Cowboy Bebop (2003)

Cowboy Bebop
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $999,435Details
International Box Office $14,840Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,014,275
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $4,401,331 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $4,401,331
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$234,429 (23.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:19 opening theaters/29 max. theaters, 10.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,786,710

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,107 $999,435
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,413 $14,840
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,701-15,800) 15,701 $1,014,275
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,761 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,359 $999,435
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,721 $14,840
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,994 $1,014,275

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 4th, 2003 (Limited) by Sony Pictures
January 21st, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Iconic Releasing (AXCN: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie)
February 5th, 2025 (Special Engagement) by Iconic Releasing (AXCN 2025: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie)
International Releases: June 27th, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
October 3rd, 2003 (Wide), released as Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (South Korea)
June 20th, 2024 (Limited), released as Cowboy Bebop: La Película (Mexico)
June 28th, 2024 (Limited), released as Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (Estonia)
August 8th, 2024 (Limited) (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 16th, 2014 by Funimation Productions, released as Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series
MPAA Rating: R for some violent images
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jetsons: The Movie
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Source:Based on TV
Genre:Action
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: Japan, United States
Languages: English, Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2003 Theater Average 96 $12,338 Apr 4, 2003 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 382 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,107 $999,435
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,258 $1,786,710
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,208 $999,435
Top 2003 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 208 $999,435
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,761 $999,435
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,558 $1,786,710
Top 2003 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 70 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 201-300) 228 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 123 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 648 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,053 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,359 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 801-900) 838 $999,435

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2003 30 $234,429   19 $12,338   $234,429 1
Apr 11, 2003 43 $113,246 -52% 23 $4,924   $433,381 2
Apr 18, 2003 50 $71,281 -37% 28 $2,546   $552,349 3
Apr 25, 2003 65 $30,259 -58% 22 $1,375   $617,351 4
May 2, 2003 61 $31,626 +5% 21 $1,506   $658,406 5
May 9, 2003 54 $42,600 +35% 25 $1,704   $716,042 6
May 16, 2003 59 $33,176 -22% 29 $1,144   $767,243 7
May 23, 2003 68 $23,452 -29% 26 $902   $812,677 8
May 30, 2003 53 $19,954 -15% 22 $907   $858,215 9
Jun 6, 2003 46 $31,976 +60% 28 $1,142   $910,607 10
Jun 13, 2003 58 $20,034 -37% 27 $742   $959,929 11
Jun 20, 2003 76 $5,588 -72% 11 $508   $987,252 12
Jun 27, 2003 83 $3,773 -32% 7 $539   $994,699 13
Jul 4, 2003 94 $1,428 -62% 7 $204   $996,239 14
Jul 11, 2003 93 $1,880 +32% 5 $376   $999,435 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2003 31 $320,135   19 $16,849   $320,135 1
Apr 11, 2003 42 $160,933 -50% 23 $6,997   $481,068 2
Apr 18, 2003 52 $106,024 -34% 28 $3,787   $587,092 3
Apr 25, 2003 69 $39,688 -63% 22 $1,804   $626,780 4
May 2, 2003 60 $46,662 +18% 21 $2,222   $673,442 5
May 9, 2003 60 $60,625 +30% 25 $2,425   $734,067 6
May 16, 2003 52 $55,158 -9% 29 $1,902   $789,225 7
May 23, 2003 57 $49,036 -11% 26 $1,886   $838,261 8
May 30, 2003 49 $40,370 -18% 22 $1,835   $878,631 9
Jun 6, 2003 44 $61,264 +52% 28 $2,188   $939,895 10
Jun 13, 2003 44 $41,769 -32% 27 $1,547   $981,664 11
Jun 20, 2003 75 $9,262 -78% 11 $842   $990,926 12
Jun 27, 2003 82 $3,885 -58% 7 $555   $994,811 13
Jul 4, 2003 87 $2,744 -29% 7 $392   $997,555 14
Jul 11, 2003 92 $1,880 -31% 5 $376   $999,435 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 8/8/2024 $1,249 4 4 11 $8,347 10/21/2024
Estonia 6/28/2024 $0000$0
Mexico 6/20/2024 $0000$0
South Korea 10/3/2003 $0 0 0 0 $2,688 7/25/2016
United Kingdom 6/27/2003 $0 0 1 1 $3,805 5/28/2020
 
