Bowling for Columbine (2002)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office	$21,576,018	Details
International Box Office	$36,664,469	Details
Worldwide Box Office	$58,240,487
OpusData ID: 23890100 23890100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$209,148 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:	13.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	37.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 19.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:	8 opening theaters/248 max. theaters, 19.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$41,548,246

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800)	3,758	$21,576,018
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,616	$36,664,469
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,907	$58,240,487
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200)	111	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,319	$21,576,018
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700)	673	$36,664,469
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900)	854	$58,240,487

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	October 11th, 2002 (Limited) by MGM
International Releases:	November 15th, 2002 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release:	August 19th, 2003 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating:	R
Running Time:	119 minutes
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Keywords:	Political Documentary, Oscars Best Documentary Winner, Mass Shooting, Agitprop, Political, Voiceover/Narration, Directing Yourself, Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay Winner
Source:	Based on Real Life Events
Genre:	Documentary
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Factual
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Biggest 49th Weekend Limited Release	55	$306	Sep 12, 2003	339
Biggest 48th Weekend Limited Release	52	$480	Sep 5, 2003	332
Biggest 45th Weekend Limited Release	20	$4,953	Aug 15, 2003	311
Biggest 44th Weekend Limited Release	17	$4,260	Aug 8, 2003	304
Biggest 33rd Weekend Limited Release	19	$39,156	May 23, 2003	227
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release	22	$29,513	May 16, 2003	220
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release	14	$60,661	May 9, 2003	213
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release	11	$78,020	May 2, 2003	206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release	13	$108,207	Apr 25, 2003	199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release	14	$172,590	Apr 18, 2003	192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release	10	$169,381	Apr 11, 2003	185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release	14	$206,787	Apr 4, 2003	178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release	15	$271,108	Mar 28, 2003	171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release	23	$156,550	Mar 21, 2003	164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release	34	$150,753	Mar 14, 2003	157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release	40	$162,715	Mar 7, 2003	150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release	53	$146,135	Feb 28, 2003	143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release	58	$158,857	Feb 21, 2003	136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release	66	$180,350	Feb 14, 2003	129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release	92	$152,508	Feb 7, 2003	122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release	92	$184,614	Jan 31, 2003	115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release	98	$209,683	Jan 24, 2003	108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release	75	$341,177	Jan 17, 2003	101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release	85	$352,609	Jan 10, 2003	94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release	87	$412,371	Jan 3, 2003	87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release	98	$417,215	Dec 27, 2002	80
Top 2002 Theater Average	23	$26,144	Oct 11, 2002	3
Never Wide Domestic	29	$21,576,018	Oct 11, 2002	0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800)	3,758	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800)	3,724	$41,548,246
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)	3,100	$21,576,018
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2002 (Rank 101-200)	102	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200)	111	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies	97	$41,548,246
Top 2002 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office	7	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300)	206	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,295	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies	46	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies	32	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,319	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200)	110	$21,576,018

