As Good as It Gets

A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

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Title Summary

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$148,478,011

International (–)
–

Worldwide
$148,478,011

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Summary Details

DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$12,606,928
1,572 theaters

Budget$50,000,000

Release Date (Wide)Dec 23, 1997 (Dec 25, 1997)

MPAAPG-13

Running Time2 hr 19 min

GenresComedy Drama Romance

In Release374 days/53 weeks

Widest Release1,837 theaters

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Date	DOW	Rank	Daily	%± YD	%± LW	Theaters	Avg	To Date	Day	Estimated
Dec 23	Tuesday	4	$69,189	-	-	13	$5,322	$69,189	1	false
Dec 24	Wednesday	4	$77,695	+12.3%	-	13	$5,976	$146,884	2	false
Dec 25 Christmas Day	Thursday	3	$3,411,077	+4,290.3%	-	1,572	$2,169	$3,557,961	3	false
Dec 26	Friday	2	$4,491,316	+31.7%	-	1,572	$2,857	$8,049,277	4	false
Dec 27	Saturday	2	$4,520,530	+0.7%	-	1,572	$2,875	$12,569,807	5	false
Dec 28	Sunday	2	$3,595,082	-20.5%	-	1,572	$2,286	$16,164,889	6	false
Dec 29	Monday	2	$2,322,975	-35.4%	-	1,572	$1,477	$18,487,864	7	false
Dec 30	Tuesday	2	$2,525,719	+8.7%	+3,550.5%	1,572	$1,606	$21,013,583	8	false
Dec 31 New Year's Eve	Wednesday	2	$3,380,886	+33.9%	+4,251.5%	1,572	$2,150	$24,394,469	9	false
Jan 1 New Year's Day	Thursday	3	$4,110,481	+21.6%	+20.5%	1,572	$2,614	$28,504,950	10	false
Jan 2	Friday	2	$4,381,037	+6.6%	-2.5%	1,579	$2,774	$32,885,987	11	false
Jan 3	Saturday	2	$4,935,240	+12.7%	+9.2%	1,579	$3,125	$37,821,227	12	false
Jan 4	Sunday	2	$2,901,430	-41.2%	-19.3%	1,579	$1,837	$40,722,657	13	false
Jan 5	Monday	2	$1,004,644	-65.4%	-56.8%	1,579	$636	$41,727,301	14	false
Jan 6	Tuesday	2	$1,160,147	+15.5%	-54.1%	1,579	$734	$42,887,448	15	false
Jan 7	Wednesday	2	$1,072,381	-7.6%	-68.3%	1,579	$679	$43,959,829	16	false
Jan 8	Thursday	2	$1,076,806	+0.4%	-73.8%	1,579	$681	$45,036,635	17	false
Jan 9	Friday	2	$2,664,235	+147.4%	-39.2%	1,632	$1,632	$47,700,870	18	false
Jan 10	Saturday	2	$4,303,272	+61.5%	-12.8%	1,632	$2,636	$52,004,142	19	false
Jan 11	Sunday	2	$2,045,332	-52.5%	-29.5%	1,632	$1,253	$54,049,474	20	false
Jan 12	Monday	2	$613,566	-70%	-38.9%	1,632	$375	$54,663,040	21	false
Jan 13	Tuesday	2	$773,750	+26.1%	-33.3%	1,632	$474	$55,436,790	22	false
Jan 14	Wednesday	2	$681,372	-11.9%	-36.5%	1,632	$417	$56,118,162	23	false
Jan 15	Thursday	2	$684,165	+0.4%	-36.5%	1,632	$419	$56,802,327	24	false
Jan 16	Friday	2	$2,106,097	+207.8%	-20.9%	1,753	$1,201	$58,908,424	25	false
