Cool Runnings (1993)

Cool Runnings poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $68,856,263Details
International Box Office $86,152,646Details
Worldwide Box Office $155,008,909
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,046,648 (10.2% of total gross)
Legs:8.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,387 opening theaters/1,832 max. theaters, 8.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $179,529,495

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,297 $68,856,263
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,289 $86,152,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,261 $155,008,909
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $68,856,263
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $86,152,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $155,008,909
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $68,856,263
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $86,152,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $155,008,909

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: October 1st, 1993 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: March 4th, 1994 (Wide) (Australia)
March 25th, 1994 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: August 24th, 1999 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. ’71
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Keywords: Miscellaneous Sports, Olympics, Winter Sports, Reggae, Sports Comedy, Underdog, Inspired by a True Story
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 188 $8,993,612 Nov 12, 1993 45
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 153 $9,807,817 Oct 29, 1993 31
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 110 $8,517,932 Oct 8, 1993 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 62 $22,611,606 Oct 8, 1993 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,297 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900) 811 $179,529,495
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 949 $68,856,263
Top 1993 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 16 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 46 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 997 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 547 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 339 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $68,856,263

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 1993 3 $7,046,648   1,387 $5,080   $7,046,648 1
Oct 8, 1993 2 $8,517,932 +21% 1,803 $4,724   $17,206,066 2
Oct 15, 1993 3 $7,009,324 -18% 1,819 $3,853   $26,566,902 3
Oct 22, 1993 4 $5,368,139 -23% 1,828 $2,937   $33,336,343 4
Oct 29, 1993 4 $3,694,665 -31% 1,832 $2,017   $38,212,556 5
Nov 5, 1993 4 $4,237,160 +15% 1,741 $2,434   $43,602,734 6
Nov 12, 1993 5 $3,387,947 -20% 1,647 $2,057   $48,331,638 7
Nov 19, 1993 8 $2,458,313 -27% 1,525 $1,612   $51,521,339 8
Dec 17, 1993 11 $853,218   886 $963   $57,732,291 12
Jan 7, 1994 15 $810,159   708 $1,144   $62,964,445 15
Jan 14, 1994 18 $710,751 -12% 639 $1,112   $63,924,600 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 1993 3 $8,688,134   1,387 $6,264   $8,688,134 1
Oct 8, 1993 2 $10,869,444 +25% 1,803 $6,029   $19,557,578 2
Oct 15, 1993 3 $8,410,626 -23% 1,819 $4,624   $27,968,204 3
Oct 22, 1993 4 $6,549,687 -22% 1,828 $3,583   $34,517,891 4
Oct 29, 1993 4 $4,847,683 -26% 1,832 $2,646   $39,365,574 5
Nov 5, 1993 3 $5,578,117 +15% 1,741 $3,204   $44,943,691 6
Nov 12, 1993 5 $4,119,335 -26% 1,647 $2,501   $49,063,026 7
Jan 7, 1994 14 $1,059,563   708 $1,497   $63,213,849 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 3/4/1994 $0 0 1 3 $864,563 5/25/2021
New Zealand 3/25/1994 $0 0 1 1 $1,078 8/10/2021
 
Rest of World $85,287,005
 
International Total$86,152,646 8/10/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,289 $86,152,646
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 890 $86,152,646
Top 1993 Movies at the International Box Office 15 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 45 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 949 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 497 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $86,152,646

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,261 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 876 $155,008,909
Top 1993 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 13 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 51 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 942 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 493 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $155,008,909

Supporting Cast

Leon    Derice Bannock
Doug E. Doug    Sanka Coffie
Rawle D. Lewis    Junior Bevil
Malik Yoba    Yul Brenner
John Candy    Irv
Raymond J. Barry    Kurt Hemphill
Larry Gilman    Larry
Peter Outerbridge    Josef Grool
Paul Coeur    Roger
Charles Hyatt    Whitby Bevil, Sr.
Winston Stona    Coolidge
Bertina Macauley    Joy Bannock
Pauline Stone Myrie    Momma Coffie
Kristoffer Cooper    Winston
Bill Dow    Registration Official
Jay Brazeau    Kroychzech
Campbell Lane    Shindler
Matthew Walker    German Official
Christopher Gaze    British Official
Jack Goth    Gremmer
David Lovgren    Swiss Captain
Kerwin Kerr    Boy
Deamion Robinson    Boy
Beverly Brown    Lady
Cyrene Tomlinson    Lady
Oliver Hunter    Joseph
Fitz Weir    Uncle Ferte
Teddy Price    Drunk
Charles Harvey    Cop
Clive Anderson    Cop
Michael London    Heckler
Lloyd Roache    Push Cart Darby Starter
Cheryl Kroeker    Hotel Clerk
Karyn J. Scott    Line Dancer
Craig Lehto    Bobsled Starter

