South Korea Box Office for Big Fish (2003)

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Big Fish
Theatrical Performance (US$)
South Korea Box Office $535,465Details
Worldwide Box Office $123,954,323Details
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Synopsis

When Edward Bloom becomes ill, his son, William, travels to be with him. William has a strained relationship with Edward because his father has always told exaggerated stories about his life, and William thinks he’s never really told the truth. Even on his deathbed, Edward recounts fantastical anecdotes. When William, who is a journalist, starts to investigate his father's tales, he begins to understand the man and his penchant for storytelling.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$70,000,000
South Korea Releases: March 5th, 2004 (Wide)
Video Release: April 27th, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference.
Running Time: 125 minutes
Keywords: Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Jinks/Cohen Company, Zancuk Company
Production Countries: United States
Languages: Cantonese, English

DVD Releases for March 20, 2007

March 20th, 2007

It's a busy week for DVDs, and it's even busier next week. Not only are the overall numbers high, the quality is good too, with several films from last year's award season / holiday rush coming to the home market. One of these films, Rocky Balboa - Buy from Amazon, was a serious contender for DVD Pick of the Week, as was a TV on DVD release, NewsRadio - The Complete Fifth Season - Buy from Amazon. But in the end I went with a cult classic that more people should experience, Re-Animator - Limited Edition - Buy from Amazon. More...

DVD Releases for November 8, 2005

November 7th, 2005

Every week Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - Buy from Amazon gets a second chance at... I'm just kidding. We're moving closer to the busy Christmas shopping season, and because of that there are a lot of prime DVDs worth picking up this week. Leading the way is Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi - Unrated Edition while Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 2-Disc Special Edition earns a honorable mention. There are also... what's the philosophical term? ... a Metric Buttload of Christmas DVDs coming out this week, most of which should be ignored. More...

DVD Releases for April 27, 2004

April 26th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. A couple of selections caught my eye this week, Love Actually - (Buy from Amazon) and Kids in the Hall - Season 1 both of which are my DVD pick of the week. More...

They Couldn't have Dreamt of a Better Opening

February 12th, 2004

It's obvious The Dreamers wasn't hampered by its NC-17 rating. Not only is its per theatre average of $28,526 the best of the week, it was the best this year beating Big Fish by more than $8,000. More...

King Oscar, Lord of the Nominations

January 27th, 2004

Nominations for the 76the Annual Academy Awards were announced today. As always, here is a list of the nominations, plus reactions below. More...

Effective Marketing

January 26th, 2004

There seems to be a pattern developing for 2004. The number one movie surprises, but the overall box office is lower than expected. This week was no different. The total box office was down from last weekend's 3-day total, which is not surprising as last weekend was a long weekend. But it dropped by a massive 24.7%. The performance compared to last year that is more troubling. Before the weekend 2004 was 7% behind 2003 and at first glance this weekend was almost flat compared to last year, down less than $200,000 or just 0.002%. But this weekend last year was Superbowl weekend, so the performance is really more equivalent to a 10% drop. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

That 70s Showdown

January 23rd, 2004

Two movies staring That '70s Show alumnus open this weekend, and while neither of them will be recognized with any major awards, they probably won't light up the box office either. In fact, next weekend isn't looking that spectacular either. The box office should pick up again in February. More...

Polly Wants a Number One Spot

January 21st, 2004

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is usually celebrated by the movie industry by dumping movies that the studios have little faith in, in hopes that the holiday crowds will give it an undeserved boost. This year two of the three new releases beat expectations (at least for the 3-day weekend) and the one that didn't had the best reviews for the week. (I really must stop basing my prediction on quality.) The 3-day total box office was 7% above last weekend, but down 8% from last year. The 4-day yearly decline was about the same. More...

2003 SAG Nominations Announced

January 18th, 2004

On Thursday the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) Nominations were announced. Here is a list of all the nominations in theatrical categories as well as a brief reaction to them. More...

Along Comes a New Number One

January 16th, 2004

With three new movies opening wide this weekend, we should finally have a new number one at the box office. But don't expect it to be number one in the minds of the critics. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday we should see a sizeable increase at the box office. More...

King too Big for Competition

January 12th, 2004

None of the wide releases were able to mount much of an attack on last weekend's top five. And with the exception of a limited release going wide there was little change. The lack of a dominate opener helped push the total box office lower by more than 25% from last week and 6% from last year. So much for last weekend's strong start to 2004. More...

