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Empire of the SunFollow

1987 • PG • 2h 30m • Drama, History, War • Warner Bros.

To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.

🍅 75% 90% MC 62 LB 3.86 IMDb 7.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$1.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$22.20M
Final
Domestic legs7.6x from $2.9M first wide weekend
1987 rank#49
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Cast & crew

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Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Director Christian Bale Christian Bale Starring John Malkovich John Malkovich Starring Miranda Richardson Miranda Richardson Starring Joe Pantoliano Joe Pantoliano Starring
ScreenplayTom Stoppard Produced bySteven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall CinematographyAllen Daviau Music byJohn Williams StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 11-13 9 $1.3M — 225 $5,842 $1.4M
3 Dec 25-27 9 $2.9M — 673 $4,331 $6.6M
4 Jan 1-3 10 $3.2M +9.2% 673 $4,730 $12.0M
5 Jan 8-10 10 $1.8M −42.7% 673 $2,709 $14.6M
7 Jan 22-24 16 $770.0K — 409 $1,883 $17.4M
Weekend grossWk 7 · $770.0K
$1.3M
$2.9M
$3.2M
$1.8M
$770.0K
W1W3W4W5W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −42.7%
+9.2%
W3→4
−42.7%
W4→5
Steepest −42.7%Biggest gain +9.2%

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