Evolution (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $38,311,134Details
International Box Office $60,030,798Details
Worldwide Box Office $98,341,932
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,408,351 (35.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,611 opening theaters/2,613 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,967,136

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,418 $38,311,134
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,760 $60,030,798
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,872 $98,341,932
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 458 $38,311,134
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $60,030,798
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $98,341,932

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 8th, 2001 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: June 22nd, 2001 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and for sci-fi action.
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Cast Away
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Alien Invasion, Firefighter, Discredited Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,418 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,324 $72,967,136
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,896 $38,311,134
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 63 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,146 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,026 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,184 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 458 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 958 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dreamworks SKG Movies 36 $38,311,134

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 8, 2001 4 $13,408,351   2,611 $5,135   $13,408,351 1
Jun 15, 2001 6 $6,615,219 -51% 2,613 $2,532   $25,562,723 2
Jun 22, 2001 9 $3,287,925 -50% 2,258 $1,456   $32,320,026 3
Jun 29, 2001 13 $1,384,289 -58% 1,376 $1,006   $35,419,055 4
Jul 6, 2001 20 $415,837 -70% 457 $910   $36,724,045 5
Jul 13, 2001 24 $172,348 -59% 256 $673   $37,112,319 6
Jul 20, 2001 35 $72,033 -58% 175 $412   $37,268,758 7
Jul 27, 2001 24 $248,425 +245% 356 $698   $37,571,347 8
Aug 3, 2001 29 $171,365 -31% 288 $595   $37,924,894 9
Aug 10, 2001 35 $121,064 -29% 236 $513   $38,161,412 10
Aug 17, 2001 40 $79,665 -34% 170 $469   $38,311,134 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 8, 2001 2 $4,450,500     2,611 $1,705   $4,450,500 1
Jun 9, 2001 4 $5,286,500 +19%   2,611 $2,025   $9,737,000 2
Jun 10, 2001 4 $3,714,000 -30%   2,611 $1,422   $13,408,351 3
Jun 11, 2001 4 $1,523,478 -59%   2,611 $583   $14,931,829 4
Jun 12, 2001 4 $1,451,329 -5%   2,611 $556   $16,383,158 5
Jun 13, 2001 4 $1,249,087 -14%   2,611 $478   $17,632,245 6
Jun 14, 2001 4 $1,315,259 +5%   2,611 $504   $18,947,504 7
Jun 15, 2001 6 $1,918,500 +46% -57% 2,613 $734   $20,866,000 8
Jun 16, 2001 6 $2,541,500 +32% -52% 2,613 $973   $23,407,500 9
Jun 17, 2001 6 $2,066,000 -19% -44% 2,613 $791   $25,562,723 10
Jun 18, 2001 6 $847,475 -59% -44% 2,613 $324   $26,410,198 11
Jun 19, 2001 6 $867,313 +2% -40% 2,613 $332   $27,277,511 12
Jun 20, 2001 6 $860,289 -1% -31% 2,613 $329   $28,137,800 13
Jun 21, 2001 6 $894,301 +4% -32% 2,613 $342   $29,032,101 14
Jun 22, 2001 8 $1,152,000 +29% -40% 2,258 $510   $30,184,000 15
Jun 23, 2001 9 $1,294,000 +12% -49% 2,258 $573   $31,478,000 16
Jun 24, 2001 9 $908,000 -30% -56% 2,258 $402   $32,320,026 17
Jun 25, 2001 9 $417,873 -54% -51% 2,258 $185   $32,737,899 18
Jun 26, 2001 9 $438,065 +5% -49% 2,258 $194   $33,175,964 19
Jun 27, 2001 10 $424,829 -3% -51% 2,258 $188   $33,600,793 20
Jun 28, 2001 10 $433,973 +2% -51% 2,258 $192   $34,034,766 21
Jul 1, 2001 12 $439,000   -52% 1,376 $319   $35,419,055 24
Jul 2, 2001 12 $217,321 -50% -48% 1,376 $158   $35,636,376 25
Jul 3, 2001 12 $277,121 +28% -37% 1,376 $201   $35,913,497 26
Jul 4, 2001 14 $277,410 n/c -35% 1,376 $202   $36,190,907 27
Jul 5, 2001 15 $126,395 -54% -71% 1,376 $92   $36,307,919 28
Jul 8, 2001 19 $121,000   -72% 457 $265   $36,724,045 31
Jul 9, 2001 18 $57,382 -53% -74% 457 $126   $36,781,427 32
Jul 10, 2001 18 $58,410 +2% -79% 457 $128   $36,839,837 33
Jul 11, 2001 19 $50,267 -14% -82% 457 $110   $36,890,104 34
Jul 12, 2001 18 $49,857 -1% -61% 457 $109   $36,939,961 35
Jul 31, 2001 20 $50,012     356 $140   $37,664,704 54

