The Hurricane (1999)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $50,699,241Details
International Box Office $23,257,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $73,956,241
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$384,640 (0.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$38,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:11 opening theaters/2,720 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $101,464,529

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,864 $50,699,241
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,281 $23,257,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,353 $73,956,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 545 $50,699,241
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 874 $23,257,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 679 $73,956,241

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 29th, 1999 (Limited) by Universal
Video Release: July 11th, 2000 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some violence.
Running Time: 146 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Deep Sea 3D
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Keywords: Boxing, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Beacon Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Sunday 69 $1,390,000 Feb 20, 2000 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 390 $5,616,945 Feb 18, 2000 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 234 $6,436,777 Feb 18, 2000 54
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 136 $5,701,085 Jan 28, 2000 33
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 105 $11,624,288 Jan 28, 2000 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 110 $10,512,425 Jan 14, 2000 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 89 $21,434,423 Jan 14, 2000 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 110 $12,010,045 Jan 14, 2000 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $24,488,017 Jan 14, 2000 19
Top 1999 Theater Average 14 $34,967 Dec 31, 1999 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,864 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,688 $101,464,529
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,421 $50,699,241
Top 1999 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 49 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 85 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,519 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 545 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 254 $50,699,241

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 31, 1999 21 $384,640   11 $34,967   $541,225 1
Jan 7, 2000 15 $2,531,280 +558% 159 $15,920   $3,191,951 2
Jan 14, 2000 3 $10,512,425 +315% 1,454 $7,230   $14,576,491 3
Jan 21, 2000 3 $6,502,595 -38% 2,101 $3,095   $22,889,316 4
Jan 28, 2000 3 $5,701,085 -12% 2,135 $2,670   $30,943,521 5
Feb 4, 2000 2 $4,940,420 -13% 2,148 $2,300   $37,559,916 6
Feb 11, 2000 5 $3,615,625 -27% 2,078 $1,740   $42,389,306 7
Feb 18, 2000 12 $2,754,810 -24% 1,711 $1,610   $46,380,951 8
Feb 25, 2000 16 $1,257,855 -54% 1,346 $935   $48,135,741 9
Mar 3, 2000 22 $500,650 -60% 589 $850   $49,013,271 10
Mar 10, 2000 27 $326,845 -35% 406 $805   $49,481,421 11
Mar 17, 2000 32 $200,030 -39% 336 $595   $49,783,016 12
Mar 24, 2000 31 $206,815 +3% 311 $665   $50,087,246 13
Mar 31, 2000 31 $158,895 -23% 321 $495   $50,324,006 14
Apr 7, 2000 33 $138,590 -13% 241 $575   $50,536,546 15
Apr 14, 2000 42 $74,520 -46% 138 $540   $50,668,906 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 29, 1999 20 $76,493     58 $1,319   $76,493 1
Jan 2, 2000 19 $127,000     11 $11,545   $452,000 5
