Serving Sara (2002)

Serving Sara
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,930,185Details
International Box Office $3,215,965Details
Worldwide Box Office $20,146,150
OpusData ID: 28240100
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Synopsis

When Sara is served divorce papers while she is in New York, she is stunned. Not about to lose the fortune she amassed with her self-serving Texan husband, she makes an offer to her process server, Joe, that sets them off on a wild trip across the country.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,758,236 (34.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:84.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$29,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,154 opening theaters/2,174 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,957,035

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,359 $16,930,185
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,056 $3,215,965
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,696 $20,146,150

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 23rd, 2002 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: January 28th, 2003 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude humor, sexual content and language
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. P.S. I Love You
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Keywords: Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, Illusion Studios, Halsted Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 356 $6,896,909 Aug 30, 2002 10
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 216 $8,839,329 Aug 30, 2002 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,359 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,215 $32,957,035
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,654 $16,930,185
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2002 (Rank 101-200) 116 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,316 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,860 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,305 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 251 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,524 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 449 $16,930,185

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 23, 2002 6 $5,758,236   2,154 $2,673   $5,758,236 1
Aug 30, 2002 8 $3,421,951 -41% 2,174 $1,574   $11,949,391 2
Sep 6, 2002 11 $1,737,089 -49% 2,063 $842   $14,317,809 3
Sep 13, 2002 15 $969,410 -44% 1,908 $508   $15,874,409 4
Sep 20, 2002 21 $333,380 -66% 906 $368   $16,526,230 5
Sep 27, 2002 46 $66,702 -80% 371 $180   $16,715,290 6
Oct 4, 2002 50 $38,320 -43% 225 $170   $16,771,030 7
Oct 11, 2002 74 $11,083 -71% 48 $231   $16,792,977 8
Oct 18, 2002 97 $5,394 -51% 33 $163   $16,802,523 9
Oct 25, 2002 103 $4,366 -19% 22 $198   $16,807,894 10
Nov 1, 2002 90 $4,684 +7% 10 $468   $16,813,908 11
Nov 8, 2002 44 $66,307 +1,316% 133 $499   $16,881,019 12
Nov 15, 2002 62 $18,869 -72% 59 $320   $16,921,384 13
Nov 22, 2002 100 $2,815 -85% 15 $188   $16,929,443 14
Nov 29, 2002 130 $243 -91% 15 $16   $16,930,185 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 23, 2002 6 $2,042,344     2,154 $948   $2,042,344 1
Aug 24, 2002 7 $2,276,895 +11%   2,154 $1,057   $4,319,239 2
Aug 25, 2002 7 $1,438,997 -37%   2,154 $668   $5,758,236 3
Aug 26, 2002 7 $495,000 -66%   2,154 $230   $6,253,000 4
Aug 27, 2002 7 $508,000 +3%   2,154 $236   $6,762,000 5
Aug 28, 2002 7 $429,000 -16%   2,154 $199   $7,191,000 6
Aug 29, 2002 7 $372,000 -13%   2,154 $173   $7,564,000 7
Aug 30, 2002 8 $1,035,000 +178% -49% 2,174 $476   $8,599,000 8
Aug 31, 2002 8 $1,315,000 +27% -42% 2,174 $605   $9,914,000 9
Sep 1, 2002 8 $1,335,000 +2% -7% 2,174 $614   $10,979,000 10
Sep 2, 2002 8 $963,748 -28% +95% 2,174 $443   $11,949,391 11
Sep 3, 2002 8 $242,000 -75% -52% 2,174 $111   $12,191,000 12
Sep 4, 2002 9 $199,000 -18% -54% 2,174 $92   $12,390,000 13
Sep 5, 2002 9 $190,000 -5% -49% 2,174 $87   $12,581,000 14
Sep 8, 2002 11 $420,428   -69% 2,063 $204   $14,317,809 17
Sep 9, 2002 10 $122,000 -71% -87% 2,063 $59   $14,440,000 18
Sep 10, 2002 10 $162,000 +33% -33% 2,063 $79   $14,602,000 19
Sep 11, 2002 9 $155,000 -4% -22% 2,063 $75   $14,757,000 20
Sep 20, 2002 18 $106,619     906 $118   $16,299,469 29
Sep 21, 2002 18 $153,742 +44%   906 $170   $16,453,211 30
Sep 22, 2002 21 $73,019 -53%   906 $81   $16,526,230 31
Sep 27, 2002 28 $23,470   -78% 371 $63   $16,672,058 36
Sep 28, 2002 28 $31,804 +36% -79% 371 $86   $16,703,862 37
Sep 29, 2002 29 $11,428 -64% -84% 371 $31   $16,715,290 38

