Bowling for Columbine

Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.

Grosses

Domestic (37.2%)
$21,576,018
Summary Details
DistributorUnited Artists
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Opening$209,148
8 theaters
Budget$4,000,000
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr
GenresCrime Documentary Drama
In Release447 days/63 weeks
Widest Release248 theaters

Key:Estimated

DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Oct 11-1728$324,503-8-$40,562$324,5031
Oct 18-2417$1,096,687+238%46+38$23,841$1,421,1902
Oct 25-3118$1,555,856+41.9%111+65$14,016$2,977,0463
Nov 1-710$2,247,021+44.4%162+51$13,870$5,224,0674
Nov 8-1412$2,311,058+2.8%222+60$10,410$7,535,1255
Nov 15-2110$1,823,344-21.1%248+26$7,352$9,358,4696
Nov 22-2817$1,589,361-12.8%227-21$7,001$10,947,8307
Nov 29-Dec 518$1,298,312-18.3%217-10$5,983$12,246,1428
Dec 6-1219$960,537-26%246+29$3,904$13,206,6799
Dec 13-1921$884,230-7.9%234-12$3,778$14,090,90910
Dec 20-2623$695,619-21.3%195-39$3,567$14,786,52811
Dec 27-Jan 2, 200326$831,978+19.6%175-20$4,754$15,618,50612
Jan 3-928$659,986-20.7%198+23$3,333$16,278,49213
Jan 10-1627$539,762-18.2%204+6$2,645$16,818,25414
Jan 17-2327$537,460-0.4%213+9$2,523$17,355,71415
Jan 24-3031$328,602-38.9%188-25$1,747$17,684,31616
Jan 31-Feb 637$271,211-17.5%174-14$1,558$17,955,52717
Feb 7-1339$223,173-17.7%142-32$1,571$18,178,70018
Feb 14-2030$311,035+39.4%172+30$1,808$18,489,73519
Feb 21-2735$219,457-29.4%118-54$1,859$18,709,19220
Feb 28-Mar 637$228,119+3.9%106-12$2,152$18,937,31121
Mar 7-1336$236,498+3.7%106-$2,231$19,173,80922
Mar 14-2040$219,813-7.1%101-5$2,176$19,393,62223
Mar 21-2733$276,366+25.7%106+5$2,607$19,669,98824
Mar 28-Apr 329$378,498+37%121+15$3,128$20,048,48625
Apr 4-1032$318,392-15.9%144+23$2,211$20,366,87826
Apr 11-1737$275,107-13.6%146+2$1,884$20,641,98527
Apr 18-2433$262,280-4.7%121-25$2,167$20,904,26528
Apr 25-May 139$163,291-37.7%100-21$1,632$21,067,55629
May 2-844$116,696-28.5%88-12$1,326$21,184,25230
May 9-1546$91,520-21.6%76-12$1,204$21,275,77231
May 16-2257$48,985-46.5%53-23$924$21,324,75732
May 23-2955$50,275+2.6%37-16$1,358$21,375,03233
May 30-Jun 564$26,615-47.1%31-6$858$21,401,64734
Jun 6-1260$30,490+14.6%27-4$1,129$21,432,13735
Jun 13-1968$24,794-18.7%35+8$708$21,456,93136
Jun 20-2667$22,650-8.6%29-6$781$21,479,58137
Jun 27-Jul 381$17,525-22.6%---$21,497,10638
Jul 4-1069$24,162+37.9%25-$966$21,521,26839
Jul 11-1776$13,520-44%18-7$751$21,534,78840
Jul 18-2486$10,776-20.3%13-5$828$21,545,56441
Jul 25-31109$4,654-56.8%13-$358$21,550,21842
Aug 1-799$5,574+19.8%8-5$696$21,555,79243
Aug 8-1494$7,355+32%9+1$817$21,563,14744
Aug 15-2193$7,875+7.1%5-4$1,575$21,571,02245
Aug 22-28118$2,021-74.3%2-3$1,010$21,573,04346
Aug 29-Sep 4125$1,684-16.7%2-$842$21,574,72747
Sep 5-11137$925-45.1%3+1$308$21,575,65248
Sep 12-18149$366-60.4%1-2$366$21,576,01849