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In the Line of FireFollow

1993 • R • 2h 8m • Action, Crime, Thriller • Columbia Pictures

An assassin on the loose. A president in danger. Only one man stands between them…

🍅 96% 79% MC 74 LB 3.54 IMDb 7.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$15.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$102.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$187.30M
$85.10M international
Domestic legs6.7x
1993 rank#7
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Cast & crew

Full Petersen filmography
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen Director Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Starring John Malkovich John Malkovich Starring Rene Russo Rene Russo Starring Dylan McDermott Dylan McDermott Starring Gary Cole Gary Cole Starring
ScreenplayJeff Maguire Produced byJeff Apple CinematographyJohn Bailey Music byEnnio Morricone StudioColumbia Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 9-11 3 $15.3M — 1,903 $8,024 $15.3M
2 Jul 16-18 2 $13.1M −14.5% 2,089 $6,250 $36.1M
3 Jul 23-25 2 $11.2M −14.1% 2,129 $5,267 $54.1M
4 Jul 30-Aug 1 2 $8.0M −28.6% 2,129 $3,761 $67.8M
5 Aug 6-8 3 $5.8M −27.4% 1,925 $3,018 $77.4M
6 Aug 13-15 5 $4.5M −23.2% 1,808 $2,467 $84.2M
7 Aug 20-22 6 $3.4M −23.4% 1,683 $2,032 $89.6M
8 Aug 27-29 8 $2.6M −23.7% 1,472 $1,773 $93.7M
9 Sep 3-5 8 $3.2M +22.8% 1,274 $2,515 $97.9M
10 Sep 10-12 8 $1.6M −49.7% 1,127 $1,430 $100.0M
Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.6M
$15.3M
$13.1M
$11.2M
$8.0M
$5.8M
$4.5M
$3.4M
$2.6M
$3.2M
$1.6M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −49.7%
−14.5%
W1→2
−14.1%
W2→3
−28.6%
W3→4
−27.4%
W4→5
−23.2%
W5→6
−23.4%
W6→7
−23.7%
W7→8
+22.8%
W8→9
−49.7%
W9→10
Steepest −49.7%Biggest gain +22.8%

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