The Piano (1993)

The Piano
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,157,856Details
International Box Office $54,624Details
Worldwide Box Office $40,212,480
Further financial details...

Metrics

Legs:16.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $105,382,941

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,329 $40,157,856
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,301-20,400) 20,348 $54,624
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,612 $40,212,480
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $40,157,856
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,434 $54,624
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,107 $40,212,480

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 12th, 1993 (Limited) by Miramax
International Releases: July 22nd, 1993 (Wide) (Netherlands)
August 17th, 1993 (Limited) (New Zealand)
September 25th, 1993 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 15th, 2018 (Limited), released as The Piano (25th Anniversary Reissue) (United Kingdom)
June 16th, 2022 (Limited), released as Das Piano (1993) (Germany)
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MPAA Rating: R for moments of extremely graphic sexuality.
Running Time: 121 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Once
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Keywords: Historical Drama, Mute, Single Parent, Arranged Marriage, Set in Scotland, Set in New Zealand, Immigration, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Infidelity, Domestic Abuse, 1994 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Australia, France, New Zealand

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 76 $581,213 Apr 8, 1994 150
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 416 $6,289,126 Dec 31, 1993 52
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 333 $6,495,123 Nov 26, 1993 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 323 $5,413,587 Nov 26, 1993 17
Never Wide Domestic 10 $40,157,856 Nov 12, 1993 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,329 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,627 $105,382,941
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,815 $40,157,856
Top 1993 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 38 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,099 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,942 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 224 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 365 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for Miramax Movies 32 $40,157,856

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 1993 10 $1,502,325   99 $15,175   $1,761,691 2
Nov 26, 1993 10 $2,446,752 +63% 231 $10,592   $5,177,499 3
Dec 3, 1993 7 $1,701,363 -30% 239 $7,119   $7,502,744 4
Dec 10, 1993 9 $1,288,622 -24% 274 $4,703   $9,206,027 5
Dec 17, 1993 10 $1,071,907 -17% 259 $4,139   $10,961,290 6
Dec 24, 1993 7 $1,421,495 +33% 516 $2,755   $12,790,109 7
Dec 31, 1993 8 $2,369,154 +67% 523 $4,530   $17,169,365 8
Jan 7, 1994 11 $1,810,099 -24% 522 $3,468   $20,009,133 9
Jan 14, 1994 13 $1,691,518 -7% 500 $3,383   $22,414,525 10
Apr 8, 1994 15 $581,213   505 $1,151   $38,513,715 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 1993 7 $2,471,381   99 $24,963   $2,730,747 2
Nov 26, 1993 10 $3,070,634 +24% 231 $13,293   $5,801,381 3
Dec 3, 1993 7 $2,116,024 -31% 239 $8,854   $7,917,405 4
Dec 10, 1993 8 $1,971,978 -7% 274 $7,197   $9,889,383 5
Dec 17, 1993 9 $1,479,231 -25% 259 $5,711   $11,368,614 6
Dec 24, 1993 7 $3,431,597 +132% 516 $6,650   $14,800,211 7
Dec 31, 1993 8 $3,398,823 -1% 523 $6,499   $18,199,034 8
Jan 7, 1994 11 $2,523,973 -26% 522 $4,835   $20,723,007 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Germany 6/16/2022 $0000$0
Japan 3/22/2024 $0000$0
Netherlands 7/22/1993 $0 0 43 43 $16,600 8/7/2020
New Zealand 8/17/1993 $0 0 1 1 $156 10/16/2023
Portugal 11/30/2023 $302 1 10 15 $5,260 1/10/2024
South Korea 9/25/1993 $0 0 11 11 $21,507 5/7/2020
United Kingdom 6/15/2018 $11,101 14 14 14 $11,101 6/21/2018
 
International Total$54,624 1/10/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,301-20,400) 20,348 $54,624
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 19,001-19,100) 19,031 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 11,801-11,900) 11,803 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 17,301-17,400) 17,302 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,785 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,876 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,434 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for Miramax Movies (Rank 101-200) 148 $54,624

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,612 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,936 $40,212,480
Top 1993 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 43 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,797 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,063 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 357 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 681 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,107 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Miramax Movies 50 $40,212,480

Uncategorized

Anna Paquin    Flora
Sam Neill    Alisdair Stewart
Holly Hunter    Ada
Cliff Curtis    Mana
Harvey Keitel    George Baines

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jane Campion    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 31st, 2012

January 31st, 2012

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Metrics

Legs:16.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:99.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$7,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $105,382,941

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,329 $40,157,856
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,301-20,400) 20,348 $54,624
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,612 $40,212,480
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $40,157,856
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,434 $54,624
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,107 $40,212,480

