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1996 • R • 1h 54m • Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller • Warner Bros.

He will erase your past to protect your future.

🍅 45% 40% MC 56 LB 2.93 IMDb 6.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$24.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$101.30M
Final
Worldwide total
$234.40M
$133.10M international
Domestic legs4.1x
Budget$100M
1996 rank#14
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Cast & crew

Full Russell filmography
Chuck Russell Chuck Russell Director Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger Starring James Caan James Caan Starring Vanessa Williams Vanessa Williams Starring James Coburn James Coburn Starring James Cromwell James Cromwell Starring
ScreenplayTony Puryear, Walon Green Produced byArnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson CinematographyAdam Greenberg Music byAlan Silvestri StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 21-23 1 $24.6M — 2,410 $10,194 $24.6M
2 Jun 28-30 2 $17.2M −30.1% 2,556 $6,716 $53.6M
3 Jul 5-7 5 $13.3M −22.7% 2,556 $5,191 $70.9M
4 Jul 12-14 7 $6.3M −52.5% 2,506 $2,517 $80.9M
5 Jul 19-21 10 $3.4M −45.5% 2,317 $1,484 $87.1M
6 Jul 26-28 13 $2.2M −36.3% 1,865 $1,175 $90.9M
7 Aug 2-4 15 $1.4M −38.1% 1,197 $1,133 $93.3M
8 Aug 9-11 20 $643.7K −52.5% 665 $968 $94.6M
9 Aug 16-18 24 $412.3K −35.9% 435 $948 $95.3M
10 Aug 23-25 16 $1.4M +228.8% 940 $1,442 $96.8M
11 Aug 30-Sep 1 18 $1.2M −9.7% 940 $1,302 $99.0M
12 Sep 6-8 20 $611.2K −50.1% 838 $729 $100.2M
13 Sep 13-15 29 $298.5K −51.2% 518 $576 $100.6M
14 Sep 20-22 30 $180.6K −39.5% 291 $620 $100.9M
15 Sep 27-29 37 $121.0K −33.0% 201 $602 $101.1M
16 Oct 4-6 43 $76.5K −36.8% 174 $439 $101.2M
17 Oct 11-13 51 $25.3K −66.9% 97 $261 $101.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.4M
$24.6M
$17.2M
$13.3M
$6.3M
$3.4M
$2.2M
$1.4M
$643.7K
$412.3K
$1.4M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +228.8%
−30.1%
W1→2
−22.7%
W2→3
−52.5%
W3→4
−45.5%
W4→5
−36.3%
W5→6
−38.1%
W6→7
−52.5%
W7→8
−35.9%
W8→9
+228.8%
W9→10
Steepest −52.5%Biggest gain +228.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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