I Am Sam (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,270,895Details
International Box Office $52,271,523Details
Worldwide Box Office $92,542,418
OpusData ID: 13870100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,779 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/1,450 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $78,396,554

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,370 $40,270,895
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,036 $52,271,523
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,058 $92,542,418

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 28th, 2001 (Limited) by New Line
Video Release: June 18th, 2002 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language
Running Time: 134 minutes
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Keywords: Family Drama, Learning Disabilities, Coming of Age, Single Parent, Foster Family, Runaway, Lawyers, Dysfunctional Family, Agoraphobia
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 340 $7,400,324 Feb 15, 2002 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 63 $722,000 Feb 14, 2002 49
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 117 $6,303,148 Feb 1, 2002 38
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 100 $12,790,723 Feb 1, 2002 38
Theater Average 4th Weekend 46 $18,877 Jan 18, 2002 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 66 $21,791 Jan 11, 2002 17
Top 2001 Theater Average 19 $25,993 Jan 4, 2002 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,370 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,297 $78,396,554
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,831 $40,270,895
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2001 61 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,181 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,976 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,145 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 372 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 939 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 48 $40,270,895

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 46 $41,779   2 $20,890   $67,418 1
Jan 4, 2002 48 $25,993 -38% 1 $25,993   $111,089 2
Jan 11, 2002 48 $21,791 -16% 1 $21,791   $145,076 3
Jan 18, 2002 50 $18,877 -13% 1 $18,877   $182,229 4
Jan 25, 2002 7 $8,315,581 +43,951% 1,268 $6,558   $8,506,955 5
Feb 1, 2002 7 $6,303,148 -24% 1,303 $4,837   $17,293,331 6
Feb 8, 2002 10 $4,619,148 -27% 1,450 $3,186   $23,843,342 7
Feb 15, 2002 14 $3,646,808 -21% 1,259 $2,897   $29,951,434 8
Feb 22, 2002 15 $2,268,809 -38% 1,074 $2,112   $33,135,033 9
Mar 1, 2002 19 $1,529,214 -33% 965 $1,585   $35,390,117 10
Mar 8, 2002 19 $1,241,286 -19% 801 $1,550   $37,337,038 11
Mar 15, 2002 21 $736,635 -41% 570 $1,292   $38,631,695 12
Mar 22, 2002 24 $480,805 -35% 371 $1,296   $39,433,027 13
Mar 29, 2002 32 $195,673 -59% 204 $959   $39,871,928 14
Apr 5, 2002 35 $149,090 -24% 202 $738   $40,124,566 15
Apr 12, 2002 43 $92,309 -38% 134 $689   $40,270,895 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 25, 2002 7 $2,652,000     1,268 $2,091   $2,843,000 29
Jan 26, 2002 8 $3,584,000 +35%   1,268 $2,826   $6,427,000 30
Jan 27, 2002 7 $2,120,000 -41%   1,268 $1,672   $8,506,955 31
Jan 28, 2002 7 $574,000 -73%   1,268 $453   $9,081,000 32
Jan 29, 2002 5 $674,000 +17%   1,268 $532   $9,755,000 33
Jan 30, 2002 5 $595,000 -12%   1,268 $469   $10,350,000 34
Jan 31, 2002 5 $582,000 -2%   1,268 $459   $10,990,000 35
Feb 1, 2002 7 $1,968,000 +238% -26% 1,303 $1,510   $12,958,000 36
Feb 2, 2002 7 $3,075,000 +56% -14% 1,303 $2,360   $16,033,000 37
Feb 3, 2002 6 $1,280,000 -58% -40% 1,303 $982   $17,293,331 38
Feb 4, 2002 5 $417,000 -67% -27% 1,303 $320   $17,710,000 39
Feb 5, 2002 4 $547,000 +31% -19% 1,303 $420   $18,258,000 40
Feb 6, 2002 4 $483,000 -12% -19% 1,303 $371   $18,741,000 41
Feb 7, 2002 4 $457,000 -5% -21% 1,303 $351   $19,224,000 42
Feb 8, 2002 10 $1,273,000 +179% -35% 1,450 $878   $20,497,000 43
Feb 9, 2002 10 $1,982,000 +56% -36% 1,450 $1,367   $22,479,000 44
Feb 10, 2002 9 $1,290,000 -35% +1% 1,450 $890   $23,843,342 45
Feb 11, 2002 9 $323,000 -75% -23% 1,450 $223   $24,167,000 46
Feb 12, 2002 6 $395,000 +22% -28% 1,450 $272   $24,562,000 47
Feb 13, 2002 5 $335,000 -15% -31% 1,450 $231   $24,897,000 48
Feb 14, 2002 6 $722,000 +116% +58% 1,450 $498   $25,635,000 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 47 $59,457   2 $29,729   $85,096 1
Jan 4, 2002 45 $38,189 -36% 1 $38,189   $123,285 2
Jan 11, 2002 46 $40,067 +5% 1 $40,067   $163,352 3
Jan 18, 2002 49 $28,022 -30% 1 $28,022   $191,374 4
Jan 25, 2002 7 $10,798,809 +38,437% 1,268 $8,516   $10,990,183 5
Feb 1, 2002 7 $8,234,011 -24% 1,303 $6,319   $19,224,194 6
Feb 8, 2002 9 $7,080,432 -14% 1,450 $4,883   $26,304,626 7
Feb 15, 2002 14 $4,561,598 -36% 1,259 $3,623   $30,866,224 8
Feb 22, 2002 16 $2,994,679 -34% 1,074 $2,788   $33,860,903 9
Mar 1, 2002 19 $2,234,849 -25% 965 $2,316   $36,095,752 10
Mar 8, 2002 19 $1,799,308 -19% 801 $2,246   $37,895,060 11
Mar 15, 2002 21 $1,057,162 -41% 570 $1,855   $38,952,222 12
Mar 22, 2002 25 $724,033 -32% 371 $1,952   $39,676,255 13
Mar 29, 2002 34 $299,221 -59% 204 $1,467   $39,975,476 14
Apr 5, 2002 34 $203,110 -32% 202 $1,005   $40,178,586 15
Apr 12, 2002 49 $92,309 -55% 134 $689   $40,270,895 16

