Original Sin (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,521,410Details
OpusData ID: 28600100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,402,741 (38.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$26,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,194 opening theaters/2,194 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,013,630

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,407 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,311 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,611 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,001 $16,521,410

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 3rd, 2001 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: March 26th, 2002 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content and some violence
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Straw Dogs
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Keywords: Surprise Twist, Mail Order Bride, Erotic Thriller, 1890s, Non-Chronological, Remake, Foreign-Language Remake, Set in Cuba, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Stolen Identity, Confidence Men, Criminal Falling in Love with their Mark
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Production Countries: France
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,407 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,209 $33,013,630
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,699 $16,521,410
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2001 (Rank 101-200) 110 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 960 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,906 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,334 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,611 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $16,521,410

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2001 6 $6,402,741   2,194 $2,918   $6,402,741 1
Aug 10, 2001 10 $3,075,072 -52% 2,194 $1,402   $12,517,699 2
Aug 17, 2001 14 $1,112,692 -64% 1,279 $870   $15,113,699 3
Aug 24, 2001 27 $274,115 -75% 305 $899   $15,978,594 4
Aug 31, 2001 41 $109,599 -60% 136 $806   $16,252,765 5
Sep 7, 2001 48 $68,614 -37% 132 $520   $16,349,292 6
Sep 14, 2001 55 $57,373 -16% 95 $604   $16,430,462 7
Sep 28, 2001 73 $18,031   52 $347   $16,507,907 9
Oct 5, 2001 97 $4,832 -73% 24 $201   $16,521,410 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 3, 2001 6 $2,153,000     2,194 $981   $2,153,000 1
Aug 4, 2001 7 $2,330,000 +8%   2,194 $1,062   $4,483,000 2
Aug 5, 2001 6 $1,846,000 -21%   2,194 $841   $6,402,741 3
Aug 6, 2001 7 $811,700 -56%   2,194 $370   $7,214,441 4
Aug 7, 2001 7 $836,960 +3%   2,194 $381   $8,051,401 5
Aug 8, 2001 8 $723,714 -14%   2,194 $330   $8,775,115 6
Aug 9, 2001 7 $667,512 -8%   2,194 $304   $9,442,627 7
Aug 10, 2001 11 $946,000 +42% -56% 2,194 $431   $10,389,000 8
Aug 11, 2001 10 $1,153,000 +22% -51% 2,194 $526   $11,542,000 9
Aug 12, 2001 11 $893,000 -23% -52% 2,194 $407   $12,517,699 10
Aug 13, 2001 10 $368,421 -59% -55% 2,194 $168   $12,886,120 11
Aug 14, 2001 10 $408,781 +11% -51% 2,194 $186   $13,294,901 12
Aug 15, 2001 10 $350,700 -14% -52% 2,194 $160   $13,645,601 13
Aug 16, 2001 10 $355,406 +1% -47% 2,194 $162   $14,001,007 14
Aug 19, 2001 14 $324,000   -64% 1,279 $253   $15,113,699 17
Aug 22, 2001 14 $144,624   -59% 1,279 $113   $15,570,547 20
Aug 23, 2001 14 $133,427 -8% -62% 1,279 $104   $15,703,974 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2001 6 $9,442,627   2,194 $4,304   $9,442,627 1
Aug 10, 2001 10 $4,558,380 -52% 2,194 $2,078   $14,001,007 2
Aug 17, 2001 14 $1,703,472 -63% 1,279 $1,332   $15,704,479 3
Aug 24, 2001 30 $438,687 -74% 305 $1,438   $16,143,166 4
Aug 31, 2001 42 $137,512 -69% 136 $1,011   $16,280,678 5
Sep 7, 2001 47 $92,411 -33% 132 $700   $16,373,089 6
Sep 28, 2001 73 $26,702   52 $514   $16,516,578 9
Oct 5, 2001 99 $4,832 -82% 24 $201   $16,521,410 10

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Leading Cast

Antonio Banderas    Luis Antonio Vargas
Angelina Jolie    Julia Russell/Bonny Castle

