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Carlito's WayFollow

1993 • R • 2h 24m • Crime, Drama • Universal Pictures

He's got a good future if he can live past next week.

🍅 84% 91% MC 66 LB 4.11 IMDb 7.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$9.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$36.50M
Final
Worldwide total
$63.40M
$26.90M international
Domestic legs4.0x
1993 rank#46
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Cast & crew

Full Palma filmography
Brian De Palma Brian De Palma Director Al Pacino Al Pacino Starring Sean Penn Sean Penn Starring Penelope Ann Miller Penelope Ann Miller Starring John Leguizamo John Leguizamo Starring
ScreenplayDavid Koepp Produced byMartin Bregman, Michael Bregman, Willi Bär CinematographyStephen H. Burum Music byPatrick Doyle StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 12-14 2 $9.1M — 1,615 $5,645 $9.2M
2 Nov 19-21 3 $5.9M −35.2% 1,634 $3,615 $17.9M
3 Nov 26-28 5 $4.6M −21.8% 1,624 $2,845 $25.3M
4 Dec 3-5 5 $2.5M −45.5% 1,605 $1,570 $29.0M
5 Dec 10-12 8 $1.3M −46.7% 1,266 $1,060 $31.1M
6 Dec 17-19 12 $824.8K −38.5% 932 $885 $32.5M
10 Jan 14-16 22 $419.4K — 521 $805 $35.6M
Weekend grossWk 10 · $419.4K
$9.1M
$5.9M
$4.6M
$2.5M
$1.3M
$824.8K
$419.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −38.5%
−35.2%
W1→2
−21.8%
W2→3
−45.5%
W3→4
−46.7%
W4→5
−38.5%
W5→6
Steepest −46.7%Best hold −21.8%

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