Quills

In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.

Grosses

Domestic (39.3%)
$7,065,332
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$249,383
9 theaters
Release DateNov 24, 2000
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresBiography Drama
In Release403 days/57 weeks
Widest Release223 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 24-26
Thanksgiving 3-Day
20$249,383-9-$27,709$324,4561
Dec 1-3
Post-Thanksgiving
21$207,337-16.9%9-$23,037$640,4391
Dec 8-1022$160,164-22.8%9-$17,796$890,6543
Dec 15-1717$442,182+176.1%61+52$7,248$1,405,0234
Dec 22-25
Christmas long wknd
22$433,511-216-$2,006$2,055,744-
Dec 29-Jan 1, 2001
New Year's long wknd
19$825,044-216-$3,819$3,350,819-
Jan 5-720$615,595-223-$2,760$4,284,6647
Jan 12-15
MLK wknd
26$472,207-177-$2,667$5,002,987-
Jan 19-2128$234,309-136-$1,722$5,359,1299
Jan 26-2834$132,561-43.4%94-42$1,410$5,589,61510
Feb 2-442$101,100-23.7%56-38$1,805$5,754,30111
Feb 9-1146$61,362-39.3%36-20$1,704$5,856,13912
Feb 16-19
Presidents' Day wknd
31$330,730-199-$1,661$6,217,308-
Feb 23-2538$173,859-156-$1,114$6,471,67314
Mar 2-446$87,231-49.8%89-67$980$6,631,28515
Mar 9-1148$68,885-21%70-19$984$6,742,29116
Mar 16-1853$62,222-9.7%62-8$1,003$6,839,58417
Mar 23-2553$55,360-11%54-8$1,025$6,925,45318
Mar 30-Apr 155$34,941-36.9%32-22$1,091$6,989,27819