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A Civil Action (1998) - Financial Information

A Civil Action

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$70,079 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/2,069 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $126,301,077

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,654 $56,709,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,897 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 247 $56,709,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 302 $56,709,981

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language.
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dark Waters
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Keywords: Lawyers, Courtroom / Legal Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Scott Rudin Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 137 $10,993,770 Jan 29, 1999 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 86 $11,761,043 Jan 15, 1999 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 59 $26,948,532 Jan 15, 1999 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 92 $13,230,825 Jan 15, 1999 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 52 $30,316,299 Jan 15, 1999 24
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 61 $35,435 Jan 1, 1999 10
Top 1998 Theater Average 11 $35,435 Jan 1, 1999 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,654 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,399 $126,301,077
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,237 $56,709,981
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 38 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 349 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,323 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 732 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 232 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 686 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 247 $56,709,981

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 41 $70,079   2 $35,040   $70,079 1
Jan 1, 1999 42 $70,869 +1% 2 $35,435   $226,465 2
Jan 8, 1999 1 $15,163,484 +21,296% 1,802 $8,415   $15,452,632 3
Jan 15, 1999 3 $11,761,043 -22% 2,001 $5,878   $31,301,412 4
Jan 22, 1999 3 $7,648,388 -35% 2,026 $3,775   $40,786,181 5
Jan 29, 1999 4 $4,797,967 -37% 2,069 $2,319   $47,253,243 6
Feb 5, 1999 7 $3,075,382 -36% 2,031 $1,514   $51,632,380 7
Feb 12, 1999 13 $1,765,313 -43% 1,403 $1,258   $54,089,852 8
Feb 19, 1999 20 $770,820 -56% 890 $866   $55,150,049 9
Feb 26, 1999 35 $261,129 -66% 426 $613   $55,594,271 10
Mar 5, 1999 40 $131,522 -50% 262 $502   $55,804,853 11
Mar 12, 1999 47 $73,833 -44% 126 $586   $55,921,654 12
Mar 19, 1999 54 $37,771 -49% 76 $497   $55,987,961 13
Mar 26, 1999 62 $19,633 -48% 48 $409   $56,022,518 14
Apr 2, 1999 34 $198,084 +909% 348 $569   $56,226,573 15
Apr 9, 1999 38 $154,009 -22% 280 $550   $56,479,278 16
Apr 16, 1999 44 $86,184 -44% 152 $567   $56,615,755 17
Apr 23, 1999 68 $31,255 -64% 58 $539   $56,673,204 18
Apr 30, 1999 77 $18,515 -41% 43 $431   $56,702,901 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 8, 1999 1 $4,290,000     1,802 $2,381   $4,579,000 15
Jan 9, 1999 1 $6,990,000 +63%   1,802 $3,879   $11,569,000 16
Jan 10, 1999 1 $3,883,632 -44%   1,802 $2,155   $15,452,632 17
Jan 11, 1999 1 $1,046,183 -73%   1,802 $581   $16,498,815 18
Jan 12, 1999 1 $1,182,406 +13%   1,802 $656   $17,681,221 19
