Kundun (1997)

Kundun
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,686,694Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$72,095 (1.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$28,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/439 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,090,521

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1997 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: October 14th, 1998 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent images.
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Young Sherlock Holmes
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Keywords: Biography, Religious, Biographical Drama, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Set in Tibet
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: Monaco, Morocco, United States
Languages: English, Mandarin, Tibetan

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 87 $19,296 Jan 9, 1998 18
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 78 $33,380 Jan 2, 1998 11
Top 1997 Theater Average 6 $36,048 Dec 26, 1997 4

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 41 $72,095   2 $36,048   $99,608 1
Jan 2, 1998 45 $66,760 -7% 2 $33,380   $237,415 2
Jan 9, 1998 47 $38,591 -42% 2 $19,296   $303,939 3
Jan 16, 1998 15 $1,620,041 +4,098% 439 $3,690   $1,948,423 4
Jan 23, 1998 14 $822,043 -49% 439 $1,873   $3,082,495 5
Jan 30, 1998 21 $514,851 -37% 351 $1,467   $3,907,214 6
Feb 6, 1998 24 $338,365 -34% 217 $1,559   $4,429,326 7
Feb 13, 1998 32 $239,628 -29% 114 $2,102   $4,793,588 8
Feb 20, 1998 30 $187,762 -22% 274 $685   $5,046,440 9
Feb 27, 1998 45 $96,121 -49% 92 $1,045   $5,223,714 10
Mar 6, 1998 48 $68,032 -29% 55 $1,237   $5,339,124 11
Mar 13, 1998 53 $52,988 -22% 55 $963   $5,417,387 12
Mar 20, 1998 55 $43,173 -19% 43 $1,004   $5,485,199 13
Mar 27, 1998 60 $21,202 -51% 22 $964   $5,532,301 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 35 $143,142   2 $71,571   $170,655 2
Jan 2, 1998 48 $94,693 -34% 2 $47,347   $265,348 3
Jan 9, 1998 45 $63,034 -33% 2 $31,517   $328,382 4
Jan 16, 1998 16 $1,932,070 +2,965% 439 $4,401   $2,260,452 5
Jan 23, 1998 14 $1,131,911 -41% 439 $2,578   $3,392,363 6
Jan 30, 1998 20 $698,598 -38% 351 $1,990   $4,090,961 7
Feb 6, 1998 25 $462,999 -34% 217 $2,134   $4,553,960 8
Feb 13, 1998 32 $304,718 -34% 114 $2,673   $4,858,678 9
Feb 20, 1998 27 $268,915 -12% 274 $981   $5,127,593 10
Feb 27, 1998 42 $143,499 -47% 92 $1,560   $5,271,092 11
Mar 6, 1998 48 $93,307 -35% 55 $1,696   $5,364,399 12
Mar 13, 1998 48 $77,627 -17% 55 $1,411   $5,442,026 13
Mar 20, 1998 47 $69,073 -11% 43 $1,606   $5,511,099 14

Uncategorized

Robert Lin    Chairman Mao
Tsewang Migyur Khangsar    Father
Sonam Phuntsok    Reting Rimpoche
Ken Leung   

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Production and Technical Credits

Martin Scorsese    Director
Melissa Mathison    Screenwriter
Barbara De Fina    Producer
Roger Deakins    Cinematographer
Thelma Schoonmaker    Editor
Philip Glass    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$72,095 (1.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$28,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/439 max. theaters, 4.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $13,090,521

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1997 (Wide) by Walt Disney
Video Release: October 14th, 1998 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent images.
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Young Sherlock Holmes
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Keywords: Biography, Religious, Biographical Drama, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Set in Tibet
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: Monaco, Morocco, United States
Languages: English, Mandarin, Tibetan

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 3rd Weekend 87 $19,296 Jan 9, 1998 18
Theater Average 2nd Weekend 78 $33,380 Jan 2, 1998 11
Top 1997 Theater Average 6 $36,048 Dec 26, 1997 4

Uncategorized

Robert Lin    Chairman Mao
Tsewang Migyur Khangsar    Father
Sonam Phuntsok    Reting Rimpoche
Ken Leung   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Martin Scorsese    Director
Melissa Mathison    Screenwriter
Barbara De Fina    Producer
Roger Deakins    Cinematographer
Thelma Schoonmaker    Editor
Philip Glass    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 41 $72,095   2 $36,048   $99,608 1
Jan 2, 1998 45 $66,760 -7% 2 $33,380   $237,415 2
Jan 9, 1998 47 $38,591 -42% 2 $19,296   $303,939 3
Jan 16, 1998 15 $1,620,041 +4,098% 439 $3,690   $1,948,423 4
Jan 23, 1998 14 $822,043 -49% 439 $1,873   $3,082,495 5
Jan 30, 1998 21 $514,851 -37% 351 $1,467   $3,907,214 6
Feb 6, 1998 24 $338,365 -34% 217 $1,559   $4,429,326 7
Feb 13, 1998 32 $239,628 -29% 114 $2,102   $4,793,588 8
Feb 20, 1998 30 $187,762 -22% 274 $685   $5,046,440 9
Feb 27, 1998 45 $96,121 -49% 92 $1,045   $5,223,714 10
Mar 6, 1998 48 $68,032 -29% 55 $1,237   $5,339,124 11
Mar 13, 1998 53 $52,988 -22% 55 $963   $5,417,387 12
Mar 20, 1998 55 $43,173 -19% 43 $1,004   $5,485,199 13
Mar 27, 1998 60 $21,202 -51% 22 $964   $5,532,301 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 1997 35 $143,142   2 $71,571   $170,655 2
Jan 2, 1998 48 $94,693 -34% 2 $47,347   $265,348 3
Jan 9, 1998 45 $63,034 -33% 2 $31,517   $328,382 4
Jan 16, 1998 16 $1,932,070 +2,965% 439 $4,401   $2,260,452 5
Jan 23, 1998 14 $1,131,911 -41% 439 $2,578   $3,392,363 6
Jan 30, 1998 20 $698,598 -38% 351 $1,990   $4,090,961 7
Feb 6, 1998 25 $462,999 -34% 217 $2,134   $4,553,960 8
Feb 13, 1998 32 $304,718 -34% 114 $2,673   $4,858,678 9
Feb 20, 1998 27 $268,915 -12% 274 $981   $5,127,593 10
Feb 27, 1998 42 $143,499 -47% 92 $1,560   $5,271,092 11
Mar 6, 1998 48 $93,307 -35% 55 $1,696   $5,364,399 12
Mar 13, 1998 48 $77,627 -17% 55 $1,411   $5,442,026 13
Mar 20, 1998 47 $69,073 -11% 43 $1,606   $5,511,099 14