Everest

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$87,178,599
Summary Details
DistributorMacGillivray Freeman Films
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Opening$364,244
10 theaters
Release DateMar 6, 1998
Running Time44 min
GenresDocumentary Short
In Release1,032 days/147 weeks
Widest Release62 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 6-819$364,244-10-$36,424$364,2441
Mar 13-1515$623,311+71.1%10-$62,331$1,276,7582
May 29-3112$863,496-47-$18,372$15,948,85613
Jun 5-712$863,598<0.1%50+3$17,271$17,486,49414
Jul 3-5
World Cup (France)
11$1,108,791-61-$18,176$24,590,24018
Jul 10-12
World Cup (France)
13$1,045,175-5.7%60-1$17,419$26,571,10619
Jul 17-1914$1,050,493+0.5%61+1$17,221$28,445,64920
Jul 24-2613$1,020,896-2.8%62+1$16,466$30,346,62421
Sep 4-7
Labor Day wknd
20$1,084,566-61-$17,779$40,443,439-
Jan 1-322$403,799-60-$6,729$56,145,91944
Jan 8-1022$316,892-21.5%56-4$5,658$56,914,53745
Jan 15-18
MLK wknd
30$288,814-53-$5,449$57,354,592-
Jan 22-2429$301,612-53-$5,690$57,889,48547
Jan 29-3131$267,772-11.2%53-$5,052$58,316,48448
Feb 5-732$275,217+2.8%53-$5,192$58,712,57749
Feb 12-15
Presidents' Day wknd
31$371,449-57-$6,516$59,182,926-
Feb 19-2131$344,598-55-$6,265$59,799,20951
Feb 26-2833$302,095-12.3%55-$5,492$60,367,66452
Mar 5-731$252,498-16.4%54-1$4,675$60,778,37653
Mar 12-1429$274,796+8.8%52-2$5,284$61,174,23654
Mar 19-2129$279,363+1.7%52-$5,372$61,664,91155
Mar 26-2832$263,754-5.6%53+1$4,976$62,133,14056
Apr 2-432$264,004<0.1%53-$4,981$62,553,98457
Apr 9-1130$250,524-5.1%54+1$4,639$62,986,59758
Apr 16-1829$239,468-4.4%54-$4,434$63,377,08759
Apr 23-2526$227,674-4.9%54-$4,216$63,738,55260
Apr 30-May 228$204,420-10.2%55+1$3,716$64,054,83461
May 7-927$187,624-8.2%55-$3,411$64,326,15662
May 14-1629$205,963+9.8%55-$3,744$64,675,09563
May 21-2326$183,365-11%55-$3,333$65,032,89564
Jun 4-633$123,801-53-$2,335$65,612,98866
Jun 11-1329$155,426+25.5%53-$2,932$65,906,72567
Jun 18-2030$159,649+2.7%52-1$3,070$66,219,94768
Jun 25-2723$211,601+32.5%55+3$3,847$66,639,85369
Jul 2-423$207,293-2%55-$3,768$67,128,79970
Jul 9-1126$211,381+2%56+1$3,774$67,575,27771
Jul 16-1829$224,193+6.1%58+2$3,865$68,008,21772
Jul 23-2528$248,996+11.1%58-$4,293$68,434,11773
Jul 30-Aug 129$238,514-4.2%58-$4,112$69,086,55774
Aug 6-832$221,656-7.1%58-$3,821$69,527,18475
Aug 13-1533$216,442-2.4%56-2$3,865$69,952,32576
Aug 20-2233$202,802-6.3%57+1$3,557$70,369,17277
Aug 27-2935$186,466-8.1%57-$3,271$70,681,02078
Sep 3-535$233,333+25.1%57-$4,093$71,052,88779
Sep 10-1236$175,088-25%57-$3,071$71,319,64280
Sep 17-1934$174,877-0.1%57-$3,068$71,644,55481
Sep 24-2638$130,000-25.7%48-9$2,708$71,841,57382
Oct 1-338$110,141-15.3%45-3$2,447$72,047,38483
Oct 8-1035$116,125+5.4%45-$2,580$72,260,74484
Oct 15-1737$109,901-5.4%42-3$2,616$72,488,25185
Oct 22-2441$113,216+3%42-$2,695$72,697,52886
Oct 29-3143$91,002-19.6%41-1$2,219$72,881,14487
Nov 5-741$98,938+8.7%39-2$2,536$73,056,35188
Nov 12-1442$102,822+3.9%39-$2,636$73,238,15189
Nov 19-2144$91,692-10.8%41+2$2,236$73,412,35490
Nov 26-28
Thanksgiving 3-Day
41$114,353+24.7%41-$2,789$73,593,26391
Dec 3-5
Post-Thanksgiving
45$67,969-40.6%38-3$1,788$73,680,46192
Dec 10-1244$68,000<0.1%37-1$1,837$73,831,51993
Dec 17-1950$47,565-30.1%26-11$1,829$73,936,76494
Dec 31-Jan 2, 200047$52,493-31-$1,693$74,210,36996
Jan 7-953$54,696+4.2%20-11$2,734$74,294,68797
Jan 14-17
MLK wknd
54$51,881-20-$2,594$74,384,786-
Jan 21-2360$32,080-19-$1,688$74,444,99899
Jan 28-3059$32,819+2.3%19-$1,727$74,498,892100
Feb 4-657$63,300+92.9%19-$3,331$74,656,588101
Feb 18-21
Presidents' Day wknd
50$97,789-19-$5,146$74,907,636-
Feb 25-2748$78,590-19-$4,136$75,038,770104
Mar 3-546$82,277+4.7%19-$4,330$75,172,300105
Mar 10-1260$34,607-57.9%19-$1,821$75,253,160106
Mar 17-1959$41,052+18.6%15-4$2,736$75,359,885107
Mar 24-2656$48,466+18.1%16+1$3,029$75,448,779108
Mar 31-Apr 254$41,104-15.2%16-$2,569$75,533,815109
Apr 7-954$43,245+5.2%15-1$2,883$75,601,149110
Apr 14-1660$31,106-28.1%15-$2,073$75,658,596111
Apr 28-3055$45,201-15-$3,013$75,787,718113
Jul 7-964$29,560-13-$2,273$76,305,753123
Jul 14-1674$15,143-48.8%13-$1,164$76,340,619124