Jan 17	Saturday	2	$3,622,643	+72%	-15.8%	1,753	$2,066	$62,531,067	26	false
Jan 18	Sunday	2	$2,559,397	-29.4%	+25.1%	1,753	$1,460	$65,090,464	27	false
Jan 19 MLK Day	Monday	2	$1,740,783	-32%	+183.7%	1,753	$993	$66,831,247	28	false
Jan 20	Tuesday	2	$841,877	-51.6%	+8.8%	1,753	$480	$67,673,124	29	false
Jan 21	Wednesday	2	$708,061	-15.9%	+3.9%	1,753	$403	$68,381,185	30	false
Jan 22	Thursday	2	$722,850	+2.1%	+5.7%	1,753	$412	$69,104,035	31	false
Jan 23	Friday	2	$2,212,333	+206.1%	+5%	1,763	$1,254	$71,316,368	32	false
Jan 24	Saturday	2	$3,972,465	+79.6%	+9.7%	1,763	$2,253	$75,288,833	33	false
Jan 25	Sunday	2	$1,335,142	-66.4%	-47.8%	1,763	$757	$76,623,975	34	false
Jan 26	Monday	2	$537,672	-59.7%	-69.1%	1,763	$304	$77,161,647	35	false
Jan 27	Tuesday	2	$616,433	+14.6%	-26.8%	1,763	$349	$77,778,080	36	false
Jan 28	Wednesday	2	$579,427	-6%	-18.2%	1,763	$328	$78,357,507	37	false
Jan 29	Thursday	2	$604,809	+4.4%	-16.3%	1,763	$343	$78,962,316	38	false
Jan 30	Friday	2	$1,747,812	+189%	-21%	1,778	$983	$80,710,128	39	false
Jan 31	Saturday	2	$3,208,109	+83.6%	-19.2%	1,778	$1,804	$83,918,237	40	false
Feb 1	Sunday	2	$1,653,779	-48.5%	+23.9%	1,778	$930	$85,572,016	41	false
Feb 2	Monday	2	$375,346	-77.3%	-30.2%	1,778	$211	$85,947,362	42	false
Feb 3	Tuesday	2	$502,944	+34%	-18.4%	1,778	$282	$86,450,306	43	false
Feb 4	Wednesday	2	$405,785	-19.3%	-30%	1,778	$228	$86,856,091	44	false
Feb 5	Thursday	2	$398,910	-1.7%	-34%	1,778	$224	$87,255,001	45	false
Feb 6	Friday	3	$1,272,424	+219%	-27.2%	1,795	$708	$88,527,425	46	false
Feb 7 Nagano Olympics	Saturday	3	$2,462,777	+93.6%	-23.2%	1,795	$1,372	$90,990,202	47	false
Feb 8 Nagano Olympics	Sunday	3	$1,294,195	-47.4%	-21.7%	1,795	$721	$92,284,397	48	false
Feb 9 Nagano Olympics	Monday	3	$353,223	-72.7%	-5.9%	1,795	$196	$92,637,620	49	false
Feb 10 Nagano Olympics	Tuesday	3	$477,273	+35.1%	-5.1%	1,795	$265	$93,114,893	50	false
Feb 11 Nagano Olympics	Wednesday	2	$504,348	+5.7%	+24.3%	1,795	$280	$93,619,241	51	false
Feb 12 Nagano Olympics	Thursday	2	$566,550	+12.3%	+42%	1,795	$315	$94,185,791	52	false
Feb 13 Nagano Olympics	Friday	2	$1,347,913	+137.9%	+5.9%	1,801	$748	$95,533,704	53	false
Feb 14 Nagano Olympics	Saturday	2	$3,203,990	+137.7%	+30.1%	1,801	$1,779	$98,737,694	54	false
Feb 15 Nagano Olympics	Sunday	2	$1,883,947	-41.2%	+45.6%	1,801	$1,046	$100,621,641	55	false
Feb 16 Nagano Olympics Presidents' Day	Monday	2	$992,850	-47.3%	+181.1%	1,801	$551	$101,614,491	56	false
Feb 17 Nagano Olympics	Tuesday	2	$457,955	-53.9%	-4%	1,801	$254	$102,072,446	57	false
