The Waterboy (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office	$161,491,646	Details
International Box Office	$28,700,000	Details
Worldwide Box Office	$190,191,646
OpusData ID: 1610100 1610100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$39,414,071 (24.4% of total gross)
Legs:	4.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	84.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:	2,664 opening theaters/2,782 max. theaters, 10.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$387,319,647

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)	393	$161,491,646
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)	3,052	$28,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,028	$190,191,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	31	$161,491,646
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500)	412	$28,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200)	107	$190,191,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	100	$161,491,646
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300)	254	$28,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200)	162	$190,191,646

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	November 6th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release:	August 4th, 2009
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for language and some crude sexual humor.
Running Time:	88 minutes
Comparisons:	vs. Just Go With It Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords:	Football, Sports Comedy, College Sports, College, Learning Disabilities, Bullies, Underdog
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Comedy
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies:	Touchstone Pictures, Robert Simonds Company, Jack Giarraputo
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	433	$5,824,472	Dec 25, 1998	52
Biggest 7th Wednesday	77	$680,000	Dec 23, 1998	48
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day)	114	$13,601,032	Nov 27, 1998	24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	91	$33,959,082	Nov 27, 1998	24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day)	104	$19,556,032	Nov 27, 1998	24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	66	$38,194,727	Nov 27, 1998	24
Biggest 4th Friday	57	$5,835,000	Nov 27, 1998	22
Biggest 3rd Thursday	53	$3,420,000	Nov 26, 1998	21
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day)	40	$24,431,129	Nov 13, 1998	10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	16	$60,999,685	Nov 13, 1998	10
Biggest Domestic November Weekend	84	$39,414,071	Nov 6, 1998	3
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic	42	$39,414,071	Nov 6, 1998	3
Top Comedy Day Domestic	74	$16,305,000	Nov 7, 1998	2

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)	393	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300)	217	$387,319,647
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	218	$161,491,646
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998	5	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	157	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	231	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	87	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	31	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	216	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	100	$161,491,646

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 6, 1998	1	$39,414,071		2,664	$14,795	$39,414,071	1
Nov 13, 1998	1	$24,431,129	-38%	2,675	$9,133	$79,103,727	2
Nov 20, 1998	3	$15,707,537	-36%	2,689	$5,841	$100,230,679	3
Nov 27, 1998	4	$13,601,032	-13%	2,782	$4,889	$122,210,105	4
Dec 4, 1998	5	$6,511,707	-52%	2,778	$2,344	$130,768,331	5
Dec 11, 1998	6	$4,432,731	-32%	2,610	$1,698	$136,625,024	6
Dec 18, 1998	7	$3,140,587	-29%	2,242	$1,401	$140,940,281	7
Dec 25, 1998	13	$2,332,774	-26%	1,281	$1,821	$145,577,190	8
Jan 1, 1999	13	$2,142,483	-8%	1,242	$1,725	$150,037,914	9
Jan 8, 1999	13	$1,631,047	-24%	1,149	$1,420	$152,289,065	10
Jan 15, 1999	20	$1,171,170	-28%	738	$1,587	$153,842,764	11
Jan 22, 1999	21	$786,514	-33%	638	$1,233	$154,775,265	12
Jan 29, 1999	22	$580,736	-26%	579	$1,003	$155,523,746	13
Feb 5, 1999	19	$1,070,721	+84%	823	$1,301	$156,658,429	14
Feb 12, 1999	22	$1,058,915	-1%	721	$1,469	$158,012,801	15
Feb 19, 1999	22	$680,010	-36%	632	$1,076	$158,886,255	16
Feb 26, 1999	24	$503,681	-26%	532	$947	$159,574,480	17
Mar 5, 1999	22	$418,646	-17%	480	$872	$160,131,174	18
Mar 12, 1999	24	$354,666	-15%	432	$821	$160,610,641	19
Mar 19, 1999	31	$253,551	-29%	368	$689	$161,021,440	20
Mar 26, 1999	40	$142,657	-44%	261	$547	$161,239,373	21
Apr 2, 1999	47	$73,256	-49%	148	$495	$161,371,073	22
Apr 9, 1999	56	$46,683	-36%	91	$513	$161,456,592	23
Apr 16, 1999	72	$18,375	-61%	41	$448	$161,487,252	24

