The Fifth Element (1997)

The Fifth Element
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $63,570,862Details
International Box Office $200,321,958Details
Worldwide Box Office $263,892,820
Further financial details...

Synopsis

New York cab driver Korben Dallas didn't mean to be a hero, but he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years: A perfect beauty, a perfect being, a perfect weapon. Together, they must save the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,031,345 (26.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:24.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,500 opening theaters/2,500 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $149,301,502

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,426 $63,570,862
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 506 $200,321,958
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 648 $263,892,820

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


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Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 9th, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
May 14th, 2017 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
November 17th, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 28th, 1997 (Wide), released as Das fünfte Element (Germany)
June 16th, 2017 (Special Engagement), released as The Fifth Element (20th Anniversary) (New Zealand)
June 23rd, 2017 (Special Engagement), released as The Fifth Element 20th Anniversary (Australia)
February 1st, 2024 (Limited), released as Das fünfte Element (Germany)
Video Release: December 10th, 1997 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sci-fi violence, some sexuality and brief nudity
Running Time: 126 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Tropic Thunder
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Keywords: Cloning, Good vs. Evil, Space Opera, Interspecies Romance, Dystopia, Fired, Rescue, Shapeshifter, Prologue, Ex-soldier, Genetic Engineering, Archaeology, Set in Brooklyn, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Kidnap, Invented Language, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gaumont
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 142 $8,021,290 May 23, 1997 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 133 $19,747,405 May 23, 1997 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,426 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $149,301,502
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,058 $63,570,862
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 24 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 638 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,123 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 295 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 601 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $63,570,862

