Clear and Present Danger backdrop
Clear and Present Danger movie poster

Clear and Present DangerFollow

1994 • PG-13 • 2h 21m • Action, Drama, Thriller • Paramount Pictures

Truth needs a soldier.

🍅 81% 74% MC 72 LB 3.35 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$20.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$122.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$207.50M
$85.50M international
Domestic legs6.0x
Budget$62M
1994 rank#7
Compare with other movies

Cast & crew

Full Noyce filmography
Phillip Noyce Phillip Noyce Director Harrison Ford Harrison Ford Starring Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe Starring Anne Archer Anne Archer Starring Joaquim de Almeida Joaquim de Almeida Starring Henry Czerny Henry Czerny Starring
ScreenplayJohn Milius, Donald E. Stewart, Steven Zaillian Produced byMace Neufeld, Robert Rehme CinematographyDonald McAlpine Music byJames Horner StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 5-7 1 $20.3M — 2,378 $8,557 $28.8M
2 Aug 12-14 1 $16.0M −21.5% 2,433 $6,562 $55.0M
3 Aug 19-21 2 $11.0M −30.8% 2,433 $4,539 $73.5M
4 Aug 26-28 3 $8.2M −26.1% 2,379 $3,432 $86.3M
5 Sep 2-4 3 $9.3M +13.6% 2,309 $4,015 $98.7M
6 Sep 9-11 3 $4.3M −53.4% 2,202 $1,962 $104.5M
7 Sep 16-18 3 $3.2M −25.0% 2,001 $1,620 $109.2M
8 Sep 23-25 5 $2.8M −15.0% 1,791 $1,539 $112.9M
9 Sep 30-Oct 2 7 $2.0M −27.3% 1,490 $1,344 $115.7M
10 Oct 7-9 11 $1.2M −42.5% 1,145 $1,006 $117.4M
17 Nov 25-27 19 $490.1K — 647 $758 $120.4M
18 Dec 2-4 18 $358.4K −26.9% 552 $649 $121.0M
19 Dec 9-11 19 $226.0K −36.9% 383 $590 $121.3M
20 Dec 16-18 29 $112.4K −50.3% 243 $462 $121.5M
21 Dec 23-25 48 $52.4K −53.4% 82 $639 $121.6M
22 Dec 30-Jan 1 45 $86.2K +64.4% 68 $1,267 $121.8M
23 Jan 6-8 46 $52.9K −38.7% 62 $853 $121.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.2M
$20.3M
$16.0M
$11.0M
$8.2M
$9.3M
$4.3M
$3.2M
$2.8M
$2.0M
$1.2M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −42.5%
−21.5%
W1→2
−30.8%
W2→3
−26.1%
W3→4
+13.6%
W4→5
−53.4%
W5→6
−25.0%
W6→7
−15.0%
W7→8
−27.3%
W8→9
−42.5%
W9→10
Steepest −53.4%Biggest gain +13.6%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

Similar movies

Patriot Games 1992 · Noyce $83.3M Salt 2010 · Noyce $118M Red Dawn 1984 · Milius $38.9M Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997 · Bont $48.1M The Hunt for Red October 1990 · McTiernan $120.7M The Sum of All Fears 2002 · Robinson $119M

Box office comparisons

Build your own comparison

No head-to-head comparisons featuring Clear and Present Danger yet — build one in seconds.

Build your own comparison →