Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $25,262,280 (18.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 5.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 66.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $50,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.0 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,712 opening theaters/2,915 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $309,151,702 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 531 | $135,014,968 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,683 | $67,158,032 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) | 967 | $202,173,000 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies | 59 | $135,014,968 |
| All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) | 176 | $67,158,032 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies | 94 | $202,173,000 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Universal |
| International Releases: | March 19th, 1999 (Wide) (New Zealand)
September 8th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand) |
| Video Release: | June 11th, 2002 by Universal Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for some strong language and crude humor |
| Running Time: | 115 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Doctors, Comedy Drama, Biography, Non-Drama Biographies, Medical and Hospitals, Autobiographical |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Universal Pictures, Blue Wolf, Farrell , Minoff, Bungalow 78 |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |