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The Waterboy

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1999

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Frank Coraci

Starring

Adam Sandler · Kathy Bates · Fairuza Balk · Henry Winkler · Jerry Reed · Larry Gilliard Jr.

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 30th Apr '99
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £887.2 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 6th Nov '98
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $39.4 Million
Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

30 Apr, 1999
1

7 May, 1999
3

14 May, 1999
3

21 May, 1999
5

28 May, 1999
6

4 Jun, 1999
9

11 Jun, 1999
10

18 Jun, 1999
14

US box office

6 Nov, 1998
1

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£3.4 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$161.5 Million

Global total gross
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$186 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 8

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

The Waterboy

30 Apr 1999

£887,245

7 May 1999

3▼

£620,141

£1,939,910

14 May 1999

3▲▼

£367,353

£2,515,542

21 May 1999

5▼

£208,300

£2,856,383

28 May 1999

6▼

£120,350

£3,054,864

4 Jun 1999

9▼

£96,920

£3,278,126

11 Jun 1999

10▼

£56,372

£3,379,617

18 Jun 1999

14▼

£29,959

£3,432,519

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 6

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

6 Nov 1998

1▲

$39,414,071

5 Mar 1999

21▼

$418,646

$160,131,174

12 Mar 1999

24▼

$356,666

$160,610,641

19 Mar 1999

32▼

$253,551

$161,021,440

26 Mar 1999

42▼

$142,657

$161,239,373

9 Apr 1999

57▼

$46,683

$161,456,592