Simon Birch (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $18,253,415Details
International Box Office $57,176Details
Worldwide Box Office $18,310,591
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,321,370 (18.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:596 opening theaters/930 max. theaters, 8.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,955,609

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,073 $18,253,415
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,180 $57,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,807 $18,310,591
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $18,253,415
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $57,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $18,310,591

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 11th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG for language, emotional thematic elements, and an accident scene
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Birth
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, Bullies, 1960s, Prologue, Dwarfism, Non-Chronological, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 55 $2,591,857 Sep 25, 1998 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 13 $3,744,801 Sep 18, 1998 10
Biggest Opening Weekend Limited Release 16 $3,321,370 Sep 11, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,073 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,549 $41,955,609
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,415 $18,253,415
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 93 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies 91 $41,955,609
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 5 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 852 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,590 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,149 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 737 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 875 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $18,253,415

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 11, 1998 5 $3,321,370   596 $5,573   $3,321,370 1
Sep 18, 1998 5 $3,744,801 +13% 896 $4,179   $8,111,342 2
Sep 25, 1998 6 $2,591,857 -31% 923 $2,808   $11,672,312 3
Oct 2, 1998 10 $1,492,164 -42% 930 $1,604   $13,858,379 4
Oct 9, 1998 11 $1,055,295 -29% 908 $1,162   $15,322,557 5
Oct 16, 1998 15 $584,874 -45% 708 $826   $16,307,868 6
Oct 23, 1998 21 $325,100 -44% 521 $624   $16,804,039 7
Oct 30, 1998 21 $260,598 -20% 514 $507   $17,151,085 8
Nov 6, 1998 27 $252,304 -3% 501 $504   $17,516,285 9
Nov 13, 1998 26 $216,677 -14% 462 $469   $17,831,870 10
Nov 20, 1998 34 $121,822 -44% 282 $432   $18,051,955 11
Nov 27, 1998 46 $66,901 -45% 149 $449   $18,171,160 12
Dec 4, 1998 56 $31,103 -54% 108 $288   $18,215,058 13
Dec 11, 1998 59 $16,256 -48% 73 $223   $18,239,437 14
Dec 18, 1998 69 $4,747 -71% 21 $226   $18,250,532 15
Dec 25, 1998 73 $947 -80% 5 $189   $18,252,684 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 11, 1998 5 $905,000     596 $1,518   $905,000 1
Sep 12, 1998 5 $1,500,000 +66%   596 $2,517   $2,405,000 2
Sep 13, 1998 5 $894,000 -40%   596 $1,500   $3,321,000 3
Sep 14, 1998 5 $224,784 -75%   596 $377   $3,546,154 4
Sep 15, 1998 5 $276,412 +23%   596 $464   $3,822,566 5
Sep 16, 1998 5 $257,947 -7%   596 $433   $4,080,513 6
Sep 17, 1998 5 $286,028 +11%   596 $480   $4,366,541 7
Sep 18, 1998 5 $1,045,000 +265% +15% 896 $1,166   $5,412,000 8
Sep 19, 1998 5 $1,705,000 +63% +14% 896 $1,903   $7,117,000 9
Sep 20, 1998 5 $1,008,000 -41% +13% 896 $1,125   $8,111,000 10
Sep 21, 1998 6 $280,323 -72% +25% 896 $313   $8,391,665 11
Sep 22, 1998 7 $290,148 +4% +5% 896 $324   $8,681,813 12
Sep 23, 1998 7 $200,760 -31% -22% 896 $224   $8,882,573 13
Sep 24, 1998 7 $197,882 -1% -31% 896 $221   $9,080,455 14
Sep 25, 1998 7 $730,000 +269% -30% 923 $791   $9,810,000 15
Sep 26, 1998 7 $1,189,000 +63% -30% 923 $1,288   $10,999,000 16
Sep 27, 1998 6 $673,000 -43% -33% 923 $729   $11,672,000 17
Sep 28, 1998 9 $143,824 -79% -49% 923 $156   $11,816,136 18
Sep 29, 1998 8 $187,409 +30% -35% 923 $203   $12,003,545 19
Sep 30, 1998 7 $208,186 +11% +4% 923 $226   $12,211,731 20
Oct 1, 1998 9 $154,484 -26% -22% 923 $167   $12,366,215 21
Oct 2, 1998 10 $415,000 +169% -43% 930 $446   $12,781,000 22
Oct 3, 1998 10 $705,000 +70% -41% 930 $758   $13,486,000 23
Oct 4, 1998 10 $380,000 -46% -44% 923 $412   $13,858,000 24
Oct 5, 1998 10 $91,758 -76% -36% 923 $99   $13,950,137 25
Oct 6, 1998 10 $107,798 +17% -42% 923 $117   $14,057,935 26
Oct 7, 1998 10 $98,613 -9% -53% 923 $107   $14,156,548 27
Oct 8, 1998 10 $110,714 +12% -28% 923 $120   $14,267,262 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 11, 1998 5 $4,366,541   596 $7,326   $4,366,541 1
Sep 18, 1998 5 $4,713,914 +8% 896 $5,261   $9,080,455 2
Sep 25, 1998 7 $3,285,760 -30% 923 $3,560   $12,366,215 3
Oct 2, 1998 10 $1,901,047 -42% 930 $2,044   $14,267,262 4
Oct 9, 1998 11 $1,455,732 -23% 908 $1,603   $15,722,994 5
Oct 16, 1998 15 $755,945 -48% 708 $1,068   $16,478,939 6
Oct 23, 1998 21 $411,548 -46% 521 $790   $16,890,487 7
Oct 30, 1998 21 $373,494 -9% 514 $727   $17,263,981 8
Nov 6, 1998 28 $351,212 -6% 501 $701   $17,615,193 9
Nov 13, 1998 26 $314,940 -10% 462 $682   $17,930,133 10
Nov 20, 1998 35 $174,126 -45% 282 $617   $18,104,259 11
Nov 27, 1998 47 $79,696 -54% 149 $535   $18,183,955 12
Dec 4, 1998 54 $39,226 -51% 108 $363   $18,223,181 13
Dec 11, 1998 56 $22,604 -42% 73 $310   $18,245,785 14
Dec 18, 1998 58 $5,952 -74% 21 $283   $18,251,737 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,180 $57,176
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 18,801-18,900) 18,868 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,098 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 17,101-17,200) 17,148 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,629 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,824 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,086 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $57,176

