Life Is Beautiful
When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
DistributorMiramax
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Opening$118,920
6 theaters
6 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Oct 23, 1998 (Feb 12, 1999)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 56 min
GenresComedy
Drama
Romance
War
In Release435 days/62 weeks
Widest Release1,136 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6-12 | 11 | $1,214,180 | - | 110 | +72 | $11,038 | $2,081,118 | 3 |
| Nov 13-19 | 10 | $1,166,852 | -3.9% | 116 | +6 | $10,059 | $3,247,970 | 4 |
| Nov 20-26 | 18 | $1,129,296 | -3.2% | 124 | +8 | $9,107 | $4,377,266 | 5 |
| Nov 27-Dec 3 | 14 | $1,109,689 | -1.7% | 124 | - | $8,949 | $5,486,955 | 6 |
| Jan 1-7 | 16 | $1,517,005 | - | 225 | +1 | $6,742 | $11,853,430 | 11 |
| Jan 8-14 | 16 | $1,324,963 | -12.7% | 228 | +3 | $5,811 | $13,178,393 | 12 |
| Jan 15-21 | 18 | $1,604,280 | +21.1% | 218 | -10 | $7,359 | $14,782,673 | 13 |
| Jan 22-28 | 19 | $1,473,869 | -8.1% | 213 | -5 | $6,919 | $16,256,542 | 14 |
| Jan 29-Feb 4 | 17 | $1,275,793 | -13.4% | 215 | +2 | $5,933 | $17,532,335 | 15 |
| Feb 5-11 | 20 | $1,272,153 | -0.3% | 221 | +6 | $5,756 | $18,804,488 | 16 |
| Feb 12-18 | 11 | $3,511,191 | +176% | 644 | +423 | $5,452 | $22,315,679 | 17 |
| Feb 19-25 | 11 | $3,104,569 | -11.6% | 685 | +41 | $4,532 | $25,420,248 | 18 |
| Feb 26-Mar 4 | 12 | $2,785,779 | -10.3% | 681 | -4 | $4,090 | $28,206,027 | 19 |
| Mar 5-11 | 12 | $2,730,177 | -2% | 672 | -9 | $4,062 | $30,936,204 | 20 |
| Mar 12-18 | 13 | $2,819,312 | +3.3% | 646 | -26 | $4,364 | $33,755,516 | 21 |
| Mar 19-25 | 10 | $3,685,600 | +30.7% | 647 | +1 | $5,696 | $37,441,116 | 22 |
| Mar 26-Apr 1 | 8 | $4,609,829 | +25.1% | 1,121 | +474 | $4,112 | $42,050,945 | 23 |
| Apr 2-8 | 9 | $3,777,995 | -18% | 1,130 | +9 | $3,343 | $45,828,940 | 24 |
| Apr 9-15 | 13 | $2,548,167 | -32.6% | 1,136 | +6 | $2,243 | $48,377,107 | 25 |
| Apr 16-22 | 11 | $2,208,882 | -13.3% | 1,113 | -23 | $1,984 | $50,585,989 | 26 |
| Apr 23-29 | 13 | $1,654,883 | -25.1% | 1,019 | -94 | $1,624 | $52,240,872 | 27 |
| Apr 30-May 6 | 13 | $1,159,653 | -29.9% | 914 | -105 | $1,268 | $53,400,525 | 28 |
| May 7-13 | 10 | $1,077,260 | -7.1% | 812 | -102 | $1,326 | $54,477,785 | 29 |
| May 14-20 | 15 | $892,990 | -17.1% | 836 | +24 | $1,068 | $55,370,775 | 30 |
| May 21-27 | 16 | $639,835 | -28.3% | 579 | -257 | $1,105 | $56,010,610 | 31 |
| May 28-Jun 3 | 20 | $468,287 | -26.8% | 408 | -171 | $1,147 | $56,478,897 | 32 |
| Jun 4-10 | 23 | $337,277 | -28% | 339 | -69 | $994 | $56,816,174 | 33 |
| Jun 11-17 | 33 | $222,604 | -34% | 251 | -88 | $886 | $57,038,778 | 34 |
| Jun 18-24 | 42 | $141,596 | -36.4% | 163 | -88 | $868 | $57,180,374 | 35 |
