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1995 • R • 2h 9m • Action, Drama, Thriller • Warner Bros.

Try to remain calm.

🍅 59% 56% MC 64 LB 3.21 IMDb 6.6
CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$13.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$67.80M
Final
Worldwide total
$190.00M
$122.20M international
Domestic legs5.1x
Budget$50M
1995 rank#24
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Cast & crew

Full Petersen filmography
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen Director Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Starring Rene Russo Rene Russo Starring Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman Starring Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Gooding Jr. Starring Patrick Dempsey Patrick Dempsey Starring
ScreenplayLaurence Dworet, Robert Roy Pool Produced byArnold Kopelson, Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz CinematographyMichael Ballhaus Music byJames Newton Howard StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 10-12 1 $13.4M — 2,215 $6,059 $13.4M
2 Mar 17-19 1 $10.8M −19.5% 2,230 $4,847 $28.9M
3 Mar 24-26 1 $8.0M −25.9% 2,230 $3,590 $40.7M
4 Mar 31-Apr 2 2 $5.7M −29.1% 2,230 $2,544 $48.8M
5 Apr 7-9 5 $4.0M −29.4% 2,146 $1,867 $54.5M
6 Apr 14-16 7 $2.9M −28.5% 1,825 $1,569 $58.8M
7 Apr 21-23 10 $1.6M −42.7% 1,503 $1,092 $61.6M
8 Apr 28-30 13 $884.9K −46.1% 1,129 $784 $62.9M
9 May 5-7 16 $716.6K −19.0% 890 $805 $63.9M
10 May 12-14 18 $446.9K −37.6% 750 $596 $64.6M
11 May 19-21 21 $274.3K −38.6% 396 $693 $65.1M
12 May 26-29 16 $732.8K +167.2% 740 $990 $65.9M
13 Jun 2-4 18 $433.8K −40.8% 620 $700 $66.5M
14 Jun 9-11 21 $312.6K −28.0% 550 $568 $67.0M
15 Jun 16-18 28 $166.6K −46.7% 348 $479 $67.4M
16 Jun 23-25 33 $100.4K −39.8% 310 $324 $67.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $446.9K
$13.4M
$10.8M
$8.0M
$5.7M
$4.0M
$2.9M
$1.6M
$884.9K
$716.6K
$446.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −37.6%
−19.5%
W1→2
−25.9%
W2→3
−29.1%
W3→4
−29.4%
W4→5
−28.5%
W5→6
−42.7%
W6→7
−46.1%
W7→8
−19.0%
W8→9
−37.6%
W9→10
Steepest −46.1%Best hold −19.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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