Jan 3, 2000 20 $51,673 -59%   11 $4,698   $541,225 6
Jan 4, 2000 19 $41,507 -20%   11 $3,773   $582,732 7
Jan 5, 2000 20 $39,969 -4% -48% 11 $3,634   $622,701 8
Jan 7, 2000 14 $671,000     160 $4,194   $1,302,000 10
Jan 8, 2000 14 $997,000 +49%   160 $6,231   $2,299,000 11
Jan 9, 2000 14 $755,000 -24% +494% 159 $4,748   $3,193,435 12
Jan 10, 2000 14 $218,625 -71% +323% 159 $1,375   $3,412,576 13
Jan 11, 2000 14 $231,345 +6% +457% 159 $1,455   $3,641,921 14
Jan 12, 2000 15 $217,035 -6% +443% 159 $1,365   $3,858,956 15
Jan 13, 2000 15 $205,110 -5%   159 $1,290   $4,064,066 16
Jan 14, 2000 3 $2,506,000 +1,122% +273% 1,465 $1,711   $6,570,066 17
Jan 15, 2000 3 $3,774,000 +51% +279% 1,465 $2,576   $10,344,066 18
Jan 16, 2000 3 $2,734,805 -28% +262% 1,465 $1,867   $13,078,871 19
Jan 17, 2000 5 $1,497,620 -45% +585% 1,465 $1,022   $14,576,491 20
Jan 18, 2000 2 $705,190 -53% +205% 1,465 $481   $15,281,681 21
Jan 19, 2000 2 $559,790 -21% +158% 1,465 $382   $15,841,471 22
Jan 20, 2000 2 $545,250 -3% +166% 1,465 $372   $16,386,721 23
Jan 21, 2000 3 $1,870,000 +243% -25% 2,102 $890   $18,257,000 24
Jan 22, 2000 2 $3,175,000 +70% -16% 2,102 $1,510   $21,432,000 25
Jan 23, 2000 3 $1,534,000 -52% -44% 2,101 $730   $22,889,316 26
Jan 24, 2000 1 $609,209 -60% -59% 2,101 $290   $23,498,606 27
Jan 25, 2000 1 $651,310 +7% -8% 2,101 $310   $24,149,916 28
Jan 26, 2000 1 $556,765 -15% -1% 2,101 $265   $24,706,681 29
Jan 27, 2000 1 $535,755 -4% -2% 2,101 $255   $25,242,436 30
Jan 28, 2000 3 $1,713,000 +220% -8% 2,133 $803   $26,955,436 31
Jan 29, 2000 1 $2,944,000 +72% -7% 2,133 $1,380   $29,489,078 32
Jan 30, 2000 4 $907,000 -69% -41% 2,135 $425   $30,943,521 33
Jan 31, 2000 3 $437,675 -52% -28% 2,135 $205   $31,381,196 34
Feb 1, 2000 5 $269,700 -38% -59% 2,135 $126   $31,650,896 35
Feb 2, 2000 2 $394,975 +46% -29% 2,135 $185   $32,245,871 36
Feb 3, 2000 1 $373,000 -6% -30% 2,135 $175   $32,619,000 37
Feb 4, 2000 2 $1,344,000 +260% -22% 2,150 $625   $33,963,000 38
Feb 5, 2000 3 $2,330,000 +73% -21% 2,150 $1,084   $36,293,000 39
Feb 6, 2000 3 $1,267,000 -46% +40% 2,148 $590   $37,560,000 40
Feb 7, 2000 2 $290,125 -77% -34% 2,148 $135   $37,850,041 41
Feb 8, 2000 2 $354,420 +22% +31% 2,148 $165   $38,204,461 42
Feb 9, 2000 2 $289,980 -18% -27% 2,148 $135   $38,494,441 43
Feb 10, 2000 2 $279,240 -4% -25% 2,148 $130   $38,773,681 44
Feb 11, 2000 5 $844,944 +203% -37% 2,148 $393   $39,618,625 45
Feb 12, 2000 5 $1,735,654 +105% -26% 2,148 $808   $41,354,279 46
Feb 13, 2000 5 $925,000 -47% -27% 2,078 $445   $42,389,306 47
Feb 14, 2000 5 $457,160 -51% +58% 2,078 $220   $42,846,466 48
Feb 15, 2000 5 $280,530 -39% -21% 2,078 $135   $43,126,996 49
Feb 16, 2000 6 $249,360 -11% -14% 2,078 $120   $43,376,356 50
Feb 17, 2000 6 $249,785 n/c -11% 2,078 $120   $43,626,141 51
Feb 18, 2000 10 $727,000 +191% -14% 2,078 $350   $44,353,141 52
Feb 19, 2000 10 $1,393,000 +92% -20% 2,720 $512   $45,746,141 53
Feb 20, 2000 10 $1,390,000 n/c +50% 2,720 $511   $47,136,000 54
Feb 21, 2000 12 $402,085 -71% -12% 1,711 $235   $46,380,951 55
Feb 22, 2000 11 $187,995 -53% -33% 1,711 $110   $46,568,946 56
Feb 23, 2000 11 $153,990 -18% -38% 1,711 $90   $46,722,936 57
Feb 24, 2000 13 $154,940 +1% -38% 1,711 $91   $46,877,876 58
Feb 27, 2000 16 $310,000   -78% 1,325 $234   $48,135,741 61
Feb 28, 2000 15 $87,490 -72% -78% 1,325 $66   $48,223,221 62
Feb 29, 2000 14 $107,680 +23% -43% 1,325 $81   $48,330,901 63
Mar 1, 2000 15 $94,220 -13% -39% 1,325 $71   $48,425,121 64
Mar 2, 2000 15 $87,490 -7% -44% 1,325 $66   $48,512,611 65
Mar 6, 2000 20 $29,450   -66% 589 $50   $49,042,721 69
Mar 7, 2000 20 $41,230 +40% -62% 589 $70   $49,083,951 70
Mar 8, 2000 20 $35,340 -14% -62% 589 $60   $49,119,291 71

