A Knight’s Tale (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $56,083,966Details
International Box Office $44,538,620Details
Worldwide Box Office $100,622,586
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,511,391 (29.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$41,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,980 opening theaters/2,980 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $106,817,155

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 11th, 2001 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: August 31st, 2001 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: August 27th, 2002 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for action violence, some nudity and brief sex-related dialogue.
Running Time: 132 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Heroic Adventure, 1300s, False Identity, Gambling, Money Troubles, Romance, Cross-Class Romance, Intentionally Anachronistic
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 153 $7,258,847 May 25, 2001 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $14,492,047 May 25, 2001 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 114 $9,110,124 May 25, 2001 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 105 $18,188,062 May 25, 2001 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 2001 2 $16,511,391   2,980 $5,541   $16,511,391 1
May 18, 2001 3 $10,406,836 -37% 2,980 $3,492   $31,873,171 2
May 25, 2001 4 $7,258,847 -30% 2,964 $2,449   $42,464,733 3
Jun 1, 2001 7 $3,417,394 -53% 2,441 $1,400   $49,423,047 4
Jun 8, 2001 9 $1,702,336 -50% 1,850 $920   $52,660,994 5
Jun 15, 2001 12 $715,671 -58% 925 $774   $54,286,466 6
Jun 22, 2001 18 $278,946 -61% 312 $894   $55,001,689 7
Jun 29, 2001 26 $106,676 -62% 134 $796   $55,261,158 8
Jul 6, 2001 27 $188,493 +77% 223 $845   $55,538,494 9
Jul 13, 2001 28 $130,245 -31% 177 $736   $55,788,443 10
Jul 20, 2001 33 $81,777 -37% 148 $553   $55,950,849 11
Jul 27, 2001 38 $67,719 -17% 131 $517   $56,083,966 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 11, 2001 2 $5,860,000     2,980 $1,966   $5,860,000 1
May 12, 2001 2 $6,500,000 +11%   2,980 $2,181   $12,360,000 2
May 13, 2001 2 $4,034,000 -38%   2,980 $1,354   $16,511,391 3
May 14, 2001 2 $1,306,252 -68%   2,980 $438   $17,817,643 4
May 15, 2001 2 $1,455,232 +11%   2,980 $488   $19,272,875 5
May 16, 2001 2 $1,128,965 -22%   2,980 $379   $20,401,841 6
May 17, 2001 2 $1,064,494 -6%   2,980 $357   $21,466,335 7
May 18, 2001 3 $3,468,500 +226% -41% 2,980 $1,164   $24,935,000 8
May 19, 2001 3 $4,203,000 +21% -35% 2,980 $1,410   $29,138,000 9
May 20, 2001 3 $2,577,700 -39% -36% 2,980 $865   $31,875,475 10
May 21, 2001 3 $954,952 -63% -27% 2,980 $320   $32,828,123 11
May 22, 2001 3 $838,415 -12% -42% 2,980 $281   $33,666,538 12
May 23, 2001 3 $733,717 -12% -35% 2,980 $246   $34,400,255 13
May 24, 2001 3 $805,631 +10% -24% 2,980 $270   $35,205,886 14
May 25, 2001 4 $2,004,500 +149% -42% 2,964 $676   $37,210,500 15
May 26, 2001 4 $2,718,000 +36% -35% 2,964 $917   $39,928,500 16
May 27, 2001 4 $2,454,000 -10% -5% 2,964 $828   $42,464,733 17
May 28, 2001 4 $1,851,277 -25% +94% 2,964 $625   $44,316,010 18
May 29, 2001 4 $617,238 -67% -26% 2,964 $208   $44,933,248 19
May 30, 2001 4 $518,364 -16% -29% 2,964 $175   $45,451,612 20
May 31, 2001 4 $554,041 +7% -31% 2,964 $187   $46,005,653 21
Jun 1, 2001 7 $1,185,000 +114% -41% 2,964 $400   $47,190,653 22
Jun 2, 2001 7 $1,641,500 +39% -40% 2,441 $672   $48,832,153 23
Jun 3, 2001 7 $885,000 -46% -64% 2,441 $363   $49,423,000 24
Jun 4, 2001 7 $352,588 -60% -81% 2,441 $144   $49,775,635 25
Jun 5, 2001 7 $434,526 +23% -30% 2,441 $178   $50,210,161 26
Jun 6, 2001 7 $372,435 -14% -28% 2,441 $153   $50,582,596 27
Jun 7, 2001 7 $376,062 +1% -32% 2,441 $154   $50,958,658 28
Jun 8, 2001 9 $512,500 +36% -57% 1,850 $277   $51,471,000 29
Jun 9, 2001 9 $667,000 +30% -59% 1,850 $361   $52,138,000 30
Jun 10, 2001 9 $435,000 -35% -51% 1,850 $235   $52,660,994 31
Jun 11, 2001 9 $221,204 -49% -37% 1,850 $120   $52,882,198 32
Jun 12, 2001 9 $258,671 +17% -40% 1,850 $140   $53,140,869 33
Jun 13, 2001 9 $204,370 -21% -45% 1,850 $110   $53,345,239 34
Jun 14, 2001 9 $225,106 +10% -40% 1,850 $122   $53,570,345 35
Jun 17, 2001 12 $188,000   -57% 925 $203   $54,286,466 38

