Cold Comfort Farm (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,682,429Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$66,427 (1.2% of total gross)
Legs:13.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/87 max. theaters, 14.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,858,951

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 10th, 1996 (Wide) by Gramercy
MPAA Rating: PG for brief sensuality and language
Running Time: 105 minutes
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Keywords: Family Comedy, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Dysfunctional Family, 1930s, F-Rated, Life on a Farm, Culture Clash, Orphan, 1920s, Romance, Pregnant Women, Unexpected Pregnancy, TV Premiere
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 1996 Theater Average 64 $12,241 May 17, 1996 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 1996 44 $66,427   6 $11,071   $66,427 1
May 17, 1996 43 $73,448 +11% 6 $12,241   $173,698 2
May 24, 1996 21 $378,531 +415% 40 $9,463   $582,566 3
May 31, 1996 14 $411,281 +9% 64 $6,426   $1,070,742 4
Jun 7, 1996 14 $381,289 -7% 72 $5,296   $1,608,460 5
Jun 14, 1996 17 $348,826 -9% 83 $4,203   $2,105,274 6
Jun 21, 1996 16 $334,999 -4% 83 $4,036   $2,608,886 7
Jun 28, 1996 22 $300,397 -10% 85 $3,534   $3,053,933 8
Jul 5, 1996 20 $377,726 +26% 85 $4,444   $3,495,729 9
Jul 12, 1996 20 $238,047 -37% 82 $2,903   $3,843,239 10
Jul 19, 1996 22 $180,399 -24% 80 $2,255   $4,139,338 11
Jul 26, 1996 26 $155,314 -14% 83 $1,871   $4,384,696 12
Aug 2, 1996 30 $158,793 +2% 87 $1,825   $4,630,458 13
Aug 9, 1996 34 $121,951 -23% 76 $1,605   $4,836,210 14
Aug 16, 1996 40 $84,986 -30% 57 $1,491   $4,982,223 15
Aug 23, 1996 44 $74,288 -13% 60 $1,238   $5,100,657 16
Aug 30, 1996 41 $106,463 +43% 62 $1,717   $5,241,876 17
Sep 6, 1996 40 $78,738 -26% 63 $1,250   $5,344,407 18
Sep 13, 1996 47 $59,820 -24% 66 $906   $5,433,717 19

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 1996 42 $100,250   6 $16,708   $100,250 1
May 17, 1996 40 $103,785 +4% 6 $17,298   $204,035 2
May 24, 1996 20 $455,426 +339% 40 $11,386   $659,461 3
May 31, 1996 14 $567,710 +25% 64 $8,870   $1,227,171 4
Jun 7, 1996 16 $529,277 -7% 72 $7,351   $1,756,448 5
Jun 14, 1996 16 $517,439 -2% 83 $6,234   $2,273,887 6
Jun 21, 1996 18 $479,649 -7% 83 $5,779   $2,753,536 7
Jun 28, 1996 21 $364,467 -24% 85 $4,288   $3,118,003 8
Jul 5, 1996 20 $487,189 +34% 85 $5,732   $3,605,192 9
Jul 12, 1996 19 $353,747 -27% 82 $4,314   $3,958,939 10
Jul 19, 1996 24 $270,443 -24% 80 $3,381   $4,229,382 11
Jul 26, 1996 27 $242,283 -10% 83 $2,919   $4,471,665 12
Aug 2, 1996 30 $242,594 n/c 87 $2,788   $4,714,259 13
Aug 9, 1996 34 $182,978 -25% 76 $2,408   $4,897,237 14
Aug 16, 1996 39 $129,132 -29% 57 $2,265   $5,026,369 15
Aug 23, 1996 41 $109,044 -16% 60 $1,817   $5,135,413 16
Aug 30, 1996 41 $130,256 +19% 62 $2,101   $5,265,669 17
Sep 6, 1996 40 $108,228 -17% 63 $1,718   $5,373,897 18

Supporting Cast

Ian McKellen    Amos Starkadder

Uncategorized

Kate Beckinsale    Flora Poste
Eileen Atkins    Judith Starkadder
Stephen Fry    Mybug
Freddie Jones    Adam Lambsbreath
Joanna Lumley    Mrs. Mary Smiling
Rufus Sewell    Seth Starkadder

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Production and Technical Credits

