Windtalkers (2002)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,914,068Details
International Box Office $36,714,197Details
Worldwide Box Office $77,628,265
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Synopsis

Joe Ender feels guilty for losing his entire platoon in an ambush, and gets a chance to prove himself by protecting Navajo soldier Ben Yahzee, who is a critical asset.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,520,412 (35.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$115,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,898 opening theaters/2,898 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $75,912,846

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 14th, 2002 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: February 4th, 2003 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive graphic war violence, and for language
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Inglourious Basterds
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Keywords: World War II, Disrupted by 2001 September 11 Attacks
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 14, 2002 3 $14,520,412   2,898 $5,010   $14,520,412 1
Jun 21, 2002 6 $6,551,131 -55% 2,898 $2,261   $26,600,014 2
Jun 28, 2002 10 $3,501,253 -47% 2,529 $1,384   $33,175,859 3
Jul 5, 2002 15 $1,769,971 -49% 1,563 $1,132   $36,601,964 4
Jul 12, 2002 17 $1,187,328 -33% 1,485 $800   $38,645,492 5
Jul 19, 2002 18 $833,136 -30% 1,285 $648   $40,146,482 6
Jul 26, 2002 32 $116,414 -86% 202 $576   $40,358,935 7
Aug 2, 2002 35 $98,229 -16% 187 $525   $40,531,308 8
Aug 9, 2002 45 $73,827 -25% 140 $527   $40,657,108 9
Aug 30, 2002 68 $15,053   34 $443   $40,859,614 12
Sep 6, 2002 78 $7,701 -49% 21 $367   $40,871,393 13
Sep 13, 2002 82 $8,941 +16% 13 $688   $40,883,601 14
Sep 20, 2002 105 $5,347 -40% 12 $446   $40,892,057 15
Sep 27, 2002 93 $9,887 +85% 20 $494   $40,904,367 16
Oct 4, 2002 105 $4,021 -59% 11 $366   $40,911,830 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 14, 2002 3 $4,400,000     2,898 $1,518   $4,400,000 1
Jun 15, 2002 4 $4,564,000 +4%   2,898 $1,575   $8,964,000 2
Jun 16, 2002 3 $4,500,000 -1%   2,898 $1,553   $14,520,412 3
Jun 17, 2002 3 $1,527,000 -66%   2,898 $527   $16,047,000 4
Jun 18, 2002 4 $1,491,000 -2%   2,898 $514   $17,539,000 5
Jun 19, 2002 4 $1,301,000 -13%   2,898 $449   $18,840,000 6
Jun 20, 2002 4 $1,209,000 -7%   2,898 $417   $20,049,000 7
Jun 21, 2002 8 $1,907,000 +58% -57% 2,898 $658   $21,956,000 8
Jun 22, 2002 8 $2,700,000 +42% -41% 2,898 $932   $24,700,000 9
Jun 23, 2002 6 $2,000,000 -26% -56% 2,898 $690   $26,600,000 10
Jun 24, 2002 7 $735,000 -63% -52% 2,898 $254   $27,335,000 11
Jun 25, 2002 7 $819,000 +11% -45% 2,898 $283   $28,154,000 12
Jun 26, 2002 7 $766,000 -6% -41% 2,898 $264   $28,920,000 13
Jun 27, 2002 7 $754,000 -2% -38% 2,898 $260   $29,675,000 14
Jun 28, 2002 10 $935,000 +24% -51% 2,529 $370   $30,610,000 15
Jun 29, 2002 10 $1,378,000 +47% -49% 2,529 $545   $31,988,000 16
Jun 30, 2002 10 $1,110,000 -19% -45% 2,529 $439   $33,170,000 17

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 14, 2002 3 $20,048,883   2,898 $6,918   $20,048,883 1
Jun 21, 2002 7 $9,625,723 -52% 2,898 $3,322   $29,674,606 2
Jun 28, 2002 10 $5,157,387 -46% 2,529 $2,039   $34,831,993 3
Jul 5, 2002 15 $2,626,171 -49% 1,563 $1,680   $37,458,164 4
Jul 12, 2002 17 $1,855,182 -29% 1,485 $1,249   $39,313,346 5
Jul 19, 2002 20 $929,175 -50% 1,285 $723   $40,242,521 6
Jul 26, 2002 32 $190,558 -79% 202 $943   $40,433,079 7
Aug 2, 2002 37 $150,202 -21% 187 $803   $40,583,281 8
Aug 30, 2002 67 $19,131   34 $563   $40,863,692 12
Sep 6, 2002 81 $10,968 -43% 21 $522   $40,874,660 13
Sep 13, 2002 83 $12,050 +10% 13 $927   $40,886,710 14
Sep 20, 2002 99 $7,770 -36% 12 $648   $40,894,480 15
Sep 27, 2002 89 $13,329 +72% 20 $666   $40,907,809 16
Oct 4, 2002 89 $6,259 -53% 11 $569   $40,914,068 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Nicolas Cage Sergeant Joe Enders
Adam Beach Private Ben Yahzee