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 1997 1 $17,031,345   2,500 $6,813   $17,031,345 1
May 16, 1997 1 $11,410,863 -33% 2,500 $4,564   $34,213,330 2
May 23, 1997 3 $8,021,290 -30% 2,500 $3,209   $46,031,440 3
May 30, 1997 5 $4,032,169 -50% 2,500 $1,613   $51,503,539 4
Jun 6, 1997 8 $2,078,812 -48% 1,957 $1,062   $55,360,251 5
Jun 13, 1997 8 $1,483,840 -29% 1,560 $951   $57,922,135 6
Jun 20, 1997 9 $865,012 -42% 1,066 $811   $59,767,649 7
Jun 27, 1997 12 $372,023 -57% 662 $562   $60,652,257 8
Jul 4, 1997 21 $147,367 -60% 202 $730   $60,966,673 9
Jul 11, 1997 25 $102,955 -30% 185 $557   $61,138,490 10
Jul 18, 1997 30 $100,291 -3% 173 $580   $61,310,358 11
Jul 25, 1997 18 $420,687 +319% 673 $625   $61,778,086 12
Aug 1, 1997 22 $327,830 -22% 600 $546   $62,339,880 13
Aug 8, 1997 28 $165,754 -49% 345 $480   $62,717,503 14
Aug 15, 1997 35 $133,912 -19% 272 $492   $62,951,133 15
Aug 22, 1997 39 $114,164 -15% 176 $649   $63,125,637 16
Aug 29, 1997 46 $57,988 -49% 90 $644   $63,244,003 17
Sep 5, 1997 43 $51,172 -12% 84 $609   $63,307,464 18
Sep 12, 1997 43 $52,884 +3% 78 $678   $63,381,708 19
Sep 19, 1997 46 $43,896 -17% 59 $744   $63,447,915 20
Sep 26, 1997 52 $34,480 -21% 40 $862   $63,502,394 21
Oct 3, 1997 57 $21,816 -37% 27 $808   $63,540,020 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 20, 1997 10 $233,396     1,066 $219   $59,136,033 43
Jun 21, 1997 9 $365,730 +57%   1,066 $343   $59,501,763 44
Jun 22, 1997 - $265,886 -27%   1,066 $249   $59,767,649 45
Jun 23, 1997 - $118,079 -56%   1,066 $111   $59,885,728 46
Jun 24, 1997 10 $144,263 +22%   1,066 $135   $60,029,991 47
Jun 25, 1997 11 $125,270 -13%   1,066 $118   $60,155,261 48
Jun 26, 1997 9 $124,973 n/c   1,066 $117   $60,280,234 49
Jun 27, 1997 - $110,600 -12% -53% 662 $167   $60,390,834 50
Jun 28, 1997 - $135,528 +23% -63% 662 $205   $60,526,362 51
Jun 29, 1997 - $125,895 -7% -53% 662 $190   $60,652,257 52
Jun 30, 1997 - $62,175 -51% -47% 662 $94   $60,714,432 53
Jul 1, 1997 - $42,025 -32% -71% 662 $63   $60,756,457 54
Jul 2, 1997 - $24,726 -41% -80% 662 $37   $60,781,183 55
Jul 3, 1997 - $38,123 +54% -69% 662 $58   $60,819,306 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 1997 1 $22,802,467   2,500 $9,121   $22,802,467 1
May 16, 1997 1 $15,207,683 -33% 2,500 $6,083   $38,010,150 2
May 23, 1997 3 $9,461,220 -38% 2,500 $3,784   $47,471,370 3
May 30, 1997 5 $5,810,069 -39% 2,500 $2,324   $53,281,439 4
Jun 6, 1997 8 $3,156,856 -46% 1,957 $1,613   $56,438,295 5
Jun 13, 1997 8 $2,464,342 -22% 1,560 $1,580   $58,902,637 6
Jun 20, 1997 11 $1,377,597 -44% 1,066 $1,292   $60,280,234 7
Jun 27, 1997 14 $539,072 -61% 662 $814   $60,819,306 8
Jul 4, 1997 21 $216,229 -60% 202 $1,070   $61,035,535 9
Jul 11, 1997 25 $174,532 -19% 185 $943   $61,210,067 10
Jul 18, 1997 31 $147,332 -16% 173 $852   $61,357,399 11
Jul 25, 1997 20 $654,651 +344% 673 $973   $62,012,050 12
Aug 1, 1997 22 $539,699 -18% 600 $899   $62,551,749 13
Aug 8, 1997 27 $265,472 -51% 345 $769   $62,817,221 14
Aug 15, 1997 34 $194,252 -27% 272 $714   $63,011,473 15
Aug 22, 1997 37 $174,542 -10% 176 $992   $63,186,015 16
Aug 29, 1997 46 $70,277 -60% 90 $781   $63,256,292 17
Sep 5, 1997 40 $72,532 +3% 84 $863   $63,328,824 18
Sep 12, 1997 44 $75,195 +4% 78 $964   $63,404,019 19
Sep 19, 1997 45 $63,895 -15% 59 $1,083   $63,467,914 20
Sep 26, 1997 51 $50,290 -21% 40 $1,257   $63,518,204 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 6/23/2017 $3,734 1 48 77 $112,959 10/20/2022
Germany 8/28/1997 $0000$0
New Zealand 6/16/2017 $5,812 2 2 6 $8,477 9/12/2022
 
Rest of World $200,200,522
 
International Total$200,321,958 10/20/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 506 $200,321,958
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 288 $200,321,958
Top 1997 Movies at the International Box Office 7 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 305 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies 100 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 178 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 250 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 47 $200,321,958

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 648 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 392 $263,892,820
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 9 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 271 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 421 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 115 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 65 $263,892,820

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 16, 20091313,122 13,122$222,943$222,943610
Aug 23, 2009127,844-40% 20,966$121,345$344,288611
Jul 16, 2017147,706 962,922$70,876$9,311,3461,023

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

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Leading Cast

Bruce Willis Korben Dallas
Gary Oldman Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg
Milla Jovovich Leeloo

