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Life Is Beautiful

1998 • PG-13 • 1h 56m • Comedy, Drama, War • Miramax

An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.

🍅 80% 96%

58

4.41

8.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$119K

Limited · 6 theaters

Domestic Total

$57.6M

Final

Worldwide Total

$229.3M

$171.7M international

Domestic Legs24.5x

Budget$20.0M

1999 Rank#48

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Cast & Crew

Directed byRoberto Benigni ScreenplayVincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni Produced byElda Ferri, Gianluigi Braschi CinematographyTonino Delli Colli Music byNicola Piovani StarringRoberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Sergio Bini Bustric, Horst Buchholz StudioMiramax

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 23-25 37 $118.9K — 6 $19,820 $118.9K

2 Oct 30-Nov 1 18 $459.6K +286.5% 38 $12,096 $651.8K

3 Nov 6-8 16 $837.1K +82.1% 110 $7,610 $1.7M

4 Nov 13-15 14 $852.2K +1.8% 116 $7,346 $2.9M

5 Nov 20-22 17 $754.5K −11.5% 124 $6,085 $4.0M

6 Nov 27-29 18 $871.1K +15.4% 124 $7,025 $5.2M

7 Dec 4-6 14 $721.0K −17.2% 134 $5,380 $6.2M

8 Dec 11-13 14 $682.3K −5.4% 145 $4,705 $7.2M

9 Dec 18-20 12 $616.3K −9.7% 170 $3,625 $8.0M

10 Dec 25-27 17 $988.2K +60.4% 224 $4,412 $9.4M

11 Jan 1-3 17 $1.1M +8.6% 225 $4,771 $11.4M

12 Jan 8-10 17 $904.7K −15.7% 228 $3,968 $12.8M

13 Jan 15-18 MLK Day 19 $1.3M — 218 $5,795 $14.4M

14 Jan 22-24 20 $1.1M — 213 $4,958 $15.8M

15 Jan 29-31 17 $926.2K −12.3% 215 $4,308 $17.2M

16 Feb 5-7 20 $837.6K −9.6% 221 $3,790 $18.4M

17 Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day 11 $2.8M — 644 $4,395 $21.6M

18 Feb 19-21 11 $2.4M — 685 $3,432 $24.7M

19 Feb 26-28 13 $1.9M −18.5% 681 $2,813 $27.3M

20 Mar 5-7 11 $1.9M +0.5% 672 $2,866 $30.1M

21 Mar 12-14 14 $1.9M −3.1% 646 $2,888 $32.8M

22 Mar 19-21 12 $2.2M +19.8% 647 $3,454 $36.0M

23 Mar 26-28 8 $3.2M +45.2% 1,121 $2,894 $40.7M

24 Apr 2-4 9 $2.7M −17.7% 1,130 $2,362 $44.7M

25 Apr 9-11 13 $1.9M −28.4% 1,136 $1,682 $47.7M

26 Apr 16-18 11 $1.6M −14.3% 1,113 $1,471 $50.0M

27 Apr 23-25 13 $1.2M −25.3% 1,019 $1,200 $51.8M

28 Apr 30-May 2 14 $831.7K −32.0% 914 $910 $53.1M

29 May 7-9 12 $767.7K −7.7% 812 $945 $54.2M

30 May 14-16 14 $626.7K −18.4% 836 $750 $55.1M

31 May 21-23 17 $414.7K −33.8% 579 $716 $55.8M

32 May 28-31 Memorial Day 20 $354.6K — 408 $869 $56.4M

33 Jun 4-6 23 $214.1K — 339 $631 $56.7M

34 Jun 11-13 31 $138.0K −35.6% 251 $550 $57.0M

35 Jun 18-20 40 $85.7K −37.9% 163 $526 $57.1M

36 Jun 25-27 55 $36.0K −58.0% 48 $750 $57.2M

45 Aug 27-29 56 $63.9K — 15 $4,262 $57.3M

46 Sep 3-6 Labor Day 57 $92.6K — 15 $6,174 $57.4M

47 Sep 10-12 52 $63.2K — 31 $2,040 $57.5M

48 Sep 17-19 65 $32.7K −48.3% 26 $1,256 $57.6M

49 Sep 24-26 76 $11.8K −63.9% 19 $620 $57.6M

50 Oct 1-3 88 $6.2K −47.3% 12 $518 $57.6M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Mon Feb 8 #18 $56.7K — $18.4M 221 $256 109

