Solaris (2002)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,970,038Details
OpusData ID: 30400100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,752,722 (45.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.22 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$47,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,406 opening theaters/2,406 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,131,416

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,648 $14,970,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,652 $14,970,038

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 27th, 2002 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for sexuality/nudity, brief language and thematic elements (previously rated R)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Contact
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Keywords: Mystery Drama, Space Program, Remake, Foreign-Language Remake, Doppelganger, Non-Chronological, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Surprise Twist, Suicide, Abortion, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 229 $6,752,722 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 227 $13,703,034 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 203 $9,566,722 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 178 $15,082,819 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 81 $6,752,722 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 80 $13,703,034 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 77 $9,566,722 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 78 $19,413,367 Nov 29, 2002 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,648 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,465 $29,131,416
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,924 $14,970,038
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2002 (Rank 101-200) 122 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,020 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,131 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 431 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 863 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,598 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 449 $14,970,038

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 29, 2002 7 $6,752,722   2,406 $2,807   $9,418,664 1
Dec 6, 2002 11 $2,354,888 -65% 2,406 $979   $13,222,112 2
Dec 13, 2002 21 $540,606 -77% 942 $574   $14,569,893 3
Dec 20, 2002 44 $50,341 -91% 102 $494   $14,780,776 4
Dec 27, 2002 58 $22,183 -56% 59 $376   $14,830,374 5
Jan 3, 2003 63 $16,629 -25% 48 $346   $14,864,114 6
Jan 10, 2003 73 $11,657 -30% 24 $486   $14,882,916 7
Jan 17, 2003 85 $8,106 -30% 18 $450   $14,895,981 8
Jan 24, 2003 81 $8,903 +10% 20 $445   $14,906,981 9
Jan 31, 2003 58 $31,883 +258% 26 $1,226   $14,942,785 10
Feb 7, 2003 73 $14,963 -53% 20 $748   $14,970,038 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 27, 2002 6 $1,217,000     2,406 $506   $1,217,000 1
Nov 28, 2002 7 $1,597,000 +31%   2,406 $664   $2,814,000 2
Nov 29, 2002 7 $2,872,000 +80%   2,406 $1,194   $5,686,000 3
Nov 30, 2002 7 $2,775,000 -3%   2,406 $1,153   $8,461,000 4
Dec 1, 2002 7 $1,301,863 -53%   2,406 $541   $9,418,664 5
Dec 2, 2002 5 $374,000 -71%   2,406 $155   $9,793,000 6
Dec 3, 2002 3 $418,000 +12%   2,406 $174   $10,211,000 7
Dec 4, 2002 4 $344,000 -18% -72% 2,406 $143   $10,555,000 8
Dec 5, 2002 5 $313,000 -9% -80% 2,406 $130   $10,867,000 9
Dec 6, 2002 13 $741,000 +137% -74% 2,406 $308   $11,608,000 10
Dec 7, 2002 11 $1,046,000 +41% -62% 2,406 $435   $12,654,000 11
Dec 8, 2002 10 $588,000 -44% -55% 2,406 $244   $13,222,112 12
Dec 9, 2002 8 $191,000 -68% -49% 2,406 $79   $13,414,000 13
Dec 10, 2002 8 $229,000 +20% -45% 2,406 $95   $13,643,000 14
Dec 11, 2002 8 $198,000 -14% -42% 2,406 $82   $13,840,000 15
Dec 12, 2002 8 $189,000 -5% -40% 2,406 $79   $14,029,000 16

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 29, 2002 7 $8,201,282   2,406 $3,409   $10,867,224 2
Dec 6, 2002 11 $3,162,063 -61% 2,406 $1,314   $14,029,287 3
Dec 13, 2002 21 $701,148 -78% 942 $744   $14,730,435 4
Dec 20, 2002 46 $77,756 -89% 102 $762   $14,808,191 5
Dec 27, 2002 57 $39,294 -49% 59 $666   $14,847,485 6
Jan 3, 2003 64 $23,774 -39% 48 $495   $14,871,259 7
Jan 10, 2003 73 $16,616 -30% 24 $692   $14,887,875 8
Jan 17, 2003 83 $10,203 -39% 18 $567   $14,898,078 9
Jan 24, 2003 84 $12,824 +26% 20 $641   $14,910,902 10
Jan 31, 2003 56 $44,173 +244% 26 $1,699   $14,955,075 11
Feb 7, 2003 78 $14,963 -66% 20 $748   $14,970,038 12