Feb 18 Nagano Olympics	Wednesday	2	$387,663	-15.3%	-23.1%	1,801	$215	$102,460,109	58	false
Feb 19 Nagano Olympics	Thursday	2	$441,843	+14%	-22%	1,801	$245	$102,901,952	59	false
Feb 20 Nagano Olympics	Friday	2	$1,139,750	+158%	-15.4%	1,837	$620	$104,041,702	60	false
Feb 21 Nagano Olympics	Saturday	2	$2,270,382	+99.2%	-29.1%	1,837	$1,235	$106,312,084	61	false
Feb 22 Nagano Olympics	Sunday	2	$1,198,768	-47.2%	-36.4%	1,837	$652	$107,510,852	62	false
Feb 23	Monday	2	$302,310	-74.8%	-69.6%	1,837	$164	$107,813,162	63	false
Feb 24	Tuesday	2	$363,447	+20.2%	-20.6%	1,837	$197	$108,176,609	64	false
Feb 25	Wednesday	2	$291,242	-19.9%	-24.9%	1,837	$158	$108,467,851	65	false
Feb 26	Thursday	2	$326,117	+12%	-26.2%	1,837	$177	$108,793,968	66	false
Feb 27	Friday	2	$1,026,305	+214.7%	-10%	1,831	$560	$109,820,273	67	false
Feb 28	Saturday	2	$1,986,927	+93.6%	-12.5%	1,831	$1,085	$111,807,200	68	false
Mar 1	Sunday	2	$1,045,118	-47.4%	-12.8%	1,831	$570	$112,852,318	69	false
Mar 2	Monday	2	$251,461	-75.9%	-16.8%	1,831	$137	$113,103,779	70	false
Mar 3	Tuesday	2	$323,508	+28.7%	-11%	1,831	$176	$113,427,287	71	false
Mar 4	Wednesday	2	$282,034	-12.8%	-3.2%	1,831	$154	$113,709,321	72	false
Mar 5	Thursday	2	$301,731	+7%	-7.5%	1,831	$164	$114,011,052	73	false
Mar 6	Friday	2	$828,441	+174.6%	-19.3%	1,788	$463	$114,839,493	74	false
Mar 7	Saturday	2	$1,575,694	+90.2%	-20.7%	1,788	$881	$116,415,187	75	false
Mar 8	Sunday	2	$816,215	-48.2%	-21.9%	1,788	$456	$117,231,402	76	false
Mar 9	Monday	2	$251,439	-69.2%	<0.1%	1,788	$140	$117,482,841	77	false
Mar 10	Tuesday	2	$312,833	+24.4%	-3.3%	1,788	$174	$117,795,674	78	false
Mar 11	Wednesday	2	$268,238	-14.3%	-4.9%	1,788	$150	$118,063,912	79	false
Mar 12	Thursday	2	$292,076	+8.9%	-3.2%	1,788	$163	$118,355,988	80	false
Mar 13	Friday	2	$780,091	+167.1%	-5.8%	1,710	$456	$119,136,079	81	false
Mar 14	Saturday	2	$1,467,165	+88.1%	-6.9%	1,710	$857	$120,603,244	82	false
Mar 15	Sunday	2	$803,916	-45.2%	-1.5%	1,710	$470	$121,407,160	83	false
Mar 16	Monday	2	$237,694	-70.4%	-5.5%	1,710	$139	$121,644,854	84	false
Mar 17	Tuesday	2	$278,757	+17.3%	-10.9%	1,710	$163	$121,923,611	85	false
Mar 18	Wednesday	2	$295,206	+5.9%	+10.1%	1,710	$172	$122,218,817	86	false
Mar 19	Thursday	2	$324,187	+9.8%	+11%	1,710	$189	$122,543,004	87	false
Mar 20	Friday	3	$813,467	+150.9%	+4.3%	1,604	$507	$123,356,471	88	false
Mar 21	Saturday	3	$1,514,675	+86.2%	+3.2%	1,604	$944	$124,871,146	89	false
Mar 22	Sunday	3	$931,981	-38.5%	+15.9%	1,604	$581	$125,803,127	90	false