Supporting Cast

Peter Stormare Sergeant Eric 'Gunny' Hjelmstad
Noah Emmerich Corporal Charles 'Chick' Rogers
Mark Ruffalo Pappas
Brian Van Holt Harrigan
Roger Willie Private Charles Whitehorse
Frances O’Connor Nurse Rita Swelton
Christian Slater Sergeant Peter 'Ox' Henderson
Martin Henderson Nellie
Jason Isaacs Major Mellitz
William Morts* Sgt. Fortino
Cameron Thor Mertens
Kevin Cooney Ear Doctor
Holmes Osborne Colonel Hollings
Keith Campbell Kittring
Clayton Barber Hasby
Scott Atkinson Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
Jeremy Davidson Marine
Brian F. Maynard Corpsman
Albert Smith Navajo Man
James D. Dever Field Hospital Colonel
Vincent Whipple Navajo Instructor
Jim Morse Marine Recruit
Chris Devlin Sgt. Code Instructor
Jeff Davis Tech Sgt.
Glen Begay Radio Codetalker
Ross Lasi Tanoai Eddie the Bartender
Brian Kasai Japanese Intelligence Officer
Hiroshi "Rosh" Mori* Japanese Radio Operator
John Takeshi Ichikawa Japanese Bunker Commander
Christopher T. Yamamoto Japanese Bunker Gunner
Marc McClellan Marine Artillery Commander
Steve Tanizaki Japanese Artillery Officer
Malcolm Dohi Battleship Codetalker
Darrel Guilbeau Battleship Petty Officer
Aaron Yamagata Tanapag Boy
Victoria Chen Tanapag Mother
Jon Michael Souza N.C.O. Officer
Carissa Jung Tanapag Girl
Wataru Yoshida Japanese Artillery
Junya Oishi Japanese Artillery Sighter
Jiro Koga Japanese Artillery Gunner

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Woo Director
John Rice Screenwriter
Joe Batteer Screenwriter
John Woo Producer
Terence Chang Producer
Tracie Graham Producer
Alison Rosenzweig Producer
C.O. Erickson Executive Producer
John J. Smith Line Producer
Richard Stenta Line Producer
Jeffrey Kimball Director of Photography
Holger Gross Production Designer
Steven Kemper Editor
Jeff Gullo Editor
Tom Rolf Editor
Kevin Yagher Special Make-up Effects
Caroline Macaulay Co-Producer
Arthur Anderson Co-Producer
James Horner Composer
Steve Traxler Associate Producer
Arthur Anderson Assistant Director
Brian Smrz Second Unit Director
John J. Smith Production Manager
Kevin Ishioka Art Director
Richard Goddard Set Decorator
Bill Mitchell Additional Photography
Kevin Lingenfelser Visual Effects Supervisor
John Frazier Special Effects Coordinator
Nick Scarano Costume Supervisor
Richard Goodman Production Sound Mixer
Randy Thom Re-recording Mixer
David E. Fluhr Re-recording Mixer
Mark P. Stoeckinger Supervising Sound Editor
Alan Rankin Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Victor Ray Ennis Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Jyrala Sound Editor
Perry Robertson Sound Editor
Bryan Bowen Sound Designer
Bruce Tanis Sound Designer
Michael Hertlein Dialogue Editor
David A. Cohen Dialogue Editor
Jim Henrikson Supervising Music Editor
Dick Bernstein Music Editor
Philip Tallman Music Editor
Joe E. Rand Music Editor
Steve LaPorte Key Makeup
Janis Clark Key Hairstylist
Mitch Coughlin Special Effects Makeup Supervisor
Rick Stratton Key Special Effects Makeup
Jamie Kelman Special Effects Makeup
Mindy Marin Casting Director
Brian Smrz Stunt Coordinator
Gregg Smrz Stunt Co-Coordinator
Eddie Yansick Stunt Co-Coordinator
Al Goto Stunt Co-Coordinator
Brian Smrz Second Unit Camera

