A Bug's Life

A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.

Grosses

Domestic (44.8%)
$162,798,565
Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$291,121
1 theaters
Budget$120,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Nov 20, 1998 (Nov 25, 1998) - May 20, 1999
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Family
In Release407 days/58 weeks
Widest Release2,773 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 20-2216$291,121-1-$291,121$291,1211
Nov 25-29
Thanksgiving 5-Day
1$45,739,516-2,686-$17,028$46,111,4561
Nov 26-29
Thanksgiving 4-Day
1$40,585,387-2,686-$15,109$46,111,4561
Nov 27-29
Thanksgiving 3-Day
1$33,258,052+11,324.1%2,686+2,685$12,382$46,111,4561
Dec 4-6
Post-Thanksgiving
1$17,174,218-48.4%2,701+15$6,358$68,678,0063
Dec 11-132$11,193,675-34.8%2,748+47$4,073$83,487,4704
Dec 18-203$9,987,932-10.8%2,773+25$3,601$96,342,6605
Dec 25-277$10,126,455+1.4%2,456-317$4,123$114,492,1546
Jan 1-35$8,830,882-12.8%2,551+95$3,461$136,420,4467
Jan 8-107$4,723,951-46.5%2,500-51$1,889$142,955,2098
Jan 15-177$3,443,206-27.1%1,815-685$1,897$147,397,8749
Jan 15-18
MLK wknd
13$4,552,139-1,815-$2,508$148,506,807-
Jan 22-2413$2,700,616-21.6%1,521-294$1,775$151,734,82810
Jan 29-3112$1,922,070-28.8%1,510-11$1,272$154,152,00311
Feb 5-715$1,417,171-26.3%1,286-224$1,101$155,959,88512
Feb 12-1411$803,104-43.3%979-307$820$157,001,88913
Feb 12-15
Presidents' Day wknd
21$1,069,012-979-$1,091$157,267,797-
Feb 19-2124$563,966-29.8%745-234$757$158,069,88414
Feb 26-2829$359,901-36.2%558-187$644$158,538,82915
Mar 5-728$313,003-13%490-68$638$158,985,08716
Mar 12-1430$273,504-12.6%444-46$616$159,336,86117
Mar 19-2126$344,384+25.9%449+5$767$159,906,60718
Mar 26-2821$529,461+53.7%661+212$801$160,543,62319
Apr 2-418$423,476-20%649-12$652$161,235,00220
Apr 9-1122$400,809-5.4%538-111$744$161,946,39921
Apr 16-1823$315,084-21.4%484-54$651$162,343,73322
Apr 23-2532$165,222-47.6%380-104$434$162,577,62723
Apr 30-May 241$84,590-48.8%275-105$307$162,698,58424
May 7-960$41,951-50.4%184-91$227$162,763,06325
May 14-1661$16,932-59.6%83-101$204$162,792,67726