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Twenty-five years ago, HBO introduced four fabulous friends navigating dating in one iconic city.Sex and the Cityran for six seasons from 1998 to 2004 and turned Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) into viewers' best friends and fashion inspirations.“The whole entire ride ofSex and the Cityhas been one surprise after another surprise,” Davis told PEOPLE in 2016. “We never thought we would really be a hit. We didn’t think we’d win an Emmy, we didn’t think we’d get to make one film, much less another film.”The show has gone on to spawn a sequel series,And Just Like That…, which premieres its second season June 22 on Max. But for the 25th anniversary of the original show’s premiere, we break down the numbers that builtSex and the City.
Twenty-five years ago, HBO introduced four fabulous friends navigating dating in one iconic city.Sex and the Cityran for six seasons from 1998 to 2004 and turned Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) into viewers' best friends and fashion inspirations.
“The whole entire ride ofSex and the Cityhas been one surprise after another surprise,” Davis told PEOPLE in 2016. “We never thought we would really be a hit. We didn’t think we’d win an Emmy, we didn’t think we’d get to make one film, much less another film.”
The show has gone on to spawn a sequel series,And Just Like That…, which premieres its second season June 22 on Max. But for the 25th anniversary of the original show’s premiere, we break down the numbers that builtSex and the City.
01of 2394Sex and the Cityepisodes across six seasons
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94
Sex and the Cityepisodes across six seasons
02of 2394Gettysex scenes throughoutthe series
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sex scenes throughoutthe series
03of 23$100,000Jamie McCarthy/Gettyhow muchHBO paid toCandace Bushnellto option her real-life “Sex and the City” newspaper columns
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$100,000
Jamie McCarthy/Getty
how muchHBO paid toCandace Bushnellto option her real-life “Sex and the City” newspaper columns
04of 23$5HBOthecost of the tutuCarrie wears in the opening credits
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$5
HBO
thecost of the tutuCarrie wears in the opening credits
05of 2392HBO/Everettthe total number of questions Carrie asks in her columns
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92
the total number of questions Carrie asks in her columns
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7
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07of 230Brian Ach/WireImagenaked scenes Parker — who had ano-nudity clausein her contract — agreed to during the show
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0
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naked scenes Parker — who had ano-nudity clausein her contract — agreed to during the show
08of 2315HBO/Everettthe age at which Charlotte started looking for Mr. Right
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15
the age at which Charlotte started looking for Mr. Right
09of 23$4how much Carrie gets paid per word to write forVogue
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$4
how much Carrie gets paid per word to write forVogue
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26
11of 234HBO/Everettthe number of ingredients — vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice and Cointreau — in the ladies' favorite cocktail, the Cosmopolitan
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4
the number of ingredients — vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice and Cointreau — in the ladies' favorite cocktail, the Cosmopolitan
12of 232HBO/Everettthe number of great loves Charlotte thinks every person gets in their life
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2
the number of great loves Charlotte thinks every person gets in their life
13of 2330magnolia bakerysecondsin which Magnolia Bakery appears in a season 3 episode — after that, the bakery started selling $40,000/week in cupcakes and in 2007, introduced a Carrie cupcake (pictured)
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30
magnolia bakery
secondsin which Magnolia Bakery appears in a season 3 episode — after that, the bakery started selling $40,000/week in cupcakes and in 2007, introduced a Carrie cupcake (pictured)
14of 23$2,500Paramount Pictures/Newsmakers/Gettythe cost of the chair Aiden (John Corbett) sells Carrie in season 3
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$2,500
Paramount Pictures/Newsmakers/Getty
the cost of the chair Aiden (John Corbett) sells Carrie in season 3
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$40,000
16of 23$4,000HBOtheprice of a leather Birkin bagwhen Samantha tried to buy one in season 4
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$4,000
theprice of a leather Birkin bagwhen Samantha tried to buy one in season 4
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2,560
18of 235HBO/Everettepisodes in season 5, which wrapped filming early because Parker was pregnant with son (and first child)James
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5
episodes in season 5, which wrapped filming early because Parker was pregnant with son (and first child)James
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$485
20of 2318hours a day Parkerestimated she spent wearing heelswhile filming
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18
hours a day Parkerestimated she spent wearing heelswhile filming
21of 2374HBO/Courtesy Everett Collectionthe number of episodes Carrie and Charlotteeach spend dating, the most of the four women
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74
HBO/Courtesy Everett Collection
the number of episodes Carrie and Charlotteeach spend dating, the most of the four women
22of 23$80,000HBO/Everettthe cost of Carrie’s most expensive outfit, the Atelier Versace dress she wore in the two-part 2004 finale
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$80,000
the cost of Carrie’s most expensive outfit, the Atelier Versace dress she wore in the two-part 2004 finale
23of 2310.6 millionHBO/Everettestimated number of people who tuned in for the series finale
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10.6 million
estimated number of people who tuned in for the series finale
source: people.com
