The Gingerbread Man (1998)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,626,593Details
OpusData ID: 57610100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$118,278 (7.3% of total gross)
Legs:13.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/30 max. theaters, 12.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,922,546

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,552 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,568 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,299 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,286 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,923 $1,626,593

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 23rd, 1998 (Wide) by Polygram
Video Release: August 27th, 2002 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality, violence and language
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Def Jam's How To Be a Player
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Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Island Pictures, Enchanter Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,552 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,430 $3,922,546
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,636 $1,626,593
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 (Rank 101-200) 190 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,299 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 960 $3,922,546
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 50 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,738 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,709 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,559 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 701-800) 784 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,286 $1,626,593

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 1998 36 $118,278   8 $14,785   $118,278 1
Jan 30, 1998 44 $92,707 -22% 9 $10,301   $262,999 2
Feb 6, 1998 51 $72,379 -22% 8 $9,047   $367,798 3
Feb 13, 1998 54 $60,362 -17% 6 $10,060   $455,078 4
Feb 20, 1998 50 $73,256 +21% 8 $9,157   $541,827 5
Feb 27, 1998 51 $67,121 -8% 11 $6,102   $626,607 6
Mar 6, 1998 52 $59,180 -12% 21 $2,818   $709,207 7
Mar 13, 1998 54 $47,129 -20% 19 $2,480   $775,727 8
Mar 27, 1998 38 $76,175   18 $4,232   $907,330 10
Apr 3, 1998 45 $65,897 -13% 21 $3,138   $994,907 11
Apr 10, 1998 56 $32,627 -50% 17 $1,919   $1,042,064 12
Apr 17, 1998 57 $41,469 +27% 25 $1,659   $1,092,733 13
Apr 24, 1998 57 $40,005 -4% 30 $1,334   $1,147,118 14
May 1, 1998 56 $47,776 +19% 29 $1,647   $1,210,342 15
May 8, 1998 60 $31,700 -34% 26 $1,219   $1,252,962 16
May 15, 1998 58 $30,068 -5% 23 $1,307   $1,295,669 17
May 22, 1998 56 $35,063 +17% 22 $1,594   $1,351,109 18
May 29, 1998 44 $39,826 +14% 23 $1,732   $1,398,877 19
Jun 5, 1998 51 $27,926 -30% 22 $1,269   $1,442,814 20
Jun 12, 1998 55 $27,820 n/c 22 $1,265   $1,489,050 21
Jun 19, 1998 51 $31,050 +12% 19 $1,634   $1,534,569 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 1998 36 $170,292   8 $21,287   $170,292 1
Jan 30, 1998 44 $125,127 -27% 9 $13,903   $295,419 2
Feb 6, 1998 50 $99,297 -21% 8 $12,412   $394,716 3
Feb 13, 1998 50 $73,855 -26% 6 $12,309   $468,571 4
Feb 20, 1998 51 $90,915 +23% 8 $11,364   $559,486 5
Feb 27, 1998 50 $90,541 n/c 11 $8,231   $650,027 6
Mar 6, 1998 49 $78,571 -13% 21 $3,741   $728,598 7
Mar 27, 1998 41 $97,855   18 $5,436   $929,010 10
Apr 3, 1998 47 $80,427 -18% 21 $3,830   $1,009,437 11
Apr 10, 1998 48 $41,827 -48% 17 $2,460   $1,051,264 12
Apr 17, 1998 51 $55,849 +34% 25 $2,234   $1,107,113 13
Apr 24, 1998 51 $55,453 -1% 30 $1,848   $1,162,566 14
May 1, 1998 55 $58,696 +6% 29 $2,024   $1,221,262 15
May 8, 1998 49 $44,339 -24% 26 $1,705   $1,265,601 16
May 15, 1998 54 $50,445 +14% 23 $2,193   $1,316,046 17
May 22, 1998 53 $43,005 -15% 22 $1,955   $1,359,051 18
May 29, 1998 47 $55,837 +30% 23 $2,428   $1,414,888 19
Jun 5, 1998 46 $46,342 -17% 22 $2,106   $1,461,230 20
Jun 12, 1998 53 $42,289 -9% 22 $1,922   $1,503,519 21