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 31, 1999 26 $504,086   11 $45,826   $660,671 2
Jan 7, 2000 15 $3,403,395 +575% 159 $21,405   $4,064,066 3
Jan 14, 2000 3 $12,322,655 +262% 1,454 $8,475   $16,386,721 4
Jan 21, 2000 3 $8,855,715 -28% 2,101 $4,215   $25,242,436 5
Jan 28, 2000 3 $7,377,060 -17% 2,135 $3,455   $32,619,496 6
Feb 4, 2000 2 $6,154,185 -17% 2,148 $2,865   $38,773,681 7
Feb 11, 2000 5 $4,852,460 -21% 2,078 $2,335   $43,626,141 8
Feb 18, 2000 14 $3,251,745 -33% 1,711 $1,900   $46,877,886 9
Feb 25, 2000 16 $1,634,735 -50% 1,346 $1,215   $48,512,621 10
Mar 3, 2000 22 $641,955 -61% 589 $1,090   $49,154,576 11
Mar 10, 2000 27 $428,410 -33% 406 $1,055   $49,582,986 12
Mar 17, 2000 33 $297,445 -31% 336 $885   $49,880,431 13
Mar 24, 2000 33 $284,680 -4% 311 $915   $50,165,111 14
Mar 31, 2000 32 $232,845 -18% 321 $725   $50,397,956 15
Apr 7, 2000 32 $196,430 -16% 241 $815   $50,594,386 16
Apr 14, 2000 46 $104,855 -47% 138 $760   $50,699,241 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,281 $23,257,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,635 $23,257,000
Top 1999 Movies at the International Box Office 53 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,700 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 210 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 643 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 874 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $23,257,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,353 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,811 $73,956,241
Top 1999 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 47 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 104 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,926 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 373 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 679 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $73,956,241

