The American President
A widowed U.S. President running for reelection and an environmental lobbyist fall in love. It's all above-board, but "politics is perception," and sparks fly anyway.
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
See full company information
See full company information
Opening$10,014,558
1,508 theaters
1,508 theaters
Release DateNov 17, 1995
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresComedy
Drama
Romance
In Release411 days/58 weeks
Widest Release1,508 theaters
IMDbPro
See more details at IMDbPro
| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17-19 | 3 | $10,014,558 | - | 1,508 | - | $6,640 | $10,014,558 | 1 |
| Nov 24-26 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 6 | $9,713,222 | -3% | 1,508 | - | $6,441 | $24,922,473 | 1 |
| Dec 1-3 Post-Thanksgiving | 6 | $5,308,173 | -45.4% | 1,508 | - | $3,520 | $33,533,954 | 3 |
| Dec 8-10 | 7 | $3,016,844 | -43.2% | 1,508 | - | $2,000 | $38,047,688 | 4 |
| Dec 15-17 | 7 | $2,128,685 | -29.4% | 1,508 | - | $1,411 | $41,134,265 | 5 |
| Dec 22-25 Christmas long wknd | 12 | $2,303,111 | - | 1,310 | - | $1,758 | $44,483,237 | - |
| Dec 29-Jan 1, 1996 New Year's long wknd | 10 | $4,104,793 | - | 1,310 | - | $3,133 | $51,055,287 | - |
| Jan 5-7 | 10 | $2,252,807 | - | 1,181 | - | $1,907 | $54,154,554 | 8 |
| Jan 12-14 | 16 | $1,473,957 | -34.6% | 820 | -361 | $1,797 | $56,257,872 | 9 |
| Jan 12-15 MLK wknd | 17 | $1,702,220 | - | 820 | - | $2,075 | $56,486,135 | - |
