Everest

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$87,178,599
Summary Details
DistributorMacGillivray Freeman Films
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Opening$364,244
10 theaters
Release DateMar 6, 1998
Running Time44 min
GenresDocumentary Short
In Release1,032 days/147 weeks
Widest Release62 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 3-5
World Cup (France)
11$1,108,791-61-$18,176$24,590,24018
Jun 5-712$863,598<0.1%50+3$17,271$17,486,49414
May 29-3112$863,496-47-$18,372$15,948,85613
Jul 10-12
World Cup (France)
13$1,045,175-5.7%60-1$17,419$26,571,10619
Jul 24-2613$1,020,896-2.8%62+1$16,466$30,346,62421
Jul 17-1914$1,050,493+0.5%61+1$17,221$28,445,64920
Mar 13-1515$623,311+71.1%10-$62,331$1,276,7582
Mar 6-819$364,244-10-$36,424$364,2441
Sep 4-7
Labor Day wknd
20$1,084,566-61-$17,779$40,443,439-
Jan 1-322$403,799-60-$6,729$56,145,91944
Jan 8-1022$316,892-21.5%56-4$5,658$56,914,53745
Jun 25-2723$211,601+32.5%55+3$3,847$66,639,85369
Jul 2-423$207,293-2%55-$3,768$67,128,79970
Apr 23-2526$227,674-4.9%54-$4,216$63,738,55260
Jul 9-1126$211,381+2%56+1$3,774$67,575,27771
May 21-2326$183,365-11%55-$3,333$65,032,89564
May 7-927$187,624-8.2%55-$3,411$64,326,15662
Jul 23-2528$248,996+11.1%58-$4,293$68,434,11773
Apr 30-May 228$204,420-10.2%55+1$3,716$64,054,83461
Jan 22-2429$301,612-53-$5,690$57,889,48547
Mar 19-2129$279,363+1.7%52-$5,372$61,664,91155
Mar 12-1429$274,796+8.8%52-2$5,284$61,174,23654
Apr 16-1829$239,468-4.4%54-$4,434$63,377,08759
Jul 30-Aug 129$238,514-4.2%58-$4,112$69,086,55774
Jul 16-1829$224,193+6.1%58+2$3,865$68,008,21772
May 14-1629$205,963+9.8%55-$3,744$64,675,09563
Jun 11-1329$155,426+25.5%53-$2,932$65,906,72567
Jan 15-18
MLK wknd
30$288,814-53-$5,449$57,354,592-
Apr 9-1130$250,524-5.1%54+1$4,639$62,986,59758
Jun 18-2030$159,649+2.7%52-1$3,070$66,219,94768
Feb 12-15
Presidents' Day wknd
31$371,449-57-$6,516$59,182,926-
Feb 19-2131$344,598-55-$6,265$59,799,20951
Jan 29-3131$267,772-11.2%53-$5,052$58,316,48448
Mar 5-731$252,498-16.4%54-1$4,675$60,778,37653
Feb 5-732$275,217+2.8%53-$5,192$58,712,57749
Apr 2-432$264,004<0.1%53-$4,981$62,553,98457
Mar 26-2832$263,754-5.6%53+1$4,976$62,133,14056
Aug 6-832$221,656-7.1%58-$3,821$69,527,18475
Feb 26-2833$302,095-12.3%55-$5,492$60,367,66452
Aug 13-1533$216,442-2.4%56-2$3,865$69,952,32576
Aug 20-2233$202,802-6.3%57+1$3,557$70,369,17277
Jun 4-633$123,801-53-$2,335$65,612,98866
Sep 17-1934$174,877-0.1%57-$3,068$71,644,55481
Sep 3-535$233,333+25.1%57-$4,093$71,052,88779
Aug 27-2935$186,466-8.1%57-$3,271$70,681,02078
Oct 8-1035$116,125+5.4%45-$2,580$72,260,74484
Sep 10-1236$175,088-25%57-$3,071$71,319,64280
Oct 15-1737$109,901-5.4%42-3$2,616$72,488,25185
Sep 24-2638$130,000-25.7%48-9$2,708$71,841,57382
Oct 1-338$110,141-15.3%45-3$2,447$72,047,38483
Nov 26-28
Thanksgiving 3-Day
41$114,353+24.7%41-$2,789$73,593,26391
Oct 22-2441$113,216+3%42-$2,695$72,697,52886
Nov 5-741$98,938+8.7%39-2$2,536$73,056,35188
Nov 12-1442$102,822+3.9%39-$2,636$73,238,15189
Oct 29-3143$91,002-19.6%41-1$2,219$72,881,14487
Nov 19-2144$91,692-10.8%41+2$2,236$73,412,35490
Dec 10-1244$68,000<0.1%37-1$1,837$73,831,51993
Dec 3-5
Post-Thanksgiving
45$67,969-40.6%38-3$1,788$73,680,46192
Mar 3-546$82,277+4.7%19-$4,330$75,172,300105
Dec 31-Jan 2, 200047$52,493-31-$1,693$74,210,36996
Feb 25-2748$78,590-19-$4,136$75,038,770104
Feb 18-21
Presidents' Day wknd
50$97,789-19-$5,146$74,907,636-
Dec 17-1950$47,565-30.1%26-11$1,829$73,936,76494
Jan 7-953$54,696+4.2%20-11$2,734$74,294,68797
Jan 14-17
MLK wknd
54$51,881-20-$2,594$74,384,786-
Apr 7-954$43,245+5.2%15-1$2,883$75,601,149110
Mar 31-Apr 254$41,104-15.2%16-$2,569$75,533,815109
Apr 28-3055$45,201-15-$3,013$75,787,718113
Mar 24-2656$48,466+18.1%16+1$3,029$75,448,779108
Feb 4-657$63,300+92.9%19-$3,331$74,656,588101
Mar 17-1959$41,052+18.6%15-4$2,736$75,359,885107
Jan 28-3059$32,819+2.3%19-$1,727$74,498,892100
Mar 10-1260$34,607-57.9%19-$1,821$75,253,160106
Jan 21-2360$32,080-19-$1,688$74,444,99899
Apr 14-1660$31,106-28.1%15-$2,073$75,658,596111
Jul 7-964$29,560-13-$2,273$76,305,753123
Jul 14-1674$15,143-48.8%13-$1,164$76,340,619124