Mar 23	Monday	3	$202,477	-78.3%	-14.8%	1,604	$126	$126,005,604	91	false
Mar 24	Tuesday	3	$515,220	+154.5%	+84.8%	1,604	$321	$126,520,824	92	false
Mar 25	Wednesday	3	$491,201	-4.7%	+66.4%	1,604	$306	$127,012,025	93	false
Mar 26	Thursday	3	$471,657	-4%	+45.5%	1,604	$294	$127,483,682	94	false
Mar 27	Friday	3	$1,310,986	+178%	+61.2%	1,564	$838	$128,794,668	95	false
Mar 28	Saturday	3	$1,973,296	+50.5%	+30.3%	1,564	$1,261	$130,767,964	96	false
Mar 29	Sunday	3	$1,018,216	-48.4%	+9.3%	1,564	$651	$131,786,180	97	false
Mar 30	Monday	3	$263,558	-74.1%	+30.2%	1,564	$168	$132,049,738	98	false
Mar 31	Tuesday	3	$352,259	+33.7%	-31.6%	1,564	$225	$132,401,997	99	false
Apr 1	Wednesday	3	$327,820	-6.9%	-33.3%	1,564	$209	$132,729,817	100	false
Apr 2	Thursday	3	$321,263	-2%	-31.9%	1,564	$205	$133,051,080	101	false
Apr 3	Friday	3	$943,198	+193.6%	-28.1%	1,556	$606	$133,994,278	102	false
Apr 4	Saturday	3	$1,643,050	+74.2%	-16.7%	1,556	$1,055	$135,637,328	103	false
Apr 5	Sunday	3	$744,183	-54.7%	-26.9%	1,556	$478	$136,381,511	104	false
Apr 6	Monday	3	$244,323	-67.2%	-7.3%	1,556	$157	$136,625,834	105	false
Apr 7	Tuesday	3	$294,667	+20.6%	-16.3%	1,556	$189	$136,920,501	106	false
Apr 8	Wednesday	3	$290,408	-1.4%	-11.4%	1,556	$186	$137,210,909	107	false
Apr 9	Thursday	3	$354,400	+22%	+10.3%	1,556	$227	$137,565,309	108	false
Apr 10	Friday	3	$721,670	+103.6%	-23.5%	1,414	$510	$138,286,979	109	false
Apr 11	Saturday	3	$856,622	+18.7%	-47.9%	1,414	$605	$139,143,601	110	false
Apr 12 Easter Sunday	Sunday	3	$477,998	-44.2%	-35.8%	1,414	$338	$139,621,599	111	false
Apr 13	Monday	3	$212,163	-55.6%	-13.2%	1,414	$150	$139,833,762	112	false
Apr 14	Tuesday	2	$230,441	+8.6%	-21.8%	1,414	$162	$140,064,203	113	false
Apr 15	Wednesday	2	$227,858	-1.1%	-21.5%	1,414	$161	$140,292,061	114	false
Apr 16	Thursday	3	$214,712	-5.8%	-39.4%	1,414	$151	$140,506,773	115	false
Apr 17	Friday	3	$466,292	+117.2%	-35.4%	1,205	$386	$140,973,065	116	false
Apr 18	Saturday	4	$732,890	+57.2%	-14.4%	1,205	$608	$141,705,955	117	false
Apr 19	Sunday	4	$358,843	-51%	-24.9%	1,205	$297	$142,064,798	118	false
Apr 20	Monday	3	$105,799	-70.5%	-50.1%	1,205	$87	$142,170,597	119	false
Apr 21	Tuesday	3	$120,681	+14.1%	-47.6%	1,205	$100	$142,291,278	120	false
Apr 22	Wednesday	3	$101,953	-15.5%	-55.3%	1,205	$84	$142,393,231	121	false
Apr 23	Thursday	3	$109,420	+7.3%	-49%	1,205	$90	$142,502,651	122	false
Apr 24	Friday	3	$287,363	+162.6%	-38.4%	1,051	$273	$142,790,014	123	false
Apr 25	Saturday	3	$532,673	+85.4%	-27.3%	1,051	$506	$143,322,687	124	false
Apr 26	Sunday	3	$234,297	-56%	-34.7%	1,051	$222	$143,556,984	125	false
