Chasing Amy (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office	$12,006,514	Details
International Box Office	$3,148,581	Details
Worldwide Box Office	$15,155,095
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$52,446 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:	7.31 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	79.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$250,000 (worldwide box office is 60.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:	3 opening theaters/553 max. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$29,584,675

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200)	5,126	$12,006,514
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200)	8,122	$3,148,581
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600)	6,590	$15,155,095
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300)	230	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,924	$12,006,514
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,944	$3,148,581
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100)	2,100	$15,155,095

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	April 4th, 1997 (Wide) by Miramax
Video Release:	November 17th, 2009 by Miramax Video
MPAA Rating:	R for strong graphic sex-related dialogue, language, sexuality and drug content
Running Time:	111 minutes
Franchise:	View Askewniverse
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Keywords:	Romance, LGBTQ+
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Romantic Comedy
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release	75	$24,400	Sep 26, 1997	178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release	48	$60,406	Sep 19, 1997	171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release	37	$96,276	Sep 12, 1997	164
Top 1997 Theater Average	36	$17,482	Apr 4, 1997	3
Never Wide Domestic	93	$12,006,514	Apr 4, 1997	0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200)	5,126	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500)	4,422	$29,584,675
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400)	4,373	$12,006,514
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1997 (Rank 101-200)	106	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300)	230	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200)	143	$29,584,675
Top 1997 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office	6	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800)	2,756	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600)	4,591	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800)	2,742	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300)	294	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,924	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for Miramax Movies	89	$12,006,514

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Apr 4, 1997	54	$52,446		3	$17,482	$52,446	1
Apr 11, 1997	26	$302,406	+477%	25	$12,096	$388,770	2
Apr 18, 1997	10	$1,642,402	+443%	519	$3,165	$2,160,942	3
Apr 25, 1997	10	$1,111,989	-32%	553	$2,011	$3,886,506	4
May 2, 1997	12	$879,265	-21%	530	$1,659	$5,195,843	5
May 9, 1997	14	$585,811	-33%	431	$1,359	$6,143,150	6
May 16, 1997	16	$592,225	+1%	494	$1,199	$7,042,401	7
May 23, 1997	17	$520,256	-12%	290	$1,794	$7,857,868	8
May 30, 1997	20	$312,662	-40%	220	$1,421	$8,308,217	9
Jun 6, 1997	20	$308,639	-1%	228	$1,354	$8,790,660	10
Jun 13, 1997	21	$319,865	+4%	263	$1,216	$9,279,450	11
Jun 20, 1997	22	$242,932	-24%	192	$1,265	$9,756,839	12
Jun 27, 1997	14	$347,530	+43%	366	$950	$10,277,505	13
Jul 4, 1997	18	$218,768	-37%	225	$972	$10,706,795	14
Jul 11, 1997	23	$165,009	-25%	159	$1,038	$11,032,139	15
Jul 18, 1997	26	$124,963	-24%	108	$1,157	$11,266,381	16
Jul 25, 1997	31	$96,174	-23%	86	$1,118	$11,438,614	17
Aug 1, 1997	38	$61,944	-36%	57	$1,087	$11,559,854	18
Aug 8, 1997	47	$39,659	-36%	46	$862	$11,644,011	19
Aug 15, 1997	54	$24,924	-37%	32	$779	$11,696,642	20
Sep 12, 1997	38	$96,276		233	$413	$11,813,637	24
Sep 19, 1997	42	$60,406	-37%	160	$378	$11,933,047	25
Sep 26, 1997	54	$24,400	-60%	64	$381	$12,006,514	26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Apr 4, 1997	51	$86,364		3	$28,788	$86,364	1
Apr 11, 1997	26	$432,176	+400%	25	$17,287	$518,540	2
Apr 18, 1997	10	$2,255,977	+422%	519	$4,347	$2,774,517	3
Apr 25, 1997	9	$1,542,061	-32%	553	$2,789	$4,316,578	4
May 2, 1997	12	$1,240,761	-20%	530	$2,341	$5,557,339	5
May 9, 1997	14	$892,837	-28%	431	$2,072	$6,450,176	6
May 16, 1997	15	$887,436	-1%	494	$1,796	$7,337,612	7
May 23, 1997	17	$657,943	-26%	290	$2,269	$7,995,555	8
May 30, 1997	18	$486,466	-26%	220	$2,211	$8,482,021	9
Jun 6, 1997	18	$477,564	-2%	228	$2,095	$8,959,585	10
Jun 13, 1997	20	$554,322	+16%	263	$2,108	$9,513,907	11
Jun 20, 1997	20	$416,068	-25%	192	$2,167	$9,929,975	12
Jun 27, 1997	13	$558,052	+34%	366	$1,525	$10,488,027	13
Jul 4, 1997	17	$379,103	-32%	225	$1,685	$10,867,130	14
Jul 11, 1997	21	$274,288	-28%	159	$1,725	$11,141,418	15
Jul 18, 1997	25	$201,022	-27%	108	$1,861	$11,342,440	16
Jul 25, 1997	30	$155,470	-23%	86	$1,808	$11,497,910	17
Aug 1, 1997	38	$106,442	-32%	57	$1,867	$11,604,352	18
Aug 8, 1997	46	$67,366	-37%	46	$1,464	$11,671,718	19
Sep 12, 1997	36	$155,280		233	$666	$11,872,641	24
Sep 19, 1997	37	$109,473	-29%	160	$684	$11,982,114	25

