The Edge (1997)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $27,799,255Details
International Box Office $6,300,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $34,099,255
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,733,445 (27.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:81.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,350 opening theaters/2,355 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,288,876

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,149 $27,799,255
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,035 $6,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,037 $34,099,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,052 $27,799,255
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,542 $6,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,251 $34,099,255

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: September 26th, 1997 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: October 13th, 1998 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some adventure gore/violence
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 2010
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Keywords: Survival Thriller, Animals Gone Bad, Camping, Hunting, Infidelity, Relationships Gone Wrong, Love Triangle
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 228 $8,316,540 Oct 10, 1997 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 149 $9,160,813 Oct 10, 1997 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,149 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,570 $65,288,876
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,560 $27,799,255
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 72 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,535 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,721 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,623 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,052 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $27,799,255

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 1997 4 $7,733,445   2,350 $3,291   $7,733,445 1
Oct 3, 1997 5 $5,014,817 -35% 2,355 $2,129   $15,245,622 2
Oct 10, 1997 8 $3,473,422 -31% 2,200 $1,579   $20,273,227 3
Oct 17, 1997 13 $1,672,729 -52% 1,588 $1,053   $23,095,470 4
Oct 24, 1997 16 $1,167,018 -30% 1,297 $900   $24,829,038 5
Oct 31, 1997 18 $667,137 -43% 1,018 $655   $25,907,782 6
Nov 7, 1997 21 $354,542 -47% 579 $612   $26,512,023 7
Nov 14, 1997 32 $218,054 -38% 405 $538   $26,882,586 8
Nov 21, 1997 33 $170,134 -22% 317 $537   $27,141,003 9
Nov 28, 1997 35 $168,742 -1% 272 $620   $27,420,345 10
Dec 5, 1997 28 $113,281 -33% 241 $470   $27,589,656 11
Dec 12, 1997 32 $87,136 -23% 193 $451   $27,721,259 12
Dec 19, 1997 55 $20,728 -76% 66 $314   $27,779,888 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 26, 1997 4 $2,324,319     2,350 $989   $2,324,319 1
Sep 27, 1997 4 $3,354,038 +44%   2,350 $1,427   $5,678,357 2
Sep 28, 1997 4 $2,055,088 -39%   2,350 $875   $7,733,445 3
Sep 29, 1997 4 $593,161 -71%   2,350 $252   $8,326,606 4
Sep 30, 1997 4 $695,765 +17%   2,351 $296   $9,022,281 5
Oct 1, 1997 4 $601,695 -14%   2,351 $256   $9,623,976 6
Oct 2, 1997 4 $606,829 +1%   2,351 $258   $10,230,805 7
Oct 3, 1997 5 $1,473,369 +143% -37% 2,355 $626   $11,704,174 8
Oct 4, 1997 5 $2,303,695 +56% -31% 2,355 $978   $14,007,869 9
Oct 5, 1997 5 $1,237,753 -46% -40% 2,355 $526   $15,245,622 10
Oct 6, 1997 5 $311,790 -75% -47% 2,355 $132   $15,557,412 11
Oct 7, 1997 5 $453,900 +46% -35% 2,355 $193   $16,011,312 12
Oct 8, 1997 6 $396,112 -13% -34% 2,355 $168   $16,407,424 13
Oct 9, 1997 5 $392,381 -1% -35% 2,355 $167   $16,799,805 14
Oct 10, 1997 8 $986,662 +151% -33% 2,200 $448   $17,786,467 15
Oct 12, 1997 7 $940,000   -24% 2,195 $428   $20,273,227 17
Oct 13, 1997 8 $352,615 -62% +13% 2,200 $160   $20,625,842 18
Oct 14, 1997 7 $281,383 -20% -38% 2,200 $128   $20,907,225 19
Oct 15, 1997 7 $257,555 -8% -35% 2,200 $117   $21,164,780 20
Oct 16, 1997 7 $257,961 n/c -34% 2,200 $117   $21,422,741 21
Oct 17, 1997 12 $480,000 +86% -51% 1,595 $301   $21,903,000 22
Oct 18, 1997 12 $765,000 +59%   1,595 $480   $22,668,000 23

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 1997 4 $10,230,805   2,350 $4,354   $10,230,805 1
Oct 3, 1997 5 $6,569,000 -36% 2,355 $2,789   $16,799,805 2
Oct 10, 1997 8 $4,622,936 -30% 2,200 $2,101   $21,422,741 3
Oct 17, 1997 14 $2,239,279 -52% 1,588 $1,410   $23,662,020 4
Oct 24, 1997 16 $1,578,625 -30% 1,297 $1,217   $25,240,645 5
Oct 31, 1997 18 $916,836 -42% 1,018 $901   $26,157,481 6
Nov 7, 1997 21 $507,051 -45% 579 $876   $26,664,532 7
Nov 14, 1997 32 $306,337 -40% 405 $756   $26,970,869 8
Nov 21, 1997 30 $280,734 -8% 317 $886   $27,251,603 9
Nov 28, 1997 33 $224,772 -20% 272 $826   $27,476,375 10
Dec 5, 1997 29 $157,748 -30% 241 $655   $27,634,123 11
Dec 12, 1997 31 $125,037 -21% 193 $648   $27,759,160 12

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,035 $6,300,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,193 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,167 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,020 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,084 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,542 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $6,300,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,037 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,323 $34,099,255
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 64 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,025 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,458 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,063 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 301-400) 367 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,251 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 346 $34,099,255

Uncategorized

Anthony Hopkins Charles Morse
Alec Baldwin Robert Green
Elle Macpherson Mickey Morse
Harold Perrineau Stephen

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lee Tamahori Director
David Mamet Screenwriter
Jerry Goldsmith Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,733,445 (27.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:81.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,350 opening theaters/2,355 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $65,288,876