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 8, 2001 4 $18,947,504   2,611 $7,257   $18,947,504 1
Jun 15, 2001 6 $10,084,597 -47% 2,613 $3,859   $29,032,101 2
Jun 22, 2001 9 $5,002,665 -50% 2,258 $2,216   $34,034,766 3
Jun 29, 2001 12 $2,273,442 -55% 1,376 $1,652   $36,308,208 4
Jul 6, 2001 19 $631,763 -72% 457 $1,382   $36,939,971 5
Jul 13, 2001 24 $256,754 -59% 256 $1,003   $37,196,725 6
Jul 20, 2001 37 $126,197 -51% 175 $721   $37,322,922 7
Jul 27, 2001 23 $430,607 +241% 356 $1,210   $37,753,529 8
Aug 3, 2001 29 $286,819 -33% 288 $996   $38,040,348 9
Aug 10, 2001 34 $191,121 -33% 236 $810   $38,231,469 10
Aug 17, 2001 46 $79,665 -58% 170 $469   $38,311,134 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
United Kingdom 6/22/2001 $0 0 207 333 $10,847,731 4/9/2020
 
Rest of World $49,183,067
 
International Total$60,030,798 4/9/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,760 $60,030,798
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,285 $60,030,798
Top 2001 Movies at the International Box Office 32 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 815 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,358 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 737 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 661 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for Dreamworks SKG Movies 23 $60,030,798

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,872 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,389 $98,341,932
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 42 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 873 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,485 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 821 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 751 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dreamworks SKG Movies 27 $98,341,932

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Leading Cast

David Duchovny    Ira Kane
Orlando Jones    Harry Block
Seann William Scott    Wayne Green
Julianne Moore    Allison Reed

Supporting Cast

Sarah Silverman    Denise

Uncategorized

Ethan Suplee    Deke
John Cho    Student
Steven Gilborn    Judge Guilder
Dan Aykroyd    Governor of Arizona
Ted Levine    Dr. Woodman
Ty Burrell    Flemming

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ivan Reitman    Director
John Powell    Composer
Dan Hegeman    Sound Effects Editor

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:$13,408,351 (35.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,611 opening theaters/2,613 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,967,136

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,418 $38,311,134
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,760 $60,030,798
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,872 $98,341,932
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 458 $38,311,134
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $60,030,798
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $98,341,932

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 8th, 2001 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG
International Releases: June 22nd, 2001 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and for sci-fi action.
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Cast Away
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Keywords: Action Comedy, Alien Invasion, Firefighter, Discredited Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

David Duchovny    Ira Kane
Orlando Jones    Harry Block
Seann William Scott    Wayne Green
Julianne Moore    Allison Reed

Supporting Cast

Sarah Silverman    Denise

Uncategorized

Ethan Suplee    Deke
John Cho    Student
Steven Gilborn    Judge Guilder
Dan Aykroyd    Governor of Arizona
Ted Levine    Dr. Woodman
Ty Burrell    Flemming

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ivan Reitman    Director
John Powell    Composer
Dan Hegeman    Sound Effects Editor

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 2,401-2,500) 2,418 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,324 $72,967,136
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,896 $38,311,134
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 63 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,146 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,026 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,184 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 458 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 958 $38,311,134
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dreamworks SKG Movies 36 $38,311,134

