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BoomerangFollow

1992 • R • 1h 57m • Comedy, Romance • Paramount Pictures

A player who's about to be played.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$13.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$70.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$131.10M
$61.00M international
Domestic legs5.1x
Budget$42M
1992 rank#18

Cast & crew

Full Hudlin filmography
Reginald Hudlin Reginald Hudlin Director Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy Starring Halle Berry Halle Berry Starring David Alan Grier David Alan Grier Starring Martin Lawrence Martin Lawrence Starring Grace Jones Grace Jones Starring
ScreenplayBarry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield Produced byBrian Grazer, Warrington Hudlin CinematographyWoody Omens Music byMarcus Miller StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 3-5 3 $13.6M — 2,127 $6,413 $19.6M
2 Jul 10-12 3 $9.3M −32.0% 2,145 $4,327 $36.4M
3 Jul 17-19 3 $6.7M −27.8% 2,010 $3,336 $47.4M
4 Jul 24-26 5 $3.8M −42.8% 1,829 $2,096 $54.6M
5 Jul 31-Aug 2 8 $2.8M −26.8% 1,501 $1,869 $59.3M
7 Aug 14-16 14 $1.1M — 769 $1,415 $64.2M
8 Aug 21-23 19 $581.0K −46.6% 479 $1,213 $65.3M
Weekend grossWk 8 · $581.0K
$13.6M
$9.3M
$6.7M
$3.8M
$2.8M
$1.1M
$581.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −46.6%
−32.0%
W1→2
−27.8%
W2→3
−42.8%
W3→4
−26.8%
W4→5
−46.6%
W7→8
Steepest −46.6%Best hold −26.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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