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Out of AfricaFollow

1985 • PG • 2h 41m • Biography, Drama, Romance • Universal Pictures

Based on a true story.

🍅 62% 82% MC 69 LB 3.44 IMDb 7.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$3.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$79.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$258.20M
$179.10M international
Domestic legs21.7x
Budget$28M
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Cast & crew

Full Pollack filmography
Sydney Pollack Sydney Pollack Director Robert Redford Robert Redford Starring Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Starring
ScreenplayKurt Luedtke Produced bySydney Pollack, Kim Jorgensen CinematographyDavid Watkin Music byJohn Barry StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 20-22 4 $3.6M — 922 $3,945 $3.7M
2 Dec 27-29 4 $6.5M +78.8% 922 $7,055 $14.2M
3 Jan 3-5 2 $6.4M −2.2% 928 $6,854 $26.7M
4 Jan 10-12 1 $5.1M −19.2% 922 $5,572 $34.2M
5 Jan 17-19 3 $5.2M +1.1% 923 $5,625 $41.4M
6 Jan 24-26 4 $3.2M −38.4% 924 $3,460 $46.3M
7 Jan 31-Feb 2 5 $3.3M +3.2% 997 $3,310 $50.8M
8 Feb 7-9 4 $3.5M +7.5% 1,102 $3,220 $55.3M
9 Feb 14-16 5 $3.7M +3.2% 1,042 $3,514 $60.0M
10 Feb 21-23 6 $2.3M −36.9% 1,023 $2,259 $63.1M
11 Feb 28-Mar 2 9 $1.8M −22.7% 909 $1,965 $65.5M
12 Mar 7-9 9 $1.5M −14.0% 796 $1,930 $67.7M
13 Mar 14-16 10 $1.4M −11.4% 720 $1,890 $69.7M
14 Mar 21-23 11 $1.3M −3.0% 750 $1,760 $71.5M
15 Mar 28-30 7 $2.0M +51.7% 885 $2,262 $74.5M
16 Apr 4-6 7 $1.9M −5.9% 913 $2,064 $77.3M
17 Apr 11-13 10 $1.3M −30.3% 780 $1,685 $79.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.3M
$3.6M
$6.5M
$6.4M
$5.1M
$5.2M
$3.2M
$3.3M
$3.5M
$3.7M
$2.3M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −36.9%
+78.8%
W1→2
−2.2%
W2→3
−19.2%
W3→4
+1.1%
W4→5
−38.4%
W5→6
+3.2%
W6→7
+7.5%
W7→8
+3.2%
W8→9
−36.9%
W9→10
Steepest −38.4%Biggest gain +78.8%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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