Fairytale: A True Story (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,059,077Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,515,323 (25.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,058 opening theaters/1,286 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,016,682

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,688 $14,059,077
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,641 $14,059,077

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG for brief mild language
Running Time: 99 minutes
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Keywords: Fairies, Life Drama, Inspired by a True Story, 1910s, World War I, Photography, Skeptic, Stage Magician
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 230 $6,949,175 Oct 31, 1997 10
Leggiest Opening Weekend 16 4.57 Oct 24, 1997 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,688 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,055 $33,016,682
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,981 $14,059,077
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 99 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,380 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,164 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 331 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 885 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 973 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 469 $14,059,077

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 1997 6 $3,515,323   1,058 $3,323   $3,515,323 1
Oct 31, 1997 7 $2,902,338 -17% 1,278 $2,271   $7,117,520 2
Nov 7, 1997 10 $2,139,792 -26% 1,286 $1,664   $9,972,529 3
Nov 14, 1997 14 $1,305,173 -39% 1,286 $1,015   $12,179,342 4
Nov 21, 1997 21 $512,069 -61% 1,012 $506   $12,869,077 5
Nov 28, 1997 24 $266,327 -48% 652 $408   $13,298,002 6
Dec 5, 1997 29 $112,274 -58% 508 $221   $13,444,079 7
Dec 12, 1997 42 $44,212 -61% 221 $200   $13,521,483 8
Dec 19, 1997 28 $120,697 +173% 589 $205   $13,657,409 9
Dec 26, 1997 36 $90,963 -25% 260 $350   $13,827,168 10
Jan 2, 1998 44 $66,893 -26% 181 $370   $14,013,508 11
Jan 9, 1998 58 $15,739 -76% 115 $137   $14,036,249 12
Jan 16, 1998 61 $18,020 +14% 81 $222   $14,057,929 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 24, 1997 7 $770,000     1,058 $728   $770,000 1
Oct 25, 1997 6 $1,505,000 +95%   1,058 $1,422   $2,275,000 2
Oct 26, 1997 5 $1,143,000 -24%   1,058 $1,080   $3,515,000 3
Oct 27, 1997 6 $202,833 -82%   1,058 $192   $3,718,156 4
Oct 28, 1997 10 $176,928 -13%   1,058 $167   $3,895,084 5
Oct 29, 1997 7 $163,877 -7%   1,058 $155   $4,058,961 6
Oct 30, 1997 7 $156,039 -5%   1,058 $147   $4,215,000 7
Oct 31, 1997 10 $270,000 +73% -65% 1,278 $211   $4,485,000 8
Nov 1, 1997 7 $1,465,000 +443% -3% 1,278 $1,146   $5,950,000 9
Nov 2, 1997 5 $1,085,000 -26% -5% 1,278 $849   $7,118,000 10
Nov 3, 1997 9 $162,144 -85% -20% 1,278 $127   $7,279,063 11
Nov 4, 1997 9 $258,291 +59% +46% 1,278 $202   $7,537,955 12
Nov 5, 1997 9 $143,770 -44% -12% 1,278 $112   $7,681,725 13
Nov 6, 1997 9 $151,012 +5% -3% 1,278 $118   $7,832,737 14
Nov 10, 1997 10 $227,676   +40% 1,286 $177   $10,200,205 18
Nov 11, 1997 7 $496,225 +118% +92% 1,286 $386   $10,696,430 19

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 1997 6 $4,215,182   1,058 $3,984   $4,215,182 1
Oct 31, 1997 7 $3,617,555 -14% 1,278 $2,831   $7,832,737 2
Nov 7, 1997 10 $3,041,432 -16% 1,286 $2,365   $10,874,169 3
Nov 14, 1997 15 $1,482,839 -51% 1,286 $1,153   $12,357,008 4
Nov 21, 1997 20 $674,667 -55% 1,012 $667   $13,031,675 5
Nov 28, 1997 26 $300,130 -56% 652 $460   $13,331,805 6
Dec 5, 1997 30 $145,466 -52% 508 $286   $13,477,271 7
Dec 12, 1997 44 $59,441 -59% 221 $269   $13,536,712 8
Dec 19, 1997 33 $199,493 +236% 589 $339   $13,736,205 9
Dec 26, 1997 30 $210,410 +5% 260 $809   $13,946,615 10
Jan 2, 1998 50 $73,895 -65% 181 $408   $14,020,510 11
Jan 9, 1998 54 $19,399 -74% 115 $169   $14,039,909 12

Cameos

Mel Gibson    Frances' Father

Uncategorized

Harvey Keitel    Harry Houdini
Peter O'Toole    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Paul McGann    Arthur Wright

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

Production and Technical Credits

Charles Sturridge    Director
Ernie Contreras    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,515,323 (25.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,058 opening theaters/1,286 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $33,016,682

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,688 $14,059,077
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,641 $14,059,077

