The Full Monty (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $45,950,122Details
International Box Office $215,299,261Details
Worldwide Box Office $261,249,383
OpusData ID: 12090100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$176,585 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:15.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:17.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,500,000 (worldwide box office is 74.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/783 max. theaters, 17.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $112,670,853

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,100 $45,950,122
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 487 $215,299,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 696 $261,249,383
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 36 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 382 $45,950,122
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 27 $215,299,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 54 $261,249,383
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 635 $45,950,122
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 69 $215,299,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $261,249,383
Leggiest Movies 30 15.20

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 13th, 1997 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: August 3rd, 1999 by 20th Century Studios
MPAA Rating: R for language and some nudity
Running Time: 91 minutes
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Unemployed, Money Troubles, Strippers / Stripping, 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Redwave Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 37th Weekend Limited Release 10 $62,426 Apr 24, 1998 257
Biggest 36th Weekend Limited Release 7 $125,607 Apr 17, 1998 250
Biggest 35th Weekend Limited Release 8 $177,136 Apr 10, 1998 243
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 4 $274,665 Apr 3, 1998 236
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 24 $357,296 Mar 27, 1998 229
Biggest 33rd Weekend Limited Release 4 $357,296 Mar 27, 1998 229
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 26 $364,703 Mar 20, 1998 222
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 3 $364,703 Mar 20, 1998 222
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 26 $462,708 Mar 13, 1998 215
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 3 $462,708 Mar 13, 1998 215
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 24 $552,112 Mar 6, 1998 208
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 4 $552,112 Mar 6, 1998 208
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 24 $828,536 Feb 27, 1998 201
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 4 $828,536 Feb 27, 1998 201
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 20 $977,637 Feb 20, 1998 194
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 3 $977,637 Feb 20, 1998 194
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 23 $849,749 Feb 13, 1998 187
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 3 $849,749 Feb 13, 1998 187
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 6 $329,111 Feb 6, 1998 180
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 51 $446,893 Jan 30, 1998 173
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 6 $446,893 Jan 30, 1998 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 50 $581,484 Jan 23, 1998 166
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 7 $581,484 Jan 23, 1998 166
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 35 $1,034,175 Jan 16, 1998 159
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 5 $1,034,175 Jan 16, 1998 159
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 28 $250,948 Jan 9, 1998 152
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 32 $263,650 Jan 2, 1998 145
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 43 $242,322 Dec 26, 1997 138
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 54 $230,474 Dec 19, 1997 131
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 43 $424,903 Dec 12, 1997 124
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 40 $602,179 Dec 5, 1997 117
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 29 $882,955 Nov 28, 1997 110
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 41 $803,495 Nov 21, 1997 103
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 40 $1,072,100 Nov 14, 1997 96
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 35 $1,295,595 Nov 7, 1997 89
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 32 $1,384,583 Oct 31, 1997 82
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 34 $1,656,761 Oct 24, 1997 75
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 37 $1,734,066 Oct 17, 1997 68
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 35 $1,901,003 Oct 10, 1997 61
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 39 $2,253,430 Oct 3, 1997 54
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 30 $2,752,802 Sep 26, 1997 47
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 32 $3,022,096 Sep 19, 1997 40
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 47 $2,914,175 Sep 12, 1997 33
Theater Average 4th Weekend 57 $17,110 Sep 5, 1997 26
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 50 $25,344 Aug 29, 1997 19
Top 1997 Theater Average 11 $29,431 Aug 15, 1997 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,100 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,621 $112,670,853
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,608 $45,950,122
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1997 44 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 36 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies 19 $112,670,853
Top 1997 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 2 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,019 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,724 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 986 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 382 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 635 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 12 $45,950,122
Leggiest Movies 30 15.20

