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A Time to KillFollow

1996 • R • 2h 29m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Warner Bros.

Experience a time you'll never forget.

🍅 66% 85% MC 53 LB 3.85 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$14.80M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$108.80M
Final
Worldwide total
$152.30M
$43.50M international
Domestic legs7.3x
Budget$40M
1996 rank#9
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Cast & crew

Full Schumacher filmography
Joel Schumacher Joel Schumacher Director Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey Starring Sandra Bullock Sandra Bullock Starring Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson Starring Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Starring Oliver Platt Oliver Platt Starring
ScreenplayAkiva Goldsman Based onthe novel by John Grisham Produced byArnon Milchan, Michael Nathanson, Hunt Lowry, John Grisham CinematographyPeter Menzies Jr. Edited byWilliam Steinkamp Music byElliot Goldenthal StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 26-28 1 $14.8M — 2,123 $6,982 $19.6M
2 Aug 2-4 1 $13.3M −10.5% 2,253 $5,887 $41.5M
3 Aug 9-11 2 $10.8M −18.9% 2,313 $4,650 $59.2M
4 Aug 16-18 3 $8.1M −24.5% 2,313 $3,512 $72.6M
5 Aug 23-25 4 $6.1M −24.4% 2,182 $2,815 $82.4M
6 Aug 30-Sep 1 4 $7.1M +15.4% 2,132 $3,325 $92.0M
7 Sep 6-8 4 $3.8M −46.0% 2,056 $1,862 $97.0M
8 Sep 13-15 7 $2.8M −25.9% 1,836 $1,546 $101.0M
9 Sep 20-22 8 $1.6M −43.6% 1,449 $1,105 $103.3M
10 Sep 27-29 11 $1.1M −28.6% 1,281 $893 $104.8M
11 Oct 4-6 14 $705.6K −38.3% 880 $802 $105.9M
12 Oct 11-13 21 $370.8K −47.5% 528 $702 $106.5M
13 Oct 18-20 23 $219.4K −40.8% 378 $580 $106.7M
14 Oct 25-27 18 $508.4K +131.7% 952 $534 $107.3M
16 Nov 8-10 24 $246.0K — 399 $616 $108.3M
17 Nov 15-17 28 $166.6K −32.3% 271 $615 $108.6M
18 Nov 22-24 37 $88.0K −47.2% 173 $508 $108.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.1M
$14.8M
$13.3M
$10.8M
$8.1M
$6.1M
$7.1M
$3.8M
$2.8M
$1.6M
$1.1M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −28.6%
−10.5%
W1→2
−18.9%
W2→3
−24.5%
W3→4
−24.4%
W4→5
+15.4%
W5→6
−46.0%
W6→7
−25.9%
W7→8
−43.6%
W8→9
−28.6%
W9→10
Steepest −46.0%Biggest gain +15.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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