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ExcaliburFollow

1981 • R • 2h 20m • Adventure, Fantasy, Drama • Warner Bros.

Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king.

🍅 73% 80% MC 56 LB 3.75 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$4.50M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$34.20M
Final
Domestic legs7.6x
1981 rank#16
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Cast & crew

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John Boorman John Boorman Director Helen Mirren Helen Mirren Starring Gabriel Byrne Gabriel Byrne Starring Liam Neeson Liam Neeson Starring
ScreenplayRospo Pallenberg, John Boorman Produced byJohn Boorman CinematographyAlex Thomson Music byTrevor Jones StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 10-12 1 $4.5M — 692 $6,531 $4.5M
6 May 15-17 2 $1.9M — 839 $2,229 $25.3M
Weekend grossWk 6 · $1.9M
$4.5M
$1.9M
W1W6

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