Wild Wild West (1999)

Wild Wild West poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $113,805,681Details
International Box Office $107,423,654Details
Worldwide Box Office $221,229,335
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$27,687,484 (24.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$175,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,342 opening theaters/3,342 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $241,501,031

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 30th, 1999 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: November 30th, 1999 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for action violence, sex references and innuendo
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ghostbusters
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Keywords: Visual Effects, Steampunk, Development Hell, Civil War, Buddy Cop, Wheelchair User, Speculative Western, Famously Bad
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Peters Entertainment, Sonnenfeld-Joseph
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 68 $27,687,484 Jul 2, 1999 5
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 60 $27,687,484 Jul 2, 1999 5
Top Western Weekend Domestic 5 $27,687,484 Jul 2, 1999 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 42 $27,687,484 Jul 2, 1999 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $61,588,300 Jul 2, 1999 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 27 $27,687,484 Jul 2, 1999 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 23 $61,588,300 Jul 2, 1999 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 2, 1999 1 $27,687,484   3,342 $8,285   $36,434,750 1
Jul 9, 1999 2 $16,834,042 -39% 3,342 $5,037   $76,569,324 2
Jul 16, 1999 5 $10,063,277 -40% 3,342 $3,011   $94,076,486 3
Jul 23, 1999 7 $5,332,918 -47% 3,045 $1,751   $104,113,824 4
Jul 30, 1999 13 $2,503,573 -53% 2,151 $1,164   $108,878,844 5
Aug 6, 1999 20 $729,260 -71% 1,157 $630   $110,726,211 6
Aug 13, 1999 29 $306,602 -58% 579 $530   $111,372,976 7
Aug 20, 1999 36 $175,929 -43% 371 $474   $111,629,242 8
Aug 27, 1999 59 $52,995 -70% 174 $305   $111,724,722 9
Sep 3, 1999 23 $896,057 +1,591% 598 $1,498   $112,634,702 10
Sep 10, 1999 26 $351,416 -61% 556 $632   $113,093,561 11
Sep 17, 1999 30 $219,843 -37% 359 $612   $113,398,360 12
Sep 24, 1999 35 $148,974 -32% 357 $417   $113,617,776 13
Oct 1, 1999 42 $91,299 -39% 236 $387   $113,745,408 14
Oct 8, 1999 60 $40,172 -56% 103 $390   $113,805,681 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 30, 1999 1 $7,074,603     3,309 $2,138   $7,074,603 1
Jul 1, 1999 1 $6,195,702 -12%   3,309 $1,872   $13,270,305 2
Jul 2, 1999 1 $9,570,000 +54%   3,342 $2,864   $22,840,000 3
Jul 3, 1999 1 $10,840,000 +13%   3,342 $3,244   $33,680,000 4
Jul 4, 1999 1 $7,305,000 -33%   3,342 $2,186   $40,985,000 5
Jul 5, 1999 1 $8,747,266 +20%   3,342 $2,617   $49,705,055 6
Jul 6, 1999 1 $3,787,442 -57%   3,342 $1,133   $53,492,497 7
Jul 7, 1999 1 $3,184,652 -16% -55% 3,342 $953   $56,677,149 8
Jul 8, 1999 2 $3,050,000 -4% -51% 3,342 $913   $59,727,149 9
Jul 9, 1999 3 $5,020,000 +65% -48% 3,342 $1,502   $64,755,000 10
Jul 10, 1999 1 $6,845,000 +36% -37% 3,342 $2,048   $71,600,000 11
Jul 11, 1999 2 $4,949,000 -28% -32% 3,342 $1,481   $76,569,324 12
Jul 12, 1999 3 $1,937,077 -61% -78% 3,342 $580   $78,506,401 13
Jul 13, 1999 3 $2,003,675 +3% -47% 3,342 $600   $80,510,076 14
Jul 14, 1999 3 $1,755,774 -12% -45% 3,342 $525   $82,265,850 15
Jul 15, 1999 2 $1,747,359 n/c -43% 3,342 $523   $84,013,209 16
Jul 16, 1999 5 $2,855,000 +63% -43% 3,342 $854   $86,868,000 17
Jul 17, 1999 4 $4,240,000 +49% -38% 3,342 $1,269   $91,143,000 18
Jul 18, 1999 5 $2,999,000 -29% -39% 3,342 $897   $94,076,000 19
Jul 19, 1999 5 $1,224,497 -59% -37% 3,342 $366   $95,300,983 20
Jul 20, 1999 5 $1,245,343 +2% -38% 3,342 $373   $96,546,326 21
Jul 21, 1999 5 $1,115,953 -10% -36% 3,342 $334   $97,662,279 22
Jul 22, 1999 5 $1,118,627 n/c -36% 3,342 $335   $98,780,906 23
Jul 23, 1999 7 $1,503,000 +34% -47% 3,045 $494   $100,284,000 24
Jul 24, 1999 6 $2,285,000 +52% -46% 3,045 $750   $102,569,000 25
Jul 25, 1999 7 $1,562,000 -32% -48% 3,045 $513   $104,113,824 26
Jul 26, 1999 9 $605,234 -61% -51% 3,045 $199   $104,719,058 27
Jul 27, 1999 9 $609,613 +1% -51% 3,045 $200   $105,328,671 28
Jul 28, 1999 10 $514,124 -16% -54% 3,045 $169   $105,842,795 29
Jul 29, 1999 9 $532,476 +4% -52% 3,045 $175   $106,375,271 30
Jul 30, 1999 13 $685,000 +29% -54% 2,151 $318   $107,060,000 31
Jul 31, 1999 12 $1,070,000 +56% -53% 2,151 $497   $108,130,000 32
Aug 2, 1999 13 $289,472   -52% 2,151 $135   $109,168,316 34
Aug 3, 1999 13 $292,333 +1% -52% 2,151 $136   $109,460,649 35
Aug 4, 1999 13 $279,289 -4% -46% 2,151 $130   $109,739,938 36
Aug 5, 1999 13 $257,013 -8% -52% 2,151 $119   $109,996,951 37
Aug 8, 1999 20 $198,000     1,157 $171   $110,726,211 40
Aug 9, 1999 20 $88,920 -55% -69% 1,157 $77   $110,815,131 41
Aug 11, 1999 20 $83,528   -70% 1,157 $72   $110,983,106 43
Aug 12, 1999 20 $83,268 n/c -68% 1,157 $72   $111,066,374 44

