Boys Don't Cry
A young transgender man named Brandon navigates love, life, and trying to pass as a boy in rural Nebraska.
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$73,720
2 theaters
2 theaters
Budget$2,000,000
Release DateOct 8, 1999
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 58 min
GenresBiography
Crime
Drama
Romance
In Release451 days/64 weeks
Widest Release365 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8-10 | 43 | $73,720 | - | 2 | - | $36,860 | $73,720 | 1 |
| Oct 15-17 | 34 | $121,018 | +64.2% | 18 | +16 | $6,723 | $237,504 | 2 |
| Oct 22-24 | 24 | $307,581 | +154.2% | 39 | +21 | $7,886 | $595,961 | 3 |
| Oct 29-31 | 25 | $257,330 | -16.3% | 41 | +2 | $6,276 | $975,059 | 4 |
| Nov 5-7 | 31 | $204,474 | -20.5% | 34 | -7 | $6,013 | $1,295,683 | 5 |
| Nov 12-14 | 35 | $143,603 | -29.8% | 30 | -4 | $4,786 | $1,536,097 | 6 |
| Nov 19-21 | 33 | $155,798 | +8.5% | 37 | +7 | $4,210 | $1,749,153 | 7 |
| Nov 26-28 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 36 | $142,294 | -8.7% | 33 | -4 | $4,311 | $1,961,871 | 8 |
| Dec 3-5 Post-Thanksgiving | 38 | $106,993 | -24.8% | 32 | -1 | $3,343 | $2,118,767 | 9 |
| Dec 10-12 | 39 | $84,192 | -21.3% | 32 | - | $2,631 | $2,249,024 | 10 |
| Dec 17-19 | 39 | $80,869 | -3.9% | 31 | -1 | $2,608 | $2,370,938 | 11 |
| Dec 24-26 | 40 | $64,496 | -20.2% | 51 | +20 | $1,264 | $2,485,430 | 12 |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 2000 | 40 | $109,898 | +70.4% | 48 | -3 | $2,289 | $2,697,068 | 13 |
| Jan 7-9 | 43 | $107,803 | -1.9% | 41 | -7 | $2,629 | $2,881,431 | 14 |
| Jan 14-17 MLK wknd | 38 | $138,207 | - | 43 | - | $3,214 | $3,074,284 | - |
| Jan 21-23 | 46 | $79,106 | - | 37 | - | $2,138 | $3,190,627 | 16 |
| Jan 28-30 | 42 | $133,393 | +68.6% | 34 | -3 | $3,923 | $3,393,369 | 17 |
| Feb 4-6 | 44 | $127,887 | -4.1% | 34 | - | $3,761 | $3,578,044 | 18 |
| Feb 11-13 | 47 | $107,598 | -15.9% | 25 | -9 | $4,303 | $3,734,381 | 19 |
| Feb 18-21 Presidents' Day wknd | 22 | $583,099 | - | 118 | - | $4,941 | $4,370,540 | - |
| Feb 25-27 | 25 | $334,251 | - | 122 | - | $2,739 | $4,839,061 | 21 |
| Mar 3-5 | 23 | $436,326 | +30.5% | 182 | +60 | $2,397 | $5,407,452 | 22 |
| Mar 10-12 | 25 | $462,078 | +5.9% | 186 | +4 | $2,484 | $6,070,561 | 23 |
| Mar 17-19 | 23 | $512,618 | +10.9% | 260 | +74 | $1,971 | $6,817,529 | 24 |
| Mar 24-26 | 17 | $695,333 | +35.6% | 280 | +20 | $2,483 | $7,802,635 | 25 |
| Mar 31-Apr 2 | 16 | $984,311 | +41.6% | 365 | +85 | $2,696 | $9,326,087 | 26 |
| Apr 7-9 | 18 | $674,451 | -31.5% | 360 | -5 | $1,873 | $10,369,824 | 27 |
| Apr 14-16 | 20 | $344,404 | -48.9% | 252 | -108 | $1,366 | $10,968,569 | 28 |
| Apr 21-23 | 31 | $161,303 | -53.2% | 158 | -94 | $1,020 | $11,288,912 | 29 |
| Apr 28-30 | 45 | $68,053 | -57.8% | 94 | -64 | $723 | $11,425,402 | 30 |
