Rocket Man (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,448,043Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,472,937 (29.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,836 opening theaters/1,867 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,281,017

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,465 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,312 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 913 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,204 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 478 $15,448,043

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 10th, 1997 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG for language, crude humor and thematic elements
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jungle 2 Jungle
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Keywords: Set on Mars, Family Comedy, Space Program
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 171 $10,709,711 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 160 $5,131,829 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 118 $12,287,315 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 81 $4,472,937 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $10,709,711 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 63 $5,131,829 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 51 $12,287,315 Oct 10, 1997 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,465 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,856 $36,281,017
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,779 $15,448,043
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 93 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,259 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,951 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 404 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 913 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 934 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $15,448,043

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 1997 6 $4,472,937   1,836 $2,436   $4,472,937 1
Oct 17, 1997 7 $2,987,753 -33% 1,839 $1,625   $8,652,785 2
Oct 24, 1997 8 $2,074,078 -31% 1,867 $1,111   $11,225,775 3
Oct 31, 1997 11 $1,454,836 -30% 1,760 $827   $13,002,531 4
Nov 7, 1997 17 $810,708 -44% 1,331 $609   $14,096,070 5
Nov 14, 1997 28 $320,068 -61% 692 $463   $14,727,508 6
Nov 21, 1997 39 $105,339 -67% 291 $362   $14,874,463 7
Nov 28, 1997 42 $95,821 -9% 226 $424   $15,017,426 8
Dec 5, 1997 47 $40,377 -58% 129 $313   $15,068,794 9
Dec 19, 1997 29 $114,807   508 $226   $5,211,798 11
Dec 26, 1997 48 $54,269 -53% 201 $270   $15,368,088 12
Jan 2, 1998 56 $24,947 -54% 101 $247   $15,448,043 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 10, 1997 6 $1,156,457     1,836 $630   $1,156,457 1
Oct 12, 1997 5 $1,405,000     1,836 $765   $4,472,937 3
Oct 13, 1997 3 $658,892 -53%   1,806 $365   $5,131,829 4
Oct 14, 1997 11 $175,005 -73%   1,806 $97   $5,306,834 5
Oct 15, 1997 10 $163,528 -7%   1,836 $89   $5,470,362 6
Oct 16, 1997 9 $194,670 +19%   1,836 $106   $5,665,032 7
Oct 17, 1997 7 $780,000 +301% -33% 1,839 $424   $6,445,000 8
Oct 18, 1997 7 $1,385,000 +78%   1,839 $753   $7,830,000 9
Oct 19, 1997 6 $845,000 -39% -40% 1,839 $459   $8,652,785 10
Oct 20, 1997 10 $136,431 -84% -79% 1,839 $74   $8,789,216 11
Oct 21, 1997 11 $133,584 -2% -24% 1,839 $73   $8,922,800 12
Oct 22, 1997 4 $124,821 -7% -24% 1,839 $68   $9,047,621 13
Oct 23, 1997 4 $148,586 +19% -24% 1,839 $81   $9,196,207 14
Oct 24, 1997 11 $550,000 +270% -29% 1,867 $295   $9,746,207 15
Oct 25, 1997 10 $920,000 +67% -34% 1,867 $493   $10,581,000 16
Oct 26, 1997 7 $645,000 -30% -24% 1,867 $345   $11,226,000 17
Oct 31, 1997 13 $175,000   -68% 0     $11,723,000 22
Nov 2, 1997 10 $529,000   -18% 1,760 $301   $13,003,000 24

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 1997 6 $5,665,032   1,836 $3,086   $5,665,032 1
Oct 17, 1997 8 $3,486,665 -38% 1,839 $1,896   $9,151,697 2
Oct 24, 1997 12 $2,395,998 -31% 1,867 $1,283   $11,547,695 3
Oct 31, 1997 12 $1,737,667 -27% 1,760 $987   $13,285,362 4
Nov 7, 1997 17 $1,122,078 -35% 1,331 $843   $14,407,440 5
Nov 14, 1997 30 $361,684 -68% 692 $523   $14,769,124 6
Nov 21, 1997 39 $152,481 -58% 291 $524   $14,921,605 7
Nov 28, 1997 41 $106,812 -30% 226 $473   $15,028,417 8
Dec 19, 1997 6 $10,216,828   508 $20,112   $15,313,819 11
Dec 26, 1997 39 $109,277 -99% 201 $544   $15,423,096 12

Uncategorized

Beau Bridges    Bud Nesbitt
Harland Williams    Fred Z. Randall
William Sadler    'Wild Bill' Overbeck

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stuart Gillard    Director
Oren Aviv    Screenwriter
Craig Mazin    Screenwriter
Greg Erb    Screenwriter
Dan Hegeman    Dialogue Editor

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,472,937 (29.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,836 opening theaters/1,867 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $36,281,017