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1997 30 $176,585   6 $29,431   $244,375 1
Aug 22, 1997 30 $244,767 +39% 10 $24,477   $612,311 2
Aug 29, 1997 21 $912,374 +273% 36 $25,344   $1,734,173 3
Sep 5, 1997 17 $769,954 -16% 45 $17,110   $2,723,815 4
Sep 12, 1997 5 $2,914,175 +278% 387 $7,530   $6,012,944 5
Sep 19, 1997 5 $3,022,096 +4% 650 $4,649   $10,254,090 6
Sep 26, 1997 8 $2,752,802 -9% 783 $3,516   $13,999,115 7
Oct 3, 1997 9 $2,253,430 -18% 762 $2,957   $17,229,424 8
Oct 10, 1997 12 $1,901,003 -16% 670 $2,837   $19,877,999 9
Oct 17, 1997 12 $1,734,066 -9% 644 $2,693   $22,389,354 10
Oct 24, 1997 14 $1,656,761 -4% 721 $2,298   $24,656,106 11
Oct 31, 1997 12 $1,384,583 -16% 721 $1,920   $26,659,028 12
Nov 7, 1997 14 $1,295,595 -6% 591 $2,192   $28,475,102 13
Nov 14, 1997 17 $1,072,100 -17% 508 $2,110   $30,104,685 14
Nov 21, 1997 16 $803,495 -25% 431 $1,864   $31,258,780 15
Nov 28, 1997 17 $882,955 +10% 354 $2,494   $32,562,544 16
Dec 5, 1997 16 $602,179 -32% 448 $1,344   $33,373,613 17
Dec 12, 1997 16 $424,903 -29% 347 $1,225   $34,021,824 18
Dec 19, 1997 19 $230,474 -46% 201 $1,147   $34,445,094 19
Dec 26, 1997 26 $242,322 +5% 119 $2,036   $34,834,247 20
Jan 2, 1998 27 $263,650 +9% 111 $2,375   $35,338,724 21
Jan 9, 1998 24 $250,948 -5% 110 $2,281   $35,687,939 22
Jan 16, 1998 19 $1,034,175 +312% 469 $2,205   $36,845,342 23
Jan 23, 1998 20 $581,484 -44% 407 $1,429   $37,671,423 24
Jan 30, 1998 26 $446,893 -23% 307 $1,456   $38,340,532 25
Feb 6, 1998 25 $329,111 -26% 263 $1,251   $38,814,971 26
Feb 13, 1998 17 $849,749 +158% 341 $2,492   $39,840,641 27
Feb 20, 1998 15 $977,637 +15% 585 $1,671   $41,012,993 28
Feb 27, 1998 16 $828,536 -15% 561 $1,477   $42,169,934 29
Mar 6, 1998 19 $552,112 -33% 408 $1,353   $43,028,630 30
Mar 13, 1998 22 $462,708 -16% 346 $1,337   $43,719,414 31
Mar 20, 1998 19 $364,703 -21% 285 $1,280   $44,288,450 32
Mar 27, 1998 21 $357,296 -2% 284 $1,258   $44,830,457 33
Apr 3, 1998 23 $274,665 -23% 286 $960   $45,241,058 34
Apr 10, 1998 29 $177,136 -36% 237 $747   $45,529,392 35
Apr 17, 1998 40 $125,607 -29% 154 $816   $45,736,880 36
Apr 24, 1998 51 $62,426 -50% 123 $508   $45,857,453 37

