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Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersFollow

1985 • R • 2h 0m • Biography, Drama • Warner Bros.

On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.

🍅 79% 90% MC 84 LB 4.42 IMDb 7.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$10.4K
Limited · 1 theater
Domestic total
$438K
Final
Worldwide total
$438K
Domestic only
Domestic legs5.5x from $80K biggest weekend
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Cast & crew

Directed byPaul Schrader ScreenplayPaul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Chieko Schrader Produced byMataichiro Yamamoto, Tom Luddy CinematographyJohn Bailey Music byPhilip Glass StarringKen Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Bando Mitsugoro X, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Masayuki Shionoya StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 13-15 35 $10.4K — 1 $10,378 $10.4K
2 Sep 20-22 30 $28.5K +174.8% 2 $14,258 $42.8K
3 Sep 27-29 29 $46.3K +62.2% 3 $15,422 $103.6K
4 Oct 4-6 27 $60.5K +30.8% 6 $10,085 $186.5K
5 Oct 11-13 23 $79.6K +31.5% 11 $7,234 $290.9K
6 Oct 18-20 25 $54.6K −31.4% 11 $4,964 $366.4K
7 Oct 25-27 24 $48.7K −10.8% 14 $3,480 $437.5K
Weekend grossWk 7 · $48.7K
$10.4K
$28.5K
$46.3K
$60.5K
$79.6K
$54.6K
$48.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −10.8%
+174.8%
W1→2
+62.2%
W2→3
+30.8%
W3→4
+31.5%
W4→5
−31.4%
W5→6
−10.8%
W6→7
Steepest −31.4%Biggest gain +174.8%

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