Ali (2001)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $58,183,966Details
International Box Office $29,500,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $87,683,966
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,710,892 (25.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$109,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,446 opening theaters/2,521 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,388,203

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2001 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
June 10th, 2016 (Special Engagement) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 1st, 2002 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some language and brief violence
Running Time: 158 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Selma
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Keywords: Biography, Boxing, African Americans, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Initial Entertainment Group, Columbia Pictures, Peters Entertainment, Forward Pass, Lee Caplin, Picture Entertainment Corporation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 225 $7,006,528 Jan 4, 2002 13
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 239 $13,627,156 Jan 4, 2002 13
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 84 $14,710,892 Dec 28, 2001 6
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 79 $29,369,807 Dec 28, 2001 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 35 $14,710,892 Dec 28, 2001 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 31 $29,369,807 Dec 28, 2001 6

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 4 $14,710,892   2,446 $6,014   $40,051,763 1
Jan 4, 2002 7 $7,006,528 -52% 2,446 $2,864   $49,467,604 2
Jan 11, 2002 11 $3,333,187 -52% 2,521 $1,322   $54,543,984 3
Jan 18, 2002 15 $1,410,404 -58% 1,977 $713   $57,233,982 4
Jan 25, 2002 26 $324,270 -77% 473 $686   $57,880,790 5
Feb 1, 2002 31 $151,524 -53% 267 $568   $58,111,170 6
Feb 8, 2002 47 $40,318 -73% 68 $593   $58,183,966 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2001 2 $10,216,625     2,446 $4,177   $10,216,625 1
Dec 26, 2001 2 $5,806,000 -43%   2,446 $2,374   $16,023,000 2
Dec 27, 2001 4 $4,139,000 -29%   2,446 $1,692   $20,162,000 3
Dec 28, 2001 4 $4,874,000 +18%   2,446 $1,993   $25,036,000 4
Dec 29, 2001 4 $5,463,000 +12%   2,446 $2,233   $30,499,000 5
Dec 30, 2001 4 $4,168,000 -24%   2,446 $1,704   $34,667,000 6
Dec 31, 2001 8 $1,958,000 -53%   2,446 $800   $36,625,000 7
Jan 1, 2002 4 $3,357,000 +71% -67% 2,446 $1,372   $40,051,763 8
Jan 2, 2002 7 $1,357,000 -60% -77% 2,446 $555   $41,408,000 9
Jan 3, 2002 8 $1,053,000 -22% -75% 2,446 $430   $42,461,000 10
Jan 4, 2002 7 $2,231,000 +112% -54% 2,446 $912   $44,692,000 11
Jan 5, 2002 6 $3,272,000 +47% -40% 2,446 $1,338   $47,831,000 12
Jan 6, 2002 8 $1,537,000 -53% -63% 2,446 $628   $49,467,604 13
Jan 7, 2002 6 $447,000 -71% -77% 2,446 $183   $49,915,000 14
Jan 8, 2002 7 $527,000 +18% -84% 2,446 $215   $50,442,000 15
Jan 9, 2002 7 $396,000 -25% -71% 2,446 $162   $50,838,000 16
Jan 10, 2002 7 $373,000 -6% -65% 2,446 $152   $51,211,000 17
Jan 11, 2002 9 $1,022,000 +174% -54% 2,521 $405   $52,233,000 18
Jan 12, 2002 11 $1,569,000 +54% -52% 2,521 $622   $53,802,000 19
Jan 13, 2002 11 $847,000 -46% -45% 2,521 $336   $54,543,984 20
Jan 14, 2002 10 $242,000 -71% -46% 2,521 $96   $54,786,000 21
Jan 15, 2002 9 $276,000 +14% -48% 2,521 $109   $55,062,000 22
Jan 16, 2002 9 $278,000 +1% -30% 2,521 $110   $55,340,000 23
Jan 17, 2002 10 $229,000 -18% -39% 2,521 $91   $55,519,000 24

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 4 $17,120,205   2,446 $6,999   $42,461,076 2
Jan 4, 2002 7 $8,749,721 -49% 2,446 $3,577   $51,210,797 3
Jan 11, 2002 12 $4,612,781 -47% 2,521 $1,830   $55,823,578 4
Jan 18, 2002 15 $1,732,942 -62% 1,977 $877   $57,556,520 5
Jan 25, 2002 27 $403,126 -77% 473 $852   $57,959,646 6
Feb 1, 2002 32 $184,002 -54% 267 $689   $58,143,648 7
Feb 8, 2002 53 $40,318 -78% 68 $593   $58,183,966 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Will Smith Muhammad Ali

