569

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 2001 3 $7,411,852   2,467 $3,004   $7,411,852 1
Feb 16, 2001 10 $4,812,228 -35% 2,467 $1,951   $14,188,721 2
Feb 23, 2001 14 $2,048,719 -57% 2,151 $952   $17,160,510 3
Mar 2, 2001 17 $707,812 -65% 950 $745   $18,409,177 4
Mar 9, 2001 23 $332,852 -53% 446 $746   $18,968,154 5
Mar 16, 2001 34 $150,261 -55% 178 $844   $19,231,335 6
Mar 23, 2001 42 $73,944 -51% 104 $711   $19,351,569 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 9, 2001 2 $2,210,000     2,467 $896   $2,210,000 1
Feb 10, 2001 3 $3,210,000 +45%   2,467 $1,301   $5,420,000 2
Feb 11, 2001 3 $1,864,000 -42%   2,467 $756   $7,411,852 3
Feb 12, 2001 2 $470,455 -75%   2,467 $191   $7,882,307 4
Feb 13, 2001 5 $404,245 -14%   2,467 $164   $8,286,552 5
Feb 14, 2001 7 $677,003 +67%   2,467 $274   $8,963,555 6
Feb 15, 2001 4 $412,938 -39%   2,467 $167   $9,376,493 7
Feb 19, 2001 10 $704,095   +50% 2,467 $285   $14,188,721 11
Feb 20, 2001 9 $373,475 -47% -8% 2,467 $151   $14,562,196 12
Feb 21, 2001 10 $268,657 -28% -60% 2,467 $109   $14,830,853 13
Feb 22, 2001 9 $280,938 +5% -32% 2,467 $114   $15,311,791 14
Feb 25, 2001 14 $490,000     2,151 $228   $17,161,000 17
Feb 26, 2001 13 $126,910 -74% -82% 2,151 $59   $17,287,420 18
Feb 27, 2001 12 $154,106 +21% -59% 2,151 $72   $17,441,526 19
Feb 28, 2001 13 $118,047 -23% -56% 2,151 $55   $17,559,573 20
Mar 1, 2001 12 $141,792 +20% -50% 2,151 $66   $17,701,365 21
Mar 4, 2001 17 $153,000   -69% 950 $161   $18,409,177 24
Mar 5, 2001 17 $54,768 -64% -57% 950 $58   $18,463,945 25
Mar 6, 2001 18 $62,313 +14% -60% 950 $66   $18,526,258 26
Mar 7, 2001 17 $54,356 -13% -54% 950 $57   $18,580,614 27
Mar 8, 2001 17 $54,688 +1% -61% 950 $58   $18,635,302 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 2001 3 $9,376,493   2,467 $3,801   $9,376,493 1
Feb 16, 2001 10 $5,735,298 -39% 2,467 $2,325   $15,111,791 2
Feb 23, 2001 14 $2,589,574 -55% 2,151 $1,204   $17,701,365 3
Mar 2, 2001 16 $933,937 -64% 950 $983   $18,635,302 4
Mar 9, 2001 23 $445,772 -52% 446 $999   $19,081,074 5
Mar 16, 2001 37 $196,551 -56% 178 $1,104   $19,277,625 6
Mar 23, 2001 53 $73,944 -62% 104 $711   $19,351,569 7

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,240 $6,521,573
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,327 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,465 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,225 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,220 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,058 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,601 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 429 $6,521,573

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,948 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,115 $25,873,142
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 103 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,672 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,311 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,594 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 911 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,529 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 522 $25,873,142

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Jack Black    J.D.

Uncategorized

R. Lee Ermey    Coach
Amanda Detmer    Sandy Perkus
Neil Diamond    Himself
Dennis Dugan    Referee
Jason Biggs    Darren Silverman
Steve Zahn    Wayne
Amanda Peet    Judith

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dennis Dugan    Director
Hank Nelken    Screenwriter
Greg DePaul    Screenwriter
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Michelle Silverman    Music Supervisor

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


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Synopsis

The misadventures of buddies J.D. and Wayne, who begin to suspect that their best friend, Darren Silverman is going to allow himself to be badgered into marrying Judith, a woman he doesn’t love. They decide to reunite him with his long lost love from their school days — even if they have to kidnap Judith to do it.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,411,852 (38.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:74.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,467 opening theaters/2,467 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $38,668,947

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,027 $19,351,569
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,240 $6,521,573
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,948 $25,873,142
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 830 $19,351,569
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,058 $6,521,573
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 911 $25,873,142
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,436 $19,351,569
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,601 $6,521,573
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,529 $25,873,142

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 9th, 2001 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: July 17th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and language
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bait
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Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Emotional Abuse, Kidnap, Wedding Day, Wedding Day Disasters, LGBTQ+
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Original Film, Village Roadshow Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 260 $9,956,041 Feb 16, 2001 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 204 $5,516,323 Feb 16, 2001 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 167 $11,412,742 Feb 16, 2001 10

Leading Cast

Jack Black    J.D.

