Meet Joe Black
Death, who takes the form of a young man killed in an accident, asks a media mogul to act as his guide to teach him about life on Earth and, in the process, he falls in love with the mogul's daughter.
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$15,017,995
2,503 theaters
2,503 theaters
Budget$90,000,000
Release DateNov 13, 1998
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 58 min
GenresDrama
Fantasy
Romance
In Release414 days/59 weeks
Widest Release2,527 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13-15 | 3 | $15,017,995 | - | 2,503 | - | $5,999 | $15,017,995 | 1 |
| Nov 20-22 | 4 | $7,871,985 | -47.6% | 2,511 | +8 | $3,135 | $26,431,815 | 2 |
| Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 6 | $5,786,830 | -26.5% | 2,527 | +16 | $2,290 | $35,769,895 | 3 |
| Dec 4-6 Post-Thanksgiving | 6 | $2,417,780 | -58.2% | 2,188 | -339 | $1,105 | $39,220,300 | 4 |
| Dec 11-13 | 8 | $1,679,920 | -30.5% | 1,872 | -316 | $897 | $41,459,140 | 5 |
| Dec 18-20 | 11 | $683,240 | -59.3% | 1,102 | -770 | $620 | $42,589,935 | 6 |
| Jan 1-3 | 27 | $301,365 | - | 543 | - | $555 | $43,542,070 | 8 |
| Jan 8-10 | 26 | $255,685 | -15.2% | 544 | +1 | $470 | $43,906,620 | 9 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 35 | $197,715 | - | 338 | - | $584 | $44,196,490 | - |
| Jan 22-24 | 37 | $138,650 | - | 295 | - | $470 | $44,380,875 | 11 |
| Jan 29-31 | 42 | $96,800 | -30.2% | 239 | -56 | $405 | $44,522,265 | 12 |
| Feb 5-7 | 51 | $48,925 | -49.5% | 103 | -136 | $475 | $44,606,335 | 13 |
