The Thin Red Line (1998)

The Thin Red Line poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $36,400,491Details
International Box Office $61,308,543Details
Worldwide Box Office $97,709,034
OpusData ID: 15600100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$223,548 (0.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$52,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/1,657 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $81,232,887

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,598 $36,400,491
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,807 $61,308,543
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,947 $97,709,034
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 823 $36,400,491
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 423 $61,308,543
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 521 $97,709,034

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 23rd, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: February 25th, 1999 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 26th, 1999 (Wide), released as A Barreira Invisível (Portugal)
November 21st, 2024 (Limited), released as A Barreira Invisível (Re-release) (Portugal)
Video Release: November 2nd, 1999 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for realistic war violence and language
Running Time: 165 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Rush
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Keywords: World War II, War, War Drama, 1940s, AWOL, 1999 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Phoenix Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 266 $7,607,624 Jan 29, 1999 40
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 100 $11,362,226 Jan 15, 1999 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 65 $26,191,277 Jan 15, 1999 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 98 $12,958,690 Jan 15, 1999 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 59 $29,871,320 Jan 15, 1999 26
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 70 $20,924 Jan 8, 1999 19
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 27 $53,662 Jan 1, 1999 12
Top 1998 Theater Average 6 $53,662 Jan 1, 1999 12

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,598 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,230 $81,232,887
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,045 $36,400,491
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 59 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 572 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,198 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 175 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 418 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 823 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 279 $36,400,491

