Contact (1997) - Box Office Mojo

Contact

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic Summary

Widest Release:

2,314 theaters

The Players

Director:	Robert Zemeckis
Writer:	Michael Goldenberg
Actors:	Jodie Foster Matthew McConaughey Angela Bassett* Rob Lowe* Jena Malone*
Cinematographer:	Don Burgess
Composer:	Alan Silvestri
* Denotes minor role

1997 Academy Awards®

Nominated for One Oscar.
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Genres

Genre	Rank
Drama - Summer	18
Sci-Fi - Based on Book	7

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	528
Yearly 1997	16
Yearly Opening Weekends 1997	16
Yearly PG Rated 1997	3
Worldwide Yearly 1997	22
Opening Weeks	557
Movies That Never Hit #1	96
Opening Weekends Not At #1	173
Opening Weekends	655
Opening Weekends - July	88
Twelfth Weekends	141
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	613
Rated G and PG	180
Rated PG	146
Rated PG, Opening Weekends	132
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends	168
Slowest to $100 million	31
BOM Users' Grades	458
BOM Users' Grades (1997 Releases)	39
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on October 26, 1997)	148
Yearly (Wide) 1997	15
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 1997	17
Opening Weeks Adjusted	374
Movies That Never #1 Adjusted	51
Opening Weekends Not At #1 Adjusted	51
Opening Weekends Adjusted - July	65
Opening Weekends Adjusted	419
Rated G and PG Adjusted	195
Rated PG Adjusted	146
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	97
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	123