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1988 • R • 2h 0m • Action, Crime, Drama • Orion Pictures

70,000 gang members. One million guns. Two cops.

🍅 76% 71% MC 66 LB 3.28 IMDb 6.7
CS B-

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$4.70M
Limited · 422 theaters
Domestic total
$46.60M
Final
Domestic legs7.1x from $6.5M first wide weekend
1988 rank#21
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Cast & crew

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Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper Director Sean Penn Sean Penn Starring Robert Duvall Robert Duvall Starring Don Cheadle Don Cheadle Starring Damon Wayans Damon Wayans Starring
ScreenplayMichael Schiffer Produced byRobert H. Solo CinematographyHaskell Wexler Music byHerbie Hancock StudioOrion Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 15-17 2 $4.7M — 422 $11,249 $4.7M
2 Apr 22-24 3 $3.8M −19.9% 480 $7,924 $10.7M
3 Apr 29-May 1 1 $6.5M +71.5% 1,372 $4,755 $18.8M
4 May 6-8 1 $4.0M −38.6% 1,386 $2,891 $25.1M
5 May 13-15 2 $3.4M −15.6% 1,387 $2,439 $30.1M
6 May 20-22 3 $2.9M −12.9% 1,388 $2,122 $34.4M
7 May 27-29 4 $2.4M −17.4% 1,322 $1,840 $37.9M
8 Jun 3-5 6 $1.5M −40.2% 1,151 $1,263 $40.0M
9 Jun 10-12 10 $991.1K −31.8% 929 $1,067 $41.7M
Weekend grossWk 9 · $991.1K
$4.7M
$3.8M
$6.5M
$4.0M
$3.4M
$2.9M
$2.4M
$1.5M
$991.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −31.8%
−19.9%
W1→2
+71.5%
W2→3
−38.6%
W3→4
−15.6%
W4→5
−12.9%
W5→6
−17.4%
W6→7
−40.2%
W7→8
−31.8%
W8→9
Steepest −40.2%Biggest gain +71.5%

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