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1993 • R • 3h 15m • Biography, Drama, History • Universal Pictures

Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.

🍅 98% 97%

95

4.54

9.0

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$657K

Limited · 25 theaters

Domestic total

$96.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$322.00M

$225.00M international

Domestic legs20.9x from $4.6M first wide weekend

Budget$22.0M

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Cast & crew

Full Spielberg filmography

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg Director

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson Starring

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley Starring

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes Starring

Caroline Goodall

Caroline Goodall Starring

Embeth Davidtz

Embeth Davidtz Starring

ScreenplaySteven Zaillian Produced bySteven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig CinematographyJanusz Kamiński Music byJohn Williams StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 17-19 14 $656.6K — 25 $26,265 $935.3K

2 Dec 24-26 10 $1.3M +95.5% 74 $17,349 $2.8M

3 Dec 31-Jan 2 11 $1.6M +28.4% 76 $21,698 $6.2M

4 Jan 7-9 9 $2.6M +57.9% 172 $15,137 $9.9M

5 Jan 14-17 MLK Day 10 $3.6M — 252 $14,185 $14.8M

6 Jan 21-23 7 $3.4M −4.7% 343 $9,930 $19.1M

7 Jan 28-30 7 $3.1M −10% 354 $8,657 $23.5M

8 Feb 4-6 6 $4.6M +51.3% 764 $6,070 $29.3M

9 Feb 11-13 5 $4.7M +1.4% 782 $6,015 $35.6M

10 Feb 18-21 Presidents' Day 6 $4.9M — 798 $6,100 $42.1M

11 Feb 25-27 8 $2.9M −28.3% 803 $3,660 $45.9M

12 Mar 4-6 6 $3.2M +9.2% 803 $3,995 $50.3M

13 Mar 11-13 5 $2.8M −11.4% 803 $3,540 $54.3M

14 Mar 18-20 4 $4.4M +53.2% 1,246 $3,495 $59.8M

15 Mar 25-27 4 $5.7M +30.8% 1,378 $4,135 $68.4M

16 Apr 1-3 5 $3.8M −33.3% 1,382 $2,750 $74.7M

17 Apr 8-10 7 $3.2M −15.6% 1,389 $2,310 $79.7M

18 Apr 15-17 10 $2.3M −28.6% 1,343 $1,705 $83.1M

19 Apr 22-24 11 $1.7M −27.6% 1,265 $1,310 $85.6M

20 Apr 29-May 1 9 $1.5M −9.6% 1,203 $1,245 $87.8M

21 May 6-8 9 $1.1M −24.6% 1,170 $965 $89.6M

22 May 13-15 10 $878.7K −22.2% 1,010 $870 $91.0M

23 May 20-22 12 $516.1K −41.3% 776 $665 $92.0M

24 May 27-30 Memorial Day 13 $592.9K — 482 $1,230 $92.9M

25 Jun 3-5 14 $273.5K −41.5% 388 $705 $93.3M

26 Jun 10-12 14 $206.5K −24.5% 279 $740 $93.7M

27 Jun 17-19 13 $126.0K −39% 188 $670 $93.9M

28 Jun 24-26 14 $503.1K +299.4% 645 $780 $94.5M

29 Jul 1-4 Independence Day 14 $313.6K — 320 $980 $95.1M

30 Jul 8-10 14 $219.6K −15.3% 287 $765 $95.5M

31 Jul 15-17 13 $142.5K −35.1% 190 $750 $95.8M

32 Jul 22-24 14 $90.0K −36.8% 125 $720 $96.0M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Wed Dec 15 #- $150.7K — $150.7K 24 $6,279 1