Daily Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Nov 6, 1998	1	$12,870,000			2,664	$4,831	$12,870,000	1
Nov 7, 1998	1	$16,305,000	+27%		2,664	$6,120	$29,175,000	2
Nov 8, 1998	1	$10,289,000	-37%		2,664	$3,862	$39,414,071	3
Nov 9, 1998	1	$2,733,509	-73%		2,664	$1,026	$42,147,580	4
Nov 10, 1998	1	$4,458,077	+63%		2,664	$1,673	$46,605,657	5
Nov 11, 1998	1	$5,469,788	+23%		2,664	$2,053	$52,075,439	6
Nov 12, 1998	1	$2,597,159	-53%		2,664	$975	$54,672,598	7
Nov 13, 1998	1	$7,770,000	+199%	-40%	2,675	$2,905	$62,443,000	8
Nov 14, 1998	1	$10,810,000	+39%	-34%	2,675	$4,041	$73,253,000	9
Nov 15, 1998	1	$5,702,000	-47%	-45%	2,675	$2,132	$79,104,000	10
Nov 16, 1998	1	$1,231,743	-78%	-55%	2,675	$460	$80,335,470	11
Nov 17, 1998	1	$1,644,914	+34%	-63%	2,675	$615	$81,980,384	12
Nov 18, 1998	1	$1,232,498	-25%	-77%	2,675	$461	$83,212,882	13
Nov 19, 1998	1	$1,310,260	+6%	-50%	2,675	$490	$84,523,142	14
Nov 20, 1998	3	$4,935,000	+277%	-36%	2,689	$1,835	$89,458,000	15
Nov 21, 1998	3	$7,115,000	+44%	-34%	2,689	$2,646	$96,573,000	16
Nov 22, 1998	3	$3,607,000	-49%	-37%	2,689	$1,341	$100,231,000	17
Nov 23, 1998	3	$910,420	-75%	-26%	2,689	$339	$101,141,099	18
Nov 24, 1998	3	$1,440,000	+58%	-12%	2,702	$533	$102,581,000	19
Nov 25, 1998	4	$2,535,000	+76%	+106%	2,782	$911	$105,116,000	20
Nov 26, 1998	3	$3,420,000	+35%	+161%	2,782	$1,229	$108,536,000	21
Nov 27, 1998	4	$5,835,000	+71%	+18%	2,782	$2,097	$114,371,000	22
Nov 28, 1998	4	$5,520,000	-5%	-22%	2,782	$1,984	$119,892,000	23
Nov 29, 1998	4	$2,354,000	-57%	-35%	2,782	$846	$122,210,000	24
Nov 30, 1998	4	$514,150	-78%	-44%	2,782	$185	$122,724,255	25
Dec 1, 1998	3	$579,451	+13%	-60%	2,782	$208	$123,303,706	26
Dec 2, 1998	3	$466,992	-19%	-82%	2,782	$168	$123,770,698	27
Dec 3, 1998	4	$564,302	+21%	-83%	2,782	$203	$124,335,000	28
Dec 4, 1998	4	$2,015,000	+257%	-65%	2,782	$724	$126,350,000	29
Dec 5, 1998	5	$2,975,000	+48%	-46%	2,778	$1,071	$129,325,000	30
Dec 6, 1998	5	$1,443,000	-51%	-39%	2,778	$519	$130,768,000	31
Dec 7, 1998	4	$329,019	-77%	-36%	2,778	$118	$131,097,344	32
Dec 8, 1998	4	$414,476	+26%	-28%	2,778	$149	$131,511,820	33
Dec 9, 1998	4	$334,863	-19%	-28%	2,778	$121	$131,846,683	34
Dec 10, 1998	4	$345,610	+3%	-39%	2,778	$124	$132,192,293	35
Dec 11, 1998	7	$880,000	+155%	-56%	2,610	$337	$133,072,293	36
Dec 12, 1998	6	$1,930,000	+119%	-35%	2,610	$739	$135,002,293	37
Dec 13, 1998	6	$1,012,000	-48%	-30%	2,610	$388	$136,625,000	38
Dec 14, 1998	5	$263,330	-74%	-20%	2,610	$101	$136,888,925	39
Dec 15, 1998	5	$324,778	+23%	-22%	2,610	$124	$137,213,132	40
Dec 16, 1998	5	$275,723	-15%	-18%	2,610	$106	$137,488,855	41
Dec 17, 1998	5	$310,839	+13%	-10%	2,610	$119	$137,799,694	42
Dec 18, 1998	7	$870,000	+180%	-1%	2,242	$388	$138,670,000	43
Dec 19, 1998	7	$1,315,000	+51%	-32%	2,242	$587	$139,985,000	44
Dec 20, 1998	8	$914,000	-30%	-10%	2,242	$408	$140,940,000	45
Dec 21, 1998	8	$544,497	-40%	+107%	2,242	$243	$141,484,776	46
Dec 23, 1998	8	$680,000		+147%	2,242	$303	$142,265,000	48
Dec 24, 1998	8	$380,000	-44%	+22%	2,242	$169	$143,266,000	49

