The Celluloid Closet (1996)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,310,167Details
OpusData ID: 59170100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$95,047 (7.3% of total gross)
Legs:13.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/38 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,352,476

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,866 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,438 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,468 $1,310,167

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 15th, 1996 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
MPAA Rating: for some graphic footage of sexuality and violence, and for language
Running Time: 102 minutes
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Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Telling Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 1996 Theater Average 83 $10,561 Mar 15, 1996 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,866 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,629 $3,352,476
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,938 $1,310,167
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 (Rank 101-200) 190 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,468 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,070 $3,352,476
Top 1996 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 37 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,785 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,993 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 201-300) 283 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 236 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 206 $1,310,167

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1996 37 $95,047   9 $10,561   $95,047 1
Mar 22, 1996 48 $56,854 -40% 11 $5,169   $282,410 2
Mar 29, 1996 50 $53,520 -6% 17 $3,148   $337,439 3
Apr 5, 1996 42 $71,900 +34% 20 $3,595   $435,119 4
Apr 12, 1996 39 $83,873 +17% 18 $4,660   $553,600 5
Apr 19, 1996 39 $72,202 -14% 23 $3,139   $658,500 6
Apr 26, 1996 36 $77,749 +8% 26 $2,990   $767,524 7
May 3, 1996 40 $86,954 +12% 31 $2,805   $889,923 8
May 10, 1996 42 $74,558 -14% 38 $1,962   $1,002,456 9
May 17, 1996 51 $45,866 -38% 33 $1,390   $1,096,726 10
Jun 14, 1996 50 $16,560   15 $1,104   $1,310,167 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1996 32 $225,556   9 $25,062   $225,556 1
Mar 22, 1996 39 $58,363 -74% 11 $5,306   $283,919 2
Mar 29, 1996 42 $79,300 +36% 17 $4,665   $363,219 3
Apr 5, 1996 41 $106,508 +34% 20 $5,325   $469,727 4
Apr 12, 1996 34 $116,571 +9% 18 $6,476   $586,298 5
Apr 19, 1996 34 $103,477 -11% 23 $4,499   $689,775 6
Apr 26, 1996 34 $113,194 +9% 26 $4,354   $802,969 7
May 3, 1996 38 $124,929 +10% 31 $4,030   $927,898 8
May 10, 1996 41 $122,962 -2% 38 $3,236   $1,050,860 9

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,438 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,038 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,441 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,320 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 501-600) 504 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400) 397 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $1,310,167

Supporting Cast

Tom Hanks    Interviewee

Cameos

Susan Sarandon    Interviewee
Whoopi Goldberg    Herself

Uncategorized

Lily Tomlin    Narrator
Tony Curtis    Himself
Harvey Fierstein    Himself
Gore Vidal    Himself
John Schlesinger    Himself
Shirley MacLaine    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rob Epstein    Director
Jeffrey Friedman    Director
Armistead Maupin    Screenwriter
Rob Epstein    Story Creator
Jeffrey Friedman    Story Creator
Sharon Wood    Story Creator
Rob Epstein    Producer
Jeffrey Friedman    Producer
Howard Rosenman    Executive Producer
Bernie Brillstein    Executive Producer
Brad Grey    Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Friedman    Editor
Arnold Glassman    Editor
Carter Burwell    Composer
Nancy Schreiber    Director of Photography
Michael Lumpkin    Co-Producer
Lily Tomlin    Co-Executive Producer
Wendy Braitman    Associate Producer
Michael Ehrenzweig    Associate Producer
Caryn Mendez    Associate Producer
Cheryl Rosenthal    Assistant Director
Cheryl Rosenthal    Production Manager
Scott Chambliss    Art Director
Steve Bloom    Associate Editor
Peggy Names    Recordist
Lauretta Molitor    Recordist
Bob Gravenor    Recordist
J.T. Takagi    Recordist
Gauthem Choudherry    Recordist
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Pat Jackson    Supervising Sound Editor
Adam Smalley    Music 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:$95,047 (7.3% of total gross)
Legs:13.78 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:9 opening theaters/38 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,352,476

