The Rock (1996)

The Rock poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $134,069,511Details
International Box Office $202,000,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $336,069,511
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,069,525 (18.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,392 opening theaters/2,426 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $326,984,005

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 504 $134,069,511
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 501 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 474 $336,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 80 $134,069,511
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 67 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 61 $336,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 109 $134,069,511
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 94 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 96 $336,069,511

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 7th, 1996 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: July 25th, 1996 (Wide) (Australia)
January 7th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: December 3rd, 1997 by Hollywood Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language and a sex scene
Running Time: 136 minutes
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Hollywood Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 156 $9,392,802 Jul 5, 1996 31
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 126 $24,013,268 Jul 5, 1996 31
Top 1996 Theater Average 81 $10,481 Jun 7, 1996 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 504 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 273 $326,984,005
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 311 $134,069,511
Top 1996 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 7 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 146 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 80 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 109 $134,069,511

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 7, 1996 1 $25,069,525   2,392 $10,481   $25,069,525 1
Jun 14, 1996 2 $18,513,415 -26% 2,415 $7,666   $56,068,139 2
Jun 21, 1996 3 $14,398,854 -22% 2,426 $5,935   $80,705,508 3
Jun 28, 1996 5 $10,982,954 -24% 2,409 $4,559   $98,298,361 4
Jul 5, 1996 6 $9,392,802 -14% 2,137 $4,395   $110,306,972 5
Jul 12, 1996 8 $4,383,051 -53% 1,848 $2,372   $117,437,539 6
Jul 19, 1996 12 $2,546,228 -42% 1,524 $1,671   $122,120,233 7
Jul 26, 1996 17 $1,292,642 -49% 964 $1,341   $124,721,237 8
Aug 2, 1996 18 $1,055,986 -18% 721 $1,465   $126,531,362 9
Aug 9, 1996 18 $831,953 -21% 587 $1,417   $128,019,137 10
Aug 16, 1996 22 $441,466 -47% 349 $1,265   $128,978,633 11
Aug 23, 1996 28 $270,066 -39% 248 $1,089   $129,469,600 12
Aug 30, 1996 21 $1,043,223 +286% 621 $1,680   $130,631,349 13
Sep 6, 1996 19 $646,124 -38% 663 $975   $131,559,405 14
Sep 13, 1996 22 $488,413 -24% 579 $844   $132,273,020 15
Sep 20, 1996 24 $325,443 -33% 457 $712   $132,761,806 16
Sep 27, 1996 28 $262,461 -19% 378 $694   $133,126,119 17
Oct 4, 1996 31 $194,616 -26% 321 $606   $133,406,846 18
Oct 11, 1996 34 $146,199 -25% 194 $754   $133,610,552 19
Oct 18, 1996 33 $133,536 -9% 185 $722   $133,768,962 20
Oct 25, 1996 42 $66,101 -50% 113 $585   $133,881,431 21
Nov 1, 1996 47 $48,929 -26% 66 $741   $133,955,936 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 7, 1996 1 $37,554,724   2,392 $15,700   $37,554,724 1
Jun 14, 1996 2 $28,751,930 -23% 2,415 $11,906   $66,306,654 2
Jun 21, 1996 3 $21,008,753 -27% 2,426 $8,660   $87,315,407 3
Jun 28, 1996 5 $13,598,763 -35% 2,409 $5,645   $100,914,170 4
Jul 5, 1996 6 $12,140,318 -11% 2,137 $5,681   $113,054,488 5
Jul 12, 1996 8 $6,519,517 -46% 1,848 $3,528   $119,574,005 6
Jul 19, 1996 12 $3,854,590 -41% 1,524 $2,529   $123,428,595 7
Jul 26, 1996 17 $2,046,781 -47% 964 $2,123   $125,475,376 8
Aug 2, 1996 19 $1,711,808 -16% 721 $2,374   $127,187,184 9
Aug 9, 1996 17 $1,349,983 -21% 587 $2,300   $128,537,167 10
Aug 16, 1996 23 $662,367 -51% 349 $1,898   $129,199,534 11
Aug 23, 1996 28 $388,592 -41% 248 $1,567   $129,588,126 12
Aug 30, 1996 20 $1,325,155 +241% 621 $2,134   $130,913,281 13
Sep 6, 1996 19 $871,326 -34% 663 $1,314   $131,784,607 14
Sep 13, 1996 22 $651,756 -25% 579 $1,126   $132,436,363 15
Sep 20, 1996 24 $427,295 -34% 457 $935   $132,863,658 16
Sep 27, 1996 26 $348,572 -18% 378 $922   $133,212,230 17
Oct 4, 1996 32 $252,123 -28% 321 $785   $133,464,353 18
Oct 11, 1996 33 $171,073 -32% 194 $882   $133,635,426 19
Oct 18, 1996 32 $179,904 +5% 185 $972   $133,815,330 20
Oct 25, 1996 37 $91,677 -49% 113 $811   $133,907,007 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/25/1996 $0 0 4 5 $244 5/10/2021
New Zealand 1/7/2021 $0 0 1 1 $453 10/19/2022
 
