Sunshine (1999)

Sunshine
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,095,981Details
OpusData ID: 46290100
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Metrics

Legs:10.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,702,698

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,719 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) 10,356 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,562 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,077 $5,095,981

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 17th, 1999 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexuality, and for violence, language and nudity
Running Time: 180 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Moon
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Keywords: Historical Drama, Jewish, Set in Hungary, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Lawyers, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, World War I, Revolution, Communism, Royalty, Fencing, Olympics, Catholic, Death of a Sibling, Nazi, Bigotry, Holocaust, Holocaust Survivor, Autumn Years, 1980s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Germany, Australia, Canada, Hungary, France
Languages: English, French

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,719 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,092 $10,702,698
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,890 $5,095,981
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1999 (Rank 101-200) 154 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,624 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,050 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 767 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,469 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,562 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Vantage Movies 21 $5,095,981

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 31, 1999 52 $46,834   8 $5,854   $97,677 3
Jan 7, 2000 52 $57,930 +24% 12 $4,828   $341,720 4
Jan 14, 2000 60 $44,203 -24% 12 $3,684   $404,645 5
Jan 21, 2000 57 $36,900 -17% 12 $3,075   $459,356 6
Jan 28, 2000 48 $66,647 +81% 29 $2,298   $538,807 7
Jun 9, 2000 40 $84,869   7 $12,124   $84,869 1
Jun 16, 2000 41 $86,638 +2% 8 $10,830   $213,248 2
Jun 23, 2000 18 $349,531 +303% 58 $6,026   $602,539 3
Jun 30, 2000 18 $312,914 -10% 76 $4,117   $1,235,982 4
Jul 7, 2000 19 $357,194 +14% 98 $3,645   $1,654,500 5
Jul 14, 2000 14 $467,045 +31% 147 $3,177   $2,256,859 6
Jul 21, 2000 19 $362,784 -22% 147 $2,468   $2,802,886 7
Jul 28, 2000 21 $360,928 -1% 145 $2,489   $3,338,168 8
Aug 4, 2000 24 $258,805 -28% 153 $1,692   $3,736,384 9
Aug 11, 2000 29 $228,068 -12% 137 $1,665   $4,078,732 10
Aug 18, 2000 34 $154,025 -32% 136 $1,133   $4,316,813 11
Aug 25, 2000 38 $126,500 -18% 103 $1,228   $4,508,977 12
Sep 1, 2000 43 $140,265 +11% 82 $1,711   $4,689,716 13
Sep 8, 2000 57 $56,060 -60% 75 $747   $4,767,770 14
Sep 15, 2000 52 $65,172 +16% 115 $567   $4,853,312 15
Sep 22, 2000 57 $46,340 -29% 101 $459   $4,924,999 16
Sep 29, 2000 72 $24,451 -47% 64 $382   $4,967,122 17
Oct 6, 2000 75 $14,331 -41% 35 $409   $4,994,098 18
Oct 13, 2000 103 $3,977 -72% 16 $249   $5,003,771 19
Oct 20, 2000 87 $5,909 +49% 20 $295   $5,012,300 20
Oct 27, 2000 109 $5,726 -3% 14 $409   $5,019,768 21
Nov 3, 2000 112 $4,326 -24% 8 $541   $5,027,053 22
Dec 29, 2000 65 $6,723   2 $3,362   $5,067,511 30
Jan 5, 2001 61 $6,981 +4% 2 $3,491   $5,077,147 31
Jan 12, 2001 92 $1,130 -84% 2 $565   $5,080,551 32
Jan 19, 2001 66 $4,633 +310% 3 $1,544   $5,089,567 33
Jan 26, 2001 86 $2,566 -45% 2 $1,283   $5,094,815 34
Feb 2, 2001 119 $141 -95% 1 $141   $5,095,981 35

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 25, 2000 17 $110,000     58 $1,897   $602,539 17
Jun 26, 2000 17 $26,946 -76%   58 $465   $672,316 18
Jun 27, 2000 17 $31,618 +17%   58 $545   $703,934 19
Jun 28, 2000 18 $29,617 -6%   58 $511   $733,551 20
Jun 29, 2000 18 $27,974 -6%   58 $482   $761,525 21
Jul 4, 2000 17 $96,410   +205% 76 $1,269   $1,235,982 26
Jul 5, 2000 19 $26,580 -72% -10% 76 $350   $1,262,562 27
Jul 6, 2000 19 $29,521 +11% +6% 76 $388   $1,292,083 28
Jul 9, 2000 18 $119,000     98 $1,214   $1,654,500 31
Jul 10, 2000 19 $32,388 -73%   98 $330   $1,686,888 32
Jul 11, 2000 20 $32,934 +2% -66% 98 $336   $1,719,822 33
Jul 13, 2000 18 $32,413   +10% 98 $331   $1,785,851 35
Jul 16, 2000 15 $147,000   +24% 147 $1,000   $2,256,859 38
Jul 17, 2000 16 $43,498 -70% +34% 147 $296   $2,303,357 39
Jul 18, 2000 17 $48,469 +11% +47% 147 $330   $2,352,039 40
Jul 19, 2000 16 $47,176 -3%   147 $321   $2,399,215 41
Jul 20, 2000 17 $43,256 -8% +33% 147 $294   $2,442,471 42
Jul 23, 2000 18 $114,000   -22% 147 $776   $2,802,886 45
Jul 24, 2000 18 $40,902 -64% -6% 147 $278   $2,843,788 46
Jul 25, 2000 18 $40,096 -2% -17% 147 $273   $2,883,884 47
Jul 26, 2000 19 $45,127 +13% -4% 147 $307   $2,929,011 48
Jan 15, 2001 69 $162     2 $81   $5,080,551 221

