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.

Grosses

Domestic (31.2%)
$44,619,100
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$15,017,995
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
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Nov 13-193$18,559,830-2,503-$7,415$18,559,8301
Nov 20-265$11,423,235-38.5%2,511+8$4,549$29,983,0652
Nov 27-Dec 36$6,819,455-40.3%2,527+16$2,698$36,802,5203
Dec 4-106$2,976,700-56.3%2,188-339$1,360$39,779,2204
Dec 11-178$2,127,475-28.5%1,872-316$1,136$41,906,6955
Jan 1-729$410,230-543-$755$43,650,9358
Jan 8-1425$347,840-15.2%544+1$639$43,998,7759
Jan 15-2135$243,450-30%338-206$720$44,242,22510
Jan 22-2838$183,240-24.7%295-43$621$44,425,46511
Jan 29-Feb 442$131,945-28%239-56$552$44,557,41012