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MOVIE

About Schmidt

2002

125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Alexander Payne

Starring

Jack Nicholson · Kathy Bates · Hope Davis · Dermot Mulroney · June Squibb · Howard Hesseman

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 3rd January 2003

Netherlands release: 13th December 2002

United States release: 13th December 2002

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 24th Jan '03
Debut position: 7
Highest position: 6
Debut gross: £757.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

Box Office debut: 20th Dec '02
Debut position: 17
Highest position: 4
Debut gross: $601.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 23

Chart position history

UK box office

24 Jan, 2003
7

31 Jan, 2003
6

7 Feb, 2003
8

14 Feb, 2003
12

21 Feb, 2003
12

US box office

3 Jan, 2003
4

10 Jan, 2003
5

17 Jan, 2003
8

24 Jan, 2003
9

31 Jan, 2003
10

7 Feb, 2003
11

14 Feb, 2003
10

28 Feb, 2003
14

7 Mar, 2003
14

14 Mar, 2003
15

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

K-3

Tous publics

M/12

12+

NC-16

18+

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£3.2 Million

US total gross
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$65 Million

Global total gross
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Box Office Release Breakdown

Netherlands release date: 13th December 2002
United States release date: 13th December 2002
Canada release date: 20th December 2002
Denmark release date: 3rd January 2003
United States release date: 3rd January 2003
United Kingdom release date: 24th January 2003
Ireland release date: 24th January 2003
Sweden release date: 31st January 2003
Argentina release date: 6th February 2003
Australia release date: 6th February 2003
Malaysia release date: 6th February 2003
Italy release date: 7th February 2003
Israel release date: 13th February 2003
New Zealand release date: 13th February 2003
Spain release date: 14th February 2003
Greece release date: 14th February 2003
Iceland release date: 14th February 2003
Norway release date: 14th February 2003
Portugal release date: 14th February 2003
Germany release date: 27th February 2003
Singapore release date: 27th February 2003
Austria release date: 28th February 2003
Uruguay release date: 28th February 2003
South Africa release date: 28th February 2003
France release date: 5th March 2003
Czech Republic release date: 6th March 2003
Hong Kong release date: 6th March 2003
Slovenia release date: 6th March 2003
Finland release date: 7th March 2003
South Korea release date: 7th March 2003
Thailand release date: 7th March 2003
Peru release date: 13th March 2003
Estonia release date: 14th March 2003
Lithuania release date: 14th March 2003
Mexico release date: 14th March 2003
Taiwan release date: 15th March 2003
Brazil release date: 21st March 2003
Latvia release date: 28th March 2003
Belgium release date: 2nd April 2003
Philippines release date: 2nd April 2003
Poland release date: 4th April 2003
Turkey release date: 4th April 2003
Egypt release date: 9th April 2003
Hungary release date: 10th April 2003
Japan release date: 24th May 2003
Kuwait release date: 16th September 2003