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1997 • R • 2h 32m • Biography, Drama, History • DreamWorks

Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken.

🍅 78% 79% MC 64 LB 3.49 IMDb 7.3
CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$4.60M
Limited · 322 theaters
Domestic total
$51.50M
Final
Worldwide total
$65.50M
$14.00M international
Domestic legs4.9x from $10.6M biggest weekend
Budget$40M
1997 rank#35
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Cast & crew

Full Spielberg filmography
Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Director Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman Starring Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins Starring Djimon Hounsou Djimon Hounsou Starring Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey Starring Pete Postlethwaite Pete Postlethwaite Starring
ScreenplayDavid Franzoni Produced bySteven Spielberg, Debbie Allen, Colin Wilson CinematographyJanusz Kamiński Music byJohn Williams StudioDreamWorks

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 12-14 5 $4.6M — 322 $14,203 $4.7M
2 Dec 19-21 4 $10.6M +132.0% 480 $22,103 $17.0M
3 Dec 26-28 11 $5.2M −51.2% 712 $7,270 $25.1M
4 Jan 2-4 7 $4.5M −13.5% 726 $6,167 $34.0M
5 Jan 9-11 10 $2.7M −40.0% 773 $3,477 $38.1M
6 Jan 16-18 10 $2.7M −0.3% 1,001 $2,677 $41.8M
7 Jan 23-25 12 $1.8M −34.3% 1,019 $1,727 $44.7M
8 Jan 30-Feb 1 14 $1.4M −21.4% 908 $1,524 $46.8M
9 Feb 6-8 16 $958.7K −30.7% 818 $1,172 $48.2M
10 Feb 13-15 18 $818.7K −14.6% 801 $1,022 $49.3M
11 Feb 20-22 18 $412.9K −49.6% 601 $687 $49.9M
12 Feb 27-Mar 1 25 $252.2K −38.9% 401 $629 $50.3M
13 Mar 6-8 40 $114.5K −54.6% 226 $507 $50.6M
14 Mar 13-15 26 $304.9K +166.1% 570 $535 $50.9M
15 Mar 20-22 28 $213.7K −29.9% 426 $502 $51.3M
16 Mar 27-29 41 $73.3K −65.7% 317 $231 $51.4M
17 Apr 3-5 61 $27.7K −62.3% 169 $164 $51.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $818.7K
$4.6M
$10.6M
$5.2M
$4.5M
$2.7M
$2.7M
$1.8M
$1.4M
$958.7K
$818.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −14.6%
+132.0%
W1→2
−51.2%
W2→3
−13.5%
W3→4
−40.0%
W4→5
−0.3%
W5→6
−34.3%
W6→7
−21.4%
W7→8
−30.7%
W8→9
−14.6%
W9→10
Steepest −51.2%Biggest gain +132.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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