Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,833,473Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,304,027 (36.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,025 opening theaters/2,100 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $70,152,790

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,523 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,837 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 793 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,178 $36,833,473

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 6th, 2001 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language, some sexuality and drug content
Comparisons: vs. Heat
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Thriller, Secret Agent, Set in France, Smuggler, Narcotics, Organized Crime, Crime Boss, Prostitution, Corrupt Cops, Framed
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 105 $13,304,027 Jul 6, 2001 3
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 116 $25,832,380 Jul 6, 2001 3
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 49 $13,304,027 Jul 6, 2001 3
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 49 $25,832,380 Jul 6, 2001 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,523 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,412 $70,152,790
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,993 $36,833,473
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 66 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,205 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,127 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,246 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 793 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 276 $36,833,473

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 2001 4 $13,304,027   2,025 $6,570   $13,304,027 1
Jul 13, 2001 8 $6,010,165 -55% 2,100 $2,862   $24,122,981 2
Jul 20, 2001 10 $2,916,173 -51% 1,655 $1,762   $29,661,710 3
Jul 27, 2001 11 $1,768,153 -39% 1,214 $1,456   $33,049,332 4
Aug 3, 2001 14 $714,221 -60% 591 $1,208   $34,705,149 5
Aug 10, 2001 26 $203,186 -72% 244 $833   $35,232,844 6
Aug 17, 2001 28 $178,596 -12% 218 $819   $35,523,135 7
Aug 24, 2001 36 $110,986 -38% 162 $685   $35,726,416 8
Aug 31, 2001 51 $64,845 -42% 105 $618   $35,859,997 9
Sep 7, 2001 55 $51,583 -20% 87 $593   $35,932,903 10
Sep 14, 2001 28 $302,507 +486% 94 $3,218   $36,256,085 11
Sep 21, 2001 36 $167,243 -45% 79 $2,117   $36,488,824 12
Sep 28, 2001 43 $99,754 -40% 75 $1,330   $36,631,273 13
Oct 5, 2001 43 $80,242 -20% 53 $1,514   $36,741,387 14
Oct 12, 2001 43 $70,114 -13% 36 $1,948   $36,833,473 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 6, 2001 3 $4,795,500     2,024 $2,369   $4,795,500 1
Jul 7, 2001 4 $4,766,000 -1%   2,024 $2,355   $9,561,500 2
Jul 8, 2001 4 $3,795,000 -20%   2,025 $1,874   $13,304,027 3
Jul 9, 2001 5 $1,351,916 -64%   2,025 $668   $14,655,943 4
Jul 10, 2001 5 $1,408,930 +4%   2,025 $696   $16,064,873 5
Jul 11, 2001 7 $1,047,831 -26%   2,025 $517   $17,112,704 6
Jul 12, 2001 7 $1,000,112 -5%   2,025 $494   $18,112,816 7
Jul 13, 2001 8 $1,707,500 +71% -64% 2,100 $813   $19,820,500 8
Jul 14, 2001 8 $2,149,000 +26% -55% 2,100 $1,023   $21,969,500 9
Jul 15, 2001 8 $1,938,000 -10% -49% 2,100 $923   $24,122,981 10
Jul 16, 2001 8 $744,787 -62% -45% 2,100 $355   $24,867,768 11
Jul 17, 2001 8 $827,180 +11% -41% 2,100 $394   $25,694,948 12
Jul 18, 2001 10 $549,058 -34% -48% 2,100 $261   $26,244,006 13
Jul 19, 2001 10 $501,531 -9% -50% 2,100 $239   $26,745,537 14
Jul 20, 2001 10 $804,500 +60% -53% 1,658 $485   $27,550,000 15
Jul 21, 2001 10 $1,137,500 +41% -47% 1,658 $686   $28,687,500 16
Jul 22, 2001 10 $930,000 -18% -52% 1,658 $561   $29,661,710 17
Jul 23, 2001 10 $400,496 -57% -46% 1,655 $242   $30,062,206 18
Jul 24, 2001 11 $456,951 +14% -45% 1,655 $276   $30,519,157 19
Jul 25, 2001 11 $389,674 -15% -29% 1,655 $235   $30,908,831 20
Jul 26, 2001 11 $372,348 -4% -26% 1,655 $225   $31,281,179 21
Jul 29, 2001 11 $542,000   -42% 1,214 $446   $33,049,332 24
Jul 30, 2001 11 $225,150 -58% -44% 1,214 $185   $33,274,482 25
Jul 31, 2001 11 $256,682 +14% -44% 1,214 $211   $33,531,164 26
Aug 1, 2001 11 $231,722 -10% -41% 1,214 $191   $33,762,886 27
Aug 2, 2001 11 $228,042 -2% -39% 1,214 $188   $33,990,928 28
Aug 5, 2001 15 $191,000   -65% 597 $320   $34,705,149 31
Aug 6, 2001 15 $83,864 -56% -63% 597 $140   $34,789,013 32
Aug 7, 2001 14 $90,881 +8% -65% 597 $152   $34,879,894 33
Aug 8, 2001 17 $73,988 -19% -68% 597 $124   $34,953,882 34

