The Waterboy
A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$39,414,071
2,664 theaters
2,664 theaters
Budget$23,000,000
Release DateNov 6, 1998
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 30 min
GenresComedy
Sport
In Release421 days/60 weeks
Widest Release2,782 theaters
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Key:Estimated
| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6-8 | 1 | $39,414,071 | - | 2,664 | - | $14,795 | $39,414,071 | 1 |
| Nov 13-15 | 1 | $24,431,129 | -38% | 2,675 | +11 | $9,133 | $79,103,727 | 2 |
| Nov 20-22 | 3 | $15,707,537 | -35.7% | 2,689 | +14 | $5,841 | $100,230,679 | 3 |
| Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 4 | $13,601,032 | -13.4% | 2,782 | +93 | $4,888 | $122,210,105 | 4 |
| Dec 4-6 Post-Thanksgiving | 5 | $6,511,707 | -52.1% | 2,778 | -4 | $2,344 | $130,768,331 | 5 |
| Dec 11-13 | 6 | $4,432,731 | -31.9% | 2,610 | -168 | $1,698 | $136,625,024 | 6 |
| Dec 18-20 | 7 | $3,140,587 | -29.2% | 2,242 | -368 | $1,400 | $140,940,281 | 7 |
| Dec 25-27 | 13 | $2,332,774 | -25.7% | 1,281 | -961 | $1,821 | $145,577,190 | 8 |
| Jan 1-3 | 13 | $2,142,483 | -8.2% | 1,242 | -39 | $1,725 | $150,037,914 | 9 |
| Jan 8-10 | 13 | $1,631,047 | -23.9% | 1,149 | -93 | $1,419 | $152,289,065 | 10 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 20 | $1,171,170 | - | 738 | - | $1,586 | $153,842,764 | - |
| Jan 22-24 | 21 | $786,514 | - | 638 | - | $1,232 | $154,775,265 | 12 |
| Jan 29-31 | 22 | $580,736 | -26.2% | 579 | -59 | $1,002 | $155,523,746 | 13 |
| Feb 5-7 | 19 | $1,070,721 | +84.4% | 823 | +244 | $1,300 | $156,658,429 | 14 |
| Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day wknd | 22 | $1,058,915 | - | 721 | - | $1,468 | $158,012,801 | - |
| Feb 19-21 | 22 | $680,010 | - | 632 | - | $1,075 | $158,886,255 | 16 |
| Feb 26-28 | 24 | $503,681 | -25.9% | 532 | -100 | $946 | $159,574,480 | 17 |
| Mar 5-7 | 21 | $418,646 | -16.9% | 480 | -52 | $872 | $160,131,174 | 18 |
| Mar 12-14 | 24 | $356,666 | -14.8% | 432 | -48 | $825 | $160,610,641 | 19 |
| Mar 19-21 | 32 | $253,551 | -28.9% | 368 | -64 | $688 | $161,021,440 | 20 |
| Mar 26-28 | 42 | $142,657 | -43.7% | 261 | -107 | $546 | $161,239,373 | 21 |
| Apr 2-4 | 48 | $73,256 | -48.6% | 148 | -113 | $494 | $161,371,073 | 22 |
| Apr 9-11 | 57 | $46,683 | -36.3% | 91 | -57 | $513 | $161,456,592 | 23 |