Supporting Cast

Jamie Foxx Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Jon Voight Howard Cosell
Mario Van Peebles Malcolm X
Ron Silver Angelo Dundee
Jeffrey Wright Howard Bingham
Mykelti Williamson Don King
Jada Pinkett Smith Sonji Roi
Michael Michele Veronica
Joe Morton Chauncy Eskridge
Paul Rodriguez Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Bruce McGill Bradley
Herbert Muhammad Barry Shabaka Henley
Giancarlo Esposito Cassius Clay, Sr
Luis Sarria Laurence Mason
Michael Dorn Black Pilot
Albert Hall Eligah Muhammed
David Cubitt Robert Lipsyte
Ted Levine Joe Smiley
Candy Brown Houston Odessa
David Elliott Sam Cooke
Shari Watson Woman Singer
Malick Bowens Joseph Mobutu
Michael Bentt Sonny Liston
James N. Toney Joe Frazier
Alfred Cole Ernie Terrell
Charles Shufford George Foreman
Vincent De Paul Roving Reporter
LeVar Burton Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Mann Director
Stephen J. Rivele Screenwriter
Christopher Wilkinson Screenwriter
Eric Roth Screenwriter
Michael Mann Screenwriter
Gregory Allen Howard Story Creator
Jon Peters Producer
James Lassiter Producer
Paul Ardaji Producer
Michael Mann Producer
A. Kitman Ho Producer
Howard Bingham Executive Producer
Graham King Executive Producer
Michael Waxman Co-Producer
John D. Schofield Co-Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki Cinematographer
William Goldenberg Editor
Stephen Rivkin Editor
Lynzee Klingman Editor
Lisa Gerrard Composer
Pieter Bourke Composer
John Myhre Production Designer
Bill Rea Art Director
Tomas Voth Art Director
Jonathan Lee Mozambique Art Director
Christopher Bass Mozambique Art Director
Audrey Soodoo-Raphael New York Art Director
Ebow Prah Ghana Art Director
Marcos Alvarez Set Designer
Lynn Christopher Set Designer
Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson Set Designer
Paulo Mondlane Mozambique Set Designer
Nadia Sultanegy Mozambique Set Designer
Nicholas Scott Miami Set Designer
James Erickson Set Decorator
James V. Kent New York Set Decorator
Marlene Stewart Costume Designer
Lee Orloff Sound
Gregory King Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Cannom Special Make-up Effects
Gusmano Cesaretti Associate Producer
Kathleen M. Shea Associate Producer
Michael Waxman Assistant Director
Victoria Thomas Casting
Kenneth Karman Supervising Music Editor

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:$14,710,892 (25.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:66.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$109,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,446 opening theaters/2,521 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $110,388,203

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix, Netflix
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2001 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
June 10th, 2016 (Special Engagement) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 1st, 2002 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some language and brief violence
Running Time: 158 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Selma
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Keywords: Biography, Boxing, African Americans, Biographical Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Initial Entertainment Group, Columbia Pictures, Peters Entertainment, Forward Pass, Lee Caplin, Picture Entertainment Corporation
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 225 $7,006,528 Jan 4, 2002 13
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 239 $13,627,156 Jan 4, 2002 13
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 84 $14,710,892 Dec 28, 2001 6
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 79 $29,369,807 Dec 28, 2001 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 35 $14,710,892 Dec 28, 2001 6
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 31 $29,369,807 Dec 28, 2001 6

Leading Cast

Will Smith Muhammad Ali

Supporting Cast

Jamie Foxx Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Jon Voight Howard Cosell
Mario Van Peebles Malcolm X
Ron Silver Angelo Dundee
Jeffrey Wright Howard Bingham
Mykelti Williamson Don King
Jada Pinkett Smith Sonji Roi
Michael Michele Veronica
Joe Morton Chauncy Eskridge
Paul Rodriguez Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Bruce McGill Bradley
Herbert Muhammad Barry Shabaka Henley
Giancarlo Esposito Cassius Clay, Sr
Luis Sarria Laurence Mason
Michael Dorn Black Pilot
Albert Hall Eligah Muhammed
David Cubitt Robert Lipsyte
Ted Levine Joe Smiley
Candy Brown Houston Odessa
David Elliott Sam Cooke
Shari Watson Woman Singer
Malick Bowens Joseph Mobutu
Michael Bentt Sonny Liston
James N. Toney Joe Frazier
Alfred Cole Ernie Terrell
Charles Shufford George Foreman
Vincent De Paul Roving Reporter
LeVar Burton Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Mann Director
Stephen J. Rivele Screenwriter
Christopher Wilkinson Screenwriter
Eric Roth Screenwriter
Michael Mann Screenwriter
Gregory Allen Howard Story Creator
Jon Peters Producer
James Lassiter Producer
Paul Ardaji Producer
Michael Mann Producer
A. Kitman Ho Producer
Howard Bingham Executive Producer
Graham King Executive Producer
Michael Waxman Co-Producer
John D. Schofield Co-Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki Cinematographer
William Goldenberg Editor
Stephen Rivkin Editor
Lynzee Klingman Editor
Lisa Gerrard Composer
Pieter Bourke Composer
John Myhre Production Designer
Bill Rea Art Director
Tomas Voth Art Director
Jonathan Lee Mozambique Art Director
Christopher Bass Mozambique Art Director
Audrey Soodoo-Raphael New York Art Director
Ebow Prah Ghana Art Director
Marcos Alvarez Set Designer
Lynn Christopher Set Designer
Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson Set Designer
Paulo Mondlane Mozambique Set Designer
Nadia Sultanegy Mozambique Set Designer
Nicholas Scott Miami Set Designer
James Erickson Set Decorator
James V. Kent New York Set Decorator
Marlene Stewart Costume Designer
Lee Orloff Sound
Gregory King Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Cannom Special Make-up Effects
Gusmano Cesaretti Associate Producer
Kathleen M. Shea Associate Producer
Michael Waxman Assistant Director
Victoria Thomas Casting
Kenneth Karman Supervising Music Editor

