Very Bad Things (1998)

Very Bad Things
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,949,470Details
International Box Office $11,145,504Details
Worldwide Box Office $21,094,974
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,245,853 (32.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,260 opening theaters/1,260 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $22,868,929

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,451 $9,949,470
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,689 $11,145,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,379 $21,094,974
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,969 $9,949,470
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,257 $11,145,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,675 $21,094,974

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Polygram
Video Release: November 4th, 2002 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong, grisly violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 50/50
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Keywords: Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Interscope Communications
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 308 $7,605,959 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 252 $9,112,844 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 98 $3,245,853 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 93 $7,605,959 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 96 $4,665,853 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 91 $10,933,423 Nov 27, 1998 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,451 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,763 $22,868,929
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,702 $9,949,470
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 127 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,778 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,856 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,885 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 104 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,969 $9,949,470

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 1998 11 $3,245,853   1,260 $2,576   $4,657,574 1
Dec 4, 1998 11 $1,518,619 -53% 1,260 $1,205   $7,093,369 2
Dec 11, 1998 11 $863,891 -43% 1,008 $857   $8,542,683 3
Dec 18, 1998 19 $404,544 -53% 535 $756   $9,327,846 4
Dec 25, 1998 40 $80,500 -80% 107 $752   $9,670,405 5
Jan 1, 1999 44 $66,037 -18% 75 $880   $9,801,782 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 25, 1998 10 $550,000     1,260 $437   $550,000 1
Nov 26, 1998 9 $870,000 +58%   1,260 $690   $1,420,000 2
Nov 27, 1998 10 $1,245,000 +43%   1,260 $988   $2,665,000 3
Nov 28, 1998 10 $1,305,000 +5%   1,260 $1,036   $3,970,000 4
Nov 29, 1998 9 $763,000 -42%   1,260 $606   $4,653,000 5
Nov 30, 1998 7 $223,747 -71%   1,260 $178   $4,881,321 6
Dec 1, 1998 6 $279,808 +25%   1,260 $222   $5,161,123 7
Dec 2, 1998 7 $212,520 -24% -61% 1,260 $169   $5,373,643 8
Dec 3, 1998 7 $201,107 -5% -77% 1,260 $160   $5,574,750 9
Dec 7, 1998 8 $137,626   -38% 1,260 $109   $7,230,995 13
Dec 8, 1998 6 $185,907 +35% -34% 1,260 $148   $7,416,907 14
Dec 9, 1998 8 $132,035 -29% -38% 1,260 $105   $7,548,937 15
Dec 10, 1998 9 $129,855 -2% -35% 1,260 $103   $7,678,792 16
Dec 15, 1998 10 $111,458   -40% 1,008 $111   $8,744,241 21
Dec 16, 1998 10 $85,053 -24% -36% 1,008 $84   $8,829,294 22

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 1998 10 $4,163,029   1,260 $3,304   $5,574,750 2
Dec 4, 1998 11 $2,104,042 -49% 1,260 $1,670   $7,678,792 3
Dec 11, 1998 11 $1,244,510 -41% 1,008 $1,235   $8,923,302 4
Dec 18, 1998 19 $666,603 -46% 535 $1,246   $9,589,905 5
Dec 25, 1998 42 $145,840 -78% 107 $1,363   $9,735,745 6

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,689 $11,145,504
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,931 $11,145,504
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 63 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,403 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,892 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,366 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 56 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,257 $11,145,504

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,379 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,562 $21,094,974
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 94 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,766 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,675 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,817 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 81 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,675 $21,094,974