Supporting Cast

Thomas Jane    Walter Downs/Billy/Mephisto
Jack Thompson    Alan Jordan
Gregory Itzin    Colonel Worth
Allison Mackie    Augusta Jordan
Joan Pringle    Sara
Cordelia Richards    Emily Russell
James Haven    Faust
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr.    Jorge Cortes
Mario Ivan Martinez    Cuban Priest
Harry Porter    Stage Manager
Fernando Torre Lapham    Wedding Priest
Shaula Vega    Dressmaker Girl
Lisa Owen    Margareta
Daniel Martinez    Rafael
Farnesio de Bernal    Bank Clerk
Nitzi Arellano    Prostitute
Roger Cudney    Ship's Captain
Adrian Makala    Ship's Waiter
Francis Laboriel    Ship's Stewardess
Patricio Castillo    French Dining Steward
Derek Rojo    Bell Boy
Abraham Stavans    Mr. Gutierrez
Roberto Medina    Card Player
Julian Sedgwick    Card Player
Alejandro Corp    Card Player
Alejandro Reza    Train Station Man
Guy de Saint Cyr    Chief Jailer
Julio Bracho    Guard
George Belanger    Gentleman in Morocco
Osami Kawano    Gentleman in Morocco

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Cristofer    Director
Michael Cristofer    Screenwriter
Denise Di Novi    Producer
Kate Guinzburg    Producer
Carol Lees    Producer
Sheldon Abend    Executive Producer
Ashok Amritraj    Executive Producer
David Hoberman    Executive Producer
Michael S. Glick    Line Producer
Edward L. McDonnell    Co-Producer
Cornell Woolrich    Based Upon the Novel "Waltz into Darkness" by
Rodrigo Prieto    Director of Photography
David J. Bomba    Production Designer
Eric Sears    Editor
Donna Zakowska    Costume Designer
Terence Blanchard    Composer
Mary Ellen Woods    Assistant Director
Miguel Lima*    Assistant Director
Michael S. Glick    Unit Production Manager
Anna Roth    Production Supervisor
John Jensen    Art Director
Beth Rubino    Set Decorator
Amy Andrews    Costume Supervisor
Antonio Betancourt    Sound Mixer
Melissa Hofmann    Re-recording Mixer
Brad Sherman    Re-recording Mixer
Mike Wilhoit    Supervising Sound Editor
Hector C. Gika*    Sound Effects Editor
Scott Wolf    Sound Effects Editor
Marvin Morris    Music Editor
Todd Bozung    Music Editor
Laura Harris    Dialogue Editor
Lou Kleinman    Dialogue Editor
Nena Smarz    Make up
Colleen Callaghan    Hairstylist
Junie Lowry-Johnson    Casting Director
Libby Goldstein    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:$6,402,741 (38.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$26,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,194 opening theaters/2,194 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,013,630

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,407 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,311 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,611 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,001 $16,521,410

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 3rd, 2001 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: March 26th, 2002 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content and some violence
Running Time: 116 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Straw Dogs
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Surprise Twist, Mail Order Bride, Erotic Thriller, 1890s, Non-Chronological, Remake, Foreign-Language Remake, Set in Cuba, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Stolen Identity, Confidence Men, Criminal Falling in Love with their Mark
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Production Countries: France
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Antonio Banderas    Luis Antonio Vargas
Angelina Jolie    Julia Russell/Bonny Castle

Supporting Cast

Thomas Jane    Walter Downs/Billy/Mephisto
Jack Thompson    Alan Jordan
Gregory Itzin    Colonel Worth
Allison Mackie    Augusta Jordan
Joan Pringle    Sara
Cordelia Richards    Emily Russell
James Haven    Faust
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr.    Jorge Cortes
Mario Ivan Martinez    Cuban Priest
Harry Porter    Stage Manager
Fernando Torre Lapham    Wedding Priest
Shaula Vega    Dressmaker Girl
Lisa Owen    Margareta
Daniel Martinez    Rafael
Farnesio de Bernal    Bank Clerk
Nitzi Arellano    Prostitute
Roger Cudney    Ship's Captain
Adrian Makala    Ship's Waiter
Francis Laboriel    Ship's Stewardess
Patricio Castillo    French Dining Steward
Derek Rojo    Bell Boy
Abraham Stavans    Mr. Gutierrez
Roberto Medina    Card Player
Julian Sedgwick    Card Player
Alejandro Corp    Card Player
Alejandro Reza    Train Station Man
Guy de Saint Cyr    Chief Jailer
Julio Bracho    Guard
George Belanger    Gentleman in Morocco
Osami Kawano    Gentleman in Morocco

