Shakespeare in Love
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
DistributorMiramax
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Opening$224,012
8 theaters
8 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 11, 1998 (Jan 8, 1999)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 3 min
GenresComedy
Drama
History
Romance
In Release386 days/55 weeks
Widest Release2,030 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11-13 | 16 | $224,012 | - | 8 | - | $28,001 | $224,012 | 1 |
| Dec 18-20 | 17 | $340,495 | +52% | 19 | +11 | $17,920 | $688,478 | 2 |
| Dec 25-27 | 12 | $2,609,894 | +666.5% | 295 | +276 | $8,847 | $3,589,742 | 3 |
| Jan 1-3 | 10 | $3,172,107 | +21.5% | 299 | +4 | $10,609 | $9,411,676 | 4 |
| Jan 8-10 | 8 | $4,224,426 | +33.2% | 632 | +333 | $6,684 | $15,018,242 | 5 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 10 | $4,729,645 | - | 648 | - | $7,298 | $21,286,905 | - |
| Jan 22-24 | 9 | $3,629,432 | - | 655 | - | $5,541 | $25,882,499 | 7 |
| Jan 29-31 | 5 | $4,037,917 | +11.3% | 759 | +104 | $5,320 | $31,447,302 | 8 |
| Feb 5-7 | 6 | $3,463,943 | -14.2% | 833 | +74 | $4,158 | $36,158,631 | 9 |
| Feb 12-14 | 3 | $7,882,506 | +127.6% | 1,956 | +1,123 | $4,029 | $45,495,599 | 10 |
| Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day wknd | 6 | $9,050,029 | - | 1,956 | - | $4,626 | $46,663,122 | - |
| Feb 19-21 | 6 | $5,827,713 | -26.1% | 2,030 | +74 | $2,870 | $54,127,857 | 11 |
| Feb 26-28 | 7 | $4,372,632 | -25% | 1,920 | -110 | $2,277 | $60,143,613 | 12 |
| Mar 5-7 | 9 | $3,306,893 | -24.4% | 1,721 | -199 | $1,921 | $64,826,518 | 13 |
| Mar 12-14 | 11 | $2,848,931 | -13.8% | 1,405 | -316 | $2,027 | $68,887,013 | 14 |
| Mar 19-21 | 9 | $2,975,498 | +4.4% | 1,266 | -139 | $2,350 | $73,192,745 | 15 |
| Mar 26-28 | 6 | $4,284,169 | +44% | 1,931 | +665 | $2,218 | $79,286,275 | 16 |
| Apr 2-4 | 7 | $3,115,017 | -27.3% | 1,735 | -196 | $1,795 | $84,105,704 | 17 |
| Apr 9-11 | 11 | $2,156,955 | -30.8% | 1,614 | -121 | $1,336 | $87,485,574 | 18 |
| Apr 16-18 | 10 | $1,750,254 | -18.9% | 1,443 | -171 | $1,212 | $89,856,022 | 19 |
| Apr 23-25 | 12 | $1,256,967 | -28.2% | 1,181 | -262 | $1,064 | $91,661,717 | 20 |
| Apr 30-May 2 | 15 | $825,962 | -34.3% | 1,017 | -164 | $812 | $92,887,782 | 21 |
| May 7-9 | 10 | $785,199 | -4.9% | 903 | -114 | $869 | $93,965,332 | 22 |
| May 14-16 | 13 | $710,352 | -9.5% | 903 | - | $786 | $94,956,844 | 23 |
| May 21-23 | 13 | $745,400 | +4.9% | 1,223 | +320 | $609 | $95,940,373 | 24 |
| May 28-31 Memorial Day wknd | 15 | $544,060 | - | 795 | - | $684 | $96,772,694 | - |
| Jun 4-6 | 21 | $263,017 | - | 586 | - | $448 | $97,167,485 | 26 |
| Jun 11-13 | 26 | $196,617 | -25.2% | 413 | -173 | $476 | $97,496,951 | 27 |
| Jun 18-20 | 40 | $103,426 | -47.4% | 246 | -167 | $420 | $97,702,543 | 28 |
| Jun 25-27 | 46 | $74,703 | -27.8% | 176 | -70 | $424 | $97,834,665 | 29 |
| Jul 2-4 | 14 | $582,774 | +680.1% | 618 | +442 | $943 | $98,665,820 | 30 |
| Jul 9-11 | 15 | $511,368 | -12.3% | 572 | -46 | $894 | $99,418,544 | 31 |
| Jul 16-18 | 25 | $269,546 | -47.3% | 439 | -133 | $614 | $99,985,637 | 32 |
| Jul 23-25 | 43 | $83,104 | -69.2% | 212 | -227 | $392 | $100,241,322 | 33 |