January Dumping Grounds Begin

January 9th, 2004

January is usually the time when studios dump movies that looked like a good idea on paper, but didn't pan out. This year looks like no exception as the two new movies are getting destroyed by the critics. In fact, the only film that looks capable of challenging Lord of the Rings: Return of the King for the lead is the wide expansion of Big Fish. More...

No Small Fry

January 6th, 2004

In an unusual turn of events, Big Fish saw its per theatre average jump this weekend to $20,356 in 125 theatres. This bodes very well for this Friday when it expands into more than 2000 theatres. Next weekend it may no longer be on top on the per theatre average chart, but should place well on the top five overall. More...

Monster Opening

December 30th, 2003

Three of the four movies that broke $10,000 per theatre last week also accomplished that feat this week. However, it was a new comer that took top spot. Monster earned over $100,000 since it opened on Christmas day and it had a weekend average of $21,708, which was more than $5000 above its nearest competitor. More...

Fish Remains Big on the Per Theatre Charts

December 23rd, 2003

Taking top spot on the Per Theatre Charts in consecutive weeks is not an easy task, but that's just what Big Fish did this week. And it did it by keeping nearly 80% of its premiere audience landing at $27,440 per theatre. Add in a few awards / nominations and an early January wide release and it could add up to box office hit. More...

A Big Opening for Fish

December 16th, 2003

With only one major release making waves on the Per Theatre Charts, it was a chance for the limited releases to dominate. And by far the most successful was Big Fish. The latest from Tim Burton topped the charts with $34,563 average in six theatres. More...

Movie Websites Launches for December 5 - December 11

December 11th, 2003


New Release Dates Announced: Twisted, Mean Girls, Sahara, The Missing, Big Fish

November 14th, 2003


Movie Websites Launches for October 10 - October 16

October 16th, 2003


Movie Websites Launches for October 2 - October 9

October 9th, 2003


Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2021/05/07 7 $7,572   95 $80   $442,072 897
2021/05/14 12 $39,976 +428% 111 $360   $484,384 898
2021/05/21 16 $12,619 -68% 47 $268   $519,213 899
2021/05/28 - $4,352 -66% 26 $167   $530,604 900
2021/06/04 - $1,627 -63% 11 $148   $535,465 901

Box Office Summary Per Territory

$00
Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/5/2004 $906,471 226 226 226 $906,471 4/2/2020
Mexico 8/22/2024 00$0
North America 12/10/2003 $207,377 6 2,514 14,454 $66,432,867 11/21/2014
South Korea 3/5/2004 $0 0 111 290 $535,465 6/10/2021
 
Rest of World $56,079,520
 
Worldwide Total$123,954,323 6/10/2021

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. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Ewan McGregor    Young Edward Bloom
Helena Bonham Carter    Jenny and The Witch

Supporting Cast

Albert Finney    Old Edward Bloom
Jessica Lange    Old Sandy Bloom
Robert Guillaume    Dr. Bennett
Marion Cotillard    Josephine
Alison Lohman    Young Sandy Bloom
Matthew McGrory    Karl the Giant
David Denman    Young Don Price
Missi Pyle    Mildred
Loudon Wainwright    Pyle Beamen
Ada Tai    Ping
Arlene Tai    Jing
Steve Buscemi    Norther Winslow
Danny DeVito    Amos Calloway
Billy Crudup    William Bloom
Destiny Cyrus*    Young Ruthie

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Burton    Director
John August    Screenwriter
Daniel Wallace    Based on the novel "Big Fish, A Story of Mythic Proportions"
Richard D. Zanuck    Producer
Bruce Cohen    Producer
Dan Jinks    Producer
Arne L. Schmidt    Executive Producer
Philippe Rousselot    Cinematographer
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Danny Elfman    Composer
Dennis Gassner    Production Designer
Richard L. Johnson    Supervising Art Director
Jack Johnson    Art Director
Roy Barnes    Art Director
Robert Fechtman    Art Director
Dawn Brown Manser    Set Designer
Jonathan Short    Set Designer
Nancy Haigh    Set Decorator
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
Petur Hliddal    Sound
Kevin O'Connell    Supervising Sound Mixer
Greg P. Russell    Supervising Sound Mixer
Skip Lievsay    Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin Mack    Visual Effects Supervisor
Katterli Frauenfelder    Associate Producer
Katterli Frauenfelder    Assistant Director
Denise Chamian    Casting Director
Jeanette Surga    Music Editor

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