Armageddon (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $201,578,182Details
International Box Office $353,021,818Details
Worldwide Box Office $554,600,000
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$36,089,972 (17.9% of total gross)
Legs:5.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$140,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,127 opening theaters/3,184 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $463,328,949

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 235 $201,578,182
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 229 $353,021,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 213 $554,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 69 $201,578,182
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 59 $353,021,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 61 $554,600,000

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 1st, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: November 13th, 1998 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi disaster action, sensuality and brief language
Running Time: 150 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Deep Impact
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Keywords: End of the World, Visual Effects, Action Adventure, Set in Outer Space
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer, Valhalla Motion Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Fastest to $100m 227 $200,231,869 Oct 23, 1998 117
Fastest to $150m 225 $200,231,869 Oct 23, 1998 117
Fastest to $200m 225 $200,231,869 Oct 23, 1998 117
Fastest to $50m 247 $200,231,869 Oct 23, 1998 117
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 342 $6,627,651 Sep 4, 1998 68
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 97 $36,089,972 Jul 3, 1998 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 26 $36,089,972 Jul 3, 1998 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 20 $84,569,039 Jul 3, 1998 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 23 $36,089,972 Jul 3, 1998 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 19 $84,569,039 Jul 3, 1998 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 235 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 101-200) 114 $463,328,949
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 117 $201,578,182
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 2 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies 79 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 117 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies 47 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 136 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 69 $201,578,182

