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1991 • R • 2h 17m • Action, Drama, Thriller • Universal Pictures

Silently behind a door, it waits. One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage. In that instant it can create a hero...or cover a secret.

🍅 72% 75% MC 39 LB 3.30 IMDb 6.7
CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$12.70M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$77.90M
Final
Worldwide total
$152.40M
$74.50M international
Domestic legs6.1x
1991 rank#14
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Cast & crew

Full Howard filmography
Ron Howard Ron Howard Director Kurt Russell Kurt Russell Starring William Baldwin William Baldwin Starring Scott Glenn Scott Glenn Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh Starring Rebecca De Mornay Rebecca De Mornay Starring
ScreenplayGregory Widen Produced byRichard B. Lewis, John Watson, Pen Densham CinematographyMikael Salomon Music byHans Zimmer StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 24-27 1 $15.7M — 1,852 $8,490 $15.7M
2 May 31-Jun 2 1 $9.1M −42.0% 1,859 $4,905 $28.2M
3 Jun 7-9 2 $6.4M −29.5% 1,947 $3,300 $38.5M
4 Jun 14-16 3 $5.2M −19.0% 1,983 $2,625 $46.6M
5 Jun 21-23 5 $4.5M −13.3% 1,950 $2,315 $53.9M
6 Jun 28-30 6 $3.6M −19.6% 1,829 $1,985 $59.7M
7 Jul 5-7 8 $2.8M −22.6% 1,503 $1,870 $64.5M
Weekend grossWk 7 · $2.8M
$15.7M
$9.1M
$6.4M
$5.2M
$4.5M
$3.6M
$2.8M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −22.6%
−42.0%
W1→2
−29.5%
W2→3
−19.0%
W3→4
−13.3%
W4→5
−19.6%
W5→6
−22.6%
W6→7
Steepest −42.0%Best hold −13.3%

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