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 30 $223,548   5 $44,710   $369,357 1
Jan 1, 1999 23 $375,636 +68% 7 $53,662   $1,020,438 2
Jan 8, 1999 15 $1,276,384 +240% 61 $20,924   $2,486,047 3
Jan 15, 1999 4 $11,362,226 +790% 1,528 $7,436   $14,435,129 4
Jan 22, 1999 4 $5,794,840 -49% 1,538 $3,768   $22,313,555 5
Jan 29, 1999 7 $3,300,316 -43% 1,657 $1,992   $27,272,459 6
Feb 5, 1999 12 $1,912,400 -42% 1,646 $1,162   $30,426,042 7
Feb 12, 1999 12 $1,866,991 -2% 1,301 $1,435   $33,032,012 8
Feb 19, 1999 17 $932,267 -50% 905 $1,030   $34,370,394 9
Feb 26, 1999 27 $392,982 -58% 436 $901   $35,126,075 10
Mar 5, 1999 33 $226,776 -42% 303 $748   $35,514,198 11
Mar 12, 1999 41 $139,022 -39% 176 $790   $35,753,402 12
Mar 19, 1999 44 $113,284 -19% 129 $878   $35,948,029 13
Mar 26, 1999 49 $65,470 -42% 96 $682   $36,066,881 14
Apr 2, 1999 53 $58,079 -11% 132 $440   $36,160,625 15
Apr 9, 1999 51 $64,274 +11% 139 $462   $36,257,435 16
Apr 16, 1999 59 $31,835 -50% 70 $455   $36,324,201 17
Apr 23, 1999 81 $12,269 -61% 36 $341   $36,356,467 18
Apr 30, 1999 86 $7,689 -37% 27 $285   $36,370,071 19
May 7, 1999 81 $11,982 +56% 25 $479   $36,385,763 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 15, 1999 3 $2,723,000     1,528 $1,782   $6,223,000 24
Jan 16, 1999 4 $3,975,000 +46%   1,528 $2,601   $10,198,000 25
Jan 17, 1999 3 $2,640,000 -34%   1,528 $1,728   $12,838,000 26
Jan 18, 1999 4 $1,596,464 -40%   1,528 $1,045   $14,435,129 27
Jan 19, 1999 2 $766,375 -52%   1,528 $502   $15,201,504 28
Jan 20, 1999 2 $664,231 -13%   1,528 $435   $15,865,735 29
Jan 21, 1999 2 $652,980 -2%   1,528 $427   $16,518,715 30
Jan 22, 1999 5 $1,470,000 +125% -46% 1,538 $956   $17,989,000 31
Jan 23, 1999 4 $2,700,000 +84% -32% 1,538 $1,756   $20,689,000 32
Jan 24, 1999 4 $1,621,000 -40% -39% 1,538 $1,054   $22,314,000 33
Jan 25, 1999 3 $424,571 -74% -73% 1,538 $276   $22,738,126 34
Jan 26, 1999 4 $460,987 +9% -40% 1,538 $300   $23,199,113 35
Jan 27, 1999 4 $390,393 -15% -41% 1,538 $254   $23,589,506 36
Jan 28, 1999 5 $382,637 -2% -41% 1,538 $249   $23,972,143 37
Jan 29, 1999 7 $1,010,000 +164% -31% 1,657 $610   $24,982,000 38
Jan 30, 1999 7 $1,750,000 +73% -35% 1,657 $1,056   $26,732,000 39
Jan 31, 1999 8 $527,000 -70% -67% 1,657 $318   $27,272,459 40
Feb 1, 1999 4 $302,319 -43% -29% 1,657 $182   $27,574,778 41
Feb 2, 1999 6 $352,717 +17% -23% 1,657 $213   $27,927,495 42
Feb 3, 1999 6 $298,760 -15% -23% 1,657 $180   $28,226,255 43
Feb 4, 1999 6 $287,387 -4% -25% 1,657 $173   $28,513,642 44
Feb 7, 1999 13 $0   -100% 0     $30,426,042 47
Feb 8, 1999 10 $139,378   -54% 1,646 $85   $30,565,420 48
Feb 9, 1999 7 $202,458 +45% -43% 1,646 $123   $30,767,878 49
Feb 10, 1999 6 $203,577 +1% -32% 1,646 $124   $30,971,455 50
Feb 11, 1999 7 $193,566 -5% -33% 1,646 $118   $31,165,021 51
Feb 12, 1999 11 $345,000 +78%   1,306 $264   $31,510,000 52
Feb 13, 1999 11 $665,000 +93%   1,306 $509   $32,175,000 53
Feb 14, 1999 11 $540,000 -19%   1,306 $413   $32,715,000 54
Feb 15, 1999 14 $256,850 -52% +84% 1,306 $197   $33,032,012 55
Feb 16, 1999 12 $149,364 -42% -26% 1,306 $114   $33,181,376 56
Feb 17, 1999 13 $126,194 -16% -38% 1,301 $97   $33,307,570 57
Feb 18, 1999 12 $129,757 +3% -33% 1,301 $100   $33,438,127 58
Feb 19, 1999 16 $215,000 +66% -38% 900 $239   $33,653,000 59
Feb 20, 1999 16 $420,000 +95% -37% 900 $467   $34,073,000 60
Feb 21, 1999 17 $266,000 -37% -51% 905 $294   $34,370,394 61
Feb 22, 1999 15 $84,741 -68% -67% 905 $94   $34,455,135 62
Feb 25, 1999 13 $96,708   -25% 905 $107   $34,733,093 65
Mar 2, 1999 20 $46,939     436 $108   $35,207,818 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 27 $498,993   5 $99,799   $644,802 2
Jan 1, 1999 22 $564,861 +13% 7 $80,694   $1,209,663 3
Jan 8, 1999 14 $1,863,240 +230% 61 $30,545   $3,072,903 4
Jan 15, 1999 4 $13,445,812 +622% 1,528 $8,800   $16,518,715 5
Jan 22, 1999 4 $7,453,428 -45% 1,538 $4,846   $23,972,143 6
Jan 29, 1999 7 $4,541,499 -39% 1,657 $2,741   $28,513,642 7
Feb 5, 1999 11 $2,651,379 -42% 1,646 $1,611   $31,165,021 8
Feb 12, 1999 12 $2,273,106 -14% 1,301 $1,747   $33,438,127 9
Feb 19, 1999 17 $1,294,966 -43% 905 $1,431   $34,733,093 10
Feb 26, 1999 28 $554,329 -57% 436 $1,271   $35,287,422 11
Mar 5, 1999 31 $326,958 -41% 303 $1,079   $35,614,380 12
Mar 12, 1999 40 $220,365 -33% 176 $1,252   $35,834,745 13
Mar 19, 1999 43 $166,666 -24% 129 $1,292   $36,001,411 14
Mar 26, 1999 48 $101,135 -39% 96 $1,053   $36,102,546 15
Apr 2, 1999 51 $90,615 -10% 132 $686   $36,193,161 16
Apr 9, 1999 48 $99,205 +9% 139 $714   $36,292,366 17
Apr 16, 1999 57 $51,832 -48% 70 $740   $36,344,198 18
Apr 23, 1999 75 $18,184 -65% 36 $505   $36,362,382 19
Apr 30, 1999 83 $11,399 -37% 27 $422   $36,373,781 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 2/25/1999 $0 0 4 10 $827 11/16/2020
Portugal 2/26/1999 $0 0 1 1 $363 11/26/2024
 