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 6, 1998	1	$54,672,598		2,664	$20,523	$54,672,598	1
Nov 13, 1998	1	$29,850,544	-45%	2,675	$11,159	$84,523,142	2
Nov 20, 1998	3	$24,085,931	-19%	2,689	$8,957	$108,609,073	3
Nov 27, 1998	4	$15,647,551	-35%	2,782	$5,625	$124,256,624	4
Dec 4, 1998	5	$7,935,669	-49%	2,778	$2,857	$132,192,293	5
Dec 11, 1998	5	$5,607,401	-29%	2,610	$2,148	$137,799,694	6
Dec 18, 1998	7	$5,444,722	-3%	2,242	$2,429	$143,244,416	7
Dec 25, 1998	13	$4,651,015	-15%	1,281	$3,631	$147,895,431	8
Jan 1, 1999	13	$2,762,587	-41%	1,242	$2,224	$150,658,018	9
Jan 8, 1999	13	$2,013,576	-27%	1,149	$1,752	$152,671,594	10
Jan 15, 1999	20	$1,317,157	-35%	738	$1,785	$153,988,751	11
Jan 22, 1999	22	$954,259	-28%	638	$1,496	$154,943,010	12
Jan 29, 1999	26	$644,698	-32%	579	$1,113	$155,587,708	13
Feb 5, 1999	18	$1,366,178	+112%	823	$1,660	$156,953,886	14
Feb 12, 1999	22	$1,252,359	-8%	721	$1,737	$158,206,245	15
Feb 19, 1999	22	$864,554	-31%	632	$1,368	$159,070,799	16
Feb 26, 1999	26	$641,729	-26%	532	$1,206	$159,712,528	17
Mar 5, 1999	24	$543,447	-15%	480	$1,132	$160,255,975	18
Mar 12, 1999	24	$511,914	-6%	432	$1,185	$160,767,889	19
Mar 19, 1999	32	$328,827	-36%	368	$894	$161,096,716	20
Mar 26, 1999	38	$201,101	-39%	261	$771	$161,297,817	21
Apr 2, 1999	49	$112,092	-44%	148	$757	$161,409,909	22
Apr 9, 1999	55	$58,968	-47%	91	$648	$161,468,877	23

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)	3,052	$28,700,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400)	2,372	$28,700,000
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office	45	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,581	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600)	2,510	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,465	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500)	412	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000)	963	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300)	254	$28,700,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,028	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700)	686	$190,191,646
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	20	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500)	459	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800)	716	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400)	357	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200)	107	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500)	458	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200)	162	$190,191,646

Leading Cast

Adam Sandler		Bobby Boucher
Fairuza Balk		Vicki Vallencourt

Supporting Cast

Kathy Bates		Moma Boucher
Henry Winkler		Coach Klein
Jerry Reed		Red Beaulieu
Larry Gillard Jr.		Derek Wallace
Rob Schneider		Townie
Robert Kokol		Professor
Clint Howard		Paco
Al Whiting		Casey Bugge
Allen Covert		Walter
Blake Clark		Farmer Fran
Peter Dante		Gee Grenouille
Jonathan Loughran		Lyle Robideaux
Frank Coraci		Robert 'Roberto' Boucher Sr.

Cameos

Dan Patrick

Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Coraci		Director
Tim Herlihy		Screenwriter
Adam Sandler		Screenwriter
Robert Simonds		Producer
Jack Giarraputo		Producer
Adam Sandler		Executive Producer
Ira Shuman		Co-Producer
Steven Bernstein		Cinematographer
Tom Lewis		Editor
Alan Pasqua		Composer
Michael Dilbeck		Music Supervisor
Brooks Arthur		Music Supervisor
Perry Andelin Blake		Production Designer
Alan Au		Art Director
Barbara Paterson		Set Decorator
Tom Bronson		Costume Designer
Jay Meagher		Sound Mixer
Elmo Weber		Sound Designer
David Fogg		Visual Effects Supervisor
Phyllis Alia		Associate Producer
Michelle Holdsworth		Associate Producer
Rita Smith		Associate Producer
Marty Eli Schwartz		Assistant Director
Roger Mussenden		Casting Director