International Total$14,840 10/21/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,922 $14,840
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,413 $14,840
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 23,001-23,100) 23,037 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 301-400) 326 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 197 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 953 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,018 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,721 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 561 $14,840

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,103 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,701-15,800) 15,701 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,385 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 301-400) 308 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 812 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,641 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,994 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 801-900) 874 $1,014,275

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 7, 2021149,049 11,120$461,861$567,565321
Jun 27, 2021129,701 46,111$494,848$1,746,567341
Jan 15, 202377,411 136,035$377,368$4,302,770422

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Uncategorized

Dave Wittenberg    Lee Sampson
Daran Norris    Vincent Volaju
David Lucas    Spike Spiegel
Wendee Lee    Faye Valentine
Jennifer Hale    Electra Ovilo
Nicholas Guest    Rasheed
Melissa Charles    Ed
Beau Billingslea    Jet Black
Ron Rogge    Soldier / Weather Man 2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Shin'ichirô Watanabe    Director
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn    Director
Tensai Okamura    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 28th, 2011

June 27th, 2011

It's a bit of a madhouse in terms of DVD and Blu-ray releases this week: Amazon.com has more than 400 listed. That said, a lot of them are catalogue titles that would barely warrant a mention during a slow week. The most intriguing first run release is Sucker Punch on Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Combo Pack, but while I think it's worth picking up, it's appeal is limited enough that it is not worthy of the Pick of the Week honors. Fortunately, one of the catalogue titles is clearly Pick of the Week material. In fact, Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Edition - Blu-ray is one of the most anticipated releases in the history of Blu-ray. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$234,429 (23.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:19 opening theaters/29 max. theaters, 10.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,786,710

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,107 $999,435
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,413 $14,840
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,701-15,800) 15,701 $1,014,275
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,761 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,359 $999,435
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,721 $14,840
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,994 $1,014,275

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 4th, 2003 (Limited) by Sony Pictures
January 21st, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Iconic Releasing (AXCN: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie)
February 5th, 2025 (Special Engagement) by Iconic Releasing (AXCN 2025: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie)
International Releases: June 27th, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
October 3rd, 2003 (Wide), released as Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (South Korea)
June 20th, 2024 (Limited), released as Cowboy Bebop: La Película (Mexico)
June 28th, 2024 (Limited), released as Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (Estonia)
August 8th, 2024 (Limited) (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 16th, 2014 by Funimation Productions, released as Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series
MPAA Rating: R for some violent images
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Jetsons: The Movie
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Action
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: Japan, United States
Languages: English, Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2003 Theater Average 96 $12,338 Apr 4, 2003 3

Uncategorized

Dave Wittenberg    Lee Sampson
Daran Norris    Vincent Volaju
David Lucas    Spike Spiegel
Wendee Lee    Faye Valentine
Jennifer Hale    Electra Ovilo
Nicholas Guest    Rasheed
Melissa Charles    Ed
Beau Billingslea    Jet Black
Ron Rogge    Soldier / Weather Man 2

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

Production and Technical Credits

Shin'ichirô Watanabe    Director
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn    Director
Tensai Okamura    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 28th, 2011

