| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $289,068 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $8,667,209 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Production Budget: | $15,000,000 |
| Australia Releases: | July 4th, 2002 (Wide) |
| MPAA Rating: | PG for mild sensuality |
| Running Time: | 97 minutes |
| Keywords: | Comedy Drama, Romance, False Identity, 1890s, Love Triangle, Relationships Gone Wrong |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States |
| Languages: | English, German |
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/07/05 | - | $289,068 | 49 | $5,899 | $289,068 | 1 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7/4/2002 | $289,068 | 49 | 49 | 49 | $289,068 | 4/1/2020 |
| North America | 5/22/2002 | $398,662 | 38 | 216 | 2,451 | $8,378,141 | |
| Worldwide Total | $8,667,209 | 4/1/2020 | |||||
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| Reese Witherspoon | Cecily Cardew |
| Judi Dench | Lady Bracknell | |
| Frances O’Connor | Gwendolen Fairfax | |
| Tom Wilkinson | Dr. Chasuble | |
| Anna Massey | Miss Prism | |
| Rupert Everett | Algernon Moncrieff | |
| Edward Fox | Lane | |
| Colin Firth | Jack Worthing |
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| Oliver Parker | Director | |
| Oliver Parker | Screenwriter | |
| Oscar Wilde | Story Creator |
