Far From Heaven (2002)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,901,849Details
International Box Office $13,126,065Details
Worldwide Box Office $29,027,914
OpusData ID: 29420100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$211,279 (1.3% of total gross)
Legs:9.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:54.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/291 max. theaters, 13.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $30,539,511

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,520 $15,901,849
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,596 $13,126,065
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,663 $29,027,914
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $15,901,849

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2002 (Limited) by Focus Features
International Releases: March 7th, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: April 1st, 2003 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content, brief violence and language
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Danish Girl
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Keywords: LGBTQ+, Relationships Gone Wrong, Historical Drama, Closeted Homosexual, 1950s, Bigotry, Sexism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Section Eight
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 65 $109,667 Mar 28, 2003 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 46 $230,799 Mar 21, 2003 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 56 $226,889 Mar 14, 2003 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 64 $220,198 Mar 7, 2003 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 80 $211,897 Feb 28, 2003 115
Top 2002 Theater Average 10 $35,213 Nov 8, 2002 3
Never Wide Domestic 51 $15,901,849 Nov 8, 2002 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,520 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,363 $30,539,511
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,802 $15,901,849
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2002 (Rank 101-200) 120 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $30,539,511
Top 2002 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 10 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,413 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,014 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 461 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 839 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,564 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Focus Features Movies 69 $15,901,849

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2002 29 $211,279   6 $35,213   $211,279 1
Nov 15, 2002 15 $902,667 +327% 54 $16,716   $1,253,231 2
Nov 22, 2002 11 $1,621,020 +80% 259 $6,259   $3,194,844 3
Nov 29, 2002 15 $1,639,138 +1% 284 $5,772   $5,506,446 4
Dec 6, 2002 16 $945,818 -42% 286 $3,307   $6,889,619 5
Dec 13, 2002 19 $722,430 -24% 270 $2,676   $7,981,302 6
Dec 20, 2002 18 $601,250 -17% 235 $2,559   $8,932,005 7
Dec 27, 2002 23 $646,897 +8% 230 $2,813   $10,048,405 8
Jan 3, 2003 24 $565,088 -13% 253 $2,234   $11,230,060 9
Jan 10, 2003 24 $498,551 -12% 291 $1,713   $11,971,502 10
Jan 17, 2003 25 $433,998 -13% 264 $1,644   $12,706,263 11
Jan 24, 2003 27 $310,585 -28% 231 $1,345   $13,144,266 12
Jan 31, 2003 34 $251,317 -19% 182 $1,381   $13,518,686 13
Feb 7, 2003 36 $180,126 -28% 134 $1,344   $13,791,536 14
Feb 14, 2003 32 $219,765 +22% 113 $1,945   $14,124,878 15
Feb 21, 2003 33 $159,234 -28% 91 $1,750   $14,352,246 16
Feb 28, 2003 31 $211,897 +33% 97 $2,185   $14,633,228 17
Mar 7, 2003 30 $220,198 +4% 105 $2,097   $14,940,014 18
Mar 14, 2003 31 $226,889 +3% 117 $1,939   $15,260,733 19
Mar 21, 2003 29 $230,799 +2% 125 $1,846   $15,588,212 20
Mar 28, 2003 42 $109,667 -52% 82 $1,337   $15,776,481 21
Apr 4, 2003 63 $35,647 -67% 43 $829   $15,854,988 22
Apr 11, 2003 83 $13,296 -63% 13 $1,023   $15,885,693 23
Apr 18, 2003 90 $9,147 -31% 8 $1,143   $15,894,840 24
Apr 25, 2003 132 $2,000 -78% 2 $1,000   $15,896,840 25
May 2, 2003 127 $2,603 +30% 3 $868   $15,901,849 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 6, 2002 16 $265,000     286 $927   $6,190,000 29
Dec 7, 2002 15 $436,000 +65%   286 $1,524   $6,626,000 30
Dec 8, 2002 15 $245,000 -44%   286 $857   $6,889,619 31