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 25, 1999 6 $13,270,305   3,309 $4,010   $13,270,305 1
Jul 2, 1999 1 $50,988,016 +284% 3,342 $15,257   $59,735,282 2
Jul 9, 1999 2 $24,277,927 -52% 3,342 $7,264   $84,013,209 3
Jul 16, 1999 5 $14,767,697 -39% 3,342 $4,419   $98,780,906 4
Jul 23, 1999 8 $7,594,365 -49% 3,045 $2,494   $106,375,271 5
Jul 30, 1999 12 $3,621,680 -52% 2,151 $1,684   $109,996,951 6
Aug 6, 1999 21 $1,069,423 -70% 1,157 $924   $111,066,374 7
Aug 13, 1999 32 $386,939 -64% 579 $668   $111,453,313 8
Aug 20, 1999 41 $218,414 -44% 371 $589   $111,671,727 9
Aug 27, 1999 61 $66,918 -69% 174 $385   $111,738,645 10
Sep 3, 1999 23 $1,003,500 +1,400% 598 $1,678   $112,742,145 11
Sep 10, 1999 29 $436,372 -57% 556 $785   $113,178,517 12
Sep 17, 1999 32 $290,285 -33% 359 $809   $113,468,802 13
Sep 24, 1999 40 $185,307 -36% 357 $519   $113,654,109 14
Oct 1, 1999 47 $111,400 -40% 236 $472   $113,765,509 15
Oct 8, 1999 62 $40,172 -64% 103 $390   $113,805,681 16

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Will Smith James West
Kevin Kline Artemus Gordon/President Grant
Salma Hayek Rita Escobar

Supporting Cast

Kenneth Branagh Dr. Arliss Loveless
Ted Levine McGrath
M. Emmet Walsh Coleman
Bai Ling Miss East
Rodney A. Grant Hudson
Garcelle Beauvais Girl in Water Tower
Musetta Vander Munitia
Sofia Eng Lippenreider
Frederique Van Der Wal Amazonia

