Mighty Joe Young
A legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) returns from the past to seek vengeance on Joe.
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$10,602,042
2,502 theaters
2,502 theaters
Budget$90,000,000
Release DateDec 25, 1998
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresAction
Adventure
Family
Thriller
In Release372 days/53 weeks
Widest Release2,559 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25-27 | 6 | $10,602,042 | - | 2,502 | - | $4,237 | $10,602,042 | 1 |
| Jan 1-3 | 6 | $8,119,749 | -23.4% | 2,544 | +42 | $3,191 | $28,148,105 | 2 |
| Jan 8-10 | 6 | $5,041,684 | -37.9% | 2,559 | +15 | $1,970 | $34,833,616 | 3 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 12 | $4,565,278 | - | 2,087 | - | $2,187 | $40,358,246 | - |
| Jan 22-24 | 14 | $2,575,283 | - | 1,773 | - | $1,452 | $43,401,380 | 5 |
| Jan 29-31 | 13 | $1,689,748 | -34.4% | 1,621 | -152 | $1,042 | $45,529,281 | 6 |
| Feb 5-7 | 18 | $1,083,576 | -35.9% | 1,247 | -374 | $868 | $46,938,617 | 7 |
| Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day wknd | 24 | $717,883 | - | 802 | - | $895 | $47,841,489 | - |
| Feb 19-21 | 25 | $562,241 | - | 719 | - | $781 | $48,549,424 | 9 |
| Feb 26-28 | 26 | $433,257 | -22.9% | 627 | -92 | $691 | $49,121,341 | 10 |
| Mar 5-7 | 25 | $366,593 | -15.4% | 563 | -64 | $651 | $49,620,754 | 11 |
| Mar 12-14 | 26 | $301,860 | -17.7% | 516 | -47 | $585 | $50,001,198 | 12 |
| Mar 19-21 | 35 | $217,399 | -28% | 358 | -158 | $607 | $50,342,330 | 13 |
| Mar 26-28 | 44 | $93,372 | -57.1% | 225 | -133 | $414 | $50,500,530 | 14 |
| Apr 2-4 | 60 | $44,493 | -52.3% | 108 | -117 | $411 | $50,582,634 | 15 |
