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Wag the Dog

Domestic Total Gross: $43,061,945
Distributor: New LineRelease Date: December 25, 1997
Genre: ComedyRuntime: 1 hrs. 50 min.
MPAA Rating: RProduction Budget: N/A

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic:  $43,061,945    67.0%
+ Foreign:  $21,194,568    33.0%
= Worldwide:  $64,256,513  
Domestic Summary
Release Dates:  December 25, 1997 (limited)
 January 9, 1998 (wide)
Limited Opening Weekend: $92,079
(3 theaters, $30,693 average)
Wide Opening Weekend: $7,778,122
(#4 rank, 1,665 theaters, $4,672 average)
% of Total Gross: 18.1%
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Widest Release:  1,752 theaters
The Players
Director:Barry Levinson
Writer:David Mamet
Actors:Dustin Hoffman
Robert DeNiro
Anne Heche
Denis Leary
Kirsten Dunst
William H. Macy*
Woody Harrelson
Craig T. Nelson* (Cameo)
Producers:Michael De Luca (executive)
Barry Levinson
Composer:Mark Knopfler
* Denotes minor role
1997 Academy Awards®
Nominated for Two Oscars.
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Genres
Genre Rank
Hollywood / Movies 17
Political Campaign / Election 7
Political Satire 7
Charts
Chart Rank
All Time Domestic 1,539
Yearly 1997 52
Yearly Opening Weekends 1997 168
Yearly R Rated 1997 23
Worldwide Yearly 1997 46
Opening Weeks 2,077
Opening Weekends 1,916
Opening Weekends - January 124
Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends 173
BOM Users' Grades (1997 Releases) 33
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on March 6, 1998) 557
Yearly (Wide) 1998 44
Yearly Opening Weekends (Limited) 1997 30
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 1998 73
Opening Weeks Adjusted 1,941
Opening Weekends Adjusted - January 101
Opening Weekends Adjusted 1,750
 
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