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


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Synopsis

Joe Ender feels guilty for losing his entire platoon in an ambush, and gets a chance to prove himself by protecting Navajo soldier Ben Yahzee, who is a critical asset.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,520,412 (35.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$115,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,898 opening theaters/2,898 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $75,912,846

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD, Amazon EST
iTunes:iTunes

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 14th, 2002 (Wide) by MGM
Video Release: February 4th, 2003 by MGM Video
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive graphic war violence, and for language
Running Time: 134 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Inglourious Basterds
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: World War II, Disrupted by 2001 September 11 Attacks
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Nicolas Cage Sergeant Joe Enders
Adam Beach Private Ben Yahzee

Supporting Cast

Peter Stormare Sergeant Eric 'Gunny' Hjelmstad
Noah Emmerich Corporal Charles 'Chick' Rogers
Mark Ruffalo Pappas
Brian Van Holt Harrigan
Roger Willie Private Charles Whitehorse
Frances O’Connor Nurse Rita Swelton
Christian Slater Sergeant Peter 'Ox' Henderson
Martin Henderson Nellie
Jason Isaacs Major Mellitz
William Morts* Sgt. Fortino
Cameron Thor Mertens
Kevin Cooney Ear Doctor
Holmes Osborne Colonel Hollings
Keith Campbell Kittring
Clayton Barber Hasby
Scott Atkinson Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
Jeremy Davidson Marine
Brian F. Maynard Corpsman
Albert Smith Navajo Man
James D. Dever Field Hospital Colonel
Vincent Whipple Navajo Instructor
Jim Morse Marine Recruit
Chris Devlin Sgt. Code Instructor
Jeff Davis Tech Sgt.
Glen Begay Radio Codetalker
Ross Lasi Tanoai Eddie the Bartender
Brian Kasai Japanese Intelligence Officer
Hiroshi "Rosh" Mori* Japanese Radio Operator
John Takeshi Ichikawa Japanese Bunker Commander
Christopher T. Yamamoto Japanese Bunker Gunner
Marc McClellan Marine Artillery Commander
Steve Tanizaki Japanese Artillery Officer
Malcolm Dohi Battleship Codetalker
Darrel Guilbeau Battleship Petty Officer
Aaron Yamagata Tanapag Boy
Victoria Chen Tanapag Mother
Jon Michael Souza N.C.O. Officer
Carissa Jung Tanapag Girl
Wataru Yoshida Japanese Artillery
Junya Oishi Japanese Artillery Sighter
Jiro Koga Japanese Artillery Gunner

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Woo Director
John Rice Screenwriter
Joe Batteer Screenwriter
John Woo Producer
Terence Chang Producer
Tracie Graham Producer
Alison Rosenzweig Producer
C.O. Erickson Executive Producer
John J. Smith Line Producer
Richard Stenta Line Producer
Jeffrey Kimball Director of Photography
Holger Gross Production Designer
Steven Kemper Editor
Jeff Gullo Editor
Tom Rolf Editor
Kevin Yagher Special Make-up Effects
Caroline Macaulay Co-Producer
Arthur Anderson Co-Producer
James Horner Composer
Steve Traxler Associate Producer
Arthur Anderson Assistant Director
Brian Smrz Second Unit Director
John J. Smith Production Manager
Kevin Ishioka Art Director
Richard Goddard Set Decorator
Bill Mitchell Additional Photography
Kevin Lingenfelser Visual Effects Supervisor
John Frazier Special Effects Coordinator
Nick Scarano Costume Supervisor
Richard Goodman Production Sound Mixer
Randy Thom Re-recording Mixer
David E. Fluhr Re-recording Mixer
Mark P. Stoeckinger Supervising Sound Editor
Alan Rankin Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Victor Ray Ennis Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Jyrala Sound Editor
Perry Robertson Sound Editor
Bryan Bowen Sound Designer
Bruce Tanis Sound Designer
Michael Hertlein Dialogue Editor
David A. Cohen Dialogue Editor
Jim Henrikson Supervising Music Editor
Dick Bernstein Music Editor
Philip Tallman Music Editor
Joe E. Rand Music Editor
Steve LaPorte Key Makeup
Janis Clark Key Hairstylist
Mitch Coughlin Special Effects Makeup Supervisor
Rick Stratton Key Special Effects Makeup
Jamie Kelman Special Effects Makeup
Mindy Marin Casting Director
Brian Smrz Stunt Coordinator
Gregg Smrz Stunt Co-Coordinator
Eddie Yansick Stunt Co-Coordinator
Al Goto Stunt Co-Coordinator
Brian Smrz Second Unit Camera