Supporting Cast

Ian Holm Priest Vito Cornelius
Chris Tucker DJ Ruby Rhod
Luke Perry Billy
Brion James General Munro
Tommy Lister President Lindberg
Lee Evans Fog
Charlie Creed-Miles David
Tricky* Right Arm
John Neville General Staedert
John Bluthal Professor Pacoli
Mathieu Kassovitz Mugger
Christopher Fairbank Mactilburgh
Kim Chan Thai
Richard Leaf Neighbour
Julie T. Wallace Major Iceborg
Al Matthews General Tudor
Maiwenn Le Besco* Diva
John Bennett Priest
Ivan Heng Left Arm
Sonita Henry President's Aide
Tim McMullan Scientist's Aide
Hon Ping Tang Munro's Captain
George Khan Head Scientist
John Hughes Head of Military
Roberto Bryce Omar
Said Talidi Aziz
Justin Lee Burrows Mondoshawan
Richard Ashton Mondoshawan
Jerome Blake Mondoshawan
Kevin Molloy Mondoshawan/Ground Crew
Bill Reimbold Mactilburgh's Assistant
Colin Brooks Staedert's Captain
Anthony Chinn Mactilburgh's Technician
Sam Douglas Chief NY Cop
Derek Ezenagu NY Cop
David Kennedy Flying Cop
David Barrass Flying Cop
Roger Monk Flying Cop/Military Technician
Mac McDonald Flying Cop
Mark Seaton Flying Cop
Jean Luc Caron Flying Cop
Riz Meedin Flying Cop
Jerry Ezekiel Flying Cop
Indra Ove VIP Stewardess
Nicole Merry VIP Stewardess
Stacey McKenzie VIP Stewardess
Rachel Willis Stewardess
Genevieve Maylam Stewardess
Josie Perez Stewardess
Natasha Brice Stewardess
Sophia Goth Check In Attendant
Martin McDougall Warship Captain
Peter Dunwell Diva's Manager
Paul Priestley Cop
Jason Salkey Cop
Stewart Harvey Wilson Ruby Rhod Assistant
Dave Fishley Ruby Rhod Assistant
Carlton Chance Ruby Rhod Assistant
Gin Clarke Diva's Assistant
Vladimir McCrary Human Aknot
Clifton Lloyd Bryan Mangalore Aknot/Airport Guard
Aron Paramor Mangalore Akanit
Alan Ruscoe Mangalore Kino
Christopher Adamson Airport Cop
Eve Salvail Tawdry Girl
Kaleem Janjua Shuttle Pilot
Tyrone Tyrell Shuttle Co-pilot
Kevin Brewerton Shuttle Mechanic
Vince Pellegrino Ground Crew
Ian Beckett Baby Ray
Sonny Caldinez Emperor Kodar Japhet
Zeta Graff Princess Achen
Eddie Ellwood Roy Von Bacon
Yui Fhloston Hostess
Laura de Palma Fhloston Hostess
Michael Culkin Hefty Man
Lenny McLean Police Chief
Robert Oates Fhloston Commander
John Sharian Fhloston Captain
Fred Williams Hotel Manager
Sibyl Buck Zorg's Secretary
Sarah Carrington Scientist
Grant James Scientist
Ali Yassine Scientist
Sean Buckley Scientist
Dave Messam Military Technician
Nathan Hamlett Military Technician
Cecil Cheng Military Technician
Scott Woods Lab Guard
Leon Dekker Lab Guard
David Garvey Staedert's Technician
Stanley Kowalski Staedert's Technician
Omar Hibbert Williams Staedert's Technician
Robert Clapperton Robot Barman
Robert Alexander Warship Technician
Mia Frye TV Stewardess
Leo Williams Power Operator
Keith Martin Power Operator
J.D. Dawodu Zorg's Man
Patrick Nicholls Zorg's Man
Shaun Davis Zorg's Man
Roy Garcia Singh Zorg's Man
Alex Georgijev Zorg's Man
Marie Guillard Burger's Assistant
Renee Montemayor Burger's Assistant
Stina Richardson Burger's Assistant

