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Casualties of WarFollow

1989 • R • 1h 53m • Action, Crime, Drama • Sony Pictures Releasing

Even in war… murder is murder.

🍅 82% 75% LB 3.67 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$5.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$18.50M
Final
Domestic legs3.6x
1989 rank#56
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Cast & crew

Full Palma filmography
Brian De Palma Brian De Palma Director Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox Starring Sean Penn Sean Penn Starring John C. Reilly John C. Reilly Starring John Leguizamo John Leguizamo Starring
ScreenplayDavid Rabe Produced byArt Linson CinematographyStephen H. Burum MusicEnnio Morricone Prod. DesignWolf Kroeger StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 18-20 4 $5.2M — 1,487 $3,498 $5.2M
2 Aug 25-27 7 $2.9M −44.9% 1,507 $1,902 $10.5M
3 Sep 1-4 12 $2.3M −18.8% 1,482 $1,570 $14.2M
Weekend grossWk 3 · $2.3M
$5.2M
$2.9M
$2.3M
W1W2W3
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 3 · −18.8%
−44.9%
W1→2
−18.8%
W2→3
Steepest −44.9%Best hold −18.8%

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