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 24th, 1997 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG for brief mild language
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Fairies, Life Drama, Inspired by a True Story, 1910s, World War I, Photography, Skeptic, Stage Magician
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 230 $6,949,175 Oct 31, 1997 10
Leggiest Opening Weekend 16 4.57 Oct 24, 1997 3

Cameos

Mel Gibson    Frances' Father

Uncategorized

Harvey Keitel    Harry Houdini
Peter O'Toole    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Paul McGann    Arthur Wright

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

Production and Technical Credits

Charles Sturridge    Director
Ernie Contreras    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,688 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,055 $33,016,682
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,981 $14,059,077
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 99 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,380 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,164 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 331 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 885 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 973 $14,059,077
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 469 $14,059,077

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 1997 6 $3,515,323   1,058 $3,323   $3,515,323 1
Oct 31, 1997 7 $2,902,338 -17% 1,278 $2,271   $7,117,520 2
Nov 7, 1997 10 $2,139,792 -26% 1,286 $1,664   $9,972,529 3
Nov 14, 1997 14 $1,305,173 -39% 1,286 $1,015   $12,179,342 4
Nov 21, 1997 21 $512,069 -61% 1,012 $506   $12,869,077 5
Nov 28, 1997 24 $266,327 -48% 652 $408   $13,298,002 6
Dec 5, 1997 29 $112,274 -58% 508 $221   $13,444,079 7
Dec 12, 1997 42 $44,212 -61% 221 $200   $13,521,483 8
Dec 19, 1997 28 $120,697 +173% 589 $205   $13,657,409 9
Dec 26, 1997 36 $90,963 -25% 260 $350   $13,827,168 10
Jan 2, 1998 44 $66,893 -26% 181 $370   $14,013,508 11
Jan 9, 1998 58 $15,739 -76% 115 $137   $14,036,249 12
Jan 16, 1998 61 $18,020 +14% 81 $222   $14,057,929 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 24, 1997 7 $770,000     1,058 $728   $770,000 1
Oct 25, 1997 6 $1,505,000 +95%   1,058 $1,422   $2,275,000 2
Oct 26, 1997 5 $1,143,000 -24%   1,058 $1,080   $3,515,000 3
Oct 27, 1997 6 $202,833 -82%   1,058 $192   $3,718,156 4
Oct 28, 1997 10 $176,928 -13%   1,058 $167   $3,895,084 5
Oct 29, 1997 7 $163,877 -7%   1,058 $155   $4,058,961 6
Oct 30, 1997 7 $156,039 -5%   1,058 $147   $4,215,000 7
Oct 31, 1997 10 $270,000 +73% -65% 1,278 $211   $4,485,000 8
Nov 1, 1997 7 $1,465,000 +443% -3% 1,278 $1,146   $5,950,000 9
Nov 2, 1997 5 $1,085,000 -26% -5% 1,278 $849   $7,118,000 10
Nov 3, 1997 9 $162,144 -85% -20% 1,278 $127   $7,279,063 11
Nov 4, 1997 9 $258,291 +59% +46% 1,278 $202   $7,537,955 12
Nov 5, 1997 9 $143,770 -44% -12% 1,278 $112   $7,681,725 13
Nov 6, 1997 9 $151,012 +5% -3% 1,278 $118   $7,832,737 14
Nov 10, 1997 10 $227,676   +40% 1,286 $177   $10,200,205 18
Nov 11, 1997 7 $496,225 +118% +92% 1,286 $386   $10,696,430 19

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 24, 1997 6 $4,215,182   1,058 $3,984   $4,215,182 1
Oct 31, 1997 7 $3,617,555 -14% 1,278 $2,831   $7,832,737 2
Nov 7, 1997 10 $3,041,432 -16% 1,286 $2,365   $10,874,169 3
Nov 14, 1997 15 $1,482,839 -51% 1,286 $1,153   $12,357,008 4
Nov 21, 1997 20 $674,667 -55% 1,012 $667   $13,031,675 5
Nov 28, 1997 26 $300,130 -56% 652 $460   $13,331,805 6
Dec 5, 1997 30 $145,466 -52% 508 $286   $13,477,271 7
Dec 12, 1997 44 $59,441 -59% 221 $269   $13,536,712 8
Dec 19, 1997 33 $199,493 +236% 589 $339   $13,736,205 9
Dec 26, 1997 30 $210,410 +5% 260 $809   $13,946,615 10
Jan 2, 1998 50 $73,895 -65% 181 $408   $14,020,510 11
Jan 9, 1998 54 $19,399 -74% 115 $169   $14,039,909 12

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,641 $14,059,077
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,730 $14,059,077
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 103 $14,059,077
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,473 $14,059,077
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,796 $14,059,077
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 481 $14,059,077
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,508 $14,059,077
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,088 $14,059,077
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 485 $14,059,077