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

Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$39,414,071 (24.4% of total gross)
Legs:	4.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	84.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 8.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:	2,664 opening theaters/2,782 max. theaters, 10.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$387,319,647

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)	393	$161,491,646
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)	3,052	$28,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,028	$190,191,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	31	$161,491,646
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500)	412	$28,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200)	107	$190,191,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	100	$161,491,646
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300)	254	$28,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200)	162	$190,191,646

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	November 6th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release:	August 4th, 2009
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for language and some crude sexual humor.
Running Time:	88 minutes
Comparisons:	vs. Just Go With It Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords:	Football, Sports Comedy, College Sports, College, Learning Disabilities, Bullies, Underdog
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Comedy
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies:	Touchstone Pictures, Robert Simonds Company, Jack Giarraputo
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	433	$5,824,472	Dec 25, 1998	52
Biggest 7th Wednesday	77	$680,000	Dec 23, 1998	48
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day)	114	$13,601,032	Nov 27, 1998	24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	91	$33,959,082	Nov 27, 1998	24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day)	104	$19,556,032	Nov 27, 1998	24
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	66	$38,194,727	Nov 27, 1998	24
Biggest 4th Friday	57	$5,835,000	Nov 27, 1998	22
Biggest 3rd Thursday	53	$3,420,000	Nov 26, 1998	21
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day)	40	$24,431,129	Nov 13, 1998	10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted)	16	$60,999,685	Nov 13, 1998	10
Biggest Domestic November Weekend	84	$39,414,071	Nov 6, 1998	3
Top Comedy Weekend Domestic	42	$39,414,071	Nov 6, 1998	3
Top Comedy Day Domestic	74	$16,305,000	Nov 7, 1998	2

Leading Cast

Adam Sandler		Bobby Boucher
Fairuza Balk		Vicki Vallencourt

Supporting Cast

Kathy Bates		Moma Boucher
Henry Winkler		Coach Klein
Jerry Reed		Red Beaulieu
Larry Gillard Jr.		Derek Wallace
Rob Schneider		Townie
Robert Kokol		Professor
Clint Howard		Paco
Al Whiting		Casey Bugge
Allen Covert		Walter
Blake Clark		Farmer Fran
Peter Dante		Gee Grenouille
Jonathan Loughran		Lyle Robideaux
Frank Coraci		Robert 'Roberto' Boucher Sr.

Cameos

Dan Patrick

Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Frank Coraci		Director
Tim Herlihy		Screenwriter
Adam Sandler		Screenwriter
Robert Simonds		Producer
Jack Giarraputo		Producer
Adam Sandler		Executive Producer
Ira Shuman		Co-Producer
Steven Bernstein		Cinematographer
Tom Lewis		Editor
Alan Pasqua		Composer
Michael Dilbeck		Music Supervisor
Brooks Arthur		Music Supervisor
Perry Andelin Blake		Production Designer
Alan Au		Art Director
Barbara Paterson		Set Decorator
Tom Bronson		Costume Designer
Jay Meagher		Sound Mixer
Elmo Weber		Sound Designer
David Fogg		Visual Effects Supervisor
Phyllis Alia		Associate Producer
Michelle Holdsworth		Associate Producer
Rita Smith		Associate Producer
Marty Eli Schwartz		Assistant Director
Roger Mussenden		Casting Director

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

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400)	393	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300)	217	$387,319,647
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	218	$161,491,646
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998	5	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200)	157	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300)	231	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies	87	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	31	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	216	$161,491,646
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies	100	$161,491,646

