8MM (1999)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,443,442Details
International Box Office $59,955,384Details
Worldwide Box Office $96,398,826
OpusData ID: 15590100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,252,888 (39.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,370 opening theaters/2,370 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $81,136,866

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,603 $36,443,442
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,843 $59,955,384
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,983 $96,398,826
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 822 $36,443,442
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 432 $59,955,384
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 529 $96,398,826

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 26th, 1999 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: September 16th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong perverse sexuality and violence, and for strong language.
Running Time: 123 minutes
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Keywords: Private Investigator, Film Noir, Snuff Film, Crime Thriller, Revenge, Suicide, Porn Business
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States, Germany
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,603 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,232 $81,136,866
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,045 $36,443,442
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1999 57 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,316 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,200 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,294 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 201-300) 221 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 822 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 352 $36,443,442

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 26, 1999 1 $14,252,888   2,370 $6,014   $14,252,888 1
Mar 5, 1999 3 $7,011,136 -51% 2,370 $2,958   $25,326,673 2
Mar 12, 1999 9 $3,520,356 -50% 2,241 $1,571   $30,970,380 3
Mar 19, 1999 15 $1,676,211 -52% 1,324 $1,266   $34,007,166 4
Mar 26, 1999 19 $714,090 -57% 727 $982   $35,325,714 5
Apr 2, 1999 30 $285,043 -60% 407 $700   $35,748,617 6
Apr 9, 1999 43 $113,635 -60% 253 $449   $35,917,753 7
Apr 16, 1999 47 $75,959 -33% 182 $417   $36,014,588 8
Apr 23, 1999 59 $50,059 -34% 121 $414   $36,078,368 9
Apr 30, 1999 36 $110,742 +121% 422 $262   $36,201,000 10
May 7, 1999 47 $61,880 -44% 297 $208   $36,283,501 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 26, 1999 1 $4,565,000     2,370 $1,926   $4,565,000 1
Feb 27, 1999 1 $5,875,000 +29%   2,370 $2,479   $10,440,000 2
Feb 28, 1999 1 $3,800,000 -35%   2,370 $1,603   $14,252,888 3
Mar 1, 1999 1 $1,067,715 -72%   2,370 $451   $15,320,608 4
Mar 2, 1999 1 $1,216,494 +14%   2,370 $513   $16,537,097 5
Mar 3, 1999 1 $871,051 -28%   2,370 $368   $17,408,148 6
Mar 4, 1999 1 $907,389 +4%   2,370 $383   $18,315,537 7
Mar 5, 1999 3 $2,010,463 +122% -56% 2,370 $848   $20,326,000 8
Mar 6, 1999 3 $3,025,000 +50% -49% 2,370 $1,276   $23,351,000 9
Mar 7, 1999 3 $1,975,000 -35% -48% 2,370 $833   $25,326,673 10
Mar 8, 1999 3 $518,080 -74% -51% 2,370 $219   $25,844,753 11
Mar 9, 1999 3 $627,532 +21% -48% 2,370 $265   $26,472,285 12
Mar 10, 1999 3 $502,700 -20% -42% 2,370 $212   $26,974,985 13
Mar 11, 1999 3 $475,039 -6% -48% 2,370 $200   $27,450,024 14
Mar 12, 1999 9 $1,070,000 +125% -47% 2,241 $477   $28,520,000 15
Mar 13, 1999 9 $1,545,000 +44% -49% 2,241 $689   $30,065,000 16
Mar 14, 1999 8 $1,034,000 -33% -48% 2,241 $461   $30,970,380 17
Mar 15, 1999 9 $359,147 -65% -31% 2,241 $160   $31,329,527 18
Mar 16, 1999 9 $394,295 +10% -37% 2,241 $176   $31,723,822 19
Mar 17, 1999 10 $288,151 -27% -43% 2,241 $129   $32,011,973 20
Mar 18, 1999 10 $318,982 +11% -33% 2,241 $142   $32,330,955 21
Mar 19, 1999 15 $450,000 +41% -58% 1,324 $340   $32,781,000 22
Mar 20, 1999 15 $705,000 +57% -54% 1,324 $532   $33,486,000 23
Mar 21, 1999 14 $415,000 -41% -60% 1,324 $313   $34,007,166 24
Mar 22, 1999 14 $142,194 -66% -60% 1,324 $107   $34,149,360 25
Mar 23, 1999 13 $173,883 +22% -56% 1,324 $131   $34,323,243 26
Mar 24, 1999 14 $143,038 -18% -50% 1,324 $108   $34,466,281 27
Mar 25, 1999 15 $145,343 +2% -54% 1,324 $110   $34,611,624 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 26, 1999 1 $18,315,537   2,370 $7,728   $18,315,537 1
Mar 5, 1999 3 $9,134,487 -50% 2,370 $3,854   $27,450,024 2
Mar 12, 1999 9 $4,880,931 -47% 2,241 $2,178   $32,330,955 3
Mar 19, 1999 15 $2,280,669 -53% 1,324 $1,723   $34,611,624 4
Mar 26, 1999 19 $851,950 -63% 727 $1,172   $35,463,574 5
Apr 2, 1999 33 $340,544 -60% 407 $837   $35,804,118 6
Apr 9, 1999 43 $134,511 -61% 253 $532   $35,938,629 7
Apr 16, 1999 50 $89,680 -33% 182 $493   $36,028,309 8
Apr 23, 1999 57 $61,949 -31% 121 $512   $36,090,258 9
Apr 30, 1999 39 $131,363 +112% 422 $311   $36,221,621 10

