Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
How to create the imagination of movement for fun parks is the theme of this documentary. Although engineers try and try to create machines that shake, tilt, turn, lift and drop people in a way that fools their senses, the real McCoy cannot be imitated: Roller Coasters just let you experience movement much, much more intense than everything else - even on the screen.
DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Release DateJul 11, 1997
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Dec 28, 2003
Running Time38 min
GenresAdventure
Documentary
Short
In Release2,366 days/338 weeks
Widest Release81 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19-21 | 43 | $57,713 | - | 14 | - | $4,122 | $12,125,784 | 85 |
| Aug 6-8 | 48 | $75,054 | +29.3% | 12 | - | $6,254 | $14,210,539 | 109 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 48 | $35,267 | - | 14 | - | $2,519 | $11,821,549 | - |
| Jul 30-Aug 1 | 49 | $58,033 | +23.3% | 12 | - | $4,836 | $14,092,014 | 108 |
| May 28-31 Memorial Day wknd | 50 | $61,234 | - | 11 | - | $5,566 | $13,188,794 | - |
| Mar 12-14 | 50 | $58,314 | - | 10 | - | $5,831 | $12,328,295 | 88 |
| Jul 23-25 | 50 | $47,078 | +12.9% | 12 | +3 | $3,923 | $13,988,731 | 107 |
| Jul 9-11 | 50 | $44,646 | +31.2% | 9 | - | $4,960 | $13,747,005 | 105 |
| Mar 19-21 | 51 | $52,402 | -10.1% | 10 | - | $5,240 | $12,415,492 | 89 |
| Jun 4-6 | 52 | $50,778 | - | 10 | - | $5,077 | $13,264,697 | 100 |
| May 14-16 | 52 | $45,519 | - | 11 | - | $4,138 | $13,003,844 | 97 |
| Feb 5-7 | 52 | $41,827 | +21.9% | 16 | +1 | $2,614 | $11,976,016 | 83 |
| Jul 2-4 | 52 | $34,035 | -22.9% | 9 | - | $3,781 | $13,682,359 | 104 |
| Jul 12-14 | 52 | $30,891 | +25.7% | 4 | +1 | $7,722 | $17,755,192 | 262 |
| Feb 26-28 | 53 | $42,976 | -25.5% | 14 | - | $3,069 | $12,196,417 | 86 |
| May 21-23 | 53 | $42,739 | -6.1% | 11 | - | $3,885 | $13,078,457 | 98 |
| Jul 16-18 | 53 | $41,701 | -6.6% | 9 | - | $4,633 | $13,840,498 | 106 |
| Jul 5-7 | 53 | $24,572 | +55.9% | 3 | +1 | $8,190 | $17,674,783 | 261 |
| Jun 25-27 | 54 | $44,134 | +2.4% | 9 | - | $4,903 | $13,559,905 | 103 |
| Jan 8-10 | 54 | $28,634 | -28.7% | 14 | +1 | $2,045 | $11,756,350 | 79 |
| Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day wknd | 55 | $53,801 | - | 15 | - | $3,586 | $12,039,900 | - |
| Aug 4-6 | 55 | $49,598 | +22.2% | 4 | +2 | $12,399 | $16,223,067 | 161 |
| Jun 18-20 | 55 | $43,101 | +0.8% | 9 | - | $4,789 | $13,439,071 | 102 |
| Jun 11-13 | 55 | $42,763 | -15.8% | 9 | -1 | $4,751 | $13,302,409 | 101 |
| Jan 1-3 | 55 | $40,136 | - | 13 | - | $3,087 | $11,694,857 | 78 |
| Jan 22-24 | 55 | $35,716 | - | 81 | - | $440 | $11,872,320 | 81 |
| Jan 29-31 | 55 | $34,312 | -3.9% | 15 | -66 | $2,287 | $11,919,581 | 82 |
| Jul 19-21 | 55 | $32,230 | +4.3% | 4 | - | $8,057 | $17,828,509 | 263 |
| Aug 13-15 | 56 | $41,956 | -44.1% | 12 | - | $3,496 | $14,304,772 | 110 |
| Mar 26-28 | 56 | $41,627 | -20.6% | 10 | - | $4,162 | $12,488,747 | 90 |
| Jun 28-30 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 56 | $15,762 | +4% | 2 | - | $7,881 | $17,627,436 | 260 |