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 2001 2 $21,466,335   2,980 $7,203   $21,466,335 1
May 18, 2001 3 $13,739,551 -36% 2,980 $4,611   $35,205,886 2
May 25, 2001 4 $10,799,767 -21% 2,964 $3,644   $46,005,653 3
Jun 1, 2001 7 $4,953,005 -54% 2,441 $2,029   $50,958,658 4
Jun 8, 2001 9 $2,612,137 -47% 1,850 $1,412   $53,570,795 5
Jun 15, 2001 12 $1,151,948 -56% 925 $1,245   $54,722,743 6
Jun 22, 2001 18 $431,739 -63% 312 $1,384   $55,154,482 7
Jun 29, 2001 25 $195,519 -55% 134 $1,459   $55,350,001 8
Jul 6, 2001 26 $308,197 +58% 223 $1,382   $55,658,198 9
Jul 13, 2001 27 $210,874 -32% 177 $1,191   $55,869,072 10
Jul 20, 2001 35 $147,175 -30% 148 $994   $56,016,247 11
Jul 27, 2001 48 $67,719 -54% 131 $517   $56,083,966 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 8/31/2001 $2,435,090 377 377 377 $2,435,090 4/9/2020
 
International Total$44,538,620 4/9/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Heath Ledger William

Supporting Cast

Mark Addy Roland
Rufus Sewell Count Adhemar
Paul Bettany Chaucer
Alan Tudyk Wat
Shannyn Sossamon Jocelyn
Laura Fraser Kate
Christopher Cazenove John Thatcher
Bérénice Bejo Christiana
James Purefoy Colville
Scott Handy Germaine
Leagh Conwell Young William
Steve O'Donnell Simon the Summoner
Jonathan Slinger Peter the Pardoner
Nick Brimble Sir Ector
Karel Dobry Flanders King of Arms
Philip Lenkowsky Rouen King of Arms
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Old Bishop
Petr Meissel Sword Official
Mathew Mills Colville's Herald
Daniel Rous Local Earl Lagny
Vladimir Kulhavy Fence
Miroslav Mokos French Squire
Noel Le Bon French Squire
Scott Bellefeuille French Squire
David Schneider Relic Seller
Rudolf Kubik Paris Master of Arms
David Fisher London King of Arms
David Sterne Retired Knight
Alice Connor Lone Girl
Alice Vesela Spy
Berwick Kaler Man in Stocks
Howie Lotker Lagny Master at Arms
Jan Kuzelka Smithee
Vaclav Krejci Smithee
Jan Nemejovsky Smithee

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brian Helgeland Director
Brian Helgeland Screenwriter
Geoffrey Chaucer Story Creator
Brian Helgeland Producer
Tim Van Rellim Producer
Todd Black Producer
Richard Greatrex Director of Photography
Tony Burrough Production Designer
Kevin Stitt Editor
Caroline Harris Costume Designer
Carter Burwell Composer
Guy Travers Assistant Director
Jiri Ostry Assistant Director
Allan Graf Second Unit Director
Gerry Toomey Unit Production Manager
Ondrej Slama Unit Production Manager
John Hill Art Director
Sam Stokes Art Director
Dominic Smithers Set Decorator
Jiri Zucek Set Decorator
Erven Sanders Second Unit Camera
Marco Scotti Costume Supervisor
Peter McNulty Associate Editor
Mark Holding Sound Mixer
Jeffrey J. Haboush Re-recording Mixer
Bill W. Benton Re-recording Mixer
Jon Johnson Supervising Sound Editor
Charles Maynes Sound Effects Editor
Keith Bilderbeck Sound Effects Editor
Robert Troy Dialogue Editor
Adam Milo Smalley Music Editor
Fae Hammond Make up
Pebbles Pebbles Make up
Francine Maisler Casting Director
Allan Graf 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:$16,511,391 (29.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:55.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$41,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,980 opening theaters/2,980 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $106,817,155