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Cristofer    Director
Michael Cristofer    Screenwriter
Denise Di Novi    Producer
Kate Guinzburg    Producer
Carol Lees    Producer
Sheldon Abend    Executive Producer
Ashok Amritraj    Executive Producer
David Hoberman    Executive Producer
Michael S. Glick    Line Producer
Edward L. McDonnell    Co-Producer
Cornell Woolrich    Based Upon the Novel "Waltz into Darkness" by
Rodrigo Prieto    Director of Photography
David J. Bomba    Production Designer
Eric Sears    Editor
Donna Zakowska    Costume Designer
Terence Blanchard    Composer
Mary Ellen Woods    Assistant Director
Miguel Lima*    Assistant Director
Michael S. Glick    Unit Production Manager
Anna Roth    Production Supervisor
John Jensen    Art Director
Beth Rubino    Set Decorator
Amy Andrews    Costume Supervisor
Antonio Betancourt    Sound Mixer
Melissa Hofmann    Re-recording Mixer
Brad Sherman    Re-recording Mixer
Mike Wilhoit    Supervising Sound Editor
Hector C. Gika*    Sound Effects Editor
Scott Wolf    Sound Effects Editor
Marvin Morris    Music Editor
Todd Bozung    Music Editor
Laura Harris    Dialogue Editor
Lou Kleinman    Dialogue Editor
Nena Smarz    Make up
Colleen Callaghan    Hairstylist
Junie Lowry-Johnson    Casting Director
Libby Goldstein    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 4,401-4,500) 4,407 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,209 $33,013,630
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,699 $16,521,410
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2001 (Rank 101-200) 110 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 960 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,906 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,334 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,611 $16,521,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $16,521,410

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2001 6 $6,402,741   2,194 $2,918   $6,402,741 1
Aug 10, 2001 10 $3,075,072 -52% 2,194 $1,402   $12,517,699 2
Aug 17, 2001 14 $1,112,692 -64% 1,279 $870   $15,113,699 3
Aug 24, 2001 27 $274,115 -75% 305 $899   $15,978,594 4
Aug 31, 2001 41 $109,599 -60% 136 $806   $16,252,765 5
Sep 7, 2001 48 $68,614 -37% 132 $520   $16,349,292 6
Sep 14, 2001 55 $57,373 -16% 95 $604   $16,430,462 7
Sep 28, 2001 73 $18,031   52 $347   $16,507,907 9
Oct 5, 2001 97 $4,832 -73% 24 $201   $16,521,410 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 3, 2001 6 $2,153,000     2,194 $981   $2,153,000 1
Aug 4, 2001 7 $2,330,000 +8%   2,194 $1,062   $4,483,000 2
Aug 5, 2001 6 $1,846,000 -21%   2,194 $841   $6,402,741 3
Aug 6, 2001 7 $811,700 -56%   2,194 $370   $7,214,441 4
Aug 7, 2001 7 $836,960 +3%   2,194 $381   $8,051,401 5
Aug 8, 2001 8 $723,714 -14%   2,194 $330   $8,775,115 6
Aug 9, 2001 7 $667,512 -8%   2,194 $304   $9,442,627 7
Aug 10, 2001 11 $946,000 +42% -56% 2,194 $431   $10,389,000 8
Aug 11, 2001 10 $1,153,000 +22% -51% 2,194 $526   $11,542,000 9
Aug 12, 2001 11 $893,000 -23% -52% 2,194 $407   $12,517,699 10
Aug 13, 2001 10 $368,421 -59% -55% 2,194 $168   $12,886,120 11
Aug 14, 2001 10 $408,781 +11% -51% 2,194 $186   $13,294,901 12
Aug 15, 2001 10 $350,700 -14% -52% 2,194 $160   $13,645,601 13
Aug 16, 2001 10 $355,406 +1% -47% 2,194 $162   $14,001,007 14
Aug 19, 2001 14 $324,000   -64% 1,279 $253   $15,113,699 17
Aug 22, 2001 14 $144,624   -59% 1,279 $113   $15,570,547 20
Aug 23, 2001 14 $133,427 -8% -62% 1,279 $104   $15,703,974 21

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2001 6 $9,442,627   2,194 $4,304   $9,442,627 1
Aug 10, 2001 10 $4,558,380 -52% 2,194 $2,078   $14,001,007 2
Aug 17, 2001 14 $1,703,472 -63% 1,279 $1,332   $15,704,479 3
Aug 24, 2001 30 $438,687 -74% 305 $1,438   $16,143,166 4
Aug 31, 2001 42 $137,512 -69% 136 $1,011   $16,280,678 5
Sep 7, 2001 47 $92,411 -33% 132 $700   $16,373,089 6
Sep 28, 2001 73 $26,702   52 $514   $16,516,578 9
Oct 5, 2001 99 $4,832 -82% 24 $201   $16,521,410 10

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,311 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,373 $16,521,410
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 127 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,229 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,533 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,382 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 590 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,001 $16,521,410
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $16,521,410

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.