Happiness (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,746,453Details
International Box Office $3,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,746,453
OpusData ID: 53060100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$130,303 (4.7% of total gross)
Legs:8.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/60 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,579,468

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,759 $2,746,453
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,290 $3,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,982 $5,746,453
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 901 $2,746,453

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 16th, 1998 (Wide) by Good Machine Releasing
International Releases: February 24th, 2000 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 14th, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand)
October 2nd, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: 1999 by Trimark Pictures
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 139 minutes
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Coming of Age, LGBTQ+, Black Comedy, Pedophilia, Sex Crimes, Therapists / Therapy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Writing and Writers, Teachers
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 1998 Theater Average 37 $21,717 Oct 16, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,759 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,742 $6,579,468
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,884 $2,746,453
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 (Rank 101-200) 169 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 901 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 639 $6,579,468
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 32 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,213 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,981 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,119 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 401-500) 455 $2,746,453

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 1998 33 $130,303   6 $21,717   $224,890 1
Oct 23, 1998 19 $341,815 +162% 60 $5,697   $645,871 2
Oct 30, 1998 24 $242,515 -29% 58 $4,181   $982,572 3
Dec 18, 1998 45 $42,593   59 $722   $2,510,727 10
Jan 1, 1999 54 $34,640   30 $1,155   $2,635,624 12
Jan 8, 1999 50 $26,099 -25% 26 $1,004   $2,678,102 13
Jan 22, 1999 59 $14,262   21 $679   $2,746,453 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 1998 30 $209,469   6 $34,912   $304,056 1
Oct 23, 1998 20 $436,001 +108% 60 $7,267   $740,057 2
Jan 1, 1999 49 $51,019   30 $1,701   $2,652,003 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 2/24/2000 $0 0 1 1 $315 10/28/2025
 
Rest of World $2,999,685
 
International Total$3,000,000 10/28/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,290 $3,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,265 $3,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,708 $3,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,909 $3,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,357 $3,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $3,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $3,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,982 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,812 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,597 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,721 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,401 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 179 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 923 $5,746,453

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 29, 2024141,936 1,936$64,101$64,1011,292

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Uncategorized

Camryn Manheim    Kristina
Louise Lasser    Mona Jordan
Jon Lovitz    Andy Kornbluth
Ben Gazzara    Lenny Jordan
Molly Shannon    Nancy
Lara Flynn Boyle    Helen Jordan
Dylan Baker    Bill Maplewood
Jared Harris    Vlad
Philip Seymour Hoffman    Allen
Cynthia Stevenson    Trish Maplewood

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

Production and Technical Credits

Todd Solondz    Director
Todd Solondz    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$130,303 (4.7% of total gross)
Legs:8.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/60 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,579,468

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,759 $2,746,453
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,290 $3,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,982 $5,746,453
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 901 $2,746,453

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 16th, 1998 (Wide) by Good Machine Releasing
International Releases: February 24th, 2000 (Limited) (New Zealand)
March 14th, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand)
October 2nd, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: 1999 by Trimark Pictures
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 139 minutes
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Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Coming of Age, LGBTQ+, Black Comedy, Pedophilia, Sex Crimes, Therapists / Therapy, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Writing and Writers, Teachers
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 1998 Theater Average 37 $21,717 Oct 16, 1998 3

Uncategorized

Camryn Manheim    Kristina
Louise Lasser    Mona Jordan
Jon Lovitz    Andy Kornbluth
Ben Gazzara    Lenny Jordan
Molly Shannon    Nancy
Lara Flynn Boyle    Helen Jordan
Dylan Baker    Bill Maplewood
Jared Harris    Vlad
Philip Seymour Hoffman    Allen
Cynthia Stevenson    Trish Maplewood

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

Production and Technical Credits

Todd Solondz    Director
Todd Solondz    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,759 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,742 $6,579,468
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,884 $2,746,453
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 (Rank 101-200) 169 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 901 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 601-700) 639 $6,579,468
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 32 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,213 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,981 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,119 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $2,746,453
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 401-500) 455 $2,746,453

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 1998 33 $130,303   6 $21,717   $224,890 1
Oct 23, 1998 19 $341,815 +162% 60 $5,697   $645,871 2
Oct 30, 1998 24 $242,515 -29% 58 $4,181   $982,572 3
Dec 18, 1998 45 $42,593   59 $722   $2,510,727 10
Jan 1, 1999 54 $34,640   30 $1,155   $2,635,624 12
Jan 8, 1999 50 $26,099 -25% 26 $1,004   $2,678,102 13
Jan 22, 1999 59 $14,262   21 $679   $2,746,453 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 16, 1998 30 $209,469   6 $34,912   $304,056 1
Oct 23, 1998 20 $436,001 +108% 60 $7,267   $740,057 2
Jan 1, 1999 49 $51,019   30 $1,701   $2,652,003 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 2/24/2000 $0 0 1 1 $315 10/28/2025
 
Rest of World $2,999,685
 
International Total$3,000,000 10/28/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,290 $3,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,265 $3,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,708 $3,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,909 $3,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,357 $3,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 106 $3,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 801-900) 805 $3,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,982 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,812 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,597 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,721 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,401 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 179 $5,746,453
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 923 $5,746,453

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Sep 29, 2024141,936 1,936$64,101$64,1011,292

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.