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,866 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,438 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,468 $1,310,167

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 15th, 1996 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
MPAA Rating: for some graphic footage of sexuality and violence, and for language
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Telling Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 1996 Theater Average 83 $10,561 Mar 15, 1996 3

Supporting Cast

Tom Hanks    Interviewee

Cameos

Susan Sarandon    Interviewee
Whoopi Goldberg    Herself

Uncategorized

Lily Tomlin    Narrator
Tony Curtis    Himself
Harvey Fierstein    Himself
Gore Vidal    Himself
John Schlesinger    Himself
Shirley MacLaine    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rob Epstein    Director
Jeffrey Friedman    Director
Armistead Maupin    Screenwriter
Rob Epstein    Story Creator
Jeffrey Friedman    Story Creator
Sharon Wood    Story Creator
Rob Epstein    Producer
Jeffrey Friedman    Producer
Howard Rosenman    Executive Producer
Bernie Brillstein    Executive Producer
Brad Grey    Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins    Executive Producer
Jeffrey Friedman    Editor
Arnold Glassman    Editor
Carter Burwell    Composer
Nancy Schreiber    Director of Photography
Michael Lumpkin    Co-Producer
Lily Tomlin    Co-Executive Producer
Wendy Braitman    Associate Producer
Michael Ehrenzweig    Associate Producer
Caryn Mendez    Associate Producer
Cheryl Rosenthal    Assistant Director
Cheryl Rosenthal    Production Manager
Scott Chambliss    Art Director
Steve Bloom    Associate Editor
Peggy Names    Recordist
Lauretta Molitor    Recordist
Bob Gravenor    Recordist
J.T. Takagi    Recordist
Gauthem Choudherry    Recordist
Lora Hirschberg    Re-recording Mixer
Pat Jackson    Supervising Sound Editor
Adam Smalley    Music 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 8,801-8,900) 8,866 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,629 $3,352,476
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,938 $1,310,167
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 (Rank 101-200) 190 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,468 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,070 $3,352,476
Top 1996 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 37 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,785 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,993 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 201-300) 283 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 236 $1,310,167
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 206 $1,310,167

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1996 37 $95,047   9 $10,561   $95,047 1
Mar 22, 1996 48 $56,854 -40% 11 $5,169   $282,410 2
Mar 29, 1996 50 $53,520 -6% 17 $3,148   $337,439 3
Apr 5, 1996 42 $71,900 +34% 20 $3,595   $435,119 4
Apr 12, 1996 39 $83,873 +17% 18 $4,660   $553,600 5
Apr 19, 1996 39 $72,202 -14% 23 $3,139   $658,500 6
Apr 26, 1996 36 $77,749 +8% 26 $2,990   $767,524 7
May 3, 1996 40 $86,954 +12% 31 $2,805   $889,923 8
May 10, 1996 42 $74,558 -14% 38 $1,962   $1,002,456 9
May 17, 1996 51 $45,866 -38% 33 $1,390   $1,096,726 10
Jun 14, 1996 50 $16,560   15 $1,104   $1,310,167 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1996 32 $225,556   9 $25,062   $225,556 1
Mar 22, 1996 39 $58,363 -74% 11 $5,306   $283,919 2
Mar 29, 1996 42 $79,300 +36% 17 $4,665   $363,219 3
Apr 5, 1996 41 $106,508 +34% 20 $5,325   $469,727 4
Apr 12, 1996 34 $116,571 +9% 18 $6,476   $586,298 5
Apr 19, 1996 34 $103,477 -11% 23 $4,499   $689,775 6
Apr 26, 1996 34 $113,194 +9% 26 $4,354   $802,969 7
May 3, 1996 38 $124,929 +10% 31 $4,030   $927,898 8
May 10, 1996 41 $122,962 -2% 38 $3,236   $1,050,860 9

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,438 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,038 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,441 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,320 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 501-600) 504 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400) 397 $1,310,167
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $1,310,167