Leading Cast

Christian Slater    Robert Boyd
Cameron Diaz    Laura Garrety

Supporting Cast

Daniel Stern    Adam Berkow
Jeanne Tripplehorn    Lois Berkow
Jon Favreau    Kyle Fisher
Jeremy Piven    Michael Berkow
Leland Orser    Charles Moore
Joey Zimmerman    Adam Berkow Jr.
Tyler Cole Malinger    Timmy Berkow
Carla Scott    Tina
Russell B. McKenzie    Security Guard
Pancho Demmings    Cop
Blake Gibbons    Suit
Angelo DiMascio    Clerk
Lawrence Pressman    Mr. Fisher
Steve Fitchpatrick    Cop at Hospital
Brian Grandison    Doctor 1
John Cappon    Doctor 2
Linda Klein    Doctor 3
Byrne Piven    Rabbi
Bob Bancroft    Barry Morris
Trey Davis    Receptionist
Marilyn McIntyre    Judge Tower

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Berg    Director
Peter Berg    Screenwriter
Michael Schiffer    Producer
Cindy Cowan    Producer
Diane Nabatoff    Producer
Ted Field    Executive Producer
Scott Kroopf    Executive Producer
Michael Helfant    Executive Producer
Christian Slater    Executive Producer
Dina Lipton    Production Designer
Dan Lebental    Editor
Stewart Copeland    Composer
David Hennings    Director of Photography
Joanna Johnson    Associate Producer
Laura Greenlee    Line Producer
Eric Heffron    Assistant Director
Chris Howell    Second Unit Director
Laura Greenlee    Production Manager
Michael Atwell    Art Director
Kathy Lucas    Set Decorator
Ian Fox    Second Unit Camera
Terry Dresbach    Costume Designer
Mark Weingarten    Sound Mixer
Matthew Iadarola    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Gegan    Re-recording Mixer
Gregory King    Supervising Sound Editor
Yann Delpuech    Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Brown    Sound Editor
Kim Haves    Sound Editor
Darren King    Sound Editor
Meg Taylor    Sound Editor
Michael Dittrick    Supervising Music Editor
Sharyn Tylk    Music Editor
Jeanne Van Phue    Make up
Nancy Baca    Make up
Daniel Curet    Hairstylist
Sterling Meredith    Music Supervisor
Debi Manwiller    Casting Director
Chris Howell    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,245,853 (32.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,260 opening theaters/1,260 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $22,868,929

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,451 $9,949,470
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,689 $11,145,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,379 $21,094,974
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,969 $9,949,470
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,257 $11,145,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,675 $21,094,974

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Polygram
Video Release: November 4th, 2002 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong, grisly violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 50/50
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Interscope Communications
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 308 $7,605,959 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 252 $9,112,844 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 98 $3,245,853 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 93 $7,605,959 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 96 $4,665,853 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 91 $10,933,423 Nov 27, 1998 5

Leading Cast

Christian Slater    Robert Boyd
Cameron Diaz    Laura Garrety

Supporting Cast

Daniel Stern    Adam Berkow
Jeanne Tripplehorn    Lois Berkow
Jon Favreau    Kyle Fisher
Jeremy Piven    Michael Berkow
Leland Orser    Charles Moore
Joey Zimmerman    Adam Berkow Jr.
Tyler Cole Malinger    Timmy Berkow
Carla Scott    Tina
Russell B. McKenzie    Security Guard
Pancho Demmings    Cop
Blake Gibbons    Suit
Angelo DiMascio    Clerk
Lawrence Pressman    Mr. Fisher
Steve Fitchpatrick    Cop at Hospital
Brian Grandison    Doctor 1
John Cappon    Doctor 2
Linda Klein    Doctor 3
Byrne Piven    Rabbi
Bob Bancroft    Barry Morris
Trey Davis    Receptionist
Marilyn McIntyre    Judge Tower