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

Production and Technical Credits

Luc Besson Director
Patrice Ledoux Producer
Luc Besson Screenwriter
Robert Mark Kamen Screenwriter
Luc Besson Based on a Story By
Thierry Arbogast Director of Photography
Dan Weil Production Designer
Sylvie Landra Editor
Iain Smith Co-Producer
Mark Stetson Visual Effects Supervisor
Jean-Paul Gaultier Costume Designer
Eric Serra Composer
Chris Carreras Assistant Director
Sarah Bradshaw Production Manager
Barrie Melrose Assistant Director: Second Unit
Jim Morahan Art Director
Kevin Phipps Art Director
Michael Lamont Art Director
Maggie Gray Set Decorator
Anna Pinnock Set Decorator
Nick Allder Special Effects
Neil Corbould Special Effects
Daniel Brisseau Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins Re-recording Mixer
Mark Smith Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett Re-recording Mixer
Dwayne Avery Sound Effects Editor
Julia Evershade Sound Effects Editor
Howell Gibbens Sound Effects Editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay Sound Effects Editor
David Whittaker Sound Effects Editor
David Lewis Yewdall Sound Effects Editor
Mark Mangini Sound Designer
Lois Burwell Make up
Sue Love Hairstylist
Anita Camarata Music Supervisor
Lucinda Syson Casting Director
Francine Maisler Casting Director
Marc Boyle Stunt Coordinator

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

Friday Estimates: Dunkirk Dunks on the Competition with $19.8 million

July 22nd, 2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Dunkirk dominated the Friday box office chart. Okay, maybe dominate is too strong a word, but more on that down below. The film earned a better than anticipated opening day of $19.8 million. Additionally, its reviews are award-worthy, while it earned an A minus from CinemaScore. Frankly, given its reviews, I’m surprised it only got an A minus. With its $5.5 million in previews, I was expecting an opening day a little north of $20 million, so hopefully this isn’t a sign of short legs. Look for an opening weekend of $55 million. On a side note, the reason we are not using Dunkirk images is we only got two of them and we’ve already used them both, twice. I tried to find the French site to see if they had more images (This is what I did for Kong: Skull Island.) but I ended up on the Dunkirk tourist site by accident and now all of the ads I see on YouTube are in French. More...


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  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Synopsis

New York cab driver Korben Dallas didn't mean to be a hero, but he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years: A perfect beauty, a perfect being, a perfect weapon. Together, they must save the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,031,345 (26.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:24.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,500 opening theaters/2,500 max. theaters, 7.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $149,301,502

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,426 $63,570,862
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 506 $200,321,958
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 648 $263,892,820

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 9th, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
May 14th, 2017 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
November 17th, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: August 28th, 1997 (Wide), released as Das fünfte Element (Germany)
June 16th, 2017 (Special Engagement), released as The Fifth Element (20th Anniversary) (New Zealand)
June 23rd, 2017 (Special Engagement), released as The Fifth Element 20th Anniversary (Australia)
February 1st, 2024 (Limited), released as Das fünfte Element (Germany)
Video Release: December 10th, 1997 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sci-fi violence, some sexuality and brief nudity
Running Time: 126 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Tropic Thunder
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Cloning, Good vs. Evil, Space Opera, Interspecies Romance, Dystopia, Fired, Rescue, Shapeshifter, Prologue, Ex-soldier, Genetic Engineering, Archaeology, Set in Brooklyn, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Kidnap, Invented Language, Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gaumont
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 142 $8,021,290 May 23, 1997 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 133 $19,747,405 May 23, 1997 17

Leading Cast

Bruce Willis Korben Dallas
Gary Oldman Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg
Milla Jovovich Leeloo