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 31, 1999 38 $232,947   8 $29,118   $283,790 3
Jan 7, 2000 53 $76,652 -67% 12 $6,388   $360,442 4
Jan 14, 2000 54 $62,014 -19% 12 $5,168   $422,456 5
Jan 21, 2000 58 $49,704 -20% 12 $4,142   $472,160 6
Jan 28, 2000 54 $66,647 +34% 29 $2,298   $538,807 7
Jun 9, 2000 44 $126,610   7 $18,087   $126,610 1
Jun 16, 2000 41 $126,398 n/c 8 $15,800   $253,008 2
Jun 23, 2000 18 $670,060 +430% 58 $11,553   $923,068 3
Jun 30, 2000 19 $374,238 -44% 76 $4,924   $1,297,306 4
Jul 7, 2000 20 $492,508 +32% 98 $5,026   $1,789,814 5
Jul 14, 2000 15 $650,288 +32% 147 $4,424   $2,440,102 6
Jul 21, 2000 20 $537,138 -17% 147 $3,654   $2,977,240 7
Jul 28, 2000 22 $500,339 -7% 145 $3,451   $3,477,579 8
Aug 4, 2000 25 $373,085 -25% 153 $2,438   $3,850,664 9
Aug 11, 2000 30 $312,124 -16% 137 $2,278   $4,162,788 10
Aug 18, 2000 37 $219,689 -30% 136 $1,615   $4,382,477 11
Aug 25, 2000 42 $166,974 -24% 103 $1,621   $4,549,451 12
Sep 1, 2000 46 $162,259 -3% 82 $1,979   $4,711,710 13
Sep 8, 2000 57 $76,430 -53% 75 $1,019   $4,788,140 14
Sep 15, 2000 51 $90,519 +18% 115 $787   $4,878,659 15
Sep 22, 2000 57 $64,012 -29% 101 $634   $4,942,671 16
Sep 29, 2000 63 $37,096 -42% 64 $580   $4,979,767 17
Oct 6, 2000 79 $20,027 -46% 35 $572   $4,999,794 18
Oct 13, 2000 99 $6,597 -67% 16 $412   $5,006,391 19
Oct 20, 2000 95 $7,651 +16% 20 $383   $5,014,042 20
Oct 27, 2000 109 $8,685 +14% 14 $620   $5,022,727 21
Dec 29, 2000 63 $9,378   2 $4,689   $5,070,166 30
Jan 5, 2001 66 $9,255 -1% 2 $4,628   $5,079,421 31
Jan 12, 2001 69 $5,513 -40% 2 $2,757   $5,084,934 32
Jan 19, 2001 69 $7,315 +33% 3 $2,438   $5,092,249 33
Jan 26, 2001 85 $3,591 -51% 2 $1,796   $5,095,840 34
Feb 2, 2001 104 $141 -96% 1 $141   $5,095,981 35

Supporting Cast

William Hurt    Andor Knorr

Uncategorized

David De Keyser    Emmanuel Sonnenschein
Molly Parker    Hannah Wippler
Balazs Hantos    Aaron Sonnenschein
Deborah Kara Unger    Major Carole Kovacs
Adam Laszlo    Emmanuel at 12
Ralph Fiennes    Ignatz Sonnenschein/Adam Sors/Ivan Sors
Kathleen Gati    Josefa Sonnenschein
James Frain    Gustave Sonnenschein
Rosemary Harris    Valerie Sors
Vilmos Kun    Rabbi Bettelheim
John Neville    Gustave Sors
Rachel Weisz    Greta
Miriam Margolyes    Rose Sonnenschein
Jennifer Ehle    Valerie Sonnenschein
Mark Strong   

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Production and Technical Credits

Istvan Szabo    Director
Israel Horovitz    Screenwriter
Istvan Szabo    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Legs:10.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,702,698