Rest of World $201,999,303
 
International Total$202,000,000 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 501 $202,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 284 $202,000,000
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 5 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 206 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 300 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 127 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 176 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 67 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 94 $202,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 474 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 269 $336,069,511
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 4 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 184 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 279 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 61 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 96 $336,069,511

Leading Cast

Sean Connery Patrick Mason
Nicolas Cage Stanley Goodspeed
Ed Harris General Francis X Hummel

Supporting Cast

Michael Biehn Commander Anderson
William Forsythe Special Agent Paxton
Claire Forlani Jade Angelou
David Morse Major Tom Baxter
James Caviezel Rear F-18 Pilot
John C. McGinley Marine Captain Hendrix
John Spencer FBI Director James Womack
Brendan Kelly Private Cox
Steve Harris Private McCoy
Ingo Neuhaus Marine That Dies

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Bay Director
Don Simpson Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer Producer
David Weisberg Screenwriter
Douglas S. Cook Screenwriter
Mark Rosner Screenwriter
David Weisberg Story Creator
Douglas S. Cook Story Creator
William Stuart Executive Producer
Sean Connery Executive Producer
Louis A. Stroller Executive Producer
John Schwartzman Director of Photography
Michael White Production Designer
Richard Francis-Bruce Editor
Nick Glennie-Smith Composer
Hans Zimmer Composer
Barry Waldman Associate Producer
Ken Bates Associate Producer
George Parra Assistant Director
Jerry Grandey Assistant Director
Ken Bates Second Unit Director
Barry Waldman Unit Production Manager
Mark Mansbridge Supervising Art Director
Ed McAvoy Art Director
Rosemary Brandenberg Set Decorator
Hoyt H. Yeatman Visual Effects Supervisor
Bobbie Read Costume Designer
Keith A. Wester Sound Mixer
Kevin O'Connell Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell Re-recording Mixer
George Watters II Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes Sound Designer
Peter Robb-King Makeup
Kim Santantonio Hairstylist
Heidi Levitt Casting Director
Billy Hopkins Casting
Ken Bates 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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  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,069,525 (18.7% of total gross)
Legs:5.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:39.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$75,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,392 opening theaters/2,426 max. theaters, 8.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $326,984,005

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 504 $134,069,511
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 501 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 474 $336,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 80 $134,069,511
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 67 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 61 $336,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 109 $134,069,511
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 94 $202,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 96 $336,069,511

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 7th, 1996 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: July 25th, 1996 (Wide) (Australia)
January 7th, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
Video Release: December 3rd, 1997 by Hollywood Home Video
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language and a sex scene
Running Time: 136 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Con Air
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Hollywood Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 156 $9,392,802 Jul 5, 1996 31
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 126 $24,013,268 Jul 5, 1996 31
Top 1996 Theater Average 81 $10,481 Jun 7, 1996 3

Leading Cast

Sean Connery Patrick Mason
Nicolas Cage Stanley Goodspeed
Ed Harris General Francis X Hummel

Supporting Cast

Michael Biehn Commander Anderson
William Forsythe Special Agent Paxton
Claire Forlani Jade Angelou
David Morse Major Tom Baxter
James Caviezel Rear F-18 Pilot
John C. McGinley Marine Captain Hendrix
John Spencer FBI Director James Womack
Brendan Kelly Private Cox
Steve Harris Private McCoy
Ingo Neuhaus Marine That Dies

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

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Bay Director
Don Simpson Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer Producer
David Weisberg Screenwriter
Douglas S. Cook Screenwriter
Mark Rosner Screenwriter
David Weisberg Story Creator
Douglas S. Cook Story Creator
William Stuart Executive Producer
Sean Connery Executive Producer
Louis A. Stroller Executive Producer
John Schwartzman Director of Photography
Michael White Production Designer
Richard Francis-Bruce Editor
Nick Glennie-Smith Composer
Hans Zimmer Composer
Barry Waldman Associate Producer
Ken Bates Associate Producer
George Parra Assistant Director
Jerry Grandey Assistant Director
Ken Bates Second Unit Director
Barry Waldman Unit Production Manager
Mark Mansbridge Supervising Art Director
Ed McAvoy Art Director
Rosemary Brandenberg Set Decorator
Hoyt H. Yeatman Visual Effects Supervisor
Bobbie Read Costume Designer
Keith A. Wester Sound Mixer
Kevin O'Connell Re-recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell Re-recording Mixer
George Watters II Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes Sound Designer
Peter Robb-King Makeup
Kim Santantonio Hairstylist
Heidi Levitt Casting Director
Billy Hopkins Casting
Ken Bates 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