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 13, 1997 - $35,363     6 $5,894   $35,363 1
Aug 14, 1997 - $32,427 -8%   6 $5,405   $67,790 2
Aug 15, 1997 - $49,439 +52%   6 $8,240   $117,229 3
Aug 16, 1997 - $67,734 +37%   6 $11,289   $184,963 4
Aug 17, 1997 - $59,412 -12%   6 $9,902   $244,375 5
Aug 18, 1997 - $29,596 -50%   6 $4,933   $273,971 6
Aug 19, 1997 - $29,393 -1%   6 $4,899   $303,364 7
Aug 20, 1997 - $32,315 +10% -9% 6 $5,386   $335,679 8
Aug 21, 1997 - $31,865 -1% -2% 6 $5,311   $367,544 9
Aug 22, 1997 - $67,960 +113% +37% 10 $6,796   $435,504 10
Aug 23, 1997 - $94,046 +38% +39% 10 $9,405   $529,550 11
Aug 24, 1997 - $82,761 -12% +39% 10 $8,276   $612,311 12
Aug 25, 1997 - $38,171 -54% +29% 10 $3,817   $650,482 13
Aug 26, 1997 - $40,495 +6% +38% 10 $4,050   $690,977 14
Aug 27, 1997 - $63,194 +56% +96% 10 $6,319   $754,171 15
Aug 28, 1997 - $67,628 +7% +112% 10 $6,763   $821,799 16
Aug 29, 1997 - $188,080 +178% +177% 36 $5,224   $1,009,879 17
Aug 30, 1997 - $261,133 +39% +178% 36 $7,254   $1,271,012 18
Aug 31, 1997 - $245,219 -6% +196% 36 $6,812   $1,516,231 19
Sep 1, 1997 - $217,942 -11% +471% 36 $6,054   $1,734,173 20
Sep 2, 1997 - $66,025 -70% +63% 36 $1,834   $1,800,198 21
Sep 3, 1997 - $77,335 +17% +22% 36 $2,148   $1,877,533 22
Sep 4, 1997 - $76,328 -1% +13% 36 $2,120   $1,953,861 23
Sep 5, 1997 16 $199,594 +161% +6% 45 $4,435   $2,153,455 24
Sep 6, 1997 17 $332,973 +67% +28% 45 $7,399   $2,486,428 25
Sep 7, 1997 16 $237,387 -29% -3% 45 $5,275   $2,723,815 26
Sep 8, 1997 14 $71,863 -70% -67% 45 $1,597   $2,795,678 27
Sep 9, 1997 14 $89,996 +25% +36% 45 $2,000   $2,885,674 28
Sep 10, 1997 12 $101,450 +13% +31% 45 $2,254   $2,987,124 29
Sep 11, 1997 13 $111,645 +10% +46% 45 $2,481   $3,098,769 30
Sep 12, 1997 5 $851,456 +663% +327% 387 $2,200   $3,950,225 31
Sep 13, 1997 6 $1,299,857 +53% +290% 387 $3,359   $5,250,082 32
Sep 14, 1997 5 $762,862 -41% +221% 387 $1,971   $6,012,944 33
Sep 15, 1997 2 $266,249 -65% +270% 387 $688   $6,279,193 34
Sep 16, 1997 3 $320,005 +20% +256% 386 $829   $6,599,198 35
Sep 17, 1997 2 $315,327 -1% +211% 387 $815   $6,914,525 36
Sep 18, 1997 2 $317,469 +1% +184% 387 $820   $7,231,994 37
Sep 19, 1997 6 $874,370 +175% +3% 650 $1,345   $8,106,364 38
Sep 20, 1997 5 $1,407,991 +61% +8% 650 $2,166   $9,514,355 39
Sep 21, 1997 6 $739,735 -47% -3% 650 $1,138   $10,254,090 40
Sep 22, 1997 6 $222,174 -70% -17% 650 $342   $10,476,264 41
Sep 23, 1997 6 $282,296 +27% -12% 650 $434   $10,758,560 42
Sep 24, 1997 5 $257,311 -9% -18% 650 $396   $11,015,871 43
Sep 25, 1997 5 $230,442 -10% -27% 650 $355   $11,246,313 44
Sep 26, 1997 8 $803,078 +248% -8% 783 $1,026   $12,049,391 45
Sep 27, 1997 8 $1,253,368 +56% -11% 783 $1,601   $13,302,759 46
Sep 28, 1997 8 $696,356 -44% -6% 783 $889   $13,999,115 47
Sep 29, 1997 8 $209,026 -70% -6% 783 $267   $14,208,141 48
Sep 30, 1997 7 $265,959 +27% -6% 783 $340   $14,474,100 49
Oct 1, 1997 7 $242,785 -9% -6% 783 $310   $14,716,885 50
Oct 2, 1997 7 $259,109 +7% +12% 783 $331   $14,975,994 51
Oct 3, 1997 9 $681,685 +163% -15% 762 $895   $15,657,679 52
Oct 4, 1997 8 $1,052,371 +54% -16% 762 $1,381   $16,710,050 53
Oct 5, 1997 9 $519,374 -51% -25% 762 $682   $17,229,424 54
Oct 6, 1997 9 $147,846 -72% -29% 762 $194   $17,377,270 55
Oct 7, 1997 9 $213,756 +45% -20% 762 $281   $17,591,026 56
Oct 8, 1997 10 $192,659 -10% -21% 762 $253   $17,783,685 57
Oct 9, 1997 10 $193,311 n/c -25% 762 $254   $17,976,996 58
Oct 10, 1997 12 $546,649 +183% -20% 670 $816   $18,523,645 59
Oct 14, 1997 9 $182,349   -15% 570 $320   $20,296,650 63
Oct 15, 1997 9 $173,681 -5% -10% 670 $259   $20,470,331 64
Oct 16, 1997 10 $184,957 +6% -4% 670 $276   $20,655,288 65
Oct 17, 1997 11 $515,000 +178% -6% 651 $791   $21,170,000 66
Oct 18, 1997 10 $820,000 +59%   651 $1,260   $21,990,000 67
Oct 28, 1997 9 $177,015     721 $246   $24,964,213 77
Oct 29, 1997 9 $161,469 -9%   721 $224   $25,125,682 78
Oct 30, 1997 8 $148,318 -8%   721 $206   $25,274,000 79
Oct 31, 1997 11 $260,000 +75%   0     $25,534,000 80
Nov 3, 1997 10 $113,035     708 $160   $26,772,063 83
Nov 4, 1997 10 $150,726 +33% -15% 703 $214   $26,922,789 84
Nov 5, 1997 10 $124,644 -17% -23% 703 $177   $27,047,433 85
Nov 6, 1997 10 $132,074 +6% -11% 703 $188   $27,179,507 86