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,036 $52,271,523
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,494 $52,271,523
Top 2001 Movies at the International Box Office 36 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,008 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 891 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 728 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for New Line Movies 23 $52,271,523

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,058 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,527 $92,542,418
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 45 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,014 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,636 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 908 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 301 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 800 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 34 $92,542,418

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Leading Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer    Rita Harrison

Uncategorized

Richard Schiff    Turner
Loretta Devine    Margaret
Sean Penn    Sam Dawson
Roma Maffia    First Family Court Judge
Laura Dern    Randy
Kimberly A. Scott    Gertie
Will Wallace    Bill
Dakota Fanning    Lucy Diamond Dawson
Elle Fanning    Lucy 2 Years
Dianne Wiest    Annie Cassell
Doug Hutchison    Ifty
Brent Spiner    Shoe Salesman (Skylar)
Stanley DeSantis    Robert
Mary Steenburgen    Dr. Blake, Expert Witness
Brad Silverman    Brad

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jessie Nelson    Director
John Powell    Composer
Andy Gill    Stunt Coordinator
Jack Gill    Stunt Coordinator

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:$41,779 (0.1% of total gross)
Legs:4.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:43.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/1,450 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $78,396,554

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,370 $40,270,895
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,036 $52,271,523
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,058 $92,542,418

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 28th, 2001 (Limited) by New Line
Video Release: June 18th, 2002 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Aloft
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Keywords: Family Drama, Learning Disabilities, Coming of Age, Single Parent, Foster Family, Runaway, Lawyers, Dysfunctional Family, Agoraphobia
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 340 $7,400,324 Feb 15, 2002 52
Biggest 7th Thursday 63 $722,000 Feb 14, 2002 49
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 117 $6,303,148 Feb 1, 2002 38
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 100 $12,790,723 Feb 1, 2002 38
Theater Average 4th Weekend 46 $18,877 Jan 18, 2002 24
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 66 $21,791 Jan 11, 2002 17
Top 2001 Theater Average 19 $25,993 Jan 4, 2002 10

Leading Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer    Rita Harrison

Uncategorized

Richard Schiff    Turner
Loretta Devine    Margaret
Sean Penn    Sam Dawson
Roma Maffia    First Family Court Judge
Laura Dern    Randy
Kimberly A. Scott    Gertie
Will Wallace    Bill
Dakota Fanning    Lucy Diamond Dawson
Elle Fanning    Lucy 2 Years
Dianne Wiest    Annie Cassell
Doug Hutchison    Ifty
Brent Spiner    Shoe Salesman (Skylar)
Stanley DeSantis    Robert
Mary Steenburgen    Dr. Blake, Expert Witness
Brad Silverman    Brad

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jessie Nelson    Director
John Powell    Composer
Andy Gill    Stunt Coordinator
Jack Gill    Stunt Coordinator

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 2,301-2,400) 2,370 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,297 $78,396,554
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,831 $40,270,895
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2001 61 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,181 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,976 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,145 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 372 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 939 $40,270,895
All Time Domestic Box Office for New Line Movies 48 $40,270,895

