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
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10-16 | 44 | $159,854 | - | 6 | - | $26,642 | $159,854 | 1 |
| Sep 17-23 | 11 | $1,385,484 | +766.7% | 16 | +10 | $86,592 | $1,545,388 | 2 |
| Sep 24-30 | 4 | $8,661,572 | +525.2% | 429 | +413 | $20,190 | $10,206,918 | 3 |
| Oct 1-7 | 3 | $11,408,472 | +31.7% | 706 | +277 | $16,159 | $21,615,382 | 4 |
| Oct 8-14 | 4 | $12,935,913 | +13.4% | 1,226 | +520 | $10,551 | $34,551,295 | 5 |
| Oct 15-21 | 5 | $8,898,853 | -31.2% | 1,350 | +124 | $6,591 | $43,450,148 | 6 |
| Oct 22-28 | 6 | $6,876,137 | -22.7% | 1,459 | +109 | $4,712 | $50,326,285 | 7 |
| Oct 29-Nov 4 | 4 | $5,280,194 | -23.2% | 1,528 | +69 | $3,455 | $55,606,479 | 8 |
| Nov 5-11 | 8 | $4,677,301 | -11.4% | 1,553 | +25 | $3,011 | $60,283,680 | 9 |
| Nov 12-18 | 12 | $3,122,795 | -33.2% | 1,264 | -289 | $2,470 | $63,406,575 | 10 |
| Nov 19-25 | 16 | $1,947,522 | -37.6% | 815 | -449 | $2,389 | $63,768,575 | 11 |
| Nov 26-Dec 2 | 14 | $1,454,826 | -25.3% | 585 | -230 | $2,486 | $66,808,923 | 12 |
| Dec 3-9 | 13 | $1,088,931 | -25.2% | 694 | +109 | $1,569 | $67,897,854 | 13 |
| Dec 10-16 | 13 | $872,784 | -19.8% | 595 | -99 | $1,466 | $68,770,538 | 14 |
| Dec 17-23 | 15 | $949,057 | +8.7% | 452 | -143 | $2,099 | $69,719,695 | 15 |
| Dec 24-30 | 15 | $799,090 | -15.8% | 293 | -159 | $2,727 | $70,518,785 | 16 |
| Dec 31-Jan 6, 2000 | 16 | $821,005 | +2.7% | 275 | -18 | $2,985 | $71,339,790 | 17 |
| Jan 7-13 | 21 | $815,192 | -0.7% | 289 | +14 | $2,820 | $72,154,982 | 18 |
| Jan 14-20 | 22 | $732,145 | -10.2% | 276 | -13 | $2,652 | $72,887,127 | 19 |
| Jan 21-27 | 24 | $737,428 | +0.7% | 267 | -9 | $2,761 | $73,624,555 | 20 |
| Jan 28-Feb 3 | 23 | $981,195 | +33.1% | 344 | +77 | $2,852 | $74,605,749 | 21 |
| Feb 4-10 | 53 | $103,212 | -89.5% | 10 | -334 | $10,321 | $74,708,962 | 22 |
| Feb 11-17 | 49 | $109,022 | +5.6% | 7 | -3 | $15,574 | $74,817,984 | 23 |
| Feb 18-24 | 8 | $8,100,096 | +7,329.8% | 1,287 | +1,280 | $6,293 | $82,918,080 | 24 |
| Feb 25-Mar 2 | 9 | $6,066,686 | -25.1% | 1,323 | +36 | $4,585 | $88,983,766 | 25 |
| Mar 3-9 | 8 | $5,380,021 | -11.3% | 1,339 | +16 | $4,017 | $94,364,787 | 26 |
| Mar 10-16 | 5 | $5,483,882 | +1.9% | 1,522 | +183 | $3,603 | $99,848,669 | 27 |
| Mar 17-23 | 7 | $4,594,411 | -16.2% | 1,661 | +139 | $2,766 | $104,443,080 | 28 |
| Mar 24-30 | 5 | $6,807,816 | +48.2% | 1,662 | +1 | $4,096 | $111,250,896 | 29 |
| Mar 31-Apr 6 | 7 | $7,039,359 | +3.4% | 1,990 | +328 | $3,537 | $118,290,255 | 30 |
| Apr 7-13 | 10 | $4,457,284 | -36.7% | 1,934 | -56 | $2,304 | $122,747,539 | 31 |
| Apr 14-20 | 15 | $2,851,375 | -36% | 1,467 | -467 | $1,943 | $125,598,914 | 32 |
| Apr 21-27 | 16 | $1,875,203 | -34.2% | 1,130 | -337 | $1,659 | $127,474,117 | 33 |
| Apr 28-May 4 | 18 | $936,948 | -50% | 791 | -339 | $1,184 | $128,411,065 | 34 |
| May 5-11 | 18 | $639,046 | -31.8% | 603 | -188 | $1,059 | $129,050,111 | 35 |
| May 12-18 | 24 | $445,383 | -30.3% | 425 | -178 | $1,047 | $129,495,494 | 36 |
| May 19-25 | 32 | $282,494 | -36.6% | 302 | -123 | $935 | $129,777,988 | 37 |
| May 26-Jun 1 | 43 | $213,946 | -24.3% | 206 | -96 | $1,038 | $129,991,934 | 38 |
