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Blast from the PastFollow

1999 • PG-13 • 1h 52m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • New Line Cinema

She'd never met anyone like him. He's never met anyone... Period.

🍅 59% 57% MC 50 LB 3.35 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$7.80M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$26.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$40.40M
$13.80M international
Domestic legs3.4x
Budget$35M
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Cast & crew

Brendan Fraser Brendan Fraser Starring Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone Starring Christopher Walken Christopher Walken Starring Sissy Spacek Sissy Spacek Starring Dave Foley Dave Foley Starring
ScreenplayHugh Wilson, Bill Kelly Produced byRenny Harlin, Hugh Wilson CinematographyJosé Luis Alcaine MusicSteve Dorff StudioNew Line Cinema

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 12-15 5 $9.2M — 2,542 $3,604 $9.2M
2 Feb 19-21 5 $5.8M −36.3% 2,544 $2,295 $16.5M
3 Feb 26-28 9 $3.5M −40.0% 2,516 $1,392 $21.0M
4 Mar 5-8 12 $1.8M −47.6% 2,018 $910 $23.6M
5 Mar 12-14 19 $645.8K −64.8% 1,001 $645 $24.7M
6 Mar 19-21 34 $218.4K −66.2% 358 $610 $25.2M
7 Mar 26-28 44 $90.2K −58.7% 181 $498 $25.3M
8 Apr 2-4 51 $59.4K −34.1% 131 $454 $25.5M
9 Apr 9-11 29 $255.9K +330.5% 416 $615 $25.7M
11 Apr 23-25 38 $117.6K — 216 $544 $26.2M
12 Apr 30-May 2 40 $92.6K −21.3% 181 $511 $26.3M
13 May 7-9 45 $65.5K −29.3% 157 $417 $26.4M
14 May 14-16 52 $55.0K −15.9% 111 $496 $26.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 9 · $255.9K
$9.2M
$5.8M
$3.5M
$1.8M
$645.8K
$218.4K
$90.2K
$59.4K
$255.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · +330.5%
−36.3%
W1→2
−40.0%
W2→3
−47.6%
W3→4
−64.8%
W4→5
−66.2%
W5→6
−58.7%
W6→7
−34.1%
W7→8
+330.5%
W8→9
Steepest −66.2%Biggest gain +330.5%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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