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 3, 1998 1 $36,089,972   3,127 $11,541   $54,202,675 1
Jul 10, 1998 2 $23,557,064 -35% 3,136 $7,512   $99,860,537 2
Jul 17, 1998 3 $16,591,782 -30% 3,184 $5,211   $129,134,246 3
Jul 24, 1998 5 $11,159,371 -33% 3,127 $3,569   $149,607,826 4
Jul 31, 1998 8 $7,561,217 -32% 2,491 $3,035   $163,139,999 5
Aug 7, 1998 9 $5,318,807 -30% 2,123 $2,505   $172,771,899 6
Aug 14, 1998 10 $4,138,566 -22% 1,786 $2,317   $180,032,498 7
Aug 21, 1998 13 $2,735,637 -34% 1,423 $1,922   $184,993,784 8
Aug 28, 1998 12 $2,305,833 -16% 1,324 $1,742   $188,540,431 9
Sep 4, 1998 11 $2,828,361 +23% 1,386 $2,041   $192,140,665 10
Sep 11, 1998 9 $1,581,421 -44% 1,334 $1,185   $194,125,324 11
Sep 18, 1998 9 $1,254,927 -21% 1,259 $997   $195,835,936 12
Sep 25, 1998 11 $951,613 -24% 1,128 $844   $197,134,670 13
Oct 2, 1998 15 $505,724 -47% 726 $697   $197,914,090 14
Oct 9, 1998 12 $723,198 +43% 806 $897   $198,798,517 15
Oct 16, 1998 16 $536,506 -26% 653 $822   $199,629,136 16
Oct 23, 1998 18 $427,499 -20% 552 $774   $200,231,869 17
Oct 30, 1998 20 $282,269 -34% 476 $593   $200,662,652 18
Nov 6, 1998 29 $243,544 -14% 335 $727   $201,046,133 19
Nov 13, 1998 32 $170,896 -30% 273 $626   $201,331,567 20
Nov 20, 1998 40 $85,149 -50% 167 $510   $201,470,728 21
Nov 27, 1998 52 $43,710 -49% 94 $465   $201,551,346 22
Dec 4, 1998 61 $13,029 -70% 61 $214   $201,573,391 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 1, 1998 1 $9,668,216     3,090 $3,129   $9,668,216 1
Jul 2, 1998 1 $8,430,000 -13%   3,090 $2,728   $18,098,000 2
Jul 3, 1998 1 $13,620,000 +62%   3,090 $4,408   $31,718,000 3
Jul 4, 1998 1 $10,542,000 -23%   3,090 $3,412   $42,260,000 4
Jul 5, 1998 1 $11,943,000 +13%   3,127 $3,819   $54,203,000 5
Jul 6, 1998 1 $5,911,209 -51%   3,127 $1,890   $60,113,884 6
Jul 7, 1998 1 $5,911,749 n/c   3,127 $1,891   $66,025,629 7
Jul 8, 1998 1 $5,493,980 -7% -43% 3,127 $1,757   $71,519,609 8
Jul 9, 1998 1 $4,783,864 -13% -43% 3,127 $1,530   $76,303,473 9
Jul 10, 1998 2 $7,170,000 +50% -47% 3,136 $2,286   $83,473,000 10
Jul 11, 1998 2 $8,840,000 +23% -16% 3,136 $2,819   $92,313,000 11
Jul 12, 1998 2 $5,661,000 -36% -53% 3,136 $1,805   $99,861,000 12
Jul 13, 1998 2 $3,145,273 -44% -47% 3,136 $1,003   $103,008,810 13
Jul 14, 1998 2 $3,461,383 +10% -41% 3,136 $1,104   $106,470,193 14
Jul 15, 1998 2 $3,037,718 -12% -45% 3,136 $969   $109,507,911 15
Jul 16, 1998 2 $3,034,553 n/c -37% 3,136 $968   $112,542,464 16
Jul 17, 1998 3 $5,105,000 +68% -29% 3,184 $1,603   $117,647,000 17
Jul 18, 1998 3 $6,710,000 +31% -24% 3,184 $2,107   $124,357,000 18
Jul 19, 1998 3 $4,896,000 -27% -14% 3,184 $1,538   $129,134,246 19
Jul 20, 1998 4 $2,321,878 -53% -26% 3,184 $729   $131,456,124 20
Jul 21, 1998 4 $2,537,127 +9% -27% 3,184 $797   $133,993,251 21
Jul 22, 1998 4 $2,220,449 -12% -27% 3,184 $697   $136,213,700 22
Jul 23, 1998 4 $2,234,755 +1% -26% 3,184 $702   $138,448,455 23
Jul 24, 1998 5 $3,285,000 +47% -36% 3,127 $1,051   $141,733,000 24
Jul 25, 1998 5 $4,335,000 +32% -35% 3,127 $1,386   $146,068,000 25
Jul 26, 1998 5 $3,188,000 -26% -35% 3,127 $1,020   $149,607,826 26
Jul 27, 1998 4 $1,519,817 -52% -35% 3,127 $486   $151,127,643 27
Jul 28, 1998 4 $1,701,601 +12% -33% 3,127 $544   $152,829,244 28
Jul 29, 1998 6 $1,368,475 -20% -38% 2,709 $505   $154,197,719 29
Jul 30, 1998 6 $1,381,063 +1% -38% 2,709 $510   $155,578,782 30
Jul 31, 1998 7 $2,315,000 +68% -30% 2,491 $929   $157,894,000 31
Aug 1, 1998 8 $3,060,000 +32% -29% 2,491 $1,228   $160,954,000 32
Aug 2, 1998 8 $2,223,000 -27% -30% 2,491 $892   $163,140,000 33
Aug 3, 1998 6 $1,090,348 -51% -28% 1,767 $617   $164,230,347 34
Aug 4, 1998 6 $1,192,166 +9% -30% 2,491 $479   $165,422,513 35
Aug 5, 1998 7 $1,035,183 -13% -24% 2,491 $416   $166,457,696 36
Aug 6, 1998 7 $995,396 -4% -28% 2,491 $400   $167,453,092 37
Aug 7, 1998 9 $1,559,908 +57% -33% 2,123 $735   $169,013,000 38
Aug 8, 1998 9 $2,070,000 +33% -32% 2,123 $975   $171,083,000 39
Aug 9, 1998 9 $1,557,000 -25% -30% 2,123 $733   $172,771,899 40
Aug 10, 1998 8 $777,982 -50% -29% 2,123 $366   $173,549,881 41
Aug 11, 1998 8 $887,489 +14% -26% 2,123 $418   $174,437,370 42
Aug 12, 1998 8 $738,863 -17% -29% 2,123 $348   $175,176,233 43
Aug 13, 1998 8 $717,699 -3% -28% 2,123 $338   $175,893,932 44
Aug 14, 1998 10 $1,170,000 +63% -25% 1,786 $655   $177,064,000 45
Aug 15, 1998 9 $1,764,000 +51% -15% 1,786 $988   $178,828,000 46
Aug 16, 1998 10 $1,204,000 -32% -23% 1,786 $674   $180,032,498 47
Aug 17, 1998 9 $566,423 -53% -27% 1,786 $317   $180,598,321 48
Aug 18, 1998 9 $641,768 +13% -28% 1,786 $359   $181,240,689 49
Aug 19, 1998 9 $517,815 -19% -30% 1,786 $290   $181,756,504 50
Aug 20, 1998 9 $499,643 -4% -30% 1,786 $280   $182,258,147 51
Sep 8, 1998 10 $150,762     1,386 $109   $192,291,427 70
Sep 9, 1998 10 $129,562 -14%   1,386 $93   $192,420,989 71
Sep 10, 1998 10 $122,914 -5%   1,386 $89   $192,543,903 72
Sep 11, 1998 10 $410,000 +234%   1,334 $307   $192,954,000 73
Sep 12, 1998 9 $780,000 +90%   1,334 $585   $193,734,000 74
Sep 13, 1998 9 $375,000 -52%   1,334 $281   $194,125,000 75
Sep 15, 1998 9 $138,749   -8% 1,334 $104   $194,360,915 77
Sep 16, 1998 10 $109,954 -21% -15% 1,334 $82   $194,470,869 78
Sep 20, 1998 9 $306,000   -18% 1,259 $243   $196,836,000 82
Sep 21, 1998 9 $81,730 -73%   1,259 $65   $196,917,666 83
Sep 22, 1998 9 $108,320 +33% -22% 1,259 $86   $197,025,986 84
Sep 23, 1998 9 $75,389 -30% -31% 1,259 $60   $197,101,375 85
Sep 24, 1998 9 $81,682 +8%   1,259 $65   $197,183,057 86

