Eve's Bayou (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,843,425Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,287,846 (22.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:659 opening theaters/672 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,793,593

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,562 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,448 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,628 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,008 $14,843,425

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 7th, 1997 (Wide) by Trimark
Video Release: March 25th, 1998 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality and language
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 20th Century Women
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Keywords: Family Drama, 1960s, Set in Louisiana, Dysfunctional Family, Infidelity, Coming of Age, Voodoo, Child Abuse, Psychics, Curses, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Chubbco, Addis Wechsler
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 264 $6,077,305 Nov 14, 1997 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,562 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,941 $34,793,593
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,869 $14,843,425
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 94 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,310 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,041 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 466 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 851 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,628 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for Trimark Movies 1 $14,843,425

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 1997 8 $3,287,846   659 $4,989   $3,287,846 1
Nov 14, 1997 10 $2,538,199 -23% 672 $3,777   $6,925,575 2
Nov 21, 1997 12 $1,566,505 -38% 652 $2,403   $9,081,751 3
Nov 28, 1997 13 $1,460,802 -7% 557 $2,623   $11,216,617 4
Dec 5, 1997 13 $865,532 -41% 636 $1,361   $12,360,950 5
Dec 12, 1997 20 $329,591 -62% 385 $856   $12,934,121 6
Dec 19, 1997 27 $128,979 -61% 164 $786   $13,174,119 7
Dec 26, 1997 42 $70,658 -45% 60 $1,178   $13,305,622 8
Jan 2, 1998 34 $100,235 +42% 62 $1,617   $13,475,192 9
Jan 9, 1998 35 $85,220 -15% 72 $1,184   $13,598,124 10
Jan 16, 1998 44 $69,405 -19% 67 $1,036   $13,698,151 11
Jan 23, 1998 48 $52,163 -25% 54 $966   $13,777,158 12
Jan 30, 1998 50 $63,875 +22% 53 $1,205   $13,864,475 13
Feb 6, 1998 36 $162,771 +155% 221 $737   $14,054,598 14
Feb 13, 1998 36 $201,085 +24% 178 $1,130   $14,421,465 15
Feb 20, 1998 41 $108,924 -46% 117 $931   $14,592,983 16
Feb 27, 1998 43 $97,031 -11% 55 $1,764   $14,727,939 17
Mar 6, 1998 55 $54,453 -44% 36 $1,513   $14,821,531 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 7, 1997 8 $960,000     659 $1,457   $960,000 1
Nov 8, 1997 8 $1,285,000 +34%   659 $1,950   $2,245,000 2
Nov 9, 1997 6 $1,042,846 -19%   659 $1,582   $3,287,846 3
Nov 10, 1997 8 $284,193 -73%   659 $431   $3,572,039 4
Nov 11, 1997 9 $359,390 +26%   559 $643   $3,931,429 5
Nov 12, 1997 8 $177,940 -50%   659 $270   $4,109,369 6
Nov 13, 1997 8 $191,740 +8%   659 $291   $4,301,109 7
Nov 14, 1997 9 $680,000 +255% -29% 672 $1,012   $4,981,109 8
Nov 15, 1997 9 $1,160,000 +71% -10% 672 $1,726   $6,227,000 9
Nov 16, 1997 8 $670,000 -42% -36% 672 $997   $6,925,575 10
Nov 17, 1997 10 $147,596 -78% -48% 672 $220   $7,073,171 11
Nov 19, 1997 10 $134,964   -24% 672 $201   $7,339,941 13
Nov 20, 1997 10 $144,485 +7% -25% 672 $215   $7,515,247 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 1997 8 $4,387,376   659 $6,658   $4,387,376 1
Nov 14, 1997 9 $3,127,870 -29% 672 $4,655   $7,515,246 2
Nov 21, 1997 12 $2,240,569 -28% 652 $3,436   $9,755,815 3
Nov 28, 1997 15 $1,739,603 -22% 557 $3,123   $11,495,418 4
Dec 5, 1997 15 $1,109,112 -36% 636 $1,744   $12,604,530 5
Dec 12, 1997 21 $440,610 -60% 385 $1,144   $13,045,140 6
Dec 19, 1997 35 $189,824 -57% 164 $1,157   $13,234,964 7
Dec 26, 1997 37 $139,993 -26% 60 $2,333   $13,374,957 8
Jan 2, 1998 41 $137,947 -1% 62 $2,225   $13,512,904 9
Jan 9, 1998 34 $115,842 -16% 72 $1,609   $13,628,746 10
Jan 16, 1998 44 $96,249 -17% 67 $1,437   $13,724,995 11
Jan 23, 1998 46 $75,605 -21% 54 $1,400   $13,800,600 12
Jan 30, 1998 50 $91,227 +21% 53 $1,721   $13,891,827 13
Feb 6, 1998 28 $328,553 +260% 221 $1,487   $14,220,380 14
Feb 13, 1998 36 $263,679 -20% 178 $1,481   $14,484,059 15
Feb 20, 1998 42 $146,849 -44% 117 $1,255   $14,630,908 16
Feb 27, 1998 44 $136,170 -7% 55 $2,476   $14,767,078 17

