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Best in Show

2000 • PG-13 • 1h 30m • Comedy • Warner Bros.

Some pets deserve a little more respect than others.

🍅 93% 88% MC 78 LB 3.82 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$413K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$18.6M
Final
Worldwide Total
$20.7M
$2.1M international
Domestic Legs45.0x
Budget$6M
2000 Rank#100
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Cast & Crew

Full Guest filmography
Christopher Guest Christopher Guest Director Bob Balaban Bob Balaban Starring Jennifer Coolidge Jennifer Coolidge Starring John Michael Higgins John Michael Higgins Starring Eugene Levy Eugene Levy Starring Jane Lynch Jane Lynch Starring
ScreenplayChristopher Guest, Eugene Levy Produced byKaren Murphy CinematographyRoberto Schaefer MusicCJ Vanston StudioWarner Bros.
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 29-Oct 1 23 $413.4K — 13 $31,803 $481.8K
2 Oct 6-8 13 $746.9K +80.6% 53 $14,092 $1.4M
3 Oct 13-15 10 $2.1M +186.2% 291 $7,347 $3.9M
4 Oct 20-22 11 $2.2M +1.2% 497 $4,351 $6.8M
5 Oct 27-30 10 $1.8M −15.5% 497 $3,677 $9.2M
6 Nov 3-5 11 $1.5M −17.6% 497 $3,030 $11.3M
7 Nov 10-12 13 $1.2M −18.1% 477 $2,584 $12.9M
8 Nov 17-19 14 $745.8K −39.5% 408 $1,828 $14.0M
9 Nov 24-26 15 $842.2K +12.9% 350 $2,406 $15.1M
10 Dec 1-3 15 $487.6K −42.1% 350 $1,393 $15.8M
11 Dec 8-10 18 $310.5K −36.3% 286 $1,086 $16.2M
12 Dec 15-17 20 $203.1K −34.6% 206 $986 $16.6M
13 Dec 22-25 27 $150.3K −26.0% 101 $1,489 $16.9M
14 Dec 29-Jan 1 30 $167.1K +11.2% 101 $1,655 $17.2M
15 Jan 5-7 30 $166.9K −0.2% 105 $1,589 $17.4M
16 Jan 12-15 36 $146.2K −12.4% 91 $1,607 $17.6M
17 Jan 19-21 40 $81.7K −44.1% 79 $1,034 $17.7M
18 Jan 26-28 48 $52.4K −35.8% 54 $971 $17.8M
19 Feb 2-4 55 $41.7K −20.5% 38 $1,097 $17.9M
20 Feb 9-11 53 $33.0K −20.8% 26 $1,270 $17.9M
21 Feb 16-19 55 $45.3K +37.3% 26 $1,744 $18.0M
22 Feb 23-25 58 $38.2K −15.6% 29 $1,319 $18.0M
23 Mar 2-4 41 $112.4K +194.0% 149 $755 $18.1M
24 Mar 9-11 43 $79.3K −29.5% 117 $678 $18.3M
25 Mar 16-18 55 $51.7K −34.8% 71 $728 $18.3M
26 Mar 23-25 57 $46.4K −10.3% 63 $736 $18.4M
27 Mar 30-Apr 1 53 $31.9K −31.1% 34 $939 $18.5M
28 Apr 6-8 49 $46.9K +46.9% 42 $1,117 $18.5M
30 Apr 20-22 65 $17.4K — 18 $965 $18.6M
31 Apr 27-29 57 $32.9K +89.4% 26 $1,266 $18.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $487.6K
$413.4K
$746.9K
$2.1M
$2.2M
$1.8M
$1.5M
$1.2M
$745.8K
$842.2K
$487.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −42.1%
+80.6%
W1→2
+186.2%
W2→3
+1.2%
W3→4
−15.5%
W4→5
−17.6%
W5→6
−18.1%
W6→7
−39.5%
W7→8
+12.9%
W8→9
−42.1%
W9→10
Steepest −42.1%Biggest gain +186.2%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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