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 23, 2002 7 $8,527,440   2,154 $3,959   $8,527,440 1
Aug 30, 2002 8 $4,053,280 -52% 2,174 $1,864   $12,580,720 2
Sep 6, 2002 11 $2,324,279 -43% 2,063 $1,127   $14,904,999 3
Sep 13, 2002 15 $1,287,851 -45% 1,908 $675   $16,192,850 4
Sep 20, 2002 22 $455,738 -65% 906 $503   $16,648,588 5
Sep 27, 2002 48 $84,122 -82% 371 $227   $16,732,710 6
Oct 4, 2002 50 $49,184 -42% 225 $219   $16,781,894 7
Oct 11, 2002 76 $15,235 -69% 48 $317   $16,797,129 8
Oct 18, 2002 99 $6,399 -58% 33 $194   $16,803,528 9
Oct 25, 2002 99 $5,696 -11% 22 $259   $16,809,224 10
Nov 1, 2002 88 $5,488 -4% 10 $549   $16,814,712 11
Nov 8, 2002 50 $87,803 +1,500% 133 $660   $16,902,515 12
Nov 15, 2002 63 $24,113 -73% 59 $409   $16,926,628 13
Nov 22, 2002 103 $3,314 -86% 15 $221   $16,929,942 14
Nov 29, 2002 108 $243 -93% 15 $16   $16,930,185 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,056 $3,215,965
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,044 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,557 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,711 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,217 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 426 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,607 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $3,215,965

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,696 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,804 $20,146,150
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 129 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,103 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,985 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,021 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 313 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,660 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $20,146,150

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Leading Cast

Matthew Perry    Joe Tyler
Elizabeth Hurley    Sara Moore

Supporting Cast

Bruce Campbell    Gordon Moore
Amy Adams    Kate
Vincent Pastore    Tony
Cedric the Entertainer    Ray
Joe Viterelli    Fat Charlie
Terry Crews    Vernon
Jerry Stiller    Milton the Cop

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

Production and Technical Credits

Reginald Hudlin    Director
Marcus Miller    Composer

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Synopsis

When Sara is served divorce papers while she is in New York, she is stunned. Not about to lose the fortune she amassed with her self-serving Texan husband, she makes an offer to her process server, Joe, that sets them off on a wild trip across the country.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,758,236 (34.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:84.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$29,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,154 opening theaters/2,174 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $32,957,035

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,359 $16,930,185
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,056 $3,215,965
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,696 $20,146,150

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 23rd, 2002 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: January 28th, 2003 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude humor, sexual content and language
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: vs. P.S. I Love You
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Keywords: Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, Illusion Studios, Halsted Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 356 $6,896,909 Aug 30, 2002 10
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 216 $8,839,329 Aug 30, 2002 10

Leading Cast

Matthew Perry    Joe Tyler
Elizabeth Hurley    Sara Moore

Supporting Cast

Bruce Campbell    Gordon Moore
Amy Adams    Kate
Vincent Pastore    Tony
Cedric the Entertainer    Ray
Joe Viterelli    Fat Charlie
Terry Crews    Vernon
Jerry Stiller    Milton the Cop

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

Production and Technical Credits

Reginald Hudlin    Director
Marcus Miller    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,359 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,215 $32,957,035
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,654 $16,930,185
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2002 (Rank 101-200) 116 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,316 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,860 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,305 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 251 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,524 $16,930,185
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 449 $16,930,185

