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1995 • R • 2h 58m • Action, Drama, History • Paramount Pictures

Every man dies, not every man really lives.

🍅 74% 85% MC 68 LB 3.93 IMDb 8.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$9.90M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$75.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$213.00M
$138.00M international
Domestic legs7.6x
Budget$72.0M
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Cast & crew

Full Gibson filmography
Mel Gibson Mel Gibson Director Patrick McGoohan Patrick McGoohan Starring Catherine McCormack Catherine McCormack Starring Angus Macfadyen Angus Macfadyen Starring Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson Starring
ScreenplayRandall Wallace Produced byMel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr., Bruce Davey CinematographyJohn Toll Music byJames Horner StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 26-28 2 $9.9M — 2,035 $4,883 $12.6M
2 Jun 2-4 4 $7.5M −24.2% 2,035 $3,701 $25.7M
3 Jun 9-11 5 $5.5M −27.1% 2,035 $2,697 $34.4M
4 Jun 16-18 6 $4.1M −25.0% 2,037 $2,021 $41.0M
5 Jun 23-25 6 $4.0M −1.7% 1,885 $2,146 $47.1M
6 Jun 30-Jul 2 9 $2.4M −39.6% 1,419 $1,722 $51.5M
7 Jul 7-9 11 $1.6M −34.4% 1,057 $1,516 $55.1M
8 Jul 14-16 14 $1.0M −37.4% 718 $1,397 $56.9M
9 Jul 21-23 15 $722.4K −28.0% 526 $1,373 $58.1M
10 Jul 28-30 16 $406.6K −43.7% 362 $1,123 $58.9M
11 Aug 4-6 20 $193.7K −52.4% 183 $1,058 $59.4M
12 Aug 11-13 23 $239.8K +23.8% 150 $1,598 $59.7M
13 Aug 18-20 23 $197.5K −17.6% 121 $1,632 $60.1M
17 Sep 15-17 6 $2.3M — 1,700 $1,366 $62.5M
18 Sep 22-24 10 $1.4M −38.9% 1,477 $961 $64.7M
19 Sep 29-Oct 1 14 $681.6K −52.0% 786 $867 $65.9M
20 Oct 6-8 17 $248.1K −63.6% 304 $816 $66.4M
21 Oct 13-15 18 $130.2K −47.5% 166 $784 $66.7M
22 Oct 20-22 18 $56.9K −56.3% 86 $661 $66.8M
23 Oct 27-29 21 $29.1K −48.9% 49 $593 $66.8M
24 Nov 3-5 21 $25.2K −13.2% 44 $573 $66.9M
25 Nov 10-12 19 $25.0K −0.8% 47 $532 $66.9M
26 Nov 17-19 15 $13.6K −45.5% 26 $524 $66.9M
27 Nov 24-26 14 $14.0K +2.8% 14 $1,001 $67.0M
28 Dec 1-3 14 $11.6K −17.4% 25 $463 $67.0M
29 Dec 8-10 15 $11.9K +2.4% 19 $623 $67.0M
30 Dec 15-17 15 $6.6K −44.1% 15 $441 $67.0M
31 Dec 22-25 Christmas 23 $1.8K — 5 $350 $67.0M
32 Dec 29-Jan 1 New Year's 26 $5.4K — 5 $1,087 $67.0M
33 Jan 5-7 20 $4.8K — 6 $793 $67.0M
34 Jan 12-15 MLK 23 $3.8K — 2 $1,921 $67.0M
35 Jan 19-21 22 $3.5K — 2 $1,768 $67.0M
36 Jan 26-28 25 $2.6K −26.8% 3 $863 $67.0M
37 Feb 2-4 22 $949 −63.3% 1 $949 $67.0M
39 Feb 16-18 13 $1.5M — 792 $1,861 $68.5M
40 Feb 23-25 17 $1.0M −31.7% 611 $1,648 $70.3M
41 Mar 1-3 16 $925.0K −8.2% 715 $1,293 $71.5M
42 Mar 8-10 16 $523.9K −43.4% 550 $952 $72.4M
43 Mar 15-17 18 $274.1K −47.7% 411 $666 $72.9M
44 Mar 22-24 19 $227.7K −16.9% 279 $816 $73.3M
45 Mar 29-31 16 $587.1K +157.8% 483 $1,215 $74.1M
46 Apr 5-7 16 $437.4K −25.5% 491 $890 $74.8M
47 Apr 12-14 16 $242.4K −44.6% 352 $688 $75.2M
48 Apr 19-21 16 $112.9K −53.4% 189 $597 $75.5M
49 Apr 26-28 15 $42.1K −62.7% 69 $610 $75.5M
50 May 3-5 17 $21.5K −48.9% 39 $551 $75.6M
51 May 10-12 17 $7.5K −65.1% 16 $469 $75.6M
52 May 17-19 13 $2.0K −74.0% 5 $390 $75.6M
53 May 24-27 Memorial Day 13 $1.5K — 3 $489 $75.6M
54 May 31-Jun 2 14 $551 — 2 $275 $75.6M
55 Jun 7-9 14 $424 −23.0% 3 $141 $75.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $406.6K
$9.9M
$7.5M
$5.5M
$4.1M
$4.0M
$2.4M
$1.6M
$1.0M
$722.4K
$406.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −43.7%
−24.2%
W1→2
−27.1%
W2→3
−25.0%
W3→4
−1.7%
W4→5
−39.6%
W5→6
−34.4%
W6→7
−37.4%
W7→8
−28.0%
W8→9
−43.7%
W9→10
Steepest −43.7%Best hold −1.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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