Big Fat Liar (2002)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $47,811,275Details
International Box Office $4,649,742Details
Worldwide Box Office $52,461,017
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,554,015 (24.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:91.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,531 opening theaters/2,534 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $88,710,075

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,973 $47,811,275
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,792 $4,649,742
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,012 $52,461,017

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 8th, 2002 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: PG for some language.
Running Time: 88 minutes
Franchise: Big Fat Liar
Comparisons: vs. Agent Cody Banks
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Keywords: Movie Business, Revenge, Summer School, Boss From Hell, Directing Yourself, Family Adventure, Director Cameo, Gratuitous Cameos
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 141 $8,716,955 Feb 15, 2002 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 154 $16,488,693 Feb 15, 2002 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 113 $11,427,955 Feb 15, 2002 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 102 $21,616,726 Feb 15, 2002 10
Leggiest Opening Weekend 15 4.58 Feb 8, 2002 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,973 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,932 $88,710,075
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,515 $47,811,275
Top 2002 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 53 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 902 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,615 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 918 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 485 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 267 $47,811,275

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 2002 2 $11,554,015   2,531 $4,565   $11,554,015 1
Feb 15, 2002 4 $8,716,955 -25% 2,534 $3,440   $24,919,665 2
Feb 22, 2002 6 $6,324,015 -27% 2,437 $2,595   $33,233,880 3
Mar 1, 2002 7 $4,956,960 -22% 2,232 $2,221   $39,030,420 4
Mar 8, 2002 9 $3,484,315 -30% 2,074 $1,680   $43,306,710 5
Mar 15, 2002 13 $1,706,125 -51% 1,602 $1,065   $46,299,695 6
Mar 22, 2002 21 $542,995 -68% 724 $750   $47,195,145 7
Mar 29, 2002 37 $144,530 -73% 298 $485   $47,603,740 8
Apr 5, 2002 39 $118,215 -18% 213 $555   $47,811,275 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 8, 2002 3 $2,523,000     2,528 $998   $2,523,000 1
Feb 9, 2002 2 $5,386,000 +113%   2,528 $2,131   $7,909,000 2
Feb 10, 2002 2 $3,760,000 -30%   2,528 $1,487   $11,554,015 3
Feb 11, 2002 2 $633,000 -83%   2,531 $250   $12,187,000 4
Feb 12, 2002 7 $380,000 -40%   2,531 $150   $12,567,000 5
Feb 13, 2002 8 $291,000 -23%   2,531 $115   $12,858,000 6
Feb 14, 2002 9 $634,000 +118%   2,531 $250   $13,491,000 7
Feb 15, 2002 6 $2,053,000 +224% -19% 2,531 $811   $15,544,000 8
Feb 16, 2002 4 $3,775,000 +84% -30% 2,531 $1,492   $19,319,000 9
Feb 17, 2002 4 $3,095,000 -18% -18% 2,531 $1,223   $22,414,000 10
Feb 18, 2002 3 $2,711,000 -12% +328% 2,534 $1,070   $24,920,000 11
Feb 19, 2002 4 $710,000 -74% +87% 2,534 $280   $25,629,000 12
Feb 20, 2002 4 $634,000 -11% +118% 2,534 $250   $26,263,000 13
Feb 21, 2002 4 $647,000 +2% +2% 2,534 $255   $26,910,000 14
Feb 22, 2002 6 $1,663,000 +157% -19% 2,420 $687   $28,573,000 15
Feb 23, 2002 6 $2,945,000 +77% -22% 2,420 $1,217   $31,518,000 16
Feb 24, 2002 5 $1,681,000 -43% -46% 2,420 $695   $33,233,880 17
Feb 25, 2002 12 $219,000 -87% -92% 2,420 $90   $33,453,000 18
Mar 1, 2002 9 $1,010,000   -39% 2,230 $453   $34,500,000 22
Mar 2, 2002 6 $2,930,000 +190% -1% 2,230 $1,314   $37,430,000 23
Mar 3, 2002 7 $1,600,000 -45% -5% 2,232 $717   $39,030,420 24
Mar 4, 2002 9 $223,000 -86% +2% 2,232 $100   $39,254,000 25
Mar 5, 2002 11 $189,000 -15%   2,232 $85   $39,443,000 26
Mar 6, 2002 10 $179,000 -5%   2,232 $80   $39,622,000 27
Mar 7, 2002 9 $201,000 +12%   2,232 $90   $39,822,000 28
Mar 8, 2002 9 $743,000 +270% -26% 2,070 $359   $40,565,000 29
Mar 9, 2002 9 $1,597,000 +115% -45% 2,070 $771   $42,186,000 30
Mar 10, 2002 7 $1,120,000 -30% -30% 2,070 $541   $43,306,710 31
Mar 11, 2002 8 $312,000 -72% +40% 2,074 $150   $43,619,000 32
Mar 12, 2002 9 $342,000 +10% +81% 2,074 $165   $43,961,000 33
Mar 13, 2002 9 $311,000 -9% +74% 2,074 $150   $44,272,000 34
Mar 14, 2002 8 $321,000 +3% +60% 2,074 $155   $44,594,000 35
Mar 15, 2002 13 $466,000 +45% -37% 2,074 $225   $45,060,000 36
Mar 16, 2002 13 $740,000 +59% -54% 1,600 $463   $45,800,000 37