John Schlesinger    Director
Malcolm Bradbury    Screenwriter
Stella Gibbons    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$66,427 (1.2% of total gross)
Legs:13.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/87 max. theaters, 14.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,858,951

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 10th, 1996 (Wide) by Gramercy
MPAA Rating: PG for brief sensuality and language
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Family Comedy, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Dysfunctional Family, 1930s, F-Rated, Life on a Farm, Culture Clash, Orphan, 1920s, Romance, Pregnant Women, Unexpected Pregnancy, TV Premiere
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 1996 Theater Average 64 $12,241 May 17, 1996 10

Supporting Cast

Ian McKellen    Amos Starkadder

Uncategorized

Kate Beckinsale    Flora Poste
Eileen Atkins    Judith Starkadder
Stephen Fry    Mybug
Freddie Jones    Adam Lambsbreath
Joanna Lumley    Mrs. Mary Smiling
Rufus Sewell    Seth Starkadder

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Schlesinger    Director
Malcolm Bradbury    Screenwriter
Stella Gibbons    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 1996 44 $66,427   6 $11,071   $66,427 1
May 17, 1996 43 $73,448 +11% 6 $12,241   $173,698 2
May 24, 1996 21 $378,531 +415% 40 $9,463   $582,566 3
May 31, 1996 14 $411,281 +9% 64 $6,426   $1,070,742 4
Jun 7, 1996 14 $381,289 -7% 72 $5,296   $1,608,460 5
Jun 14, 1996 17 $348,826 -9% 83 $4,203   $2,105,274 6
Jun 21, 1996 16 $334,999 -4% 83 $4,036   $2,608,886 7
Jun 28, 1996 22 $300,397 -10% 85 $3,534   $3,053,933 8
Jul 5, 1996 20 $377,726 +26% 85 $4,444   $3,495,729 9
Jul 12, 1996 20 $238,047 -37% 82 $2,903   $3,843,239 10
Jul 19, 1996 22 $180,399 -24% 80 $2,255   $4,139,338 11
Jul 26, 1996 26 $155,314 -14% 83 $1,871   $4,384,696 12
Aug 2, 1996 30 $158,793 +2% 87 $1,825   $4,630,458 13
Aug 9, 1996 34 $121,951 -23% 76 $1,605   $4,836,210 14
Aug 16, 1996 40 $84,986 -30% 57 $1,491   $4,982,223 15
Aug 23, 1996 44 $74,288 -13% 60 $1,238   $5,100,657 16
Aug 30, 1996 41 $106,463 +43% 62 $1,717   $5,241,876 17
Sep 6, 1996 40 $78,738 -26% 63 $1,250   $5,344,407 18
Sep 13, 1996 47 $59,820 -24% 66 $906   $5,433,717 19

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 10, 1996 42 $100,250   6 $16,708   $100,250 1
May 17, 1996 40 $103,785 +4% 6 $17,298   $204,035 2
May 24, 1996 20 $455,426 +339% 40 $11,386   $659,461 3
May 31, 1996 14 $567,710 +25% 64 $8,870   $1,227,171 4
Jun 7, 1996 16 $529,277 -7% 72 $7,351   $1,756,448 5
Jun 14, 1996 16 $517,439 -2% 83 $6,234   $2,273,887 6
Jun 21, 1996 18 $479,649 -7% 83 $5,779   $2,753,536 7
Jun 28, 1996 21 $364,467 -24% 85 $4,288   $3,118,003 8
Jul 5, 1996 20 $487,189 +34% 85 $5,732   $3,605,192 9
Jul 12, 1996 19 $353,747 -27% 82 $4,314   $3,958,939 10
Jul 19, 1996 24 $270,443 -24% 80 $3,381   $4,229,382 11
Jul 26, 1996 27 $242,283 -10% 83 $2,919   $4,471,665 12
Aug 2, 1996 30 $242,594 n/c 87 $2,788   $4,714,259 13
Aug 9, 1996 34 $182,978 -25% 76 $2,408   $4,897,237 14
Aug 16, 1996 39 $129,132 -29% 57 $2,265   $5,026,369 15
Aug 23, 1996 41 $109,044 -16% 60 $1,817   $5,135,413 16
Aug 30, 1996 41 $130,256 +19% 62 $2,101   $5,265,669 17
Sep 6, 1996 40 $108,228 -17% 63 $1,718   $5,373,897 18