Editing Quiz Show (film) (section)

== Release ==
''Quiz Show'' was released in September 1994. although some reports from late 1993 indicated that the film was planned to be distributed in the first half of 1994.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dutka|first=Elaine|date=October 7, 1993|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-07-ca-43264-story.html|title= Levinson on Hollywood: The People on the Fringe|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref>

With ''Quiz Show'', Disney launched a [[platform release|platform-release]] strategy geared to generate interest in and publicity for the film by releasing it in a limited number of theaters before opening wider. ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'', released around the same time, was distributed in a similar manner, but as with ''Quiz Show'', it was a box-office failure.<ref name="Platformrel">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/features/studios-ponder-perils-payoffs-of-platforming-99125233/|title=Studios Ponder Perils, Payoffs Of Platforming|work=Variety|date=16 January 1995 |access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref>

''Quiz Show'' opened in New York on September 14, 1994 and expanded to 27 screens for the weekend, grossing $757,714, the fifth-highest-grossing opening weekend for a film showing on fewer than 50 screens.<ref name="open">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=September 20, 1994|page=24|title=All-Time Opening Weekends: 50 Screens or Less}}</ref><ref name="AFI">{{AFI film|60197}}</ref> It grossed $792,366 in its first five days.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=September 20, 1994|page=8|title=Film Box Office Report}}</ref> The film gradually expanded over the next four weeks to a maximum of 822 screens and grossed a total of $24,822,619 in the U.S. and Canada.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web | title=Quiz Show (1994) | website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=quizshow.htm | access-date=2010-07-28}}</ref> In the U.S., the film's box-office performance began to fall even after its four Academy Award nominations, dropping 63% in weekly grosses for the week of March 12, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/features/full-house-bunch-slips-just-ok-99124182/|title=Full 'House' 'Bunch' Slips 'Just' OK|work=Variety|date=13 March 1995 |access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref>

Following its theatrical run, ''Quiz Show'' ran at international festivals, such as the [[45th Berlin International Film Festival|1995]] [[Berlin International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Molner|first=David|date=January 22, 1995|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/features/berlin-boasts-19-world-bows-99125108/|title=Berlin Boasts 19 World Bows|work=Variety|access-date=July 17, 2020}}</ref> and the Chinese edition of the [[Sundance Film Festival]], which ran from October 5 to 12, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/features/china-opens-its-doors-to-sundance-fest-99128594/|title=China opens its doors to Sundance fest|work=Variety|date=October 9, 1995|access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref> Five weeks prior to the Berlin festival, Redford informed Disney that he would not attend because of his work in ''[[Up Close & Personal (film)|Up Close & Personal]]'' (1996) and commitment to the Sundance festival. However, according to festival director [[Moritz de Hadeln]], the festival had agreed to promote ''Quiz Show'' only if Redford had attended. His failure to attend eroded his relationship with Disney and other film-festival organizers, and it negatively impacted promotion for the film's international release.<ref>{{cite web|last=Molner|first=David|date=February 19, 1995|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/features/kiss-seduces-berlin-stirring-sluggish-mood-99124569/|title='Kiss' Seduces Berlin, Stirring Sluggish Mood|work=Variety|access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref>

In countries such as Germany and France, ''Quiz Show'' generally performed far better in big cities than in smaller towns and attracted more female viewers than male. In Italy, despite much press and interest in the film, it was not a commercial success. The film performed well in Spain, where it grossed $368,000 within six days during a 31-screen run.<ref>{{cite web|last=Groves|first=Dan|date=February 26, 1995|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/features/quiz-shows-spotty-b-o-overseas-99124455/|title='Quiz' Shows Spotty B.O. Overseas|work=Variety|access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref> The film grossed an international total of $1.4 million by February 12, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/features/o-seas-b-o-is-terminal-99124773/|title=O'seas B.O. Is 'Terminal'|work=Variety|date=February 12, 1995|access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref> It finally grossed $27.4 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $52.2 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 13, 1995|page=28|title=Worldwide rentals beat domestic take|quote==International gross 1994: $1.5m}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 19, 1996|page=1|last=Klady|first=Leonard|title=B.O. with a vengeance: $9.1 billion worldwide|quote=International gross 1995: $25.9m}}</ref>