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 11, 2002	31	$209,148		8	$26,144	$209,148	1
Oct 18, 2002	19	$728,051	+248%	46	$15,827	$1,052,554	2
Oct 25, 2002	18	$1,077,129	+48%	111	$9,704	$2,498,319	3
Nov 1, 2002	11	$1,541,193	+43%	162	$9,514	$4,518,239	4
Nov 8, 2002	13	$1,559,426	+1%	222	$7,024	$6,783,493	5
Nov 15, 2002	11	$1,263,380	-19%	248	$5,094	$8,798,505	6
Nov 22, 2002	15	$983,467	-22%	244	$4,031	$10,341,936	7
Nov 29, 2002	17	$966,682	-2%	217	$4,455	$11,914,512	8
Dec 6, 2002	18	$629,154	-35%	246	$2,558	$12,875,296	9
Dec 13, 2002	20	$562,410	-11%	234	$2,403	$13,769,089	10
Dec 20, 2002	21	$386,034	-31%	195	$1,980	$14,476,943	11
Dec 27, 2002	27	$417,215	+8%	175	$2,384	$15,203,743	12
Jan 3, 2003	27	$412,371	-1%	198	$2,083	$16,030,877	13
Jan 10, 2003	28	$352,609	-14%	204	$1,728	$16,631,101	14
Jan 17, 2003	29	$341,177	-3%	213	$1,602	$17,231,700	15
Jan 24, 2003	32	$209,683	-39%	188	$1,115	$17,565,397	16
Jan 31, 2003	37	$184,614	-12%	174	$1,061	$17,868,930	17
Feb 7, 2003	40	$152,508	-17%	142	$1,074	$18,108,035	18
Feb 14, 2003	37	$180,350	+18%	172	$1,049	$18,402,007	19
Feb 21, 2003	34	$158,857	-12%	118	$1,346	$18,648,592	20
Feb 28, 2003	39	$146,135	-8%	106	$1,379	$18,855,327	21
Mar 7, 2003	37	$162,715	+11%	106	$1,535	$19,100,026	22
Mar 14, 2003	40	$150,753	-7%	101	$1,493	$19,324,562	23
Mar 21, 2003	37	$156,550	+4%	106	$1,477	$19,550,172	24
Mar 28, 2003	29	$271,108	+73%	121	$2,241	$19,941,096	25
Apr 4, 2003	33	$206,787	-24%	144	$1,436	$20,255,273	26
Apr 11, 2003	33	$169,381	-18%	146	$1,160	$20,536,259	27
Apr 18, 2003	33	$172,590	+2%	121	$1,426	$20,814,575	28
Apr 25, 2003	41	$108,207	-37%	100	$1,082	$21,012,472	29
May 2, 2003	44	$78,020	-28%	88	$887	$21,145,576	30
May 9, 2003	46	$60,661	-22%	76	$798	$21,244,913	31
May 16, 2003	65	$29,513	-51%	53	$557	$21,305,285	32
May 23, 2003	55	$39,156	+33%	37	$1,058	$21,363,913	33
Aug 8, 2003	104	$4,260		9	$473	$21,560,052	44
Aug 15, 2003	94	$4,953	+16%	5	$991	$21,568,100	45
Sep 5, 2003	140	$480		3	$160	$21,575,207	48
Sep 12, 2003	150	$306	-36%	1	$306	$21,575,958	49

Daily Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Nov 4, 2002	10	$152,000			162	$938	$4,670,000	25
Nov 5, 2002	10	$190,000	+25%		162	$1,173	$4,860,000	26
Nov 8, 2002	13	$437,000			222	$1,968	$5,661,000	29
Nov 9, 2002	13	$652,000	+49%		222	$2,937	$6,313,000	30
Nov 10, 2002	12	$470,000	-28%		222	$2,117	$6,783,493	31
Nov 15, 2002	13	$370,248		-15%	248	$1,493	$7,905,373	36
Nov 16, 2002	13	$556,690	+50%	-15%	248	$2,245	$8,462,063	37
Nov 17, 2002	11	$336,442	-40%	-28%	248	$1,357	$8,798,505	38
Nov 18, 2002	10	$120,000	-64%		248	$484	$8,919,000	39
Nov 19, 2002	10	$159,000	+33%		248	$641	$9,078,000	40
Nov 20, 2002	10	$131,000	-18%		248	$528	$9,209,000	41
Nov 21, 2002	10	$150,000	+15%		248	$605	$9,358,000	42
Dec 6, 2002	17	$190,000			246	$772	$12,470,000	57
Dec 7, 2002	17	$276,000	+45%		246	$1,122	$12,746,000	58
Dec 8, 2002	17	$164,000	-41%		246	$667	$12,875,296	59

