Shine (1996)

Shine
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $35,811,509Details
International Box Office $864,423Details
Worldwide Box Office $36,675,932
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$162,179 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:10.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,500,000 (worldwide box office is 6.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/1,050 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $84,711,029

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,587 $35,811,509
All Time International Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,497 $864,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,854 $36,675,932
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 58 $35,811,509

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 1996 (Wide) by Fine Line
International Releases: August 15th, 1996 (Wide) (Australia)
January 25th, 1997 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: July 16th, 1997 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for nudity/sensuality and intense thematic elements
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Wonderland
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Keywords: Biography, Performing Arts, Musicians, Biographical Drama, Australia, 1970s, 1980s, Mental Illness, Mental Hospital, 1950s, Dysfunctional Family, Domestic Abuse, 1997 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: Australia
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 60 $31,389 May 23, 1997 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 52 $44,980 May 16, 1997 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 43 $68,825 May 9, 1997 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 45 $74,733 May 2, 1997 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 45 $109,858 Apr 25, 1997 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 47 $136,213 Apr 18, 1997 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 39 $206,230 Apr 11, 1997 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 98 $617,460 Apr 4, 1997 136
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 18 $617,460 Apr 4, 1997 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 85 $797,310 Mar 28, 1997 129
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 17 $797,310 Mar 28, 1997 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 77 $1,060,338 Mar 21, 1997 122
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 17 $1,060,338 Mar 21, 1997 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 75 $1,391,473 Mar 14, 1997 115
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 16 $1,391,473 Mar 14, 1997 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 55 $1,944,532 Mar 7, 1997 108
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 13 $1,944,532 Mar 7, 1997 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 57 $2,182,618 Feb 28, 1997 101
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 10 $2,182,618 Feb 28, 1997 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 68 $2,282,998 Feb 21, 1997 94
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 14 $2,282,998 Feb 21, 1997 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 38 $3,515,584 Feb 14, 1997 87
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 6 $3,515,584 Feb 14, 1997 87
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 285 $8,417,483 Feb 14, 1997 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 48 $1,030,587 Feb 7, 1997 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 46 $1,367,537 Jan 31, 1997 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 47 $1,441,744 Jan 24, 1997 66
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 39 $1,841,755 Jan 17, 1997 59
Theater Average 9th Weekend 88 $6,019 Jan 17, 1997 59
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 86 $1,119,091 Jan 10, 1997 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 71 $1,614,152 Jan 3, 1997 45
Theater Average 7th Weekend 88 $7,798 Jan 3, 1997 45
Theater Average 5th Weekend 49 $13,150 Dec 20, 1996 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 95 $13,527 Dec 13, 1996 24
Top 1996 Theater Average 14 $28,429 Nov 29, 1996 10
Widest Expansion Limited Release 90 1,043 Nov 22, 1996 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1996 23 $162,179   7 $23,168   $162,179 1
Nov 29, 1996 21 $284,290 +75% 10 $28,429   $484,628 2
Dec 6, 1996 19 $168,882 -41% 10 $16,888   $728,925 3
Dec 13, 1996 17 $135,266 -20% 10 $13,527   $943,978 4
Dec 20, 1996 26 $131,501 -3% 10 $13,150   $1,140,418 5
Dec 27, 1996 17 $1,602,329 +1,118% 207 $7,741   $3,542,807 6
Jan 3, 1997 16 $1,614,152 +1% 207 $7,798   $6,694,360 7
Jan 10, 1997 17 $1,119,091 -31% 207 $5,406   $8,382,966 8
Jan 17, 1997 15 $1,841,755 +65% 306 $6,019   $10,680,840 9
Jan 24, 1997 14 $1,441,744 -22% 314 $4,592   $12,634,654 10
Jan 31, 1997 17 $1,367,537 -5% 314 $4,355   $14,536,416 11
Feb 7, 1997 15 $1,030,587 -25% 314 $3,282   $15,992,423 12
Feb 14, 1997 9 $3,515,584 +241% 851 $4,131   $20,024,158 13
Feb 21, 1997 11 $2,282,998 -35% 893 $2,557   $23,063,578 14
Feb 28, 1997 14 $2,182,618 -4% 1,050 $2,079   $26,066,924 15
Mar 7, 1997 14 $1,944,532 -11% 991 $1,962   $28,769,863 16
Mar 14, 1997 17 $1,391,473 -28% 912 $1,526   $30,823,125 17
Mar 21, 1997 14 $1,060,338 -24% 911 $1,164   $32,410,622 18
Mar 28, 1997 17 $797,310 -25% 911 $875   $33,691,753 19
Apr 4, 1997 22 $617,460 -23% 719 $859   $34,674,426 20
Apr 11, 1997 29 $206,230 -67% 369 $559   $35,045,809 21
Apr 18, 1997 34 $136,213 -34% 282 $483   $35,271,920 22
Apr 25, 1997 37 $109,858 -19% 282 $390   $35,446,509 23
May 2, 1997 43 $74,733 -32% 135 $554   $35,571,543 24
May 9, 1997 39 $68,825 -8% 128 $538   $35,674,181 25
May 16, 1997 47 $44,980 -35% 105 $428   $35,752,489 26
May 23, 1997 57 $31,389 -30% 50 $628   $35,811,509 27

