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.
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$12,606,928
1,572 theaters
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 | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26-28 | 3 | $12,606,928 | - | 1,572 | - | $8,019 | $16,164,889 | 1 |
| Jan 2-4 | 3 | $12,217,707 | -3.1% | 1,579 | +7 | $7,737 | $40,722,657 | 2 |
| Jan 9-11 | 3 | $9,012,839 | -26.2% | 1,632 | +53 | $5,522 | $54,049,474 | 3 |
| Jan 16-18 | 2 | $8,288,137 | -8% | 1,753 | +121 | $4,727 | $65,090,464 | 4 |
| Jan 16-19 MLK wknd | 4 | $10,028,920 | - | 1,753 | - | $5,721 | $66,831,247 | - |
| Jan 23-25 | 4 | $7,519,940 | -9.3% | 1,763 | +10 | $4,265 | $76,623,975 | 5 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 5 | $6,609,700 | -12.1% | 1,778 | +15 | $3,717 | $85,572,016 | 6 |
| Feb 6-8 Nagano Olympics | 6 | $5,029,396 | -23.9% | 1,795 | +17 | $2,801 | $92,284,397 | 7 |
| Feb 13-15 Nagano Olympics | 4 | $6,435,850 | +28% | 1,801 | +6 | $3,573 | $100,621,641 | 8 |
| Feb 13-16 Nagano Olympics Presidents' Day wknd | 5 | $7,428,700 | - | 1,801 | - | $4,124 | $101,614,491 | - |
| Feb 20-22 Nagano Olympics | 6 | $4,608,900 | -28.4% | 1,837 | +36 | $2,508 | $107,510,852 | 9 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | 5 | $4,058,350 | -11.9% | 1,831 | -6 | $2,216 | $112,852,318 | 10 |
| Mar 6-8 | 8 | $3,220,350 | -20.6% | 1,788 | -43 | $1,801 | $117,231,402 | 11 |
| Mar 13-15 | 9 | $3,051,172 | -5.3% | 1,710 | -78 | $1,784 | $121,407,160 | 12 |
| Mar 20-22 | 8 | $3,260,123 | +6.8% | 1,604 | -106 | $2,032 | $125,803,127 | 13 |
| Mar 27-29 | 6 | $4,302,498 | +32% | 1,564 | -40 | $2,750 | $131,786,180 | 14 |
| Apr 3-5 | 8 | $3,330,431 | -22.6% | 1,556 | -8 | $2,140 | $136,381,511 | 15 |
| Apr 10-12 | 11 | $2,056,290 | -38.3% | 1,414 | -142 | $1,454 | $139,621,599 | 16 |
| Apr 10-13 Easter wknd | 3 | $2,268,453 | - | 1,414 | - | $1,604 | $139,833,762 | - |
| Apr 17-19 | 11 | $1,558,025 | -24.2% | 1,205 | -209 | $1,292 | $142,064,798 | 17 |
| Apr 24-26 | 13 | $1,054,333 | -32.3% | 1,051 | -154 | $1,003 | $143,556,984 | 18 |
| May 1-3 | 14 | $872,650 | -17.2% | 1,205 | +154 | $724 | $144,751,251 | 19 |
| May 8-10 | 14 | $560,315 | -35.8% | 1,006 | -199 | $556 | $145,568,128 | 20 |
| May 15-17 | 14 | $338,995 | -39.5% | 805 | -201 | $421 | $146,085,411 | 21 |
| May 22-24 | 6 | $368,652 | +8.7% | 485 | -320 | $760 | $146,566,220 | 22 |
| May 22-25 Memorial Day wknd | 13 | $539,628 | - | 485 | - | $1,112 | $146,653,084 | - |
| May 29-31 | 14 | $302,475 | -18% | 367 | -118 | $824 | $147,023,263 | 23 |
| Jun 5-7 | 15 | $218,910 | -27.6% | 258 | -109 | $848 | $147,346,087 | 24 |
| Jun 12-14 World Cup (France) | 16 | $108,862 | -50.3% | 152 | -106 | $716 | $147,540,545 | 25 |
| Jun 19-21 World Cup (France) | 17 | $44,753 | -58.9% | 58 | -94 | $771 | $147,637,474 | 26 |
