Being John Malkovich

A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.

Grosses

Domestic (98.9%)
$22,863,596
Summary Details
DistributorUSA Films
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Opening$637,721
25 theaters
Budget$13,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Oct 29, 1999 (Dec 3, 1999)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 53 min
GenresComedy Drama Fantasy
In Release430 days/61 weeks
Widest Release630 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Oct 29-Nov 417$1,023,621-25-$40,944$1,023,6211
Nov 5-1113$2,733,628+167.1%175+150$15,620$3,757,2492
Nov 12-1811$3,144,074+15%467+292$6,732$6,894,3003
Nov 19-2512$2,962,427-5.8%591+124$5,012$9,863,7504
Nov 26-Dec 210$2,599,432-12.3%589-2$4,413$12,463,1825
Dec 3-98$1,868,614-28.1%624+35$2,994$14,331,7966
Dec 10-1610$1,405,659-24.8%630+6$2,231$15,737,4557
Dec 17-2314$1,268,160-9.8%491-139$2,582$17,005,6158
Dec 24-3016$765,693-39.6%24-467$31,903$17,771,3089
Dec 31-Jan 6, 200017$779,445+1.8%249+225$3,130$18,550,75310
Jan 7-1322$684,035-12.2%235-14$2,910$19,234,78811
Jan 14-2024$620,912-9.2%218-17$2,848$19,855,70012
Jan 21-2730$435,871-29.8%192-26$2,270$20,291,57113
Jan 28-Feb 329$453,269+4%233+41$1,945$20,744,84014
Feb 4-1030$420,409-7.2%207-26$2,030$21,165,24915
Feb 11-1730$353,496-15.9%173-34$2,043$21,518,74516
Feb 18-2433$302,945-14.3%165-8$1,836$21,821,69017
Feb 25-Mar 236$208,097-31.3%135-30$1,541$22,029,78718
Mar 3-942$156,098-25%95-40$1,643$22,185,88519
Mar 10-1649$122,167-21.7%70-25$1,745$22,308,05220
Mar 17-2347$101,893-16.6%73+3$1,395$22,409,94521
Mar 24-3044$140,574+38%82+9$1,714$22,550,51922
Mar 31-Apr 645$101,369-27.9%82-$1,236$22,651,88823
Apr 7-1345$71,286-29.7%74-8$963$22,723,17424
Apr 14-2053$45,956-35.5%48-26$957$22,769,13025