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 11, 2002	28	$324,503		8	$40,563	$324,503	1
Oct 18, 2002	17	$1,096,687	+238%	46	$23,841	$1,421,190	2
Oct 25, 2002	18	$1,555,856	+42%	111	$14,017	$2,977,046	3
Nov 1, 2002	10	$2,247,021	+44%	162	$13,871	$5,224,067	4
Nov 8, 2002	12	$2,311,058	+3%	222	$10,410	$7,535,125	5
Nov 15, 2002	11	$1,823,344	-21%	248	$7,352	$9,358,469	6
Nov 22, 2002	13	$1,589,361	-13%	244	$6,514	$10,947,830	7
Nov 29, 2002	17	$1,298,312	-18%	217	$5,983	$12,246,142	8
Dec 6, 2002	18	$960,537	-26%	246	$3,905	$13,206,679	9
Dec 13, 2002	20	$884,230	-8%	234	$3,779	$14,090,909	10
Dec 20, 2002	21	$695,619	-21%	195	$3,567	$14,786,528	11
Dec 27, 2002	25	$831,978	+20%	175	$4,754	$15,618,506	12
Jan 3, 2003	27	$659,986	-21%	198	$3,333	$16,278,492	13
Jan 10, 2003	27	$612,031	-7%	204	$3,000	$16,890,523	14
Jan 17, 2003	28	$465,191	-24%	213	$2,184	$17,355,714	15
Jan 24, 2003	31	$328,602	-29%	188	$1,748	$17,684,316	16
Jan 31, 2003	37	$271,211	-17%	174	$1,559	$17,955,527	17
Feb 7, 2003	38	$266,130	-2%	142	$1,874	$18,221,657	18
Feb 14, 2003	34	$268,078	+1%	172	$1,559	$18,489,735	19
Feb 21, 2003	36	$219,457	-18%	118	$1,860	$18,709,192	20
Feb 28, 2003	37	$228,119	+4%	106	$2,152	$18,937,311	21
Mar 7, 2003	36	$236,498	+4%	106	$2,231	$19,173,809	22
Mar 14, 2003	40	$219,813	-7%	101	$2,176	$19,393,622	23
Mar 21, 2003	33	$276,366	+26%	106	$2,607	$19,669,988	24
Mar 28, 2003	29	$378,498	+37%	121	$3,128	$20,048,486	25
Apr 4, 2003	32	$318,392	-16%	144	$2,211	$20,366,878	26
Apr 11, 2003	34	$275,107	-14%	146	$1,884	$20,641,985	27
Apr 18, 2003	34	$262,280	-5%	121	$2,168	$20,904,265	28
Apr 25, 2003	40	$163,291	-38%	100	$1,633	$21,067,556	29
May 2, 2003	44	$116,696	-29%	88	$1,326	$21,184,252	30
May 9, 2003	47	$91,520	-22%	76	$1,204	$21,275,772	31
May 16, 2003	57	$48,985	-46%	53	$924	$21,324,757	32
Aug 8, 2003	97	$7,355		9	$817	$21,563,147	44
Sep 5, 2003	131	$925		3	$308	$21,575,652	48
Sep 12, 2003	143	$366	-60%	1	$366	$21,576,018	49

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
United Kingdom	11/15/2002	$0	0	9	31	$2,772,643	5/28/2020

Rest of World						$33,891,826

International Total						$36,664,469	5/28/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,616	$36,664,469
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,991	$36,664,469
Top 2002 Movies at the International Box Office	55	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200)	131	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200)	2,114	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies	20	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies	11	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700)	673	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies	47	$36,664,469

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,907	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,268	$58,240,487
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	72	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200)	147	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500)	2,413	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies	29	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies	18	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900)	854	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies	60	$58,240,487

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Interviewee(s)

Trey Parker		Himself / Stan Marsh
Matt Stone		Himself, Former Columbine Student
Charlton Heston		Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Moore		Director
Michael Moore		Screenwriter
Jeff Gibbs		Composer

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April 19th, 2003

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March 23rd, 2003

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February 11th, 2003

Michael Moore Receives Surprise Nomination

February 6th, 2003

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:	$209,148 (1.0% of total gross)
Legs:	13.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:	37.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:	$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 19.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:	8 opening theaters/248 max. theaters, 19.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO	$41,548,246

