Shakespeare in Love
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
DistributorMiramax
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Opening$224,012
8 theaters
8 theaters
Budget$25,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 11, 1998 (Jan 8, 1999)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 3 min
GenresComedy
Drama
History
Romance
In Release386 days/55 weeks
Widest Release2,030 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12-14 | 3 | $7,882,506 | +127.6% | 1,956 | +1,123 | $4,029 | $45,495,599 | 10 |
| Jan 29-31 | 5 | $4,037,917 | +11.3% | 759 | +104 | $5,320 | $31,447,302 | 8 |
| Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day wknd | 6 | $9,050,029 | - | 1,956 | - | $4,626 | $46,663,122 | - |
| Feb 19-21 | 6 | $5,827,713 | -26.1% | 2,030 | +74 | $2,870 | $54,127,857 | 11 |
| Mar 26-28 | 6 | $4,284,169 | +44% | 1,931 | +665 | $2,218 | $79,286,275 | 16 |
| Feb 5-7 | 6 | $3,463,943 | -14.2% | 833 | +74 | $4,158 | $36,158,631 | 9 |
| Feb 26-28 | 7 | $4,372,632 | -25% | 1,920 | -110 | $2,277 | $60,143,613 | 12 |
| Apr 2-4 | 7 | $3,115,017 | -27.3% | 1,735 | -196 | $1,795 | $84,105,704 | 17 |
| Jan 8-10 | 8 | $4,224,426 | +33.2% | 632 | +333 | $6,684 | $15,018,242 | 5 |
| Jan 22-24 | 9 | $3,629,432 | - | 655 | - | $5,541 | $25,882,499 | 7 |
| Mar 5-7 | 9 | $3,306,893 | -24.4% | 1,721 | -199 | $1,921 | $64,826,518 | 13 |
| Mar 19-21 | 9 | $2,975,498 | +4.4% | 1,266 | -139 | $2,350 | $73,192,745 | 15 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 10 | $4,729,645 | - | 648 | - | $7,298 | $21,286,905 | - |
| Jan 1-3 | 10 | $3,172,107 | +21.5% | 299 | +4 | $10,609 | $9,411,676 | 4 |
| Apr 16-18 | 10 | $1,750,254 | -18.9% | 1,443 | -171 | $1,212 | $89,856,022 | 19 |
| May 7-9 | 10 | $785,199 | -4.9% | 903 | -114 | $869 | $93,965,332 | 22 |
| Mar 12-14 | 11 | $2,848,931 | -13.8% | 1,405 | -316 | $2,027 | $68,887,013 | 14 |
| Apr 9-11 | 11 | $2,156,955 | -30.8% | 1,614 | -121 | $1,336 | $87,485,574 | 18 |
| Dec 25-27 | 12 | $2,609,894 | +666.5% | 295 | +276 | $8,847 | $3,589,742 | 3 |
| Apr 23-25 | 12 | $1,256,967 | -28.2% | 1,181 | -262 | $1,064 | $91,661,717 | 20 |
| May 21-23 | 13 | $745,400 | +4.9% | 1,223 | +320 | $609 | $95,940,373 | 24 |
| May 14-16 | 13 | $710,352 | -9.5% | 903 | - | $786 | $94,956,844 | 23 |
| Jul 2-4 | 14 | $582,774 | +680.1% | 618 | +442 | $943 | $98,665,820 | 30 |
| Apr 30-May 2 | 15 | $825,962 | -34.3% | 1,017 | -164 | $812 | $92,887,782 | 21 |
| May 28-31 Memorial Day wknd | 15 | $544,060 | - | 795 | - | $684 | $96,772,694 | - |
| Jul 9-11 | 15 | $511,368 | -12.3% | 572 | -46 | $894 | $99,418,544 | 31 |
| Dec 11-13 | 16 | $224,012 | - | 8 | - | $28,001 | $224,012 | 1 |
| Dec 18-20 | 17 | $340,495 | +52% | 19 | +11 | $17,920 | $688,478 | 2 |
| Jun 4-6 | 21 | $263,017 | - | 586 | - | $448 | $97,167,485 | 26 |
| Jul 16-18 | 25 | $269,546 | -47.3% | 439 | -133 | $614 | $99,985,637 | 32 |
| Jun 11-13 | 26 | $196,617 | -25.2% | 413 | -173 | $476 | $97,496,951 | 27 |
| Jun 18-20 | 40 | $103,426 | -47.4% | 246 | -167 | $420 | $97,702,543 | 28 |
| Jul 23-25 | 43 | $83,104 | -69.2% | 212 | -227 | $392 | $100,241,322 | 33 |
| Jun 25-27 | 46 | $74,703 | -27.8% | 176 | -70 | $424 | $97,834,665 | 29 |