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,568 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,197 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,349 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,594 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,863 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,217 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,923 $1,626,593

Leading Cast

Kenneth Branagh    Rick Magruder

Supporting Cast

Mike Manhattan    Television Field Reporter
Beth Eckhard    Television Weatherperson
Embeth Davidtz    Mallory Doss
Robert Downey, Jr.    Clyde Pell
Daryl Hannah    Lois Harlan
Robert Duvall    Dixon Doss
Tom Berenger    Peter Randle
Famke Janssen    Leeanne
Clyde Hayes    Carl Alden
Mae Whitman    Libby
Jesse James    Jeff Magruder
Julia R. Perce    Cassandra
Danny Darst    Sheriff Hope
Sonny Sellerm    Phillip Dunson
Walter Hartridge    Edmund Hess
Vernon E. Jordan    Larry Benjamin
Lori Beth Sikes    Betty
Rosemary Newcott    Dr. Bernice Sampson
Wilbur T. Fitzgerald    Judge Russo
David Hirsbergm    Tom Cherry
Paul Carden    Judge Cooper
Michelle Benjamin-Cooper    Principal
Christine Seabrook    Secretary
Bob Minor    Mr. Pitney
Myrna White    Tax Clerk
Jim Grimshaw    Desk Cop
Stuart Greer    Detective Hal
Nita Hardy    Policewoman
Ferguson Reid    Detective Black
Benjamin T. Gay    Court Clerk
Mark Bednarz    Effingham County Sheriff
Chip Tootle    Effingham County Sheriff
Sonny Shroyer    Chatham County Sheriff
Mike Pniewski    Chatham County Sheriff
Jay S. Pearson    Chatham County Sheriff
L. H. Smith    Storm Evacuee
Wren Arthur    Barfly Robin
Angela Costrini    Barfly Wren
Gregory H. Alpert    Barfly Clark
Lydia Marlene    Tattooed Bartender
Bill Crabb    Huey
Jin Hi Soucy    Huey's Patron
Richie Dye    Huey's Patron
Chad Darnell    Huey's Patron
Natalie Hendrix    Television Anchorperson
Gregg Jarret    Television Anchorperson
Doug Weathers    Television Anchorperson
Jeremy Cooper    Television Weatherperson
Brad Huffines    Television Weatherperson
Patrick Prokop    Television Weatherperson
David Jordan    Television Field Reporter
George Lyndel Brannen    Television Field Reporter
Gregory F. Pallone    Television Field Reporter
Alice Stewart    Television Field Reporter
Vanessa Young    Television Field Reporter
Alyson E. Beasley    Puppeteer
Angela Beasley    Puppeteer
Scott Troughton    Dredge Worker
Grace Tootle    Gas Station Attendant
Shane James    Ricky Butch Banks
Herb Kelsey    Doss Gang Member
William L. Thorp    Doss Gang Member
Cress Home    Helicopter Pilot

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Altman    Director
Jeremy Tannenbaum    Producer
Al Hayes    Screenwriter
John Grisham    Based on the story by
Mark Burg    Executive Producer
Glen A. Tobias    Executive Producer
Todd Baker    Executive Producer
Changwei Gu    Cinematographer
Geraldine Peroni    Editor
Stephen Altman    Production Designer
David Levy    Associate Producer
Alexandra Perce    Assistant Director
Paul Kurta    Production Manager
Jack Ballance    Art Director
Brian Kasch    Set Decorator
Dona Granata    Costume Designer
Susan Kaufmann    Costume Supervisor
Helen Hand    Associate Editor
John Pritchett    Sound Mixer
Matthew Iadarola    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Gegan    Re-recording Mixer
James Matheny    Sound Effects Editor
Martin Maryska    Sound Effects Editor
William Jacobs    Sound Effects Editor
Noah Blough    Sound Effects Editor
Randle Akerson    Sound Designer
Richard King    Sound Designer
Helena Lea    Music Editor
Deborah Larsen    Makeup (Department Head)
Vonda Morris    Makeup (Key)
Shelly Hutchins    Hairstylist (Key)
Lona Vigi    Hairstylist (Key)
Mary Jo Slater    Casting Director
Greg Walker    Stunt 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:$118,278 (7.3% of total gross)
Legs:13.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/30 max. theaters, 12.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,922,546