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800)	3,758	$21,576,018
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,616	$36,664,469
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,907	$58,240,487
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200)	111	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,319	$21,576,018
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700)	673	$36,664,469
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900)	854	$58,240,487

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases:	October 11th, 2002 (Limited) by MGM
International Releases:	November 15th, 2002 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release:	August 19th, 2003 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating:	R
Running Time:	119 minutes
Comparisons:	vs. Milk Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords:	Political Documentary, Oscars Best Documentary Winner, Mass Shooting, Agitprop, Political, Voiceover/Narration, Directing Yourself, Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay Winner
Source:	Based on Real Life Events
Genre:	Documentary
Production Method:	Live Action
Creative Type:	Factual
Production Countries:	United States
Languages:	English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

Record	Rank	Amount	Chart Date	Days In Release
Biggest 49th Weekend Limited Release	55	$306	Sep 12, 2003	339
Biggest 48th Weekend Limited Release	52	$480	Sep 5, 2003	332
Biggest 45th Weekend Limited Release	20	$4,953	Aug 15, 2003	311
Biggest 44th Weekend Limited Release	17	$4,260	Aug 8, 2003	304
Biggest 33rd Weekend Limited Release	19	$39,156	May 23, 2003	227
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release	22	$29,513	May 16, 2003	220
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release	14	$60,661	May 9, 2003	213
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release	11	$78,020	May 2, 2003	206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release	13	$108,207	Apr 25, 2003	199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release	14	$172,590	Apr 18, 2003	192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release	10	$169,381	Apr 11, 2003	185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release	14	$206,787	Apr 4, 2003	178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release	15	$271,108	Mar 28, 2003	171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release	23	$156,550	Mar 21, 2003	164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release	34	$150,753	Mar 14, 2003	157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release	40	$162,715	Mar 7, 2003	150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release	53	$146,135	Feb 28, 2003	143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release	58	$158,857	Feb 21, 2003	136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release	66	$180,350	Feb 14, 2003	129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release	92	$152,508	Feb 7, 2003	122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release	92	$184,614	Jan 31, 2003	115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release	98	$209,683	Jan 24, 2003	108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release	75	$341,177	Jan 17, 2003	101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release	85	$352,609	Jan 10, 2003	94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release	87	$412,371	Jan 3, 2003	87
Biggest 12th Weekend Limited Release	98	$417,215	Dec 27, 2002	80
Top 2002 Theater Average	23	$26,144	Oct 11, 2002	3
Never Wide Domestic	29	$21,576,018	Oct 11, 2002	0

Interviewee(s)

Trey Parker		Himself / Stan Marsh
Matt Stone		Himself, Former Columbine Student
Charlton Heston		Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Moore		Director
Michael Moore		Screenwriter
Jeff Gibbs		Composer

Fish Remains Big on the Per Theatre Charts

December 23rd, 2003

Proving There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity

April 19th, 2003

75th Oscar Awards Handed Out

March 23rd, 2003

75th Oscar Nominations Announced

February 11th, 2003

Michael Moore Receives Surprise Nomination

February 6th, 2003

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800)	3,758	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800)	3,724	$41,548,246
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)	3,100	$21,576,018
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2002 (Rank 101-200)	102	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200)	111	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies	97	$41,548,246
Top 2002 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office	7	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300)	206	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,295	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies	46	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies	32	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,319	$21,576,018
All Time Domestic Box Office for MGM Movies (Rank 101-200)	110	$21,576,018