Apr 27	Monday	3	$67,005	-71.4%	-36.7%	1,051	$63	$143,623,989	126	false
Apr 28	Tuesday	3	$94,066	+40.4%	-22.1%	1,051	$89	$143,718,055	127	false
Apr 29	Wednesday	3	$82,799	-12%	-18.8%	1,051	$78	$143,800,854	128	false
Apr 30	Thursday	3	$77,747	-6.1%	-28.9%	1,051	$73	$143,878,601	129	false
May 1	Friday	3	$235,032	+202.3%	-18.2%	1,205	$195	$144,113,633	130	false
May 2	Saturday	3	$431,980	+83.8%	-18.9%	1,205	$358	$144,545,613	131	false
May 3	Sunday	3	$205,638	-52.4%	-12.2%	1,205	$170	$144,751,251	132	false
May 4	Monday	3	$56,761	-72.4%	-15.3%	1,205	$47	$144,808,012	133	false
May 5	Tuesday	3	$74,365	+31%	-20.9%	1,205	$61	$144,882,377	134	false
May 6	Wednesday	3	$64,395	-13.4%	-22.2%	1,205	$53	$144,946,772	135	false
May 7	Thursday	3	$61,041	-5.2%	-21.5%	1,205	$50	$145,007,813	136	false
May 8	Friday	4	$155,298	+154.4%	-33.9%	1,006	$154	$145,163,111	137	false
May 9	Saturday	4	$251,185	+61.7%	-41.9%	1,006	$249	$145,414,296	138	false
May 10	Sunday	4	$153,832	-38.8%	-25.2%	1,006	$152	$145,568,128	139	false
May 11	Monday	4	$46,386	-69.8%	-18.3%	1,006	$46	$145,614,514	140	false
May 12	Tuesday	4	$53,519	+15.4%	-28%	1,006	$53	$145,668,033	141	false
May 13	Wednesday	4	$47,702	-10.9%	-25.9%	1,006	$47	$145,715,735	142	false
May 14	Thursday	4	$30,681	-35.7%	-49.7%	1,006	$30	$145,746,416	143	false
May 15	Friday	4	$93,550	+204.9%	-39.8%	805	$116	$145,839,966	144	false
May 16	Saturday	4	$156,923	+67.7%	-37.5%	805	$194	$145,996,889	145	false
May 17	Sunday	4	$88,522	-43.6%	-42.5%	805	$109	$146,085,411	146	false
May 18	Monday	4	$28,045	-68.3%	-39.5%	805	$34	$146,113,456	147	false
May 19	Tuesday	5	$26,826	-4.3%	-49.9%	805	$33	$146,140,282	148	false
May 20	Wednesday	5	$27,902	+4%	-41.5%	805	$34	$146,168,184	149	false
May 21	Thursday	5	$29,384	+5.3%	-4.2%	805	$36	$146,197,568	150	false
May 22	Friday	5	$96,961	+230%	+3.6%	485	$199	$146,294,529	151	false
May 23	Saturday	5	$146,451	+51%	-6.7%	485	$301	$146,440,980	152	false
May 24	Sunday	5	$125,240	-14.5%	+41.5%	485	$258	$146,566,220	153	false
May 25 Memorial Day	Monday	5	$86,864	-30.6%	+209.7%	485	$179	$146,653,084	154	false
May 26	Tuesday	5	$25,537	-70.6%	-4.8%	485	$52	$146,678,621	155	false
May 27	Wednesday	5	$23,690	-7.2%	-15.1%	485	$48	$146,702,311	156	false
May 28	Thursday	6	$18,477	-22%	-37.1%	485	$38	$146,720,788	157	false
May 29	Friday	5	$83,505	+351.9%	-13.9%	367	$227	$146,804,293	158	false
May 30	Saturday	5	$144,742	+73.3%	-1.2%	367	$394	$146,949,035	159	false
May 31	Sunday	5	$74,228	-48.7%	-40.7%	367	$202	$147,023,263	160	false