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 11th, 2001 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: August 31st, 2001 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
Video Release: August 27th, 2002 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for action violence, some nudity and brief sex-related dialogue.
Running Time: 132 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Heroic Adventure, 1300s, False Identity, Gambling, Money Troubles, Romance, Cross-Class Romance, Intentionally Anachronistic
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 153 $7,258,847 May 25, 2001 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 168 $14,492,047 May 25, 2001 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 114 $9,110,124 May 25, 2001 17
Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 105 $18,188,062 May 25, 2001 17

Leading Cast

Heath Ledger William

Supporting Cast

Mark Addy Roland
Rufus Sewell Count Adhemar
Paul Bettany Chaucer
Alan Tudyk Wat
Shannyn Sossamon Jocelyn
Laura Fraser Kate
Christopher Cazenove John Thatcher
Bérénice Bejo Christiana
James Purefoy Colville
Scott Handy Germaine
Leagh Conwell Young William
Steve O'Donnell Simon the Summoner
Jonathan Slinger Peter the Pardoner
Nick Brimble Sir Ector
Karel Dobry Flanders King of Arms
Philip Lenkowsky Rouen King of Arms
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Old Bishop
Petr Meissel Sword Official
Mathew Mills Colville's Herald
Daniel Rous Local Earl Lagny
Vladimir Kulhavy Fence
Miroslav Mokos French Squire
Noel Le Bon French Squire
Scott Bellefeuille French Squire
David Schneider Relic Seller
Rudolf Kubik Paris Master of Arms
David Fisher London King of Arms
David Sterne Retired Knight
Alice Connor Lone Girl
Alice Vesela Spy
Berwick Kaler Man in Stocks
Howie Lotker Lagny Master at Arms
Jan Kuzelka Smithee
Vaclav Krejci Smithee
Jan Nemejovsky Smithee