Uncategorized

Ian Abercrombie British Dignitary
Kris Andersson Dancer
Christian Aubert French Dignitary
Carlos Cervantes Rita's Husband
Debra Christofferson Dora Look-a-Like
Orestes Matacena Spanish Dignitary
Jerry Potter George Washington
Steve Tom
Ismael "East" Carlo Mexican Dignitary

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

Production and Technical Credits

Barry Sonnenfeld Director
S.S. Wilson Screenwriter
Brent Maddock Screenwriter
Jeffrey Price Screenwriter
Peter S. Seaman Screenwriter
Jim Thomas Story Creator
John Thomas Story Creator
Jon Peters Producer
Barry Sonnenfeld Producer
Bill Todman, Jr. Executive Producer
Joel Simon Executive Producer
Kim LeMasters Executive Producer
Tracy Glaser Executive Producer
Barry Josephson Executive Producer
Graham Place Co-Producer
Doug Lodato Co-Producer
Michael Ballhaus Cinematographer
Jim Miller Editor
Elmer Bernstein Composer
Bo Welch Production Designer
Tom Duffield Art Director
Patrick Sullivan Set Designer
Maya Shimoguchi Set Designer
Gerald Sullivan Set Designer
Mariko Braswell Set Designer
Cheryl Carasik Set Decorator
Deborah L. Scott Costume Designer
Peter Kurland Sound
Skip Lievsay Supervising Sound Editor
Bobby Mackston Supervising Sound Editor
Eric Brevig Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Lantieri Special Effects Supervisor
Rick Baker Special Make-up Effects
Terry J. Leonard Stunt Coordinator
Artie Malesci Stunt Coordinator
Philip Tan Stunt Coordinator
Neri Kyle Tannenbaum Associate Producer
Chris Soldo Associate Producer
Chris Soldo Assistant Director
Leonard Brevig Second Unit Director
Bill Pope Second Unit Camera
David Dunlap Second Unit Camera
Raymond Stella Second Unit Camera
Chuck Shuman Second Unit Camera
David Rubin Casting Director
Ronna Kress 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:$27,687,484 (24.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:51.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$175,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,342 opening theaters/3,342 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $241,501,031

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.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 30th, 1999 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
Video Release: November 30th, 1999 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for action violence, sex references and innuendo
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Ghostbusters
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Visual Effects, Steampunk, Development Hell, Civil War, Buddy Cop, Wheelchair User, Speculative Western, Famously Bad
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Peters Entertainment, Sonnenfeld-Joseph
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 68 $27,687,484 Jul 2, 1999 5
Top Historical Fiction Weekend Domestic 60 $27,687,484 Jul 2, 1999 5
Top Western Weekend Domestic 5 $27,687,484 Jul 2, 1999 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 42 $27,687,484 Jul 2, 1999 5
Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 29 $61,588,300 Jul 2, 1999 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day) 27 $27,687,484 Jul 2, 1999 5
Independence Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 23 $61,588,300 Jul 2, 1999 5

Leading Cast

Will Smith James West
Kevin Kline Artemus Gordon/President Grant
Salma Hayek Rita Escobar

Supporting Cast

Kenneth Branagh Dr. Arliss Loveless
Ted Levine McGrath
M. Emmet Walsh Coleman
Bai Ling Miss East
Rodney A. Grant Hudson
Garcelle Beauvais Girl in Water Tower
Musetta Vander Munitia
Sofia Eng Lippenreider
Frederique Van Der Wal Amazonia

Uncategorized

Ian Abercrombie British Dignitary
Kris Andersson Dancer
Christian Aubert French Dignitary
Carlos Cervantes Rita's Husband
Debra Christofferson Dora Look-a-Like
Orestes Matacena Spanish Dignitary
Jerry Potter George Washington
Steve Tom
Ismael "East" Carlo Mexican Dignitary