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,465 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,312 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 913 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,204 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 478 $15,448,043

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 10th, 1997 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG for language, crude humor and thematic elements
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jungle 2 Jungle
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Set on Mars, Family Comedy, Space Program
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 171 $10,709,711 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 160 $5,131,829 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 118 $12,287,315 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 81 $4,472,937 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 73 $10,709,711 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 63 $5,131,829 Oct 10, 1997 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 51 $12,287,315 Oct 10, 1997 3

Uncategorized

Beau Bridges    Bud Nesbitt
Harland Williams    Fred Z. Randall
William Sadler    'Wild Bill' Overbeck

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stuart Gillard    Director
Oren Aviv    Screenwriter
Craig Mazin    Screenwriter
Greg Erb    Screenwriter
Dan Hegeman    Dialogue 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 4,401-4,500) 4,465 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,856 $36,281,017
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,779 $15,448,043
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 93 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,259 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,951 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 404 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 913 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 934 $15,448,043
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $15,448,043

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 1997 6 $4,472,937   1,836 $2,436   $4,472,937 1
Oct 17, 1997 7 $2,987,753 -33% 1,839 $1,625   $8,652,785 2
Oct 24, 1997 8 $2,074,078 -31% 1,867 $1,111   $11,225,775 3
Oct 31, 1997 11 $1,454,836 -30% 1,760 $827   $13,002,531 4
Nov 7, 1997 17 $810,708 -44% 1,331 $609   $14,096,070 5
Nov 14, 1997 28 $320,068 -61% 692 $463   $14,727,508 6
Nov 21, 1997 39 $105,339 -67% 291 $362   $14,874,463 7
Nov 28, 1997 42 $95,821 -9% 226 $424   $15,017,426 8
Dec 5, 1997 47 $40,377 -58% 129 $313   $15,068,794 9
Dec 19, 1997 29 $114,807   508 $226   $5,211,798 11
Dec 26, 1997 48 $54,269 -53% 201 $270   $15,368,088 12
Jan 2, 1998 56 $24,947 -54% 101 $247   $15,448,043 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 10, 1997 6 $1,156,457     1,836 $630   $1,156,457 1
Oct 12, 1997 5 $1,405,000     1,836 $765   $4,472,937 3
Oct 13, 1997 3 $658,892 -53%   1,806 $365   $5,131,829 4
Oct 14, 1997 11 $175,005 -73%   1,806 $97   $5,306,834 5
Oct 15, 1997 10 $163,528 -7%   1,836 $89   $5,470,362 6
Oct 16, 1997 9 $194,670 +19%   1,836 $106   $5,665,032 7
Oct 17, 1997 7 $780,000 +301% -33% 1,839 $424   $6,445,000 8
Oct 18, 1997 7 $1,385,000 +78%   1,839 $753   $7,830,000 9
Oct 19, 1997 6 $845,000 -39% -40% 1,839 $459   $8,652,785 10
Oct 20, 1997 10 $136,431 -84% -79% 1,839 $74   $8,789,216 11
Oct 21, 1997 11 $133,584 -2% -24% 1,839 $73   $8,922,800 12
Oct 22, 1997 4 $124,821 -7% -24% 1,839 $68   $9,047,621 13
Oct 23, 1997 4 $148,586 +19% -24% 1,839 $81   $9,196,207 14
Oct 24, 1997 11 $550,000 +270% -29% 1,867 $295   $9,746,207 15
Oct 25, 1997 10 $920,000 +67% -34% 1,867 $493   $10,581,000 16
Oct 26, 1997 7 $645,000 -30% -24% 1,867 $345   $11,226,000 17
Oct 31, 1997 13 $175,000   -68% 0     $11,723,000 22
Nov 2, 1997 10 $529,000   -18% 1,760 $301   $13,003,000 24

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 10, 1997 6 $5,665,032   1,836 $3,086   $5,665,032 1
Oct 17, 1997 8 $3,486,665 -38% 1,839 $1,896   $9,151,697 2
Oct 24, 1997 12 $2,395,998 -31% 1,867 $1,283   $11,547,695 3
Oct 31, 1997 12 $1,737,667 -27% 1,760 $987   $13,285,362 4
Nov 7, 1997 17 $1,122,078 -35% 1,331 $843   $14,407,440 5
Nov 14, 1997 30 $361,684 -68% 692 $523   $14,769,124 6
Nov 21, 1997 39 $152,481 -58% 291 $524   $14,921,605 7
Nov 28, 1997 41 $106,812 -30% 226 $473   $15,028,417 8
Dec 19, 1997 6 $10,216,828   508 $20,112   $15,313,819 11
Dec 26, 1997 39 $109,277 -99% 201 $544   $15,423,096 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,312 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,430 $15,448,043
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 95 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,281 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,496 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 489 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,204 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,040 $15,448,043
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 478 $15,448,043