Lead Ensemble Members

Samuel L. Jackson    Louis Batiste
Lynn Whitfield    Roz Batiste
Debbi Morgan    Mozelle Batiste Delacroix
Vondie Curtis-Hall    Julian Grayraven
Lisa Nicole Carson    Matty Mereaux

Supporting Cast

Branford Marsalis    Harry Delacroix
Jurnee Smollett    Eve Batiste
Diahann Carroll    Elzora
Meagan Good    Cisely Batiste
Roger Guenveur Smith    Lenny Mereaux
Jake Smollett    Poe Batiste
Ethel Ayler    Gran Mere
Afonda Colbert    Henrietta
Lola Dalferes    Lynette
Marcus Lyle Brown    Hosea
Alverta Perkins Dunigan    Paige
Ron Flagge    Vendor
Sharon K. London    Hilary
Carol Sutton    Madame Renard
Victoria Rowell    Stevie Hobbs
Oneal A. Isaac    Bus Driver
Julian Dalcour    Bartender
Leonard Thomas    Maynard
Allen Toussaint    Proprietor
Billie Neal    Ghost of Original Eve

Narrator(s)

Tamara Tunie    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kasi Lemmons    Director
Kasi Lemmons    Screenwriter
Caldecot Chubb    Producer
Samuel L. Jackson    Producer
Mark Amin    Executive Producer
Eli Selden    Executive Producer
Nick Wechsler    Executive Producer
Julie Silverman Yorn    Executive Producer
Jeff Howard    Production Designer
Terilyn A. Shropshire    Editor
Terence Blanchard    Composer
Amy Vincent    Director of Photography
Cevin Cathell    Co-Producer
Jay Polstein    Co-Producer
Cami Winikoff    Co-Producer
Michael Bennett    Co-Executive Producer
Margaret Matheson    Co-Executive Producer
Bobby Rock    Associate Producer
James Alan Hensz    Assistant Director
Edith Dupre LeBlanc    Unit Production Manager
Adele Plauche    Art Director
Joanne Schmidt    Set Decorator
Philip C. Pfeiffer    Second Unit Camera
Paul Boyington    Visual Effects Supervisor
Karyn Wagner    Costume Designer
Benjamin A. Patrick    Sound Mixer
Dennis Patterson    Re-recording Mixer
Edward C. Carr III    Re-recording Mixer
Jay Nierenberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Steven D. Williams    Sound Effects Editor
Howard Neiman    Sound Effects Editor
Marshall Winn    Sound Effects Editor
Brian T. Best    Sound Effects Editor
Alberto Garcia    Sound Effects Editor
Marietta Carter-Narcisse    Make up
Pamela Roth    Make up
Robert L. Stevenson    Hairstylist
Julie Glaze    Music Supervisor
Curtis Mayfield    Song Writer
Jaki-Brown Karman    Casting Director
Robyn M. Mitchell    Casting Director

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,287,846 (22.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:659 opening theaters/672 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $34,793,593