Rest of World $61,307,353
 
International Total$61,308,543 11/26/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,807 $61,308,543
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,305 $61,308,543
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 27 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 379 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,391 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 104 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 286 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 423 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 167 $61,308,543

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,947 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,434 $97,709,034
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 35 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 426 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,540 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 118 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 275 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 521 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 200 $97,709,034

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 3, 2010137,369 7,369$221,009$221,009570

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Lead Ensemble Members

Sean Penn    Welsh, Edward, EM, 1st Sgt
Adrien Brody    Fife, Cpl, Fwd Clk
James Caviezel    Witt, Pvt, of Cannon Co
Ben Chaplin    Bell, Pvt, Rflmn
George Clooney    Bosche, Charles S, Capt, "C" Co Cmdg
John Cusack    Gaff, John B, Capt, 1st Bn Exec
Woody Harrelson    Keck, S/Sgt, Ldr 2nd Pl
Elias Koteas    Staros, James I, Capt, "C" Co Cmdg
Nick Nolte    Tall, Gordon M L, Lt. Col, 1st Bn Cmdg
John C. Reilly    Storm, S/Sgt, Mess

Supporting Cast

Steven Vidlere    2nd Lieutenant Gore
Jared Leto    Whyte, William L, 2nd Lt, 1st Pl Cmdg
Dash Mihok    Doll, Pvt 1Cl, Rflmn
Tim Blake Nelson    Private Tills
John Savage    McCron, Sgt, Sqd Ldr Rfl
John Travolta    Brig. Gen. Quintard
Arie Verveen    Private 1st Class Dale
Kirk Acevedo    Private Tella
Penny Allen    Witt's Mother
Benjamin Green    Melanesian Villager
Simon Billig    Lieutenant Colonel
Mark Boone Jr.    Private Peale
Norman Patrick Brown    Navajo Soldier
Jarrod Dean    Corporal Thorne
Matt Doran    Private Coombs
Travis Fine    Private Weld
Paul Gleeson    1st Lieutenant Band
David Harrod    Corporal Queen
Don Harvey    Sergeant Becker
Kengo Hasuo    A Japanese Prisoner
Ben Hines    Assistant Pilot
Danny Hoch    Private Carni
Robert Roy Hofmo    Private Sico
Jack Jones    Melanesian Man Walking
Thomas Jane    Private Ash
Jimmy Xihite    Melanesian Villager
Polyn Leona    Melanesian Woman with Child
Simon Lyndon    Medic 2
Gordon MacDonald    Private 1st Class Gordon
Kazuky Maehara    Japanese Private 1
Marine Malota    Marina, Little Gir
Michael McGrady    Private Floyd
Ken Mitsuishi    Screaming Japanese Officer
Ryushi Mizukami    Japanese Private 4
Larry Neuhaus    Crewman
Taiju Okayasu    Japanese Private 6
Takamitsu Okubo    Japanese Soldier
Miranda Otto    Marty Bell
Jace Phillips    S-1
Kazuyoshi Sakai    Japanese Prisoner
Masayuki Shida    Screaming Japanese 2
John Dee Smith    Private Train
Stephen Spacek    Corporal Jenks
Nick Stahl    Private 1st Class Bead
Hiroya Sugisaki    Japanese Private 7
Kouji Suzuki    Japanese Private 3
Tomohiro Tanji    Japanese Private 2
Minoru Toyoshima    Japanese Sergeant
Terutake Tsuji    Japanese Private 5
Vincent Wild    Melanesian Guide
Will Wallace    Private Hoke
Joe Watanabe    Screaming Japanese 1
nSimon Westaway    First Scout
Dan Wyllie    Medic 1
Yasuomi Yoshino    Young Japanese

