Harriet the Spy (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $26,570,048Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,601,651 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,826 opening theaters/1,876 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $64,802,062

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,213 $26,570,048
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,646 $26,570,048

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 10th, 1996 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 25th, 1997 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and some thematic elements
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Spy Kids
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Keywords: Coming of Age, Family Adventure, Friends turned Enemies, Bullies, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple, Redemption
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,213 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,571 $64,802,062
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,630 $26,570,048
Top 1996 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 58 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 672 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,777 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 532 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 682 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 356 $26,570,048

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1996 5 $6,601,651   1,826 $3,615   $9,580,319 1
Jul 19, 1996 11 $3,342,303 -49% 1,876 $1,782   $16,957,866 2
Jul 26, 1996 16 $1,645,955 -51% 1,714 $960   $21,017,903 3
Aug 2, 1996 19 $1,026,278 -38% 1,439 $713   $23,767,677 4
Aug 9, 1996 25 $473,336 -54% 1,110 $426   $24,926,605 5
Aug 16, 1996 31 $203,894 -57% 529 $385   $25,529,378 6
Aug 23, 1996 42 $83,560 -59% 327 $256   $25,752,172 7
Aug 30, 1996 45 $81,720 -2% 221 $370   $25,905,092 8
Sep 6, 1996 50 $32,106 -61% 161 $199   $25,948,517 9
Oct 11, 1996 32 $198,455   451 $440   $26,237,588 14
Oct 18, 1996 35 $106,889 -46% 287 $372   $26,379,067 15
Oct 25, 1996 46 $47,967 -55% 136 $353   $26,449,974 16
Nov 8, 1996 47 $50,547   88 $574   $26,539,321 18

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1996 5 $10,636,895   1,826 $5,825   $13,615,563 2
Jul 19, 1996 10 $5,756,385 -46% 1,876 $3,068   $19,371,948 3
Jul 26, 1996 14 $3,369,451 -41% 1,714 $1,966   $22,741,399 4
Aug 2, 1996 18 $1,711,870 -49% 1,439 $1,190   $24,453,269 5
Aug 9, 1996 22 $872,215 -49% 1,110 $786   $25,325,484 6
Aug 16, 1996 30 $343,128 -61% 529 $649   $25,668,612 7
Aug 23, 1996 39 $154,760 -55% 327 $473   $25,823,372 8
Aug 30, 1996 44 $93,039 -40% 221 $421   $25,916,411 9
Oct 11, 1996 31 $233,045   451 $517   $26,272,178 15
Oct 18, 1996 34 $129,829 -44% 287 $452   $26,402,007 16

Uncategorized

Rosie O'Donnell Ole Golly
Michelle Trachtenberg Harriet M. Welsch
Eartha Kitt Agatha K. Plummer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bronwen Hughes Director
Douglas Petrie Screenwriter
Theresa Rebeck Screenwriter
Greg Taylor Adaptation by
Julie Talen Adaptation by
Louise Fitzhugh Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,601,651 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$13,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,826 opening theaters/1,876 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $64,802,062

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,213 $26,570,048
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,646 $26,570,048

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 10th, 1996 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: February 25th, 1997 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and some thematic elements
Running Time: 102 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Spy Kids
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Keywords: Coming of Age, Family Adventure, Friends turned Enemies, Bullies, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple, Redemption
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction

Uncategorized

Rosie O'Donnell Ole Golly
Michelle Trachtenberg Harriet M. Welsch
Eartha Kitt Agatha K. Plummer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Bronwen Hughes Director
Douglas Petrie Screenwriter
Theresa Rebeck Screenwriter
Greg Taylor Adaptation by
Julie Talen Adaptation by
Louise Fitzhugh Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,213 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,571 $64,802,062
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,630 $26,570,048
Top 1996 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 58 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 601-700) 672 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,777 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600) 532 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 682 $26,570,048
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 356 $26,570,048

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1996 5 $6,601,651   1,826 $3,615   $9,580,319 1
Jul 19, 1996 11 $3,342,303 -49% 1,876 $1,782   $16,957,866 2
Jul 26, 1996 16 $1,645,955 -51% 1,714 $960   $21,017,903 3
Aug 2, 1996 19 $1,026,278 -38% 1,439 $713   $23,767,677 4
Aug 9, 1996 25 $473,336 -54% 1,110 $426   $24,926,605 5
Aug 16, 1996 31 $203,894 -57% 529 $385   $25,529,378 6
Aug 23, 1996 42 $83,560 -59% 327 $256   $25,752,172 7
Aug 30, 1996 45 $81,720 -2% 221 $370   $25,905,092 8
Sep 6, 1996 50 $32,106 -61% 161 $199   $25,948,517 9
Oct 11, 1996 32 $198,455   451 $440   $26,237,588 14
Oct 18, 1996 35 $106,889 -46% 287 $372   $26,379,067 15
Oct 25, 1996 46 $47,967 -55% 136 $353   $26,449,974 16
Nov 8, 1996 47 $50,547   88 $574   $26,539,321 18

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 12, 1996 5 $10,636,895   1,826 $5,825   $13,615,563 2
Jul 19, 1996 10 $5,756,385 -46% 1,876 $3,068   $19,371,948 3
Jul 26, 1996 14 $3,369,451 -41% 1,714 $1,966   $22,741,399 4
Aug 2, 1996 18 $1,711,870 -49% 1,439 $1,190   $24,453,269 5
Aug 9, 1996 22 $872,215 -49% 1,110 $786   $25,325,484 6
Aug 16, 1996 30 $343,128 -61% 529 $649   $25,668,612 7
Aug 23, 1996 39 $154,760 -55% 327 $473   $25,823,372 8
Aug 30, 1996 44 $93,039 -40% 221 $421   $25,916,411 9
Oct 11, 1996 31 $233,045   451 $517   $26,272,178 15
Oct 18, 1996 34 $129,829 -44% 287 $452   $26,402,007 16

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,646 $26,570,048
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) 3,901 $26,570,048
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 73 $26,570,048
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 892 $26,570,048
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,005 $26,570,048
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 386 $26,570,048
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 701-800) 719 $26,570,048
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 801-900) 804 $26,570,048
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 383 $26,570,048