| Jun 14-16 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 56 | $15,256 | - | 2 | - | $7,628 | $17,575,489 | 258 |
| Jul 26-28 | 57 | $32,580 | +1.1% | 4 | - | $8,145 | $17,902,591 | 264 |
| Jun 21-23 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 57 | $15,152 | -0.7% | 2 | - | $7,576 | $17,595,463 | 259 |
| Apr 16-18 | 58 | $41,227 | -3.3% | 10 | +2 | $4,122 | $12,695,908 | 93 |
| Jul 28-30 | 58 | $40,602 | +56.6% | 2 | - | $20,301 | $16,123,454 | 160 |
| Apr 9-11 | 59 | $42,637 | - | 8 | - | $5,329 | $12,629,296 | 92 |
| Aug 20-22 | 59 | $36,913 | -12% | 12 | - | $3,076 | $14,391,767 | 111 |
| Aug 18-20 | 59 | $35,423 | -21.7% | 4 | - | $8,855 | $16,375,244 | 163 |
| Aug 9-11 | 60 | $30,068 | +53.7% | 5 | +1 | $6,013 | $18,013,494 | 266 |
| Aug 11-13 | 61 | $45,238 | -8.8% | 4 | - | $11,309 | $16,298,337 | 162 |
| Aug 27-29 | 64 | $32,016 | -13.3% | 12 | - | $2,668 | $14,468,350 | 112 |
| May 31-Jun 2 World Cup (Korea/Japan) | 64 | $12,625 | - | 2 | - | $6,312 | $17,512,016 | 256 |
| Aug 25-27 | 65 | $30,795 | -13.1% | 4 | - | $7,698 | $16,440,595 | 164 |
| Aug 16-18 | 65 | $27,804 | -7.5% | 5 | - | $5,560 | $18,072,447 | 267 |
| Jul 14-16 | 65 | $27,435 | +6.1% | 2 | - | $13,717 | $15,871,107 | 158 |
| Jun 30-Jul 2 | 65 | $25,600 | - | 2 | - | $12,800 | $15,745,607 | 156 |
| Oct 15-17 | 65 | $18,167 | - | 11 | - | $1,651 | $14,737,253 | 119 |
| Jul 21-23 | 66 | $25,930 | -5.5% | 2 | - | $12,965 | $16,014,699 | 159 |
| Aug 2-4 | 66 | $19,564 | -40% | 4 | - | $4,891 | $17,941,856 | 265 |
| Jun 13-15 | 66 | $18,360 | +79.4% | 3 | - | $6,120 | $18,447,288 | 310 |
| Aug 23-25 | 68 | $25,923 | -6.8% | 5 | - | $5,184 | $18,120,094 | 268 |
| Aug 1-3 | 68 | $16,386 | +54% | 3 | - | $5,462 | $18,601,581 | 317 |
| Jul 7-9 | 69 | $25,850 | +1% | 2 | - | $12,925 | $15,799,868 | 157 |
| Jul 18-20 | 69 | $11,474 | -5.7% | 3 | - | $3,824 | $18,557,454 | 315 |
| Aug 8-10 | 71 | $17,046 | +4% | 3 | - | $5,682 | $18,631,950 | 318 |
| Aug 15-17 | 72 | $13,430 | -21.2% | 3 | - | $4,476 | $18,656,799 | 319 |
| Jun 27-29 | 72 | $11,172 | -0.7% | 3 | - | $3,724 | $18,489,303 | 312 |
| Jul 11-13 | 73 | $12,163 | +9.9% | 3 | - | $4,054 | $18,535,171 | 314 |
| Jul 25-27 | 73 | $10,643 | -7.2% | 3 | - | $3,547 | $18,578,057 | 316 |
| May 30-Jun 1 | 73 | $9,403 | - | 2 | - | $4,701 | $18,392,620 | 308 |
| Aug 30-Sep 2 Labor Day wknd | 75 | $22,623 | - | 5 | - | $4,524 | $18,169,567 | - |
| Aug 22-24 | 76 | $13,442 | <0.1% | 2 | -1 | $6,721 | $18,683,879 | 320 |
| Jun 20-22 | 77 | $11,246 | -38.7% | 3 | - | $3,748 | $18,468,239 | 311 |
| Jul 4-6 | 77 | $11,067 | -0.9% | 3 | - | $3,689 | $18,507,981 | 313 |
| Sep 13-15 | 80 | $12,807 | +6.8% | 5 | - | $2,561 | $18,209,113 | 271 |
| Sep 6-8 | 81 | $11,995 | - | 5 | - | $2,399 | $18,184,860 | 270 |
| Jun 6-8 | 82 | $10,236 | +8.9% | 3 | +1 | $3,412 | $18,417,244 | 309 |
| Sep 20-22 | 86 | $13,800 | +7.8% | 5 | - | $2,760 | $18,232,199 | 272 |
| Aug 29-Sep 1 Labor Day wknd | 89 | $10,547 | - | 2 | - | $5,273 | $18,707,030 | - |
| Sep 27-29 | 90 | $10,743 | -22.2% | 6 | +1 | $1,790 | $18,249,424 | 273 |
| Nov 1-3 | 90 | $7,367 | -11.6% | 4 | - | $1,841 | $18,295,509 | 278 |
| Oct 18-20 | 93 | $8,007 | +57.5% | 4 | - | $2,001 | $18,275,010 | 276 |