Thu Dec 16 #- $127.9K −15% $278.6K 25 $5,117 2

Fri Dec 17 #- $167.9K +31% $446.5K 25 $6,715 3

Sat Dec 18 #- $242.3K +44% $688.8K 25 $9,693 4

Sun Dec 19 #- $246.4K +2% $935.3K 25 $9,857 5

Mon Dec 20 #- $131.9K −46% $1.1M 25 $5,276 6

Tue Dec 21 #- $135.5K +3% $1.2M 25 $5,419 7

Wed Dec 22 #- $136.9K +1% −9% $1.3M 25 $5,475 8

Thu Dec 23 #- $168.8K +23% +32% $1.5M 25 $6,753 9

Fri Dec 24 #- $189.2K +12% +13% $1.7M 25 $7,568 10

Sat Dec 25 #- $540.3K +186% +123% $2.2M 74 $7,301 11

Sun Dec 26 #- $554.4K +3% +125% $2.8M 74 $7,492 12

Mon Dec 27 #- $453.9K −18% +244% $3.2M 74 $6,134 13

Tue Dec 28 #- $417.6K −8% +208% $3.7M 74 $5,643 14

Wed Dec 29 #- $410.1K −2% +200% $4.1M 76 $5,396 15

Thu Dec 30 #- $464.2K +13% +175% $4.5M 76 $6,107 16

Fri Dec 31 #- $449.9K −3% +138% $5.0M 76 $5,920 17

Sat Jan 1 #- $618.2K +37% +14% $5.6M 76 $8,134 18

Sun Jan 2 #- $581.0K −6% +5% $6.2M 76 $7,645 19

Mon Jan 3 #- $311.5K −46% −31% $6.5M 76 $4,099 20

Tue Jan 4 #- $265.2K −15% −37% $6.8M 76 $3,489 21

Wed Jan 5 #- $258.7K −2% −37% $7.0M 76 $3,404 22

Thu Jan 6 #- $235.4K −9% −49% $7.3M 76 $3,097 23

Fri Jan 7 #- $628.6K +167% +40% $7.9M 172 $3,654 24

Sat Jan 8 #- $1.1M +69% +71% $8.9M 172 $6,160 25

Sun Jan 9 #- $915.6K −14% +58% $9.9M 172 $5,323 26

Mon Jan 10 #- $327.4K −64% +5% $10.2M 172 $1,903 27

Tue Jan 11 #- $347.3K +6% +31% $10.5M 172 $2,019 28

Wed Jan 12 #- $312.5K −10% +21% $10.8M 172 $1,817 29

Thu Jan 13 #- $327.3K +5% +39% $11.2M 172 $1,903 30

Fri Jan 14 #- $762.3K +133% +21% $11.9M 252 $3,025 31

Sat Jan 15 #- $1.2M +62% +17% $13.2M 252 $4,915 32

Sun Jan 16 #- $1.1M −10% +22% $14.3M 252 $4,445 33

Mon Jan 17 #- $453.6K −60% +39% $14.8M 252 $1,800 34

Tue Jan 18 #- $302.4K −33% −13% $15.1M 252 $1,200 35

Wed Jan 19 #- $277.2K −8% −11% $15.3M 252 $1,100 36

Thu Jan 20 #- $323.8K +17% −1% $15.7M 252 $1,285 37

Fri Jan 21 #- $852.4K +163% +12% $16.5M 343 $2,485 38

Sat Jan 22 #- $1.5M +81% +24% $18.0M 343 $4,490 39

Sun Jan 23 #- $1.0M −34% −10% $19.1M 343 $2,955 40

Mon Jan 24 #- $365.3K −64% −19% $19.4M 343 $1,065 41

Tue Jan 25 #- $392.7K +8% +30% $19.8M 343 $1,145 42

Wed Jan 26 #- $322.4K −18% +16% $20.1M 343 $940 43

Thu Jan 27 #- $312.1K −3% −4% $20.5M 343 $910 44

Fri Jan 28 #- $837.7K +168% −2% $21.3M 354 $2,366 45

Sat Jan 29 #- $1.5M +81% −2% $22.8M 354 $4,275 46

Sun Jan 30 #- $714.0K −53% −30% $23.5M 354 $2,017 47

Mon Jan 31 #- $282.4K −60% −23% $23.8M 354 $798 48

Tue Feb 1 #- $314.2K +11% −20% $24.1M 354 $888 49

