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2000 • R • 2h 15m • Action, Drama, Thriller • Warner Bros.

For her, it's personal. For him, it's a contract.

🍅 38% 43% MC 45 LB 3 IMDb 6.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$10.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$32.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$62.80M
$30.20M international
Domestic legs3.2x
Budget$65M
2000 rank#78
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Cast & crew

Full Hackford filmography
Taylor Hackford Taylor Hackford Director Meg Ryan Meg Ryan Starring Russell Crowe Russell Crowe Starring David Morse David Morse Starring Pamela Reed Pamela Reed Starring David Caruso David Caruso Starring
ScreenplayTony Gilroy Produced byTaylor Hackford, Charles Mulvehill CinematographySławomir Idziak MusicDanny Elfman Prod. DesignBruno Rubeo StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 8-10 3 $10.2M — 2,705 $3,774 $10.2M
2 Dec 15-17 6 $5.4M −47.3% 2,705 $1,990 $18.8M
3 Dec 22-25 11 $2.4M −54.9% 2,062 $1,178 $23.7M
4 Dec 29-Jan 1 13 $2.4M −0.7% 2,062 $1,170 $29.1M
5 Jan 5-7 18 $1.3M −47.5% 1,381 $916 $31.2M
6 Jan 12-15 29 $348.2K −72.5% 535 $651 $32.0M
7 Jan 19-21 43 $63.2K −81.9% 140 $451 $32.1M
8 Jan 26-28 58 $23.8K −62.4% 66 $360 $32.2M
9 Feb 2-4 36 $156.2K +556.7% 254 $615 $32.3M
10 Feb 9-11 41 $94.3K −39.6% 235 $401 $32.5M
11 Feb 16-19 54 $54.3K −42.4% 97 $560 $32.6M
12 Feb 23-25 64 $23.2K −57.2% 61 $380 $32.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $94.3K
$10.2M
$5.4M
$2.4M
$2.4M
$1.3M
$348.2K
$63.2K
$23.8K
$156.2K
$94.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −39.6%
−47.3%
W1→2
−54.9%
W2→3
−0.7%
W3→4
−47.5%
W4→5
−72.5%
W5→6
−81.9%
W6→7
−62.4%
W7→8
+556.7%
W8→9
−39.6%
W9→10
Steepest −81.9%Biggest gain +556.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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