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,843 $59,955,384
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,332 $59,955,384
Top 1999 Movies at the International Box Office 30 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 901 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,422 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 779 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 432 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $59,955,384

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,983 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,460 $96,398,826
Top 1999 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 39 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 972 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,569 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 865 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 156 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 529 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $96,398,826

Leading Cast

Nicolas Cage    Tom Welles

Supporting Cast

Joaquin Phoenix    Max
James Gandolfini    Eddie Poole
Peter Stormare    Dino Velvet
Anthony Heald    Longdale
Chris Bauer    The Machine
Catherine Keener    Amy Welles
Myra Carter    Mrs. Christian
Amy Morton    Janet Mathews
Norman Reedus    Warren Anderson
Bob Clendenin    Porn Clerk

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Schumacher    Director
Mychael Danna    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,252,888 (39.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,370 opening theaters/2,370 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $81,136,866

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,603 $36,443,442
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,843 $59,955,384
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,983 $96,398,826
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 822 $36,443,442
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 432 $59,955,384
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 529 $96,398,826

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 26th, 1999 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: September 16th, 2008 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong perverse sexuality and violence, and for strong language.
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Analyze That
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Keywords: Private Investigator, Film Noir, Snuff Film, Crime Thriller, Revenge, Suicide, Porn Business
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States, Germany
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Nicolas Cage    Tom Welles

Supporting Cast

Joaquin Phoenix    Max
James Gandolfini    Eddie Poole
Peter Stormare    Dino Velvet
Anthony Heald    Longdale
Chris Bauer    The Machine
Catherine Keener    Amy Welles
Myra Carter    Mrs. Christian
Amy Morton    Janet Mathews
Norman Reedus    Warren Anderson
Bob Clendenin    Porn Clerk

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joel Schumacher    Director
Mychael Danna    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,603 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,232 $81,136,866
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,045 $36,443,442
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1999 57 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,316 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,200 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,294 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 201-300) 221 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 822 $36,443,442
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 352 $36,443,442