Tue Feb 9 #14 $119.0K +110% $18.5M 221 $538 110

Wed Feb 10 #11 $129.1K +9% $18.7M 221 $584 111

Thu Feb 11 #13 $117.9K −9% $18.8M 221 $533 112

Mon Feb 15 #9 $464.0K — +719% $21.6M 644 $720 116

Tue Feb 16 #9 $227.1K −51% +91% $21.9M 644 $353 117

Wed Feb 17 #9 $215.8K −5% +67% $22.1M 644 $335 118

Thu Feb 18 #8 $224.7K +4% +91% $22.3M 644 $349 119

Fri Feb 19 #10 $605.0K +169% $22.9M 685 $883 120

Sat Feb 20 #11 $1.1M +81% $24.0M 685 $1,599 121

Sun Feb 21 #11 $686.0K −37% $24.7M 685 $1,001 122

Mon Feb 22 #11 $161.4K −76% −65% $24.8M 685 $236 123

Tue Feb 23 #9 $217.4K +35% −4% $25.0M 685 $317 124

Wed Feb 24 #10 $179.3K −18% −17% $25.2M 685 $262 125

Thu Feb 25 #10 $180.9K +1% −19% $25.4M 685 $264 126

Fri Feb 26 #13 $489.5K +171% −19% $25.9M 685 $715 127

Sat Feb 27 #13 $885.0K +81% −19% $26.8M 681 $1,300 128

Sun Feb 28 #12 $573.0K −35% −16% $27.3M 681 $841 129

Mon Mar 1 #11 $180.0K −69% +11% $27.5M 681 $264 130

Tue Mar 2 #7 $256.8K +43% +18% $27.8M 681 $377 131

Wed Mar 3 #8 $198.3K −23% +11% $28.0M 681 $291 132

Thu Mar 4 #9 $221.9K +12% +23% $28.2M 681 $326 133

Fri Mar 5 #11 $498.0K +124% +2% $28.7M 681 $731 134

Sat Mar 6 #11 $855.0K +72% −3% $29.5M 672 $1,272 135

Sun Mar 7 #11 $574.0K −33% $30.1M 672 $854 136

Mon Mar 8 #9 $169.2K −71% −6% $30.3M 672 $252 137

Tue Mar 9 #9 $215.5K +27% −16% $30.5M 672 $321 138

Wed Mar 10 #9 $201.8K −6% +2% $30.7M 672 $300 139

Thu Mar 11 #9 $198.8K −1% −10% $30.9M 672 $296 140

Fri Mar 12 #15 $455.0K +129% −9% $31.4M 646 $704 141

Sat Mar 13 #14 $835.0K +84% −2% $32.2M 646 $1,293 142

Sun Mar 14 #14 $552.0K −34% −4% $32.8M 646 $854 143

Mon Mar 15 #12 $209.0K −62% +24% $33.0M 646 $324 144

Tue Mar 16 #11 $250.2K +20% +16% $33.3M 646 $387 145

Wed Mar 17 #12 $207.3K −17% +3% $33.5M 646 $321 146

Thu Mar 18 #11 $268.8K +30% +35% $33.7M 646 $416 147

Fri Mar 19 #13 $635.0K +136% +40% $34.4M 647 $981 148

Sat Mar 20 #11 $1.1M +68% +28% $35.5M 647 $1,646 149

Sun Mar 21 #12 $536.0K −50% −3% $36.0M 647 $828 150

Mon Mar 22 #5 $336.2K −37% +61% $36.3M 647 $520 151

Tue Mar 23 #5 $404.4K +20% +62% $36.7M 647 $625 152

Wed Mar 24 #5 $348.2K −14% +68% $37.1M 647 $538 153

Thu Mar 25 #5 $327.0K −6% +22% $37.4M 647 $505 154

Fri Mar 26 #8 $905.0K +177% +43% $38.3M 1,121 $807 155

Sat Mar 27 #8 $1.4M +53% +30% $39.7M 1,121 $1,236 156

Sun Mar 28 #8 $919.0K −34% +71% $40.7M 1,121 $820 157

Mon Mar 29 #7 $267.8K −71% −20% $41.0M 1,121 $239 158

Tue Mar 30 #7 $361.4K +35% −11% $41.3M 1,121 $322 159

Wed Mar 31 #9 $311.6K −14% −10% $41.6M 1,121 $278 160

Thu Apr 1 #10 $380.0K +22% +16% $42.0M 1,121 $339 161

Fri Apr 2 #9 $925.0K +143% +2% $42.9M 1,130 $819 162

Sat Apr 3 #9 $1.1M +22% −18% $44.0M 1,130 $1,000 163

Sun Apr 4 #10 $641.0K −43% −30% $44.7M 1,130 $567 164

Mon Apr 5 #10 $300.9K −53% +12% $45.0M 1,130 $266 165

Tue Apr 6 #10 $298.8K −1% −17% $45.3M 1,130 $264 166

Wed Apr 7 #10 $269.4K −10% −14% $45.6M 1,130 $238 167