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

Supporting Cast

John Hannah    Terry Swinton
Deborah Kara Unger    Lisa Peters
Liev Schreiber    Sam Chaiton
Vicellous Reon Shannon    Lesra
David Paymer    Myron Bedlock
Dan Hedaya    Det. Vincent Della Pesca
Harris Yulin    Leon Friedman
Rod Steiger    Judge H. Lee Sorokin
Ellen Burstyn    Herself (Archive Footage, uncredited)
Vincent Pastore    Alfred Bello
Garland Whitt    John Artis
Clancy Brown    Lt. Jimmy Williams
Debbi Morgan    Mae Thelma
Chuck Cooper    Earl Martin
Badja Djola    Mobutu
David Lansbury    U.S. Court Prosecutor
Al Waxman    Warden
Beatrice Winde    Louise Cockersham
Bill Raymond    Paterson Judge
Brenda Thomas Denmark    Alma Martin
Marcia Bennett    Jean Wahl
Mitchell Taylor, Jr.    Young Rubin
Merwin Goldsmith    Judge Larner
John A. MacKay    Man at Falls
Donnique Privott    Boy at the Falls
Moynan King    Tina Barbieri
Gary Dewitt Marshall    Nite Spot Cabbie
John Christopher Jones    Reporter at Bar
Gwendolyn Mulamba    Nite Spot Woman
Richard M. Davidson    Paterson Detective
George Odom    Big Ed
Tonye Patano    Woman at Prison
Fulvio Cecere    Paterson Policeman
Phillip Jarrett    Soldier #1 in U.S.O. Club
Rodney M. Jackson    Soldier #2 in U.S.O. Club
Judi Embden    Woman in U.S.O. Club
Terry Claybon    Emile Griffith
Ben Bray    Joey Giardello
Michael Justus    Joey Cooper
Kenneth McGregor    Detective at Hospital
Frank Proctor    Pittsburgh Ring Announcer
Peter Wylie    Pittsburgh Referee
David Gray    Pittsburgh TV Announcer
Joe Matheson    Philadelphia Ring Announcer
Bill Lake    Philadelphia TV Announcer
Robin Ward    Reading, PA TV Announcer
Harry Davis    Reading, PA Referee
Pippa Pearthree    Patty Valentine
Jean Daigle    Detective
Robert Evans    Detective at Lafayette Bar
Scott Gibson    Reporter at Banquet
Ann Holloway    Cashier
Bruce McFee    Prison Guard
Conrad Bergschneider    Prison Guard
Satori Shakoor    Prison Guard
Zoran Radusinovic    Prison Guard
Stephen Lee Wright    Prison Guard
Michael Bodnar    Prison Guard
Carson Manning    Prison Guard
Debrah Ellen Waller    Prison Guard
Richard Litt    Prison Guard
Adam Large    Prison Guard
Peter Graham    Prisoner with Camera
George Masswohl    Mechanic
Lawrence Sacco    New Jersey Policeman
David Frisch    New Jersey Policeman
Ralph Brown    Federal Court Assistant Prosecutor
Dyron Holmes    Reporter
Ryann Williams    Elston Martin
Bruce Vavrina    St. Joseph's Doctor
Brenda Braxton    Dancer with John Artis
Christopher Riordan    Jury Foreman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Norman Jewison    Director
Armyan Bernstein    Screenwriter
Dan Gordon    Screenwriter
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter*    Based on the Non-Fiction Book "Lazarus and the Hurricane" by
Armyan Bernstein    Producer
John Ketcham    Producer
Norman Jewison    Producer
Irving Azoff    Executive Producer
Tom Rosenberg    Executive Producer
Rudy Langlais    Executive Producer
Thomas A. Bliss    Executive Producer
Marc Abraham    Executive Producer
William Teitler    Executive Producer
Roger Deakins    Director of Photography
Philip Rosenberg    Production Designer
Stephen Rivkin    Editor
Aggie Guerard Rodgers    Costume Designer
Christopher Young    Composer
G. Marq Roswell    Music Supervisor
Suzann Ellis    Co-Producer
Michael Jewison    Co-Producer
Jon Jashni    Co-Producer
J.J. Authors    Assistant Director
Mathew Hart    Unit Production Manager
Dennis Davenport    Art Director
Gordon Sim    Set Decorator
Kaz Kobielski    Special Effects Coordinator
Bruce Carwardine    Sound Mixer
Don White    Re-recording Mixer
Andy Koyama    Re-recording Mixer
Tim O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Brad Thornton    Re-recording Mixer
Michael O'Farrell    Supervising Sound Editor
Wayne Griffin    Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Gingras    Sound Effects Editor
John Laing    Dialogue Editor
Tanya Noel Hill    Music Editor
John Caglione, Jr.    Make up
Irene Kent    Make up
David R. Beecroft    Hairstylist
Nathan Busch    Hairstylist
Summer Anderson    Song Writer
Clark Anderson    Song Writer
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Robin D. Cook    Casting Director
John Stoneham Jr. *    Stunt Coordinator
Jeanette Surga    Additional Music Editor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$384,640 (0.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$38,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:11 opening theaters/2,720 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $101,464,529

