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Mary Shelley's FrankensteinFollow

1994 • R • 2h 3m • Horror, Drama, Science Fiction • TriStar Pictures

Be warned.

🍅 42% 49% MC 49 LB 2.98 IMDb 6.3
CS B-

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$22.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$112.00M
$90.00M international
Domestic legs2.0x
Budget$45M
1994 rank#59
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Cast & crew

Full Branagh filmography
Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Branagh Director Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Starring Tom Hulce Tom Hulce Starring Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter Starring Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn Starring Ian Holm Ian Holm Starring
ScreenplaySteph Lady, Frank Darabont Produced byFrancis Ford Coppola, James V. Hart, John Veitch CinematographyRoger Pratt Music byPatrick Doyle StudioTriStar Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 4-6 2 $11.2M — 2,177 $5,151 $11.2M
2 Nov 11-13 5 $3.7M −66.8% 2,177 $1,709 $17.9M
3 Nov 18-20 11 $1.5M −59.3% 2,154 $702 $20.3M
4 Nov 25-27 17 $615.8K −59.3% 805 $765 $21.5M
5 Dec 2-4 22 $225.1K −63.4% 450 $500 $21.9M
6 Dec 9-11 44 $41.6K −81.5% 176 $237 $22.0M
7 Dec 16-18 48 $28.0K −32.7% 90 $311 $22.0M
Weekend grossWk 7 · $28.0K
$11.2M
$3.7M
$1.5M
$615.8K
$225.1K
$41.6K
$28.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −32.7%
−66.8%
W1→2
−59.3%
W2→3
−59.3%
W3→4
−63.4%
W4→5
−81.5%
W5→6
−32.7%
W6→7
Steepest −81.5%Best hold −32.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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