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 2001 5 $18,112,816   2,025 $8,945   $18,112,816 1
Jul 13, 2001 8 $8,632,721 -52% 2,100 $4,111   $26,745,537 2
Jul 20, 2001 10 $4,535,642 -47% 1,655 $2,741   $31,281,179 3
Jul 27, 2001 11 $2,709,749 -40% 1,214 $2,232   $33,990,928 4
Aug 3, 2001 14 $1,038,730 -62% 591 $1,758   $35,029,658 5
Aug 10, 2001 25 $314,881 -70% 244 $1,290   $35,344,539 6
Aug 17, 2001 29 $270,891 -14% 218 $1,243   $35,615,430 7
Aug 24, 2001 39 $179,722 -34% 162 $1,109   $35,795,152 8
Aug 31, 2001 51 $86,168 -52% 105 $821   $35,881,320 9
Sep 7, 2001 54 $72,258 -16% 87 $831   $35,953,578 10
Sep 14, 2001 28 $368,003 +409% 94 $3,915   $36,321,581 11
Sep 21, 2001 37 $209,938 -43% 79 $2,657   $36,531,519 12
Sep 28, 2001 43 $129,626 -38% 75 $1,728   $36,661,145 13
Oct 5, 2001 46 $102,214 -21% 53 $1,929   $36,763,359 14
Oct 12, 2001 53 $70,114 -31% 36 $1,948   $36,833,473 15

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Supporting Cast

Burt Kwouk    Uncle Tai

Uncategorized

Jet Li    Liu Jian
Bridget Fonda    Jessica
Tcheky Karyo    Jean-Pierre Richard
Max Ryan    Lupo

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Nahon    Director
Craig Armstrong    Composer
Jojo Villanueva    Soundtrack 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:$13,304,027 (36.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,025 opening theaters/2,100 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $70,152,790

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,523 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,837 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 793 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,178 $36,833,473

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 6th, 2001 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language, some sexuality and drug content
Comparisons: vs. Heat
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Thriller, Secret Agent, Set in France, Smuggler, Narcotics, Organized Crime, Crime Boss, Prostitution, Corrupt Cops, Framed
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 105 $13,304,027 Jul 6, 2001 3
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 116 $25,832,380 Jul 6, 2001 3
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 49 $13,304,027 Jul 6, 2001 3
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 49 $25,832,380 Jul 6, 2001 3

Supporting Cast

Burt Kwouk    Uncle Tai

Uncategorized

Jet Li    Liu Jian
Bridget Fonda    Jessica
Tcheky Karyo    Jean-Pierre Richard
Max Ryan    Lupo

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

Production and Technical Credits

Chris Nahon    Director
Craig Armstrong    Composer
Jojo Villanueva    Soundtrack 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 2,501-2,600) 2,523 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,412 $70,152,790
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,993 $36,833,473
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 66 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,205 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,127 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,246 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 793 $36,833,473
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 276 $36,833,473