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,864 $50,699,241
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,281 $23,257,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,353 $73,956,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 545 $50,699,241
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 874 $23,257,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 679 $73,956,241

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 29th, 1999 (Limited) by Universal
Video Release: July 11th, 2000 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some violence.
Running Time: 146 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Deep Sea 3D
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Boxing, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Beacon Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 8th Sunday 69 $1,390,000 Feb 20, 2000 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 390 $5,616,945 Feb 18, 2000 54
Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 234 $6,436,777 Feb 18, 2000 54
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day) 136 $5,701,085 Jan 28, 2000 33
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 105 $11,624,288 Jan 28, 2000 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 110 $10,512,425 Jan 14, 2000 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 89 $21,434,423 Jan 14, 2000 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 110 $12,010,045 Jan 14, 2000 19
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $24,488,017 Jan 14, 2000 19
Top 1999 Theater Average 14 $34,967 Dec 31, 1999 5

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington    Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

Supporting Cast

John Hannah    Terry Swinton
Deborah Kara Unger    Lisa Peters
Liev Schreiber    Sam Chaiton
Vicellous Reon Shannon    Lesra
David Paymer    Myron Bedlock
Dan Hedaya    Det. Vincent Della Pesca
Harris Yulin    Leon Friedman
Rod Steiger    Judge H. Lee Sorokin
Ellen Burstyn    Herself (Archive Footage, uncredited)
Vincent Pastore    Alfred Bello
Garland Whitt    John Artis
Clancy Brown    Lt. Jimmy Williams
Debbi Morgan    Mae Thelma
Chuck Cooper    Earl Martin
Badja Djola    Mobutu
David Lansbury    U.S. Court Prosecutor
Al Waxman    Warden
Beatrice Winde    Louise Cockersham
Bill Raymond    Paterson Judge
Brenda Thomas Denmark    Alma Martin
Marcia Bennett    Jean Wahl
Mitchell Taylor, Jr.    Young Rubin
Merwin Goldsmith    Judge Larner
John A. MacKay    Man at Falls
Donnique Privott    Boy at the Falls
Moynan King    Tina Barbieri
Gary Dewitt Marshall    Nite Spot Cabbie
John Christopher Jones    Reporter at Bar
Gwendolyn Mulamba    Nite Spot Woman
Richard M. Davidson    Paterson Detective
George Odom    Big Ed
Tonye Patano    Woman at Prison
Fulvio Cecere    Paterson Policeman
Phillip Jarrett    Soldier #1 in U.S.O. Club
Rodney M. Jackson    Soldier #2 in U.S.O. Club
Judi Embden    Woman in U.S.O. Club
Terry Claybon    Emile Griffith
Ben Bray    Joey Giardello
Michael Justus    Joey Cooper
Kenneth McGregor    Detective at Hospital
Frank Proctor    Pittsburgh Ring Announcer
Peter Wylie    Pittsburgh Referee
David Gray    Pittsburgh TV Announcer
Joe Matheson    Philadelphia Ring Announcer
Bill Lake    Philadelphia TV Announcer
Robin Ward    Reading, PA TV Announcer
Harry Davis    Reading, PA Referee
Pippa Pearthree    Patty Valentine
Jean Daigle    Detective
Robert Evans    Detective at Lafayette Bar
Scott Gibson    Reporter at Banquet
Ann Holloway    Cashier
Bruce McFee    Prison Guard
Conrad Bergschneider    Prison Guard
Satori Shakoor    Prison Guard
Zoran Radusinovic    Prison Guard
Stephen Lee Wright    Prison Guard
Michael Bodnar    Prison Guard
Carson Manning    Prison Guard
Debrah Ellen Waller    Prison Guard
Richard Litt    Prison Guard
Adam Large    Prison Guard
Peter Graham    Prisoner with Camera
George Masswohl    Mechanic
Lawrence Sacco    New Jersey Policeman
David Frisch    New Jersey Policeman
Ralph Brown    Federal Court Assistant Prosecutor
Dyron Holmes    Reporter
Ryann Williams    Elston Martin
Bruce Vavrina    St. Joseph's Doctor
Brenda Braxton    Dancer with John Artis
Christopher Riordan    Jury Foreman