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

Production and Technical Credits

Barry Sonnenfeld Director
S.S. Wilson Screenwriter
Brent Maddock Screenwriter
Jeffrey Price Screenwriter
Peter S. Seaman Screenwriter
Jim Thomas Story Creator
John Thomas Story Creator
Jon Peters Producer
Barry Sonnenfeld Producer
Bill Todman, Jr. Executive Producer
Joel Simon Executive Producer
Kim LeMasters Executive Producer
Tracy Glaser Executive Producer
Barry Josephson Executive Producer
Graham Place Co-Producer
Doug Lodato Co-Producer
Michael Ballhaus Cinematographer
Jim Miller Editor
Elmer Bernstein Composer
Bo Welch Production Designer
Tom Duffield Art Director
Patrick Sullivan Set Designer
Maya Shimoguchi Set Designer
Gerald Sullivan Set Designer
Mariko Braswell Set Designer
Cheryl Carasik Set Decorator
Deborah L. Scott Costume Designer
Peter Kurland Sound
Skip Lievsay Supervising Sound Editor
Bobby Mackston Supervising Sound Editor
Eric Brevig Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Lantieri Special Effects Supervisor
Rick Baker Special Make-up Effects
Terry J. Leonard Stunt Coordinator
Artie Malesci Stunt Coordinator
Philip Tan Stunt Coordinator
Neri Kyle Tannenbaum Associate Producer
Chris Soldo Associate Producer
Chris Soldo Assistant Director
Leonard Brevig Second Unit Director
Bill Pope Second Unit Camera
David Dunlap Second Unit Camera
Raymond Stella Second Unit Camera
Chuck Shuman Second Unit Camera
David Rubin Casting Director
Ronna Kress 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
Jul 2, 1999 1 $27,687,484   3,342 $8,285   $36,434,750 1
Jul 9, 1999 2 $16,834,042 -39% 3,342 $5,037   $76,569,324 2
Jul 16, 1999 5 $10,063,277 -40% 3,342 $3,011   $94,076,486 3
Jul 23, 1999 7 $5,332,918 -47% 3,045 $1,751   $104,113,824 4
Jul 30, 1999 13 $2,503,573 -53% 2,151 $1,164   $108,878,844 5
Aug 6, 1999 20 $729,260 -71% 1,157 $630   $110,726,211 6
Aug 13, 1999 29 $306,602 -58% 579 $530   $111,372,976 7
Aug 20, 1999 36 $175,929 -43% 371 $474   $111,629,242 8
Aug 27, 1999 59 $52,995 -70% 174 $305   $111,724,722 9
Sep 3, 1999 23 $896,057 +1,591% 598 $1,498   $112,634,702 10
Sep 10, 1999 26 $351,416 -61% 556 $632   $113,093,561 11
Sep 17, 1999 30 $219,843 -37% 359 $612   $113,398,360 12
Sep 24, 1999 35 $148,974 -32% 357 $417   $113,617,776 13
Oct 1, 1999 42 $91,299 -39% 236 $387   $113,745,408 14
Oct 8, 1999 60 $40,172 -56% 103 $390   $113,805,681 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 30, 1999 1 $7,074,603     3,309 $2,138   $7,074,603 1
Jul 1, 1999 1 $6,195,702 -12%   3,309 $1,872   $13,270,305 2
Jul 2, 1999 1 $9,570,000 +54%   3,342 $2,864   $22,840,000 3
Jul 3, 1999 1 $10,840,000 +13%   3,342 $3,244   $33,680,000 4
Jul 4, 1999 1 $7,305,000 -33%   3,342 $2,186   $40,985,000 5
Jul 5, 1999 1 $8,747,266 +20%   3,342 $2,617   $49,705,055 6
Jul 6, 1999 1 $3,787,442 -57%   3,342 $1,133   $53,492,497 7
Jul 7, 1999 1 $3,184,652 -16% -55% 3,342 $953   $56,677,149 8
Jul 8, 1999 2 $3,050,000 -4% -51% 3,342 $913   $59,727,149 9
Jul 9, 1999 3 $5,020,000 +65% -48% 3,342 $1,502   $64,755,000 10
Jul 10, 1999 1 $6,845,000 +36% -37% 3,342 $2,048   $71,600,000 11
Jul 11, 1999 2 $4,949,000 -28% -32% 3,342 $1,481   $76,569,324 12
Jul 12, 1999 3 $1,937,077 -61% -78% 3,342 $580   $78,506,401 13
Jul 13, 1999 3 $2,003,675 +3% -47% 3,342 $600   $80,510,076 14
Jul 14, 1999 3 $1,755,774 -12% -45% 3,342 $525   $82,265,850 15
Jul 15, 1999 2 $1,747,359 n/c -43% 3,342 $523   $84,013,209 16
Jul 16, 1999 5 $2,855,000 +63% -43% 3,342 $854   $86,868,000 17
Jul 17, 1999 4 $4,240,000 +49% -38% 3,342 $1,269   $91,143,000 18
Jul 18, 1999 5 $2,999,000 -29% -39% 3,342 $897   $94,076,000 19
Jul 19, 1999 5 $1,224,497 -59% -37% 3,342 $366   $95,300,983 20
Jul 20, 1999 5 $1,245,343 +2% -38% 3,342 $373   $96,546,326 21
Jul 21, 1999 5 $1,115,953 -10% -36% 3,342 $334   $97,662,279 22
Jul 22, 1999 5 $1,118,627 n/c -36% 3,342 $335   $98,780,906 23
Jul 23, 1999 7 $1,503,000 +34% -47% 3,045 $494   $100,284,000 24
Jul 24, 1999 6 $2,285,000 +52% -46% 3,045 $750   $102,569,000 25
Jul 25, 1999 7 $1,562,000 -32% -48% 3,045 $513   $104,113,824 26
Jul 26, 1999 9 $605,234 -61% -51% 3,045 $199   $104,719,058 27
Jul 27, 1999 9 $609,613 +1% -51% 3,045 $200   $105,328,671 28
Jul 28, 1999 10 $514,124 -16% -54% 3,045 $169   $105,842,795 29
Jul 29, 1999 9 $532,476 +4% -52% 3,045 $175   $106,375,271 30
Jul 30, 1999 13 $685,000 +29% -54% 2,151 $318   $107,060,000 31
Jul 31, 1999 12 $1,070,000 +56% -53% 2,151 $497   $108,130,000 32
Aug 2, 1999 13 $289,472   -52% 2,151 $135   $109,168,316 34
Aug 3, 1999 13 $292,333 +1% -52% 2,151 $136   $109,460,649 35
Aug 4, 1999 13 $279,289 -4% -46% 2,151 $130   $109,739,938 36
Aug 5, 1999 13 $257,013 -8% -52% 2,151 $119   $109,996,951 37
Aug 8, 1999 20 $198,000     1,157 $171   $110,726,211 40
Aug 9, 1999 20 $88,920 -55% -69% 1,157 $77   $110,815,131 41
Aug 11, 1999 20 $83,528   -70% 1,157 $72   $110,983,106 43
Aug 12, 1999 20 $83,268 n/c -68% 1,157 $72   $111,066,374 44

