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In the Mouth of MadnessFollow

1995 • R • 1h 35m • Drama, Fantasy, Horror • New Line Cinema

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🍅 61% 73% MC 53 LB 3.81 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$3.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$8.90M
Final
Domestic legs2.6x
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Cast & crew

Full Carpenter filmography
John Carpenter John Carpenter Director Sam Neill Sam Neill Starring Jürgen Prochnow Jürgen Prochnow Starring Bernie Casey Bernie Casey Starring Charlton Heston Charlton Heston Starring
ScreenplayMichael De Luca Produced bySandy King CinematographyGary B. Kibbe MusicJohn Carpenter, Jim Lang StudioNew Line Cinema

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 3-5 4 $3.4M — 1,510 $2,279 $3.4M
2 Feb 10-12 7 $2.0M −40.9% 1,531 $1,328 $6.2M
3 Feb 17-20 14 $1.1M −46.6% 878 $1,237 $7.9M
4 Feb 24-26 28 $299.0K −72.5% 271 $1,103 $8.5M
5 Mar 3-5 43 $105.2K −64.8% 106 $992 $8.7M
Weekend grossWk 5 · $105.2K
$3.4M
$2.0M
$1.1M
$299.0K
$105.2K
W1W2W3W4W5
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −64.8%
−40.9%
W1→2
−46.6%
W2→3
−72.5%
W3→4
−64.8%
W4→5
Steepest −72.5%Best hold −40.9%

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