A Bug's Life
A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$291,121
1 theaters
1 theaters
Budget$120,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Nov 20, 1998 (Nov 25, 1998)
-
May 20, 1999
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
In Release407 days/58 weeks
Widest Release2,773 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20-22 | 16 | $291,121 | - | 1 | - | $291,121 | $291,121 | 1 |
| Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 1 | $45,739,516 | - | 2,686 | - | $17,028 | $46,111,456 | 1 |
| Nov 26-29 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 1 | $40,585,387 | - | 2,686 | - | $15,109 | $46,111,456 | 1 |
| Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 1 | $33,258,052 | +11,324.1% | 2,686 | +2,685 | $12,382 | $46,111,456 | 1 |
| Dec 4-6 Post-Thanksgiving | 1 | $17,174,218 | -48.4% | 2,701 | +15 | $6,358 | $68,678,006 | 3 |
| Dec 11-13 | 2 | $11,193,675 | -34.8% | 2,748 | +47 | $4,073 | $83,487,470 | 4 |
| Dec 18-20 | 3 | $9,987,932 | -10.8% | 2,773 | +25 | $3,601 | $96,342,660 | 5 |
| Dec 25-27 | 7 | $10,126,455 | +1.4% | 2,456 | -317 | $4,123 | $114,492,154 | 6 |
| Jan 1-3 | 5 | $8,830,882 | -12.8% | 2,551 | +95 | $3,461 | $136,420,446 | 7 |
| Jan 8-10 | 7 | $4,723,951 | -46.5% | 2,500 | -51 | $1,889 | $142,955,209 | 8 |
| Jan 15-17 | 7 | $3,443,206 | -27.1% | 1,815 | -685 | $1,897 | $147,397,874 | 9 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 13 | $4,552,139 | - | 1,815 | - | $2,508 | $148,506,807 | - |
| Jan 22-24 | 13 | $2,700,616 | -21.6% | 1,521 | -294 | $1,775 | $151,734,828 | 10 |
| Jan 29-31 | 12 | $1,922,070 | -28.8% | 1,510 | -11 | $1,272 | $154,152,003 | 11 |
| Feb 5-7 | 15 | $1,417,171 | -26.3% | 1,286 | -224 | $1,101 | $155,959,885 | 12 |
| Feb 12-14 | 11 | $803,104 | -43.3% | 979 | -307 | $820 | $157,001,889 | 13 |
| Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day wknd | 21 | $1,069,012 | - | 979 | - | $1,091 | $157,267,797 | - |
| Feb 19-21 | 24 | $563,966 | -29.8% | 745 | -234 | $757 | $158,069,884 | 14 |
| Feb 26-28 | 29 | $359,901 | -36.2% | 558 | -187 | $644 | $158,538,829 | 15 |
| Mar 5-7 | 28 | $313,003 | -13% | 490 | -68 | $638 | $158,985,087 | 16 |
| Mar 12-14 | 30 | $273,504 | -12.6% | 444 | -46 | $616 | $159,336,861 | 17 |
| Mar 19-21 | 26 | $344,384 | +25.9% | 449 | +5 | $767 | $159,906,607 | 18 |
| Mar 26-28 | 21 | $529,461 | +53.7% | 661 | +212 | $801 | $160,543,623 | 19 |
| Apr 2-4 | 18 | $423,476 | -20% | 649 | -12 | $652 | $161,235,002 | 20 |
| Apr 9-11 | 22 | $400,809 | -5.4% | 538 | -111 | $744 | $161,946,399 | 21 |
| Apr 16-18 | 23 | $315,084 | -21.4% | 484 | -54 | $651 | $162,343,733 | 22 |
| Apr 23-25 | 32 | $165,222 | -47.6% | 380 | -104 | $434 | $162,577,627 | 23 |
| Apr 30-May 2 | 41 | $84,590 | -48.8% | 275 | -105 | $307 | $162,698,584 | 24 |
| May 7-9 | 60 | $41,951 | -50.4% | 184 | -91 | $227 | $162,763,063 | 25 |
| May 14-16 | 61 | $16,932 | -59.6% | 83 | -101 | $204 | $162,792,677 | 26 |
