Amistad
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
DistributorDreamWorks Distribution
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Opening$4,573,523
322 theaters
322 theaters
Budget$36,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 10, 1997 (Dec 26, 1997)
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May 14, 1998
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 35 min
GenresBiography
Drama
History
In Release387 days/55 weeks
Widest Release1,019 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8-10 | 19 | $1,333 | +45.4% | 4 | +2 | $333 | $44,228,741 | 22 |
| May 1-3 | 26 | $917 | -35.3% | 2 | -1 | $458 | $44,226,806 | 21 |
| Apr 24-26 | 24 | $1,418 | -69.6% | 3 | -7 | $472 | $44,225,362 | 20 |
| Apr 17-19 | 26 | $4,667 | - | 10 | - | $466 | $44,221,297 | 19 |
| Apr 10-13 Easter wknd | 5 | $1,371 | - | 26 | - | $52 | $44,212,003 | - |
| Apr 3-5 | 22 | $27,655 | -62.3% | 169 | -148 | $163 | $44,175,394 | 17 |
| Mar 27-29 | 18 | $73,319 | -65.7% | 317 | -109 | $231 | $44,107,804 | 16 |
| Mar 20-22 | 18 | $213,748 | -29.9% | 426 | -144 | $501 | $43,935,837 | 15 |
| Mar 13-15 | 16 | $304,866 | +166.1% | 570 | +344 | $534 | $43,571,219 | 14 |
| Mar 6-8 | 22 | $114,550 | -54.6% | 226 | -175 | $506 | $43,222,082 | 13 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | 17 | $252,201 | -38.9% | 401 | -200 | $628 | $43,011,294 | 12 |
| Feb 20-22 Nagano Olympics | 15 | $412,888 | -41.3% | 601 | -128 | $687 | $42,606,630 | 11 |
| Feb 13-16 Nagano Olympics Presidents' Day wknd | 16 | $818,699 | - | 729 | - | $1,123 | $42,005,754 | - |
| Feb 13-15 Nagano Olympics | 7 | $703,747 | -26.6% | 729 | -89 | $965 | $41,890,802 | 10 |
| Feb 6-8 Nagano Olympics | 15 | $958,728 | -30.7% | 818 | -90 | $1,172 | $40,860,661 | 9 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 14 | $1,383,825 | -21.4% | 908 | -111 | $1,524 | $39,472,352 | 8 |
| Jan 23-25 | 12 | $1,759,880 | -36.3% | 1,019 | +18 | $1,727 | $37,414,589 | 7 |
| Jan 16-19 MLK wknd | 10 | $3,341,031 | - | 1,001 | - | $3,337 | $35,032,339 | - |
| Jan 16-18 | 4 | $2,763,129 | +2.8% | 1,001 | +228 | $2,760 | $34,454,437 | 6 |
| Jan 9-11 | 10 | $2,688,003 | -40% | 773 | +47 | $3,477 | $30,797,832 | 5 |
| Jan 2-4 | 7 | $4,477,454 | -13.5% | 726 | +14 | $6,167 | $26,714,127 | 4 |
| Dec 26-28 | 11 | $5,176,006 | +57.8% | 712 | +232 | $7,269 | $17,768,155 | 3 |
| Dec 19-21 | 8 | $3,280,336 | -28.3% | 480 | +158 | $6,834 | $9,674,595 | 2 |
| Dec 12-14 | 5 | $4,573,523 | - | 322 | - | $14,203 | $4,661,866 | 1 |