Cameos

Al Trautwig    Himself
John Morgan    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Turteltaub    Director
Lynn Siefert    Screenwriter
Tommy Swerdlow    Screenwriter
Michael Goldberg    Screenwriter
Lynn Siefert    Story Creator
Michael Ritchie    Story Creator
Dawn Steel    Producer
Christopher Meledandri    Executive Producer
Susan B. Landau    Executive Producer
Stephen Marsh    Production Designer
Bruce Green    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Malik Yoba    Composer
Charmaine Lacosta    Composer
Sabrina Cohen    Composer
Angela Wilks    Composer
Linda Scott    Composer
Phedon Papamichael    Director of Photography
Bruce Franklin    Assistant Director
Micky Moore    Second Unit Director
Casey Grant    Unit Production Manager
Rick Roberts    Art Director
Lesley Beale    Set Decorator
Rexford Metz    Second Unit Camera
Grania Preston    Costume Designer
Joanne Hansen    Costume Supervisor
Mark L. Levine    Associate Editor
Larry Sutton    Sound Mixer
Terry Porter    Re-recording Mixer
Mel Metcalfe    Re-recording Mixer
David J. Hudson    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Mangini    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael J. Benavente    Sound Editor
Warren Hamilton, Jr.    Sound Editor
Laura Perlman    Music Editor
Norma Hill-Patton    Make up
Veronica Ciandre    Hairstylist
Chemin Sylvia Bernard    Casting Director
Jaki-Brown Karman    Casting Director
Jacob Rupp    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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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,046,648 (10.2% of total gross)
Legs:8.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:44.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$14,000,000 (worldwide box office is 11.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,387 opening theaters/1,832 max. theaters, 8.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $179,529,495

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,297 $68,856,263
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,289 $86,152,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,261 $155,008,909
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $68,856,263
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $86,152,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $155,008,909
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $68,856,263
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $86,152,646
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $155,008,909

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Disney+:Disney+

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 1st, 1993 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: March 4th, 1994 (Wide) (Australia)
March 25th, 1994 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: August 24th, 1999 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. ’71
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Miscellaneous Sports, Olympics, Winter Sports, Reggae, Sports Comedy, Underdog, Inspired by a True Story
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 188 $8,993,612 Nov 12, 1993 45
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 153 $9,807,817 Oct 29, 1993 31
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 110 $8,517,932 Oct 8, 1993 10
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 62 $22,611,606 Oct 8, 1993 10

Supporting Cast

Leon    Derice Bannock
Doug E. Doug    Sanka Coffie
Rawle D. Lewis    Junior Bevil
Malik Yoba    Yul Brenner
John Candy    Irv
Raymond J. Barry    Kurt Hemphill
Larry Gilman    Larry
Peter Outerbridge    Josef Grool
Paul Coeur    Roger
Charles Hyatt    Whitby Bevil, Sr.
Winston Stona    Coolidge
Bertina Macauley    Joy Bannock
Pauline Stone Myrie    Momma Coffie
Kristoffer Cooper    Winston
Bill Dow    Registration Official
Jay Brazeau    Kroychzech
Campbell Lane    Shindler
Matthew Walker    German Official
Christopher Gaze    British Official
Jack Goth    Gremmer
David Lovgren    Swiss Captain
Kerwin Kerr    Boy
Deamion Robinson    Boy
Beverly Brown    Lady
Cyrene Tomlinson    Lady
Oliver Hunter    Joseph
Fitz Weir    Uncle Ferte
Teddy Price    Drunk
Charles Harvey    Cop
Clive Anderson    Cop
Michael London    Heckler
Lloyd Roache    Push Cart Darby Starter
Cheryl Kroeker    Hotel Clerk
Karyn J. Scott    Line Dancer
Craig Lehto    Bobsled Starter

