Saving Private Ryan

Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.

Grosses

Domestic (44.9%)
$216,540,909
Summary Details
DistributorDreamWorks Distribution
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Opening$30,576,104
2,463 theaters
Budget$70,000,000
Release DateJul 24, 1998
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 49 min
GenresDrama War
In Release526 days/75 weeks
Widest Release2,807 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 21-2339$105,878-26.3%258-61$410$216,118,80244
May 14-1635$143,582-21.2%319-82$450$215,947,23643
May 7-928$182,143-32.2%401-123$454$215,708,21642
Apr 30-May 224$268,659-37.8%524-103$512$215,406,15341
Apr 23-2523$431,753-22.7%627-84$688$214,954,78140
Apr 16-1818$558,862+22.7%711+213$786$214,275,40639
Apr 9-1120$455,512-35.5%498-44$914$213,563,87738
Apr 2-5
Easter wknd
2$781,611-542-$1,442$212,899,658-
Apr 2-416$705,892-27.3%542-113$1,302$212,823,93937
Mar 26-2818$970,435-8.5%655+39$1,481$211,697,80336
Mar 19-2117$1,060,406+23.5%616-$1,721$210,213,53335
Mar 12-1417$858,625-27.1%616-329$1,393$208,670,64934
Mar 5-714$1,177,743-28%945-63$1,246$207,316,58633
Feb 26-2814$1,635,318-32.3%1,008-131$1,622$205,564,90632
Feb 19-2110$2,417,157-28.1%1,139-1$2,122$203,151,53231
Feb 12-15
Presidents' Day wknd
7$3,952,491-1,140-$3,467$199,915,673-
Feb 12-145$3,360,087-6.9%1,140+113$2,947$199,323,26930
Feb 5-75$3,609,717+12,447.7%1,027+1,023$3,514$194,634,36129
Jan 29-3157$28,768+9.2%4-$7,192$191,011,14528
Jan 22-2456$26,340-4-$6,585$190,964,58727
Jan 8-1055$27,088-21.7%4-$6,772$190,878,15725
Jan 1-357$34,590-4-$8,647$190,839,84924
Nov 13-1521$9,613-97.9%3-499$3,204$190,649,02817
Nov 6-815$448,234-21.2%502-205$892$190,373,18416
Oct 30-Nov 115$568,678-23.2%707-50$804$189,658,49615
Oct 23-2514$740,795-18.1%757-94$978$188,807,21514
Oct 16-1812$903,995-30.5%851-379$1,062$187,722,73813
Oct 9-12
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
2$1,488,003-1,230-$1,209$186,445,958-
Oct 9-1110$1,300,581-22.3%1,230-280$1,057$186,258,53612
Oct 2-49$1,674,034-33.3%1,510-693$1,108$184,341,77911
Sep 25-277$2,511,565-26.2%2,203-308$1,140$181,818,56510
Sep 18-206$3,405,161-24.4%2,511-194$1,356$178,091,5569
Sep 11-134$4,504,502-33.7%2,705-102$1,665$173,076,9928
Sep 4-7
Labor Day wknd
3$8,825,090-2,807-$3,143$167,071,590-
Sep 4-62$6,790,469-16.1%2,807+33$2,419$165,036,9697
Aug 28-303$8,092,750-20.2%2,774+103$2,917$155,289,3986
Aug 21-232$10,142,045-22.9%2,671+17$3,797$142,748,0385
Aug 14-161$13,157,819-24.4%2,654+62$4,957$126,035,6944
Aug 7-91$17,398,000-26.3%2,592+52$6,712$103,770,9773
Jul 31-Aug 21$23,601,801-22.8%2,540+77$9,292$73,362,1612
Jul 24-261$30,576,104-2,463-$12,414$30,576,1041