The Siege (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,934,175Details
International Box Office $75,691,623Details
Worldwide Box Office $116,625,798
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,931,285 (34.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,541 opening theaters/2,582 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $93,951,872

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 6th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language and brief nudity
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Negotiator
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Keywords: Terrorism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lynda Obst Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 350 $6,019,736 Nov 27, 1998 24
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 117 $8,101,705 Nov 13, 1998 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 87 $19,520,095 Nov 13, 1998 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 1998 2 $13,931,285   2,541 $5,483   $13,931,285 1
Nov 13, 1998 4 $8,101,705 -42% 2,582 $3,138   $26,370,984 2
Nov 20, 1998 6 $3,577,517 -56% 2,438 $1,467   $32,059,634 3
Nov 27, 1998 12 $2,498,458 -30% 1,676 $1,491   $36,203,435 4
Dec 4, 1998 13 $1,037,257 -58% 1,206 $860   $37,829,456 5
Dec 11, 1998 16 $571,352 -45% 787 $726   $38,749,792 6
Dec 18, 1998 22 $321,707 -44% 486 $662   $39,299,835 7
Dec 25, 1998 29 $223,548 -31% 371 $603   $39,716,979 8
Jan 1, 1999 32 $255,296 +14% 425 $601   $40,163,804 9
Jan 8, 1999 28 $231,911 -9% 397 $584   $40,510,759 10
Jan 15, 1999 41 $127,931 -45% 212 $603   $40,724,804 11
Jan 22, 1999 47 $67,957 -47% 157 $433   $40,819,253 12
Jan 29, 1999 51 $37,022 -46% 117 $316   $40,880,941 13
Feb 5, 1999 57 $17,017 -54% 69 $247   $40,914,967 14
Feb 12, 1999 63 $9,636 -43% 23 $419   $40,932,372 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 6, 1998 2 $4,700,000     2,541 $1,850   $4,700,000 1
Nov 7, 1998 2 $6,100,000 +30%   2,541 $2,401   $10,800,000 2
Nov 8, 1998 2 $3,258,000 -47%   2,541 $1,282   $13,931,285 3
Nov 9, 1998 2 $890,960 -73%   2,541 $351   $14,822,245 4
Nov 10, 1998 2 $1,217,549 +37%   2,541 $479   $16,039,794 5
Nov 11, 1998 2 $1,410,548 +16%   2,541 $555   $17,450,342 6
Nov 12, 1998 2 $818,937 -42%   2,541 $322   $18,269,279 7
Nov 13, 1998 4 $2,530,000 +209% -46% 2,579 $981   $20,799,000 8
Nov 14, 1998 4 $3,720,000 +47% -39% 2,579 $1,442   $24,519,000 9
Nov 15, 1998 4 $1,914,000 -49% -41% 2,579 $742   $26,371,000 10
Nov 16, 1998 4 $479,729 -75% -46% 2,582 $186   $26,850,713 11
Nov 17, 1998 4 $617,923 +29% -49% 2,582 $239   $27,468,636 12
Nov 18, 1998 4 $534,618 -13% -62% 2,582 $207   $28,003,254 13
Nov 19, 1998 4 $478,863 -10% -42% 2,582 $185   $28,482,117 14
Nov 20, 1998 6 $1,045,000 +118% -59% 1,715 $609   $29,527,000 15
Nov 21, 1998 6 $1,660,000 +59% -55% 1,715 $968   $31,187,000 16
Nov 22, 1998 6 $868,000 -48% -55% 2,438 $356   $32,060,000 17
Nov 23, 1998 6 $271,194 -69% -43% 2,438 $111   $32,330,828 18
Nov 24, 1998 6 $385,000 +42% -38% 1,691 $228   $32,716,000 19

