A Civil Action (1998) - Box Office Mojo

A Civil Action

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:

$56,709,981

Domestic Summary

Release Dates:

December 25, 1998 (limited)
January 8, 1999 (wide)

Limited Opening Weekend:	$70,079
(2 theaters, $35,039 average)

Widest Release:

2,319 theaters

The Players

Director:	Steven Zaillian
Writer:	Steven Zaillian
Actors:	John Travolta Robert Duvall Tony Shalhoub William H. Macy John Lithgow Kathleen Quinlan James Gandolfini* Kathy Bates* (Cameo) Sydney Pollack*
Producer:	Scott Rudin
Composer:	Danny Elfman
* Denotes minor role

1998 Academy Awards®

Nominated for Two Oscars.
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Genres

Genre	Rank
Environmentalist	9

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	1,153
Yearly 1998	38
Yearly Opening Weekends 1998	203
Yearly PG-13 Rated 1998	21
Opening Weeks	1,076
Longest Time To #1	34
Opening Weekends	969
Opening Weekends - January	59
Opening Weekends - Winter	131
Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends	66
BOM Users' Grades (1998 Releases)	62
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on April 30, 1999)	421
Yearly (Wide) 1999	43
Yearly Opening Weekends (Limited) 1998	75
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 1999	38
Opening Weeks Adjusted	947
Theater Averages - Opening Weekends Adjusted	163
Opening Weekends Adjusted - January	28
Opening Weekends Adjusted	849
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Winter	80