Synopsis
When their string magnate father, Rudolf Smuntz, dies, brothers Ernie and Lars move into his decrepit mansion. Struggling to keep a promise to never sell the now unprofitable string factory, the brothers decide that restoring the house, the last built by a famous architect, could bring them a great deal of money. But during their restoration attempts, Ernie and Lars are continually frustrated by a malicious mouse that keeps destroying their efforts.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $6,062,922 (9.8% of total gross) |
Legs: | 6.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Production Budget: | $38,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.6 times production budget) |
Theater counts: | 2,152 opening theaters/2,233 max. theaters, 9.1 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $144,272,319 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,481 | $61,894,591 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) | 2,704 | $61,894,591 |
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) | 269 | $61,894,591 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) | 438 | $61,894,591 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
iTunes: | iTunes |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | December 19th, 1997 (Wide) by Dreamworks SKG |
Video Release: | January 9th, 2018 by Paramount Home Video |
MPAA Rating: | PG for language, comic sensuality and mayhem |
Running Time: | 97 minutes |
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Keywords: | Animals Gone Bad, Animal Lead, Action Comedy, Land Developer, Inheritance, Posthumous Release, Money Troubles |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Comedy |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Kids Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | DreamWorks Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
---|---|---|---|---|
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 348 | $5,176,971 | Jan 23, 1998 | 38 |
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 276 | $9,746,525 | Jan 16, 1998 | 31 |
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) | 234 | $5,490,106 | Jan 16, 1998 | 31 |
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) | 163 | $12,864,872 | Jan 16, 1998 | 31 |
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) | 185 | $8,418,001 | Jan 2, 1998 | 17 |
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 141 | $19,725,764 | Jan 2, 1998 | 17 |
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) | 157 | $9,702,770 | Dec 26, 1997 | 10 |
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 121 | $23,231,684 | Dec 26, 1997 | 10 |
Leggiest Opening Weekend | 28 | 4.38 | Dec 19, 1997 | 3 |