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

Production and Technical Credits

Terrence Malick    Director
Terrence Malick    Screenwriter
James Jones    Based on the novel by
Robert Michael Geisler    Producer
John Raberdeau    Producer
Grant Hill    Producer
George Stevens, Jr.    Executive Producer
John Toll    Cinematographer
Jack Fisk    Production Designer
Billy Weber    Editor
Leslie Jones    Editor
Saar Klein    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Michael Stevens    Associate Producer
Sheila Davis Lawrence    Associate Producer
Kenneth Skip Kosper    Assistant Director
Gary Capo    Second Unit Director
Grant Hill    Unit Production Manager
Vicki Poppelwell    Production Manager
Ian Gracie    Art Director
Richard Hobbs    Set Decorator
Suza Maybury    Set Decorator
Margot Wilson    Costume Designer
Kerry Thompson    Costume Supervisor
Paul Brincat    Sound Editor
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
J. Paul Huntsman    Supervising Sound Editor
Robb Wilson    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher S. Aud    Sound Effects Editor
John V. Jr. Bonds    Sound Effects Editor
Jayme S. Parker    Sound Effects Editor
Andrew M. Sommers    Sound Effects Editor
Mark Mangino    Sound Effects Editor
Claude Letessier    Sound Designer
Lee Scott    Music Editor
Adam Smalley    Music Editor
Viv Mepham    Make-up and Hair Designer
Rosanna Sun    Music Supervisor
Dianne Crittenden    Casting Director
Barbara Collins    Casting Associate
Glenn Boswell    Stunt Coordinator
Roland Raleigh Wilson    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$223,548 (0.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$52,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/1,657 max. theaters, 6.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $81,232,887

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,598 $36,400,491
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,807 $61,308,543
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,947 $97,709,034
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 823 $36,400,491
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 423 $61,308,543
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 521 $97,709,034

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 23rd, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: February 25th, 1999 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 26th, 1999 (Wide), released as A Barreira Invisível (Portugal)
November 21st, 2024 (Limited), released as A Barreira Invisível (Re-release) (Portugal)
Video Release: November 2nd, 1999 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for realistic war violence and language
Running Time: 165 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Rush
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: World War II, War, War Drama, 1940s, AWOL, 1999 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Phoenix Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 266 $7,607,624 Jan 29, 1999 40
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 100 $11,362,226 Jan 15, 1999 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 65 $26,191,277 Jan 15, 1999 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 98 $12,958,690 Jan 15, 1999 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 59 $29,871,320 Jan 15, 1999 26
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 70 $20,924 Jan 8, 1999 19
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 27 $53,662 Jan 1, 1999 12
Top 1998 Theater Average 6 $53,662 Jan 1, 1999 12

Lead Ensemble Members

Sean Penn    Welsh, Edward, EM, 1st Sgt
Adrien Brody    Fife, Cpl, Fwd Clk
James Caviezel    Witt, Pvt, of Cannon Co
Ben Chaplin    Bell, Pvt, Rflmn
George Clooney    Bosche, Charles S, Capt, "C" Co Cmdg
John Cusack    Gaff, John B, Capt, 1st Bn Exec
Woody Harrelson    Keck, S/Sgt, Ldr 2nd Pl
Elias Koteas    Staros, James I, Capt, "C" Co Cmdg
Nick Nolte    Tall, Gordon M L, Lt. Col, 1st Bn Cmdg
John C. Reilly    Storm, S/Sgt, Mess

