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About Schmidt

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Movie Stats
Year
2002
Runtime
 125 minutes (2 hrs 05 mins)
Certificates

15

R

A

12+

18
Select Cast
Jack Nicholson
Kathy Bates
Hope Davis
Dermot Mulroney
June Squibb
Howard Hesseman
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
18th Jan 2016
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
94
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
3rd January 2003
23 years 7 months 30 days ago
Netherlands release date
 Netherlands
13th December 2002
23 years 8 months 20 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
20th December 2002
23 years 8 months 13 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
3rd January 2003
23 years 7 months 30 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
24th January 2003
23 years 7 months 9 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
31st January 2003
23 years 7 months 2 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £3.2 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $65 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
746,237 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
11.2 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 24th Jan '03
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: £757.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
US Box Office
  • Release: 3rd Jan '03
  • Debut weekend: 20th Dec '02
  • Debut position: 17
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: $601.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 23
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
alexander payne Alexander Payne
Starring
alexander payneJack NicholsonWarren Schmidt
Kathy BatesRoberta Hertzel
Hope DavisJeannie Schmidt
Dermot MulroneyRandall Hertzel
June SquibbHelen Schmidt
Howard HessemanLarry Hertzel
Harry GroenerJohn Rusk
Connie RayVicki Rusk
Len CariouRay Nichols
Mark VenhuizenDuncan Hertzel
Cheryl HamadaSaundra
Phil ReevesMinister in Denver
Matt WinstonGary Nordin - Warren's Replacement
James M. ConnorRandall's Best Man
Jill AndersonBridesmaid Reading St. Paul
Vaughan WenzelMan Mourning Helen
Judith Kathryn HartWoman Mourning Helen
Marilyn TippNeighbor Lady
Robert KemPriest in Omaha
Melissa HannaDairy Queen Employee
Tung HaFrat Kid
James J. CrawleyOther Frat Kid
Mary Beth NelsonBartender
Steve HellerTire Store Employee
Lester Kills CrowNative American Cashier
Thomas Michael BelfordFuneral Director
McKenna GibsonSix-year-old Jeannie
Emily McNaughtonTwelve-year-old Jeannie
Beth HeimannWedding Singer #1
Linda WilmotWedding Singer #2
Chris HuseChuck Woodard
Joe KunzePartygoer #1
Angela LansburyAngela Lansbury
Abdallah MtuluNdugu
Mark J. O'LearyBartender
Robert Kingston Phillips GreenMale shopper
Lonnie Ray SenstockBus boy
Michael TolochkoSurly Denver Neighbor Taking Trash Out
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
6
Weeks top 15
5
Total weeks
5
Total UK Gross:
£3,201,355
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
About Schmidt
24 Jan 2003
7N
£757,325
£757,325
31 Jan 2003
6▲
£612,424
£1,804,707
7 Feb 2003
8▼
£385,520
£2,507,555
14 Feb 2003
12▼
£208,636
£2,925,430
21 Feb 2003
12▲▼
£139,820
£3,201,355

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
4
Weeks top 15
10
Total Weeks
23
Total US Gross:
$65,016,287
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
20 Dec 2002
17▼
$601,711
$1,023,197
27 Dec 2002
22▼
$845,041
$2,572,811
3 Jan 2003
4▲
$8,800,000
$12,200,000
10 Jan 2003
5▼
$6,200,000
$21,200,000
17 Jan 2003
8▼
$6,300,000
$30,100,000
24 Jan 2003
9▼
$5,500,000
$37,900,000
31 Jan 2003
10▼
$4,700,000
$44,400,000
7 Feb 2003
11▼
$3,100,000
$48,600,000
14 Feb 2003
10▲
$3,500,000
$53,100,000
21 Feb 2003
16▼
$1,700,614
$55,481,339
28 Feb 2003
14▲
$1,860,510
$57,979,861
7 Mar 2003
14▲▼
$1,376,030
$60,007,505
14 Mar 2003
15▼
$1,093,228
$61,630,220
21 Mar 2003
18▼
$845,427
$62,908,447
28 Mar 2003
22▼
$449,835
$63,676,882
4 Apr 2003
28▼
$249,785
$64,094,443
11 Apr 2003
35▼
$157,749
$64,342,083
18 Apr 2003
35▲▼
$142,208
$64,543,239
25 Apr 2003
43▼
$92,168
$64,706,199
2 May 2003
44▼
$76,740
$64,816,513
9 May 2003
51▼
$52,449
$64,902,853
16 May 2003
56▼
$35,870
$64,962,450
23 May 2003
52▲
$24,660
$65,005,217

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
  •  Netherlands release date:
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Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings
UK total gross: £3,201,355
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Rocky III
2156
About Schmidt
2157
The Family Man

US total gross: $65,016,287
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Genres
Drama
Drama
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News from around the web
About Schmidt Movie Trailers & Videos  TVGuide.com Fri, 14th August 2026

Where was "About Schmidt (2002)" filmed? — Тамбур  tambur.pub Sun, 12th July 2026

Review: ‘About Schmidt’ is as Funny as it is Sombre | by Reece Beckett | Counter Arts  Medium Fri, 26th April 2024

About Schmidt review – a tender, acrid, comic masterpiece  theguardian.com Thu, 23rd January 2003

About Schmidt Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

Review: About Schmidt  Slant Magazine Fri, 19th April 2019

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