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 1998 2 $18,269,279   2,541 $7,190   $18,269,279 1
Nov 13, 1998 4 $10,212,838 -44% 2,582 $3,955   $28,482,117 2
Nov 20, 1998 7 $5,222,860 -49% 2,438 $2,142   $33,704,977 3
Nov 27, 1998 12 $3,087,222 -41% 1,676 $1,842   $36,792,199 4
Dec 4, 1998 13 $1,386,241 -55% 1,206 $1,149   $38,178,440 5
Dec 11, 1998 16 $799,688 -42% 787 $1,016   $38,978,128 6
Dec 18, 1998 23 $515,303 -36% 486 $1,060   $39,493,431 7
Dec 25, 1998 30 $415,077 -19% 371 $1,119   $39,908,508 8
Jan 1, 1999 29 $370,340 -11% 425 $871   $40,278,848 9
Jan 8, 1999 27 $318,025 -14% 397 $801   $40,596,873 10
Jan 15, 1999 40 $154,423 -51% 212 $728   $40,751,296 11
Jan 22, 1999 45 $92,623 -40% 157 $590   $40,843,919 12
Jan 29, 1999 48 $54,031 -42% 117 $462   $40,897,950 13
Feb 5, 1999 52 $24,786 -54% 69 $359   $40,922,736 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Denzel Washington Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
Annette Bening Elise Kraft/Sharon Bridger
Bruce Willis General William Devereaux

Supporting Cast

Tony Shalhoub Frank Haddad
Sami Bouajila Samir Nazhde
David Proval Danny Sussman
Ahmed Ben Larby Sheik Ahmed Bin Talal
Mosleh Mohamed Muezzin
Lianna Pai Tina Osu
Mark Valley Mike Johanssen
Jack Gwaltney Fred Darius
Lance Reddick Floyd Rose
Jeremy Knaster INS Official
William Hill INS Uniform
Aasif Mandvi Khalil Saleh
Frank DiElsi Officer Williams
Wood Harris Officer Henderson
Ellen Bethea Anita
David Costabile Fingerprint Expert
Glenn Kessler Fiber Expert
Jeffrey Allan Waid* Video Agent
Tom McDermott Phone Bank Agent
Sherry Ham-Bernard Hub's Secretary
Joseph Hodges Landlord
Joey Naber Rashad
Said Faraj Yousuf
Alex Dodd Ali
Jacqueline Antaramian Najiba Haddad
Helmi Kassim Frank Haddad, Jr.
Ghoulam R. Rasoully Frank Jr.'s Teacher
Joseph Badalucco, Jr. EMT
Diana Naftal Injured Woman
Ben Shenkman Kaplan, INS
Barton Tinapp Mayoral A.A.
Neal Jones NYPD Representative
Donna Hanover District Attorney
Peter Schindler Johnson, FAA
Hany Kamal Arab Spokesman
Chip Zien Chief of Staff
Dakin Matthews Senator Wright
John Rothman Congressman Marshall
John Henry Cox Speaker of the House
E. Katherine Kerr Attorney General
Jimmie Ray Weeks Army General
Will Lyman FBI Director
Ray Godshall CIA Director
Victor Slezak Colonel Hardwick
Chris Messina Corporal
Gilbert Rosales Mechanic
Amro Salama Tariq Husseini
Jim Shankman ACLU Lawyer
Matt Servitto Journalist 1
Jourdan Fremin Journalist 2
Susie Essman Protest Speaker
Jeff Beatty FBI Agent Undercover
Graham J. Larson FBI Agent

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

Production and Technical Credits

Edward Zwick Director
Lynda Obst Producer
Edward Zwick Producer
Lawrence Wright Screenwriter
Menno Meyjes Screenwriter
Edward Zwick Screenwriter
Lawrence Wright Story Creator
Peter Schindler Executive Producer
Roger Deakins Director of Photography
Lilly Kilvert Production Designer
Ann Roth Costume Designer
Graeme Revell Composer
Jonathan Filley Co-Producer
Robin Budd Associate Producer
Nilo Otero Assistant Director
Peter Horton Second Unit Director
Jonathan Filley Unit Production Manager
Carl S. Griffin Production Supervisor
John O. Warnke* Supervising Art Director
Chris Shriver Art Director
Gretchen Rau Set Decorator
Craig Haagensen Second Unit Camera
Steven Rosenblum Editor
Allan Byer Sound Mixer
Paul Massey Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill Re-recording Mixer
Neal Anderson Sound Editor
Christopher Assells Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro Sound Editor
Hector C. Gika* Sound Editor
Gregory J. Hainer Sound Editor
Danny Hegeman Sound Editor
Craig Jaeger Sound Editor
Patrick Sellers Sound Editor
Josh Winget Music Editor
William A. Farley Hairstylist
Mary Goldberg Casting Director
Mary Colquhoun Casting Director
Joel J. Kramer* 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:$13,931,285 (34.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.94 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,541 opening theaters/2,582 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $93,951,872

