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Days of ThunderFollow

1990 • PG-13 • 1h 47m • Action, Drama, Sport • Paramount Pictures

You can't outrun the thunder.

🍅 38% 60% MC 60 LB 3.17 IMDb 6.2
CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$15.50M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$82.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$157.70M
$75.00M international
Domestic legs5.3x
Budget$60M
1990 rank#13
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Cast & crew

Full Scott filmography
Tony Scott Tony Scott Director Tom Cruise Tom Cruise Starring Robert Duvall Robert Duvall Starring Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman Starring Randy Quaid Randy Quaid Starring Cary Elwes Cary Elwes Starring
ScreenplayRobert Towne Produced byDon Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer CinematographyWard Russell Music byHans Zimmer StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 29-Jul 1 1 $15.5M — 2,307 $6,715 $21.5M
2 Jul 6-8 2 $10.7M −30.9% 2,307 $4,641 $40.5M
3 Jul 13-15 3 $8.2M −23.7% 2,307 $3,541 $54.1M
4 Jul 20-22 6 $5.5M −32.2% 2,187 $2,532 $63.3M
5 Jul 27-29 9 $3.3M −41.0% 1,991 $1,641 $69.3M
6 Aug 3-5 11 $2.6M −19.2% 1,626 $1,623 $73.8M
7 Aug 10-12 14 $1.6M −38.4% 1,075 $1,513 $76.9M
8 Aug 17-19 18 $888.4K −45.4% 622 $1,428 $78.8M
Weekend grossWk 8 · $888.4K
$15.5M
$10.7M
$8.2M
$5.5M
$3.3M
$2.6M
$1.6M
$888.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −45.4%
−30.9%
W1→2
−23.7%
W2→3
−32.2%
W3→4
−41.0%
W4→5
−19.2%
W5→6
−38.4%
W6→7
−45.4%
W7→8
Steepest −45.4%Best hold −19.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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