June 27th, 2011

It's a bit of a madhouse in terms of DVD and Blu-ray releases this week: Amazon.com has more than 400 listed. That said, a lot of them are catalogue titles that would barely warrant a mention during a slow week. The most intriguing first run release is Sucker Punch on Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy Combo Pack, but while I think it's worth picking up, it's appeal is limited enough that it is not worthy of the Pick of the Week honors. Fortunately, one of the catalogue titles is clearly Pick of the Week material. In fact, Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Edition - Blu-ray is one of the most anticipated releases in the history of Blu-ray. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 301-400) 382 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,107 $999,435
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,258 $1,786,710
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,208 $999,435
Top 2003 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 208 $999,435
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,761 $999,435
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,558 $1,786,710
Top 2003 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 70 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 201-300) 228 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 123 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 648 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,053 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,359 $999,435
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 801-900) 838 $999,435

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2003 30 $234,429   19 $12,338   $234,429 1
Apr 11, 2003 43 $113,246 -52% 23 $4,924   $433,381 2
Apr 18, 2003 50 $71,281 -37% 28 $2,546   $552,349 3
Apr 25, 2003 65 $30,259 -58% 22 $1,375   $617,351 4
May 2, 2003 61 $31,626 +5% 21 $1,506   $658,406 5
May 9, 2003 54 $42,600 +35% 25 $1,704   $716,042 6
May 16, 2003 59 $33,176 -22% 29 $1,144   $767,243 7
May 23, 2003 68 $23,452 -29% 26 $902   $812,677 8
May 30, 2003 53 $19,954 -15% 22 $907   $858,215 9
Jun 6, 2003 46 $31,976 +60% 28 $1,142   $910,607 10
Jun 13, 2003 58 $20,034 -37% 27 $742   $959,929 11
Jun 20, 2003 76 $5,588 -72% 11 $508   $987,252 12
Jun 27, 2003 83 $3,773 -32% 7 $539   $994,699 13
Jul 4, 2003 94 $1,428 -62% 7 $204   $996,239 14
Jul 11, 2003 93 $1,880 +32% 5 $376   $999,435 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2003 31 $320,135   19 $16,849   $320,135 1
Apr 11, 2003 42 $160,933 -50% 23 $6,997   $481,068 2
Apr 18, 2003 52 $106,024 -34% 28 $3,787   $587,092 3
Apr 25, 2003 69 $39,688 -63% 22 $1,804   $626,780 4
May 2, 2003 60 $46,662 +18% 21 $2,222   $673,442 5
May 9, 2003 60 $60,625 +30% 25 $2,425   $734,067 6
May 16, 2003 52 $55,158 -9% 29 $1,902   $789,225 7
May 23, 2003 57 $49,036 -11% 26 $1,886   $838,261 8
May 30, 2003 49 $40,370 -18% 22 $1,835   $878,631 9
Jun 6, 2003 44 $61,264 +52% 28 $2,188   $939,895 10
Jun 13, 2003 44 $41,769 -32% 27 $1,547   $981,664 11
Jun 20, 2003 75 $9,262 -78% 11 $842   $990,926 12
Jun 27, 2003 82 $3,885 -58% 7 $555   $994,811 13
Jul 4, 2003 87 $2,744 -29% 7 $392   $997,555 14
Jul 11, 2003 92 $1,880 -31% 5 $376   $999,435 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 8/8/2024 $1,249 4 4 11 $8,347 10/21/2024
Estonia 6/28/2024 $0000$0
Mexico 6/20/2024 $0000$0
South Korea 10/3/2003 $0 0 0 0 $2,688 7/25/2016
United Kingdom 6/27/2003 $0 0 1 1 $3,805 5/28/2020
 
International Total$14,840 10/21/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Animated Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,922 $14,840
All Time International Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) 24,413 $14,840
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 23,001-23,100) 23,037 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 301-400) 326 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 197 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 953 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,018 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,721 $14,840
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 561 $14,840

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Animated Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,103 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,701-15,800) 15,701 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,385 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies (Rank 301-400) 308 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Hand Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 812 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,641 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,994 $1,014,275
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 801-900) 874 $1,014,275

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Feb 7, 2021149,049 11,120$461,861$567,565321
Jun 27, 2021129,701 46,111$494,848$1,746,567341
Jan 15, 202377,411 136,035$377,368$4,302,770422

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

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. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.