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

Production and Technical Credits

Norman Jewison    Director
Armyan Bernstein    Screenwriter
Dan Gordon    Screenwriter
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter*    Based on the Non-Fiction Book "Lazarus and the Hurricane" by
Armyan Bernstein    Producer
John Ketcham    Producer
Norman Jewison    Producer
Irving Azoff    Executive Producer
Tom Rosenberg    Executive Producer
Rudy Langlais    Executive Producer
Thomas A. Bliss    Executive Producer
Marc Abraham    Executive Producer
William Teitler    Executive Producer
Roger Deakins    Director of Photography
Philip Rosenberg    Production Designer
Stephen Rivkin    Editor
Aggie Guerard Rodgers    Costume Designer
Christopher Young    Composer
G. Marq Roswell    Music Supervisor
Suzann Ellis    Co-Producer
Michael Jewison    Co-Producer
Jon Jashni    Co-Producer
J.J. Authors    Assistant Director
Mathew Hart    Unit Production Manager
Dennis Davenport    Art Director
Gordon Sim    Set Decorator
Kaz Kobielski    Special Effects Coordinator
Bruce Carwardine    Sound Mixer
Don White    Re-recording Mixer
Andy Koyama    Re-recording Mixer
Tim O'Connell    Re-recording Mixer
Brad Thornton    Re-recording Mixer
Michael O'Farrell    Supervising Sound Editor
Wayne Griffin    Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Gingras    Sound Effects Editor
John Laing    Dialogue Editor
Tanya Noel Hill    Music Editor
John Caglione, Jr.    Make up
Irene Kent    Make up
David R. Beecroft    Hairstylist
Nathan Busch    Hairstylist
Summer Anderson    Song Writer
Clark Anderson    Song Writer
Avy Kaufman    Casting Director
Robin D. Cook    Casting Director
John Stoneham Jr. *    Stunt Coordinator
Jeanette Surga    Additional Music 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 1,801-1,900) 1,864 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,688 $101,464,529
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,421 $50,699,241
Top 1999 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 49 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 85 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,519 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 545 $50,699,241
All Time Domestic Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 254 $50,699,241

