Life Is Beautiful
When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
DistributorMiramax
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Opening$118,920
6 theaters
6 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Oct 23, 1998 (Feb 12, 1999)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 56 min
GenresComedy
Drama
Romance
War
In Release435 days/62 weeks
Widest Release1,136 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23-25 | 20 | $118,920 | - | 6 | - | $19,820 | $118,920 | 1 |
| Oct 30-Nov 1 | 16 | $459,634 | +286.5% | 38 | +32 | $12,095 | $651,832 | 2 |
| Nov 6-8 | 14 | $837,093 | +82.1% | 110 | +72 | $7,609 | $1,704,031 | 3 |
| Nov 13-15 | 14 | $852,187 | +1.8% | 116 | +6 | $7,346 | $2,933,305 | 4 |
| Nov 20-22 | 15 | $754,522 | -11.5% | 124 | +8 | $6,084 | $4,002,492 | 5 |
| Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 18 | $871,072 | +15.4% | 124 | - | $7,024 | $5,248,338 | 6 |
| Dec 4-6 Post-Thanksgiving | 14 | $720,955 | -17.2% | 134 | +10 | $5,380 | $6,207,910 | 7 |
| Dec 11-13 | 13 | $682,280 | -5.4% | 145 | +11 | $4,705 | $7,155,572 | 8 |
| Dec 18-20 | 12 | $616,260 | -9.7% | 170 | +25 | $3,625 | $8,043,944 | 9 |
| Dec 25-27 | 15 | $988,234 | +60.4% | 224 | +54 | $4,411 | $9,434,954 | 10 |
| Jan 1-3 | 17 | $1,073,415 | +8.6% | 225 | +1 | $4,770 | $11,409,840 | 11 |
| Jan 8-10 | 17 | $904,692 | -15.7% | 228 | +3 | $3,967 | $12,758,122 | 12 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | 19 | $1,263,249 | - | 218 | - | $5,794 | $14,441,642 | - |
| Jan 22-24 | 20 | $1,055,993 | - | 213 | - | $4,957 | $15,838,666 | 14 |
| Jan 29-31 | 17 | $926,243 | -12.3% | 215 | +2 | $4,308 | $17,182,785 | 15 |
| Feb 5-7 | 20 | $837,586 | -9.6% | 221 | +6 | $3,789 | $18,369,921 | 16 |
| Feb 12-14 | 8 | $2,366,346 | +182.5% | 644 | +423 | $3,674 | $21,170,834 | 17 |
| Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day wknd | 11 | $2,830,316 | - | 644 | - | $4,394 | $21,634,804 | - |
| Feb 19-21 | 11 | $2,350,648 | -0.7% | 685 | +41 | $3,431 | $24,666,327 | 18 |
| Feb 26-28 | 13 | $1,915,628 | -18.5% | 681 | -4 | $2,812 | $27,335,876 | 19 |
| Mar 5-7 | 11 | $1,925,622 | +0.5% | 672 | -9 | $2,865 | $30,131,649 | 20 |
| Mar 12-14 | 14 | $1,865,738 | -3.1% | 646 | -26 | $2,888 | $32,801,942 | 21 |
| Mar 19-21 | 12 | $2,234,686 | +19.8% | 647 | +1 | $3,453 | $35,990,202 | 22 |
| Mar 26-28 | 8 | $3,244,284 | +45.2% | 1,121 | +474 | $2,894 | $40,685,400 | 23 |
| Apr 2-4 | 9 | $2,669,480 | -17.7% | 1,130 | +9 | $2,362 | $44,720,425 | 24 |
| Apr 9-11 | 13 | $1,910,801 | -28.4% | 1,136 | +6 | $1,682 | $47,739,741 | 25 |
| Apr 16-18 | 11 | $1,636,781 | -14.3% | 1,113 | -23 | $1,470 | $50,013,888 | 26 |
| Apr 23-25 | 13 | $1,222,901 | -25.3% | 1,019 | -94 | $1,200 | $51,808,890 | 27 |
| Apr 30-May 2 | 14 | $831,732 | -32% | 914 | -105 | $909 | $53,072,604 | 28 |
| May 7-9 | 12 | $767,739 | -7.7% | 812 | -102 | $945 | $54,168,264 | 29 |
| May 14-16 | 14 | $626,655 | -18.4% | 836 | +24 | $749 | $55,104,440 | 30 |
| May 21-23 | 17 | $414,662 | -33.8% | 579 | -257 | $716 | $55,785,437 | 31 |
| May 28-31 Memorial Day wknd | 20 | $354,616 | - | 408 | - | $869 | $56,365,226 | - |
| Jun 4-6 | 23 | $214,067 | - | 339 | - | $631 | $56,692,964 | 33 |
| Jun 11-13 | 31 | $137,951 | -35.6% | 251 | -88 | $549 | $56,954,125 | 34 |
| Jun 18-20 | 41 | $85,686 | -37.9% | 163 | -88 | $525 | $57,124,464 | 35 |
| Jun 25-27 | 60 | $35,977 | -58% | 48 | -115 | $749 | $57,216,351 | 36 |