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200)	8,122	$3,148,581
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200)	7,110	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700)	4,601	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,701-6,800)	6,770	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300)	4,262	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500)	431	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,944	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for Miramax Movies	95	$3,148,581

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600)	6,590	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700)	5,631	$15,155,095
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	96	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700)	3,631	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800)	5,788	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600)	3,540	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400)	372	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100)	2,100	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Miramax Movies (Rank 101-200)	106	$15,155,095

Leading Cast

Joey Lauren Adams

Alyssa Jones

Supporting Cast

Ben Affleck		Holden McNeil
Jason Lee		Banky Edwards
Matt Damon		Exec #2

Uncategorized

Jason Mewes		Jay
Casey Affleck		Little Kid
Kevin Smith		Silent Bob
Ethan Suplee		Fan
Brian O'Halloran		Jim Hicks - Executive #1

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin Smith		Director
Kevin Smith		Screenwriter
Scott Mosier		Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$52,446 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:	7.31 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	79.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$250,000 (worldwide box office is 60.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:	3 opening theaters/553 max. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$29,584,675

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200)	5,126	$12,006,514
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200)	8,122	$3,148,581
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600)	6,590	$15,155,095
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300)	230	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,924	$12,006,514
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,944	$3,148,581
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100)	2,100	$15,155,095

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	April 4th, 1997 (Wide) by Miramax
Video Release:	November 17th, 2009 by Miramax Video
MPAA Rating:	R for strong graphic sex-related dialogue, language, sexuality and drug content
Running Time:	111 minutes
Franchise:	View Askewniverse
Comparisons:	vs. Clerks Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords:	Romance, LGBTQ+
Source:	Original Screenplay
Genre:	Romantic Comedy
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release	75	$24,400	Sep 26, 1997	178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release	48	$60,406	Sep 19, 1997	171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release	37	$96,276	Sep 12, 1997	164
Top 1997 Theater Average	36	$17,482	Apr 4, 1997	3
Never Wide Domestic	93	$12,006,514	Apr 4, 1997	0

Leading Cast

Joey Lauren Adams

Alyssa Jones

Supporting Cast

Ben Affleck		Holden McNeil
Jason Lee		Banky Edwards
Matt Damon		Exec #2

Uncategorized

Jason Mewes		Jay
Casey Affleck		Little Kid
Kevin Smith		Silent Bob
Ethan Suplee		Fan
Brian O'Halloran		Jim Hicks - Executive #1

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin Smith		Director
Kevin Smith		Screenwriter
Scott Mosier		Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200)	5,126	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500)	4,422	$29,584,675
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400)	4,373	$12,006,514
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1997 (Rank 101-200)	106	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300)	230	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200)	143	$29,584,675
Top 1997 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office	6	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800)	2,756	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600)	4,591	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800)	2,742	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300)	294	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,924	$12,006,514
All Time Domestic Box Office for Miramax Movies	89	$12,006,514