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: November 6th, 1998 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language and brief nudity
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Negotiator
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Terrorism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lynda Obst Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 350 $6,019,736 Nov 27, 1998 24
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 117 $8,101,705 Nov 13, 1998 10
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 87 $19,520,095 Nov 13, 1998 10

Leading Cast

Denzel Washington Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
Annette Bening Elise Kraft/Sharon Bridger
Bruce Willis General William Devereaux

Supporting Cast

Tony Shalhoub Frank Haddad
Sami Bouajila Samir Nazhde
David Proval Danny Sussman
Ahmed Ben Larby Sheik Ahmed Bin Talal
Mosleh Mohamed Muezzin
Lianna Pai Tina Osu
Mark Valley Mike Johanssen
Jack Gwaltney Fred Darius
Lance Reddick Floyd Rose
Jeremy Knaster INS Official
William Hill INS Uniform
Aasif Mandvi Khalil Saleh
Frank DiElsi Officer Williams
Wood Harris Officer Henderson
Ellen Bethea Anita
David Costabile Fingerprint Expert
Glenn Kessler Fiber Expert
Jeffrey Allan Waid* Video Agent
Tom McDermott Phone Bank Agent
Sherry Ham-Bernard Hub's Secretary
Joseph Hodges Landlord
Joey Naber Rashad
Said Faraj Yousuf
Alex Dodd Ali
Jacqueline Antaramian Najiba Haddad
Helmi Kassim Frank Haddad, Jr.
Ghoulam R. Rasoully Frank Jr.'s Teacher
Joseph Badalucco, Jr. EMT
Diana Naftal Injured Woman
Ben Shenkman Kaplan, INS
Barton Tinapp Mayoral A.A.
Neal Jones NYPD Representative
Donna Hanover District Attorney
Peter Schindler Johnson, FAA
Hany Kamal Arab Spokesman
Chip Zien Chief of Staff
Dakin Matthews Senator Wright
John Rothman Congressman Marshall
John Henry Cox Speaker of the House
E. Katherine Kerr Attorney General
Jimmie Ray Weeks Army General
Will Lyman FBI Director
Ray Godshall CIA Director
Victor Slezak Colonel Hardwick
Chris Messina Corporal
Gilbert Rosales Mechanic
Amro Salama Tariq Husseini
Jim Shankman ACLU Lawyer
Matt Servitto Journalist 1
Jourdan Fremin Journalist 2
Susie Essman Protest Speaker
Jeff Beatty FBI Agent Undercover
Graham J. Larson FBI Agent