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1996 24 $200,338   7 $28,620   $200,338 1
Nov 29, 1996 21 $359,705 +80% 10 $35,971   $560,043 2
Dec 6, 1996 16 $248,669 -31% 10 $24,867   $808,712 3
Dec 13, 1996 15 $200,205 -19% 10 $20,021   $1,008,917 4
Dec 20, 1996 16 $931,561 +365% 10 $93,156   $1,940,478 5
Dec 27, 1996 17 $3,139,730 +237% 207 $15,168   $5,080,208 6
Jan 3, 1997 16 $2,183,667 -30% 207 $10,549   $7,263,875 7
Jan 10, 1997 17 $1,575,210 -28% 207 $7,610   $8,839,085 8
Jan 17, 1997 15 $2,353,825 +49% 306 $7,692   $11,192,910 9
Jan 24, 1997 14 $1,975,969 -16% 314 $6,293   $13,168,879 10
Jan 31, 1997 16 $1,792,957 -9% 314 $5,710   $14,961,836 11
Feb 7, 1997 15 $1,546,738 -14% 314 $4,926   $16,508,574 12
Feb 14, 1997 9 $4,272,006 +176% 851 $5,020   $20,780,580 13
Feb 21, 1997 11 $3,103,726 -27% 893 $3,476   $23,884,306 14
Feb 28, 1997 14 $2,941,025 -5% 1,050 $2,801   $26,825,331 15
Mar 7, 1997 13 $2,606,321 -11% 991 $2,630   $29,431,652 16
Mar 14, 1997 16 $1,918,632 -26% 912 $2,104   $31,350,284 17
Mar 21, 1997 14 $1,544,159 -20% 911 $1,695   $32,894,443 18
Mar 28, 1997 17 $1,162,523 -25% 911 $1,276   $34,056,966 19
Apr 4, 1997 22 $782,613 -33% 719 $1,088   $34,839,579 20
Apr 11, 1997 27 $296,128 -62% 369 $803   $35,135,707 21
Apr 18, 1997 33 $200,944 -32% 282 $713   $35,336,651 22
Apr 25, 1997 35 $160,159 -20% 282 $568   $35,496,810 23
May 2, 1997 40 $108,546 -32% 135 $804   $35,605,356 24
May 9, 1997 37 $102,153 -6% 128 $798   $35,707,509 25
May 16, 1997 45 $72,611 -29% 105 $692   $35,780,120 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/15/1996 $0 0 2 2 $743,400 8/23/2016
South Korea 1/25/1997 $0 0 63 200 $121,023 8/7/2024
 
International Total$864,423 8/7/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Supporting Cast

Armin Mueller-Stahl    Peter (David's father)

Uncategorized

Geoffrey Rush    David Helfgott (adult)
John Gielgud    Cecil Parkes
Noah Taylor    David Helfgott as an Adolescent

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

Production and Technical Credits

Scott Hicks    Director

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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$162,179 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:10.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:97.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,500,000 (worldwide box office is 6.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:7 opening theaters/1,050 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $84,711,029

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,587 $35,811,509
All Time International Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) 11,497 $864,423
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,854 $36,675,932
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies 58 $35,811,509