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,807 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,961 $18,310,591
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 101 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,088 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,044 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,058 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,268 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 981 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $18,310,591

Supporting Cast

Jim Carrey    Adult Joe Wenteworth

Uncategorized

Oliver Platt    Ben Goodrich
David Strathairn    Rev. Russell
Beatrice Winde    Hilde Grove
Ian Michael Smith    Simon Birch
Jan Hooks    Miss Leavey
Joseph Mazzello    Joe Wenteworth
Cecilley Carroll    Marjorie
Ashley Judd    Rebecca Wenteworth
Sumela Kay    Ann
Dana Ivey    Grandmother Wenteworth

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Steven Johnson    Director
Mark Steven Johnson    Screenwriter
John Irving    Story Creator
Carolyn Loucks    Set Decorator

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:$3,321,370 (18.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:596 opening theaters/930 max. theaters, 8.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,955,609

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,073 $18,253,415
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,180 $57,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,807 $18,310,591
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $18,253,415
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $57,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $18,310,591

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 11th, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
MPAA Rating: PG for language, emotional thematic elements, and an accident scene
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Birth
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Comedy Drama, Bullies, 1960s, Prologue, Dwarfism, Non-Chronological, Voiceover/Narration
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 55 $2,591,857 Sep 25, 1998 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 13 $3,744,801 Sep 18, 1998 10
Biggest Opening Weekend Limited Release 16 $3,321,370 Sep 11, 1998 3

Supporting Cast

Jim Carrey    Adult Joe Wenteworth

Uncategorized

Oliver Platt    Ben Goodrich
David Strathairn    Rev. Russell
Beatrice Winde    Hilde Grove
Ian Michael Smith    Simon Birch
Jan Hooks    Miss Leavey
Joseph Mazzello    Joe Wenteworth
Cecilley Carroll    Marjorie
Ashley Judd    Rebecca Wenteworth
Sumela Kay    Ann
Dana Ivey    Grandmother Wenteworth

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Steven Johnson    Director
Mark Steven Johnson    Screenwriter
John Irving    Story Creator
Carolyn Loucks    Set Decorator

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 4,001-4,100) 4,073 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,549 $41,955,609
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,415 $18,253,415
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 93 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies 91 $41,955,609
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 5 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 852 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,590 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,149 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 737 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 875 $18,253,415
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $18,253,415