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Leading Cast

George Clooney    Chris Kelvin
Natascha McElhone    Rheya

Supporting Cast

Jeremy Davies    Snow
Viola Davis    Gordon
Ulrich Tukur    Gibarian
John Cho    DBA Emissary #1
Morgan Rusler    DBA Emissary #2
Shane Skelton    Young Boy, Gibarian's Son
Donna Kimball    Mrs. Gibarian
Michael Ensign    Friend #1
Elpidia Carrillo    Friend #2
Kent Faulcon    Patient #1
Lauren Cohn    Patient #2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Soderbergh    Director
Steven Soderbergh    Screenwriter
James Cameron    Producer
Rae Sanchini    Producer
Jon Landau    Producer
Gregory Jacobs    Executive Producer
Stanislav Lem    Story-Based upon the Book by
Philip Messina    Production Designer
Milena Canonero    Costume Designer
Michael Polaire    Co-Producer
Charles V Bender    Co-Producer
Cliff Martinez    Composer
Debra Zane    Casting Director
Gregory Jacobs    Assistant Director
Michael Polaire    Unit Production Manager
Julie M. Anderson    Production Supervisor
Steve Arnold    Art Director
Keith P. Cunningham    Art Director
Kristen Toscano Messina    Set Decorator
Steven Soderbergh*    Director of Photography
Eduardo Castro    Costume Designer-Associate Costume Designer
Mike Chapman    Costume Supervisor
Mary Ann Bernard    Editor
Susan Littenberg    Associate Editor
Paul Ledford    Sound Mixer
Larry Blake    Re-recording Mixer
Larry Blake    Supervising Sound Editor
Nicholas Renbeck    Sound Editor-Lead Sound Editor
Paul Urmson    Sound Editor
John Pospisil    Sound Editor
Kimberly McCord Wilson*    Sound Editor
Julie Hewett    Make up
Christien Tinsley    Make up
Kathrine Gordon    Hairstylist
Easton Smith    Set Designer

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:$6,752,722 (45.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.22 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$47,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,406 opening theaters/2,406 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,131,416

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,648 $14,970,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,652 $14,970,038

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 27th, 2002 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for sexuality/nudity, brief language and thematic elements (previously rated R)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Contact
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Mystery Drama, Space Program, Remake, Foreign-Language Remake, Doppelganger, Non-Chronological, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Surprise Twist, Suicide, Abortion, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Twentieth Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 229 $6,752,722 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 227 $13,703,034 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 203 $9,566,722 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 178 $15,082,819 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 81 $6,752,722 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 80 $13,703,034 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 77 $9,566,722 Nov 29, 2002 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 78 $19,413,367 Nov 29, 2002 5

Leading Cast

George Clooney    Chris Kelvin
Natascha McElhone    Rheya

Supporting Cast

Jeremy Davies    Snow
Viola Davis    Gordon
Ulrich Tukur    Gibarian
John Cho    DBA Emissary #1
Morgan Rusler    DBA Emissary #2
Shane Skelton    Young Boy, Gibarian's Son
Donna Kimball    Mrs. Gibarian
Michael Ensign    Friend #1
Elpidia Carrillo    Friend #2
Kent Faulcon    Patient #1
Lauren Cohn    Patient #2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Steven Soderbergh    Director
Steven Soderbergh    Screenwriter
James Cameron    Producer
Rae Sanchini    Producer
Jon Landau    Producer
Gregory Jacobs    Executive Producer
Stanislav Lem    Story-Based upon the Book by
Philip Messina    Production Designer
Milena Canonero    Costume Designer
Michael Polaire    Co-Producer
Charles V Bender    Co-Producer
Cliff Martinez    Composer
Debra Zane    Casting Director
Gregory Jacobs    Assistant Director
Michael Polaire    Unit Production Manager
Julie M. Anderson    Production Supervisor
Steve Arnold    Art Director
Keith P. Cunningham    Art Director
Kristen Toscano Messina    Set Decorator
Steven Soderbergh*    Director of Photography
Eduardo Castro    Costume Designer-Associate Costume Designer
Mike Chapman    Costume Supervisor
Mary Ann Bernard    Editor
Susan Littenberg    Associate Editor
Paul Ledford    Sound Mixer
Larry Blake    Re-recording Mixer
Larry Blake    Supervising Sound Editor
Nicholas Renbeck    Sound Editor-Lead Sound Editor
Paul Urmson    Sound Editor
John Pospisil    Sound Editor
Kimberly McCord Wilson*    Sound Editor
Julie Hewett    Make up
Christien Tinsley    Make up
Kathrine Gordon    Hairstylist
Easton Smith    Set Designer