Uncategorized

R. Lee Ermey    Coach
Amanda Detmer    Sandy Perkus
Neil Diamond    Himself
Dennis Dugan    Referee
Jason Biggs    Darren Silverman
Steve Zahn    Wayne
Amanda Peet    Judith

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dennis Dugan    Director
Hank Nelken    Screenwriter
Greg DePaul    Screenwriter
Bruce Berman    Executive Producer
Michelle Silverman    Music Supervisor

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 4,001-4,100) 4,027 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,882 $38,668,947
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,350 $19,351,569
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2001 (Rank 101-200) 103 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,127 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,548 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,131 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900) 830 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,436 $19,351,569
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 531 $19,351,569

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 2001 3 $7,411,852   2,467 $3,004   $7,411,852 1
Feb 16, 2001 10 $4,812,228 -35% 2,467 $1,951   $14,188,721 2
Feb 23, 2001 14 $2,048,719 -57% 2,151 $952   $17,160,510 3
Mar 2, 2001 17 $707,812 -65% 950 $745   $18,409,177 4
Mar 9, 2001 23 $332,852 -53% 446 $746   $18,968,154 5
Mar 16, 2001 34 $150,261 -55% 178 $844   $19,231,335 6
Mar 23, 2001 42 $73,944 -51% 104 $711   $19,351,569 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 9, 2001 2 $2,210,000     2,467 $896   $2,210,000 1
Feb 10, 2001 3 $3,210,000 +45%   2,467 $1,301   $5,420,000 2
Feb 11, 2001 3 $1,864,000 -42%   2,467 $756   $7,411,852 3
Feb 12, 2001 2 $470,455 -75%   2,467 $191   $7,882,307 4
Feb 13, 2001 5 $404,245 -14%   2,467 $164   $8,286,552 5
Feb 14, 2001 7 $677,003 +67%   2,467 $274   $8,963,555 6
Feb 15, 2001 4 $412,938 -39%   2,467 $167   $9,376,493 7
Feb 19, 2001 10 $704,095   +50% 2,467 $285   $14,188,721 11
Feb 20, 2001 9 $373,475 -47% -8% 2,467 $151   $14,562,196 12
Feb 21, 2001 10 $268,657 -28% -60% 2,467 $109   $14,830,853 13
Feb 22, 2001 9 $280,938 +5% -32% 2,467 $114   $15,311,791 14
Feb 25, 2001 14 $490,000     2,151 $228   $17,161,000 17
Feb 26, 2001 13 $126,910 -74% -82% 2,151 $59   $17,287,420 18
Feb 27, 2001 12 $154,106 +21% -59% 2,151 $72   $17,441,526 19
Feb 28, 2001 13 $118,047 -23% -56% 2,151 $55   $17,559,573 20
Mar 1, 2001 12 $141,792 +20% -50% 2,151 $66   $17,701,365 21
Mar 4, 2001 17 $153,000   -69% 950 $161   $18,409,177 24
Mar 5, 2001 17 $54,768 -64% -57% 950 $58   $18,463,945 25
Mar 6, 2001 18 $62,313 +14% -60% 950 $66   $18,526,258 26
Mar 7, 2001 17 $54,356 -13% -54% 950 $57   $18,580,614 27
Mar 8, 2001 17 $54,688 +1% -61% 950 $58   $18,635,302 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 9, 2001 3 $9,376,493   2,467 $3,801   $9,376,493 1
Feb 16, 2001 10 $5,735,298 -39% 2,467 $2,325   $15,111,791 2
Feb 23, 2001 14 $2,589,574 -55% 2,151 $1,204   $17,701,365 3
Mar 2, 2001 16 $933,937 -64% 950 $983   $18,635,302 4
Mar 9, 2001 23 $445,772 -52% 446 $999   $19,081,074 5
Mar 16, 2001 37 $196,551 -56% 178 $1,104   $19,277,625 6
Mar 23, 2001 53 $73,944 -62% 104 $711   $19,351,569 7

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,240 $6,521,573
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,327 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,465 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,225 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,220 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,058 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,601 $6,521,573
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 429 $6,521,573

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,948 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,115 $25,873,142
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 103 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,672 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,311 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,594 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 911 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,529 $25,873,142
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 522 $25,873,142

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.