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1992 • PG-13 • 2h 20m • Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western • Universal Pictures

What they needed was a country big enough for their dreams.

🍅 51% 62% MC 49 LB 3.23 IMDb 6.6
CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$10.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$58.90M
Final
Worldwide total
$137.80M
$78.90M international
Domestic legs5.8x
Budget$60M
1992 rank#21
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Cast & crew

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Ron Howard Ron Howard Director Tom Cruise Tom Cruise Starring Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman Starring Robert Prosky Robert Prosky Starring Colm Meaney Colm Meaney Starring
ScreenplayBob Dolman Produced byBrian Grazer, Ron Howard CinematographyMikael Salomon Music byJohn Williams StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 22-25 3 $12.9M — 1,583 $8,180 $12.9M
2 May 29-31 4 $7.5M −42.0% 1,597 $4,705 $23.1M
3 Jun 5-7 4 $5.6M −25.4% 1,820 $3,080 $31.4M
4 Jun 12-14 5 $3.7M −33.6% 1,885 $1,975 $37.4M
5 Jun 19-21 6 $3.0M −19.1% 1,746 $1,725 $42.3M
6 Jun 26-28 8 $2.5M −18.3% 1,668 $1,475 $46.4M
7 Jul 3-5 10 $1.6M −34.8% 1,432 $1,120 $49.3M
Weekend grossWk 7 · $1.6M
$12.9M
$7.5M
$5.6M
$3.7M
$3.0M
$2.5M
$1.6M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −34.8%
−42.0%
W1→2
−25.4%
W2→3
−33.6%
W3→4
−19.1%
W4→5
−18.3%
W5→6
−34.8%
W6→7
Steepest −42.0%Best hold −18.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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