Very Bad Things (1998)

Very Bad Things
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,949,470Details
International Box Office $11,145,504Details
Worldwide Box Office $21,094,974
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,245,853 (32.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,260 opening theaters/1,260 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $22,868,929

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,408 $9,949,470
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,599 $11,145,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,305 $21,094,974
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,875 $9,949,470
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $11,145,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,589 $21,094,974

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Polygram
Video Release: November 4th, 2002 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong, grisly violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Faithful
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Keywords: Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Interscope Communications
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 308 $7,820,504 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 252 $9,112,844 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 98 $3,245,853 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 93 $7,820,504 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 96 $4,665,853 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 91 $11,241,828 Nov 27, 1998 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,408 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,733 $22,868,929
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,672 $9,949,470
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 127 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,744 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,802 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,856 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 99 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,875 $9,949,470

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 1998 11 $3,245,853   1,260 $2,576   $4,657,574 1
Dec 4, 1998 11 $1,518,619 -53% 1,260 $1,205   $7,093,369 2
Dec 11, 1998 11 $863,891 -43% 1,008 $857   $8,542,683 3
Dec 18, 1998 19 $404,544 -53% 535 $756   $9,327,846 4
Dec 25, 1998 40 $80,500 -80% 107 $752   $9,670,405 5
Jan 1, 1999 44 $66,037 -18% 75 $880   $9,801,782 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 25, 1998 10 $550,000     1,260 $437   $550,000 1
Nov 26, 1998 9 $870,000 +58%   1,260 $690   $1,420,000 2
Nov 27, 1998 10 $1,245,000 +43%   1,260 $988   $2,665,000 3
Nov 28, 1998 10 $1,305,000 +5%   1,260 $1,036   $3,970,000 4
Nov 29, 1998 9 $763,000 -42%   1,260 $606   $4,653,000 5
Nov 30, 1998 7 $223,747 -71%   1,260 $178   $4,881,321 6
Dec 1, 1998 6 $279,808 +25%   1,260 $222   $5,161,123 7
Dec 2, 1998 7 $212,520 -24% -61% 1,260 $169   $5,373,643 8
Dec 3, 1998 7 $201,107 -5% -77% 1,260 $160   $5,574,750 9
Dec 7, 1998 8 $137,626   -38% 1,260 $109   $7,230,995 13
Dec 8, 1998 6 $185,907 +35% -34% 1,260 $148   $7,416,907 14
Dec 9, 1998 8 $132,035 -29% -38% 1,260 $105   $7,548,937 15
Dec 10, 1998 9 $129,855 -2% -35% 1,260 $103   $7,678,792 16
Dec 15, 1998 10 $111,458   -40% 1,008 $111   $8,744,241 21
Dec 16, 1998 10 $85,053 -24% -36% 1,008 $84   $8,829,294 22

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 1998 10 $4,163,029   1,260 $3,304   $5,574,750 2
Dec 4, 1998 11 $2,104,042 -49% 1,260 $1,670   $7,678,792 3
Dec 11, 1998 11 $1,244,510 -41% 1,008 $1,235   $8,923,302 4
Dec 18, 1998 19 $666,603 -46% 535 $1,246   $9,589,905 5
Dec 25, 1998 42 $145,840 -78% 107 $1,363   $9,735,745 6

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,599 $11,145,504
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,863 $11,145,504
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 63 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,817 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,303 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 53 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $11,145,504

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,305 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,508 $21,094,974
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 94 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,708 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,596 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,758 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 75 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,589 $21,094,974

