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The Straight Story

1999 • G • 1h 52m • Biography, Drama • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.

🍅 95% 91% MC 86 LB 4.2 IMDb 8.0

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$92K
Limited · 7 theaters
Domestic Total
$6.2M
Final
Worldwide Total
$6.5M
$304K international
Domestic Legs10.6x
Budget$10M
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Cast & Crew

Directed byDavid Lynch ScreenplayMary Sweeney, John Roach Produced byMary Sweeney, Neal Edelstein, Alain Sarde CinematographyFreddie Francis MusicAngelo Badalamenti Prod. DesignJack Fisk StarringRichard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert, Tracey Maloney StudioWalt Disney Studios
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 15-17 39 $92.3K — 7 $13,187 $92.3K
2 Oct 22-24 27 $276.8K +199.8% 32 $8,650 $406.3K
3 Oct 29-31 19 $372.7K +34.7% 96 $3,883 $863.8K
4 Nov 5-7 21 $585.0K +56.9% 186 $3,145 $1.6M
5 Nov 12-14 23 $396.8K −32.2% 181 $2,192 $2.2M
6 Nov 19-21 23 $310.0K −21.9% 153 $2,026 $2.6M
7 Nov 26-28 25 $334.2K +7.8% 128 $2,611 $3.1M
8 Dec 3-5 26 $208.4K −37.6% 136 $1,532 $3.4M
9 Dec 10-12 26 $145.2K −30.3% 140 $1,037 $3.6M
10 Dec 17-19 23 $183.4K +26.3% 159 $1,153 $3.8M
11 Dec 24-26 33 $118.2K −35.6% 129 $916 $4.0M
12 Dec 31-Jan 2 30 $185.1K +56.7% 131 $1,413 $4.4M
13 Jan 7-9 30 $171.4K −7.4% 124 $1,382 $4.6M
14 Jan 14-17 35 $181.6K +6.0% 112 $1,622 $4.9M
15 Jan 21-23 44 $85.6K −52.8% 81 $1,057 $5.0M
16 Jan 28-30 45 $94.2K +10.0% 106 $888 $5.1M
17 Feb 4-6 43 $130.2K +38.2% 116 $1,122 $5.3M
18 Feb 11-13 50 $91.2K −29.9% 82 $1,112 $5.4M
19 Feb 18-21 48 $106.7K +17.0% 70 $1,524 $5.6M
20 Feb 25-27 53 $66.4K −37.8% 64 $1,037 $5.7M
21 Mar 3-5 58 $53.1K −20.0% 52 $1,022 $5.8M
22 Mar 10-12 52 $68.0K +28.0% 47 $1,447 $5.9M
23 Mar 17-19 52 $63.6K −6.5% 54 $1,177 $6.0M
24 Mar 24-26 49 $60.2K −5.2% 52 $1,158 $6.0M
25 Mar 31-Apr 2 55 $41.1K −31.8% 45 $913 $6.1M
26 Apr 7-9 81 $15.1K −63.2% 25 $604 $6.1M
27 Apr 14-16 69 $24.1K +59.4% 56 $430 $6.2M
28 Apr 21-23 87 $13.9K −42.3% 30 $463 $6.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $183.4K
$92.3K
$276.8K
$372.7K
$585.0K
$396.8K
$310.0K
$334.2K
$208.4K
$145.2K
$183.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +26.3%
+199.8%
W1→2
+34.7%
W2→3
+56.9%
W3→4
−32.2%
W4→5
−21.9%
W5→6
+7.8%
W6→7
−37.6%
W7→8
−30.3%
W8→9
+26.3%
W9→10
Steepest −37.6%Biggest gain +199.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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