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Crimson TideFollow

1995 • R • 1h 56m • Action, Drama, Thriller • Hollywood Pictures

Danger runs deep.

🍅 89% 84% MC 66 LB 3.84 IMDb 7.4
CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$18.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$91.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$159.40M
$68.00M international
Domestic legs4.9x
Budget$55M
1995 rank#11
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Cast & crew

Full Scott filmography
Tony Scott Tony Scott Director Denzel Washington Denzel Washington Starring Gene Hackman Gene Hackman Starring George Dzundza George Dzundza Starring Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen Starring James Gandolfini James Gandolfini Starring
ScreenplayMichael Schiffer Produced byDon Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer CinematographyDariusz Wolski Music byHans Zimmer StudioHollywood Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 12-14 1 $18.6M — 2,382 $7,814 $18.6M
2 May 19-21 2 $11.5M −38.0% 2,438 $4,737 $37.1M
3 May 26-29 4 $12.8M +10.9% 2,514 $5,095 $54.0M
4 Jun 2-4 5 $6.5M −49.1% 2,383 $2,735 $62.8M
5 Jun 9-11 6 $5.1M −21.6% 2,148 $2,379 $70.6M
6 Jun 16-18 7 $3.5M −30.7% 1,804 $1,963 $76.2M
7 Jun 23-25 8 $3.1M −12.1% 1,540 $2,021 $80.9M
8 Jun 30-Jul 2 11 $1.9M −38.2% 1,132 $1,699 $84.3M
9 Jul 7-9 13 $1.1M −45.3% 781 $1,347 $86.5M
10 Jul 14-16 18 $517.6K −50.8% 459 $1,128 $87.4M
11 Jul 21-23 24 $300.3K −42.0% 292 $1,029 $87.9M
12 Jul 28-30 32 $153.1K −49.0% 171 $895 $88.2M
13 Aug 4-6 39 $84.0K −45.1% 107 $785 $88.4M
14 Aug 11-13 47 $56.7K −32.6% 92 $616 $88.5M
15 Aug 18-20 21 $510.5K +800.8% 427 $1,196 $89.0M
16 Aug 25-27 26 $511.6K +0.2% 504 $1,015 $89.9M
17 Sep 1-4 29 $470.9K −8.0% 387 $1,217 $90.5M
18 Sep 8-10 32 $222.1K −52.8% 339 $655 $90.9M
19 Sep 15-17 38 $163.9K −26.2% 241 $680 $91.2M
20 Sep 22-24 52 $74.1K −54.8% 133 $557 $91.3M
21 Sep 29-Oct 1 56 $38.5K −48.1% 72 $534 $91.4M
22 Oct 6-8 68 $13.4K −65.2% 22 $608 $91.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $517.6K
$18.6M
$11.5M
$12.8M
$6.5M
$5.1M
$3.5M
$3.1M
$1.9M
$1.1M
$517.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −50.8%
−38.0%
W1→2
+10.9%
W2→3
−49.1%
W3→4
−21.6%
W4→5
−30.7%
W5→6
−12.1%
W6→7
−38.2%
W7→8
−45.3%
W8→9
−50.8%
W9→10
Steepest −50.8%Biggest gain +10.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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