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1997 29 $299,754   6 $49,959   $367,544 2
Aug 22, 1997 29 $454,255 +52% 10 $45,426   $821,799 3
Aug 29, 1997 18 $1,132,062 +149% 36 $31,446   $1,953,861 4
Sep 5, 1997 16 $1,144,908 +1% 45 $25,442   $3,098,769 5
Sep 12, 1997 4 $4,133,225 +261% 387 $10,680   $7,231,994 6
Sep 19, 1997 5 $4,014,319 -3% 650 $6,176   $11,246,313 7
Sep 26, 1997 8 $3,729,681 -7% 783 $4,763   $14,975,994 8
Oct 3, 1997 9 $3,001,002 -20% 762 $3,938   $17,976,996 9
Oct 10, 1997 12 $2,678,292 -11% 670 $3,997   $20,655,288 10
Oct 17, 1997 13 $2,344,057 -12% 644 $3,640   $22,999,345 11
Oct 24, 1997 14 $2,275,100 -3% 721 $3,155   $25,274,445 12
Oct 31, 1997 11 $1,905,062 -16% 721 $2,642   $27,179,507 13
Nov 7, 1997 14 $1,853,078 -3% 591 $3,135   $29,032,585 14
Nov 14, 1997 18 $1,422,700 -23% 508 $2,801   $30,455,285 15
Nov 21, 1997 15 $1,224,304 -14% 431 $2,841   $31,679,589 16
Nov 28, 1997 18 $1,091,845 -11% 354 $3,084   $32,771,434 17
Dec 5, 1997 17 $825,487 -24% 448 $1,843   $33,596,921 18
Dec 12, 1997 16 $617,699 -25% 347 $1,780   $34,214,620 19
Dec 19, 1997 27 $377,305 -39% 201 $1,877   $34,591,925 20
Dec 26, 1997 25 $483,149 +28% 119 $4,060   $35,075,074 21
Jan 2, 1998 31 $361,917 -25% 111 $3,261   $35,436,991 22
Jan 9, 1998 24 $374,176 +3% 110 $3,402   $35,811,167 23
Jan 16, 1998 19 $1,278,772 +242% 469 $2,727   $37,089,939 24
Jan 23, 1998 20 $803,700 -37% 407 $1,975   $37,893,639 25
Jan 30, 1998 26 $592,221 -26% 307 $1,929   $38,485,860 26
Feb 6, 1998 23 $505,032 -15% 263 $1,920   $38,990,892 27
Feb 13, 1998 17 $1,044,464 +107% 341 $3,063   $40,035,356 28
Feb 20, 1998 15 $1,306,042 +25% 585 $2,233   $41,341,398 29
Feb 27, 1998 16 $1,135,120 -13% 561 $2,023   $42,476,518 30
Mar 6, 1998 19 $780,188 -31% 408 $1,912   $43,256,706 31
Mar 13, 1998 22 $667,041 -15% 346 $1,928   $43,923,747 32
Mar 20, 1998 18 $549,414 -18% 285 $1,928   $44,473,161 33
Mar 27, 1998 21 $493,232 -10% 284 $1,737   $44,966,393 34
Apr 3, 1998 23 $385,863 -22% 286 $1,349   $45,352,256 35
Apr 10, 1998 29 $259,017 -33% 237 $1,093   $45,611,273 36
Apr 17, 1998 36 $183,754 -29% 154 $1,193   $45,795,027 37

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 487 $215,299,261
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 261 $215,299,261
Top 1997 Movies at the International Box Office 4 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 285 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 119 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 27 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 69 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 3 $215,299,261

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 696 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 415 $261,249,383
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 10 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400) 302 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 199 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 54 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 3 $261,249,383

Leading Cast

Robert Carlyle    Gaz
Tom Wilkinson    Gerald
Mark Addy    Dave

Uncategorized

Fiona Nelson    Horse's Sister
Theresa Maduemezia    Horse's Sister
Fiona Watts    Beryl
Muriel Hunt    Horse's Mum
David Lonsdale    Repossession Man
Daryl Fishwick    Social Worker
Dennis Blanch    Director
Malcolm Pitt    Job Club Manager
Steve Garti    Policeman
Chris Brailsford    Dury Sergeant
Glenn Cunningham    Police Inspector
June Broughton    Lomper's Mum
Kate Rutter    Dole Clerk
Joanna Swain    Sheryl
Kate Layden    Bee
Vinny Dhillon    Sharon
Andrew Livingstone    Terry
Dave Hill    Alan
Paul Butterworth    Barry
Bruce Jones    Reg
Deirdre Costello    Linda
William Snape    Nathan
Lesley Sharp    Jean
Emily Woof    Mandy
Hugo Speer    Guy
Steve Huison    Lomper
Paul Barber    Horse

