A Merry War (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $373,830Details
OpusData ID: 69700100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$373,830 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $901,497

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,881 $373,830
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 20,501-20,600) 20,508 $373,830
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,887 $373,830

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 28th, 1998 (Wide) by First Look
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 101 minutes
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Production/Financing Companies: UBA, Sentinel Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Theater Average Opening Weekend 74 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3
Theater Average 96 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3
Top 1998 Theater Average 2 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,881 $373,830
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,511 $901,497
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,893 $373,830
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 (Rank 201-300) 234 $373,830
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,887 $373,830
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,320 $901,497
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 85 $373,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,208 $373,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for First Look Movies 15 $373,830

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 1998 29 $373,830   5 $74,766   $373,830 1
Sep 11, 1998 58 $32,624   0     $146,495 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 20,501-20,600) 20,508 $373,830
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 18,901-19,000) 18,936 $373,830
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,203 $373,830
All Time Worldwide Box Office for First Look Movies 21 $373,830

Leading Cast

Richard E. Grant    Gordon Comstock
Helena Bonham Carter    Rosemary

Supporting Cast

Jim Carter    Erskine
Harriet Walter    Julia Comstock
Lill Roughly    Mrs. Trilling
Julian Wadham    Ravelston
Lesley Vickerage    Hermoine
John Clegg    McKechnie
Barbara Leigh Hunt    Mrs. Wisebeach
Grant Parsons    Beautiful Young Man
Dorothea Alexander    Old Woman
Peter Stockbridge    Old Man
Malcolm Sinclair    Paul Doring
Derek Smee    Lecturer
Ben Miles    Ravenscroft Waiter
Richard Dixon    Head Waiter
Roger Morlidge    Policeman
Roland Oliver    Magistrate Croom
Bill Wallis    Cheeseman
Liz Smith    Mrs. Meakin
Roger Frost    Orton the Undertaker
Harri Alexander    Dora
Lucy Speed    Factory Girl
Joan Blackman    Librarian
Roy Evans    Cabby
Maggie McCarthy    Customer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Bierman    Director
Alan Plater    Screenwriter
George Orwell    Based on the Novel by
Peter Shaw    Producer
Robert Bierman    Executive Producer
John Wolstenholme    Executive Producer
Joyce Herlihy    Executive Producer
Sarah Greenwood    Production Designer
Mike Batt    Composer
Giles Nuttgens    Cinematographer
Richard Hewitt    Assistant Director
Philip Robinson    Art Director
James Keast    Costume Designer
Patrick Quirk    Sound Mixer
Paul Hamblin    Sound
Marilyn MacDonald    Chief Makeup and Hair
Michelle Guish    Casting Director

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:$373,830 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $901,497

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,881 $373,830
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 20,501-20,600) 20,508 $373,830
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,887 $373,830

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 28th, 1998 (Wide) by First Look
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Production/Financing Companies: UBA, Sentinel Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Theater Average Opening Weekend 74 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3
Theater Average 96 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3
Top 1998 Theater Average 2 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3

Leading Cast

Richard E. Grant    Gordon Comstock
Helena Bonham Carter    Rosemary

Supporting Cast

Jim Carter    Erskine
Harriet Walter    Julia Comstock
Lill Roughly    Mrs. Trilling
Julian Wadham    Ravelston
Lesley Vickerage    Hermoine
John Clegg    McKechnie
Barbara Leigh Hunt    Mrs. Wisebeach
Grant Parsons    Beautiful Young Man
Dorothea Alexander    Old Woman
Peter Stockbridge    Old Man
Malcolm Sinclair    Paul Doring
Derek Smee    Lecturer
Ben Miles    Ravenscroft Waiter
Richard Dixon    Head Waiter
Roger Morlidge    Policeman
Roland Oliver    Magistrate Croom
Bill Wallis    Cheeseman
Liz Smith    Mrs. Meakin
Roger Frost    Orton the Undertaker
Harri Alexander    Dora
Lucy Speed    Factory Girl
Joan Blackman    Librarian
Roy Evans    Cabby
Maggie McCarthy    Customer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Bierman    Director
Alan Plater    Screenwriter
George Orwell    Based on the Novel by
Peter Shaw    Producer
Robert Bierman    Executive Producer
John Wolstenholme    Executive Producer
Joyce Herlihy    Executive Producer
Sarah Greenwood    Production Designer
Mike Batt    Composer
Giles Nuttgens    Cinematographer
Richard Hewitt    Assistant Director
Philip Robinson    Art Director
James Keast    Costume Designer
Patrick Quirk    Sound Mixer
Paul Hamblin    Sound
Marilyn MacDonald    Chief Makeup and Hair
Michelle Guish    Casting Director

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 10,801-10,900) 10,881 $373,830
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,511 $901,497
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,893 $373,830
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 (Rank 201-300) 234 $373,830
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,887 $373,830
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,320 $901,497
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 85 $373,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,208 $373,830
All Time Domestic Box Office for First Look Movies 15 $373,830

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 1998 29 $373,830   5 $74,766   $373,830 1
Sep 11, 1998 58 $32,624   0     $146,495 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 20,501-20,600) 20,508 $373,830
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 18,901-19,000) 18,936 $373,830
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,203 $373,830
All Time Worldwide Box Office for First Look Movies 21 $373,830