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Apr 4, 1997	54	$52,446		3	$17,482	$52,446	1
Apr 11, 1997	26	$302,406	+477%	25	$12,096	$388,770	2
Apr 18, 1997	10	$1,642,402	+443%	519	$3,165	$2,160,942	3
Apr 25, 1997	10	$1,111,989	-32%	553	$2,011	$3,886,506	4
May 2, 1997	12	$879,265	-21%	530	$1,659	$5,195,843	5
May 9, 1997	14	$585,811	-33%	431	$1,359	$6,143,150	6
May 16, 1997	16	$592,225	+1%	494	$1,199	$7,042,401	7
May 23, 1997	17	$520,256	-12%	290	$1,794	$7,857,868	8
May 30, 1997	20	$312,662	-40%	220	$1,421	$8,308,217	9
Jun 6, 1997	20	$308,639	-1%	228	$1,354	$8,790,660	10
Jun 13, 1997	21	$319,865	+4%	263	$1,216	$9,279,450	11
Jun 20, 1997	22	$242,932	-24%	192	$1,265	$9,756,839	12
Jun 27, 1997	14	$347,530	+43%	366	$950	$10,277,505	13
Jul 4, 1997	18	$218,768	-37%	225	$972	$10,706,795	14
Jul 11, 1997	23	$165,009	-25%	159	$1,038	$11,032,139	15
Jul 18, 1997	26	$124,963	-24%	108	$1,157	$11,266,381	16
Jul 25, 1997	31	$96,174	-23%	86	$1,118	$11,438,614	17
Aug 1, 1997	38	$61,944	-36%	57	$1,087	$11,559,854	18
Aug 8, 1997	47	$39,659	-36%	46	$862	$11,644,011	19
Aug 15, 1997	54	$24,924	-37%	32	$779	$11,696,642	20
Sep 12, 1997	38	$96,276		233	$413	$11,813,637	24
Sep 19, 1997	42	$60,406	-37%	160	$378	$11,933,047	25
Sep 26, 1997	54	$24,400	-60%	64	$381	$12,006,514	26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Apr 4, 1997	51	$86,364		3	$28,788	$86,364	1
Apr 11, 1997	26	$432,176	+400%	25	$17,287	$518,540	2
Apr 18, 1997	10	$2,255,977	+422%	519	$4,347	$2,774,517	3
Apr 25, 1997	9	$1,542,061	-32%	553	$2,789	$4,316,578	4
May 2, 1997	12	$1,240,761	-20%	530	$2,341	$5,557,339	5
May 9, 1997	14	$892,837	-28%	431	$2,072	$6,450,176	6
May 16, 1997	15	$887,436	-1%	494	$1,796	$7,337,612	7
May 23, 1997	17	$657,943	-26%	290	$2,269	$7,995,555	8
May 30, 1997	18	$486,466	-26%	220	$2,211	$8,482,021	9
Jun 6, 1997	18	$477,564	-2%	228	$2,095	$8,959,585	10
Jun 13, 1997	20	$554,322	+16%	263	$2,108	$9,513,907	11
Jun 20, 1997	20	$416,068	-25%	192	$2,167	$9,929,975	12
Jun 27, 1997	13	$558,052	+34%	366	$1,525	$10,488,027	13
Jul 4, 1997	17	$379,103	-32%	225	$1,685	$10,867,130	14
Jul 11, 1997	21	$274,288	-28%	159	$1,725	$11,141,418	15
Jul 18, 1997	25	$201,022	-27%	108	$1,861	$11,342,440	16
Jul 25, 1997	30	$155,470	-23%	86	$1,808	$11,497,910	17
Aug 1, 1997	38	$106,442	-32%	57	$1,867	$11,604,352	18
Aug 8, 1997	46	$67,366	-37%	46	$1,464	$11,671,718	19
Sep 12, 1997	36	$155,280		233	$666	$11,872,641	24
Sep 19, 1997	37	$109,473	-29%	160	$684	$11,982,114	25

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200)	8,122	$3,148,581
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,101-7,200)	7,110	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700)	4,601	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,701-6,800)	6,770	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300)	4,262	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500)	431	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,944	$3,148,581
All Time International Box Office for Miramax Movies	95	$3,148,581

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600)	6,590	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700)	5,631	$15,155,095
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	96	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700)	3,631	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800)	5,788	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600)	3,540	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400)	372	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100)	2,100	$15,155,095
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Miramax Movies (Rank 101-200)	106	$15,155,095

Chasing Amy (1997)

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Chasing Amy (1997)

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Leading Cast

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