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 12th, 1993 (Limited) by Miramax
International Releases: July 22nd, 1993 (Wide) (Netherlands)
August 17th, 1993 (Limited) (New Zealand)
September 25th, 1993 (Wide) (South Korea)
June 15th, 2018 (Limited), released as The Piano (25th Anniversary Reissue) (United Kingdom)
June 16th, 2022 (Limited), released as Das Piano (1993) (Germany)
... Show all releases
MPAA Rating: R for moments of extremely graphic sexuality.
Running Time: 121 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Once
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Historical Drama, Mute, Single Parent, Arranged Marriage, Set in Scotland, Set in New Zealand, Immigration, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Infidelity, Domestic Abuse, 1994 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Australia, France, New Zealand

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Domestic 22nd Weekend 76 $581,213 Apr 8, 1994 150
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 416 $6,289,126 Dec 31, 1993 52
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 333 $6,495,123 Nov 26, 1993 17
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 323 $5,413,587 Nov 26, 1993 17
Never Wide Domestic 10 $40,157,856 Nov 12, 1993 0

Uncategorized

Anna Paquin    Flora
Sam Neill    Alisdair Stewart
Holly Hunter    Ada
Cliff Curtis    Mana
Harvey Keitel    George Baines

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jane Campion    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 31st, 2012

January 31st, 2012

It's kind of an unusual week on the home market with five first run releases coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. However, all five films missed expectations in one degree or another. Some were outright bombs by anyone's definition, while others were expected to struggle to find a large audience, just not by as much as they did. That is not to say they were all bad movies. In fact one of them, Drive, has done quite well during Awards Season and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is a contender for Pick of the Week. Its main competition is To Kill A Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition, which is also coming out on a Blu-ray Combo Pack. It's a coin toss, but I'm going with the latter over the former. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,329 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,627 $105,382,941
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,815 $40,157,856
Top 1993 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 38 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,099 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,942 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 224 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 365 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 715 $40,157,856
All Time Domestic Box Office for Miramax Movies 32 $40,157,856

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 1993 10 $1,502,325   99 $15,175   $1,761,691 2
Nov 26, 1993 10 $2,446,752 +63% 231 $10,592   $5,177,499 3
Dec 3, 1993 7 $1,701,363 -30% 239 $7,119   $7,502,744 4
Dec 10, 1993 9 $1,288,622 -24% 274 $4,703   $9,206,027 5
Dec 17, 1993 10 $1,071,907 -17% 259 $4,139   $10,961,290 6
Dec 24, 1993 7 $1,421,495 +33% 516 $2,755   $12,790,109 7
Dec 31, 1993 8 $2,369,154 +67% 523 $4,530   $17,169,365 8
Jan 7, 1994 11 $1,810,099 -24% 522 $3,468   $20,009,133 9
Jan 14, 1994 13 $1,691,518 -7% 500 $3,383   $22,414,525 10
Apr 8, 1994 15 $581,213   505 $1,151   $38,513,715 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 1993 7 $2,471,381   99 $24,963   $2,730,747 2
Nov 26, 1993 10 $3,070,634 +24% 231 $13,293   $5,801,381 3
Dec 3, 1993 7 $2,116,024 -31% 239 $8,854   $7,917,405 4
Dec 10, 1993 8 $1,971,978 -7% 274 $7,197   $9,889,383 5
Dec 17, 1993 9 $1,479,231 -25% 259 $5,711   $11,368,614 6
Dec 24, 1993 7 $3,431,597 +132% 516 $6,650   $14,800,211 7
Dec 31, 1993 8 $3,398,823 -1% 523 $6,499   $18,199,034 8
Jan 7, 1994 11 $2,523,973 -26% 522 $4,835   $20,723,007 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Germany 6/16/2022 $0000$0
Japan 3/22/2024 $0000$0
Netherlands 7/22/1993 $0 0 43 43 $16,600 8/7/2020
New Zealand 8/17/1993 $0 0 1 1 $156 10/16/2023
Portugal 11/30/2023 $302 1 10 15 $5,260 1/10/2024
South Korea 9/25/1993 $0 0 11 11 $21,507 5/7/2020
United Kingdom 6/15/2018 $11,101 14 14 14 $11,101 6/21/2018
 
International Total$54,624 1/10/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 20,301-20,400) 20,348 $54,624
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 19,001-19,100) 19,031 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 11,801-11,900) 11,803 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 17,301-17,400) 17,302 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,785 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,876 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,434 $54,624
All Time International Box Office for Miramax Movies (Rank 101-200) 148 $54,624

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,612 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,936 $40,212,480
Top 1993 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 43 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,797 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,063 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 357 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 681 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,107 $40,212,480
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Miramax Movies 50 $40,212,480