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,552 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,568 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,299 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,286 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,923 $1,626,593

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 23rd, 1998 (Wide) by Polygram
Video Release: August 27th, 2002 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality, violence and language
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Def Jam's How To Be a Player
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Island Pictures, Enchanter Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Kenneth Branagh    Rick Magruder

Supporting Cast

Mike Manhattan    Television Field Reporter
Beth Eckhard    Television Weatherperson
Embeth Davidtz    Mallory Doss
Robert Downey, Jr.    Clyde Pell
Daryl Hannah    Lois Harlan
Robert Duvall    Dixon Doss
Tom Berenger    Peter Randle
Famke Janssen    Leeanne
Clyde Hayes    Carl Alden
Mae Whitman    Libby
Jesse James    Jeff Magruder
Julia R. Perce    Cassandra
Danny Darst    Sheriff Hope
Sonny Sellerm    Phillip Dunson
Walter Hartridge    Edmund Hess
Vernon E. Jordan    Larry Benjamin
Lori Beth Sikes    Betty
Rosemary Newcott    Dr. Bernice Sampson
Wilbur T. Fitzgerald    Judge Russo
David Hirsbergm    Tom Cherry
Paul Carden    Judge Cooper
Michelle Benjamin-Cooper    Principal
Christine Seabrook    Secretary
Bob Minor    Mr. Pitney
Myrna White    Tax Clerk
Jim Grimshaw    Desk Cop
Stuart Greer    Detective Hal
Nita Hardy    Policewoman
Ferguson Reid    Detective Black
Benjamin T. Gay    Court Clerk
Mark Bednarz    Effingham County Sheriff
Chip Tootle    Effingham County Sheriff
Sonny Shroyer    Chatham County Sheriff
Mike Pniewski    Chatham County Sheriff
Jay S. Pearson    Chatham County Sheriff
L. H. Smith    Storm Evacuee
Wren Arthur    Barfly Robin
Angela Costrini    Barfly Wren
Gregory H. Alpert    Barfly Clark
Lydia Marlene    Tattooed Bartender
Bill Crabb    Huey
Jin Hi Soucy    Huey's Patron
Richie Dye    Huey's Patron
Chad Darnell    Huey's Patron
Natalie Hendrix    Television Anchorperson
Gregg Jarret    Television Anchorperson
Doug Weathers    Television Anchorperson
Jeremy Cooper    Television Weatherperson
Brad Huffines    Television Weatherperson
Patrick Prokop    Television Weatherperson
David Jordan    Television Field Reporter
George Lyndel Brannen    Television Field Reporter
Gregory F. Pallone    Television Field Reporter
Alice Stewart    Television Field Reporter
Vanessa Young    Television Field Reporter
Alyson E. Beasley    Puppeteer
Angela Beasley    Puppeteer
Scott Troughton    Dredge Worker
Grace Tootle    Gas Station Attendant
Shane James    Ricky Butch Banks
Herb Kelsey    Doss Gang Member
William L. Thorp    Doss Gang Member
Cress Home    Helicopter Pilot

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Altman    Director
Jeremy Tannenbaum    Producer
Al Hayes    Screenwriter
John Grisham    Based on the story by
Mark Burg    Executive Producer
Glen A. Tobias    Executive Producer
Todd Baker    Executive Producer
Changwei Gu    Cinematographer
Geraldine Peroni    Editor
Stephen Altman    Production Designer
David Levy    Associate Producer
Alexandra Perce    Assistant Director
Paul Kurta    Production Manager
Jack Ballance    Art Director
Brian Kasch    Set Decorator
Dona Granata    Costume Designer
Susan Kaufmann    Costume Supervisor
Helen Hand    Associate Editor
John Pritchett    Sound Mixer
Matthew Iadarola    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Gegan    Re-recording Mixer
James Matheny    Sound Effects Editor
Martin Maryska    Sound Effects Editor
William Jacobs    Sound Effects Editor
Noah Blough    Sound Effects Editor
Randle Akerson    Sound Designer
Richard King    Sound Designer
Helena Lea    Music Editor
Deborah Larsen    Makeup (Department Head)
Vonda Morris    Makeup (Key)
Shelly Hutchins    Hairstylist (Key)
Lona Vigi    Hairstylist (Key)
Mary Jo Slater    Casting Director
Greg Walker    Stunt 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 8,501-8,600) 8,552 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,430 $3,922,546
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,636 $1,626,593
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 (Rank 101-200) 190 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,299 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 960 $3,922,546
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 50 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,738 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,709 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,559 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 701-800) 784 $1,626,593
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,286 $1,626,593