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

Production and Technical Credits

Brian Helgeland Director
Brian Helgeland Screenwriter
Geoffrey Chaucer Story Creator
Brian Helgeland Producer
Tim Van Rellim Producer
Todd Black Producer
Richard Greatrex Director of Photography
Tony Burrough Production Designer
Kevin Stitt Editor
Caroline Harris Costume Designer
Carter Burwell Composer
Guy Travers Assistant Director
Jiri Ostry Assistant Director
Allan Graf Second Unit Director
Gerry Toomey Unit Production Manager
Ondrej Slama Unit Production Manager
John Hill Art Director
Sam Stokes Art Director
Dominic Smithers Set Decorator
Jiri Zucek Set Decorator
Erven Sanders Second Unit Camera
Marco Scotti Costume Supervisor
Peter McNulty Associate Editor
Mark Holding Sound Mixer
Jeffrey J. Haboush Re-recording Mixer
Bill W. Benton Re-recording Mixer
Jon Johnson Supervising Sound Editor
Charles Maynes Sound Effects Editor
Keith Bilderbeck Sound Effects Editor
Robert Troy Dialogue Editor
Adam Milo Smalley Music Editor
Fae Hammond Make up
Pebbles Pebbles Make up
Francine Maisler Casting Director
Allan Graf 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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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 2001 2 $16,511,391   2,980 $5,541   $16,511,391 1
May 18, 2001 3 $10,406,836 -37% 2,980 $3,492   $31,873,171 2
May 25, 2001 4 $7,258,847 -30% 2,964 $2,449   $42,464,733 3
Jun 1, 2001 7 $3,417,394 -53% 2,441 $1,400   $49,423,047 4
Jun 8, 2001 9 $1,702,336 -50% 1,850 $920   $52,660,994 5
Jun 15, 2001 12 $715,671 -58% 925 $774   $54,286,466 6
Jun 22, 2001 18 $278,946 -61% 312 $894   $55,001,689 7
Jun 29, 2001 26 $106,676 -62% 134 $796   $55,261,158 8
Jul 6, 2001 27 $188,493 +77% 223 $845   $55,538,494 9
Jul 13, 2001 28 $130,245 -31% 177 $736   $55,788,443 10
Jul 20, 2001 33 $81,777 -37% 148 $553   $55,950,849 11
Jul 27, 2001 38 $67,719 -17% 131 $517   $56,083,966 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 11, 2001 2 $5,860,000     2,980 $1,966   $5,860,000 1
May 12, 2001 2 $6,500,000 +11%   2,980 $2,181   $12,360,000 2
May 13, 2001 2 $4,034,000 -38%   2,980 $1,354   $16,511,391 3
May 14, 2001 2 $1,306,252 -68%   2,980 $438   $17,817,643 4
May 15, 2001 2 $1,455,232 +11%   2,980 $488   $19,272,875 5
May 16, 2001 2 $1,128,965 -22%   2,980 $379   $20,401,841 6
May 17, 2001 2 $1,064,494 -6%   2,980 $357   $21,466,335 7
May 18, 2001 3 $3,468,500 +226% -41% 2,980 $1,164   $24,935,000 8
May 19, 2001 3 $4,203,000 +21% -35% 2,980 $1,410   $29,138,000 9
May 20, 2001 3 $2,577,700 -39% -36% 2,980 $865   $31,875,475 10
May 21, 2001 3 $954,952 -63% -27% 2,980 $320   $32,828,123 11
May 22, 2001 3 $838,415 -12% -42% 2,980 $281   $33,666,538 12
May 23, 2001 3 $733,717 -12% -35% 2,980 $246   $34,400,255 13
May 24, 2001 3 $805,631 +10% -24% 2,980 $270   $35,205,886 14
May 25, 2001 4 $2,004,500 +149% -42% 2,964 $676   $37,210,500 15
May 26, 2001 4 $2,718,000 +36% -35% 2,964 $917   $39,928,500 16
May 27, 2001 4 $2,454,000 -10% -5% 2,964 $828   $42,464,733 17
May 28, 2001 4 $1,851,277 -25% +94% 2,964 $625   $44,316,010 18
May 29, 2001 4 $617,238 -67% -26% 2,964 $208   $44,933,248 19
May 30, 2001 4 $518,364 -16% -29% 2,964 $175   $45,451,612 20
May 31, 2001 4 $554,041 +7% -31% 2,964 $187   $46,005,653 21
Jun 1, 2001 7 $1,185,000 +114% -41% 2,964 $400   $47,190,653 22
Jun 2, 2001 7 $1,641,500 +39% -40% 2,441 $672   $48,832,153 23
Jun 3, 2001 7 $885,000 -46% -64% 2,441 $363   $49,423,000 24
Jun 4, 2001 7 $352,588 -60% -81% 2,441 $144   $49,775,635 25
Jun 5, 2001 7 $434,526 +23% -30% 2,441 $178   $50,210,161 26
Jun 6, 2001 7 $372,435 -14% -28% 2,441 $153   $50,582,596 27
Jun 7, 2001 7 $376,062 +1% -32% 2,441 $154   $50,958,658 28
Jun 8, 2001 9 $512,500 +36% -57% 1,850 $277   $51,471,000 29
Jun 9, 2001 9 $667,000 +30% -59% 1,850 $361   $52,138,000 30
Jun 10, 2001 9 $435,000 -35% -51% 1,850 $235   $52,660,994 31
Jun 11, 2001 9 $221,204 -49% -37% 1,850 $120   $52,882,198 32
Jun 12, 2001 9 $258,671 +17% -40% 1,850 $140   $53,140,869 33
Jun 13, 2001 9 $204,370 -21% -45% 1,850 $110   $53,345,239 34
Jun 14, 2001 9 $225,106 +10% -40% 1,850 $122   $53,570,345 35
Jun 17, 2001 12 $188,000   -57% 925 $203   $54,286,466 38

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 11, 2001 2 $21,466,335   2,980 $7,203   $21,466,335 1
May 18, 2001 3 $13,739,551 -36% 2,980 $4,611   $35,205,886 2
May 25, 2001 4 $10,799,767 -21% 2,964 $3,644   $46,005,653 3
Jun 1, 2001 7 $4,953,005 -54% 2,441 $2,029   $50,958,658 4
Jun 8, 2001 9 $2,612,137 -47% 1,850 $1,412   $53,570,795 5
Jun 15, 2001 12 $1,151,948 -56% 925 $1,245   $54,722,743 6
Jun 22, 2001 18 $431,739 -63% 312 $1,384   $55,154,482 7
Jun 29, 2001 25 $195,519 -55% 134 $1,459   $55,350,001 8
Jul 6, 2001 26 $308,197 +58% 223 $1,382   $55,658,198 9
Jul 13, 2001 27 $210,874 -32% 177 $1,191   $55,869,072 10
Jul 20, 2001 35 $147,175 -30% 148 $994   $56,016,247 11
Jul 27, 2001 48 $67,719 -54% 131 $517   $56,083,966 12

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 8/31/2001 $2,435,090 377 377 377 $2,435,090 4/9/2020
 
International Total$44,538,620 4/9/2020

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.