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,562 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,448 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,628 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,008 $14,843,425

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 7th, 1997 (Wide) by Trimark
Video Release: March 25th, 1998 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality and language
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 20th Century Women
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Drama, 1960s, Set in Louisiana, Dysfunctional Family, Infidelity, Coming of Age, Voodoo, Child Abuse, Psychics, Curses, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Chubbco, Addis Wechsler
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 264 $6,077,305 Nov 14, 1997 10

Lead Ensemble Members

Samuel L. Jackson    Louis Batiste
Lynn Whitfield    Roz Batiste
Debbi Morgan    Mozelle Batiste Delacroix
Vondie Curtis-Hall    Julian Grayraven
Lisa Nicole Carson    Matty Mereaux

Supporting Cast

Branford Marsalis    Harry Delacroix
Jurnee Smollett    Eve Batiste
Diahann Carroll    Elzora
Meagan Good    Cisely Batiste
Roger Guenveur Smith    Lenny Mereaux
Jake Smollett    Poe Batiste
Ethel Ayler    Gran Mere
Afonda Colbert    Henrietta
Lola Dalferes    Lynette
Marcus Lyle Brown    Hosea
Alverta Perkins Dunigan    Paige
Ron Flagge    Vendor
Sharon K. London    Hilary
Carol Sutton    Madame Renard
Victoria Rowell    Stevie Hobbs
Oneal A. Isaac    Bus Driver
Julian Dalcour    Bartender
Leonard Thomas    Maynard
Allen Toussaint    Proprietor
Billie Neal    Ghost of Original Eve

Narrator(s)

Tamara Tunie    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kasi Lemmons    Director
Kasi Lemmons    Screenwriter
Caldecot Chubb    Producer
Samuel L. Jackson    Producer
Mark Amin    Executive Producer
Eli Selden    Executive Producer
Nick Wechsler    Executive Producer
Julie Silverman Yorn    Executive Producer
Jeff Howard    Production Designer
Terilyn A. Shropshire    Editor
Terence Blanchard    Composer
Amy Vincent    Director of Photography
Cevin Cathell    Co-Producer
Jay Polstein    Co-Producer
Cami Winikoff    Co-Producer
Michael Bennett    Co-Executive Producer
Margaret Matheson    Co-Executive Producer
Bobby Rock    Associate Producer
James Alan Hensz    Assistant Director
Edith Dupre LeBlanc    Unit Production Manager
Adele Plauche    Art Director
Joanne Schmidt    Set Decorator
Philip C. Pfeiffer    Second Unit Camera
Paul Boyington    Visual Effects Supervisor
Karyn Wagner    Costume Designer
Benjamin A. Patrick    Sound Mixer
Dennis Patterson    Re-recording Mixer
Edward C. Carr III    Re-recording Mixer
Jay Nierenberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Steven D. Williams    Sound Effects Editor
Howard Neiman    Sound Effects Editor
Marshall Winn    Sound Effects Editor
Brian T. Best    Sound Effects Editor
Alberto Garcia    Sound Effects Editor
Marietta Carter-Narcisse    Make up
Pamela Roth    Make up
Robert L. Stevenson    Hairstylist
Julie Glaze    Music Supervisor
Curtis Mayfield    Song Writer
Jaki-Brown Karman    Casting Director
Robyn M. Mitchell    Casting Director

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 4,501-4,600) 4,562 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,941 $34,793,593
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,869 $14,843,425
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 94 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,310 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,041 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 466 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 851 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,628 $14,843,425
All Time Domestic Box Office for Trimark Movies 1 $14,843,425