Wed Feb 2 #- $280.3K −11% −13% $24.4M 354 $792 50

Thu Feb 3 #- $273.9K −2% −12% $24.7M 354 $774 51

Fri Feb 4 #- $1.1M +307% +33% $25.8M 764 $1,460 52

Sat Feb 5 #- $2.1M +91% +41% $27.9M 764 $2,795 53

Sun Feb 6 #- $1.4M −35% +94% $29.3M 764 $1,815 54

Mon Feb 7 #- $343.8K −75% +22% $29.6M 764 $450 55

Tue Feb 8 #- $351.4K +2% +12% $30.0M 764 $460 56

Wed Feb 9 #- $416.4K +18% +49% $30.4M 764 $545 57

Thu Feb 10 #- $508.1K +22% +85% $30.9M 764 $665 58

Fri Feb 11 #- $1.1M +125% +3% $32.1M 782 $1,465 59

Sat Feb 12 #- $2.2M +89% +1% $34.2M 782 $2,765 60

Sun Feb 13 #- $1.4M −35% +1% $35.6M 782 $1,785 61

Mon Feb 14 #- $426.2K −69% +24% $36.1M 782 $545 62

Tue Feb 15 #- $398.8K −6% +13% $36.5M 782 $510 63

Wed Feb 16 #- $351.9K −12% −15% $36.8M 782 $450 64

Thu Feb 17 #- $402.7K +14% −21% $37.2M 782 $515 65

Fri Feb 18 #- $937.6K +133% −18% $38.1M 798 $1,175 66

Sat Feb 19 #- $1.7M +86% −20% $39.9M 798 $2,180 67

Sun Feb 20 #- $1.4M −18% +2% $41.3M 798 $1,785 68

Mon Feb 21 #- $766.1K −46% +80% $42.1M 798 $960 69

Tue Feb 22 #- $367.1K −52% −8% $42.4M 798 $460 70

Wed Feb 23 #- $211.5K −42% −40% $42.7M 798 $265 71

Thu Feb 24 #- $308.8K +46% −23% $43.0M 802 $385 72

Fri Feb 25 #- $534.0K +73% −43% $43.5M 803 $665 73

Sat Feb 26 #- $1.5M +176% −15% $45.0M 803 $1,835 74

Sun Feb 27 #- $931.5K −37% −35% $45.9M 803 $1,160 75

Mon Feb 28 #- $240.9K −74% −69% $46.1M 803 $300 76

Tue Mar 1 #- $321.0K +33% −13% $46.5M 803 $400 77

Wed Mar 2 #- $285.1K −11% +35% $46.8M 803 $355 78

Thu Mar 3 #- $313.2K +10% +1% $47.1M 803 $390 79

Fri Mar 4 #- $782.9K +150% +47% $47.8M 803 $975 80

Sat Mar 5 #- $1.5M +93% +2% $49.4M 803 $1,880 81

Sun Mar 6 #- $915.4K −39% −2% $50.3M 803 $1,140 82

Mon Mar 7 #- $281.1K −69% +17% $50.6M 803 $350 83

Tue Mar 8 #- $333.2K +19% +4% $50.9M 803 $415 84

Wed Mar 9 #- $277.0K −17% −3% $51.2M 803 $345 85

Thu Mar 10 #- $305.1K +10% −3% $51.5M 803 $380 86

Fri Mar 11 #- $710.7K +133% −9% $52.2M 803 $885 87

Sat Mar 12 #- $1.3M +86% −12% $53.5M 803 $1,650 88

Sun Mar 13 #- $807.0K −39% −12% $54.3M 803 $1,005 89

Mon Mar 14 #- $265.0K −67% −6% $54.6M 803 $330 90

Tue Mar 15 #- $345.3K +30% +4% $54.9M 803 $430 91

Wed Mar 16 #- $297.1K −14% +7% $55.2M 803 $370 92

Thu Mar 17 #- $277.0K −7% −9% $55.5M 803 $345 93

Fri Mar 18 #- $947.0K +242% +33% $56.4M 1,246 $760 94

Sat Mar 19 #- $2.0M +109% +49% $58.4M 1,246 $1,585 95

Sun Mar 20 #- $1.4M −27% +78% $59.8M 1,246 $1,150 96

Mon Mar 21 #- $454.8K −68% +72% $60.3M 1,246 $365 97

