The Blair Witch Project
Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
DistributorArtisan Entertainment
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Opening$1,512,054
27 theaters
27 theaters
Budget$60,000
Release Date
(Wide)Jul 16, 1999 (Jul 30, 1999)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 21 min
GenresHorror
Mystery
In Release175 days/25 weeks
Widest Release2,538 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9-15 | 53 | $60,119 | - | - | - | - | $60,119 | - |
| Jul 16-22 | 15 | $3,001,034 | - | 27 | - | $111,149 | $3,061,153 | 1 |
| Jul 23-29 | 15 | $3,871,765 | +29% | 31 | +4 | $124,895 | $6,932,918 | 2 |
| Jul 30-Aug 5 | 2 | $48,769,465 | +1,159.6% | 1,101 | +1,070 | $44,295 | $55,702,383 | 3 |
| Aug 6-12 | 2 | $37,076,361 | -24% | 2,142 | +1,041 | $17,309 | $92,778,744 | 4 |
| Aug 13-19 | 3 | $20,601,546 | -44.4% | 2,412 | +270 | $8,541 | $113,380,290 | 5 |
| Aug 20-26 | 5 | $10,477,358 | -49.1% | 2,538 | +126 | $4,128 | $123,857,648 | 6 |
| Aug 27-Sep 2 | 7 | $6,630,721 | -36.7% | 2,352 | -186 | $2,819 | $130,488,369 | 7 |
| Sep 3-9 | 8 | $4,146,708 | -37.5% | 2,297 | -55 | $1,805 | $134,635,077 | 8 |
| Sep 10-16 | 11 | $2,201,033 | -46.9% | 1,937 | -360 | $1,136 | $136,836,110 | 9 |
| Sep 17-23 | 12 | $1,111,388 | -49.5% | 1,434 | -503 | $775 | $137,947,498 | 10 |
| Sep 24-30 | 15 | $665,499 | -40.1% | 947 | -487 | $702 | $138,612,997 | 11 |
| Oct 1-7 | 22 | $367,913 | -44.7% | 584 | -363 | $629 | $138,980,910 | 12 |
| Oct 8-14 | 18 | $702,603 | +91% | 924 | +340 | $760 | $139,683,513 | 13 |
| Oct 15-21 | 22 | $479,033 | -31.8% | 717 | -207 | $668 | $140,162,546 | 14 |
| Oct 22-28 | 36 | $219,819 | -54.1% | 408 | -309 | $538 | $140,382,365 | 15 |
| Oct 29-Nov 4 | 45 | $118,883 | -45.9% | 232 | -176 | $512 | $140,501,248 | 16 |