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,149 $27,799,255
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,035 $6,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,037 $34,099,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,052 $27,799,255
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,542 $6,300,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,251 $34,099,255

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: September 26th, 1997 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: October 13th, 1998 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some adventure gore/violence
Running Time: 117 minutes
Comparisons: vs. 2010
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Survival Thriller, Animals Gone Bad, Camping, Hunting, Infidelity, Relationships Gone Wrong, Love Triangle
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 228 $8,316,540 Oct 10, 1997 17
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 149 $9,160,813 Oct 10, 1997 17

Uncategorized

Anthony Hopkins Charles Morse
Alec Baldwin Robert Green
Elle Macpherson Mickey Morse
Harold Perrineau Stephen

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lee Tamahori Director
David Mamet Screenwriter
Jerry Goldsmith Composer

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,149 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,570 $65,288,876
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,560 $27,799,255
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 72 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,535 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,721 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,623 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,052 $27,799,255
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $27,799,255

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 1997 4 $7,733,445   2,350 $3,291   $7,733,445 1
Oct 3, 1997 5 $5,014,817 -35% 2,355 $2,129   $15,245,622 2
Oct 10, 1997 8 $3,473,422 -31% 2,200 $1,579   $20,273,227 3
Oct 17, 1997 13 $1,672,729 -52% 1,588 $1,053   $23,095,470 4
Oct 24, 1997 16 $1,167,018 -30% 1,297 $900   $24,829,038 5
Oct 31, 1997 18 $667,137 -43% 1,018 $655   $25,907,782 6
Nov 7, 1997 21 $354,542 -47% 579 $612   $26,512,023 7
Nov 14, 1997 32 $218,054 -38% 405 $538   $26,882,586 8
Nov 21, 1997 33 $170,134 -22% 317 $537   $27,141,003 9
Nov 28, 1997 35 $168,742 -1% 272 $620   $27,420,345 10
Dec 5, 1997 28 $113,281 -33% 241 $470   $27,589,656 11
Dec 12, 1997 32 $87,136 -23% 193 $451   $27,721,259 12
Dec 19, 1997 55 $20,728 -76% 66 $314   $27,779,888 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 26, 1997 4 $2,324,319     2,350 $989   $2,324,319 1
Sep 27, 1997 4 $3,354,038 +44%   2,350 $1,427   $5,678,357 2
Sep 28, 1997 4 $2,055,088 -39%   2,350 $875   $7,733,445 3
Sep 29, 1997 4 $593,161 -71%   2,350 $252   $8,326,606 4
Sep 30, 1997 4 $695,765 +17%   2,351 $296   $9,022,281 5
Oct 1, 1997 4 $601,695 -14%   2,351 $256   $9,623,976 6
Oct 2, 1997 4 $606,829 +1%   2,351 $258   $10,230,805 7
Oct 3, 1997 5 $1,473,369 +143% -37% 2,355 $626   $11,704,174 8
Oct 4, 1997 5 $2,303,695 +56% -31% 2,355 $978   $14,007,869 9
Oct 5, 1997 5 $1,237,753 -46% -40% 2,355 $526   $15,245,622 10
Oct 6, 1997 5 $311,790 -75% -47% 2,355 $132   $15,557,412 11
Oct 7, 1997 5 $453,900 +46% -35% 2,355 $193   $16,011,312 12
Oct 8, 1997 6 $396,112 -13% -34% 2,355 $168   $16,407,424 13
Oct 9, 1997 5 $392,381 -1% -35% 2,355 $167   $16,799,805 14
Oct 10, 1997 8 $986,662 +151% -33% 2,200 $448   $17,786,467 15
Oct 12, 1997 7 $940,000   -24% 2,195 $428   $20,273,227 17
Oct 13, 1997 8 $352,615 -62% +13% 2,200 $160   $20,625,842 18
Oct 14, 1997 7 $281,383 -20% -38% 2,200 $128   $20,907,225 19
Oct 15, 1997 7 $257,555 -8% -35% 2,200 $117   $21,164,780 20
Oct 16, 1997 7 $257,961 n/c -34% 2,200 $117   $21,422,741 21
Oct 17, 1997 12 $480,000 +86% -51% 1,595 $301   $21,903,000 22
Oct 18, 1997 12 $765,000 +59%   1,595 $480   $22,668,000 23

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 26, 1997 4 $10,230,805   2,350 $4,354   $10,230,805 1
Oct 3, 1997 5 $6,569,000 -36% 2,355 $2,789   $16,799,805 2
Oct 10, 1997 8 $4,622,936 -30% 2,200 $2,101   $21,422,741 3
Oct 17, 1997 14 $2,239,279 -52% 1,588 $1,410   $23,662,020 4
Oct 24, 1997 16 $1,578,625 -30% 1,297 $1,217   $25,240,645 5
Oct 31, 1997 18 $916,836 -42% 1,018 $901   $26,157,481 6
Nov 7, 1997 21 $507,051 -45% 579 $876   $26,664,532 7
Nov 14, 1997 32 $306,337 -40% 405 $756   $26,970,869 8
Nov 21, 1997 30 $280,734 -8% 317 $886   $27,251,603 9
Nov 28, 1997 33 $224,772 -20% 272 $826   $27,476,375 10
Dec 5, 1997 29 $157,748 -30% 241 $655   $27,634,123 11
Dec 12, 1997 31 $125,037 -21% 193 $648   $27,759,160 12

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,035 $6,300,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,193 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,167 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,020 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,084 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 563 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,542 $6,300,000
All Time International Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $6,300,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,037 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,323 $34,099,255
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 64 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,025 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,458 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,063 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 301-400) 367 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,251 $34,099,255
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 346 $34,099,255