Wonder Boys

An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.

Grosses

Domestic (58%)
$19,393,557
Summary Details
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$5,808,919
1,253 theaters
Budget$55,000,000
Release DateFeb 23, 2000
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release678 days/96 weeks
Widest Release1,509 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Feb 25-277$5,808,919-1,253-$4,636$5,856,8531
Mar 3-58$4,053,226-30.2%1,504+251$2,694$11,372,0062
Mar 10-1212$2,612,849-35.5%1,509+5$1,731$14,967,3483
Mar 17-1917$1,186,526-54.6%1,458-51$813$16,930,9824
Mar 24-2619$606,017-48.9%1,210-248$500$17,927,8425
Mar 31-Apr 228$225,427-62.8%498-712$452$18,381,0376
Apr 7-935$102,011-54.7%224-274$455$18,543,7647
Apr 21-2357$39,541-88-$449$18,659,9329
Nov 10-1240$87,505-15-$5,833$18,838,20738
Nov 17-1940$68,485-21.7%12-3$5,707$18,945,55839
Nov 24-26
Thanksgiving 3-Day
41$63,884-6.7%12-$5,323$19,045,34740
Dec 1-3
Post-Thanksgiving
40$53,713-15.9%12-$4,476$19,122,07341
Dec 8-1045$38,346-28.6%17+5$2,255$19,181,71442
Dec 15-1752$23,720-38.1%14-3$1,694$19,217,25143
Dec 22-25
Christmas long wknd
49$19,143-12-$1,595$19,247,062-
Dec 29-Jan 1, 2001
New Year's long wknd
51$29,007-11-$2,637$19,284,952-
Jan 5-752$21,376-13-$1,644$19,315,01446
Jan 12-15
MLK wknd
54$21,868-10-$2,186$19,347,156-
Jan 19-2156$18,499-10-$1,849$19,371,62148