Weekend Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 11, 2002	31	$209,148		8	$26,144	$209,148	1
Oct 18, 2002	19	$728,051	+248%	46	$15,827	$1,052,554	2
Oct 25, 2002	18	$1,077,129	+48%	111	$9,704	$2,498,319	3
Nov 1, 2002	11	$1,541,193	+43%	162	$9,514	$4,518,239	4
Nov 8, 2002	13	$1,559,426	+1%	222	$7,024	$6,783,493	5
Nov 15, 2002	11	$1,263,380	-19%	248	$5,094	$8,798,505	6
Nov 22, 2002	15	$983,467	-22%	244	$4,031	$10,341,936	7
Nov 29, 2002	17	$966,682	-2%	217	$4,455	$11,914,512	8
Dec 6, 2002	18	$629,154	-35%	246	$2,558	$12,875,296	9
Dec 13, 2002	20	$562,410	-11%	234	$2,403	$13,769,089	10
Dec 20, 2002	21	$386,034	-31%	195	$1,980	$14,476,943	11
Dec 27, 2002	27	$417,215	+8%	175	$2,384	$15,203,743	12
Jan 3, 2003	27	$412,371	-1%	198	$2,083	$16,030,877	13
Jan 10, 2003	28	$352,609	-14%	204	$1,728	$16,631,101	14
Jan 17, 2003	29	$341,177	-3%	213	$1,602	$17,231,700	15
Jan 24, 2003	32	$209,683	-39%	188	$1,115	$17,565,397	16
Jan 31, 2003	37	$184,614	-12%	174	$1,061	$17,868,930	17
Feb 7, 2003	40	$152,508	-17%	142	$1,074	$18,108,035	18
Feb 14, 2003	37	$180,350	+18%	172	$1,049	$18,402,007	19
Feb 21, 2003	34	$158,857	-12%	118	$1,346	$18,648,592	20
Feb 28, 2003	39	$146,135	-8%	106	$1,379	$18,855,327	21
Mar 7, 2003	37	$162,715	+11%	106	$1,535	$19,100,026	22
Mar 14, 2003	40	$150,753	-7%	101	$1,493	$19,324,562	23
Mar 21, 2003	37	$156,550	+4%	106	$1,477	$19,550,172	24
Mar 28, 2003	29	$271,108	+73%	121	$2,241	$19,941,096	25
Apr 4, 2003	33	$206,787	-24%	144	$1,436	$20,255,273	26
Apr 11, 2003	33	$169,381	-18%	146	$1,160	$20,536,259	27
Apr 18, 2003	33	$172,590	+2%	121	$1,426	$20,814,575	28
Apr 25, 2003	41	$108,207	-37%	100	$1,082	$21,012,472	29
May 2, 2003	44	$78,020	-28%	88	$887	$21,145,576	30
May 9, 2003	46	$60,661	-22%	76	$798	$21,244,913	31
May 16, 2003	65	$29,513	-51%	53	$557	$21,305,285	32
May 23, 2003	55	$39,156	+33%	37	$1,058	$21,363,913	33
Aug 8, 2003	104	$4,260		9	$473	$21,560,052	44
Aug 15, 2003	94	$4,953	+16%	5	$991	$21,568,100	45
Sep 5, 2003	140	$480		3	$160	$21,575,207	48
Sep 12, 2003	150	$306	-36%	1	$306	$21,575,958	49

Daily Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Nov 4, 2002	10	$152,000			162	$938	$4,670,000	25
Nov 5, 2002	10	$190,000	+25%		162	$1,173	$4,860,000	26
Nov 8, 2002	13	$437,000			222	$1,968	$5,661,000	29
Nov 9, 2002	13	$652,000	+49%		222	$2,937	$6,313,000	30
Nov 10, 2002	12	$470,000	-28%		222	$2,117	$6,783,493	31
Nov 15, 2002	13	$370,248		-15%	248	$1,493	$7,905,373	36
Nov 16, 2002	13	$556,690	+50%	-15%	248	$2,245	$8,462,063	37
Nov 17, 2002	11	$336,442	-40%	-28%	248	$1,357	$8,798,505	38
Nov 18, 2002	10	$120,000	-64%		248	$484	$8,919,000	39
Nov 19, 2002	10	$159,000	+33%		248	$641	$9,078,000	40
Nov 20, 2002	10	$131,000	-18%		248	$528	$9,209,000	41
Nov 21, 2002	10	$150,000	+15%		248	$605	$9,358,000	42
Dec 6, 2002	17	$190,000			246	$772	$12,470,000	57
Dec 7, 2002	17	$276,000	+45%		246	$1,122	$12,746,000	58
Dec 8, 2002	17	$164,000	-41%		246	$667	$12,875,296	59