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2002 29 $350,564   6 $58,427   $350,564 1
Nov 15, 2002 15 $1,223,260 +249% 54 $22,653   $1,573,824 2
Nov 22, 2002 12 $2,293,484 +87% 259 $8,855   $3,867,308 3
Nov 29, 2002 15 $2,076,493 -9% 284 $7,312   $5,943,801 4
Dec 6, 2002 16 $1,315,071 -37% 286 $4,598   $7,258,872 5
Dec 13, 2002 18 $1,071,883 -18% 270 $3,970   $8,330,755 6
Dec 20, 2002 19 $1,070,753 n/c 235 $4,556   $9,401,508 7
Dec 27, 2002 23 $1,263,464 +18% 230 $5,493   $10,664,972 8
Jan 3, 2003 23 $807,979 -36% 253 $3,194   $11,472,951 9
Jan 10, 2003 23 $799,314 -1% 291 $2,747   $12,272,265 10
Jan 17, 2003 26 $561,416 -30% 264 $2,127   $12,833,681 11
Jan 24, 2003 27 $433,688 -23% 231 $1,877   $13,267,369 12
Jan 31, 2003 31 $344,041 -21% 182 $1,890   $13,611,410 13
Feb 7, 2003 34 $293,703 -15% 134 $2,192   $13,905,113 14
Feb 14, 2003 32 $287,899 -2% 113 $2,548   $14,193,012 15
Feb 21, 2003 34 $228,319 -21% 91 $2,509   $14,421,331 16
Feb 28, 2003 31 $298,485 +31% 97 $3,077   $14,719,816 17
Mar 7, 2003 30 $314,028 +5% 105 $2,991   $15,033,844 18
Mar 14, 2003 31 $323,569 +3% 117 $2,766   $15,357,413 19
Mar 21, 2003 32 $309,401 -4% 125 $2,475   $15,666,814 20
Mar 28, 2003 41 $152,527 -51% 82 $1,860   $15,819,341 21
Apr 4, 2003 63 $53,056 -65% 43 $1,234   $15,872,397 22
Apr 11, 2003 93 $13,296 -75% 13 $1,023   $15,885,693 23
Apr 18, 2003 102 $9,147 -31% 8 $1,143   $15,894,840 24
Apr 25, 2003 122 $4,406 -52% 2 $2,203   $15,899,246 25
May 2, 2003 127 $2,603 -41% 3 $868   $15,901,849 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
United Kingdom 3/7/2003 $0 0 13 25 $2,958,299 4/21/2020
 
Rest of World $10,167,766
 
International Total$13,126,065 4/21/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,596 $13,126,065
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,776 $13,126,065
Top 2002 Movies at the International Box Office 90 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,486 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,852 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 991 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,238 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for Focus Features Movies 82 $13,126,065

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,663 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,841 $29,027,914
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 107 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,488 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,054 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 495 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 948 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,465 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Focus Features Movies 79 $29,027,914

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Leading Cast

Dennis Quaid    Frank Whitaker
Julianne Moore    Cathy Whitaker

Uncategorized

Ryan Ward    David Whitaker
Dennis Haysbert    Raymond Deagan
Lindsay Andretta    Janice Whitaker
Patricia Clarkson    Eleonor Fine
Viola Davis    Sybil
James Rebhorn    Dr. Bowman
Bette Henritze    Mrs. Leacock
Michael Gaston    Stan Fine

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

Production and Technical Credits

Todd Haynes    Director
Todd Haynes    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$211,279 (1.3% of total gross)
Legs:9.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:54.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/291 max. theaters, 13.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $30,539,511

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,520 $15,901,849
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,596 $13,126,065
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,663 $29,027,914
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $15,901,849

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2002 (Limited) by Focus Features
International Releases: March 7th, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: April 1st, 2003 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content, brief violence and language
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Danish Girl
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Keywords: LGBTQ+, Relationships Gone Wrong, Historical Drama, Closeted Homosexual, 1950s, Bigotry, Sexism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Section Eight
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 65 $109,667 Mar 28, 2003 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 46 $230,799 Mar 21, 2003 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 56 $226,889 Mar 14, 2003 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 64 $220,198 Mar 7, 2003 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 80 $211,897 Feb 28, 2003 115
Top 2002 Theater Average 10 $35,213 Nov 8, 2002 3
Never Wide Domestic 51 $15,901,849 Nov 8, 2002 0

Leading Cast

Dennis Quaid    Frank Whitaker
Julianne Moore    Cathy Whitaker

Uncategorized

Ryan Ward    David Whitaker
Dennis Haysbert    Raymond Deagan
Lindsay Andretta    Janice Whitaker
Patricia Clarkson    Eleonor Fine
Viola Davis    Sybil
James Rebhorn    Dr. Bowman
Bette Henritze    Mrs. Leacock
Michael Gaston    Stan Fine

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

Production and Technical Credits

Todd Haynes    Director
Todd Haynes    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,520 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,363 $30,539,511
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,802 $15,901,849
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2002 (Rank 101-200) 120 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $30,539,511
Top 2002 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 10 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,413 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,014 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 461 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 839 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,564 $15,901,849
All Time Domestic Box Office for Focus Features Movies 69 $15,901,849