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 3, 1998 1 $58,190,770   3,127 $18,609   $76,303,473 2
Jul 10, 1998 2 $36,238,991 -38% 3,136 $11,556   $112,542,464 3
Jul 17, 1998 3 $25,905,991 -29% 3,184 $8,136   $138,448,455 4
Jul 24, 1998 5 $17,130,327 -34% 3,127 $5,478   $155,578,782 5
Jul 31, 1998 7 $11,874,310 -31% 2,491 $4,767   $167,453,092 6
Aug 7, 1998 9 $8,440,840 -29% 2,123 $3,976   $175,893,932 7
Aug 14, 1998 9 $6,364,215 -25% 1,786 $3,563   $182,258,147 8
Aug 21, 1998 13 $3,976,451 -38% 1,423 $2,794   $186,234,598 9
Aug 28, 1998 12 $3,077,706 -23% 1,324 $2,325   $189,312,304 10
Sep 4, 1998 11 $3,231,599 +5% 1,386 $2,332   $192,543,903 11
Sep 11, 1998 9 $2,037,106 -37% 1,334 $1,527   $194,581,009 12
Sep 18, 1998 9 $1,602,048 -21% 1,259 $1,272   $196,183,057 13
Sep 25, 1998 11 $1,225,309 -24% 1,128 $1,086   $197,408,366 14
Oct 2, 1998 15 $666,953 -46% 726 $919   $198,075,319 15
Oct 9, 1998 13 $1,017,311 +53% 806 $1,262   $199,092,630 16
Oct 16, 1998 17 $711,740 -30% 653 $1,090   $199,804,370 17
Oct 23, 1998 18 $576,013 -19% 552 $1,044   $200,380,383 18
Oct 30, 1998 20 $422,206 -27% 476 $887   $200,802,589 19
Nov 6, 1998 27 $358,082 -15% 335 $1,069   $201,160,671 20
Nov 13, 1998 31 $224,908 -37% 273 $824   $201,385,579 21
Nov 20, 1998 41 $122,057 -46% 167 $731   $201,507,636 22
Nov 27, 1998 51 $52,726 -57% 94 $561   $201,560,362 23

