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The Matrix

1999 R 2h 16m Action, Sci-Fi Warner Bros.

Believe the unbelievable.

Compare to other movies
Domestic Total
$171M
Final
Opening Weekend
$27.8M
3-day opening
Domestic Legs
6.17x
Opening → Total
Budget
$63.0M
Production budget
Worldwide Total
$468M
$296M international

Box Office Performance

Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Apr 2-4 1 $27.8M $37.4M 2,849 $10K 1
Apr 9-11 1 $22.6M -18.8% $73.3M 2,903 $8K 2
Apr 16-18 2 $17.9M -20.5% $98.9M 2,903 $6K 3
Apr 23-25 1 $12.6M -29.5% $117.1M 2,903 $4K 4
Apr 30-May 2 2 $8.7M -31.1% $129.7M 2,903 $3K 5
May 7-9 3 $5.9M -32.5% $138.5M 2,860 $2K 6
May 14-16 3 $4.5M -22.7% $145.1M 2,715 $2K 7
May 21-23 4 $2.9M -36.8% $149.5M 2,521 $1K 8
May 28-30 5 $2.9M +0.8% $153.8M 2,102 $1K 9
Jun 4-6 6 $2.5M -15.4% $158.3M 2,045 $1K 10
Jun 11-13 7 $2.1M -15.6% $161.6M 1,907 $1K 11
Jun 18-20 9 $1.3M -36.4% $163.9M 1,365 $963 12
Jun 25-27 10 $1.0M -23.1% $165.7M 1,139 $888 13
Jul 2-4 16 $476K -53.0% $166.7M 747 $636 14
Jul 9-11 16 $510K +7.3% $167.5M 527 $968 15
Jul 16-18 28 $225K -56.0% $167.9M 282 $796 16
Jul 23-25 31 $183K -18.6% $168.2M 142 $1K 17
Jul 30-Aug 1 22 $612K +235.0% $168.9M 687 $891 18
Aug 6-8 24 $400K -34.6% $169.7M 455 $880 19
Aug 13-15 24 $420K +5.0% $170.4M 412 $1K 20
Aug 20-22 32 $212K -49.6% $170.8M 256 $827 21
Aug 27-29 45 $113K -46.8% $171.1M 205 $550 22
Sep 3-5 45 $105K -7.3% $171.2M 192 $544 23
Sep 10-12 53 $62K -40.3% $171.3M 154 $405 24
Sep 17-19 58 $43K -31.5% $171.4M 105 $407 25

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byLana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
ScreenplayLana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
StarringKeanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano
StudioWarner Bros.