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 8, 2001 4 $13,408,351   2,611 $5,135   $13,408,351 1
Jun 15, 2001 6 $6,615,219 -51% 2,613 $2,532   $25,562,723 2
Jun 22, 2001 9 $3,287,925 -50% 2,258 $1,456   $32,320,026 3
Jun 29, 2001 13 $1,384,289 -58% 1,376 $1,006   $35,419,055 4
Jul 6, 2001 20 $415,837 -70% 457 $910   $36,724,045 5
Jul 13, 2001 24 $172,348 -59% 256 $673   $37,112,319 6
Jul 20, 2001 35 $72,033 -58% 175 $412   $37,268,758 7
Jul 27, 2001 24 $248,425 +245% 356 $698   $37,571,347 8
Aug 3, 2001 29 $171,365 -31% 288 $595   $37,924,894 9
Aug 10, 2001 35 $121,064 -29% 236 $513   $38,161,412 10
Aug 17, 2001 40 $79,665 -34% 170 $469   $38,311,134 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 8, 2001 2 $4,450,500     2,611 $1,705   $4,450,500 1
Jun 9, 2001 4 $5,286,500 +19%   2,611 $2,025   $9,737,000 2
Jun 10, 2001 4 $3,714,000 -30%   2,611 $1,422   $13,408,351 3
Jun 11, 2001 4 $1,523,478 -59%   2,611 $583   $14,931,829 4
Jun 12, 2001 4 $1,451,329 -5%   2,611 $556   $16,383,158 5
Jun 13, 2001 4 $1,249,087 -14%   2,611 $478   $17,632,245 6
Jun 14, 2001 4 $1,315,259 +5%   2,611 $504   $18,947,504 7
Jun 15, 2001 6 $1,918,500 +46% -57% 2,613 $734   $20,866,000 8
Jun 16, 2001 6 $2,541,500 +32% -52% 2,613 $973   $23,407,500 9
Jun 17, 2001 6 $2,066,000 -19% -44% 2,613 $791   $25,562,723 10
Jun 18, 2001 6 $847,475 -59% -44% 2,613 $324   $26,410,198 11
Jun 19, 2001 6 $867,313 +2% -40% 2,613 $332   $27,277,511 12
Jun 20, 2001 6 $860,289 -1% -31% 2,613 $329   $28,137,800 13
Jun 21, 2001 6 $894,301 +4% -32% 2,613 $342   $29,032,101 14
Jun 22, 2001 8 $1,152,000 +29% -40% 2,258 $510   $30,184,000 15
Jun 23, 2001 9 $1,294,000 +12% -49% 2,258 $573   $31,478,000 16
Jun 24, 2001 9 $908,000 -30% -56% 2,258 $402   $32,320,026 17
Jun 25, 2001 9 $417,873 -54% -51% 2,258 $185   $32,737,899 18
Jun 26, 2001 9 $438,065 +5% -49% 2,258 $194   $33,175,964 19
Jun 27, 2001 10 $424,829 -3% -51% 2,258 $188   $33,600,793 20
Jun 28, 2001 10 $433,973 +2% -51% 2,258 $192   $34,034,766 21
Jul 1, 2001 12 $439,000   -52% 1,376 $319   $35,419,055 24
Jul 2, 2001 12 $217,321 -50% -48% 1,376 $158   $35,636,376 25
Jul 3, 2001 12 $277,121 +28% -37% 1,376 $201   $35,913,497 26
Jul 4, 2001 14 $277,410 n/c -35% 1,376 $202   $36,190,907 27
Jul 5, 2001 15 $126,395 -54% -71% 1,376 $92   $36,307,919 28
Jul 8, 2001 19 $121,000   -72% 457 $265   $36,724,045 31
Jul 9, 2001 18 $57,382 -53% -74% 457 $126   $36,781,427 32
Jul 10, 2001 18 $58,410 +2% -79% 457 $128   $36,839,837 33
Jul 11, 2001 19 $50,267 -14% -82% 457 $110   $36,890,104 34
Jul 12, 2001 18 $49,857 -1% -61% 457 $109   $36,939,961 35
Jul 31, 2001 20 $50,012     356 $140   $37,664,704 54

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 8, 2001 4 $18,947,504   2,611 $7,257   $18,947,504 1
Jun 15, 2001 6 $10,084,597 -47% 2,613 $3,859   $29,032,101 2
Jun 22, 2001 9 $5,002,665 -50% 2,258 $2,216   $34,034,766 3
Jun 29, 2001 12 $2,273,442 -55% 1,376 $1,652   $36,308,208 4
Jul 6, 2001 19 $631,763 -72% 457 $1,382   $36,939,971 5
Jul 13, 2001 24 $256,754 -59% 256 $1,003   $37,196,725 6
Jul 20, 2001 37 $126,197 -51% 175 $721   $37,322,922 7
Jul 27, 2001 23 $430,607 +241% 356 $1,210   $37,753,529 8
Aug 3, 2001 29 $286,819 -33% 288 $996   $38,040,348 9
Aug 10, 2001 34 $191,121 -33% 236 $810   $38,231,469 10
Aug 17, 2001 46 $79,665 -58% 170 $469   $38,311,134 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
United Kingdom 6/22/2001 $0 0 207 333 $10,847,731 4/9/2020
 
Rest of World $49,183,067
 
International Total$60,030,798 4/9/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,760 $60,030,798
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,285 $60,030,798
Top 2001 Movies at the International Box Office 32 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 815 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,358 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 737 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 661 $60,030,798
All Time International Box Office for Dreamworks SKG Movies 23 $60,030,798

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,872 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,389 $98,341,932
Top 2001 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 42 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 873 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,485 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 821 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 751 $98,341,932
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dreamworks SKG Movies 27 $98,341,932

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.