Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $364,244 (0.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 72.24 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 68.1% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 10 opening theaters/63 max. theaters, 84.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $206,187,407 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,001 | $87,178,599 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) | 2,439 | $40,811,529 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) | 1,551 | $127,990,128 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | March 6th, 1998 (IMAX) by MacGillivray Freeman Films |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 For some intense adventure action, brief drug use and language |
| Running Time: | 44 minutes |
| Comparisons: | vs. Fahrenheit 9/11 Create your own comparison chart… |
| Keywords: | Sports Documentary, Mountain Climbing, Extreme Sports, Voiceover/Narration |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Working Title Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggest Domestic 91st Weekend | 3 | $114,353 | Nov 26, 1999 | 633 |
| Biggest Domestic 82nd Weekend | 4 | $130,000 | Sep 24, 1999 | 570 |
| Biggest Domestic 81st Weekend | 2 | $174,877 | Sep 17, 1999 | 563 |
| Biggest Domestic 80th Weekend | 2 | $175,088 | Sep 10, 1999 | 556 |
| Biggest Domestic 79th Weekend | 1 | $233,333 | Sep 3, 1999 | 549 |
| Biggest Domestic 78th Weekend | 1 | $186,466 | Aug 27, 1999 | 542 |
| Biggest Domestic 77th Weekend | 1 | $202,802 | Aug 20, 1999 | 535 |
| Biggest Domestic 76th Weekend | 1 | $216,442 | Aug 13, 1999 | 528 |
| Biggest Domestic 75th Weekend | 1 | $221,656 | Aug 6, 1999 | 521 |
| Biggest Domestic 74th Weekend | 2 | $238,514 | Jul 30, 1999 | 514 |
| Biggest Domestic 73rd Weekend | 2 | $248,996 | Jul 23, 1999 | 507 |
| Biggest Domestic 72nd Weekend | 4 | $224,193 | Jul 16, 1999 | 500 |
| Biggest Domestic 71st Weekend | 3 | $211,381 | Jul 9, 1999 | 493 |
| Biggest Domestic 70th Weekend | 4 | $207,293 | Jul 2, 1999 | 486 |
| Biggest Domestic 69th Weekend | 4 | $211,601 | Jun 25, 1999 | 479 |
| Biggest Domestic 68th Weekend | 4 | $159,649 | Jun 18, 1999 | 472 |
| Biggest Domestic 67th Weekend | 5 | $155,426 | Jun 11, 1999 | 465 |
| Biggest Domestic 65th Weekend | 8 | $192,345 | May 28, 1999 | 451 |
| Biggest Domestic 64th Weekend | 7 | $183,365 | May 21, 1999 | 444 |
| Biggest Domestic 63rd Weekend | 5 | $205,963 | May 14, 1999 | 437 |
| Biggest Domestic 62nd Weekend | 6 | $187,624 | May 7, 1999 | 430 |
| Biggest Domestic 61st Weekend | 8 | $204,420 | Apr 30, 1999 | 423 |
| Biggest Domestic 60th Weekend | 5 | $227,674 | Apr 23, 1999 | 416 |
| Biggest Domestic 59th Weekend | 7 | $239,468 | Apr 16, 1999 | 409 |
| Biggest Domestic 58th Weekend | 7 | $250,524 | Apr 9, 1999 | 402 |
| Biggest Domestic 57th Weekend | 6 | $264,004 | Apr 2, 1999 | 395 |
| Biggest Domestic 56th Weekend | 8 | $263,754 | Mar 26, 1999 | 388 |
| Biggest Domestic 55th Weekend | 7 | $279,363 | Mar 19, 1999 | 381 |
| Theater Average 55th Weekend | 16 | $5,372 | Mar 19, 1999 | 381 |