Cameos

Al Trautwig    Himself
John Morgan    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Turteltaub    Director
Lynn Siefert    Screenwriter
Tommy Swerdlow    Screenwriter
Michael Goldberg    Screenwriter
Lynn Siefert    Story Creator
Michael Ritchie    Story Creator
Dawn Steel    Producer
Christopher Meledandri    Executive Producer
Susan B. Landau    Executive Producer
Stephen Marsh    Production Designer
Bruce Green    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Malik Yoba    Composer
Charmaine Lacosta    Composer
Sabrina Cohen    Composer
Angela Wilks    Composer
Linda Scott    Composer
Phedon Papamichael    Director of Photography
Bruce Franklin    Assistant Director
Micky Moore    Second Unit Director
Casey Grant    Unit Production Manager
Rick Roberts    Art Director
Lesley Beale    Set Decorator
Rexford Metz    Second Unit Camera
Grania Preston    Costume Designer
Joanne Hansen    Costume Supervisor
Mark L. Levine    Associate Editor
Larry Sutton    Sound Mixer
Terry Porter    Re-recording Mixer
Mel Metcalfe    Re-recording Mixer
David J. Hudson    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Mangini    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael J. Benavente    Sound Editor
Warren Hamilton, Jr.    Sound Editor
Laura Perlman    Music Editor
Norma Hill-Patton    Make up
Veronica Ciandre    Hairstylist
Chemin Sylvia Bernard    Casting Director
Jaki-Brown Karman    Casting Director
Jacob Rupp    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 1,201-1,300) 1,297 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900) 811 $179,529,495
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 949 $68,856,263
Top 1993 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 16 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 46 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 997 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 547 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 339 $68,856,263
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $68,856,263

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 1993 3 $7,046,648   1,387 $5,080   $7,046,648 1
Oct 8, 1993 2 $8,517,932 +21% 1,803 $4,724   $17,206,066 2
Oct 15, 1993 3 $7,009,324 -18% 1,819 $3,853   $26,566,902 3
Oct 22, 1993 4 $5,368,139 -23% 1,828 $2,937   $33,336,343 4
Oct 29, 1993 4 $3,694,665 -31% 1,832 $2,017   $38,212,556 5
Nov 5, 1993 4 $4,237,160 +15% 1,741 $2,434   $43,602,734 6
Nov 12, 1993 5 $3,387,947 -20% 1,647 $2,057   $48,331,638 7
Nov 19, 1993 8 $2,458,313 -27% 1,525 $1,612   $51,521,339 8
Dec 17, 1993 11 $853,218   886 $963   $57,732,291 12
Jan 7, 1994 15 $810,159   708 $1,144   $62,964,445 15
Jan 14, 1994 18 $710,751 -12% 639 $1,112   $63,924,600 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 1, 1993 3 $8,688,134   1,387 $6,264   $8,688,134 1
Oct 8, 1993 2 $10,869,444 +25% 1,803 $6,029   $19,557,578 2
Oct 15, 1993 3 $8,410,626 -23% 1,819 $4,624   $27,968,204 3
Oct 22, 1993 4 $6,549,687 -22% 1,828 $3,583   $34,517,891 4
Oct 29, 1993 4 $4,847,683 -26% 1,832 $2,646   $39,365,574 5
Nov 5, 1993 3 $5,578,117 +15% 1,741 $3,204   $44,943,691 6
Nov 12, 1993 5 $4,119,335 -26% 1,647 $2,501   $49,063,026 7
Jan 7, 1994 14 $1,059,563   708 $1,497   $63,213,849 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 3/4/1994 $0 0 1 3 $864,563 5/25/2021
New Zealand 3/25/1994 $0 0 1 1 $1,078 8/10/2021
 
Rest of World $85,287,005
 
International Total$86,152,646 8/10/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,289 $86,152,646
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 890 $86,152,646
Top 1993 Movies at the International Box Office 15 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 45 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 949 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 497 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $86,152,646
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $86,152,646

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,261 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 801-900) 876 $155,008,909
Top 1993 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 13 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies 51 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 942 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 493 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $155,008,909
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 181 $155,008,909