Supporting Cast

Steven Vidlere    2nd Lieutenant Gore
Jared Leto    Whyte, William L, 2nd Lt, 1st Pl Cmdg
Dash Mihok    Doll, Pvt 1Cl, Rflmn
Tim Blake Nelson    Private Tills
John Savage    McCron, Sgt, Sqd Ldr Rfl
John Travolta    Brig. Gen. Quintard
Arie Verveen    Private 1st Class Dale
Kirk Acevedo    Private Tella
Penny Allen    Witt's Mother
Benjamin Green    Melanesian Villager
Simon Billig    Lieutenant Colonel
Mark Boone Jr.    Private Peale
Norman Patrick Brown    Navajo Soldier
Jarrod Dean    Corporal Thorne
Matt Doran    Private Coombs
Travis Fine    Private Weld
Paul Gleeson    1st Lieutenant Band
David Harrod    Corporal Queen
Don Harvey    Sergeant Becker
Kengo Hasuo    A Japanese Prisoner
Ben Hines    Assistant Pilot
Danny Hoch    Private Carni
Robert Roy Hofmo    Private Sico
Jack Jones    Melanesian Man Walking
Thomas Jane    Private Ash
Jimmy Xihite    Melanesian Villager
Polyn Leona    Melanesian Woman with Child
Simon Lyndon    Medic 2
Gordon MacDonald    Private 1st Class Gordon
Kazuky Maehara    Japanese Private 1
Marine Malota    Marina, Little Gir
Michael McGrady    Private Floyd
Ken Mitsuishi    Screaming Japanese Officer
Ryushi Mizukami    Japanese Private 4
Larry Neuhaus    Crewman
Taiju Okayasu    Japanese Private 6
Takamitsu Okubo    Japanese Soldier
Miranda Otto    Marty Bell
Jace Phillips    S-1
Kazuyoshi Sakai    Japanese Prisoner
Masayuki Shida    Screaming Japanese 2
John Dee Smith    Private Train
Stephen Spacek    Corporal Jenks
Nick Stahl    Private 1st Class Bead
Hiroya Sugisaki    Japanese Private 7
Kouji Suzuki    Japanese Private 3
Tomohiro Tanji    Japanese Private 2
Minoru Toyoshima    Japanese Sergeant
Terutake Tsuji    Japanese Private 5
Vincent Wild    Melanesian Guide
Will Wallace    Private Hoke
Joe Watanabe    Screaming Japanese 1
nSimon Westaway    First Scout
Dan Wyllie    Medic 1
Yasuomi Yoshino    Young Japanese

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

Production and Technical Credits

Terrence Malick    Director
Terrence Malick    Screenwriter
James Jones    Based on the novel by
Robert Michael Geisler    Producer
John Raberdeau    Producer
Grant Hill    Producer
George Stevens, Jr.    Executive Producer
John Toll    Cinematographer
Jack Fisk    Production Designer
Billy Weber    Editor
Leslie Jones    Editor
Saar Klein    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Michael Stevens    Associate Producer
Sheila Davis Lawrence    Associate Producer
Kenneth Skip Kosper    Assistant Director
Gary Capo    Second Unit Director
Grant Hill    Unit Production Manager
Vicki Poppelwell    Production Manager
Ian Gracie    Art Director
Richard Hobbs    Set Decorator
Suza Maybury    Set Decorator
Margot Wilson    Costume Designer
Kerry Thompson    Costume Supervisor
Paul Brincat    Sound Editor
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer    Re-recording Mixer
J. Paul Huntsman    Supervising Sound Editor
Robb Wilson    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher S. Aud    Sound Effects Editor
John V. Jr. Bonds    Sound Effects Editor
Jayme S. Parker    Sound Effects Editor
Andrew M. Sommers    Sound Effects Editor
Mark Mangino    Sound Effects Editor
Claude Letessier    Sound Designer
Lee Scott    Music Editor
Adam Smalley    Music Editor
Viv Mepham    Make-up and Hair Designer
Rosanna Sun    Music Supervisor
Dianne Crittenden    Casting Director
Barbara Collins    Casting Associate
Glenn Boswell    Stunt Coordinator
Roland Raleigh Wilson    Stunt Coordinator

