Mars Attacks! (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,771,017Details
International Box Office $63,600,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $101,371,017
OpusData ID: 14970100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,384,272 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,955 opening theaters/1,955 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $96,272,699

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,508 $37,771,017
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,752 $63,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,885 $101,371,017

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 1996 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: September 24th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: June 17th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
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Keywords: Alien Invasion, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, White House Under Attack, Set on Mars, First Contact, Black Comedy
Source:Based on Toy
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tim Burton
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 364 $8,759,736 Jan 3, 1997 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 304 $5,075,963 Dec 27, 1996 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 256 $13,447,858 Dec 27, 1996 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,508 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $96,272,699
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,958 $37,771,017
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 39 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 8 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,110 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 36 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 984 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $37,771,017

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 2 $9,384,272   1,955 $4,800   $9,384,272 1
Dec 20, 1996 7 $4,674,116 -50% 1,955 $2,391   $16,655,376 2
Dec 27, 1996 8 $5,075,963 +9% 1,955 $2,596   $25,846,508 3
Jan 3, 1997 9 $3,433,575 -32% 1,901 $1,806   $33,779,762 4
Jan 10, 1997 18 $1,005,268 -71% 1,022 $984   $35,538,268 5
Jan 17, 1997 29 $359,261 -64% 390 $921   $36,184,359 6
Jan 24, 1997 39 $100,366 -72% 158 $635   $36,343,818 7
Jan 31, 1997 45 $68,891 -31% 104 $662   $36,446,205 8
Feb 7, 1997 58 $37,967 -45% 82 $463   $36,504,429 9
Feb 14, 1997 29 $364,572 +860% 406 $898   $36,882,518 10
Feb 21, 1997 30 $239,656 -34% 379 $632   $37,202,443 11
Feb 28, 1997 29 $193,226 -19% 327 $591   $37,471,556 12
Mar 7, 1997 34 $121,212 -37% 232 $522   $37,650,012 13
Mar 14, 1997 42 $72,193 -40% 167 $432   $37,754,208 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 2 $11,981,260   1,955 $6,129   $11,981,260 1
Dec 20, 1996 7 $8,789,285 -27% 1,955 $4,496   $20,770,545 2
Dec 27, 1996 8 $9,575,642 +9% 1,955 $4,898   $30,346,187 3
Jan 3, 1997 10 $4,186,813 -56% 1,901 $2,202   $34,533,000 4
Jan 10, 1997 19 $1,292,098 -69% 1,022 $1,264   $35,825,098 5
Jan 17, 1997 29 $418,354 -68% 390 $1,073   $36,243,452 6
Jan 24, 1997 39 $133,862 -68% 158 $847   $36,377,314 7
Jan 31, 1997 45 $89,148 -33% 104 $857   $36,466,462 8
Feb 7, 1997 51 $51,484 -42% 82 $628   $36,517,946 9
Feb 14, 1997 28 $444,841 +764% 406 $1,096   $36,962,787 10
Feb 21, 1997 29 $315,543 -29% 379 $833   $37,278,330 11
Feb 28, 1997 29 $250,470 -21% 327 $766   $37,528,800 12
Mar 7, 1997 32 $153,215 -39% 232 $660   $37,682,015 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/24/2020 $447 1 1 1 $447 10/2/2020
 
Rest of World $63,599,553
 
International Total$63,600,000 10/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,752 $63,600,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,260 $63,600,000
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 24 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 8 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,348 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 14 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 653 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 247 $63,600,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,885 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,376 $101,371,017
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 31 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 8 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,480 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 247 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 19 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 746 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 288 $101,371,017

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 30, 2024202,362 2,362$11,810$11,8101,411
Jul 7, 2024183,028 5,390$15,140$26,9501,412
Jul 14, 2024175,567 10,957$27,835$54,7851,413
Aug 4, 2024191,595 14,782$9,873$75,8081,416

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 30, 2024162,201 2,201$35,216$35,2161,411
Jul 7, 2024172,752 4,953$43,619$78,8351,412
Jul 14, 2024202,537 7,490$40,211$119,0461,413

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    President Dale/Art Land
Glenn Close    Marsha Dale
Annette Bening    Barbara Land
Pierce Brosnan    Donald Kessler

Supporting Cast

Martin Short    Jerry Ross
Sarah Jessica Parker    Nathalie Lake
Michael J. Fox    Jason Stone
Rod Steiger    General Decker
Tom Jones    Himself
Lukas Haas    Richie Norris
Natalie Portman    Taffy Dale
Jim Brown    Byron Williams
Lisa Marie    Martian Girl
Sylvia Sidney    Grandma Norris
Pam Grier    Louise Williams
Jack Black    Billy Glenn Norris
Christina Applegate    Sharona
Barbet Schroeder    French President
Joe Don Baker    Glenn Norris
Rance Howard    Texas Investor

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Burton    Director
Tim Burton    Screenwriter
Jonathan Gems    Story Creator
Topps    Based on the trading cards created by
Peter Suschitzky    Cinematographer
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Danny Elfman    Composer
Wynn Thomas    Production Designer
James Hegedus    Supervising Art Director
John Dexter    Art Director
Richard Berger    Set Designer
Nancy Haigh    Set Decorator
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
Dennis Maitland Sr    Costume Designer
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
James Mitchell    Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Fink    Visual Effects Supervisor
David Andrews    Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Lantieri    Special Effects Supervisor
Joe Dunne    Stunt Coordinator
Paul Deason    Associate Producer
Mark S. Miller    Associate Producer
Tom Mack    Assistant Director
Victoria Thomas    Casting Director
Ewa Sztompke-Oatfield*    Dialogue Editor
Roger Guyett    Computer Graphics Supervisor

