American Beauty
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
DistributorDreamWorks Distribution
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Opening$861,531
16 theaters
16 theaters
Budget$15,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Sep 15, 1999 (Oct 1, 1999)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 2 min
GenresDrama
In Release474 days/67 weeks
Widest Release1,990 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17-19 | 11 | $861,531 | - | 16 | - | $53,845 | $1,021,385 | 1 |
| Sep 24-26 | 5 | $5,939,646 | +589.4% | 429 | +413 | $13,845 | $7,484,984 | 2 |
| Oct 1-3 | 3 | $8,188,587 | +37.9% | 706 | +277 | $11,598 | $18,395,497 | 3 |
| Oct 8-10 | 4 | $9,505,313 | +16.1% | 1,226 | +520 | $7,753 | $31,120,695 | 4 |
| Oct 8-11 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 3 | $10,669,621 | - | 1,226 | - | $8,702 | $32,285,003 | - |
| Oct 15-17 | 5 | $6,608,144 | -30.5% | 1,350 | +124 | $4,894 | $41,159,439 | 5 |
| Oct 22-24 | 6 | $5,180,253 | -21.6% | 1,459 | +109 | $3,550 | $48,630,401 | 6 |
| Oct 29-31 | 4 | $3,779,747 | -27% | 1,528 | +69 | $2,473 | $54,106,032 | 7 |
| Nov 5-7 | 7 | $3,324,526 | -12% | 1,553 | +25 | $2,140 | $58,931,005 | 8 |
| Nov 12-14 | 13 | $2,371,304 | -28.7% | 1,264 | -289 | $1,876 | $62,655,084 | 9 |
| Nov 19-21 | 15 | $1,293,020 | -45.5% | 815 | -449 | $1,586 | $64,699,595 | 10 |
| Nov 26-28 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 15 | $1,170,667 | -9.5% | 585 | -230 | $2,001 | $66,524,764 | 11 |
| Dec 3-5 Post-Thanksgiving | 14 | $780,219 | -33.4% | 694 | +109 | $1,124 | $67,589,142 | 12 |
| Dec 10-12 | 13 | $603,130 | -22.7% | 595 | -99 | $1,013 | $68,500,984 | 13 |
| Dec 17-19 | 14 | $527,468 | -12.5% | 452 | -143 | $1,166 | $69,298,106 | 14 |
| Dec 24-26 | 16 | $322,143 | -38.9% | 293 | -159 | $1,099 | $70,041,838 | 15 |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 2000 | 16 | $499,030 | +54.9% | 293 | - | $1,703 | $71,017,815 | 16 |
| Jan 7-9 | 20 | $577,310 | +15.7% | 289 | -4 | $1,997 | $71,917,100 | 17 |
| Jan 14-17 MLK wknd | 22 | $598,389 | - | 276 | - | $2,168 | $72,753,371 | - |
| Jan 21-23 | 26 | $431,045 | - | 267 | -9 | $1,614 | $73,318,172 | 19 |
| Jan 28-30 | 23 | $704,153 | +63.4% | 344 | +77 | $2,046 | $74,328,708 | 20 |
| Feb 4-6 | 54 | $75,233 | -89.3% | 10 | -334 | $7,523 | $74,680,983 | 21 |
| Feb 11-13 | 60 | $64,292 | -14.5% | 7 | -3 | $9,184 | $74,773,254 | 22 |
| Feb 18-20 | 8 | $5,592,445 | +8,598.5% | 1,287 | +1,280 | $4,345 | $80,410,429 | 23 |
| Feb 18-21 Presidents' Day wknd | 9 | $6,604,951 | - | 1,287 | - | $5,132 | $81,422,935 | - |
| Feb 25-27 | 9 | $4,607,709 | -17.6% | 1,323 | +36 | $3,482 | $87,525,789 | 24 |
| Mar 3-5 | 9 | $4,030,713 | -12.5% | 1,339 | +16 | $3,010 | $93,015,479 | 25 |
| Mar 10-12 | 5 | $3,664,215 | -9.1% | 1,522 | +183 | $2,407 | $98,029,002 | 26 |
| Mar 17-19 | 7 | $3,159,322 | -13.8% | 1,661 | +139 | $1,902 | $103,007,991 | 27 |
| Mar 24-26 | 7 | $4,024,983 | +27.4% | 1,662 | +1 | $2,421 | $108,468,063 | 28 |
| Mar 31-Apr 2 | 6 | $5,407,279 | +34.3% | 1,990 | +328 | $2,717 | $116,658,175 | 29 |
| Apr 7-9 | 10 | $3,348,307 | -38.1% | 1,934 | -56 | $1,731 | $121,638,562 | 30 |
| Apr 14-16 | 14 | $1,966,874 | -41.3% | 1,467 | -467 | $1,340 | $124,714,413 | 31 |
| Apr 21-23 | 16 | $1,357,651 | -31% | 1,130 | -337 | $1,201 | $126,956,565 | 32 |
| Apr 28-30 | 19 | $670,739 | -50.6% | 791 | -339 | $847 | $128,144,856 | 33 |
| May 5-7 | 20 | $429,026 | -36% | 603 | -188 | $711 | $128,840,091 | 34 |
| May 12-14 | 23 | $307,772 | -28.3% | 425 | -178 | $724 | $129,357,883 | 35 |
| May 19-21 | 30 | $193,216 | -37.2% | 302 | -123 | $639 | $129,688,710 | 36 |
| May 26-29 Memorial Day wknd | 43 | $170,293 | - | 206 | - | $826 | $129,948,281 | - |
| Jun 2-4 | 50 | $66,113 | - | 138 | - | $479 | $130,058,047 | 38 |
