The Birdcage (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $124,060,553Details
International Box Office $57,700,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $181,760,553
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $788,021 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $788,021
OpusData ID: 2890100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,275,828 (14.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,950 opening theaters/2,285 max. theaters, 10.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $317,449,057

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 616 $124,060,553
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $57,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,081 $181,760,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 76 $124,060,553
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $57,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 116 $181,760,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $124,060,553
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 454 $57,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $181,760,553

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 8th, 1996 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: October 23rd, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: June 3rd, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hamlet
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Keywords: Cross-Dressing, LGBTQ+, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Remake, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Foreign-Language Remake
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 108 $9,219,443 Apr 5, 1996 31
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 66 $24,592,136 Apr 5, 1996 31

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 616 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 301-400) 338 $317,449,057
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 381 $124,060,553
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 9 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Play Movies 3 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 404 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 190 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 76 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 10 $124,060,553

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 8, 1996 1 $18,275,828   1,950 $9,372   $18,275,828 1
Mar 15, 1996 1 $16,034,306 -12% 2,236 $7,171   $41,336,832 2
Mar 22, 1996 1 $13,294,404 -17% 2,236 $5,946   $60,601,672 3
Mar 29, 1996 1 $10,106,414 -24% 2,236 $4,520   $74,627,943 4
Apr 5, 1996 3 $9,219,443 -9% 2,236 $4,123   $87,604,273 5
Apr 12, 1996 3 $6,772,210 -27% 2,285 $2,964   $97,752,823 6
Apr 19, 1996 4 $4,737,737 -30% 0     $0 7
Apr 26, 1996 7 $3,365,322 -29% 1,958 $1,719   $109,303,042 8
May 3, 1996 7 $2,503,872 -26% 1,664 $1,505   $112,845,066 9
May 10, 1996 6 $1,606,421 -36% 1,281 $1,254   $115,271,678 10
May 17, 1996 8 $1,274,938 -21% 1,181 $1,080   $117,095,599 11
May 24, 1996 9 $1,263,789 -1% 970 $1,303   $118,764,272 12
May 31, 1996 11 $605,039 -52% 767 $789   $119,650,000 13
Jun 7, 1996 12 $500,815 -17% 611 $820   $120,456,200 14
Jun 14, 1996 13 $444,685 -11% 582 $764   $121,154,921 15
Jun 21, 1996 14 $415,262 -7% 456 $911   $121,892,476 16
Jun 28, 1996 19 $320,036 -23% 464 $690   $122,453,823 17
Jul 5, 1996 17 $400,677 +25% 344 $1,165   $122,963,761 18
Jul 12, 1996 23 $199,369 -50% 293 $680   $123,314,389 19
Jul 19, 1996 26 $121,015 -39% 187 $647   $123,560,241 20
Jul 26, 1996 33 $86,544 -28% 151 $573   $123,726,136 21
Aug 9, 1996 46 $41,370   74 $559   $123,939,840 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 8, 1996 1 $25,302,526   1,950 $12,976   $25,302,526 1
Mar 15, 1996 1 $22,004,742 -13% 2,236 $9,841   $47,307,268 2
Mar 22, 1996 2 $17,214,261 -22% 2,236 $7,699   $64,521,529 3
Mar 29, 1996 1 $13,863,301 -19% 2,236 $6,200   $78,384,830 4
Apr 5, 1996 3 $12,595,783 -9% 2,236 $5,633   $90,980,613 5
Apr 12, 1996 41 $0 -100% 2,285 $0   $0 6
Apr 19, 1996 43 $0   0     $105,937,720 7
Apr 26, 1996 6 $4,403,474   1,958 $2,249   $110,341,194 8
May 3, 1996 7 $3,324,063 -25% 1,664 $1,998   $113,665,257 9
May 10, 1996 6 $2,155,404 -35% 1,281 $1,683   $115,820,661 10
May 17, 1996 8 $1,679,822 -22% 1,181 $1,422   $117,500,483 11
May 31, 1996 11 $910,424   767 $1,187   $119,955,385 13
Jun 7, 1996 13 $754,851 -17% 611 $1,235   $120,710,236 14
Jun 14, 1996 13 $766,978 +2% 582 $1,318   $121,477,214 15
Jun 21, 1996 14 $656,573 -14% 456 $1,440   $122,133,787 16
Jun 28, 1996 18 $429,297 -35% 464 $925   $122,563,084 17
Jul 5, 1996 18 $551,936 +29% 344 $1,604   $123,115,020 18
Jul 12, 1996 21 $324,206 -41% 293 $1,107   $123,439,226 19
Jul 19, 1996 29 $200,366 -38% 187 $1,071   $123,639,592 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 10/23/2025 $0 0 0 0 $86 11/10/2025
 