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 1997 8 $3,287,846   659 $4,989   $3,287,846 1
Nov 14, 1997 10 $2,538,199 -23% 672 $3,777   $6,925,575 2
Nov 21, 1997 12 $1,566,505 -38% 652 $2,403   $9,081,751 3
Nov 28, 1997 13 $1,460,802 -7% 557 $2,623   $11,216,617 4
Dec 5, 1997 13 $865,532 -41% 636 $1,361   $12,360,950 5
Dec 12, 1997 20 $329,591 -62% 385 $856   $12,934,121 6
Dec 19, 1997 27 $128,979 -61% 164 $786   $13,174,119 7
Dec 26, 1997 42 $70,658 -45% 60 $1,178   $13,305,622 8
Jan 2, 1998 34 $100,235 +42% 62 $1,617   $13,475,192 9
Jan 9, 1998 35 $85,220 -15% 72 $1,184   $13,598,124 10
Jan 16, 1998 44 $69,405 -19% 67 $1,036   $13,698,151 11
Jan 23, 1998 48 $52,163 -25% 54 $966   $13,777,158 12
Jan 30, 1998 50 $63,875 +22% 53 $1,205   $13,864,475 13
Feb 6, 1998 36 $162,771 +155% 221 $737   $14,054,598 14
Feb 13, 1998 36 $201,085 +24% 178 $1,130   $14,421,465 15
Feb 20, 1998 41 $108,924 -46% 117 $931   $14,592,983 16
Feb 27, 1998 43 $97,031 -11% 55 $1,764   $14,727,939 17
Mar 6, 1998 55 $54,453 -44% 36 $1,513   $14,821,531 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 7, 1997 8 $960,000     659 $1,457   $960,000 1
Nov 8, 1997 8 $1,285,000 +34%   659 $1,950   $2,245,000 2
Nov 9, 1997 6 $1,042,846 -19%   659 $1,582   $3,287,846 3
Nov 10, 1997 8 $284,193 -73%   659 $431   $3,572,039 4
Nov 11, 1997 9 $359,390 +26%   559 $643   $3,931,429 5
Nov 12, 1997 8 $177,940 -50%   659 $270   $4,109,369 6
Nov 13, 1997 8 $191,740 +8%   659 $291   $4,301,109 7
Nov 14, 1997 9 $680,000 +255% -29% 672 $1,012   $4,981,109 8
Nov 15, 1997 9 $1,160,000 +71% -10% 672 $1,726   $6,227,000 9
Nov 16, 1997 8 $670,000 -42% -36% 672 $997   $6,925,575 10
Nov 17, 1997 10 $147,596 -78% -48% 672 $220   $7,073,171 11
Nov 19, 1997 10 $134,964   -24% 672 $201   $7,339,941 13
Nov 20, 1997 10 $144,485 +7% -25% 672 $215   $7,515,247 14

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 7, 1997 8 $4,387,376   659 $6,658   $4,387,376 1
Nov 14, 1997 9 $3,127,870 -29% 672 $4,655   $7,515,246 2
Nov 21, 1997 12 $2,240,569 -28% 652 $3,436   $9,755,815 3
Nov 28, 1997 15 $1,739,603 -22% 557 $3,123   $11,495,418 4
Dec 5, 1997 15 $1,109,112 -36% 636 $1,744   $12,604,530 5
Dec 12, 1997 21 $440,610 -60% 385 $1,144   $13,045,140 6
Dec 19, 1997 35 $189,824 -57% 164 $1,157   $13,234,964 7
Dec 26, 1997 37 $139,993 -26% 60 $2,333   $13,374,957 8
Jan 2, 1998 41 $137,947 -1% 62 $2,225   $13,512,904 9
Jan 9, 1998 34 $115,842 -16% 72 $1,609   $13,628,746 10
Jan 16, 1998 44 $96,249 -17% 67 $1,437   $13,724,995 11
Jan 23, 1998 46 $75,605 -21% 54 $1,400   $13,800,600 12
Jan 30, 1998 50 $91,227 +21% 53 $1,721   $13,891,827 13
Feb 6, 1998 28 $328,553 +260% 221 $1,487   $14,220,380 14
Feb 13, 1998 36 $263,679 -20% 178 $1,481   $14,484,059 15
Feb 20, 1998 42 $146,849 -44% 117 $1,255   $14,630,908 16
Feb 27, 1998 44 $136,170 -7% 55 $2,476   $14,767,078 17

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,448 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,553 $14,843,425
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 97 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,358 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,615 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 682 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,449 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,008 $14,843,425
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Trimark Movies 1 $14,843,425