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The AvengersFollow

1998 • PG-13 • 1h 29m • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi • Warner Bros.

She's Peel. He's Steed. Their world is a dangerous place. And they love it.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$10.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$23.40M
Final
Worldwide total
$48.60M
$25.20M international
Domestic legs2.3x
Budget$60M
1998 rank#76

Cast & crew

Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes Starring Uma Thurman Uma Thurman Starring Sean Connery Sean Connery Starring Jim Broadbent Jim Broadbent Starring Fiona Shaw Fiona Shaw Starring
ScreenplayDon MacPherson Produced byJerry Weintraub CinematographyRoger Pratt MusicJoel McNeely StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 14-16 3 $10.3M — 2,466 $4,179 $10.3M
2 Aug 21-23 10 $3.7M −64.4% 2,466 $1,486 $17.8M
3 Aug 28-30 16 $1.5M −59.6% 1,784 $831 $20.9M
4 Sep 4-7 25 $819.4K −44.7% 1,002 $818 $22.2M
5 Sep 11-13 30 $249.7K −69.5% 541 $461 $22.6M
6 Sep 18-20 26 $319.3K +27.9% 633 $504 $23.0M
7 Sep 25-27 41 $142.1K −55.5% 391 $363 $23.2M
8 Oct 2-4 44 $73.8K −48.1% 226 $326 $23.3M
9 Oct 9-11 60 $33.2K −55.0% — — $23.4M
Weekend grossWk 9 · $33.2K
$10.3M
$3.7M
$1.5M
$819.4K
$249.7K
$319.3K
$142.1K
$73.8K
$33.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −55.0%
−64.4%
W1→2
−59.6%
W2→3
−44.7%
W3→4
−69.5%
W4→5
+27.9%
W5→6
−55.5%
W6→7
−48.1%
W7→8
−55.0%
W8→9
Steepest −69.5%Biggest gain +27.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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