Supporting Cast

Ian Holm Priest Vito Cornelius
Chris Tucker DJ Ruby Rhod
Luke Perry Billy
Brion James General Munro
Tommy Lister President Lindberg
Lee Evans Fog
Charlie Creed-Miles David
Tricky* Right Arm
John Neville General Staedert
John Bluthal Professor Pacoli
Mathieu Kassovitz Mugger
Christopher Fairbank Mactilburgh
Kim Chan Thai
Richard Leaf Neighbour
Julie T. Wallace Major Iceborg
Al Matthews General Tudor
Maiwenn Le Besco* Diva
John Bennett Priest
Ivan Heng Left Arm
Sonita Henry President's Aide
Tim McMullan Scientist's Aide
Hon Ping Tang Munro's Captain
George Khan Head Scientist
John Hughes Head of Military
Roberto Bryce Omar
Said Talidi Aziz
Justin Lee Burrows Mondoshawan
Richard Ashton Mondoshawan
Jerome Blake Mondoshawan
Kevin Molloy Mondoshawan/Ground Crew
Bill Reimbold Mactilburgh's Assistant
Colin Brooks Staedert's Captain
Anthony Chinn Mactilburgh's Technician
Sam Douglas Chief NY Cop
Derek Ezenagu NY Cop
David Kennedy Flying Cop
David Barrass Flying Cop
Roger Monk Flying Cop/Military Technician
Mac McDonald Flying Cop
Mark Seaton Flying Cop
Jean Luc Caron Flying Cop
Riz Meedin Flying Cop
Jerry Ezekiel Flying Cop
Indra Ove VIP Stewardess
Nicole Merry VIP Stewardess
Stacey McKenzie VIP Stewardess
Rachel Willis Stewardess
Genevieve Maylam Stewardess
Josie Perez Stewardess
Natasha Brice Stewardess
Sophia Goth Check In Attendant
Martin McDougall Warship Captain
Peter Dunwell Diva's Manager
Paul Priestley Cop
Jason Salkey Cop
Stewart Harvey Wilson Ruby Rhod Assistant
Dave Fishley Ruby Rhod Assistant
Carlton Chance Ruby Rhod Assistant
Gin Clarke Diva's Assistant
Vladimir McCrary Human Aknot
Clifton Lloyd Bryan Mangalore Aknot/Airport Guard
Aron Paramor Mangalore Akanit
Alan Ruscoe Mangalore Kino
Christopher Adamson Airport Cop
Eve Salvail Tawdry Girl
Kaleem Janjua Shuttle Pilot
Tyrone Tyrell Shuttle Co-pilot
Kevin Brewerton Shuttle Mechanic
Vince Pellegrino Ground Crew
Ian Beckett Baby Ray
Sonny Caldinez Emperor Kodar Japhet
Zeta Graff Princess Achen
Eddie Ellwood Roy Von Bacon
Yui Fhloston Hostess
Laura de Palma Fhloston Hostess
Michael Culkin Hefty Man
Lenny McLean Police Chief
Robert Oates Fhloston Commander
John Sharian Fhloston Captain
Fred Williams Hotel Manager
Sibyl Buck Zorg's Secretary
Sarah Carrington Scientist
Grant James Scientist
Ali Yassine Scientist
Sean Buckley Scientist
Dave Messam Military Technician
Nathan Hamlett Military Technician
Cecil Cheng Military Technician
Scott Woods Lab Guard
Leon Dekker Lab Guard
David Garvey Staedert's Technician
Stanley Kowalski Staedert's Technician
Omar Hibbert Williams Staedert's Technician
Robert Clapperton Robot Barman
Robert Alexander Warship Technician
Mia Frye TV Stewardess
Leo Williams Power Operator
Keith Martin Power Operator
J.D. Dawodu Zorg's Man
Patrick Nicholls Zorg's Man
Shaun Davis Zorg's Man
Roy Garcia Singh Zorg's Man
Alex Georgijev Zorg's Man
Marie Guillard Burger's Assistant
Renee Montemayor Burger's Assistant
Stina Richardson Burger's Assistant