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,719 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) 10,356 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,562 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,077 $5,095,981

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 17th, 1999 (Limited) by Paramount Vantage
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexuality, and for violence, language and nudity
Running Time: 180 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Moon
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Keywords: Historical Drama, Jewish, Set in Hungary, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Lawyers, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, World War I, Revolution, Communism, Royalty, Fencing, Olympics, Catholic, Death of a Sibling, Nazi, Bigotry, Holocaust, Holocaust Survivor, Autumn Years, 1980s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Germany, Australia, Canada, Hungary, France
Languages: English, French

Supporting Cast

William Hurt    Andor Knorr

Uncategorized

David De Keyser    Emmanuel Sonnenschein
Molly Parker    Hannah Wippler
Balazs Hantos    Aaron Sonnenschein
Deborah Kara Unger    Major Carole Kovacs
Adam Laszlo    Emmanuel at 12
Ralph Fiennes    Ignatz Sonnenschein/Adam Sors/Ivan Sors
Kathleen Gati    Josefa Sonnenschein
James Frain    Gustave Sonnenschein
Rosemary Harris    Valerie Sors
Vilmos Kun    Rabbi Bettelheim
John Neville    Gustave Sors
Rachel Weisz    Greta
Miriam Margolyes    Rose Sonnenschein
Jennifer Ehle    Valerie Sonnenschein
Mark Strong   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Istvan Szabo    Director
Israel Horovitz    Screenwriter
Istvan Szabo    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,719 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,092 $10,702,698
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,890 $5,095,981
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1999 (Rank 101-200) 154 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,624 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,050 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 767 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,469 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,562 $5,095,981
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Vantage Movies 21 $5,095,981

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 31, 1999 52 $46,834   8 $5,854   $97,677 3
Jan 7, 2000 52 $57,930 +24% 12 $4,828   $341,720 4
Jan 14, 2000 60 $44,203 -24% 12 $3,684   $404,645 5
Jan 21, 2000 57 $36,900 -17% 12 $3,075   $459,356 6
Jan 28, 2000 48 $66,647 +81% 29 $2,298   $538,807 7
Jun 9, 2000 40 $84,869   7 $12,124   $84,869 1
Jun 16, 2000 41 $86,638 +2% 8 $10,830   $213,248 2
Jun 23, 2000 18 $349,531 +303% 58 $6,026   $602,539 3
Jun 30, 2000 18 $312,914 -10% 76 $4,117   $1,235,982 4
Jul 7, 2000 19 $357,194 +14% 98 $3,645   $1,654,500 5
Jul 14, 2000 14 $467,045 +31% 147 $3,177   $2,256,859 6
Jul 21, 2000 19 $362,784 -22% 147 $2,468   $2,802,886 7
Jul 28, 2000 21 $360,928 -1% 145 $2,489   $3,338,168 8
Aug 4, 2000 24 $258,805 -28% 153 $1,692   $3,736,384 9
Aug 11, 2000 29 $228,068 -12% 137 $1,665   $4,078,732 10
Aug 18, 2000 34 $154,025 -32% 136 $1,133   $4,316,813 11
Aug 25, 2000 38 $126,500 -18% 103 $1,228   $4,508,977 12
Sep 1, 2000 43 $140,265 +11% 82 $1,711   $4,689,716 13
Sep 8, 2000 57 $56,060 -60% 75 $747   $4,767,770 14
Sep 15, 2000 52 $65,172 +16% 115 $567   $4,853,312 15
Sep 22, 2000 57 $46,340 -29% 101 $459   $4,924,999 16
Sep 29, 2000 72 $24,451 -47% 64 $382   $4,967,122 17
Oct 6, 2000 75 $14,331 -41% 35 $409   $4,994,098 18
Oct 13, 2000 103 $3,977 -72% 16 $249   $5,003,771 19
Oct 20, 2000 87 $5,909 +49% 20 $295   $5,012,300 20
Oct 27, 2000 109 $5,726 -3% 14 $409   $5,019,768 21
Nov 3, 2000 112 $4,326 -24% 8 $541   $5,027,053 22
Dec 29, 2000 65 $6,723   2 $3,362   $5,067,511 30
Jan 5, 2001 61 $6,981 +4% 2 $3,491   $5,077,147 31
Jan 12, 2001 92 $1,130 -84% 2 $565   $5,080,551 32
Jan 19, 2001 66 $4,633 +310% 3 $1,544   $5,089,567 33
Jan 26, 2001 86 $2,566 -45% 2 $1,283   $5,094,815 34
Feb 2, 2001 119 $141 -95% 1 $141   $5,095,981 35

