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Howards EndFollow

1992 • PG • 2h 22m • Drama, Romance • Sony Pictures Classics

Based on the Novel by E.M. Forster

🍅 94% 81% MC 88 LB 3.73 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$52.6K
Limited · 1 theater
Domestic total
$26.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$26.40M
$230K international
Budget$8.0M
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Cast & crew

Full Ivory filmography
James Ivory James Ivory Director Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins Starring Emma Thompson Emma Thompson Starring Vanessa Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave Starring Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter Starring
ScreenplayRuth Prawer Jhabvala Produced byIsmail Merchant CinematographyTony Pierce-Roberts Music byRichard Robbins Production DesignLuciana Arrighi StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 13-15 15 $52.6K — 1 $52,568 $52.6K
2 Mar 20-22 12 $49.3K −6% 1 $49,288 $146.2K
3 Mar 27-29 14 $48.8K −1% 1 $48,813 $231.2K
4 Apr 3-5 15 $46.1K −6% 1 $46,112 $306.9K
5 Apr 10-12 15 $43.6K −6% 1 $43,556 $380.4K
6 Apr 17-19 14 $270.4K +521% 12 $22,530 $703.5K
7 Apr 24-26 13 $357.6K +32% 20 $17,880 $1.2M
8 May 1-3 12 $291.5K −18% 22 $13,251 $1.6M
9 May 8-10 12 $372.6K +28% 25 $14,903 $2.1M
10 May 15-17 11 $299.9K −20% 25 $11,995 $2.6M
11 May 22-25 Memorial Day 11 $755.2K +152% 65 $11,618 $3.5M
12 May 29-31 11 $511.8K −32% 67 $7,639 $4.1M
13 Jun 5-7 12 $418.8K −18% 68 $6,160 $4.7M
14 Jun 12-14 12 $470.2K +12% 104 $4,521 $6.1M
15 Jun 19-21 13 $466.0K −1% 111 $4,198 $6.9M
16 Jun 26-28 12 $501.7K +8% 126 $3,981 $7.6M
17 Jul 3-5 12 $588.6K +17% 127 $4,635 $8.4M
18 Jul 10-12 11 $459.1K −22% 120 $3,826 $8.9M
19 Jul 17-19 11 $463.2K +1% 124 $3,735 $9.5M
20 Jul 24-26 11 $439.9K −5% 131 $3,358 $10.1M
21 Jul 31-Aug 2 11 $426.7K −3% 148 $2,883 $10.8M
22 Aug 7-9 11 $362.4K −15% 141 $2,570 $11.4M
23 Aug 14-16 18 $395.5K +9% 150 $2,637 $12.0M
24 Aug 21-23 23 $332.5K −16% 153 $2,173 $12.6M
25 Aug 28-30 12 $329.5K −1% 157 $2,099 $13.1M
26 Sep 4-7 Labor Day 11 $501.0K +52% 52 $9,634 $13.8M
27 Sep 11-13 12 $246.7K −51% 187 $1,319 $14.1M
28 Sep 18-20 13 $221.2K −10% 202 $1,095 $14.4M
29 Sep 25-27 12 $180.5K −18% 143 $1,262 $14.7M
30 Oct 2-4 12 $129.4K −28% 108 $1,198 $15.0M
31 Oct 9-11 11 $88.5K −32% 82 $1,080 $15.1M
32 Oct 16-18 11 $70.9K −20% 60 $1,182 $15.2M
33 Oct 23-25 12 $57.3K −19% 48 $1,193 $15.3M
34 Oct 30-Nov 1 15 $64.1K +12% 58 $1,106 $15.4M
35 Nov 6-8 14 $94.7K +48% 70 $1,353 $15.5M
36 Nov 13-15 21 $51.2K −46% 56 $914 $15.6M
37 Nov 20-22 12 $50.1K −2% 52 $964 $15.7M
38 Nov 27-29 11 $61.1K +22% 49 $1,247 $15.8M
39 Dec 4-6 11 $34.9K −43% 43 $811 $15.9M
40 Dec 11-13 11 $22.4K −36% 33 $680 $16.0M
41 Dec 18-20 11 $28.3K +26% 28 $1,009 $16.0M
42 Dec 25-27 13 $84.6K +199% 73 $1,159 $16.1M
43 Jan 1-3 26 $183.4K +117% 77 $2,382 $16.4M
44 Jan 8-10 25 $160.4K −13% 88 $1,823 $16.7M
45 Jan 15-18 Martin Luther King Day 14 $192.4K +20% 84 $2,291 $16.9M
46 Jan 22-24 29 $123.9K −36% 75 $1,652 $17.1M
47 Jan 29-31 22 $113.3K −9% 81 $1,399 $17.2M
48 Feb 5-7 15 $95.6K −16% 75 $1,275 $17.4M
49 Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day 12 $103.2K +8% 53 $1,946 $17.5M
50 Feb 19-21 10 $752.0K +629% 282 $2,667 $18.9M
51 Feb 26-28 11 $795.3K +6% 402 $1,978 $19.9M
52 Mar 5-7 21 $453.2K −43% 360 $1,259 $20.6M
53 Mar 12-14 26 $317.1K −30% 248 $1,279 $21.1M
54 Mar 19-21 11 $538.1K +70% 374 $1,439 $21.8M
55 Mar 26-28 12 $837.6K +56% 547 $1,531 $22.9M
56 Apr 2-4 12 $621.8K −26% 388 $1,603 $23.8M
57 Apr 9-11 14 $406.3K −35% 395 $1,029 $24.4M
58 Apr 16-18 13 $301.3K −26% 402 $750 $24.8M
59 Apr 23-25 13 $159.3K −47% 409 $389 $25.1M
60 Apr 30-May 2 13 $134.3K −16% 416 $323 $25.3M
61 May 7-9 13 $90.4K −33% 423 $214 $25.5M
62 May 14-16 12 $68.5K −24% 430 $159 $25.6M
63 May 21-23 13 $39.1K −43% 437 $89 $25.7M
64 May 28-31 Memorial Day 15 $37.9K −3% 445 $85 $25.8M
65 Jun 4-6 17 $29.3K −23% 451 $65 $25.8M
66 Jun 11-13 16 $12.5K −57% 458 $27 $25.9M
67 Jun 18-20 15 $13.7K +10% 465 $30 $25.9M
68 Jun 25-27 17 $9.2K −33% 172 $53 $25.9M
69 Jul 2-5 Independence Day 13 $10.0K +9% 11 $908 $25.9M
70 Jul 9-11 12 $4.4K −56% 6 $740 $25.9M
71 Jul 16-18 14 $6.1K +38% 7 $876 $25.9M
72 Jul 23-25 15 $6.9K +12% 10 $685 $25.9M
73 Jul 30-Aug 1 19 $2.9K −58% 6 $482 $26.0M
74 Aug 6-8 14 $754 −74% 1 $754 $26.0M
75 Aug 13-15 15 $647 −14% 2 $324 $26.0M
76 Aug 20-22 16 $861 +33% 2 $431 $26.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $299.9K
$52.6K
$49.3K
$48.8K
$46.1K
$43.6K
$270.4K
$357.6K
$291.5K
$372.6K
$299.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −20%
−6%
W1→2
−1%
W2→3
−6%
W3→4
−6%
W4→5
+521%
W5→6
+32%
W6→7
−18%
W7→8
+28%
W8→9
−20%
W9→10
Steepest −20%Biggest gain +521%

Profitability

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

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