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 1996 (Wide) by Fine Line
International Releases: August 15th, 1996 (Wide) (Australia)
January 25th, 1997 (Wide) (South Korea)
Video Release: July 16th, 1997 by New Line Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for nudity/sensuality and intense thematic elements
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Wonderland
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Keywords: Biography, Performing Arts, Musicians, Biographical Drama, Australia, 1970s, 1980s, Mental Illness, Mental Hospital, 1950s, Dysfunctional Family, Domestic Abuse, 1997 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: Australia
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 60 $31,389 May 23, 1997 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 52 $44,980 May 16, 1997 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 43 $68,825 May 9, 1997 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 45 $74,733 May 2, 1997 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 45 $109,858 Apr 25, 1997 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 47 $136,213 Apr 18, 1997 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 39 $206,230 Apr 11, 1997 143
Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend 98 $617,460 Apr 4, 1997 136
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 18 $617,460 Apr 4, 1997 136
Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend 85 $797,310 Mar 28, 1997 129
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 17 $797,310 Mar 28, 1997 129
Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend 77 $1,060,338 Mar 21, 1997 122
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 17 $1,060,338 Mar 21, 1997 122
Biggest Domestic 17th Weekend 75 $1,391,473 Mar 14, 1997 115
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 16 $1,391,473 Mar 14, 1997 115
Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend 55 $1,944,532 Mar 7, 1997 108
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 13 $1,944,532 Mar 7, 1997 108
Biggest Domestic 15th Weekend 57 $2,182,618 Feb 28, 1997 101
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 10 $2,182,618 Feb 28, 1997 101
Biggest Domestic 14th Weekend 68 $2,282,998 Feb 21, 1997 94
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 14 $2,282,998 Feb 21, 1997 94
Biggest Domestic 13th Weekend 38 $3,515,584 Feb 14, 1997 87
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 6 $3,515,584 Feb 14, 1997 87
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 285 $8,417,483 Feb 14, 1997 87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release 48 $1,030,587 Feb 7, 1997 80
Biggest 11th Weekend Limited Release 46 $1,367,537 Jan 31, 1997 73
Biggest 10th Weekend Limited Release 47 $1,441,744 Jan 24, 1997 66
Biggest 9th Weekend Limited Release 39 $1,841,755 Jan 17, 1997 59
Theater Average 9th Weekend 88 $6,019 Jan 17, 1997 59
Biggest 8th Weekend Limited Release 86 $1,119,091 Jan 10, 1997 52
Biggest 7th Weekend Limited Release 71 $1,614,152 Jan 3, 1997 45
Theater Average 7th Weekend 88 $7,798 Jan 3, 1997 45
Theater Average 5th Weekend 49 $13,150 Dec 20, 1996 31
Theater Average 4th Weekend 95 $13,527 Dec 13, 1996 24
Top 1996 Theater Average 14 $28,429 Nov 29, 1996 10
Widest Expansion Limited Release 90 1,043 Nov 22, 1996 0

Supporting Cast

Armin Mueller-Stahl    Peter (David's father)

Uncategorized

Geoffrey Rush    David Helfgott (adult)
John Gielgud    Cecil Parkes
Noah Taylor    David Helfgott as an Adolescent