Weekly Box Office Performance

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Oct 11, 2002	28	$324,503		8	$40,563	$324,503	1
Oct 18, 2002	17	$1,096,687	+238%	46	$23,841	$1,421,190	2
Oct 25, 2002	18	$1,555,856	+42%	111	$14,017	$2,977,046	3
Nov 1, 2002	10	$2,247,021	+44%	162	$13,871	$5,224,067	4
Nov 8, 2002	12	$2,311,058	+3%	222	$10,410	$7,535,125	5
Nov 15, 2002	11	$1,823,344	-21%	248	$7,352	$9,358,469	6
Nov 22, 2002	13	$1,589,361	-13%	244	$6,514	$10,947,830	7
Nov 29, 2002	17	$1,298,312	-18%	217	$5,983	$12,246,142	8
Dec 6, 2002	18	$960,537	-26%	246	$3,905	$13,206,679	9
Dec 13, 2002	20	$884,230	-8%	234	$3,779	$14,090,909	10
Dec 20, 2002	21	$695,619	-21%	195	$3,567	$14,786,528	11
Dec 27, 2002	25	$831,978	+20%	175	$4,754	$15,618,506	12
Jan 3, 2003	27	$659,986	-21%	198	$3,333	$16,278,492	13
Jan 10, 2003	27	$612,031	-7%	204	$3,000	$16,890,523	14
Jan 17, 2003	28	$465,191	-24%	213	$2,184	$17,355,714	15
Jan 24, 2003	31	$328,602	-29%	188	$1,748	$17,684,316	16
Jan 31, 2003	37	$271,211	-17%	174	$1,559	$17,955,527	17
Feb 7, 2003	38	$266,130	-2%	142	$1,874	$18,221,657	18
Feb 14, 2003	34	$268,078	+1%	172	$1,559	$18,489,735	19
Feb 21, 2003	36	$219,457	-18%	118	$1,860	$18,709,192	20
Feb 28, 2003	37	$228,119	+4%	106	$2,152	$18,937,311	21
Mar 7, 2003	36	$236,498	+4%	106	$2,231	$19,173,809	22
Mar 14, 2003	40	$219,813	-7%	101	$2,176	$19,393,622	23
Mar 21, 2003	33	$276,366	+26%	106	$2,607	$19,669,988	24
Mar 28, 2003	29	$378,498	+37%	121	$3,128	$20,048,486	25
Apr 4, 2003	32	$318,392	-16%	144	$2,211	$20,366,878	26
Apr 11, 2003	34	$275,107	-14%	146	$1,884	$20,641,985	27
Apr 18, 2003	34	$262,280	-5%	121	$2,168	$20,904,265	28
Apr 25, 2003	40	$163,291	-38%	100	$1,633	$21,067,556	29
May 2, 2003	44	$116,696	-29%	88	$1,326	$21,184,252	30
May 9, 2003	47	$91,520	-22%	76	$1,204	$21,275,772	31
May 16, 2003	57	$48,985	-46%	53	$924	$21,324,757	32
Aug 8, 2003	97	$7,355		9	$817	$21,563,147	44
Sep 5, 2003	131	$925		3	$308	$21,575,652	48
Sep 12, 2003	143	$366	-60%	1	$366	$21,576,018	49

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
United Kingdom	11/15/2002	$0	0	9	31	$2,772,643	5/28/2020

Rest of World						$33,891,826

International Total						$36,664,469	5/28/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700)	2,616	$36,664,469
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,991	$36,664,469
Top 2002 Movies at the International Box Office	55	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200)	131	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200)	2,114	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies	20	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies	11	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700)	673	$36,664,469
All Time International Box Office for MGM Movies	47	$36,664,469

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,907	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,268	$58,240,487
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	72	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200)	147	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500)	2,413	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies	29	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies	18	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900)	854	$58,240,487
All Time Worldwide Box Office for MGM Movies	60	$58,240,487

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