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

Production and Technical Credits

Luc Besson Director
Patrice Ledoux Producer
Luc Besson Screenwriter
Robert Mark Kamen Screenwriter
Luc Besson Based on a Story By
Thierry Arbogast Director of Photography
Dan Weil Production Designer
Sylvie Landra Editor
Iain Smith Co-Producer
Mark Stetson Visual Effects Supervisor
Jean-Paul Gaultier Costume Designer
Eric Serra Composer
Chris Carreras Assistant Director
Sarah Bradshaw Production Manager
Barrie Melrose Assistant Director: Second Unit
Jim Morahan Art Director
Kevin Phipps Art Director
Michael Lamont Art Director
Maggie Gray Set Decorator
Anna Pinnock Set Decorator
Nick Allder Special Effects
Neil Corbould Special Effects
Daniel Brisseau Sound Mixer
Chris Jenkins Re-recording Mixer
Mark Smith Re-recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett Re-recording Mixer
Dwayne Avery Sound Effects Editor
Julia Evershade Sound Effects Editor
Howell Gibbens Sound Effects Editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay Sound Effects Editor
David Whittaker Sound Effects Editor
David Lewis Yewdall Sound Effects Editor
Mark Mangini Sound Designer
Lois Burwell Make up
Sue Love Hairstylist
Anita Camarata Music Supervisor
Lucinda Syson Casting Director
Francine Maisler Casting Director
Marc Boyle Stunt Coordinator

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

Friday Estimates: Dunkirk Dunks on the Competition with $19.8 million

July 22nd, 2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Dunkirk dominated the Friday box office chart. Okay, maybe dominate is too strong a word, but more on that down below. The film earned a better than anticipated opening day of $19.8 million. Additionally, its reviews are award-worthy, while it earned an A minus from CinemaScore. Frankly, given its reviews, I’m surprised it only got an A minus. With its $5.5 million in previews, I was expecting an opening day a little north of $20 million, so hopefully this isn’t a sign of short legs. Look for an opening weekend of $55 million. On a side note, the reason we are not using Dunkirk images is we only got two of them and we’ve already used them both, twice. I tried to find the French site to see if they had more images (This is what I did for Kong: Skull Island.) but I ended up on the Dunkirk tourist site by accident and now all of the ads I see on YouTube are in French. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,426 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,025 $149,301,502
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,058 $63,570,862
Top 1997 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 24 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 638 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,123 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 295 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 601 $63,570,862
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $63,570,862

