The Hurricane

The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Grosses

Domestic (68.6%)
$50,699,241
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$384,640
11 theaters
Budget$50,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Dec 29, 1999 (Jan 14, 2000)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 26 min
GenresBiography Drama Sport
In Release369 days/52 weeks
Widest Release2,148 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Dec 29Wednesday12$76,493--11$6,953$76,4931
Dec 30Thursday10$80,092+4.7%-11$7,281$156,5852
Jan 2Sunday11$127,000--11$11,545$541,2255
Jan 3Monday11$51,673-59.3%-11$4,697$541,2256
Jan 4Tuesday11$41,507-19.7%-11$3,773$582,7327
Jan 5Wednesday11$39,969-3.7%-47.7%11$3,633$622,7018
Jan 6Thursday11$37,970-5%-52.6%11$3,451$660,6719
Jan 7Friday11$671,000+1,667.2%-159$4,220$1,331,67110
Jan 8Saturday11$997,000+48.6%-159$6,270$2,328,67111
Jan 9Sunday11$755,000-24.3%+494.5%159$4,748$3,191,95112
Jan 10Monday11$218,625-71%+323.1%159$1,375$3,410,57613
Jan 11Tuesday11$231,345+5.8%+457.4%159$1,455$3,641,92114
Jan 12Wednesday12$217,035-6.2%+443%159$1,365$3,858,95615
Jan 13Thursday12$205,110-5.5%+440.2%159$1,290$4,064,06616
Jan 14Friday3$2,506,000+1,121.8%+273.5%1,454$1,723$6,570,06617
Jan 15Saturday3$3,774,000+50.6%+278.5%1,454$2,595$10,344,06618
Jan 16Sunday3$2,735,000-27.5%+262.3%1,454$1,881$13,078,87119
Jan 17
MLK Day
Monday5$1,497,620-45.2%+585%1,454$1,030$14,576,49120
Jan 18Tuesday2$705,190-52.9%+204.8%1,454$485$15,281,68121
Jan 19Wednesday2$559,790-20.6%+157.9%1,454$385$15,841,47122
Jan 20Thursday2$545,250-2.6%+165.8%1,454$375$16,386,72123
Jan 21Friday2$1,794,000+229%-28.4%2,101$853$18,180,72124
Jan 22Saturday2$3,175,000+77%-15.9%2,101$1,511$21,355,72125
Jan 23Sunday3$1,534,000-51.7%-43.9%2,101$730$22,889,31626
Jan 24Monday1$609,209-60.3%-59.3%2,101$289$23,498,60627
Jan 25Tuesday1$651,310+6.9%-7.6%2,101$310$24,149,91628
Jan 26Wednesday1$556,765-14.5%-0.5%2,101$265$24,706,68129
Jan 27Thursday1$535,755-3.8%-1.7%2,101$255$25,242,43630
Jan 28Friday2$1,713,000+219.7%-4.5%2,135$802$26,955,43631
Jan 29Saturday1$2,944,000+71.9%-7.3%2,135$1,378$29,899,43632
Jan 30Sunday2$907,000-69.2%-40.9%2,135$424$30,943,52133