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 2002 2 $16,202,710   2,531 $6,402   $16,202,710 1
Feb 15, 2002 4 $10,707,155 -34% 2,534 $4,225   $26,909,865 2
Feb 22, 2002 6 $7,163,595 -33% 2,437 $2,940   $34,073,460 3
Mar 1, 2002 8 $5,748,935 -20% 2,232 $2,576   $39,822,395 4
Mar 8, 2002 9 $4,771,175 -17% 2,074 $2,300   $44,593,570 5
Mar 15, 2002 15 $2,058,580 -57% 1,602 $1,285   $46,652,150 6
Mar 22, 2002 22 $807,060 -61% 724 $1,115   $47,459,210 7
Mar 29, 2002 37 $233,850 -71% 298 $785   $47,693,060 8
Apr 5, 2002 42 $118,215 -49% 213 $555   $47,811,275 9

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,792 $4,649,742
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,909 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,588 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,634 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,486 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 984 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 739 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 406 $4,649,742

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,012 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,396 $52,461,017
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 80 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,471 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,526 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,467 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 565 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 301-400) 353 $52,461,017

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Leading Cast

Frankie Muniz    Jason Shepherd
Paul Giamatti    Marty Wolf
Amanda Bynes    Kaylee

Supporting Cast

Amanda Detmer    Monty - The Producer's assistant
Donald Faison    Frank Jackson
Lee Majors    Vince
Martin Klebba    Kissing Bandit
Sandra Oh   
Shawn Levy    Wolf Party Guest
Kenan Thompson    Party Goer
John Cho    Dustin Wong
Josh Rusin    Sam 'Dark' Beacon
Lindsay Tryctha    Jenny Roberts
Lawrence Watson    Egghead Roberts

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

Production and Technical Credits

Shawn Levy    Director
Dan Schneider    Screenwriter
Christophe Beck    Composer
Jojo Villanueva    Music 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:$11,554,015 (24.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:91.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,531 opening theaters/2,534 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $88,710,075

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,973 $47,811,275
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,792 $4,649,742
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,012 $52,461,017

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 8th, 2002 (Wide) by Universal
MPAA Rating: PG for some language.
Running Time: 88 minutes
Franchise: Big Fat Liar
Comparisons: vs. Agent Cody Banks
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Keywords: Movie Business, Revenge, Summer School, Boss From Hell, Directing Yourself, Family Adventure, Director Cameo, Gratuitous Cameos
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) 141 $8,716,955 Feb 15, 2002 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 154 $16,488,693 Feb 15, 2002 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 113 $11,427,955 Feb 15, 2002 10
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 102 $21,616,726 Feb 15, 2002 10
Leggiest Opening Weekend 15 4.58 Feb 8, 2002 3

Leading Cast

Frankie Muniz    Jason Shepherd
Paul Giamatti    Marty Wolf
Amanda Bynes    Kaylee

Supporting Cast

Amanda Detmer    Monty - The Producer's assistant
Donald Faison    Frank Jackson
Lee Majors    Vince
Martin Klebba    Kissing Bandit
Sandra Oh   
Shawn Levy    Wolf Party Guest
Kenan Thompson    Party Goer
John Cho    Dustin Wong
Josh Rusin    Sam 'Dark' Beacon
Lindsay Tryctha    Jenny Roberts
Lawrence Watson    Egghead Roberts

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

Production and Technical Credits

Shawn Levy    Director
Dan Schneider    Screenwriter
Christophe Beck    Composer
Jojo Villanueva    Music 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 1,901-2,000) 1,973 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,932 $88,710,075
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,515 $47,811,275
Top 2002 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 53 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 902 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,615 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 918 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 401-500) 485 $47,811,275
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 267 $47,811,275