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 2,501-2,600) 2,598 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,230 $81,232,887
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,045 $36,400,491
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1998 59 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 572 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,198 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 175 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 418 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 801-900) 823 $36,400,491
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 279 $36,400,491

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 30 $223,548   5 $44,710   $369,357 1
Jan 1, 1999 23 $375,636 +68% 7 $53,662   $1,020,438 2
Jan 8, 1999 15 $1,276,384 +240% 61 $20,924   $2,486,047 3
Jan 15, 1999 4 $11,362,226 +790% 1,528 $7,436   $14,435,129 4
Jan 22, 1999 4 $5,794,840 -49% 1,538 $3,768   $22,313,555 5
Jan 29, 1999 7 $3,300,316 -43% 1,657 $1,992   $27,272,459 6
Feb 5, 1999 12 $1,912,400 -42% 1,646 $1,162   $30,426,042 7
Feb 12, 1999 12 $1,866,991 -2% 1,301 $1,435   $33,032,012 8
Feb 19, 1999 17 $932,267 -50% 905 $1,030   $34,370,394 9
Feb 26, 1999 27 $392,982 -58% 436 $901   $35,126,075 10
Mar 5, 1999 33 $226,776 -42% 303 $748   $35,514,198 11
Mar 12, 1999 41 $139,022 -39% 176 $790   $35,753,402 12
Mar 19, 1999 44 $113,284 -19% 129 $878   $35,948,029 13
Mar 26, 1999 49 $65,470 -42% 96 $682   $36,066,881 14
Apr 2, 1999 53 $58,079 -11% 132 $440   $36,160,625 15
Apr 9, 1999 51 $64,274 +11% 139 $462   $36,257,435 16
Apr 16, 1999 59 $31,835 -50% 70 $455   $36,324,201 17
Apr 23, 1999 81 $12,269 -61% 36 $341   $36,356,467 18
Apr 30, 1999 86 $7,689 -37% 27 $285   $36,370,071 19
May 7, 1999 81 $11,982 +56% 25 $479   $36,385,763 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 15, 1999 3 $2,723,000     1,528 $1,782   $6,223,000 24
Jan 16, 1999 4 $3,975,000 +46%   1,528 $2,601   $10,198,000 25
Jan 17, 1999 3 $2,640,000 -34%   1,528 $1,728   $12,838,000 26
Jan 18, 1999 4 $1,596,464 -40%   1,528 $1,045   $14,435,129 27
Jan 19, 1999 2 $766,375 -52%   1,528 $502   $15,201,504 28
Jan 20, 1999 2 $664,231 -13%   1,528 $435   $15,865,735 29
Jan 21, 1999 2 $652,980 -2%   1,528 $427   $16,518,715 30
Jan 22, 1999 5 $1,470,000 +125% -46% 1,538 $956   $17,989,000 31
Jan 23, 1999 4 $2,700,000 +84% -32% 1,538 $1,756   $20,689,000 32
Jan 24, 1999 4 $1,621,000 -40% -39% 1,538 $1,054   $22,314,000 33
Jan 25, 1999 3 $424,571 -74% -73% 1,538 $276   $22,738,126 34
Jan 26, 1999 4 $460,987 +9% -40% 1,538 $300   $23,199,113 35
Jan 27, 1999 4 $390,393 -15% -41% 1,538 $254   $23,589,506 36
Jan 28, 1999 5 $382,637 -2% -41% 1,538 $249   $23,972,143 37
Jan 29, 1999 7 $1,010,000 +164% -31% 1,657 $610   $24,982,000 38
Jan 30, 1999 7 $1,750,000 +73% -35% 1,657 $1,056   $26,732,000 39
Jan 31, 1999 8 $527,000 -70% -67% 1,657 $318   $27,272,459 40
Feb 1, 1999 4 $302,319 -43% -29% 1,657 $182   $27,574,778 41
Feb 2, 1999 6 $352,717 +17% -23% 1,657 $213   $27,927,495 42
Feb 3, 1999 6 $298,760 -15% -23% 1,657 $180   $28,226,255 43
Feb 4, 1999 6 $287,387 -4% -25% 1,657 $173   $28,513,642 44
Feb 7, 1999 13 $0   -100% 0     $30,426,042 47
Feb 8, 1999 10 $139,378   -54% 1,646 $85   $30,565,420 48
Feb 9, 1999 7 $202,458 +45% -43% 1,646 $123   $30,767,878 49
Feb 10, 1999 6 $203,577 +1% -32% 1,646 $124   $30,971,455 50