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Berg    Director
Peter Berg    Screenwriter
Michael Schiffer    Producer
Cindy Cowan    Producer
Diane Nabatoff    Producer
Ted Field    Executive Producer
Scott Kroopf    Executive Producer
Michael Helfant    Executive Producer
Christian Slater    Executive Producer
Dina Lipton    Production Designer
Dan Lebental    Editor
Stewart Copeland    Composer
David Hennings    Director of Photography
Joanna Johnson    Associate Producer
Laura Greenlee    Line Producer
Eric Heffron    Assistant Director
Chris Howell    Second Unit Director
Laura Greenlee    Production Manager
Michael Atwell    Art Director
Kathy Lucas    Set Decorator
Ian Fox    Second Unit Camera
Terry Dresbach    Costume Designer
Mark Weingarten    Sound Mixer
Matthew Iadarola    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Gegan    Re-recording Mixer
Gregory King    Supervising Sound Editor
Yann Delpuech    Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Brown    Sound Editor
Kim Haves    Sound Editor
Darren King    Sound Editor
Meg Taylor    Sound Editor
Michael Dittrick    Supervising Music Editor
Sharyn Tylk    Music Editor
Jeanne Van Phue    Make up
Nancy Baca    Make up
Daniel Curet    Hairstylist
Sterling Meredith    Music Supervisor
Debi Manwiller    Casting Director
Chris Howell    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,451 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,763 $22,868,929
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,702 $9,949,470
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 127 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,778 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,856 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,885 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 104 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,969 $9,949,470

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 1998 11 $3,245,853   1,260 $2,576   $4,657,574 1
Dec 4, 1998 11 $1,518,619 -53% 1,260 $1,205   $7,093,369 2
Dec 11, 1998 11 $863,891 -43% 1,008 $857   $8,542,683 3
Dec 18, 1998 19 $404,544 -53% 535 $756   $9,327,846 4
Dec 25, 1998 40 $80,500 -80% 107 $752   $9,670,405 5
Jan 1, 1999 44 $66,037 -18% 75 $880   $9,801,782 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 25, 1998 10 $550,000     1,260 $437   $550,000 1
Nov 26, 1998 9 $870,000 +58%   1,260 $690   $1,420,000 2
Nov 27, 1998 10 $1,245,000 +43%   1,260 $988   $2,665,000 3
Nov 28, 1998 10 $1,305,000 +5%   1,260 $1,036   $3,970,000 4
Nov 29, 1998 9 $763,000 -42%   1,260 $606   $4,653,000 5
Nov 30, 1998 7 $223,747 -71%   1,260 $178   $4,881,321 6
Dec 1, 1998 6 $279,808 +25%   1,260 $222   $5,161,123 7
Dec 2, 1998 7 $212,520 -24% -61% 1,260 $169   $5,373,643 8
Dec 3, 1998 7 $201,107 -5% -77% 1,260 $160   $5,574,750 9
Dec 7, 1998 8 $137,626   -38% 1,260 $109   $7,230,995 13
Dec 8, 1998 6 $185,907 +35% -34% 1,260 $148   $7,416,907 14
Dec 9, 1998 8 $132,035 -29% -38% 1,260 $105   $7,548,937 15
Dec 10, 1998 9 $129,855 -2% -35% 1,260 $103   $7,678,792 16
Dec 15, 1998 10 $111,458   -40% 1,008 $111   $8,744,241 21
Dec 16, 1998 10 $85,053 -24% -36% 1,008 $84   $8,829,294 22

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 1998 10 $4,163,029   1,260 $3,304   $5,574,750 2
Dec 4, 1998 11 $2,104,042 -49% 1,260 $1,670   $7,678,792 3
Dec 11, 1998 11 $1,244,510 -41% 1,008 $1,235   $8,923,302 4
Dec 18, 1998 19 $666,603 -46% 535 $1,246   $9,589,905 5
Dec 25, 1998 42 $145,840 -78% 107 $1,363   $9,735,745 6

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,689 $11,145,504
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,931 $11,145,504
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 63 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,403 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,892 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,366 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 56 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,257 $11,145,504

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,379 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,562 $21,094,974
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 94 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,766 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,675 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,817 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 81 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,675 $21,094,974