A Merry War (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $373,830Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$373,830 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $859,241

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 28th, 1998 (Wide) by First Look
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 101 minutes
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Production/Financing Companies: UBA, Sentinel Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average Opening Weekend 68 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3
Theater Average 88 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3
Top 1998 Theater Average 2 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 1998 29 $373,830   5 $74,766   $373,830 1
Sep 11, 1998 58 $32,624   0     $146,495 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Richard E. Grant Gordon Comstock
Helena Bonham Carter Rosemary

Supporting Cast

Jim Carter Erskine
Harriet Walter Julia Comstock
Lill Roughly Mrs. Trilling
Julian Wadham Ravelston
Lesley Vickerage Hermoine
John Clegg McKechnie
Barbara Leigh Hunt Mrs. Wisebeach
Grant Parsons Beautiful Young Man
Dorothea Alexander Old Woman
Peter Stockbridge Old Man
Malcolm Sinclair Paul Doring
Derek Smee Lecturer
Ben Miles Ravenscroft Waiter
Richard Dixon Head Waiter
Roger Morlidge Policeman
Roland Oliver Magistrate Croom
Bill Wallis Cheeseman
Liz Smith Mrs. Meakin
Roger Frost Orton the Undertaker
Harri Alexander Dora
Lucy Speed Factory Girl
Joan Blackman Librarian
Roy Evans Cabby
Maggie McCarthy Customer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Bierman Director
Alan Plater Screenwriter
George Orwell Based on the Novel by
Peter Shaw Producer
Robert Bierman Executive Producer
John Wolstenholme Executive Producer
Joyce Herlihy Executive Producer
Sarah Greenwood Production Designer
Mike Batt Composer
Giles Nuttgens Cinematographer
Richard Hewitt Assistant Director
Philip Robinson Art Director
James Keast Costume Designer
Patrick Quirk Sound Mixer
Paul Hamblin Sound
Marilyn MacDonald Chief Makeup and Hair
Michelle Guish Casting Director

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:$373,830 (100.0% of total gross)
Legs:1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $859,241

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 28th, 1998 (Wide) by First Look
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Production/Financing Companies: UBA, Sentinel Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average Opening Weekend 68 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3
Theater Average 88 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3
Top 1998 Theater Average 2 $74,766 Aug 28, 1998 3

Leading Cast

Richard E. Grant Gordon Comstock
Helena Bonham Carter Rosemary

Supporting Cast

Jim Carter Erskine
Harriet Walter Julia Comstock
Lill Roughly Mrs. Trilling
Julian Wadham Ravelston
Lesley Vickerage Hermoine
John Clegg McKechnie
Barbara Leigh Hunt Mrs. Wisebeach
Grant Parsons Beautiful Young Man
Dorothea Alexander Old Woman
Peter Stockbridge Old Man
Malcolm Sinclair Paul Doring
Derek Smee Lecturer
Ben Miles Ravenscroft Waiter
Richard Dixon Head Waiter
Roger Morlidge Policeman
Roland Oliver Magistrate Croom
Bill Wallis Cheeseman
Liz Smith Mrs. Meakin
Roger Frost Orton the Undertaker
Harri Alexander Dora
Lucy Speed Factory Girl
Joan Blackman Librarian
Roy Evans Cabby
Maggie McCarthy Customer

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

Production and Technical Credits

Robert Bierman Director
Alan Plater Screenwriter
George Orwell Based on the Novel by
Peter Shaw Producer
Robert Bierman Executive Producer
John Wolstenholme Executive Producer
Joyce Herlihy Executive Producer
Sarah Greenwood Production Designer
Mike Batt Composer
Giles Nuttgens Cinematographer
Richard Hewitt Assistant Director
Philip Robinson Art Director
James Keast Costume Designer
Patrick Quirk Sound Mixer
Paul Hamblin Sound
Marilyn MacDonald Chief Makeup and Hair
Michelle Guish Casting Director

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
Aug 28, 1998 29 $373,830   5 $74,766   $373,830 1
Sep 11, 1998 58 $32,624   0     $146,495 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records