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Cape FearFollow

1991 • R • 2h 8m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Universal Pictures

Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.

🍅 77% 77% MC 73 LB 3.72 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$10.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$79.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$182.30M
$103.20M international
Domestic legs7.7x
Budget$35M
1991 rank#17
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Cast & crew

Full Scorsese filmography
Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese Director Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Starring Nick Nolte Nick Nolte Starring Jessica Lange Jessica Lange Starring Juliette Lewis Juliette Lewis Starring Joe Don Baker Joe Don Baker Starring
ScreenplayWesley Strick Music byElmer Bernstein (adapting Bernard Herrmann) StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 15-17 1 $10.3M — 924 $11,105 $10.3M
2 Nov 22-24 2 $10.0M −2.0% 1,702 $5,895 $24.3M
3 Nov 29-Dec 1 4 $9.3M −8.0% 1,707 $5,425 $39.2M
4 Dec 6-8 5 $4.9M −48.0% 1,701 $2,855 $46.0M
5 Dec 13-15 7 $2.9M −39.0% 1,659 $1,775 $50.4M
6 Dec 20-22 10 $2.1M −28.0% 1,388 $1,525 $54.5M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $2.1M
$10.3M
$10.0M
$9.3M
$4.9M
$2.9M
$2.1M
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −28.0%
−2.0%
W1→2
−8.0%
W2→3
−48.0%
W3→4
−39.0%
W4→5
−28.0%
W5→6
Steepest −48.0%Best hold −2.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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