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Donnie BrascoFollow

1997 • R • 2h 6m • Crime, Drama • TriStar Pictures

In 1978, the US government waged a war against organized crime. One man was left behind the lines.

🍅 88% 89% MC 77 LB 3.83 IMDb 7.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.70M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$42.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$65.30M
$23.30M international
Domestic legs3.6x
Budget$35M
1997 rank#52
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Cast & crew

Full Newell filmography
Mike Newell Mike Newell Director Al Pacino Al Pacino Starring Johnny Depp Johnny Depp Starring Michael Madsen Michael Madsen Starring Bruno Kirby Bruno Kirby Starring Anne Heche Anne Heche Starring
ScreenplayPaul Attanasio Produced byMark Johnson, Barry Levinson, Louis DiGiaimo, Gail Mutrux CinematographyPeter Sova Music byPatrick Doyle StudioTriStar Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 28-Mar 2 2 $11.7M — 1,503 $7,758 $11.7M
2 Mar 7-9 4 $7.8M −32.8% 1,593 $4,916 $23.4M
3 Mar 14-16 4 $5.4M −30.8% 1,593 $3,401 $31.3M
4 Mar 21-23 6 $3.3M −38.8% 1,593 $2,082 $36.3M
5 Mar 28-30 12 $1.8M −46.9% 1,413 $1,246 $39.1M
6 Apr 4-6 18 $784.7K −55.4% 775 $1,012 $40.6M
7 Apr 11-13 25 $342.1K −56.4% 398 $859 $41.2M
8 Apr 18-20 31 $174.5K −49.0% 220 $793 $41.5M
9 Apr 25-27 41 $85.3K −51.1% 179 $477 $41.6M
10 May 2-4 52 $40.2K −52.9% 100 $402 $41.7M
11 May 9-11 52 $33.2K −17.3% 47 $707 $41.7M
14 May 30-Jun 1 35 $68.2K — 440 $155 $41.8M
15 Jun 6-8 40 $51.4K −24.6% 89 $578 $41.9M
16 Jun 13-15 58 $28.2K −45.2% 36 $782 $42.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $40.2K
$11.7M
$7.8M
$5.4M
$3.3M
$1.8M
$784.7K
$342.1K
$174.5K
$85.3K
$40.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −52.9%
−32.8%
W1→2
−30.8%
W2→3
−38.8%
W3→4
−46.9%
W4→5
−55.4%
W5→6
−56.4%
W6→7
−49.0%
W7→8
−51.1%
W8→9
−52.9%
W9→10
Steepest −56.4%Best hold −30.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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