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

Production and Technical Credits

Edward Zwick Director
Lynda Obst Producer
Edward Zwick Producer
Lawrence Wright Screenwriter
Menno Meyjes Screenwriter
Edward Zwick Screenwriter
Lawrence Wright Story Creator
Peter Schindler Executive Producer
Roger Deakins Director of Photography
Lilly Kilvert Production Designer
Ann Roth Costume Designer
Graeme Revell Composer
Jonathan Filley Co-Producer
Robin Budd Associate Producer
Nilo Otero Assistant Director
Peter Horton Second Unit Director
Jonathan Filley Unit Production Manager
Carl S. Griffin Production Supervisor
John O. Warnke* Supervising Art Director
Chris Shriver Art Director
Gretchen Rau Set Decorator
Craig Haagensen Second Unit Camera
Steven Rosenblum Editor
Allan Byer Sound Mixer
Paul Massey Re-recording Mixer
D.M. Hemphill Re-recording Mixer
Neal Anderson Sound Editor
Christopher Assells Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro Sound Editor
Hector C. Gika* Sound Editor
Gregory J. Hainer Sound Editor
Danny Hegeman Sound Editor
Craig Jaeger Sound Editor
Patrick Sellers Sound Editor
Josh Winget Music Editor
William A. Farley Hairstylist
Mary Goldberg Casting Director
Mary Colquhoun Casting Director
Joel J. Kramer* 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
Nov 6, 1998 2 $13,931,285   2,541 $5,483   $13,931,285 1
Nov 13, 1998 4 $8,101,705 -42% 2,582 $3,138   $26,370,984 2
Nov 20, 1998 6 $3,577,517 -56% 2,438 $1,467   $32,059,634 3
Nov 27, 1998 12 $2,498,458 -30% 1,676 $1,491   $36,203,435 4
Dec 4, 1998 13 $1,037,257 -58% 1,206 $860   $37,829,456 5
Dec 11, 1998 16 $571,352 -45% 787 $726   $38,749,792 6
Dec 18, 1998 22 $321,707 -44% 486 $662   $39,299,835 7
Dec 25, 1998 29 $223,548 -31% 371 $603   $39,716,979 8
Jan 1, 1999 32 $255,296 +14% 425 $601   $40,163,804 9
Jan 8, 1999 28 $231,911 -9% 397 $584   $40,510,759 10
Jan 15, 1999 41 $127,931 -45% 212 $603   $40,724,804 11
Jan 22, 1999 47 $67,957 -47% 157 $433   $40,819,253 12
Jan 29, 1999 51 $37,022 -46% 117 $316   $40,880,941 13
Feb 5, 1999 57 $17,017 -54% 69 $247   $40,914,967 14
Feb 12, 1999 63 $9,636 -43% 23 $419   $40,932,372 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 6, 1998 2 $4,700,000     2,541 $1,850   $4,700,000 1
Nov 7, 1998 2 $6,100,000 +30%   2,541 $2,401   $10,800,000 2
Nov 8, 1998 2 $3,258,000 -47%   2,541 $1,282   $13,931,285 3
Nov 9, 1998 2 $890,960 -73%   2,541 $351   $14,822,245 4
Nov 10, 1998 2 $1,217,549 +37%   2,541 $479   $16,039,794 5
Nov 11, 1998 2 $1,410,548 +16%   2,541 $555   $17,450,342 6
Nov 12, 1998 2 $818,937 -42%   2,541 $322   $18,269,279 7
Nov 13, 1998 4 $2,530,000 +209% -46% 2,579 $981   $20,799,000 8
Nov 14, 1998 4 $3,720,000 +47% -39% 2,579 $1,442   $24,519,000 9
Nov 15, 1998 4 $1,914,000 -49% -41% 2,579 $742   $26,371,000 10
Nov 16, 1998 4 $479,729 -75% -46% 2,582 $186   $26,850,713 11
Nov 17, 1998 4 $617,923 +29% -49% 2,582 $239   $27,468,636 12
Nov 18, 1998 4 $534,618 -13% -62% 2,582 $207   $28,003,254 13
Nov 19, 1998 4 $478,863 -10% -42% 2,582 $185   $28,482,117 14
Nov 20, 1998 6 $1,045,000 +118% -59% 1,715 $609   $29,527,000 15
Nov 21, 1998 6 $1,660,000 +59% -55% 1,715 $968   $31,187,000 16
Nov 22, 1998 6 $868,000 -48% -55% 2,438 $356   $32,060,000 17
Nov 23, 1998 6 $271,194 -69% -43% 2,438 $111   $32,330,828 18
Nov 24, 1998 6 $385,000 +42% -38% 1,691 $228   $32,716,000 19

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 6, 1998 2 $18,269,279   2,541 $7,190   $18,269,279 1
Nov 13, 1998 4 $10,212,838 -44% 2,582 $3,955   $28,482,117 2
Nov 20, 1998 7 $5,222,860 -49% 2,438 $2,142   $33,704,977 3
Nov 27, 1998 12 $3,087,222 -41% 1,676 $1,842   $36,792,199 4
Dec 4, 1998 13 $1,386,241 -55% 1,206 $1,149   $38,178,440 5
Dec 11, 1998 16 $799,688 -42% 787 $1,016   $38,978,128 6
Dec 18, 1998 23 $515,303 -36% 486 $1,060   $39,493,431 7
Dec 25, 1998 30 $415,077 -19% 371 $1,119   $39,908,508 8
Jan 1, 1999 29 $370,340 -11% 425 $871   $40,278,848 9
Jan 8, 1999 27 $318,025 -14% 397 $801   $40,596,873 10
Jan 15, 1999 40 $154,423 -51% 212 $728   $40,751,296 11
Jan 22, 1999 45 $92,623 -40% 157 $590   $40,843,919 12
Jan 29, 1999 48 $54,031 -42% 117 $462   $40,897,950 13
Feb 5, 1999 52 $24,786 -54% 69 $359   $40,922,736 14

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records