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Dead RingersFollow

1988 • R • 1h 55m • Drama, Horror, Thriller • 20th Century Fox

Two bodies. Two minds. One soul.

🍅 86% 82% MC 86 LB 3.85 IMDb 7.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$3.00M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$9.10M
Final
Domestic legs3.0x
1988 rank#93
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Cast & crew

Directed byDavid Cronenberg ScreenplayDavid Cronenberg, Norman Snider Produced byDavid Cronenberg, Marc Boyman CinematographyPeter Suschitzky Music byHoward Shore StarringJeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 23-25 1 $3.0M — 1,042 $2,891 $3.0M
2 Sep 30-Oct 2 4 $2.0M −32.4% 1,048 $1,943 $5.5M
Weekend grossWk 2 · $2.0M
$3.0M
$2.0M
W1W2
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 2 · −32.4%
−32.4%
W1→2
Steepest −32.4%Best hold −32.4%

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