Leading Cast

Christian Slater Robert Boyd
Cameron Diaz Laura Garrety

Supporting Cast

Daniel Stern Adam Berkow
Jeanne Tripplehorn Lois Berkow
Jon Favreau Kyle Fisher
Jeremy Piven Michael Berkow
Leland Orser Charles Moore
Joey Zimmerman Adam Berkow Jr.
Tyler Cole Malinger Timmy Berkow
Carla Scott Tina
Russell B. McKenzie Security Guard
Pancho Demmings Cop
Blake Gibbons Suit
Angelo DiMascio Clerk
Lawrence Pressman Mr. Fisher
Steve Fitchpatrick Cop at Hospital
Brian Grandison Doctor 1
John Cappon Doctor 2
Linda Klein Doctor 3
Byrne Piven Rabbi
Bob Bancroft Barry Morris
Trey Davis Receptionist
Marilyn McIntyre Judge Tower

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Berg Director
Peter Berg Screenwriter
Michael Schiffer Producer
Cindy Cowan Producer
Diane Nabatoff Producer
Ted Field Executive Producer
Scott Kroopf Executive Producer
Michael Helfant Executive Producer
Christian Slater Executive Producer
Dina Lipton Production Designer
Dan Lebental Editor
Stewart Copeland Composer
David Hennings Director of Photography
Joanna Johnson Associate Producer
Laura Greenlee Line Producer
Eric Heffron Assistant Director
Chris Howell Second Unit Director
Laura Greenlee Production Manager
Michael Atwell Art Director
Kathy Lucas Set Decorator
Ian Fox Second Unit Camera
Terry Dresbach Costume Designer
Mark Weingarten Sound Mixer
Matthew Iadarola Re-recording Mixer
Gary Gegan Re-recording Mixer
Gregory King Supervising Sound Editor
Yann Delpuech Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Brown Sound Editor
Kim Haves Sound Editor
Darren King Sound Editor
Meg Taylor Sound Editor
Michael Dittrick Supervising Music Editor
Sharyn Tylk Music Editor
Jeanne Van Phue Make up
Nancy Baca Make up
Daniel Curet Hairstylist
Sterling Meredith Music Supervisor
Debi Manwiller Casting Director
Chris Howell 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:$3,245,853 (32.6% of total gross)
Legs:3.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$10,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,260 opening theaters/1,260 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $22,868,929

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,408 $9,949,470
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,599 $11,145,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,305 $21,094,974
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,875 $9,949,470
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $11,145,504
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,589 $21,094,974

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 25th, 1998 (Wide) by Polygram
Video Release: November 4th, 2002 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong, grisly violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Faithful
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Keywords: Film Noir
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Interscope Communications
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 308 $7,820,504 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 252 $9,112,844 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day) 98 $3,245,853 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 93 $7,820,504 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day) 96 $4,665,853 Nov 27, 1998 5
Thanksgiving (Opening, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 91 $11,241,828 Nov 27, 1998 5

Leading Cast

Christian Slater Robert Boyd
Cameron Diaz Laura Garrety

Supporting Cast

Daniel Stern Adam Berkow
Jeanne Tripplehorn Lois Berkow
Jon Favreau Kyle Fisher
Jeremy Piven Michael Berkow
Leland Orser Charles Moore
Joey Zimmerman Adam Berkow Jr.
Tyler Cole Malinger Timmy Berkow
Carla Scott Tina
Russell B. McKenzie Security Guard
Pancho Demmings Cop
Blake Gibbons Suit
Angelo DiMascio Clerk
Lawrence Pressman Mr. Fisher
Steve Fitchpatrick Cop at Hospital
Brian Grandison Doctor 1
John Cappon Doctor 2
Linda Klein Doctor 3
Byrne Piven Rabbi
Bob Bancroft Barry Morris
Trey Davis Receptionist
Marilyn McIntyre Judge Tower