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 11, 1998 5 $3,321,370   596 $5,573   $3,321,370 1
Sep 18, 1998 5 $3,744,801 +13% 896 $4,179   $8,111,342 2
Sep 25, 1998 6 $2,591,857 -31% 923 $2,808   $11,672,312 3
Oct 2, 1998 10 $1,492,164 -42% 930 $1,604   $13,858,379 4
Oct 9, 1998 11 $1,055,295 -29% 908 $1,162   $15,322,557 5
Oct 16, 1998 15 $584,874 -45% 708 $826   $16,307,868 6
Oct 23, 1998 21 $325,100 -44% 521 $624   $16,804,039 7
Oct 30, 1998 21 $260,598 -20% 514 $507   $17,151,085 8
Nov 6, 1998 27 $252,304 -3% 501 $504   $17,516,285 9
Nov 13, 1998 26 $216,677 -14% 462 $469   $17,831,870 10
Nov 20, 1998 34 $121,822 -44% 282 $432   $18,051,955 11
Nov 27, 1998 46 $66,901 -45% 149 $449   $18,171,160 12
Dec 4, 1998 56 $31,103 -54% 108 $288   $18,215,058 13
Dec 11, 1998 59 $16,256 -48% 73 $223   $18,239,437 14
Dec 18, 1998 69 $4,747 -71% 21 $226   $18,250,532 15
Dec 25, 1998 73 $947 -80% 5 $189   $18,252,684 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 11, 1998 5 $905,000     596 $1,518   $905,000 1
Sep 12, 1998 5 $1,500,000 +66%   596 $2,517   $2,405,000 2
Sep 13, 1998 5 $894,000 -40%   596 $1,500   $3,321,000 3
Sep 14, 1998 5 $224,784 -75%   596 $377   $3,546,154 4
Sep 15, 1998 5 $276,412 +23%   596 $464   $3,822,566 5
Sep 16, 1998 5 $257,947 -7%   596 $433   $4,080,513 6
Sep 17, 1998 5 $286,028 +11%   596 $480   $4,366,541 7
Sep 18, 1998 5 $1,045,000 +265% +15% 896 $1,166   $5,412,000 8
Sep 19, 1998 5 $1,705,000 +63% +14% 896 $1,903   $7,117,000 9
Sep 20, 1998 5 $1,008,000 -41% +13% 896 $1,125   $8,111,000 10
Sep 21, 1998 6 $280,323 -72% +25% 896 $313   $8,391,665 11
Sep 22, 1998 7 $290,148 +4% +5% 896 $324   $8,681,813 12
Sep 23, 1998 7 $200,760 -31% -22% 896 $224   $8,882,573 13
Sep 24, 1998 7 $197,882 -1% -31% 896 $221   $9,080,455 14
Sep 25, 1998 7 $730,000 +269% -30% 923 $791   $9,810,000 15
Sep 26, 1998 7 $1,189,000 +63% -30% 923 $1,288   $10,999,000 16
Sep 27, 1998 6 $673,000 -43% -33% 923 $729   $11,672,000 17
Sep 28, 1998 9 $143,824 -79% -49% 923 $156   $11,816,136 18
Sep 29, 1998 8 $187,409 +30% -35% 923 $203   $12,003,545 19
Sep 30, 1998 7 $208,186 +11% +4% 923 $226   $12,211,731 20
Oct 1, 1998 9 $154,484 -26% -22% 923 $167   $12,366,215 21
Oct 2, 1998 10 $415,000 +169% -43% 930 $446   $12,781,000 22
Oct 3, 1998 10 $705,000 +70% -41% 930 $758   $13,486,000 23
Oct 4, 1998 10 $380,000 -46% -44% 923 $412   $13,858,000 24
Oct 5, 1998 10 $91,758 -76% -36% 923 $99   $13,950,137 25
Oct 6, 1998 10 $107,798 +17% -42% 923 $117   $14,057,935 26
Oct 7, 1998 10 $98,613 -9% -53% 923 $107   $14,156,548 27
Oct 8, 1998 10 $110,714 +12% -28% 923 $120   $14,267,262 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 11, 1998 5 $4,366,541   596 $7,326   $4,366,541 1
Sep 18, 1998 5 $4,713,914 +8% 896 $5,261   $9,080,455 2
Sep 25, 1998 7 $3,285,760 -30% 923 $3,560   $12,366,215 3
Oct 2, 1998 10 $1,901,047 -42% 930 $2,044   $14,267,262 4
Oct 9, 1998 11 $1,455,732 -23% 908 $1,603   $15,722,994 5
Oct 16, 1998 15 $755,945 -48% 708 $1,068   $16,478,939 6
Oct 23, 1998 21 $411,548 -46% 521 $790   $16,890,487 7
Oct 30, 1998 21 $373,494 -9% 514 $727   $17,263,981 8
Nov 6, 1998 28 $351,212 -6% 501 $701   $17,615,193 9
Nov 13, 1998 26 $314,940 -10% 462 $682   $17,930,133 10
Nov 20, 1998 35 $174,126 -45% 282 $617   $18,104,259 11
Nov 27, 1998 47 $79,696 -54% 149 $535   $18,183,955 12
Dec 4, 1998 54 $39,226 -51% 108 $363   $18,223,181 13
Dec 11, 1998 56 $22,604 -42% 73 $310   $18,245,785 14
Dec 18, 1998 58 $5,952 -74% 21 $283   $18,251,737 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,101-20,200) 20,180 $57,176
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 18,801-18,900) 18,868 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,098 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 17,101-17,200) 17,148 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,629 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,824 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,086 $57,176
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $57,176

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,807 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,961 $18,310,591
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 101 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,088 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,044 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,058 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,268 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 981 $18,310,591
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $18,310,591