Feb 11, 1999 7 $193,566 -5% -33% 1,646 $118   $31,165,021 51
Feb 12, 1999 11 $345,000 +78%   1,306 $264   $31,510,000 52
Feb 13, 1999 11 $665,000 +93%   1,306 $509   $32,175,000 53
Feb 14, 1999 11 $540,000 -19%   1,306 $413   $32,715,000 54
Feb 15, 1999 14 $256,850 -52% +84% 1,306 $197   $33,032,012 55
Feb 16, 1999 12 $149,364 -42% -26% 1,306 $114   $33,181,376 56
Feb 17, 1999 13 $126,194 -16% -38% 1,301 $97   $33,307,570 57
Feb 18, 1999 12 $129,757 +3% -33% 1,301 $100   $33,438,127 58
Feb 19, 1999 16 $215,000 +66% -38% 900 $239   $33,653,000 59
Feb 20, 1999 16 $420,000 +95% -37% 900 $467   $34,073,000 60
Feb 21, 1999 17 $266,000 -37% -51% 905 $294   $34,370,394 61
Feb 22, 1999 15 $84,741 -68% -67% 905 $94   $34,455,135 62
Feb 25, 1999 13 $96,708   -25% 905 $107   $34,733,093 65
Mar 2, 1999 20 $46,939     436 $108   $35,207,818 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 1998 27 $498,993   5 $99,799   $644,802 2
Jan 1, 1999 22 $564,861 +13% 7 $80,694   $1,209,663 3
Jan 8, 1999 14 $1,863,240 +230% 61 $30,545   $3,072,903 4
Jan 15, 1999 4 $13,445,812 +622% 1,528 $8,800   $16,518,715 5
Jan 22, 1999 4 $7,453,428 -45% 1,538 $4,846   $23,972,143 6
Jan 29, 1999 7 $4,541,499 -39% 1,657 $2,741   $28,513,642 7
Feb 5, 1999 11 $2,651,379 -42% 1,646 $1,611   $31,165,021 8
Feb 12, 1999 12 $2,273,106 -14% 1,301 $1,747   $33,438,127 9
Feb 19, 1999 17 $1,294,966 -43% 905 $1,431   $34,733,093 10
Feb 26, 1999 28 $554,329 -57% 436 $1,271   $35,287,422 11
Mar 5, 1999 31 $326,958 -41% 303 $1,079   $35,614,380 12
Mar 12, 1999 40 $220,365 -33% 176 $1,252   $35,834,745 13
Mar 19, 1999 43 $166,666 -24% 129 $1,292   $36,001,411 14
Mar 26, 1999 48 $101,135 -39% 96 $1,053   $36,102,546 15
Apr 2, 1999 51 $90,615 -10% 132 $686   $36,193,161 16
Apr 9, 1999 48 $99,205 +9% 139 $714   $36,292,366 17
Apr 16, 1999 57 $51,832 -48% 70 $740   $36,344,198 18
Apr 23, 1999 75 $18,184 -65% 36 $505   $36,362,382 19
Apr 30, 1999 83 $11,399 -37% 27 $422   $36,373,781 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 2/25/1999 $0 0 4 10 $827 11/16/2020
Portugal 2/26/1999 $0 0 1 1 $363 11/26/2024
 
Rest of World $61,307,353
 
International Total$61,308,543 11/26/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,807 $61,308,543
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,305 $61,308,543
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 27 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 379 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,391 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 104 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 286 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 423 $61,308,543
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 167 $61,308,543

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,947 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,434 $97,709,034
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 35 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 426 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,540 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 101-200) 118 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 275 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 521 $97,709,034
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 200 $97,709,034

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 3, 2010137,369 7,369$221,009$221,009570

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