| Biggest Domestic 54th Weekend | 6 | $274,796 | Mar 12, 1999 | 374 |
| Theater Average 54th Weekend | 13 | $5,285 | Mar 12, 1999 | 374 |
| Biggest Domestic 53rd Weekend | 5 | $252,498 | Mar 5, 1999 | 367 |
| Biggest Domestic 52nd Weekend | 8 | $302,876 | Feb 26, 1999 | 360 |
| Theater Average 52nd Weekend | 12 | $5,507 | Feb 26, 1999 | 360 |
| Biggest Domestic 51st Weekend | 5 | $344,598 | Feb 19, 1999 | 353 |
| Theater Average 51st Weekend | 7 | $6,265 | Feb 19, 1999 | 353 |
| Biggest Domestic 50th Weekend | 4 | $331,147 | Feb 12, 1999 | 346 |
| Theater Average 50th Weekend | 6 | $5,810 | Feb 12, 1999 | 346 |
| Biggest Domestic 49th Weekend | 5 | $275,217 | Feb 5, 1999 | 339 |
| Theater Average 49th Weekend | 10 | $5,193 | Feb 5, 1999 | 339 |
| Biggest Domestic 48th Weekend | 5 | $267,772 | Jan 29, 1999 | 332 |
| Theater Average 48th Weekend | 20 | $5,052 | Jan 29, 1999 | 332 |
| Biggest Domestic 47th Weekend | 5 | $301,612 | Jan 22, 1999 | 325 |
| Theater Average 47th Weekend | 13 | $5,691 | Jan 22, 1999 | 325 |
| Biggest Domestic 46th Weekend | 9 | $288,814 | Jan 15, 1999 | 318 |
| Theater Average 46th Weekend | 14 | $5,449 | Jan 15, 1999 | 318 |
| Biggest Domestic 45th Weekend | 9 | $316,892 | Jan 8, 1999 | 311 |
| Theater Average 45th Weekend | 12 | $5,659 | Jan 8, 1999 | 311 |
| Biggest Domestic 44th Weekend | 8 | $403,799 | Jan 1, 1999 | 304 |
| Theater Average 44th Weekend | 9 | $6,730 | Jan 1, 1999 | 304 |
| Biggest Domestic 43rd Weekend | 7 | $394,813 | Dec 25, 1998 | 297 |
| Theater Average 43rd Weekend | 13 | $6,580 | Dec 25, 1998 | 297 |
| Biggest Domestic 42nd Weekend | 9 | $302,475 | Dec 18, 1998 | 290 |
| Biggest Domestic 41st Weekend | 8 | $327,908 | Dec 11, 1998 | 283 |
| Theater Average 41st Weekend | 13 | $5,465 | Dec 11, 1998 | 283 |
| Biggest Domestic 40th Weekend | 8 | $445,380 | Dec 4, 1998 | 276 |
| Theater Average 40th Weekend | 11 | $7,301 | Dec 4, 1998 | 276 |
| Biggest Domestic 39th Weekend | 9 | $643,079 | Nov 27, 1998 | 269 |
| Theater Average 39th Weekend | 5 | $10,900 | Nov 27, 1998 | 269 |
| Biggest Domestic 38th Weekend | 12 | $547,250 | Nov 20, 1998 | 262 |
| Theater Average 38th Weekend | 6 | $9,121 | Nov 20, 1998 | 262 |
| Biggest Domestic 37th Weekend | 12 | $635,030 | Nov 13, 1998 | 255 |
| Theater Average 37th Weekend | 6 | $10,410 | Nov 13, 1998 | 255 |
| Biggest Domestic 36th Weekend | 13 | $589,123 | Nov 6, 1998 | 248 |
| Theater Average 36th Weekend | 4 | $9,658 | Nov 6, 1998 | 248 |
| Biggest Domestic 35th Weekend | 17 | $546,589 | Oct 30, 1998 | 241 |
| Theater Average 35th Weekend | 4 | $8,816 | Oct 30, 1998 | 241 |
| Biggest Domestic 34th Weekend | 16 | $566,556 | Oct 23, 1998 | 234 |
| Theater Average 34th Weekend | 7 | $9,138 | Oct 23, 1998 | 234 |
| Biggest Domestic 33rd Weekend | 16 | $632,441 | Oct 16, 1998 | 227 |
| Theater Average 33rd Weekend | 5 | $10,039 | Oct 16, 1998 | 227 |
| Biggest Domestic 32nd Weekend | 18 | $657,270 | Oct 9, 1998 | 220 |
| Theater Average 32nd Weekend | 6 | $10,775 | Oct 9, 1998 | 220 |
| Biggest Domestic 31st Weekend | 21 | $657,270 | Oct 2, 1998 | 213 |
| Theater Average 31st Weekend | 3 | $10,775 | Oct 2, 1998 | 213 |