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 6, 1998	1	$39,414,071		2,664	$14,795	$39,414,071	1
Nov 13, 1998	1	$24,431,129	-38%	2,675	$9,133	$79,103,727	2
Nov 20, 1998	3	$15,707,537	-36%	2,689	$5,841	$100,230,679	3
Nov 27, 1998	4	$13,601,032	-13%	2,782	$4,889	$122,210,105	4
Dec 4, 1998	5	$6,511,707	-52%	2,778	$2,344	$130,768,331	5
Dec 11, 1998	6	$4,432,731	-32%	2,610	$1,698	$136,625,024	6
Dec 18, 1998	7	$3,140,587	-29%	2,242	$1,401	$140,940,281	7
Dec 25, 1998	13	$2,332,774	-26%	1,281	$1,821	$145,577,190	8
Jan 1, 1999	13	$2,142,483	-8%	1,242	$1,725	$150,037,914	9
Jan 8, 1999	13	$1,631,047	-24%	1,149	$1,420	$152,289,065	10
Jan 15, 1999	20	$1,171,170	-28%	738	$1,587	$153,842,764	11
Jan 22, 1999	21	$786,514	-33%	638	$1,233	$154,775,265	12
Jan 29, 1999	22	$580,736	-26%	579	$1,003	$155,523,746	13
Feb 5, 1999	19	$1,070,721	+84%	823	$1,301	$156,658,429	14
Feb 12, 1999	22	$1,058,915	-1%	721	$1,469	$158,012,801	15
Feb 19, 1999	22	$680,010	-36%	632	$1,076	$158,886,255	16
Feb 26, 1999	24	$503,681	-26%	532	$947	$159,574,480	17
Mar 5, 1999	22	$418,646	-17%	480	$872	$160,131,174	18
Mar 12, 1999	24	$354,666	-15%	432	$821	$160,610,641	19
Mar 19, 1999	31	$253,551	-29%	368	$689	$161,021,440	20
Mar 26, 1999	40	$142,657	-44%	261	$547	$161,239,373	21
Apr 2, 1999	47	$73,256	-49%	148	$495	$161,371,073	22
Apr 9, 1999	56	$46,683	-36%	91	$513	$161,456,592	23
Apr 16, 1999	72	$18,375	-61%	41	$448	$161,487,252	24

Daily Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Nov 6, 1998	1	$12,870,000			2,664	$4,831	$12,870,000	1
Nov 7, 1998	1	$16,305,000	+27%		2,664	$6,120	$29,175,000	2
Nov 8, 1998	1	$10,289,000	-37%		2,664	$3,862	$39,414,071	3
Nov 9, 1998	1	$2,733,509	-73%		2,664	$1,026	$42,147,580	4
Nov 10, 1998	1	$4,458,077	+63%		2,664	$1,673	$46,605,657	5
Nov 11, 1998	1	$5,469,788	+23%		2,664	$2,053	$52,075,439	6
Nov 12, 1998	1	$2,597,159	-53%		2,664	$975	$54,672,598	7
Nov 13, 1998	1	$7,770,000	+199%	-40%	2,675	$2,905	$62,443,000	8
Nov 14, 1998	1	$10,810,000	+39%	-34%	2,675	$4,041	$73,253,000	9
Nov 15, 1998	1	$5,702,000	-47%	-45%	2,675	$2,132	$79,104,000	10
Nov 16, 1998	1	$1,231,743	-78%	-55%	2,675	$460	$80,335,470	11
Nov 17, 1998	1	$1,644,914	+34%	-63%	2,675	$615	$81,980,384	12
Nov 18, 1998	1	$1,232,498	-25%	-77%	2,675	$461	$83,212,882	13
Nov 19, 1998	1	$1,310,260	+6%	-50%	2,675	$490	$84,523,142	14
Nov 20, 1998	3	$4,935,000	+277%	-36%	2,689	$1,835	$89,458,000	15
Nov 21, 1998	3	$7,115,000	+44%	-34%	2,689	$2,646	$96,573,000	16
Nov 22, 1998	3	$3,607,000	-49%	-37%	2,689	$1,341	$100,231,000	17
Nov 23, 1998	3	$910,420	-75%	-26%	2,689	$339	$101,141,099	18
Nov 24, 1998	3	$1,440,000	+58%	-12%	2,702	$533	$102,581,000	19
Nov 25, 1998	4	$2,535,000	+76%	+106%	2,782	$911	$105,116,000	20
Nov 26, 1998	3	$3,420,000	+35%	+161%	2,782	$1,229	$108,536,000	21
Nov 27, 1998	4	$5,835,000	+71%	+18%	2,782	$2,097	$114,371,000	22
Nov 28, 1998	4	$5,520,000	-5%	-22%	2,782	$1,984	$119,892,000	23
Nov 29, 1998	4	$2,354,000	-57%	-35%	2,782	$846	$122,210,000	24
Nov 30, 1998	4	$514,150	-78%	-44%	2,782	$185	$122,724,255	25
Dec 1, 1998	3	$579,451	+13%	-60%	2,782	$208	$123,303,706	26
Dec 2, 1998	3	$466,992	-19%	-82%	2,782	$168	$123,770,698	27
Dec 3, 1998	4	$564,302	+21%	-83%	2,782	$203	$124,335,000	28
Dec 4, 1998	4	$2,015,000	+257%	-65%	2,782	$724	$126,350,000	29
Dec 5, 1998	5	$2,975,000	+48%	-46%	2,778	$1,071	$129,325,000	30
Dec 6, 1998	5	$1,443,000	-51%	-39%	2,778	$519	$130,768,000	31
Dec 7, 1998	4	$329,019	-77%	-36%	2,778	$118	$131,097,344	32
Dec 8, 1998	4	$414,476	+26%	-28%	2,778	$149	$131,511,820	33
Dec 9, 1998	4	$334,863	-19%	-28%	2,778	$121	$131,846,683	34
Dec 10, 1998	4	$345,610	+3%	-39%	2,778	$124	$132,192,293	35
Dec 11, 1998	7	$880,000	+155%	-56%	2,610	$337	$133,072,293	36
Dec 12, 1998	6	$1,930,000	+119%	-35%	2,610	$739	$135,002,293	37
Dec 13, 1998	6	$1,012,000	-48%	-30%	2,610	$388	$136,625,000	38
Dec 14, 1998	5	$263,330	-74%	-20%	2,610	$101	$136,888,925	39
Dec 15, 1998	5	$324,778	+23%	-22%	2,610	$124	$137,213,132	40
Dec 16, 1998	5	$275,723	-15%	-18%	2,610	$106	$137,488,855	41
Dec 17, 1998	5	$310,839	+13%	-10%	2,610	$119	$137,799,694	42
Dec 18, 1998	7	$870,000	+180%	-1%	2,242	$388	$138,670,000	43
Dec 19, 1998	7	$1,315,000	+51%	-32%	2,242	$587	$139,985,000	44
Dec 20, 1998	8	$914,000	-30%	-10%	2,242	$408	$140,940,000	45
Dec 21, 1998	8	$544,497	-40%	+107%	2,242	$243	$141,484,776	46
Dec 23, 1998	8	$680,000		+147%	2,242	$303	$142,265,000	48
Dec 24, 1998	8	$380,000	-44%	+22%	2,242	$169	$143,266,000	49

