The Opposite of Sex (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,367,164Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$102,385 (1.6% of total gross)
Legs:12.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/183 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $14,634,971

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,230 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,280 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,239 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,710 $6,367,164

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 22nd, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics
MPAA Rating: R for strong language and sex related dialogue and sexuality
Comparisons: vs. While You Were Sleeping
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Keywords: LGBTQ+
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 1998 Theater Average 46 $20,477 May 22, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,230 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,491 $14,634,971
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,449 $6,367,164
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300) 289 $14,634,971
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 14 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,178 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,556 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,295 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 130 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,239 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies 44 $6,367,164

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 1998 36 $102,385   5 $20,477   $102,385 1
May 29, 1998 32 $145,199 +42% 13 $11,169   $275,836 2
Jun 5, 1998 31 $124,292 -14% 15 $8,286   $482,988 3
Jun 12, 1998 21 $254,804 +105% 82 $3,107   $782,474 4
Jun 19, 1998 19 $288,122 +13% 70 $4,116   $1,192,960 5
Jun 26, 1998 19 $360,719 +25% 85 $4,244   $1,742,507 6
Jul 3, 1998 17 $501,537 +39% 175 $2,866   $2,454,613 7
Jul 10, 1998 17 $486,360 -3% 183 $2,658   $3,245,914 8
Jul 17, 1998 19 $383,136 -21% 174 $2,202   $3,918,500 9
Jul 24, 1998 23 $266,984 -30% 150 $1,780   $4,408,629 10
Jul 31, 1998 27 $204,401 -23% 110 $1,858   $4,765,587 11
Aug 7, 1998 32 $144,564 -29% 97 $1,490   $5,032,716 12
Aug 14, 1998 34 $139,440 -4% 89 $1,567   $5,286,203 13
Aug 21, 1998 39 $125,733 -10% 62 $2,028   $5,496,021 14
Aug 28, 1998 45 $105,451 -16% 64 $1,648   $5,238,551 15
Sep 4, 1998 42 $132,558 +26% 65 $2,039   $5,405,938 16
Sep 11, 1998 48 $59,713 -55% 56 $1,066   $5,496,989 17
Sep 18, 1998 48 $60,703 +2% 60 $1,012   $6,041,505 18
Sep 25, 1998 51 $51,646 -15% 0     $6,115,267 19
Oct 9, 1998 57 $35,202   0     $6,225,943 21
Oct 16, 1998 58 $29,612 -16% 31 $955   $6,267,497 22
Oct 30, 1998 59 $17,978   13 $1,383   $5,844,328 24
Nov 6, 1998 64 $12,159 -32% 10 $1,216   $5,849,917 25
Nov 13, 1998 74 $7,921 -35% 6 $1,320   $5,866,549 26
Nov 20, 1998 73 $6,043 -24% 6 $1,007   $5,879,254 27

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 1998 36 $130,637   5 $26,127   $130,637 1
May 29, 1998 30 $228,059 +75% 13 $17,543   $358,696 2
Jun 5, 1998 31 $168,974 -26% 15 $11,265   $527,670 3
Jun 12, 1998 22 $377,168 +123% 82 $4,600   $904,838 4
Jun 19, 1998 19 $476,950 +26% 70 $6,814   $1,381,788 5
Jun 26, 1998 19 $571,288 +20% 85 $6,721   $1,953,076 6
Jul 3, 1998 17 $806,478 +41% 175 $4,608   $2,759,554 7
Jul 10, 1998 18 $775,810 -4% 183 $4,239   $3,535,364 8
Jul 17, 1998 20 $606,281 -22% 174 $3,484   $4,141,645 9
Jul 24, 1998 23 $419,541 -31% 150 $2,797   $4,561,186 10
Jul 31, 1998 28 $326,966 -22% 110 $2,972   $4,888,152 11
Aug 7, 1998 32 $258,611 -21% 97 $2,666   $5,146,763 12
Aug 14, 1998 34 $223,525 -14% 89 $2,512   $5,370,288 13
Aug 28, 1998 42 $140,280   64 $2,192   $5,273,380 15
Sep 4, 1998 42 $163,896 +17% 65 $2,521   $5,437,276 16
Sep 11, 1998 25 $543,526 +232% 56 $9,706   $5,980,802 17
Sep 18, 1998 48 $82,819 -85% 60 $1,380   $6,063,621 18
Oct 9, 1998 50 $47,144   0     $6,237,885 21
Oct 30, 1998 66 $11,408   13 $878   $5,837,758 24
Nov 6, 1998 62 $20,870 +83% 10 $2,087   $5,858,628 25
Nov 13, 1998 66 $14,583 -30% 6 $2,431   $5,873,211 26

Uncategorized

Christina Ricci    Dedee Truitt
Martin Donovan    Bill Truitt
Lisa Kudrow    Lucia
Johnny Galecki    Jason
Ivan Sergei    Matt Mateo
Heather Lee    Tricia
William Lee Scott    Randy 'One Ball' Cates
Lyle Lovett    Sheriff Carl Tippett

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


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$102,385 (1.6% of total gross)
Legs:12.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/183 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $14,634,971