Thu Apr 8 #10 $244.9K −9% −36% $45.8M 1,130 $217 168

Fri Apr 9 #12 $550.0K +125% −41% $46.4M 1,136 $484 169

Sat Apr 10 #12 $860.0K +56% −24% $47.2M 1,136 $757 170

Sun Apr 11 #11 $495.0K −42% −23% $47.7M 1,136 $436 171

Mon Apr 12 #10 $143.3K −71% −52% $47.9M 1,136 $126 172

Tue Apr 13 #9 $185.5K +30% −38% $48.1M 1,136 $163 173

Wed Apr 14 #9 $157.1K −15% −42% $48.2M 1,136 $138 174

Thu Apr 15 #9 $163.7K +4% −33% $48.4M 1,135 $144 175

Fri Apr 16 #11 $435.0K +166% −21% $48.8M 1,113 $391 176

Sat Apr 17 #11 $735.0K +69% −15% $49.5M 1,113 $660 177

Sun Apr 18 #12 $416.0K −43% −16% $50.0M 1,113 $374 178

Mon Apr 19 #9 $122.4K −71% −15% $50.1M 1,113 $110 179

Tue Apr 20 #9 $170.2K +39% −8% $50.3M 1,113 $153 180

Wed Apr 21 #10 $137.5K −19% −12% $50.4M 1,113 $124 181

Thu Apr 22 #10 $151.7K +10% −7% $50.6M 1,113 $136 182

Sun Apr 25 #12 $290.0K — −30% $51.8M 1,019 $285 185

Mon Apr 26 #11 $91.5K −68% −25% $51.9M 1,019 $90 186

Tue Apr 27 #12 $133.0K +45% −22% $52.0M 1,019 $130 187

Wed Apr 28 #11 $113.5K −15% −17% $52.1M 1,019 $111 188

Thu Apr 29 #12 $106.3K −6% −30% $52.3M 1,019 $104 189

Sun May 2 #13 $201.0K — −31% $53.1M 914 $220 192

Mon May 3 #11 $68.7K −66% −25% $53.1M 914 $75 193

Tue May 4 #10 $99.8K +45% −25% $53.2M 914 $109 194

Wed May 5 #10 $83.0K −17% −27% $53.3M 914 $91 195

Thu May 6 #10 $87.2K +5% −18% $53.4M 914 $95 196

Sun May 9 #9 $231.0K — +15% $54.2M 812 $284 199

Mon May 10 #9 $63.2K −73% −8% $54.2M 812 $78 200

Tue May 11 #8 $90.8K +44% −9% $54.3M 812 $112 201

Wed May 12 #9 $80.3K −12% −3% $54.4M 812 $99 202

Thu May 13 #9 $82.0K +2% −6% $54.5M 812 $101 203

Sun May 16 #14 $151.0K — −35% $55.1M 836 $181 206

Mon May 17 #13 $64.0K −58% +1% $55.2M 836 $77 207

Tue May 18 #12 $78.9K +23% −13% $55.2M 836 $94 208

Wed May 19 #13 $69.4K −12% −14% $55.3M 836 $83 209

Sun May 23 #16 $126.0K — −17% $55.8M 579 $218 213

Mon May 24 #14 $71.4K −43% +12% $55.9M 579 $123 214

Tue May 25 #15 $53.5K −25% −32% $55.9M 579 $92 215

Wed May 26 #15 $50.8K −5% −27% $56.0M 579 $88 216

Mon May 31 #18 $86.5K — +21% $56.4M 408 $212 221

Tue Jun 1 #16 $41.4K −52% −23% $56.4M 408 $101 222

Wed Jun 2 #17 $37.6K −9% −26% $56.4M 408 $92 223

Thu Jun 3 #17 $39.1K +4% $56.5M 408 $96 224

Tue Jun 8 #18 $38.1K — −8% $56.8M 339 $112 229

Wed Jun 9 #18 $32.0K −16% −15% $56.8M 339 $94 230

Thu Jun 10 #19 $30.6K −4% −22% $56.8M 339 $90 231

Tue Jun 15 #20 $25.2K — −34% $57.0M 251 $100 236

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Weekend grossWk 10 · $988.2K

$118.9K

$459.6K

$837.1K

$852.2K

$754.5K

$871.1K

$721.0K

$682.3K

$616.3K

$988.2K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +60.4%

+286.5%

W1→2

+82.1%

W2→3

+1.8%

W3→4

−11.5%

W4→5

+15.4%

W5→6

−17.2%

W6→7

−5.4%

W7→8

−9.7%

W8→9

+60.4%

W9→10

Steepest −17.2%Biggest gain +286.5%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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