Jan 13, 1999 1 $961,127 -19%   1,802 $533   $18,642,348 20
Jan 14, 1999 1 $898,021 -7%   1,802 $498   $19,540,369 21
Jan 15, 1999 2 $2,814,631 +213% -34% 2,001 $1,407   $22,355,000 22
Jan 16, 1999 2 $4,770,000 +69% -32% 2,001 $2,384   $27,125,000 23
Jan 17, 1999 4 $2,585,000 -46% -33% 2,001 $1,292   $29,710,000 24
Jan 18, 1999 5 $1,469,782 -43% +40% 2,001 $735   $31,301,412 25
Jan 19, 1999 3 $665,512 -55% -44% 2,001 $333   $31,966,924 26
Jan 20, 1999 3 $592,977 -11% -38% 2,001 $296   $32,559,901 27
Jan 21, 1999 3 $577,892 -3% -36% 2,001 $289   $33,137,793 28
Jan 22, 1999 3 $2,000,000 +246% -29% 2,026 $987   $35,138,000 29
Jan 23, 1999 3 $4,000,000 +100% -16% 2,026 $1,974   $39,138,000 30
Jan 24, 1999 3 $1,832,000 -54% -29% 2,026 $904   $40,786,000 31
Jan 25, 1999 4 $383,708 -79% -74% 2,026 $189   $41,169,889 32
Jan 26, 1999 3 $475,973 +24% -28% 2,026 $235   $41,645,862 33
Jan 27, 1999 3 $402,405 -15% -32% 2,026 $199   $42,051,267 34
Jan 28, 1999 3 $404,009 n/c -30% 2,026 $199   $42,455,276 35
Jan 29, 1999 4 $1,430,000 +254% -29% 2,069 $691   $43,885,000 36
Jan 30, 1999 4 $2,665,000 +86% -33% 2,069 $1,288   $46,550,000 37
Jan 31, 1999 7 $707,000 -73% -61% 2,069 $342   $47,253,243 38
Feb 1, 1999 5 $300,534 -57% -22% 2,069 $145   $47,553,777 39
Feb 2, 1999 4 $371,890 +24% -22% 2,069 $180   $47,925,667 40
Feb 3, 1999 3 $317,991 -14% -21% 2,069 $154   $48,243,658 41
Feb 4, 1999 4 $313,340 -1% -22% 2,069 $151   $48,556,998 42
Feb 5, 1999 7 $800,000 +155% -44% 2,069 $387   $49,357,000 43
Feb 6, 1999 7 $1,585,000 +98% -41% 2,031 $780   $50,942,000 44
Feb 7, 1999 7 $680,000 -57% -4% 2,031 $335   $51,632,380 45
Feb 8, 1999 7 $156,998 -77% -48% 2,031 $77   $51,789,378 46
Feb 9, 1999 8 $194,921 +24% -48% 2,031 $96   $51,984,299 47
Feb 10, 1999 8 $169,092 -13% -47% 2,031 $83   $52,153,391 48
Feb 11, 1999 9 $171,148 +1% -45% 2,031 $84   $52,324,539 49
Feb 12, 1999 12 $310,000 +81% -61% 1,403 $221   $52,635,000 50
Feb 13, 1999 12 $630,000 +103% -60% 1,403 $449   $53,265,000 51
Feb 14, 1999 12 $495,000 -21% -27% 1,403 $353   $53,760,000 52
Feb 15, 1999 15 $193,989 -61% +24% 1,403 $138   $54,089,852 53
Feb 16, 1999 15 $103,155 -47% -47% 1,403 $74   $54,193,007 54
Feb 17, 1999 14 $92,739 -10% -45% 1,403 $66   $54,285,746 55
Feb 18, 1999 14 $93,483 +1% -45% 1,403 $67   $54,379,229 56
Feb 25, 1999 20 $47,869   -49% 890 $54   $55,333,142 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 41 $155,596   2 $77,798   $155,596 1
Jan 1, 1999 38 $133,552 -14% 2 $66,776   $289,148 2
Jan 8, 1999 1 $19,251,221 +14,315% 1,802 $10,683   $19,540,369 3
Jan 15, 1999 3 $13,597,424 -29% 2,001 $6,795   $33,137,793 4
Jan 22, 1999 3 $9,317,483 -31% 2,026 $4,599   $42,455,276 5
Jan 29, 1999 4 $6,101,722 -35% 2,069 $2,949   $48,556,998 6
Feb 5, 1999 7 $3,767,541 -38% 2,031 $1,855   $52,324,539 7
Feb 12, 1999 13 $2,054,690 -45% 1,403 $1,464   $54,379,229 8
Feb 19, 1999 20 $953,913 -54% 890 $1,072   $55,333,142 9
Feb 26, 1999 35 $340,189 -64% 426 $799   $55,673,331 10
Mar 5, 1999 37 $174,490 -49% 262 $666   $55,847,821 11
Mar 12, 1999 46 $102,369 -41% 126 $812   $55,950,190 12
Mar 19, 1999 57 $52,695 -49% 76 $693   $56,002,885 13
Mar 26, 1999 62 $25,604 -51% 48 $533   $56,028,489 14
Apr 2, 1999 34 $296,780 +1,059% 348 $853   $56,325,269 15
Apr 9, 1999 38 $204,302 -31% 280 $730   $56,529,571 16
Apr 16, 1999 46 $112,378 -45% 152 $739   $56,641,949 17
Apr 23, 1999 64 $42,437 -62% 58 $732   $56,684,386 18