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
Jun 14, 2002 3 $14,520,412   2,898 $5,010   $14,520,412 1
Jun 21, 2002 6 $6,551,131 -55% 2,898 $2,261   $26,600,014 2
Jun 28, 2002 10 $3,501,253 -47% 2,529 $1,384   $33,175,859 3
Jul 5, 2002 15 $1,769,971 -49% 1,563 $1,132   $36,601,964 4
Jul 12, 2002 17 $1,187,328 -33% 1,485 $800   $38,645,492 5
Jul 19, 2002 18 $833,136 -30% 1,285 $648   $40,146,482 6
Jul 26, 2002 32 $116,414 -86% 202 $576   $40,358,935 7
Aug 2, 2002 35 $98,229 -16% 187 $525   $40,531,308 8
Aug 9, 2002 45 $73,827 -25% 140 $527   $40,657,108 9
Aug 30, 2002 68 $15,053   34 $443   $40,859,614 12
Sep 6, 2002 78 $7,701 -49% 21 $367   $40,871,393 13
Sep 13, 2002 82 $8,941 +16% 13 $688   $40,883,601 14
Sep 20, 2002 105 $5,347 -40% 12 $446   $40,892,057 15
Sep 27, 2002 93 $9,887 +85% 20 $494   $40,904,367 16
Oct 4, 2002 105 $4,021 -59% 11 $366   $40,911,830 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jun 14, 2002 3 $4,400,000     2,898 $1,518   $4,400,000 1
Jun 15, 2002 4 $4,564,000 +4%   2,898 $1,575   $8,964,000 2
Jun 16, 2002 3 $4,500,000 -1%   2,898 $1,553   $14,520,412 3
Jun 17, 2002 3 $1,527,000 -66%   2,898 $527   $16,047,000 4
Jun 18, 2002 4 $1,491,000 -2%   2,898 $514   $17,539,000 5
Jun 19, 2002 4 $1,301,000 -13%   2,898 $449   $18,840,000 6
Jun 20, 2002 4 $1,209,000 -7%   2,898 $417   $20,049,000 7
Jun 21, 2002 8 $1,907,000 +58% -57% 2,898 $658   $21,956,000 8
Jun 22, 2002 8 $2,700,000 +42% -41% 2,898 $932   $24,700,000 9
Jun 23, 2002 6 $2,000,000 -26% -56% 2,898 $690   $26,600,000 10
Jun 24, 2002 7 $735,000 -63% -52% 2,898 $254   $27,335,000 11
Jun 25, 2002 7 $819,000 +11% -45% 2,898 $283   $28,154,000 12
Jun 26, 2002 7 $766,000 -6% -41% 2,898 $264   $28,920,000 13
Jun 27, 2002 7 $754,000 -2% -38% 2,898 $260   $29,675,000 14
Jun 28, 2002 10 $935,000 +24% -51% 2,529 $370   $30,610,000 15
Jun 29, 2002 10 $1,378,000 +47% -49% 2,529 $545   $31,988,000 16
Jun 30, 2002 10 $1,110,000 -19% -45% 2,529 $439   $33,170,000 17

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 14, 2002 3 $20,048,883   2,898 $6,918   $20,048,883 1
Jun 21, 2002 7 $9,625,723 -52% 2,898 $3,322   $29,674,606 2
Jun 28, 2002 10 $5,157,387 -46% 2,529 $2,039   $34,831,993 3
Jul 5, 2002 15 $2,626,171 -49% 1,563 $1,680   $37,458,164 4
Jul 12, 2002 17 $1,855,182 -29% 1,485 $1,249   $39,313,346 5
Jul 19, 2002 20 $929,175 -50% 1,285 $723   $40,242,521 6
Jul 26, 2002 32 $190,558 -79% 202 $943   $40,433,079 7
Aug 2, 2002 37 $150,202 -21% 187 $803   $40,583,281 8
Aug 30, 2002 67 $19,131   34 $563   $40,863,692 12
Sep 6, 2002 81 $10,968 -43% 21 $522   $40,874,660 13
Sep 13, 2002 83 $12,050 +10% 13 $927   $40,886,710 14
Sep 20, 2002 99 $7,770 -36% 12 $648   $40,894,480 15
Sep 27, 2002 89 $13,329 +72% 20 $666   $40,907,809 16
Oct 4, 2002 89 $6,259 -53% 11 $569   $40,914,068 17

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.