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 31, 1999 21 $384,640   11 $34,967   $541,225 1
Jan 7, 2000 15 $2,531,280 +558% 159 $15,920   $3,191,951 2
Jan 14, 2000 3 $10,512,425 +315% 1,454 $7,230   $14,576,491 3
Jan 21, 2000 3 $6,502,595 -38% 2,101 $3,095   $22,889,316 4
Jan 28, 2000 3 $5,701,085 -12% 2,135 $2,670   $30,943,521 5
Feb 4, 2000 2 $4,940,420 -13% 2,148 $2,300   $37,559,916 6
Feb 11, 2000 5 $3,615,625 -27% 2,078 $1,740   $42,389,306 7
Feb 18, 2000 12 $2,754,810 -24% 1,711 $1,610   $46,380,951 8
Feb 25, 2000 16 $1,257,855 -54% 1,346 $935   $48,135,741 9
Mar 3, 2000 22 $500,650 -60% 589 $850   $49,013,271 10
Mar 10, 2000 27 $326,845 -35% 406 $805   $49,481,421 11
Mar 17, 2000 32 $200,030 -39% 336 $595   $49,783,016 12
Mar 24, 2000 31 $206,815 +3% 311 $665   $50,087,246 13
Mar 31, 2000 31 $158,895 -23% 321 $495   $50,324,006 14
Apr 7, 2000 33 $138,590 -13% 241 $575   $50,536,546 15
Apr 14, 2000 42 $74,520 -46% 138 $540   $50,668,906 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 29, 1999 20 $76,493     58 $1,319   $76,493 1
Jan 2, 2000 19 $127,000     11 $11,545   $452,000 5
Jan 3, 2000 20 $51,673 -59%   11 $4,698   $541,225 6
Jan 4, 2000 19 $41,507 -20%   11 $3,773   $582,732 7
Jan 5, 2000 20 $39,969 -4% -48% 11 $3,634   $622,701 8
Jan 7, 2000 14 $671,000     160 $4,194   $1,302,000 10
Jan 8, 2000 14 $997,000 +49%   160 $6,231   $2,299,000 11
Jan 9, 2000 14 $755,000 -24% +494% 159 $4,748   $3,193,435 12
Jan 10, 2000 14 $218,625 -71% +323% 159 $1,375   $3,412,576 13
Jan 11, 2000 14 $231,345 +6% +457% 159 $1,455   $3,641,921 14
Jan 12, 2000 15 $217,035 -6% +443% 159 $1,365   $3,858,956 15
Jan 13, 2000 15 $205,110 -5%   159 $1,290   $4,064,066 16
Jan 14, 2000 3 $2,506,000 +1,122% +273% 1,465 $1,711   $6,570,066 17
Jan 15, 2000 3 $3,774,000 +51% +279% 1,465 $2,576   $10,344,066 18
Jan 16, 2000 3 $2,734,805 -28% +262% 1,465 $1,867   $13,078,871 19
Jan 17, 2000 5 $1,497,620 -45% +585% 1,465 $1,022   $14,576,491 20
Jan 18, 2000 2 $705,190 -53% +205% 1,465 $481   $15,281,681 21
Jan 19, 2000 2 $559,790 -21% +158% 1,465 $382   $15,841,471 22
Jan 20, 2000 2 $545,250 -3% +166% 1,465 $372   $16,386,721 23
Jan 21, 2000 3 $1,870,000 +243% -25% 2,102 $890   $18,257,000 24
Jan 22, 2000 2 $3,175,000 +70% -16% 2,102 $1,510   $21,432,000 25
Jan 23, 2000 3 $1,534,000 -52% -44% 2,101 $730   $22,889,316 26
Jan 24, 2000 1 $609,209 -60% -59% 2,101 $290   $23,498,606 27
Jan 25, 2000 1 $651,310 +7% -8% 2,101 $310   $24,149,916 28
Jan 26, 2000 1 $556,765 -15% -1% 2,101 $265   $24,706,681 29
Jan 27, 2000 1 $535,755 -4% -2% 2,101 $255   $25,242,436 30
Jan 28, 2000 3 $1,713,000 +220% -8% 2,133 $803   $26,955,436 31
Jan 29, 2000 1 $2,944,000 +72% -7% 2,133 $1,380   $29,489,078 32
Jan 30, 2000 4 $907,000 -69% -41% 2,135 $425   $30,943,521 33
Jan 31, 2000 3 $437,675 -52% -28% 2,135 $205   $31,381,196 34
Feb 1, 2000 5 $269,700 -38% -59% 2,135 $126   $31,650,896 35
Feb 2, 2000 2 $394,975 +46% -29% 2,135 $185   $32,245,871 36
Feb 3, 2000 1 $373,000 -6% -30% 2,135 $175   $32,619,000 37
Feb 4, 2000 2 $1,344,000 +260% -22% 2,150 $625   $33,963,000 38
Feb 5, 2000 3 $2,330,000 +73% -21% 2,150 $1,084   $36,293,000 39
Feb 6, 2000 3 $1,267,000 -46% +40% 2,148 $590   $37,560,000 40
Feb 7, 2000 2 $290,125 -77% -34% 2,148 $135   $37,850,041 41
Feb 8, 2000 2 $354,420 +22% +31% 2,148 $165   $38,204,461 42
Feb 9, 2000 2 $289,980 -18% -27% 2,148 $135   $38,494,441 43
Feb 10, 2000 2 $279,240 -4% -25% 2,148 $130   $38,773,681 44
Feb 11, 2000 5 $844,944 +203% -37% 2,148 $393   $39,618,625 45
Feb 12, 2000 5 $1,735,654 +105% -26% 2,148 $808   $41,354,279 46
Feb 13, 2000 5 $925,000 -47% -27% 2,078 $445   $42,389,306 47
Feb 14, 2000 5 $457,160 -51% +58% 2,078 $220   $42,846,466 48
Feb 15, 2000 5 $280,530 -39% -21% 2,078 $135   $43,126,996 49
Feb 16, 2000 6 $249,360 -11% -14% 2,078 $120   $43,376,356 50
Feb 17, 2000 6 $249,785 n/c -11% 2,078 $120   $43,626,141 51
Feb 18, 2000 10 $727,000 +191% -14% 2,078 $350   $44,353,141 52
Feb 19, 2000 10 $1,393,000 +92% -20% 2,720 $512   $45,746,141 53
Feb 20, 2000 10 $1,390,000 n/c +50% 2,720 $511   $47,136,000 54
Feb 21, 2000 12 $402,085 -71% -12% 1,711 $235   $46,380,951 55
Feb 22, 2000 11 $187,995 -53% -33% 1,711 $110   $46,568,946 56
Feb 23, 2000 11 $153,990 -18% -38% 1,711 $90   $46,722,936 57
Feb 24, 2000 13 $154,940 +1% -38% 1,711 $91   $46,877,876 58
Feb 27, 2000 16 $310,000   -78% 1,325 $234   $48,135,741 61
Feb 28, 2000 15 $87,490 -72% -78% 1,325 $66   $48,223,221 62
Feb 29, 2000 14 $107,680 +23% -43% 1,325 $81   $48,330,901 63
Mar 1, 2000 15 $94,220 -13% -39% 1,325 $71   $48,425,121 64
Mar 2, 2000 15 $87,490 -7% -44% 1,325 $66   $48,512,611 65
Mar 6, 2000 20 $29,450   -66% 589 $50   $49,042,721 69
Mar 7, 2000 20 $41,230 +40% -62% 589 $70   $49,083,951 70
Mar 8, 2000 20 $35,340 -14% -62% 589 $60   $49,119,291 71