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 1997 1 $17,031,345   2,500 $6,813   $17,031,345 1
May 16, 1997 1 $11,410,863 -33% 2,500 $4,564   $34,213,330 2
May 23, 1997 3 $8,021,290 -30% 2,500 $3,209   $46,031,440 3
May 30, 1997 5 $4,032,169 -50% 2,500 $1,613   $51,503,539 4
Jun 6, 1997 8 $2,078,812 -48% 1,957 $1,062   $55,360,251 5
Jun 13, 1997 8 $1,483,840 -29% 1,560 $951   $57,922,135 6
Jun 20, 1997 9 $865,012 -42% 1,066 $811   $59,767,649 7
Jun 27, 1997 12 $372,023 -57% 662 $562   $60,652,257 8
Jul 4, 1997 21 $147,367 -60% 202 $730   $60,966,673 9
Jul 11, 1997 25 $102,955 -30% 185 $557   $61,138,490 10
Jul 18, 1997 30 $100,291 -3% 173 $580   $61,310,358 11
Jul 25, 1997 18 $420,687 +319% 673 $625   $61,778,086 12
Aug 1, 1997 22 $327,830 -22% 600 $546   $62,339,880 13
Aug 8, 1997 28 $165,754 -49% 345 $480   $62,717,503 14
Aug 15, 1997 35 $133,912 -19% 272 $492   $62,951,133 15
Aug 22, 1997 39 $114,164 -15% 176 $649   $63,125,637 16
Aug 29, 1997 46 $57,988 -49% 90 $644   $63,244,003 17
Sep 5, 1997 43 $51,172 -12% 84 $609   $63,307,464 18
Sep 12, 1997 43 $52,884 +3% 78 $678   $63,381,708 19
Sep 19, 1997 46 $43,896 -17% 59 $744   $63,447,915 20
Sep 26, 1997 52 $34,480 -21% 40 $862   $63,502,394 21
Oct 3, 1997 57 $21,816 -37% 27 $808   $63,540,020 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 20, 1997 10 $233,396     1,066 $219   $59,136,033 43
Jun 21, 1997 9 $365,730 +57%   1,066 $343   $59,501,763 44
Jun 22, 1997 - $265,886 -27%   1,066 $249   $59,767,649 45
Jun 23, 1997 - $118,079 -56%   1,066 $111   $59,885,728 46
Jun 24, 1997 10 $144,263 +22%   1,066 $135   $60,029,991 47
Jun 25, 1997 11 $125,270 -13%   1,066 $118   $60,155,261 48
Jun 26, 1997 9 $124,973 n/c   1,066 $117   $60,280,234 49
Jun 27, 1997 - $110,600 -12% -53% 662 $167   $60,390,834 50
Jun 28, 1997 - $135,528 +23% -63% 662 $205   $60,526,362 51
Jun 29, 1997 - $125,895 -7% -53% 662 $190   $60,652,257 52
Jun 30, 1997 - $62,175 -51% -47% 662 $94   $60,714,432 53
Jul 1, 1997 - $42,025 -32% -71% 662 $63   $60,756,457 54
Jul 2, 1997 - $24,726 -41% -80% 662 $37   $60,781,183 55
Jul 3, 1997 - $38,123 +54% -69% 662 $58   $60,819,306 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 1997 1 $22,802,467   2,500 $9,121   $22,802,467 1
May 16, 1997 1 $15,207,683 -33% 2,500 $6,083   $38,010,150 2
May 23, 1997 3 $9,461,220 -38% 2,500 $3,784   $47,471,370 3
May 30, 1997 5 $5,810,069 -39% 2,500 $2,324   $53,281,439 4
Jun 6, 1997 8 $3,156,856 -46% 1,957 $1,613   $56,438,295 5
Jun 13, 1997 8 $2,464,342 -22% 1,560 $1,580   $58,902,637 6
Jun 20, 1997 11 $1,377,597 -44% 1,066 $1,292   $60,280,234 7
Jun 27, 1997 14 $539,072 -61% 662 $814   $60,819,306 8
Jul 4, 1997 21 $216,229 -60% 202 $1,070   $61,035,535 9
Jul 11, 1997 25 $174,532 -19% 185 $943   $61,210,067 10
Jul 18, 1997 31 $147,332 -16% 173 $852   $61,357,399 11
Jul 25, 1997 20 $654,651 +344% 673 $973   $62,012,050 12
Aug 1, 1997 22 $539,699 -18% 600 $899   $62,551,749 13
Aug 8, 1997 27 $265,472 -51% 345 $769   $62,817,221 14
Aug 15, 1997 34 $194,252 -27% 272 $714   $63,011,473 15
Aug 22, 1997 37 $174,542 -10% 176 $992   $63,186,015 16
Aug 29, 1997 46 $70,277 -60% 90 $781   $63,256,292 17
Sep 5, 1997 40 $72,532 +3% 84 $863   $63,328,824 18
Sep 12, 1997 44 $75,195 +4% 78 $964   $63,404,019 19
Sep 19, 1997 45 $63,895 -15% 59 $1,083   $63,467,914 20
Sep 26, 1997 51 $50,290 -21% 40 $1,257   $63,518,204 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 6/23/2017 $3,734 1 48 77 $112,959 10/20/2022
Germany 8/28/1997 $0000$0
New Zealand 6/16/2017 $5,812 2 2 6 $8,477 9/12/2022
 
Rest of World $200,200,522
 
International Total$200,321,958 10/20/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 506 $200,321,958
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 288 $200,321,958
Top 1997 Movies at the International Box Office 7 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 305 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies 100 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 178 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 250 $200,321,958
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 47 $200,321,958

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 648 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 392 $263,892,820
Top 1997 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 9 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 271 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 421 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 115 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 301-400) 315 $263,892,820
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Movies 65 $263,892,820

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Aug 16, 20091313,122 13,122$222,943$222,943610
Aug 23, 2009127,844-40% 20,966$121,345$344,288611
Jul 16, 2017147,706 962,922$70,876$9,311,3461,023

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.