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 2002 2 $11,554,015   2,531 $4,565   $11,554,015 1
Feb 15, 2002 4 $8,716,955 -25% 2,534 $3,440   $24,919,665 2
Feb 22, 2002 6 $6,324,015 -27% 2,437 $2,595   $33,233,880 3
Mar 1, 2002 7 $4,956,960 -22% 2,232 $2,221   $39,030,420 4
Mar 8, 2002 9 $3,484,315 -30% 2,074 $1,680   $43,306,710 5
Mar 15, 2002 13 $1,706,125 -51% 1,602 $1,065   $46,299,695 6
Mar 22, 2002 21 $542,995 -68% 724 $750   $47,195,145 7
Mar 29, 2002 37 $144,530 -73% 298 $485   $47,603,740 8
Apr 5, 2002 39 $118,215 -18% 213 $555   $47,811,275 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 8, 2002 3 $2,523,000     2,528 $998   $2,523,000 1
Feb 9, 2002 2 $5,386,000 +113%   2,528 $2,131   $7,909,000 2
Feb 10, 2002 2 $3,760,000 -30%   2,528 $1,487   $11,554,015 3
Feb 11, 2002 2 $633,000 -83%   2,531 $250   $12,187,000 4
Feb 12, 2002 7 $380,000 -40%   2,531 $150   $12,567,000 5
Feb 13, 2002 8 $291,000 -23%   2,531 $115   $12,858,000 6
Feb 14, 2002 9 $634,000 +118%   2,531 $250   $13,491,000 7
Feb 15, 2002 6 $2,053,000 +224% -19% 2,531 $811   $15,544,000 8
Feb 16, 2002 4 $3,775,000 +84% -30% 2,531 $1,492   $19,319,000 9
Feb 17, 2002 4 $3,095,000 -18% -18% 2,531 $1,223   $22,414,000 10
Feb 18, 2002 3 $2,711,000 -12% +328% 2,534 $1,070   $24,920,000 11
Feb 19, 2002 4 $710,000 -74% +87% 2,534 $280   $25,629,000 12
Feb 20, 2002 4 $634,000 -11% +118% 2,534 $250   $26,263,000 13
Feb 21, 2002 4 $647,000 +2% +2% 2,534 $255   $26,910,000 14
Feb 22, 2002 6 $1,663,000 +157% -19% 2,420 $687   $28,573,000 15
Feb 23, 2002 6 $2,945,000 +77% -22% 2,420 $1,217   $31,518,000 16
Feb 24, 2002 5 $1,681,000 -43% -46% 2,420 $695   $33,233,880 17
Feb 25, 2002 12 $219,000 -87% -92% 2,420 $90   $33,453,000 18
Mar 1, 2002 9 $1,010,000   -39% 2,230 $453   $34,500,000 22
Mar 2, 2002 6 $2,930,000 +190% -1% 2,230 $1,314   $37,430,000 23
Mar 3, 2002 7 $1,600,000 -45% -5% 2,232 $717   $39,030,420 24
Mar 4, 2002 9 $223,000 -86% +2% 2,232 $100   $39,254,000 25
Mar 5, 2002 11 $189,000 -15%   2,232 $85   $39,443,000 26
Mar 6, 2002 10 $179,000 -5%   2,232 $80   $39,622,000 27
Mar 7, 2002 9 $201,000 +12%   2,232 $90   $39,822,000 28
Mar 8, 2002 9 $743,000 +270% -26% 2,070 $359   $40,565,000 29
Mar 9, 2002 9 $1,597,000 +115% -45% 2,070 $771   $42,186,000 30
Mar 10, 2002 7 $1,120,000 -30% -30% 2,070 $541   $43,306,710 31
Mar 11, 2002 8 $312,000 -72% +40% 2,074 $150   $43,619,000 32
Mar 12, 2002 9 $342,000 +10% +81% 2,074 $165   $43,961,000 33
Mar 13, 2002 9 $311,000 -9% +74% 2,074 $150   $44,272,000 34
Mar 14, 2002 8 $321,000 +3% +60% 2,074 $155   $44,594,000 35
Mar 15, 2002 13 $466,000 +45% -37% 2,074 $225   $45,060,000 36
Mar 16, 2002 13 $740,000 +59% -54% 1,600 $463   $45,800,000 37

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 8, 2002 2 $16,202,710   2,531 $6,402   $16,202,710 1
Feb 15, 2002 4 $10,707,155 -34% 2,534 $4,225   $26,909,865 2
Feb 22, 2002 6 $7,163,595 -33% 2,437 $2,940   $34,073,460 3
Mar 1, 2002 8 $5,748,935 -20% 2,232 $2,576   $39,822,395 4
Mar 8, 2002 9 $4,771,175 -17% 2,074 $2,300   $44,593,570 5
Mar 15, 2002 15 $2,058,580 -57% 1,602 $1,285   $46,652,150 6
Mar 22, 2002 22 $807,060 -61% 724 $1,115   $47,459,210 7
Mar 29, 2002 37 $233,850 -71% 298 $785   $47,693,060 8
Apr 5, 2002 42 $118,215 -49% 213 $555   $47,811,275 9

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,792 $4,649,742
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,909 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,588 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,634 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,486 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 984 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 701-800) 739 $4,649,742
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 406 $4,649,742

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,012 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,396 $52,461,017
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 80 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,471 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,526 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,467 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 565 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $52,461,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 301-400) 353 $52,461,017

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.