Rest of World $57,699,914
 
International Total$57,700,000 11/10/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $57,700,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,374 $57,700,000
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 26 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Play Movies 14 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,470 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 807 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 454 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies 31 $57,700,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,081 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 728 $181,760,553
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 13 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Play Movies 6 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 761 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 388 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 116 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 15 $181,760,553

Leading Cast

Robin Williams    Armand Goldman

Cameos

Jay Leno    Himself

Uncategorized

Gene Hackman    Senator Kevin Keeley
Dianne Wiest    Louise Keeley
Nathan Lane    Albert Goldman/Starina
Hank Azaria    Agador
Christine Baranski    Katherine Archer
Calista Flockhart    Barbara 'Barbie' Keeley

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Nichols    Director
Elaine May    Screenwriter
Jean Poiret    Story Creator

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 3rd, 2014

June 2nd, 2014

It's not a bad week on the home market, given the time of year. Lone Survivor earned more than $100 million at the box office and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is clearly worth picking up. It isn't quite Pick of the Week material, on the other hand. There are a few choices including a pair of documentaries: Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton As Himself - Buy from Amazon and Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction - Buy from Amazon. The third option was Attack on Titan, Part 1 - Blu-ray Combo Pack Regular Edition or Limited Edition. It was essentially a coin-toss between the three, but in the end I went with Plimpton! as Pick of the Week. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,275,828 (14.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,950 opening theaters/2,285 max. theaters, 10.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $317,449,057

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 616 $124,060,553
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $57,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,081 $181,760,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 76 $124,060,553
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $57,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 116 $181,760,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $124,060,553
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 454 $57,700,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $181,760,553

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 8th, 1996 (Wide) by MGM
International Releases: October 23rd, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: June 3rd, 2014 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Hamlet
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Cross-Dressing, LGBTQ+, In-Laws / Future In-Laws, Remake, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Foreign-Language Remake
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day) 108 $9,219,443 Apr 5, 1996 31
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 66 $24,592,136 Apr 5, 1996 31

Leading Cast

Robin Williams    Armand Goldman

Cameos

Jay Leno    Himself

Uncategorized

Gene Hackman    Senator Kevin Keeley
Dianne Wiest    Louise Keeley
Nathan Lane    Albert Goldman/Starina
Hank Azaria    Agador
Christine Baranski    Katherine Archer
Calista Flockhart    Barbara 'Barbie' Keeley

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mike Nichols    Director
Elaine May    Screenwriter
Jean Poiret    Story Creator

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 3rd, 2014

June 2nd, 2014

It's not a bad week on the home market, given the time of year. Lone Survivor earned more than $100 million at the box office and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is clearly worth picking up. It isn't quite Pick of the Week material, on the other hand. There are a few choices including a pair of documentaries: Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton As Himself - Buy from Amazon and Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction - Buy from Amazon. The third option was Attack on Titan, Part 1 - Blu-ray Combo Pack Regular Edition or Limited Edition. It was essentially a coin-toss between the three, but in the end I went with Plimpton! as Pick of the Week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 616 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 301-400) 338 $317,449,057
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 381 $124,060,553
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 9 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Play Movies 3 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 404 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 190 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies 76 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $124,060,553
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies 10 $124,060,553

