A Simple Plan

Two brothers and a friend, all blue-collar workers, come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn't long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$16,316,273
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$390,563
31 theaters
Budget$30,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Dec 11, 1998 (Jan 22, 1999)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 1 min
GenresCrime Drama Thriller
In Release386 days/55 weeks
Widest Release675 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 11-1315$390,563-31-$12,598$390,5631
Dec 18-2016$406,036+4%72+41$5,639$960,1302
Dec 25-2718$444,014+9.4%80+8$5,550$1,643,3693
Jan 1-320$512,070+15.3%80-$6,400$2,515,9904
Jan 8-1023$308,891-39.7%80-$3,861$2,999,2345
Jan 15-18
MLK wknd
24$401,509-80-$5,018$3,536,158-
Jan 22-2410$3,422,072-660-$5,184$7,070,1847
Jan 29-3111$2,107,277-38.4%673+13$3,131$10,068,6548
Feb 5-716$1,367,177-35.1%673-$2,031$12,121,1499
Feb 12-15
Presidents' Day wknd
18$1,221,786-675-$1,810$13,717,155-
Feb 19-2121$703,845-625-$1,126$14,654,63211
Feb 26-2828$379,170-46.1%514-111$737$15,234,79312
Mar 5-734$207,062-45.4%325-189$637$15,560,47713
Mar 12-1444$113,344-45.3%220-105$515$15,747,64714
Mar 19-2150$59,405-47.6%117-103$507$15,847,71015
Mar 26-2859$37,591-36.7%75-42$501$15,915,35216
Apr 23-2544$113,313-322-$351$16,131,69720
Apr 30-May 256$59,406-47.6%226-96$262$16,245,18621