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 229 $353,021,818
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 103 $353,021,818
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 1 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies 90 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 110 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies 46 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 59 $353,021,818

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 213 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office 94 $554,600,000
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 301-400) 311 $201,578,182
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 1 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies 73 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies 97 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies 47 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies 100 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 127 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 61 $554,600,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 2, 2010168,254 8,254$156,746$156,746599
Jun 6, 2010118,185 37,353$152,244$700,892604

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.

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Leading Cast

Bruce Willis    Harry S. Stamper
Liv Tyler    Grace Stamper
Ben Affleck    A.J. Frost

Supporting Cast

Billy Bob Thornton    Dan Truman
Will Patton    Charles (Chick) Chapple
Keith David    General Kimsey
Steve Buscemi    Rockhound
Owen Wilson    Oscar Choi
William Fichtner    Colonel William Sharp
Jessica Steen    Co-Pilot Jennifer Watts
Jason Isaacs    Ronald Quincy
Ken Hudson Campbell    Max Lennert
Grayson McCouch    Gruber
Clark Brolly    Freddy Noonan
Marshall R. Teague    Colonel Davis
Chris Ellis    Walter Clark
Eddie Griffin    Little Guy
Michael Clarke Duncan    Jayotis 'Bear' Kurleenbear
John Mahon    Karl
Grace Zabriskie    Dottie
Udo Kier    Psychologist
Seiko Matsuda    Asian Tourist (female)
Lawrence Tierney    Hollis Vernon (Grap) Stamper
Michael Bay    NASA Scientist
Gedde Watanabe    Asian Tourist
Shawnee Smith    Redhead
Peter Stormare    Lev Andropov
James Fitzpatrick    NORAD Tech
Bodhi Elfman    Math Guy

Narrator(s)

Charlton Heston    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Gale Anne Hurd    Producer
Michael Bay    Producer
Jonathan Hensleigh    Executive Producer
Jim Van Wyck    Executive Producer
Chad Oman    Executive Producer
Michael Bay    Director
Jonathan Hensleigh    Screenwriter
J.J. Abrams    Screenwriter
Robert Roy Pool    Story Creator
Jonathan Hensleigh    Story Creator
John Schwartzman    Cinematographer
Mark Goldblatt    Editor
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Glen Scantlebury    Editor
Trevor Rabin    Composer
Michael White    Production Designer
Geoff Hubbard    Supervising Art Director
Lawrence A. Hubbs    Art Director
Bruton Jones    Art Director
John P. Bruce    Set Designer
Daniel Jennings    Set Designer
Kevin Ishioka    Set Designer
George R. Lee    Set Designer
Gilbert Clayton    Set Designer
William Taliaferro    Set Designer
Mindi Toback    Set Designer
Patricia Klawonn    Set Designer
Steven Saylor    Set Designer
Gary R. Speckman    Set Designer
Domenic Silvestri    Set Designer
Michael Kaplan    Costume Designer
Magali Guidasci    Costume Designer
Keith A. Wester    Sound Mixer
Pat McClung    Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard Hoover    Visual Effects Supervisor
Barry Waldman    Associate Producer
Pat Sandston    Associate Producer
Ken Bates    Associate Producer
K.C. Hodenfield    Assistant Director
Ken Bates    Second Unit Director
Ken Bates    Stunt Coordinator
Mauro Fiore    Second Unit Camera
Bonnie Timmermann    Casting Director
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Paul Linford    Music Programmer
Gregory H. Watkins    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer

