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Name: Sphere
Director: Barry Levinson
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: 1998
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote, Liev Schreiber

1998 • PG-13 • 2h 8m • Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller • Warner Bros.

Terror can fill any space.

🍅 12% 38%

2.84

6.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$16.60M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$37.10M

Final

Worldwide total

$50.20M

$13.10M international

Domestic legs2.2x

Budget$73M

1998 rank#58

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Cast & crew

Full Levinson filmography

Barry Levinson Director

Dustin Hoffman Starring

Sharon Stone Starring

Samuel L. Jackson Starring

Peter Coyote Starring

Liev Schreiber Starring

ScreenplayPaul Attanasio, Stephen Hauser Produced byMichael Crichton, Barry Levinson, Andrew Wald CinematographyAdam Greenberg MusicElliot Goldenthal StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Feb 13-15 3 $16.6M — 2,814 $5,894 $16.6M

2 Feb 20-22 3 $7.7M −53.7% 2,814 $2,731 $25.9M

3 Feb 27-Mar 1 6 $3.8M −50.4% 2,238 $1,702 $32.5M

4 Mar 6-8 14 $1.2M −67.5% 1,512 $820 $34.8M

5 Mar 13-15 21 $512.8K −58.6% 684 $750 $35.7M

6 Mar 20-22 34 $166.8K −67.5% 282 $591 $36.0M

7 Mar 27-29 42 $68.6K −58.9% 130 $528 $36.2M

8 Apr 3-5 22 $311.8K +354.4% 616 $506 $36.5M

9 Apr 10-12 32 $154.9K −50.3% 384 $403 $36.8M

10 Apr 17-19 53 $62.6K −59.6% 179 $349 $37.0M

Weekend grossWk 10 · $62.6K

$16.6M

$7.7M

$3.8M

$1.2M

$512.8K

$166.8K

$68.6K

$311.8K

$154.9K

$62.6K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −59.6%

−53.7%

W1→2

−50.4%

W2→3

−67.5%

W3→4

−58.6%

W4→5

−67.5%

W5→6

−58.9%

W6→7

+354.4%

W7→8

−50.3%

W8→9

−59.6%

W9→10

Steepest −67.5%Biggest gain +354.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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