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Enemy MineFollow

1985 • PG-13 • 1h 48m • Action, Adventure, Drama • 20th Century Fox

Enemies because they were taught to be. Allies because they had to be. Brothers because they dared to be.

🍅 61% 68% MC 59 LB 3.39 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$1.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$12.30M
Final
Domestic legs7.7x
1985 rank#66
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Cast & crew

Full Petersen filmography
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen Director Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid Starring Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Gossett Jr. Starring
ScreenplayEdward Khmara Produced byStephen J. Friedman CinematographyTony Imi MusicMaurice Jarre Prod. DesignRolf Zehetbauer Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 20-22 9 $1.6M — 703 $2,268 $1.6M
2 Dec 27-29 11 $2.0M +23.5% 713 $2,763 $5.0M
3 Jan 3-5 12 $1.6M −20.2% 700 $2,246 $8.3M
4 Jan 10-12 13 $1.0M −36.3% 636 $1,575 $9.8M
5 Jan 17-20 17 $573.8K −42.7% 468 $1,226 $10.7M
6 Jan 24-26 16 $394.4K −31.3% 474 $832 $11.4M
7 Jan 31-Feb 2 22 $194.3K −50.7% 284 $684 $11.7M
8 Feb 7-9 22 $179.7K −7.5% 312 $576 $12.0M
9 Feb 14-17 30 $125.0K −30.5% 174 $718 $12.2M
10 Feb 21-23 28 $84.1K −32.7% 188 $447 $12.3M
Weekend grossWk 10 · $84.1K
$1.6M
$2.0M
$1.6M
$1.0M
$573.8K
$394.4K
$194.3K
$179.7K
$125.0K
$84.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −32.7%
+23.5%
W1→2
−20.2%
W2→3
−36.3%
W3→4
−42.7%
W4→5
−31.3%
W5→6
−50.7%
W6→7
−7.5%
W7→8
−30.5%
W8→9
−32.7%
W9→10
Steepest −50.7%Biggest gain +23.5%

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