Tue Mar 22 #- $884.7K +95% +156% $61.2M 1,246 $710 98

Wed Mar 23 #- $749.4K −15% +152% $61.9M 1,249 $600 99

Thu Mar 24 #- $718.2K −4% +159% $62.7M 1,249 $575 100

Fri Mar 25 #- $1.6M +117% +64% $64.2M 1,378 $1,130 101

Sat Mar 26 #- $2.4M +55% +22% $66.6M 1,378 $1,755 102

Sun Mar 27 #- $1.7M −29% +20% $68.4M 1,378 $1,250 103

Mon Mar 28 #- $606.3K −65% +33% $69.0M 1,378 $440 104

Tue Mar 29 #- $723.5K +19% −18% $69.7M 1,378 $525 105

Wed Mar 30 #- $585.6K −19% −22% $70.3M 1,378 $425 106

Thu Mar 31 #- $633.9K +8% −12% $70.9M 1,378 $460 107

Fri Apr 1 #- $1.4M +115% −13% $72.3M 1,382 $985 108

Sat Apr 2 #- $1.5M +13% −37% $73.8M 1,382 $1,110 109

Sun Apr 3 #- $905.2K −41% −47% $74.7M 1,382 $655 110

Mon Apr 4 #- $407.7K −55% −33% $75.1M 1,382 $295 111

Tue Apr 5 #- $483.7K +19% −33% $75.6M 1,382 $350 112

Wed Apr 6 #- $449.1K −7% −23% $76.0M 1,382 $325 113

Thu Apr 7 #- $428.4K −5% −32% $76.5M 1,382 $310 114

Fri Apr 8 #- $868.1K +103% −36% $77.3M 1,389 $625 115

Sat Apr 9 #- $1.5M +74% −2% $78.8M 1,389 $1,085 116

Sun Apr 10 #- $833.4K −45% −8% $79.7M 1,389 $600 117

Mon Apr 11 #- $222.2K −73% −45% $79.9M 1,389 $160 118

Tue Apr 12 #- $347.3K +56% −28% $80.3M 1,389 $250 119

Wed Apr 13 #- $277.8K −20% −38% $80.5M 1,389 $200 120

Thu Apr 14 #- $257.0K −7% −40% $80.8M 1,389 $185 121

Fri Apr 15 #- $584.2K +127% −33% $81.4M 1,343 $435 122

Sat Apr 16 #- $1.1M +94% −25% $82.5M 1,343 $845 123

Sun Apr 17 #- $570.8K −50% −32% $83.1M 1,343 $425 124

Mon Apr 18 #- $181.3K −68% −18% $83.3M 1,343 $135 125

Tue Apr 19 #- $268.6K +48% −23% $83.5M 1,343 $200 126

Wed Apr 20 #- $201.4K −25% −27% $83.7M 1,343 $150 127

Thu Apr 21 #- $228.3K +13% −11% $84.0M 1,343 $170 128

Fri Apr 22 #- $449.1K +97% −23% $84.4M 1,265 $355 129

Sat Apr 23 #- $778.0K +73% −31% $85.2M 1,265 $615 130

Sun Apr 24 #- $430.1K −45% −25% $85.6M 1,265 $340 131

Mon Apr 25 #- $152.6K −65% −16% $85.8M 1,272 $120 132

Tue Apr 26 #- $222.6K +46% −17% $86.0M 1,279 $174 133

Wed Apr 27 #- $184.2K −17% −9% $86.2M 1,270 $145 134

Thu Apr 28 #- $171.0K −7% −25% $86.3M 1,267 $135 135

Fri Apr 29 #- $403.0K +136% −10% $86.7M 1,203 $335 136

Sat Apr 30 #- $703.8K +75% −10% $87.4M 1,203 $585 137

Sun May 1 #- $391.0K −44% −9% $87.8M 1,203 $325 138

Mon May 2 #- $131.6K −66% −14% $88.0M 1,196 $110 139

Tue May 3 #- $202.5K +54% −9% $88.2M 1,196 $169 140

Wed May 4 #- $142.9K −29% −22% $88.3M 1,191 $120 141

Thu May 5 #- $148.8K +4% −13% $88.5M 1,190 $125 142

