A Civil Action
At the risk of bankrupting his firm and career, lawyer Jan Schlichtman takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's contaminated water supply.
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$70,079
2 theaters
2 theaters
Budget$75,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)Dec 25, 1998 (Jan 8, 1999)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 55 min
GenresBiography
Drama
In Release372 days/53 weeks
Widest Release2,319 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25-31 | 19 | $155,596 | - | 2 | - | $77,798 | $155,596 | 1 |
| Jan 1-7 | 43 | $133,552 | -14.2% | 2 | - | $66,776 | $289,148 | 2 |
| Jan 8-14 | 1 | $19,251,221 | +14,314.8% | 1,802 | +1,800 | $10,683 | $19,540,369 | 3 |
| Jan 15-21 | 3 | $13,597,424 | -29.4% | 2,001 | +199 | $6,795 | $33,137,793 | 4 |
| Jan 22-28 | 3 | $9,317,483 | -31.5% | 2,026 | +25 | $4,598 | $42,455,276 | 5 |
| Jan 29-Feb 4 | 4 | $6,101,722 | -34.5% | 2,319 | +293 | $2,631 | $48,556,998 | 6 |
| Feb 5-11 | 7 | $3,767,541 | -38.3% | 2,031 | -288 | $1,855 | $52,324,539 | 7 |
| Feb 12-18 | 13 | $2,054,690 | -45.5% | 1,403 | -628 | $1,464 | $54,379,229 | 8 |
| Feb 19-25 | 21 | $953,913 | -53.6% | 890 | -513 | $1,071 | $55,333,142 | 9 |
| Feb 26-Mar 4 | 36 | $340,189 | -64.3% | 426 | -464 | $798 | $55,673,331 | 10 |
| Mar 5-11 | 39 | $174,490 | -48.7% | 262 | -164 | $665 | $55,847,821 | 11 |
| Mar 12-18 | 49 | $102,369 | -41.3% | 126 | -136 | $812 | $55,950,190 | 12 |
| Apr 2-8 | 34 | $297,080 | - | 348 | - | $853 | $56,325,569 | 15 |
| Apr 9-15 | 40 | $204,002 | -31.3% | 280 | -68 | $728 | $56,529,571 | 16 |