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:$36,089,972 (17.9% of total gross)
Legs:5.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:36.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$140,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,127 opening theaters/3,184 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $463,328,949

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 235 $201,578,182
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 229 $353,021,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 213 $554,600,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 69 $201,578,182
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 59 $353,021,818
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 61 $554,600,000

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 1st, 1998 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: November 13th, 1998 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi disaster action, sensuality and brief language
Running Time: 150 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Deep Impact
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: End of the World, Visual Effects, Action Adventure, Set in Outer Space
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer, Valhalla Motion Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Fastest to $100m 227 $200,231,869 Oct 23, 1998 117
Fastest to $150m 225 $200,231,869 Oct 23, 1998 117
Fastest to $200m 225 $200,231,869 Oct 23, 1998 117
Fastest to $50m 247 $200,231,869 Oct 23, 1998 117
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 342 $6,627,651 Sep 4, 1998 68
Biggest Domestic July Weekend 97 $36,089,972 Jul 3, 1998 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 26 $36,089,972 Jul 3, 1998 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 20 $84,569,039 Jul 3, 1998 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 23 $36,089,972 Jul 3, 1998 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 19 $84,569,039 Jul 3, 1998 5

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis    Harry S. Stamper
Liv Tyler    Grace Stamper
Ben Affleck    A.J. Frost

Supporting Cast

Billy Bob Thornton    Dan Truman
Will Patton    Charles (Chick) Chapple
Keith David    General Kimsey
Steve Buscemi    Rockhound
Owen Wilson    Oscar Choi
William Fichtner    Colonel William Sharp
Jessica Steen    Co-Pilot Jennifer Watts
Jason Isaacs    Ronald Quincy
Ken Hudson Campbell    Max Lennert
Grayson McCouch    Gruber
Clark Brolly    Freddy Noonan
Marshall R. Teague    Colonel Davis
Chris Ellis    Walter Clark
Eddie Griffin    Little Guy
Michael Clarke Duncan    Jayotis 'Bear' Kurleenbear
John Mahon    Karl
Grace Zabriskie    Dottie
Udo Kier    Psychologist
Seiko Matsuda    Asian Tourist (female)
Lawrence Tierney    Hollis Vernon (Grap) Stamper
Michael Bay    NASA Scientist
Gedde Watanabe    Asian Tourist
Shawnee Smith    Redhead
Peter Stormare    Lev Andropov
James Fitzpatrick    NORAD Tech
Bodhi Elfman    Math Guy

Narrator(s)

Charlton Heston    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Gale Anne Hurd    Producer
Michael Bay    Producer
Jonathan Hensleigh    Executive Producer
Jim Van Wyck    Executive Producer
Chad Oman    Executive Producer
Michael Bay    Director
Jonathan Hensleigh    Screenwriter
J.J. Abrams    Screenwriter
Robert Roy Pool    Story Creator
Jonathan Hensleigh    Story Creator
John Schwartzman    Cinematographer
Mark Goldblatt    Editor
Chris Lebenzon    Editor
Glen Scantlebury    Editor
Trevor Rabin    Composer
Michael White    Production Designer
Geoff Hubbard    Supervising Art Director
Lawrence A. Hubbs    Art Director
Bruton Jones    Art Director
John P. Bruce    Set Designer
Daniel Jennings    Set Designer
Kevin Ishioka    Set Designer
George R. Lee    Set Designer
Gilbert Clayton    Set Designer
William Taliaferro    Set Designer
Mindi Toback    Set Designer
Patricia Klawonn    Set Designer
Steven Saylor    Set Designer
Gary R. Speckman    Set Designer
Domenic Silvestri    Set Designer
Michael Kaplan    Costume Designer
Magali Guidasci    Costume Designer
Keith A. Wester    Sound Mixer
Pat McClung    Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard Hoover    Visual Effects Supervisor
Barry Waldman    Associate Producer
Pat Sandston    Associate Producer
Ken Bates    Associate Producer
K.C. Hodenfield    Assistant Director
Ken Bates    Second Unit Director
Ken Bates    Stunt Coordinator
Mauro Fiore    Second Unit Camera
Bonnie Timmermann    Casting Director
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Paul Linford    Music Programmer
Gregory H. Watkins    Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer

