Elephant (2003)

Elephant
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,266,955Details
International Box Office $8,784,561Details
Worldwide Box Office $10,051,516
OpusData ID: 59460100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$93,356 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:6.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/38 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,376,321

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,905 $1,266,955
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,473 $8,784,561
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,985 $10,051,516
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,497 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,412 $1,266,955
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,433 $8,784,561
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,518 $10,051,516

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 2003 (Limited) by Fine Line
International Releases: April 1st, 2004 (Limited) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent content, language, brief sexuality and drug use - all involving teens
Running Time: 81 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: HBO Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, German

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2003 Theater Average 52 $15,559 Oct 24, 2003 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,905 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,092 $2,376,321
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,973 $1,266,955
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2003 (Rank 101-200) 197 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,497 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,342 $2,376,321
Top 2003 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 59 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,836 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,028 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,731 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,235 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,412 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fine Line Movies 34 $1,266,955

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2003 35 $93,356   6 $15,559   $93,356 1
Oct 31, 2003 47 $56,666 -39% 6 $9,444   $193,319 2
Nov 7, 2003 26 $182,042 +221% 31 $5,872   $408,262 3
Nov 14, 2003 28 $157,150 -14% 38 $4,136   $666,521 4
Nov 21, 2003 30 $116,885 -26% 35 $3,340   $855,355 5
Nov 28, 2003 41 $78,915 -32% 38 $2,077   $989,031 6
Dec 5, 2003 46 $50,841 -36% 36 $1,412   $1,075,386 7
Dec 12, 2003 49 $38,348 -25% 36 $1,065   $1,140,604 8
Dec 19, 2003 56 $23,718 -38% 33 $719   $1,189,207 9
Dec 26, 2003 64 $18,042 -24% 14 $1,289   $1,227,000 10
Jan 2, 2004 66 $17,941 -1% 13 $1,380   $1,257,377 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2003 37 $136,653   6 $22,776   $136,653 1
Oct 31, 2003 42 $89,567 -34% 6 $14,928   $226,220 2
Nov 7, 2003 26 $283,151 +216% 31 $9,134   $509,371 3
Nov 14, 2003 29 $229,099 -19% 38 $6,029   $738,470 4
Nov 21, 2003 35 $171,646 -25% 35 $4,904   $910,116 5
Nov 28, 2003 39 $114,429 -33% 38 $3,011   $1,024,545 6
Dec 5, 2003 44 $77,711 -32% 36 $2,159   $1,102,256 7
Dec 12, 2003 49 $63,233 -19% 36 $1,756   $1,165,489 8
Dec 19, 2003 54 $43,469 -31% 33 $1,317   $1,208,958 9
Dec 26, 2003 65 $30,478 -30% 14 $2,177   $1,239,436 10
Jan 2, 2004 69 $17,941 -41% 13 $1,380   $1,257,377 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 4/1/2004 $18,417 4 8 32 $74,318 4/6/2020
 
Rest of World $8,710,243
 
International Total$8,784,561 4/6/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,473 $8,784,561
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,610 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,009 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,586 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,816 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,241 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,433 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for Fine Line Movies 7 $8,784,561

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,985 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,933 $10,051,516
Top 2003 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 161 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,456 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,015 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,341 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,855 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,518 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fine Line Movies 11 $10,051,516

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.

Leading Cast

Alex Frost    Alex
Eric Deulen    Eric

Supporting Cast

Timothy Bottoms    Mr. McFarland

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gus Van Sant    Director

DVD Releases for May 04, 2004

May 3rd, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. There was again an excellent mix of wide releases, limited releases, older films and TV on DVD. And because of the wide section, there should be something for everyone, and for me it's Gilmore Girls - Season 1 - (Buy from Amazon), which is my DVD pick of the week. More...

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$93,356 (7.4% of total gross)
Legs:6.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/38 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,376,321

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,905 $1,266,955
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,473 $8,784,561
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,985 $10,051,516
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,497 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,412 $1,266,955
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,433 $8,784,561
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,518 $10,051,516

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 2003 (Limited) by Fine Line
International Releases: April 1st, 2004 (Limited) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent content, language, brief sexuality and drug use - all involving teens
Running Time: 81 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: HBO Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, German

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2003 Theater Average 52 $15,559 Oct 24, 2003 3

Leading Cast

Alex Frost    Alex
Eric Deulen    Eric

Supporting Cast

Timothy Bottoms    Mr. McFarland

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gus Van Sant    Director

DVD Releases for May 04, 2004

May 3rd, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. There was again an excellent mix of wide releases, limited releases, older films and TV on DVD. And because of the wide section, there should be something for everyone, and for me it's Gilmore Girls - Season 1 - (Buy from Amazon), which is my DVD pick of the week. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,905 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,092 $2,376,321
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,973 $1,266,955
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2003 (Rank 101-200) 197 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,497 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,342 $2,376,321
Top 2003 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 59 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,836 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,028 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,731 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,235 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,412 $1,266,955
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fine Line Movies 34 $1,266,955

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2003 35 $93,356   6 $15,559   $93,356 1
Oct 31, 2003 47 $56,666 -39% 6 $9,444   $193,319 2
Nov 7, 2003 26 $182,042 +221% 31 $5,872   $408,262 3
Nov 14, 2003 28 $157,150 -14% 38 $4,136   $666,521 4
Nov 21, 2003 30 $116,885 -26% 35 $3,340   $855,355 5
Nov 28, 2003 41 $78,915 -32% 38 $2,077   $989,031 6
Dec 5, 2003 46 $50,841 -36% 36 $1,412   $1,075,386 7
Dec 12, 2003 49 $38,348 -25% 36 $1,065   $1,140,604 8
Dec 19, 2003 56 $23,718 -38% 33 $719   $1,189,207 9
Dec 26, 2003 64 $18,042 -24% 14 $1,289   $1,227,000 10
Jan 2, 2004 66 $17,941 -1% 13 $1,380   $1,257,377 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 2003 37 $136,653   6 $22,776   $136,653 1
Oct 31, 2003 42 $89,567 -34% 6 $14,928   $226,220 2
Nov 7, 2003 26 $283,151 +216% 31 $9,134   $509,371 3
Nov 14, 2003 29 $229,099 -19% 38 $6,029   $738,470 4
Nov 21, 2003 35 $171,646 -25% 35 $4,904   $910,116 5
Nov 28, 2003 39 $114,429 -33% 38 $3,011   $1,024,545 6
Dec 5, 2003 44 $77,711 -32% 36 $2,159   $1,102,256 7
Dec 12, 2003 49 $63,233 -19% 36 $1,756   $1,165,489 8
Dec 19, 2003 54 $43,469 -31% 33 $1,317   $1,208,958 9
Dec 26, 2003 65 $30,478 -30% 14 $2,177   $1,239,436 10
Jan 2, 2004 69 $17,941 -41% 13 $1,380   $1,257,377 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 4/1/2004 $18,417 4 8 32 $74,318 4/6/2020
 
Rest of World $8,710,243
 
International Total$8,784,561 4/6/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,473 $8,784,561
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,610 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,009 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,586 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,816 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,241 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,433 $8,784,561
All Time International Box Office for Fine Line Movies 7 $8,784,561

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,985 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,933 $10,051,516
Top 2003 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 161 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,456 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,015 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,341 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,855 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,518 $10,051,516
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fine Line Movies 11 $10,051,516

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.