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 4,601-4,700) 4,648 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,465 $29,131,416
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,924 $14,970,038
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2002 (Rank 101-200) 122 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,020 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,131 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 431 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 863 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,598 $14,970,038
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 449 $14,970,038

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 29, 2002 7 $6,752,722   2,406 $2,807   $9,418,664 1
Dec 6, 2002 11 $2,354,888 -65% 2,406 $979   $13,222,112 2
Dec 13, 2002 21 $540,606 -77% 942 $574   $14,569,893 3
Dec 20, 2002 44 $50,341 -91% 102 $494   $14,780,776 4
Dec 27, 2002 58 $22,183 -56% 59 $376   $14,830,374 5
Jan 3, 2003 63 $16,629 -25% 48 $346   $14,864,114 6
Jan 10, 2003 73 $11,657 -30% 24 $486   $14,882,916 7
Jan 17, 2003 85 $8,106 -30% 18 $450   $14,895,981 8
Jan 24, 2003 81 $8,903 +10% 20 $445   $14,906,981 9
Jan 31, 2003 58 $31,883 +258% 26 $1,226   $14,942,785 10
Feb 7, 2003 73 $14,963 -53% 20 $748   $14,970,038 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 27, 2002 6 $1,217,000     2,406 $506   $1,217,000 1
Nov 28, 2002 7 $1,597,000 +31%   2,406 $664   $2,814,000 2
Nov 29, 2002 7 $2,872,000 +80%   2,406 $1,194   $5,686,000 3
Nov 30, 2002 7 $2,775,000 -3%   2,406 $1,153   $8,461,000 4
Dec 1, 2002 7 $1,301,863 -53%   2,406 $541   $9,418,664 5
Dec 2, 2002 5 $374,000 -71%   2,406 $155   $9,793,000 6
Dec 3, 2002 3 $418,000 +12%   2,406 $174   $10,211,000 7
Dec 4, 2002 4 $344,000 -18% -72% 2,406 $143   $10,555,000 8
Dec 5, 2002 5 $313,000 -9% -80% 2,406 $130   $10,867,000 9
Dec 6, 2002 13 $741,000 +137% -74% 2,406 $308   $11,608,000 10
Dec 7, 2002 11 $1,046,000 +41% -62% 2,406 $435   $12,654,000 11
Dec 8, 2002 10 $588,000 -44% -55% 2,406 $244   $13,222,112 12
Dec 9, 2002 8 $191,000 -68% -49% 2,406 $79   $13,414,000 13
Dec 10, 2002 8 $229,000 +20% -45% 2,406 $95   $13,643,000 14
Dec 11, 2002 8 $198,000 -14% -42% 2,406 $82   $13,840,000 15
Dec 12, 2002 8 $189,000 -5% -40% 2,406 $79   $14,029,000 16

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 29, 2002 7 $8,201,282   2,406 $3,409   $10,867,224 2
Dec 6, 2002 11 $3,162,063 -61% 2,406 $1,314   $14,029,287 3
Dec 13, 2002 21 $701,148 -78% 942 $744   $14,730,435 4
Dec 20, 2002 46 $77,756 -89% 102 $762   $14,808,191 5
Dec 27, 2002 57 $39,294 -49% 59 $666   $14,847,485 6
Jan 3, 2003 64 $23,774 -39% 48 $495   $14,871,259 7
Jan 10, 2003 73 $16,616 -30% 24 $692   $14,887,875 8
Jan 17, 2003 83 $10,203 -39% 18 $567   $14,898,078 9
Jan 24, 2003 84 $12,824 +26% 20 $641   $14,910,902 10
Jan 31, 2003 56 $44,173 +244% 26 $1,699   $14,955,075 11
Feb 7, 2003 78 $14,963 -66% 20 $748   $14,970,038 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,652 $14,970,038
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,680 $14,970,038
Top 2002 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 146 $14,970,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,296 $14,970,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,843 $14,970,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 527 $14,970,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,508 $14,970,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,813 $14,970,038
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 473 $14,970,038

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.