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$70,079 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:3.74 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$60,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/2,069 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $126,301,077

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,654 $56,709,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,897 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 247 $56,709,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 302 $56,709,981

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language.
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dark Waters
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Lawyers, Courtroom / Legal Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Scott Rudin Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 137 $10,993,770 Jan 29, 1999 38
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 86 $11,761,043 Jan 15, 1999 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 59 $26,948,532 Jan 15, 1999 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 92 $13,230,825 Jan 15, 1999 24
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 52 $30,316,299 Jan 15, 1999 24
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 61 $35,435 Jan 1, 1999 10
Top 1998 Theater Average 11 $35,435 Jan 1, 1999 10

Leading Cast

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

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 1,601-1,700) 1,654 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,399 $126,301,077
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,237 $56,709,981
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 38 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 349 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,323 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 732 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 232 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 686 $56,709,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 247 $56,709,981

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 41 $70,079   2 $35,040   $70,079 1
Jan 1, 1999 42 $70,869 +1% 2 $35,435   $226,465 2
Jan 8, 1999 1 $15,163,484 +21,296% 1,802 $8,415   $15,452,632 3
Jan 15, 1999 3 $11,761,043 -22% 2,001 $5,878   $31,301,412 4
Jan 22, 1999 3 $7,648,388 -35% 2,026 $3,775   $40,786,181 5
Jan 29, 1999 4 $4,797,967 -37% 2,069 $2,319   $47,253,243 6
Feb 5, 1999 7 $3,075,382 -36% 2,031 $1,514   $51,632,380 7
Feb 12, 1999 13 $1,765,313 -43% 1,403 $1,258   $54,089,852 8
Feb 19, 1999 20 $770,820 -56% 890 $866   $55,150,049 9
Feb 26, 1999 35 $261,129 -66% 426 $613   $55,594,271 10
Mar 5, 1999 40 $131,522 -50% 262 $502   $55,804,853 11
Mar 12, 1999 47 $73,833 -44% 126 $586   $55,921,654 12
Mar 19, 1999 54 $37,771 -49% 76 $497   $55,987,961 13
Mar 26, 1999 62 $19,633 -48% 48 $409   $56,022,518 14
Apr 2, 1999 34 $198,084 +909% 348 $569   $56,226,573 15
Apr 9, 1999 38 $154,009 -22% 280 $550   $56,479,278 16
Apr 16, 1999 44 $86,184 -44% 152 $567   $56,615,755 17
Apr 23, 1999 68 $31,255 -64% 58 $539   $56,673,204 18
Apr 30, 1999 77 $18,515 -41% 43 $431   $56,702,901 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 8, 1999 1 $4,290,000     1,802 $2,381   $4,579,000 15
Jan 9, 1999 1 $6,990,000 +63%   1,802 $3,879   $11,569,000 16
Jan 10, 1999 1 $3,883,632 -44%   1,802 $2,155   $15,452,632 17
Jan 11, 1999 1 $1,046,183 -73%   1,802 $581   $16,498,815 18
