Monster's Ball

After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.

Grosses

Domestic (69.6%)
$31,273,922
Summary Details
DistributorLionsgate Films
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Opening$110,552
7 theaters
Budget$4,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Dec 26, 2001 (Mar 1, 2002) - Jun 6, 2002
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 51 min
GenresDrama Romance
In Release371 days/53 weeks
Widest Release714 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 28-3029$110,552-7-$15,793$153,9951
Dec 28-Jan 1, 2002
New Year's long wknd
28$174,109-7-$24,872$217,5221
Jan 4-628$133,208+20.5%8+1$16,651$385,6882
Jan 11-1330$129,951-2.4%8-$16,243$579,3203
Jan 18-2030$157,018+20.8%11+3$14,274$795,3464
Jan 18-21
MLK wknd
30$198,916-11-$18,083$837,244-
Jan 25-2730$193,982+23.5%17+6$11,410$1,079,2705
Feb 1-327$314,439+62.1%29+12$10,842$1,467,0796
Feb 8-10
Salt Lake Olympics
12$2,321,246+638.2%342+313$6,787$3,938,6837
Feb 15-17
Salt Lake Olympics
16$2,725,306+17.4%473+131$5,761$7,559,5928
Feb 15-18
Presidents' Day wknd
Salt Lake Olympics
16$3,217,185-473-$6,801$8,051,471-
Feb 22-24
Salt Lake Olympics
17$2,097,738-23%554+81$3,786$10,761,3069
Mar 1-317$1,800,243-14.2%660+106$2,727$13,177,94010
Mar 8-1014$1,663,494-7.6%696+36$2,390$15,457,81711
Mar 15-1715$1,333,960-19.8%609-87$2,190$17,528,86512
Mar 22-2415$1,557,337+16.7%543-66$2,868$19,678,78113
Mar 29-3115$2,060,118+32.3%676+133$3,047$22,931,44214
Apr 5-716$1,484,836-27.9%714+38$2,079$25,210,74815
Apr 12-1416$1,040,241-29.9%594-120$1,751$26,722,81316
Apr 19-2116$793,121-23.8%488-106$1,625$28,131,29417
Apr 26-2820$595,201-25%414-74$1,437$29,275,07518
May 3-524$393,099-34%323-91$1,217$30,079,24919
May 10-1226$308,354-21.6%251-72$1,228$30,649,21120
May 17-1929$144,605-53.1%206-45$701$30,998,67121
May 24-2625$60,776-58%107-99$568$31,145,61022
May 24-27
Memorial Day wknd
35$83,488-107-$780$31,168,322-
May 31-Jun 2
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
34$48,254-20.6%75-32$643$31,252,96423