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Berg Director
Peter Berg Screenwriter
Michael Schiffer Producer
Cindy Cowan Producer
Diane Nabatoff Producer
Ted Field Executive Producer
Scott Kroopf Executive Producer
Michael Helfant Executive Producer
Christian Slater Executive Producer
Dina Lipton Production Designer
Dan Lebental Editor
Stewart Copeland Composer
David Hennings Director of Photography
Joanna Johnson Associate Producer
Laura Greenlee Line Producer
Eric Heffron Assistant Director
Chris Howell Second Unit Director
Laura Greenlee Production Manager
Michael Atwell Art Director
Kathy Lucas Set Decorator
Ian Fox Second Unit Camera
Terry Dresbach Costume Designer
Mark Weingarten Sound Mixer
Matthew Iadarola Re-recording Mixer
Gary Gegan Re-recording Mixer
Gregory King Supervising Sound Editor
Yann Delpuech Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Brown Sound Editor
Kim Haves Sound Editor
Darren King Sound Editor
Meg Taylor Sound Editor
Michael Dittrick Supervising Music Editor
Sharyn Tylk Music Editor
Jeanne Van Phue Make up
Nancy Baca Make up
Daniel Curet Hairstylist
Sterling Meredith Music Supervisor
Debi Manwiller Casting Director
Chris Howell Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,408 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,733 $22,868,929
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,672 $9,949,470
Top 1998 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 127 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,744 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,802 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,856 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 99 $9,949,470
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,875 $9,949,470

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 1998 11 $3,245,853   1,260 $2,576   $4,657,574 1
Dec 4, 1998 11 $1,518,619 -53% 1,260 $1,205   $7,093,369 2
Dec 11, 1998 11 $863,891 -43% 1,008 $857   $8,542,683 3
Dec 18, 1998 19 $404,544 -53% 535 $756   $9,327,846 4
Dec 25, 1998 40 $80,500 -80% 107 $752   $9,670,405 5
Jan 1, 1999 44 $66,037 -18% 75 $880   $9,801,782 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 25, 1998 10 $550,000     1,260 $437   $550,000 1
Nov 26, 1998 9 $870,000 +58%   1,260 $690   $1,420,000 2
Nov 27, 1998 10 $1,245,000 +43%   1,260 $988   $2,665,000 3
Nov 28, 1998 10 $1,305,000 +5%   1,260 $1,036   $3,970,000 4
Nov 29, 1998 9 $763,000 -42%   1,260 $606   $4,653,000 5
Nov 30, 1998 7 $223,747 -71%   1,260 $178   $4,881,321 6
Dec 1, 1998 6 $279,808 +25%   1,260 $222   $5,161,123 7
Dec 2, 1998 7 $212,520 -24% -61% 1,260 $169   $5,373,643 8
Dec 3, 1998 7 $201,107 -5% -77% 1,260 $160   $5,574,750 9
Dec 7, 1998 8 $137,626   -38% 1,260 $109   $7,230,995 13
Dec 8, 1998 6 $185,907 +35% -34% 1,260 $148   $7,416,907 14
Dec 9, 1998 8 $132,035 -29% -38% 1,260 $105   $7,548,937 15
Dec 10, 1998 9 $129,855 -2% -35% 1,260 $103   $7,678,792 16
Dec 15, 1998 10 $111,458   -40% 1,008 $111   $8,744,241 21
Dec 16, 1998 10 $85,053 -24% -36% 1,008 $84   $8,829,294 22

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 27, 1998 10 $4,163,029   1,260 $3,304   $5,574,750 2
Dec 4, 1998 11 $2,104,042 -49% 1,260 $1,670   $7,678,792 3
Dec 11, 1998 11 $1,244,510 -41% 1,008 $1,235   $8,923,302 4
Dec 18, 1998 19 $666,603 -46% 535 $1,246   $9,589,905 5
Dec 25, 1998 42 $145,840 -78% 107 $1,363   $9,735,745 6

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,599 $11,145,504
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,863 $11,145,504
Top 1998 Movies at the International Box Office 63 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,817 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,303 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 53 $11,145,504
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $11,145,504

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,305 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,508 $21,094,974
Top 1998 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 94 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,708 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,596 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,758 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 75 $21,094,974
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,589 $21,094,974