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 201-300) 235 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 101-200) 114 $463,328,949
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 117 $201,578,182
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 2 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies 79 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 117 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies 47 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 136 $201,578,182
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 69 $201,578,182

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 3, 1998 1 $36,089,972   3,127 $11,541   $54,202,675 1
Jul 10, 1998 2 $23,557,064 -35% 3,136 $7,512   $99,860,537 2
Jul 17, 1998 3 $16,591,782 -30% 3,184 $5,211   $129,134,246 3
Jul 24, 1998 5 $11,159,371 -33% 3,127 $3,569   $149,607,826 4
Jul 31, 1998 8 $7,561,217 -32% 2,491 $3,035   $163,139,999 5
Aug 7, 1998 9 $5,318,807 -30% 2,123 $2,505   $172,771,899 6
Aug 14, 1998 10 $4,138,566 -22% 1,786 $2,317   $180,032,498 7
Aug 21, 1998 13 $2,735,637 -34% 1,423 $1,922   $184,993,784 8
Aug 28, 1998 12 $2,305,833 -16% 1,324 $1,742   $188,540,431 9
Sep 4, 1998 11 $2,828,361 +23% 1,386 $2,041   $192,140,665 10
Sep 11, 1998 9 $1,581,421 -44% 1,334 $1,185   $194,125,324 11
Sep 18, 1998 9 $1,254,927 -21% 1,259 $997   $195,835,936 12
Sep 25, 1998 11 $951,613 -24% 1,128 $844   $197,134,670 13
Oct 2, 1998 15 $505,724 -47% 726 $697   $197,914,090 14
Oct 9, 1998 12 $723,198 +43% 806 $897   $198,798,517 15
Oct 16, 1998 16 $536,506 -26% 653 $822   $199,629,136 16
Oct 23, 1998 18 $427,499 -20% 552 $774   $200,231,869 17
Oct 30, 1998 20 $282,269 -34% 476 $593   $200,662,652 18
Nov 6, 1998 29 $243,544 -14% 335 $727   $201,046,133 19
Nov 13, 1998 32 $170,896 -30% 273 $626   $201,331,567 20
Nov 20, 1998 40 $85,149 -50% 167 $510   $201,470,728 21
Nov 27, 1998 52 $43,710 -49% 94 $465   $201,551,346 22
Dec 4, 1998 61 $13,029 -70% 61 $214   $201,573,391 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 1, 1998 1 $9,668,216     3,090 $3,129   $9,668,216 1
Jul 2, 1998 1 $8,430,000 -13%   3,090 $2,728   $18,098,000 2
Jul 3, 1998 1 $13,620,000 +62%   3,090 $4,408   $31,718,000 3
Jul 4, 1998 1 $10,542,000 -23%   3,090 $3,412   $42,260,000 4
Jul 5, 1998 1 $11,943,000 +13%   3,127 $3,819   $54,203,000 5
Jul 6, 1998 1 $5,911,209 -51%   3,127 $1,890   $60,113,884 6
Jul 7, 1998 1 $5,911,749 n/c   3,127 $1,891   $66,025,629 7
Jul 8, 1998 1 $5,493,980 -7% -43% 3,127 $1,757   $71,519,609 8
Jul 9, 1998 1 $4,783,864 -13% -43% 3,127 $1,530   $76,303,473 9
Jul 10, 1998 2 $7,170,000 +50% -47% 3,136 $2,286   $83,473,000 10
Jul 11, 1998 2 $8,840,000 +23% -16% 3,136 $2,819   $92,313,000 11
Jul 12, 1998 2 $5,661,000 -36% -53% 3,136 $1,805   $99,861,000 12
Jul 13, 1998 2 $3,145,273 -44% -47% 3,136 $1,003   $103,008,810 13
Jul 14, 1998 2 $3,461,383 +10% -41% 3,136 $1,104   $106,470,193 14
Jul 15, 1998 2 $3,037,718 -12% -45% 3,136 $969   $109,507,911 15
Jul 16, 1998 2 $3,034,553 n/c -37% 3,136 $968   $112,542,464 16