Fri May 6 #- $315.9K +112% −22% $88.8M 1,170 $270 143

Sat May 7 #- $526.5K +67% −25% $89.3M 1,170 $450 144

Sun May 8 #- $286.6K −46% −27% $89.6M 1,170 $245 145

Mon May 9 #- $115.8K −60% −12% $89.7M 1,158 $100 146

Tue May 10 #- $172.9K +49% −15% $89.9M 1,153 $150 147

Wed May 11 #- $120.9K −30% −15% $90.0M 1,151 $105 148

Thu May 12 #- $138.1K +14% −7% $90.1M 1,151 $120 149

Fri May 13 #- $242.4K +75% −23% $90.4M 1,010 $240 150

Sat May 14 #- $388.9K +60% −26% $90.8M 1,010 $385 151

Sun May 15 #- $247.4K −36% −14% $91.0M 1,010 $245 152

Mon May 16 #- $89.4K −64% −23% $91.1M 993 $90 153

Tue May 17 #- $133.2K +49% −23% $91.2M 987 $135 154

Wed May 18 #- $98.1K −26% −19% $91.3M 981 $100 155

Thu May 19 #- $108.6K +11% −21% $91.5M 987 $110 156

Fri May 20 #- $147.4K +36% −39% $91.6M 776 $190 157

Sat May 21 #- $232.8K +58% −40% $91.8M 776 $300 158

Sun May 22 #- $135.8K −42% −45% $92.0M 776 $175 159

Mon May 23 #- $64.1K −53% −28% $92.0M 754 $85 160

Tue May 24 #- $86.7K +35% −35% $92.1M 754 $115 161

Wed May 25 #- $65.6K −24% −33% $92.2M 691 $95 162

Thu May 26 #- $75.5K +15% −30% $92.3M 686 $110 163

Fri May 27 #- $115.7K +53% −22% $92.4M 482 $240 164

Sat May 28 #- $185.6K +60% −20% $92.6M 482 $385 165

Sun May 29 #- $166.3K −10% +22% $92.7M 482 $345 166

Mon May 30 #- $125.3K −25% +96% $92.9M 482 $260 167

Tue May 31 #- $59.3K −53% −32% $92.9M 474 $125 168

Wed Jun 1 #- $52.1K −12% −21% $93.0M 474 $110 169

Thu Jun 2 #- $49.8K −5% −34% $93.0M 474 $105 170

Fri Jun 3 #- $71.8K +44% −38% $93.1M 388 $185 171

Sat Jun 4 #- $128.0K +78% −31% $93.2M 388 $330 172

Sun Jun 5 #- $73.7K −42% −56% $93.3M 388 $190 173

Mon Jun 6 #- $37.0K −50% −70% $93.3M 370 $100 174

Tue Jun 7 #- $52.5K +42% −11% $93.4M 362 $145 175

Wed Jun 8 #- $43.4K −17% −17% $93.4M 362 $120 176

Thu Jun 9 #- $41.6K −4% −16% $93.5M 362 $115 177

Fri Jun 10 #- $50.2K +21% −30% $93.5M 279 $180 178

Sat Jun 11 #- $90.7K +81% −29% $93.6M 279 $325 179

Sun Jun 12 #- $65.6K −28% −11% $93.7M 279 $235 180

Mon Jun 13 #- $28.2K −57% −24% $93.7M 256 $110 181

Tue Jun 14 #- $29.9K +6% −43% $93.7M 249 $120 182

Wed Jun 15 #- $25.9K −13% −40% $93.8M 247 $105 183

Thu Jun 16 #- $32.1K +24% −23% $93.8M 247 $130 184

Fri Jun 17 #- $32.9K +3% −34% $93.8M 188 $175 185

Sat Jun 18 #- $59.2K +80% −35% $93.9M 188 $315 186

Sun Jun 19 #- $33.8K −43% −48% $93.9M 188 $180 187

Mon Jun 20 #- $15.3K −55% −46% $93.9M 170 $90 188

Tue Jun 21 #- $23.4K +53% −22% $93.9M 167 $140 189

