Australia Box Office for Men in Black (1997)

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Men in Black
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $304Details
Worldwide Box Office $587,790,539Details
Further financial details...

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  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. Worldwide
  5. Cast & Crew
  6. Trailer

Synopsis

A streetwise NYPD detective joins a secret organization that polices extraterrestrial affairs on Earth. Men in Black follows the exploits of agents Kay and Jay, members of a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth. The two Men in Black find themselves in the middle of the deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies. In order to prevent worlds from colliding, the MiB must track down the terrorist and prevent the destruction of Earth. It's just another typical day for the Men in Black.

Metrics

Movie Details

Production Budget:$90,000,000
Australia Releases: September 11th, 1997 (Wide)
July 7th, 2023 (Limited)
Video Release: October 23rd, 1997 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and sci-fi violence
Running Time: 98 minutes
Franchise: Men in Black
Keywords: Visual Effects, Marvel Comics, Secret Agent, Friendly Alien on Earth, Set in New York City, Action Comedy, Buddy Cop
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Blu-ray Sales: Red Revels in Blu

June 7th, 2012

New releases took the top four spots in the Blu-ray sales chart. Red Tails took first place with 446,000 units / $10.25 million for a 48% opening week Blu-ray share. The film was expensive to make and it didn't perform well enough in theaters, but its home market numbers are better. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 1st, 2012

May 1st, 2012

It's yet another very slow week on the home market. In fact, all of May is very slow on the home market, although this is not surprising for this time of year. I'm not even going to attempt to pad out the list this week. Is there anything in contention for Pick of the Week? Fortunately, the answer to that is yes. Unfortunately, the screener is late. Normally I really don't like awarding Pick of the Week to a film when the screener is late, but in this case, Haywire is head and shoulders above the rest, so unless the Blu-ray has less than zero special features, it's the best out there. More...

Weekend Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/11/1997 $0 0 1 1 $304 12/29/2020
North America 7/1/1997 $51,068,455 3,020 3,180 36,282 $250,690,539
 
Rest of World $337,099,696
 
Worldwide Total$587,790,539 12/29/2020

Leading Cast

Tommy Lee Jones    K
Will Smith    J

Supporting Cast

Linda Fiorentino    Laurel
Vincent D'Onofrio    Edgar
Rip Torn    Zed
Tony Shalhoub    Jeebs
Verne Troyer    Alien Son
Sean Whalen    Passport Officer
Richard Hamilton    Agent D (K's first Partner)
David Cross    Newton the Morgue Attendant
Jon Gries    Nick the Van Driver
Siobhan Fallon Hogan    Beatrice
Mike Nussbaum    Gentle Rosenburg
Sergio Calderon    Jose
Carel Struycken    Arquillian
Fredric Lehne    INS Agent Janus
Kent Faulcon    1st Lt. Jake Jensen
John Alexander    Mikey

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

Production and Technical Credits

Walter F. Parkes    Producer
Laurie MacDonald    Producer
Steven Spielberg    Executive Producer
Graham Place    Co-Producer
Ed Solomon    Screenwriter
Barry Sonnenfeld    Director
Lowell Cunningham    Story Creator
Peter Linz    Puppeteer
Danny Elfman    Composer
Donald Peterman    Cinematographer
Jim Miller    Editor
Bo Welch    Production Designer
Tom Duffield    Art Director
Sean Haworth    Set Designer
Lawrence A. Hubbs    Set Designer
Marco Rubeo    Set Designer
Patrick M. Sullivan    Set Designer
Cheryl Carasik    Set Decorator
Mary E Vogt    Costume Designer
Peter F. Kurland    Sound Editor
Rick Baker    Special Make-up Effects
Eric Brevig    Visual Effects Supervisor
Steven R Molen    Associate Producer
John Cameron    Assistant Director
Eric Brevig    Second Unit Director
Keith Peterman    Second Unit Camera
David Rubin    Casting Director
Debra Zane    Casting Director

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