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 25, 2000 17 $110,000     58 $1,897   $602,539 17
Jun 26, 2000 17 $26,946 -76%   58 $465   $672,316 18
Jun 27, 2000 17 $31,618 +17%   58 $545   $703,934 19
Jun 28, 2000 18 $29,617 -6%   58 $511   $733,551 20
Jun 29, 2000 18 $27,974 -6%   58 $482   $761,525 21
Jul 4, 2000 17 $96,410   +205% 76 $1,269   $1,235,982 26
Jul 5, 2000 19 $26,580 -72% -10% 76 $350   $1,262,562 27
Jul 6, 2000 19 $29,521 +11% +6% 76 $388   $1,292,083 28
Jul 9, 2000 18 $119,000     98 $1,214   $1,654,500 31
Jul 10, 2000 19 $32,388 -73%   98 $330   $1,686,888 32
Jul 11, 2000 20 $32,934 +2% -66% 98 $336   $1,719,822 33
Jul 13, 2000 18 $32,413   +10% 98 $331   $1,785,851 35
Jul 16, 2000 15 $147,000   +24% 147 $1,000   $2,256,859 38
Jul 17, 2000 16 $43,498 -70% +34% 147 $296   $2,303,357 39
Jul 18, 2000 17 $48,469 +11% +47% 147 $330   $2,352,039 40
Jul 19, 2000 16 $47,176 -3%   147 $321   $2,399,215 41
Jul 20, 2000 17 $43,256 -8% +33% 147 $294   $2,442,471 42
Jul 23, 2000 18 $114,000   -22% 147 $776   $2,802,886 45
Jul 24, 2000 18 $40,902 -64% -6% 147 $278   $2,843,788 46
Jul 25, 2000 18 $40,096 -2% -17% 147 $273   $2,883,884 47
Jul 26, 2000 19 $45,127 +13% -4% 147 $307   $2,929,011 48
Jan 15, 2001 69 $162     2 $81   $5,080,551 221

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 31, 1999 38 $232,947   8 $29,118   $283,790 3
Jan 7, 2000 53 $76,652 -67% 12 $6,388   $360,442 4
Jan 14, 2000 54 $62,014 -19% 12 $5,168   $422,456 5
Jan 21, 2000 58 $49,704 -20% 12 $4,142   $472,160 6
Jan 28, 2000 54 $66,647 +34% 29 $2,298   $538,807 7
Jun 9, 2000 44 $126,610   7 $18,087   $126,610 1
Jun 16, 2000 41 $126,398 n/c 8 $15,800   $253,008 2
Jun 23, 2000 18 $670,060 +430% 58 $11,553   $923,068 3
Jun 30, 2000 19 $374,238 -44% 76 $4,924   $1,297,306 4
Jul 7, 2000 20 $492,508 +32% 98 $5,026   $1,789,814 5
Jul 14, 2000 15 $650,288 +32% 147 $4,424   $2,440,102 6
Jul 21, 2000 20 $537,138 -17% 147 $3,654   $2,977,240 7
Jul 28, 2000 22 $500,339 -7% 145 $3,451   $3,477,579 8
Aug 4, 2000 25 $373,085 -25% 153 $2,438   $3,850,664 9
Aug 11, 2000 30 $312,124 -16% 137 $2,278   $4,162,788 10
Aug 18, 2000 37 $219,689 -30% 136 $1,615   $4,382,477 11
Aug 25, 2000 42 $166,974 -24% 103 $1,621   $4,549,451 12
Sep 1, 2000 46 $162,259 -3% 82 $1,979   $4,711,710 13
Sep 8, 2000 57 $76,430 -53% 75 $1,019   $4,788,140 14
Sep 15, 2000 51 $90,519 +18% 115 $787   $4,878,659 15
Sep 22, 2000 57 $64,012 -29% 101 $634   $4,942,671 16
Sep 29, 2000 63 $37,096 -42% 64 $580   $4,979,767 17
Oct 6, 2000 79 $20,027 -46% 35 $572   $4,999,794 18
Oct 13, 2000 99 $6,597 -67% 16 $412   $5,006,391 19
Oct 20, 2000 95 $7,651 +16% 20 $383   $5,014,042 20
Oct 27, 2000 109 $8,685 +14% 14 $620   $5,022,727 21
Dec 29, 2000 63 $9,378   2 $4,689   $5,070,166 30
Jan 5, 2001 66 $9,255 -1% 2 $4,628   $5,079,421 31
Jan 12, 2001 69 $5,513 -40% 2 $2,757   $5,084,934 32
Jan 19, 2001 69 $7,315 +33% 3 $2,438   $5,092,249 33
Jan 26, 2001 85 $3,591 -51% 2 $1,796   $5,095,840 34
Feb 2, 2001 104 $141 -96% 1 $141   $5,095,981 35

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) 10,356 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,181 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,828 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,044 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,127 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,553 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,077 $5,095,981
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Vantage Movies 30 $5,095,981