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 26, 1999 1 $14,252,888   2,370 $6,014   $14,252,888 1
Mar 5, 1999 3 $7,011,136 -51% 2,370 $2,958   $25,326,673 2
Mar 12, 1999 9 $3,520,356 -50% 2,241 $1,571   $30,970,380 3
Mar 19, 1999 15 $1,676,211 -52% 1,324 $1,266   $34,007,166 4
Mar 26, 1999 19 $714,090 -57% 727 $982   $35,325,714 5
Apr 2, 1999 30 $285,043 -60% 407 $700   $35,748,617 6
Apr 9, 1999 43 $113,635 -60% 253 $449   $35,917,753 7
Apr 16, 1999 47 $75,959 -33% 182 $417   $36,014,588 8
Apr 23, 1999 59 $50,059 -34% 121 $414   $36,078,368 9
Apr 30, 1999 36 $110,742 +121% 422 $262   $36,201,000 10
May 7, 1999 47 $61,880 -44% 297 $208   $36,283,501 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 26, 1999 1 $4,565,000     2,370 $1,926   $4,565,000 1
Feb 27, 1999 1 $5,875,000 +29%   2,370 $2,479   $10,440,000 2
Feb 28, 1999 1 $3,800,000 -35%   2,370 $1,603   $14,252,888 3
Mar 1, 1999 1 $1,067,715 -72%   2,370 $451   $15,320,608 4
Mar 2, 1999 1 $1,216,494 +14%   2,370 $513   $16,537,097 5
Mar 3, 1999 1 $871,051 -28%   2,370 $368   $17,408,148 6
Mar 4, 1999 1 $907,389 +4%   2,370 $383   $18,315,537 7
Mar 5, 1999 3 $2,010,463 +122% -56% 2,370 $848   $20,326,000 8
Mar 6, 1999 3 $3,025,000 +50% -49% 2,370 $1,276   $23,351,000 9
Mar 7, 1999 3 $1,975,000 -35% -48% 2,370 $833   $25,326,673 10
Mar 8, 1999 3 $518,080 -74% -51% 2,370 $219   $25,844,753 11
Mar 9, 1999 3 $627,532 +21% -48% 2,370 $265   $26,472,285 12
Mar 10, 1999 3 $502,700 -20% -42% 2,370 $212   $26,974,985 13
Mar 11, 1999 3 $475,039 -6% -48% 2,370 $200   $27,450,024 14
Mar 12, 1999 9 $1,070,000 +125% -47% 2,241 $477   $28,520,000 15
Mar 13, 1999 9 $1,545,000 +44% -49% 2,241 $689   $30,065,000 16
Mar 14, 1999 8 $1,034,000 -33% -48% 2,241 $461   $30,970,380 17
Mar 15, 1999 9 $359,147 -65% -31% 2,241 $160   $31,329,527 18
Mar 16, 1999 9 $394,295 +10% -37% 2,241 $176   $31,723,822 19
Mar 17, 1999 10 $288,151 -27% -43% 2,241 $129   $32,011,973 20
Mar 18, 1999 10 $318,982 +11% -33% 2,241 $142   $32,330,955 21
Mar 19, 1999 15 $450,000 +41% -58% 1,324 $340   $32,781,000 22
Mar 20, 1999 15 $705,000 +57% -54% 1,324 $532   $33,486,000 23
Mar 21, 1999 14 $415,000 -41% -60% 1,324 $313   $34,007,166 24
Mar 22, 1999 14 $142,194 -66% -60% 1,324 $107   $34,149,360 25
Mar 23, 1999 13 $173,883 +22% -56% 1,324 $131   $34,323,243 26
Mar 24, 1999 14 $143,038 -18% -50% 1,324 $108   $34,466,281 27
Mar 25, 1999 15 $145,343 +2% -54% 1,324 $110   $34,611,624 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 26, 1999 1 $18,315,537   2,370 $7,728   $18,315,537 1
Mar 5, 1999 3 $9,134,487 -50% 2,370 $3,854   $27,450,024 2
Mar 12, 1999 9 $4,880,931 -47% 2,241 $2,178   $32,330,955 3
Mar 19, 1999 15 $2,280,669 -53% 1,324 $1,723   $34,611,624 4
Mar 26, 1999 19 $851,950 -63% 727 $1,172   $35,463,574 5
Apr 2, 1999 33 $340,544 -60% 407 $837   $35,804,118 6
Apr 9, 1999 43 $134,511 -61% 253 $532   $35,938,629 7
Apr 16, 1999 50 $89,680 -33% 182 $493   $36,028,309 8
Apr 23, 1999 57 $61,949 -31% 121 $512   $36,090,258 9
Apr 30, 1999 39 $131,363 +112% 422 $311   $36,221,621 10

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,843 $59,955,384
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,332 $59,955,384
Top 1999 Movies at the International Box Office 30 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 901 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,422 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 779 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 432 $59,955,384
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $59,955,384

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,983 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,460 $96,398,826
Top 1999 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 39 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 972 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,569 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 865 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 156 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 529 $96,398,826
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $96,398,826