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Cattaneo    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$176,585 (0.4% of total gross)
Legs:15.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:17.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,500,000 (worldwide box office is 74.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/783 max. theaters, 17.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $112,670,853

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,100 $45,950,122
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 487 $215,299,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 696 $261,249,383
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 36 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 382 $45,950,122
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 27 $215,299,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 54 $261,249,383
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 635 $45,950,122
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 69 $215,299,261
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $261,249,383
Leggiest Movies 30 15.20

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 13th, 1997 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight
Video Release: August 3rd, 1999 by 20th Century Studios
MPAA Rating: R for language and some nudity
Running Time: 91 minutes
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Unemployed, Money Troubles, Strippers / Stripping, 1998 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Redwave Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 37th Weekend Limited Release 10 $62,426 Apr 24, 1998 257
Biggest 36th Weekend Limited Release 7 $125,607 Apr 17, 1998 250
Biggest 35th Weekend Limited Release 8 $177,136 Apr 10, 1998 243
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 4 $274,665 Apr 3, 1998 236
Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend 24 $357,296 Mar 27, 1998 229
Biggest 33rd Weekend Limited Release 4 $357,296 Mar 27, 1998 229
Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend 26 $364,703 Mar 20, 1998 222
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 3 $364,703 Mar 20, 1998 222
Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend 26 $462,708 Mar 13, 1998 215
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 3 $462,708 Mar 13, 1998 215
Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend 24 $552,112 Mar 6, 1998 208
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 4 $552,112 Mar 6, 1998 208
Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend 24 $828,536 Feb 27, 1998 201
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 4 $828,536 Feb 27, 1998 201
Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend 20 $977,637 Feb 20, 1998 194
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 3 $977,637 Feb 20, 1998 194
Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend 23 $849,749 Feb 13, 1998 187
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 3 $849,749 Feb 13, 1998 187
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 6 $329,111 Feb 6, 1998 180
Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend 51 $446,893 Jan 30, 1998 173
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 6 $446,893 Jan 30, 1998 173
Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend 50 $581,484 Jan 23, 1998 166
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 7 $581,484 Jan 23, 1998 166
Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend 35 $1,034,175 Jan 16, 1998 159
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 5 $1,034,175 Jan 16, 1998 159
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 28 $250,948 Jan 9, 1998 152
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 32 $263,650 Jan 2, 1998 145
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 43 $242,322 Dec 26, 1997 138
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 54 $230,474 Dec 19, 1997 131
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 43 $424,903 Dec 12, 1997 124
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 40 $602,179 Dec 5, 1997 117
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 29 $882,955 Nov 28, 1997 110
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 41 $803,495 Nov 21, 1997 103
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 40 $1,072,100 Nov 14, 1997 96
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 35 $1,295,595 Nov 7, 1997 89
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 32 $1,384,583 Oct 31, 1997 82
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 34 $1,656,761 Oct 24, 1997 75
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 37 $1,734,066 Oct 17, 1997 68
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 35 $1,901,003 Oct 10, 1997 61
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 39 $2,253,430 Oct 3, 1997 54
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 30 $2,752,802 Sep 26, 1997 47
Biggest 6th Weekend Limited Release 32 $3,022,096 Sep 19, 1997 40
Biggest 5th Weekend Limited Release 47 $2,914,175 Sep 12, 1997 33
Theater Average 4th Weekend 57 $17,110 Sep 5, 1997 26
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 50 $25,344 Aug 29, 1997 19
Top 1997 Theater Average 11 $29,431 Aug 15, 1997 5

Leading Cast

Robert Carlyle    Gaz
Tom Wilkinson    Gerald
Mark Addy    Dave

Uncategorized

Fiona Nelson    Horse's Sister
Theresa Maduemezia    Horse's Sister
Fiona Watts    Beryl
Muriel Hunt    Horse's Mum
David Lonsdale    Repossession Man
Daryl Fishwick    Social Worker
Dennis Blanch    Director
Malcolm Pitt    Job Club Manager
Steve Garti    Policeman
Chris Brailsford    Dury Sergeant
Glenn Cunningham    Police Inspector
June Broughton    Lomper's Mum
Kate Rutter    Dole Clerk
Joanna Swain    Sheryl
Kate Layden    Bee
Vinny Dhillon    Sharon
Andrew Livingstone    Terry
Dave Hill    Alan
Paul Butterworth    Barry
Bruce Jones    Reg
Deirdre Costello    Linda
William Snape    Nathan
Lesley Sharp    Jean
Emily Woof    Mandy
Hugo Speer    Guy
Steve Huison    Lomper
Paul Barber    Horse

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Cattaneo    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,100 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,621 $112,670,853
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,608 $45,950,122
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1997 44 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 36 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies 19 $112,670,853
Top 1997 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 2 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,019 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,724 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 986 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 382 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 635 $45,950,122
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 12 $45,950,122
Leggiest Movies 30 15.20