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2002 29 $211,279   6 $35,213   $211,279 1
Nov 15, 2002 15 $902,667 +327% 54 $16,716   $1,253,231 2
Nov 22, 2002 11 $1,621,020 +80% 259 $6,259   $3,194,844 3
Nov 29, 2002 15 $1,639,138 +1% 284 $5,772   $5,506,446 4
Dec 6, 2002 16 $945,818 -42% 286 $3,307   $6,889,619 5
Dec 13, 2002 19 $722,430 -24% 270 $2,676   $7,981,302 6
Dec 20, 2002 18 $601,250 -17% 235 $2,559   $8,932,005 7
Dec 27, 2002 23 $646,897 +8% 230 $2,813   $10,048,405 8
Jan 3, 2003 24 $565,088 -13% 253 $2,234   $11,230,060 9
Jan 10, 2003 24 $498,551 -12% 291 $1,713   $11,971,502 10
Jan 17, 2003 25 $433,998 -13% 264 $1,644   $12,706,263 11
Jan 24, 2003 27 $310,585 -28% 231 $1,345   $13,144,266 12
Jan 31, 2003 34 $251,317 -19% 182 $1,381   $13,518,686 13
Feb 7, 2003 36 $180,126 -28% 134 $1,344   $13,791,536 14
Feb 14, 2003 32 $219,765 +22% 113 $1,945   $14,124,878 15
Feb 21, 2003 33 $159,234 -28% 91 $1,750   $14,352,246 16
Feb 28, 2003 31 $211,897 +33% 97 $2,185   $14,633,228 17
Mar 7, 2003 30 $220,198 +4% 105 $2,097   $14,940,014 18
Mar 14, 2003 31 $226,889 +3% 117 $1,939   $15,260,733 19
Mar 21, 2003 29 $230,799 +2% 125 $1,846   $15,588,212 20
Mar 28, 2003 42 $109,667 -52% 82 $1,337   $15,776,481 21
Apr 4, 2003 63 $35,647 -67% 43 $829   $15,854,988 22
Apr 11, 2003 83 $13,296 -63% 13 $1,023   $15,885,693 23
Apr 18, 2003 90 $9,147 -31% 8 $1,143   $15,894,840 24
Apr 25, 2003 132 $2,000 -78% 2 $1,000   $15,896,840 25
May 2, 2003 127 $2,603 +30% 3 $868   $15,901,849 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 6, 2002 16 $265,000     286 $927   $6,190,000 29
Dec 7, 2002 15 $436,000 +65%   286 $1,524   $6,626,000 30
Dec 8, 2002 15 $245,000 -44%   286 $857   $6,889,619 31

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 8, 2002 29 $350,564   6 $58,427   $350,564 1
Nov 15, 2002 15 $1,223,260 +249% 54 $22,653   $1,573,824 2
Nov 22, 2002 12 $2,293,484 +87% 259 $8,855   $3,867,308 3
Nov 29, 2002 15 $2,076,493 -9% 284 $7,312   $5,943,801 4
Dec 6, 2002 16 $1,315,071 -37% 286 $4,598   $7,258,872 5
Dec 13, 2002 18 $1,071,883 -18% 270 $3,970   $8,330,755 6
Dec 20, 2002 19 $1,070,753 n/c 235 $4,556   $9,401,508 7
Dec 27, 2002 23 $1,263,464 +18% 230 $5,493   $10,664,972 8
Jan 3, 2003 23 $807,979 -36% 253 $3,194   $11,472,951 9
Jan 10, 2003 23 $799,314 -1% 291 $2,747   $12,272,265 10
Jan 17, 2003 26 $561,416 -30% 264 $2,127   $12,833,681 11
Jan 24, 2003 27 $433,688 -23% 231 $1,877   $13,267,369 12
Jan 31, 2003 31 $344,041 -21% 182 $1,890   $13,611,410 13
Feb 7, 2003 34 $293,703 -15% 134 $2,192   $13,905,113 14
Feb 14, 2003 32 $287,899 -2% 113 $2,548   $14,193,012 15
Feb 21, 2003 34 $228,319 -21% 91 $2,509   $14,421,331 16
Feb 28, 2003 31 $298,485 +31% 97 $3,077   $14,719,816 17
Mar 7, 2003 30 $314,028 +5% 105 $2,991   $15,033,844 18
Mar 14, 2003 31 $323,569 +3% 117 $2,766   $15,357,413 19
Mar 21, 2003 32 $309,401 -4% 125 $2,475   $15,666,814 20
Mar 28, 2003 41 $152,527 -51% 82 $1,860   $15,819,341 21
Apr 4, 2003 63 $53,056 -65% 43 $1,234   $15,872,397 22
Apr 11, 2003 93 $13,296 -75% 13 $1,023   $15,885,693 23
Apr 18, 2003 102 $9,147 -31% 8 $1,143   $15,894,840 24
Apr 25, 2003 122 $4,406 -52% 2 $2,203   $15,899,246 25
May 2, 2003 127 $2,603 -41% 3 $868   $15,901,849 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
United Kingdom 3/7/2003 $0 0 13 25 $2,958,299 4/21/2020
 
Rest of World $10,167,766
 
International Total$13,126,065 4/21/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,596 $13,126,065
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,776 $13,126,065
Top 2002 Movies at the International Box Office 90 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,486 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,852 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 991 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,238 $13,126,065
All Time International Box Office for Focus Features Movies 82 $13,126,065

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,663 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,841 $29,027,914
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 107 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,488 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,054 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 495 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 948 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,465 $29,027,914
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Focus Features Movies 79 $29,027,914

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