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 2001 4 $13,304,027   2,025 $6,570   $13,304,027 1
Jul 13, 2001 8 $6,010,165 -55% 2,100 $2,862   $24,122,981 2
Jul 20, 2001 10 $2,916,173 -51% 1,655 $1,762   $29,661,710 3
Jul 27, 2001 11 $1,768,153 -39% 1,214 $1,456   $33,049,332 4
Aug 3, 2001 14 $714,221 -60% 591 $1,208   $34,705,149 5
Aug 10, 2001 26 $203,186 -72% 244 $833   $35,232,844 6
Aug 17, 2001 28 $178,596 -12% 218 $819   $35,523,135 7
Aug 24, 2001 36 $110,986 -38% 162 $685   $35,726,416 8
Aug 31, 2001 51 $64,845 -42% 105 $618   $35,859,997 9
Sep 7, 2001 55 $51,583 -20% 87 $593   $35,932,903 10
Sep 14, 2001 28 $302,507 +486% 94 $3,218   $36,256,085 11
Sep 21, 2001 36 $167,243 -45% 79 $2,117   $36,488,824 12
Sep 28, 2001 43 $99,754 -40% 75 $1,330   $36,631,273 13
Oct 5, 2001 43 $80,242 -20% 53 $1,514   $36,741,387 14
Oct 12, 2001 43 $70,114 -13% 36 $1,948   $36,833,473 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 6, 2001 3 $4,795,500     2,024 $2,369   $4,795,500 1
Jul 7, 2001 4 $4,766,000 -1%   2,024 $2,355   $9,561,500 2
Jul 8, 2001 4 $3,795,000 -20%   2,025 $1,874   $13,304,027 3
Jul 9, 2001 5 $1,351,916 -64%   2,025 $668   $14,655,943 4
Jul 10, 2001 5 $1,408,930 +4%   2,025 $696   $16,064,873 5
Jul 11, 2001 7 $1,047,831 -26%   2,025 $517   $17,112,704 6
Jul 12, 2001 7 $1,000,112 -5%   2,025 $494   $18,112,816 7
Jul 13, 2001 8 $1,707,500 +71% -64% 2,100 $813   $19,820,500 8
Jul 14, 2001 8 $2,149,000 +26% -55% 2,100 $1,023   $21,969,500 9
Jul 15, 2001 8 $1,938,000 -10% -49% 2,100 $923   $24,122,981 10
Jul 16, 2001 8 $744,787 -62% -45% 2,100 $355   $24,867,768 11
Jul 17, 2001 8 $827,180 +11% -41% 2,100 $394   $25,694,948 12
Jul 18, 2001 10 $549,058 -34% -48% 2,100 $261   $26,244,006 13
Jul 19, 2001 10 $501,531 -9% -50% 2,100 $239   $26,745,537 14
Jul 20, 2001 10 $804,500 +60% -53% 1,658 $485   $27,550,000 15
Jul 21, 2001 10 $1,137,500 +41% -47% 1,658 $686   $28,687,500 16
Jul 22, 2001 10 $930,000 -18% -52% 1,658 $561   $29,661,710 17
Jul 23, 2001 10 $400,496 -57% -46% 1,655 $242   $30,062,206 18
Jul 24, 2001 11 $456,951 +14% -45% 1,655 $276   $30,519,157 19
Jul 25, 2001 11 $389,674 -15% -29% 1,655 $235   $30,908,831 20
Jul 26, 2001 11 $372,348 -4% -26% 1,655 $225   $31,281,179 21
Jul 29, 2001 11 $542,000   -42% 1,214 $446   $33,049,332 24
Jul 30, 2001 11 $225,150 -58% -44% 1,214 $185   $33,274,482 25
Jul 31, 2001 11 $256,682 +14% -44% 1,214 $211   $33,531,164 26
Aug 1, 2001 11 $231,722 -10% -41% 1,214 $191   $33,762,886 27
Aug 2, 2001 11 $228,042 -2% -39% 1,214 $188   $33,990,928 28
Aug 5, 2001 15 $191,000   -65% 597 $320   $34,705,149 31
Aug 6, 2001 15 $83,864 -56% -63% 597 $140   $34,789,013 32
Aug 7, 2001 14 $90,881 +8% -65% 597 $152   $34,879,894 33
Aug 8, 2001 17 $73,988 -19% -68% 597 $124   $34,953,882 34

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 2001 5 $18,112,816   2,025 $8,945   $18,112,816 1
Jul 13, 2001 8 $8,632,721 -52% 2,100 $4,111   $26,745,537 2
Jul 20, 2001 10 $4,535,642 -47% 1,655 $2,741   $31,281,179 3
Jul 27, 2001 11 $2,709,749 -40% 1,214 $2,232   $33,990,928 4
Aug 3, 2001 14 $1,038,730 -62% 591 $1,758   $35,029,658 5
Aug 10, 2001 25 $314,881 -70% 244 $1,290   $35,344,539 6
Aug 17, 2001 29 $270,891 -14% 218 $1,243   $35,615,430 7
Aug 24, 2001 39 $179,722 -34% 162 $1,109   $35,795,152 8
Aug 31, 2001 51 $86,168 -52% 105 $821   $35,881,320 9
Sep 7, 2001 54 $72,258 -16% 87 $831   $35,953,578 10
Sep 14, 2001 28 $368,003 +409% 94 $3,915   $36,321,581 11
Sep 21, 2001 37 $209,938 -43% 79 $2,657   $36,531,519 12
Sep 28, 2001 43 $129,626 -38% 75 $1,728   $36,661,145 13
Oct 5, 2001 46 $102,214 -21% 53 $1,929   $36,763,359 14
Oct 12, 2001 53 $70,114 -31% 36 $1,948   $36,833,473 15

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,837 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,140 $36,833,473
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 85 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,917 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,275 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,949 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 722 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,178 $36,833,473
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 332 $36,833,473

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