Jul 17, 1998 3 $5,105,000 +68% -29% 3,184 $1,603   $117,647,000 17
Jul 18, 1998 3 $6,710,000 +31% -24% 3,184 $2,107   $124,357,000 18
Jul 19, 1998 3 $4,896,000 -27% -14% 3,184 $1,538   $129,134,246 19
Jul 20, 1998 4 $2,321,878 -53% -26% 3,184 $729   $131,456,124 20
Jul 21, 1998 4 $2,537,127 +9% -27% 3,184 $797   $133,993,251 21
Jul 22, 1998 4 $2,220,449 -12% -27% 3,184 $697   $136,213,700 22
Jul 23, 1998 4 $2,234,755 +1% -26% 3,184 $702   $138,448,455 23
Jul 24, 1998 5 $3,285,000 +47% -36% 3,127 $1,051   $141,733,000 24
Jul 25, 1998 5 $4,335,000 +32% -35% 3,127 $1,386   $146,068,000 25
Jul 26, 1998 5 $3,188,000 -26% -35% 3,127 $1,020   $149,607,826 26
Jul 27, 1998 4 $1,519,817 -52% -35% 3,127 $486   $151,127,643 27
Jul 28, 1998 4 $1,701,601 +12% -33% 3,127 $544   $152,829,244 28
Jul 29, 1998 6 $1,368,475 -20% -38% 2,709 $505   $154,197,719 29
Jul 30, 1998 6 $1,381,063 +1% -38% 2,709 $510   $155,578,782 30
Jul 31, 1998 7 $2,315,000 +68% -30% 2,491 $929   $157,894,000 31
Aug 1, 1998 8 $3,060,000 +32% -29% 2,491 $1,228   $160,954,000 32
Aug 2, 1998 8 $2,223,000 -27% -30% 2,491 $892   $163,140,000 33
Aug 3, 1998 6 $1,090,348 -51% -28% 1,767 $617   $164,230,347 34
Aug 4, 1998 6 $1,192,166 +9% -30% 2,491 $479   $165,422,513 35
Aug 5, 1998 7 $1,035,183 -13% -24% 2,491 $416   $166,457,696 36
Aug 6, 1998 7 $995,396 -4% -28% 2,491 $400   $167,453,092 37
Aug 7, 1998 9 $1,559,908 +57% -33% 2,123 $735   $169,013,000 38
Aug 8, 1998 9 $2,070,000 +33% -32% 2,123 $975   $171,083,000 39
Aug 9, 1998 9 $1,557,000 -25% -30% 2,123 $733   $172,771,899 40
Aug 10, 1998 8 $777,982 -50% -29% 2,123 $366   $173,549,881 41
Aug 11, 1998 8 $887,489 +14% -26% 2,123 $418   $174,437,370 42
Aug 12, 1998 8 $738,863 -17% -29% 2,123 $348   $175,176,233 43
Aug 13, 1998 8 $717,699 -3% -28% 2,123 $338   $175,893,932 44
Aug 14, 1998 10 $1,170,000 +63% -25% 1,786 $655   $177,064,000 45
Aug 15, 1998 9 $1,764,000 +51% -15% 1,786 $988   $178,828,000 46
Aug 16, 1998 10 $1,204,000 -32% -23% 1,786 $674   $180,032,498 47
Aug 17, 1998 9 $566,423 -53% -27% 1,786 $317   $180,598,321 48
Aug 18, 1998 9 $641,768 +13% -28% 1,786 $359   $181,240,689 49
Aug 19, 1998 9 $517,815 -19% -30% 1,786 $290   $181,756,504 50
Aug 20, 1998 9 $499,643 -4% -30% 1,786 $280   $182,258,147 51
Sep 8, 1998 10 $150,762     1,386 $109   $192,291,427 70
Sep 9, 1998 10 $129,562 -14%   1,386 $93   $192,420,989 71
Sep 10, 1998 10 $122,914 -5%   1,386 $89   $192,543,903 72
Sep 11, 1998 10 $410,000 +234%   1,334 $307   $192,954,000 73
Sep 12, 1998 9 $780,000 +90%   1,334 $585   $193,734,000 74
Sep 13, 1998 9 $375,000 -52%   1,334 $281   $194,125,000 75
Sep 15, 1998 9 $138,749   -8% 1,334 $104   $194,360,915 77
Sep 16, 1998 10 $109,954 -21% -15% 1,334 $82   $194,470,869 78
Sep 20, 1998 9 $306,000   -18% 1,259 $243   $196,836,000 82
Sep 21, 1998 9 $81,730 -73%   1,259 $65   $196,917,666 83
Sep 22, 1998 9 $108,320 +33% -22% 1,259 $86   $197,025,986 84
Sep 23, 1998 9 $75,389 -30% -31% 1,259 $60   $197,101,375 85
Sep 24, 1998 9 $81,682 +8%   1,259 $65   $197,183,057 86

