Everest

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$87,178,599
Summary Details
DistributorMacGillivray Freeman Films
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Opening$364,244
10 theaters
Release DateMar 6, 1998
Running Time44 min
GenresDocumentary Short
In Release1,032 days/147 weeks
Widest Release62 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
May 29-Jun 410$1,537,536-47-$32,713$16,622,89613
Jul 3-910$2,044,482-61-$33,516$25,525,93118
Jul 10-1612$1,869,225-8.6%60-1$31,153$27,395,15619
Jul 17-2313$1,930,572+3.3%61+1$31,648$29,325,72820
Jan 1-720$855,525-60-$14,258$56,597,64544
Jan 8-1421$468,133-45.3%56-4$8,359$57,065,77845
Jan 15-2123$522,095+11.5%53-3$9,850$57,587,87346
Jan 22-2827$460,839-11.7%53-$8,695$58,048,71247
Jan 29-Feb 429$388,648-15.7%53-$7,332$58,437,36048
Feb 5-1134$374,117-3.7%53-$7,058$58,811,47749
Feb 12-1828$643,134+71.9%57+4$11,283$59,454,61150
Feb 19-2530$610,958-5%55-2$11,108$60,065,56951
Feb 26-Mar 431$460,309-24.7%55-$8,369$60,525,87852
Mar 5-1132$373,562-18.8%54-1$6,917$60,899,44053
Mar 12-1826$486,108+30.1%52-2$9,348$61,385,54854
Mar 19-2526$483,838-0.5%52-$9,304$61,869,38655
Mar 26-Apr 132$420,594-13.1%53+1$7,935$62,289,98056
Apr 2-828$446,093+6.1%53-$8,416$62,736,07357
Apr 9-1527$401,546-10%54+1$7,436$63,137,61958
Apr 16-2225$373,259-7%54-$6,912$63,510,87859
Apr 23-2927$339,536-9%54-$6,287$63,850,41460
Apr 30-May 629$288,118-15.1%55+1$5,238$64,138,53261
May 7-1326$330,600+14.7%55-$6,010$64,469,13262
May 14-2026$380,398+15.1%55-$6,916$64,849,53063
Jun 4-1026$262,112-53-$4,945$65,751,29966
Jun 11-1726$308,999+17.9%53-$5,830$66,060,29867
Jun 18-2420$367,954+19.1%52-1$7,076$66,428,25268
Jun 25-Jul 121$493,254+34.1%55+3$8,968$66,921,50669
Jul 2-823$442,390-10.3%55-$8,043$67,363,89670
Jul 9-1525$420,128-5%56+1$7,502$67,784,02471
Jul 16-2226$401,097-4.5%58+2$6,915$68,185,12172
Jul 23-2927$662,922+65.3%58-$11,429$68,848,04373
Jul 30-Aug 526$457,485-31%58-$7,887$69,305,52874
Aug 6-1231$430,355-5.9%58-$7,419$69,735,88375
Aug 13-1931$430,487<0.1%56-2$7,687$70,166,37076
Aug 20-2633$328,184-23.8%57+1$5,757$70,494,55477
Aug 27-Sep 236$325,000-1%57-$5,701$70,819,55478
Sep 3-933$325,000-57-$5,701$71,144,55479
Sep 10-1633$325,123<0.1%57-$5,703$71,469,67780
Sep 17-2335$241,896-25.6%57-$4,243$71,711,57381
Sep 24-3033$225,670-6.7%48-9$4,701$71,937,24382
Oct 1-730$207,376-8.1%45-3$4,608$72,144,61983
Oct 8-1432$233,731+12.7%45-$5,194$72,378,35084
Oct 15-2129$205,962-11.9%42-3$4,903$72,584,31285
Oct 22-2839$205,830<0.1%42-$4,900$72,790,14286
Oct 29-Nov 440$167,271-18.7%41-1$4,079$72,957,41387
Nov 5-1142$177,916+6.4%39-2$4,561$73,135,32988
Nov 12-1836$185,333+4.2%39-$4,752$73,320,66289
Nov 19-2544$158,248-14.6%41+2$3,859$73,478,91090
Nov 26-Dec 243$133,582-15.6%41-$3,258$73,612,49291
Dec 3-937$151,027+13.1%38-3$3,974$73,763,51992
Dec 10-1639$125,680-16.8%37-1$3,396$73,889,19993
Dec 31-Jan 6, 200051$82,115-31-$2,648$74,239,99196
Jan 7-1348$92,914+13.2%20-11$4,645$74,332,90597
Jan 14-2049$80,013-13.9%20-$4,000$74,412,91898
Jan 21-2752$53,155-33.6%19-1$2,797$74,466,07399
Jan 28-Feb 346$127,215+139.3%19-$6,695$74,593,288100
Feb 18-2445$150,333-19-$7,912$74,960,180103
Feb 25-Mar 244$129,843-13.6%19-$6,833$75,090,023104
Mar 3-944$128,530-1%19-$6,764$75,218,553105
Mar 10-1652$100,280-22%19-$5,277$75,318,833106
Mar 17-2351$81,480-18.7%15-4$5,432$75,400,313107
Mar 24-3049$92,398+13.4%16+1$5,774$75,492,711108
Mar 31-Apr 648$65,193-29.4%16-$4,074$75,557,904109
Apr 7-1346$69,586+6.7%15-1$4,639$75,627,490110
Jul 7-1366$49,283-13-$3,791$76,325,476123