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 46 $41,779   2 $20,890   $67,418 1
Jan 4, 2002 48 $25,993 -38% 1 $25,993   $111,089 2
Jan 11, 2002 48 $21,791 -16% 1 $21,791   $145,076 3
Jan 18, 2002 50 $18,877 -13% 1 $18,877   $182,229 4
Jan 25, 2002 7 $8,315,581 +43,951% 1,268 $6,558   $8,506,955 5
Feb 1, 2002 7 $6,303,148 -24% 1,303 $4,837   $17,293,331 6
Feb 8, 2002 10 $4,619,148 -27% 1,450 $3,186   $23,843,342 7
Feb 15, 2002 14 $3,646,808 -21% 1,259 $2,897   $29,951,434 8
Feb 22, 2002 15 $2,268,809 -38% 1,074 $2,112   $33,135,033 9
Mar 1, 2002 19 $1,529,214 -33% 965 $1,585   $35,390,117 10
Mar 8, 2002 19 $1,241,286 -19% 801 $1,550   $37,337,038 11
Mar 15, 2002 21 $736,635 -41% 570 $1,292   $38,631,695 12
Mar 22, 2002 24 $480,805 -35% 371 $1,296   $39,433,027 13
Mar 29, 2002 32 $195,673 -59% 204 $959   $39,871,928 14
Apr 5, 2002 35 $149,090 -24% 202 $738   $40,124,566 15
Apr 12, 2002 43 $92,309 -38% 134 $689   $40,270,895 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 25, 2002 7 $2,652,000     1,268 $2,091   $2,843,000 29
Jan 26, 2002 8 $3,584,000 +35%   1,268 $2,826   $6,427,000 30
Jan 27, 2002 7 $2,120,000 -41%   1,268 $1,672   $8,506,955 31
Jan 28, 2002 7 $574,000 -73%   1,268 $453   $9,081,000 32
Jan 29, 2002 5 $674,000 +17%   1,268 $532   $9,755,000 33
Jan 30, 2002 5 $595,000 -12%   1,268 $469   $10,350,000 34
Jan 31, 2002 5 $582,000 -2%   1,268 $459   $10,990,000 35
Feb 1, 2002 7 $1,968,000 +238% -26% 1,303 $1,510   $12,958,000 36
Feb 2, 2002 7 $3,075,000 +56% -14% 1,303 $2,360   $16,033,000 37
Feb 3, 2002 6 $1,280,000 -58% -40% 1,303 $982   $17,293,331 38
Feb 4, 2002 5 $417,000 -67% -27% 1,303 $320   $17,710,000 39
Feb 5, 2002 4 $547,000 +31% -19% 1,303 $420   $18,258,000 40
Feb 6, 2002 4 $483,000 -12% -19% 1,303 $371   $18,741,000 41
Feb 7, 2002 4 $457,000 -5% -21% 1,303 $351   $19,224,000 42
Feb 8, 2002 10 $1,273,000 +179% -35% 1,450 $878   $20,497,000 43
Feb 9, 2002 10 $1,982,000 +56% -36% 1,450 $1,367   $22,479,000 44
Feb 10, 2002 9 $1,290,000 -35% +1% 1,450 $890   $23,843,342 45
Feb 11, 2002 9 $323,000 -75% -23% 1,450 $223   $24,167,000 46
Feb 12, 2002 6 $395,000 +22% -28% 1,450 $272   $24,562,000 47
Feb 13, 2002 5 $335,000 -15% -31% 1,450 $231   $24,897,000 48
Feb 14, 2002 6 $722,000 +116% +58% 1,450 $498   $25,635,000 49

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 47 $59,457   2 $29,729   $85,096 1
Jan 4, 2002 45 $38,189 -36% 1 $38,189   $123,285 2
Jan 11, 2002 46 $40,067 +5% 1 $40,067   $163,352 3
Jan 18, 2002 49 $28,022 -30% 1 $28,022   $191,374 4
Jan 25, 2002 7 $10,798,809 +38,437% 1,268 $8,516   $10,990,183 5
Feb 1, 2002 7 $8,234,011 -24% 1,303 $6,319   $19,224,194 6
Feb 8, 2002 9 $7,080,432 -14% 1,450 $4,883   $26,304,626 7
Feb 15, 2002 14 $4,561,598 -36% 1,259 $3,623   $30,866,224 8
Feb 22, 2002 16 $2,994,679 -34% 1,074 $2,788   $33,860,903 9
Mar 1, 2002 19 $2,234,849 -25% 965 $2,316   $36,095,752 10
Mar 8, 2002 19 $1,799,308 -19% 801 $2,246   $37,895,060 11
Mar 15, 2002 21 $1,057,162 -41% 570 $1,855   $38,952,222 12
Mar 22, 2002 25 $724,033 -32% 371 $1,952   $39,676,255 13
Mar 29, 2002 34 $299,221 -59% 204 $1,467   $39,975,476 14
Apr 5, 2002 34 $203,110 -32% 202 $1,005   $40,178,586 15
Apr 12, 2002 49 $92,309 -55% 134 $689   $40,270,895 16

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,036 $52,271,523
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,494 $52,271,523
Top 2001 Movies at the International Box Office 36 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,008 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,596 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 891 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 728 $52,271,523
All Time International Box Office for New Line Movies 23 $52,271,523

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,058 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,527 $92,542,418
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 45 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,014 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,636 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 908 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 301 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 800 $92,542,418
All Time Worldwide Box Office for New Line Movies 34 $92,542,418

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.