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 3, 1998 1 $58,190,770   3,127 $18,609   $76,303,473 2
Jul 10, 1998 2 $36,238,991 -38% 3,136 $11,556   $112,542,464 3
Jul 17, 1998 3 $25,905,991 -29% 3,184 $8,136   $138,448,455 4
Jul 24, 1998 5 $17,130,327 -34% 3,127 $5,478   $155,578,782 5
Jul 31, 1998 7 $11,874,310 -31% 2,491 $4,767   $167,453,092 6
Aug 7, 1998 9 $8,440,840 -29% 2,123 $3,976   $175,893,932 7
Aug 14, 1998 9 $6,364,215 -25% 1,786 $3,563   $182,258,147 8
Aug 21, 1998 13 $3,976,451 -38% 1,423 $2,794   $186,234,598 9
Aug 28, 1998 12 $3,077,706 -23% 1,324 $2,325   $189,312,304 10
Sep 4, 1998 11 $3,231,599 +5% 1,386 $2,332   $192,543,903 11
Sep 11, 1998 9 $2,037,106 -37% 1,334 $1,527   $194,581,009 12
Sep 18, 1998 9 $1,602,048 -21% 1,259 $1,272   $196,183,057 13
Sep 25, 1998 11 $1,225,309 -24% 1,128 $1,086   $197,408,366 14
Oct 2, 1998 15 $666,953 -46% 726 $919   $198,075,319 15
Oct 9, 1998 13 $1,017,311 +53% 806 $1,262   $199,092,630 16
Oct 16, 1998 17 $711,740 -30% 653 $1,090   $199,804,370 17
Oct 23, 1998 18 $576,013 -19% 552 $1,044   $200,380,383 18
Oct 30, 1998 20 $422,206 -27% 476 $887   $200,802,589 19
Nov 6, 1998 27 $358,082 -15% 335 $1,069   $201,160,671 20
Nov 13, 1998 31 $224,908 -37% 273 $824   $201,385,579 21
Nov 20, 1998 41 $122,057 -46% 167 $731   $201,507,636 22
Nov 27, 1998 51 $52,726 -57% 94 $561   $201,560,362 23

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 229 $353,021,818
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 101-200) 103 $353,021,818
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 1 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies 90 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 110 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies 46 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 101-200) 101 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $353,021,818
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 59 $353,021,818

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 213 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office 94 $554,600,000
Biggest Film in a Single Market (Rank 301-400) 311 $201,578,182
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 1 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies 73 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies 97 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies 47 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies 100 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 127 $554,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 61 $554,600,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 2, 2010168,254 8,254$156,746$156,746599
Jun 6, 2010118,185 37,353$152,244$700,892604

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.