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 1998 36 $118,278   8 $14,785   $118,278 1
Jan 30, 1998 44 $92,707 -22% 9 $10,301   $262,999 2
Feb 6, 1998 51 $72,379 -22% 8 $9,047   $367,798 3
Feb 13, 1998 54 $60,362 -17% 6 $10,060   $455,078 4
Feb 20, 1998 50 $73,256 +21% 8 $9,157   $541,827 5
Feb 27, 1998 51 $67,121 -8% 11 $6,102   $626,607 6
Mar 6, 1998 52 $59,180 -12% 21 $2,818   $709,207 7
Mar 13, 1998 54 $47,129 -20% 19 $2,480   $775,727 8
Mar 27, 1998 38 $76,175   18 $4,232   $907,330 10
Apr 3, 1998 45 $65,897 -13% 21 $3,138   $994,907 11
Apr 10, 1998 56 $32,627 -50% 17 $1,919   $1,042,064 12
Apr 17, 1998 57 $41,469 +27% 25 $1,659   $1,092,733 13
Apr 24, 1998 57 $40,005 -4% 30 $1,334   $1,147,118 14
May 1, 1998 56 $47,776 +19% 29 $1,647   $1,210,342 15
May 8, 1998 60 $31,700 -34% 26 $1,219   $1,252,962 16
May 15, 1998 58 $30,068 -5% 23 $1,307   $1,295,669 17
May 22, 1998 56 $35,063 +17% 22 $1,594   $1,351,109 18
May 29, 1998 44 $39,826 +14% 23 $1,732   $1,398,877 19
Jun 5, 1998 51 $27,926 -30% 22 $1,269   $1,442,814 20
Jun 12, 1998 55 $27,820 n/c 22 $1,265   $1,489,050 21
Jun 19, 1998 51 $31,050 +12% 19 $1,634   $1,534,569 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 1998 36 $170,292   8 $21,287   $170,292 1
Jan 30, 1998 44 $125,127 -27% 9 $13,903   $295,419 2
Feb 6, 1998 50 $99,297 -21% 8 $12,412   $394,716 3
Feb 13, 1998 50 $73,855 -26% 6 $12,309   $468,571 4
Feb 20, 1998 51 $90,915 +23% 8 $11,364   $559,486 5
Feb 27, 1998 50 $90,541 n/c 11 $8,231   $650,027 6
Mar 6, 1998 49 $78,571 -13% 21 $3,741   $728,598 7
Mar 27, 1998 41 $97,855   18 $5,436   $929,010 10
Apr 3, 1998 47 $80,427 -18% 21 $3,830   $1,009,437 11
Apr 10, 1998 48 $41,827 -48% 17 $2,460   $1,051,264 12
Apr 17, 1998 51 $55,849 +34% 25 $2,234   $1,107,113 13
Apr 24, 1998 51 $55,453 -1% 30 $1,848   $1,162,566 14
May 1, 1998 55 $58,696 +6% 29 $2,024   $1,221,262 15
May 8, 1998 49 $44,339 -24% 26 $1,705   $1,265,601 16
May 15, 1998 54 $50,445 +14% 23 $2,193   $1,316,046 17
May 22, 1998 53 $43,005 -15% 22 $1,955   $1,359,051 18
May 29, 1998 47 $55,837 +30% 23 $2,428   $1,414,888 19
Jun 5, 1998 46 $46,342 -17% 22 $2,106   $1,461,230 20
Jun 12, 1998 53 $42,289 -9% 22 $1,922   $1,503,519 21

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,568 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,197 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,349 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,594 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,863 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,217 $1,626,593
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,923 $1,626,593