| Nov 8-10 | 94 | $6,522 | -11.5% | 2 | -2 | $3,261 | $18,285,974 | 279 |
| Dec 26-28 | 94 | $569 | -58% | 1 | - | $569 | $18,798,590 | 338 |
| Oct 25-27 | 96 | $8,334 | +4.1% | 4 | - | $2,083 | $18,286,448 | 277 |
| Dec 19-21 | 96 | $1,354 | +29.6% | 1 | - | $1,354 | $18,798,021 | 337 |
| Jan 31-Feb 2 | 100 | $2,439 | +5% | 1 | - | $2,439 | $18,337,561 | 291 |
| Jan 10-12 | 100 | $2,059 | +14.7% | 1 | -1 | $2,059 | $18,330,770 | 288 |
| Dec 20-22 | 100 | $1,691 | -28.4% | 2 | - | $845 | $18,323,621 | 285 |
| Oct 4-6 | 101 | $5,457 | -49.2% | 4 | -2 | $1,364 | $18,257,807 | 274 |
| Oct 11-13 | 105 | $5,085 | -6.8% | 4 | - | $1,271 | $18,261,511 | 275 |
| Nov 29-Dec 1 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 105 | $2,338 | -9.5% | 2 | - | $1,169 | $18,315,782 | 282 |
| Jan 24-26 | 105 | $2,322 | - | 1 | - | $2,322 | $18,335,122 | 290 |
| Dec 27-29 | 105 | $2,129 | +25.9% | 2 | - | $1,064 | $18,326,795 | 286 |
| Nov 15-17 | 106 | $3,829 | -41.3% | 2 | - | $1,914 | $18,310,121 | 280 |
| Nov 22-24 | 106 | $2,582 | -32.6% | 2 | - | $1,291 | $18,313,444 | 281 |
| Dec 13-15 | 106 | $2,363 | +52.4% | 2 | - | $1,181 | $18,321,930 | 284 |
| Mar 14-16 | 107 | $2,678 | +3.2% | 1 | - | $2,678 | $18,351,240 | 297 |
| Jan 3-5 | 107 | $1,795 | -15.7% | 2 | - | $897 | $18,328,711 | 287 |
| Jan 17-20 MLK wknd | 108 | $2,030 | - | 1 | - | $2,030 | $18,332,800 | - |
| Dec 6-8 Post-Thanksgiving | 112 | $1,551 | -33.7% | 2 | - | $775 | $18,318,934 | 283 |
| Mar 21-23 | 113 | $1,825 | -31.9% | 1 | - | $1,825 | $18,353,576 | 298 |
| Mar 7-9 | 114 | $2,596 | - | 1 | - | $2,596 | $18,344,645 | 296 |
| Dec 12-14 | 114 | $1,045 | +84.3% | 1 | - | $1,045 | $18,795,605 | 336 |
| Feb 7-9 | 114 | $861 | -64.7% | 1 | - | $861 | $18,338,422 | 292 |
| Nov 14-16 | 115 | $1,135 | -7.1% | 1 | - | $1,135 | $18,787,300 | 332 |
| Dec 5-7 Post-Thanksgiving | 117 | $567 | -22.8% | 1 | - | $567 | $18,791,603 | 335 |
| Mar 28-30 | 118 | $1,850 | +1.4% | 1 | - | $1,850 | $18,356,125 | 299 |
| Nov 28-30 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 119 | $734 | -30.6% | 1 | - | $734 | $18,790,072 | 334 |
| Nov 21-23 | 125 | $1,057 | -6.9% | 1 | - | $1,057 | $18,789,005 | 333 |
| May 23-26 Memorial Day wknd | 130 | $333 | - | 1 | - | $333 | $18,359,628 | - |
| Nov 7-9 | 131 | $1,222 | +27.8% | 1 | - | $1,222 | $18,785,504 | 331 |
| Oct 10-12 | 132 | $1,946 | +191.3% | 1 | - | $1,946 | $18,779,172 | 327 |
| Oct 31-Nov 2 | 136 | $956 | -34.2% | 1 | - | $956 | $18,783,717 | 330 |
| Oct 24-26 | 138 | $1,452 | +55.1% | 1 | - | $1,452 | $18,781,998 | 329 |
| Oct 3-5 | 141 | $668 | - | 1 | - | $668 | $18,776,994 | 326 |
| Sep 5-7 | 141 | $643 | - | 1 | - | $643 | $18,709,506 | 322 |
| Oct 17-19 | 142 | $936 | -51.9% | 1 | - | $936 | $18,780,413 | 328 |
| May 9-11 | 147 | $101 | -30.8% | 1 | - | $101 | $18,359,065 | 305 |
| Sep 12-14 | 149 | $425 | -33.9% | 1 | - | $425 | $18,775,243 | 323 |
| Apr 25-27 | 150 | $593 | +25.1% | 1 | - | $593 | $18,358,618 | 303 |
| Apr 18-20 | 151 | $474 | - | 1 | - | $474 | $18,357,451 | 302 |
| May 16-18 | 155 | $116 | +14.9% | 1 | - | $116 | $18,359,253 | 306 |
| May 2-4 | 163 | $146 | -75.4% | 1 | - | $146 | $18,358,901 | 304 |