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


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  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,384,272 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,955 opening theaters/1,955 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $96,272,699

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,508 $37,771,017
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,752 $63,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,885 $101,371,017

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 1996 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: September 24th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: June 17th, 1997 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Alien Invasion, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, White House Under Attack, Set on Mars, First Contact, Black Comedy
Source:Based on Toy
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tim Burton
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 364 $8,759,736 Jan 3, 1997 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 304 $5,075,963 Dec 27, 1996 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 256 $13,447,858 Dec 27, 1996 17

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson    President Dale/Art Land
Glenn Close    Marsha Dale
Annette Bening    Barbara Land
Pierce Brosnan    Donald Kessler

Supporting Cast

Martin Short    Jerry Ross
Sarah Jessica Parker    Nathalie Lake
Michael J. Fox    Jason Stone
Rod Steiger    General Decker
Tom Jones    Himself
Lukas Haas    Richie Norris
Natalie Portman    Taffy Dale
Jim Brown    Byron Williams
Lisa Marie    Martian Girl
Sylvia Sidney    Grandma Norris
Pam Grier    Louise Williams
Jack Black    Billy Glenn Norris
Christina Applegate    Sharona
Barbet Schroeder    French President
Joe Don Baker    Glenn Norris
Rance Howard    Texas Investor

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Burton    Director
Tim Burton    Screenwriter
Jonathan Gems    Story Creator
Topps    Based on the trading cards created by
Peter Suschitzky    Cinematographer
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Danny Elfman    Composer
Wynn Thomas    Production Designer
James Hegedus    Supervising Art Director
John Dexter    Art Director
Richard Berger    Set Designer
Nancy Haigh    Set Decorator
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
Dennis Maitland Sr    Costume Designer
Randy Thom    Sound Designer
James Mitchell    Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Fink    Visual Effects Supervisor
David Andrews    Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Lantieri    Special Effects Supervisor
Joe Dunne    Stunt Coordinator
Paul Deason    Associate Producer
Mark S. Miller    Associate Producer
Tom Mack    Assistant Director
Victoria Thomas    Casting Director
Ewa Sztompke-Oatfield*    Dialogue Editor
Roger Guyett    Computer Graphics Supervisor

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 2,501-2,600) 2,508 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $96,272,699
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,958 $37,771,017
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 39 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 8 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,110 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 36 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 984 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $37,771,017

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 2 $9,384,272   1,955 $4,800   $9,384,272 1
Dec 20, 1996 7 $4,674,116 -50% 1,955 $2,391   $16,655,376 2
Dec 27, 1996 8 $5,075,963 +9% 1,955 $2,596   $25,846,508 3
Jan 3, 1997 9 $3,433,575 -32% 1,901 $1,806   $33,779,762 4
Jan 10, 1997 18 $1,005,268 -71% 1,022 $984   $35,538,268 5
Jan 17, 1997 29 $359,261 -64% 390 $921   $36,184,359 6
Jan 24, 1997 39 $100,366 -72% 158 $635   $36,343,818 7
Jan 31, 1997 45 $68,891 -31% 104 $662   $36,446,205 8
Feb 7, 1997 58 $37,967 -45% 82 $463   $36,504,429 9
Feb 14, 1997 29 $364,572 +860% 406 $898   $36,882,518 10
Feb 21, 1997 30 $239,656 -34% 379 $632   $37,202,443 11
Feb 28, 1997 29 $193,226 -19% 327 $591   $37,471,556 12
Mar 7, 1997 34 $121,212 -37% 232 $522   $37,650,012 13
Mar 14, 1997 42 $72,193 -40% 167 $432   $37,754,208 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 2 $11,981,260   1,955 $6,129   $11,981,260 1
Dec 20, 1996 7 $8,789,285 -27% 1,955 $4,496   $20,770,545 2
Dec 27, 1996 8 $9,575,642 +9% 1,955 $4,898   $30,346,187 3
Jan 3, 1997 10 $4,186,813 -56% 1,901 $2,202   $34,533,000 4
Jan 10, 1997 19 $1,292,098 -69% 1,022 $1,264   $35,825,098 5
Jan 17, 1997 29 $418,354 -68% 390 $1,073   $36,243,452 6
Jan 24, 1997 39 $133,862 -68% 158 $847   $36,377,314 7
Jan 31, 1997 45 $89,148 -33% 104 $857   $36,466,462 8
Feb 7, 1997 51 $51,484 -42% 82 $628   $36,517,946 9
Feb 14, 1997 28 $444,841 +764% 406 $1,096   $36,962,787 10
Feb 21, 1997 29 $315,543 -29% 379 $833   $37,278,330 11
Feb 28, 1997 29 $250,470 -21% 327 $766   $37,528,800 12
Mar 7, 1997 32 $153,215 -39% 232 $660   $37,682,015 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/24/2020 $447 1 1 1 $447 10/2/2020
 
Rest of World $63,599,553
 
International Total$63,600,000 10/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,752 $63,600,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,260 $63,600,000
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 24 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 8 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,348 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 14 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 653 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 247 $63,600,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,885 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,376 $101,371,017
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 31 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 8 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,480 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 247 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 19 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 746 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 288 $101,371,017

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 30, 2024202,362 2,362$11,810$11,8101,411
Jul 7, 2024183,028 5,390$15,140$26,9501,412
Jul 14, 2024175,567 10,957$27,835$54,7851,413
Aug 4, 2024191,595 14,782$9,873$75,8081,416

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Jun 30, 2024162,201 2,201$35,216$35,2161,411
Jul 7, 2024172,752 4,953$43,619$78,8351,412
Jul 14, 2024202,537 7,490$40,211$119,0461,413

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.