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Happy Gilmore

1996 • PG-13 • 1h 32m • Comedy, Sport • Universal Pictures

He doesn't play golf... he destroys it.

🍅 66% 85% MC 31 LB 3.42 IMDb 7.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$10.1M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$39.1M
Incl. 2025 re-release
Worldwide Total
$41.4M
$2.4M international
Budget$10M
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Cast & Crew

Adam Sandler Adam Sandler Starring Christopher McDonald Christopher McDonald Starring Julie Bowen Julie Bowen Starring Carl Weathers Carl Weathers Starring
ScreenplayTim Herlihy, Adam Sandler Produced byRobert Simonds CinematographyArthur Albert Music byMark Mothersbaugh StudioUniversal Pictures
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 16-18 3 $10.1M — 2,022 $5,001 $10.1M
2 Feb 23-25 4 $6.3M −37.6% 2,052 $3,074 $18.5M
3 Mar 1-3 5 $4.8M −23.7% 2,069 $2,325 $24.6M
4 Mar 8-10 8 $3.3M −32.3% 1,945 $1,675 $28.9M
5 Mar 15-17 10 $1.9M −43.2% 1,653 $1,120 $31.8M
6 Mar 22-24 11 $1.3M −28.1% 1,287 $1,035 $33.7M
7 Mar 29-31 20 $630.1K −52.7% 737 $855 $34.8M
8 Apr 5-7 18 $718.3K +14.0% 876 $820 $35.7M
9 Apr 12-14 18 $611.5K −14.9% 711 $860 $36.7M
10 Apr 19-21 20 $443.1K −27.5% 547 $810 $37.3M
11 Apr 26-28 23 $292.9K −33.9% 388 $755 $37.7M
12 May 3-5 28 $213.2K −27.2% 290 $735 $38.0M
13 May 10-12 31 $184.8K −13.3% 220 $840 $38.3M
14 May 17-19 39 $110.7K −40.1% 157 $705 $38.4M
15 May 24-26 41 $138.3K +25.0% 104 $1,330 $38.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $443.1K
$10.1M
$6.3M
$4.8M
$3.3M
$1.9M
$1.3M
$630.1K
$718.3K
$611.5K
$443.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −27.5%
−37.6%
W1→2
−23.7%
W2→3
−32.3%
W3→4
−43.2%
W4→5
−28.1%
W5→6
−52.7%
W6→7
+14.0%
W7→8
−14.9%
W8→9
−27.5%
W9→10
Steepest −52.7%Biggest gain +14.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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