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1994 • R • 2h 7m • Biography, Comedy, Drama • Touchstone Pictures

Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness.

🍅 92% 88% MC 71 LB 4.04 IMDb 7.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$72K
Limited · 2 theaters
Domestic total
$5.90M
Final
Worldwide total
$5.90M
Domestic only
Domestic legs3.1x from $1.9M first wide weekend
Budget$18.0M
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Cast & crew

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Tim Burton Tim Burton Director Johnny Depp Johnny Depp Starring Martin Landau Martin Landau Starring Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker Starring Patricia Arquette Patricia Arquette Starring Jeffrey Jones Jeffrey Jones Starring
ScreenplayScott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski Produced byDenise Di Novi, Tim Burton CinematographyStefan Czapsky Music byHoward Shore StudioTouchstone Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 30-Oct 2 16 $71.6K — 2 $35,783 $71.6K
2 Oct 7-9 9 $1.9M +2,560.2% 623 $3,055 $2.3M
3 Oct 14-16 13 $992.4K −47.9% 623 $1,592 $4.0M
4 Oct 21-23 16 $471.0K −52.5% 291 $1,618 $4.8M
Weekend grossWk 4 · $471.0K
$71.6K
$1.9M
$992.4K
$471.0K
W1W2W3W4
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −52.5%
+2,560.2%
W1→2
−47.9%
W2→3
−52.5%
W3→4
Steepest −52.5%Biggest gain +2,560.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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