Being John Malkovich
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
DistributorUSA Films
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Opening$637,721
25 theaters
25 theaters
Budget$13,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Oct 29, 1999 (Dec 3, 1999)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 53 min
GenresComedy
Drama
Fantasy
In Release430 days/61 weeks
Widest Release630 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29-31 | 17 | $637,721 | - | 25 | - | $25,508 | $637,721 | 1 |
| Nov 5-7 | 14 | $1,852,093 | +190.4% | 175 | +150 | $10,583 | $2,875,714 | 2 |
| Nov 12-14 | 14 | $2,337,348 | +26.2% | 467 | +292 | $5,005 | $6,094,597 | 3 |
| Nov 19-21 | 10 | $1,866,210 | -20.2% | 591 | +124 | $3,157 | $8,767,533 | 4 |
| Nov 26-28 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 10 | $2,044,834 | +9.6% | 589 | -2 | $3,471 | $11,908,584 | 5 |
| Dec 3-5 Post-Thanksgiving | 8 | $1,363,626 | -33.3% | 624 | +35 | $2,185 | $13,826,808 | 6 |
| Dec 10-12 | 10 | $962,925 | -29.4% | 630 | +6 | $1,528 | $15,294,721 | 7 |
| Dec 17-19 | 11 | $751,248 | -22% | 491 | -139 | $1,530 | $16,488,703 | 8 |
| Dec 24-26 | 18 | $302,111 | -59.8% | 24 | -467 | $12,587 | $17,307,726 | 9 |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 2000 | 17 | $472,661 | +56.5% | 249 | +225 | $1,898 | $18,243,969 | 10 |
| Jan 7-9 | 21 | $488,303 | +3.3% | 235 | -14 | $2,077 | $19,039,056 | 11 |
| Jan 14-17 MLK wknd | 24 | $509,722 | - | 218 | - | $2,338 | $19,744,510 | - |
| Jan 21-23 | 30 | $302,702 | - | 192 | - | $1,576 | $20,158,402 | 13 |
| Jan 28-30 | 29 | $312,603 | +3.3% | 233 | +41 | $1,341 | $20,604,174 | 14 |
| Feb 4-6 | 30 | $313,840 | +0.4% | 207 | -26 | $1,516 | $21,058,680 | 15 |
| Feb 11-13 | 31 | $250,749 | -20.1% | 173 | -34 | $1,449 | $21,415,998 | 16 |
| Feb 18-21 Presidents' Day wknd | 32 | $242,969 | - | 165 | - | $1,472 | $21,761,714 | - |
| Feb 25-27 | 34 | $159,237 | - | 135 | - | $1,179 | $21,980,927 | 18 |
| Mar 3-5 | 43 | $106,745 | -33% | 95 | -40 | $1,123 | $22,136,532 | 19 |
| Mar 10-12 | 46 | $82,514 | -22.7% | 70 | -25 | $1,178 | $22,268,399 | 20 |
| Mar 17-19 | 51 | $65,225 | -21% | 73 | +3 | $893 | $22,373,277 | 21 |
| Mar 24-26 | 43 | $90,782 | +39.2% | 82 | +9 | $1,107 | $22,500,727 | 22 |
| Mar 31-Apr 2 | 44 | $70,052 | -22.8% | 82 | - | $854 | $22,620,571 | 23 |
| Apr 7-9 | 48 | $49,405 | -29.5% | 74 | -8 | $667 | $22,701,293 | 24 |
| Apr 14-16 | 62 | $29,509 | -40.3% | 48 | -26 | $614 | $22,752,683 | 25 |
| Apr 21-23 | 60 | $34,993 | +18.6% | 48 | - | $729 | $22,804,123 | 26 |