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1997 30 $176,585   6 $29,431   $244,375 1
Aug 22, 1997 30 $244,767 +39% 10 $24,477   $612,311 2
Aug 29, 1997 21 $912,374 +273% 36 $25,344   $1,734,173 3
Sep 5, 1997 17 $769,954 -16% 45 $17,110   $2,723,815 4
Sep 12, 1997 5 $2,914,175 +278% 387 $7,530   $6,012,944 5
Sep 19, 1997 5 $3,022,096 +4% 650 $4,649   $10,254,090 6
Sep 26, 1997 8 $2,752,802 -9% 783 $3,516   $13,999,115 7
Oct 3, 1997 9 $2,253,430 -18% 762 $2,957   $17,229,424 8
Oct 10, 1997 12 $1,901,003 -16% 670 $2,837   $19,877,999 9
Oct 17, 1997 12 $1,734,066 -9% 644 $2,693   $22,389,354 10
Oct 24, 1997 14 $1,656,761 -4% 721 $2,298   $24,656,106 11
Oct 31, 1997 12 $1,384,583 -16% 721 $1,920   $26,659,028 12
Nov 7, 1997 14 $1,295,595 -6% 591 $2,192   $28,475,102 13
Nov 14, 1997 17 $1,072,100 -17% 508 $2,110   $30,104,685 14
Nov 21, 1997 16 $803,495 -25% 431 $1,864   $31,258,780 15
Nov 28, 1997 17 $882,955 +10% 354 $2,494   $32,562,544 16
Dec 5, 1997 16 $602,179 -32% 448 $1,344   $33,373,613 17
Dec 12, 1997 16 $424,903 -29% 347 $1,225   $34,021,824 18
Dec 19, 1997 19 $230,474 -46% 201 $1,147   $34,445,094 19
Dec 26, 1997 26 $242,322 +5% 119 $2,036   $34,834,247 20
Jan 2, 1998 27 $263,650 +9% 111 $2,375   $35,338,724 21
Jan 9, 1998 24 $250,948 -5% 110 $2,281   $35,687,939 22
Jan 16, 1998 19 $1,034,175 +312% 469 $2,205   $36,845,342 23
Jan 23, 1998 20 $581,484 -44% 407 $1,429   $37,671,423 24
Jan 30, 1998 26 $446,893 -23% 307 $1,456   $38,340,532 25
Feb 6, 1998 25 $329,111 -26% 263 $1,251   $38,814,971 26
Feb 13, 1998 17 $849,749 +158% 341 $2,492   $39,840,641 27
Feb 20, 1998 15 $977,637 +15% 585 $1,671   $41,012,993 28
Feb 27, 1998 16 $828,536 -15% 561 $1,477   $42,169,934 29
Mar 6, 1998 19 $552,112 -33% 408 $1,353   $43,028,630 30
Mar 13, 1998 22 $462,708 -16% 346 $1,337   $43,719,414 31
Mar 20, 1998 19 $364,703 -21% 285 $1,280   $44,288,450 32
Mar 27, 1998 21 $357,296 -2% 284 $1,258   $44,830,457 33
Apr 3, 1998 23 $274,665 -23% 286 $960   $45,241,058 34
Apr 10, 1998 29 $177,136 -36% 237 $747   $45,529,392 35
Apr 17, 1998 40 $125,607 -29% 154 $816   $45,736,880 36
Apr 24, 1998 51 $62,426 -50% 123 $508   $45,857,453 37

