The Blair Witch Project
Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
DistributorArtisan Entertainment
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Opening$1,512,054
27 theaters
27 theaters
Budget$60,000
Release Date
(Wide)Jul 16, 1999 (Jul 30, 1999)
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 21 min
GenresHorror
Mystery
In Release175 days/25 weeks
Widest Release2,538 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16-18 | 16 | $1,512,054 | - | 27 | - | $56,002 | $1,572,173 | 1 |
| Jul 23-25 | 17 | $1,978,171 | +30.8% | 31 | +4 | $63,811 | $5,039,324 | 2 |
| Jul 30-Aug 1 | 2 | $29,207,381 | +1,376.5% | 1,101 | +1,070 | $26,528 | $36,140,299 | 3 |
| Aug 6-8 | 2 | $24,347,345 | -16.6% | 2,142 | +1,041 | $11,366 | $80,049,728 | 4 |
| Aug 13-15 | 3 | $14,501,038 | -40.4% | 2,412 | +270 | $6,012 | $107,279,782 | 5 |
| Aug 20-22 | 5 | $7,265,546 | -49.9% | 2,538 | +126 | $2,862 | $120,645,836 | 6 |
| Aug 27-29 | 8 | $4,219,020 | -41.9% | 2,352 | -186 | $1,793 | $128,076,668 | 7 |
| Sep 3-5 | 8 | $3,350,886 | -20.6% | 2,297 | -55 | $1,458 | $133,839,255 | 8 |
| Sep 3-6 Labor Day wknd | 8 | $4,077,463 | - | 2,297 | - | $1,775 | $133,839,255 | - |
| Sep 10-12 | 10 | $1,631,535 | -51.3% | 1,937 | -360 | $842 | $136,266,612 | 9 |
| Sep 17-19 | 12 | $806,363 | -50.6% | 1,434 | -503 | $562 | $137,642,473 | 10 |
| Sep 24-26 | 15 | $486,318 | -39.7% | 947 | -487 | $513 | $138,433,816 | 11 |
| Oct 1-3 | 21 | $267,285 | -45% | 584 | -363 | $457 | $138,880,282 | 12 |
| Oct 8-10 | 17 | $487,885 | +82.5% | 924 | +340 | $528 | $139,468,795 | 13 |
| Oct 15-17 | 21 | $329,448 | -32.5% | 717 | -207 | $459 | $140,012,961 | 14 |
| Oct 22-24 | 36 | $165,448 | -49.8% | 408 | -309 | $405 | $140,327,994 | 15 |
| Oct 29-31 | 42 | $91,408 | -44.8% | 232 | -176 | $394 | $140,473,773 | 16 |
| Nov 5-7 | 63 | $28,866 | -68.4% | 107 | -125 | $269 | $140,530,114 | 17 |