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,230 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,280 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,239 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,710 $6,367,164

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 22nd, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics
MPAA Rating: R for strong language and sex related dialogue and sexuality
Comparisons: vs. While You Were Sleeping
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Keywords: LGBTQ+
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 1998 Theater Average 46 $20,477 May 22, 1998 3

Uncategorized

Christina Ricci    Dedee Truitt
Martin Donovan    Bill Truitt
Lisa Kudrow    Lucia
Johnny Galecki    Jason
Ivan Sergei    Matt Mateo
Heather Lee    Tricia
William Lee Scott    Randy 'One Ball' Cates
Lyle Lovett    Sheriff Carl Tippett

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,230 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,491 $14,634,971
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,449 $6,367,164
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 401-500) 417 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300) 289 $14,634,971
Top 1998 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 14 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,178 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,556 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,295 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 130 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,239 $6,367,164
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies 44 $6,367,164

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 1998 36 $102,385   5 $20,477   $102,385 1
May 29, 1998 32 $145,199 +42% 13 $11,169   $275,836 2
Jun 5, 1998 31 $124,292 -14% 15 $8,286   $482,988 3
Jun 12, 1998 21 $254,804 +105% 82 $3,107   $782,474 4
Jun 19, 1998 19 $288,122 +13% 70 $4,116   $1,192,960 5
Jun 26, 1998 19 $360,719 +25% 85 $4,244   $1,742,507 6
Jul 3, 1998 17 $501,537 +39% 175 $2,866   $2,454,613 7
Jul 10, 1998 17 $486,360 -3% 183 $2,658   $3,245,914 8
Jul 17, 1998 19 $383,136 -21% 174 $2,202   $3,918,500 9
Jul 24, 1998 23 $266,984 -30% 150 $1,780   $4,408,629 10
Jul 31, 1998 27 $204,401 -23% 110 $1,858   $4,765,587 11
Aug 7, 1998 32 $144,564 -29% 97 $1,490   $5,032,716 12
Aug 14, 1998 34 $139,440 -4% 89 $1,567   $5,286,203 13
Aug 21, 1998 39 $125,733 -10% 62 $2,028   $5,496,021 14
Aug 28, 1998 45 $105,451 -16% 64 $1,648   $5,238,551 15
Sep 4, 1998 42 $132,558 +26% 65 $2,039   $5,405,938 16
Sep 11, 1998 48 $59,713 -55% 56 $1,066   $5,496,989 17
Sep 18, 1998 48 $60,703 +2% 60 $1,012   $6,041,505 18
Sep 25, 1998 51 $51,646 -15% 0     $6,115,267 19
Oct 9, 1998 57 $35,202   0     $6,225,943 21
Oct 16, 1998 58 $29,612 -16% 31 $955   $6,267,497 22
Oct 30, 1998 59 $17,978   13 $1,383   $5,844,328 24
Nov 6, 1998 64 $12,159 -32% 10 $1,216   $5,849,917 25
Nov 13, 1998 74 $7,921 -35% 6 $1,320   $5,866,549 26
Nov 20, 1998 73 $6,043 -24% 6 $1,007   $5,879,254 27

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 22, 1998 36 $130,637   5 $26,127   $130,637 1
May 29, 1998 30 $228,059 +75% 13 $17,543   $358,696 2
Jun 5, 1998 31 $168,974 -26% 15 $11,265   $527,670 3
Jun 12, 1998 22 $377,168 +123% 82 $4,600   $904,838 4
Jun 19, 1998 19 $476,950 +26% 70 $6,814   $1,381,788 5
Jun 26, 1998 19 $571,288 +20% 85 $6,721   $1,953,076 6
Jul 3, 1998 17 $806,478 +41% 175 $4,608   $2,759,554 7
Jul 10, 1998 18 $775,810 -4% 183 $4,239   $3,535,364 8
Jul 17, 1998 20 $606,281 -22% 174 $3,484   $4,141,645 9
Jul 24, 1998 23 $419,541 -31% 150 $2,797   $4,561,186 10
Jul 31, 1998 28 $326,966 -22% 110 $2,972   $4,888,152 11
Aug 7, 1998 32 $258,611 -21% 97 $2,666   $5,146,763 12
Aug 14, 1998 34 $223,525 -14% 89 $2,512   $5,370,288 13
Aug 28, 1998 42 $140,280   64 $2,192   $5,273,380 15
Sep 4, 1998 42 $163,896 +17% 65 $2,521   $5,437,276 16
Sep 11, 1998 25 $543,526 +232% 56 $9,706   $5,980,802 17
Sep 18, 1998 48 $82,819 -85% 60 $1,380   $6,063,621 18
Oct 9, 1998 50 $47,144   0     $6,237,885 21
Oct 30, 1998 66 $11,408   13 $878   $5,837,758 24
Nov 6, 1998 62 $20,870 +83% 10 $2,087   $5,858,628 25
Nov 13, 1998 66 $14,583 -30% 6 $2,431   $5,873,211 26

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,280 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,220 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,934 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,036 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,954 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 156 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,710 $6,367,164
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 130 $6,367,164