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1988 • R • 1h 55m • Crime, Drama, Romance • Warner Bros.

A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.

🍅 52% 41% MC 62 LB 3.02 IMDb 6.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$6.40M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$39.70M
Final
Domestic legs6.3x
1988 rank#27
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Cast & crew

Mel Gibson Mel Gibson Starring Michelle Pfeiffer Michelle Pfeiffer Starring Kurt Russell Kurt Russell Starring Raúl Juliá Raúl Juliá Starring
ScreenplayRobert Towne Produced byThom Mount CinematographyConrad Hall MusicDave Grusin StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 2-4 3 $6.4M — 1,115 $5,696 $6.4M
2 Dec 9-11 4 $4.0M −37.0% 1,115 $3,591 $12.5M
3 Dec 16-18 6 $3.0M −24.9% 1,394 $2,158 $16.8M
4 Dec 23-25 9 $3.2M +5.0% 1,411 $2,238 $21.5M
5 Dec 30-Jan 1 7 $4.6M +44.2% 1,411 $3,228 $28.5M
6 Jan 6-8 7 $3.0M −34.1% 1,392 $2,157 $32.7M
9 Jan 27-29 13 $951.8K — 958 $994 $38.0M
Weekend grossWk 9 · $951.8K
$6.4M
$4.0M
$3.0M
$3.2M
$4.6M
$3.0M
$951.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −34.1%
−37.0%
W1→2
−24.9%
W2→3
+5.0%
W3→4
+44.2%
W4→5
−34.1%
W5→6
Steepest −37.0%Biggest gain +44.2%

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