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 4 $14,710,892   2,446 $6,014   $40,051,763 1
Jan 4, 2002 7 $7,006,528 -52% 2,446 $2,864   $49,467,604 2
Jan 11, 2002 11 $3,333,187 -52% 2,521 $1,322   $54,543,984 3
Jan 18, 2002 15 $1,410,404 -58% 1,977 $713   $57,233,982 4
Jan 25, 2002 26 $324,270 -77% 473 $686   $57,880,790 5
Feb 1, 2002 31 $151,524 -53% 267 $568   $58,111,170 6
Feb 8, 2002 47 $40,318 -73% 68 $593   $58,183,966 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2001 2 $10,216,625     2,446 $4,177   $10,216,625 1
Dec 26, 2001 2 $5,806,000 -43%   2,446 $2,374   $16,023,000 2
Dec 27, 2001 4 $4,139,000 -29%   2,446 $1,692   $20,162,000 3
Dec 28, 2001 4 $4,874,000 +18%   2,446 $1,993   $25,036,000 4
Dec 29, 2001 4 $5,463,000 +12%   2,446 $2,233   $30,499,000 5
Dec 30, 2001 4 $4,168,000 -24%   2,446 $1,704   $34,667,000 6
Dec 31, 2001 8 $1,958,000 -53%   2,446 $800   $36,625,000 7
Jan 1, 2002 4 $3,357,000 +71% -67% 2,446 $1,372   $40,051,763 8
Jan 2, 2002 7 $1,357,000 -60% -77% 2,446 $555   $41,408,000 9
Jan 3, 2002 8 $1,053,000 -22% -75% 2,446 $430   $42,461,000 10
Jan 4, 2002 7 $2,231,000 +112% -54% 2,446 $912   $44,692,000 11
Jan 5, 2002 6 $3,272,000 +47% -40% 2,446 $1,338   $47,831,000 12
Jan 6, 2002 8 $1,537,000 -53% -63% 2,446 $628   $49,467,604 13
Jan 7, 2002 6 $447,000 -71% -77% 2,446 $183   $49,915,000 14
Jan 8, 2002 7 $527,000 +18% -84% 2,446 $215   $50,442,000 15
Jan 9, 2002 7 $396,000 -25% -71% 2,446 $162   $50,838,000 16
Jan 10, 2002 7 $373,000 -6% -65% 2,446 $152   $51,211,000 17
Jan 11, 2002 9 $1,022,000 +174% -54% 2,521 $405   $52,233,000 18
Jan 12, 2002 11 $1,569,000 +54% -52% 2,521 $622   $53,802,000 19
Jan 13, 2002 11 $847,000 -46% -45% 2,521 $336   $54,543,984 20
Jan 14, 2002 10 $242,000 -71% -46% 2,521 $96   $54,786,000 21
Jan 15, 2002 9 $276,000 +14% -48% 2,521 $109   $55,062,000 22
Jan 16, 2002 9 $278,000 +1% -30% 2,521 $110   $55,340,000 23
Jan 17, 2002 10 $229,000 -18% -39% 2,521 $91   $55,519,000 24

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 4 $17,120,205   2,446 $6,999   $42,461,076 2
Jan 4, 2002 7 $8,749,721 -49% 2,446 $3,577   $51,210,797 3
Jan 11, 2002 12 $4,612,781 -47% 2,521 $1,830   $55,823,578 4
Jan 18, 2002 15 $1,732,942 -62% 1,977 $877   $57,556,520 5
Jan 25, 2002 27 $403,126 -77% 473 $852   $57,959,646 6
Feb 1, 2002 32 $184,002 -54% 267 $689   $58,143,648 7
Feb 8, 2002 53 $40,318 -78% 68 $593   $58,183,966 8

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.