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 504 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 201-300) 273 $326,984,005
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400) 311 $134,069,511
Top 1996 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 7 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 146 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies 80 $134,069,511
All Time Domestic Box Office for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 109 $134,069,511

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 7, 1996 1 $25,069,525   2,392 $10,481   $25,069,525 1
Jun 14, 1996 2 $18,513,415 -26% 2,415 $7,666   $56,068,139 2
Jun 21, 1996 3 $14,398,854 -22% 2,426 $5,935   $80,705,508 3
Jun 28, 1996 5 $10,982,954 -24% 2,409 $4,559   $98,298,361 4
Jul 5, 1996 6 $9,392,802 -14% 2,137 $4,395   $110,306,972 5
Jul 12, 1996 8 $4,383,051 -53% 1,848 $2,372   $117,437,539 6
Jul 19, 1996 12 $2,546,228 -42% 1,524 $1,671   $122,120,233 7
Jul 26, 1996 17 $1,292,642 -49% 964 $1,341   $124,721,237 8
Aug 2, 1996 18 $1,055,986 -18% 721 $1,465   $126,531,362 9
Aug 9, 1996 18 $831,953 -21% 587 $1,417   $128,019,137 10
Aug 16, 1996 22 $441,466 -47% 349 $1,265   $128,978,633 11
Aug 23, 1996 28 $270,066 -39% 248 $1,089   $129,469,600 12
Aug 30, 1996 21 $1,043,223 +286% 621 $1,680   $130,631,349 13
Sep 6, 1996 19 $646,124 -38% 663 $975   $131,559,405 14
Sep 13, 1996 22 $488,413 -24% 579 $844   $132,273,020 15
Sep 20, 1996 24 $325,443 -33% 457 $712   $132,761,806 16
Sep 27, 1996 28 $262,461 -19% 378 $694   $133,126,119 17
Oct 4, 1996 31 $194,616 -26% 321 $606   $133,406,846 18
Oct 11, 1996 34 $146,199 -25% 194 $754   $133,610,552 19
Oct 18, 1996 33 $133,536 -9% 185 $722   $133,768,962 20
Oct 25, 1996 42 $66,101 -50% 113 $585   $133,881,431 21
Nov 1, 1996 47 $48,929 -26% 66 $741   $133,955,936 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 7, 1996 1 $37,554,724   2,392 $15,700   $37,554,724 1
Jun 14, 1996 2 $28,751,930 -23% 2,415 $11,906   $66,306,654 2
Jun 21, 1996 3 $21,008,753 -27% 2,426 $8,660   $87,315,407 3
Jun 28, 1996 5 $13,598,763 -35% 2,409 $5,645   $100,914,170 4
Jul 5, 1996 6 $12,140,318 -11% 2,137 $5,681   $113,054,488 5
Jul 12, 1996 8 $6,519,517 -46% 1,848 $3,528   $119,574,005 6
Jul 19, 1996 12 $3,854,590 -41% 1,524 $2,529   $123,428,595 7
Jul 26, 1996 17 $2,046,781 -47% 964 $2,123   $125,475,376 8
Aug 2, 1996 19 $1,711,808 -16% 721 $2,374   $127,187,184 9
Aug 9, 1996 17 $1,349,983 -21% 587 $2,300   $128,537,167 10
Aug 16, 1996 23 $662,367 -51% 349 $1,898   $129,199,534 11
Aug 23, 1996 28 $388,592 -41% 248 $1,567   $129,588,126 12
Aug 30, 1996 20 $1,325,155 +241% 621 $2,134   $130,913,281 13
Sep 6, 1996 19 $871,326 -34% 663 $1,314   $131,784,607 14
Sep 13, 1996 22 $651,756 -25% 579 $1,126   $132,436,363 15
Sep 20, 1996 24 $427,295 -34% 457 $935   $132,863,658 16
Sep 27, 1996 26 $348,572 -18% 378 $922   $133,212,230 17
Oct 4, 1996 32 $252,123 -28% 321 $785   $133,464,353 18
Oct 11, 1996 33 $171,073 -32% 194 $882   $133,635,426 19
Oct 18, 1996 32 $179,904 +5% 185 $972   $133,815,330 20
Oct 25, 1996 37 $91,677 -49% 113 $811   $133,907,007 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/25/1996 $0 0 4 5 $244 5/10/2021
New Zealand 1/7/2021 $0 0 1 1 $453 10/19/2022
 
Rest of World $201,999,303
 
International Total$202,000,000 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 501 $202,000,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 284 $202,000,000
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 5 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 206 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 300 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 127 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 176 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for R Movies 67 $202,000,000
All Time International Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 94 $202,000,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 474 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 269 $336,069,511
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 4 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 184 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 279 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 107 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 169 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies 61 $336,069,511
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Walt Disney Movies 96 $336,069,511