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1997 • R • 1h 47m • Comedy, Crime, Romance • Hollywood Pictures

Even a hit man deserves a second shot.

🍅 82% 86% MC 76 LB 3.66 IMDb 7.3
CS B

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$6.90M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$28.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$31.10M
$3.00M international
Domestic legs4.1x
Budget$15M
1997 rank#71
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Cast & crew

John Cusack John Cusack Starring Minnie Driver Minnie Driver Starring Alan Arkin Alan Arkin Starring Dan Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd Starring Joan Cusack Joan Cusack Starring Hank Azaria Hank Azaria Starring
ScreenplayTom Jankiewicz, D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack Produced bySusan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth, Roger Birnbaum CinematographyJamie Anderson Music byJoe Strummer StudioHollywood Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Apr 11-13 4 $6.9M — 1,227 $5,599 $6.9M
2 Apr 18-20 5 $4.7M −30.9% 1,236 $3,843 $13.6M
3 Apr 25-27 7 $3.1M −34.8% 1,242 $2,495 $18.2M
4 May 2-4 10 $2.1M −33.8% 1,177 $1,743 $21.1M
5 May 9-11 11 $1.1M −45.6% 994 $1,123 $22.9M
6 May 16-18 13 $1.0M −6.7% 1,021 $1,021 $24.3M
7 May 23-25 16 $719.9K −30.9% 528 $1,364 $25.5M
8 May 30-Jun 1 18 $352.9K −51.0% 336 $1,050 $26.0M
9 Jun 6-8 25 $213.7K −39.4% 229 $933 $26.2M
10 Jun 13-15 25 $239.8K +12.2% 244 $983 $26.7M
11 Jun 20-22 31 $140.6K −41.4% 153 $919 $26.9M
12 Jun 27-29 19 $224.9K +60.0% 371 $606 $27.2M
13 Jul 4-6 22 $127.3K −43.4% 222 $573 $27.5M
14 Jul 11-13 27 $96.0K −24.6% 136 $706 $27.7M
15 Jul 18-20 32 $81.8K −14.8% 99 $826 $27.8M
16 Jul 25-27 44 $46.8K −42.8% 59 $793 $27.9M
17 Aug 1-3 50 $28.7K −38.6% 37 $777 $28.0M
18 Aug 8-10 57 $20.9K −27.3% 23 $909 $28.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $239.8K
$6.9M
$4.7M
$3.1M
$2.1M
$1.1M
$1.0M
$719.9K
$352.9K
$213.7K
$239.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +12.2%
−30.9%
W1→2
−34.8%
W2→3
−33.8%
W3→4
−45.6%
W4→5
−6.7%
W5→6
−30.9%
W6→7
−51.0%
W7→8
−39.4%
W8→9
+12.2%
W9→10
Steepest −51.0%Biggest gain +12.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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