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

Production and Technical Credits

Scott Hicks    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1996 23 $162,179   7 $23,168   $162,179 1
Nov 29, 1996 21 $284,290 +75% 10 $28,429   $484,628 2
Dec 6, 1996 19 $168,882 -41% 10 $16,888   $728,925 3
Dec 13, 1996 17 $135,266 -20% 10 $13,527   $943,978 4
Dec 20, 1996 26 $131,501 -3% 10 $13,150   $1,140,418 5
Dec 27, 1996 17 $1,602,329 +1,118% 207 $7,741   $3,542,807 6
Jan 3, 1997 16 $1,614,152 +1% 207 $7,798   $6,694,360 7
Jan 10, 1997 17 $1,119,091 -31% 207 $5,406   $8,382,966 8
Jan 17, 1997 15 $1,841,755 +65% 306 $6,019   $10,680,840 9
Jan 24, 1997 14 $1,441,744 -22% 314 $4,592   $12,634,654 10
Jan 31, 1997 17 $1,367,537 -5% 314 $4,355   $14,536,416 11
Feb 7, 1997 15 $1,030,587 -25% 314 $3,282   $15,992,423 12
Feb 14, 1997 9 $3,515,584 +241% 851 $4,131   $20,024,158 13
Feb 21, 1997 11 $2,282,998 -35% 893 $2,557   $23,063,578 14
Feb 28, 1997 14 $2,182,618 -4% 1,050 $2,079   $26,066,924 15
Mar 7, 1997 14 $1,944,532 -11% 991 $1,962   $28,769,863 16
Mar 14, 1997 17 $1,391,473 -28% 912 $1,526   $30,823,125 17
Mar 21, 1997 14 $1,060,338 -24% 911 $1,164   $32,410,622 18
Mar 28, 1997 17 $797,310 -25% 911 $875   $33,691,753 19
Apr 4, 1997 22 $617,460 -23% 719 $859   $34,674,426 20
Apr 11, 1997 29 $206,230 -67% 369 $559   $35,045,809 21
Apr 18, 1997 34 $136,213 -34% 282 $483   $35,271,920 22
Apr 25, 1997 37 $109,858 -19% 282 $390   $35,446,509 23
May 2, 1997 43 $74,733 -32% 135 $554   $35,571,543 24
May 9, 1997 39 $68,825 -8% 128 $538   $35,674,181 25
May 16, 1997 47 $44,980 -35% 105 $428   $35,752,489 26
May 23, 1997 57 $31,389 -30% 50 $628   $35,811,509 27

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1996 24 $200,338   7 $28,620   $200,338 1
Nov 29, 1996 21 $359,705 +80% 10 $35,971   $560,043 2
Dec 6, 1996 16 $248,669 -31% 10 $24,867   $808,712 3
Dec 13, 1996 15 $200,205 -19% 10 $20,021   $1,008,917 4
Dec 20, 1996 16 $931,561 +365% 10 $93,156   $1,940,478 5
Dec 27, 1996 17 $3,139,730 +237% 207 $15,168   $5,080,208 6
Jan 3, 1997 16 $2,183,667 -30% 207 $10,549   $7,263,875 7
Jan 10, 1997 17 $1,575,210 -28% 207 $7,610   $8,839,085 8
Jan 17, 1997 15 $2,353,825 +49% 306 $7,692   $11,192,910 9
Jan 24, 1997 14 $1,975,969 -16% 314 $6,293   $13,168,879 10
Jan 31, 1997 16 $1,792,957 -9% 314 $5,710   $14,961,836 11
Feb 7, 1997 15 $1,546,738 -14% 314 $4,926   $16,508,574 12
Feb 14, 1997 9 $4,272,006 +176% 851 $5,020   $20,780,580 13
Feb 21, 1997 11 $3,103,726 -27% 893 $3,476   $23,884,306 14
Feb 28, 1997 14 $2,941,025 -5% 1,050 $2,801   $26,825,331 15
Mar 7, 1997 13 $2,606,321 -11% 991 $2,630   $29,431,652 16
Mar 14, 1997 16 $1,918,632 -26% 912 $2,104   $31,350,284 17
Mar 21, 1997 14 $1,544,159 -20% 911 $1,695   $32,894,443 18
Mar 28, 1997 17 $1,162,523 -25% 911 $1,276   $34,056,966 19
Apr 4, 1997 22 $782,613 -33% 719 $1,088   $34,839,579 20
Apr 11, 1997 27 $296,128 -62% 369 $803   $35,135,707 21
Apr 18, 1997 33 $200,944 -32% 282 $713   $35,336,651 22
Apr 25, 1997 35 $160,159 -20% 282 $568   $35,496,810 23
May 2, 1997 40 $108,546 -32% 135 $804   $35,605,356 24
May 9, 1997 37 $102,153 -6% 128 $798   $35,707,509 25
May 16, 1997 45 $72,611 -29% 105 $692   $35,780,120 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/15/1996 $0 0 2 2 $743,400 8/23/2016
South Korea 1/25/1997 $0 0 63 200 $121,023 8/7/2024
 
International Total$864,423 8/7/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records