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 25, 1999 6 $13,270,305   3,309 $4,010   $13,270,305 1
Jul 2, 1999 1 $50,988,016 +284% 3,342 $15,257   $59,735,282 2
Jul 9, 1999 2 $24,277,927 -52% 3,342 $7,264   $84,013,209 3
Jul 16, 1999 5 $14,767,697 -39% 3,342 $4,419   $98,780,906 4
Jul 23, 1999 8 $7,594,365 -49% 3,045 $2,494   $106,375,271 5
Jul 30, 1999 12 $3,621,680 -52% 2,151 $1,684   $109,996,951 6
Aug 6, 1999 21 $1,069,423 -70% 1,157 $924   $111,066,374 7
Aug 13, 1999 32 $386,939 -64% 579 $668   $111,453,313 8
Aug 20, 1999 41 $218,414 -44% 371 $589   $111,671,727 9
Aug 27, 1999 61 $66,918 -69% 174 $385   $111,738,645 10
Sep 3, 1999 23 $1,003,500 +1,400% 598 $1,678   $112,742,145 11
Sep 10, 1999 29 $436,372 -57% 556 $785   $113,178,517 12
Sep 17, 1999 32 $290,285 -33% 359 $809   $113,468,802 13
Sep 24, 1999 40 $185,307 -36% 357 $519   $113,654,109 14
Oct 1, 1999 47 $111,400 -40% 236 $472   $113,765,509 15
Oct 8, 1999 62 $40,172 -64% 103 $390   $113,805,681 16

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records