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Romeo + JulietFollow

1996 • PG-13 • 2h 0m • Drama, Romance • 20th Century Fox

My only love sprung from my only hate.

🍅 75% 77% MC 62 LB 3.46 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.10M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$46.30M
Final
Worldwide total
$147.50M
$101.20M international
Domestic legs4.2x
Budget$14.5M
1996 rank#32
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Cast & crew

Full Luhrmann filmography
Baz Luhrmann Baz Luhrmann Director Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio Starring Claire Danes Claire Danes Starring Jesse Bradford Jesse Bradford Starring Brian Dennehy Brian Dennehy Starring John Leguizamo John Leguizamo Starring
ScreenplayCraig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann Based on the play byWilliam Shakespeare Produced byGabriella Martinelli, Baz Luhrmann CinematographyDonald M. McAlpine Edited byJill Bilcock Music byNellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, Marius de Vries Studio20th Century Fox

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 1-3 1 $11.1M — 1,276 $8,725 $11.1M
2 Nov 8-10 2 $9.0M −18.9% 1,950 $4,629 $23.5M
3 Nov 15-17 5 $5.4M −39.9% 1,963 $2,762 $31.4M
4 Nov 22-24 7 $3.2M −41.1% 1,808 $1,767 $35.8M
5 Nov 29-Dec 1 9 $3.4M +5.2% 1,422 $2,365 $39.8M
6 Dec 6-8 10 $1.3M −60.9% 1,292 $1,017 $41.7M
7 Dec 13-15 13 $581.3K −55.8% 829 $701 $42.7M
8 Dec 20-22 18 $292.3K −49.7% 472 $619 $43.2M
9 Dec 27-29 21 $390.4K +33.6% 471 $829 $43.8M
10 Jan 3-5 21 $604.0K +54.7% 662 $912 $44.8M
11 Jan 10-12 26 $335.7K −44.4% 534 $629 $45.3M
12 Jan 17-19 33 $265.3K −21.0% 360 $737 $45.7M
13 Jan 24-26 34 $161.3K −39.2% 306 $527 $46.0M
14 Jan 31-Feb 2 39 $125.1K −22.5% 218 $574 $46.1M
15 Feb 7-9 43 $79.2K −36.7% 128 $619 $46.3M
16 Feb 14-16 59 $39.5K −50.1% 75 $527 $46.3M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $604.0K
$11.1M
$9.0M
$5.4M
$3.2M
$3.4M
$1.3M
$581.3K
$292.3K
$390.4K
$604.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +54.7%
−18.9%
W1→2
−39.9%
W2→3
−41.1%
W3→4
+5.2%
W4→5
−60.9%
W5→6
−55.8%
W6→7
−49.7%
W7→8
+33.6%
W8→9
+54.7%
W9→10
Steepest −60.9%Biggest gain +54.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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