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 23, 2002 6 $5,758,236   2,154 $2,673   $5,758,236 1
Aug 30, 2002 8 $3,421,951 -41% 2,174 $1,574   $11,949,391 2
Sep 6, 2002 11 $1,737,089 -49% 2,063 $842   $14,317,809 3
Sep 13, 2002 15 $969,410 -44% 1,908 $508   $15,874,409 4
Sep 20, 2002 21 $333,380 -66% 906 $368   $16,526,230 5
Sep 27, 2002 46 $66,702 -80% 371 $180   $16,715,290 6
Oct 4, 2002 50 $38,320 -43% 225 $170   $16,771,030 7
Oct 11, 2002 74 $11,083 -71% 48 $231   $16,792,977 8
Oct 18, 2002 97 $5,394 -51% 33 $163   $16,802,523 9
Oct 25, 2002 103 $4,366 -19% 22 $198   $16,807,894 10
Nov 1, 2002 90 $4,684 +7% 10 $468   $16,813,908 11
Nov 8, 2002 44 $66,307 +1,316% 133 $499   $16,881,019 12
Nov 15, 2002 62 $18,869 -72% 59 $320   $16,921,384 13
Nov 22, 2002 100 $2,815 -85% 15 $188   $16,929,443 14
Nov 29, 2002 130 $243 -91% 15 $16   $16,930,185 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 23, 2002 6 $2,042,344     2,154 $948   $2,042,344 1
Aug 24, 2002 7 $2,276,895 +11%   2,154 $1,057   $4,319,239 2
Aug 25, 2002 7 $1,438,997 -37%   2,154 $668   $5,758,236 3
Aug 26, 2002 7 $495,000 -66%   2,154 $230   $6,253,000 4
Aug 27, 2002 7 $508,000 +3%   2,154 $236   $6,762,000 5
Aug 28, 2002 7 $429,000 -16%   2,154 $199   $7,191,000 6
Aug 29, 2002 7 $372,000 -13%   2,154 $173   $7,564,000 7
Aug 30, 2002 8 $1,035,000 +178% -49% 2,174 $476   $8,599,000 8
Aug 31, 2002 8 $1,315,000 +27% -42% 2,174 $605   $9,914,000 9
Sep 1, 2002 8 $1,335,000 +2% -7% 2,174 $614   $10,979,000 10
Sep 2, 2002 8 $963,748 -28% +95% 2,174 $443   $11,949,391 11
Sep 3, 2002 8 $242,000 -75% -52% 2,174 $111   $12,191,000 12
Sep 4, 2002 9 $199,000 -18% -54% 2,174 $92   $12,390,000 13
Sep 5, 2002 9 $190,000 -5% -49% 2,174 $87   $12,581,000 14
Sep 8, 2002 11 $420,428   -69% 2,063 $204   $14,317,809 17
Sep 9, 2002 10 $122,000 -71% -87% 2,063 $59   $14,440,000 18
Sep 10, 2002 10 $162,000 +33% -33% 2,063 $79   $14,602,000 19
Sep 11, 2002 9 $155,000 -4% -22% 2,063 $75   $14,757,000 20
Sep 20, 2002 18 $106,619     906 $118   $16,299,469 29
Sep 21, 2002 18 $153,742 +44%   906 $170   $16,453,211 30
Sep 22, 2002 21 $73,019 -53%   906 $81   $16,526,230 31
Sep 27, 2002 28 $23,470   -78% 371 $63   $16,672,058 36
Sep 28, 2002 28 $31,804 +36% -79% 371 $86   $16,703,862 37
Sep 29, 2002 29 $11,428 -64% -84% 371 $31   $16,715,290 38

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 23, 2002 7 $8,527,440   2,154 $3,959   $8,527,440 1
Aug 30, 2002 8 $4,053,280 -52% 2,174 $1,864   $12,580,720 2
Sep 6, 2002 11 $2,324,279 -43% 2,063 $1,127   $14,904,999 3
Sep 13, 2002 15 $1,287,851 -45% 1,908 $675   $16,192,850 4
Sep 20, 2002 22 $455,738 -65% 906 $503   $16,648,588 5
Sep 27, 2002 48 $84,122 -82% 371 $227   $16,732,710 6
Oct 4, 2002 50 $49,184 -42% 225 $219   $16,781,894 7
Oct 11, 2002 76 $15,235 -69% 48 $317   $16,797,129 8
Oct 18, 2002 99 $6,399 -58% 33 $194   $16,803,528 9
Oct 25, 2002 99 $5,696 -11% 22 $259   $16,809,224 10
Nov 1, 2002 88 $5,488 -4% 10 $549   $16,814,712 11
Nov 8, 2002 50 $87,803 +1,500% 133 $660   $16,902,515 12
Nov 15, 2002 63 $24,113 -73% 59 $409   $16,926,628 13
Nov 22, 2002 103 $3,314 -86% 15 $221   $16,929,942 14
Nov 29, 2002 108 $243 -93% 15 $16   $16,930,185 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,056 $3,215,965
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,044 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,557 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,711 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,217 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 401-500) 426 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,607 $3,215,965
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $3,215,965

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,696 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,804 $20,146,150
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 129 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,103 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,985 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,021 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 301-400) 313 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,660 $20,146,150
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $20,146,150

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.