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 8, 1996 1 $18,275,828   1,950 $9,372   $18,275,828 1
Mar 15, 1996 1 $16,034,306 -12% 2,236 $7,171   $41,336,832 2
Mar 22, 1996 1 $13,294,404 -17% 2,236 $5,946   $60,601,672 3
Mar 29, 1996 1 $10,106,414 -24% 2,236 $4,520   $74,627,943 4
Apr 5, 1996 3 $9,219,443 -9% 2,236 $4,123   $87,604,273 5
Apr 12, 1996 3 $6,772,210 -27% 2,285 $2,964   $97,752,823 6
Apr 19, 1996 4 $4,737,737 -30% 0     $0 7
Apr 26, 1996 7 $3,365,322 -29% 1,958 $1,719   $109,303,042 8
May 3, 1996 7 $2,503,872 -26% 1,664 $1,505   $112,845,066 9
May 10, 1996 6 $1,606,421 -36% 1,281 $1,254   $115,271,678 10
May 17, 1996 8 $1,274,938 -21% 1,181 $1,080   $117,095,599 11
May 24, 1996 9 $1,263,789 -1% 970 $1,303   $118,764,272 12
May 31, 1996 11 $605,039 -52% 767 $789   $119,650,000 13
Jun 7, 1996 12 $500,815 -17% 611 $820   $120,456,200 14
Jun 14, 1996 13 $444,685 -11% 582 $764   $121,154,921 15
Jun 21, 1996 14 $415,262 -7% 456 $911   $121,892,476 16
Jun 28, 1996 19 $320,036 -23% 464 $690   $122,453,823 17
Jul 5, 1996 17 $400,677 +25% 344 $1,165   $122,963,761 18
Jul 12, 1996 23 $199,369 -50% 293 $680   $123,314,389 19
Jul 19, 1996 26 $121,015 -39% 187 $647   $123,560,241 20
Jul 26, 1996 33 $86,544 -28% 151 $573   $123,726,136 21
Aug 9, 1996 46 $41,370   74 $559   $123,939,840 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 8, 1996 1 $25,302,526   1,950 $12,976   $25,302,526 1
Mar 15, 1996 1 $22,004,742 -13% 2,236 $9,841   $47,307,268 2
Mar 22, 1996 2 $17,214,261 -22% 2,236 $7,699   $64,521,529 3
Mar 29, 1996 1 $13,863,301 -19% 2,236 $6,200   $78,384,830 4
Apr 5, 1996 3 $12,595,783 -9% 2,236 $5,633   $90,980,613 5
Apr 12, 1996 41 $0 -100% 2,285 $0   $0 6
Apr 19, 1996 43 $0   0     $105,937,720 7
Apr 26, 1996 6 $4,403,474   1,958 $2,249   $110,341,194 8
May 3, 1996 7 $3,324,063 -25% 1,664 $1,998   $113,665,257 9
May 10, 1996 6 $2,155,404 -35% 1,281 $1,683   $115,820,661 10
May 17, 1996 8 $1,679,822 -22% 1,181 $1,422   $117,500,483 11
May 31, 1996 11 $910,424   767 $1,187   $119,955,385 13
Jun 7, 1996 13 $754,851 -17% 611 $1,235   $120,710,236 14
Jun 14, 1996 13 $766,978 +2% 582 $1,318   $121,477,214 15
Jun 21, 1996 14 $656,573 -14% 456 $1,440   $122,133,787 16
Jun 28, 1996 18 $429,297 -35% 464 $925   $122,563,084 17
Jul 5, 1996 18 $551,936 +29% 344 $1,604   $123,115,020 18
Jul 12, 1996 21 $324,206 -41% 293 $1,107   $123,439,226 19
Jul 19, 1996 29 $200,366 -38% 187 $1,071   $123,639,592 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 10/23/2025 $0 0 0 0 $86 11/10/2025
 
Rest of World $57,699,914
 
International Total$57,700,000 11/10/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $57,700,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,374 $57,700,000
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 26 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Play Movies 14 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,470 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 807 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 454 $57,700,000
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies 31 $57,700,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,081 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) 728 $181,760,553
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 13 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Play Movies 6 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 761 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 388 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 116 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $181,760,553
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies 15 $181,760,553