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 13, 1997 - $35,363     6 $5,894   $35,363 1
Aug 14, 1997 - $32,427 -8%   6 $5,405   $67,790 2
Aug 15, 1997 - $49,439 +52%   6 $8,240   $117,229 3
Aug 16, 1997 - $67,734 +37%   6 $11,289   $184,963 4
Aug 17, 1997 - $59,412 -12%   6 $9,902   $244,375 5
Aug 18, 1997 - $29,596 -50%   6 $4,933   $273,971 6
Aug 19, 1997 - $29,393 -1%   6 $4,899   $303,364 7
Aug 20, 1997 - $32,315 +10% -9% 6 $5,386   $335,679 8
Aug 21, 1997 - $31,865 -1% -2% 6 $5,311   $367,544 9
Aug 22, 1997 - $67,960 +113% +37% 10 $6,796   $435,504 10
Aug 23, 1997 - $94,046 +38% +39% 10 $9,405   $529,550 11
Aug 24, 1997 - $82,761 -12% +39% 10 $8,276   $612,311 12
Aug 25, 1997 - $38,171 -54% +29% 10 $3,817   $650,482 13
Aug 26, 1997 - $40,495 +6% +38% 10 $4,050   $690,977 14
Aug 27, 1997 - $63,194 +56% +96% 10 $6,319   $754,171 15
Aug 28, 1997 - $67,628 +7% +112% 10 $6,763   $821,799 16
Aug 29, 1997 - $188,080 +178% +177% 36 $5,224   $1,009,879 17
Aug 30, 1997 - $261,133 +39% +178% 36 $7,254   $1,271,012 18
Aug 31, 1997 - $245,219 -6% +196% 36 $6,812   $1,516,231 19
Sep 1, 1997 - $217,942 -11% +471% 36 $6,054   $1,734,173 20
Sep 2, 1997 - $66,025 -70% +63% 36 $1,834   $1,800,198 21
Sep 3, 1997 - $77,335 +17% +22% 36 $2,148   $1,877,533 22
Sep 4, 1997 - $76,328 -1% +13% 36 $2,120   $1,953,861 23
Sep 5, 1997 16 $199,594 +161% +6% 45 $4,435   $2,153,455 24
Sep 6, 1997 17 $332,973 +67% +28% 45 $7,399   $2,486,428 25
Sep 7, 1997 16 $237,387 -29% -3% 45 $5,275   $2,723,815 26
Sep 8, 1997 14 $71,863 -70% -67% 45 $1,597   $2,795,678 27
Sep 9, 1997 14 $89,996 +25% +36% 45 $2,000   $2,885,674 28
Sep 10, 1997 12 $101,450 +13% +31% 45 $2,254   $2,987,124 29
Sep 11, 1997 13 $111,645 +10% +46% 45 $2,481   $3,098,769 30
Sep 12, 1997 5 $851,456 +663% +327% 387 $2,200   $3,950,225 31
Sep 13, 1997 6 $1,299,857 +53% +290% 387 $3,359   $5,250,082 32
Sep 14, 1997 5 $762,862 -41% +221% 387 $1,971   $6,012,944 33
Sep 15, 1997 2 $266,249 -65% +270% 387 $688   $6,279,193 34
Sep 16, 1997 3 $320,005 +20% +256% 386 $829   $6,599,198 35
Sep 17, 1997 2 $315,327 -1% +211% 387 $815   $6,914,525 36
Sep 18, 1997 2 $317,469 +1% +184% 387 $820   $7,231,994 37
Sep 19, 1997 6 $874,370 +175% +3% 650 $1,345   $8,106,364 38
Sep 20, 1997 5 $1,407,991 +61% +8% 650 $2,166   $9,514,355 39
Sep 21, 1997 6 $739,735 -47% -3% 650 $1,138   $10,254,090 40
Sep 22, 1997 6 $222,174 -70% -17% 650 $342   $10,476,264 41
Sep 23, 1997 6 $282,296 +27% -12% 650 $434   $10,758,560 42
Sep 24, 1997 5 $257,311 -9% -18% 650 $396   $11,015,871 43
Sep 25, 1997 5 $230,442 -10% -27% 650 $355   $11,246,313 44
Sep 26, 1997 8 $803,078 +248% -8% 783 $1,026   $12,049,391 45
Sep 27, 1997 8 $1,253,368 +56% -11% 783 $1,601   $13,302,759 46
Sep 28, 1997 8 $696,356 -44% -6% 783 $889   $13,999,115 47
Sep 29, 1997 8 $209,026 -70% -6% 783 $267   $14,208,141 48
Sep 30, 1997 7 $265,959 +27% -6% 783 $340   $14,474,100 49
Oct 1, 1997 7 $242,785 -9% -6% 783 $310   $14,716,885 50
Oct 2, 1997 7 $259,109 +7% +12% 783 $331   $14,975,994 51
Oct 3, 1997 9 $681,685 +163% -15% 762 $895   $15,657,679 52
Oct 4, 1997 8 $1,052,371 +54% -16% 762 $1,381   $16,710,050 53
Oct 5, 1997 9 $519,374 -51% -25% 762 $682   $17,229,424 54
Oct 6, 1997 9 $147,846 -72% -29% 762 $194   $17,377,270 55
Oct 7, 1997 9 $213,756 +45% -20% 762 $281   $17,591,026 56
Oct 8, 1997 10 $192,659 -10% -21% 762 $253   $17,783,685 57
Oct 9, 1997 10 $193,311 n/c -25% 762 $254   $17,976,996 58
Oct 10, 1997 12 $546,649 +183% -20% 670 $816   $18,523,645 59
Oct 14, 1997 9 $182,349   -15% 570 $320   $20,296,650 63
Oct 15, 1997 9 $173,681 -5% -10% 670 $259   $20,470,331 64
Oct 16, 1997 10 $184,957 +6% -4% 670 $276   $20,655,288 65
Oct 17, 1997 11 $515,000 +178% -6% 651 $791   $21,170,000 66
Oct 18, 1997 10 $820,000 +59%   651 $1,260   $21,990,000 67
Oct 28, 1997 9 $177,015     721 $246   $24,964,213 77
Oct 29, 1997 9 $161,469 -9%   721 $224   $25,125,682 78
Oct 30, 1997 8 $148,318 -8%   721 $206   $25,274,000 79
Oct 31, 1997 11 $260,000 +75%   0     $25,534,000 80
Nov 3, 1997 10 $113,035     708 $160   $26,772,063 83
Nov 4, 1997 10 $150,726 +33% -15% 703 $214   $26,922,789 84
Nov 5, 1997 10 $124,644 -17% -23% 703 $177   $27,047,433 85
Nov 6, 1997 10 $132,074 +6% -11% 703 $188   $27,179,507 86

