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1996 • R • 1h 56m • Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War • 20th Century Fox

A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.

🍅 86% 66% MC 77 LB 3.25 IMDb 6.6
CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$12.50M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$59.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$100.80M
$41.80M international
Domestic legs4.7x
Budget$46M
1996 rank#24
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Cast & crew

Full Zwick filmography
Edward Zwick Edward Zwick Director Denzel Washington Denzel Washington Starring Meg Ryan Meg Ryan Starring Lou Diamond Phillips Lou Diamond Phillips Starring Matt Damon Matt Damon Starring Scott Glenn Scott Glenn Starring
ScreenplayPatrick Sheane Duncan Produced byJohn Davis, Joseph M. Singer, David T. Friendly CinematographyRoger Deakins Music byJames Horner Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 12-14 3 $12.5M — 1,986 $6,295 $12.5M
2 Jul 19-21 3 $8.0M −35.8% 2,001 $4,010 $26.0M
3 Jul 26-28 4 $5.7M −28.6% 1,880 $3,048 $35.3M
4 Aug 2-4 7 $4.5M −22.3% 1,816 $2,453 $42.7M
5 Aug 9-11 8 $3.3M −26.6% 1,666 $1,964 $48.2M
6 Aug 16-18 13 $1.9M −41.6% 1,474 $1,296 $51.7M
7 Aug 23-25 18 $1.0M −46.7% 921 $1,105 $53.6M
8 Aug 30-Sep 1 23 $932.3K −8.4% 636 $1,466 $54.9M
9 Sep 6-8 24 $503.6K −46.0% 578 $871 $55.6M
10 Sep 13-15 25 $378.2K −24.9% 514 $736 $56.1M
11 Sep 20-22 25 $305.3K −19.3% 455 $671 $56.5M
12 Sep 27-29 21 $329.8K +8.0% 443 $744 $57.0M
13 Oct 4-6 21 $401.1K +21.6% 751 $534 $57.6M
14 Oct 11-13 20 $393.2K −2.0% 910 $432 $58.1M
15 Oct 18-20 19 $340.6K −13.4% 875 $389 $58.6M
16 Oct 25-27 26 $183.7K −46.1% 610 $301 $58.9M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $378.2K
$12.5M
$8.0M
$5.7M
$4.5M
$3.3M
$1.9M
$1.0M
$932.3K
$503.6K
$378.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −24.9%
−35.8%
W1→2
−28.6%
W2→3
−22.3%
W3→4
−26.6%
W4→5
−41.6%
W5→6
−46.7%
W6→7
−8.4%
W7→8
−46.0%
W8→9
−24.9%
W9→10
Steepest −46.7%Best hold −8.4%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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