Wed Jun 22 #- $17.3K −26% −33% $94.0M 165 $105 190

Thu Jun 23 #- $20.6K +19% −36% $94.0M 165 $125 191

Fri Jun 24 #- $125.8K +510% +282% $94.1M 645 $195 192

Sat Jun 25 #- $209.6K +67% +254% $94.3M 645 $325 193

Sun Jun 26 #- $167.7K −20% +396% $94.5M 645 $260 194

Mon Jun 27 #- $78.1K −53% +410% $94.6M 625 $125 195

Tue Jun 28 #- $89.6K +15% +283% $94.7M 618 $145 196

Wed Jun 29 #- $83.0K −7% +379% $94.7M 615 $135 197

Thu Jun 30 #- $85.7K +3% +315% $94.8M 612 $140 198

Fri Jul 1 #- $67.2K −22% −47% $94.9M 320 $210 199

Sat Jul 2 #- $102.4K +52% −51% $95.0M 320 $320 200

Sun Jul 3 #- $89.6K −13% −47% $95.1M 320 $280 201

Mon Jul 4 #- $54.4K −39% −30% $95.1M 320 $170 202

Tue Jul 5 #- $46.8K −14% −48% $95.2M 312 $150 203

Wed Jul 6 #- $41.9K −11% −50% $95.2M 310 $135 204

Thu Jul 7 #- $46.5K +11% −46% $95.3M 310 $150 205

Fri Jul 8 #- $61.7K +33% −8% $95.3M 287 $215 206

Sat Jul 9 #- $91.8K +49% −10% $95.4M 287 $320 207

Sun Jul 10 #- $66.0K −28% −26% $95.5M 287 $230 208

Mon Jul 11 #- $32.9K −50% −40% $95.5M 286 $115 209

Tue Jul 12 #- $36.9K +12% −21% $95.6M 284 $130 210

Wed Jul 13 #- $35.4K −4% −15% $95.6M 283 $125 211

Thu Jul 14 #- $35.1K −1% −24% $95.6M 281 $125 212

Fri Jul 15 #- $39.9K +14% −35% $95.7M 190 $210 213

Sat Jul 16 #- $59.9K +50% −35% $95.7M 190 $315 214

Sun Jul 17 #- $42.8K −29% −35% $95.8M 190 $225 215

Mon Jul 18 #- $19.9K −53% −39% $95.8M 190 $105 216

Tue Jul 19 #- $22.8K +14% −38% $95.8M 190 $120 217

Wed Jul 20 #- $21.9K −4% −38% $95.8M 190 $115 218

Thu Jul 21 #- $20.9K −4% −40% $95.9M 190 $110 219

Fri Jul 22 #- $25.6K +23% −36% $95.9M 125 $205 220

Sat Jul 23 #- $38.1K +49% −36% $95.9M 125 $305 221

Sun Jul 24 #- $26.3K −31% −39% $96.0M 125 $210 222

Mon Jul 25 #- $11.9K −55% −40% $96.0M 125 $95 223

Tue Jul 26 #- $13.8K +16% −40% $96.0M 125 $110 224

Wed Jul 27 #- $13.1K −4% −40% $96.0M 125 $105 225

Thu Jul 28 #- $11.9K −10% −43% $96.0M 125 $95 226

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$42.4M

Dec 15Jan 1Jan 19Feb 5Feb 22

Weekend grossWk 10 · $4.9M

$656.6K

$1.3M

$1.6M

$2.6M

$3.6M

$3.4M

$3.1M

$4.6M

$4.7M

$4.9M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 798 → 798 +0.0%

24 open798 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +1.4%

+95.5%

W1→2

+28.4%

W2→3

+57.9%

W3→4

−4.7%

W5→6

−10%

W6→7

+51.3%

W7→8

+1.4%

W8→9

Steepest −10%Biggest gain +95.5%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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