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 15, 1997 29 $299,754   6 $49,959   $367,544 2
Aug 22, 1997 29 $454,255 +52% 10 $45,426   $821,799 3
Aug 29, 1997 18 $1,132,062 +149% 36 $31,446   $1,953,861 4
Sep 5, 1997 16 $1,144,908 +1% 45 $25,442   $3,098,769 5
Sep 12, 1997 4 $4,133,225 +261% 387 $10,680   $7,231,994 6
Sep 19, 1997 5 $4,014,319 -3% 650 $6,176   $11,246,313 7
Sep 26, 1997 8 $3,729,681 -7% 783 $4,763   $14,975,994 8
Oct 3, 1997 9 $3,001,002 -20% 762 $3,938   $17,976,996 9
Oct 10, 1997 12 $2,678,292 -11% 670 $3,997   $20,655,288 10
Oct 17, 1997 13 $2,344,057 -12% 644 $3,640   $22,999,345 11
Oct 24, 1997 14 $2,275,100 -3% 721 $3,155   $25,274,445 12
Oct 31, 1997 11 $1,905,062 -16% 721 $2,642   $27,179,507 13
Nov 7, 1997 14 $1,853,078 -3% 591 $3,135   $29,032,585 14
Nov 14, 1997 18 $1,422,700 -23% 508 $2,801   $30,455,285 15
Nov 21, 1997 15 $1,224,304 -14% 431 $2,841   $31,679,589 16
Nov 28, 1997 18 $1,091,845 -11% 354 $3,084   $32,771,434 17
Dec 5, 1997 17 $825,487 -24% 448 $1,843   $33,596,921 18
Dec 12, 1997 16 $617,699 -25% 347 $1,780   $34,214,620 19
Dec 19, 1997 27 $377,305 -39% 201 $1,877   $34,591,925 20
Dec 26, 1997 25 $483,149 +28% 119 $4,060   $35,075,074 21
Jan 2, 1998 31 $361,917 -25% 111 $3,261   $35,436,991 22
Jan 9, 1998 24 $374,176 +3% 110 $3,402   $35,811,167 23
Jan 16, 1998 19 $1,278,772 +242% 469 $2,727   $37,089,939 24
Jan 23, 1998 20 $803,700 -37% 407 $1,975   $37,893,639 25
Jan 30, 1998 26 $592,221 -26% 307 $1,929   $38,485,860 26
Feb 6, 1998 23 $505,032 -15% 263 $1,920   $38,990,892 27
Feb 13, 1998 17 $1,044,464 +107% 341 $3,063   $40,035,356 28
Feb 20, 1998 15 $1,306,042 +25% 585 $2,233   $41,341,398 29
Feb 27, 1998 16 $1,135,120 -13% 561 $2,023   $42,476,518 30
Mar 6, 1998 19 $780,188 -31% 408 $1,912   $43,256,706 31
Mar 13, 1998 22 $667,041 -15% 346 $1,928   $43,923,747 32
Mar 20, 1998 18 $549,414 -18% 285 $1,928   $44,473,161 33
Mar 27, 1998 21 $493,232 -10% 284 $1,737   $44,966,393 34
Apr 3, 1998 23 $385,863 -22% 286 $1,349   $45,352,256 35
Apr 10, 1998 29 $259,017 -33% 237 $1,093   $45,611,273 36
Apr 17, 1998 36 $183,754 -29% 154 $1,193   $45,795,027 37

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 487 $215,299,261
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 261 $215,299,261
Top 1997 Movies at the International Box Office 4 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 285 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 119 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies 27 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 69 $215,299,261
All Time International Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 3 $215,299,261

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 696 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 415 $261,249,383
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 10 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400) 302 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 451 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 199 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies 54 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $261,249,383
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 3 $261,249,383