Jan 12, 1999 1 $1,182,406 +13%   1,802 $656   $17,681,221 19
Jan 13, 1999 1 $961,127 -19%   1,802 $533   $18,642,348 20
Jan 14, 1999 1 $898,021 -7%   1,802 $498   $19,540,369 21
Jan 15, 1999 2 $2,814,631 +213% -34% 2,001 $1,407   $22,355,000 22
Jan 16, 1999 2 $4,770,000 +69% -32% 2,001 $2,384   $27,125,000 23
Jan 17, 1999 4 $2,585,000 -46% -33% 2,001 $1,292   $29,710,000 24
Jan 18, 1999 5 $1,469,782 -43% +40% 2,001 $735   $31,301,412 25
Jan 19, 1999 3 $665,512 -55% -44% 2,001 $333   $31,966,924 26
Jan 20, 1999 3 $592,977 -11% -38% 2,001 $296   $32,559,901 27
Jan 21, 1999 3 $577,892 -3% -36% 2,001 $289   $33,137,793 28
Jan 22, 1999 3 $2,000,000 +246% -29% 2,026 $987   $35,138,000 29
Jan 23, 1999 3 $4,000,000 +100% -16% 2,026 $1,974   $39,138,000 30
Jan 24, 1999 3 $1,832,000 -54% -29% 2,026 $904   $40,786,000 31
Jan 25, 1999 4 $383,708 -79% -74% 2,026 $189   $41,169,889 32
Jan 26, 1999 3 $475,973 +24% -28% 2,026 $235   $41,645,862 33
Jan 27, 1999 3 $402,405 -15% -32% 2,026 $199   $42,051,267 34
Jan 28, 1999 3 $404,009 n/c -30% 2,026 $199   $42,455,276 35
Jan 29, 1999 4 $1,430,000 +254% -29% 2,069 $691   $43,885,000 36
Jan 30, 1999 4 $2,665,000 +86% -33% 2,069 $1,288   $46,550,000 37
Jan 31, 1999 7 $707,000 -73% -61% 2,069 $342   $47,253,243 38
Feb 1, 1999 5 $300,534 -57% -22% 2,069 $145   $47,553,777 39
Feb 2, 1999 4 $371,890 +24% -22% 2,069 $180   $47,925,667 40
Feb 3, 1999 3 $317,991 -14% -21% 2,069 $154   $48,243,658 41
Feb 4, 1999 4 $313,340 -1% -22% 2,069 $151   $48,556,998 42
Feb 5, 1999 7 $800,000 +155% -44% 2,069 $387   $49,357,000 43
Feb 6, 1999 7 $1,585,000 +98% -41% 2,031 $780   $50,942,000 44
Feb 7, 1999 7 $680,000 -57% -4% 2,031 $335   $51,632,380 45
Feb 8, 1999 7 $156,998 -77% -48% 2,031 $77   $51,789,378 46
Feb 9, 1999 8 $194,921 +24% -48% 2,031 $96   $51,984,299 47
Feb 10, 1999 8 $169,092 -13% -47% 2,031 $83   $52,153,391 48
Feb 11, 1999 9 $171,148 +1% -45% 2,031 $84   $52,324,539 49
Feb 12, 1999 12 $310,000 +81% -61% 1,403 $221   $52,635,000 50
Feb 13, 1999 12 $630,000 +103% -60% 1,403 $449   $53,265,000 51
Feb 14, 1999 12 $495,000 -21% -27% 1,403 $353   $53,760,000 52
Feb 15, 1999 15 $193,989 -61% +24% 1,403 $138   $54,089,852 53
Feb 16, 1999 15 $103,155 -47% -47% 1,403 $74   $54,193,007 54
Feb 17, 1999 14 $92,739 -10% -45% 1,403 $66   $54,285,746 55
Feb 18, 1999 14 $93,483 +1% -45% 1,403 $67   $54,379,229 56
Feb 25, 1999 20 $47,869   -49% 890 $54   $55,333,142 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 41 $155,596   2 $77,798   $155,596 1
Jan 1, 1999 38 $133,552 -14% 2 $66,776   $289,148 2
Jan 8, 1999 1 $19,251,221 +14,315% 1,802 $10,683   $19,540,369 3
Jan 15, 1999 3 $13,597,424 -29% 2,001 $6,795   $33,137,793 4
Jan 22, 1999 3 $9,317,483 -31% 2,026 $4,599   $42,455,276 5
Jan 29, 1999 4 $6,101,722 -35% 2,069 $2,949   $48,556,998 6
Feb 5, 1999 7 $3,767,541 -38% 2,031 $1,855   $52,324,539 7
Feb 12, 1999 13 $2,054,690 -45% 1,403 $1,464   $54,379,229 8
Feb 19, 1999 20 $953,913 -54% 890 $1,072   $55,333,142 9
Feb 26, 1999 35 $340,189 -64% 426 $799   $55,673,331 10
Mar 5, 1999 37 $174,490 -49% 262 $666   $55,847,821 11
Mar 12, 1999 46 $102,369 -41% 126 $812   $55,950,190 12
Mar 19, 1999 57 $52,695 -49% 76 $693   $56,002,885 13
Mar 26, 1999 62 $25,604 -51% 48 $533   $56,028,489 14
Apr 2, 1999 34 $296,780 +1,059% 348 $853   $56,325,269 15
Apr 9, 1999 38 $204,302 -31% 280 $730   $56,529,571 16
Apr 16, 1999 46 $112,378 -45% 152 $739   $56,641,949 17
Apr 23, 1999 64 $42,437 -62% 58 $732   $56,684,386 18

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records