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Nov 6, 1998	1	$54,672,598		2,664	$20,523	$54,672,598	1
Nov 13, 1998	1	$29,850,544	-45%	2,675	$11,159	$84,523,142	2
Nov 20, 1998	3	$24,085,931	-19%	2,689	$8,957	$108,609,073	3
Nov 27, 1998	4	$15,647,551	-35%	2,782	$5,625	$124,256,624	4
Dec 4, 1998	5	$7,935,669	-49%	2,778	$2,857	$132,192,293	5
Dec 11, 1998	5	$5,607,401	-29%	2,610	$2,148	$137,799,694	6
Dec 18, 1998	7	$5,444,722	-3%	2,242	$2,429	$143,244,416	7
Dec 25, 1998	13	$4,651,015	-15%	1,281	$3,631	$147,895,431	8
Jan 1, 1999	13	$2,762,587	-41%	1,242	$2,224	$150,658,018	9
Jan 8, 1999	13	$2,013,576	-27%	1,149	$1,752	$152,671,594	10
Jan 15, 1999	20	$1,317,157	-35%	738	$1,785	$153,988,751	11
Jan 22, 1999	22	$954,259	-28%	638	$1,496	$154,943,010	12
Jan 29, 1999	26	$644,698	-32%	579	$1,113	$155,587,708	13
Feb 5, 1999	18	$1,366,178	+112%	823	$1,660	$156,953,886	14
Feb 12, 1999	22	$1,252,359	-8%	721	$1,737	$158,206,245	15
Feb 19, 1999	22	$864,554	-31%	632	$1,368	$159,070,799	16
Feb 26, 1999	26	$641,729	-26%	532	$1,206	$159,712,528	17
Mar 5, 1999	24	$543,447	-15%	480	$1,132	$160,255,975	18
Mar 12, 1999	24	$511,914	-6%	432	$1,185	$160,767,889	19
Mar 19, 1999	32	$328,827	-36%	368	$894	$161,096,716	20
Mar 26, 1999	38	$201,101	-39%	261	$771	$161,297,817	21
Apr 2, 1999	49	$112,092	-44%	148	$757	$161,409,909	22
Apr 9, 1999	55	$58,968	-47%	91	$648	$161,468,877	23

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)	3,052	$28,700,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400)	2,372	$28,700,000
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office	45	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,581	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600)	2,510	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,465	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500)	412	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000)	963	$28,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300)	254	$28,700,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,028	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 601-700)	686	$190,191,646
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	20	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500)	459	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800)	716	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400)	357	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200)	107	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500)	458	$190,191,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200)	162	$190,191,646

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