Mars Attacks! (1996)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $37,771,017Details
International Box Office $63,600,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $101,371,017
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,384,272 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,955 opening theaters/1,955 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $91,761,247

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,437 $37,771,017
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,648 $63,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,792 $101,371,017

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


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 1996 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: September 24th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: June 17th, 1997 by Warner Home Video, released as Mars Attacks
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Men in Black
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Keywords: Alien Invasion, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, White House Under Attack, Set on Mars, First Contact, Black Comedy
Source:Based on Toy
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tim Burton
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, Inflation Adjusted) 353 $8,453,033 Jan 3, 1997 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 298 $5,075,963 Dec 27, 1996 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 251 $12,977,010 Dec 27, 1996 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,437 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,854 $91,761,247
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,921 $37,771,017
Top 1996 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 39 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 11 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,052 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 257 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 31 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 960 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 403 $37,771,017

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 2 $9,384,272   1,955 $4,800   $9,384,272 1
Dec 20, 1996 7 $4,674,116 -50% 1,955 $2,391   $16,655,376 2
Dec 27, 1996 8 $5,075,963 +9% 1,955 $2,596   $25,846,508 3
Jan 3, 1997 9 $3,433,575 -32% 1,901 $1,806   $33,779,762 4
Jan 10, 1997 18 $1,005,268 -71% 1,022 $984   $35,538,268 5
Jan 17, 1997 29 $359,261 -64% 390 $921   $36,184,359 6
Jan 24, 1997 39 $100,366 -72% 158 $635   $36,343,818 7
Jan 31, 1997 45 $68,891 -31% 104 $662   $36,446,205 8
Feb 7, 1997 58 $37,967 -45% 82 $463   $36,504,429 9
Feb 14, 1997 29 $364,572 +860% 406 $898   $36,882,518 10
Feb 21, 1997 30 $239,656 -34% 379 $632   $37,202,443 11
Feb 28, 1997 29 $193,226 -19% 327 $591   $37,471,556 12
Mar 7, 1997 34 $121,212 -37% 232 $522   $37,650,012 13
Mar 14, 1997 42 $72,193 -40% 167 $432   $37,754,208 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 2 $11,981,260   1,955 $6,129   $11,981,260 1
Dec 20, 1996 7 $8,789,285 -27% 1,955 $4,496   $20,770,545 2
Dec 27, 1996 8 $9,575,642 +9% 1,955 $4,898   $30,346,187 3
Jan 3, 1997 10 $4,186,813 -56% 1,901 $2,202   $34,533,000 4
Jan 10, 1997 19 $1,292,098 -69% 1,022 $1,264   $35,825,098 5
Jan 17, 1997 29 $418,354 -68% 390 $1,073   $36,243,452 6
Jan 24, 1997 39 $133,862 -68% 158 $847   $36,377,314 7
Jan 31, 1997 45 $89,148 -33% 104 $857   $36,466,462 8
Feb 7, 1997 51 $51,484 -42% 82 $628   $36,517,946 9
Feb 14, 1997 28 $444,841 +764% 406 $1,096   $36,962,787 10
Feb 21, 1997 29 $315,543 -29% 379 $833   $37,278,330 11
Feb 28, 1997 29 $250,470 -21% 327 $766   $37,528,800 12
Mar 7, 1997 32 $153,215 -39% 232 $660   $37,682,015 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/24/2020 $447 1 1 1 $447 10/2/2020
 
Rest of World $63,599,553
 
International Total$63,600,000 10/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,648 $63,600,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,196 $63,600,000
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 23 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 10 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,273 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 213 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 9 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 632 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 231 $63,600,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,792 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,326 $101,371,017
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 30 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 11 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,414 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 229 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 13 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 725 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $101,371,017

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson President Dale/Art Land
Glenn Close Marsha Dale
Annette Bening Barbara Land
Pierce Brosnan Donald Kessler

Supporting Cast

Martin Short Jerry Ross
Sarah Jessica Parker Nathalie Lake
Michael J. Fox Jason Stone
Rod Steiger General Decker
Tom Jones Himself
Lukas Haas Richie Norris
Natalie Portman Taffy Dale
Jim Brown Byron Williams
Lisa Marie Martian Girl
Sylvia Sidney Grandma Norris
Pam Grier Louise Williams
Jack Black Billy Glenn Norris
Christina Applegate Sharona
Barbet Schroeder French President
Joe Don Baker Glenn Norris
Rance Howard Texas Investor

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Burton Director
Tim Burton Screenwriter
Jonathan Gems Story Creator
Topps Based on the trading cards created by
Peter Suschitzky Cinematographer
Chris Lebenzon Editor
Danny Elfman Composer
Wynn Thomas Production Designer
James Hegedus Supervising Art Director
John Dexter Art Director
Richard Berger Set Designer
Nancy Haigh Set Decorator
Colleen Atwood Costume Designer
Dennis Maitland Sr Costume Designer
Randy Thom Sound Designer
James Mitchell Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Fink Visual Effects Supervisor
David Andrews Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Lantieri Special Effects Supervisor
Joe Dunne Stunt Coordinator
Paul Deason Associate Producer
Mark S. Miller Associate Producer
Tom Mack Assistant Director
Victoria Thomas Casting Director
Ewa Sztompke-Oatfield* Dialogue Editor
Roger Guyett Computer Graphics Supervisor

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:$9,384,272 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.02 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,955 opening theaters/1,955 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $91,761,247

