A Civil Action

A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing several children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$56,709,981
Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$70,079
2 theaters
Budget$75,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Dec 25, 1998 (Jan 8, 1999)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 55 min
GenresBiography Drama
In Release372 days/53 weeks
Widest Release2,319 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 25-2721$70,079-2-$35,039$70,0791
Jan 1-343$70,869+1.1%2-$35,434$226,4652
Jan 8-101$15,163,484+21,296.5%1,802+1,800$8,414$15,452,6323
Jan 15-18
MLK wknd
3$11,761,043-2,001-$5,877$31,301,412-
Jan 22-243$7,648,388-2,026-$3,775$40,786,1815
Jan 29-314$4,797,967-37.3%2,319+293$2,068$47,253,2436
Feb 5-77$3,075,382-35.9%2,031-288$1,514$51,632,3807
Feb 12-15
Presidents' Day wknd
13$1,765,313-1,403-$1,258$54,089,852-
Feb 19-2120$770,820-890-$866$55,150,0499
Feb 26-2835$261,129-66.1%426-464$612$55,594,27110
Mar 5-740$131,522-49.6%262-164$501$55,804,85311
Mar 12-1449$73,833-43.9%126-136$585$55,921,65412
Mar 19-2156$37,771-48.8%76-50$496$55,987,96113
Apr 2-435$198,084-348-$569$56,226,57315
Apr 9-1139$154,009-22.3%280-68$550$56,479,57816
Apr 16-1845$86,184-44%152-128$567$56,615,75517