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1997 • R • 2h 1m • Action, Crime, Drama • Sony Pictures Releasing

Corrupts absolutely.

🍅 58% 52% MC 52 LB 3.32 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$14.70M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$50.10M
Final
Domestic legs3.4x
Budget$50M
1997 rank#37
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Cast & crew

Full Eastwood filmography
Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Director Gene Hackman Gene Hackman Starring Ed Harris Ed Harris Starring Laura Linney Laura Linney Starring Judy Davis Judy Davis Starring Scott Glenn Scott Glenn Starring
ScreenplayWilliam Goldman Produced byClint Eastwood, Karen S. Spiegel CinematographyJack N. Green MusicLennie Niehaus Prod. DesignHenry Bumstead StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 14-17 2 $16.8M — 2,568 $6,530 $16.8M
2 Feb 21-23 3 $9.0M −46.2% 2,568 $3,510 $28.7M
3 Feb 28-Mar 2 5 $5.7M −36.5% 2,168 $2,642 $36.9M
4 Mar 7-9 7 $3.7M −35.2% 2,116 $1,755 $42.1M
5 Mar 14-16 8 $2.4M −35.1% 1,605 $1,501 $45.6M
6 Mar 21-23 13 $1.2M −49.4% 1,016 $1,200 $47.5M
7 Mar 28-30 21 $402.1K −67.0% 468 $859 $48.3M
8 Apr 4-6 36 $150.2K −62.6% 268 $560 $48.6M
9 Apr 11-13 50 $58.0K −61.4% 135 $429 $48.6M
10 Apr 18-20 54 $44.7K −22.9% 108 $414 $48.7M
11 Apr 25-27 59 $30.9K −30.8% 96 $322 $48.7M
15 May 23-26 21 $411.5K — 455 $904 $49.2M
16 May 30-Jun 1 22 $251.9K −38.8% 400 $630 $49.6M
17 Jun 6-8 26 $177.0K −29.7% 235 $753 $49.8M
18 Jun 13-15 31 $105.3K −40.5% 94 $1,120 $50.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $44.7K
$16.8M
$9.0M
$5.7M
$3.7M
$2.4M
$1.2M
$402.1K
$150.2K
$58.0K
$44.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −22.9%
−46.2%
W1→2
−36.5%
W2→3
−35.2%
W3→4
−35.1%
W4→5
−49.4%
W5→6
−67.0%
W6→7
−62.6%
W7→8
−61.4%
W8→9
−22.9%
W9→10
Steepest −67.0%Best hold −22.9%

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