| Biggest Domestic 30th Weekend | 23 | $596,898 | Sep 25, 1998 | 206 |
| Theater Average 30th Weekend | 7 | $9,948 | Sep 25, 1998 | 206 |
| Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend | 27 | $634,874 | Sep 18, 1998 | 199 |
| Theater Average 29th Weekend | 7 | $10,408 | Sep 18, 1998 | 199 |
| Biggest Domestic 28th Weekend | 29 | $732,035 | Sep 11, 1998 | 192 |
| Theater Average 28th Weekend | 4 | $11,807 | Sep 11, 1998 | 192 |
| Biggest Domestic 27th Weekend | 16 | $1,084,566 | Sep 4, 1998 | 185 |
| Theater Average 27th Weekend | 2 | $17,780 | Sep 4, 1998 | 185 |
| Biggest Domestic 26th Weekend | 28 | $797,429 | Aug 28, 1998 | 178 |
| Theater Average 26th Weekend | 4 | $13,073 | Aug 28, 1998 | 178 |
| Biggest Domestic 25th Weekend | 27 | $883,756 | Aug 21, 1998 | 171 |
| Theater Average 25th Weekend | 4 | $14,488 | Aug 21, 1998 | 171 |
| Biggest Domestic 24th Weekend | 28 | $910,848 | Aug 14, 1998 | 164 |
| Theater Average 24th Weekend | 3 | $14,691 | Aug 14, 1998 | 164 |
| Biggest Domestic 23rd Weekend | 39 | $965,467 | Aug 7, 1998 | 157 |
| Theater Average 23rd Weekend | 3 | $15,325 | Aug 7, 1998 | 157 |
| Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend | 45 | $954,563 | Jul 31, 1998 | 150 |
| Theater Average 22nd Weekend | 3 | $15,152 | Jul 31, 1998 | 150 |
| Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend | 51 | $1,020,896 | Jul 24, 1998 | 143 |
| Theater Average 21st Weekend | 4 | $16,466 | Jul 24, 1998 | 143 |
| Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend | 60 | $1,050,493 | Jul 17, 1998 | 136 |
| Theater Average 20th Weekend | 3 | $17,221 | Jul 17, 1998 | 136 |
| Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend | 63 | $1,045,175 | Jul 10, 1998 | 129 |
| Theater Average 19th Weekend | 2 | $17,420 | Jul 10, 1998 | 129 |
| Biggest Domestic 18th Weekend | 73 | $1,108,791 | Jul 3, 1998 | 122 |
| Theater Average 18th Weekend | 4 | $18,177 | Jul 3, 1998 | 122 |
| Theater Average 17th Weekend | 6 | $17,657 | Jun 26, 1998 | 115 |
| Theater Average 16th Weekend | 4 | $17,928 | Jun 19, 1998 | 108 |
| Theater Average 15th Weekend | 9 | $17,171 | Jun 12, 1998 | 101 |
| Theater Average 14th Weekend | 6 | $17,272 | Jun 5, 1998 | 94 |
| Theater Average 13th Weekend | 7 | $18,372 | May 29, 1998 | 87 |
| Theater Average 12th Weekend | 4 | $26,233 | May 22, 1998 | 80 |
| Theater Average 11th Weekend | 7 | $17,695 | May 15, 1998 | 73 |
| Theater Average 10th Weekend | 7 | $20,895 | May 8, 1998 | 66 |
| Theater Average 9th Weekend | 7 | $20,317 | May 1, 1998 | 59 |
| Theater Average 8th Weekend | 5 | $22,980 | Apr 24, 1998 | 52 |
| Theater Average 7th Weekend | 5 | $26,908 | Apr 17, 1998 | 45 |
| Theater Average 6th Weekend | 8 | $27,371 | Apr 10, 1998 | 38 |
| Theater Average 5th Weekend | 8 | $26,270 | Apr 3, 1998 | 31 |
| Theater Average 4th Weekend | 15 | $28,593 | Mar 27, 1998 | 24 |
| Theater Average 3rd Weekend | 29 | $31,013 | Mar 20, 1998 | 17 |
| Theater Average 2nd Weekend | 16 | $62,331 | Mar 13, 1998 | 10 |
| Top 1998 Theater Average | 5 | $62,331 | Mar 13, 1998 | 10 |
| Never Wide Domestic | 2 | $87,178,599 | Mar 6, 1998 | 0 |