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,437 $37,771,017
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,648 $63,600,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,792 $101,371,017

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


Watch Now On

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

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 13th, 1996 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: September 24th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: June 17th, 1997 by Warner Home Video, released as Mars Attacks
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Men in Black
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Alien Invasion, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, White House Under Attack, Set on Mars, First Contact, Black Comedy
Source:Based on Toy
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Tim Burton
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, Inflation Adjusted) 353 $8,453,033 Jan 3, 1997 24
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 298 $5,075,963 Dec 27, 1996 17
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 251 $12,977,010 Dec 27, 1996 17

Leading Cast

Jack Nicholson President Dale/Art Land
Glenn Close Marsha Dale
Annette Bening Barbara Land
Pierce Brosnan Donald Kessler

Supporting Cast

Martin Short Jerry Ross
Sarah Jessica Parker Nathalie Lake
Michael J. Fox Jason Stone
Rod Steiger General Decker
Tom Jones Himself
Lukas Haas Richie Norris
Natalie Portman Taffy Dale
Jim Brown Byron Williams
Lisa Marie Martian Girl
Sylvia Sidney Grandma Norris
Pam Grier Louise Williams
Jack Black Billy Glenn Norris
Christina Applegate Sharona
Barbet Schroeder French President
Joe Don Baker Glenn Norris
Rance Howard Texas Investor

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

Production and Technical Credits

Tim Burton Director
Tim Burton Screenwriter
Jonathan Gems Story Creator
Topps Based on the trading cards created by
Peter Suschitzky Cinematographer
Chris Lebenzon Editor
Danny Elfman Composer
Wynn Thomas Production Designer
James Hegedus Supervising Art Director
John Dexter Art Director
Richard Berger Set Designer
Nancy Haigh Set Decorator
Colleen Atwood Costume Designer
Dennis Maitland Sr Costume Designer
Randy Thom Sound Designer
James Mitchell Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Fink Visual Effects Supervisor
David Andrews Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Lantieri Special Effects Supervisor
Joe Dunne Stunt Coordinator
Paul Deason Associate Producer
Mark S. Miller Associate Producer
Tom Mack Assistant Director
Victoria Thomas Casting Director
Ewa Sztompke-Oatfield* Dialogue Editor
Roger Guyett Computer Graphics Supervisor

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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,437 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,854 $91,761,247
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,921 $37,771,017
Top 1996 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 39 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 11 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,052 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 257 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 31 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 960 $37,771,017
All Time Domestic Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 403 $37,771,017

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 2 $9,384,272   1,955 $4,800   $9,384,272 1
Dec 20, 1996 7 $4,674,116 -50% 1,955 $2,391   $16,655,376 2
Dec 27, 1996 8 $5,075,963 +9% 1,955 $2,596   $25,846,508 3
Jan 3, 1997 9 $3,433,575 -32% 1,901 $1,806   $33,779,762 4
Jan 10, 1997 18 $1,005,268 -71% 1,022 $984   $35,538,268 5
Jan 17, 1997 29 $359,261 -64% 390 $921   $36,184,359 6
Jan 24, 1997 39 $100,366 -72% 158 $635   $36,343,818 7
Jan 31, 1997 45 $68,891 -31% 104 $662   $36,446,205 8
Feb 7, 1997 58 $37,967 -45% 82 $463   $36,504,429 9
Feb 14, 1997 29 $364,572 +860% 406 $898   $36,882,518 10
Feb 21, 1997 30 $239,656 -34% 379 $632   $37,202,443 11
Feb 28, 1997 29 $193,226 -19% 327 $591   $37,471,556 12
Mar 7, 1997 34 $121,212 -37% 232 $522   $37,650,012 13
Mar 14, 1997 42 $72,193 -40% 167 $432   $37,754,208 14

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 13, 1996 2 $11,981,260   1,955 $6,129   $11,981,260 1
Dec 20, 1996 7 $8,789,285 -27% 1,955 $4,496   $20,770,545 2
Dec 27, 1996 8 $9,575,642 +9% 1,955 $4,898   $30,346,187 3
Jan 3, 1997 10 $4,186,813 -56% 1,901 $2,202   $34,533,000 4
Jan 10, 1997 19 $1,292,098 -69% 1,022 $1,264   $35,825,098 5
Jan 17, 1997 29 $418,354 -68% 390 $1,073   $36,243,452 6
Jan 24, 1997 39 $133,862 -68% 158 $847   $36,377,314 7
Jan 31, 1997 45 $89,148 -33% 104 $857   $36,466,462 8
Feb 7, 1997 51 $51,484 -42% 82 $628   $36,517,946 9
Feb 14, 1997 28 $444,841 +764% 406 $1,096   $36,962,787 10
Feb 21, 1997 29 $315,543 -29% 379 $833   $37,278,330 11
Feb 28, 1997 29 $250,470 -21% 327 $766   $37,528,800 12
Mar 7, 1997 32 $153,215 -39% 232 $660   $37,682,015 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/24/2020 $447 1 1 1 $447 10/2/2020
 
Rest of World $63,599,553
 
International Total$63,600,000 10/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,648 $63,600,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,196 $63,600,000
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 23 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 10 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,273 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 213 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 9 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 632 $63,600,000
All Time International Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 231 $63,600,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,792 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,326 $101,371,017
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 30 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Toy Movies 11 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,414 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 229 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 13 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 725 $101,371,017
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $101,371,017