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 31, 1999 26 $504,086   11 $45,826   $660,671 2
Jan 7, 2000 15 $3,403,395 +575% 159 $21,405   $4,064,066 3
Jan 14, 2000 3 $12,322,655 +262% 1,454 $8,475   $16,386,721 4
Jan 21, 2000 3 $8,855,715 -28% 2,101 $4,215   $25,242,436 5
Jan 28, 2000 3 $7,377,060 -17% 2,135 $3,455   $32,619,496 6
Feb 4, 2000 2 $6,154,185 -17% 2,148 $2,865   $38,773,681 7
Feb 11, 2000 5 $4,852,460 -21% 2,078 $2,335   $43,626,141 8
Feb 18, 2000 14 $3,251,745 -33% 1,711 $1,900   $46,877,886 9
Feb 25, 2000 16 $1,634,735 -50% 1,346 $1,215   $48,512,621 10
Mar 3, 2000 22 $641,955 -61% 589 $1,090   $49,154,576 11
Mar 10, 2000 27 $428,410 -33% 406 $1,055   $49,582,986 12
Mar 17, 2000 33 $297,445 -31% 336 $885   $49,880,431 13
Mar 24, 2000 33 $284,680 -4% 311 $915   $50,165,111 14
Mar 31, 2000 32 $232,845 -18% 321 $725   $50,397,956 15
Apr 7, 2000 32 $196,430 -16% 241 $815   $50,594,386 16
Apr 14, 2000 46 $104,855 -47% 138 $760   $50,699,241 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,281 $23,257,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,635 $23,257,000
Top 1999 Movies at the International Box Office 53 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 191 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,700 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 210 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 643 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 874 $23,257,000
All Time International Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $23,257,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,353 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,811 $73,956,241
Top 1999 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 47 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 104 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,926 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 373 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 679 $73,956,241
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $73,956,241